Weather in Shoreham – June 2017

A very warm, but also a rather wet, month

Temperatures

The average maximum temperature during June 2017 in Shoreham was 22.1 Celsius (72F), and that was almost 4 Celsius (7F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 13.5 Celsius (56F), and that was over 1 Celsius (2F) above the normal June value.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 31.7 Celsius (89F) on the 21st, but there were several other very warm days between the 17th and 21st, including the 18th with 30.1 Celsius (86F) and 30.4 Celsius (86F) on the 20th. The temperature reached 27.0 Celsius (81F) on the 14th, and in total there were 6 days when the temperature rose above 25 Celsius (77F). There was plenty of fairly warm weather, with a further 13 days when the temperature exceeded 20 Celsius (68F). There were no particularly cool days during June, and although the temperature failed to rise above 18 Celsius (64F) on 3 occasions, the lowest value for the month was 17.0 Celsius (63F), some 6 Celsius (11F) above the record low for June.

There were several warm nights during June. but with most of the warmer nights occurring after mid month. There were 8 nights with minimum temperatures above 15 Celsius (59F), although only 1 of these warmer nights occurred before mid month. On the 11th a minimum of 15.4 Celsius (60F) was measured, although this figure was exceeded on 5 nights between the 19th and 24th. On the night of the 20th/21st a low of 18.1 Celsius (64F), occurred, with the following night 1 Celsius (1.8F) cooler. There were no especially chilly nights, although on 2 occasions the temperature fell below 10 Celsius (50F), The coldest night, by a fraction, was the 3rd/4th, when a minimum of 9.8 Celsius (50F) was measured.
The sea temperature climbed steadily from 13 Celsius (55F) at the beginning of June to a comfortable 18 or 19 Celsius (64-66F) during the third week. Despite lower air temperature, the sea stayed relatively warm until the end of the month.

Frost

There were no frosts in Shoreham during June. The lowest grass minimum was 6.1 Celsius (43F) on the 13th.

Rain

There were 53.0 millimetres (2.1 ins.) of rain during June, and that was about 20% above average. Rain fell on 9 days, close to what one would expect at this time of year, but wet days ( rainfall of 1 millimetre (0.04 ins) or more) only amounted to 4 days, roughly half of what can be expected in June. A little rain fell on the 2nd, but the first high rainfall occurred on the 5th. A total of 21.4 millimetres (0.8 ins.) was measured with a further 6.6 millimetres (0.25 ins.) logged on the 8th. No measurable rain fell between the 9th and 21st (13 days) and only just over 1 millimetre (0.05 ins.) fell between the 22nd and 26th. However, on the following day, steady rain contributed another 22.2 millimetres (0.9 ins.) to the monthly total. Almost 95% of the June rain total fell on just 3 days, the 5th, 8th and 27th. Although it rained on the last 3 days of the month, once again amounts were small.

*A rain day is from 0900-0900 UTC

Hail

There was no hail reported in Shoreham during June.

Thunder

There were 3 days when thunder was observed in Shoreham. Showery rain on the evening of the 8th produced 1 late flash and rumble. On the morning of the 22nd there was plenty of thunder but most of it stayed to the west and north. On the 27th there were a couple of late morning thunderstorms embedded in the steady rain.
Wind

After a quiet start to the month, it became very windy at the end of the first week with southwesterly gusts at Shoreham Airport reaching 40 and 35 knots (46 and 40 mph) on the 6th and 7th respectively. Southwesterly winds continued into the second week, but after mid month breezes were generally lighter, except between the 22nd and 26th, and often blowing from between northwest and northeast..

Fog

There was no fog observed in Shoreham during June.

Statistics for June 2017

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Shoreham Airport	28.1	7.8	55	16	12
Thorney Island	29.0	8.4	47	18	8
Gatwick Airport	33.3	6.7	55	23	9
Herstmonceux	31.6	9.1	76	25	9
Bournemouth (Hurn)	30.6	5.7	57	24	9
Middle Wallop	31.6	7.0	93	60	9
Dieppe	34.9	9.4	29	9	9

June 18, 2017

Heatwave

Today, Sunday 18th June, saw the temperature in Shoreham climb to 30.1 Celsius (86F). This was probably the warmest June day for 41 years.

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Weather in Shoreham – May 2017

A warm, but occasionally wet, month

Temperatures

The average maximum temperature during May 2017 in Shoreham was 18.8 Celsius (66F), and that was around 2 Celsius (3.5F) above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 10.3 Celsius (50F), and that was nearer 1 Celsius (1.8F) above the normal May value.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 28.1 Celsius (82F) on the 26th, but there were several other warm days, more especially in the latter part of the month. There were 10 days when the temperature exceeded 20 Celsius (68F), but only 1 of these warmer days occurred before mid month. The temperature reached 22.1 Celsius (72F) on the 11th, but this value was exceeded 5 times during the last 10 days of May, and included highs of 26.3 Celsius (79F) on the 25th and 24.2 Celsius (76F) on the 28th. There were no particularly cool days during May. In fact, the only 3 days with maximum temperatures below 15 Celsius (59F) all occurred before the 9th. These rather cool days were the 1st, 3rd and 8th, with the 3rd having the lowest temperature with a reading of 12.6 Celsius (55F).

There were many mild nights during May. but although there were 16 nights with minima above 10 Celsius (50F), only 4 of these milder nights had lows above 13 Celsius (55F). All of these mildest nights occurred after mid month and included minima of 15.5 Celsius (60F) and an exceptionally mild 17.2 Celsius (63F) on the following night. On the first 11 nights of May minimum temperatures were below 10 Celsius (50F) with only 4 of these cooler nights thereafter. There were only 3 nights when the temperature fell below 7 Celsius (45F). On the 20th a minimum of 6.5 Celsius (44F) was recorded, with 4.7 Celsius (41F) and 3.1 Celsius (37F) measured on the 9th and 10th respectively.
The sea temperature was 11 Celsius (52F) rising to 13 Celsius (55F) towards the end of the month.

Frost

There were no frosts in Shoreham during May, although the grass temperature fell to 0.0 Celsius (32F) on the 10th, and below 3 Celsius (37F) on the 20th.

Rain in Shoreham

There were 64.4 millimetres (2.5 ins.) of rain during May, and that was about 20% above average. Rain fell on 12 days, close to what one would expect at this time of year. Although measurable rain fell on the first 3 days of May, it only amounted to just over 3 millimetres (0.1 ins.). The following week was dry, but then the weather became very unsettled. Between the 11th and 19th, only the 15th had no rain* On the 11th, over 5 millimetres (0.2 ins.) of rain fell, and although rainfall was lighter on the following 3 days, the 4 day period 16th to 19th was very wet. A total of nearly 43 millimetres (1.7 ins.) fell in 96 hours and included 3 days with totals above 10 millimetres (0.4 ins.). The wettest day was the 16th with 14.0 millimetres (0.55 ins.). There was plenty of dry weather for the remainder of the month, and only the 28th had measurable rain. On that day 7.4 millimetres (0.3 ins.) was measured.

*A rain day is from 0900-0900 UTC

Hail

There was a report of hail around lunchtime on the 19th, and although the fall was brief in Shoreham, it was heavier and more prolonged over the Downs to the east of the town.

Thunder

There were 3 days when thunder was observed in Shoreham. There was thunder and lightning from high-level cloud in the early hours of the 27th, with another rumble around breakfast time. Very little rain fell during these storms. On the following evening, storms spread north from France, and although the main centres of activity seemed to be southeast of Shoreham, thunder and lightning continued into the early hours of the 29th.
Wind

The wind through the first fortnight of May was often from a northeasterly direction, but apart from the 2 very warm days later in the month, the northeasterly breeze gave way to the more typical southwesterlies. Generally the wind was light or gentle. and only the 4th and 6th had gusts exceeding 15 knots (17 mph). On both these days 17 knots (19 mph) was measured.

Fog

There was no fog observed in Shoreham during May, although visibility was significantly reduced under low cloud cover early on the 27th.

Statistics for May 2017

Reporting Station	Highest Temp	Lowest Temp	Rain Total (mm)	Wettest	Rain days
Shoreham Airport	25.2	2.2	65	21	13
Thorney Island	24.4	2.7	61	31	12
Gatwick Airport	26.7	-0.6	75	24	13
Herstmonceux	26.4	2.3	64	17	12
Bournemouth (Hurn)	25.6	0.1	51*	24	*
Middle Wallop	26.6	0.8	60	25	10
Dieppe	28.4	4.8	61	23	16

*Data missing

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