The Sun is running on 'cool' atm.
No strength in it.
Combine that with a near 5% obscuration from Aircraft Jet vapour and the weather is shite.
The land is not being warmed well.
Lowest May soil temps at 1 foot depth for any May on record.
Crops will be late and not that profuse.
Shortages this Winter.
metoffice said:Tuesday, May 05, 2015, 14:40 GMT - Met Office stats released today show that April 2015 was the sunniest in records dating back to 1929.
212 hours of sunshine was recorded on average across the UK last month, nearly 50% more than the long term average for April.
The previous record was set back in 1942 when there was 205 hours of sunshine across the country.
The sun is recording the lowest recorded radiative power ever.