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Updated: 0312 on Mon 8 Sep 2008
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Latest observations - 0300 on 8 Sep 08: Wales

Location
Weather
Temp
Wind
Vis
Pressure / trend
Dir
Speed
Gust
Aberdaron Medium-level Cloud 13.5 °C WSW  7 mph   29 km 1011 hPa, Steady
Aberporth Low-level Cloud 12.6 °C SW  10 mph   25 km 1011 hPa, Falling
Capel Curig Medium-level Cloud 12.0 °C SW  5 mph   5 km 1011 hPa, Falling
Hawarden Partly cloudy 12.9 °C 6 mph   17 km 1010 hPa, Rising
Lake Vyrnwy Low-level Cloud 11.2 °C 10 mph   22 km 1011 hPa, Steady
Milford Haven Partly cloudy 10.7 °C 6 mph   29 km 1012 hPa, Falling
Mumbles Head No data 13.6 °C WNW  6 mph    N/A 1012 hPa, Falling
Pembrey Sands Medium-level Cloud 13.9 °C WNW  8 mph   30 km 1012 hPa, Falling
Rhyl Medium-level Cloud 13.0 °C 0 mph   25 km 1010 hPa, Rising
Sennybridge Low-level Cloud 10.3 °C 0 mph   18 km 1012 hPa, Rising
St Athan Low-level Cloud 13.2 °C NW  6 mph    N/A 1012 hPa, Falling
Trawsgoed Low-level Cloud 12.4 °C 0 mph   6 km 1011 hPa, Falling
Valley Medium-level Cloud 13.5 °C WSW  8 mph   35 km 1011 hPa, Falling
Observations are subject to final quality control after publication on this web site.

24 hours ending 2200 on 7 Sep 08: Wales

Highest max 17.4  °C Mumbles Head
Lowest max 12.5  °C Sennybridge
Lowest min 10.3  °C Lake Vyrnwy
Highest rainfall 5.2  mm Capel Curig
Sunniest 1.5  hours Aberporth

Last updated: 0001 on Mon 8 Sep 2008


UK last month

August 2008

Average daily maximum temperatures ranged from about 1 °C below average across south-western areas of the UK to about 1 °C above average across some eastern coastal areas of England. Average daily minimum temperatures were generally 1 to 2 °C above average across the UK. It was a very wet month across much of the UK with widespread flooding reported in Northern Ireland and parts of eastern Scotland. Northern Ireland had its wettest August in a series back to 1914. It was also an exceptionally dull month across much of the UK, with only the far north of Scotland recording above average sunshine.

Faversham (Kent) recorded a maximum temperature of 27.5 °C on the 6th. Altnaharra (Highland) recorded a minimum temperature of 0.5 °C on the 15th. Fair Isle recorded a daily rainfall value of 101.2 mm on the 16th, which is a new record there and has a return period of over 200 years.

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