October Summary

  • October was above my average temperature of 11.4C with 12.3C.
    • This is the third warmest October. The warmest is 2013 with 12.9C, the coolest, 2001 with 10.3C.
    • The warmest temperature was 28.5C, just below my record of 28.6C set last year
    • The coldest temperature was 0.8C. The lowest October temperature I've recorded was in 2007 with -1.8C.
    • No air frosts were recorded, 0C or below, my average is 1.
    • No days failed to reach 10C, my average is 1.
    • Twenty two days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 20.
    • Ten days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 9.
    • Three days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 2.
  • Wind run was 95% of my average of 5468km with 5203km.
  • The barometer recorded below average pressure for the month with 1005.4hPa. My average is 1009.5hPa.
  • Rainfall was 117% of my average expected total of 62.4mm with 73mm.
    • The driest is 2015 with 14.5mm, the wettest is 2006 with 120mm.
October 2016 Summary
Temperature
Mean 12.3 C
Mean Maximum 18.3 C
Mean Minimum 6.9 C
Maximum High 28.5 C (19th)
Maximum Low 12.3 C (11th)
Minimum High 12.4 C (20th)
Minimum Low 0.8 C (13th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 49 km/h (7th)
Mean 7.3 km/h
Wind Run 5203 km
Max Daily Windrun 288 km (23rd)
Prevailing Direction East North East
Barometer
Maximum 1025.9 hPa (21st)
Minimum 981.3 hPa (5th)
Mean 1005.4 hPa
Max Daily Change +17.1 hPa (9th)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(0.5mm or more)
13
Max Daily Rainfall 15.5 mm (20th)
Monthly Rainfall 73.0 mm
Humidity
Maximum 100 % (Several days)
Minimum 27 % (11th)

October Daily Observations
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 6.5 22.7 13.7 3.6 23 81 East Nth East 0 0 1006.2 1012.8 -6.6
Morning fog clearing by about 10am. Some high cloud but mostly sunny with light winds, NE from afternoon.
2 9.6 23.0 14.6 4.1 22 94 East Nth East 0 0 998.7 1006.2 -7.5
Some cloud but mostly sunny and mild, light NE winds tending southerly from evening.
3 8.5 16.0 11.2 7.2 27 162 South Sth West 0 0 1000.4 1003.4 +3.0
Early fog and low cloud breaking by midday but low cloud returning later in the afternoon. Light southerly winds turning westerly in the evening.
4 9.1 14.5 11.6 7.8 37 178 East Nth East 0 0 988.3 1003.1 -14.8
Overcast with NE winds. Clouds breaking for a while in the afternoon.
5 6.2 14.1 11.7 8.9 42 203 South Sth West 1.0 2.5 981.3 988.2 +6.9
NE winds turning southerly mid morning with showers till early afternoon. Cloud breaking from afternoon and clearing in the evening with winds dying away.
6 6.9 21.4 12.1 8.3 36 190 South Sth West 1.0 4.5 981.5 988.0 +6.5
Sunny and mild in the morning with variable winds. A southerly change late morning with cloud increasing and a period of rain later in the afternoon.
7 3.2 13.2 8.5 10.6 49 242 South Sth West 1.0 4.5 988.2 1001.9 +13.7
Cold southerly winds with showers in the morning. Showers clearing by midday and cloud breaking in the afternoon. Southerly winds dying away in the evening.
8 3.5 19.2 12.0 8.0 38 182 East Nth East 0 0 993.6 1000.1 -6.5
Variable cloud. Mild from later in the morning with light nor'west winds turning southerly from midday but remaining dry. NE winds from early evening.
9 2.8 13.4 8.2 3.2 29 74 South Sth West 1.5 8.0 999.9 1017.0 +17.1
Overcast with a period of rain in the morning. Clod breaking to a sunny afternoon. Cool southerly winds.
10 2.4 16.5 10.7 7.9 31 181 East Nth East 0 0 1004.5 1017.6 -13.1
High cloud increasing during the day, NE winds.
11 12.3 23.9 16.7 11.4 43 260 North Nth East 0 0 994.5 1003.5 -9.0
Variable high cloud, mild northerly winds.
12 5.7 13.5 10.6 9.1 41 208 South Sth West 1.0 4.0 990.1 999.9 +9.8
A period of rain from mid morning clearing early afternoon and cloud breaking. Cold southerly wind dying away in the evening.
13 0.8 17.7 11.1 5.7 30 130 East Nth East 0 0 998.7 1003.3 -4.6
High cloud increasing during the day, NE winds.
14 6.8 13.8 10.2 10.9 43 250 South Sth West 0.5 2.5 997.1 1005.5 +8.4
Overcast with light rain from mid afternoon. Cool southerly winds.
15 6.0 18.4 11.2 4.9 25 110 South Sth West 0 0 1005.5 1008.0 -2.5
Some cloud but mostly sunny with light southerly winds turning cooler NE later in the afternoon.
16 7.7 25.4 16.0 4.2 22 95 East Nth East 0 0 1001.7 1005.7 -4.0
Variable high cloud but mostly sunny and mild with variable winds tending NE.
17 11.2 22.0 17.0 8.8 48 202 North Nth West 0 0 1004.9 1008.6 +3.7
Overcast with mild gusty nor'west winds.
18 10.4 26.5 17.6 5.3 34 120 East Nth East 0 0 1002.1 1007.6 -5.5
Mostly cloudy but some sunny intervals. Warm with NE winds turning northerly from midday.
19 10.1 28.5 18.2 4.8 30 110 East Nth East 0 0 996.9 1007.6 +10.7
Warm with light variable winds and thin high cloud. Cooler NE winds form afternoon.
20 7.9 12.4 9.8 5.7 22 128 South Sth West 1.0 15.5 1007.8 1019.8 +12.0
Rain from mid morning easing to showers in the evening. Southerly winds.
21 3.3 15.7 9.6 5.6 32 127 south Sth West 0.5 4.5 1019.9 1025.9 +6.0
Morning showers clearing and cloud breaking to be mostly sunny from afternoon. Cool southerly winds.
22 1.2 15.7 9.0 7.7 37 177 East Nth East 0 0 1016.0 1024.3 -8.3
Clear and sunny for a much id the day, some thin high cloud from afternoon, cool NE winds.
23 7.1 15.0 11.3 12.6 41 288 East Nth East 0 0 1014.4 1018.2 -3.8
Cloud increasing, fresh NE wind.
24 11.5 16.5 13.1 4.7 27 106 East Nth East 0 0 1006.3 1015.4 -9.1
Overcast with light NE winds.
25 11.6 24.0 16.0 6.2 31 142 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 999.7 1006.1 -6.4
Early showers clearing by dawn. Cloud breaking to a sunny and mild day with NE winds.
26 9.9 13.9 11.8 11.1 35 253 South Sth West 0.5 1.5 1002.4 1009.2 +6.8
Few showers clearing by early afternoon. Cloud breaking later in the afternoon. Southerly winds.
27 7.9 18.9 12.7 4.8 24 109 East Nth East 0 0 1007.0 1010.1 -3.1
Overcast in the morning with light variable winds. Cloud breaking from midday to a mostly sunny afternoon with NE winds.
28 6.9 24.6 14.5 9.3 44 213 East Nth East 1.0 8.0 995.3 1008.5 +13.2
Variable cloud, mild from midday with variable winds tending NE. A southerly change from late afternoon with showers in the evening.
29 6.1 13.1 8.8 10.6 39 243 South Sth West 1.0 13.0 1008.4 1022.6 +14.2
Early morning rain easing to showers and clearing late morning. Cloud breaking in the afternoon. Cool southerly winds
30 4.7 18.6 10.6 4.0 22 91 South Sth West 0.5 4.0 1022.7 1025.2 +2.5
Showers clearing by dawn to a sunny day with some cloud. Light southerly winds turning NE from mid afternoon.
31 5.0 16.6 10.8 10.4 43 236 East Nth East 0 0 1013.7 1024.7 -11.0
Sunny with a fresh NE wind.


October 2016  Temperature Graph
October 2016 Wind Dir Graph
October 2016 Wind Dir % Graph
October 2016 Wind Speed Graph
October 2016 Rainfall Graph
October 2016 Barograph
October 2016 Humidity Graph