December Weather Highlights:
Temperature: My December average was 16.8C, the warmest December I've recorded since starting my station in 2000. The next warmest December was 2003 and the coolest was 2004 with an average of a mere 12.7C. The maximum temperature was the 30th with 29.8C with a nor'west wind and the coolest was 10.1C on the 1st.
Rainfall: 11 days had recorded rainfall. At 32mm, this is about average for most of the December totals I've recorded. The wettest day was the 22nd with 7.4mm. The wettest December was 2004 with 137.8mm over 18 days with maximum daily total of 31.6mm.
Wind: With a monthly wind run of 5439km, it was a typical December. The windiest December was 2004 with a monthly wind run of 6940km.
December 2005 Summary Temperature |
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Mean | 16.8 C |
Mean Maximum | 22.1 C |
Mean Minimum | 13.1 C |
Maximum High | 29.8 C |
Maximum Low | 15.6 C |
Minimum High | 16.1 C |
Minimum Low | 10.0 C |
Wind Speed and Direction | |
Maximum Gust | 54 km/h |
Average | 7.4 km/h |
Wind Run | 5439 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 310 km |
Prevailing Direction | North East |
Rainfall | |
Days with Measured Rainfall | 11 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 7.4 mm |
Monthly Rainfall | 32.0 mm |
December | Min. Temp | Max. Temp | Avg. Temp | Rain | Prevailing Wind Dir. | Avg. Wind Speed | Max Gust | Wind Run | Casual Observations |
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1 | 10.1 | 17.8 | 13.4 | 0 | North East | 4.3 | 23 | 110 | Cloud clearing mid afternoon to a sunny and mild day. NE breezes. |
2 | 11.8 | 16.1 | 13.5 | 0 | North East | 6.8 | 28 | 172 | Cloudy with some spots of drizzle. NE wind. |
3 | 12.1 | 23.4 | 16.7 | 0 | North East | 4.1 | 27 | 108 | Mostly cloudy with a few spots of rain mid afternoon. Cloud breaking late afternoon with northerly winds and the highest temperature of the day. |
4 | 11.0 | 29.3 | 20.2 | 0 | West | 7.9 | 42 | 196 | Some high cloud but sunny want warm with westerlies, gusty at times. |
5 | 15.2 | 28.2 | 19.7 | 0 | South | 6.0 | 29 | 154 | Mostly cloudy with NE winds turning southerly late morning. A few spots of rain in the evening. |
6 | 13.8 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 3.6 | North East | 2.6 | 19 | 70 | Low cloud from about midday with light showers and evening rain. Light winds. |
7 | 13.4 | 18.8 | 15.1 | 5.2 | North East | 9.3 | 41 | 230 | Early morning showers and drizzle clearing. Cloud breaking for a time in the afternoon but low cloud returning later in the afternoon. Gusty NE winds. |
8 | 14.0 | 29.3 | 20.8 | 0 | North East | 5.3 | 34 | 134 | Variable cloud, warm and humid with light variable winds during the day. |
9 | 14.4 | 21.4 | 17.6 | 0 | North East | 7.3 | 35 | 180 | Morning cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon, NE winds gusty at times. |
10 | 13.6 | 20.4 | 15.7 | 0.4 | South | 5.0 | 28 | 128 | Cloudy with showers at night. Light southerly winds. |
11 | 13.3 | 18.9 | 14.9 | 0 | North East | 7.3 | 33 | 191 | Morning cloud and drizzle clearing but returning in the evening. NE winds. |
12 | 13.3 | 16.2 | 14.1 | 3.0 | North East | 3.8 | 20 | 99 | Cloudy with afternoon and evening light rain. NE breezes. |
13 | 13.1 | 17.2 | 14.7 | 0.6 | North East | 5.4 | 26 | 136 | Low cloud with morning showers and intermittent drizzle. |
14 | 14.7 | 18.6 | 15.8 | 2.0 | North East | 11.9 | 43 | 293 | Morning showers. Low cloud and some drizzle. Gusty NE winds in the afternoon. |
15 | 15.6 | 20.3 | 17.4 | 0 | North East | 12.5 | 37 | 309 | Morning cloud and drizzle clearing in the afternoon. NE winds. |
16 | 14.6 | 22.2 | 18.6 | 0 | North East | 8.6 | 37 | 213 | Mostly sunny and feeling humid. NE winds wasing in the evening and turning southerly at night. |
17 | 14.1 | 21.8 | 16.6 | 0 | South | 11.7 | 32 | 289 | Variable cloud but mostly sunny with southerly winds. |
18 | 12.9 | 21.4 | 16.2 | 0 | South | 7.4 | 26 | 187 | Some cloud but a mostly sunny afternoon. Southerly winds turning northerly late afternoon. |
19 | 13.3 | 18.4 | 15.9 | 0.4 | North East | 8.6 | 40 | 213 | Low cloud with afternoon drizzle turning to evening showers. NE winds becoming gusty in the evening. |
20 | 15.4 | 23.0 | 18.8 | 3.2 | North East | 11.0 | 41 | 271 | Morning showers clearing by midday. North to NW winds in the afternoon. |
21 | 11.7 | 26.8 | 19.5 | 0 | West | 4.9 | 29 | 127 | High cloud with warm north to nor'west breezes turning southerly in the evening. |
22 | 12.3 | 25.6 | 16.9 | 7.4 | North East | 2.3 | 27 | 62 | Cloudy with afternoon and evening showers. Light breezes. |
23 | 11.8 | 16.8 | 13.7 | 6.0 | South | 12.7 | 54 | 310 | Showers with a strong cold southerly wind arriving mid morning. |
24 | 11.1 | 22.4 | 15.9 | 0 | South | 9.6 | 48 | 238 | Southerly winds easing and cloud clearing by early afternoon. North to NE winds in the evening. |
25 | 13.5 | 26.0 | 17.1 | 0.2 | North East | 10.9 | 44 | 269 |
Cloudy with some showers about midday. Cloud clearing and winds turning warm nor'west late afternoon. A gusty southerly change in the evening. |
26 | 10.0 | 22.9 | - | 0 | North East | - | - | - | Full data not available as weather station off line for upgrade. Clear and sunny with light winds in the morning, NE winds in the afternoon. |
27 | - | 21 | - | 0 | North | - | - | - | Full data not available as weather station off line for upgrade. Southerly breezes in the morning turning north/northeast in the afternoon. Morning cloud clearing but returning late afternoon. |
28 | 10.9 | 22.6 | 16.9 | 0 | North East | 8.3 | 34 | 196 | Sunny with some cloud, NE winds. |
29 | 14.0 | 26.8 | 19.3 | 0 | North East | 6.7 | 27 | 158 | High cloud, warm with light breezes in the morning, cooler NE wind in the afternoon. |
30 | 12.1 | 29.8 | 20.1 | 0 | North East | 3.5 | 28 | 84 | Variable high cloud. Very warm with light breezes. A NE cooler wind arriving later in the afternoon. |
31 | 15.3 | 24.6 | 19.2 | 0 | South | 10.6 | 47 | 187 | Some high cloud. Gusty southerly winds in the morning easing and turning NE in the afternoon. |