On 15 Aug, 12:59, "Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote:
"Martin Rowley" wrote in message

... ... was 5.2°C, amongst the coldest places across Britain last night. Not
unusual for this site to be cold - for example, these are the minima for
the last few years for August:-
2003: 5.0, 2004: 6.9, 2005: 6.4, 2006: 4.6, 2007: 5.5

Martin, Hurn had 4.5°C on 1 Aug 1976 -- a well-known cold night --
possibly the lowest there during the first half of the month.

It's easier to get low mins at the end of the month, of course,
and Hurn's min on 30 August 1964 was 2.5°C. Not sure
whether this is the record, and don't have time today to do
an exhaustive check.

Philip

Min of 7.9C in Penzance last night - my record August low being 7.2C
on 29/08/98

A decidedly cool day today. Wednesday managed 18.8C in the afternoon
sunshine despite the wind. 18.9C yesterday - felt warmer in light
winds & prolonged sunshine - beaches absolutely packed.
Today struggling to get above 17C and now quite dull & breezy. With
the cloud, wind & lower temperatures, a very different feel to
yesterday.

Graham
Penzance