What’s new? – sunshine and showers

Another cool day on Sunday starting with rain that later improved as the cloud broke up with 6.7 hours of sunshine but the maximum of 19.C was again below average (-1.4C).

The clear skies initially overnight led to a minimum of 11.7C at 01.58 Monday morning, just above average, but increasing cloud meant that the thermometer did not fall any further with another rain shower just after 05.00.

The rainfall total for the past twenty-four hours added another 1.8mm to the monthly total, which now stands at 78.3mm. This is 118% of the 35-year average and at the moment the wettest August since 2015 (83.1mm). The record August rainfall was set in 1992 with 139.5mm.

By 08.00 Monday the thick cloud that brought the rain shower was easing away to the east and the cloud breaking allowing strong sunshine to break through.

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