August 2002 Temperatures in Bolton
Average max: 19.1C
Highest max: 25.8C, 17th
Lowest max: 14.3C, 9th

Average min: 12.5C
Highest min: 15.8C 1st
Lowest min: 9.5C, 21st

Average temp(˝max+min): 15.8C

No. days with rain observed: 17
No. days with thunder heard: 1

No. days above 25C: 1
No. days above 20C:14

A rather wet month with average temperatures. The 1st to the 11th was very wet and cool at times, the loweat max of 14.3C being recorded on the 9th. However there were a number of warm days during this period as well. From the 12th to the 22nd it was settled with some sunshine, the highest temp of 25.8C being recorded on the 17th. From the 22nd until the end of the month it was changeable with some rain and average temperatures. Although there were not any very high minimas, the highest being 15.8C on the 1st the average min was 2.5C higher than that of July. This was despite the average max being only 0.3C higher than July.

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