Sunday 11 November 2018

Showers overnight, followed by a day of sunny intervals and odd showers.
Temps: Min: 6.1*;  Max: 14.4.
Rain: 3.6 mm.  Pres: 1003.0 mb.

*Recorded late Saturday evening.

Saturday 10 November 2018

Heavy showers overnight.
Showers and some sunny intervals on Saturday.
Temps: Min: 8.5;  Max: 12.1.
Rain: 11.0 mm.  Pres: 992.4 mb.

Friday 9 November 2018

Showers overnight.
Overcast and very windy on Friday with heavy rain in the afternoon.
Temps: Min: 7.9;  Max: 12.4.
Rain: 26.7 mm.  Pres: 989.5 mb.

Thursday 8 November 2018

Mostly cloudy with showers.  Broken cloud in the evening.
Temps: Min: 4.2*;  Max: 12.8.
Rain: 4.9 mm.  Pres: 1006.8 mb.

*Recorded late Wednesday evening.

Wednesday 7 November 2018

Rain overnight, some heavy, followed by a mostly cloudy day with showers.
Temps: Min: 9.6;  Max: 12.0.
Rain: 28.9 mm*. Pres: 1007.7 mb.

*Wettest 24 hours since 1 April.

October 2018 Summary

In Brief:
Mostly fine and dry but unsettled and wet mid-month and very cold final week, particularly at night.

Temperature: [Minimum]:
Lowest:  0.3 degs C on the 30th.  Coldest October night since before 2004.  [2nd = 1.4 in 2008].
Highest:  15.8 degs C on the 13th.  In October, warmest since 2013 and only exceeded in 2012 and 2013 since before 2004.
Average minimum:  8.77 degs C.  Lowest of last 15 Octobers.  Without final 5 nights: 9.98 [7th lowest].
Nights with temperature below 5 degs C = 5, the final 5.  Most in October since 2003.
Nights with temperature below 0 degs C = 0.

Temperature: [Maximum]:
Lowest: 6.9 degs C on the 27th. Coldest October day by far since before 2004. [2nd = 9.0 in 2012]. 
Highest: 18.2 degs C on the 5th.  Warmest October day since 2015.
Average maximum: 14.6 degs C.  Lowest since before 2004.
Days with temperature above 20 degs C =  0.  None in October since 2014.
Days with temperature above 25 degs C = 0. 

Rainfall:
Total:  72.1 mm.  Wettest month since April but 2nd driest October since before 2008 [Driest = 2015 with 63.2]. 
September 2018:  68.6 mm.
October 2017:  82.0 mm.

Wettest day:  20.4 mm on the 12th. 
Other days with more than 10 mm:  14th [12.0 mm] and 11th [11.0 mm].
Wettest spell:  11th to 14th: 50.7 mm.  [70.32% of month's total].
Driest spell: 18th to 25th: 0 mm.
Completely dry days:  18.  Equal most for October since before 2008 [with 2015].
Days with no measurable rain: 21.  Most for October since before 2008.

Cumulatively: 2018 = 920.7 mm [2nd driest of the last 7 January to October totals].
2017:  899.9 mm.  [+2.31%].

Thunder:
None this month.

Pressure:
Lowest:  995.9 mb on the 11th.  
Highest:  1043.6 mb on the 22nd.

Summary For Week Ending 21003 November 2018

Temperature [degs C]:
Lowest minimum: 0.3 [Tuesday]
Highest minimum: 10.2 [Saturday]*
Average: 4.5**

Lowest maximum: 9.1 [Monday]
Highest maximum: 14.1 [Saturday]
Average: 11.39

Rain:
Total: 4.2 mm
Wettest day: Saturday [2.9 mm] 

Pressure:
Lowest 1000.3 mb. [Tuesday early hours]
Highest 1029.0 mb. [Friday^]

Sunshine:
Sunny:  Sunday,  Monday am,  Tuesday,  Friday am
Sunny intervals:  Monday pm,  Thursday

*Does not include overnight Wed/Thu.
**Approximate.
^Pressure readings only known at 2100 from Wed to Sat.