My February
Temperature: With a mean temperature of 15.7C, February 2007 was very near the February average of 15.8C (8 years of records). The warmest February I've recorded to date was 2005 with a mean temperature of 17.9C, the coolest was 2002 with 13.0C though the temperature sensor I was using at the time read a little low. The warmest day was the 26th with 34.1C with light west to southwest winds. This is also the highest February temperature I've recorded to date. The minimum temperature was 7.9C on the 14th which is the highest minimum temperature for February that I have recorded to date. The coldest February temperature to date was 3.4C on the 1st February 2001.
Wind: The monthly wind run of 4002km is below the average 5313km I have records for (2002 - 2007) and the least windy to date. The windiest February to date was 2003 with a wind run of 6147km. Prevailing wind direction was north east recorded 66% of the month, south 28%, north 2%, south east 2%, others 2%. Maximum gust was 50km/h from the south on the 26th.
Rainfall: The monthly total was 16.2mm. My February average for 8 years is 38.2mm. The highest rainfall for February I've recorded is 2004 with 85.4mm, the driest to date was 2001 with 5.5mm.
February 2007 Summary Temperature |
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Mean | 16.2 C |
Mean Maximum | 22.4 C |
Mean Minimum | 11.8 C |
Maximum High | 34.1 C (26th) |
Maximum Low | 15.6 C (1st) |
Minimum High | 15.6 C (23rd) |
Minimum Low | 7.9 C (14th) |
Wind Speed and Direction | |
Maximum Gust | 50 km/h (26th) |
Mean | 6.0 km/h |
Wind Run | 4002 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 319 km (6th) |
Prevailing Direction | North East |
Barometer | |
Maximum | 1029.1 hPa (24th) |
Minimum | 1004.6 hPa (26th) |
Mean | 1018.0 hPa |
Max Daily Change | +11.6 hPa (16th) |
Rainfall | |
Days with Measured Rainfall (Greater than 0.2mm) | 6 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 9.2 mm (23rd) |
Monthly Rainfall | 16.8 mm |
Humidity | |
Maximum | 95 % (18th) |
Minimum | 20 % (1st) |
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 | 15.6 | 28.0 | 20.2 | 5.6 | 31 | 132 | South | 0 | 0 | 1004.7 | 1008.4 | +3.7 |
Some cloud but a warm, sunny day. Southerly winds turning north then NE in the evening. | ||||||||||||
2 | 10.1 | 20.9 | 14.0 | 4.4 | 28 | 104 | North East | 1.4 | 4.6 | 1008.4 | 1017.1 | +8.7 |
Cloudy with cool NE winds. Showers in the evening. | ||||||||||||
3 | 9.3 | 20.5 | 14.0 | 5.7 | 31 | 136 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1015.7 | 1019.1 | -3.4 |
Morning cloud clearing to a mostly sunny afternoon, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
4 | 12.8 | 21.4 | 16.7 | 9.3 | 32 | 221 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1014.2 | 1018.5 | +4.3 |
Broken cloud mostly clearing by afternoon. Sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
5 | 9.0 | 24.5 | 15.8 | 6.0 | 28 | 140 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1018.7 | 1020.8 | +2.1 |
Fog clearing by mid morning then sunny with southerly winds turning NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
6 | 14.6 | 21.7 | 17.7 | 13.5 | 45 | 318 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1015.0 | 1020.0 | -5.0 |
Broken cloud, fresh to strong NE winds. | ||||||||||||
7 | 14.4 | 26.8 | 19.3 | 5.9 | 33 | 138 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1014.3 | 1016.6 | -2.3 |
Sunny with broken cloud. Light southerly wind turning NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
8 | 12.7 | 25.6 | 18.2 | 4.9 | 30 | 117 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1010.0 | 1016.0 | -6.0 |
Morning mist and low cloud clearing about midday. A few spots of rain in the evening with thunder reported in places around town. | ||||||||||||
9 | 11.4 | 23.3 | 17.1 | 8.5 | 38 | 202 | South | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1007.4 | 1016.3 | +8.9 |
Becoming overcast and cloud thickening late afternoon. Southerly winds with evening showers. | ||||||||||||
10 | 10.8 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 4.8 | 25 | 112 | North East | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1016.6 | 1019.9 | +3.3 |
Cool with morning showers and a few spots of rain during the day at times. NE winds, mostly light. | ||||||||||||
11 | 13.1 | 20.6 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 19 | 95 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1016.1 | 1019.2 | -3.1 |
Overcast with light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
12 | 9.8 | 16.7 | 12.9 | 5.6 | 32 | 133 | South | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1018.0 | 1020.8 | +2.8 |
Cool southerly wind with light showers in the morning. Brighter with cloud breaking in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
13 | 10.2 | 18.7 | 14.2 | 3.4 | 22 | 82 | South | 0 | 0 | 1014.6 | 1020.3 | -5.7 |
Overcast with variable but mostly southerly breezes. | ||||||||||||
14 | 7.9 | 21.0 | 14.7 | 4.3 | 24 | 100 | South | 0 | 0 | 1015.5 | 1017.8 | +2.3 |
Morning cloud breaking to a mild sunny day with southerly breezes. | ||||||||||||
15 | 10.7 | 19.1 | 15.0 | 2.3 | 22 | 55 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1013.6 | 1017.6 | -4.0 |
Overcast with a few spots of rain. Cloud breaking a little in the evening. Light winds. | ||||||||||||
16 | 11.3 | 17.4 | 14.2 | 11.6 | 45 | 273 | South | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1014.3 | 1025.9 | +11.6 |
Light morning showers. Cloud breaking and southerly winds becoming strong but easing by evening. | ||||||||||||
17 | 10.8 | 23.5 | 15.7 | 4.5 | 26 | 107 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1021.6 | 1026.2 | -4.3 |
Cloud breaking late morning to a mostly clear and sunny day, NE winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
18 | 10.3 | 27.2 | 17.6 | 3.3 | 20 | 79 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1021.3 | 1025.4 | -4.1 |
Morning fog clearing to a sunny day with light winds. | ||||||||||||
19 | 12.6 | 24.2 | 17.1 | 4.9 | 31 | 116 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1023.9 | 1028.1 | +4.2 |
Cloud breaking around midday then sunny with NE winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
20 | 14.1 | 24.1 | 18.0 | 8.5 | 35 | 200 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1023.1 | 1028.2 | -5.1 |
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
21 | 11.3 | 25.6 | 17.6 | 4.9 | 24 | 117 | South | 0 | 0 | 1019.4 | 1023.6 | -4.2 |
Morning cloud breaking, then some high cloud in the afternoon. Southerly winds turning NE late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
22 | 15.5 | 26.1 | 18.7 | 3.2 | 25 | 75 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1014.5 | 1020.8 | -6.3 |
Morning low cloud breaking and becoming sunny with haze. Light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
23 | 11.2 | 15.6 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 22 | 74 | South | 0.6 | 9.2 | 1017.5 | 1029.0 | +11.5 |
Showers with cool southerly winds | ||||||||||||
24 | 11.2 | 19.5 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 44 | 237 | North East | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1023.5 | 1029.1 | -5.6 |
Morning showers, cloud breaking in the afternoon with fresh NE winds. | ||||||||||||
25 | 14.5 | 25.0 | 19.0 | 9.1 | 37 | 217 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1012.0 | 1023.4 | -11.4 |
Sunny with high cloud increasing in the afternoon, NE winds easing late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
26 | 12.5 | 34.1 | 21.3 | 4.7 | 50 | 110 | South | 0 | 0 | 1004.6 | 1013.3 | +8.7 |
Very warm with light breezes for much of the day. A southerly change late afternoon becoming gusty on the evening. Highest February temperature recorded at my station and highest temperature for 2007 to date. | ||||||||||||
27 | 12.4 | 20.4 | 15.2 | 6.4 | 25 | 151 | North East | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1012.9 | 1022.3 | +9.4 |
Some morning drizzle. Cloud breaking late morning but becoming overcast with light showers in the evening. | ||||||||||||
28 | 11.0 | 18.6 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 23 | 150 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1022.8 | 1027.2 | +4.4 |
Mostly overcast but cloud breaking at times. NE winds. |