It is not the first time the UK has experienced unusual weather this year. According to the Met Office, April was the frostiest on record, with an average of 13 days of air frosts reported for the UK, topping the 11 days seen in April 1970.
Frosty conditions were replicated across the UK in April, with England (12 days), Wales (11 days) and Scotland (16 days) reporting their frostiest April since records began in 1960. Northern Ireland reported eight days of frost, not exceeding its current record of 11 days set in April 1983.
Last year, the UK experienced its sunniest spring and driest May since records began with 626 hours of bright sunshine recorded for the UK, exceeding the previous high (555 hours, set in 1948) by more than 70 hours.
We moved house on March 30th. Big renovation on a 16th century cottage. Single glazed metal windows (where there are even windows in the openings!). Daylight through all the doors. Leaking roof and zero loft insulation. And the first job? Remove all of the radiators! We have had no heating ever since.
1st world problem I know but given it is Spring we thought it would be worth the risk. Until last week it was zero degrees at night inside the ****ing house and barely got above that during the day.
At least April was ‘only’ cold. May is wet and ****ing cold, just as we start plastering and painting and other stuff that needs to dry.
The only silver lining is that the bikes are all in storage and between living in a 600 year old building site, working from home and the stress of it all I have never felt less like swinging my leg over a bike. So, yes, the weather can go **** itself right off!
