My November

Temperature:
The mean temperature for the month was 14.9C was well above my November average of 13.0C and the warmest I've recorded. The coldest November was 2000 with 9.8C.
The warmest day was the 29th with 24.0C, the minimum was -1.2C on the 22nd. My coldest November temperature to date is -2.9C in 2001, the warmest 25.0C in 2008

Only 4 November days have even been recorded with a temperature at or below 0 in the past 11 years. None were recorded this year. There were no days where the maximum temperature for the day was less than 10C, my average is 1. Twenty nine days reached or exceeded 15C, my November average is 25. There were 19 days that reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 12. There were 9 days that reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 4 and 2 days reached or exceeded 30C, my average is 1.

Wind: (Records from 2001)
The monthly wind run of 5258km is 94% of my November average of 5585km. The windiest November was 2002 with 6978km, the least windy 2005 with 4972km. The highest gust was 54km/h from the south south west on the 5th.

Rainfall:
November had 52.5mm of rain over 5 days, almost equal to my 52mm November average.  The wettest day was the 5th with 32mm, the second highest daily total for November. My wettest November day was 19th November 2002 with 56.1mm. The wettest November was 2002 with 143.6mm, the driest, 2008 with 11.4mm.

Barometer: (Records from 2006)
The average pressure for the month was well above my November average of 1008.7 hPa with 1018.0 hPa. Maximum pressure change of 13.8 hPa is below  my November average of 23.2.

NIWA monthly climate summaries can be seen here.

November 2010 Summary
Temperature
Mean 14.9 C
Mean Maximum 21.6 C
Mean Minimum 9.8 C
Maximum High 31.2 C (16th)
Maximum Low 14.4 C (27th, 28th)
Minimum High 13.0 C (6th)
Minimum Low 1.9 C (7th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 54 km/h (5th)
Mean 7.7 km/h
Wind Run 5258 km
Max Daily Windrun 394 km (2nd)
Prevailing Direction East Nth East
Barometer
Maximum 1035.0 hPa (1st)
Minimum 999.2 hPa (4th)
Mean 1018.0 hPa
Max Daily Change +13.8 hPa (5th)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(Greater than 0.2mm)
5
Max Daily Rainfall 32 mm (5th)
Monthly Rainfall 52.5 mm
Humidity
Maximum
97 % (30th)
Minimum 31 % (23rd)


November Daily Observations
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 6.9 15.3 11.5 12.1 42 277 East Nth East 0 0 1029.1 1035.0 -5.9
Morning cloud breaking and clearing, fresh cool NE wind.
2 10.0 15.8 12.7 17.1 47 394 East Nth East 0 0 1021.1 1029.7 -8.6
Sunny with a strong cool NE wind
3 10.0 20.8 14.9 9.8 36 225 East Nth East 0 0 1010.7 1021.0 -10.3
Sunny with NE winds.
4 5.0 25.2 15.6 5.3 31 122 East Nth East 0 0 999.2 1010.6 -11.4
Some afternoon cloud but mostly sunny with NE winds turning NW in the evening.
5 6.3 16.0 10.2 12.5 54 285 South Sth west 1.0 32.0 1002.0 1015.8 +13.8
Overcast with light rain in the morning turing heavier and persistet in the afternoon with strong cold southerly winds.
6 3.8 13.0 8.3 10.3 42 235 South Sth West 0.5 4.0 1015.8 1021.8 +6.0
Showers clearing mid afternoon and cloud clearing. Southerly winds easing by evening.
7 1.9 17.2 10.5 4.3 25 98 South Sth West 0 0 1020.2 1026.1 +5.9
Sunny with a few clouds, mostly light southerly winds.
8 9.8 15.5 11.8 7.9 34 182 East Nth East 0 0 1026.1 1031.6 +5.5
Cloud breaking about midday to a sunny afternoon, NE winds.
9 9.8 16.1 12.8 13.6 43 312 East Nth East 0 0 1026.5 1031.6 -5.1
Clear and sunny with a cool fresh NE wind.
10 8.1 25.3 15.0 4.8 24 109 East Nth East 0 0 1018.9 1026.7 -7.8
Clear and sunny, light southerly breezes in the morning turning NE in the afternoon.
11 9.5 29.0 18.1 5.1 32 115 East Nth East 0 0 1012.6 1018.8 -6.2
Sunny and very warm for a time up to midday with light breezes. NE winds in the afternoon cooling the day.
12 10.2 29.7 19.0 3.7 28 84 East Nth East 0 0 1011.8 1014.9 +3.1
Sunny and warm with light breezes in the morning, cooler NE winds in the afternoon with some cloud.
13 12.4 26.3 17.7 5.6 28 126 East Nth East 0 0 1012.2 1019.1 -6.9
Sunny and mild but cloud increasing from later in the afternoon NE winds.
14 11.5 21.8 15.2 5.0 34 115 South Sth west 0 0 1008.5 1020.6 +12.1
Ocercast with variable breezes in the morning turning southerly in the afternoon with a bit of drizzle.
15 9.1 21.0 12.6 8.7 38 198 East Nth East 0 0 1012.2 1020.6 -8.4
Overcast with light southerly breezes in the morning turning fresher NE in the afternoon.
16 11.3 31.2 19.2 8.8 36 201 East Nth East 0 0 1007.0 1015.7 +8.7
Some morning cloud then sunny and warm with light NE winds turning stronger and cooler southerly in the evening.
17 11.3 16.5 13.4 6.0 25 136 East Nth East 0 0 1015.5 1019.5 +4.0
Mostly cloudy with low cloud late afternoon and evening. Light southerly winds turning NE mid morning.
18 12.1 23.9 17.2 6.5 25 148 East nth East 0 0 1011.7 1015.7 -4.0
Some cloud but mostly sunny with NE winds.
19 12.2 30.3 19.7 2.3 16 53 South Sth West 0 0 1011.3 1013.8 -2.5
Sunny and warm for much of the day. Becoming overcast later in the afternoon. Light NE winds turning southerly in the evening.
20 11.5 17.2 14.1 9.5 25 215 South West 0.5 3.0 1011.0 1014.7 +3.7
Overcast with light rain at times during the day, more persistent in the evening. Cool southerly winds.
21 8.3 21.6 13.3 9.0 45 198 South Sth West 1.5 12.0 1008.0 1017.4 -9.4
Early showers clearing to a mostly sunny day with light southerly winds turning NE later in the afternoon. Evening rain with a cold southerly wind.
22 7.3 18.1 11.7 5.6 28 127 South Sth West 0.5 1.5 1016.9 1024.3 +7.4
Early showrs clearing before dawn. Cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon with light southerly winds turning NE from evening with increasing cloud.
23 8.3 20.4 13.6 3.7 27 86 South Sth West 0 0 1022.6 1029.8 +7.2
Some cloud morning and evening. Mostly sunny with light southerly winds turning NE in the evening.
24 7.8 18.1 13.6 8.8 31 201 East Nth East 0 0 1019.8 1029.5 -9.7
Sunny with NE winds
25 12.5 26.2 17.6 4.6 24 105 East Nth East 0 0 1014.7 1019.7 -5.0
Overcast with high cloud from mid morning, mostly light variable winds.
26 11.6 26.6 18.7 4.2 24 94 East Nth East 0 0 1017.2 1019.6 +2.4
Some morning cloud but a mostly sunny day with light southerly winds in the morning turning NE in the afternoon.
27 14.4 24.9 19.0 6.0 22 136 East Nth East 0 0 1017.9 1021.8 +3.9
Sunny and mild, light NE winds.
28 14.4 21.7 17.3 7.8 32 179 East Nth East 0 0 1019.5 1022.5 -3.0
Cloud clearing about midday to a sunny, mild afternoon with NE winds.
29 13.6 22.6 17.0 10.4 34 238 East Nth East 0 0 1013.5 1020.3 -6.8
Low cloud with a few spots of drizzle in the morning. Cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon. NE winds.
30 12.7 20.2 15.7 10.8 34 247 South Sth West 0 0 1014.1 1024.3 +10.2
Cloud breaking with sunny intervals during the day. Southerly winds

November 2010 Temperature Graph
November 2010 Wind Dir Graph
November 2010 Wind Dir % Graph
November 2010 Wind Speed Graph
November 2010 Rainfall Graph
November 2010 Barograph
November 2010 Humidity Graph