Friday 28 October 2016

Friday 28 October 2016

Gloomy.
Temps: Min: 11.3;  Max: 13.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1037.3 mb.

Thursday 27 October 2016

Mostly cloudy and gloomy.
Temps: Min: 7.5;  Max: 13.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1035.4 mb.

Wednesday 26 October 2016

Cloudy in the morning with an odd shower.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Light drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.8;  Max: 14.7.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1033.4 mb.

Wednesday 26 October 2016

September 2016 Summary

In Brief:
Very wet, except the third week.  Warm nights, plus days during the first week.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
The coolest night of the month was the 22nd with a minimum of 9.1 degs C.
The warmest night of the month was the 6th with a minimum of 17.6 degs C.   This was the second warmest night since July 2014 [19th July 2016 being the warmest].  It was also the warmest September night for 3 years.
The average minimum temperature for the month was 13.5 degs C, the third highest of the last thirteen Septembers.  2006 and 2013 were warmer.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
The coolest day of the month was the 26th with a maximum of 16.0 degs C.
The warmest day of the month was the 5th with a maximum of 22.8 degs C.  This was equal to the warmest day of August.
The average maximum temperature for the month was 18.8 degs C, the second lowest of the last thirteen Septembers.  2015 was the lowest [18.07].

The temperature exceeded 20 degs C on eight days during the month.
The last September that the temperature exceeded 25 degs C was 2006.

Rainfall:
146.8 mm of rain fell during September 2016.  This compares with 70.8 mm in August 2016, and 68.6 mm in September 2015.
It was the wettest September at this location since rainfall records began in 2008, pushing September 2010 [102.7 mm] into second place, and it was the wettest of any month since February 2016.

The wettest day of the month was the 13th with 32.0 mm, which is the wettest September day since at least 2007, and the wettest day of any month since 13th August 2015.
Other notable wet days of the month were 3rd [23.7]; 24th [19.9]; and the 26th [17.8].  The overnight period following the wettest day [13th] saw a further 11.5 mm of rain.

There were 10 completely dry days, which is the second lowest number for September since at least 2007.  2011 had the fewest [9].
The driest period of September 2016 was the 15th to 21st with 0.4 mm.

Cumulatively 948.9 mm of rain has fallen during the period January to September 2016.  This compares with 858.0 mm during the same period in 2015 [+10.59%].  2016 is also now the wettest year so far, since at least 2008, having overtaken 2014, which only saw 4.6 mm of rain during September.

Thunder:
Thunderstorms occurred on the 13th and 14th. 











Summary For Week Ending 2200,
22 October, 2016

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 5.7 [Friday]
Highest minimum: 11.0 [Monday]
Average: 8.17

Lowest maximum: 12.9 [Saturday]
Highest maximum: 16.3 [Sunday]
Average: 14.24

Rain:
Total: 6.0 mm
Wettest days: Sunday & Tuesday*: 3.0 mm
*24 hrs ending 2200

Pressure:
Lowest: 1003.3 mb. Sunday, early am
Highest: 1028.0 mb. Wednesday am
Sunshine:
Sunny:  Thursday
Sunny intervals:  Sunday am;  Monday;  Tuesday;  Friday [hazy];  Saturday

Tuesday 25 October 2016

Shower overnight.
Sunny intervals in the morning.
Cloudy/gloomy in the afternoon.
Drizzly rain in the late evening.
Temps: Min: 10.2;  Max: 14.8.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1026.3 mb.

Monday 24 October 2016

Overcast with lengthy showers/periods of rain, some very heavy.
Temps: Min: 11.0*;  Max: 13.5.
Rain: 40.2 mm**.  Pres: 1014.4 mb.

*This temperature was recorded late Sunday evening.
**Wettest day since 13 August 2015.

Sunday 23 October 2016

Mostly cloudy.  An odd shower in the morning and persistent rain, some heavy, from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.2;  Max: 12.9.
Rain: 12.0 mm.  Pres: 1004.5 mb.


Saturday 22 October 2016

Sunny intervals with cloudy periods.
Temps: Min: 6.5;  Max: 12.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1011.8 mb.

Friday 21 October 2016

Intervals of hazy sunshine.
Temps: Min: 5.7;  Max: 13.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.6 mb.

Thursday 20 October 2016

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 6.8;  Max: 14.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023. 9mb.

Wednesday 19 October 2016

Mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: 8.1;  Max: 13.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025.0 mb.

Tuesday 18 October 2016

Summary For Week Ending 2200,
15 October, 2016

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 4.6 [Friday]
Highest minimum: 11.1 [Sunday]
Average: 7.66

Lowest maximum: 12.8 [Saturday]
Highest maximum: 15.6 [Sunday]
Average: 14.01

Rain:
Total: 24.0 mm
Wettest day: Saturday: 12.5 mm
Thunder: 
Saturday
Pressure:
Lowest: 999.2 mb. Saturday, early hours
Highest: 1030.9 mb. Sunday am
Sunshine:
Sunny:  Monday pm;  Thursday am;  Friday am
Sunny intervals:  Sunday pm;  Monday am;  Saturday pm

Tuesday 18 October 2016

Showers/rain overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 10.1;  Max: 13.9.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1026.9 mb.

Monday 17 October 2016

Mostly dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 11.0;  Max: 15.6.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1023.7 mb.

Sunday 16 October 2016

Sunny intervals in the morning.
Mostly cloudy with showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.0;  Max: 16.3.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1012.6 mb.

Saturday 15 October 2016

Rain in the morning, some heavy and with thunder.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.3;  Max: 12.8*.
Rain: 12.5 mm.  Pres: 1004.2 mb.

*This temperature was recorded in the evening.

Saturday 15 October 2016

Friday 14 October 2016

Sunny in the morning.
Cloudy in the afternoon.
Heavy shower late evening.
Temps: Min: 4.6*;  Max: 14.0.
Rain: 7.0 mm.  Pres: 1000.2 mb.

*Lowest since 4 May.

Thursday 13 October 2016

AM: Sunny.
PM: Sunny intervals at first, then cloudy.
Evening: Heavy showers then rain.
Temps: Min: 8.4;  Max: 13.5.
Rain: 4.5 mm.  Pres: 1008.2 mb.

Wednesday 12 October 2016

Mainly dry and mostly cloudy. 
A few light showers and brief sunny intervals.

Temps: Min: 10.8;  Max: 14.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1016.4 mb.

Tuesday 11 October 2016

Mostly cloudy with a few sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 6.7;  Max: 14.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.2 mb.

Tuesday 11 October 2016

Monday 10 October 2016

Sunny intervals between areas of high cloud in the morning.
Sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.7*;  Max: 13.7**.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025.0 mb.

*Lowest since 4 May.
**Lowest since 2 May.

Sunday 9 October 2016

Cloudy in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.1;  Max: 15.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1030.0 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200,
8 October, 2016

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 9.7 [24 hrs ending 2200 Tuesday]
Highest minimum: 14.9 [Wednesday]
Average: 11.93

Lowest maximum: 14.9 [Thursday]
Highest maximum: 16.9 [Wednesday]
Average: 16.23

Rain:
Total: 2.1 mm.
Wettest day: 24 hrs ending 2200 Sunday: 2.0 mm
Pressure:
Lowest: 1012.5 mb. [Saturday (1st) evening]
Highest: 1029.4 mb. [Saturday (8th) evening]
Sunshine:
Sunny: Monday pm
Sunny intervals: Sunday;  Monday am;  Wednesday pm;  Thursday;  Saturday

Saturday 8 October 2016

Saturday 8 October 2016

Light shower later on Friday evening.
Sunny intervals on Saturday. Quite cloudy at times.
Temps: Min: 11.1;  Max: 16.4.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1029.3 mb.

Friday 7 October 2016

Mostly cloudy/hazy.  Some milky sunshine.
Light showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.8;  Max: 16.0.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1023.5 mb.

Thursday 6 October 2016

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 13.1;  Max: 14.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.7 mb.

Wednesday 5 October 2016

Breezy.
Mostly cloudy in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.9;  Max: 16.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.1 mb.

Tuesday 4 October 2016

Mostly cloudy and breezy. Some sun.
Temps: Min: 14.5;  Max: 16.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.8 mb.

Tuesday 4 October 2016

Monday 3 October 2016

Sunny intervals in the morning.
Sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.7*;  Max: 16.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025.1 mb.

*Recorded on Sunday evening.

Monday 3 October 2016

Summary For Week Ending 2200,
1 October, 2016

Temperature [degs C]*:

Lowest minimum: 8.7 [Saturday]
Highest minimum: 14.0 [24 hrs ending 2200 Tuesday]
Average: 11.15

Lowest maximum: 14.5 [Saturday]
Highest maximum: 18.4 [Wednesday]
Average: 16.72

Rain:
Total: 33.4 mm.
Wettest day: Monday 17.8 mm

Pressure:
Lowest: 1003.8 mb. [Saturday early morning]
Highest: 1029.7 mb. [Wednesday early morning]
 
Sunny intervals**:  Sunday, Saturday.
 *No temperature figures on Thursday until 1630.  
**No observations for Monday to Friday.
 

Sunday 2 October 2016

Sunday 2 October 2016

Showers overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 10.4;  Max: 15.8.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1022.2 mb.

Saturday 1 October 2016

Rain overnight, followed by a day of sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 8.7*;  Max: 14.5**.
Rain: 6.2 mm.  Pres: 1012.6 mb.

*Lowest since 4 June.
**Lowest since 21 May.


Recent Reports

I apologise for the lateness and less than normal information in the reports of the last few days, which is due to me being away, and in the case of Thursday, no signal being received by the equipment until 1630.
Unfortunately it is still not possible to give a more detailed description of each day's weather.
Rain totals for each day have been estimated using the total figure for the period.

Friday 30 September 2016

Mostly dry.  Odd showers.
Temps: Min: 10.5;  Max: 17.0.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1009.6 mb.

Thursday 29 September 2016

Rain late previous evening and at first overnight.
Temps: Min: *.  Max: 15.8*.
Rain: 1.8 mm.  Pres: 1017.9 mb.

*Due to a signal failure to the equipment, readings are available after 1630 only.

Wednesday 28 September 2016

Some rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.6;  Max: 18.4.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1023.7 mb.

Tuesday 27 September 2016

Rain overnight for a time, then mostly dry with a shower in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 14.0*;  Max: 17.3.
Rain: 4.4 mm.  Pres: 1028.9 mb.

*This temperature was recorded on Monday evening.

Monday 26 September 2016

Showers.
Persistent rain from mid-afternoon, heavy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.3;  Max: 16.0*.
Rain: 17.8 mm.  Pres: 1018.8 mb.

*Coolest day since 17 June.

Sunday 25 September 2016

Rain late Saturday evening, a shower on Sunday morning, otherwise dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 10.8;  Max: 17.1.
Rain: 1.2 mm.  Pres: 1021.5 mb.