Thursday 29 March 2018

Showers and some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 2.1;  Max: 10.8.
Rain: 3.9 mm.  Pres: 995.5 mb.

Wednesday 28 March 2018

Rain/showers overnight.
Cloudy with showers in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.7;  Max: 11.4.
Rain: 6.0 mm.  Pres: 1006.7 mb. 

Tuesday 27 March 2018

Cloudy with showers in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.2*;  Max: 12.1.
Rain: 3.3 mm.  Pres: 1011.4 mb.

*Recorded before 2200 on Monday evening.

February 2018 Summary

In Brief:
Cold and unsettled first two weeks with some snow.  Drier and milder third week.  Unusually cold final week with further snow.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest:  -3.2 degs C on the 28th.  Lowest minimum in any month since February 2012.
Highest:  8.9 degs C on the 19th.  Every month since February 2015 has had a milder night.
Average minimum:  2.59 degs C.  Lowest of the last 15 Februaries, and coldest of any month since December 2010.
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 22. Most for February since at least 2003, and most for any month since January 2010 when there were 23, although then 3 more qualifying days.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 6.  Equal most since February 2015.  [13 in December 2010].

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest:  -1.3 degs C on the 28th.  Coldest day ever at this location - since at least 2003.  Previous coldest day = +2.3 degs C on 1st December 2010, meaning record broken by 3.6 degs C!
Highest:  12.6 degs C on the 17th and 19th.  Every February since 2004 had a milder day than this.
Average maximum:  7.91 degs C.  Lowest of the last 15 Februaries and coldest of any month since December 2010 [7.83 degs C].
Days with temperature above 20 degs C = 0.
Days with temperature above 25 degs C = 0. 

Rainfall:
Total: 92.0 mm.  Driest February since 2013.
January 2018:  216.9 mm.
February 2017:  97.8 mm.

Wettest day:  16.9 mm on the 13th.
Other days with >10 mm: 16.5 mm [3rd]; 13.9 mm [14th]; 10.9 mm [8th].
Wettest spell: 7th to 14th: 62.4 mm.  
Driest spells:  No measurable rain: 19th to 26th.
Completely dry days:  9.  Most since October 2017.
Days with no measurable rain:  11.
Cumulatively:  2018 = 308.9 mm.
2017:  178.1 mm.  [+73.44%].

Snow fell/lying on 6th, 7th, 26th, 27th, 28th.

Thunder:
None this month.

Pressure:
Lowest:  991.9 mb on the 13th.  
Highest: 1032.3 mb on the 5th.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 24 March, 2018

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: -3.0 [Sunday]
Highest minimum: 7.1 [Saturday]
Average: 1.34

Lowest maximum: 4.2 [Monday]
Highest maximum: 13.2 [Friday]
Average: 9.21

Rain:
Total: 44.4 mm
Wettest day:  Saturday  [18.4 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 988.1 mb. [Friday evening]
Highest: 1038.8 mb. [Wednesday early hours]

Sunshine:
Sunny:
Tuesday

Sunny intervals:
Sunday am,  Monday pm

Monday 26 March 2018

AM:  Sunny at first, then sunny intervals.
PM:  Cloudy.  Rain from mid afternoon.
Temps: Min: 0.7;  Max: 12.3.
Rain: 6.6 mm.  Pres: 1013.3 mb.

Sunday 25 March 2018

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 5.4;  Max: 14.7*.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1019.6 mb.

*Highest since 22 November 2017.

Saturday 24 March 2018

Mostly cloudy.
Showers in the morning.
Rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.1;  Max: 10.1.
Rain: 18.4 mm.  Pres: 1006.3 mb.

Friday 23 March 2018

AM:  Mostly cloudy.
PM:  Cloudy with rain.
Temps: Min: 5.6;  Max: 13.2.
Rain: 18.0 mm.  Pres: 988.3 mb.

Thursday 22 March 2018

Cloudy.  Rain from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.8;  Max: 10.3.
Rain: 4.0 mm.  Pres: 1011.1 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2100,17 March, 2018

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 2.4 [Friday]
Highest minimum: 8.6 [Wednesday]
Average: 5.83

Lowest maximum: 7.4 [Saturday]
Highest maximum: 12.9 [Friday]
Average: 10.81

Rain:
Total: 45.4 mm
Wettest day:  Wednesday  [21.3 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 980.0 mb. [Sunday evening]
Highest: 1011.5 mb. [Tuesday morning]

Sunshine:

Sunny intervals:
Tuesday,  Thursday am,  Friday pm

Wednesday 21 March 2018

Sunny intervals at first, then mostly cloudy.
Temps: Min: -0.5;  Max: 10.8.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1033.7 mb.

Tuesday 20 March 2018

Sunny.
Temps: Min: -1.3;  Max: 11.1.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1037.8 mb.

Monday 19 March 2018

Cloudy in the morning with a heavy snow shower at first.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: -1.3;  Max: 4.2.
Rain^: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1023.4 mb.
^=Equivalent.

Sunday 18 March 2018

Sunny intervals in the morning.  Snow, some heavy, in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: -3.0;  Max: 4.8.
Rain^: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1009.2 mb.
^=Equivalent.

Saturday 17 March 2018

Rain on Friday evening and overnight, followed by a cloudy day on Saturday with further rain at first.
Snow shower in the evening.
Temps: Min: 5.6*;  Max: 7.4**.
Rain: 14.6 mm.  Pres: 1006.6 mb.

*Overnight minimum, recorded on Friday evening.  Lower temperature, with no defined minimum, recorded on Saturday.
**Recorded on Saturday morning. 

Friday 16 March 2018

Cloudy in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.

Temps: Min: 2.4;  Max: 12.9.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1000.4 mb.

Thursday 15 March 2018

Rain at first overnight.
Thursday: Dry with sunny intervals until late morning, then cloudy with showers.
Temps: Min: 7.7;  Max: 11.2.
Rain: 5.2 mm.  Pres: 989.2 mb.

Wednesday 14 March 2018

Overcast with rain, some heavy.
Temps: Min: 8.6*;  Max: 9.6.
Rain: 21.3 mm.  Pres: 982.8 mb.

*Recorded on Tuesday evening.

Tuesday 13 March 2018

Mostly dry with sunny intervals.  Rather cloudy at times.
Temps: Min: 3.5;  Max: 12.5.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1007.1 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 10 March, 2018

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 0.8 [Wednesday]
Highest minimum: 9.1 [Saturday]
Average: 3.31*

Lowest maximum: 8.0 [Monday]
Highest maximum: 14.4 [Saturday]
Average: 11.44

Rain:
Total: 66.3 mm
Wettest day:  Friday  [23.5 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 982.4 mb. [Sunday early morning]
Highest: 1003.4 mb. [Thursday evening]

Sunshine:

Sunny intervals:
Sunday am,  Tuesday,  Wednesday,  Thursday,  Saturday pm [hazy] 

 

*Coincidentally, this was the average maximum last week.

Monday 12 March 2018

Mostly cloudy with a few showers.
Temps: Min: 7.3;  Max: 11.8.
Rain: 0.4 mm.  Pres: 1004.1 mb.

Sunday 11 March 2018

Cloudy with showers.
Persistent rain for a time in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.7;  Max: 10.3.
Rain: 3.9 mm.  Pres: 980.3 mb.

Saturday 10 March 2018

Rain, some heavy, late on Friday evening.
Saturday - dry, cloudy at first, then intervals of hazy sunshine from mid-morning.
Temps: Min: 9.1;  Max: 14.4.
Rain: 9.5 mm.  Pres: 993.4 mb.

Friday 9 March 2018

Overcast with rain, some heavy.
Temps: Min: 2.9;  Max: 10.8*.
Rain: 23.5 mm.  Pres: 990.5 mb.

*Recorded in the evening.

Thursday 8 March 2018

Heavy showers late on Wednesday evening.
Thursday - dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 3.3;  Max: 13.4*.
Rain: 4.0 mm.  Pres: 1003.3 mb.

*Highest since 22 November 2017.

Wednesday 7 March 2018

Showers overnight and at first, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Heavy showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 0.8;  Max: 11.1.
Rain: 5.0 mm.  Pres: 995.2 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 3 March, 2018

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: -4.5 [Thursday]
Highest minimum: 4.8 [Sunday*]
Average: -0.23

Lowest maximum: -1.3 [Wednesday]
Highest maximum: 8.2 [Saturday]
Average: 3.31

Rain:
Total^: 19.5 mm
Wettest day:  Saturday  [8.6 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 980.3 mb. [Friday early morning]
Highest: 1030.4 mb. [Tuesday early hours]

Sunshine:
Sunny:
Tuesday

Sunny intervals:
Sunday pm,  Wednesday pm

*Recorded before 2100 Saturday 24 February.

^Includes 8.5 mm equivalent snow.

Tuesday 6 March 2018

Some showers overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 1.1;  Max: 11.1.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 989.5 mb.

Monday 5 March 2018

Cloudy. Rain in the morning.
Sunny intervals from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.7;  Max: 8.0.
Rain: 11.8 mm.  Pres: 985.2 mb.

Sunday 4 March 2018

Showers, some heavy, late Saturday evening and overnight.
Sunny intervals in the morning.
Mostly cloudy with showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.3*;  Max: 11.3.
Rain: 11.9 mm.  Pres: 985.8 mb.

*Recorded before 2100 on Saturday evening.

Saturday 3 March 2018

Rain/showers overnight.
Cloudy and gloomy in the morning with further showers.
Some sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 1.0;  Max: 8.2.
Rain: 8.6 mm.  Pres: 985.2 mb.

Friday 2 March 2018

Stormy with some rain overnight, followed by an overcast, damp and gloomy day.
Some remaining lying snow.
Temps: Min: 1.0*;  Max: 2.6**.
Rain: 2.3 mm.  Pres: 982.8 mm.

*Recorded on Thursday evening.
**Daytime max.  3.2 recorded overnight.

Thursday 1 March 2018

Cloudy.  Snow from early afternoon.
Windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: -4.5*;  Max: 1.0**.
Rain^: 5.0 mm.  Pres: 982.7 mb.

*Lowest since January 2009.
**Recorded in the evening.
^Equivalent.

Wednesday 28 February 2018

AM:  Cloudy with snow showers, some heavy and prolonged.
PM:  Sunny intervals and fewer snow showers.  Windy.
Temps: Min: -3.2;  Max: -1.3*.
Rain^: 3.5 mm.  Pres: 1006.9 mb.

*Coldest ever max recorded at this location.
^Equivalent.