My February
Temperature: The second warmest February since I started recording temperature in 2000. Warmest day was the 12th with 30.8C The warmest February was 2005 with a mean of 17.9C, the coolest was 2002 with a mean of 13.0C.
Wind: The monthly wind run of 5348km just below my February mean of 5401km (5 years of records). The windiest February was 2002 with a wind run of 6148km.
Rainfall: 46.6mm of rain fell on 7 days, a little below the mean of 40.0mm for the past 6 February's I've recorded. The wettest February's were 2002 and 2004 with 82.6mm and 85.4mm respectively, the driest 2001 with 5.5mm
No comments on the humidity or barometer as I've got no other years to compare them with.
| February 2006 Summary Temperature |
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|---|---|
| Mean | 16.8 C |
| Mean Maximum | 22.5 C |
| Mean Minimum | 12.1 C |
| Maximum High | 30.8 C (12th) |
| Maximum Low | 16.4 C (12th) |
| Minimum High | 16.2 C (5th) |
| Minimum Low | 5.0 C (24th) |
| Wind Speed and Direction | |
| Maximum Gust | 55 km/h (28th) |
| Mean | 8.1 km/h |
| Wind Run | 5348 km |
| Max Daily Windrun | 339 km (28th) |
| Prevailing Direction | North East |
| Barometer | |
| Maximum | 1024.4 hPa (18th) |
| Minimum | 999.7 hPa (14th) |
| Mean | 1012.4 hPa |
| Max Daily Change | +14.9 hPa (28th) |
| Rainfall | |
| Days with Rainfall | 7 |
| Max Daily Rainfall | 13.0 mm (9th) |
| Monthly Rainfall | 46.6 mm |
| Humidity | |
| Maximum | 94 % (3rd) |
| Minimum | 26 % (12th) |
| 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 | 14.5 | 20.9 | 16.8 | 7.8 | 30 | 185 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1008.0 | 1016.2 | +8.2 |
| Mostly cloudy with NE winds, cloud breaking for a time in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 14.8 | 21.0 | 17.3 | 13.7 | 50 | 325 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1004.4 | 1016.2 | -11.8 |
| Mostly cloudy with some breaks. Strong NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 11.9 | 19.5 | 15.4 | 10.3 | 32 | 243 | South | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1004.5 | 1009.8 | +5.3 |
| Morning drizzle. Cloud breaking for a time but returning mid afternoon with a few light showers. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 9.4 | 21.9 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 26 | 99 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1004.4 | 1010.0 | -5.6 |
| Variable cloud, light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 10.6 | 16.2 | 13.6 | 8.3 | 43 | 197 | South | 4.8 | 12.2 | 1004.5 | 1018.0 | +13.5 |
| Southerly winds with a couple of squally showers on the morning. Cloud breaking in the afternoon and southerly winds easing in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 7.9 | 20.0 | 12.8 | 5.1 | 33 | 102 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1015.6 | 1019.9 | -4.3 |
| Cloud clearing mid morning to a sunny day with light breezes in the morning and NE winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 13.0 | 20.8 | 16.8 | 13.5 | 44 | 320 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1003.0 | 1016.1 | -13.1 |
| Early morning and evening cloud but sunny during the day. Fresh NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 14.4 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 4.0 | 24 | 96 | South | 0.2 | 2.8 | 1000.9 | 1010.8 | +9.9 |
| Light rain morning and evening, cloud breaking a little in the afternoon. Light southerly winds from late morning. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 14.9 | 20.7 | 16.8 | 6.2 | 32 | 146 | North East | 1.8 | 13.0 | 1010.6 | 1018.0 | +7.4 |
| Rain and drizzle throughout the day, humid NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 15.0 | 20.4 | 17.3 | 8.7 | 39 | 205 | North East | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1014.7 | 1018.9 | -4.2 |
| Morning drizzle. Cloudy with with humid NE winds becoming stronger late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 16.1 | 23.9 | 19.6 | 9.2 | 34 | 218 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1005.8 | 1015.1 | -9.3 |
| Morning cloud clearing but some cloud returning in the afternoon. NE wind turning northerly at times. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 16.4 | 30.8 | 23.4 | 6.7 | 34 | 159 | North West | 0 | 0 | 1002.4 | 1007.9 | +5.5 |
| Sunny and warm with some afternoon cloud. The warmest day of the year so far. A southerly change in the evening bur remaining dry. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 14.8 | 20.7 | 17.0 | 10.4 | 42 | 245 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1008.9 | 1015.0 | +6.1 |
| Low morning cloud lifting and clearing, mostly sunny in the afternoon. Fresh NE winds late afternoon and evening. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 14.7 | 23.9 | 17.9 | 7.4 | 39 | 175 | North East | 0 | 0 | 999.7 | 1009.7 | -10 |
| Cloudy with north to NE winds and a few spots of rain later in the afternoon. A southerly change in the evening but remaining dry. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 9.9 | 21.4 | 15.5 | 6.8 | 34 | 160 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1005.6 | 1017.9 | +12.3 |
| Morning cloud clearing by afternoon but returning in the evening with NE winds turning northerly. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 10.6 | 25.1 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 29 | 120 | North | 0 | 0 | 1017.1 | 1020.5 | -3.4 |
| Sunny through thin high cloud. Light breezes in the morning, NE winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 11.1 | 23.9 | 16.8 | 6.6 | 33 | 154 | South | 0 | 0 | 1017.8 | 1024.0 | +6.2 |
| Cloudy morning with southerly winds. Cloud clearing in the afternoon and the wind turning NE early evening. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 13.9 | 21.9 | 17.6 | 10.5 | 44 | 247 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1020.7 | 1024.4 | -3.7 |
| Morning cloud quickly dissipating to a sunny but windy day with fresh NE winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 16.3 | 21.8 | 18.2 | 13.4 | 41 | 316 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1014.7 | 1021.4 | -6.7 |
| Cloud clearing by midday with a sunny afternoon. Fresh NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 11.2 | 28.1 | 19.6 | 5.2 | 25 | 123 | South | 0 | 0 | 1010.6 | 1014.7 | -4.1 |
| Morning fog clearing to a clear, and very warm day. Light southerly winds turning cooler NE late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 13.2 | 30.2 | 19.6 | 7.2 | 30 | 162 | South | 0 | 0 | 1005.8 | 1012.3 | -6.5 |
| Morning high cloud clearing by afternoon to a warm, sunny day. NE winds briefly turning westerly before a cooler southerly change later in the afternoon. Cloud increasing in the evening but remaining dry. | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 10.4 | 28.6 | 17.5 | 7.8 | 44 | 186 | South | 0 | 0 | 999.8 | 1008.3 | -8.5 |
| Warm west to nor'west winds from early afternoon followed by a strong cool southerly change and low cloud but remaining dry. | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 7.8 | 16.4 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 54 | 260 | South | 1.2 | 6.8 | 1007.4 | 1020.8 | +13.4 |
| Early morning southerly change with strong winds, thunder and some hail. Rain and cloud clearing by late morning and the cool southerly winds easing in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 5.0 | 23.9 | 14.0 | 4.4 | 29 | 101 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1014.8 | 1020.9 | -6.1 |
| Cool morning. Sunny with variable breezes in the morning, NE winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 8.9 | 21.1 | 15.5 | 6.0 | 30 | 139 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1012.6 | 1017.7 | +5.1 |
| Morning cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon with NE winds. Cloud returning in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 12.7 | 22.4 | 17.5 | 8.4 | 33 | 198 | North | 0 | 0 | 1009.2 | 1017.3 | -8.1 |
| Broken morning cloud clearing by midday with north to north east winds. | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 9.3 | 29.7 | 19.4 | 4.8 | 54 | 115 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1003.6 | 1012.4 | -8.8 |
| Clear, sunny morning with light breezes. Afternoon change to cooler NE winds then to gusty west to nor'west winds and increasing high cloud. A strong southerly change arriving about midnight. | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 10.9 | 17.7 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 55 | 339 | South | 2.2 | 9.8 | 1007.1 | 1021.4 | +14.3 |
| Strong cool southerly winds with rain early morning. cloud breaking in the morning and winds easing by late afternoon. Highest wind run of the year so far, 10km more than the 2nd Jan | ||||||||||||
