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  • Location: Heswall, Wirral
  • Weather Preferences: Summer: warm, humid, thundery. Winter: mild, stormy, some snow.
  • Location: Heswall, Wirral

Ill kick this one off...

This August was characterized by more warmth than previous summers. However the warmth was consistent, and not especially outstanding, this is reflected in the figures. A few records broken too, which was surprising. Daily rainfall has beaten the all time record, I suspect not only in my records but in the entire series, locally. Monthly rainfall wiped away my previous rainfall from any August gone by. The 8.8C recorded on the last day of the month, represents the coolest August night in my record series.. which in raw data goes back more than 10 years. Overall cooler than many other places, and a signal of the setup which was often a divide between northwest and southeast.

August 2012 Statistics

Below are the statistics for my weather station during the month of August.

Mean Maximum: 21.3C

Mean Minimum: 13.2C

Overall Mean: 17.25C

Monthly Rainfall total: 128.8mm (*record)

Rainfall days: 17

Max rainfall in one day: 66.0mm (14th August) (*all time record)

Highest daily maximum temperature: 26.2C (10th August)

Lowest daily maximum temperature: 17.0C (27th August)

Highest daily minimum temperature: 17.4C (18th August)

Lowest daily minimum temperature: 8.8C (31st August) (*new date record)

Days with Ground Frost: 0

Days with Air Frost: 0

Days of falling snow: 0

Days of lying snow: 0

Thunder days: 1

Temperature frequency breakdown

Maximum temperature:

15.0C to 19.9C: 8 days

20.0C to 24.9C: 21 days

25.0C to 29.9C: 2 days

Minimum temperature:

5.0C to 9.9C: 1 day

10.0C to 14.9C: 26 days

15.0C to 19.9C: 4 days

Compared to the August CET (81-10 average = 16.5), it comes in at 0.75C above the average, making it a slight above average month

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  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)
  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)

August 2012, Lampeter, Ceredigion

Unsettled and very wet, temperatures average overall

August completed the wet Summer, being the third month over 100mm. Rainfall fell frequently with a total of 25 rain days. Nothing especially hot, 80f was reached once on the 10th though, and were it not for a cool final week, it would have been a rather warm month. A very early ground frost on the final night down to 2.0c.

1st – 7th: Rain or showers at times, some heavy, with sunny intervals between. Temperatures around average but cool 7th.

8th – 12th: Mostly dry and warm to very warm, high pressure close by. Peak temperature almost 27c 10th.

13th – 21st: Unsettled but rather warm. Rain or showers, very heavy at times, sunny spells between them. Windy at times.

22nd – 23rd: Mostly dry with some sunshine and near normal temperatures.

24th - 30th : Unsettled and rather cool; showers or longer spells of rain, very heavy at times. 12mm fell in just 30 minutes early on the 29th, making the 28th - with 22.7mm the wettest day of the month. There was also some thunder 29th. Very cool with a maxima of just 15.3c 30th.

31st: Very cool night with a touch of ground frost, although not as cool as 31st August 2010 which fell to 1c. Sunny spells and a cool day, a little drizzle during evening.

Total rainfall: 158.9mm

Wettest day: 22.7mm 28th

Rain days >0.2mm: 25

Wet days >1.0mm: 21

Days of heavy rain >10mm: 7

Mean temperature: 16.2c

Mean Max: 20.4c

Mean Min: 12.0c

High Max: 26.9c 10th

Low Max: 15.3c 30th

High Min: 17.2c 18th

Low Min: 2.0c 31st

Air frost: 0

Ground frost: 1

Mean RH: 86%

High RH: 97% 2nd

Low RH: 49% 10th

Predominant wind directions: SSE

Mean wind speed: 1.8mph

Mean pressure: 1012mbar

Max pressure: 1032mbar 31st

Min pressure: 996mbar 24th

Days with:

Hail: 0

Gale: 0

Thunder: 1

Fog: 1

Fog at 0900: 0

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Note to graphs: Adjustments of 1-2c to many of the daily maxima which are not apparent in graphs

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  • Location: Llanfairfechan, North Wales
  • Weather Preferences: Hot & Sunny
  • Location: Llanfairfechan, North Wales

August 2012 - Colwyn Bay

Temperature -

Mean - 16.1C

Mean Maximum - 21.1C (+1.7)

Mean Minimum - 11.7C (-0.8 )

Maximum - 24.7C (14th)

Minimum - 6.1C (31st)

Lowest Maximum - 16.9C (27th)

Highest Minimum - 16.1C (17th)

Rain -

Total Rainfall - 80.2mm (124.1%)

Wettest Day - 15th – 8.6mm

Rain Days - 22

Wind -

Highest Gust - 16mph (30th)

Average Speed - 0.6mph

Edited by leehws
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  • Location: Warminster, Wiltshire
  • Location: Warminster, Wiltshire

Surprisingly this August was not quite the wettest or coolest in the last 5 years, however nearly 1/3 of the rain came on the 29th while the consistent 14c-17c minimums helped the mean temperature more than any run of high maximums - only 3 days exceeded 26c!

For Warminster, Wiltshire ...

Average max = 21.20c (Highest = 27.9c on 10th)

Average min = 14.38c (Lowest = 7.9c on 31st)

Mean = 17.79c

Dry days = 9

Rain days = 22

Rainfall = 113.5mm

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  • Location: just south of Doncaster, Sth Yorks
  • Location: just south of Doncaster, Sth Yorks

August data for Cantley

Summary

Not a bad month, just a touch above average rain, above average temperatures, some muggy nights and daytime values well above normal, 23 days of 21C or more and 12 over 24C with 8 of these on consecutive days-okay my back garden is very sheltered but it’s a rare event in the last 12 years for this to happen

Temperatures in degrees C and long term averages in brackets-I will eventually get round to doing the last 30 years!!

Mean Temperature=17.7(16.0)

Avge Max=22.5(20.eight) highest daytime=26.6 on 19th and warmest night=18th with 16.7C

Avge Min=12.9(11.3), coldest night=31st with 4.9 and coldest day=30th with 15.2

Rainfall=47.0mm with 15th wettest with 10.0mm

18 days with 0.2mm or more and 10 with 1.0mm or more

1 day of thunder, no lightning, 2 events close by with a tree split open in a park 3 miles away(one of the joys of being deaf=why my thunder days get less!)

No fog, snow, frost

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  • Location: Hobart, Tasmania
  • Location: Hobart, Tasmania

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Hobart is Tasmania's capital city, situated at sealevel and backed by a 1270m/4200ft mountain range. Climate is temperate with a maritime influence.

August - Last month of winter

After a quiet June and July dominated by high pressure ridging, August brought a shift to a more usual westerly wind regime with the passage of more regular cold fronts, but without the wintry intensity often observed at the backend of winter. The most significant front however gave a light covering of snow to Hobart's hillier suburbs ( 200m/650ft ), an event which will only happen once or twice a year. Very quickly afterwards a very mild spell developed, which produced the earliest 20C+ this side of the year in 27 years, and a rare complete snowmelt all the way to the top of Hobart's 1270m mountain summit.

The monthly average temperature almost equalled the 1981-2010 average, these are the warmest decades on record in the capital.

Average maximum: 13.8 ( +0.1 )

Average minimum: 5.7 ( -- )

Rainfall: 58mm ( Average 54mm )

Daily temperature extremes this August

Highest maximum: 20.3 ( Record 24.5 in 1977 )

Lowest maximum: 9.0 ( Record 5.5 in 1974 )

Highest minimum: 10.6 ( Record 15.0 in 2005 )

Lowest minimum: 1.9 ( Record -1.8 in 1962 )

Winter is over

Average temperature +0.1 above 1981-2010 average.

Rainfall 100mm ( Average 160mm ).

Lack of mountain snow and windy weather quite pronounced.

Edited by Styx
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  • Location: Aberdeen
  • Location: Aberdeen

Yet another cooler, duller and wetter than average summer month. The 7th consecutive August with below average sunshine to round off the dullest summer since 1912 and the dullest ever April to August period.

It was the wettest summer month I have recorded since I started in 2005 though unusually for recent years much of the rainfall was as a result of heavy intense convective downpours with the rainfall duration the lowest of any summer month since June 2010. Would have been okay if the sunshine had been decent but it was awful so another poor summer month - the 19th in succession.

Mean Max: 17.5 (-0.5)

Mean Min: 11.0 (+0.3)

Mean: 14.3 (-0.1)

Highest Temp: 23.2C (18th)

Lowest Temp: 4.0C (31st)

Rainfall: 112.8mm (208%)

Rain days: 16

Wet days: 12

Rain duration: 42.1hrs

Sunshine: 121.2hrs (75%)

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  • Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire
  • Weather Preferences: Sunshine, convective precipitation, snow, thunderstorms, "episodic" months.
  • Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Statistics for Sandhutton, North Yorkshire:

Note: my temperature readings are currently about 1 to 1.5C higher than at nearby RAF Topcliffe and Leeming, by both day and night, which seems rather high. I'm hoping to get the weather station moved to a better part of the garden in the near future. Bear this in mind if making comparisons with other stations.

Mean max 21.8C

Mean min 12.4C

Highest max: 27.8C (9th)

Lowest max: 15.9C (30th)

Highest min: 16.9C (18th)

Lowest min: 2.9C (31st)

Precipitation: 82mm

Highest total: 28mm (7th)

Wet days >= 1mm: 15

Days of thunder: 4

Days of sleet/snow/gale/fog: 0

The first half of the month was generally warm and quite sunny, and although rainfall was above normal, this was due to short-lived thundery downpours in the first week. The 5th was a remarkable day- persistent thunder between 12 and 5:30pm, but it took until after 5pm to catch any rain. There were torrential downpours on the 7th associated with thunder, which gave 28mm of rain. There was thunder on four consecutive days- 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th.

The second half of the month turned progressively cooler and cloudier with frequent rain. The minimum of 2.9C on the 31st was lower than any summer minimum that I recorded in 19 years of Cleadon records, and this in spite of the thermometer currently giving me rather high readings generally. On the whole, it was not as dull or wet as June or July, but the cloudy wet weather during the last third of the month rendered it pretty mediocre statistically.

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  • Location: South West Rocks, New South Wales, Australia
  • Location: South West Rocks, New South Wales, Australia

August was a very dry month here courtesy of the subtropical ridge. Winter rainfall was above average, but only because of June which had well above average rainfall.

Rainfall at South West Rocks during August 2012:

Aug 10th - 13.8mm

Aug 11th - 2.0mm

Aug 12th - 0.2mm

- Below average rainfall was recorded during August, with 16.0mm falling. This is 64.4mm below the August average (Aug Avg. 80.4mm) or 19.90% of the average.

- There were just 3 rain days during August. (Aug Avg. 8.2 raindays)

- The highest daily fall during the month was 13.8mm, which fell on the 10th.

- No thunderstorms passed over South West Rocks during August.

- Jan to Aug rainfall total is 1179.2mm, which is 75.8mm above average (Jan-Aug Avg. 1103.4mm).

Summary of August 2012 temperatures (LTA = Long-term Average):

Aug 2012 Avg. Max: 20.6ºC (LTA: 19.8ºC)

Aug 2012 Avg. Min: 12.1ºC (LTA: 11.7ºC)

Highest max: 24.2ºC (Aug 24th)

Lowest max: 16.5ºC (Aug 11th)

Highest min: 16.3ºC (Aug 16th & 24th)

Lowest min: 6.5ºC (Aug 11th)

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Summary of Winter 2012 Rainfall and Temperatures:

June rainfall: 310.0mm (Jun Avg. 141.2mm)

July rainfall: 58.6mm (Jul Avg. 78.8mm)

August rainfall: 16.0mm (Aug Avg. 80.4mm)

Total rainfall for Winter 2012: 384.6mm (Winter Avg. 300.4mm)

Thunderstorms: 3 storms passed over during winter (1 x June 10th, 1 x June 11th, & 1 x July 26th)

June 2012 Max Avg: 19.2ºC (LTA: 19.2ºC)

June 2012 Min Avg: 12.0ºC (LTA: 12.1ºC)

July 2012 Max Avg: 18.8ºC (LTA: 18.7ºC)

July 2012 Min Avg: 11.5ºC (LTA: 11.2ºC)

August 2012 Max Avg: 20.6ºC (LTA: 19.8ºC)

August 2012 Min Avg: 12.1ºC (LTA: 11.7ºC)

Highest max: 24.2ºC (August 24th)

Lowest max: 15.6ºC (June 11th)

Highest min: 16.3ºC (July 12th, August 16th & August 24th)

Lowest min: 6.5ºC (August 11th)

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  • Location: Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire
  • Location: Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire

Hedon, East Yorkshire.

August 2012

Warmest Max: 24.9°C (on 18/08/12)

Coldest Max: 15.2°C (on 30/08/12)

Warmest Min: 17.3°C (on 18/08/12)

Coldest Min: 6.3°C (on 31/08/12)

Average Max: 21.0°C (+0.6°C Above 1981-2010 Average)

Average Min: 13.2°C (+0.3°C Above 1981-2010 Average)

Overall Average: 17.1°C (+0.5°C Above 1981-2010 Average)

Rain: 59.8mm (99% Of Normal)

Wettest Day: 25th (34.2mm)

Sunshine: 162 hours (88% Of Normal)

Air Frosts: 0

Sleet/Snow Falling: 0 days

Snow lying at 0900: 0 days

Dry Days: 9

Wet Days: 22

Days With Rain >1.0mm: 7

Thunder Days: 5

Year 2012 So Far (Jan - Aug)

Warmest Max: 27.3°C (on 24/07/12)

Coldest Max: 0.7°C (on 11/02/12)

Warmest Min: 17.3°C (on 18/08/12)

Coldest Min: -6.2°C (on 11/02/12)

Average Max: 14.0°C (+0.3°C Above 1981-2010 Average)

Average Min: 7.1°C (+0.1°C Above 1981-2010 Average)

Overall Average: 10.5°C (+0.1°C Above 1981-2010 Average)

Rain: 408.4mm (97% Of Normal)

Wettest Day: 25/08/12 (34.2mm)

Sunshine: 1149 hours (98% Of Normal)

Air Frosts: 18

Sleet/Snow Falling: 10 days

Snow lying at 0900: 10 days

Dry Days: 96

Wet Days: 150

Days With Rain >1.0mm: 77

Thunder Days: 13

Slightly warmer and duller than normal with average rainfall, but an improvement on last year.

The first 21 days of the month were very warm and dry. The mean temp was 18.0°C and only 11.0mm of rain had fallen. More notably, just one day in the period failed to reach 20°C and 14 days surpassed 22°C. Minima were also rather high, especially around mid-month - a result of frequent cloudy nights. Rainfall during this period was frequent but in small amounts, thunder was regularly heard but the showers often missed this area. That all changed on the 25th when a stationary overhead thunderstorm brought over 30mm in under an hour with localised flooding in the town centre and a peak rainrate of 155mm/hr. The final week of the month was then generally cool, windy and unsettled with frequent rainfall. A potent northerly airflow in the final two days gave a peak gust of 32mph on the 30th and the following night saw clear skies and calmer conditions, allowing the temperature to fall to 6.3°C - just 0.2°C short of the record minimum set in August 1999 and equal to the value set on 31st August 2010.

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  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)
  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)

Great to read the reports from Australia, more from around the world would be appreciated!

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  • Location: Kilmersdon Radstock Somerset
  • Weather Preferences: None Really but a snow lover deep down
  • Location: Kilmersdon Radstock Somerset

See the website for my data for August. A record breaker here in more ways than one.

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