October Weather Highlights:
I recorded the windiest day since I have had my station measuring wind speed, December 2000. On the 5th, a southerly wind gusting to 65km/h. The wind run was 575km, breaking my previous record of 542km set on the 6th Feb 2002 also with a southerly.
The maximum rainfall was 15.0mm with a cool southerly bringing hail showers and maximum of 11.3C. Coldest temperature was 1.2C on the 9th followed by the coldest maximum temperature on the 10th, just 9.4C. A period of westerlies in the last week of the month bought the warmest temperature of the month 26.6C with a nor'wester.
October 2005 Summary Temperature |
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Mean | 11.3 C |
Mean Maximum | 16.3 C |
Mean Minimum | 7.1 C |
Maximum High | 26.6 C |
Maximum Low | 11.4 C |
Minimum High | 9.4 C |
Minimum Low | 1.2 C |
Wind Speed and Direction | |
Maximum Gust | 65 km/h |
Average | 7.1 km/h |
Wind Run | 5552 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 575 km |
Prevailing Direction | North East |
Rainfall | |
Days with Measured Rainfall | 10 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 15.0 mm |
Monthly Rainfall | 43.2 mm |
October | Min. Temp | Max. Temp | Avg. Temp | Rain | Prevailing Wind Dir. | Avg. Wind Speed | Max Gust | Wind Run | Casual Observations |
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1 | 11.2 | 19.9 | 14.5 | 0 | West | 7.6 | 41 | 190 | Light north to NW winds turning gusty southerly early afternoon. Variable cloud. |
2 | 9.1 | 16.1 | 11.0 | 0 | North East | 4.8 | 27 | 117 | Cloudy with light southerly breezes in the morning turning to cooler NE winds in the afternoon. |
3 | 8.1 | 13.1 | 10.2 | 0 | North East | 6.3 | 31 | 158 | Low cloud finally clearing in the afternoon. Cool NE winds. |
4 | 9.2 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 0.4 | North East | 11.2 | 39 | 275 | Cloudy with NE winds gusty at times easing during the evening with showers developing. |
5 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 8.7 | 10.2 | South | 23.8 | 65 | 575 | Strong gusty southerly winds with morning rain. Rain clearing in the afternoon but remaining cloudy. The windiest day of the year and the windiest day I have recorded since starting measuring wind speed in Dec 2001. |
6 | 1.8 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 3.8 | South | 9.1 | 56 | 226 | Southerly winds easing early morning and cloud clearing to a sunny morning. Cloud increasing in the afternoon with a few spots of rain from the NE. A southerly change in the evening with a few showers. |
7 | 1.6 | 16.3 | 8.2 | 0.4 | North East | 5.5 | 31 | 139 | Morning cloud clearing for a time but becoming overcast again in the afternoon. Some light evening showers. |
8 | 3.4 | 11.3 | 6.7 | 15.0 | South | 12.6 | 54 | 310 | Cloudy with rain, hail and strong cold southerly winds rising in the morning. Rain clearing early afternoon and winds easing in the evening. |
9 | 1.2 | 14.8 | 8.8 | 0.2 | South | 5.1 | 25 | 130 | Sunny morning with southerly breezes. Cloud increasing late afternoon with a change to northerly winds. |
10 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 12.4 | East | 4.8 | 30 | 124 | Cloudy with rain for a time from midday but easing later in the afternoon. Light winds. |
11 | 5.9 | 12.2 | 8.4 | 0.2 | North | 4.0 | 25 | 100 | Cool and overcast in the morning, cloud clearing mid afternoon. North to NE winds. |
12 | 7.7 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 0 | North East | 9.9 | 37 | 247 | Mostly cloudy but some weak sunshine. Cool NE winds gusty at times. |
13 | 7.2 | 15.9 | 11.3 | 0 | South | 6.4 | 29 | 161 | Mostly cloudy with some sunny breaks. Mosty light southerly wind. |
14 | 5.1 | 13.9 | 10.3 | 0 | North East | 9.0 | 40 | 221 | Mostly sunny. Gusty cool NE wind. |
15 | 9.7 | 20.2 | 13.1 | 0 | North East | 6.0 | 32 | 153 | Cool and cloudy in the morning with a NE breeze. A warm NW to west change in the afternoon with cloud clearing. Light southerly breezes later in the afternoon. |
16 | 6.4 | 17.0 | 11.4 | 0 | North East | 7.2 | 35 | 181 | Sunny with a few clouds at times. Mild west to NW winds in the morning changing to cooler NE in the afternoon. |
17 | 8.4 | 19.2 | 13.0 | 0 | North East | 5.5 | 21 | 140 | Sunny with mild N to NE winds. |
18 | 7.8 | 16.1 | 11.6 | 0 | North East | 4.7 | 26 | 121 | Overcast at times but some breaks in the cloud in the afternoon. NE winds. |
19 | 8.7 | 15.0 | 11.6 | 0 | North East | 7.2 | 32 | 180 | Cloud breaking at times, cool NE wind. |
20 | 8.7 | 15.6 | 11.8 | 0 | South | 7.3 | 27 | 184 | Cloudy with cool southerly winds. Some spots of drizzle. |
21 | 7.9 | 14.8 | 10.5 | 0 | South | 6.7 | 29 | 169 | Broken cloud with sunny intervals. Cool southerly wind. |
22 | 5.2 | 15.9 | 9.6 | 0.2 | South West | 3.4 | 23 | 89 | Early morning showers. Cloud clearing in the afternoon and light southerly winds changing to cooler northeasterlies. |
23 | 2.0 | 16.1 | 9.7 | 0 | North East | 3.8 | 23 | 97 | Patchy morning cloud clearing to a sunny day with NE breezes. |
24 | 2.8 | 19.1 | 11.3 | 0 | North East | 4.1 | 24 | 104 | Sunny and mild with north to NE winds. |
25 | 6.1 | 18.4 | 12.3 | 0 | North East | 6.5 | 35 | 163 | Sunny and mild with NE winds. |
26 | 11.4 | 21.4 | 15.4 | 0 | North | 5.8 | 32 | 148 | Mild and sunny, NE winds in the afternoon. |
27 | 6.4 | 26.6 | 17.2 | 0 | South West | 4.5 | 27 | 116 | Sunny and warm north to NW winds turning light southerly in the afternoon but remaining mild. |
28 | 9.0 | 25.1 | 17.4 | 0 | West | 6.0 | 40 | 152 | Sunny with some high cloud. Warm west to NW wind. |
29 | 11.4 | 17.3 | 14.1 | 0 | North East | 5.6 | 23 | 142 | Cloudy with some light drizzle. |
30 | 11.2 | 15.3 | 12.4 | 0.4 | North East | 7.9 | 34 | 198 | Cloudy with monring and evening drizzle but some sunny breaks. NE wind. |
31 | 11.2 | 16.9 | 13.4 | 0 | North East | 9.1 | 27 | 228 | Morning cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon. NE wind. |