Author: Eric Gilbert

The last three days have brought just 0.1mm of rainfall and two days of above average temperatures with a maximum of 24.2C on the 2nd.

Last night the thermometer plummeted under a clear sky to a low of 2.9C at 0541. This was the second lowest minimum I have recorded after the record set on 3rd July 1984 (2.1C). This cold night followed a slightly warmer day maximum of 18.9C, still below average, that brought 8.35 hours of strong sunshine.

Yesterday was the eight day with a below average maximum for July peaking at 17.3C, which is 5C below the thirty-year average of 22.5C. There was a little rain from a couple of short showers amounting to 0.4mm, which brings the total for July to 90.8mm (151%).

No measurable rainfall fell yesterday and we enjoyed 2.5 hours of strong sunshine. However, temperatures were still depressed with a maximum of 17.8C, about 5C below the average.
Overnight the thermometer dropped steadily to register a low of 8.2C around 6.00am, which is almost 6C below the average July minimum.

Another wet and overcast day yesterday brought an additional 10.5mm of rainfall, which brings the total for July to 89mm, this is 148% of the long-term average. This dismal weather was brought by a depression with the lowest atmospheric pressure for two months at 996.5mb.