Summer's 2025 was one of the hottest and driest on record. It was also Thunderstorm free, featured one named storm one and a dry one as well. It produced a record warm day for August and featured several heatwaves albeit generally short in nature. Overall Summer 2025 was joint warmest on record and the 5th driest on record.
June started on a fairly cool note and this lasted through the first ten days before summer really got going. The coldest days of the summer were on the 7th with 15.3C and then 15.5C. Single digits for nights for the first ten days was another feature with a chilly 7.2C on the 4th and a chilly 7.4C on the 11th. A sudden jump of nearly 6C between the 10th and the 11th marked the start of summer proper. The temperatures from the 11th to the 18th were in the mid to lower twenties so pleasant summer weather. The first heatwave started on the 19th, fairly short lasting three days with temperatures peaking at 29.5C on the 20th and 29.1C on the 21st. The period saw only two warm nights though with 15.7C and 15.3 on the 21st and 22nd. The 22nd also saw a big drop in temperatures of 7.4C with temperatures even lower the following day with 18.8C being recorded. Temperatures rose back into the twenties flirting with heatwave conditions which arrive don the 31st when the warmest day occurred with 31C being the high. The warmest night of June was on the 29th when 16.9C was the low. .
The Rainfall wise the month was very dry despite a fairly wet start with 19.4mm falling between the 1st ad the 5th out of a monthly total of just 26.1mm. 6.7mm was the total rainfall from the 6th to the 30th. The wettest day was the 3rd with a mere 7.3mm being the high. There was a run of 11 days without any measurable rainfall this being from the 10th to the 20th. The month was the 13th driest on record.
The month did feature a nagging breeze with the wind gusting over 30mph on 7 days. It was the 7th windiest June on record since 2002.
Thunderstorms were absent during June.
July was third warmest on record but didn't feature more in the way of rain than June and August. It also featured an embarrassing warning for severe storms from the Met office which didn't materialise and the normal failing by the Met office to remove or adjust the warmings when matters clearly work panning out as forecast.
The first nine days of the month were pleasant with temperatures low twenties to mid twenties. The period did see a chilly 9.5C low temperature on the 8th. However the 2nd heat wave of the year was on it's way and again fairly short in length this time four days lasting from the 10th to the 13th. The 10th saw temperature suddenly rocket up to 29.9C followed the day after with the warmest day of the month with 32.3C being reached. The following day saw 29.1C and the 13th 26.3C. It turned cool on the 1th with just 16.5C being recorded. Temperatures recovered on the 16th and another peak of 27.1C occurred on the 18th. A couple of a rather cool to average days followed with temperatures mostly in the low to mid twenties again and fairly pleasant. The 19th saw humid conditions and the warmest night with 17.3C being the low.
Rainfall was below average once more but not by a huge amount. The wettest day was the 6th with 10.1mm while the wettest period was the 19th and 20th when 17.5mm fell. The third wettest day was the 15th when 7.5mm fell. The last ten days saw only 3.4mm fall ensuring the month remained below average.
The month saw a few rumbles of Thunder on the 20th but didn't produce any Thunderstorms. The forecast for severe storms on the 19th was scuppered by early rain and cloud which killed off the hot air required the break the cap. didn't see any wintry weather or any thundery weather.
The nagging breeze from June continued into the first ten days before we finally lost it. Winds peaking at 37mph on the 4th and 35mph on the 7th.
August began on a pleasant note with summery weather from the 2nd to the 10th with temperatures low to mid twenties. The next heatwave started on the 11th and lasted through to the 15th The heatwave coming to unforecast halt on the 16th as North sea cloud became the dominating factor. Temperatures reached 28.1C on the 11th while unforecast cloud and rain kept the temperatures pegged back to 28.6C on the 12th. 30C plus would have been the final figure if the cloud hadn't hung around into the afternoon. The warmest day of the year came on the 13th with 32.9C being the high. Temperatures remained in the heatwave category until the 16th. The weather then turned cooler with North sea cloud being a major factor until the 22nd. This average to rather cool spell produced the coldest day of the month with 17.3C being the high while the 21st was also cool with 17.6C. Picked up 24th with the last hot day on the 25th when 28C was reached. Despite the attentions of Ex Hurricane Erin temperatures remained mostly in the low twenties ensuring the summer was the warmest on record.
Rainfall wise August was another very dry month being the 3rd driest on record. The first 15 days produced only 4.4mm of rain. The 2nd half wasn't much better despite Ex Hurricane brushing our shores with only another 5.0mm added to the monthly total. July made sure the summer wouldn't be the driest on record but it slid into 3rd place with ease.
.There weren't any Thunderstorms during the summer with Thunder being limited to a few Thundery showers.
| This Summer's Average and the Highs and Lows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Average Temp 16.0C | This Summer's Average 17.7C | Difference from average 1.7C |
| Average Max Temp 22.6C | This Summer's Max Average 20.6C | Difference from average 2.0C |
| Average Min Temp 11.4C | This Summer's Min Average 12.8C | Difference From Average 1.4C |
| High Max 32.9C on the 13th of Aug | Low Max 15.3C on the 7th of Jun | Highest Daily Range 18.1C on the 13th of Aug |
| High Min 17.8C on the 1st of Jul | Low Min 7.2C on the 4th of Jun | Lowest Daily Range 2.1C on the 19th of Jul |
| Number of Air Frosts 0 | Days of Thunder 2 | Days of Snow 0 |
| Days of Rain > 0 38 Days | Days of Rain with Trace 19 Days | Days with Gusts ≥ 50 mph 0 days |
| Average Rainfall 209.6 mm | This Summer's Average 87.0mm | Percentage of Average Rainfall 41.5% |