Tuesday was a miserable, damp and cool day. The first few drops of rain began just before 10.30 and then persisted all day and well into the evening, when briefly it became heavier. There were a couple of hours after 01.00 this morning when there was slightly drier period before more light rain fell after 03.00. The total rainfall off 6.4mm was modest that brought the monthly total to 42.1mm when the monthly average is 66.9mm.
Due to the low cloud and rain, also the wind coming from the northeast, it was a very cool day compared to recent above average maxima days. The thermometer edged up just 2C during the daytime to a maximum of just 16.0C. This was a whole 10C bleep the Monday peak and 2.9C below the average making it the coolest day since 5th June (14.0C).
The diurnal range of temperatures, the difference between day and night, was only 2.5C. The minimum was 13.5C, which was 4.2C above average.
Wednesday dawned gloomy due to the hang-back of thick cloud from the depression in the English Channel.