August Summary
Above average temperature, 46% of expected rainfall, 92% of average wind run.
(August compared to my records from the past 10 years.)
- August was above my average temperature of 8.0C with 8.8C.
- The coldest temperature was -3.7C, my average August minimum is -2.1C.
- The highest temperature was 21.7C, my average August maximum is 21C.
- Six air frosts (air temperature at or below 0) were recorded, my average is 6.
- Three days failed to reach 10C, my average is 5.
- Fourteen days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 8.
- Two days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 1.
- Wind run was 92% of my average of 3880km with 3564km.
- The barometer recorded above average pressure for the month with 1017.8hPa. My average is 1011.3hPa.
- Rainfall was 46% of the average expected total of 46mm with 21.2mm, making this August the forth driest in the past 10 years.
- The wettest August on the past 10 years is 2012 with 118mm
| August 2022 Summary Temperature | |
|---|---|
| Mean | 8.8 C |
| Mean Maximum | 14.3 C |
| Mean Minimum | 4.0 C |
| Maximum High | 21.7 C (18h) |
| Maximum Low | 9.9 C (6th) |
| Minimum High | 8.5 C (9th) |
| Minimum Low | -3.7 C (10th) |
| Wind Speed and Direction | |
| Maximum Gust | 54 km/h (3rd) |
| Mean | 5.0 km/h |
| Wind Run | 3564 km |
| Max Daily Windrun | 252 km (23rd) |
| Prevailing Direction | East North East |
| Barometer | |
| Maximum | 1041.1 hPa (29th) |
| Minimum | 992.7 hPa (6th) |
| Mean | 1017.8 hPa |
| Max Daily Change | +22.8 hPa (7th) |
| Rainfall | |
| Days with Measured Rainfall (0.2mm or more) |
13 |
| Max Daily Rainfall | 5.8 mm (7th) |
| Monthly Rainfall | 21.2 mm |
| Humidity | |
| Maximum | 100 % |
| Minimum | 36 % (3rd) |
| 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 | -.2.2 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 25 | 75 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1015.4 | 1020.9 | -5.5 |
| Morning frost, sunny with a few clouds and a light NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 6.4 | 20.3 | 12.2 | 5.3 | 39 | 121 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1006.5 | 1015.3 | -8.8 |
| Variable cloud NE wind turning mild nor'west in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 3.9 | 19.0 | 12.2 | 8.0 | 54 | 182 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 1004.7 | 1019.2 | -14.5 |
| Mild and sunny with northerly winds. When it comes to the weather and rain, July was an 'extreme month' |
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| 4 | 3.3 | 17.7 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 32 | 86 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.7 | 1019.9 | -6.2 |
| Mostly cloudy with north to NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 5.4 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 8.5 | 43 | 192 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 998.2 | 1016.4 | -18.2 |
| Overcast with north to NE winds. No sunshine, snow and sleety showers: 'Bitterly cold' weather coming to Canterbury |
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| 6 | 9.9 | 18.1 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 20 | 67 | East Nth East | 0.4 | 3.2 | 992.7 | 998.3 | -5.6 |
| Cloudy with variable breezes tending NE, showers from afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 4.3 | 18.7 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 50 | 151 | South Sth West | 1.0 | 5.8 | 994.2 | 1017.0 | +22.8 |
| Sunny intervals in the morning, a cold southerly change in the afternoon with showers. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 2.8 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 24 | 37 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1017.2 | 1026.7 | +9.5 |
| Cloudy and cold with a few sunny intervals around midday. Light southerly breezes. Roads reopen after snow in the South, cold front heads north |
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| 9 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 20 | 81 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1019.7 | 1026.1 | -6.4 |
| Cloudy and cold with a few sunny intervals around midday. Light southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | -3.7 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 19 | 22 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1015.7 | 1021.7 | +6.0 |
| Morning frost, clear and sunny with light breezes tending southerly. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 1.9 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 25 | 97 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1021.8 | 1027.2 | +5.4 |
| Overcast with showers clearing later in the afternoon with a few sunny intervals. Cold southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | -3.3 | 10.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 14 | 28 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1022.7 | 1026.5 | -3.8 |
| Morning frost, sunny with a few clouds. Light breezes tending southerly. Cold start to Friday as Aoraki/Mt Cook hits -7.9C and South Island freezes More sunshine hours than you might think despite record-breaking rainfall |
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| 13 | -1.4 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 18 | 37 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1024.1 | 1026.8 | +2.7 |
| Morning frost, clear and sunny with light breezes tending southerly. Boiling roads, buckling railways, kiwifruit like a jandal and no red apples - what happens when New Zealand hits 40C |
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| 14 | -2.6 | 14.3 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 18 | 44 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1020.3 | 1025.8 | -5.5 |
| Morning frost, clear and sunny with light winds tending NE. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | -2.1 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 36 | 146 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1023.7 | 1029.6 | -5.9 |
| Morning frost then clouding over with a cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 9.1 | 16.2 | 12.1 | 9.4 | 30 | 213 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1017.0 | 1023.3 | -6.3 |
| Overcast with early morning and evening showers, NE wind. Maximum temperature recorded at 9:20pm. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 9.6 | 16.9 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 34 | 238 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1012.6 | 1019.7 | +7.1 |
| Overcast with showers at night with a southerly change. In pictures: Floods and evacuations as rain bomb hits South Island |
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| 18 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 21 | 123 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1005.2 | 1019.7 | -14.5 |
| Overcast with a few showers. Light southerly winds turning NE in the afternoon. North Canterbury town tops 24C while parts of country deal with slips, flooding and road closures In pictures: Dangerous slips, flooding as extreme rain wreaks havoc |
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| 19 | 8.4 | 18.2 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 42 | 152 | East Nth East | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1004.6 | 1019.5 | +14.9 |
| Overcast with a NE wind. Maximum temperature recorded at 2:20am with a nor'west change. NZ's long-lasting 'marine heatwave' breaking records |
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| 20 | 9.4 | 17.0 | 11.3 | 6.4 | 27 | 146 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1004.2 | 1009.8 | -5.6 |
| Low cloud and mist in the morning clearing to a sunny afternoon for a while. Cloud increasing later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 7.1 | 16.7 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 18 | 62 | East Nth East | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1006.0 | 1011.3 | +5.3 |
| A mostly sunny morning, cloud increasing in the afternoon with showers later. Light breezes. Flood damage likely to cost 'tens of millions' of dollars |
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| 22 | 6.9 | 12.1 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 29 | 121 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1010.1 | 1018.6 | +8.5 |
| Morning fog lifting but remaining overcast with a cool southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 7.9 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 34 | 252 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1008.9 | 1018.4 | -9.5 |
| Cloudy with a cool NE wind. Understanding just how wet it has been this winter |
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| 24 | 5.9 | 21.7 | 12.1 | 6.2 | 26 | 140 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1003.6 | 1017.1 | +13.5 |
| Sunny and mild from late morning. Light northerly winds becoming variable with increasing cloud in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 3.9 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 35 | 105 | East Nth East | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1021.2 | 1018.0 | -5.8 |
| Cloudy with a cool NE wind and light drizzle at times. Showers in the evening. What caused record-breaking river of rain over top of south? |
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| 26 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 6.2 | 31 | 142 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1012.0 | 1020.2 | +8.2 |
| Overcast with showers from later in the afternoon, southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 3.0 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 23 | 87 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1019.9 | 1029.6 | +9.7 |
| Some cloud but sunny with a cool southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 4.9 | 13.2 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 17 | 43 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1029.8 | 1040.8 | +11.0 |
| Overcast with a cool southerly breeze. A city paralysed: Remembering Christchurch's 'big snow' 30 years after the devastating dump |
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| 29 | 2.9 | 12.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 34 | 176 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1037.0 | 1041.1 | -4.1 |
| Morning cloud clearing to a sunny day with a cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
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| 31 | 1.9 | 17.0 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 27 | 82 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1022.5 | 1031.6 | -9.1 |
| Mostly clear and sunny with NE wind. | ||||||||||||
