Yesterday:
Maximum of 30.3C at 14.45 – which was 10.6C above the average and the hottest day since 19th June 2005 and within 0.8C of the record set on 30 June 1995
Maximum wind gust of only 9mph – calmest day for two months
Strong sunshine of 4.99 hours – much less than the previous day (14.72 hours) as although we had many hours of sunshine it was often limited in strength by high cloud
Today:
Minimum of 14.1C at 05.11 – which was 4.4C above the average and the warmest night since 17th May
Temperature at 08.00 was 23.3C – which was the warmest at this time of day since 1st July 2015 as the sun was strong soon after it rose above the horizon in a clear sky
Humidity of 75% at 08.00 – driest air since 30th April 2017
Soil temperature at a depth of 5cm was 23.5C at 08.00
With the intense heat and eight consecutive days without rainfall the evaporation from ground sources and plant life is from 4 to 5cm a day (Maximum 5.25mm on 17th) of equivalent rainfall. The total evaporation this month so far is 61mm being twice the rainfall for the whole month.
Latest at 17.30: 34 year record broken for the hottest June day with a maximum of 31.4C at 17.25.
