Wednesday 29 June 2016

Tuesday 28 June 2016

AM:  Cloudy. Rain from late morning.
PM:  Rain at first then sunny intervals and breezy.
Temps: Min: 10.3;  Max: 17.5.
Rain: 4.1 mm.  Pres: 1013.3 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200,
25 June, 2016

Lowest minimum: 12.1 [Saturday]
Highest minimum: 15.1 [Monday & Wednesday]
Average: 13.56.

Lowest maximum: 16.6 [Sunday]
Highest maximum: 19.9 [Thursday]
Average: 18.74.

Rain:
Total: 45.0 mm.
Wettest day: Monday: 15.2 mm.

Pressure:
Lowest: 1013.1 mb. [Monday am]
Highest: 1022.5 mb. [Saturday (25th) evening]
 
Sunny: None.
Sunny intervals: Thursday, Friday.

Tuesday 28 June 2016

May 2016 Summary

In Brief:
Some fine weather at first, in the middle, and at the end of the month.  Unsettled in the third week.
Mostly on the cool side by day, average by night, but reasonably dry.

Temperature [Minimum]:
The coldest night of the month was that of the 4th with a low of 2.8 degs C.  This was the coldest May night since at least 2004 at this location.  Previously this was 3.2 degs recorded in May 2014.
The mildest nights of the month were the 12th and 21st with 12.4 degs C.
The average night-time temperature for May 2016 was 9.54 degs C, which is the 6th lowest since 2004.
This was lower than the average minimum for December 2015 of 10.08 degs C.
The temperature fell below 5 degs C on two nights, [1st and 4th], which is the most times in May since 2010.

Temperature [Maximum]:
The coolest day of the month was the 1st with a high of 12.6 degs C, and the warmest was the 13th with 21.7.  This gives an average for the month of 16.91 degs C, making May 2016 the third coolest since at least 2004.
The temperature exceeded 20 degs C 4 times during the month, which is about average.

Rain:
46.1 mm of rain fell during May 2016, making it the driest May since 2012, and the driest month since April 2015.  This compares with 71.1 mm in May 2015 and 61.0 mm in April 2016.
The wettest day of the month was the 18th with 8.9 mm, the lowest 'wettest day' figure since April 2015.
There were only 3 other days with more than 3.0 mm of rain, 9th [8.3], 20th [7.8], and 21st [7.5].
There were 14 dry days and 17 with no measurable rain during May 2016, the most in May since 2013.
Only 0.5 mm of rain fell from the 3rd to the 8th, no measurable rain between the 12th and 16th, and only 2.1 mm after the 21st.

Cumulatively 644.5 mm of rain has fallen between January and May 2016 compared with 453.3 mm during the same period in 2015 [+42.18%].

Thunder:
None this month.






Monday 27 June 2016

Monday 27 June 2016

AM: Rather cloudy with some sunny intervals.
PM: Sunny intervals at first, then mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 14.5;  Max: 20.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022.1 mb.

Sunday 26 June 2016

Mostly cloudy.
Drizzly showers during the late morning and afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.7;  Max: 17.6.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1019.7 mb.

Saturday 25 June 2016

Saturday 25 June 2016

Rather cloudy with a few showers.
Some sunny intervals, mostly in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.1;  Max: 17.9.
Rain: 2.3 mm.  Pres: 1022.7 mb.

Friday 24 June 2016

Rain overnight and at first, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 13.3;  Max: 18.7.
Rain: 8.0 mm.  Pres: 1020.1 mb.

Thursday 23 June 2016

Thursday 23 June 2016

Sunny intervals.
Cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.6;  Max: 19.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.6 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200,
18 June, 2016

Lowest minimum: 10.0 [Thursday]
Highest minimum: 14.8 [Sunday]
Average: 12.37.

Lowest maximum: 15.3 [Friday]
Highest maximum: 19.8 [Thursday]
Average: 17.86.

Rain:
Total: 5.7 mm.
Wettest day: Wednesday: 2.1 mm.

Pressure:
Lowest: 995.2 mb. [Wednesday am]
Highest: 1026.2 mb. [Saturday (18th) evening]
Sunny: None.
Sunny intervals: Sunday pm, Thursday am, Saturday pm.

Wednesday 22 June 2016

Rain overnight.
Temps: Min: 15.1;  Max: 19.0.
Rain: 8.5 mm.  Pres: 1018.6 mb.
 
I apologise for the less than normal information in this report, which is due to me being away!
Unfortunately it is not possible to give a more detailed description of today's weather.

Tuesday 21 June 2016

Mostly cloudy and mainly dry.
Temps: Min: 13.3;  Max: 19.8.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1017.9 mb.

Monday 20 June 2016

Monday 20 June 2016


Rain overnight and at first in the morning.
Overcast until late morning, then mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 15.1*;  Max: 19.3.
Rain: 15.2 mm.**.  Pres: 1016.9 mb.

*Highest since 11 September 2015.
**Wettest day since 27 March.

Sunday 19 June 2016

Overcast, dull and gloomy.
Showers in the morning.
Rain in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 13.4;  Max: 16.6.
Rain: 11.0 mm.*  Pres: 1019.5 mb.

*Wettest day since 2 April.

Saturday 18 June 2016

Mostly cloudy in the morning with some sunny intervals.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.2;  Max: 18.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1026.2 mb.

Friday 17 June 2016

Friday 17 June 2016

Mostly cloudy with some light showers.
Sunny intervals in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.5;  Max: 15.3.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1016.8 mb.

Thursday 16 June 2016

Thursday 16 June 2016

Sunny intervals in the morning.
Mostly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, with a few sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 10.0;  Max: 19.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1005.0 mb.

Wednesday 15 June 2016

Wednesday 15 June 2016

Cloudy with showers.
Sunny intervals in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.2;  Max: 16.5.
Rain: 2.1 mm.  Pres: 998.6 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200,
11 June, 2016


Lowest minimum: 11.7 [Monday]
Highest minimum: 14.5 [Saturday]
Average: 12.97.

Lowest maximum: 16.2 [Friday]
Highest maximum: 24.2 [Wednesday]
Average: 20.51.

Rain:
Total: 1.8 mm.
Wettest day: Friday: 0.9 mm.

Pressure:
Lowest: 1009.5 mb. [Saturday (11th) evening]
Highest: 1026.2 mb. [Tuesday late evening]
Sunny: Sunday, Wednesday pm.
Sunny intervals: Monday am, Tuesday, Wednesday am, Saturday pm.

Tuesday 14 June 2016

Mostly dry but mainly cloudy.
Sunny intervals from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.1;  Max: 17.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 996.6 mb.

Monday 13 June 2016

Mostly cloudy with showers.
Some sunny intervals around the middle of the day.
Temps: Min: 13.8;  Max: 18.0.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1003.1 mb.

Sunday 12 June 2016

Some rain overnight, followed by a mostly cloudy morning with showers.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Cloudy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.8;  Max: 19.7.
Rain: 1.5 mm.  Pres: 1008.1 mb.

Saturday 11 June 2016

Mostly cloudy in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Cloudy with rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.5;  Max: 21.6.
Rain: 0.8 mm.  Pres: 1009.5 mb.

Saturday 11 June 2016

Friday 10 June 2016

Overcast and dull with a little rain/drizzle.
Temps: Min: 13.7;  Max: 16.2.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1011.1 mb.

Thursday 9 June 2016

Thursday 9 June 2016

AM: Cloudy.
PM: Sunny intervals for a time, then cloudy and dull.
Temps: Min: 12.1;  Max: 21.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.4 mb.

Wednesday 8 June 2016

Sunny intervals in the morning.
Mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 12.3;  Max: 24.2*.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.4 mb.

*Warmest day since 6 August 2014.

Tuesday 7 June 2016

Tuesday 7 June 2016

Some mist and drizzle overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 13.5;  Max: 22.8*.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1026.2 mb.

*Warmest day since 8 August 2015.

Summary For Week Ending 2200,
4 June, 2016

Lowest minimum: 8.3 [Saturday]
Highest minimum: 14.9 [Thursday]
Average: 11.57.

Lowest maximum: 16.7 [Friday]
Highest maximum: 21.3 [Wednesday]
Average: 19.57.

Rain: None measurable.
Wettest day: Sunday: Trace.

Pressure:
Lowest: 1012.2 mb. [Early Sunday am]
Highest: 1024.2 mb. [Wednesday am]
 
Sunny: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday pm, Saturday am.
Sunny intervals: Wednesday pm

Monday 6 June 2016

Sunny intervals until late morning, then overcast and dull.
Temps: Min: 11.7;  Max: 17.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1021.2 mb.

Sunday 5 June 2016

Cloudy start, then sunny.
Temps: Min: 13.0;  Max: 20.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.5 mb.

Saturday 4 June 2016

Sunny in the morning.
Cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.3;  Max: 18.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.1 mb.

Saturday 4 June 2016

Friday 3 June 2016

Mostly cloudy in the morning.
Sunny in the afternoon.
Temsp: Min: 10.0;  Max: 16.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.2 mb.

Thursday 2 June 2016

Cloudy start.
Some sun later.
Temps: Min: 14.9*;  Max: 18.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.1 mb.

*Highest since 11 September 2015.

Friday 3 June 2016

Wednesday 1 June 2016

Mostly cloudy.
Some sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.0*;  Max: 21.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022.9 mb.

*Highest since 27 December 2015.

Wednesday 1 June 2016

Summary For Week Ending 2200,
28 May, 2016

Lowest minimum: 6.4 [Tuesday]
Highest minimum: 11.7 [Friday]
Average: 9.03.

Lowest maximum: 15.4 [Wednesday]
Highest maximum: 19.3 [Friday]
Average: 16.84.

Rain:
Total: 2.1 mm.
Wettest 24 hrs to 2200:  Friday: 0.9 mm.

Pressure:
Lowest: 1005.0 mb. [Early Sunday am]
Highest: 1022.9 mb. [Monday pm].
 
Sunny: Monday pm, Tuesday pm, Wednesday pm, Friday.
Sunny intervals: Sunday; Monday am, Tuesday am, Wednesday am, Thursday am.

Tuesday 31 May 2016

Sunny and breezy.
Some cloud in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.2;  Max: 19.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.5 mb.

Monday 30 May 2016

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 11.9;  Max: 20.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.5 mb.

Sunday 29 May 2016

Mostly sunny, but briefly cloudy midday with a short, sharp shower.
Temps: Min: 10.7;  Max: 21.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1015.9 mb.

Saturday 28 May 2016

Mostly cloudy.  Some hazy sunshine in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.6;  Max: 16.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1012.9 mb.

April 2016 Summary

In Brief:
Cold and mostly unsettled. Fine for most of the third week.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
The coldest night of April 2016 was the 18th with a min of 0.9 degs C. This was the coldest April night since 2013.  The mildest night of April 2016 was the 21st with a min of 9.7 degs C.  Since 2004 there has always been a milder night than this in April.  2nd lowest 'mildest April night' was 10.1 in 2015.
The average minimum temperature for April 2016 was 5.46 degs C, which is the lowest for April since at least 2003. 2nd lowest is 6.76 degs C in April 2010.  The average minimum temperatures in December 2015 and January 2016 were 10.08 and 6.11 degs C respectively!
The temperature fell below 5 degs C on 13 nights in April 2016, which easily beat the hitherto April maximum since 2004, of 8 nights, in both 2010 and 2015.
The temperature didn't quite fall below 0 degs C, which has never happened at this location in April since at least 2003.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
The coldest day of April 2016 was the 10th with a max of 10.0 degs C, which was the coldest April day since 2013.  The 'warmest' day of April 2016 was the 19th with a max of 15.5 degs C.  This is the lowest maximum April temperature at this location since at least 2003.  2nd lowest is 17.0 in 2012.
In both March 2016 and December 2015 there was a maximum temperature of 15.6 degs C!
The average maximum temperature for April 2016 was 13.23 degs C, which is the lowest for April since at least 2003.  2nd lowest is 13.41 degs C in April 2012.  The average maximum temperature for December 2015 was 13.37 degs C!
The temperature was not even close to exceeding 20 degs C during April 2016.  This compares with twice in April 2015.

Rain:
61.0 mm of rain fell during April 2016, making it the driest month since June 2015, despite being the 4th wettest April since 2008.   This compares with 18.6 mm in April 2015 and 113.8 mm in March 2016.
The wettest day of April was the 2nd with 12.0 mm.  The only other days with more than 5 mm of rain were 10th [8.6 mm], 14th [7.9 mm] and 22nd [8.4 mm].
Although there were few 'wet' days, there were only 9 completely dry days during the month, and 13 with no measurable rain. The longest completely dry spell was just 4 days from the 17th to the 20th.

Cumulatively 598.4 mm of rain have fallen in the period January to April 2016.  This compares with 382.2 mm [+56.57%] during the same period in 2015.

Thunder:
There was a thunderstorm on the evening of the 10th.