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AUGUST |
2008 |
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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. |
My daily data can
be found weekly in the Port Stephens Examiner. Circulation: 29 645 |
©
2008 |
by: Grant Burgess |
Website Hits: |
557 |
Frequency: Monthly |
Issue #: |
152 |
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Average Max Temp was |
18.43 |
°C |
The Avg Max Wind Gust was |
34.73 |
km/h |
(A Record For Aug) |
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(A Record For Aug) |
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(which is 1.68 °C Below average) |
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(which is 7.16 km/h Above average) |
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The Highest Max Temp was |
23.2 |
°C |
The Prevailing Wind Direction
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NA |
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(recorded on the 26th at 1433) |
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(the average wind direction is SW) |
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The Lowest Max Temp was |
14.2 |
°C |
The Max Wind Gust was |
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52.3 |
km/h |
(recorded on the 6th at 1614) |
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(recorded from the on the 2nd at 1950p) |
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The Average Min Temp was |
5.51 |
°C |
The Avg Daily Wind Run was |
95.80 |
km |
(A Record For Aug) |
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(A Record For Aug) |
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(which is 1.84 °C Below average) |
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(which is 14.68 km Below average) |
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The Highest Min Temp was |
11.6 |
°C |
The Max Daily Wind Run was |
230.1 |
km |
(recorded on the 31st at 0900p) |
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(recorded on the 2nd) |
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The Lowest Min Temp was |
1.4 |
°C |
The Min Daily Wind Run was |
28.9 |
km |
(recorded on the 10th at 0451) |
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(recorded on the 26th) |
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The Avg Max Relative Humidity
was |
86.81 |
% |
The Avg Min Wind Chill was |
1.25 |
°C |
(which is 1.90 % Below average) |
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(A Record For Aug) |
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The Avg Min Relative Humidity
was |
37.23 |
% |
(which is 2.76 °C Below average) |
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(which is 0.69 % Below average) |
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The Min Wind Chill was |
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-3 |
°C |
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(recorded on the 23rd at 0309) |
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The Avg Max Dew-Point was |
7.43 |
°C |
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(which is 2.11 °C Below average) |
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The Total Monthly Rainfall was |
29.4 |
mm |
The High Max Dew-Point was |
16.0 |
°C |
(which is 31.35 mm Below average) |
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(recorded on the 31st at 1029p) |
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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) |
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(which is 2.30 days Below average) |
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The Low Min Dew-Point was |
-3.1 |
°C |
The Cumulative Yearly Rainfall
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976.0 |
mm |
(recorded on the 12th at 2202) |
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(which is 185.85 mm Above average) |
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The Highest Daily Rainfall was |
9.0 |
mm |
The Avg Max Heat Index was |
18.74 |
°C |
(recorded on the 23rd) |
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(A Record For Aug) |
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(which is 2.83 °C Below average) |
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PHENOMENA: (Number of Days with) |
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The High Max Heat Index was |
24.4 |
°C |
Thunderstorms |
1 |
Avg = |
1.55 |
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(recorded on the 30th at 1500) |
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Distant Ts’s |
4 |
Avg = |
4.33 |
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Hail |
0 |
Avg = |
0.17 |
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The Avg Min Grass Temp was |
2.77 |
°C |
Dew |
23 |
Avg = |
18.50 |
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(which is 0.28 °C Below average) |
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Fog |
0 |
Avg = |
6.60 |
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The Min Grass Temp was |
-0.8 |
°C |
Frost |
8 |
Avg = |
2.70 |
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(recorded on the 20th) |
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SEASONAL STATISTICS: (Winter) |
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The Average Max Temp was |
18.26 |
°C |
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(which is 0.46 °C Below average) |
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The Average Min Temp was |
7.60 |
°C |
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(which is 0.31 °C Above average) |
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The Total Rainfall was |
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224.4 |
mm |
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(which is 11.66 mm Below average) |
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The Number of Rain days was |
35 |
days |
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(A Record For Winter) |
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(which is 8.40 days Above average) |
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Barrington
Tops Snow |
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Fri 1 - Not yet confirmed but some sort of cover would've been a certainty. |
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Tue 12 - I chased finding snow down to 1350m (icicles at 1270m near Dingo
Gate) & a solid 5cm cover >1500m. |
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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. |
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Instrument
Additions & Alterations |
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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. |
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