August 09
bank holiday weekend 26th
tree looks nice shape
AUGUST 09 weather
A generally unsettled month, with cloudy conditions to the west and
north while the east and south enjoyed some fine warm days. Rainfall
was near to or below the 1971 to 2000 average, but there were
significant variations. It was a very wet month over much of Cumbria,
with about twice the normal August rainfall. In contrast, less than a
third of the normal amount fell in east Norfolk and close to the Thames
estuary. Mean temperatures were close to normal in the west but above
normal further east, by up to 1.5 °C in East Anglia. Sunshine totals
were close to normal, ranging from about 15% below average in many
western areas to 10% above towards the east coast.
1st to 6th:
Generally unsettled for the first few days of the month, although one
or two dry days occurred across the south-east. Some heavy rain on the
1st with some hourly rainfall totals of 10 to 15 mm being recorded
across the Midlands and Lincolnshire, but the wettest day was the 6th
with 60.4 mm at Holbeach (Lincolnshire) and 47.8 mm at Boscombe Down
(Wiltshire). Maximum temperatures over the south-east through this
period were generally around 24 °C, and on 5th reached 28.9 °C at
Gravesend (Kent). Between the 4th and 6th temperatures overnight did
not fall below 18 °C in central London.
7th to 10th:
Quieter and drier weather during this period as a ridge of high pressure extended from the Azores,
although a few weakening weather fronts did affect the north-west.
After a rather cold night on 7th where the minimum temperature fell to 5 °C in parts of the north and west,
it became warmer again with the maximum temperature 25 to 26 °C in the London area on the 8th and 9th.
11th to 17th:
There was still a good deal of dry and bright weather in the south and
east, with maximum temperatures generally between 23 and 26 °C. It
became more unsettled across northern and western parts, the wettest
day being 14th when 43.4 mm was recorded at Shap (Cumbria).
18th to 23rd:
The north-west / south-east split continued through this period with
the driest and brightest weather in south-east England and more
unsettled conditions persisting in the north and west. A few very warm
days occurred across the south-east, with maximum temperatures reaching
30.3 °C at Gravesend on the 19th and 28.4 °C at Weybourne (Norfolk) on
23rd. A mild night on 20th with temperatures falling no lower than 19
to 20 °C in parts of the west, but there were also a few cold nights
with the temperature falling to 4.1 °C at Santon Downham (Norfolk) on
22nd. No large daily rainfall totals were recorded, but heavy showers
on the 21st gave hourly totals of around 10 mm in parts of the north.
24th to 31st:
Rather more unsettled generally through this period with some rain at times in all parts,
although amounts across East Anglia were still small. A few warm days still in the south-east
with maximum temperatures of 28.2 °C at Norwich on 24th and 27.1 °C at Santon Downham on 31st.
Heavy showers affected parts of the north-west on 27th and there was a report of a tornado in the
Crosby area of Liverpool during the evening. Some heavy rain across Cumbria at times with a total
of 63.2 mm at Shap on the 31st, 24.4 mm of this falling in the hour up to 1800.