AUGUST 2017

August was slightly cooler and wetter than normal.
No notable extremes of temperature, although very warm 27.8C recorded on 28^th. Coolest day was 6.1C on 31^st.
Wettest days 5^th, 8^th to 9^th, 17^th to 20^th , driest periods 10^th to 14^th and 22^nd to 28^th.
Sunniest days were 1^st, 3^rd, 13^th, and the dullest were 2^nd, 21^st, 29th
Thunder was heard on 2 days, 5^th and 18^th.
2 foggy mornings on 21^st and 22^nd.

Summer Stats

SEASONAL REPORT FOR SUMMER (Jun, Jul, Aug)

 A warm summer overall, the mean temperature was 1.1degrees above normal, with July the warmer of the three months. The HiMax 33.8C on 19/6/17 and the LoMin 6.1C both rank 5^th highest here since 1956.
Rainfall was 99% of normal, with drier June but wetter July and August than normal.

                 this year   normal    anomaly

HiMax              33.8      
MeanMax        21.6        20.5       +1.1
LoMax             13.5                              

MEAN              16.8          15.7       +1.1 
HighMin          16.8                                         

MeanMin        12.0          10.9       +1.1
LoMin                6.1                                                                  
 
RAINFALL      195.2        197.0       99%

Raindays        44.0          40.7       +3.3

Wet Days        37.0          0.6        +6.4

V Wet Days     16.0         12.6       +3.4

Oktas                4.8           5.4        -0.6

TEMPERATURES

20.8 mean max (C) 
11.5 mean min (C) 
16.1 mean (C)  -0.4 diff from av (C)

27.8 high max (C) on 28
17.0 low max (C) on  30 
15.8 high min (C) on  23 
  6.1 low min (C) on   31

OTHER

Ground frost on 0 days
Air frost on 0 days
2 days with thunder 5^th, 18^th
2 days with fog 21^st and 22^nd
58% cloud cover percent
89% mean RH