Here at 57N the hottest days of the year, averaged over the period
1990-2012, are the first four days of August, daily average about 15,
average max about 20 and the average min about 11, if anyone would like to
compare.

Ian Bingham,
Inchmarlo, Aberdeenshire.
80m asl.

On 28/07/2013 10:05, Ian Bingham wrote:
Here at 57N the hottest days of the year, averaged over the period
1990-2012, are the first four days of August, daily average about 15,
average max about 20 and the average min about 11, if anyone would like
to compare.

Well here at nearly the other end of Great Britain at 50N it is not that
dissimilar.

Warmest temperature occurs during the first week of August with maximum
of 21.0C and a minimum of 13.0C giving a mean of 17.0C. These are 1981 -
2010 figures for Sidmouth.

My own data from 2005 to 2012 from two separate but climatologically
similar sites in the Otter Valley give a maximum of 21.5C and a minimum
of 12.7C giving a mean of 17.1C and occurring about a week earlier at
the end of July.

--
Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

"Nick Gardner" wrote in message
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On 28/07/2013 10:05, Ian Bingham wrote:
Here at 57N the hottest days of the year, averaged over the period
1990-2012, are the first four days of August, daily average about 15,
average max about 20 and the average min about 11, if anyone would like
to compare.

Well here at nearly the other end of Great Britain at 50N it is not that
dissimilar.

Warmest temperature occurs during the first week of August with maximum
of 21.0C and a minimum of 13.0C giving a mean of 17.0C. These are 1981 -
2010 figures for Sidmouth.

My own data from 2005 to 2012 from two separate but climatologically
similar sites in the Otter Valley give a maximum of 21.5C and a minimum
of 12.7C giving a mean of 17.1C and occurring about a week earlier at
the end of July.

--
Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

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Thanks, Nick. Only about 2 degrees in it then. Perhaps in the SW
Peninsular the prevailing winds off the Atlantic take the edge off the
temperatures, whereas we, being in the lee of the Highlands, tend to get
more or less of a Foehn effect.

Ian.

On 28/07/2013 15:49, Ian Bingham wrote:
Thanks, Nick. Only about 2 degrees in it then. Perhaps in the SW
Peninsular the prevailing winds off the Atlantic take the edge off the
temperatures, whereas we, being in the lee of the Highlands, tend to get
more or less of a Foehn effect.

And the coldest time of year (1981 - 2010) statistically is the first
week of February with a daily maximum of 8.9C and a minimum of 2.8C
(mean = 5.9C) .

My own readings (2005 to 2012) show the coldest week to be the last week
of January with a daily maximum of 9.1C and a minimum of 3.1C (mean = 6.1C).

So all nice and symmetrical at the other side of the year.

--
Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk