Thursday 26 May 2022

The 10 Warmest Days of 2020 [degs C]

10.  24.0  July 31
  9.  24.3  August 10
  8.  24.4  August 8
  7.  25.2  August 15
  6.  25.4  June 24
  5.  25.5  August 12
  4.  25.6  June 2
  3.  26.1  June 25
  2.  26.9  August 11
  1.  29.0  August 7

*August 7, 2020 was the hottest day ever recorded at this location since records began in 2003.  The previous title holder was July 19, 2006 with a max of 28.9 degs C, a record that stood for 14 years!

The 10 Warmest Nights of 2020 [degs C]

=10.  16.8  July 24, August 10, August 11, September 19
    9.  16.9  August 15
    8.  17.0  August 12
  =6.  17.2  August 7,  September 3
    5.  17.3  August 5
    4.  17.4  July 25
    3.  18.1  August 19
    2.  18.3  August 14
    1.  18.6  August 13



The 10 Coldest Days of 2020 [degs C]*

 =9.  8.5  January 22,  December 30
   8.  8.4  February 25
   7.  8.3  February 29
   6.  8.2  December 28
   5.  8.1  December 29
   4.  8.0  January 21
   3.  7.8  January 19
   2.  7.3  January 28
   1.  5.9  December 31

*Not including dates from October 9 to December 24

The 10 Coldest Nights of 2020 [degs C]*

 10.  2.5  March 3
 =8.  2.3  March 27,  March 30
   7.  2.2  December 31
   6.  2.0  March 26
   5.  1.9  March 16
   4.  1.6  January 18
   3.  1.5  January 21
   2.  1.0  December 25
   1.  0.0  January 20

*Not including dates from October 9 to December 24

Wednesday 18 May 2022

The 10 Wettest Days of 2020 [mm]

10.  23.9   September 24
  9.  24.3   December 27
  8.  24.9   December 5
  7.  25.0   December 16
  6.  26.1   August 19
  5.  31.0   December 21
=3.  32.9   May 5
=3.  32.9   June 11
  2.  33.5   August 27
  1.  34.1   December 18

*Although May 5th was the =3rd wettest day of 2020, May was the 3rd driest month of the year.  Only another 15.8 mm fell during the whole of the rest of the month.

**February was the 2nd wettest month of 2020, yet no single day is among the 10 wettest days of the year.


The Wettest Months of 2020 [mm]

12.  38.1   [10]  April
11.  46.6   [11]  July
10.  48.7   [12]  May
9.    63.8   [4]    September
8.    77.5   [7]    June
7.    83.1   [5]    March
6.    93.3   [2]    November
5.    116.6 [6]    August
4.    121.5 [8]    January
3.    150.4 [1]   October
2.    211.7 [9]   February
1.    292.0 [3]   December

[2019 position in brackets]

*The 3 driest months of 2019 and 2020 were the same - in a different order.

**December 2020 was the wettest month ever recorded at this location since rainfall records began in 2008.  The previous title holder was December 2012, with 288.9 mm.

Thursday 31 December 2020

Sunny intervals and showers, with hail in the morning and snow in the evening.
Temps: Min 2.2;  Max 5.9.
Rain: 6.3 mm.
Pres: 1004.2 mb.

Wednesday 30 December 2020

Rain in the morning.  Mostly dry and cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min 4.5;  Max 8.5.
Rain: 10.0 mm.
Pres: 1000.5 mb.

Tuesday 29 December 2020

Some sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min 6.2;  Max 8.1.
Rain: 9.1 mm.
Pres: 996.8 mb.

Monday 28 December 2020

Thundery showers overnight.
Some sunny intervals and showers, some heavy, on Monday.
Temps: Min 5.4;  Max 8.2.
Rain: 11.1 mm.
Pres: 984.8 mb.


Sunday 27 December 2020

Windy with rain overnight.
Sunny intervals and showers, with thunder in the morning. 
Temps: Min 6.5*;  Max 11.3**.
Rain: 24.3 mm.
Pres: 984.5 mb.

*Overnight min.  4.9 was recorded in the evening.
**Daytime max.  11.5 was recorded overnight.

Saturday 26 December 2020

Overcast with drizzle and showers.  Windy in the evening.
Temps: Min 6.0;  Max 11.0.
Rain: 4.9 mm.
Pres: 1006.1 mb.

Friday 25 December 2020

Quite cloudy at first with showers, then dry with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min 1.0;  Max 10.4.
Rain: Trace.
Pres: 1031.5 mb.

Thursday 24 December 2020

Some sunny intervals and showers in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Rain: 1.2 mm.
Pres: 1031.8 mb.

Wednesday 23 December 2020

AM: Overcast, gloomy and misty with light rain and drizzle.
PM: Heavy rain for a time, followed by showers and some sunny intervals.
Rain: 14.5 mm.
Pres: 1009.0 mb.

Tuesday 22 December 2020

Overcast morning with showers.
Broken cloud in the afternoon.
Rain: 5.1 mm.
Pres: 1008.9 mb.

Monday 21 Decmber 2020

Heavy overnight rain followed by a gloomy, overcast and misty day with further rain.
Rain: 31.0 mm.
Pres: 1001.8 mb.

Sunday 20 December 2020

Sunny intervals and showers.  Rain in the evening.
Rain: 4.9 mm.
Pres: 1010.8 mb.

Saturday 19 December 2020

Sunny intervals and showers.
Rain: 2.0 mm.
Pres: 1004.8 mb.

Friday 18 December 2020

Overcast.
Heavy rain in the morning. 
Drizzle with showers in the afternoon. 
Heavy showers and rain in the evening.
Rain: 34.1 mm.
Pres: 1003.1 mb.

Thursday 17 December 2020

Mostly cloudy with showers.  Rain in the evening.
Rain: 6.0 mm.
Pres: 1007.6 mb.

Wednesday 16 December 2020

Windy with heavy rain late previous evening and overnight, followed by an overcast morning with showers.  
Broken cloud and odd showers in the afternoon.
Rain: 25.0 mm.
Pres: 1003.5 mb.

Tuesday 15 December 2020

Sunny intervals and odd showers.
Rain: 1.9 mm.
Pres: 999.1 mb.

Monday 14 December 2020

Sunny intervals.  Brief heavy shower early afternoon.
Rain: 2.1 mm.
Pres: 998.5 mb.

Sunday 13 December 2020

Rain, drizzle, showers overnight and in the morning.
Dry with broken cloud in the afternoon.
Rain: 8.6 mm.
Pres: 998.5 mb.

Saturday 12 December 2020

Mostly dry with sunny intervals.
Rain: 2.0 mm. 
Pres: 1003.3 mb.

Friday 11 December 2020

Mostly cloudy with some sunny intervals.
Rain from late afternoon.
Rain: 7.2 mm.
Pres: 994.3 mb.

Thursday 10 December 2020

AM: Mostly cloudy.
PM: Cloudy. Rain from late afternoon.
Rain: 10.5 mm.
Pres: 995.1 mb.

Wednesday 9 December 2020

Overcast.  Rain from late morning, heavy in the late afternoon and evening.
Rain: 20.0 mm.
Pres: 1000.0 mb.

Tuesday 8 December 2020

Sunny intervals and showers.
Rain: 3.0 mm.
Pres: 1005.0 mb.

Monday 7 December 2020

Showers and sunny intervals at first, then mostly sunny.
Rain: 2.8 mm.
Pres: 997.5 mb.

Sunday 6 December 2020

Sunny intervals.  A light shower in the morning.
Rain: Trace.
Pres: 997.9 mb.

Saturday 5 December 2020

Heavy rain late Friday evening and overnight.
Rain at first on Saturday, then mostly dry with sunny intervals.
Rain: 24.9 mm.
Pres: 995.0 mb.

Friday 4 December 2020

Some sunny intervals and showers.  Rain from late afternoon, heavy in the evening.
Rain: 3.9 mm.
Pres: 985.0 mb.

Thursday 3 December 2020

Rain overnight, followed by a mostly cloudy day with showers.
Rain: 15.0 mm.
Pres: 986.0 mb.

Wednesday 2 December 2020

Mostly dry and mainly cloudy.
Rain: 0.1 mm.
Pres: 1016.0 mm.

Tuesday 1 December 2020

Drizzle overnight, followed by a dry day with intervals of hazy sunshine in the morning.
Cloudy in the afternoon,  Partly cloudy in the evening.
Rain: 0.5 mm.
Pres: 1024.5 mb.