With a maximum of 29.2C on Monday at 16.19, it was 1.5C below the peak on Sunday but still 8.3C above the average.
It was the seventh successive dry day with the UV level at 5.5 sill reading as ‘high’.
There followed a very mild night with the thermometer not falling below 13.2C at 04.05, which was 1.7C above the average.
The soil temperature at a depth of 5cm, as a result of hot days and very warm nights read 19.3C at 08.00 Tuesday morning, the warmest since 27th July.
August rainfall still stands at 78.7mm but evaporation for the month has risen to 70mm.
Update on Tuesday at 15.40: thermometer rose to a maximum of 28.1C (7.2C above average) at 13.05 before cloud built and showers arrived, initially light, but then heavier bursts amounting to 0.8mm. Sun returned 15.20.