February Summary;
- February was warmer than my 14 year average temperature with 16.6C, my average is 16.1C. The warmest February is 2005 with 17.9C. Twenty three days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 17, 6 days reached or exceeded 25C, equalling my average. Two days reached or exceeded 30C, my average is 1.
- Wind run was below my average of 4982 with 4278km.
- The barometer recorded below average pressure for the month with 1012.4hPa, average is 1014.7.
- It was wetter than average with 185% of expected rainfall (40.6mm) with 75mm. About half of this fell in about 90 minutes on the 12th when I recorded 37mm with a peak intensity of 54mm/hour (9mm on 10 minutes).
February 2014 Summary Temperature | |
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Mean | 16.6 C |
Mean Maximum | 22.6 C |
Mean Minimum | 12.2 C |
Maximum High | 34.7 C (18th) |
Maximum Low | 15.9 C (20th) |
Minimum High | 16.0 C (5th) |
Minimum Low | 5.5 C (24th) |
Wind Speed and Direction | |
Maximum Gust | 47 km/h (22nd) |
Mean | 6.7 km/h |
Wind Run | 4278 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 302 km (26th) |
Prevailing Direction | East Nth East |
Barometer | |
Maximum | 1025.0 hPa (6th) |
Minimum | 992.9 hPa (23rd) |
Mean | 1012.4 hPa |
Max Daily Change | +20.0 hPa (23rd) |
Rainfall | |
Days with Measured Rainfall (Greater than 0.2mm) |
7 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 37.0 mm (12th) |
Monthly Rainfall | 75.0 mm |
Humidity | |
Maximum | 99 % (9th) |
Minimum | 22 % (22nd) |
February 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 | 11.8 | 20.7 | 16.3 | 4.6 | 22 | 102 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1012.2 | 1017.2 | +5.0 |
Overcast in the morning but cloud breaking later in the afternoon, light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
2 | 11.4 | 21.8 | 16.1 | 4.1 | 29 | 93 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.0 | 1022.7 | +5.7 |
Cloud breaking in the afternoon, light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
3 | 12.6 | 22.0 | 17.0 | 7.8 | 33 | 179 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1019.8 | 1022.9 | -3.1 |
Clear and sunny, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
4 | 14.5 | 27.3 | 18.7 | 10.0 | 35 | 226 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1007.8 | 1019.7 | -11.9 |
Clear and sunny for much of the day. Cloud increasing from mid afternoon. A southerly change arriving about 5pm along with low cloud in the evening but remaining dry. | ||||||||||||
5 | 11.8 | 16.0 | 14.2 | 10.8 | 37 | 235 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1008.2 | 1022.8 | +14.6 |
Overcast with a few light showers from midday, cool with southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
6 | 7.8 | 20.7 | 14.4 | 4.9 | 30 | 111 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1022.7 | 1025.0 | +2.3 |
Few clouds in the morning but sunny. Light variable breezes in the morning and NE winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
7 | 11.8 | 19.1 | 15.1 | 9.8 | 38 | 224 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1018.2 | 1024.5 | -6.3 |
8 | 12.0 | 21.5 | 16.1 | 7.4 | 29 | 167 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1015.9 | 1019.0 | +3.1 |
Cloud breaking mid morning with sunny intervals. Becoming overcast by late afternoon with drizzle in the evening. Southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
9 | 12.1 | 19.1 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 33 | 260 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1019.2 | 1022.9 | +3.7 |
Drizzle clearing by mid morning and cloud breaking in the afternoon. Southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
10 | 12.4 | 21.8 | 15.2 | 5.3 | 26 | 120 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1010.5 | 1022.3 | -11.8 |
Overcast in the morning with a few spots of drizzle. Cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon with southerly winds easing and turning NE from mid afternoon. | ||||||||||||
11 | 12.1 | 20.7 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 27 | 103 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1001.7 | 1010.6 | -8.9 |
Overcast for much of the morning but cloud breaking and clearing from early afternoon. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
12 | 11.9 | 22.8 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 26 | 103 | South Sth West | 9.0 | 37.0 | 999.7 | 1003.0 | +3.3 |
Partly cloudy in the morning with southerly winds. Cloud increasing in the afternoon and winds dying away. A few spots of rain from late afternoon turning to heavy rain for over an hour a little before 6pm. More rain fell in an hour than had fallen to date this year. Street turned into a river but quickly drained away after the rain stopped. | ||||||||||||
13 | 9.5 | 20.8 | 15.3 | 2.3 | 21 | 53 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 1.5 | 995.9 | 1002.9 | -7.0 |
Showers clearing before dawn to a sunny morning. Cloud increasing later in the morning to be overcast in the afternoon with a few spots of rain and light showers in the evening. Light winds tending NE. | ||||||||||||
14 | 13.3 | 24.2 | 16.9 | 4.0 | 23 | 92 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 1.5 | 998.3 | 1007.5 | +9.2 |
Showers clearing before dawn and cloud breaking from mid morning. Light southerly winds turning NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
15 | 13.1 | 20.9 | 16.6 | 5.5 | 29 | 125 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1007.2 | 1016.6 | +9.4 |
Some high cloud with sunny intervals, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
16 | 11.9 | 25.0 | 17.2 | 5.9 | 33 | 134 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1016.6 | 1019.6 | +3.0 |
Morning cloud clearing from mid morning to a sunny day. Cloud returning from late afternoon. Light breezes in the morning, NE winds from early afternoon. | ||||||||||||
17 | 15.9 | 27.4 | 20.8 | 7.3 | 28 | 165 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.3 | 1016.8 | -7.5 |
Overcast with high cloud, NE winds in the morning turning warm north to NW from early afternoon. | ||||||||||||
18 | 15.6 | 34.7 | 23.8 | 6.6 | 32 | 148 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1006.7 | 1018.6 | +11.9 |
Clear and sunny. Very warm with variable winds. | ||||||||||||
19 | 14.5 | 22.3 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 25 | 114 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.8 | 1019.8 | +2.0 |
Mostly cloudy in the morning, breaking in the afternoon with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
20 | 15.9 | 23.9 | 18.0 | 4.8 | 24 | 108 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1015.5 | 1019.0 | -3.5 |
Low cloud with a few spots of drizzle in the morning breaking and clearing by midday. A mostly sunny afternoon with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
21 | 15.6 | 21.7 | 17.8 | 4.4 | 28 | 101 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 996.1 | 1015.8 | -19.7 |
Mist and drizzle in the morning with low cloud hanging around until mid afternoon and finally clearing, high cloud remaining for the day. Maximum temperature recorded at 10:50pm with a change to northerly breezes. | ||||||||||||
22 | 15.6 | 32.8 | 23.5 | 7.0 | 47 | 156 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 993.0 | 997.4 | -4.4 |
Clear morning with very warm northerly breezes turning southerly from midday but remaining very warm, few clouds in the afternoon with a cooler NE change from mid afternoon. | ||||||||||||
23 | 6.6 | 20.5 | 13.6 | 6.0 | 39 | 134 | South Sth West | 3.0 | 15.5 | 992.9 | 1020.9 | +20.0 |
Morning showers with a cool southerly change. Showers and cloud clearing later in the morning and winds turning NE. Thunderstorm with continuous thunder later in the afternoon. A short period of heavy rain and some hail but nothing exceptional from the storm. Story in the Press | ||||||||||||
24 | 5.5 | 26.9 | 14.6 | 7.7 | 40 | 172 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1003.3 | 1013.6 | -10.3 |
Clear and sunny with NE winds easing in the afternoon and turning warm nor'west followed by a southerly change in the evening. Maximum temperature recorded at 6pm. | ||||||||||||
25 | 9.9 | 17.3 | 13.4 | 6.5 | 35 | 148 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.0 | 1022.9 | +9.9 |
Overcast with low cloud lifting from midday. Southerly breezes turning NE from mid morning. | ||||||||||||
26 | 13.3 | 20.0 | 16.2 | 13.2 | 46 | 302 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1019.0 | 1022.9 | -3.9 |
Low cloud with a few spots of rain in the morning. Cloud breaking later in the morning to a sunny afternoon with fresh NE winds. | ||||||||||||
27 | 15.5 | 22.2 | 18.0 | 9.6 | 31 | 220 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1005.7 | 1019.5 | -13.8 |
Morning cloud clearing to a mostly sunny day, high cloud increasing from late afternoon. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
28 | 7.4 | 18.3 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 45 | 199 | South Sth West | 2.5 | 17.5 | 1002.4 | 1015.0 | +12.6 |
Cloud increasing in the morning with rain by early afternoon with some heavy falls. Fresh cold southerly winds. |