Thursday 13 February 2020

January 2020 Summary

In Brief:
Unsettled first half and final week.  Dry third week, sunny at first, then cloudy.  Slightly above average temperatures day and night.  

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest: 0.0 degs C on the 20th.   
Highest: 10.0 degs C on the 30th.  Since before 2004 there has always been a milder January night than this, except in 2010 and 2019.
Average minimum:  6.39 degs C.   Highest for January since 2014 and 8th highest of the last 17.
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 8.  Fewest for January since 2014.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 0. Very close this year but only 8 of the last 17 Januaries have had any.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest: 7.3 degs C on the 28th.  Equal highest January minimum since 2016.
Highest: 13.7 degs C on the 14th.  Equal highest January maximum since 2016.
Average maximum: 10.95 degs C.  8th highest of the last 17 Januaries and highest since 2014.
Days with temperature above 20 degs C = 0.   
Days with temperature above 25 degs C = 0.  

Rainfall:
Total this month: 121.5 mm.  Driest month since August 2019.  5th driest of the last 12 Januaries. 
Last month [December 2019]:  148.9 mm.
Last year [January 2019]:  86.3 mm.

Wettest day:  18.1 mm on the 14th.  Every January after 2012 and every month after May 2019 has had a wetter day than this.
Other days with 10 mm or more:  12th (13.0 mm), 27th (11.0 mm) and 9th (10.5 mm).
Wettest spells:  12th to 14th: 36.2 mm and 26th to 29th: 26.6 mm.

Driest spell:  18th to 25th: No measurable rain.
Completely dry days:  7. 
Days with no measurable rain:  11.

Cumulatively 2020: 121.5 mm.  Same period 2019 = 86.3 mm [+40.79%].

Thunder:
None this month.

Pressure (at 2100 only):
Lowest: 994.0 mb on the 14th.  
Highest: 1044.9 mb on the 19th.

Wednesday 12 February 2020

Hazy sunshine to mid-morning, then cloudy with showers.
Windy with rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 4.5;  Max: 9.8.
Rain: 2.8 mm.  Pres: 1010.1 mb.

Tuesday 11 February 2020

Breezy with sunny intervals and odd showers. Windy during the showers.
Temps: Min: 4.4;  Max: 10.6.
Rain: 4.9 mm.  Pres: 1015.9 mb.

Tuesday 11 February 2020

Summary For Week Ending 2100
8 February 2020

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 2.9 [Wednesday]
Highest minimum: 10.6 [Monday]
Average: 6.89
Lowest maximum: 10.3 [Tuesday]
Highest maximum: 13.3 [Wednesday]
Average: 11.94
Rain:
Total: 22.7 mm
Wettest day: Sunday: 15.8 mm
Pressure [2100 only]:
Lowest: 1011.5 mb [Saturday]
Highest: 1033.0 mb [Tuesday] 
Sunshine:
Sunny:  Tuesday,  Wednesday,  Thursday pm 
Sunny intervals:  Saturday am

Summary For Week Ending 2100
1 February 2020

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 3.6 [Tuesday]
Highest minimum: 10.0 [Thursday]
Average: 7.16
Lowest maximum: 7.3 [Tuesday]
Highest maximum: 12.6 [Thursday and Friday]
Average: 10.99
Rain:
Total: 34.8 mm
Wettest day: Monday: 11.0 mm
Pressure [2100 only]:
Lowest: 995.0 mb [Monday]
Highest: 1008.6 mb [Sunday] 
Sunshine:
Sunny intervals:  Wednesday,  Saturday

Monday 10 February 2020

Windy with frequent heavy showers, some with hail, thunder and lightning.  Fewer showers in the afternoon.
Some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 7.2;  Max: 10.4.
Rain: 13.8 mm.  Pres: 1006.0 mb.

Sunday 9 February 2020

Overcast and very windy with showers,  heavy and squally for a time in the afternoon.
Broken cloud in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.7*;  Max: 13.5.
Rain: 6.5 mm.  Pres: 1001.9 mb.

*Overnight minimum.  9.8 recorded during the daytime.

Saturday 8 February 2020

AM:  Sunny intervals.
PM:  Cloudy.  Showers and windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 3.4;  Max: 12.0.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1011.5 mb.

Friday 7 February 2020

Mostly cloudy.  Showers in the morning and evening.
Temps: Min: 7.8;  Max: 12.5.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1012.9 mb.

Thursday 6 February 2020

AM:  Cloudy with sunny intervals later.
PM:  Sunny.
Temps: Min: 8.2;  Max: 10.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1025.0 mb.

Wednesday 5 February 2020

Sunny. Cloudier late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.9;  Max: 13.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1032.8 mb.

Tuesday 4 February 2020

Overnight shower followed by a mostly sunny day.
Temps: Min: 7.2; Max: 10.3.
Rain: 0.7 mm.  Pres: 1033.0 mb.

Monday 3 February 2020

AM:  Cloudy with showers.
PM:  Overcast with rain.
Evening: Clear.
Temps: Min: 10.6;  Max: 11.9.
Rain: 5.2 mm.  Pres: 1017.1 mb.

Sunday 2 February 2020

Rain overnight, followed by a mainly dry but mostly cloudy day.
Temps: Min: 8.1*;  Max: 13.0.
Rain: 15.8 mm.  Pres: 1012.1 mb.

*Recorded before 2100 on Saturday.

Saturday 1 February 2020

Sunny intervals.  Rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.1;  Max: 11.8.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1006.0 mb.

Friday 31 January 2020

Overcast, cloudy, dull, gloomy, damp and drizzly.  Some heavier rain in the morning.
Temps: Min: 9.8;  Max: 12.6.
Rain: 3.9 mm.  Pres: 1004.1 mb. 

Thursday 30 January 2020

Overcast, cloudy, dull, damp and gloomy.  Some cloud breaks later in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.0;  Max: 12.6.
Rain: 3.3 mm.  Pres: 1006.0 mb.