Weatherday: Oh, my head

Early fog, then cloudy through the day. Sunny spells in the late afternoon then some showers around teatime. Possibility of thunderstorm then.

Wind northerly light, gusty during showers. Highest temperature 18deg.

On this day in 1897, German chemist Felix Hoffman synthesises acetylsalicylic acid, later patented by his company Bayer as Aspirin.

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