August turned out to be another above average month temperature wise the 2nd in a row. The month started with a notable hot spell with a maximum at Heathrow of 34.1c (highest since 2006). it gradually cooled down to the mid 20’s C and then picked up at the end with Charlwood in Surrey getting to 28.6c. It was just above average in terms of rain fall although quite alot of the rain fell in storms. The CET ended up at 16.9c (+1.1).
Summer 2013
At last a much better summer than the last few years, well going back to 2006! We had lots of heat, plenty of dry weather and plenty of thunder storms over the UK. In Watford all the storms missed here so no lightening pictures this year. A big contrast to last year when it was the wettest summer for 100 years.
Overall the highest temperature recorded in the UK was 34.1c at Heathrow on the 1st August. The lowest temperature was 0.2c at Kinbrace, Sutherland. The wettest 24 hour period was 89mm in Anglesey on the 4th August.
Summary for August 2013 in Watford
Temperature (°C):
Mean Minimum 13.2
Mean Maximum 23.5
Minimum 8.7 day 31
Maximum 32.7 day 01
Highest Minimum 16.6 day 01
Lowest Maximum 18.6 day 24
Rainfall (mm):
Total for month 48.0
Wettest day 14.7 day 24
High rain rate 68.3 day 03
Rain days 12
Dry days 19
Wind (mph):
Highest Gust 12.1 day 05
Average Speed 0.3
Wind Run 214.0 miles
Gale days 0
Pressure (mb):
Maximum 1018.1 day 31
Minimum 999.0 day 17
Photo above taken at Hunstanton in Norfolk, more pics can be found on my flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/alalchan/
Further Info.
https://www.climate-uk.com
https://metofficenews.wordpress.com/
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/cet_info_mean.html
