Air Temperature

Highest Maximum 23.7°C 28th
Lowest Maximum 13.4°C 3rd
Highest Minimum 15.9°C 28th 
Lowest Minimum 11.1°C 13th

 

Mean Maximum 20.1°C
Mean Minimum 13.7°C
Mean 16.9°C

 

Relative Humidity

Highest Relative Humidity 100% Several days
Lowest Relative Humidity 42% 13th

 

Mean Relative Humidity 82.0%

 

Atmospheric Pressure

Highest Atmospheric Pressure 1026.0hPa 7th
Lowest Atmospheric Pressure 1002.6hPa 20th

 

Mean Atmospheric Pressure 1016.6hPa

 

Wind

Highest Gust 61.2km/h 20th

 

Mean Wind Speed 9.1km/h
Mean Gust Speed 31.3km/h
Mean Wind + Gust Speed 20.2km/h
Most Frequent Wind Direction Northwest

 

Precipitation

Total Rainfall During April 2020 8.2 mm
Total Rainfall Since Last 01/09 399.2 mm

 

Highest 24 Hour Total 5.9 mm 4th

 

Rain Days 4
Thunderstorm Days 0
Hail Days 0

 

Rainfall Events

02/04/2020 0.5 mm Drizzle
04/04/2020 5.9 mm Isolated Thunderstorms
20/04/2020 1.6 mm Light Rain and Drizzle
29/04/2020 0.2 mm Drizzle

 

April 2020 Compared to the Climate Means  

  Climate Mean April 2020 Anomaly
Mean Maximum Temperature 19.4°C 20.1°C +0.7°C
Mean Minimum Temperature 12.8°C 13.7°C +0.9°C
Mean Temperature 16.1°C 16.9°C +0.8°C
Mean Relative Humidity 77% 82% +5%
Mean Atmospheric Pressure 1014.3hPa 1016.6hPa +2.3hPa
Mean Wind Speed 18.9 km/h 20.1km/h +1.1km/h
Most Frequent Wind Direction Northwest Northwest 0°
Total Rainfall 20.9 mm 8.2 mm -12.7 mm
Total Rainfall Since Last 01/09 533.7 mm 399.2 mm -134.5 mm
Total Rain Days 5 4 -1
Total Thunderstorm Days 1 0 -1
Total Hail Days 1 0 -1

 

Warmer and Drier April 2020

Spring made its prescence felt across the Maltese Islands last month https://polska-ed.com/kupic-generic-cialis/. Temperatures warmed up gradually over the course of April. Overall, air temperature averaged at 16.9°C, surpassing the climate norm by 0.8°C. Despite this, last month still recorded the coolest April day in many years. With a maximum temperature of 13.4°C, 3rd April was a full 5°C cooler than a typical April day. The warmest day last month was the 28th, with a 23.7°C high. This was exceptionally warm, especially when compared to the warmest temperatures recorded in April of previous years.

Only 8.2 mm of rain were measured over the course of April 2020. This is less than half of the total amount expected during this month. As is the norm in spring, much of this rain fell with showers which deposited fine desert sand from over the Sahara. 399.2 mm of rain have been recorded at our weather station in Għarb since last September 1st. That is some 130 mm less than in a typical year.

The first four months of the year are the windiest locally. April 2020 conformed with the norm in this aspect. An average wind speed of 20.1 km/h over the past 30 days, meant that winds were in line with the average. The wind exceeded Force 7 on 3 days. April’s highest wind gust of 61.2 km/h from the East Southeast was registered on the 20th. This was due to a deep low pressure system traversing the central Mediterranean.

Atmospheric pressure clocked in at an average 1016.6hPa, above the average for this time of year. This explains the warmer and drier than average conditions experienced in April 2020.