August Summary

Above average temperature, Well below average rainfall and near average wind run.

  • August was above my average temperature of 7.5C with 8.3C, the fifth warmest August I've recorded, the warmest was 2013 with 9.4C.
    • The warmest temperature was 18.8C, my August record is 23.8C in 2002
    • The coldest temperature was -1.8C, the lowest August temperature I've recorded is -4.9C in 2000 and 2001.
    • One day recorded an air temperature at or below 0, my average is 6.
    • Just 3 days failed to reach 10C, my average is 8.
    • Eight days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 7.
  • Wind run was 88% of my average of 4215km with 3715km. The windiest August I've recorded was 2004 with 5654km.
  • The barometer recorded below average pressure for the month with 1007.4hPa. My average is 1012.3hPa.
  • Rainfall was 25% of my average expected total of 73mm with 18.5mm, the second driest August I've recorded, the driest is 2005 with 15.4mm.
    • The wettest August was 2004 with 172mm.
August 2018 Summary
Temperature
Mean 8.3 C
Mean Maximum 13.4 C
Mean Minimum 4.1 C
Maximum High 18.8 C (16th)
Maximum Low 8.4 C (12th)
Minimum High 8.1 C (31st)
Minimum Low -1.8 C (19th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 41 km/h (29th)
Mean 5.2 km/h
Wind Run 3715 km
Max Daily Windrun 320 km (12th)
Prevailing Direction East North East
Barometer
Maximum 1027.9 hPa (11th)
Minimum 980.2 hPa (21st)
Mean 1007.4 hPa
Max Daily Change -20.4 hPa (20th)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(0.5mm or more)
12
Max Daily Rainfall 3.5 mm (17th and 18th)
Monthly Rainfall 18.5 mm
Humidity
Maximum 100 % (Several days)
Minimum 36 % (22nd)

 

August 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 2.5 12.9 7.9 0.7 11 15 East Nth East 0 0 1006.3 1012.6 +6.3
Overcast and cool with light breezes.
2 2.1 11.8 7.3 3.7 23 82 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 1008.1 1012.7 -4.6
Overcast with a few showers from midday, light NE winds.
3 3.2 12.3 7.0 4.8 20 109 South Sth West 0 0 1009.5 1019.0 +9.5
Morning cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon with a cool southerly wind.
4 5.9 12.6 8.4 3.4 20 75 South Sth West 0 0 1018.6 1021.0 -2.4
Low cloud and damp in the morning. Cloud breaking in the afternoon, southerly breezes turning NE from late afternoon.
5 5.1 12.0 8.4 2.7 19 62 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 1015.6 1019.8 -4.2
Cloudy but a few sunny intervals around midday, light NE winds turning southerly in the evening with showers.
6 7.1 9.6 8.0 5.9 22 134 South West 0.5 2.0 1012.2 1015.7 -3.5
Low cloud and mist with light showers, cool southerly winds.
7 7.6 12.5 9.7 8.0 33 182 East Nth East 0 0 1002.5 1012.9 -10.4
Morning mist clearing but mostly cloudy with some sunny intervals around midday, NE winds easing in the afternoon.
8 6.3 15.0 10.5 3.6 18 81 East Nth East 0.5 1.0 999.1 1005.8 +6.7
Cloudy with a period of afternoon rain, light NE winds turning southerly from late afternoon.
9 3.0 17.5 9.2 2.7 20 61 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 1005.5 1014.3 +8.8
Showers clearing by dawn. Clear sunny and mild in the afternoon, high cloud increasing later in the afternoon.
10 2.7 13.1 8.0 4.0 23 90 South Sth West 0 0 1014.4 1027.8 +13.4
Morning cloud breaking to sunny day with light southerly winds.
11 0.4 12.1 6.6 6.3 29 146 East Nth East 0 0 1023.6 1027.9 -4.3
Morning frost, clear and sunny with cool NE winds.
12 8.4 12.0 9.7 14.0 37 320 East Nth East 0 0 1008.8 1023.4 -14.6
Morning cloud breaking to a reasonably sunny afternoon, cool fresh NE wind.
13 5.9 15.9 9.9 4.5 27 102 East Nth East 0 0 995.6 1008.6 -13.0
Variable high cloud,sunny intervals.NE winds easing in the afternoon.
14 4.8 10.9 8.4 5.3 21 121 South West 0 0 990.5 995.6 -5.1
Sunny for the first half of the morning, low cloud and fog from mid morning then remaining overcast with light showers in the evening.
15 6.5 14.7 9.3 5.7 29 131 South West 0 0 994.5 1002.6 +8.1
Morning cloud breaking to a sunny day with southerly winds turning NE later in the afternoon.
16 6.8 18.8 11.2 6.4 40 146 East Nth East 0 0 990.5 999.3 -8.8
Morning cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon with mild nor'west winds.
17 4.6 13.8 8.2 6.8 37 155 South Sth West 0.5 3.5 992.9 1005.0 +12.1
Mostly cloudy with south to SW winds, rain in the evening.
18 2.9 12.9 6.4 2.2 22 49 South Sth West 0.5 3.5 1005.3 1011.6 +6.3
morning showers clearing to a sunny afternoon with light southerly winds.
19 -1.8 11.3 5.3 5.2 30 120 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 1002.7 1010.7 -8.0
Morning frost, clear and sunny with NE winds in the afternoon. 0.5mm of rain from frost condensation.
20 5.1 12.2 8.2 8.1 38 184 East Nth East 0 0 982.0 1002.4 -20.4
Mostly cloudy with light rain in the morning. NE winds turning light southerly in the evening.
21 2.6 13.0 7.2 3.6 21 81 West 0 0 980.2 985.9 +5.7
Broken cloud, west to SW winds turning NE in the evening.
22 2.5 17.4 8.5 2.0 17 45 East Nth East 0 0 985.7 998.4 +12.7
Clear and sunny with variable breezes tending NE.
23 5.2 13.5 8.1 6.0 24 135 West 0.5 1.0 998.6 1005.8 +7.2
Mostly cloudy with sunny intervals. Few spots of rain in the afternoon, showers in the evening.
24 3.2 11.9 7.9 8.5 35 193 West 1.0 2.0 1005.4 1008.4 +3.0
Morning showers with cold west to SW winds. Cloud breaking and showers clearing in the afternoon.
25 1.3 11.8 6.4 4.5 33 104 South Sth West 0 0 1003.7 1014.2 +10.5
Cloudy with cold southerly winds in the morning. Cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon with winds turning NE in the evening.
26 3.2 16.3 9.7 6.2 24 141 East Nth East 0 0 1012.7 1016.7 +4.0
Clear and sunny with cool NE winds.
27 3.6 17.2 9.3 2.8 24 63 East Nth East 0 0 1013.2 1017.0 -3.8
Morning fog clearing by late morning, increasing high cloud in the afternoon.
28 3.8 14.2 8.8 5.5 27 126 South Sth WEst 0 0 1015.6 1025.1 +9.5
Broken cloud with sunny intervals, cool wind from the south turning NE in the evening with a light shower.
29 3.3 10.8 8.7 4.9 41 111 East Nth East 0.5 3.0 1004.7 1022.6 -17.9
 
30 2.2 18.1 9.1 2.4 25 54 East Nth East 0 0 1004.6 1007.2 -2.6
Some high cloud but a mostly sunny day, mild from late morning. Light breezes tending NE.
31 6.5 8.1 7.4 12.4 36 284 South West 0.5 0.5 1000.7 1007.4 -6.7
Overcast with light showers and cold southerly winds. Maximum temperature recorded at 5:20am.


August 2018  Temperature Graph
August 2018 Wind Dir Graph
August 2018 Wind Dir Graph
August 2018 Wind Speed Graph
August 2018 Rainfall Graph
August 2018 Barograph
August 2018 Humidity Graph