October | Min. Temp | Max. Temp | Avg. Temp | Rain | Wind Dir | Casual Observations |
1 |
2.2 |
13.4 |
9.6 |
0 |
East |
Cool and gusty easterly wind all day. Sunny. |
2 |
8.3 |
20.4 |
14.7 |
0 |
North West |
NW wind gusting to 40 knots in the morning. Sunny and warm. |
3 |
3.8 |
17.3 |
10.6 |
0 |
North West |
High cloud. Warm NW winds later in the day. |
4 |
1.3 |
18.3 |
7.7 |
5.25 |
North |
Variable cloud with a shower mid morning. A gusty southerly squall arrived at 14:10, dropping the temperature 9.1 degrees in 35 minutes. Several trees lost branches or were blown over. |
5 |
0.7 |
21.6 |
11.9 |
0 |
West |
Frosty start then warm NW winds from around midday. Mostly clear and sunny. |
6 |
6.6 |
23.0 |
12.5 |
2.5 |
North West |
Sunny morning with NW winds. Variable winds in the afternoon with overcast skies. Rain late evening. |
7 |
4.6 |
8.3 |
5.9 |
16.25 |
East |
Rain all morning, cloud clearing and some sun in the afternoon. Cold easterly winds. |
8 |
5.8 |
15.9 |
10.2 |
0.75 |
East |
Showers in the morning. Dry but cloudy for the remainder of the day. NE to Easterly winds. |
9 |
6.9 |
18.1 |
11.6 |
0 |
South |
Northerly winds in the morning with a cooler southerly change in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. |
10 |
4.4 |
18.7 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
East |
Rain at night. Sunny and warm. |
11 |
3.8 |
18.6 |
9.9 |
2.25 |
East |
Mostly sunny with a northerly change in the afternoon pushing up temperatures. A late southerly change bringing strong winds and rain. |
12 |
4.4 |
7.3 |
5.9 |
56 |
South West |
October 2000 Storm. South west winds gusting to 110km/h and heavy rain lashed the city all day. Trees were blown over, houses flooded and power cut. My wind vane damaged :-( |
13 |
4.3 |
11.1 |
7.0 |
6.25 |
South West |
Rain and gusty south westerlies easing. A sunny afternoon with light breezes. |
14 |
4.9 |
11:4 |
8.5 |
0 |
North East |
Dry and mostly sunny. Gusty and cool NE wind. Wind vane going again :-) |
15 |
8.6 |
18.0 |
13.1 |
0 |
North |
Warm northerly winds in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. |
16 |
4.4 |
16.0 |
10.8 |
0 |
West |
Mostly sunny. Gusty westerly winds. |
17 |
2.1 |
15.7 |
9.1 |
8 |
West |
Mostly sunny with westerly winds. A cold southerly change around 20:30 with rain and thunder to the west. |
18 |
-0.6 |
10.8 |
4.9 |
2.25 |
South |
Morning showers, some with hail. Mostly sunny afternoon. Cold southerly wind. |
19 |
0.4 |
16.6 |
8.2 |
0 |
North East |
Sunny with light breezes. |
20 |
5.8 |
14.6 |
9.9 |
0 |
North East |
Sunny with NE winds |
21 |
6.2 |
16.8 |
10.5 |
0 |
North East |
Low cloud in the morning clearing.Southerly winds turning NE in the afternoon. |
22 |
7.0 |
17.0 |
10.3 |
0 |
North East |
Morning cloud clearing. Sunny with light NE breeze. Cloud returning in the evening. |
23 |
4.3 |
16.1 |
10.0 |
0 |
North East |
High cloud, mostly sunny with light NE breeze. Cloud returning in the evening. |
24 |
6.9 |
15.9 |
10.6 |
2.25 |
North East |
Sunny morning, cloud increasing in the afternoon with evening rain. |
25 |
7.2 |
18.5 |
10.9 |
0.75 |
South |
Southerly change,cloudy afternoon with evening rain. |
26 |
3.5 |
15.2 |
10.0 |
0.25 |
North East |
Sunny with NE winds. |
27 |
8.7 |
20.7 |
14.1 |
0 |
North East |
Sunny and warm. Northerly change in the evening bringing warm winds. |
28 |
4.2 |
24.4 |
15.2 |
0 |
North |
Some high cloud but mostly sunny. North to NW winds. |
29 |
8.8 |
21.9 |
15.3 |
0 |
North East |
Sunny morning, high cloud in the afternoon with NE winds. |
30 |
11.4 |
20.3 |
16.1 |
0 |
North |
Sunny morning, high cloud in the afternoon, warm north to NW winds. |
31 |
8.4 |
16.1 |
11.5 |
0.25 |
South |
Cloudy with some drizzle. Sunny late in the afternoon. Shower late evening. |