July 2023 was cooler than average (15.38°C versus an average of 16.63), wetter than average (84.00 mm versus an average total of 47.94) and windier than average (a wind run of 2387 miles versus an average of 1991).
The weather in July was very disappointing with a record 25 rainy days, beating the previous record of 20 days. It was also a very cool month with the average temperature being 15.4°C, 1.2°C below the mean for July. The highest temperature was 27.2°C recorded at 17:37 on the 7th, with the lowest temperature being 8.7°C recorded at 05:00 on the 25th. The average daily high temperature was 19.7°C, 1.7°C below the mean, and the average daily low temperature was 11.5°C, 0.6°C below the mean.
The warmest day was the 7th with an average temperature of 20.0°C. The coolest day was the 3rd with an average temperature of 12.6°C. There were no frost days. The average wind chill was 15.3°C, 1.2°C below the mean. The highest wind chill was 27.2°C recorded at 17:37 on the 7th, with the lowest wind chill being 8.4°C recorded at 04:42 on the 4th. The lowest dew point was 7.4°C recorded at 05:20 on the 26th, with the average dew point being 12.4°C. There were 191 hours of sunshine, with the sunniest day being the 7th with 12 hours.
Rainfall in the month was 84.0 millimetres, 22.4 millimetres above the average for the month. The total yearly rainfall at the end of July was 367.6 millimetres, 117% of the average for the end of July. The highest rain rate was 142.2 millimetres per hour recorded at 15:16 on the 11th. The wettest day was the 14th when 10.8 millimetres of rain fell. There was no snow recorded.
The highest barometric pressure was 1018.8 millbars at 01:00 on the 18th, with the lowest barometric pressure being 992.1 millibars at 15:24 on the 15th. The average pressure in the month was 1007.6 millibars. The highest humidity was 98% and the monthly average humidity was 83%. The lowest humidity was 45% at 19:00 on the 7th.
Wind speeds were above average, with the highest wind gust speed of 31 mph being reccorded at 17:29 on the 15th. This is the highest wind gust recorded here in July. The maximum wind speed was 14 mph at 17:17 on the 14th. The wind run was 2386.9 miles, well above the average of 2195.2 miles. The average gust speed in the month was 5.4 mph, and the average wind speed was 3.3 mph. The predominant direction was west south-westerly (244°).
The maximum high solar radiation recorded at 11:36 on the 1st was 1246 w/m². The average solar radiation for the month was 162 w/m². The highest U.V. Index was 7.0 recorded at 12:46 on the 1st.