SEPTEMBER
2019
Temperature
for September was slightly above normal, the mean being the 12th
highest in 64 years here, with no frosts recorded. Rainfall was 113.4mm,
178.6% of normal, although this was predominantly from 21st
to 30th, the start and middle of the month having
little rainfall, so a very wet end to the month. September ranks 10th
wettest here in 64 years. Wettest day was 24th with 30mm, 23rd
had 24.5mm and 28th had 21.8mm.
Windiest
days were 26th to 29th. While there were many
bright days or bright parts of days earlier in the months. it was
particularly dull on 7th, 9th, 16th and
29th.
Overall
a pleasant month until the rains set in from 21st onwards.
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Seasonal Summary for
Summer 2019 (Jun, Jul, Aug)
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this
year
normal
anomaly
HiMax
35.1
35.1
MeanMax 21.8
20.6
+1.2
LoMax
9.3 9.2
MEAN
16.9
15.8
+1.1
HighMin
18.3
21.5
MeanMin
12.0
10.9
+1.1
LoMin
5.3
-1.1
RAINFALL 303.1 197.0
153.8%
Raindays
45
40.4 +4.6
Wet Days
35
30.3
+4.7
V Wet Days
19
12.6
+6.4
Oktas
4.7
5.4
A
warmer summer, mean 1.1 deg above normal, the 11th mildest in
65 years here. Mean max temp was 1.2 deg above (15th mildest)
and mean min 1.1 deg above normal (8th mildest). HiMax 35.1C
was a new record but the LoMax was the second lowest.
Rainfall was 153.8% of normal, the 4th highest on
record here. Raindays were 4.6 higher, wet days 4.7 higher and very wet
days 6.4 higher than normal. Warm and wet was good for growing fruit and
veg so the plants enjoyed summer too.
