November 2005 Print

November Weather Highlights:

Temperature: I recorded the highest November temperature since I started running my weather station in January 2000. 31.0C was recorded on the 10th with the 30.2 recorded on the 5th and the 11th. My previous record was 28.8C on the 21st Nov 2003 with a nor'wester.

Rainfall: 11.6mm of rain fell on the 13th with afternoon showers. The total of 29.6mm is the lowest November rainfall I've recorded since 2000. The highest was November 2002 when 143.6mm of rain fell over 14 days.

Wind: A maximum gust of 54km/h in the 5th with a nor'westerly in the morning. The highest gust recorded on a November day since Jan 2000 was 66km/h on the 5th Nov 2002.


November 2005 Summary
Temperature
Mean 13.4 C
Mean Maximum 19.8 C
Mean Minimum 7.5 C
Maximum High 31.0 C
Maximum Low 12.6 C
Minimum High 13.4 C
Minimum Low 2.0 C
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 54 km/h
Average 6.6 km/h
Wind Run 4972 km
Max Daily Windrun 310 km
Prevailing Direction North East
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall 9
Max Daily Rainfall 10.6 mm
Monthly Rainfall 29.6 mm
November Min. Temp Max. Temp Avg. Temp Rain Prevailing Wind Dir. Avg. Wind Speed Max Gust Wind Run Casual Observations
1 7.8 20.7 14.2 0 North East 6.8 51 169 Morning fog clearing to a sunny day with some high cloud. Cloud increasing later afternoon with a gusty southerly change but remaining dry.
2 8.5 18.4 12.6 0 North East 7.2 32 180 Morning cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon. NE winds in the afternoon.
3 9.5 25.6 17.0 0 South West 4.4 30 112 Morning cloud clearing and warm westerly winds picking up later in the afternoon.
4 10.4 16.1 13.0 0 North East 8.0 39 201 Low cloud clearing during the morning but high cloud kept out the sun in the afternoon. Cool gusty NE winds.
5 12.6 30.2 19.5 0.4 North 8.3 54 208 Strong NW winds early morning easing. A southerly change around midday and then winds turning NE in the afternoon. Light rain from a late southerly change at night.
6 9.2 16.8 12.0 1.0 South 7.4 26 187 Morning showers and drizzle clearing in the afternoon and cloud breaking.
7 10.0 19.1 13.5 0 North East 3.6 21 93 Morning cloud clearing to a sunny day with light NE winds.
8 8.3 19.5 13.8 0 South 7.3 41 181 Morning cloud clearing by afternoon. Southerly winds, strong and gusty for a time in the morning.
9 10.6 20.7 15.0 0 North East 7.8 29 195 Morning cloud clearing to a sunny day with NE winds.
10 11.6 31.0 21.4 0 North 3.5 20 94

The hottest day I've recorded since 34.8C on the 15 Jan. A record high temperature for Nov. at my station. Light winds, very warm.

11 10.9 30.2 20.7 0 West 5.4 39 136 Another very warm day. Some high cloudy with west to nor'west winds, gusty at times.
12 8.8 26.6 16.1 0.6 North 7.5 49 187 Cloudy morning with northerly breezes. A gusty cool southerly change in the afternoon brings light showers.
13 5.7 19.0 10.8 11.6 South 4.1 29 105 Sunny morning, cloud increasing in the afternoon with showers.
14 8.2 16.2 11.4 0.2 South 3.9 22 102 Morning cloud breaking and clearing in the afternoon. Cool southerly winds easing and turning northerly in the evening.
15 6.9 17.6 12.6 0 North East 6.7 39 167 Some high cloud but mostly sunny. NE winds, gusty at times in the afternoon.
16 7.1 16.9 11.1 1.0 South 4.2 42 108 Cloudy with showers from afternoon, cool southerly winds.
17 7.2 15.9 11.2 0 South 6.6 33 168

Cloudy with cool southerly winds.
18 4.5 17.4 12.3 0 North East 8.2 39 204 Sunny with some patchy cloud. NE winds, gusty at times.
19 8.4 23.2 15.3 0 North East 6.7 35 168 Some high cloud but mostly sunny with NE winds in the afternoon.
20 6.2 26.6 17.7 0 West 7.0 45 175 Sunny morning, high cloud in the afternoon with gusty westerlies.
21 9.2 20.1 14.4 7.0 South 12.3 50 302 Gusty westerlies in the morning turning southerly early afternoon with showers and rain later. Rain easing in the evening to showers again.
22 5.1 14.4 10.0 3.8 South 12.6 45 310 Morning showers clearing to a mostly sunny afternoon. Cool southerly winds, gusty at times.
23 5.1 17.4 11.9 1.0 North East 4.3 25 109 Morning cloud clearing to a mostly sunny day, cloud increasing late afternoon with evening showers.
24 4.6 13.4 9.7 3.0 South 10.0 42 247 Morning showers clearing by midday, mostly sunny in the afternoon with a cool southerly wind.
25 2.9 14.7 9.1 0 South 5.3 30 134 Morning cloud clearing to a mostly sunny day. Cool southerly winds.
26 2.0 15.0 8.9 0 North East 3.1 22 81 Cloudy with a few spots of rain in the morning and a southerly breeze. Wind turning NE mid morning and cloud clearing mid afternoon.
27 3.1 17.1 10.2 0 North East 4.6 28 117 Cloud clearing by mid afternoon. NE winds.
28 3.1 16.8 10.6 0 North East 6.3 34 157 Morning cloud clearing to a sunny day, NE winds.
29 8.5 17.8 13.3 0 North East 7.7 30 193 Some high cloud, sunny with NE winds.
30 10.0 18.9 13.2 0 South 6.5 26 167

Cloudy with light southerly winds. A change to northerly breezes late afternoon.

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