August | Min. Temp | Max. Temp | Avg. Temp | Rain | Prevailing Wind Dir. | Avg. Wind Speed | Max Gust | Wind Run | Casual Observations |
1 |
1.4 |
11.4 |
5.6 |
0 |
North East |
3.9 |
25 |
103 |
Sunny with light winds. |
2 |
-1.7 |
8.6 |
4.4 |
0 |
North East |
5.8 |
30 |
147 |
Frost then low cloud and mist clearing a little about midday but returning mid afternoon. Cool NE wind. |
3 |
6.4 |
13.4 |
9.4 |
0 |
North East |
6.6 |
23 |
168 |
Mostly sunny but high cloud increasing during the day. Light winds. |
4 |
5.5 |
15.6 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
South West |
10.8 |
46 |
268 |
Cloud and temperature increasing in the morning until a southerly change at around 10:45 cooled things down. Some light rain and drizzle in the afternoon. Winds easing by evening. |
5 |
2.6 |
11.1 |
6.9 |
0 |
North East |
1.9 |
15 |
54 |
Cloudy and dull with some drizzle. |
6 |
0.9 |
9.4 |
5.9 |
0.8 |
North East |
5.1 |
28 |
128 |
Cloudy with some afternoon light showers. |
7 |
5.1 |
12.1 |
8.6 |
0 |
North East |
9.1 |
38 |
227 |
Cloudy with NE winds. |
8 |
3.9 |
14.2 |
7.4 |
0.2 |
South West |
4.0 |
32 |
103 |
Morning fog clearing to a sunny morning. Cloud increasing with a colder southerly change in the afternoon and some light evening rain. |
9 |
3.6 |
9.8 |
7.1 |
11.3 |
South |
11.3 |
54 |
280 |
Morning rain and cold southerly winds. Cloud clearing in the afternoon and wind easing. |
10 |
-2.6 |
13.8 |
5.1 |
0 |
North East |
2.0 |
17 |
53 |
Frost with high cloud increasing in the morning but clearing again in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, light breeze. |
11 |
5.2 |
19.5 |
12.5 |
0 |
West |
1.7 |
19 |
46 |
Mild northerly breeze with high cloud increasing around mid morning then clearing in the afternoon. |
12 |
7.4 |
23.8 |
15.0 |
2.1 |
North West |
7.8 |
39 |
194 |
Mostly cloudy with warm NW winds. A change to cooler southerly winds in the afternoon with some rain in the evening. |
13 |
6.6 |
13.1 |
9.6 |
4.0 |
North East |
13.3 |
45 |
326 |
Morning rain clearing but remaining cloudy. Gusty NE winds easing in the afternoon. |
14 |
8.6 |
19.5 |
13.0 |
0 |
North East |
5.9 |
29 |
151 |
Morning cloud clearing with warm northerly winds in the afternoon. |
15 |
5.6 |
13.6 |
8.9 |
0 |
South West |
6.2 |
28 |
156 |
A clear and sunny morning. Southerly winds with low cloud increasing in the afternoon. |
16 |
5.6 |
9.0 |
7.3 |
2.4 |
South West |
7.6 |
28 |
191 |
Light showers in the morning. Remaining cloudy all day with a cool southerly wind. |
17 |
4.5 |
11.2 |
7.1 |
8.6 |
South |
8.3 |
47 |
205 |
Showers with increasing chilly southerly winds during the day. |
18 |
-0.2 |
10.4 |
4.9 |
1.8 |
South West |
10.9 |
50 |
270 |
Light frost. Cloud increasing during the morning. Southerly winds and rain early afternoon. The rain clearing by evening and winds easing. |
19 |
4.7 |
14.7 |
8.4 |
0 |
South West |
8.3 |
47 |
207 |
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny day. Southerly winds easing in the afternoon. |
20 |
2.1 |
13.8 |
8.1 |
0 |
South |
5.1 |
33 |
130 |
Light frost. Sunny with southerly winds. Cloud increasing mid afternoon. A change to NE winds in the evening. |
21 |
-0.3 |
18 |
8.3 |
0 |
North East |
1.7 |
18 |
47 |
Frost then sunny. High cloud increasing in the afternoon. |
22 |
0.9 |
18.4 |
9.0 |
0 |
North East |
2.0 |
18 |
56 |
Frost then sunny with light breezes. |
23 |
0.4 |
13.4 |
7.5 |
0 |
North East |
4.7 |
25 |
120 |
Morning frost. Variable mostly high cloud. |
24 |
6.0 |
17.7 |
12.4 |
0 |
North East |
7.9 |
33 |
199 |
High cloud in the morning clearing in the afternoon. Winds turning more NW after midday giving a mild afternoon. |
25 |
3.1 |
13.2 |
8.8 |
4.6 |
South |
10.5 |
44 |
259 |
Partial morning cloud clearing to a sunny day. Southerly winds during the day easing by evening. A cold front arrived around 9pm bringing cold gusty southerlies and rain for a time. |
26 |
-1.4 |
8.8 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
South West |
15.0 |
68 |
366 |
A front passed through early morning leaving snow on the port hills. This was followed by another front at 8:30am. Strong cold southerly winds gusting to 68km/h for a time at midday. Showers morning and evening with sleet. |
27 |
5.8 |
9.0 |
6.9 |
9.6 |
South West |
17.9 |
58 |
434 |
Strong cold southerly winds and showers with some sunny intervals between. |
28 |
3.8 |
11.2 |
7.0 |
0 |
South |
5.4 |
33 |
137 |
Cloud clearing then sunny. Cool southerly wind easing in the late afternoon. |
29 |
-1.6 |
13.7 |
7.2 |
0 |
South |
1.4 |
21 |
38 |
Frosty start to the day then mostly sunny. Cloud increasing in the afternoon. Light winds. |
30 |
2.4 |
14.8 |
9.7 |
2.1 |
North East |
4.9 |
25 |
126 |
A sunny day with mostly light winds. A few showers at night. |
31 |
1.8 |
14.4 |
8.8 |
0 |
North East |
6.6 |
30 |
166 |
Sunny with a cool NE wind. |