There were sunny smiles at Broughty Ferry beach yesterday, where local girls (from left) Tanya Miller, Deborah Lawson, Marnie Barrie, Nicola Mooney and Abby Bonar enjoyed the spring heatwave. Monifieth weather watcher Neil Ferguson recorded a maximum temperature of 21.2C, well up on last year’s April peak of 16.6C. The first time the mercury passed 21.2C last year was on June 2, with 22.7C, he said.