BAHRAIN recorded a maximum temperature of more than 40C for 18 days last month, according to weathermen.
August was also warmer than normal, said the monthly weather bulletin issued yesterday by the meteorological directorate at the Transportation and Telecommunications Ministry.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 43.7C, on August 15 at Bahrain International Airport (BIA).
The highest temperature recorded at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) was 46.1C (August 9 and 15), and at Durrat Al Bahrain it was 44.6C (August 9).
Meanwhile, the mean temperature of the month was 36.3C which was 1.2C above the long-term normal for August and this goes on record as the fifth highest mean temperature for August since 1902, the bulletin added.
The highest mean monthly temperature for August was 36.8C recorded last year.
The mean maximum temperature of the month was 40.5C which was 0.9C below the long-term normal and this goes on record as the eighth highest mean maximum temperature for August since 1946.
The highest mean monthly maximum temperature for August was 41.8C, recorded last year.
The lowest temperature recorded was 31.7C on August 1 and 30 at BIA but 26.7C on August 1 at Durrat Al Bahrain.
The maximum relative humidity was 88 per cent (August 12 and 13) and the minimum relative humidity was 11pc.
“August was the seventh sunniest month for all Augusts since the sunshine records began in 1968,” said the bulletin.
“The total hours of sunshine for the month were 355 hours.
“The highest monthly total hours of sunshine for August was 364.7 hours recorded in 2021.”
Heavy rain showers associated with thunderstorms were reported at Durrat Al Bahrain on August 1 which produced daily total precipitation of 30.8mm.
This unsettled weather condition occurred last month was due to the approach of tropical low-pressure formation lines on the southern regions of the Arabian Peninsula and the Arabian Sea that caused unstable weather and thundery showers accompanied by strong gust wind over some areas.
The mean wind speed for August was seven knots while dusty conditions were reported on August 11 and visibility dropped to 2,000m at BIA.
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