October Summary
- October was the warmest I've recorded in 14 years of records. The average temperature was 12.9C and my average for October is 11.1C. The previous warmest October was 2008 with 12.0C. One air frost was recorded (air temperature at or below 0, equal to my average, 1 day had a maximum temperature of 10C or less, my average is 1. Twenty seven days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 20, 15 days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 7, 5 days reached or exceeded 25C, may average is 2.
- Wind run was below average (82%) with 4579km.
- The barometer recorded below average pressure for the month with 1004.9hPa, average is 1010.1.
- Rainfall for the month was close to average with 63mm.
| October 2013 Summary Temperature | |
|---|---|
| Mean | 12.9 C |
| Mean Maximum | 19.7 C |
| Mean Minimum | 6.9 C |
| Maximum High | 27.7 C (24th) |
| Maximum Low | 11.6 C (2nd) |
| Minimum High | 7.3 C (8th) |
| Minimum Low | -0.5 C (10th) |
| Wind Speed and Direction | |
| Maximum Gust | 56 km/h (15th) |
| Mean | 6.5 km/h |
| Wind Run | 4579 km |
| Max Daily Windrun | 284 km (24th) |
| Prevailing Direction | East Nth East |
| Barometer | |
| Maximum | 1022.4 hPa (19th) |
| Minimum | 977.8 hPa (14th) |
| Mean | 1004.9 hPa |
| Max Daily Change | -21.1 hPa (14th) |
| Rainfall | |
| Days with Measured Rainfall (Greater than 0.2mm) |
14 |
| Max Daily Rainfall | 32.5 mm (8th) |
| Monthly Rainfall | 63.0 mm |
| Humidity | |
| Maximum | 100 % (Several Days) |
| Minimum | 25 % (27th) |
| October 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 | 8.3 | 17.8 | 12.8 | 7.8 | 30 | 179 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1010.2 | 1013.7 | -3.5 |
| Thin high cloud for much of the day. Mild in the afternoon. NE winds | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 11.6 | 21.3 | 15.6 | 5.6 | 25 | 128 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1005.9 | 1013.6 | +7.7 |
| Overcast with thick high cloud. Light NE winds. A few light showers in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 10.4 | 18.2 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 31 | 130 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1007.0 | 1014.8 | -7.8 |
| Variable cloud, NE winds | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 9.4 | 21.7 | 14.3 | 4.7 | 29 | 107 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1006.6 | 1014.0 | +7.4 |
| Variable high cloud, southerly winds turning NE later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 7.6 | 21.7 | 12.2 | 3.9 | 24 | 89 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1006.9 | 1014.0 | -7.1 |
| Variable light breezes in the morning and early afternoon turning cooler NE. Cloud breaking in the afternoon but becoming overcast with low cloud from evening. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 9.6 | 26.5 | 16.6 | 3.7 | 22 | 84 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 997.3 | 1006.7 | -9.4 |
| Morning fog clearing quickly to a sunny and morning. The maximum of 26.5C recorded at 1:10pm. Cloud increasing from mid afternoon. Light variable breezes tening NE. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 7.3 | 16.5 | 12.9 | 4.8 | 26 | 109 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 4.0 | 994.6 | 1004.4 | +9.8 |
| Mostly cloudy, variable winds. Showers from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 16 | 49 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 32.0 | 1001.5 | 1004.8 | -3.3 |
| Light rain all day with light winds tending southerly. The max temperature of 7.3C recorded at 1:10am. Temperature was 5 to 6C during the day falling to 3.2C at 9:20pm. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 1.2 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 39 | 166 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 7.5 | 1001.3 | 1006.6 | +5.3 |
| Overcast with showers and cold southerly winds. Cloud breaking in the afternoon and clearing in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | -0.5 | 15.2 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 25 | 111 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 989.2 | 1005.8 | -16.6 |
| Morning frost, becoming overcast by midday with light north to NE winds. Evening showers. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 4.9 | 13.7 | 9.7 | 5.4 | 28 | 123 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 985.7 | 994.9 | -9.2 |
| Mostly overcast and cool with NE winds | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 6.4 | 18.3 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 35 | 82 | South Sth West | 1.0 | 6.0 | 987.2 | 1001.3 | +14.1 |
| Early cloud and showers clearing to a sunny day with light southerly winds. Cloud increasing later in the afternoon with thunder showers ans some hail. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 2.4 | 23.3 | 12.4 | 6.7 | 41 | 154 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 998.8 | 1004.6 | -5.8 |
| Variable high cloud, cool NE winds in the morning changing to mild northerly in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 8.4 | 20.8 | 15.6 | 9.3 | 45 | 214 | North Nth East | 1.0 | 4.0 | 977.8 | 998.9 | -21.1 |
| Cloud increasing in the morning with showers and thunder. More showers in the afternoon. Northerly winds fresh at times. Damaging gales in parts of Canterbury and the lower North Island but Christchurch was spared this time. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 4.1 | 19.4 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 56 | 139 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 3.0 | 992.3 | 1003.6 | +11.3 |
| Partly cloudy, variable breezes in the morning tending cooler and fresher NE in the afternoon. A strong cold southerly change in the evening with showers. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 0.7 | 14.2 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 33 | 120 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1003.7 | 1007.7 | +4.0 |
| Morning frost. Sunny with some high cloud, cool NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 5.6 | 26.0 | 15.3 | 3.3 | 34 | 75 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 1008.0 | 1012.6 | +4.6 |
| Variable high cloud, light winds tending mild northerly. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 10.0 | 26.7 | 17.8 | 11.0 | 47 | 251 | North Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1004.7 | 1019.7 | +15.0 |
| Variable high cloud but mostly sunny. Warm northerly winds turning cooler southerly later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 9.4 | 18.5 | 13.5 | 8.0 | 31 | 182 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.6 | 1022.4 | -4.8 |
| Sunny with high cloud increasing from later in the afternoon. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 6.2 | 27.0 | 15.4 | 4.3 | 28 | 98 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1014.4 | 1020.6 | -6.2 |
| Light southerly breezes in the morning turning mild northerly then cooler NE in the afternoon. Variable high cloud. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 9.3 | 24.2 | 15.6 | 4.8 | 37 | 109 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 1004.4 | 1014.6 | -10.2 |
| Overcast with mild northerly winds freshening in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 9.4 | 17.4 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 35 | 160 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1001.4 | 1014.3 | +12.9 |
| Maximum temperature recorded at 5:20am. Overcast with a southerly change in the morning. Drizzle at times during the day, becoming more persistent in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 6.9 | 15.0 | 11.2 | 7.3 | 37 | 168 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1010.0 | 1018.6 | -8.6 |
| Showers clearing in the morning but returning at night. Cloud breaking in the afternoon with sunny intervals, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 11.0 | 27.7 | 19.0 | 12.4 | 52 | 284 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 991.3 | 1010.2 | -18.9 |
| Variable cloud in the morning, sunny in the afternoon. NE winds turning gusty warm NW in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 9.0 | 23.5 | 17.7 | 9.4 | 44 | 206 | North Nth West | 0.5 | 1.0 | 989.9 | 1003.1 | +13.2 |
| Morning cloud with showers breaking by midday. Mild northerly winds from late morning. | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 8.5 | 22.0 | 14.9 | 10.2 | 55 | 233 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 997.4 | 1004.2 | -6.8 |
| Few clouds, NE winds turning gusty mild nor'west from late morning. | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 6.0 | 18.2 | 12.9 | 8.7 | 43 | 197 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 996.9 | 1005.2 | +8.3 |
| Sunny with a few clouds. Northerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 6.1 | 17.1 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 30 | 156 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1004.3 | 1015.8 | +11.5 |
| Broken cloud in the morning. Cloud clearing in the afternoon with winds turning NE. | ||||||||||||
| 29 | 6.1 | 16.8 | 11.9 | 8.5 | 36 | 194 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1010.4 | 1015.6 | -5.2 |
| Few morning clouds then sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 30 | 5.7 | 22.6 | 12.3 | 5.6 | 32 | 126 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1004.7 | 1012.0 | -7.3 |
| Cloud increasing during the day with drizzle then showers. Southerly winds turning cooler NE mid afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 31 | 10.0 | 21.9 | 15.0 | 6.2 | 28 | 141 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 0.5 | 996.0 | 1004.4 | -8.4 |
| Showers clearing by dawn. Sunny with few clouds. cloud increasing in the evening. Southerly winds turning NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
