October summary
Below average temperature, 50% of expected rainfall, 2 air frosts recorded.
(October compared to my records from the past 10 years.)
- October was below my average temperature of 12.2C with 11.8C.
- The coldest temperature was -1.2C, my average October minimum is 0.9C.
- The highest temperature was 28.5C, my average October maximum is 27.6C.
- Two air frosts (air temperature at or below 0) were recorded, my average is 0 as the last time an air frost was recorded in October was 2014
- The last time I recorded 2 air frosts in October was 2002.
- No days failed to reach 10C, my average is 0.
- Twenty one days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 24.
- Eleven days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 12.
- Five days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 4.
- Wind run was 97% of my average of 4908km with 4781km.
- The barometer recorded well above average pressure for the month with 1016.1hPa. My average is 1010.0hPa.
- Rainfall was 50% of the average expected total of 46.6mm with 23.2mm.
- The driest October is 2015 with 14.5mm
- The wettest October on the past 10 years is 2016 with 73mm
| October 2022 Summary Temperature | |
|---|---|
| Mean | 11.8 C |
| Mean Maximum | 18.7 C |
| Mean Minimum | 5.7 C |
| Maximum High | 28.5 C (31st) |
| Maximum Low | 15.4 C (29th) |
| Minimum High | 10.0 C (5th) |
| Minimum Low | -1.2 C (1st) |
| Wind Speed and Direction | |
| Maximum Gust | 66 km/h (5th) |
| Mean | 6.7 km/h |
| Wind Run | 4781 km |
| Max Daily Windrun | 414 km (6th) |
| Prevailing Direction | East North East |
| Barometer | |
| Maximum | 1036.9 hPa (8th) |
| Minimum | 992.1 hPa (29th) |
| Mean | 1016.6 hPa |
| Max Daily Change | +21.3 hPa (11th) |
| Rainfall | |
| Days with Measured Rainfall (0.2mm or more) |
10 |
| Max Daily Rainfall | 11.6 mm (5th) |
| Monthly Rainfall | 23.2 mm |
| Humidity | |
| Maximum | 96 % (28th) |
| Minimum | 26 % (23rd) |
| October 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 | -1.2 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 26 | 93 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.3 | 1028.9 | -11.6 |
| Morning frost, (the coldest October minimum since 2010). Cloud increasing with a few spots of drizzle in the afternoon. Light NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 9.9 | 4.6 | 29 | 105 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1004.0 | 1017.2 | -13.2 |
| Early morning showers clearing and cloud breaking. NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 4.3 | 16.4 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 36 | 168 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 999.5 | 1013.1 | +13.6 |
| Variable cloud with a cool southerly wind. Climate change: Million-dollar study to build local forecasting risk tool |
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| 4 | 3.1 | 16.8 | 10.5 | 6.2 | 33 | 143 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1004.4 | 1013.2 | -8.8 |
| Variable cloud, NE wind. 'Hypothermia risk' to people and livestock as temperatures plunge |
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| 5 | 2.4 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 9.0 | 66 | 205 | South Sth West | 0.8 | 11.6 | 1000.8 | 1010.3 | +9.5 |
| Cold with a period of rain with some snow in the morning. Cloud breaking in the afternoon and wind dying away. Thunder in the evening with snow pellets. Showers and a gusty cold southerly wind later in the evening. Thundersnow adds to weather woes Spring snow is down to huge gulf between temperature of ocean and the air almost a mile above it |
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| 6 | 0.8 | 10.3 | 5.8 | 18.1 | 54 | 414 | South Sth West | 0,2 | 0,2 | 1010.6 | 1021.8 | +11.2 |
| Snow pellets falling early morning but the day was mostly dry and mostly cloudy with a strong cold southerly wind. 'Plenty more' snow on the way as polar blast grips NZ |
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| 7 | 3.5 | 14.3 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 40 | 190 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1022.0 | 1036.2 | +14.2 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny day with the southerly wind dying away in the evening and turning NE. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 5.6 | 15.8 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 36 | 185 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1034.0 | 1036.9 | -2.9 |
| Sunny with a fresh NE wind. Polar blasts could become rarer and warmer, climate scientist says |
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| 9 | 2.4 | 24.5 | 13.2 | 4.4 | 31 | 101 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1027.7 | 1034.5 | -6.8 |
| Clear and sunny with mild northerly winds in the afternoon, | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 4.5 | 24.4 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 41 | 138 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1011.5 | 1029.3 | -17.8 |
| Sunny with mild northerlies from midday. High cloud increasing in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 8.4 | 19.7 | 14.5 | 8.0 | 36 | 183 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1007.9 | 1029.2 | +21.3 |
| A mostly sunny day, overcast from later in the afternoon. Southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 7.5 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 5.9 | 30 | 133 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1028.6 | 1031.4 | -2.8 |
| Early showers clearing and cloud breaking from midday. Cool NE wind. Cyclone Season: Why NZ faces slightly higher risk |
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| 13 | 6.9 | 17.9 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 25 | 58 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1029.2 | 1032.3 | +3.1 |
| Mostly cloudy but sunny spells in the afternoon. Light southerly winds from late morning. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 1.5 | 14.2 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 34 | 146 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1028.2 | 1032.7 | -4.5 |
| Cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon with a cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 8.9 | 14.9 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 41 | 266 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1016.1 | 1028.2 | -12.2 |
| Cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon with a fresh NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 8.2 | 21.5 | 13.3 | 6.6 | 29 | 149 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1007.1 | 1015.7 | -8.6 |
| Sunny and mild from midday. NE winds in the morning dying away but returning later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 6.2 | 17.7 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 29 | 153 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1007.8 | 1010.8 | +3.0 |
| Morning mist, mostly cloudy with a southerly wind turning cooler NE from mid afternoon | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 3.1 | 23.9 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 32 | 57 | South Sth West | 0.6 | 3.6 | 1004.5 | 1011.3 | +6.8 |
| Some high cloud but mostly sunny and mild. Cloud increasing with some thunder showers later in the afternoon. Variable wind tending southerly, Ocean warming rate could quadruple by 2090 if we don't mitigate climate change |
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| 19 | 3.8 | 20.3 | 11.3 | 3.9 | 34 | 89 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1005.3 | 1012.9 | -7.6 |
| Sunny and mild. High cloud increasing from late afternoon along with a cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 4.6 | 22.6 | 12.4 | 8.1 | 51 | 185 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 995.2 | 1009.5 | +14.3 |
| Sunny and mild with the NE wind dying away in the afternoon. A strong southerly change at night but remaining dry. Maximum temperature recorded at 6pm. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 2.9 | 14.8 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 49 | 248 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1009.8 | 1029.2 | +19.4 |
| Cloud with southerlies in the morning. Cloud breaking and southerly winds easing in the afternoon | ||||||||||||
| 22 | -0.4 | 16.3 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 27 | 118 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1029.2 | 1032.6 | -3.4 |
| Light frost, sunny with a NE wind in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 9.9 | 27.7 | 17.2 | 6.9 | 34 | 156 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.5 | 1029.2 | -11.7 |
| Sunny and warm in the afternoon, maximum temperature recorded at 4:30pm with NE winds turning nor'west. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 6.7 | 19.1 | 11.7 | 6.2 | 47 | 142 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1019.5 | 1036.3 | +16.8 |
| Overcast and calm in the morning. A cool southerly change arriving about midday with light rain in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 3.0 | 14.6 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 31 | 120 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1023.0 | 1036.4 | -13.4 |
| Broken cloud, cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 8.4 | 25.8 | 15.2 | 5.4 | 31 | 121 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1008.2 | 1022.5 | -14.3 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny and mild afternoon, cloud increasing in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 8.3 | 14.5 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 28 | 135 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 2.8 | 1013.5 | 1015.7 | +2.2 |
| Cloudy and cool with rain from late afternoon. NE wind. Niwa picking hotter-than-average temperatures for early summer |
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| 28 | 10.6 | 18.0 | 13.7 | 10.6 | 35 | 242 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1000.3 | 1014.2 | -13.9 |
| Showers clearing later in the morning and becoming brighter in the afternoon. NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 29 | 15.4 | 25.8 | 20.1 | 5.6 | 25 | 128 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 992.1 | 1000.2 | -8.1 |
| Mostly cloudy but some sunny intervals. NE wind | ||||||||||||
| 30 | 11.1 | 26.8 | 20.1 | 5.9 | 40 | 135 | North Nth East | 0 | 0 | 994.2 | 999.0 | +4.8 |
| Partly cloudy with a warm northerly from late morning. | ||||||||||||
| 31 | 10.1 | 28.5 | 16.8 | 2.6 | 26 | 60 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.8 | 998.8 | 1005.3 | +6.5 |
| Sunny with a light southerly wind in the morning. A change to NE with an afternoon thunderstorm. Showers in the evening. | ||||||||||||
