THE past month saw the coldest August temperatures for 17 years in East Lancashire, new figures show.
Temperatures failed to get above 21 degrees celsius, with average highs just 17 degrees.
Top temperatures are usually expected to reach well into the 20s throughout the month.
Roy Chetham, who collected the data from his Huncoat weather station, said: “Temperatures were well down for a summer month, and we’ve seen the coldest August since 1993.
“There was also six per cent extra rain, which helped with the water shortages.
"So far this year rainfall is now at 72 per cent of normal.”
September is set to start much warmer than August. This weekend forecasters expect 24 degrees on Sunday, four degrees higher than the monthly average.
Met Office forecaster John Hammond said: “There is fine weather and late summer sunshine to be had for many parts of the UK as we head into the weekend.”
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