JULY 2012  


The month was both cool& wet.


THE AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 17.6  (1.6 BELOW NORMAL)
THE AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 9.7  (0.7 BELOW THE NORMAL)


THE MONTH'S TOP TEMPERATURE WAS AN UNEXCITING 23.1 ON THE 5th & ONLY ON 6 DAYS WAS THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE AVERAGE FIGURE OF 19.2.


THE COLDEST NIGHT, ON JULY 20th, SAW THE THERMOMETER DOWN TO 4.0 DEGREES, NOWHERE NEAR RECORD-BREAKING.


THE RAINFALL TOTAL OF 94.8mms WAS 157% OF AVERAGE. ONLY 4 DAYS HAD FALLS IN EXCESS OF 10mms, WHILE NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SAW 24HR FALLS OF BETWEEN 1 & 3mms. THERE HAVE BEEN 4 WETTER JULYS SINCE THE YEAR 2000.


THERE WERE NO AIR OR GROUND FROSTS RECORDED & NO THUNDER HEARD NOR HAIL OBSERVED AT THIS SITE.


WITH 2/3rds OF THE "METEOROLOGICAL" SUMMER NOW BEHIND US, THERE HAVE BEEN NO INSTANCES OF ANY PROLONGED HOT & SUNNY CONDITIONS & WE HAVE TO REFLECT BACK TO THE LATE SPRING PERIOD OF MAY 22nd TO 28th FOR SUCH AN OCCURRENCE (A PERFECT TIME FOR MY FAMILY!)   Barry (01/07/12)