Thursday, 31 March 2011

Wednesday 30 March 2011

Rain overnight and at first in the morning. Sunny intervals in the afternoon. A cloudy evening with more rain later.
Temps: Min: 9.2; Max: 17.1. Rain: 9.0 mm.

*It was the warmest day since 5th November 2010.

*March 2011 was well on course to become the driest month ever since rainfall records began at this location in March 2008. With just two days to go, the 9.0 mm that fell on the 30th means that this will now no longer be - and June 2009 holds on to it's title!

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Tuesday 29 March 2011

Mainly dry, dull and cloudy. Sunny intervals from mid afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.1; Max: 15.4. Rain: Trace.

Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Monday 28 March 2011

Sunny in the morning. Cloudy, dull and overcast in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.0; Max: 13.5. Rain: Nil.

Monday, 28 March 2011

Sunday 27 March 2011

Foggy to start, then misty. Sunny from late morning.
Temps: Min: 7.4; Max: 14.7. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 26 March 2011

Sunny. Cloudy from later in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.0; Max: 15.4. Rain: Nil.

Saturday, 26 March 2011

Friday 25 March 2011

Mainly cloudy in the morning. Sunny, though rather hazy, in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.7; Max: 14.0. Rain: Nil.

Friday, 25 March 2011

Thursday 24 March 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 14.1. Rain: Nil.

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Wednesday 23 March 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 13.5. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Tuesday 22 March 2011

Some cloud about in the morning then sunny.
Temps: Min: 5.5; Max: 15.6. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Monday 21 March 2011

Mainly cloudy. A little sun in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.6; Max: 14.9. Rain: Nil.

Monday, 21 March 2011

Sunday 20 March 2011

Mainly sunny in the morning. Mainly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.8; Max: 15.2. Rain: Nil.

Saturday 19 March 2011

Mainly sunny but cloudy from late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.3; Max: 12.3. Rain: Nil.

Friday 18 March 2011

Cloudy with rain in the morning. A dry afternoon with broken cloud and sunny later.
Temps: Min: 6.0; Max: 11.5. Rain: 2.6 mm.

Friday, 18 March 2011

Thursday 17 March 2011

AM: Sunny intervals. PM: Mainly cloudy with light rain from early evening.
Temps: Min: 5.2; Max: 15.7. Rain: 1.0 mm.

Thursday, 17 March 2011

February 2011 Summary

February 2011 can best be summed up as mild with not a lot of rain, but with no lengthy dry spells either.

Temperature [Minimum]:
The lowest night-time temperature was 3.1 degs C recorded on the night of the 13th and 14th. This is the first February that the temperature has not fallen below 3 degs C at this location* - Previously 2.6 was the highest February minimum in 2007.
The highest night-time temperature was 10.8 degs C recorded twice - on the nights of the 4th/5th and 9th/10th. This was the highest February minimum since 2008.
The average minimum temperature for the month was 7.45 degs C, narrowly beaten into second place by 2007 with 7.49 degs C.
The minimum temperature fell below 5 degs C on 7 nights this February, the fewest since October 2010 and compared with 17 in January and 21 in December.
This is also the 3rd fewest figure for February*, only 2007 and 2008 had less.
The absence of an air frost in February has now occurred 4 times in the last 8 years.

Temperature [Maximum]:
The coldest day of February 2011 was the 14th when the maximum was 9.7 degs C. This was the only day of the month that the temperature did not reach 10 degs C, and is the second highest February lowest maximum recorded here* - in 2008 the lowest recorded was 10.1 degs C.
The highest February maximum this month was 15 degs C recorded on the 24th, which was the warmest day since November 11th 2010, and the warmest February day since 2007.
The average maximum temperature for February 2011 was 12.62 degs C, the second highest at this location* and only beaten by 2008.

Rainfall:
A total of 101.3 mm of rain fell during the month, much less than the 180.2 mm in January 2011, but it was still the wettest February of the last three.
There were only 6 completely dry days^, mostly at the beginning of the month, which is the fewest since November 2010 and the lowest of the last three Februaries.
Although the total amount of rain in February was on the low side, there were no long periods of dry weather or periods with no measurable rain, although the mainly dry spell that began during the second half of January continued with only 8.6 mm of rain falling before the 10th February, this mostly on the 2nd.
The wettest day itself was the 13th with 16.7 mm. There were another five days on which more than 10 mm of rain fell, but these were well scattered throughout the last three weeks of the month [10th, 15th, 18th, 21st and 25th] ensuring the absence of any afore-mentioned lengthy dry spell.
There was at least some rain every day from the 13th to the 27th.

* = Since at least 2003.
^ = 'Day' implies 2200 to 2200.

Wednesday 16 March 2011

Mainly sunny.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 16.9. Rain: Nil.

It was the warmest March day ever at this location.

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Tuesday 15 March 2011

A few spots of rain left on Monday evening then dry.
Overcast and gloomy on Tuesday morning but sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.2; Max: 14.7. Rain: Trace.

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Monday 14 March 2011

Sunny intervals with cirrostratus cloud in the morning. Thickening and lowering cloud in the afternoon with rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 1.4; Max: 11.8. Rain: 4.2 mm.

Monday, 14 March 2011

Sunday 13 March 2011

A little rain late on Saturday evening followed by a sunny Sunday.
Temps: Min: 5.0; Max: 10.3. Rain: 0.3 mm.

Sunday, 13 March 2011

Saturday 12 March 2011

Mainly cloudy. A few light showers during the early afternoon, then persistent rain lasting into the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.0; Max: 14.3. Rain: 1.6 mm.

Saturday, 12 March 2011

Friday 11 March 2011

Mainly dry but with a lot of cloud and only a few sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 6.9; Max: 15.5. Rain: Trace.

*The maximum temperature was the highest since 5th November 2010.

Friday, 11 March 2011

Thursday 10 March 2011

Mainly cloudy and mostly dry. A few sunny intervals and one or two passing showers.
Temps: Min: 7.6; Max: 14.7. Rain: Trace.

Thursday, 10 March 2011

Wednesday 9 March 2011

Some rain overnight then a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 6.2; Max: 13.5. Rain: 0.7 mm.

Both the minimum and maximum temperatures were the highest of the month so far, and the rain that fell was the first since February 27th.

Wednesday, 9 March 2011

Tuesday 8 March 2011

Lengthy sunny intervals with cloudy spells.
Temps: Min: 1.9; Max: 10.9. Rain: Nil.

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Monday 7 March 2011

Mainly cloudy to start, then sunny intervals for the rest of the morning and a sunny afternoon.
Temps: Min: 5.2; Max: 9.8. Rain: Nil.

We are now one week into March 2011 and the maximum temperature has only reached double figures once [3rd]. Compare this to February 2011 when the maximum temperature only Failed to reach double figures once [14th]!

Monday, 7 March 2011

Sunday 6 March 2011

Cloudy and dull. Some blue sky late in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.7; Max: 7.8. Rain: Nil.

Sunday, 6 March 2011

Saturday 5 March 2011

Sunny intervals in the morning. Mainly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 0.3; Max: 8.0. Rain: Nil.

Friday 4 March 2011

Mainly cloudy with some hazy sunshine around the middle of the day.
Temps: Min: 0.6; Max: 7.3. Rain: Nil.

It was the coldest day since 30 January 2011.

Thursday 3 March 2011

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 1.7; Max: 12.7. Rain: Nil.

It was the coldest night since 31st January 2011.

Thursday, 3 March 2011

Wednesday 2 March 2011

Cloudy until late morning, then sunny intervals. Sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.7; Max: 9.4. Rain: Nil.

Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Tuesday 1 March 2011

Mainly cloudy with just a few glimpses of the sun.
Temps: Min: 4.2; Max: 9.4. Rain: Nil.

It was the coldest day since 31st January 2011.

Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Monday 28 February 2011

Mainly sunny.
Temps: Min: 3.8; Max: 10.6. Rain: Nil.

*It was the first completely dry 24-hour period since the 12th.