Warm and Dry
Temperatures
The average maximum temperature during August 2022 in Horsholm was 24.2 Celsius, and that was more than 2 degrees above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 12.2 Celsius, and that was very close to the monthly normal.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 31.8 Celsius on the 4th, but 5 other days had maxima above 28 Celsius, including 3 consecutive days commencing on the 13th. On both the 13th and 15th maxima of 29.1 Celsius were recorded. The only high above 28 Celsius after mid month was on the 18th when 28.6 Celsius occurred. A further 6 days had maxima above 25 Celsius. Some less warm days occurred during the first and last weeks of the month, and on 4 occasions the temperature failed to reach 20 Celsius. There were 3 of these cooler days between the 5th and 7th, with a high on the 7th of 19.3 Celsius. However, the coolest day of the month was the 29th with a maximum of 19.1 Celsius.
There were several warm nights during August, with some of the highest temperatures occurring during the third week. On the 16th, a minimum of 19.1 Celsius was recorded, and a further 7 nights had minima above 15 Celsius, including a low of 16.7 Celsius on the 27th. Many nights (12) had minimum temperatures between 10 and 13 Celsius, but there were several cooler nights. On 7 nights the temperature fell below 10 Celsius, but only 3 of these cooler nights had minima below 9 Celsius. On the 2nd, a minimum of 7.4 Celsius was recorded, with 6.6 and 5.9 Celsius recorded on the 30th and 31st respectively.
Frost
No air frost occurred in this part of Horsholm.
Rain
A total of 38.8 millimetres of rain was measured in August, which was around 30% below the monthly average. Measurable rain fell on 13 days, which was 5 days below the average. Rain fell on each of the first 6 days of August, but only 8.2 millimetres were recorded in total, with the wettest day, the 5th, only having 4.0 millimetres. The following 9 days were dry, and although it was more unsettled immediately after mid-month, the period between the 16th and 22nd only yielded 4.4 millimetres of rain, and between the 23rd and 26th it was completely dry. On the 27th, it rained heavily, with 24.0 millimetres falling by the end of the day. This represented more than 60% of the monthly total. On the 28th, another 0.2 millimetres were added to the total, but the last 3 days of August were dry.
Hail
No hail was observed in this part of Horsholm.
Thunder
There was a brief thunderstorm early in the evening on the 4th.
Snow
No sleet or snow was observed in this part of Horsholm.
Wind
It was an unusual month for wind directions with around half the days having breezes emanating from the southeasterly quadrant. On most other days northwesterly winds dominated, with only 2 days, the 6th and 7th, having winds from the southwest. The wind was also exceptionally light throughout the month, with moderate breezes only occurring on 3 days, all of which were in the first week of the month.
Fog
No fog was observed in Horsholm during the month.