Wednesday 31 January 2018

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 7.7*;  Max: 9.2**.
Rain: 2.1 mm.  Pres: 1007.0 mb.

*Overnight minimum.  6.1 recorded during the daytime.
**Recorded overnight. No defined daytime maximum.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 27 January, 2018

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 5.2 [Friday evening(before 2100)]
Highest minimum: 8.5 [Sunday & Monday]
Average: 7.24

Lowest maximum: 9.8 [Friday]
Highest maximum: 12.4 [Wednesday]
Average: 11.37

Rain:
Total: 52.9 mm
Wettest day:  Monday  [24.5 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 1005.2 mb. [Wednesday morning]
Highest: 1032.2 mb. [Saturday(27th)evening]

Sunshine: 
Sunny:
Wednesday pm

Sunny intervals:
Monday am,  Thursday,  Friday am

Tuesday 30 January 2018

Overcast and gloomy with rain/drizzle from late morning.
Temps: Min: 1.1;  Max: 10.4.
Rain: 6.1;  Max: 1020.3 mb.

Monday 29 January 2018

Cloudy.  Rain/drizzle late morning and afternoon.
Some clear sky in the evening.
Temps: Min: 9.8;  Max: 11.3.
Rain: 1.4 mm.  Pres: 1035.3 mb.

Sunday 28 January 2018

Cloudy.  Drizzle in the evening.
Temps: Min: 10.3;  Max: 13.1.
Rain: Trace.  Pres: 1037.0 mb.

Saturday 27 January 2018

Overcast and gloomy with rain/drizzle or showers.
Temps: Min: 5.2*;  Max: 12.0.
Rain: 7.2 mm.  Pres: 1032.2 mb.

*Recorded before 2100 on Friday evening.

Friday 26 January 2018

Showers overnight, followed by a dry day with sunny intervals in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.2;  Max: 9.8.
Rain: 1.0 mm.  Pres: 1030.5 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 20 January, 2018

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 3.7 [Wednesday]
Highest minimum: 6.8 [Sunday]
Average: 5.47

Lowest maximum: 8.8 [Friday]
Highest maximum: 11.9 [Saturday]
Average: 10.29

Rain:
Total: 65.3 mm
Wettest day:  Saturday  [17.9 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 999.4 mb. [Saturday morning]
Highest: 1019.9 mb. [Sunday morning]

Sunshine: 
Sunny:
Sunday am

Sunny intervals:
Thursday,  Friday

Thursday 25 January 2018

Sunny intervals and showers.
Temps: Min: 6.6*;  Max: 9.9.
Rain: 1.3 mm.  Pres: 1011.3 mb.

*Recorded before 2100 on Wednesday evening.

Wednesday 24 January 2018

Rain and windy overnight and in the morning.
Mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 10.9*;  Max: 12.4**.
Rain: 8.1 mm.  Pres: 1008.7 mb.

*Overnight temperature [recorded before 2100 on Tuesday evening], 7.9 recorded during the daytime.
**Recorded during the morning. 

Tuesday 23 January 2018

Rain overnight.
Cloudy with showers until early afternoon, thereafter dry with a few cloud breaks.
Temps: Min: 7.8*;  Max: 12.1.
Rain: 6.8 mm.  Pres: 1015.0 mb.

*Recorded before 2100 on Monday evening.

Monday 22 January 2018

Rain, some heavy, overnight.
Sunny intervals in the morning and mostly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 8.5;  Max: 11.5.
Rain: 24.5 mm.  Pres: 1021.1 mb.

Sunday 21 January 2018

Cloudy with rain or drizzle.
Temps: Min: 8.5;  Max: 11.9*.
Rain: 4.0 mm.  Pres: 1012.6 mb.

*Recorded in the evening.

Saturday 20 January 2018

Rain overnight.
Showers and some sunny intervals on Saturday.
Temps: Min: 5.2*;  Max: 11.9.
Rain: 17.9 mm.  Pres: 1011.9 mb.

*Recorded on Friday evening.

Friday 19 January 2018

Sunny intervals and showers, some heavy and with hail.
Temps: Min: 4.0;  Max: 8.8.
Rain: 5.7 mm.  Pres: 1013.7 mb.

Thursday 18 January 2018

Windy with rain overnight, followed by a showery day with sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.6*;  Max: 9.8**.
Rain: 10.0 mm.  Pres: 1012.2 mb.

*Overnight minimum.  6.7 recorded during the daytime.
**Daytime maximum.  11.1 recorded overnight.

December 2017 Summary

In Brief:
Wet and rather cold.  Little fine weather.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest:  1.2 degs C on the 12th.
Highest:  10.2 degs C on the 22nd.  Every December since 2006 has had a milder night than this.
Average minimum:  5.88 degs C.  6th coldest of the last 15 Decembers. 
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 14. 
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 0.  Last time below zero in December = 2014.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest:  6.7 degs C on the 11th.
Highest:  13.3 degs C on the 30th.  Every December since 2003, exc 2014, had a milder day than this.
Average maximum:  10.2 degs C.  2nd coldest of the last 15 Decembers.  Coldest = 2010.
Days with temperature above 20 degs C = 0.
Days with temperature above 25 degs C = 0. 

Rainfall:
Total: 187.2 mm.  Wettest month since February 2016.  Wettest December since 2012 and 3rd wettest of the last 10.
November 2017:  62.7 mm.
December 2016:  61.7 mm.

Wettest day:  30.7 mm on the 30th.  Wettest day since September.  Wettest December day since 2012.
Other days with >20 mm: 24.8 mm [10th].   9 days with 10 mm or more.
Wettest spells: 7th to 14th: 73.3 mm; and 25th to 31st: 87.7 mm.  
Driest spells:  1st to 5th: 3 mm; and 18th to 21st: 1 mm.
Completely dry days:  3.  Fewest since November 2015.
Days with no measurable rain:  6.  Fewest since January 2016.
Cumulatively:  2017 total:  1149.8 mm.
2016:  1239.1 mm.  [-7.2%].

Thunder:
Thunder occurred on the 13th, 27th and 29th.

Pressure:
Lowest:  974.4 mb on the 10th/11th.  
Highest: 1042.6 mb on the 21st.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 13 January, 2018

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 0.2 [Friday]
Highest minimum: 7.8 [Saturday]
Average: 3.77

Lowest maximum: 5.4 [Sunday]
Highest maximum: 10.3 [Tuesday]
Average: 8.7

Rain:
Total: 33.0 mm
Wettest day:  Saturday  [26.1 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 998.3 mb. [Tuesday evening]
Highest: 1028.2 mb. [Friday early hours]

Sunshine:  [Tuesday to Thursday not recorded]
Sunny:
Sunday am

Sunny intervals:
Sunday pm

Wednesday 17 January 2018

Showers and some sunny intervals.
Rain and windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 3.7;  Max: 9.5.
Rain: 8.0 mm.  Pres: 1007.0 mb.

Tuesday 16 January 2018

Mostly cloudy and windy with showers and some sunny intervals.
Rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 6.7*;  Max: 9.0**.
Rain: 11.1 mm.  Pres: 1003.5 mb.

*Overnight min.  5.6 recorded during the daytime.
**Daytime max.  9.7 recorded overnight.

Monday 15 January 2018

Rain overnight and at first, then some sunny intervals and odd showers.
Temps: Min: 6.3*;  Max: 11.5.
Rain: 12.5 mm.  Pres: 1000.8 mb.

*Recorded before 2100 on Sunday evening.

Sunday 14 January 2018

Showers late Saturday evening, followed by a dry and sunny morning, and a mostly cloudy afternoon.
Temps: Min: 6.8;  Max: 9.5.
Rain: 0.1 mm.  Pres: 1015.5 mb.

Saturday 13 January 2018

Overcast with rain throughout the day.
Temps: Min: 7.8;  Max: 8.9.
Rain: 26.1 mm.  Pres: 1015.4 mb.

Friday 12 January 2018

Mostly cloudy with a little sun.
Temps: Min: 0.2;  Max: 9.6.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1018.7 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.

Thursday 11 January 2018

Shower overnight.
Sunny late afternoon.
Temps: Min; 4.1;  Max: 8.9.
Rain: 0.5 mm.  Pres: 1027.1 mb.

Wednesday 10 January 2018

Dry.
Temps: Min: 1.2;  Max: 10.0.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1004.8 mb.

Tuesday 9 January 2018

Cloudy to start.
Rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.7*; Max: 10.3.
Rain: 6.4 mm.  Pres: 1001.6 mb.

*Recorded on Monday evening.

Monday 8 January 2018

Cloudy and dull.
Temps: Min: 3.3*;  Max: 7.8**.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1014.0 mb.

*Recorded before 2100 on Sunday evening.
**Recorded in the evening.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 6 January, 2018

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 0.4 [Saturday]
Highest minimum: 8.7 [Sunday (daytime)]
Average: 6.0

Lowest maximum: 6.3 [Saturday]
Highest maximum: 12.8 [Sunday (overnight) and Tuesday evening (for Tuesday and Wednesday)]
Average: 10.97

Rain:
Total: 64.4 mm
Wettest day:  Thursday  [26.6 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 992.6 mb. [Friday afternoon]
Highest: 1018.7 mb. [Saturday (6th) evening]

Sunshine:  
Sunny:
Saturday 

Sunny intervals:
Wednesday

Sunday 7 January 2018

AM: Sunny in the morning.
PM: Sunny intervals.  Sunny to the north.  Cloudy to the south.
Temps: Min: 2.1;  Max: 5.4*.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1023.3 mb.

*Coldest day since 6 February 2015.

Saturday 6 January 2018

Sunny.
Temps: Min: 0.4*;  Max: 6.3**.
Rain: Nil.  Pres: 1018.7 mb.

*Coldest night since 11 February 2017.
**Coldest day since 12 February 2017.

Friday 5 January 2018

Mostly cloudy with showers. 
Temps: Min: 5.2;  Max: 7.8*.
Rain: 3.6 mm.  Pres: 997.7 mb.

*Daytime max.  9.2 recorded overnight.

The 10 Coldest Nights of 2017 [degs C]

=9.  1.0   February 4 & 6
  8.  0.9   November 30
=6.  0.7  January 4 & November 29
  5.  0.4  January 23
  4.  0.2  January 24
  3.  0.0  January 19
  2. -0.9  February 11
  1. -1.5  January 3

The 10 Warmest Nights of 2017 [degs C]

=8.  15.9   July 8, August 21 & September 5
  7.  16.0   June 20
=5.  16.3   June 22 & July 26
=3.  16.6   July 16 & 18
  2.  16.9   July 19
  1.  17.6   June 21

The 10 Coldest Days of 2017 [degs C]

10.  7.0   December 9
  9.  6.9   December 8
=7.  6.7   January 20 & December 11
  6.  6.3   February 12
  5.  6.1   January 2
=3.  5.9   January 21 & February 10
  2.  5.8   January 3
  1.  5.6   February 11

The 10 Warmest Days of 2017 [degs C]

=10.   22.7   July 12 & 16
    9.   23.6   July 7
  =7.   23.9   June 18 & August 28
  =5.   24.2   June 17 & July 5
  =3.   25.5   June 19 & July 6
    2.   26.2   June 21
    1.   27.7   June 20

The 10 Wettest Days of 2017 [mm]

10.  18.5  January 12
  9.  19.5  June 5
  8.  20.0  February 6
  7.  21.0  September 16
  6.  22.0  July 29
  5.  24.8  December 12
  4.  27.9  August 2
  3.  29.5  July 21
  2.  30.7  December 30
  1.  38.8  September 3

The Wettest Months of 2017 [mm]

12.  19.7  [10] April
11.  62.7  [4]   November
10.  77.0  [11] May
9.    80.3  [1]   January
8.    82.0  [6]   October
7.    87.4  [7]   August
6.    92.7  [8]   June
5.    97.8  [2]   February
4.  102.3  [12] July
3.  108.1  [5]   March
2.  152.6  [3]   September
1.  187.2  [9]   December

[2016 position in brackets]

Thursday 4 January 2018

Windy with rain, some heavy, overnight and showers at first in the morning.
Sunny intervals from late morning, then further rain, some heavy, for a time in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.5*;  Max: 12.5**.
Rain: 26.6 mm.  Pres: 995.9 mb.

*Recorded on Wednesday evening.
**Recorded overnight.  No defined daytime maximum.

Wednesday 3 January 2018

Stormy overnight with rain/showers.
Sunny intervals and showers during the daytime.
Further rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 8.0;  Max: 10.7*.
Rain: 10.0 mm.  Pres: 1004.6 mb. 

*Daytime max.  12.8 recorded overnight.

Tuesday 2 January 2018

Mostly cloudy.
Rain at first then dry for a time.
Further rain and windy in the evening.
Temps: Min: 7.3;  Max: 12.8*.
Rain: 5.9 mm.  Pres: 996.5 mb.

*Recorded in the evening.

Monday 1 January 2018

Rain overnight and at first, then some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 4.9;  Max: 10.4.
Rain: 10.0 mm.  Pres: 1014.4 mb.

Summary For Week Ending 2100, 30 December, 2017

Temperature [degs C]:

Lowest minimum: 1.6 [Thursday]
Highest minimum: 9.6 [Sunday evening]
Average: 5.88

Lowest maximum: 7.3 [Wednesday]
Highest maximum: 13.3 [Saturday]
Average: 10.2

Rain:
Total: 80.9 mm
Wettest day:  Saturday  [30.7 mm]

Pressure:
Lowest: 978.8 mb. [Tuesday evening]
Highest: 1036.4 mb. [Saturday (23rd) evening]

Sunshine:  
Sunny intervals:
Wednesday;  Thursday am

Sunday 31 December 2017

Showers, some heavy and prolonged.
Some sunny intervals late morning.
Temps: Min: 9.1*;  Max: 10.5**.
Rain: 8.3 mm.  Pres: 1001.1 mb.

*Overnight minimum.  8.7 recorded during the daytime.
**Daytime maximum.  12.8 recorded overnight.

Saturday 30 December 2017

Rain overnight, followed by a cloudy day with further rain in the afternoon and evening, some heavy.
Temps: Min: 9.3*;  Max: 13.3.
Rain: 30.7 mm**.  Pres: 999.5 mb.

*Recorded on Friday evening.
**Wettest day since 3 September.

Friday 29 December 2017

Rain with thunder overnight.
Cloudy with showers during Friday.  Some sunny intervals in the morning.
Rain in the evening.
Temps: Min: 4.6;  Max: 10.9*.
Rain: 10.0 mm.  Pres: 998.3 mb.

*Recorded in the evening.

Thursday 28 December 2017

Sunny intervals and odd showers.  Cloudy from mid-afternoon.
Temps: Min: 1.6;  Max: 8.0.
Rain: 1.7 mm.  Pres: 1004.7 mb.

Wednesday 27 December 2017

Stormy overnight with rain, hail, and thunder.
Sunny intervals and the odd shower, some with sleet, on Wednesday.
Temps: Min: 3.1;  Max: 7.3.
Rain: 12.0 mm.  Pres: 1005.7 mb.

Tuesday 26 December 2017

Cloudy.  Showers in the morning. 
Rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 3.6;  Max: 9.4.
Rain: 12.0 mm.  Pres: 978.8 mb*.

*42.3 mb lower than 48 hours previously.

Monday 25 December 2017

Cloudy.  Showers in the morning. 
Rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 9.6*;  Max: 12.1.
Rain: 13.0 mm.  Pres: 1001.4 mb.

*Recorded earlier than 2100 on Sunday evening.

Sunday 24 December 2017

Mostly cloudy with drizzly showers.  Some sunny intervals.
Temps: Min: 8.5;  Max: 10.7.
Rain: 1.5 mm.  Pres: 1021.1 mb.