Wednesday:
Maximum: 27.0C, down 1.7C on Tuesday but still 7C above average
Sunshine: 16.88 hours, the highest total since these records began in 2014
UV: 7.8 being Very High
The rainfall for June is still 5.3mm although the average is 54.5mm. But the equivalent rainfall of evaporation from ground sources and plant life has reached 95mm. This June breaks the record set in 1995 with 12.5mm as no rain is forecast for the three remaining days.
Thursday: a change to the start of the day as the brisker north easterly winds have brought cloud cover in from the North Sea producing misty conditions and no sunshine by 08.00. This meant a milder night with a minimum of 10.8C, which was 3C above the previous night’s low. The humidity was 94% at 08.00 contrasting to the 70s for the previous five days.
Thursday update at 17.00: maximum of 25.8C at 16.58, still almost 6C above average. This was lower than previous days due to a misty start to the day and variable cloud.