August 2019
🌡️ Temperature
In the UK, August 2019 was very hot. 🌡️
- The average temperature in August 2019 was 17.1°C.
- That's 1.4°C hotter than the average of 15.7°C.
- This puts it in the 90th percentile for heat, as the 35th hottest August on record.
The hottest August ever was in 1995, when it averaged 19.2°C, and the coldest year was 1912 at 12.9°C.
🌧️ Rainfall
In the UK, August 2019 was slightly wet. 🌧️
- The total rainfall in August 2019 was 86.8mm.
- That's 3.6mm wetter than the average of 83.2mm.
- This puts it in the 58th percentile for rainfall, as the 106th wettest August on record.
The wettest August ever was in 1912, when rainfall totalled 192.9mm, and the driest year was 1995 at 9.1mm.
☀️ Sunlight
In the UK, August 2019 was sunny. ☀️
- In August 2019 there were175.1 hours of sunshine.
- That's 21.2 hours more sunshine than the average of 153.9 hours.
- This puts it in the 84th percentile for sunshine, as the 16th sunniest August on record.
The sunniest August ever was in 1947, when there were 259.4 hours of sunshine, and the least sunny year was 2022 with 0 hours of sunshine.