Yesterday brought much relief after the second wettest July day with 7.7 hours of strong sunshine and no rainfall. The cool north-westerly winds reduced the influence of the sun with a maximum of only 20.3C, which is 2C below the July average. This morning continuous heavy rainfall started again just before 8.00am.
Author: Eric Gilbert
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Second wettest July day since 1984
The rain lasted for over 16 continuous hours yesterday and amounted to 33.5mm, which was the second wettest July day since records began in 1984. The record was set on 31st July 2002 with 40.1mm. The total rainfall for July is now 78.5mm, this is 131% of the long-term average.
The maximum temperature was 13.2C that is 9C below the average for July. -
Second coldest night in July
The temperature fell away steadily overnight and just after 5.00am the minimum recorded was 7.4C.
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Warm night and strong morning sunshine
The temperature at 0800 today was 17.9C, the second highest this month. Over five hours of strong sunshine yesterday raised the maximum to 23.9C.
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Highest UV level again this month
Although yesterday morning was overcast with a little drizzle the sun broke though during the afternoon and boosted the maximum temperature to 24.2C with the UV level at Very High again, the equal highest (10th) this month. The temperature at 0800 today was the same as yesterday at 14.4C following a warm night.