January Summary;
- January was just below my 14 year average temperature with 16.3C, my average is 16.5C. The warmest January is 2009 with 18.6C. Twenty four days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 21, 8 days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 9. Two days reached or exceeded 30C, my average is 3
- Wind run was close to average with 5680km.
- The barometer recorded below average pressure for the month with 1006.6hPa, average is 1010.9.
- It was drier than average with 59% of expected rainfall (38mm) with 22mm.
| January 2014 Summary Temperature | |
|---|---|
| Mean | 16.3 C |
| Mean Maximum | 22.9 C |
| Mean Minimum | 10.5 C |
| Maximum High | 34.1 C (19th) |
| Maximum Low | 15.5 C (3rd) |
| Minimum High | 17.1 C (31st) |
| Minimum Low | 5.4 C (28th) |
| Wind Speed and Direction | |
| Maximum Gust | 58 km/h (17th) |
| Mean | 8.2 km/h |
| Wind Run | 5680 km |
| Max Daily Windrun | 296 km (17th) |
| Prevailing Direction | East Nth East |
| Barometer | |
| Maximum | 1022.1 hPa (27th) |
| Minimum | 984.9 hPa (3rd) |
| Mean | 1006.6 hPa |
| Max Daily Change | +16.6 hPa (26th) |
| Rainfall | |
| Days with Measured Rainfall (Greater than 0.2mm) |
7 |
| Max Daily Rainfall | 11.0 mm (21st) |
| Monthly Rainfall | 22.0 mm |
| Humidity | |
| Maximum | 98 % (21st) |
| Minimum | 22 % (19th) |
| 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 | 8.9 | 25.8 | 16.5 | 7.0 | 35 | 160 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 999.9 | 1007.7 | -7.8 |
| Cloud breaking by midday with NE winds turning north to nor'west. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 12.6 | 24.9 | 18.3 | 6.9 | 44 | 158 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 994.8 | 1003.8 | -9.0 |
| Mostly cloudy but sunny breaks in the afternoon, NE to northerly winds turning nor'west for a time in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 15.5 | 27.8 | 21.5 | 11.9 | 54 | 269 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 984.9 | 994.7 | -9.8 |
| Some high cloud but mostly sunny and warm with gusty nor'west winds. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 10.4 | 24.7 | 18.3 | 5.6 | 30 | 126 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 992.6 | 1000.2 | -7.6 |
| Broken high cloud clearing in the evening with a change from NE to north to nor'west wind. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 14.3 | 27.5 | 20.4 | 7.2 | 41 | 154 | North West | 0.5 | 0.5 | 986.8 | 999.3 | +12.5 |
| Cloud and a brief shower later in the morning otherwise sunny and warm, variable winds between southerly and nor'west. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 9.6 | 27.4 | 17.2 | 7.1 | 42 | 163 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 988.9 | 1008.2 | +9.3 |
| Some high cloud but mostly sunny with light southerly breezes in the morning turning fresh NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 12.7 | 24.5 | 17.5 | 6.7 | 35 | 152 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 991.1 | 1007.0 | -15.9 |
| Overcast in the morning with showers. Cloud breaking late morning to a mostly sunny day with NE winds turning NW for a time early evening. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 11.9 | 20.8 | 15.4 | 11.8 | 48 | 268 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 993.4 | 1007.8 | +14.4 |
| Variable cloud, southerly winds becoming fresh in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 10.5 | 17.7 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 40 | 265 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1007.2 | 1016.2 | +9.0 |
| Morning shower, cloud breaking with sunny intervals, southerly winds easing in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 7.5 | 22.0 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Full days data not collected. Few clouds but mostly sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 9.9 | 20.1 | 15.6 | 7.0 | 36 | 159 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.5 | 1017.0 | -7.5 |
| Mostly cloudy but some sunny intervals in the afternoon. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 11.4 | 26.0 | 18.4 | 7.6 | 43 | 169 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 994.1 | 1009.0 | -14.9 |
| Mostly cloudy with NE winds turning nor'west from mid morning. A southerly change early evening with a few spots of rain. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 9.5 | 20.6 | 14.3 | 8.0 | 45 | 183 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 995.2 | 1007.3 | +12.1 |
| Gusty southerly change in the morning easing and turning NE from early afternoon. Variable cloud but mostly sunny in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 6.9 | 24.1 | 15.0 | 3.9 | 30 | 87 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1006.1 | 1020.6 | +14.5 |
| Sunny for most of the day but overcast from later in the afternoon. Southerly winds turning NE early afternoon then back to southerly. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 11.0 | 20.5 | 16.5 | 7.3 | 37 | 168 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.6 | 1020.8 | -11.2 |
| Sunny with NE winds, cloud increasing in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 11.9 | 32.0 | 19.4 | 8.4 | 54 | 190 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 993.8 | 1009.2 | -15.4 |
| Mostly cloudy but a few sunny intervals in the afternoon. Warm north to nor'west winds from mid morning with a gusty southerly change around 6pm. A few spots of rain late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 8.1 | 17.9 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 58 | 296 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1000.8 | 1010.3 | +9.5 |
| Few clouds but mostly sunny, fresh southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 8.7 | 20.6 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 44 | 277 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1005.8 | 1017.3 | -11.5 |
| Morning cloud clearing with the southerly wind dying out. Overcast in the afternoon with a change to NE winds, cloud breaking in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 12.5 | 34.1 | 21.2 | 5.6 | 35 | 126 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 997.7 | 1005.4 | -7.7 |
| Variable high cloud but mostly sunny and very warm in the afternoon. Variable breezes in the morning turning nor'west in the afternoon then cooler southerly from evening. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 12.4 | 18.9 | 14.9 | 9.3 | 37 | 211 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 3.0 | 1004.2 | 1009.7 | +5.5 |
| Overcast with NE winds. Drizzle from evening. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 12.8 | 17.6 | 14.2 | 9.5 | 32 | 217 | East Nth East | 1.0 | 11.0 | 1003.3 | 1008.2 | -4.9 |
| Rain and drizzle clearing by midday. Cloud breaking with some sunny intervals later in the afternoon. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 13.0 | 25.9 | 17.2 | 9.2 | 44 | 207 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 993.9 | 1004.4 | +10.5 |
| Morning cloud clearing to a sunny day with NE winds turning mild nor'west from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 6.9 | 24.8 | 15.5 | 5.6 | 39 | 121 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 998.6 | 1008.8 | +10.2 |
| Sunny with mild northerly winds in the morning. Winds turning southerly and cloud increasing from mid afternoon with a few spots of rain and light showers. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 5.9 | 20.0 | 13.5 | 7.1 | 32 | 161 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1008.6 | 1019.6 | +11.0 |
| Early showers clearing before dawn. Mostly sunny with some high cloud during the day, cloud increasing in the evening. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 13.6 | 20.7 | 16.6 | 12.0 | 38 | 274 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1007.1 | 1019.4 | -12.3 |
| Overcast fir much of the day but cloud breaking later in the afternoon. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 8.5 | 22.4 | 16.6 | 12.5 | 53 | 283 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 3.5 | 1000.0 | 1016.6 | +16.6 |
| Overcast with NE winds easing during the afternoon and turning fresh gusty southerly from 4pm with showers and drizzle. | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 7.9 | 18.5 | 12.7 | 7.0 | 34 | 155 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 3.0 | 1016.3 | 1022.1 | +5.8 |
| Showers clearing by mid morning and cloud breaking and clearing in the afternoon. Southerly winds dying out in the evening | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 5.4 | 24.0 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 19 | 58 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1019.0 | 1021.8 | -2.8 |
| Some cloud but mostly sunny with light variable breezes in the morning tending southerly in the afternoon and NE in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 29 | 12.9 | 22.8 | 17.4 | 9.3 | 42 | 211 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1010.3 | 1020.0 | -9.7 |
| Sunny morning, some high cloud in the afternoon, NE winds, fresh in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 30 | 12.8 | 19.4 | 15.8 | 10.8 | 41 | 244 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1009.8 | 1021.0 | +11.2 |
| Cloud increasing from mid morning and mostly overcast for the remainder of the day. Fresh southerly winds easing in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 31 | 10.5 | 17.1 | 14.4 | 5.8 | 30 | 133 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1014.4 | 1021.0 | -6.6 |
| Overcast with a few spots of drizzle, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
