AUGUST		2008
Weather Report, Climatic conditions recorded from Raymond Terrace, NSW Australia
Location: Lat 32°46'S, Long 151°46'E    Elevation: 8m    Approx 12km from the ocean to the SE.
Using a WM-918 Electronic Weather Station, and TB3 Hydrological Services Rain Gauge.
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The Average Max Temp was			18.43	°C	The Avg Max Wind Gust was			34.73	km/h
(A Record For Aug)					(A Record For Aug)
(which is 1.68 °C Below average)					(which is 7.16 km/h Above average)
The Highest Max Temp was			23.2	°C	The Prevailing Wind Direction was			NA
(recorded on the 26th at 1433)					(the average wind direction is SW)
The Lowest Max Temp was			14.2	°C	The Max Wind Gust was			52.3	km/h
(recorded on the 6th at 1614)					(recorded from the  on the 2nd at 1950p)
The Average Min Temp was			5.51	°C	The Avg Daily Wind Run was			95.80	km
(A Record For Aug)					(A Record For Aug)
(which is 1.84 °C Below average)					(which is 14.68 km Below average)
The Highest Min Temp was			11.6	°C	The Max Daily Wind Run was			230.1	km
(recorded on the 31st at 0900p)					(recorded on the 2nd)
The Lowest Min Temp was			1.4	°C	The Min Daily Wind Run was			28.9	km
(recorded on the 10th at 0451)					(recorded on the 26th)
The Avg Max Relative Humidity was			86.81	%	The Avg Min Wind Chill was			1.25	°C
(which is 1.90 % Below average)					(A Record For Aug)
The Avg Min Relative Humidity was			37.23	%	(which is 2.76 °C Below average)
(which is 0.69 % Below average)					The Min Wind Chill was			-3	°C
					(recorded on the 23rd at 0309)
The Avg Max Dew-Point was			7.43	°C
(which is 2.11 °C Below average)					The Total Monthly Rainfall was			29.4	mm
The High Max Dew-Point was			16.0	°C	(which is 31.35 mm Below average)
(recorded on the 31st at 1029p)					The Median Monthly Rainfall is			50.05	mm
The Avg Min Dew-Point was			1.02	°C	The Number of Rain Days was			6	days
(which is 1.45 °C Below average)					(which is 2.30 days Below average)
The Low Min Dew-Point was			-3.1	°C	The Cumulative Yearly Rainfall is			976.0	mm
(recorded on the 12th at 2202)					(which is 185.85 mm Above average)
					The Highest Daily Rainfall was			9.0	mm
The Avg Max Heat Index was			18.74	°C	(recorded on the 23rd)
(A Record For Aug)
(which is 2.83 °C Below average)					PHENOMENA:  (Number of Days with)
The High Max Heat Index was			24.4	°C	Thunderstorms	1	Avg =	1.55
(recorded on the 30th at 1500)					Distant Ts’s	4	Avg =	4.33
					Hail	0	Avg =	0.17
The Avg Min Grass Temp was			2.77	°C	Dew	23	Avg =	18.50
(which is 0.28 °C Below average)					Fog	0	Avg =	6.60
The Min Grass Temp was			-0.8	°C	Frost	8	Avg =	2.70
(recorded on the 20th)
					SEASONAL STATISTICS: (Winter)
					The Average Max Temp was			18.26	°C
					(which is 0.46 °C Below average)
					The Average Min Temp was			7.60	°C
					(which is 0.31 °C Above average)
					The Total Rainfall was			224.4	mm
					(which is 11.66 mm Below average)
					The Number of Rain days was			35	days
					(A Record For Winter)
					(which is 8.40 days Above average)
Barrington Tops Snow
~ Fri 1 - Not yet confirmed but some sort of cover would've been a certainty.
~ Tue 12 - I chased finding snow down to 1350m (icicles at 1270m near Dingo Gate) & a solid 5cm cover >1500m.
~ Sat 23 - Reported 30cm cover at Polblue. Several days latert the NPWS reported a 17cm cover at Polblue with roads
still being closed for the next few days.
Instrument Additions & Alterations
~ Installed a new Stevenson Screen in my backyard which was made by my father & I. This one is much larger allowing
me to house several BoM standard thermometers & thus better test the validity of my automatic weather station' (AWS)
temperature sensor as well as other thermometers I have.