September was wet with a total of 88 mm of rain, more than the past 30-year average rainfall of 55.4 mm, the Metrological Office said.

Out of a total of 10 rainy days, the wettest day last month was Tuesday with 41.8 mm. No hail was recorded but thunderstorms were noted on the 2nd, 3rd, 14th, 23rd, 24th and 30th.

Furthermore, with an average temperature of 24.6°C, September days were warmer than the monthly average for the past 30 years by 0.2°C. The highest maximum temperature of 36.1°C was recorded on September 8, 1.3°C lower than the maximum for the past 60 years.

Meanwhile, the lowest minimum temperature last month was 15.6°C recorded on the 29th and higher than the 61-year September average by 2.4°C.

The sea temperature was 1.5°C warmer than the average of the month recorded over the past 30 years. The monthly average humidity reached 71 per cent, five per cent less than the monthly 30-year mean. Fog was recorded on September 6, which caused visibility to drop to 200 metres.

The wind had an average speed of 5.8 knots.

On average, Malta had 8.54 hours of sunshine a day, which is around the 30-year September average.

The sunniest day was the 17th with 11.2 hours and the dullest were the 27th and 30th when there was full cloud cover throughout.