June Climate Report 2023 – Astronotes

FLAMING JUNE: HOTTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT ARMAGH, DRIEST FOR 8 YEARS AND

SUNNIEST FOR 14 YEARS

Armagh Observatory experiences that June 2023 was the warmest June at Armagh for at the least 228 years.  The month was additionally a lot sunnier and far drier than common.

The imply temperature, that’s, the typical of the day by day most and minimal temperatures, was roughly 17.35 levels Celsius (63.2 Fahrenheit).  This was a report 3.92 C hotter than the 225-year long-term (1796-2020) common June temperature at Armagh (13.43 C) and three.30 C hotter than the newest (1991-2020) 30-year June common (14.05 C).  Following a comparatively cool June 2022, this was the warmest June on report at Armagh, beating the earlier report set practically 180 years in the past (16.9 C in June 1846) by practically 0.5 C.

The six warmest Junes at Armagh at the moment are June 2023 (17.4 C), June 1846 (16.9 C), June 1826 (16.4 C), June 2018 (16.2 C), June 1887 (15.9 C), and June 1970 (15.8 C).

Though the month was a lot hotter than common there have been no exceptionally sizzling days.  The best most air temperature was a heat 28.5 C on the thirteenth, however this was solely the ninth-warmest June day on report at Armagh.  This was adopted by 26.9 C on the sixteenth and 26.6 C on the fifteenth.  Relatively, the month’s distinctive common temperature occurred as a result of every day’s most air temperature was hotter than the newest (1991-2020) 30-year common of 18.3 C.  The three coolest days (lowest most temperature) have been 18.5 C on the seventh, 18.6 C on the eighth, and 18.7 C on the thirtieth, and the imply month-to-month most temperature of twenty-two.7 C exceeded the newest 30-year common (18.3 C) by a exceptional 4.4 C.

The nights too have been comparatively heat, the warmest occurring on the twenty fourth with a highest minimal temperature of 17.2 C.  This was adopted by 16.1 C on the eleventh after which by 15.5 C, a worth that occurred on three nights: the night of the seventeenth, and early morning on the twenty third and twenty fifth.

The twenty fourth was the warmest June evening on report at Armagh, in a day by day sequence of most and minimal temperatures that started 180 years in the past in 1843. Earlier than being overtaken by the twenty fourth the eleventh, with a minimal temperature of 16.1 C, had been the warmest June evening for 18 years and for a quick interval the eighth-warmest June evening on report.

The good evening or lowest minimal temperature was 7.4 C on the seventh adopted by 7.9 C on the twenty second and eight.0 C on the eighth.  The common minimal temperature this month (12.0 C) was 2.1 C hotter than the newest (1991-2020) 30-year common (9.9 C).

There have been three nights with floor frost, that’s, nights with minimal grass temperatures lower than or equal to zero Celsius.  These have been -0.8 C on the third, -0.5 C on the seventh, and 0.0 C on the eighth.  There have been no night-time air frosts.

4 buzzards have been seen circling overhead on the morning of the eleventh. The identical night a really giant flock of presumably greater than 150 crows was seen flying in the direction of the south-west.  A clattering of greater than 200 jackdaws was additionally seen flying south-west on the night of the twenty second.

Complete precipitation was 42.0 mm (1.65 inches), with no hint values. This was roughly 66% of the 183-year long-term (1838-2020) June precipitation at Armagh (63.7 mm) and 67% of the newest (1991-2020) 30-year June common (62.9 mm).  June 2023 was the driest June at Armagh for eight years, that’s, since 29.45 mm of precipitation together with three hint values was recorded in June 2015.  The wettest day was the sixteenth with 9.4 mm of rainfall, adopted by the twenty third with 7.2 mm and the twenty sixth with 5.6 mm.

Though the month was a lot drier than common, nonetheless there was measurable precipitation on greater than half (16) of the 30 days of the month.  Thunder was heard on the 18th, nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty fifth.

June 2023 was a lot sunnier than common with a complete of 220.1 hours of sturdy sunshine.  This was the sunniest June at Armagh for 14 years, that’s, since June 2009 (223.3 hours of sturdy sunshine).  The month had practically 38% extra sturdy sunshine than the 140-year long-term (1881-2020) common at Armagh (159.7 hours) and 52% greater than the newest (1991-2020) 30-year common (144.6 hours).  The sunniest day, with 13.2 hours of sturdy sunshine, occurred on each the 4th and twenty second, adopted by the ninth with 13.1 hours.

These knowledge seek advice from observations at Armagh Observatory, which has been recording the climate at Armagh since 1795.

For additional data, please contact:

Professor Mark E. Bailey

Emeritus Director of Armagh Observatory

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium

Faculty Hill

Armagh

BT61 9DG

Tel: 028-3752-2928

E-mail: mark.bailey@armagh.ac.uk