The scorching July weather may have renewed our faith in the British summer but August was the coldest in 21 years.
Average temperatures were three degrees below the average and August saw 20 hours less sunshine than normal.
It was also wetter than average, thanks to a couple of downpours and plenty of drizzle in between.
"It has been a month to forget," said Leicester Mercury weatherman Dave Mutton.
"The mean average temperatures make it the coldest August we've had since 1993.
"It's been a big shock after a July that had so much warm and dry weather."
In July, 35mm (1.4 inches) of rain fell in Leicestershire, and there were 11 consecutive days without rain.
Temperatures peaked at 30C (86F), making it one of the 10 warmest Julys since records began in 1910. We also had 122 per cent of the average sunshine.
Dave said: "We've come pretty close to a ground frost this August, with a minimum air temperature of 4C (39F) on Wednesday last week, when we had all the cold fog. That was with a ground temperature of just 2C (36F).
"On Monday last week the highest the temperature got was 14C (58F)."
The mean average temperature for August was 14.8C (58.5F) and the rainfall figures were increased by downpours on August 10 and bank holiday Monday.
In total, almost 75mm (3in) of rain fell, compared with an August average of 57mm (2.25in).
Bank holiday Monday saw several events hit hard by the downpour, including Medbourne Truck Pull, which attracted about 500 people, compared with more than 2,500 last year.
Organiser Gary Gardner said: "We had some teams assume it was cancelled and stayed away.
"We also had a lot fewer people coming to watch, which was a shame.
"The day before when we were setting up was lovely but then it poured with rain on Monday. That's how it is with the British weather."
Dave said he was optimistic there was some pleasant weather to come this month.
He said: "This week we should see things settling down and I reckon September could end up being warmer than August."
