A total of 90.3 hours of sunshine were recorded at Mount Pleasant Airfield, far above the average of 70.1 hours.
Lying snow was present for 18 days, partially due to the heavy snowfall at the end of June. Despite the presence of snow temperatures were around average.
The mean maximum temperature was 4.8C, which is similar to the July average of 4.5C. However, July 23 saw the mercury rise all the way up to 12.1C for highest maximum temperature.
The lowest maximum temperature was 0.3C on July 6.
Rainfall for the month was average, with 47.1mm, compared to the long-term average of 47.4mm. Of this, 13.2mm fell on July 24, making it the wettest July day for 10 years
The month was slightly windier than usual, measuring in at a monthly mean of 15.9 knots, above the long-term average of 13.9 knots.
The highest gust was 54 knots which occurred on July 23. There were four gale days and 16 days when gusts were greater than 33 knots.
Many thanks to Alfie Wheeler at the Met Office for the stats.
