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
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
TemperatureWindRainfallBarometer
DateMinMaxMeanMean
(Km/h)
Gust
(Km/h)
Run (km)Prevailing Dir10 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  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  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 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  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 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  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  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  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  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  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  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 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  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  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  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 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  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 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  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  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  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  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  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.


October 2014  Temperature Graph
October 2014  Wind Dir Graph
October 2014  Wind Dir % Graph
October 2014  Wind Speed Graph
October 2014  Rainfall Graph
October 2014  Barograph
October 2014  Humidity Graph