July 2018 climate summary

### 1st to 8th

The weather remained very warm, dry and sunny, with a few showers and thunderstorms in places. The 1st was cloudy and muggy in the south and west, with temperatures not falling below 16-18°C by night. The 2nd was another very warm day but brighter with clear skies in southern and central areas, there were a few thundery showers near south-western coasts. The 3rd and 4th remained warm with clear skies in the south but some cloud further north. The hot and sunny weather continued between the 5th and 8th across the country, it was also uncomfortable by night with temperatures remaining in the high teens after the hot days. There was a little more cloud around in the far south on the 8th with some thundery showers. Southbeach recoreded 16mm of rain within an hour overnight on the 8th.

### 9th to 16th

It remained mostly hot, dry and sunny throughout the period with a little more cloud at times. On the 10th, cloud in the north turned the sunshine hazy as it spread southwards, there was a few showers in the south but they cleared offshore. The 11th was mostly sunny and very warm apart from some low cloud in the east. The 12th started off cloudy for most but brightened up throughout the day. The 13th started sunny in the south before thundery showers developed and spread towards the north; it started off cloudy in the north but it turned brighter in the afternoon. It was sunny and warm for most on the 14th and 15th, hot in some places, with just a bit of cloud confined to the far southwest. The 16th continued hot and sunny in the south and east but it was cloudy further west and north. Some scattered showers moved in during the evening and turned thundery at times in the south.

### 17th to 24th

The 17th and 18th were a little cooler than of late but still pleasant with sunny spells and isolated showers. The 19th was a bit warmer although it remained mostly overcast in southern and central areas, with clear skies in the far north. The 20th started bright for most with a few showers in the east, turning thundery as they tracked along the coast. From the 21st to the 24th, southern areas were mostly dry, sunny and very warm. It turned increasingly hot, whilst the north was cooler with cloud and drizzle at times.

### 25th to 31st

The 25th was a dry day with sunny spells for all, it was also hot with temperatures widely between 25°C and 30°C. The 26th continued hot with sunny spells and a high of 34.6°C in Ams City, but thunderstorms developed across southern and western areas in the evening. The night of the 26th/27th was uncomfortably warm for most, with widespread minimum temperatures of 19°C to 21°C... it didn't fall below 22.1°C in Ams City. The 27th was another hot day with more sunshine, it reached 33.6°C in Ams City, however some more cloud moved in during ther evening along with a few showers. The 28th was cloudier and fresher with showers clearing northwards followed by sunshine and showers, these showers were very heavy at times, accompanied by hail and thunder. In Knightsbridge in the southwest, 52mm was recorded whilst flooding was reported in various locations across the south, not helped by the dry ground. The 29th was a wet and windy day as rain spread from the southwest. The 30th was a day of sunshine and showers, and it started to get warmer again. The 31st was a mostly bright day with isolated showers for eastern and central areas. A few thunderstorms spread into the south west during the evening.