Warmest February I've recorded, dry and less windy.
- February was well above my average temperature of 16.1C with 19.4C.
- The coolest February is 2002 with 13.0C.
- The coldest temperature was 10.0C. The lowest February temperature I've recorded was in 2001 with 3.4C.
- Twenty eight days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 18.
- Fifteen days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 7.
- Seven days reached or exceeded 30C, a record for my station, my average is 2. Previous record was 2000 and 2009 which had 3 days at or over 30C.
- One day reached or exceeded 35C, only February 2009 has recorded a temperature over 35C
- Wind run was 86% of my average of 4905km with 4207km.
- The barometer recorded below average pressure for the month with 1011.9hPa. My average is 1014.6hPa.of Rainfall was 41% of my average expected total of 41mm with 17mm.
- The driest is 2001 with 5.5mm, the wettest is 2008 with 110mm.
| February 2016 Summary Temperature | |
|---|---|
| Mean | 19.4 C |
| Mean Maximum | 26.4 C |
| Mean Minimum | 14.0 C |
| Maximum High | 35.5 C (25th) |
| Maximum Low | 17.6 C (26th) |
| Minimum High | 17.4 C (29th) |
| Minimum Low | 10.0 C (22nd) |
| Wind Speed and Direction | |
| Maximum Gust | 47 km/h (26th) |
| Mean | 6.7 km/h |
| Wind Run | 4207 km |
| Max Daily Windrun | 235 km (18th) |
| Prevailing Direction | East North East |
| Barometer | |
| Maximum | 1025.5 hPa (22nd) |
| Minimum | 991.4 hPa (18th) |
| Mean | 1011.9 hPa |
| Max Daily Change | +17.6 hPa (29th) |
| Rainfall | |
| Days with Measured Rainfall (0.5mm or more) |
2 |
| Max Daily Rainfall | 9.5 mm (18th) |
| Monthly Rainfall | 17.0 mm |
| Humidity | |
| Maximum | 97 % (18th) |
| Minimum | 21 % (26th) |
| 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 | 13.6 | 22.0 | 17.3 | 9.1 | 34 | 206 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1014.0 | 1022.5 | -8.5 |
| Sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 12.4 | 29.7 | 20.4 | 4.9 | 26 | 106 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1015.1 | 1019.8 | +4.7 |
| Morning fog and mist clearing, warm with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 13.1 | 23.1 | 18.6 | 10.1 | 44 | 231 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1012.3 | 1019.9 | -7.6 |
| Morning low cloud with drizzle. Cloud breaking late morning and clearing by mid afternoon. Fresh NE wind in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 15.0 | 33.2 | 24.4 | 6.3 | 38 | 139 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 1005.9 | 1012.7 | -6.8 |
| Clear, warm and sunny with nor'west winds from late morning dying away in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 15.9 | 24.1 | 18.7 | 7.4 | 32 | 133 | South | 0 | 0 | 1005.4 | 1013.1 | +7.7 |
| Few spots of rain in the morning, cloudy but brighter in the afternoon. Southerly winds turning NE later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 11.7 | 25.8 | 17.3 | 4.4 | 27 | 98 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.8 | 1019.3 | +9.5 |
| Variable winds tending NE, broken cloud from late morning and becoming overcast later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 14.0 | 20.5 | 16.3 | 8.0 | 31 | 182 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1015.3 | 1019.4 | -4.1 |
| Low cloud with drizzle in the morning. Cloud breaking in the afternoon with some sunny intervals. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 15.5 | 22.2 | 17.7 | 6.9 | 29 | 157 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1010.4 | 1017.6 | -7.2 |
| Overcast with low cloud in the morning with drizzle at times. Cloud lifting and breaking from mid afternoon. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 14.6 | 24.7 | 18.8 | 9.0 | 41 | 179 | South | 0 | 0 | 1004.2 | 1016.1 | +11.9 |
| NE wind turning light southerly from mid morning. Southerly strengthening around 5pm with increasing cloud but remaining dry. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 10.7 | 20.2 | 16.2 | 9.2 | 42 | 210 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.2 | 1016.2 | -7.0 |
| Sunny with some thin high loud at times. Fresh NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 12.1 | 26.6 | 18.1 | 5.6 | 24 | 112 | South | 0 | 0 | 1011.7 | 1014.7 | +3.0 |
| Cloudy morning and evening but a sunny and warm afternoon. Light southerly winds turning NE from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 15.1 | 24.6 | 18.7 | 5.1 | 29 | 116 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1014.6 | 1020.6 | +6.0 |
| Morning cloud breaking and clearing by midday. Mild with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 15.8 | 24.8 | 19.0 | 3.5 | 23 | 77 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.8 | 1021.1 | -3.3 |
| Mostly cloudy but a few sunny periods later in the day. Light southerly winds turning Ne from early afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 15.4 | 24.8 | 19.5 | 7.5 | 32 | 173 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.3 | 1018.7 | -5.4 |
| Few morning clouds clearing to a sunny day with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 12.0 | 31.6 | 22.0 | 4.2 | 31 | 94 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1011.1 | 1014.0 | -2.9 |
| Some high cloud but mostly sunny and warm with variable breezes tending NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 12.0 | 31.0 | 21.6 | 4.9 | 30 | 111 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1004.3 | 1013.1 | -8.8 |
| Warm with some high cloud, mostly sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 17.5 | 27.3 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 32 | 190 | East Nth East | 1.0 | 7.5 | 991.6 | 1004.3 | -12.7 |
| Warm and humid. Overcast with a few light showers in the morning. Rain from late afternoon, heavier in the evening. NE winds | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 15.2 | 28.9 | 21.4 | 10.3 | 40 | 235 | North Nth East | 1.5 | 9.5 | 991.4 | 995.9 | -4.5 |
| Rain clearing by dawn. Variable cloud with warm northerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 15.1 | 27.4 | 20.4 | 6.9 | 41 | 153 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 994.2 | 1007.1 | +12.9 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon with warm northerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 11.5 | 31.1 | 21.6 | 5.0 | 31 | 89 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1007.1 | 1014.5 | +7.4 |
| Sunny and warm with north to NE winds turning southerly in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 11.5 | 22.8 | 17.4 | 8.5 | 38 | 174 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1014.8 | 1024.6 | +9.8 |
| Some cloud but mostly sunny with north easterly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 10.0 | 22.4 | 15.7 | 4.9 | 27 | 111 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1019.8 | 1025.5 | -5.7 |
| Mostly cloudy but some sunny intervals, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 14.7 | 26.4 | 18.2 | 3.8 | 23 | 84 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1016.0 | 1019.5 | -3.5 |
| Overcast in the morning with a few spots of rain, cloud clearing to a sunny and warm afternoon. Light variable breezes turning NE form mid afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 15.8 | 27.6 | 20.9 | 6.5 | 25 | 149 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.3 | 1016.4 | -7.1 |
| 25 | 16.8 | 35.5 | 21.5 | 4.1 | 27 | 83 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.2 | 1014.9 | +5.7 |
| Very warm with variable breezes turning nor'west from late morning. Overcast in the afternoon, winds turning cooler NE toward evening. | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 17.6 | 32.8 | 24.1 | 6.1 | 47 | 137 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1004.9 | 1013.5 | -8.6 |
| Mostly cloudy from midday, warm nor'west winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 16.6 | 34.6 | 24.1 | 6.4 | 32 | 114 | South | 0 | 0 | 1005.0 | 1012.2 | +7.2 |
| Some high cloud but mostly sunny and very warm in the afternoon.NE winds in the morning turning nor'west in the afternoon and southerly in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 14.3 | 21.5 | 17.7 | 8.4 | 34 | 182 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1004.8 | 1015.6 | -10.8 |
| Sunny with some high cloud, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 29 | 11.1 | 17.4 | 13.2 | 7.7 | 46 | 168 | South | 0 | 0 | 1003.2 | 1020.8 | +17.6 |
| Overcast with a fresh southerly change in the morning, dying away from late afternoon. Remaining dry. | ||||||||||||
