Wednesday 30 July 2014

Wednesday 30 July 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning.   Cloudy during the afternoon.  Sunny in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.8;  Max: 24.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1015.6 mb.

Tuesday 29 July 2014

Rather a lot of cloud but also sunny intervals. 
Temps: Min: 14.9;  Max: 25.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016.4 mb.

June 2014 Summary

In Brief:
Unsettled for the first ten days, then dry, fairly warm and very sunny for the following two weeks.  A showery few days at the end of the month.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
The lowest temperature of the month was 6.9 degs C on the night of the 4th/5th. This was the lowest June temperature since 2009.  The warmest night of June 2014 was that of the 25th/26th, with 15.0 degs C.  There has been a warmer night than this during every June since 2004.
The average night-time temperature for the month was 11.89 degs C, the lowest for June since 2008.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
The coolest day of June 2014 was the 2nd, with 17.4 degs C.  There have been cooler June days than this every year since 2009.   The warmest day of June 2014 was the 24th, with 25.0 degs C.  This was the highest June temperature since 2010.
The average daytime maximum for June 2014 was 21.74 degs C, also the highest June max since 2010 [21.78], and the third highest since 2004.  June 2006 was the highest [21.99].
The temperature exceeded 20 degs C on 24 days of June 2014, the most since 2006 when it did so 26 times.
Although the temperature reached 25 degs C in June 2014, it did not exceed it, so 2010 still stands as the last June in which the temperature did exceed 25 degs C.

Rainfall:
44.1 mm of rain fell during June 2014, making it the driest June since 2010, and the driest of any month since July 2013 [36.2 mm].   This follows 80.1 mm in May 2014, and compares with 81.7 mm in June 2013.
The wettest day of June 2014 was the 27th with 11.4 mm.  Of the last seven Junes, only 2009 had a lower amount for it's wettest day [7.5 mm].  11.4 mm is also the lowest wettest day figure since April 2013.
Only 2 other days had more than 6 mm of rain in June 2014, 4th [8.4mm] and 28th [8.7 mm].

There were 18 completely dry days in June 2014, and 20 with no measurable rain.  Both of these figures are the highest for June since 2010, and the most of any month since July 2013.
It was completely dry from the 11th to the 25th.

Cumulatively 750 mm of rain has fallen at this location in 2014 until the end of June.  This compares with 537.9 mm during the same period in 2013 [+39.4%].

Lightning:
Lightning was visible on the 6th.







Tuesday 29 July 2014

Monday 28 July 2014

Showers and a little sun in the morning.  Lengthening sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.3;  Max: 24.1.
Rain: 4.8 mm.  Pres: 1016.6 mb.

*It was the wettest day since 4 July.

Sunday 27 July 2014

Mostly cloudy, but some sunny intervals too.
Temps: Min: 17.8;  Max: 24.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.0 mb.

Saturday 26 July 2014

Sunny intervals with a passing shower late morning.   Sunnier in the afternoon, but cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 16.6;  Max: 28.0.*
Rain: 0.5 mm.  Pres: 1016.5 mb.

*It was the hottest day since 14 July 2013.

Saturday 26 July 2014

Friday 25 July 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 16.1;  Max: 26.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1015.0 mb.

Friday 25 July 2014

Thursday 24 July 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning, then mostly cloudy.  Showers/rain in the late afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 17.9*;  Max: 25.3.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1013.9 mb.

*This was the highest minimum temperature of the year so far.

Thursday 24 July 2014

Wednesday 23 July 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 15.6;  Max: 25.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1014.4 mb.

Tuesday 22 July 2014

Tuesday 22 July 2014

Long sunny intervals but rather cloudy at times.
Temps: Min: 14.6; Max: 27.0.*
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.1 mb.

*It was the hottest day since 14 July 2013.

Monday 21 July 2014

Sunny intervals, lengthy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.1;  Max: 25.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.9 mb.

Monday 21 July 2014

Sunday 20 July 2014

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 13.9;  Max: 25.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1015.4 mb.

Saturday 19 July 2014

Saturday 19 July 2014

Sunny intervals, lenghtening during the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.7;  Max: 25.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1006.2 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 18 July 2013.

Friday 18 July 2014

Mostly cloudy with a few sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 17.4*;  Max: 23.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1006.7 mb.

*It was the highest minimum temperature of the year so far.

Friday 18 July 2014

Minimum Temperatures

During the later part of 2013 minimum temperature readings at this site were often unusually high. Indeed records were broken several times between August and October.   Therefore, early in 2014, a new, more reliable thermometer, also in a new position, came into service.  [See "A Few Changes" - 9 March 2014].

It is worth mentioning that during the current warm spell, the "unreliable" thermometer is recording even higher figures than it did during August to October 2013.    

Thursday 17 July 2014

Rather cloudy to start.  Mostly sunny until late afternoon then increasingly threatening cloud.
150 minute thunderstorm with frequent lightning during the evening, then rather windy.

Temps: Min: 17.3*;  Max: 23.7.
Rain: 4.2 mm.  Pres: 1008.2.

*It was the highest minimum temperature of the year so far.

Thursday 17 July 2014

Wednesday 16 July 2014

A little sun but mostly cloudy.  A quick shower in the morning.
Temps: Min: 16.9*;  Max: 24.5.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1019.3 mb.

*Highest minimum temp of the year so far.

Tuesday 15 July 2014

Tuesday 15 July 2014

Overnight drizzle late on Monday evening.
Dry on Tuesday with a lot of cloud and a few sunny intervals.  Sunny from mid-afternoon.  
Cloudy later in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.2;  Max: 25.4.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1018.9 mb.

*It was the warmest day since 18 July 2013.

Monday 14 July 2014

Mostly dry with the odd brief light shower and some sunny intervals.  
Overcast from late afternoon with drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.2;  Max: 24.4.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1013.1 mb.

Monday 14 July 2014

Sunday 13 July 2014

Overnight shower, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 14.2; Max: 21.6.
Rain: 0.3 mm. Pres: 1012.2 mb.

Saturday 12 July 2014

Cloudy/overcast.  Drizzly showers in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 15.4; Max: 20.7.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1009.9 mb.

Saturday 12 July 2014

Friday 11 July 2014

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 15.7; Max: 23.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.2 mb.

Thursday 10 July 2014

Mostly cloudy with showers in the morning.  Rather a lot of cloud but some sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.5; Max: 22.6.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1019.2 mb.

Thursday 10 July 2014

Wednesday 9 July 2014

Sunny intervals with a keen breeze.
Temps: Min: 12.7; Max: 20.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022.2 mb.

Wednesday 9 July 2014

Tuesday 8 July 2014

Showers with a lot of cloud and brief sunny intervals.  A fine evening.
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 21.6.
Rain: 1.5 mm;  Pres: 1018.6 mb.


Tuesday 8 July 2014

Monday 7 July 2014

Sunny intervals at first, then mostly cloudy with showers.  A fine evening.
Temps: Min: 10.1; Max: 20.2.
Rain: 6.0 mm.  Pres: 1013.0 mb.

Monday 7 July 2014

Sunday 6 July 2014

Sunny intervals.  Distant threatening clouds.
Temps: Min: 12.6; Max: 22.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1009.0 mb.

Sunday 6 July 2014

Saturday 5 July 2014

Overnight rain/showers, followed by a dry, but mainly cloudy morning.  Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.6; Max: 22.9.
Rain: 2.4 mm.  Pres: 1002.0 mb.

Saturday 5 July 2014

Friday 4 July 2014

Cloudy with showers in the morning and evening, and persistent rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 16.2; Max: 21.1.
Rain: 6.3 mm.  Pres: 998.4 mb.

*It was the highest minimum temperature since 26 October 2013 and the lowest pressure since 26 April 2014.

Friday 4 July 2014

Thursday 3 July 2014

Sunny until mid-afternoon, then sunny intervals.  Cloudy by late evening.
Temps: Min: 11.6; Max: 24.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1013.4 mb.

Wednesday 2 July 2014

Wednesday 2 July 2014

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 11.7; Max: 23.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.7 mb.

Tuesday 1 July 2014

AM: Rain at first, then dry and mostly cloudy.
PM: Some cloud at first, otherwise sunny.
Temps: Min: 15.3; Max: 23.6.
Rain: 4.5 mm.  Pres: 1018.4 mb.

Tuesday 1 July 2014

Monday 30 June 2014

AM: Mainly cloudy, though bright.
PM: Sunny intervals.
Evening: Cloudy/overcast.
Temps: Min: 10.0; Max: 22.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1011.5 mb.