- Temperature was close to the January average of 16.4C. For the first time since 2001, the maximum temperature recorded didn't reach 30C. In an average January, 2 days reach or exceed 30C. There were 21 days at or over 20C, my average is 21, 10 days at or over 25C, my average is 9.
- It was the least windy January that I've recorded though it didn't seem like it. Average wind run is 5844km.
- The average pressure was the second lowest for January, the lowest was 2006 with 1007.9hPa. Average January pressure is 1011.2hPa
- Rainfall was near normal with 38.5mm, my January average is 36mm.
| January 2012 Summary Temperature |
|
|---|---|
| Mean | 16.3 C |
| Mean Maximum | 22.5 C |
| Mean Minimum | 11.0 C |
| Maximum High | 29.5 C (26th) |
| Maximum Low | 15.0 C (13th) |
| Minimum High | 16.3 C (25th) |
| Minimum Low | 4.4 C (16th) |
| Wind Speed and Direction | |
| Maximum Gust | 58 km/h (19th) |
| Mean | 7.0 km/h |
| Wind Run | 4933 km |
| Max Daily Windrun | 256 km (26th) |
| Prevailing Direction | East Nth East |
| Barometer | |
| Maximum | 1029.1 hPa (17th) |
| Minimum | 979.1 hPa (13th) |
| Mean | 1008.7 hPa |
| Max Daily Change | -20.2 hPa (26th) |
| Rainfall | |
| Days with Measured Rainfall (Greater than 0.2mm) |
6 |
| Max Daily Rainfall | 13.5 mm (27th) |
| Monthly Rainfall | 38.5 mm |
| Humidity | |
| Maximum |
96 % (9th) |
| Minimum | 22 % (15th) |
| January 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 | 11.3 | 24.1 | 16.6 | 6.3 | 25 | 144 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1001.4 | 1012.1 | -10.7 |
| Some high cloud but mostly sunny and mild with NE winds. |
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| 2 | 9.6 | 18.0 | 13.8 | 8.0 | 40 | 183 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1005.0 | 1018.8 | +13.8 |
| Overcast with cool southerly winds. Cloud breaking later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 10.1 | 17.3 | 13.4 | 5.7 | 27 | 131 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.3 | 1020.6 | -3.3 |
| Overcast with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 13.3 | 23.6 | 18.2 | 8.9 | 31 | 204 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1008.5 | 1017.6 | -9.1 |
| Some cloud but mostly sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 12.6 | 29.2 | 19.5 | 3.6 | 28 | 82 | South West | 0 | 0 | 1004.5 | 1014.2 | +9.7 |
| Some high cloud. Warm with light southerly breezes. A cooler southerly wind arriving late in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 8.8 | 20.4 | 15.0 | 4.3 | 25 | 99 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1005.9 | 1014.0 | -8.1 |
| Mostly cloudy with light NE winds turning southerly in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 14.1 | 20.7 | 16.4 | 8.2 | 27 | 185 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1007.2 | 1014.7 | +7.5 |
| Morning cloud with a few spots of drizzle. Cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon. Southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 11.3 | 21.6 | 16.2 | 4.0 | 24 | 92 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.9 | 1017.9 | +4.0 |
| Broken cloud, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 11.6 | 25.1 | 16.0 | 8.8 | 32 | 200 | South West | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1003.1 | 1016.3 | -13.2 |
| Light rain and drizzle in the morning. Cloud clearing on the afternoon with southerly winds turning NE. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 14.6 | 22.4 | 18.0 | 8.2 | 31 | 187 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 999.4 | 1004.2 | -4.8 |
| Variable cloud, humid with light showers in the afternoon. NE winds turning southerly for much of the day and back to NE in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 13.4 | 28.2 | 18.9 | 3.8 | 24 | 88 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 999.1 | 1001.7 | +2.6 |
| Morning fog / mist clearing to a sunny and warm day with light winds. Cloud increasing in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 14.8 | 25.7 | 17.7 | 6.9 | 28 | 157 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 991.8 | 1001.3 | -9.5 |
| Cloud breaking in the afternoon, southerly winds in the morning turning NE from midday. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 15.0 | 23.8 | 18.9 | 7.9 | 45 | 182 | North Nth East | 1.0 | 3.0 | 979.1 | 991.7 | -12.6 |
| Showers clearing in the morning. Mostly cloudy, mild north to nor'west winds. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 14.4 | 27.3 | 20.8 | 7.4 | 45 | 168 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 984.6 | 999.7 | +15.1 |
| Clear and sunny for much of the day with warm north to nor'west winds. Cloud increasing in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 9.4 | 24.2 | 17.4 | 8.3 | 44 | 187 | North West | 0 | 0 | 999.4 | 1010.4 | +11.0 |
| Sunny with mild nor'west winds. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 4.4 | 22.2 | 13.7 | 4.9 | 28 | 111 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1010.3 | 1028.6 | +18.3 |
| Clear and sunny. Southerly winds turning NE from early afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 11.6 | 19.9 | 16.0 | 8.4 | 36 | 192 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1024.9 | 1029.1 | -4.2 |
| Clear and sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 8.9 | 28.4 | 18.7 | 4.0 | 27 | 91 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.9 | 1025.6 | -11.7 |
| Some high cloud, warm with mostly light north to NE winds | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 12.0 | 26.8 | 19.8 | 7.1 | 58 | 162 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 1000.5 | 1014.9 | -14.4 |
| Mostly cloudy til late afternoon, warm nor'west winds, strong for a while late in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 11.7 | 21.0 | 16.9 | 8.6 | 35 | 198 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1005.1 | 1009.2 | +4.1 |
| Clear and sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 12.2 | 19.2 | 15.8 | 9.1 | 44 | 207 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1004.9 | 1014.3 | -9.4 |
| Morning and evening cloud but mostly sunny with a fresh NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 8.6 | 17.2 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 44 | 228 | South Sth West | 1.0 | 10.5 | 1001.1 | 1014.0 | +12.9 |
| Morning showers and cold southerly winds clearing for a time in the afternoon but returning late afternoon. Minimum temperature of 8.6C recorded at 11am. | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 6.3 | 17.2 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 47 | 186 | South Sth West | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1013.7 | 1019.4 | +5.7 |
| Early showers some heavy with hail clearing before dawn. Cloud breaking with sunny intervals and the southerly wind easing in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 9.4 | 22.7 | 15.0 | 5.2 | 21 | 118 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1018.2 | 1021.2 | +2.8 |
| Cloud morning and late afternoon. A mostly sunny afternoon. Southerly winds turning NE from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 12.8 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 25 | 120 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.0 | 1019.8 | -6.8 |
| Overcast with cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 13.2 | 29.5 | 19.5 | 11.2 | 51 | 256 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 992.5 | 1012.7 | -20.2 |
| Sunny morning with NE winds turning warm gusty nor'west from mid morning. Cloud increasing later in the day with a southerly change late evening. | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 4.6 | 16.7 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 56 | 249 | South Sth West | 1.5 | 13.5 | 993.6 | 1007.7 | +14.1 |
| Strong southerly winds early morning with rain clearing by dawn. Cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon with cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 7.2 | 26.8 | 17.5 | 5.7 | 34 | 131 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 998.1 | 1007.1 | -9.0 |
| Some high cloud but mostly sunny. Warm with NE winds turning nor'west in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 29 | 10.9 | 17.4 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 26 | 89 | East Nth East | 1.0 | 4.5 | 1000.5 | 1018.6 | +18.1 |
| Overcast. A cool afternoon with drizzle and rain. NE winds turning light southerly. | ||||||||||||
| 30 | 10.7 | 19.2 | 15.1 | 9.8 | 41 | 224 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1008.9 | 1019.2 | -10.3 |
| Morning cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon with fresh NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 31 | 11.1 | 25.7 | 18.7 | 2.9 | 34 | 66 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1000.3 | 1009.9 | -9.6 |
| Overcast with light winds tending north to NW in the afternoon with a few spots of rain. | ||||||||||||
