October Summary;
- October was close to my average temperature of 11.3C with 11.8C.
- The warmest October is 2013 with 12.9C, the coolest 2009 with 9.8C.
- The coldest temperature was -0.2C. The lowest October temperature I've recorded was in 2007 with -1.8C.
- One day recorded 0 degrees or below, equalling my October average.
- No days failed to reach 10C, my October average is 1.
- Twenty one days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 20.
- Thirteen days reached or exceeded 20C, may average is 8.
- Wind run was close to my average of 5509 with 5344km.
- The barometer recorded close to average pressure for the month with 1008.0hPa. My average is 1009.5
- Rainfall was well below average with 27% of expected rainfall (69mm) with 18.5mm, the driest October I've recorded.
- The wettest October was 2006 with 120mm.
October 2014 Summary Temperature | |
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Mean | 11.8 C |
Mean Maximum | 18.7 C |
Mean Minimum | 6.4 C |
Maximum High | 27.2 C (17th) |
Maximum Low | 13.3 C (17th) |
Minimum High | 12.3 C (24th and 27th) |
Minimum Low | -0.2 C (4th) |
Wind Speed and Direction | |
Maximum Gust | 58 km/h (6th) |
Mean | 7.6 km/h |
Wind Run | 5314 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 370 km (1st) |
Prevailing Direction | East North East |
Barometer | |
Maximum | 1026.0 hPa (15th) |
Minimum | 977.3 hPa (3rd) |
Mean | 1008.0 hPa |
Max Daily Change | +21.5 hPa (6th) |
Rainfall | |
Days with Measured Rainfall (0.5mm or more) |
6 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 8.5 mm (6th) |
Monthly Rainfall | 18.5 mm |
Humidity | |
Maximum | 99 % (Several Days) |
Minimum | 27 % (30th) |
October 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 | 9.3 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 16.1 | 44 | 370 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1002.6 | 1017.8 | -15.2 |
Morning low cloud clearing to a sunny day with fresh NE wind | ||||||||||||
2 | 9.1 | 19.5 | 13.0 | 9.4 | 40 | 215 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 981.6 | 1002.4 | -20.8 |
Variable cloud, NE winds easing and turning mild northerly in the evening. Maximum temperature recorded at 6:50pm. | ||||||||||||
3 | 4.9 | 14.7 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 47 | 140 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 4.0 | 977.3 | 988.3 | +11.0 |
Morning showers with a cold southerly change. Wind dying away in the afternoon with cloud breaking. Showers returning in the evening. | ||||||||||||
4 | -0.2 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 41 | 168 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 987.8 | 1006.4 | +18.6 |
Morning frost. Sunny with a few clouds, cool southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
5 | 0.7 | 20.6 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 41 | 148 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 993.3 | 1007.2 | -13.9 |
Variable cloud, NE winds turning milder northerly from mid afternoon. | ||||||||||||
6 | 3.6 | 16.3 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 58 | 241 | South Sth West | 1.0 | 8.5 | 984.9 | 1006.4 | +21.5 |
A period of rain before dawn clearing then strong cold southerly arriving late morning with showers clearing in the afternoon. Cloud increasing from late afternoon with further strong southerly winds and showers in the evening. Maximum temperature recorded at 10:10am. | ||||||||||||
7 | 0.9 | 18.2 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 39 | 126 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1002.6 | 1012.5 | -9.9 |
Morning frost. Mostly sunny with variable breezes in the morning turning NE in the afternoon and freshening. | ||||||||||||
8 | 9.2 | 24.1 | 14.7 | 9.4 | 51 | 212 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 991.9 | 1006.4 | +14.5 |
Variable cloud with mild north to NW winds in the morning turning southerly early afternoon and NE in the evening. | ||||||||||||
9 | 4.1 | 14.1 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 41 | 105 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1004.3 | 1018.5 | +14.2 |
Cloud increasing during the morning along with a southerly wind. Wind easing in the afternoon, showers in the evening. | ||||||||||||
10 | 5.3 | 14.8 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 35 | 171 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1015.0 | 1018.5 | -3.5 |
Some high cloud but mostly sunny with a NE wind. | ||||||||||||
11 | 4.2 | 18.3 | 11.7 | 5.3 | 29 | 120 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.6 | 1017.1 | -3.5 |
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny day with NE winds in the afternoon. Cloud increasing from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
12 | 8.4 | 21.6 | 13.4 | 5.2 | 27 | 117 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1011.9 | 1014.9 | -3.0 |
Mild and sunny with variable breezes in the morning turning NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
13 | 6.2 | 26.6 | 15.6 | 3.8 | 27 | 85 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1010.1 | 1013.4 | -3.3 |
Sunny and warm with some thin high cloud. Variable breezes in the morning tending NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
14 | 8.8 | 20.0 | 11.8 | 6.1 | 57 | 133 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1010.9 | 1021.7 | +10.8 |
Mostly cloudy but cloud breaking late afternoon but returning in the evening. Variable breezes in the morning, a strong cool southerly change arriving late morning but dying away by 4pm and turning NE. | ||||||||||||
15 | 9.2 | 16.4 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 36 | 219 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1019.4 | 1026.0 | +6.6 |
Cloud increasing from late morning. NE breeze turning southerly by mid morning and back to NE in the evening. | ||||||||||||
16 | 10.3 | 22.9 | 15.6 | 8.1 | 32 | 185 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.3 | 1024.3 | -11.0 |
Mostly cloudy, NE turning mild northerly from afternoon. | ||||||||||||
17 | 13.3 | 27.2 | 19.7 | 8.8 | 37 | 202 | North Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1006.0 | 1013.2 | -7.2 |
Sunny with NE wind turning warm northerly from late morning. | ||||||||||||
18 | 8.4 | 15.5 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 29 | 206 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1011.0 | 1023.4 | +12.4 |
Mostly cloudy but a few sunny intervals with a cool southerly wind. Showers from evening. | ||||||||||||
19 | 7.6 | 14.7 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 34 | 171 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1014.0 | 1024.8 | -10.8 |
Early light shower. Morning cloud breaking with southerly winds turning NE from late morning. | ||||||||||||
20 | 7.1 | 24.9 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 51 | 161 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1005.1 | 1018.7 | +13.6 |
Cloud increasing with light NE winds in the morning, mild. A strong cool southerly change mid afternoon with a few spots of rain in the evening with wind dying away. | ||||||||||||
21 | 2.7 | 19.6 | 10.9 | 3.1 | 42 | 70 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.9 | 1023.5 | +5.6 |
Mostly sunny with a few clouds. Light breezes tending NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
22 | 3.2 | 16.0 | 10.6 | 5.8 | 30 | 133 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.9 | 1023.8 | -5.9 |
Cloud morning and from late afternoon but mostly sunny, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
23 | 10.6 | 20.7 | 14.7 | 8.3 | 44 | 190 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1000.6 | 1017.6 | -17.0 |
Few clouds but mostly sunny with NE winds turning briefly NW early evening then stronger southerly later. | ||||||||||||
24 | 6.6 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 16.0 | 54 | 363 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1006.9 | 1024.0 | +17.1 |
Early showers, some with hail clearing and cloud breaking. Fresh to strong southerly wind from mid morning easing in the evening. | ||||||||||||
25 | 2.3 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 43 | 170 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1011.0 | 1024.2 | -13.2 |
Sunny for much of the day, Fresh NE wind in the afternoon with high cloud increasing later. | ||||||||||||
26 | 5.3 | 25.5 | 12.6 | 5.6 | 36 | 122 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1005.7 | 1010.5 | -4.8 |
Mostly sunny with mild northerly winds in the morning and early afternoon. A cool southerly change around 2pm but remaining dry. | ||||||||||||
27 | 7.1 | 12.3 | 9.4 | 4.6 | 24 | 104 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1007.3 | 1010.5 | +3.2 |
Overcast with light rain and drizzle clearing by early afternoon. Light southerly winds turning NE from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
28 | 8.8 | 14.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 50 | 254 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 989.2 | 1010.3 | -21.1 |
Mostly cloudy with a fresh NE wind. Cloud breaking from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
29 | 8.3 | 20.3 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 44 | 163 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 982.6 | 990.8 | -8.2 |
Variable cloud with sunny intervals, north to NW winds. | ||||||||||||
30 | 4.6 | 23.9 | 12.7 | 6.2 | 29 | 138 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 988.6 | 999.8 | +11.2 |
Variable cloud, light southerly breezes turning cooler NE early afternoon. | ||||||||||||
31 | 7.9 | 22.4 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 32 | 96 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 997.7 | 1009.9 | +12.2 |
Variable cloud, southerly breezes turning NE in the afternoon with a thunderstorm to the east but just a few stops of rain and the odd hail stone falling here. Wind then briefly southerly then NE from evening. |