My February
Temperature: With a mean temperature for the month of 15.7C, this February was near the average of 15.8 for my station. The warmest day was the 9th with a scorching 36.1C, a new record maximum temperature for February for my station to date. Coldest temperature was 4.9C on the 17th. The coldest February temperature I've recorded is 3.4C on 1st Feb 2001 following a southerly the previous evening. Despite the record high temperature on the 9th, there were only 10 days when the temperature was at or above 20C, the second lowest I've recorded, the lowest being just 6 in 2002. My February average is 17. There were 5 days when the temperature was at or above 25C, equalling the total in 2004. My average is 6. There were 3 days where the temperature was at or above 30C, equalling my previous record in 2000. My average is 2. There has been only 1 day when the temperature has exceeded 35C in the past 10 years and that was the 9th.
Wind: (Records from 2001) The monthly wind run of 4756km less then my February average of 5174km. The least windy was February 2007 with a wind run of 4002km. The windiest February was 2002 with 6148km. Prevailing wind direction was north east recorded 45% of the month, south 25%, north 14%, south west 9%, north west 3%, west 2% and south east 1% each. Maximum gust was 51km/h from the north east on the 28th.
Rainfall: February had 18.6mm of rain over 10 days, a little below the average is 21mm over 8 days.The wettest February I've recorded was 2008 with 41.6mm, the driest was 2003 with 7mm.
Barometer: (Records from 2006) The average pressure for the month was at the average for the past 3 February's at 1013.0. The lowest pressure was recorded on the 21st, 992.4 hPa the highest minimum pressure for February I've recorded. The highest pressure was 1027.6, both of these are very close to my February average.
February 2009 Summary Temperature |
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Mean | 15.7 C |
Mean Maximum | 21.0 C |
Mean Minimum | 12.0 C |
Maximum High | 36.1 C (9th) |
Maximum Low | 16.3 C (9th) |
Minimum High | 13.7 C (13th) |
Minimum Low | 4.9 C (17th) |
Wind Speed and Direction | |
Maximum Gust | 51 km/h (28th) |
Mean | 7.2 km/h |
Wind Run | 4756 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 272 km (24th) |
Prevailing Direction | North East |
Barometer | |
Maximum | 1027.6 hPa (14th) |
Minimum | 992.4 hPa (21st) |
Mean | 1013.0 hPa |
Max Daily Change | +17.4 hPa (13th) |
Rainfall | |
Days with Measured Rainfall (Greater than 0.2mm) | 10 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 18.6 mm (20th) |
Monthly Rainfall | 66.2 mm |
Humidity | |
Maximum | 92 % (Several Days) |
Minimum | 23 % (6th) |
February Daily Observations | ||||||||||||
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Temperature | Wind | Rainfall | Barometer | |||||||||
Date | Min | Max | Mean | Mean (Km/h) | Gust (Km/h) | Run (km) | Prevailing Dir | 10 Minute Max (mm) | Total (mm) | Min (hPa) | Max (hPa) | Change (hPa) |
1 | 14.3 | 31.6 | 19.1 | 8.3 | 48 | 196 | South | 0 | 0 | 1000.1 | 1015.2 | +15.1 |
Sunny and very warm in the morning with the maximum temperature recorded at 11:30am. A cool and gusty southerly change in the afternoon with increasing cloud. Winds easing in the evening. | ||||||||||||
2 | 12.8 | 18.7 | 14.0 | 7.6 | 29 | 179 | South | 0 | 0 | 1015.0 | 1019.0 | +4.0 |
Overcast with southerly winds turning north to NE mid afternoon. | ||||||||||||
3 | 10.6 | 24.3 | 16.6 | 6.4 | 24 | 143 | North | 0 | 0 | 1009.1 | 1017.5 | -8.4 |
Overcast with high cloud, north to NE winds. | ||||||||||||
4 | 13.6 | 18.9 | 15.4 | 6.8 | 22 | 161 | South | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1010.7 | 1018.1 | +7.4 |
Morning rain clearing. Remaining overcast with southerly winds turning north to NE late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
5 | 13.0 | 20.9 | 16.4 | 9.4 | 39 | 221 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1013.8 | 1018.4 | -4.6 |
Cloud breaking around midday, fresh north easterly wind in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
6 | 15.2 | 31.0 | 21.5 | 8.4 | 37 | 198 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1005.4 | 1014.3 | -8.9 |
Broken high cloud with west to nor'west winds from mid afternoon. | ||||||||||||
7 | 14.2 | 24.6 | 17.5 | 8.4 | 35 | 197 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1006.8 | 1015.6 | +8.8 |
Variable mostly high cloud with some sunny intervals. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
8 | 15.7 | 29.5 | 20.5 | 8.4 | 34 | 199 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1006.2 | 1015.1 | -8.9 |
Overcast at times with high cloud and haze. Sun filtering through in the afternoon was tinged with orange from the smoke of the bush fires in Australia. The haze and cloud cleared later in the evening with warmer northerly winds. The maximum temperature recorded at 6:30pm. | ||||||||||||
9 | 16.3 | 36.1 | 23.0 | 5.6 | 32 | 133 | South West | 0 | 0 | 1001.1 | 1008.6 | +7.5 |
Maximum temperature recorded at 1:10pm with west to nor'west winds. A cooler southerly change giving some relief, dropping the temperature to about 20C later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
10 | 13.6 | 18.9 | 15.9 | 4.9 | 29 | 116 | North East | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1006.1 | 1011.6 | +5.5 |
Overcast with some drizzle in the evening. | ||||||||||||
11 | 12.0 | 17.9 | 14.8 | 6.2 | 34 | 146 | North East | 0.8 | 6.2 | 1011.3 | 1015.7 | -4.4 |
Overcast with light rain morning and evening, NE winds. | ||||||||||||
12 | 11.8 | 16.3 | 14.1 | 7.6 | 39 | 179 | South | 1.0 | 11.8 | 1002.0 | 1011.0 | -9.0 |
Mostly light rain for most of the day with cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
13 | 10.1 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 42 | 231 | South | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1007.0 | 1024.4 | +17.4 |
Overcast with morning showers and cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
14 | 8.5 | 19.5 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 24 | 79 | North East | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1023.2 | 1027.6 | -4.4 |
Early showers clearing and cloud breaking from mid afternoon, clearing by evening. Light southerly winds in the morning turning NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
15 | 9.1 | 19.8 | 14.8 | 7.5 | 30 | 176 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1010.0 | 1023.8 | -13.8 |
Mostly clear and sunny with NE winds | ||||||||||||
16 | 10.4 | 16.1 | 13.3 | 9.6 | 37 | 226 | South | 0 | 0 | 1009.8 | 1022.3 | +12.5 |
Mostly overcast with some drizzle in the morning, cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
17 | 4.9 | 19.3 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 27 | 101 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1017.8 | 1022.3 | -4.5 |
Some patchy cloud in the morning, sunny with north to NE winds. | ||||||||||||
18 | 7.6 | 17.3 | 12.9 | 3.2 | 22 | 75 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1021.4 | 1025.2 | +3.8 |
Overcast with low cloud at times, light north to NE winds. | ||||||||||||
19 | 12.8 | 18.9 | 15.6 | 6.3 | 34 | 149 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1011.7 | 1022.4 | -10.7 |
Low cloud in the morning with some drizzle. Cloud lifting and clearing late afternoon. North to NE winds. | ||||||||||||
20 | 14.3 | 17.2 | 15.1 | 6.6 | 34 | 152 | North East | 1.4 | 18.6 | 996.1 | 1011.9 | -15.7 |
Morning rain with low cloud easing to showers in the afternoon. Light breezes in the morning, NE winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
21 | 14.1 | 24.4 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 39 | 153 | North East | 0.4 | 5.0 | 992.4 | 999.8 | +7.4 |
Morning showers with low cloud. Cloud breaking a little in the afternoon and showers returning in the evening. | ||||||||||||
22 | 13.1 | 25.9 | 19.0 | 7.9 | 36 | 186 | North West | 0 | 0 | 997.2 | 1002.1 | +4.9 |
Early showers clearing before dawn then sunny with warm nor'west winds. | ||||||||||||
23 | 11.5 | 17.6 | 14.3 | 8.3 | 34 | 195 | South | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1002.0 | 1015.6 | +13.6 |
Low cloud with light showers in the morning. Cloud lifting and breaking early afternoon. Cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
24 | 10.6 | 15.4 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 35 | 272 | South | 0.8 | 5.6 | 1015.1 | 1022.3 | +7.2 |
Low cloud with showers in the morning. Cloud lifting and breaking mid afternoon. Cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
25 | 9.1 | 18.5 | 13.4 | 7.1 | 26 | 168 | South | 0 | 0 | 1019.6 | 1022.8 | -3.2 |
Low cloud with a little drizzle in the morning. Cloud breaking in the afternoon. Southerly winds turning NE in the evening. | ||||||||||||
26 | 13.0 | 18.2 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 28 | 165 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1015.7 | 1020.2 | -4.5 |
Mostly cloudy but some breaks in the afternoon. NE winds. | ||||||||||||
27 | 12.3 | 22.2 | 15.9 | 3.8 | 24 | 90 | North East | 0 | 0 | 1017.4 | 1022.7 | +5.3 |
Overcast with variable breezes in the morning, light NE winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
28 | 14.0 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 10.9 | 51 | 256 | North East | 0.8 | 14.0 | 1005.4 | 1021.8 | -16.4 |
Overcast with rain from mid afternoon and strengthening NE winds. |