The 5.6 hours of strong sunshine on saturday was very welcome but did nothing for the temperatures as the maximum was 1.3C below the August average of 19.4C. The modest breeze from a westerly direction and the build up of cloud meant the peak was again just after midday at 13.50.
There were several sharp showers during the daytime amounting to 1.5mm, which brings the August total to 21.1mm with the August 33-year average being 66.6mm.
The barometric pressure is still rising. At 08.00 this morning the reading was 1022.5mb thanks to a ridge of high pressure, which meant that the sky stayed mainly cloud free overnight allowing any warmth to radiate into the atmosphere and giving us the coolest night, at 8.2C, since 21st May.