Sep 042023
August 2003 was cooler than average (15.54°C versus an average of 15.91), drier than average (40.80 mm versus an average total of 49.52) and calmer than average (a wind run of 1446 miles versus an average of 2201).
August was another disappointing month with temperatures below average, although rainfall was below average. The highest temperature was 27.4°C reccorded at 16:33 on the 10th. The lowest temperature was 7.6°C recorded at 06:00 on the 6th and the average temperature was 15.5°C, 0.4°C below the monthly mean. The average daily high temperature was 20.1°C, 0.4°C below the monthly mean. The average daily low temperature was 11.3°C, 0.5°C below the mean.
The warmest day was the 10th with an average temperature of 21.7°C, while the coldest day was the 5th with an average temperature of 11.7°C. There were no frost days. The average wind chill was 15.5°C, 0.7°C below the mean. The highest wind chill was 27.4°C recorded at 16:33 on the 10th, with the lowest wind chill being 7.6°C recorded at 06:00 on the 6th. The lowest dew point was 6.7°C recorded at 06:00 on the 6th, with the average dew point being 12.7°C. There were 184.4 hours of sunshine, with the sunniest day being the 10th with 10.1 hours.
Rainfall in the month was 40.8 millimetres, recorded on 15 days, 8.0 millimetres below the average for the month. The total yearly rainfall at the end of August was 408.4 millimetres, 112% of the average for the end of August. The highest rain rate was 27.8 millimetres per hour recorded at 16:07 on the 3rd. The wettest day was the 5th when 12.8 millimetres of rain fell. There was no snow recorded.
The highest barometric pressure was 1021.1 millbars at 10:15 on the 21st, with the lowest barometric pressure being 982.5 millibars at 11:02 on the 2nd. This is the lowest pressure recorded here in August. The average pressure in the month was 1011.0 millibars. The highest humidity was 99% and the monthly average humidity was 84%. The lowest humidity was 51% at 18:07 on the 16th.
Wind speeds were below average, with the highest wind gust speed of 23 mph being reccorded at 18:30 on the 14th. The maximum wind speed was 10 mph at 16:08 on the 19th. The wind run was 1445.9 miles, well below the average of 2275 miles. The average gust speed in the month was 3.6 mph, and the average wind speed was 2.0 mph. The predominant direction was west south-westerly (254°).
The maximum high solar radiation recorded at 13:37 on the 13th was 1185 w/m². The average solar radiation for the month was 153 w/m². The highest U.V. Index was 5.8 recorded at 12:52 on the 1st.