Near normal temperatures, wettest August since 162.9mm in 2015, but sunshine was above normal. In fact it was the sunniest August since 220.4 hours in 2014. There were brief hot spells to the east, but not in west Cornwall.

The 1st week saw temperatures rather above normal, some warm sunshine, also a few showers. Often breezy.

8th-18th were unsettled. Winds were generally W-SW, fresh at times, with temperatures mostly near normal. The rain was mostly showery in nature. The sunshine, often tempered by the wind. The 16th was a wet dismal day.

From 19th-25th there was a dry spell. Rather cool & breezy at first, but it did slowly warm up. The 23rd was really the best day of the month, unbroken strong sunshine, hardly a breath of wind.

AUGUST 2019 in PENZANCE - All anomalies relate to the 1981 – 2010 norm.

TEMPERATURE
Mean max: 20.1C (-0.3)
Mean min: 13.8C (0.3)
Mean temp: 17.0C (0.0)
Highest max:22.3C (24th)
Lowest min: 10.0C (29th)
Air frosts: 0

RAINFALL
Total rainfall: 102.8mm (124%)
Wettest Day (09-09z) 23.1mm (16th)
Rain days (0.2 mm or more): 19
Wet days (1.0 mm or more): 14

Days with thunder heard: 0
Days with hail: 0
Days with fog at 0900z: 0

WIND
Days with Gales 0
Maximum Gust 35mph (10th)

SUNSHINE (courtesy of Alan Blake – Bosullow is on the moors to the NW of Penzance)
Total Sunshine: 205.5 hours (sunniest since 220.4 hours in 2014)
Sunniest Day: 13.3 hours (2nd)
Days with no sun 1


SUMMER 2019
As with recent years, August was a bit of a let down. It ended up even sunnier than 2018, though much wetter and 1.1C cooler.

TEMPERATURE
Mean max: 19.7C (0.8)
Mean min: 13.3C (0.4)
Mean temp: 16.5C (0.2)
RAINFALL
Total rainfall: mm 288.7(118%)
Days with thunder heard: 1
Days with Gales 0

SUNSHINE (courtesy of Alan Blake – Bosullow is on the moors to the NW of Penzance)
Total Sunshine: 699.2 hours, sunniest summer since 745.9 hours in 2014

Graham
Penzance