Second warmest April I've recorded, just 14% of average rainfall making it the second driest in my records, less windy.

  • April was above my average temperature of 11.9C with 12.8C. This is the second warmest April, the warmest is 2007 with 13.8C, the coolest, 2002 with 9.5C.
    • The coldest temperature was 1.6C. The lowest April temperature I've recorded was in 2011 with -1.7C.
    • Twenty nine days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 21.
    • Twelve days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 7.
    • Two days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 1.
  • Wind run was 79% of my average of 3806km with 3023km.
  • The barometer recorded above average pressure for the month with 1017.5hPa. My average is 1015.1hPa.
  • Rainfall was 14% of my average expected total of 65mm with 9mm.
    • The driest is 2001 with 4.5mm, the wettest is 2014 with 201mm.
April 2016 Summary
Temperature
Mean 12.9 C
Mean Maximum 19.5 C
Mean Minimum 7.2 C
Maximum High 27.1 C (3rd)
Maximum Low 14.4 C (2nd)
Minimum High 14.8 C (29th)
Minimum Low 1.6 C (13th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 48 km/h (8th)
Mean 4.7 km/h
Wind Run 3023 km
Max Daily Windrun 192 km (2nd and 8th)
Prevailing Direction East North East
Barometer
Maximum 1031.1 hPa (30th and 21st)
Minimum 1000.2 hPa (7th)
Mean 1017.5 hPa
Max Daily Change +19.0 hPa (8th)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(0.5mm or more)
6
Max Daily Rainfall 2.5 mm (4th and 8th)
Monthly Rainfall 9.0 mm
Humidity
Maximum 99 % (29th)
Minimum 21 % (14th)

 

April Daily Observations
TemperatureWindRainfallBarometer
DateMinMaxMeanMean
(Km/h)
Gust
(Km/h)
Run (km)Prevailing Dir10 Minute Max (mm)Total (mm)Min (hPa)Max (hPa)Change (hPa)
1 13.8 21.8 16.6 5.9 24 133 East Nth East 0 0 1015.9 1019.7 -3.8
High cloud, few sunny intervals, NE wind.
2 14.4 18.4 15.8 8.4 34 192 East Nth East 0 0 1009.4 1016.2 -6.8
Overcast with morning drizzle at times, NE wind.
3 13.5 27.1 18.2 3.7 26 78 East Nth East 0 0 1003.9 1013.6 +9.7
Mild with variable high cloud. Light winds tending NE during the day and southerly from evening.
4 5.5 15.6 11.6 0.6 11 12 South 0.5 2.5 1013.2 1020.5 +7.3
Overcast with light rain and drizzle in the morning. Light variable breezes tending southerly.
5 2.8 18.9 10.7 2.3 18 52 East Nth East 0 0 1019.9 1022.2 -2.3
Sunny with  few clouds at times, light NE wind.
6 7.2 19.5 13.6 6.5 31 149 East Nth East 0 0 1013.6 1022.2 -8.6
Sunny with NE wind, high cloud increasing later in the afternoon.
7 10.6 24.9 17.1 6.2 39 140 East Nth East 0 0 1000.2 1013.6 -13.4
High cloud and sunny for much of the day. Mild with north east winds turning warm northerly for a time in the afternoon.
8 10.6 19.3 13.6 9.1 48 192 South 1.5 2.5 1000.4 1019.4 +19.0
Morning rain with a cool southerly change. Rain clearing during the morning and cloud breaking for a time in the afternoon. Maximum temperature recorded at 10 mins past midnight.
9 9.4 17.1 13.3 6.0 29 136 East Nth East 0 0 1019.4 1022.1 +2.7
Sunny with a few clouds, NE wind.
10 9.4 18.9 13.6 5.0 26 112 East Nth East 0 0 1012.3 1021.5 -9.2
Sunny with a few clouds, NE winds
11 6.7 25.4 15.0 3.4 44 75 East Nth East 0 0 1001.4 1012.2 -10.8
Mild with high cloud, light breezes in the morning, nor'west winds in the afternoon.
12 7.8 18.6 12.1 7.8 38 147 South 0.5 2.0 1000.4 1017.4 +17.0
Overcast with morning showers and a cool southerly wind dying away in the evening. Maximum temperature recorded at 3:30am.
13 1.6 17.1 9.9 2.8 23 54 South 0 0 1017.4 1025.5 +8.1
Sunny with a few clouds, light southerly winds turning NE in the evening.
14 5.4 23.1 12.4 3.8 26 84 East Nth East 0 0 1020.6 1024.9 -4.3
Sunny with a few clouds, variable breezes turning NE from mid afternoon.
15 4.9 18.5 11.5 4.0 21 88 East Nth East 0 0 1023.1 1027.0 -3.9
Sunny with a few clouds, light winds tending NE from mid morning.
16 7.5 24.4 15.2 4.8 28 108 East Nth East 0 0 1013.0 1022.8 -9.8
Variable high cloud, NE winds turning mild northerly in the afternoon.
17 4.8 21.3 12.0 4.9 31 81 South 0.5 1.0 1011.5 1015.8 +4.3
Mild from late morning with high cloud. Overcast later in the afternoon, southerly winds.
18 9.9 15.6 12.1 2.5 19 55 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 1015.9 1021.7 +5.8
Overcast with morning drizzle. Cloud breaking in the afternoon. Light NE winds.
19 6.6 17.0 12.1 5.8 31 132 East Nth East 0 0 1021.7 1024.6 +2.9
Few clouds, sunny with NE winds.
20 5.2 20.9 12.9 2.3 18 49 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 1021.4 1028.8 +7.4
Sunny with a few clouds, light winds tending NE. 0.5mm of rain collected from morning dew.
21 5.7 17.1 11.9 5.9 33 133 East Nth East 0 0 1027.0 1031.1 -4.1
Sunny with NE winds, cloud increasing in the afternoon.
22 6.8 20.8 13.6 3.7 24 84 East Nth East 0 0 1013.3 1026.8 -13.5
Sunny with some high cloud increasing later in the day, light NE winds.
23 7.2 21.5 13.1 4.4 45 182 East Nth East 0 0 1002.8 1013.6 -10.8
Mostly cloudy with light showers morning and evening. Light northerly winds turning southerly and strengthening in the evening.
24 3.2 15.9 9.8 4.2 44 95 East Nth East 0 0 1005.7 1013.6 -7.9
Southerly clearing by dawn. Clear and sunny with light NE winds.
25 6.5 16.1 11.2 4.8 34 106 East Nth East 0 0 1008.4 1017.5 +9.1
Early morning southerly change clearing by dawn. Some high cloud, light breezes tending NE in the afternoon.
26 4.4 20.1 11.5 2.8 24 60 South 0 0 1010.0 1021.3 +11.3
Some thin high cloud at times. Sunny with light southerly breezes.
27 6.9 17.7 12.6 5.2 26 117 East Nth East 0 0 1019.9 1023.4 +3.5
Sunny with some high cloud in the afternoon, NE winds.
28 6.5 20.5 12.5 3.8 21 86 East Nth East 0 0 1021.0 1025.5 -4.0
Sunny with some thin high cloud, NE breezes.
29 4.3 14.8 9.4 3.8 26 52 South 0 0 1019.2 1027.3 +8.1
Morning fog lifting late morning but remaining cloudy and cool with a light southerly wind.
30 7.3 17.4 11.4 5.6 31 127 East Nth East 0 0 1024.5 1031.1 -6.6
Morning cloud breaking, NE winds from late morning.


April 2016  Temperature Graph
April 2016 Wind Dir Graph
April 2016 Wind Dir % Graph
April 2016 Wind Speed Graph
April 2016 Rainfall Graph
April 2016 Barograph
April 2016 Humidity Graph