April Summary

Average temperature and wind run, above average rainfall.

  • April equalled my average temperature of 11.9C. The warmest April I've recorded was 2006 with 13.8C, the coolest April is 2002 with 9.5C.
    • The warmest temperature was 28.4C, my April record is 29.0C in 2017
    • The coldest temperature was 0.4C. The lowest April temperature I've recorded is in 2011 with -1.7C.
    • Twenty two days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 21.
    • Eleven days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 7.
    • Three days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 1.
  • Wind run was 101% of my average of 3742km with 3786km. The windiest April I've recorded was 2005 with 4696km.
  • The barometer recorded below average pressure for the month with 1008.9hPa. My average is 1015.2hPa.
  • Rainfall was 163% of my average expected total of 67mm with 109.5mm.
    • The wettest April was 2014 with 201.5mm, the driest 2001 with 4.5mm

 

April 2018 Summary
Temperature
Mean 11.9 C
Mean Maximum 18.2 C
Mean Minimum 6.4 C
Maximum High 28.4 C (6th)
Maximum Low 13.3 C (3rd)
Minimum High 8.3 C (10th)
Minimum Low 0.4 C (12th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 55 km/h (10th)
Mean 5.5 km/h
Wind Run 3786 km
Max Daily Windrun 326 km (15th)
Prevailing Direction East North East
Barometer
Maximum 1021.9 hPa (23rd)
Minimum 990.6 hPa (16th)
Mean 1008.9 hPa
Max Daily Change -20.8 hPa (12th)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(0.5mm or more)
10
Max Daily Rainfall 23.0 mm (10th)
Monthly Rainfall 109.5 mm
Humidity
Maximum 100 % (Several days)
Minimum 29% (6th)

 

April 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 6.9 19.5 13.4 6.2 34 146 East Nth East 0 0 1014.0 1019.4 +5.4
Sunny, cloud increasing in the afternoon with a freshening NE wind.
2 7.4 23.6 15.2 2.6 19 58 East Nth EAst 0 0 1006.1 1015.2 -9.1
Mild with cloud thickening in the afternoon with light showers from late afternoon. Light breezes tending NE.
3 13.3 27.4 17.9 6.1 34 141 East Nth East 0 0 1002.4 1011.3 +8.9
Some cloud but mostly sunny with southerly winds turning cooler NE in the afternoon.
4 9.7 25.0 16.2 5.1 44 115 East Nth East 0 0 1001.6 1009.8 -8.2
High cloud with gusty northerly winds from late morning.
5 10.1 18.2 14.3 7.6 38 174 East Nth East 0 0 1008.2 1016.3 +8.1
Cloud breaking and clearing in the afternoon, cool NE winds.
6 9.4 28.4 17.1 6.3 41 143 East Nth East 0 0 1003.1 1013.1 -10.0
Variable high cloud with warm nor'west winds from midday.
7 7.0 16.9 11.8 5.3 40 121 South Sth West 0 0 1007.7 1019.6 +11.9
Light morning showers clearing and cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon, southerly winds.
8 9.0 19.4 13.9 6.4 38 144 East Nth East 0 0 1003.6 1017.5 -13.9
Variable cloud but a mostly sunny afternoon with NE winds. A southerly change late evening.
9 6.7 12.9 10.1 4.6 32 105 South Sth West 0.5 13.0 1003.5 1010.6 -7.1
Overcast with cool southerly winds, rain form mid afternoon.
10 3.4 8.3 5.9 7.6 55 172 South Sth West 1.0 23.0 1002.3 1005.1 +2.8
Wintery showers with hail from afternoon. Cold southerly winds, strong at times.
11 2.4 10.5 6.3 12.0 50 274 West 2.0 20.0 1004.6 1016.6 +12.0
Cold south to south westerly winds. Showers, some heavy with hail.
12 0.4 14.9 6.7 4.3 38 98 East Nth East 0.5 1.0 994.8 1015.6 -20.8
First visible frost of the year. Cloud increasing in the morning with some sunny intervals in the afternoon, cool NE wind. Showers from late afternoon.
13 4.9 14.6 9.8 7.8 44 179 South Sth West 0.5 0.5 999.5 1012.3 +12.8
Cloud breaking and clearing in the afternoon, cool southerly winds dying away later in the afternoon.
14 2.5 17.7 8.7 1.9 16 42 East Nth East 0 0 1012.6 1017.3 +4.7
Broken cloud in the morning with light breezes tending southerly. Cloud increasing in the afternoon with NE breezes.
15 7.5 15.5 12.1 14.2 51 326 East Nth East 0 0 999.4 1016.9 -17.5
Variable cloud with sunny intervals, fresh to strong NE wind.
16 8.6 21.7 14.6 6.0 36 135 East Nth East 0.5 3.5 990.6 999.5 +8.9
A period of morning rain. Cloud breaking late morning and clearing in the afternoon with mild northerly winds.
17 7.7 22.4 14.6 6.3 36 144 East Nth East 0 0 991.4 997.5 -6.1
Few clouds but mostly sunny with NE winds turning mild nor'west late morning.
18 3.7 15.3 9.0 4.0 25 93 West 0 0 996.3 1009.9 +13.6
Some morning cloud but mostly sunny, light westerly winds tending southerly in the afternoon.
19 4.1 22.4 13.2 4.1 34 93 East Nth East 0 0 1004.0 1009.8 -5.8
High cloud thickening in the afternoon with NE winds turning NW.
20 6.9 23.8 14.7 4.5 41 103 North Nth West 0 0 997.4 1004.0 -6.6
Few high clouds with mild nor'west winds.
21 5.2 18.2 11.1 6.4 36 146 East Nth East 2.0 5.5 994.6 1006.7 +12.1
Sunny with NE winds turning southerly in the evening with showers, one with thunder and hail.
22 2.3 16.5 8.7 0.7 15 17 South Sth West 0 0 1007.1 1021.1 +14.0
Clear and sunny with light breezes tending southerly.
23 3.1 15.7 9.8 4.9 27 112 East Nth East 0 0 1014.6 1021.9 -7.3
Sunny with cool NE winds.
24 4.6 20.8 12.4 4.0 23 91 East Nth East 0 0 1011.7 1017.6 +5.9
Few clouds, sunny and mild with light southerly breezes turning NE from mid afternoon.
25 6.3 17.5 11.6 3.7 24 84 East Nth East 0 0 1016.5 1020.3 +3.8
Morning fog clearing by late morning to a sunny day with light breezes tending NE.
26 4.7 22.3 12.9 4.0 29 91 East Nth East 0 0 1017.4 1021.3 -3.9
Some high cloud but mostly sunny and mild with NE winds in the afternoon.
27 10.0 20.9 14.5 6.6 33 150 East Nth East 0 0 1007.6 1017.1 -9.5
Mostly overcast with high cloud, NE winds dying away in the afternoon with light breezes in the evening.
28 10 12.4 11.0 2.6 21 59 West 0.5 19.0 1009.7 1013.3 +3.6
Overcast with light steady rain all day. Light breezes tending westerly.
29 7.8 10.9 9.8 4.1 21 92 South West 1.0 17.5 1002.9 1010.0 -7.1
Rain easing in the afternoon. Cool with light southerly breezes 
30 5.6 11.3 9.1 5.4 29 123 South West 0.5 6.0 1002.8 1009.0 +6.2
Overcast with rain from mid morning, light southerly winds.


April 2018  Temperature Graph
April 2018 Wind Dir Graph
April 2018 Wind Dir Graph
April 2018 Wind Speed Graph
April 2018 Rainfall Graph
April 2018 Barograph
April 2018 Humidity Graph