The record for the hottest June day since this weather station was established in 1984, was set on June 30th 1995. But ….. no more!
Monday was a record-breaking day as the thermometer soared steadily from dawn until a peak was reached at 16.05 with a reading of 31.0C. But this was not the end of the extreme heat.
The high of 31.0C was maintained for an hour until just after 5pm when the thermometer inched even higher to a maximum of 31.4C at 17.25 breaking the previous record by 0.5C.
The sunshine was very strong (>100watts/sq.m.) throughout the day, triggering the sun recorder into action from 05.40. The total hours of strong sunshine amounted to 11.47, the second highest total this month after 14.72 hours were logged on the June 17th.
Just before 6pm a few cumulous clouds bubbled up. Cumulus from the Latin for ‘heap’ or ‘pile’. These intermittently dimmed the sunshine allowing the thermometer to slowly fall.
The temperature was reluctant to drop overnight but reached a minimum of 14.7C just after dawn, which is 5C above the June average. This morning there is variable cloud with weak sunshine attempting to break through. At 08.00 the thermometer had risen to 19.6C.
Latest at 20.00: maximum today of 30.8C so the record high of 31.4C yesterday stands.
