Three Fascinating Insights Into July’s Record-Breaking Climatic Moments
Climate patterns continue to surprise us, with each year seemingly setting new records.
As we seek to understand the implications of these changes and their broader impact, here’s a closer look at three standout insights from the hottest month the Meteorological Office has ever documented!
1. July’s maximum temperature peaked at 42.7°C as a heatwave affected the Maltese Islands
2. Six consecutive days registered temperatures of 40°C and over
3. Just over 382 hours of sunshine
With an average air temperature of 29.6°C, last July was the hottest month ever recorded by the Meteorological Office, surpassing the previous record held by August 1999 at 29.2°C.
While August 1999 still boasts the highest recorded temperature at 43.8°C, last July saw consistently higher-than-average temperatures. In fact, for 24 days, temperatures exceeded the typical 31.7°C for July, and during a 10-day heatwave, temperatures reached between 40°C to a peak of 42.7°C on 24 July.
The month’s coldest day was 6 July at 21.1°C, whereas in 1980, July had a night reaching a colder 15.5°C. The month also saw 382.1 hours of sunshine, even the least sunny day had 10.7 hours. The cloud cover was also less than usual at 0.3 oktas compared to the expected 0.8. As expected for July, there was no rainfall. Winds peaked at 31 knots on the second day, but cooler northwest winds returned by the month’s end, offering some relief.
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