July Summary
Above average temperature, below average rainfall and near average wind run.
- July was well above my average temperature of 5.9C with 7.3C, the third warmest July I've recorded, the warmest was 2013 with 7.6C.
- The warmest temperature was 19.3C, my July record is 21.6C in 2014
- The coldest temperature was -2.5C, the lowest July temperature I've recorded is -6.9C in 2002, also the coldest temperature I've recorded to date.
- Six days recorded an air temperature at or below 0, my average is 10.
- Just three days failed to reach 10C, my average is 14.
- Eight days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 3.
- Wind run was 95% of my average of 3351km with 3177km. The windiest July I've recorded was 2008 with 4724km.
- The barometer recorded below average pressure for the month with 1009.2hPa. My average is 1013.3hPa.
- Rainfall was 50% of my average expected total of 65mm with 32.5mm.
- The wettest July was 2008 with 195mm, the driest 2000 with 18.8mm
| July 2018 Summary Temperature | |
|---|---|
| Mean | 7.3 C |
| Mean Maximum | 13.2 C |
| Mean Minimum | 2.4 C |
| Maximum High | 19.3 C (7th) |
| Maximum Low | 8.3 C (16th) |
| Minimum High | 8.8 C (23rd and 24th) |
| Minimum Low | -2.5 C (11th) |
| Wind Speed and Direction | |
| Maximum Gust | 52 km/h (21st) |
| Mean | 4.5 km/h |
| Wind Run | 3155 km |
| Max Daily Windrun | 180 km (2nd) |
| Prevailing Direction | East North East |
| Barometer | |
| Maximum | 1031.4 hPa (4th and 5th) |
| Minimum | 976.4 hPa (9th) |
| Mean | 1009.2 hPa |
| Max Daily Change | -22.7 hPa (8th) |
| Rainfall | |
| Days with Measured Rainfall (0.5mm or more) |
9 |
| Max Daily Rainfall | 8.0 mm (16th) |
| Monthly Rainfall | 32.5 mm |
| Humidity | |
| Maximum | 100 % (Several days) |
| Minimum | 38 % (22nd) |
| July 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 | 14.8 | 10.1 | 5.7 | 26 | 130 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1002.8 | 1022.2 | -19.4 |
| Morning cloud breaking to be sunny about midday. Cloud increasing in the afternoon with evening showers with NE winds turning light southerly. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 5.5 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 35 | 180 | South West | 0.5 | 6.0 | 1005.6 | 1026.1 | +20.5 |
| Overcast with showers with cold southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 2.0 | 11.6 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 20 | 55 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1026.3 | 1031.3 | +5.0 |
| Sunny with light breezes tending NE. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 2.6 | 13.5 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 25 | 72 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1022.4 | 1031.4 | +9.0 |
| Few clouds but mostly sunny with a light NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 0.8 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 34 | 163 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1019.6 | 1031.4 | -11.8 |
| High cloud breaking in the afternoon with some sunny intervals, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 18 | 92 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1005.5 | 1019.4 | -13.9 |
| Overcast with light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 5.4 | 19.3 | 13.1 | 7.5 | 38 | 171 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 992.8 | 1005.3 | -12.5 |
| Some cloud but mostly sunny and mild with north to NE winds. Warmest day since the 19th May which recorded 19.8C | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 2.6 | 15.8 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 37 | 158 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 978.9 | 1001.6 | -22.7 |
| Overcast with NE winds, a few spots of rain in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 5.6 | 14.4 | 9.1 | 5.7 | 34 | 128 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 2.0 | 976.4 | 991.3 | +14.9 |
| Cloud with some sunny intervals, NE winds turning light and variable from late morning. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 0.6 | 11.6 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 19 | 33 | West Nth West | 0.5 | 6.0 | 991.6 | 1011.0 | +19.4 |
| Early rain clearing before dawn then clear and sunny with light breezes tending westerly. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | -2.5 | 12.9 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 36 | 60 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1008.6 | 1015.5 | +6.9 |
| Morning frost, sunny with light winds, evening southerly change. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 3.6 | 11.3 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 34 | 90 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1016.3 | 1028.5 | +12.2 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon with light southerly winds turning NE from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | -0.8 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 14 | 36 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1018.2 | 1027.7 | -9.5 |
| Morning frost, clear and sunny with light winds. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | -2.1 | 13.5 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 15 | 35 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1019.5 | 1022.5 | +6.0 |
| Morning frost, sunny with some thin high cloud at times. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 33 | 162 | East Nth East | 1.0 | 4.5 | 1011.3 | 1025.2 | -13.9 |
| Overcast with showers and NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 8.3 | 13.0 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 34 | 153 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 8.0 | 998.6 | 1011.1 | -12.5 |
| Overcast with morning showers clearing by midday with cloud breaking and NE wind easing. A few spots of rain in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 2.9 | 16.5 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 10 | 22 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 999.7 | 1009.6 | +9.9 |
| Sunny and mild in the afternoon with light breezes tending southerly. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 0.4 | 14.2 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 15 | 23 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.3 | 1012.2 | +2.9 |
| Clear and sunny with light breezes tending NE. | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 0.1 | 13.1 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 17 | 65 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.0 | 1013.7 | +4.7 |
| Some thin high cloud in the morning but a mostly sunny day with light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | -2.1 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 22 | 51 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1010.7 | 1014.7 | -4.0 |
| Morning frost, cloud increasing from midday, light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 2.3 | 16.6 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 52 | 166 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 991.4 | 1010.6 | -19.2 |
| Mostly cloudy but sunny intervals in the afternoon. NE winds turning gusty nor'west in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 3.8 | 15.7 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 37 | 147 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 993.5 | 999.4 | +5.9 |
| Sunny and mild with north to nor'west winds. | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 4.3 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 29 | 117 | West | 0.5 | 1.5 | 998.9 | 1016.9 | +18.0 |
| Overcast with occasional showers and cold west to SW wind. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 17 | 72 | West | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1016.3 | 1020.0 | -3.7 |
| Cloudy with showers, light variable winds tending westerly. | ||||||||||||
| 25 | -0.2 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 17 | 48 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1003.7 | 1016.1 | -12.4 |
| Few clouds but mostly sunny with variable breezes tending NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 1.7 | 10.7 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 24 | 124 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 998.5 | 1003.7 | -5.2 |
| Sunny with a few clouds, light winds tending NE. | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 2.5 | 16.3 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 24 | 67 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 994.8 | 1002.5 | -7.7 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon. NE winds turning north to nor'west from mid afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 28 | -0.4 | 17.1 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 37 | 85 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 993.2 | 998.5 | -5.3 |
| Mostly cloudy with sunny intervals, mild in the afternoon with nor'west winds. | ||||||||||||
| 29 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 49 | 147 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 1.5 | 993.8 | 1012.0 | +18.2 |
| Sunny intervals in the morning with a few spots of rain and light winds. Southerly change in the afternoon with showers and hail. | ||||||||||||
| 30 | 0.9 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 31 | 136 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1010.9 | 1017.0 | -6.1 |
| Clear and sunny, cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 31 | 7.9 | 18.2 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 29 | 176 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1002.8 | 1010.6 | -7.8 |
| Sunny and mild in the afternoon with NE winds turning northerly. | ||||||||||||
