August 2012
Weather in Letchworth Garden City, day by day
Mean temperature
18.0°C
Station average 18.3°C
Highest
30.4°C
On Sat 18 Aug
Lowest
5.3°C
On Fri 31 Aug
Rain
24.2 mm
44% of the station average, 54.8 mm
Wet days
13
With 0.2 mm of rain or more
Wettest day
8.0 mm
On Sat 4 Aug
Strongest gust
25 mph
On Wed 15 Aug
Highest pressure
1028.6 hPa
Lowest 997.1 hPa
How it compares
The 8th coldest August of the 17 on record.
The 4th driest August of the 17 on record.
Day by day
| Day | High | Low | Rain | Gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 22.8°C | 13.4°C | 0.0 mm | 17 mph |
| Thu 2 | 21.4°C | 13.8°C | 1.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Fri 3 | 22.3°C | 11.7°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Sat 4 | 22.1°C | 13.2°C | 8.0 mm | 18 mph |
| Sun 5 | 21.8°C | 11.8°C | 1.2 mm | 14 mph |
| Mon 6 | 20.8°C | 12.5°C | 0.2 mm | 12 mph |
| Tue 7 | 21.3°C | 10.8°C | 0.6 mm | 14 mph |
| Wed 8 | 23.0°C | 14.3°C | 0.0 mm | 7 mph |
| Thu 9 | 25.3°C | 11.4°C | 0.0 mm | 6 mph |
| Fri 10 | 26.8°C | 11.8°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Sat 11 | 22.8°C | 10.9°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Sun 12 | 25.9°C | 13.6°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Mon 13 | 23.4°C | 15.0°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Tue 14 | 25.6°C | 16.3°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Wed 15 | 22.6°C | 15.9°C | 0.8 mm | 25 mph |
| Thu 16 | 22.3°C | 14.7°C | 0.0 mm | 18 mph |
| Fri 17 | 26.4°C | 17.1°C | 0.0 mm | 20 mph |
| Sat 18 | 30.4°C | 19.4°C | 0.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Sun 19 | 30.1°C | 16.2°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Mon 20 | 24.1°C | 15.2°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Tue 21 | 22.7°C | 13.9°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Wed 22 | 22.3°C | 12.7°C | 0.4 mm | 16 mph |
| Thu 23 | 21.1°C | 11.9°C | 0.0 mm | 9 mph |
| Fri 24 | 20.3°C | 12.9°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Sat 25 | 21.0°C | 14.3°C | 3.6 mm | 13 mph |
| Sun 26 | 21.7°C | 13.0°C | 1.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Mon 27 | 20.2°C | 11.8°C | 0.8 mm | 18 mph |
| Tue 28 | 22.9°C | 12.7°C | 0.4 mm | 15 mph |
| Wed 29 | 19.1°C | 12.2°C | 4.8 mm | 17 mph |
| Thu 30 | 15.3°C | 7.7°C | 1.4 mm | 18 mph |
| Fri 31 | 18.8°C | 5.3°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
Weather fronts
- Likely cold front · Wed 15 Aug, 14:45
- Likely cold front · Tue 28 Aug, 01:30
- Likely cold front · Wed 29 Aug, 13:00
Found automatically from this station’s readings alone, so likely rather than certain. What’s a front?
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Rainfall up to yesterday is from the Environment Agency’s rain gauges near Letchworth: the station’s own gauge is sheltered by nearby buildings and trees and catches less than falls. Today’s is the station’s. Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right, under the Open Government Licence.