The table below summarises winter (1 June to 31 August) recorded at my station. The records prior to 2003 (2000 to 2002) are available but the temperature sensor I was using at the time read low so temperature records are not comparable to this set. Rainfall and wind data however, should be comparable.

 

Winter 2007 to 2010
Temperature 2007 2008 2009 2010
Mean 6.5 C 6.7 C 6.8 C 6.7
Mean Maximum 11.4 C 11.4 C 11.6 C 10.9
Mean Minimum 2.2 C 2.6 C 2.6 C 3.0
Maximum High 20.1 C (1st Jun) 19.4 C (22 Aug) 21.0 C (29 Aug) 18.5 (1 Aug)
Maximum Low 11.6 C (10th Aug) 11.5 C (13 Jun) 10.4 C (25 Aug) 11.4 (1 Aug)
Minimum High 5.3 C (9th Jul) 5.4 C (9 Aug) 5.9 C (28 Jun) 5.8 (13 Jun)
Minimum Low -5.0 C (8th Jul) -3.5 C (11 Aug) -3.9 C (14 Jun) -4.3 (11 Jul)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 52 km/h (25th Jun) 70 km/h (5 Jul) 57 km/h (28 Aug) 58 (7 Jun)
Mean 4.5 km/h 5.8 km/h 4.9 km/h 5.3
Wind Run 9877 km 12608 km 10438 km 11117 km
Max Daily Windrun 349 km (25th Jun) 426 km (24 Jul) 343 km (9 Jun) 431 (7 Jun)
Prevailing Direction South South East Nth East East Nth East
Barometer
Maximum 1040.6 hPa (15th Aug) 1036.8 hPa (9 Jul) 1035.2 hPa (20 Jun) 1037.8 hPa (24 Jun)
Minimum 971.5 hPa (22nd Jun) 977.1 hPa (15 Aug) 975.8 hPa (31 Aug) 982.9 hPa (7 Jun)
Mean 1012.0 hPa 1010.8 hPa 1012.5 hPa 1013.6 hPa
Max Daily Change 24.6 hPa (20th Jun) 23.6 hPa (23 Jul) 32.0 hPa (30 Aug) 27.7 hPa (6 Jun)
Rainfall
Days with Rainfall 30 45 28 46
Max Daily Rainfall 53.0 mm (29th Jun) 46.4 mm (24 Jul) 19.0 mm (31 Aug) 38.0 mm (8 Aug)
Winter Rainfall 222.8 mm 402.4 mm 119.2 mm 279 mm
Humidity
Maximum
99 % (Several days) 99 % (Several days) - 100% (Several days)
Minimum 27 % (26th Aug) 33 % (16 Aug) - 35% (27 Aug)

Last updated 7 September 2010