My October
Temperature: A mean temperature of 11.5C, this October was warmer then my October mean of 11.1C (8 years of records). The warmest day was the 31st with 27.2C, only 0.1C warmer then the previous day, both with west to nor'west winds. Coldest temperature was -1.8C on the 19th following a southerly with hail showers the previous day. It is coldest October temperature I've recorded to date.
Wind: This October's wind run was 6152km, the second windiest October I've recorded. My October average is 5657km. The windiest October I've recorded to date was 2006 and the least windy 2002 with 5014km. The windiest day was 382km on the 3rd with a southerly. Prevailing wind direction was north east recorded 48% of the month, south 30%, north 7%, south west 6%, nor'west ,west and south east 3%.
Rainfall: Average rainfall for October at my station over 8 years is 74mm. This October I recorded 78.8, close to average. The wettest October I've recorded to date was 2006 with 120mm and the driest was October 2004 with 35.8mm.
Barometer: The highest pressure for the month was recorded on the 1030.9hPa on the 28th, the lowest 973.8hPa on the 14th with an average pressure of 1005hPa. Comparing this to 2006, the only other year I have barometer records for where the average pressure was 1009.5hPa. Humidity: Lowest humidity was 21% on the 7th with a nor'wester.
October 2007 Summary Temperature |
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Mean | 11.5C |
Mean Maximum | 18.0C |
Mean Minimum | 5.2C |
Maximum High | 27.2C (31st) |
Maximum Low | 9.0C (23rd) |
Minimum High | 9.4C (3rd) |
Minimum Low | -1.8C (19th) |
Wind Speed and Direction | |
Maximum Gust | 66 km/h (24th) |
Mean | 8.4 km/h |
Wind Run | 6152 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 382 km (23rd) |
Prevailing Direction | North East |
Barometer | |
Maximum | 1030.9 hPa (28th) |
Minimum | 973.8 hPa (14th) |
Mean | 1005.2 hPa |
Max Daily Change | +27.4 hPa (17th) |
Rainfall | |
Days with Measured Rainfall (Greater than 0.2mm) | 10 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 23.8 mm (3rd) |
Monthly Rainfall | 78.8 mm |
Humidity | |
Maximum | 97 % (11th) |
Minimum | 21 % (7th) |
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 | 7.7 | 19.4 | 13.5 | 6.6 | 38 | 157 | North West | 0 | 0 | 988.0 | 998.2 | -10.2 |
Mild nor'west winds, gusty in the morning. A brief southerly change in the afternoon bringing a few spots of rain. | ||||||||||||
2 | 3.3 | 20.9 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 53 | 161 | North | 0.6 | 3.6 | 980.1 | 990.2 | -10.1 |
High cloud increasing with mild northerly winds. A shower with hail from the nor'west in the afternoon. A change about 10pm to strong cold southerly winds with squally showers | ||||||||||||
3 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 16.2 | 60 | 382 | South | 1.2 | 23.2 | 988.4 | 1014.5 | +26.1 |
Strong cold southerlies with squally showers with hail. Sleet late morning. Cloud clearing and winds easing late afternoon. NE winds late evening. | ||||||||||||
4 | 2.6 | 19.3 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 64 | 220 | North East | 0 | 0 | 988.7 | 1012.4 | -23.7 |
Mostly overcast with high cloud. Gusty nor'west for a time in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
5 | 4.0 | 20.4 | 12.5 | 8.8 | 62 | 208 | North West | 0 | 0 | 991.2 | 1000.9 | +9.7 |
Mostly clear and sunny. Some high cloud in the afternoon. Strong, gusty nor'west winds in the afternoon with a few spots of rain. | ||||||||||||
6 | 5.9 | 19.9 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 42 | 220 | North East | 0 | 0 | 995.6 | 1012.7 | +17.1 |
Sunny with west to south west winds in the morning turning southerly. A change to cooler NE winds late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
7 | 8.9 | 24.2 | 14.3 | 12.2 | 60 | 289 | North East | 0.4 | 0.8 | 998.7 | 1011.3 | +12.6 |
Morning showers from the north west. Cloud clearing and becoming sunny. High cloud increasing in the afternoon with a cooler southerly change. Winds turning northerly later in the evening. | ||||||||||||
8 | 7.7 | 14.3 | 9.9 | 3.3 | 22 | 77 | South | 0.8 | 13.2 | 1003.7 | 1010.2 | +6.5 |
Morning rain. Cloud breaking in the afternoon and becoming fine. Light winds. | ||||||||||||
9 | 2.7 | 14.6 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 29 | 140 | North East | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1010.2 | 1016.8 | +6.6 |
Fog clearing mid morning to broken cloud, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
10 | 8.8 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 23 | 86 | North East | 0.6 | 9.4 | 1009.6 | 1015.4 | -5.8 |
Overcast with showers during the day. Rain from evening, light winds. | ||||||||||||
11 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 13.8 | 35 | 325 | South | 0.8 | 20.6 | 1001.2 | 1009.3 | -8.1 |
Overcast with rain easing mid afternoon with some drizzle later. Cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
12 | 7.7 | 13.5 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 34 | 240 | South | 0 | 0 | 996.7 | 1001.5 | -4.8 |
Mostly overcast but cloud breaking for a time late afternoon. Cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
13 | 6.8 | 17.8 | 12.9 | 7.6 | 33 | 182 | North East | 0 | 0 | 977.5 | 998.5 | -21.0 |
Mostly sunny in the morning. High cloud increasing and becoming overcast later in the afternoon. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
14 | 5.3 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 13.9 | 50 | 329 | South | 0.6 | 2.8 | 973.8 | 995.7 | +21.9 |
Strong cold southerly winds from early morning with showers mid morning. Cloud breaking in the evening and winds easing at night. | ||||||||||||
15 | 1.3 | 16.7 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 27 | 112 | North East | 0 | 0 | 988.3 | 997.9 | +9.6 |
High cloud increasing during the day. A southerly change in the evening with a few spots of rain. | ||||||||||||
16 | 3.7 | 23.3 | 14.3 | 9.2 | 52 | 219 | North East | 0 | 0 | 984.4 | 998.7 | -14.3 |
Sunny with some high cloud. NE winds in the morning turning gusty nor'west in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
17 | 6.3 | 20.1 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 61 | 326 | South | 0 | 0 | 983.4 | 1010.8 | +27.4 |
Mild with gusty nor'westerly winds in the morning. A change mid afternoon to strong cooler southerly winds and increasing cloud. Some light showers in the evening. | ||||||||||||
18 | 0.9 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 30 | 150 | South | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1011.2 | 1026.5 | +15.3 |
Morning showers with hail and cold southerly winds. Cloud clearing in the afternoon and wind easing in the evening. Frosty at night. | ||||||||||||
19 | -1.8 | 14.4 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 34 | 151 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1016.0 | 1026.9 | -10.9 |
The coldest October temperature I've recorded to date. Frost, some high cloud, cool NE winds | ||||||||||||
20 | 6.5 | 19.6 | 12.9 | 8.2 | 49 | 194 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1000.5 | 1015.4 | -14.9 |
North East winds in the morning turning gusty westerly later. High cloud breaking late morning with variable cloud in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
21 | 5.5 | 16.5 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 29 | 132 | North East | 0 | 0 | 998.9 | 1007.4 | -8.5 |
Sunny morning, cloud increasing in the afternoon with a cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
22 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 44 | 262 | South | 0 | 0 | 997.2 | 1007.6 | +10.4 |
Southerly change early morning but remaining dry with cloud clearing. Southerly winds easing and turning cooler NE in the afternoon with increasing high cloud. | ||||||||||||
23 | 9.0 | 22.1 | 14.6 | 11.0 | 59 | 261 | North East | 0 | 0 | 986.3 | 1004.8 | +18.5 |
Strong westerlies in the morning easing and turning southerly then NE at night. Sunny and mild. | ||||||||||||
24 | 4.8 | 22.4 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 66 | 263 | North East | 0.8 | 1.8 | 990.3 | 1004.5 | -14.2 |
Sunny for much of the day with gusty nor'west winds in the afternoon. A change to strong cold southerly winds with hail showers and thunder in the evening. | ||||||||||||
25 | 1.3 | 20.5 | 11.3 | 4.6 | 32 | 110 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1003.5 | 1009.3 | -5.8 |
Light frost, sunny and mild in the afternoon with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
26 | 7.3 | 22.5 | 12.1 | 5.7 | 30 | 135 | South | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1003.6 | 1018.1 | +14.5 |
Sunny and mild in the morning. A cool southerly change in the afternoon with drizzle in the evening. | ||||||||||||
27 | 6.1 | 11.4 | 8.4 | 13.6 | 47 | 322 | South | 0 | 0 | 1018.3 | 1030.3 | +12.0 |
Cloud morning with cool, gusty southerly winds. Cloud clearing and wind easing toward evening. | ||||||||||||
28 | 3.8 | 14.1 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 38 | 150 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1026.1 | 1030.9 | -4.8 |
Some morning cloud. Sunny with a cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
29 | 3.2 | 20.1 | 12.5 | 6.4 | 34 | 152 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1021.4 | 1027.3 | -5.9 |
Clear, sunny and mild in the afternoon. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
30 | 6.2 | 27.1 | 17.4 | 4.4 | 34 | 106 | West | 0 | 0 | 1019.7 | 1022.8 | --3.1 |
Sunny with some high cloud. A warm afternoon with west to nor'west winds. Warmest day since the 31st March. | ||||||||||||
31 | 8.6 | 27.2 | 17.8 | 3.2 | 34 | 77 | North | 0 | 0 | 1010.8 | 1022.1 | -11.3 |
Warm with high cloud. Mostly light north to nor'west winds. |