Note: Due to the earthquake on the 22nd, the data for the 22nd to the 27th Feb was not recorded.

February 2011 Summary
Temperature
Mean 17.8 C
Mean Maximum 23.6 C
Mean Minimum 13.2 C
Maximum High 36.4 C (6th)
Maximum Low 19.2 C (6th)
Minimum High 15.3 C (27th)
Minimum Low 8.9 C (28th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 56 km/h (2nd)
Mean 8.2 km/h
Wind Run 4290 km
Max Daily Windrun 270 km (20th)
Prevailing Direction East Nth East
Barometer
Maximum 1031.0 hPa (16th)
Minimum 997.2 hPa (2nd)
Mean 1014.2 hPa
Max Daily Change +20.4 hPa (2nd)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(Greater than 0.2mm)
8
Max Daily Rainfall 15.0 mm (7th)
Monthly Rainfall 20.0 mm
Humidity
Maximum
95 % 12th)
Minimum 25 % (1st)

February 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 9.3 25.6 17.7 6.0 34 138 East Nth East 0 0 1006.2 1014.7 -8.5
Mostly sunny with some cloud later in the afternoon. Southerly winds turning NE from midday.
2 15.8 31.9 21.3 11.3 56 258 East Nth East 0 0 997.2 1017.6 +20.4
Very warm NW winds til midday then a cooler southerly change. Another change to NE early evening. Variable cloud during the day.
3 14.3 19.3 16.5 10.7 44 245 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 1001.2 1017.5 -16.3
Sunny morning, becoming overcast in the afternoon. Fresh NE wind easing in the evening with light showers.
4 14.4 21.8 18.0 10.7 45 246 East Nth East 0 0 1001.8 1013.5 +11.7
Sunny with fresh NE winds easing in the evening.
5 14.5 23.9 18.1 5.0 24 113 East Nth East 0 0 1008.8 1015.2 -6.4
Overcast morning, cloud breaking after midday with sunny intervals, NE winds mostly light during the day.
6 19.2 36.4 28.6 8.2 44 189 East Nth East 0 0 1001.0 1008.8 -7.8
Hot with north to NW winds from midday continuing all evening, thin high cloud for most of the day.
7 11.8 28.2 15.1 9.6 45 220 South Sth West 1.0 15.0 999.8 1012.9 +13.1
Max temperature for the day recorded at 1am prior to a southerly change arriving about 2am. Cool with showers during the day, minimum temperature recorded at 6:30pm.
8 12.3 25.9 18.2 6.5 25 157 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 997.8 1008.9 -11.1
Showers clearing by dawn. Cloud clearing to a sunny day with light winds.
9 10.1 20.6 14.5 9.5 36 217 South Sth West 0.5 1.0 1001.3 1020.0 +18.7
Morning showers with a southerly change. Cloud clearing in the afternoon with NE winds.
10 8.9 25.6 16.8 4.6 26 106 East Nth East 0 0 1016.6 1026.6 +10.0
Clear and sunny, light variable winds in the morning tending NE in the afternoon.
11 9.1 19.0 14.9 10.2 45 234 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 1021.8 1027.7 -5.9
Variable cloud, increasing from late afternoon with evening showers.
12 15.5 28.3 20.7 9.4 34 216 East Nth East 0 0 1008.8 1021.6 -12.8
Mild NE winds turning nor'west in the afternoon with increasing cloud.
13 15.1 23.4 18.0 4.9 24 112 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 1009.5 1019.7 -10.2
Early showers clearing by dawn. Mostly cloudy with southerly winds turning NE from midday. A few spots of rain later in the afternoon.
14 14.0 20.1 16.5 9.8 44 226 South Sth West 0.5 0.5 1007.9 1023.3 +15.4
Morning showers and drizzle. Cloud breaking in the afternoon and southerly winds easing late afternoon.
15 9.6 21.3 16.0 5.0 24 114 East Nth East 0 0 1023.3 1029.6 +6.5
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon, NE winds.
16 11.5 21.6 16.7 5.9 30 136 East nth East 0 0 1028.7 1031.0 +2.3
Clear and sunny with NE winds.
17 14.2 20.3 16.7 11.4 44 263 East Nth East 0 0 1023.2 1029.7 -6.5
Some cloud early morning and late afternoon. Fresh NE wind.
18 15.6 22.8 18.1 10.1 37 233 East Nth East 0 0 1014.5 1023.0 -8.5
High cloud with sunny breaks, NE wind easing in the evening.
19 14.7 19.7 16.8 7.8 26 177 South West 0 0 1019.3 1023.3 +4.4
Overcast with low cloud around the port hills, a few spots of drizzle at times. Mostly light southerly winds.
20 14.8 20.8 17.4 11.8 44 270 East Nth East 0 0 1009.5 1021.4 -11.9
Some cloud but mostly sunny from afternoon. Fresh NE wind.
21 15.9 25.9 20.4 8.9 31 204 East Nth East 0 0 999.6 1009.2 -9.6
Sunny and warm, some cloud from mid afternoon, NE winds.
22
A 6.3 earthquake hit Christchurch causing severe damage to the city and loss of life. Power lost.
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24
25
26
27
Power restored late afternoon. Sunny morning, cloud increasing in the afternoon, NE winds.
28 8.9 27.2 16.9 3.3 22 75 East Nth East 0 0 1008.2 1011.9 +3.7
Morning fog. High cloud with sunny intervals, light winds

February 2011 Temperature Graph
February 2011 Wind Dir Graph
February 2011 Wind Dir % Graph
February 2011 Wind Speed Graph
February 2011 Rainfall Graph
February 2011 Barograph
February 2011 Humidity Graph