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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.

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.

The barometer continues to fall with the approaching depression giving the lowest reading this month with 1005.6 at 08.00. Yesterday was another very warm day with a maximum of 25.6C, 4.6 hours of strong sunshine and very light winds with a maximum of just 11mph, the calmest day this month. The increasing cloud cover overnight and residual warmth produced the warmest night this month with a minimum of 15.6C. Light rain arrived just before 06.00 giving 1.4mm by 08.00.

With the culmination of several dry days and building heat the thermometer reached 26.6C yesterday with 8.44 hours of strong sunshine, the hottest day for a month. By late afternoon thin cloud started to arrive from the west heralding a change in the weather. The barometric pressure had been falling over the last three days as the anticyclone eased to the east.
Just after 4am this morning a light shower, totalling 0.6mm, was recorded with the cloud cover holding in the warmth overnight giving a minimum of 15.2C, a very warm night. This resulted in a misty start to the day with the sun trying to break through just after 8am.

Another summer’s day yesterday with a maximum of 24.8C and 11.3 hours of strong sunshine. The last three days has seen the UV level drop to the ‘High’ category after being Very High previously in the month. The wind direction has veered a little more and has been coming from the east but light in strength, maximum 12mph. Today will be the thirteenth dry day this month with rainfall totalling just 23.2mm.
Although this morning broke with almost clear skies, just before 07.00 low cloud drifted in from the east obscuring the sun that eventually broke through around 10.30.