Sunday 2 September 2012

August Weather Statistics

                                                                     2012                          2011

Temperature at 8am                                     14.0c                         13.4c
Minimum temperature                                  11.9c                          11.5c
Maximum temperature                                 19.3c                          18.0c

                                                                    mm.        in.                    mm.       in
Rainfall                                                        166.5      6.7                   183        7.3

Despite the national weather statistics, August here has not been exceptionally wet. We have had three wetter Augusts in the last nine years. It has been slightly warmer than usual, apart from a sudden drop in temperature right at the end of the month.               John Dobson.