Cold nightime minima in August

[boywonder]

Braemar recording -2.1 C and aviemore -1.1 C

[Lettucing Gutted]

An interesting note...I believe 1986 was the wettest bank holiday Monday affecting the whole country and was proceeded that day by a -3.4 deg temp in Kilbrace ,highland............very similar to what we have now  !!!!

It's amazing to think that in both cases a storm originating in the deep tropics (Hurricane Charley in August 1986 and Hurricane Bertha in August 2014) combing with a cold deep upper level trough was able to deliver sub-Arctic summer conditions to the UK.  In addition to that very cold -3.4c min in Kilbrace on the Bank Holiday Monday I remember reading on Trevor Harley's website that maxima didn't rise above 10c under that torrential rain in a lot of places on that same day.

 

By the way Richard2901 I'm surprised the very warm August 1995 recorded the coldest night in all the Augusts in between 1986 and 2014.

Edited August 26, 2014 by Craig Evans