Saturday 30 September 2017

Mostly cloudy with showers in the morning.
Overcast with rain in the afternoon and evening.
Temps: Min: 11.6;  Max: 15.9.
Rain: 10.8 mm.  Pres: 1010.9 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.

Friday 29 September 2017

Rain overnight, some heavy.
Shower in the morning.
Temps: Min: 12.6;  Max: 16.1.
Rain: 11.3 mm.  Pres: 1019.4 mb.

Thursday 28 September 2017

Showers.  Rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.4;  Max: 16.7.
Rain: 3.4 mm.  Pres: 1016.3 mb.

Wednesday 27 September 2017

Rain until late afternoon.
Temps: Min: 13.2;  Max: 15.7*.
Rain: 11.0 mm.  Pres: 1016.5 mb.

*This temperature was reached in the evening.

Tuesday 26 September 2017

Dry.
Temps: Min: 8.2;  Max: 16.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1022.4 mb.

Monday 25 September 2017

Shower in the morning.
Temps: Min: 12.1;  Max: 18.3.
Rain: 0.4 mm.  Pres: 1024.6 mb.

Sunday 24 September 2017

Mostly cloudy with showers at first, then dry.
Temps: Min: 14.7;  Max: 17.9.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1019.8 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 23 September, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 7.3 [Friday]
Highest minimum: 13.2 [Saturday]
Average: 10.09

Lowest maximum: 15.7 [Wednesday]
Highest maximum: 17.7 [Tuesday]
Average: 16.61

Rain:
Total: 15.5 mm

Wettest day:  Wednesday  [6.6 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1011.1 mb. [Thursday early am]

Highest: 1025.3 mb. [Tuesday morning]

Sunshine:

Sunny:  Sunday am

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

Saturday 23 September 2017

Rain late Friday evening, followed by intervals of hazy sunshine on Saturday.  Cloudy from mid-afternoon.
Temps 13.2;  Max: 16.6.
Rain: 2.0 mm.  Pres: 1017.4 mb.

Friday 22 September 2017

Cloudy with showers.
Persistent rain from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.3*;  Max: 17.0.
Rain: 3.9 mm.  Pres: 1020.7 mb.

*Coldest night since 19 May.

Thursday 21 September 2017

Some rain overnight and at first, then sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 12.3;  Max: 16.3.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 1021.4 mb.

Wednesday 20 September 2017

Cloudy/overcast.  Rain from late morning. Drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.4;  Max: 15.7.
Rain: 6.6 mm.  Pres: 1014.0 mb.

August 2017 Summary

In Brief:
Unsettled and cool, except for the 4th week.  About average rainfall for August.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest:  10.3 degs C on the 25th. 
Highest:  15.9 degs C on the 21st.  Lowest August night-time max since at least 2003.
Average minimum:  12.96 degs C.  2nd lowest of the last 14 Augusts.  Lowest = 2014 [12.49].
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 0.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 0.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest:  17.2 degs C on the 14th & 30th.  =2nd coldest August days since at least 2003.  Coldest = 2015 [16.5].
Highest:  23.9 degs C on the 28th.  Hottest August day since 2014.
Average maximum:  19.52 degs C.  Coldest of the last 14 Augusts.
Days with temperature above 20 degs C = 9.  Fewest for August since at least 2003.  2nd = 14 in 2015.  10 fewer than in July. 
Days with temperature above 25 degs C = 0. 

Rainfall:
Total: 87.4 mm.  Driest month since May 2017.  5th driest of last 10 Augusts.
July 2017:  102.3 mm.
August 2016:  70.8 mm.

Wettest day:  27.9 mm on the 2nd.
Only 5 days had more than 3 mm, the others being: 14th [15.1], 9th [14.5], 16th [9.3] and 30th [5.8].  
4 of these 5 were Wednesdays, meaning that 65.79% of the month's total rainfall fell on a Wednesday!

Driest spells:  No measurable rain 21st to 29th.
Completely dry days:  14.  3rd most for August of the last 10.
Days with no measurable rain:  17.  = with 2011 and 2015 the most for August since at least 2007.

Cumulatively:  2017:  665.3 mm.
2016:  802.1 mm.  [-17.06%].

Thunder:
None.

Pressure:
Lowest:  1005.5 mb on the 2nd.  
Highest: 1029.7 mb on the 10th.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 16 September, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 8.8 [Thursday]
Highest minimum: 13.0 [Sunday]
Average: 11.01

Lowest maximum: 12.0 [Saturday]
Highest maximum: 17.2 [Monday]
Average: 15.87

Rain:
Total: 43.2 mm

Wettest day:  Saturday  [21.0 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 997.0 mb. [Monday am]

Highest: 1019.9 mb. [Thursday evening]

Sunshine:

Sunny intervals:  Wednesday,  Thursday

Tuesday 19 September 2017

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.4;  Max: 17.7.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.3 mb.

Monday 18 September 2017

Sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 9.5;  Max: 16.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1024.2 mb.

Sunday 17 September 2017

Further showers late Saturday evening.
Dry on Sunday with a sunny morning and sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.5*;  Max: 16.4.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1019.5 mb.

*Coldest night since 20 May.

Saturday 16 September 2017

Cloudy with almost persistent rain.
Temps: Min: 10.2;  Max: 12.0*.
Rain: 21.0 mm.  Pres: 1012.6 mb.

*Coldest day since 6 May.

Friday 15 September 2017

Mostly cloudy with showers.
Temps: Min: 10.4;  Max: 15.5*.
Rain: 6.7 mm.  Pres: 1017.3 mb.

*Coldest day since 30 June.

Thursday 14 September 2017

Showers overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.8;  Max: 16.4.
Rain: 1.5 mm.  Pres: 1019.6 mb.

Wednesday 13 September 2017

Sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 12.8;  Max: 17.1.
Rain: 0.8 mm.  Pres: 1005.5 mb.

Tuesday 12 September 2017

Showers overnight, followed by a mostly cloudy day, although bright in the morning.
Rain and breezy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.8;  Max: 16.5.
Rain: 7.1 mm.  Pres: 1000.2 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 9 September, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 11.3 [Saturday]
Highest minimum: 15.9 [Tuesday]
Average: 13.57

Lowest maximum: 17.1 [Saturday]
Highest maximum: 19.2 [Wednesday]
Average: 18.4

Rain:
Total: 54.5 mm

Wettest day:  Sunday  [38.8 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 999.5 mb. [Friday pm]

Highest: 1025.3 mb. [Wednesday am]

Sunshine:

Sunny intervals:  Tuesday pm,  Wednesday,  Saturday. 

Monday 11 September 2017

Mostly cloudy with showers.
Breezy in the morning.
Temps: Min: 11.1;  Max: 17.2.
Rain: 3.1 mm.  Pres: 1006.4 mb.

Sunday 10 September 2017

Mostly cloudy with showers.
Persistent rain late morning.
Temps: Min: 13.0;  Max: 16.4.
Rain: 3.0 mm.  Pres: 998.6 mb.

Saturday 9 September 2017

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 11.3;  Max: 17.1.
Rain: 2.9 mm.  Pres: 1006.1 mb.

Friday 8 September 2017

Cloudy and showery until mid afternoon, then sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 13.9;  Max: 17.3.
Rain: 9.9 mm.  Pres: 999.9 mb.

Thursday 7 September 2017

Mostly cloudy and mainly dry.
Showers in the evening.
Temps: Min: 13.6.  Max: 18.5.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1012.3 mb.

Wednesday 6 September 2017

Sunny intervals.  Showers at first.
Temps: Min: 13.3;  Max: 19.2.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1023.4 mb.

Tuesday 5 September 2017

AM:  Cloudy with showers.
PM:  Sunny intervals and breezy.
Temps: Min: 15.9;  Max: 18.6.
Rain: 2.9 mm.  Pres: 1022.3 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2200, 2 September, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 9.7 [Saturday]
Highest minimum: 14.8 [Tuesday]
Average: 12.01

Lowest maximum: 17.2 [Wednesday]
Highest maximum: 23.9 [Monday]
Average: 19.73

Rain:
Total: 7.1 mm

Wettest day:  Wednesday  [5.8 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1015.5 mb. [Wednesday early am]

Highest: 1028.0 mb. [Friday late evening/Saturday early am]

Sunshine:

Sunny:  Sunday,  Monday,  Friday

Sunny intervals:  Wednesday pm,  Saturday am [hazy]. 

Monday 4 September 2017

Mostly cloudy with some cloud breaks.
Drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 14.8;  Max: 19.0.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1016.4 mb.

Sunday 3 September 2017

AM:  Cloudy/overcast with rain or showers, some heavy.
PM:  Cloudy with drizzle.  Lighter cloud in the evening.
Temps: Min: 12.2;  Max: 19.1.
Rain: 38.8 mm*.  Pres: 1007.3 mb.

*Wettest day since 24 October 2016.

Saturday 2 September 2017

Mostly cloudy.  Some hazy sun in the morning.
Rain late evening.
Temps: Min: 9.7*;  Max: 19.0.
Rain: 0.5 mm.  Pres: 1018.3 mb.

*Coldest since 13 June.

Friday 1 September 2017

Mostly sunny.
Temps: Min: 10.6;  Max: 18.5.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1027.9 mb.

Thursday 31 August 2017

Mostly cloudy with some sunny intervals and a few showers.
Temps: Min: 10.4;  Max: 18.5.
Rain: 0.8 mm.  Pres: 1021.5 mb.

Wednesday 30 August 2017

AM:  Mostly cloudy.  Rain at first.
PM:  Sunny intervals.  Showers later.
Temps: Min: 12.0;  Max: 17.2.
Rain: 5.8 mm.  Pres: 1017.3 mb.