Although there was limited strong sunshine yesterday, 0.3 hours, the thermometer edged a little higher than on Wednesday with a maximum of 21.7C but still just below the July average. The peak UV occurred just after midday with a reading of 7.9, still in the ‘Very High’ category.
It was the tenth dry day this month. The many hours of rain on Tuesday brought the total for July to 26.5mm but the evaporation from ground sources and plant life is now the equivalent of 46mm of rainfall.
There followed another mild night with the thermometer falling to a low of 13.2C at an unusually early point this morning, 03.15.
This morning dawned with occasional glimpses of the sun through the broken cloud and the temperature at 08.00 having risen to 15.3C.
The butterflies that have been appearing on the three sliders over the last couple of weeks have been the theme of the Marlborough in Bloom competition for 2017 with judging yesterday, 13th July.