Saturday 29 August 2015

Saturday 29 August 2015

Some sunny intervals but quite a lot of cloud, though still bright.
Thicker cloud from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.3;  Max: 21.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.9 mb.

*It was the first completely dry 24 hour period [2200-2200] since 18th August.

Friday 28 August 2015

Some rain at first overnight.
Sunny intervals.
Cloudy from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.4;  Max: 19.9.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1018.1 mb.

Thursday 27 August 2015

Thursday 27 August 2015

Shower overnight, followed by a dry and mostly sunny day.
Odd showers in the vicinity to the north.
Temps: Min: 12.3;  Max: 20.2.
Rain: 0.4 mm.  Pres: 1010.1 mb.

Wednesday 26 August 2015

Overnight rain, some heavy, then a mostly dry day with sunny intervals.
Passing heavy shower during the middle of the day.
Temps: Min: 14.7;  Max: 20.3.
Rain: 16.0 mm.  Pres: 1003.1 mb.

Tuesday 25 August 2015

AM: Cloudy with rain.
PM: Dry but mostly cloudy in the afternoon.  A few sunny intervals.
Rain late in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.3;  Max: 19.0.
Rain: 21.4 mm.  Pres: 1002.3 mb.

Tuesday 25 August 2015

Summary for Week Ending 2200, 22 August 2015

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 9.3 [Sunday am]
Highest minimum: 17.0 [Friday am]
Average: 13.53.

Lowest maximum: 18.2 [Wednesday]
Highest maximum: 22.4 [Monday]
Average: 19.97.

Rain:
Total: 41.2 mm.
Wettest day: Saturday [19.2 mm].

Pressure:
Lowest: 1004.8 mb. [Saturday (15th) evening].
Highest: 1018.3 mb. [Monday morning].

Sunny: Monday am, Tuesday am.
Sunny intervals: Sunday [weak am], Monday pm.



Monday 24 August 2015

AM: Overcast with rain.
PM:  Cloudy at first, then sunny intervals, lengthier in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.4*;  Max: 16.5**.
Rain: 11.8 mm.  Pres: 1008.0 mb.

*This temperature was recorded during the morning rather than overnight.
**It was the coldest August day ever at this location [since at least 2003].

Sunday 23 August 2015

Rain overnight.
Cloudy until late morning, then sunny intervals.  Heavy shower early afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.5;  Max: 20.3.
Rain: 6.5 mm.  Pres: 998.8 mb.

Saturday 22 August 2015

AM: Overcast and gloomy with rain, some heavy, later more drizzly.
PM: Mostly cloudy, some cloud breaks at first.
Evening: Rain.
Temps: Min: 15.2;  Max: 18.9.
Rain: 19.2 mm.  Pres: 1004.8 mb.

Friday 21 August 2015

Friday 21 August 2015

Overcast and gloomy with light showers of rain or drizzle, this more persistent during the second half of the afternoon and into the evening.
Temps: Min: 17.0*;  Max: 18.7.
Rain: 4.0 mm.  Pres: 1016.3 mb.

*Highest minimum since 18 September 2014.

Thursday 20 August 2015

Thursday 20 August 2015

Mostly cloudy with some drizzly showers.
A few cloud breaks in the morning.
Temps: Min: 15.8;  Max: 20.1.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1017.7 mb.

Wednesday 19 August 2015

Overcast and gloomy with rain or drizzle until mid-afternoon.
Then cloudy.
Temps: Min: 13.6;  Max: 18.2.
Rain: 17.0 mm.  Pres: 1015.4 mb.

Wednesday 19 August 2015

Tuesday 18 August 2015

Mostly sunny in the morning.
Mostly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.6;  Max: 21.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1015.9 mb.

July 2015 Summary

In Brief:
A mostly cool month with no prolonged dry spells.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
The coldest night of the month was that of the 30th/31st when the temperature fell to 7.5 degs C.  This was the coldest July temperature ever recorded at this location*, so exceeding 8.3 degs C recorded in 2011.
The highest minimum for the month was 16.7 degs C, recorded on the night of the 3rd/4th.
This led to the average night-time temperature for the month being 13.48 degs C, the lowest for July since 2011, and the third lowest since at least 2003.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
The coolest day of the month was the 24th with a maximum of 15.5 degs C. This was the second coldest July day at this location*, with July 20th, 2011 being the coldest with 15.1 degs C.
The highest temperature of July 2015 was 23.5 degs C, recorded on the 19th, which, equal with 2007 and 2011, is the lowest July maximum since at least 2003.
The average maximum temperature for July 2015 was 20.28 degs C, the lowest ever for July at this location.*
The temperature exceeded 20 degs C on 19 days, the fewest number of times for July ever at this location.*
It is the first July since 2011 that the temperature did not exceed 25 degs C.

Rainfall:
105.2 mm of rain fell during July 2015, making it the wettest month since February 2015, and the wettest July since 2009.
This figure compares to 49.2 mm in June 2015 and 32.6 mm in July 2014.
The wettest day of July 2015 was the 24th with 40.0 mm [more rain than fell during the whole of July 2014].   This was the wettest day of any month since March 21st, 2013, and the wettest July day since 2009.
A further 31.4 mm of rain fell on the 26th, however these were the only two days with more than 10 mm of rain.  Despite this, the longest completely dry spells of the month were just three days, from 8th to 10th, and 29th to 31st.   On the plus side, the 15th to 23rd saw only 4 mm of rain, and the 27th to 31st only 0.1 mm.

Cumulatively 607.7 mm of rain has fallen during the period January to July 2015.  This compares with 782.6 mm during the same period in 2014 [-22.35%].

Thunder:
None this month.

*Since at least 2003.





Tuesday 18 August 2015

Monday 17 August 2015

Mostly sunny.  A few clouds in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.2;  Max: 22.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016.9 mb.

Sunday 16 August 2015

AM: Weak sunny intervals.
PM: Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.3;  Max: 20.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1018.1 mb.

Summary for Week Ending 2200, 15 August 2015

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 11.1 [Tuesday am]
Highest minimum: 16.2 [Thursday am]
Average: 13.67.

Lowest maximum: 18.2 [Friday]
Highest maximum: 21.9 [Wednesday]
Average: 19.37.

Rain:
Total: 70.1 mm.
Wettest day: Thursday [46.9 mm].

Pressure:
Lowest: 1007.3 mb. [Friday early am].
Highest: 1024.0 mb. [Saturday (8th) evening].

Sunny: Wednesday am.
Sunny intervals: Monday pm, Tuesday (weak), Saturday.

Sunday 16 August 2015

Saturday 15 August 2015

Rather cloudy at times but also sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.6;  Max: 18.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016.8 mb.

Friday 14 August 2015

More rain overnight, followed by a cloudy morning.
Some sunny intervals in the afternoon, lengthening later.
Temps: Min: 14.5;  Max: 18.2.
Rain: 5.0 mm.  Pres: 1011.0 mb.

Friday 14 August 2015

Thursday 13 August 2015

Overcast.
Rain overnight and from late morning, some heavy.
Temps: Min: 16.2;  Max: 18.3.
Rain: 46.9 mm*.  Pres: 1009.2 mb.

*It was the wettest day [2200-2200] since 24 November 2012 and the wettest August day since at least 2007.

Thursday 13 August 2015

Wednesday 12 August 2015

Sunny in the morning and early evening.
Cloudy in the afternoon and late evening.
Temps: Min: 12.6;  Max: 21.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.3 mb.

Tuesday 11 August 2015

Cloudy but bright with mostly weak sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 11.1;  Max: 19.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022.2 mb.

Monday 10 August 2015

Summary for Week Ending 2200, 8 August 2015

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 9.9 [Friday am]
Highest minimum: 15.2 [Monday am]
Average: 13.0.

Lowest maximum: 17.4 [Wednesday]
Highest maximum: 23.6 [Saturday]
Average: 20.29.

Rain:
Total: 11.0 mm.
Wettest day: Wednesday [10.0 mm].

Pressure:
Lowest: 1004.6 mb. [Wednesday eve].
Highest: 1024.9 mb. [Saturday am].

Sunny: Saturday.
Sunny intervals: Sunday, Tuesday am, Friday.

Monday 10 August 2015

Overcast in the morning. 
Rain or showers, some heavy.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon, mainly to the north.
Mostly sunny in the evening.
Temps: Min: 16.1;  Max: 20.0.
Rain: 17.3 mm.  Pres: 1018.0 mb.

Sunday 9 August 2015

Overcast.  Drizzle in the morning.
Temps: Min: 12.6;  Max: 19.0.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1018.3 mb.

Saturday 8 August 2015

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 12.5;  Max: 23.6*.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.0 mb.

*Highest since 20 September 2014.

Saturday 8 August 2015

Friday 7 August 2015


Rather cloudy in the morning and evening.
Mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.9;  Max: 20.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021.1 mb.

Thursday 6 August 2015

Thursday 6 August 2015

Overnight shower, followed by a dry, mainly cloudy day.
Some sunny intervals but most blue sky to the north.
Temps: Min: 12.6;  Max: 18.9.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1016.0 mb.


Summary for Week Ending 2200, 1 August 2015

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 7.5 [Saturday am]
Highest minimum: 14.2 [Monday am]
Average: 11.34.

Lowest maximum: 17.5 [Monday]
Highest maximum: 20.9 [Saturday]
Average: 19.24.

Rain:
Total: 31.5 mm.
Wettest day: Sunday [31.4 mm].

Pressure:
Lowest: 996.8 mb. [Sunday pm]
Highest: 1021.6 mb. [Thursday eve].

Sunny: Thursday.
Sunny intervals: Sunday pm, Tuesday pm, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday pm.

Wednesday 5 August 2015

Overcast with rain or showers throughout.
Temps: Min: 14.0;  Max: 17.4.
Rain: 10.0 mm.  Pres: 1005.7 mb.

Wednesday 5 August 2015

Tuesday 4 August 2015

Mostly dry with sunny intervals.
Cloudy from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.5;  Max: 19.5.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1013.3 mb.

Weekly Summary Update

The average temperatures for weeks previously summarised are [in degs C] as follows:

July 12 to 18: Min: 14.84; Max: 19.93.
July 19 to 25: Min: 13.61; Max: 20.29.

Monday 3 August 2015

Monday 3 August 2015

Mainly dry but quite cloudy. 
Some sunny intervals and odd showers.
Temps: Min: 15.2;  Max: 20.4.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1010.2 mb.

Sunday 2 August 2015

Sunny intervals.
A few showers during the late afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 13.3;  Max: 21.3.
Rain: 0.4 mm.  Pres: 1006.7 mb.

Sunday 2 August 2015

Saturday 1 August 2015

Mostly cloudy in the morning, with a quickly-passing shower.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.1;  Max: 20.9.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1016.7 mb.

Friday 31 July 2015

Sunny intervals.  Quite cloudy above and to the north for a time in the afternoon.  Sunny elsewhere.
Temps: Min: 7.5*;  Max: 20.5**.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1016.5 mb.

*It was the coldest July night ever at this location [since at least 2003].
**It was the first day the temperature exceeded 20 degs C for 8 days.