The table below summarises Summer (1 December to 28 February) recorded at my station. The records from 2000 to 2002 have lower temperatures then records from 2003 and later as the sensor I was using at the time read low so these temperature records are not comparable with the later records. Rainfall and wind data however, should be comparable.
Updated 3 March 2020
Summer 2015/16 to 2019/20 | |||||
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Temperature | 2015 - 2016 | 2016 - 2017 | 2017 - 2018 | 2018 - 2019 | 2019 - 2020 |
Mean | 17.1 C | 16.8 C | 18.4 C | 17.7 C | 17.2 C |
Mean Maximum | 24.0 C | 23.0 C | 25.1 C | 24.5 C | 24.1 C |
Mean Minimum | 11.8 C | 11.3 C | 13.5 C | 12.5 C | 11.7 C |
Maximum High | 35.5 C (25 Feb) | 33.8 C (31 Jan) | 35.6 C (8 Dec) | 34.8 C (5 Feb) | 37.0 C (2 Feb) |
Maximum Low | 19.6 C (1 Jan) | 18.5 C (1 Jan) | 18.2 C (29 Jan) | 18.1 C (31 Jan) | 18.7 C (17 Feb) |
Minimum High | 15.9 C (3 Jan) | 12.5 C (1 Dec) | 13.5 C (20 Feb) | 15.6 C (19 Dec) | 15.3 C (17 Dec) |
Minimum Low | 3.5 C (23 Dec) | 3.8 C (9 Feb) | 5.7 C (29 Dec) | 5.6 C (28 Feb) | 4.6 C (9 Feb) |
Wind Speed and Direction | |||||
Maximum Gust | 57 km/h (15 Jan) | 58 km/h (22 Jan) | 64 km/h (6 Jan) | 76 km/h (23 Jan) | 57 km/h (4 Feb) |
Mean | 6.9 km/h | 8.0 km/h | 7.5 km/h | 7.2 km/h | 7.6 km/h |
Wind Run | 13478 km | 16095 km | 15360 km | 14899 km | 15880 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 351 km (27 Dec) | 335 (22 Jan) | 447 km (6 Jan) | 307 kn (14 Jan) | 313 kn (18 Dec) |
Prevailing Direction | East North East | East North East | East Nth East | East Nth East | East Nth East |
Barometer | |||||
Maximum | 1026.9 hPa (26 Jan) | 1035.3 hPa (28 Feb) | 1028.0 hPa (8 Feb) | 1033.4 hPa (7 Feb) | 1028.9 hPa (7 Feb) |
Minimum | 985.1 (8 Jan) | 971.1 hPa (19 Jan) | 969.9 hPa (1 Feb) | 984.6 hPa (4 Dec) | 980.3 hPa (3 Dec) |
Mean | 1012.2 hPa | 1007.5 hPa | 1010.9 hPa | 1011.0 hPa | 1010.1 hPa |
Max Daily Change | 23.6 hPa (10 Jan) | 23.7 hPa (23 Jan) | 28.8 hPa (26 Feb) | 22.4 hPa (13 Jan) | 23.8 hPa (20 Dec) |
Rainfall | |||||
Days with Rainfall | 25 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 13 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 27.5 mm (27 Jan) | 18.0 mm (22 Jan) | 49.5 mm (20 Feb) | 33.6 mm (14 Jan) | 19.4 mm (18 Dec) |
Summer Rainfall | 165 mm | 107.5 mm | 264.5 mm | 144.7 mm | 55.6 mm |
Humidity | |||||
Maximum | 99 % (Several days) | 99 % (Several days) | 100 % (Several days) | 100% (Several days) | 95 % (Several days) |
Minimum | 21 % (26 Feb) | 19 % (15 Feb) | 17% (10 Dec) | 22 % (20 Jan) | 26% (7 Dec) |
Last updated 2 March 2019