Tuesday was the last of the very hot and dry days that saw the thermometer climb to 25.5C at 15.28 being 4.1C above my 40-year average. During the late afternoon variable cloud began to reduce the sunshine hence the peak mid-afternoon. The UV level of 6.4 was down on the last four days but still at the top of the Very High category. A low of 16.8C overnight meant a very mild night and the second warmest night this month being 5.0C above average.
Wednesday revealed a cloudy and damp start to the new day. The humidity at 08.00 read 08%, the highest this month. A warm front has been straddling our area since just after midnight producing light rain and drizzle since around 04.00 resulting in 3.1mm of precipitation.
As a result of the considerable heat by day and the past night being very mild, the soil temperature at a depth of 5cm read 19.9C at 08.00.
