August 2002

August 2002 Summary
Temperature
Mean 8.0 C
Mean Maximum 13.6 C
Mean Minimum 3.0 C
Maximum High 23.8 C
Maximum Low 8.6 C
Minimum High 4.4 C
Minimum Low -2.6 C
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 68 km/h
Average 6.9 km/h
Wind Run 5357 km
Max Daily Windrun 434 km
Prevailing Direction North East
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall 13
Max Daily Rainfall 11.3 mm
Monthly Rainfall 50.6 mm

August Min. Temp Max. Temp Avg. Temp Rain Prevailing Wind Dir. Avg. Wind Speed Max Gust Wind Run Casual Observations
1 1.4 11.4 5.6 0 North East 3.9 25 103 Sunny with light winds.
2 -1.7 8.6 4.4 0 North East 5.8 30 147 Frost then low cloud and mist clearing a little about midday but returning mid afternoon. Cool NE wind.
3 6.4 13.4 9.4 0 North East 6.6 23 168 Mostly sunny but high cloud increasing during the day. Light winds.
4 5.5 15.6 9.5 0.4 South West 10.8 46 268 Cloud and temperature increasing in the morning until a southerly change at around 10:45 cooled things down. Some light rain and drizzle in the afternoon. Winds easing by evening.
5 2.6 11.1 6.9 0 North East 1.9 15 54 Cloudy and dull with some drizzle.
6 0.9 9.4 5.9 0.8 North East 5.1 28 128 Cloudy with some afternoon light showers.
7 5.1 12.1 8.6 0 North East 9.1 38 227 Cloudy with NE winds.
8 3.9 14.2 7.4 0.2 South West 4.0 32 103 Morning fog clearing to a sunny morning. Cloud increasing with a colder southerly change in the afternoon and some light evening rain.
9 3.6 9.8 7.1 11.3 South 11.3 54 280 Morning rain and cold southerly winds. Cloud clearing in the afternoon and wind easing.
10 -2.6 13.8 5.1 0 North East 2.0 17 53 Frost with high cloud increasing in the morning but clearing again in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, light breeze.
11 5.2 19.5 12.5 0 West 1.7 19 46 Mild northerly breeze with high cloud increasing around mid morning then clearing in the afternoon.
12 7.4 23.8 15.0 2.1 North West 7.8 39 194 Mostly cloudy with warm NW winds. A change to cooler southerly winds in the afternoon with some rain in the evening.
13 6.6 13.1 9.6 4.0 North East 13.3 45 326 Morning rain clearing but remaining cloudy. Gusty NE winds easing in the afternoon.
14 8.6 19.5 13.0 0 North East 5.9 29 151 Morning cloud clearing with warm northerly winds in the afternoon.
15 5.6 13.6 8.9 0 South West 6.2 28 156 A clear and sunny morning. Southerly winds with low cloud increasing in the afternoon.
16 5.6 9.0 7.3 2.4 South West 7.6 28 191 Light showers in the morning. Remaining cloudy all day with a cool southerly wind.
17 4.5 11.2 7.1 8.6 South 8.3 47 205 Showers with increasing chilly southerly winds during the day.
18 -0.2 10.4 4.9 1.8 South West 10.9 50 270 Light frost. Cloud increasing during the morning. Southerly winds and rain early afternoon. The rain clearing by evening and winds easing.
19 4.7 14.7 8.4 0 South West 8.3 47 207 Morning cloud clearing to a sunny day. Southerly winds easing in the afternoon.
20 2.1 13.8 8.1 0 South 5.1 33 130 Light frost. Sunny with southerly winds. Cloud increasing mid afternoon. A change to NE winds in the evening.
21 -0.3 18 8.3 0 North East 1.7 18 47 Frost then sunny. High cloud increasing in the afternoon.
22 0.9 18.4 9.0 0 North East 2.0 18 56 Frost then sunny with light breezes.
23 0.4 13.4 7.5 0 North East 4.7 25 120 Morning frost. Variable mostly high cloud.
24 6.0 17.7 12.4 0 North East 7.9 33 199 High cloud in the morning clearing in the afternoon. Winds turning more NW after midday giving a mild afternoon.
25 3.1 13.2 8.8 4.6 South 10.5 44 259 Partial morning cloud clearing to a sunny day. Southerly winds during the day easing by evening. A cold front arrived around 9pm bringing cold gusty southerlies and rain for a time.
26 -1.4 8.8 4.4 2.7 South West 15.0 68 366 A front passed through early morning leaving snow on the port hills. This was followed by another front at 8:30am. Strong cold southerly winds gusting to 68km/h for a time at midday. Showers morning and evening with sleet.
27 5.8 9.0 6.9 9.6 South West 17.9 58 434 Strong cold southerly winds and showers with some sunny intervals between.
28 3.8 11.2 7.0 0 South 5.4 33 137 Cloud clearing then sunny. Cool southerly wind easing in the late afternoon.
29 -1.6 13.7 7.2 0 South 1.4 21 38 Frosty start to the day then mostly sunny. Cloud increasing in the afternoon. Light winds.
30 2.4 14.8 9.7 2.1 North East 4.9 25 126 A sunny day with mostly light winds. A few showers at night.
31 1.8 14.4 8.8 0 North East 6.6 30 166 Sunny with a cool NE wind.
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