August 2003 Summary
Temperature
Mean 7.4C
Mean Maximum 11.5C
Mean Minimum 3.0 C
Maximum High 18.4C
Maximum Low 8.8 C
Minimum High 6.2 C
Minimum Low -1.5C
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 39 km/h
Average 5.9 km/h
Wind Run 4658 km
Max Daily Windrun 254 km
Prevailing Direction North East
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall 15
Max Daily Rainfall 16.2 mm
Monthly Rainfall 44.8 mm

August Min. Temp Max. Temp Avg. Temp Rain Prevailing Wind Dir. Avg. Wind Speed Max Gust Wind Run Casual Observations
1 3.0 6.2 4.9 0.4 South West 6.5 24 166 Morning fog clearing but remaining cloudy and cold.
2 2.5 11.6 6.4 0 North East 3.0 29 81 Morning fog and cloud clearing, some high cloud in the afternoon
3 1.5 9.1 6.5 0 South West 3.7 19 96 Cloudy with light winds
4 -1.1 11.8 5.5 0 North East 5.7 30 143 Morning frost, clear and sunny
5 1.5 12.2 8.0 0 North East 6.3 30 159 Sunny with NE wind
6 -0.7 10.7 6.4 0 North East 6.9 32 173 Partly cloudy with NE wind
7 7.1 11.9 9.8 0.8 North East 4.5 20 115 Cloudy with afternoon showers.
8 1.2 14.2 7.6 0 North East 5.6 26 142 Clear and sunny.
9 3.4 9.4 7.4 0 North East 6.3 28 159 Low cloud with a cool NE wind
10 1.4 10.6 5.3 0 North East 3.8 20 99 Sunny after mist and cloud clearing. Southerly change in the evening.
11 5.0 7.9 6.4 1.4 South West 7.2 24 183 Cloudy and cool with light showers.
12 6.1 8.5 6.9 3.2 South 5.2 24 131 Cloudy and cool with showers.
13 2.6 10.6 5.7 0.2 North East 1.1 20 32 Cloudy but dry during the day, little wind.
14 4.2 8.2 6.4 1.2 North East 6.0 31 152 Cloudy with morning drizzle. NE wind increasing in the evening.
15 5.4 18.4 11.6 0 North East 10.2 39 254 Mostly clear and sunny with warm northerly winds late morning
16 1.1 15.2 7.7 0 West 3.2 25 85 Some high cloud, mostly sunny with a cool westerly wind.
17 -0.1 14.2 7.0 0 South 2.3 24 64 Some high cloud, mostly sunny with light winds
18 -1.2 14.7 6.8 0 North East 2.9 22 77 Sunny with light winds
19 2.5 15.2 8.3 0 North East 4.5 21 117 Mostly sunny with thin high cloud and light winds
20 2.1 10.3 6.6 0.4 South West 6.5 27 164 Morning drizzle, cloudy and cool with a few sunny patches in the afternoon.
21 2.1 7.7 5.5 10.4 South 6.4 29 164 Morning drizzle turning to light afternoon and evening rain. Cold southerly winds.
22 4.1 8.1 6.0 16.2 South 8.5 32 213 Early morning drizzle, remaining cloudy. Cold southerly winds.
23 0.8 8.5 5.3 0.4 South West 2.7 22 74 Some drizzle, mostly cloudy and cold with light winds.
24 -1.5 10.2 5.0 1.0 North East 4.9 25 124 Morning shower, partly cloudy with a cool NE wind.
25 2.2 12.3 8.6 0 North East 8.7 32 217 Sunny, NE wind
26 8.8 16.5 11.7 0 North East 9.3 28 233 Sunny, NE wind
27 8.4 13.8 11.0 0.4 North East 8.3 34 209 Cloud increasing, evening shower.
28 6.1 12.8 8.9 1.2 South 7.8 34 197 Morning and evening showers, party cloudy during the day
29 3.2 10.4 7.3 4.4 South West 10.0 35 249 Cloudy with morning and evening showers.
30 6.4 11.9 8.2 3.2 South West 7.2 26 180 Morning cloud and showers clearing in the afternoon.
31 3.7 13.9 9.4 0 North East 7.6 28 191 Sunny, high cloud increasing in the afternoon.
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