Both the maximum of 20.4C and the minimum of 12.8C were above the 38-year average with +1.5C and +3.5C respectively. However, the past five days have seen a gradual decline in daytime temperatures as the ridge of high pressure receded and taken over by the slow moving depression to the southwest. The maxima for the past five days have been 22.6C, 22.2C, 21.9C, 20.7C and 20.4C. respectively. A sign of late summer and approaching Autumn, perhaps?
There was a shower at 20.20 also two very brief showers early this morning amounting to 2.4C that brought the monthly total to 27.9mm when the 38-year average is 66.9mm.
Thursday produced a mainly cloudy start to the day with occasional glimpses of brightness but no sunshine.
The slow moving depression, that has lingered in the western approaches for several days, appears to making a move and forecast to move across the UK. Today it is closer and given us the lowest barometric pressure this month and since 15th August of 1003.5mb at 08.00.