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 | |
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 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. |