The nature of this changeable and showery weather is to have a relatively dry morning and then the showers to bubble up as the temperature rises.
Yesterday was a classic example as 2.23 hours of strong sunshine was logged in the morning but by 11.30 the first precipitation had started to fall. Occasional bursts followed in the afternoon. Just after 4pm the leading effect of a cold front transiting the area was felt as rain started to fall that continued to 9pm when it eased for a couple of hours then intensified as heavy rain fell just before and after midnight.
The rainfall yesterday amounted to 14.8mm, the third wettest day this month. That brought the total for July to 93.7mm, which is 157% of the 33-year average or 34mm above the average of 59.8mm. This makes it the seventh wettest July I have recorded since 1984.
With the sun disappearing before midday it was not surprising to find that the maximum was depressed again wth a peak of only 18.3C at 13.30, which was 4C below the 33-year average for July. The maximum has been gradually falling each day for the past five days.
Another mild night followed with a minimum of 13.1C, which was 1.5C above the average.