AUGUST 2018

Well no repeat of the very warm & sunny June & July, a much more average month. Overall still dry, with near normal temperatures. The bulk of the rain fell in 1 event when 29.4mm fell on 11th.

A cold front went through on the 23rd, and the last week saw temperatures generally a little below.

TEMPERATURE (All variations from 1981-2010 norm)
Maximum:- 23.9C – 3rd
Minimum:- 10.2C – 9th
Average Max 20.3C (-0.1)
Average Min 14.3C (+0.8)
Mean 17.3C (+0.3)

RAINFALL
Total:- 56.8mm (69%)
Wettest Day 25.2mm (11th)
Days with
Hail: 0
Thunder: 0
Fog @ 09:00: 1

SUNSHINE from Alan Blake @ Bosullow http://www.greatbosullow.net/
Total Sunshine:- 178.7hrs
Sunniest Day:- 12.7hrs – 5th


SUMMER 2018
Mean Temperatu17.6C (+1.3)
Rainfall: 118.6mm (52%)
Sunshine on the moors at Bosullow 687.3hrs

The summer ended up the driest since 1996 (91.2mm) and the equal warmest with 1995 & 2006 (17.6C) (Records start 1991)

Graham
Penzance Weather: http://penzanceweather.atspace.com/weather.html