July was the warmest I've recorded in 14 years of records. It was drier with 78% of average rainfall. Wind run was close to average for the month, barometer above average.

  • Temperature was 2.2 degrees above my average of 5.7C with 7.6C and was the warmest July I've recorded, the previous warmest was 2005 with 7.4C. Six air frosts were recorded (air temperature at or below 0, my average is 11, 8 days had a maximum temperature of 10C or less, my average is 15. Twelve days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 3.
  • Wind run close to average with 2994km.
  • The barometer higher than average pressure for the month (1013.8) with 1017.4hPa.
  • Rainfall for the month was 78% of average (65mm) with 51mm.
July 2013 Summary
Temperature
Mean 7.6 C
Mean Maximum 13.4 C
Mean Minimum 2.8 C
Maximum High 19.2 C (2nd)
Maximum Low 8.2 C (6th)
Minimum High 7.3 C (14th)
Minimum Low -1.6 C (11th)
Wind Speed and Direction
Maximum Gust 65 km/h (6th)
Mean 4.2 km/h
Wind Run 2994 km
Max Daily Windrun 337 km (14th)
Prevailing Direction East Nth East
Barometer
Maximum 1035.8 hPa (11th)
Minimum 992.3 hPa (6th)
Mean 1017.4 hPa
Max Daily Change -15.4 hPa (13th)
Rainfall
Days with Measured Rainfall
(Greater than 0.2mm)
10
Max Daily Rainfall 14.0 mm (15th)
Monthly Rainfall 51.0 mm
Humidity
Maximum 100 % (Several Days)
Minimum 38 % (26th)
July Daily Observations
TemperatureWindRainfallBarometer
DateMinMaxMeanMean
(Km/h)
Gust
(Km/h)
Run (km)Prevailing Dir10 Minute Max (mm)Total (mm)Min (hPa)Max (hPa)Change (hPa)
1 -1.1 15.3 5.5 1.2 14 26 East Nth East 0 0 1012.8 1017.2 -4.4
Morning frost. Cloud increasing from mid afternoon, light breezes tending NE.
2 5.7 19.2 13.1 6.9 39 157  North Nth West 0 0 1010.1 1014.4 +4.3
Mild with north to nor'west winds. Some high cloud but mostly sunny.
3 6.2 19.1 11.9 7.1 37 163 East Nth East 0 0 1004.4 1014.0 +9.6
Some cloud but mostly sunny and mild with NE wind in the morning turning NW then cooler southerly from late afternoon. NE winds in the eveing.
4 6.5 11.6 8.8 7.7 31 176 East Nth East 0 0 1010.9 1019.2 -8.3
Variable high cloud, cool NE winds.
5 8.1 19.0 12.5 7.4 42 170 East Nth East 0 0 999.3 1010.4 -11.1
Clear and sunny with mild north to NE winds
6 8.2 16.5 12.4 10.7 65 245 North Nth West 0.5 1.5 992.3 1002.0 +9.7
Strong nor'west winds early in the morning causing power cuts to 9800 homes. Reports of some roofs lifted. Showers before dawn clearing to a sunny day with northerly winds.
7 3.0 13.6 9.7 7.9 43 179 North Nth West 0.5 0.5 998.3 1007.3 +9.0
Morning showers clearing by mid morning then sunny with north to nor'west winds.
8 -1.1 11.7 4.2 1.2 17 28 South Sth West 0 0 1007.3 1015.9 +8.6
Morning frost. Some cloud from afternoon, light breezes tending southerly.
9 1.1 9.7 5.2 4.0 26 90 East Nth East 1.5 5.5 1011.4 1020.7 +9.3
Broken cloud in the morning, mostly overcast in the afternoon with a southerly change. Showers in the evening.
10 2.2 8.6 4.6 4.5 25 99 South Sth West 0.5 8.0 1020.9 1035.1 +14.2
Rain in the morning easing to showers with cloud breaking and some sunny intervals. Cold southerly winds.
11 -1.6 9.6 2.6 1.1 19 25 East Nth East 0 0 1032.7 1035.8 -3.1
Morning frost. Partly cloudy with light breezes in the morning turning NE in the afternoon.
12 -1.1 9.8 3.3 1.1 12 25 South West 0 0 1024.0 1033.5 -9.5
Partly cloudy with sunny intervals. Variable breezes tending southerly.
13 3.8 8.0 5.7 6.1 24 138 South Sth West 0.5 6.5 1008.5 1023.9 -15.4
Showers clearing by the afternoon, southerly winds turning easterly in the afternoon.
14 2.4 7.3 5.0 15.0 59 337 South Sth West 1.0 11.5 1006.2 1018.5 +12.3
Showers, some with hail and sleet. Cold southerly winds, strong at times.
15 3.0 8.5 5.7 9.9 36 221 South Sth West 2.5 13.5 1015.6 1025.5 +9.9
Showers and cold southerly winds. Winds easing in the afternoon the showers clearing in the evening. 
16 -0.8 8.6 4.4 3.1 22 70 East Nth East 0.5 0.5 1024.1 1027.0 -2.9
Mostly overcast with high cloud, light NE winds.
17 0.8 16.3 7.0 0.9 13 20 East Nth East 0 0 1022.1 1025.7 -3.6
Cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon with light breezes tending NE.
18 3.7 14.7 9.2 1.4 14 32 East Nth East 0 0 1020.5 1025.0 +4.5
Overcast with southerly breezes turning NE from late afternoon. Light showers in the evening.
19 3.9 10.9 8.3 2.0 15 47 South Sth West 0.5 0.5 1023.7 1027.7 +3.4
Early showers clearing by dawn. Overcast and cool with light southerly winds turning NE from evening.
20 7.3 10.3 9.0 6.0 29 138 East Nth East 0 0 1020.1 1025.7 -5.6
Overcast with cool NE winds.
21 3.0 18.0 8.4 1.0 12 22 East Nth East 0 0 1017.1 1020.1 +3.0
Morning fog clearing to a sunny day with mild afternoon temperatures. Light breezes from the north or NE.
22 4.2 15.8 9.3 3.0 19 69 East Nth East 0 0 1013.2 1019.4 -6.2
Variable cloud with mostly light NE winds. A few spots of rain in the evening.
23 7.3 14.1 10.8 4.1 23 92 South West 0.5 2.5 1006.9 1014.2 -7.3
Showers early morning and later in the afternoon, broken cloud in the middle of the day. Light southerly winds.
24 1.9 16.2 7.5 0.8 15 17 East Nth East 0 0 999.8 1006.8 -7.0
Mostly sunny, light breezes tending NE.
25 1.1 14.8 6.6 1.6 16 37 East Nth East 0 0 999.2 1006.7 +7.5
Light frost. Clear and sunny with light breezes tending NE.
26 -1.2 16.6 6.6 0.9 15 20 East Nth East 0 0 1006.9 1019.3 +12.4
Mostly clear and sunny with some cloud in the evening. Light winds
27 2.1 17.1 7.5 0.7 12 15 East Nth East 0 0 1018.7 1024.5 +5.8
High cloud with some sunny intervals, light breezes tending NE.
28 1.5 17.4 7.5 0.7 13 16 South Sth West 0 0 1023.8 1028.3 +4.5
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny and mild afternoon with light breezes tending southerly.
29 1.0 14.8 7.3 3.5 23 80 East Nth East 0 0 1027.7 1031.6 +3.9
Morning cloud clraring to a sunny afternoon with light NE winds.
30 2.0 12.7 8.8 6.9 29 157 East Nth East 0 0 1025.3 1029.2 -3.9
Variable high cloud, cool NE winds.
31 3.1 10.2 6.6 3.0 21 67 East Nth East 0 0 1022.7 1027.2 +4.5
Fog slowing clearing. Overcast with cool NE winds.


July 2013  Temperature Graph
July 2013  Wind Dir Graph
July 2013  Wind Dir % Graph
July 2013  Wind Speed Graph
July 2013  Rainfall Graph
July 2013  Barograph
July 2013  Humidity Graph