The sunshine was limited on Monday due to the cool breeze coming between westnorthwest and northwest that restricted the warmth to a maximum of 19.3C, which was 3.3C below the 39-year average. But it was dry.
The past night was the warmest for five days with the thermometer not dropping below 12.8C, which was 1C above the average.
The rainfall total for August is 65.1mm, just 0.4mm below average. However, there has been an equivalent loss of rainfall through evaporation from ground sources and plant life of 62.8mm, just in excess of the rainfall.
Tuesday arrived with total cloud cover due the near presence of a depression to the north of the UK. As a result there will be minimal sunshine today and a breeze from the southwest or west.