October Summary
Near average temperature and rainfall, below average wind run.
- October was near my average temperature of 11.8C with 11.5C, the warmest was 2013 with 12.9C, the coldest was 2009 with 9.8C.
- The warmest temperature was 29.3C, equalling my October record set in 2017
- The coldest temperature was 0.3C, the lowest October temperature I've recorded is -1.8C in 2007.
- No days recorded an air temperature at or below 0, my average is 1.
- One day failed to reach 10C, my average is 1.
- Twenty three days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 21.
- Nine days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 9.
- Four days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 3.
- Wind run was 81% of my average of 5413km with 4411km, the least windy October I've recorded. The windiest October was 2006 with 6960km.
- The barometer recorded above average pressure for the month with 1015.9hPa. My average is 1009.4hPa.
- Rainfall was near average expected total of 62mm with 56.5mm. The driest October I've recorded is 2015 with 14.5mm.
- The wettest October was 2006 with 120mm.
| October 2018 Summary Temperature | |
|---|---|
| Mean | 11.8 C |
| Mean Maximum | 18.4 C |
| Mean Minimum | 6.1 C |
| Maximum High | 29.3 C (20th) |
| Maximum Low | 12.0 C (24th) |
| Minimum High | 9.5 C (12th) |
| Minimum Low | 0.3 C (15th) |
| Wind Speed and Direction | |
| Maximum Gust | 57 km/h (12th) |
| Mean | 6.2 km/h |
| Wind Run | 4411 km |
| Max Daily Windrun | 342 km (12th) |
| Prevailing Direction | East North East |
| Barometer | |
| Maximum | 1035.6 hPa (15th) |
| Minimum | 991.4 hPa (29th) |
| Mean | 1015.9 hPa |
| Max Daily Change | +20.6 hPa (12th) |
| Rainfall | |
| Days with Measured Rainfall (0.5mm or more) |
10 |
| Max Daily Rainfall | 19.0 mm (29th) |
| Monthly Rainfall | 56.5 mm |
| Humidity | |
| Maximum | 100 % (Several days) |
| Minimum | 27 % (20th) |
| October Daily Observations | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | 6.4 | 17.0 | 11.3 | 6.0 | 30 | 136 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1015.3 | 1018.4 | +3.1 |
| Low cloud and mist in the morning clearing to a sunny day with southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 3.6 | 18.0 | 10.2 | 4.9 | 25 | 113 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1015.6 | 1025.8 | +10.2 |
| Thick fog clearing to mostly sunny day through high cloud. NE winds turning southerly in the evening with a few spots of rain. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 5.8 | 14.4 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 36 | 161 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1015.0 | 1026.4 | -11.4 |
| Partly cloudy with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 1.4 | 25.3 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 23 | 52 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.3 | 1014.9 | -5.6 |
| Light frost, sunny and mild with light variable winds tending NE. Cloud increasing from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 7.1 | 13.9 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 41 | 154 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1013.6 | 1026.5 | +12.9 |
| Sunny intervals in the morning with southerly winds Wind turning cooler NE and cloud increasing with showers from late afternoon. Maximum temperature recorded at 9:50am. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 2.9 | 15.2 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 41 | 192 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1021.3 | 1029.2 | -7.9 |
| Sunny with a cool fresh NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 5.9 | 19.9 | 12.3 | 5.5 | 24 | 124 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1020.2 | 1026.4 | +6.2 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny and mild day with light winds tending NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 7.9 | 17.3 | 11.8 | 5.7 | 26 | 130 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.4 | 1026.2 | -8.8 |
| Broken cloud with NE winds easing in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 3.3 | 17.0 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 36 | 154 | East | 0 | 0 | 1007.6 | 1018.9 | -11.3 |
| Morning mist clearing to a sunny day with east to NE winds freshening in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 5.9 | 22.1 | 12.1 | 7.8 | 45 | 179 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 1001.2 | 1011.9 | +10.7 |
| Variable high cloud with mild northerly winds. A change to colder southerly winds late afternoon but remaining dry. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 7.4 | 13.2 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 22 | 92 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 3.5 | 1002.2 | 1012.7 | -10.5 |
| Cloudy with showers morning again from late afternoon. Light winds tending NE. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 3.4 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 15.0 | 57 | 342 | South Sth West | 1.0 | 17.0 | 1000.1 | 1020.7 | +20.6 |
| Morning rain easing to showers in the afternoon, some with hail. Cold southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 2.1 | 15.3 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 34 | 120 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1020.4 | 1024.3 | -3.9 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a mostly sunny day with cool southerly winds easing on the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 3.6 | 13.4 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 36 | 229 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1021.2 | 1034.4 | +13.2 |
| Morning cloud breaking and clearing to a sunny afternoon. Cool southerly wind dying away in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 0.3 | 16.5 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 23 | 68 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1033.0 | 1035.6 | -2.6 |
| Light frost, cloudy from late morning but breaking during the afternoon. Light southerly winds turning NE in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 4.0 | 16.6 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 33 | 131 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1018.9 | 1034.6 | -15.7 |
| Sunny with a cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 6.3 | 23.1 | 13.2 | 1.2 | 15 | 27 | Variable breezes | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1013.6 | 1019.2 | -5.6 |
| Overcast with showers clearing later in the afternoon with cloud breaking. Light variable breezes. Maximum temperature recorded at 5:30pm. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 8.5 | 19.1 | 13.6 | 7.2 | 32 | 164 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1014.5 | 1029.6 | +15.1 |
| A few spots of rain in the morning. Cloud clearing by midday to a sunny afternoon with southerly winds easing in the afternoon and turning NE in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 8.8 | 28.3 | 16.4 | 5.8 | 26 | 132 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1020.1 | 1029.5 | -9.4 |
| Some high cloud but mostly sunny and warm with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 8.3 | 29.3 | 16.3 | 3.3 | 27 | 77 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1019.5 | 1022.2 | +2.7 |
| Sunny and warm with light variable winds in the morning, cooler NE winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 8.2 | 27.6 | 16.3 | 4.7 | 23 | 106 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1021.3 | 1026.2 | +4.9 |
| Sunny and warm with light winds. | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 7.7 | 21.1 | 15.2 | 7.8 | 36 | 178 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1022.5 | 1026.7 | -4.2 |
| Sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 11.6 | 21.7 | 15.7 | 8.4 | 29 | 190 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1019.0 | 1023.4 | -4.4 |
| Low cloud clearing to a sunny day with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 12.0 | 22.5 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 30 | 183 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1007.7 | 1019.9 | -12.2 |
| Morning cloud breaking from late morning and clearing in the afternoon, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 7.3 | 17.0 | 11.6 | 7.4 | 35 | 169 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 3.5 | 1008.3 | 1017.0 | +8.7 |
| Southerly winds picking up during the morning with rain from mid morning. Wind and rain easing later in the afternoon. Maximum temperature recorded at 12:30am. | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 6.5 | 15.8 | 10.9 | 5.9 | 28 | 134 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1008.8 | 1017.0 | -8.2 |
| Morning cloud breaking but returning later in the afternoon. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 7.2 | 18.9 | 13.4 | 6.3 | 25 | 142 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 996.1 | 1008.6 | -12.5 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny day with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 4.8 | 19.5 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 24 | 79 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 993.8 | 996.2 | -2.4 |
| Morning low cloud clearing to partly cloudy day with southerly winds. Becoming overcast by late afternoon with a few spots of rain. | ||||||||||||
| 29 | 10.4 | 14.6 | 11.5 | 2.1 | 16 | 49 | South Sth West | 2.0 | 19.0 | 991.4 | 995.5 | -4.1 |
| Cloudy with morning showers turning to rain in the afternoon. Light breezes tending southerly. | ||||||||||||
| 30 | 7.1 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 53 | 234 | South Sth West | 1.0 | 9.0 | 992.0 | 1009.4 | +17.4 |
| Morning rain clearing in the afternoon with cloud breaking and sunny periods. Southerly winds strong at times. | ||||||||||||
| 31 | 3.7 | 14.9 | 10.4 | 6.8 | 45 | 154 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 998.5 | 1010.0 | -11.5 |
| Variable high cloud, cool NE wind fresh at times. A southerly change in the evening with a few showers. | ||||||||||||
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