Monday gave us 15 hours of strong sunshine that boosted the thermometer to a maximum of 28.3C, which was 6C above average, tempered by the very brisk north easterly breeze often gusting to 22mph.
The evaporation from ground sources and plant life was equivalent to rainfall of 6.71mm.
A cooler night followed with a minimum of 11.6C, which was average for July, that with the effect of sunshine from dawn, raised the temperature at 08.00 to 17.1C.
Tuesday update at 17.00: maximum of 27.1C at 16.03,which was down 1.2C on Monday’s high but still 5C above the July average. Sunshine will exceed 14 hours.