August 2015 was an average and unspectacular month from a weather point of view. No major records were broken.
The average temperature in the month was 15.6°C, with the high being 27.0°C at 16:06 on the 22nd, and the low being 6.7°C at 05:26 on the 16th. The high temperature of 27.0°C was the third highest temperature of 2015. Only the 27.2°C on June 30th and the 32.7°C on July 1st were better. The maximum dew point was 19.3°C at 19:36 on the 22nd, with the lowest dew point being 5.6°C at 06:26 on the 16th. The average dew point was 12.1°C. The maximum heat index was 28.0°C at 17:07 on the 22nd.
There were 185.59 hours of sunshine in the month, this is the most recorded in a month, though this can probably be attributed to the new software measuring sunshine differently. The sunniest day was the 12th when 10.4 hours was recorded. The highest UV index was 6.1 at 14:11 on the 4th, with the monthly average being 0.7.
There were 43.0 millimetres of rainfall in the month, recorded on 19 days. The wettest day was the 14th when 9.6 millimetres was recorded. On the 22nd, during a thunderstorm, a rain rate of 97.6 mm/hr was measured at 18:39.
Winds were normal for August, with the average wind speed being 3.1 mph, with a high of 30.0 mph at 05:42 on the 26th, from a WSW direction..The dominant direction in the month was south-westerly, with a wind run of 2350.28 miles. The highest wind speed was 16.00 mph on the 23rd at 12:28.
The average barometric pressure for the month was 1012.6 millibars, with the highest being 1024.8 millibars at 11:04 on the 12th, and the lowest 997.4 millibars at 15:11 on the 23rd.
