July this year was warmer than average with a mean temperature of 26.6°C being recorded at the Malta Airport Meteorological Office. This was 0.7°C above the norm.
The maximum temperatures reached were within the climate norm of 30.7°C up to the July 24.
On July 29, the maximum temperature reached a peak of 37.5°C.
The highest ever recorded maximum temperature for July is 42.7°C, recorded on July 9, 1988.