August 2004

August 2004 Summary
Temperature
Mean 6.2 C
Mean Maximum 10.5 C
Mean Minimum 2.6 C
Maximum High 19.3 C
Maximum Low 8.2 C
Minimum High 5.1 C
Minimum Low -3.9 C
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 57 km/h
Average 7.3 km/h
Wind Run 5653 km
Max Daily Windrun 362 km
Prevailing Direction South West
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall 19
Max Daily Rainfall 73.4 mm
Monthly Rainfall 172.4 mm

August Min. Temp Max. Temp Avg. Temp Rain Prevailing Wind Dir. Avg. Wind Speed Max Gust Wind Run Casual Observations
1 -3.9 14.5 3.6 0 North East 0.7 14 21 Frost. High cloud thickening during the day. Little wind.
2 3.6 8.7 5.4 0 North East 2.4 25 62 Low cloud and fog clearing by early afternoon but cloud returning in the evening.
3 1.5 7.3 5.3 0.2 North East 5.1 28 128 Cloudy with morning drizzle, cool NE wind.
4 5.4 10.3 7.9 1.4 North East 13.9 42 294 Cloud increasing during the day with showers at night. Cool gusty NE wind.
5 8.2 11.1 9.5 1.0 North East 9.9 39 245 Morning drizzle. Low cloud with cool NE winds, showers in the evening.
6 7.6 10.2 9.2 73.8 South West 11.3 44 279 Rain all day. Easterly winds turning southerly late morning.
7 6.4 10.1 7.8 8.6 South West 9.1 35 227 Cloudy with showers, southerly wind.
8 1.0 12.1 6.2 3.4 North East 1.7 21 45 Light frost. Cloud increasing mid afternoon with showers. Light winds.
9 3.4 13.1 8.2 0 North East 3.5 24 91 Some cloud at times, sunny with an afternoon NE wind.
10 1.9 14.6 7.6 0 North West 3.8 40 99 Some cloud but sunny with gusty NW winds for a time.
11 3.9 12.4 8.1 1.0 North East 8.9 44 223 Showers followed by a blustery southerly change mid-morning quickly clearing to a sunny afternoon.
12 5.8 19.3 11.9 0 North West 5.6 39 141 Some high cloud, mostly sunny with warm west to NW winds.
13 6.6 13.9 9.2 0 North East 11.3 57 277 Gusty nor'west wind at first turning cooler southerly mid morning but remaining dry.
14 5.9 17.3 11.7 0 North 9.8 37 242 Variable high cloud, warm northerly winds.
15 0.1 14.2 4.7 17.0 South West 8.7 36 215 Cloudy with morning rain. Temperature falling during the day and snow falling mid afternoon. Southerly winds.
16 -0.1 5.6 1.8 11.8 South West 2.8 27 73 Snow overnight. Cloud clearing and the snow melting, cold southerly breeze. Rainfall recorded is melting snow.
17 -0.5 7.5 3.6 5.8 South 9.5 46 237 Morning snow showers clearing but remaining cloudy. Southerly winds increasing with a few afternoon showers.
18 4.8 7.1 5.8 0.6 South West 13.9 40 342 Cloudy with drizzle at times and a cold southerly wind.
19 1.9 9.1 5.7 3.8 South West 3.8 20 98 Morning low cloud and drizzle. Cloud breaking in the afternoon.
20 -0.4 8.7 4.3 0 North East 0.9 13 26 Cloudy but dry with light NE breeze.
21 4.2 11.3 6.9 0 North East 4.4 27 113 Morning cloud clearing to a mostly sunny afternoon with a cool NE wind.
22 4.0 16.8 8.8 0 North East 7.5 41 188 High cloud clearing to a mostly sunny afternoon. Nor'west winds, gusty at times.
23 0.8 7.4 3.8 2.2 South 10.4 49 252 Overnight showers with snow on the Port Hills. Some cloud but mostly sunny with a cold southerly wind.
24 0.9 6.2 3.6 0.8 South West 14.8 47 362 Showers with hail and a few snow flurries. Cold southerly wind.
25 1.7 7.4 4.1 5.2 South West 9.2 42 228 Cloudy with showers, some with sleet and a cold southerly wind.
26 -0.9 8.4 4.0 3.8 South West 5.0 42 129 Morning frost, cloud increasing during the day with showers from late afternoon.
27 1.9 5.9 4.0 11.6 South West 10.1 48 250 Cold southerly winds with rain, sleet, hail and snow showers. Snow on the Port Hills.
28 1.4 5.1 3.4 16.8 South West 6.9 46 174 Cold southerly winds with rain and sleet showers. Snow on the Port Hills.
29 -0.2 7.8 4.0 3.6 South West 5.6 31 142 Showers and cloud clearing to a mostly sunny afternoon, cold southerly winds easing.
30 -1.2 10.8 4.6 0 North East 4.4 27 113 Frost. Sunny, some cloud in the evening, cool NE wind.
31 5.3 10.7 4.6 0 North East 13.1 39 320 Sunny morning with high cloud increasing. Cloudy afternoon with cool nor'east wind.
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