January Summary

Near average temperature, 93% wind run and 66% of expected rainfall.

(January compared to my records from the past 10 years.)

  • This January was near my average temperature of 17.6C with 17.7C. The warmest January is 2018 with an average temperature of 19.5C.
    • The coldest temperature was 7.7C the expected minimum for January is 5.7C. This is the second warmest minimum temperature of any January in my records.
    • The highest temperature was 32.8C, my average January maximum is 34C.
    • Twenty Six days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 25.
    • Nine days reached or exceeded 25C, may average is 12.
    • Two days reached or exceeded 30C, may average is 5.
  • Wind run was 93% of my average of 5344km with 4947km.
  • The barometer recorded above average pressure for the month with 1016.6hPa. My average is 1009.5hPa.
  • Rainfall was 66% of the average expected total of 45mm with 29.6mm.
    • The driest January in the past 10 years and in all my records is 2020 with 4mm, the wettest in my records is 2018 with 104mm.
January 2022 Summary
Temperature
Mean 17.7 C
Mean Maximum 23.7 C
Mean Minimum 12.8 C
Maximum High 32.8 C (9th)
Maximum Low 16.1 C (17th)
Minimum High 16.9 C (6th)
Minimum Low 7.7 C (8th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 54 km/h (26th)
Mean 7.2 km/h
Wind Run 4947 km
Max Daily Windrun 280 km (16th)
Prevailing Direction East North East
Barometer
Maximum 1030.4 hPa (28th)
Minimum 994.4 hPa (26th)
Mean 1016.6 hPa
Max Daily Change +23.7 hPa (27th)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(0.2mm or more)
8
Max Daily Rainfall 9.6 mm (23rd)
Monthly Rainfall 29.6 mm
Humidity
Maximum 92 %
Minimum 28 % (1st)

 

January 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 10.6 29.9 19.0 6.1 35 138 East Nth East 0 0 1009.0 1021.7 +12.7
Sunny and warm in the morning. A cooler NE wind in the afternoon.
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2 15.7 24.6 19.6 9.1 30 209 East Nth East 0 0 1016.8 1021.8 -4.8
Variable cloud with sunny intervals in the afternoon, NE wind.
3 15.1 27.1 20.3 7.7 32 175 South Sth West 0 0 1015.3 1017.4 -2.1
Variable cloud in the morning, a mostly sunny afternoon with a southerly wind.
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4 14.3 27.4 19.5 5.9 28 134 South Sth West 0 0 1012.2 1015.9 -3.7
Some high cloud but mostly sunny with a southerly wind.
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5 15.2 28.7 19.8 7.8 29 178 South Sth West 0 0 1009.8 1013.8 -4.0
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny warm day. Southerly wind turning NE from mid afternoon and southerly again in the evening.
6 11.8 16.9 14.1 10.4 34 238 South Sth West 0.2 0.6 1013.5 1023.3 +9.8
Overcast with morning showers and cool southerly winds. Maximum temperature recorded at 20 past midnight.
7 10.0 21.8 14.1 6.3 30 143 South Sth West 0.2 2.6 1021.6 1024.5 -2.9
Morning showers clearing by late morning and cloud breaking to a sunny and mild afternoon. Southerly wind.
8 7.7 20.5 15.0 7.8 38 178 East Nth East 0 0 1014.1 1023.2 -9.1
Variable cloud, fresh NE wind in the afternoon.
9 11.8 32.8 22.3 4.2 32 96 East Nth East 0 0 1010.3 1014.4 +4.1
Variable winds, warm from late morning, mostly overcast in the afternoon with high cloud.
10 14.4 31.3 20.6 4.9 26 112 East Nth East 0 0 1014.5 1018.2 +3.7
Sunny and warm with a NE wind.
11 14.7 28.1 19.5 8.0 39 183 East Nth East 0 0 1011.9 1017.0 -5.1
Warm and sunny from late morning. Low cloud and cooler temperatures with southerly change in the afternoon.
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12 11.9 23.4 16.5 5.6 31 128 South Sth West 0.6 1.2 1012.0 1020.4 +8.4
Overcast with light southerly wind tuning NE from midday. Showers in the evening with a southerly change.
13 11.9 20.4 14.8 6.7 36 151 South Sth West 0 0 1020.7 1025.9 +5.2
Overcast morning, cloud breaking from midday to a sunny afternoon, southerly wind.
14 11.6 24.6 17.2 3.0 31 69 East Nth East 0 0 1022.4 1025.2 -2.8
Sunny and mild with light winds
15 8.0 21.2 15.4 6.6 32 150 East Nth East 0 0 1019.5 1024.7 -5.2
Morning fog clearing to a sunny day with a few clouds. NE wind.
16 14.4 21.7 17.8 12.2 46 280 East Nth East 0 0 1015.7 1022.3 -6.6
Morning cloud breaking to a sunny day with fresh a NE wind in the afternoon.
17 16.1 23.0 19.0 11.1 34 254 East Nth East 0 0 1011.6 1015.6 -4.0
Some morning cloud, mild and sunny afternoon. NE wind.
18 15.4 22.9 18.6 9.3 34 212 East Nth East 0 0 1008.2 1013.6 -5.4
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny and mild afternoon with a NE wind.
19 13.5 27.9 19.5 10.0 33 217 East Nth East 0.2 0.8 1000.2 1008.5 -8.3
Sunny and warm. A cooler southerly change in the afternoon with showers in the evening.
20 8.8 19.1              6.6      
Weather station off line for most of the day. Morning showers clearing to a mostly sunny afternoon. Southerly winds turning NE in the evening. 6.6mm of rain recorded at the Metservice Airport weather station along with the min and max temperatures recorded there for the day.
21 10.4 23.9 17.6 4.5 27 103 East Nth East 0 0 1011.3 1020.6 +9.3
Some morning cloud but a sunny and mild afternoon. Southerly winds from late morning turning NE in the evening.
22 14.2 23.0 17.8 7.1 30 162 East Nth East 0 0 1016.2 1020.1 -3.9
Sunny with NE wind. Cloud increasing later in the afternoon.
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23 14.3 17.8 15.4 2.4 19 53 East Nth East 1.4 9.6 1015.5 1018.3 +2.8
Morning rain and a few spots of drizzle in the afternoon. Light winds.
24 12.4 17.3 15.1 6.4 31 147 East Nth East 0 0 1010.7 1017.4 -6.7
Overcast with drizzle at times. NE wind.
25 12.4 24.7 18.9 2.9 24 65 East Nth East 0 0 1004.1 1010.5 -6.6 
Overcast and mild with light winds.
26 11.9 23.3 18.3 6.1 54 138 East Nth East 1.2 2.8 994.4 1004.5 -10.1 
Morning low cloud and some drizzle clearing to a sunny afternoon. A strong cooler southerly change with rain arriving about 9pm.
27 9.8 18.5 13.9 10.9 49 250 South Sth West 1.0 5.4 1003.7 1027.4 +23.7
Showers clearing by midday to a sunny afternoon with fresh southerly winds dying out in the evening.
28 9.8 21.7 15.9 4.7 28 107 East Nth East 0 0 1027.4 1030.4 +3.0
Few clouds but mostly sunny with a NE wind.
29 14.6 22.3 18.3 10.0 34 227 East Nth East 0 0 1018.6 1029.2 -10.6
Few clouds but mostly sunny with NE wind.
30 14.3 29.7 19.4 8.5 32 193 East Nth East 0 0 1020.4 1025.9 +5.5
A sunny and warm day with high cloud increasing later in the afternoon. NE wind.
31 15,9 22.9 19.0 9.5 41 217 East Nth East 0 0 1021.5 1025.9 -4.4
Some cloud but mostly sunny with a fresh NE wind from midday.


January 2022  Temperature Graph
January 2022 Wind Dir Graph
January 2022 Wind Dir Graph
January 2022 Wind Speed Graph
January 2022 Rainfall Graph
January 2022 Barograph
January 2022 Humidity Graph