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There have been 15 dry days this month, minimal rainfall totalling 13.8mm and evaporation of 68.6mm. These dry conditions, combined with the maxima for the last four days exceeding the mean for June, means that the gardens and lawns are getting very dry.

Yesterday the UV levels were at their highest since July last year, not surprising as we are almost at the longest day when it coincides with spells of strong sunshine and clear skies. The reading of 8.9 was recorded at 1330 and is at the top end of the ‘Very High’ range.
The hours of strong sunshine have now reached a total of 103 hours for June and the soil temperature at a depth of 5cm was 18.3C at 0800 this morning.

Yesterday the thermometer peaked at 22.3C and the UV reached the ‘Very High’ category for the third time this month. The warmer days and nights (minimum 10.8C) have meant that the soil temperature at a depth of 5cm was reading 16.9C at 0800, the highest value since July 2014.

The very warm sunshine yesterday, with light winds (maximum 14mph) brought the maximum to 20.2C and this daytime warmth was trapped under the increasing cloud cover overnight to provide a minimum of 9.8C. The UV level was high as for the previous day.

The total precipitation this month is 13.8mm (25% of the average for June) but the moisture that has evaporated into the atmosphere from the ground, water surfaces and plants amounts to 47mm.