August was a big let down in a summer that saw the mean temperature nationally match the UK’s best-ever summers.
The mean temperature finished 18.9C, 0.7C above average.
Some 69.5mm of rainfall was recorded, 139 per cent of the 1981-2010 average. Some 169 hours of sunshine were recorded, 87 per cent of average. Apart from being 1.5C warmer than average it was a carbon copy of last August.
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Summary for August 2018
Temperature (°C):
Mean (1 minute) 18.8
Mean (min+max) 18.9
Mean Minimum 13.8
Mean Maximum 24.3
Minimum 6.9 day 10
Maximum 33.1 day 03
Highest Minimum 19.1 day 03
Lowest Maximum 17.0 day 09
Air frosts 0
Rainfall (mm):
Total for month 69.5
Wettest day 13.6 day 16
High rain rate 48.3 day 10
Rain days 14
Dry days 17
Wind (mph):
Highest Gust 22.8 day 24
Average Speed 2.5
Wind Run 1841.7 miles
Gale days 0
Pressure (mb):
Maximum 1025.1 day 31
Minimum 1001.3 day 26
Total hours of sunshine 169
Wanstead Meteo 
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