Summer 2024 report from Cheshire, England.

[RayProudfoot]

Meteorological Summer 2024 ended yesterday. Here are the main stats together with some info which may cause you to raise your eyebrows.

The warmest day was 31 July with a maximum of 29.2C. Warm periods were short but included 23-26 June; 17-20 July; 28 July - 2 Aug and 11-12 Aug.

The coolest night was 13 June with a minimum of 5.7C.

The wettest day was 9 July when 0.72" (18mm) was recorded. Other wet days were 9 June (0.52"); 11 July (0.56"); 16 July (0.68") 15 Aug (0.39"). Rain fell on 44 days out of a possible 92.

The highest gust was 35mph on 23 August - Storm Lilian.

Sunshine amounts were below average in June and July but August was just above average.

The average temperature (day and night) was 15.5C - the lowest since 2012 (15.4C). Only two summers have been cooler - 2011 and 2012. The average temp deviation was just +0.1C for June; -0.2C for July and +0.3C for August. I have never known summer temperatures to be so close to the normal.

The temperature failed to reach 30C for the first time since 2014.

Rainfall of 7.05" was recorded - 90.9% of that expected. June had 1.8" (68%); July 3.19" (136%) and August 2.06" (74%). It was under half of that which fell in 2023 (14.7").

With all the warnings of global temperatures rising these buck that trend. The very wet spell that started late June 2023 ended mid-July 2024 since when only 2.27" has fallen in 46 days.

So to sum up, the coolest summer in 12 years with no sustained hot spells and below average rainfall. Sunshine was just below average.

[mcrossley]

Yep, it's been a pretty poor summer, though thankfully not too wet.