September sunshine 'slightly above normal'

But 89.1mm of rain fell during month

The amount of sunshine the Isle of Man experienced in September was ‘slightly above normal’.

Figures show there were 169.8 hours in the month compared to the long-term average of 142.6.

The best day for sunshine was 6 September when there were 11.3 hours.

The second warmest September day on record was logged on that day when the temperature peaked at 26.1°C.

Ronaldsway Met Office has confirmed 89.1mm of rain fell during the month but most of that came on 25 September, and into the following day, when 46mm was collected.

It marks the second highest September daily total recorded at Ronaldsway.  

The mean wind speed across the month came to 12.1 knots which is about 0.8 knots above the long-term average.