Yesterday:
Maximum of 30.8C (11C above average) – down 0.6C from Monday.
Minimum of 15.9C (6C above average) – up 1.2C from Monday.
Strong sunshine of 7.52 hours – down 4 hours from Monday
UV level of 7.9 – down from 8.3. Still ‘Very High’ level
Today:
Soil temperature at a depth of 5cm at 08.00 was 23.6C – up 0.5C from Monday
Temperature at 08.00 was 18.8C – down 0.8C
Ten consecutive days without rainfall
Rainfall for month – 30mm, evaporation from ground sources and plant life – 71mm
Strong sunshine total for month – 112.5 hours
This morning has dawned with broken cloud and intermittent sunshine. The breeze from the east has strengthened from the calm mornings of late.
Latest at 16.40: record from Monday convincingly broken as thermometer inches to 32.2C (90F) at 16.32.
