The final days of summer over the weekend were rather cold in Finland. During the time between Friday and Sunday it didn't even climb above 13C at Jyväskylä Airport. A top of 12.8C was recorded on Friday, it just got to 13.0C on Saturday and yesterday was even colder, a chilly 12.2C. After three cooler daily maximums in August 2010, yesterday's temperature was the fourth coldest August maximum since at least 2009.
Yesterday also surprised with its minimum temperature. Forecasts had predictions for overnight temperatures to drop to around 6C or 7C, but Tikkakoski saw a low of only 1.0C between 4am and 5am. That was the second coldest August temperature for Jyväskylä since at least 2009.
Despite the cool temperatures yesterday, an eight day rain streak was ended. August 29 and 30 recorded 3.9mm and 1.4mm respectively, but it remained dry for the last day of the month.
Temperatures are predicted to return to around 20C later this week. A top of 21C is currently forecast for Thursday. Wednesday and Friday might also reach 20C. If the predictions come true, these are likely to be the last days of the year above 20C for Jyväskylä. Early forecasts for next week already have maximums back down to only 12C. Historically speaking, temperatures above 20C (not surprisingly) become increasingly rare as September wears on.
August this year never really looked like showing an early signs of spring in Sydney, and the final three days of the month were no different. Friday and Saturday only hit tops of 16.0C and 16.1C respectively. Yesterday's 19.3C was the sixth warmest of the month. In comparison, the respective sixth warmest maximum temperature from all Augusts between 2009 and 2013 ranged from 20.6C to 25.2C.
In terms of minimums, Friday saw the first below 10C in almost two weeks. August 30 and 31 recorded minimums back above 10C though.
The streak of rain days also ended at Sydney Airport yesterday. The streak of 15 between August 16 and 30 is the longest this year and accounted for 207.6mm. Friday and Saturday added 3.4mm and 1.2mm respectively to the monthly total.
The first day of September has seen already seen something August didn't, a maximum above 25C. The 25.2C recording at 2:16pm this afternoon was the highest since July 31. In a strange coincidence, that meant that the cold August of 2014 was book-ended by two 25C plus days. Today's warmth is brief though. Rain is expected to return tomorrow, along with cooler temperatures below 20C for the rest of the week.
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