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In a couple of posts I have commented that the temperatures recorded by Mike G’s weather station at the top of the village were higher than those at Graham J’s in the centre of the village.  I had assumed that the colder temperatures in the bottom of the valley related to cold air flowing down the hillside.  However as Mike points out, this is not necessarily the cause of the difference:

Re- your observation on differences between the top and bottom of the hill. I have three thermometers in different positions outside: location, weather, and sun position, (all three in shade) can make a big difference between the readings.

For example here are the temperatures from Mike’s three thermometers for last night/this morning: