Weather Round-Up For.......August 2012.

August carried on the fimiliar tune of summer 2012 with very unsettled weather generally, although there were some fair and warm spells! The highest temperature recorded was on the 19th where 26.1c/79f being recorded . The coolest temperature was at the end of the month where some parts of the uk recorded a record low for August. The temperature here was a cold 4.7c/40f which made it the coolest August night here too for many years! Again rainfall was above average, not quite so high as recent months but still coming in at 86.4mms compared to the average of 66mms with only 9 dry days throughout the month. Temperatures were typically average for August, 21.4c/71f, for a daytime average and nightime lows of  12.1c/54f. Windy at times too with a gust of wind of 29mph SouthWesterly on the 17th. Thunder was heard at times and rainfall totals were made up of some quite intense downpours although rather shortlived!
                                          Rainfall statistics from around the Uk                                                        
Newbury Berkshire:-48.5mms
Grimsby NE Lincolnshire:-33.6mms
MiddletonMoor Derbyshire:-85.9mms
Scarborough N,Yorkshire:-57mms
Ft William Scotland:-134mms
Cleethorpes NE, Lincolnshire:-36mms
Llanelli South Wales:-230mms
Maidstone Kent:-11mms
Newtownabbey  SE Antrim NI:-105mms
Frome Somerset:-76mms
Hyde Cheshire:-93mms
Bradford On Avon:-113mms
Dundee Scotland:-104mms
Burgess Hill West Sussex:-40mms
Crocketford Nr Dumfries Scotland:-207mms
Royston Hertfordshire:-28.3mms
Garforth Leeds:-69mms
Fortrose Scotland:-83mms
Bloxwich Herefordshire:-78.4mms
Hornsea N.Yorkshire:-56.5mms
Lampeter West Wales :-158.9mms
Long Lawford Rugby Warwickshire:-64.8mms
Runcorn Cheshire:-42mms
Warminster,Wiltshire:-113.5mms
NW Kent:-12mms
Warwick:-27mms
Headington Oxford:-57mms
Pembrokeshire West Wales:-123mms
Middle Littleton Evesham Worcestershire:-81mms
Fairfield Evesham:-79mms
VOEWS Evesham:-86.4mms
Bristol:-132mms
Colwyn Bay:-80mms
Wells Somerset:-138mms
Exeter Devon:-135mms
Sidemore Bromsgrove Worcestershire:-86mms
Cork S Ireland:-186.2mms
Swansea South Wales:-57mms
[25mms=1 inch]
Many thanks to all the Contributors!