If you thought it was a very hot July you were not exaggerating as the weather man has confirmed that, at 28.1°C, the average temperature was 2 °C higher than the norm.

The hottest day was July 31, with the temperature soaring to 38.4°C. This was still well below the record temperature of 42.7°C recorded on July 9, 1988. The highest temperature reached 35°C or over during seven days last month, including on July 21 and July 31, when it was 5°C above the maximum norm of 31°C for those days. The meteorological office had issued three heat advisory warnings: on July 16, 18 and 29.

The sea offered no real respite from the heat with temperatures averaging at 26.3°C, higher than the expected 24.7°C. The highest sea temperature for July was registered on July 23 and 24, at 28.2°C.

July was also brighter with 12.3 hours of sunshine recorded, surpassing the expected average of 11.7 hours. There were a total 382.1 hours of bright sunshine, 20 hours more than usual.

Humidity varied drastically, between 95 per cent on July 12 and 19 per cent on July 31.