August 2016
Weather in Letchworth Garden City, day by day
Mean temperature
18.9°C
Station average 18.3°C
Highest
32.3°C
On Wed 24 Aug
Lowest
9.8°C
On Wed 10 Aug
Rain
26.4 mm
48% of the station average, 54.8 mm
Wet days
13
With 0.2 mm of rain or more
Wettest day
13.6 mm
On Sun 28 Aug
Strongest gust
26 mph
On Sat 20 Aug
Highest pressure
1025.3 hPa
Lowest 1002.3 hPa
How it compares
The 7th warmest August of the 17 on record.
The 5th driest August of the 17 on record, and the driest since 2012.
Day by day
| Day | High | Low | Rain | Gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 18.9°C | 12.3°C | 4.4 mm | 12 mph |
| Tue 2 | 20.1°C | 13.6°C | 2.4 mm | 18 mph |
| Wed 3 | 24.4°C | 16.3°C | 0.2 mm | 21 mph |
| Thu 4 | 21.3°C | 14.8°C | 0.2 mm | 19 mph |
| Fri 5 | 24.9°C | 12.4°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Sat 6 | 27.1°C | 12.8°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Sun 7 | 25.7°C | 15.8°C | 0.0 mm | 21 mph |
| Mon 8 | 21.8°C | 12.5°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Tue 9 | 20.6°C | 9.9°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Wed 10 | 20.2°C | 9.8°C | 0.0 mm | 9 mph |
| Thu 11 | 22.1°C | 13.6°C | 0.2 mm | 15 mph |
| Fri 12 | 27.7°C | 14.9°C | 0.0 mm | 19 mph |
| Sat 13 | 24.7°C | 15.4°C | 0.0 mm | 17 mph |
| Sun 14 | 21.3°C | 14.7°C | 0.0 mm | 7 mph |
| Mon 15 | 24.9°C | 11.2°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Tue 16 | 24.4°C | 10.4°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Wed 17 | 26.6°C | 10.4°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Thu 18 | 24.9°C | 12.6°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Fri 19 | 19.0°C | 14.8°C | 1.8 mm | 21 mph |
| Sat 20 | 21.2°C | 13.8°C | 0.2 mm | 26 mph |
| Sun 21 | 22.3°C | 14.6°C | 1.4 mm | 18 mph |
| Mon 22 | 23.9°C | 16.1°C | 1.0 mm | 17 mph |
| Tue 23 | 31.2°C | 15.0°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Wed 24 | 32.3°C | 17.8°C | 0.6 mm | 14 mph |
| Thu 25 | 25.4°C | 16.8°C | 0.2 mm | 11 mph |
| Fri 26 | 27.2°C | 16.3°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Sat 27 | 24.7°C | 14.1°C | 0.0 mm | 21 mph |
| Sun 28 | 22.6°C | 16.2°C | 13.6 mm | 14 mph |
| Mon 29 | 23.4°C | 13.7°C | 0.2 mm | 7 mph |
| Tue 30 | 27.5°C | 12.1°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Wed 31 | 23.8°C | 13.4°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
Weather fronts
- Likely cold front · Mon 8 Aug, 04:30
- Likely cold front · Fri 26 Aug, 03:30
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.