August 2011 Stats And Roundup

[Gibby]

Averages\Extremes for the month of August 2011 For Radstock. NE Somerset

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Average temperature = 15.3°C

Average humidity = 82.8%

Average dewpoint = 12.2°C

Average barometer = 1012.8mbs

Average windspeed = 3.3 mph

Average gustspeed = 8.0 mph

Average direction = SW

Rainfall for month = 83.4 mm

Rainfall for year = 437.6 mm

Maximum rain per hour = 74mm/hr on the 26th @16:20

Maximum temperature = 26.7°C on the 3rd @ 14:33

Minimum temperature = 8.1°C on 19th @ 02:20

Maximum humidity = 100% on 19th @ 01:08

Minimum humidity = 47% on 22nd @17:25

Maximum dewpoint = 18.3°C on 4th @ 10:46

Minimum dewpoint = 6.0°C on 29th @ 12:38

Maximum pressure = 1026.7mbs on 9th @ 22:16

Minimum pressure = 1000.2mbs on 7th @ 23:20

Maximum windspeed = 29 mph on the 8th @ 15:00

Avg daily max temp :19.6°C

Avg daily min temp :12.1°C

Total windrun = 2496 miles

Total Sunshine = 102hrs 24mins

Sunniest Day = 8hrs 24mins on the 9th

No Sun Days = 5

Fog Days = 3 Days on 18th/19th & 22nd

Days Of Thunder = 1 on the 7th between 14:00-15:00

Days Of Hail = 0

Other Phenomenon = Funnel Cloud on 26th @ 15:00

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Daily rain totals

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07.0 mm on 4th

00.2 mm on 6th

05.4 mm on 7th

01.8 mm on 8th

07.6 mm on 11th

00.4 mm on 12th

01.8 mm on 13th

00.2 mm on 15th

01.6 mm on 16th

00.8 mm on 17th

05.8 mm on 18th

00.2 mm on 20th

00.4 mm on 23rd

00.8 mm on 24th

17.6 mm on 25th

27.8 mm on 26th

02.4 mm on 27th

01.6 mm on 28th

[Gibby]

Averages\Extremes for Summer 2011 For Radstock. NE Somerset

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Average temperature = 15.0°C

Average humidity = 80.3%

Average barometer = 1013.5mbs

Average windspeed = 3.9 mph

Average direction = S-W 44% W-N 32% N-E 10% E-S 14%

Rainfall for Season = 244.2 mm

Rainfall for year = 437.6 mm

Maximum rain per hour = 85mm/hr on June 22nd @ 09:00

Maximum temperature = 29.2°C on June 26th @ 16:06

Minimum temperature = 5.9°C on June 11th @ 05:20

Maximum humidity = 100% Frequently

Minimum humidity = 39% on July 3rd @ 13:38

Maximum pressure = 1034.3mbs on June 2nd @ 09:17

Minimum pressure = 991.4mbs on July 17th @08:39

Maximum windspeed = 38 mph on July 8th @ 15:03

Avg daily max temp :19.6°C

Avg daily min temp :11.3°C

Total windrun = 8624 miles

Total Sunshine = 403hrs 24mins

Sunniest Day = 15hrs 12mins on June 3rd

No Sun Days = 8

Fog Days = 5 Days

Days Of Thunder = 3 on June 5th/July 8th & Aug 7th

Days Of Hail = 1 on June 8th

Other Phenomenon = Funnel Cloud on Aug 26th @ 15:00

[Weather Boy]

Rainfall for Season = 244.2 mm

Rainfall for year = 437.6 mm

Wow! Your rainfall for the season is approximately the same as the rainfall in my location for the whole year to date!

[SP1986]

For me (just a few temperature statistics)

For June/July/August.

Mean Maximum: 19.8C

Mean Minimum: 11.8C

Overall summer Mean: 15.8C

Frequency of Temperature Occurrences over JJA

Maximum temperature;

10-15C = 4 days

15-20C = 37 days

20-25C = 44 days

25-30C = 5 days

Minimum temperature;

5-10C = 9 days

10-15C = 69 days

15-20C = 7 days

Maximum Temperature: 27.8C

Minimum Temperature: 7.1C

[Norrance]

No general stats for me but a couple of observations for August.

First half of month rainfall: 158mms

Second half; 10 mms.

This August is the first Summer month in which I have failed to register a temp of over 20c since I began my records and that was some time ago!

[Thundery wintry showers]

Stats for Cleadon, Tyne and Wear, August 2011, relative to estimated 1971-2000 averages:

Mean max 18.5C (-0.6)

Mean min 11.9C (+0.2)

Mean temp 15.2C (-0.2)

Highest max 22.7C (5th)

Lowest max 14.7C (31st)

Highest min 16.0C (1st)

Lowest min 9.2C (29th)

Total precipitation: 89mm

Highest daily total: 32mm (6th)

Days >= 1mm: 15

Days of thunder: 2

No fog, sleet/snow or hail.

The first week was warm and changeable and there was some thunder at 2-3pm on the 2nd, and the 6th was a remarkably wet day with some thunder (mainly to the west). I don't have much to say about the remainder of the month- not quite as dreich as August 2008 but very non-descript and generally cloudy. It was the second coolest August since 1999 and the wettest since 2008, and it was warmer than last year's only because of a higher average minimum.

Summer 2011 overall came out exactly average in terms of temperature and rainfall. It had more thunder than usual due to the period 25 June-11 July which gave a total of 6 thunder-days. This made it about as cool as summers 1998 and 2000 but less cool than summer 1993.

[SP1986]

Oh this is the August thread! (doh)

well here are my stats for August:

Maximum Mean: 20.3C

Minimum Mean: 12.8C

August Mean: 16.5C

Highest Maximum: 24.2C

Lowest Minimum: 8.5C

[Optimus Prime]

Certainly a touch on the cool side overall, especially by day rather than by night;

Mean Max 21.0c - 0.7c below normal

Mean Min 12.0c - 0.0c above normal

Mean 16.5c - 0.3c below normal

Highest temperature - 28.4c 3rd

Lowest temperature - 7.1c 19th

Lowest maximum - 13.9c - 18th

Highest Minimum - 16.3c - 2nd

[johnholmes]

Cantley data with averages in brackets and temperatures in degrees C

Mean=17.0(16.0)

Max=21.8(21.7) highest on 3rd with 30.1, lowest on 26th with 14.6.

Min=12.2(11.3) highest on 13th at 16.2 and lowest on 18th with 8.6

Overall a fairly wet month although most of it fell night of 24th-day of 26th;the wettest day was 4th with 14.4mm, the wettest day since 8 May 2011

Temperatures 1C above the long term average(1942-now-this area=Cantley and RAF Finningley)

No frost, snow, thunder or hail and 1 morning with fog.

[Zenarcher]

Castlebay Isle of Barra August 2011

Highest Temperature 18.1°C

Lowest Temperature 9.2°C

Average Temperature 14°C

Total Rainfall 76.4mm

Highest Humidity 98%

Lowest Humidity 52%

Average Humidity 84%

Highest Average Wind Speed 51.7mph

Average Wind Speed 14mph

Highest Gust 60mph

Highest Pressure 1023mb

Lowest Pressure 993.8mb

Lowest Wind Chill 2.0°C

Highest Dew Point 15°C

Lowest Dew Point 5.8°C

Average Dew Point 11.3°C

[johnholmes]

Summer comment with temperatures

Bit above average over the 3 months for Mean, Min and Max

Rainfall not used as comparison not possible with RAF Finningley data due very protected exposure.

Using the simple data of rain on any day then with 55 against the long term average of 38 its been fairly wet at times.

Thunder heard by me on 3 days with long term average=7(probably missed some due deafness!)

[Teesdale]

Cool, cloudy month but some decent usable days. Average rainfall, yet another month with no really wet day.

Ave mean 12.7C

Ave max 16.4C

ave min 9C

High max 25.6

Low min 5.8C

Rainfall 88.4mm

Rain days 26

Westest 24 hrs 13.4mm

[Stargazer]

My statistics for central Reading in August 2011:

Average maximum: 20.9

Average minimum: 12.9

Average for month: 16.9

Highest maximum: 27.7 (August 3)

Lowest maximum: 14.9 (18)

Highest minimum: 17.2 (2)

Lowest minimum: 8.2 (19)

Thunder recorded on one day - August 7.

Rainfall: no data available for this site; Reading University shows around 75mm for the month, which is above average.

Rather cool overall (particularly by day), dull and wet - definitely a poorer than average month and almost as bad as the dire Augusts of 2008 and 2010. The warmth of the first few days soon gave way to a cool and showery regime. Mid month was generally cool and dull, with the 18th being exceptionally cold and wet (30-50mm reported from stations around Reading; the daytime temperature here only reached 13 deg C). The last week was generally cloudy and cool, with two more wet days on the 25th and 26th.

[TonyH]

August 2011 Lampeter, west Wales

Rather dry, near average temperatures.

A nondescript Summer month, lacking any heat, thunderstorms, really wet weather, or really sunny weather, The only notable aspect being the frequency of very cool August nights,8 falling below 8c)

1st - 3rd: Quite warm with some sunshine, a few showers. The month's disappointing low highest maxima of just 23c was on the 3rd.

4th – 5th: Near average temperatures. Mostly dry, some limited sunshine.

6th - 16th: Unsettled and breezy with rain or showers at times. Temperatures mostly cool to average, although fairly warm 11th. A rather cloudy spell with some sunny spells.

17th - 23rd: Mostly dry with sunny spells and average to rather warm temperatures.

24th - 28th: Unsettled, quite cool and breezy with occasional showers. Possible thunder on the afternoon of the 26th, my wife thought she heard something, and the radar and webcam evidenced downpours passing close by.

29th – 30th: A cool and cloudy, but mostly dry couple of days.

31st: A very chilly night, minimum of 3.4c, close to a ground frost. Warmer with some sunshine by day.

Total rainfall: 57.8mm

Wettest day: 10.4mm 7th

Rain days >0.2mm: 17

Wet days >1.0mm: 13

Days of heavy rain >10mm: 1

Mean temperature: 14.8c

Mean Max: 19.5c

Mean Min: 10.1c

High max: 22.9c 4th

Low Max: 15.9c 29th / 30th

High min: 15.1c 4th

Low min: 3.4c 31st

Ground frost: 0

Mean RH: 84%

High RH: 96% various

Low RH: 52% 18th

Predominant wind directions: South

Mean wind speed: 1.2mph

Mean pressure: 1013mbar

Max pressure: 1027mbar 9th

Min pressure: 999mbar 7th

Days with:

Hail: 0

Gale: 0

Thunder: 0/1 ? possibly on 26th

Fog: 4

Fog at 0900: 0

Adjustments made of 1c to quite a few maxima, this not apparent in the graphs.

[reef]

Apologies for the late one this month!

Hedon, East Yorkshire.

August 2011

Warmest Max: 25.6°C (on 02/08/11)

Coldest Max: 14.6°C (on 26/08/11) - lowest since 2001

Warmest Min: 16.2°C (on 01/08/11)

Coldest Min: 8.1°C (on 18/08/11)

Average Max: 19.9°C (-1.2°C Below 1971-2000 Average)

Average Min: 12.4°C (+0.3°C Above 1971-2000 Average)

Overall Average: 16.1°C (-0.5°C Below 1971-2000 Average)

Rain: 52.8mm (108% Of Normal)

Wettest Day: 8th (22.8mm)

Sunshine: 156 hours (86% Of Normal)

Air Frosts: 0

Sleet/Snow Falling: 0 days

Snow lying at 0900: 0 days

Dry Days: 10

Wet Days: 21

Days With Rain >1.0mm: 10

Thunderstorms: 6

Year 2011 So Far (Jan - Aug)

Warmest Max: 29.7°C (on 27/06/11)

Coldest Max: 2.2°C (on 03/01/11)

Warmest Min: 16.5°C (on 27/06/11)

Coldest Min: -3.3°C (on 21/01/11 & 29/01/11)

Average Max: 14.7°C (+0.7°C Above 1971-2000 Average)

Average Min: 7.5°C (+1.0°C Above 1971-2000 Average)

Overall Average: 11.1°C (+0.8°C Above 1971-2000 Average)

Rain: 244.8mm (68% of Normal)

Wettest Day: 08/08/11 (22.8mm)

Sunshine: 1257 hours (112% of Normal)

Air Frosts: 12

Sleet/Snow Falling: 3 days

Snow lying at 0900: 0 days

Dry Days: 100

Wet Days: 142

Days With Rain >1.0mm: 60

Thunderstorms: 21

Slightly cooler, duller and wetter than normal, but pretty close to average. Despite this it was actually the coolest since 1999 and third-dullest of the last decade. The month started warm and quickly turned unsettled with 4 days in the first 8 containing thunderstorms. The 8th was a very wet day, with the highest rainfall total since December 2008. Another notable day was the 26th, where under almost constant rain all day the temperature climbed to just 14.6°C, making it the lowest maxima since 2001. Otherwise it was a pretty benign month, only 7 days surpassed 22°C and there was a remarkable absence of any proper sunny days. There was again an absence of hot days. The highest max on the 1st of 25.6°C was actually the joint warmest since 2006.