August 2015 - Locks Heath (NW) in Fareham

43 metres amsl, 5 miles inland of The Solent. Davis VP2 Daytime FARS
at 1.2m, wind at 3m, CoCoRaHS rain gauge. Grassy suburban garden.

Averages are estimates for 1980-2010 from Met Office website, tables
for Southampton, Solent and the mapped averages.

Temperatures °C (00 BST-00 BST, Davis VP2 Daytime FARS at 1.2m, wind
at 3m.

Measurement: Value (Diff from avg) or date (% of avg)

Mean Max: 20.5 (-1.2)
Highest Max: 25.7 22nd
Lowest Max: 16.1 24th

Mean Min: 13.1 (-0.4)
Highest Min: 16.2 3rd, 21st
Lowest Min: 7.8 1st

Mean Temp: 16.7 (-0.9)

Mean Grass Min: 10.7 (+0.5)
Low Grass Min: 4.9 1st
High Grass Min: 14.8 20th

Air Frosts: 0 (0)
Ground Frosts: 0 (0)

Precip mm 0-0h: 128.2 (+73.2) 233% - wettest August since 1960*
Precip Highest: 31.0 24th
Dry Days (0,tr): 12
Rain Days1mm: 16
Rain Dys 1mm+: 15 (+8) 200%

Mean Wind spd: 1.8 mph
Highest Gust: 21 mph 26th
Dom. Wind Dir: WSW

Notes
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* This appears to have been the wettest August on the central south
coast of England since at least 1960, exceeding the next highest here
since then by 28mm, 233% of average, with twice the average number of
days with rain = 1mm. The second half of the month had rain totalling
112mm, 12mm higher than any complete August hereabouts since 1960.

Bournemouth Hurn has reported 137mm rain for August, 245% of average
and said by the local BBC South Today weather presenter to be a record
for the month - but the length of record was not stated.

The good news is that yesterday it was unusually easy to dig up part
of my normally hard and stony back garden! Squelch.

--
Dave
Fareham (W)