January 2017

January Summary

Above average temperature and rainfall, very windy.

  • January was above my average temperature of 16.6C with 17.3C.
    • The warmest is 2009 with 18.6C, the coolest, 2001 with 13.4C.
    • The warmest temperature was 32.8C, the highest January temperature I've recorded is 37.2C in 2009
    • The coldest temperature was 3.9C. The lowest January temperature I've recorded was in 2003 with 3.5C.
    • Twenty three days reached or exceeded 20C, may average is 22.
    • Fourteen days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 9.
    • Six days reached or exceeded 30C, my average is 3.
  • Wind run was 115% of my average of 5600km with 6451km which was the windiest January I've recorded. The previous record holder was 2008 with 6326km. The least windy January was 2016 with 4257km.
  • The barometer recorded well below average pressure for the month with 1001.2hPa. My average is 1011.0hPa.
  • Rainfall was 118% of my average expected total of 38.5mm with 45.5mm.
    • The driest January is 2015 with 12mm, the wettest is 2016 with 91mm.
January 2017 Summary
Temperature
Mean 17.3 C
Mean Maximum 24.2 C
Mean Minimum 11.4 C
Maximum High 32.8C (31st)
Maximum Low 18.5 C (1st)
Minimum High 14.8 (22nd)
Minimum Low 3.9 C (20th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 58 km/h (22nd)
Mean 9.3 km/h
Wind Run 6451 km
Max Daily Windrun 335 km (22nd)
Prevailing Direction East North East
Barometer
Maximum 1019.2 hPa (5th)
Minimum 971.1 hPa (19th)
Mean 1001.2 hPa
Max Daily Change +23.5 hPa (23rd)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(0.5mm or more)		 11
Max Daily Rainfall 18.0 mm (22nd)
Monthly Rainfall 45.5 mm
Humidity
Maximum 99 % (7th)
Minimum 20 % (15th)

 

January 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 18.5 30.1 24.6 10.1 48 229 North Nth West 0 0 987.7 995.8 +8.1
Clear and sunny with warm, gusty nor'west winds from mid morning.
2 11.3 18.2 14.1 12.2 48 279 South Sth West 0 0 996.1 1014.7 +18.6
Overcast with southerly winds easing during the afternoon and turning NE from late afternoon.
3 12.8 20.6 14.9 10.3 36 236 East Nth East 0.5 1.0 996.4 1013.2 -16.8
Overcast with fresh cool NE winds and drizzle in the morning. Cloud breaking and winds dying away in the afternoon.
4 8.3 18.8 12.2 9.9 54 226 South Sth West 1.5 8.0 1000.1 1014.2 +14.1
Sunny and mild morning. A strong cold southerly arriving at 11am with squally showers. Cloud breaking later in the afternoon and winds easing.
5 5.0 18.5 12.4 11.0 38 251 South Sth West 0 0 1014.4 1019.2 +4.8
Some cloud in the morning with a fresh cool southerly wind easing in the afternoon and turning NE in the evening.
6 10.5 27.2 16.0 5.2 36 119 East Nth East 1.0 3.0 1002.3 1014.5 -12.2
Sunny and warm with some cloud. Cloud increasing with a cooler southerly change late afternoon and a few showers.
7 7.0 19.7 13.0 4.1 27 76 East Nth East 0.5 7.0  1004.8 1010.7 -5.9
Cloudy with sunny intervals. Cloud increasing from late afternoon with a period of rain. Rainfall is estimated from neighbouring stations as my weather station went off line in the evening.
8 10.7 21.2 17.7 8.1 33 127 East Nth East 0 0 994.8 1004.7 -9.9
Morning cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon with NE winds.
9 10.8 18.0 14.1 10.0 40 229 East Nth East 0 0 998.8 1005.3 -6.5
Overcast with a few spots of rain in the afternoon with NE winds freshening.
10 12.3 24.1 16.7 10.1 38 230 East Nth East 0 0 1003.2 1006.2 -3.0
Variable winds tending NE from mid morning, partly cloudy with sunny intervals. High cloud increasing from mid afternoon.
11 11.2 31.9 20.3 7.4 39 169 East Nth East 0 0 995.9 1006.2 -10.3
Cloudy for much of the day with NE winds. Warm northerly winds from mid afternoon with cloud breaking.
12 14.2 32.1 22.5 9.4 44 215 East Nth East 0 0 986.4 996.9 +10.5
Variable high cloud but mostly sunny. Warm northerly winds turning southerly from about mid afternoon then cooler NE in the evening.
13 9.1 26.9 17.0 6.4 33 145 East Nth East 0 0 996.0 1008.8 +12.8
Sunny and warm with a few clouds in the morning with light winds tending southerly. Cooler NE wind from early afternoon with increasing cloud.
14 12.9 24.9 17.6 11.3 47 258 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 988.6 1009.2 20.6
Mostly cloudy but some sunny intervals. Fresh NE wind easing and turning warm northerly from late afternoon with a few showers in the evening.
15 16.6 30.5 23.3 8.2 40 188 North Nth West 0 0 986.1 996.3 +10.2
Warm and sunny with variable winds tending southerly in the morning turning northerly from mid afternoon.
16 10.6 27.1 18.7 8.3 43 189 North Nth West 0 0 996.7 1003.8 +7.1
Sunny morning but cloud increasing from about midday. NE winds turning warm northerly early afternoon and cloud breaking later.
17 11.8 30.1 21.4 9.1 41 208 North Nth West 0 0 997.5 1004.6 -7.1
Sunny with NE winds turning warm nor'west from mid afternoon.
18 15.0 20.8 17.7 6.8 42 154 East Nth East 0.5 2.0 978.6 999.2 -20.6
Overcast in the morning with a few showers. Cloud breaking in the afternoon with NE winds freshening. Further showers in the evening.
19 10.4 25.2 16.3 13.3 54 304 South Sth West 0.5 2.0 971.1 994.2 +23.1
Mild Northerly winds turning strong cooler southerly early afternoon. Showers morning and evening.
20 3.9 21.9 12.7 6.6 38 151 East Nth East 0 0 994.4 1008.2 +13.8
Variable cloud. Light southerly winds turning NE from mid afternoon.
21 9.8 19.8 14.7 7.2 34 162 East Nth East 1.0 2.5 994.2 1008.3 -14.1
Cloud increasing during the morning, NE winds. Showers in the evening.
22 12.6 14.8 13.9 14.7 58 334 East Nth East 1.0 18.0 976.1 993.8 -17.7
Strong NE winds on the morning turning southerly from mid morning. Rain easing to showers later in the afternoon.
23 12.6 21.4 16.6 13.3 51 302 South Sth West 0.5 0.5 983.6 1007.1 +23.5
Few morning showers clearing along with the cloud to a sunny day. Fresh southerly winds easing during the afternoon and turning NE in the evening.
24 13.0 21.8 17.3 9.3 37 211 East Nth East 0 0 998.3 1012.8 -14.4
High cloud increasing and becoming overcast in the afternoon. NE winds.
25 11.9 27.2 18.9 8.1 54 186 East Nth East 0 0 989.0 1003.9 +14.9
Sunny with mild northerly winds turning southerly late morning then NE mid afternoon with increasing cloud that cleared from late afternoon.
26 8.8 29.9 20.0 6.7 43 152 North Nth West 0 0 997.4 1003.8 -6.4
NE winds turning warm nor'west from late morning. Sunny with some cloud in the evening.
27 10.8 29.3 18.3 7.1 35 161 East Nth East 0 0 998.0 1015.6 +17.6
Sunny and warm with light breezes in the morning tending westerly. Cooler Southerly from mid afternoon turning NE in the evening.
28 12.2 20.3 16.3 12.7 49 292 East Nth East 0 0 1013.1 1018.9 -5.8
Sunny with a fresh NE wind.
29 12.8 26.9 18.7 6.3 31 144 East Nth East 0 0 1005.6 1017.0 +11.4
Overcast with high cloud for most of the day. Light NE winds turning warm northerly from late morning. Cloud breaking in the evening with a cooler southerly change.
30 12.9 19.2 15.8 11.0 44 250 East Nth East 0 0 1009.1 1019.1 -9.8
Sunny with a fresh NE wind.
31 13.5 32.8 23.0 11.4 56 258 North Nth West 0 0 1001.3 1009.1 -7.8
Morning cloud breaking by midday to a sunny and very warm afternoon. Gusty nor'west winds.

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January 2017 Temperature Graph
January 2017 Wind Dir Graph
January 2017 Wind Dir % Graph
January 2017 Wind Speed Graph
January 2017 Rainfall Graph
January 2017 Barograph
January 2017 Humidity Graph