August 2016 was a month of above average temperatures and lower than average rainfall, despite over 35 millimetres of rain falling in the last 13 days. Winds were slightly higher than normal for the time of year.
The highest temperature occurred on the 23rd at 17:00, when the thermometer reached 27.2°C, making it the second warmest day of the year, beaten only by the 30.1°C recorded on July 19th. The minimum temperature was 7.6°C recorded at 05:38 on the 9th, and the average for the month was 16.3°C, the highest August average ever recorded here, beating the mean by 0.9°C. The average daily high was 20.8°C and the average daily low was 12.4°C, a record for August.
Because of the lack of strong winds, the high and low wind chills were the same as the maximum and minimum temperature, with the average wind chill for the month being 16.2°C. The average dew point for the month was 13.0°C, with the high being 19.1°C at 17:38 on the 22nd, and the low being 5.7°C at 05:38 on the 9th. There were 202.3 hours of sunshine, with the sunniest day being the 15th when 10.35 hours were recorded.
There were 42.8 millimetres of rainfall recorded, the second lowest total recorded here in August. Rain fell on 16 days, with the wettest day being the 25th when 14.0 millimetres of rain were recorded, making it the second wettest day of 2016, beaten only by the 14.8 millimetres recorded on March 28th. The yearly total now stands at 350.4 millietres. The highest rain rate was 47.2 millimetres per hour at 22:01 on the 25th.
Winds were what you would expect in August. The maximum gust speed was 30 mph at 15:15 on the 20th, and the maximum wind speed was 16 mph at 18:11 on the 3rd. The average gust speed for the month was 6.0 mph and the average wind speed was 3.98 mph. The average daily maximum gust speed was 18 mph and the average daily maximum wind speed was 10 mph. The total wind run was 2912.5 miles and the average wind direction was 219°.
The high barometric pressure was 1026.2 millibars at 23:16 on the 14th, and the low barometric pressure was 998.9 millibars at 16:38 on the 20th. The maximum humidity was 98% at 09:46 on the 28th, with the low being 49% at 17:22 on the 23rd. The average humidity in the month was 82%.
The maximum solar radiation was 1055 w/m² at 14:00 on the 4th, with the month average being 166 w/m². The highest U. V. index was 5.8 at 14:47 on the 3rd.
