January Summary;

Above average temperature (3rd warmest) and the driest January in my 15 years of records.

  • January was above my average temperature of 16.5C with 18.1C, the third warmest January I've recorded.
    • The warmest January is 2009 with 18.6C, the coolest 2001 with 13.4C.
    • The coldest temperature was 4.9C. The lowest January temperature I've recorded was in 2003 with 3.5C.
    • No frosts were recorded
    • Twenty eight days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 21.
    • Nine days reached or exceeded 25C, equalling my average.
    • Four days reached or exceeded 30C, my average is 2.
  • Wind run was 89% of my average of 5738 with 5132km.
  • The barometer recorded above average pressure for the month with 1014.1 hPa. My average is 1010.4hPa.
  • Rainfall was 33% of my average expected rainfall of 36mm with just 12mm which made this the driest January I've recorded, the wettest was 2010 with 63mm.
January 2015 Summary
Temperature
Mean 18.1 C
Mean Maximum 24.1 C
Mean Minimum 13.5 C
Maximum High 33.4 C (18th)
Maximum Low 17.5 C (18th)
Minimum High 18.4 C (21st)
Minimum Low 4.9 C (22nd)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 53 km/h (26th)
Mean 7.6 km/h
Wind Run 5132 km
Max Daily Windrun 358 km (26th)
Prevailing Direction East North East
Barometer
Maximum 1027.2 hPa (3rd)
Minimum 991.9 hPa (18th)
Mean 1014.1 hPa
Max Daily Change +16.4 hPa (1st)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(0.5mm or more)
4
Max Daily Rainfall 4.5 mm (14th)
Monthly Rainfall 12.0 mm
Humidity
Maximum 96 % (29th)
Minimum 17 % (18th)

 

January 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 11.8 22.2 16.2 9.4 52 206 East Nth East 0 0 1001.1 1017.5 +16.4
Southerly change early morning dying away by dawn. NE winds from late morning, few clouds.
2 12.8 30.2  19.0  6.9  33  139  East Nth East  1014.0  1022.1  +8.1 
Few clouds, sunny and warm with light NE winds turning light southerly til mid afternoon then back to NE. Cloud increasing in the evening with a cooler southerly change.
3 11.3 21.5  16.2  9.0  36  173  East Nth East  1021.8  1027.2  +5.4 
Morning cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon with some high cloud. Light breezes turning NE from late morning.
4 14.4 29.9  21.2  9.4  30  214  East Nth East  1014.6  1022.7  -8.1 
Sunny with some high cloud thickening later afternoon, warm with NE winds.
5 16.6 32.0  23.0  7.1  31  151  East Nth East  1010.0  1018.8  +8.0 
Maximum temperature recorded at 12:30pm, Warm with southerly winds in the morning turning northerly then cooler NE from mid afternoon. Variable high cloud but mostly sunny.
6 12.5 25.4  16.4  4.2  25  95  East Nth East  1017.3  1019.1  +1.8 
Mostly overcast but a few sunny periods in the morning. Mostly light NE winds.
7 11.8 22.2 16.9  6.7  33  138  South  1016.4  1023.8  +7.4 
Morning cloud breaking but becoming overcast later in the afternoon. Southerly winds.
8 12.3 19.4 14.6  6.7  26  147  South  1022.1  1024.4  -2.3 
Overcast with southerly winds turning NE early afternoon.
9 13.0 20.6  16.5  13.1  37  299  East Nth East  1016.7  1022.2  -5.5 
Morning cloud clearing, NE winds.
10 11.0 31.0  20.3  5.9  26  133  East Nth East  1009.7  1018.5  -8.8 
Sunny and very warm before midday with light breezes. NE wind from early afternoon moderating the temperature in the afternoon along with an increase in high cloud. Maximum temperature recorded at 11:10am.
11 12.5 28.1  20.2  2.7  16  50  South  1007.0  1009.7  -2.7 
Overcast with light variable breezes, few spots of rain in the afternoon.
12 14.3 18.8  15.7  6.9  36  127  East Nth East  1007.4  1016.2  +8.8 
Overcast with a southerly change early morning but remaining dry. Winds dying away and turning NE by late morning. Maximum temperature recorded at midnight.
13 13.4 21.0  16.4  4.8  25  108  East Nth East  1011.9  1016.0  -4.1 
Early morning and evening drizzle. Mostly cloudy but some sunny intervals in the afternoon. Mostly light NE winds
14 14.3 20.4  16.4  4.8  25  110  East Nth East  1.0  4.5  1011.2  1014.5  -3.3 
Overcast with morning showers and drizzle, NE winds.
15 15.8 22.3  17.9  9.9  37  227  East Nth East  1001.8  1013.1  -11.3 
Overcast but a few breaks early afternoon. Cloud lowering later in the afternoon with a few spots of drizzle.
16 15.9 29.5  21.3  10.4  40  212  North Nth West  995.7  1001.3  -5.6 
Morning cloud and some light showers. Cloud breaking later in the morning with sunny intervals. Overcast from late afternoon with some light showers in the evening followed by a southerly change.
17 11.8 23.5  18.9  9.1  33 173 East Nth East  994.3  1002.7  -8.4 
Clear and sunny, NE winds turning northerly in the evening.
18 17.5 33.4  24.6  7.9  39  172  North Nth West  991.9  995.4  -3.5 
Sunny with a few clouds and light southerly breezes in the morning, a change to northerly winds early afternoon with thin high cloud clearing later.
19 15.7 28.9  21.7  8.2  50  179  North Nth West  994.7  1004.8  +10.1 
Some cloud but mostly sunny with warm northerly winds easing in the evening.
20 9.3 21.2  15.4  5.4  30  110  South  1005.2  1020.8  +15.6 
Variable cloud with a few showers, southerly wind.
21 8.9 18.4  13.9  4.0  29  84  South  1.0  3.5  1020.6  1027.1  +6.5 
Morning cloud increasing with a few showers from late morning. Showers clearing in the afternoon, southerly winds.
22 4.9 22.3  14.1  4.1  25  92  East Nth East  1021.5  1027.1  -5,6 
Clear and sunny, light breezes turning NE form midday.
23 9.0 21.9  16.3  7.3  35  168  East Nth East 1019.0  1023.0  -4.0 
Clear and sunny with NE winds.
24 14.7 22.7 18.6  9.9  36  227  East Nth East  1018.4  1023.4  +5.0 
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny day with NE winds.
25 16.3 22.7  18.8  11.0  46  254  East Nth East  1017.8  1023.7  -5.9 
Morning cloud breaking to a sunny day with fresh NE winds.
26 15.9 22.0  18.7  15.7  53  358  East Nth East  1010.4  1017.7  -7.3 
Sunny with fresh NE winds. 
27 16.0 22.3  18.0  7.2  30  148  East Nth East  0 1010.4  1014.6  +4.2 
Cloudy with variable breezes turning southerly from mid morning. Few breaks in the cloud late afternoon with a change to NE winds.
28 16.2 24.0  18.9  6.5  35  148  East Nth East  1013.5  1016.3  +2.8 
Mostly cloudy but cloud breaking from late afternoon. NE winds.
29 17.0 24.0  19.3  7.4  31  168  East Nth East 0.5  3.5  1013.7  1016.3  -2.6
Light rain and drizzle in the morning. Cloud breaking with a sunny afternoon, NE winds.
30 16.7 23.2  18.5  4.1  24  93  East Nth East  1014.3  1018.2  +3.9 
Overcast with drizzle morning and evening, light E to NE winds.
31 16.4 22.4  18.3  9.4  42  215  East Nth East  0.5  0.5  1011.1  1018.2  -7.1 
Early showers then a few spots of drizzle at times during the day and evening. Cloud breaking in the afternoon with some sunny intervals. Fresh NE wind.


January 2015  Temperature Graph
January 2015  Wind Dir Graph
January 2015  Wind Dir % Graph
January 2015  Wind Speed Graph
January 2015  Rainfall Graph
January 2015  Barograph
January 2015  Humidity Graph