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AVERAGES & EXTREMES for PITLOCHRY in AUGUST
Mean Max. Temp. 18.8, Mean Min. Temp. 9.8, Average Rainfall 74.5mms
Highest Max. Temp. 28.7 (1984), . Lowest Min. Temp. 0.1 (2012)
Wettest month on record 211mms (2004) Driest on record 8.9mms (1976)
JULY 2013 (1st to 28th only) SUMMARY
The month is all set to become the warmest July since 2006, with the mean maximum temperature about 3 degrees up on the long-term average for the month & the mean minimum up by about 2 degrees. (It is assumed that the few days left until the month's end, will be closer to normal on temperature, with minor variations to final figures) No records were actually broken, with the 30.0 degrees in 1983 & the 1.5 in 2004, remaining unchallenged. Nevertheless, with 17 days above 70F (21C), many will remember this July as a decent summer month, which we were badly in need of.
Up until the 22nd, the month was proving very dry, with gardeners & growers needing to water plants frequently (only 10.7mms having fallen). However, all this changed from the 23rd, as some heavy bursts of rain, sometimes thundery, came along. Currently, it's looking as though, by the end of the month, we will be much nearer to the normal value than was the case by the 22nd.
Overall then, apart from a few unsettled days at the end of the month, a pretty good July.
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