Given below, are the final August statistics for Edinburgh, Gogarbank (there will be a separate thread for the entire summer, which will be created soon if there isn't such a thread already) from all of the data which I have available which are:

Temperature (°C):

Lowest Min.: 5.0 (on 31/8)
Highest Min.: 16.2 (on 2/8)
Mean Min.: 11.4
Min. Anomaly: +0.6

Lowest Max.: 13.0 (on 26/8)
Highest Max.: 24.0 (on 2/8)
Mean Max.: 18.0
Max. Anomaly: -1.1

Average Temp.: 14.7
Temp. Anomaly: -0.3

Rainfall (mm):

Total For Month: 55.0 (81.1% of 1981-2010 average)
Wettest Day 15.6 (on 19/8)
Rain Days: 12 (107.1% of 1981-2010 average)
Dry Days: 15
Longest Dry Spell: 5 days (27/8 to 31/8)
Highest Number of Days without a single dry day: 5 days (12/8 to 16/8)

Sunshine Totals (hrs):

Total for month: 109.3 (73.4% of 1981-2010 average)
Sunniest Day: 11.4 (on 9/8)
Sunless Days: 5

Overall, August was a poor month which showed itself to be a very pale shadow of the other two months. The month started off on a warm note but in the end, it was a slightly cooler than average month here. In terms of the actual rainfall amounts, it was a slightly drier than average. However, it was a slightly wetter than average month in terms of the number of official rain days, and it was also a substantially duller than average month.

Rather dry again after above average (!) rain in July.
Warmth steadily diminished as the month went on, but generally no shortage of pleasant summery days.
Ground frost on the 31st with minimum air of +0.8C

Average temperature = 14.8°C; diff from climate av: +0.4°C
Average humidity = 83%
Average dewpoint = 11.9°C
Average barometer = 1014.4 mb
Average windspeed = 6.5 mph
Average gustspeed = 9.2 mph
Average direction = 247° (WSW)
Rainfall for month = 38.0 mm (-48mm)
Rainfall for year = 455.6 mm (-77mm)
Maximum rain per minute = 0.6 mm on day 27 at time 02:29
Maximum temperature = 24.3°C on day 07 at time 14:42
Minimum temperature = 0.8°C on day 31 at time 06:34
Maximum humidity = 90% on day 26 at time 08:17
Minimum humidity = 51% on day 31 at time 15:43
Maximum dewpoint = 19.0°C on day 03 at time 17:14
Minimum dewpoint = -1.1°C on day 31 at time 6:34
Maximum pressure = 1025.1 mb on day 31 at time 07:08
Minimum pressure = 998.0 mb on day 26 at time 20:11
Maximum windspeed = 25.3 mph from 180°( S ) on day 26 at time 15:03
Maximum gust speed = 35.7 mph from 180°( S ) on day 26 at time 15:02
Maximum heat index = 25.4°C on day 07 at time 14:42
Avg daily max temp :19.1°C
Avg daily min temp :10.9°C
Growing degrees days :170.6 GDD
Total windrun = 4350.6miles
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Daily rain totals
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02.4 mm on day 3
04.3 mm on day 10
01.1 mm on day 11
03.9 mm on day 12
05.4 mm on day 15
00.4 mm on day 17
05.0 mm on day 19
06.3 mm on day 20
00.2 mm on day 21
02.6 mm on day 23
02.2 mm on day 24
02.2 mm on day 26
01.9 mm on day 27

Overall an average month. Temperatures were fractionally above average, the mean being only 0.3C higher than June. Rainfall was exactly average.

AUG 2018

Given below, are the final August statistics for the botanic gardens in Edinburgh from all of the data which I have available which are:

Temperature (°C):

Lowest Min.: 6.1 (on 30/8 and 31/8)
Highest Min.: 16.8 (on 2/8)
Mean Min.: 11.4
Min. Anomaly: 0.0

Lowest Max.: 13.1 (on 26/8)
Highest Max.: 23.6 (on 2/8)
Mean Max.: 18.2
Max. Anomaly: -0.7

Average Temp.: 14.8
Temp. Anomaly: -0.4

Rainfall (mm):

Total For Month: 69.0 (114.6% of 1981-2010 average)
Wettest Day 18.2 (on 19/8)
Rain Days: 14 (144.3% of 1981-2010 average)
Dry Days: 12
Longest Dry Spell: 5 days (27/8 to 31/8)
Highest Number of Days without a single dry day: 7 days (10/8 to 16/8)

Sunshine Totals (hrs):

Total for month: 156.9 (97.2% of 1981-2010 average)
Sunniest Day: 13.3 (on 9/8)
Sunless Days: 4

In contrast to the conditions at Edinburgh Gogarbank, the botanic gardens in Edinburgh were slightly sunnier but wetter during August. Unlike Edinburgh Gogarbank which was drier than average, the botanic gardens in Edinburgh were actually wetter than average although the number of hours of sunshine was much closer to the 1981-2010 average, than was the case for Edinburgh Gogarbank.

That is important because what is happening at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh in terms of weather statistics is much more representative of what is happening in Edinburgh city centre (which is where the majority of visitors to the city congregate, especially during the festival periods), than the other more outlying stations such as Swanston, Edinburgh Gogarbank and Edinburgh Airport.

*** A LOOK BACK AT THE WEATHER IN KENT IN AUGUST in Folkestone ***

 An average month with high rainfall after a hot and sunny start.

 Temperature:

 Average maximum temperature 22.4 c (+1.3 c above normal)

Average minimum temperature 13.2 c (normal)

Mean monthly overall 17.82 c (+0.57 c above normal)

Maximum for the month 29.7 c- 6th

Minimum for the month 7.8 c - 25th

 Rainfall:

Total for month 85.6 mm (long term average 56.0 mm)

 Rain days (days with >1.0mm) = 8

Dry days = 18

 Wind (mph):

Highest Gust 23 mph SW- 10th.

 Dominant wind direction was between south and west on 17 days.

 Pressure (mb):

Maximum 1024.3 - 31st

Minimum 1004.1- 7th

 Days with hail falling 0

 Days with thunder heard 3

A heat and dryness of summer 2018 relaxed after the 8th of the month and thereafter the month dominated by westerly winds bringing a mix of sunny spells and showers and some wetter days from low pressures edging up from France. Sunshine totals were close to average, rainfall was above average and temperatures ended up slightly above average.

Of note:

 An intense but highly localised heavy shower on the 10th gave the Harbour area of town 10 mm of rain in 10 minutes at 3 pm. 1 mile away in north Folkestone it remained dry.

Summary for August 2018 in Watford

Temperature (°C):
Minimum 6.5 day 10
Maximum 33.7 day 06
Highest Minimum 18.0 day 03
Lowest Maximum 17.2 day 26
Air frosts 0

Rainfall (mm):
Total for month 57.6
Rain days 11
Dry days 19

Wind (mph):
Highest Gust 13.0 day 03
Gale days 0

Pressure (mb):
Maximum 1022.2 day 04
Minimum 996.3 day 26

More on my blog - https://blog.andrewlalchan.co.uk/watford-weather-august-statistics/