July 2023 was wetter and cooler than normal and was very disappointing for those holidaying in the UK and hoping to take to the outdoors.
The unfavorable weather persisted. In early August, temperatures remained mostly below normal in this area, adding to the trend.
August’s average temperatures in Vale of Aylesbury are about 1.5°C below the seasonal norm, considering the current period.
Temperatures balanced between near-normal nights and daytime lows frequently 2-3°C below average, creating this pattern.
If you cast your minds back to last Thursday (10 August) and Friday, however, we finally saw weather worthy of the summer holidays.
Maximum temperatures on both days reached around 25-26C in Aylesbury and there was plenty of sunshine.
Daytime highs were 2-3°C above the seasonal average, yet notably cooler than past years’ scorching days.
For temperatures akin to last week’s, we must go back to July 9, when they hit 23°C.
In essence, a full month passed without daytime highs reaching the expected normal temperature levels, highlighting an anomaly.
By British standards, often ridiculed for poor summers, the past month has been notably grim in an atypical manner.
Good news, temperatures are rising, and the next days will bring comfortable mid-20s Celsius temperatures, along with sunshine.
There are indications that the weekend may see some very warm, humid air, but with this will come the threat of showers and thunderstorms.
The Met Office has alerted UK residents about potential flooding in parts of northern England and Scotland due to thunderstorms.
The Met Office’s yellow alert mentions “heavy, persistent, and possibly thundery” rain in their released weather advisory.
