August 2022 Summary

A hot month that completed the second driest summer on record

After 2 months that were colder than average, the month of August came in a bit more than 1 degree higher than average.  This is not surprising with 5 days above 30°C compared to the average of only 2 and only a few very cold days.

We only received 44.8 mm of precipitation, which is just a little more than half the average of 83.9 mm.  This made it the driest August since 2010 and put the total precipitation so far in 2022 of 386.7 mm closer to the average of 596.0 mm.  This is the sixth driest first 8 months of the year that we have seen in the region.

The total precipitation for this year’s meteorological summer (June, July, and August) was 112.1 mm.  This is the second lowest total precipitation for these months in the over 100 year history of records in the region, the only drier summer was in 2007 when there was only 74.5 mm.

Summary for August 2022:

Maximum Temperature 31.5°C
Minimum Temperature 6.4°C
Average Daily High Temperature 27.3°C (Long term average 24.8°C)
Average Daily Low Temperature 12.5°C (Long term average 12.9°C)
Total Precipitation 44.8 mm (Long term average 83.9 mm)

(Long term averages based on 1981-2010 data for the Waterloo-Wellington Airport)