A typical February from my records:
- An average temperature of 17.2C.
- Maximum temperature expected about 33C.
- Minimum temperature expected about 6C.
- Twenty one days are expected to reach or exceed 20C.
- Ten days are expected to reach or exceed 25C.
- Three days are expected to reach or exceed 30C.
- No days are expected to reach or exceed 35C on average though 4 February days have done in 2009,2011,2016 and 2 days in 2020
- Wind run would be around 4600km with the windiest day expected to have a wind run of 320km.
- Maximum wind gust would be in the region of 50km/h.
- There would be rain on 7 days with the monthly total of around 40mm.
Rain totals for the month and year along with temperature and wind comparisons can be found here.
| February Daily Observations | ||||||||||||
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| Temperature | Wind | Rainfall | Barometer | |||||||||
| Date | Min | Max | Mean | Mean (Km/h) | Gust (Km/h) | Run (km) | Prevailing Dir | 10 Minute Max (mm) | Total (mm) | Min (hPa) | Max (hPa) | Change (hPa) |
| 1 | 9.7 | 26.3 | 17.2 | 6.4 | 27 | 145 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1020.3 | 1024.8 | +4.5 |
| Morning cloud breaking so a sunny afternoon. Variable winds turning NE later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 14.1 | 20.6 | 16.8 | 12.0 | 44 | 273 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.4 | 1023.5 | -6.1 |
| Morning low cloud breaking with sunny intervals, fresh NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 14.6 | 24.9 | 18.5 | 8.5 | 36 | 194 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.2 | 1025.9 | +7.7 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny day with NE winds easing and turning southerly in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 7.2 | 18.9 | 13.9 | 9.3 | 34 | 211 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1025.2 | 1030.1 | +4.9 |
| Some cloud with sunny intervals and a cool southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 6.4 | 22.3 | 13.9 | 4.1 | 24 | 93 | East Ntn East | 0 | 0 | 1024.8 | 1029.8 | -5.0 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny day with NE winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 9.0 | 18.8 | 14.7 | 8.5 | 38 | 193 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1021.5 | 1026.6 | -5.1 |
| Partly cloudy, NE winds freshening in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 14.8 | 20.4 | 16.9 | 13.8 | 45 | 314 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1011.4 | 1021.9 | -10.5 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon with fresh NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 14.4 | 32.0 | 20.9 | 6.4 | 35 | 145 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1003.4 | 1011.5 | -8.1 |
| Sunny and warm with light winds tending NE. High cloud increasing later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 14.8 | 24.2 | 18.8 | 5.7 | 32 | 130 | East Nth East | 1.0 | 5.4 | 991.0 | 1003.3 | -12.3 |
| Cloudy with NE winds, warm and humid in the afternoon. Showers in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 11.1 | 25.6 | 17.0 | 8.3 | 29 | 188 | West | 1.8 | 9.4 | 990.6 | 996.5 | +5.9 |
| Morning rain clearing to a sunny afternoon with variable winds tending westerly. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 7.9 | 27.6 | 18.3 | 5.0 | 34 | 115 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 995.9 | 1005.4 | +9.5 |
| Sunny and warm in the afternoon with northerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 13.0 | 19.7 | 15.5 | 6.8 | 32 | 154 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1005.9 | 1017.1 | +11.2 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon, cloud returning in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 13.1 | 20.0 | 16.3 | 11.2 | 39 | 255 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.6 | 1017.1 | -3.5 |
| high cloud with some sunny intervals, fresh NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 10.9 | 22.0 | 16.4 | 7.0 | 30 | 159 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1013.5 | 1018.3 | +4.8 |
| Low cloud lifting with a few sunny intervals, light westerly winds turning southerly in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 11.9 | 21.7 | 16.4 | 6.7 | 30 | 152 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1012.1 | 1017.6 | -5.5 |
| Variable cloud. Cloud increasing in the evening with a few spots of rain. Southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 7.1 | 18.5 | 13.2 | 9.6 | 40 | 219 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1017.3 | 1029.1 | +11.8 |
| Morning showers with a cool southerly wind. Cloud breaking to sunny afternoon and winds dying away in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 3.6 | 23.3 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 22 | 56 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1028.9 | 1034.9 | +6.0 |
| Few clouds, sunny with light winds tending NE. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 5.7 | 24.6 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 22 | 67 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1032.5 | 1035.5 | -3.0 |
| Clear and sunny with light NE winds | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 7.1 | 26.9 | 16.8 | 3.5 | 23 | 80 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1023.6 | 1033.8 | -10.2 |
| Some thin high cloud, sunny with light winds. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 11.7 | 27.8 | 17.9 | 4.8 | 25 | 108 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1018.9 | 1024.2 | -5.3 |
| Morning fog clearing to a sunny warm day with light winds. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 14.7 | 26.8 | 19.1 | 4.2 | 20 | 94 | West | 0 | 0 | 1919.2 | 1022.5 | +3.3 |
| Morning low cloud clearing to a sunny day with variable high cloud and light winds. | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 15.2 | 22.3 | 17.9 | 6.1 | 31 | 140 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.3 | 1022.6 | -5.3 |
| Morning low cloud clearing, mostly sunny with variable high cloud and NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 13.5 | 33.5 | 22.5 | 6.4 | 44 | 144 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1010.4 | 1017.2 | -6.8 |
| Variable high cloud, NE winds turning warm northerly from latre morning. 0.2mm of condensation recorded as rain. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 19.8 | 33.2 | 24.8 | 12.0 | 48 | 276 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1005.0 | 1013.6 | +8.6 |
| Variable high cloud, NE winds turning warm northerly early afternoon. | ||||||||||||
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