Friday 31 March 2017

Quite cloudy with some sunny intervals in the morning.
Rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.1;  Max: 14.7.
Rain: 9.0 mm.  Pres: 1004.8 mb.

Thursday 30 March 2017

Mostly cloudy but bright with some sunny intervals in the afternoon.Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 11.4;  Max: 16.9*.
Rain: 1.6 mm.  Pres: 1010.5 mb.

*Warmest day since October 5, 2016, and warmest March day since 2012 [29th].
=3rd warmest March day at this location since at least 2003.

Wednesday 29 March 2017

Cloudy/overcast with showers in the morning and rain from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 11.3;  Max: 12.6.
Rain: 5.2 mm.  Pres: 1019.0 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 25 March, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 2.3 [Thursday]
Highest minimum: 10.2 [Sunday]
Average:  5.83

Lowest maximum: 8.2 [Thursday]
Highest maximum: 16.0 [Saturday]
Average:  12.36

Rain:
Total: 26.6 mm

Wettest day: Tuesday: 10.0 mm

Pressure:
Lowest: 999.4 mb. Wednesday early hours

Highest: 1031.2 mb. Friday evening

Sunshine:

Sunny:  Saturday

Sunny intervals:  Monday pm,  Tuesday am,  Wednesday am 

Tuesday 28 March 2017

Mainly cloudy.  Rain from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.7;  Max: 13.9.
Rain: 7.9 mm.  Pres: 1018.8 mb.

Monday 27 March 2016

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 8.5;  Max: 14.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1017.5 mb.

Sunday 26 March 2017

AM: Sunny and breezy.
PM: Hazy sunshine at first, then cloudy.
Temps: Min: 8.0;  Max: 13.2.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1020.6 mb.

Saturday 25 March 2017

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 4.5;  Max: 16.0*.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022.6 mb.

*Highest since 31 October 2016.

Friday 24 March 2017

Drizzle late on Thursday evening, followed by a dry but cloudy, gloomy day. 
Temps: Min: 7.2;  Max: 9.9.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1031.0 mb.

Thursday 23 March 2017

Cloudy/overcast.
Drizzly showers in the morning and rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 2.3;  Max: 8.2*.
Rain: 5.0 mm.  Pres: 1018.5 mb.

*Coldest day since 12 February.

Wednesday 22 March 2017

Rain at first overnight, followed by a mostly dry day.
Sunny intervals in the morning.  More cloud in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.4;  Max: 12.0.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1009.0 mb.

Tuesday 21 March 2017

Sunny intervals in the morning.
Mostly cloudy with showers in the afternoon, some with hail, and heavy rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 3.5;  Max: 11.5.
Rain: 10.0 mm.  Pres: 1001.4 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 18 March, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 2.1 [Friday]
Highest minimum: 10.1 [Saturday]
Average:  7.04

Lowest maximum: 12.1 [Friday]
Highest maximum: 15.1 [Tuesday]
Average:  13.74

Rain:
Total: 0.2 mm

Wettest day: Sunday: 0.2 mm

Pressure:
Lowest: 1014.5 mb. Sunday early am

Highest: 1038.4 mb. Tuesday am

Sunshine [from Monday pm]:

Sunny intervals:  Tuesday pm. 

Monday 20 March 2017

Cloudy in the morning with rain and showers.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon and showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.7*;  Max; 14.2.
Rain: 8.0 mm.  Pres: 1009.2 mb.

*Recorded during the morning.  Minimum overnight: 10.3.

Sunday 19 March 2017

Mostly cloudy but bright in the morning, then mainly overcast in the afternoon with rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.2;  Max: 14.7.
Rain: 0.6 mm.  Pres: 1010.8 mb.

Saturday 18 March 2017

Mostly cloudy with some drizzly showers.
Bright in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.1;  Max: 14.2.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1017.5 mb.

Friday 17 March 2017

Mostly cloudy with some sunny intervals.
Drizzly showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 2.1*;  Max: 12.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1018.3 mb.

*Coldest since 12 February.

February 2017 Summary

In Brief:
Mostly cloudy with rain or showers never far away, particularly at the beginning and the end of the month when pressure was low.  High pressure mid-month produced a few sunnier days then.  Average minimum and maximum temperatures except for a cold spell during the second week.  

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest:  -0.9 degs C on the 11th. 
Highest:  10.6 degs C on the 2nd.
Average minimum:  5.24 degs C.  Highest for February since 2014, and 7th highest February since at least 2004.
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 13.  Fewest in February since 2014.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 1.  

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest:  5.6 degs C on the 11th.  Lowest daytime temperature since February 2015.
Highest:  13.8 degs C on the 20th.  Highest February temperature since 2014.
Average maximum:  10.75 degs C.  7th warmest February of the last 14.

Rainfall:
Total: 97.8 mm.  Wettest month since November 2016.  Driest February since 2013.
January 2017:  80.3 mm.
February 2016:  190.0 mm.

Wettest day:  20.0 mm on the 6th.
61.4 mm up to the 9th and 24.5 mm from the 22nd.
Driest spell:  0.3 mm from 16th to 21st.

Completely dry days:  4.  Fewest since January 2016. 
Days with no measurable rain:  8.


Cumulatively:  2017:  178.1 mm.  Lowest after 2 months since 2012.
2016:  423.6 mm [-57.96%].

Thunder:
None.

Pressure:
Lowest:  980.8 on the 3rd
Highest:  1033.6 on the 16th

Thursday 16 March 2017

Cloudy until mid-afternoon, then some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.9;  Max: 12.3.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.5 mb.

Wednesday 15 March 2017

Mostly cloudy in the morning.
Overcast in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.6;  Max: 13.4.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1031.6 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 11 March, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 5.0 [Monday morning]
Highest minimum: 10.7 [Tuesday late evening & Thursday]
Average:  8.04

Lowest maximum: 10.7 [Tuesday]
Highest maximum: 14.4 [Thursday]
Average:  11.89

Rain:
Total: 44.2 mm

Wettest day: Monday: 14.0 mm

Pressure:
Lowest: 985.0 mb. Sunday early am

Highest: 1026.7 mb. Friday early hours

Sunshine [until Friday am]:

Sunny intervals:  Sunday pm. 

Tuesday 14 March 2017

Cloudy in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
A little light drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.0;  Max: 15.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1037.4 mb.

Recent Reports

I apologise for the less than normal information in the reports of the last few days, which is due to me being away.  Unfortunately it is still not possible to give a more detailed description of each day's weather.
Rain totals for each day have been estimated using the total figure for the period.

Monday 13 March 2017

Cloudy late afternoon, then a clear evening.
Temps: Min: 2.7;  Max: 15.0*.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1036.1 mb.

*Highest since 15 November 2016.

Sunday 12 March 2017

Mostly dry.
Temps: Min: 7.9;  Max: 14.1.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1027.7 mb.

Saturday 11 March 2017

Mostly dry.
Temps: Min: 8.5;  Max: 12.0.
Rain: 0.2 mm.  Pres: 1016.9 mb.

Friday 10 March 2017

Mostly dry. Overcast to start with.
Temps: Min: 9.6;  Max: 11.0.
Rain: 0.4 mm.  Pres: 1021.4 mb.

Thursday 9 March 2017

Cloudy in the morning, then overcast, dull and gloomy with a shower in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.7;  Max: 14.4*.
Rain: 0.3 mm.  Pres: 1026.2 mb.

*Highest since 9 December 2016.

Wednesday 8 March 2017

Overcast, dull and gloomy with rain in the morning and drizzly showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.7*;  Max: 12.1.
Rain: 5.5 mm.  Pres: 1019.0 mb.

*Recorded on Tuesday evening.

Tuesday 7 March 2017

Overcast, dull and gloomy with rain or drizzle throughout.
Temps: Min: 6.3;  Max: 10.7*.
Rain: 12.8 mm.  Pres: 1015.2 mb.

*Recorded in the evening.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 4 March, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 2.3 [Tuesday]
Highest minimum: 8.7 [Friday]
Average:  5.83

Lowest maximum: 9.1 [Monday]
Highest maximum: 12.3 [Sunday]
Average:  10.89

Rain:
Total: 26.1 mm

Wettest day: Friday: 6.5 mm

Pressure:
Lowest: 984.8 mb. Monday evening

Highest: 1014.8 mb. Thursday morning

Sunshine: 

Sunny intervals:  Monday,  Tuesday,  Wednesday pm,  Thursday,  Friday pm,  Saturday

Monday 6 March 2017

Rain overnight and at first, then showers and some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 5.0*;  Max: 11.7.
Rain: 14.0 mm.  Pres: 1018.4 mb.

*Recorded during the morning. No defined overnight minimum.

Sunday 5 March 2017

AM: Showers, some with hail, and a few sunny intervals.
PM: Sunny intervals and windy.
Temps: Min: 5.5*;  Max: 11.3.
Rain: 11.0 mm.  Pres: 1004.3 mb.

*Recorded mid-morning.  No defined overnight minimum.

Saturday 4 March 2017

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 6.4;  Max: 10.1.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 993.5 mb.

Friday 3 March 2017

Rain overnight.
Cloudy in the morning.
Sunny intervals and showers in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.7;  Max: 11.8.
Rain: 6.5 mm.  Pres: 987.2 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 25 February, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 5.5 [Friday]
Highest minimum: 10.3 [Wednesday]
Average:  8.19

Lowest maximum: 10.8 [Thursday]
Highest maximum: 13.8 [Monday]
Average:  12.1

Rain:
Total: 12.1 mm

Wettest day: Saturday: 6.5 mm

Pressure:
Lowest: 1000.2 mb. Thursday morning

Highest: 1027.4 mb. Sunday morning

Sunshine: 

Sunny intervals:  Friday morning

Thursday 2 March 2017

Sunny intervals with an odd shower.
Temps: Min: 4.8;  Max: 12.2.
Rain: 0.9 mm.  Pres: 1006.7 mb.

Wednesday 1 March 2017

Showers.
Mostly cloudy in the morning.
Sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.3;  Max: 10.5.
Rain: 4.0 mm.  Pres: 1007.0 mb.

Tuesday 28 February 2017

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 2.3;  Max: 10.2.
Rain: 6.0 mm.  Pres: 1001.6 mb.

Monday 27 February 2017

Sunny intervals and showers, some heavy and with hail.
Temps: Min: 4.4*;  Max: 9.1.
Rain: 4.2 mm.  Pres: 986.5 mb.

*Recorded mid-morning.  No defined overnight minimum.

Sunday 26 February 2017

Mainly cloudy.
Rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.9;  Max: 12.3.
Rain: 2.5 mm.  Pres: 999.9 mb.

Saturday 25 February 2017

Cloudy.
Rain in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 6.6*;  Max: 11.1.
Rain: 6.5 mm.  Pres: 1009.3 mb.

*Recorded before 2200 on Friday evening.

January 2017 Summary

In Brief:
Like December 2016 before it, another very dry month for winter due to almost persistant high pressure, although now in a different position meant lower temperatures, and low pressure took over for the final week.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest:  -1.5 degs C on the 3rd.  Lowest temperature since February 2016.
Highest:  10.1 degs C on the 31st.
Average minimum:  5.15 degs C.  Lowest since March 2016, and 5th lowest January since at least 2004.
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 15.  Most since March 2016.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 1.   First since March 2016.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest:  5.8 degs C on the 3rd.  Lowest daytime temperature since February 2015, and in January since 2013.
Highest:  12.3 degs C on the 30th.  The temperature has exceeded this every month since this blog began in October 2003! 
Average maximum:  9.35 degs C.  2 degs C below December 2016.  2nd lowest of the last 14 Januaries with 2010 the lowest at 8.33.  Lowest of any month since February 2015.

Rainfall:
Total: 80.3 mm.  Driest January since 2012 and 2nd driest of the last 9.
December 2016:  61.7 mm.
January 2016:  233.6 mm.

Wettest day:  18.5 mm on the 12th. 
Only other day with  >10 mm:  29th:  15.0 mm.
Only 0.9 mm from 2nd to 8th.
36.8 mm from the 27th.

Completely dry days:  12.  Equals 2011 for the most dry days of the last 9 Januaries.  November and December 2016 also had 12 each. 
Days with no measurable rain:  15.


Cumulatively:  2017:  80.3 mm.
2016:  233.6 mm [-65.63%].

Thunder:
None.

Pressure:
Lowest:  999.7 on the 12th
Highest:  1040.0 on the 18th