The very warm air from the continent pushed the thermometer to a maximum of 27.9C just after 3pm, the hottest day for a month and 7C above the mean for August.
The equivalent rainfall for the moisture lost from evaporation from ground sources and plant life for August is 64mm, which is 24mm in excess of the rainfall, now 39mm.
Overnight the minimum was 14.1C but sunshine just after dawn raised this to 18.2C at 08.00.
Author: Eric Gilbert
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Hottest day for a month
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Temperatures rise again and fog forms overnight
Although there was very brief (0.25 hours) strong sunshine yesterday the warmer air beginning to move in from the continent pushed the thermometer to a maximum of 22.2C. The clearer skies overnight gave us a minimum of 13.3C just before 02.30 that was followed by fog forming, which at dawn gave visibility down to 300m. The fog began to lift just after 07.00 with the sun breaking-g through half an later that raised the temperature to 15.4C at the time readimgs are taken at 08.00
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Warmest night for a month
The thermometer did not drop below 15.7C last night, the warmest night since 20th July and 6C above the mean for August. The additional rainfall yesterday was 2.7mm and brings the total for August to 39.1mm, still only 59% of the long-term average. The UV level peaked in the ‘High’ category again as we enjoyed a brief 1.48 hours of strong sunshine.
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Strong gusts and intense showers
With the intense low pressure close by it was not surprising to find that the showers were frequent, heavy and accompanied by strong gusts of wind. The rainfall total for the past twenty-four hours was 5.9mm with the strongest gust of wind at 31mph just after 3pm.
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Coolest day since 1st August
With thick cloud and frequent showers it was not surprising that the maximum temperature yesterday was 19.4C, making the coolest day since 1st August and 1C below the mean. The rainfall for the past twenty-four hours totalled 5.3mm, which brings the rainfall for August to 30.5mm that is 46% of the mean for the month.
Just before 02.30 a peak gust of wind at 26mph was recorded, the strongest this month, as the atmospheric pressure is at its lowest for August as the unusually deep depression crosses the country.