August 2019 weather log
Key:
WW = West Wales
Lwn = Llanwnnen
AG = Aldermans Green, Coventry
CL = Church Lawford
ROW = Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
CC = Capel Curig, Snowdonia
MH = Milford Haven
Mids = Midlands
CITE = Coton-in-the-Elms, Derbyshire
WW = West Wales
Lwn = Llanwnnen
AG = Aldermans Green, Coventry
CL = Church Lawford
ROW = Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
CC = Capel Curig, Snowdonia
MH = Milford Haven
Mids = Midlands
CITE = Coton-in-the-Elms, Derbyshire
COL = Climatological Observers Link
PWS = Personal weather station
PWS = Personal weather station
Warm, humid start to August with showers in places:
Fri 2nd surprisingly warm today, did not expect above 23c here yet it managed 27.3c (little wind so 1-2c too high in the garden cf open country). Scattered heavy showers affected parts of Wales pm, 1- 2 inches in a few hours very locally judging by the radar, notably in the hills east of Brynamman. Other maxima Gogerddan 25.7c, Pershore 25.4c, Milford Haven 25.1c, Trawsgoed 25.0c, Watnall 23.1c, Aberporth 21.1c..
Sun 4th warm sunny intervals, thundery showers for parts of Midlands in particular from late afternoon...thunderstorms affected the Rugby area with 21mm at Lilbourne PWS 17-1800 while Church Lawford just a few miles away had no rain...
Turned unsettled and cooler second week:
Fri 9th heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms overnight, over an inch in places especially parts of Wales and W Midlands, here at Llanwnnen 27.3mm was the wettest August day since 15-8-13 (28.5mm). Other totals 24 hours to 1200: Mumbles 39.0mm, Pembrey 30.4mm, Shobdon 28.0mm, CL 23.0mm. Also a warm night min Mumbles 18.1c, Lwn 16.5c, CC 14.8c; Pershore 17.3c, Watnall 15.6c. More heavy showers and thunderstorms during what was a rather warm and windy day..
Sun 11th thundery showers affected S Wales & Midlands in particular inc Coventry & Leicester, over 17mm fell during the afternoon at Wood End, PWS in Coventry although much of the city had under 10mm (Bablake 6.8mm). Cooler air by now, few above 21c today (max Pershore 21.0c, Pembrey 19.5c, Shawbury 19.6c, CITE 19.5c, Lwn 17.6c, CC 16.0c)
Tue 13th cool late Summer night quite widely, min Lwn 4.8c, Shobdon 5.2c, Tirabad 5.8c, Watnall 10.1c, Aberporth 12.7c
Still quite unsettled mid month but turned much drier and warmer after 20th with a short heatwave:
Mon 19th scattered showers and thunderstorms, thunder heard at AG from intense downpour south of Coventry which then tracked across Rugby. Dad saw forked lightning and minor flooding near Rugby. At Clifton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby 8mm fell in 15 minutes around 1330; AG, Coventry meanwhile had under 1mm.
Fri 23rd warning up maxima Wellesbourne, Warks 26.5c, Shobdon, Herefordshire 24.0c, Lwn & Trawsgoed 23.7c, Aberporth 17.7c
Sat 24th very warm or hot and largely sunny after a cool night for many inland locations: minima Shobdon 6.2c, Lwn 6.8c, Trawsgoed 7.4c, MH & Mumbles 15.7c. Maxima Wellesbourne 29.7c, Gogerddan 28.8c, Hereford & Pershore 28.6c, Shobdon 27.2c, Aberdaron 23.1c. Here at Lwn max 28.3c was the highest recorded in August (records began 2006) beating 27.9c from last year
Sun 25th heat more intense than yesterday for Midlands and sunny; WW generally warm with sunny spells: maxima Wellesbourne 32.5c, Bablake, Coventry 31.3c, CL 31.0c, Shawbury & Shobdon 28.8c; Lwn 24.5c, Tirabad 23.6c, Aberdaron 18.4c.
This has been the hottest late August Bank Holiday on record with temps today reaching 33.3c at Heathrow then 33.2c on the Monday same location:
Mon 26th (BH) hot again much of Midlands..maxima CL 29.1c, Shawbury 26.3c; still warm to very warm most of WW Lwn 25.3c, Trawsgoed 24.2c, Valley 19.3c
Tue 27th last day of the 4 day heatwave for much of the Mids (24th -27th all above 28c Coventry and Rugby); still warm much of WW too with some sunshine; thunderstorms affected Midlands late afternoon inc Coventry area. Maxima CL 29.2c, Shawbury, Salop 23.5c; Lwn 24.3c, Trawsgoed 22.0c, Aberdaron 18.3c
Cooler, changeable month end though still some rather warm days Midlands:
Thu 29th clear cool night for some, however some coasts rather warm in contrast: minima Lwn 3.8c, Shobdon & Swyddffynon (Ceredigion) 4.5c, Pembrey 8.0c, MH 14.7c, Valley 15.1c
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| Radar accumulation 24 hours to Mon 5th Aug 1200 showing localised heavy rain in Rugby area; 21mm in an hour Lilbourne |
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| Lightning sferics for Sun 4th Aug showing thunderstorms in the Rugby area late afternoon |
Turned unsettled and cooler second week:
Fri 9th heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms overnight, over an inch in places especially parts of Wales and W Midlands, here at Llanwnnen 27.3mm was the wettest August day since 15-8-13 (28.5mm). Other totals 24 hours to 1200: Mumbles 39.0mm, Pembrey 30.4mm, Shobdon 28.0mm, CL 23.0mm. Also a warm night min Mumbles 18.1c, Lwn 16.5c, CC 14.8c; Pershore 17.3c, Watnall 15.6c. More heavy showers and thunderstorms during what was a rather warm and windy day..
Sun 11th thundery showers affected S Wales & Midlands in particular inc Coventry & Leicester, over 17mm fell during the afternoon at Wood End, PWS in Coventry although much of the city had under 10mm (Bablake 6.8mm). Cooler air by now, few above 21c today (max Pershore 21.0c, Pembrey 19.5c, Shawbury 19.6c, CITE 19.5c, Lwn 17.6c, CC 16.0c)
Tue 13th cool late Summer night quite widely, min Lwn 4.8c, Shobdon 5.2c, Tirabad 5.8c, Watnall 10.1c, Aberporth 12.7c
Still quite unsettled mid month but turned much drier and warmer after 20th with a short heatwave:
Mon 19th scattered showers and thunderstorms, thunder heard at AG from intense downpour south of Coventry which then tracked across Rugby. Dad saw forked lightning and minor flooding near Rugby. At Clifton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby 8mm fell in 15 minutes around 1330; AG, Coventry meanwhile had under 1mm.
Fri 23rd warning up maxima Wellesbourne, Warks 26.5c, Shobdon, Herefordshire 24.0c, Lwn & Trawsgoed 23.7c, Aberporth 17.7c
Sat 24th very warm or hot and largely sunny after a cool night for many inland locations: minima Shobdon 6.2c, Lwn 6.8c, Trawsgoed 7.4c, MH & Mumbles 15.7c. Maxima Wellesbourne 29.7c, Gogerddan 28.8c, Hereford & Pershore 28.6c, Shobdon 27.2c, Aberdaron 23.1c. Here at Lwn max 28.3c was the highest recorded in August (records began 2006) beating 27.9c from last year
Sun 25th heat more intense than yesterday for Midlands and sunny; WW generally warm with sunny spells: maxima Wellesbourne 32.5c, Bablake, Coventry 31.3c, CL 31.0c, Shawbury & Shobdon 28.8c; Lwn 24.5c, Tirabad 23.6c, Aberdaron 18.4c.
This has been the hottest late August Bank Holiday on record with temps today reaching 33.3c at Heathrow then 33.2c on the Monday same location:
Mon 26th (BH) hot again much of Midlands..maxima CL 29.1c, Shawbury 26.3c; still warm to very warm most of WW Lwn 25.3c, Trawsgoed 24.2c, Valley 19.3c
Tue 27th last day of the 4 day heatwave for much of the Mids (24th -27th all above 28c Coventry and Rugby); still warm much of WW too with some sunshine; thunderstorms affected Midlands late afternoon inc Coventry area. Maxima CL 29.2c, Shawbury, Salop 23.5c; Lwn 24.3c, Trawsgoed 22.0c, Aberdaron 18.3c
Cooler, changeable month end though still some rather warm days Midlands:
Thu 29th clear cool night for some, however some coasts rather warm in contrast: minima Lwn 3.8c, Shobdon & Swyddffynon (Ceredigion) 4.5c, Pembrey 8.0c, MH 14.7c, Valley 15.1c
Nature notes
Fri 2nd Aberduar chapel, Llanybydder: inspected the chapel this evening, extensive droppings staining to chapel walls just beneath the 1 - 3 inch gap kindly made by the workers last Autumn to accommodate the Swifts. 6 or so main foci of the staining suggesting nest locations, these were only obvious through close inspection, as only one large stain was visible from the Surgery car park about 50 metres away across the road. A couple of Swift seen high above and heard to scream.
Onto the forestry, another Flying Ant evening, taking advantage of the warm, close and still conditions. 2125 as getting dark, we were inspected over and over again by a pair of 'chucking' apparently agitated Nightjar, flying round and round over our heads, sometimes perching in nearby trees and with some churring. Came withing a few metres again, gave brief impressive wing clap too, observed for half hour or so until almost completely dark as walked the half mile back to the car.
Driving back loads of moths, creating a constant 'snow flurry' in the headlights.
Mon 5th Nightjars gave a bit of a performance in spite of breezy weather
Tue 6th 20-25 screaming Swift quite high above Teifi as viewed from Lampeter campus after 2000 hrs, then dusk 2100, about 10 above OB, University, with one bird entering hole at chapel side of inner quadrangle
Fri 9th no Swifts or Nightjars on a damp and windy evening..
Tue 13th pleasantly surprised to find Nightjars presence still in the forestry above Llanybydder, almost gave up as starting to slowly walk back to car (with pauses) when at 2120 in near dark a short churr began, followed by another few minutes after. Then heading back to car once more (just 200m from car) one circled us twice within 10-15 metres! Weather cloudy, light breeze, 13c.
Wed 14th pleasantly surprised once more this afternoon to sit a the bench in the inner quadrangle of Lampeter Uni to see a Swift exit a nest hole, then a pair feeding over the building, likely feeding a late clutch of chicks..
Sat 24th Chiffchaff heard singing at AG (very briefly) and then at Long Lawford (close proximity and proper song and also saw this bird). It was a hot sunny afternoon (max 28c). Don't recall ever hearing one in August, so now I have heard them sing in each month from March to October (they often can be heard resuming their singing in September, even early October as they migrate south)..
Mon 26th mild, still evening at forestry above Llanybydder, unsurprisingly no Nightjars as most likely they have now departed on their journey south
Robins commenced their Autumn virtuosos month end, likewise have a few Wrens, all of which thankfully breaks the August silence but not forgetting the contribution by twittering Swallows which seem to have been numerous this year!
August 2019 summary:
Rather warm; average to wet rainfall-wise; sunshine varied between rather dull and rather sunny:
At Coventry this was the warmest August since 2004 while here at Llanwnnen it was the warmest recorded since records began 2006 (previous warmest 2012, though note we have had no particularly warm August since moving here!).
Rainfall totals Aug 2019:
Valley, Anglesey 63.0mm (91%)
Capel Curig, Snowdonia >250mm (2 days data missing during wet spell so likely near 300mm)
Aberdaron 83.6mm (116%)
Trawsgoed c 107mm
Aberporth c 72mm
Llanwnnen 107.6mm (99%)
Milford Haven 93.2mm
Pembrey Sands 116.4mm (129%)
Mumbles, Swansea 88.8mm (136%)
Nottingham 98.2mm
Shawbury c 78mm
Coleshill 63.6mm (94%)
Coventry, Bablake 75.2mm
Church Lawford 80.6mm (130%)
Pershore 63.6mm (94%)
Shobdon, Herefordshire c 77mm
Hereford 72.6mm (152%)
Sunshine totals Aug 2019:
Aberdaron 185.7 hrs
Aberporth 181.5 hrs (102%)
Llanwnnen est 131 hours (81%)
Nottingham 193.5 hrs
Coventry, Bablake School 197.1 hrs (106%0
PWS rainfall August 2019:
Wales...
Coventry, Earlsdon 113.5mm
Clifton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby 78.5mm
Lilbourne, Rugby 91.5mm
Dunchurch, near Rugby 68.6mm
Crick, Northants 60.4mm
Daventry, Northants 68.1mm
Radford Semele, Leamington Spa 97.0mm
Summer 2019
Rather warm, quite dull, rainfall varied from average to wet
Midlands in particular had a wet Summer with parts of WW slightly below average...
Coventry had its wettest Summer since 2012 (299.6mm).
Rainfall totals Summer 2019:
Valley 158.8mm (89%)
Trawsgoed c 293mm (119%)
Aberporth c 214mm (120%)
Llanwnnen 295.7mm (106%)
Pembrey Sands 263.6mm (110%)
Shawbury c 238mm (142%)
Coleshill c 292mm (164%)
Coventry, Bablake School 279.4mm (147%)
Church Lawford, Warks 251.0mm (141%)
Hereford c 219mm (159%)
Sunshine totals Summer 2019
Llanwnnen 414 hours estimated from webcam captures (about 82%)
Coventry, Bablake School 523.6 hrs
Mon 5th Nightjars gave a bit of a performance in spite of breezy weather
Tue 6th 20-25 screaming Swift quite high above Teifi as viewed from Lampeter campus after 2000 hrs, then dusk 2100, about 10 above OB, University, with one bird entering hole at chapel side of inner quadrangle
Fri 9th no Swifts or Nightjars on a damp and windy evening..
Tue 13th pleasantly surprised to find Nightjars presence still in the forestry above Llanybydder, almost gave up as starting to slowly walk back to car (with pauses) when at 2120 in near dark a short churr began, followed by another few minutes after. Then heading back to car once more (just 200m from car) one circled us twice within 10-15 metres! Weather cloudy, light breeze, 13c.
Wed 14th pleasantly surprised once more this afternoon to sit a the bench in the inner quadrangle of Lampeter Uni to see a Swift exit a nest hole, then a pair feeding over the building, likely feeding a late clutch of chicks..
Sat 24th Chiffchaff heard singing at AG (very briefly) and then at Long Lawford (close proximity and proper song and also saw this bird). It was a hot sunny afternoon (max 28c). Don't recall ever hearing one in August, so now I have heard them sing in each month from March to October (they often can be heard resuming their singing in September, even early October as they migrate south)..
Mon 26th mild, still evening at forestry above Llanybydder, unsurprisingly no Nightjars as most likely they have now departed on their journey south
Robins commenced their Autumn virtuosos month end, likewise have a few Wrens, all of which thankfully breaks the August silence but not forgetting the contribution by twittering Swallows which seem to have been numerous this year!
August 2019 summary:
Rather warm; average to wet rainfall-wise; sunshine varied between rather dull and rather sunny:
At Coventry this was the warmest August since 2004 while here at Llanwnnen it was the warmest recorded since records began 2006 (previous warmest 2012, though note we have had no particularly warm August since moving here!).
Rainfall totals Aug 2019:
Valley, Anglesey 63.0mm (91%)
Capel Curig, Snowdonia >250mm (2 days data missing during wet spell so likely near 300mm)
Aberdaron 83.6mm (116%)
Trawsgoed c 107mm
Aberporth c 72mm
Llanwnnen 107.6mm (99%)
Milford Haven 93.2mm
Pembrey Sands 116.4mm (129%)
Mumbles, Swansea 88.8mm (136%)
Nottingham 98.2mm
Shawbury c 78mm
Coleshill 63.6mm (94%)
Coventry, Bablake 75.2mm
Church Lawford 80.6mm (130%)
Pershore 63.6mm (94%)
Shobdon, Herefordshire c 77mm
Hereford 72.6mm (152%)
Sunshine totals Aug 2019:
Aberdaron 185.7 hrs
Aberporth 181.5 hrs (102%)
Llanwnnen est 131 hours (81%)
Nottingham 193.5 hrs
Coventry, Bablake School 197.1 hrs (106%0
PWS rainfall August 2019:
Wales...
Coventry, Earlsdon 113.5mm
Clifton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby 78.5mm
Lilbourne, Rugby 91.5mm
Dunchurch, near Rugby 68.6mm
Crick, Northants 60.4mm
Daventry, Northants 68.1mm
Radford Semele, Leamington Spa 97.0mm
Summer 2019
Rather warm, quite dull, rainfall varied from average to wet
Midlands in particular had a wet Summer with parts of WW slightly below average...
Coventry had its wettest Summer since 2012 (299.6mm).
Rainfall totals Summer 2019:
Valley 158.8mm (89%)
Trawsgoed c 293mm (119%)
Aberporth c 214mm (120%)
Llanwnnen 295.7mm (106%)
Pembrey Sands 263.6mm (110%)
Shawbury c 238mm (142%)
Coleshill c 292mm (164%)
Coventry, Bablake School 279.4mm (147%)
Church Lawford, Warks 251.0mm (141%)
Hereford c 219mm (159%)
Sunshine totals Summer 2019
Llanwnnen 414 hours estimated from webcam captures (about 82%)
Coventry, Bablake School 523.6 hrs
