Dry and Rather Warm 

Temperatures

The average maximum temperature during August 2019 in Shoreham was 22.2 Celsius (72F), and that was around 2 degrees Celsius (3.5F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 14.3 Celsius (58F), and that was very close to the August normal.    

The highest temperature recorded during the month was 28.2 Celsius (83F) on the 24th, but there were 3 other days when the temperature rose above 25 Celsius (77F), with all these very warm days occurring between the 24th and 27th. On most days maxima were between 20 and 25 Celsius, but there were a few cooler days. On 5 occasions the temperature failed to rise above 20 Celsius (68F). All of these cooler days occurred between the 10th and 18th, but the only day with a maximum below 18 Celsius (64F) was the 14th with a high of 17.6 Celsius  (64F). 

There were a few warm nights during August, and on the 9th the temperature only fell to 19.2. Celsius (67F). There were 2 other nights when the temperature stayed above 17 Celsius (63F), including the 28th when the minimum temperature was 17.8 Celsius (64F). The coolest nights tended to occur in the second half of the month, and of the 11 nights with minima below 13 Celsius (55F), only 3 occurred before mid month. Only 2 nights had lows under 10 Celsius (50F). The 13th had a minimum of 9.9 Celsius (50F), with  the 21st dipping to 9.6 Celsius (49F). 

The sea temperature was 19 or 20 Celsius (66-68F) throughout the month.

Frost

There were neither air nor grass frosts during  August.  The lowest grass minimum temperature was 6.1 Celsius (43F) recorded on both the 13th and 20th.    

Rain

There were  28.2  millimetres (1.1 ins.) of rain during August and that was around 40% below the monthly average. There were 15 days of measurable rain, and that was about 3 days above normal for August. The first 2 days of August were dry, but the weather then turned changeable, although by the 10th only just over 5 millimetres (0.2 ins.) of rain had fallen. The total for the day on the 11th was 5.6 millimetres (0.2 ins.) with another 4 millimetres (0.15 ins.) on the 12th. Rain fell for much of the day on the 16th, and the total of 6 millimetres (0.25 ins.) made it the wettest day of the month. After the 16th rain was light and patchy with no daily total exceeding 0.6 millimetres (0.03 ins.). In fact the total between the 20th and the end of the month was less than 1 millimetre (0.04 ins.).

Hail

No hail was observed in Shoreham during August.

Thunder

There was only 1 day with thunder occurring during August, and that was late afternoon on the 12th when 4 rumbles were heard during a 6-minute period.

Snow

There was no sleet or snow observed in Shoreham during August.   

Wind

August was very much a southwesterly month with winds from that direction dominating on 22 days. Although winds were often light in the mornings, during afternoons sea breezes were often fresh and occasionally strong. At Shoreham Airport,  southwesterly winds gusted to 31 knots (35 mph) on the afternoon of the 7th, but on the 10th winds gusted above 40 knots (46 mph) through much of the night, morning and afternoon, peaking at 47 knots (54 mph) early in the afternoon. The wind was strong enough to break branches of several trees around the town. The wind remained blustery and 31 knots (35 mph) was recorded on the afternoon of the 11th, with a similar velocity occurring on the afternoon of the 14th. On the evening of the 16th, a gust of 36 knots (41 mph) was measured, and then 33 knots (38 mph) occurred on the afternoon of the 18th.  The following afternoon had 32 knots (37 mph), but that was the final breezy afternoon of the month.    

Fog

There was no fog observed in this part of Shoreham during August. 

Statistics for August 2019