October 2016 Summary

In Brief:
Rather cool but plenty of dry weather.
Unsettled and wet in the middle of the month, and very wet at the start of the final week.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest:  4.6 degs C on the 14th.
Highest:  14.9 degs C on the 5th.
Average minimum:  9.69 degs C.  Lowest for October since 2008, and 4th lowest since 2003.
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 1.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest:  12.8 degs C on the 15th [not reached until the evening].
Highest:  16.9 degs C on the 5th. Lowest October max since at least 2002.
Average maximum:  14.73 degs C.  Lowest for October since at least 2002.

Rainfall:
Total:  90.6 mm.  2nd driest October since 2008 [after 2015].
September 2016:  146.8 mm.
October 2015:  63.2 mm.

Wettest day:  40.2 mm on the 24th.  Wettest October day since at least 2007, and wettest day of any month since 13 August 2015.

Completely dry days:  16.  2nd most for October since 2008.
Days with no measurable rain:  20.  Most for October since 2008, and most for any month since October 2015.

Only 2 other days with  > 7 mm:  12.5 [15th] and 12.0 [23rd].
Only 2.1 mm from 2nd to 12th.
Only 0.1 mm after 24th.

Cumulatively: January to October 2016: 1039.5 mm. [Wettest Jan to Oct since at least 2007].
Same period 2015:  921.2 mm [+12.84%].

Thunder:
15th.

Pressure:
Lowest:  999.2 on the 15th
Highest:  1038.6 on the 28th