October Summary

Below average temperature and wind run, average rainfall.

(October compared to my records from the past 10 years.)

  • This October was below my average temperature with 11.2C, my October 10 year average is 11.9C. This was the coldest October since 2009 which had an average temperature of 9.8C, my current record low October average.
    • The warmest temperature was 24.7C, . My record is 29.3 set in 2017 and 2018.
    • The coldest temperature was -0.7C, the lowest October temperature I've recorded is -1.2C in 2010.
    • No days recorded a temperature of 0C or below, my average is 1.
    • No days failed to reach 10C maximum daily temperature, my average is 1.
    • Twenty one days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 23.
    • Ten days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 10.
    • No days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 3.
  • Wind run was 87% of my average of 5090km with 4450km.
    • The windiest October in the past 10 year was 2011 with 5631km.
  • The barometer recorded below average average pressure for the month with 1008.1hPa. My average is 1010.2hPa.
  • Rainfall was almost on the average expected total of 56.2mm with 57mm.
    • The wettest October in the past 10 years is 2011 with 101.5mm.
    • The driest October in the past 10 years is 2015 with 14.5mm
October 2019 Summary
Temperature
Mean 11.2 C
Mean Maximum 17.6 C
Mean Minimum 5.9 C
Maximum High 24.7C (28th)
Maximum Low 11.3 C (9th)
Minimum High 10.8 C (18th)
Minimum Low 0.7 C (6th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 78 km/h (30th)
Mean 6.3 km/h
Wind Run 4450 km
Max Daily Windrun 284 km (2nd)
Prevailing Direction East North East
Barometer
Maximum 1022.9 hPa (6th and13th)
Minimum 988.5 hPa (22nd)
Mean 1008.1 hPa
Max Daily Change `+23.8 hPa (5th)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(0.2mm or more)
14
Max Daily Rainfall 12.0 mm (18th)
Monthly Rainfall 57.0 mm
Humidity
Maximum 96 % (18th)
Minimum 34 % (28th)

 

October 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 3.4 11.2 6.7 6.5 33 147 South Sth West 0.6 4.6 1001.7 1010.6 +8.9
Morning rain easing to showers and clearing in the afternoon with cloud breaking. Cold southerly wind.
2 4.9 14.5 7.5 12.5 54 284 South Sth West 1.0 6.8 996.5 1013.4 +16.9
Cold southerly with a period of rain arriving mid morning. Sunny periods with showers from afternoon with a fresh cold southerly wind. Maximum temperature recorded at 9am.
3 1.5 12.8 7.3 5.8 40 132 South Sth West 0 0 1013.4 1016.0 +2.6
Cloud breaking in the afternoon with sunny intervals, southerly winds dying away in the evening.
Niwa's seasonal outlook; it's cold and wet, with a few fine spells in between
Got a feeling winter weather isn't as wintry as it used to be? Maybe it's true
4 0.8 15.6 8.7 5.3 30 121 East Nth East 0 0 1000.8 1015.6 -14.8
Sunny with some high cloud in  the afternoon. NE wind.
5 6.3 14.0 9.0 7.3 43 167 South Sth West 0.4 2.2 996.0 1019.8 +23.8
Overcast with showers and fresh cold southerly winds. Maximum temperature recorded at 5:10am before the arrival of the southerly.
6 0.7 14.4 8.6 6.5 31 149 East Nth East 0 0 1019.9 1022.9 +3.0
Morning frost. Clear and sunny with NE winds from midday.
7 7.9 21.0 13.1 6.8 30 154 East Nth East 0 0 1009.6 1019.8 -10.2
Sunny, mild in the afternoon with NE winds dying away in the evening.
Weather: Why NZ's spring is about to get wet - but not warm
8 7.5 23.8 15.2 1.8 24 39 East Nth East 0 0 1009.2 1011.6 +2.4
Mostly cloudy but some sunny intervals in the afternoon. Mild with light winds tending NE.
9 11.3 22.0 16.5 5.5 29 124 East Nth East 0 0 1009.4 1012.9 +3.5
Mostly cloudy with some sunny intervals. Variable winds tending NE.
10 10.0 20.5 14.5 5.9 25 134 South Sth West 0 0 1006.6 1010.9 -4.3
Mostly cloudy, light NE winds turning southerly in the afternoon. Some light drizzle in the evening.
11 8.2 17.8 11.6 4.2 25 96 South Sth West 0 0 1007.7 1012.7 +5.0
Mostly cloudy with cloud lowering in the afternoon with a few spots of rain at times. Southerly winds.
12 6.9 13.9 10.3 8.3 28 188 South Sth West 0.2 1.4 1012.9 1022.0 +9.1
Overcast with low cloud and drizzle in the morning. Cloud lifting with sunny intervals in the afternoon. Southerly winds.
13 6.9 18.1 10.6 6.5 24 147 East Nth East 0 0 1020.2 1022.9 -2.6
Cloudy morning with a light southerly wind. Cloud breaking but increasing again with a cooler NE change from mid afternoon.
14 8.7 14.6 10.9 7.0 31 160 East Nth East 0.8 2.4 1016.8 1022.1 -5.3
Mostly cloudy with showers around the middle of the day and in the evening, NE wind.
15 9.3 15.5 11.3 9.1 34 206 East 1.6 3.2 1010.3 1016.6 -6.3
Cloudy with morning showers and evening drizzle, cool easterly wind.
16 8.3 18.6 11.7 2.9 23 66 East 1.0 2.0 1002.6 1010.1 -7.5
Morning showers clearing to a mostly sunny afternoon.Variable winds tending easterly.
17 5.1 19.4 11.2 3.5 25 79 East Nth East 0.2 1.2 1003.3 1012.2 +8.9
Morning mist clearing to a sunny morning. Cloud increasing with light rain in the evening. South to SW winds turning NE in the afternoon.
18 7.8 10.8 9.4 2.7 22 61 East 0.8 12.0 1000.7 1013.7 -13.0
Overcast with rain and light breezes tending easterly.
19 5.4 20.6 12.5 4.9 24 110 South Sth West 0.8 2.2 997.5 1009.1 +11.6
Early showers clearing by dawn. Sunny and mild with light southerly winds.
20 7.3 21.4 14.4 6.4 39 147 East Nth East 0 0 1004.5 1010.7 -6.2
Variable high cloud. Mild with NE winds turning northerly later in the afternoon.
21 8.1 18.7 12.6 6.4 44 146 South Sth West 0 0 996.6 1004.2 -7.6
Mostly cloudy morning with northerly winds. A southerly change after midday with cloud breaking in the afternoon but returning in the evening.
22 3.7 17.1 9.9 5.3 38 121 East 0.2 1.0 988.5 1000.4 -11.9
Cloudy with a cool easterly wind in the afternoon with showers later.
23 4.9 13.3 8.4 11.4 44 260 South Sth West 0.8 8.2 994.0 1006.8 +12.8
Cold southerly with morning showers clearing by midday to a mostly sunny afternoon with the southerly dying away in the evening.
Stirrings in the Indian Ocean could bring NZ a wet November
24 4.7 15.3 9.0 6.6 46 150 South Sth West 0.8 8.8 993.0 1002.8 +9.8
Cloud increasing with a period of rain in the afternoon with fresh southerly wind. Winds easing with showers later in the afternoon.
25 1.1 14.0 8.3 6.3 43 143 South Sth West 0 0 1002.1 1010.1 +8.0
Light morning frost. Cloudy later with a cool southerly wind.
26 6.6 19.1 13.1 8.2 34 188 East Nth East 0 0 1002.1 1009.2 -7.1
Sunny with NE wind, Some high cloud in the evening.
Front brings high temperatures in Labour Weekend warm spell
27 8.6 24.4 18.1 8.2 42 200 North Nth East 0 0 995.3 1003.7 -8.4
Mostly cloudy with mild northerlies. A few spots of rain in the afternoon.
28 7.6 24.7 15.0 5.0 27 113 East Nth East 0 0 1002.7 1006.7 +4.0
Sunny with a few clouds and a shower in the afternoon.North to nor'west winds turning NE later in the afternoon.
29 4.6 20.3 11.1 4.1 30 93 South Sth West 0 0 1004.5 1010.9 +6.4
Mostly sunny morning. Cloud increasing with thunder storms in the area but only a few spots of rain falling here. Southerly winds.
Thunder and squalls before an increasingly hot weekend
30 3.1 23.3 10.9 9.0 78 206 East Nth East 0.2 0.4 996.8 1010.5 +13.7
Overcast morning with a few spots of rain. Cloud breaking to a mild afternoon. Strong southerly change just after 6pm with with a few showers. It arrival recorded the highest wind speed for the year to date.
Wild weather working its way up New Zealand
31 2.4 16.3 10.2 4.6 35 104 East Nth East 0 0 1003.1 1011.1 -8.0
Light frost, sunny morning. High cloud increasing in the afternoon, NE winds.
Another balmy summer coming - but first, a weekend scorcher


October 2019  Temperature Graph
October 2019 Wind Dir Graph
October 2019 Wind Dir Graph
October 2019 Wind Speed Graph
October 2019 Rainfall Graph
October 2019 Barograph
October 2019 Humidity Graph