Despite July feeling a lot colder this year, I recorded near average temperature but below average rainfall.
- July was just above my average temperature of 5.9C with 6.0C.
- The warmest July is 2013 with 7.6C, the coolest 2001 with 2.5C.
- The coldest temperature was -5.3C. The lowest July temperature I've recorded was in 2001 with -6.9C.
- Nine air frosts were recorded (Air temperature at or below 0) which is below my average of 11.
- Thirteen Days failed to reach 10C, 1 less than my average.
- Three days reached or exceed 15C, my average is 2.
- Wind run was 118% of my average of 3288km with 3878km.
- The barometer recorded above average pressure for the month with 1014.6hPa. My average is 1013.5hPa.
- Rainfall was 57% of my average expected rainfall of 63mm with 36mm.
- My driest July is 18.6mm in 2000, the wettest, 2008 with 195.4m.
July 2015 Summary Temperature | |
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Mean | 6.0 C |
Mean Maximum | 10.9 C |
Mean Minimum | 1.7 C |
Maximum High | 19.5 C (26th) |
Maximum Low | 8.0 C (15th) |
Minimum High | 6.4 C (8th) |
Minimum Low | -5.3 C (12th) |
Wind Speed and Direction | |
Maximum Gust | 66 km/h (29th) |
Mean | 5.7 km/h |
Wind Run | 3878 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 307 km (19th) |
Prevailing Direction | East North East |
Barometer | |
Maximum | 1036.3 hPa (22nd) |
Minimum | 992.1 hPa (18th) |
Mean | 1014.6 hPa |
Max Daily Change | +19.9 hPa (29th) |
Rainfall | |
Days with Measured Rainfall (0.5mm or more) |
12 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 8.0 mm (18th) |
Monthly Rainfall | 36.0 mm |
Humidity | |
Maximum | 100 % (Several Days) |
Minimum | 38 % (5th) |
July 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 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 28 | 59 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1007.7 | 1019.6 | +11.9 |
Overcast from late morning. Cool with light winds tending NE. | ||||||||||||
2 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 24 | 100 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1000.8 | 1018.5 | -17.7 |
Partly cloudy, light NE winds | ||||||||||||
3 | 6.1 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 24 | 70 | South | 1.0 | 4.5 | 997.3 | 1011.2 | +13.9 |
Variable cloud, light breezes tending southerly from midday, showers in the evening. | ||||||||||||
4 | 3.4 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 28 | 108 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1002.0 | 1012.2 | -9.8 |
Clear and sunny with a cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
5 | 2.9 | 16.3 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 33 | 93 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 996.9 | 1001.7 | -4.8 |
Some high cloud in the morning, clearing to a mild and sunny afternoon with northerly breezes. Cooler NE later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
6 | 0.3 | 9.7 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 31 | 58 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 995.6 | 1000.8 | +5.2 |
Few clouds but mostly sunny with a cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
7 | -1.4 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 29 | 58 | South | 0 | 0 | 999.0 | 1006.9 | +7.9 |
Sunny with a few clouds, cold with light southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
8 | -1.8 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 10.6 | 59 | 217 | South | 0.5 | 5.0 | 1016.9 | 1020.0 | +3.1 |
Mostly sunny morning with cold southerly winds from late morning. Cloud increasing, showers with sleet in the afternoon. Snow on the Port Hills | ||||||||||||
9 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 9.9 | 39 | 211 | South | 0.5 | 5.5 | 1016.9 | 1024.9 | +8.0 |
Mostly cloudy with cold southerly winds and showers. | ||||||||||||
10 | -2.1 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 27 | 101 | South | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1024.9 | 1027.7 | +2.8 |
Showers clearing in the morning and cloud breaking. Cold southerly winds dying away by late afternoon. Frosty evening. | ||||||||||||
11 | -4.9 | 7.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 12 | 10 | South | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1025.3 | 1028.4 | +3.1 |
Heavy frost. Sunny with a few clouds, light breezes tending southerly. | ||||||||||||
12 | -5.3 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 19 | 39 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1027.9 | 1030.8 | +2.9 |
Heavy frost. Sunny with light NE breezes. Coldest June temperature since 1 June 2001 with -6.2C | ||||||||||||
13 | -1.9 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 35 | 166 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1023.6 | 1030.5 | -6.9 |
Some cloud but mostly sunny with cool a NE wind from late morning. 0.5mm of rain from condensation. | ||||||||||||
14 | 3.3 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 34 | 169 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1012.4 | 1023.6 | -11.2 |
High cloud increasing, overcast by midday. Cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
15 | 8.0 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 7.2 | 27 | 165 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1005.5 | 1012.3 | -6.8 |
Overcast with cool NE winds | ||||||||||||
16 | 5.3 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 24 | 116 | South | 0 | 0 | 1006.6 | 1014.9 | +8.3 |
Overcast with a few light showers, cool southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
17 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 21 | 86 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1005.1 | 1013.6 | -8.5 |
Mostly cloudy but a few sunny breaks in the afternoon, cool Ne wind. | ||||||||||||
18 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 8.8 | 55 | 195 | South | 0.5 | 8.0 | 992.1 | 1005.1 | -13.0 |
Overcast and cold with light breezes turning southerly in the afternoon. Rain from mid afternoon with temperatures falling and the southerly strengthening. | ||||||||||||
19 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 4.9 | 15.5 | 52 | 307 | South | 0.5 | 0.5 | 999.9 | 1012.5 | +12.6 |
Cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon, cold southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
20 | -2.5 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 54 | 151 | South | 0 | 0 | 1009.7 | 1022.1 | +12.4 |
Morning frost, cloud increasing with a southerly arriving late morning but remaining dry. A few spots of rain in the evening. | ||||||||||||
21 | -2.5 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 15 | 26 | South | 0 | 0 | 1022.3 | 1030.9 | +8.6 |
Morning frost then becoming overcast. Cloud clearing from mid afternoon. Light breezes tending southerly. | ||||||||||||
22 | 1.6 | 13.7 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 18 | 24 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1030.1 | 1036.3 | +6.2 |
Morning cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon with variable breezes tending NE in the evening. | ||||||||||||
23 | 3.1 | 12.1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 31 | 172 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1024.5 | 1031.5 | -7.0 |
Fine with thin high cloud, NE wind dying out in the evening. | ||||||||||||
24 | 3.0 | 13.1 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 23 | 88 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1025.4 | 1033.6 | +8.2 |
Sunny, light variable breezes in the morning tending NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
25 | 7.2 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 12.9 | 42 | 296 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1015.9 | 1032.6 | -16.7 |
Sunny with a fresh cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
26 | 4.9 | 19.5 | 12.2 | 7.9 | 33 | 178 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1007.9 | 1015.7 | -7.8 |
Some cloud but mostly sunny with mild northerly winds from midday. | ||||||||||||
27 | 2.1 | 15.6 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 32 | 126 | East Nth East | 1.0 | 3.0 | 997.8 | 1013.2 | -15.4 |
Mostly cloudy and cool with NE winds. Showers at night. | ||||||||||||
28 | 4.9 | 14.0 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 27 | 94 | South | 1.0 | 3.0 | 995.6 | 1004.9 | +9.3 |
Cloud increasing in the afternoon with a few spots of rain, showers in the evening. Cool southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
29 | 1.7 | 10.2 | 5.6 | 10.5 | 66 | 226 | South | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1005.1 | 1025.0 | +19.9 |
Variable cloud but mostly sunny, cold southerly winds fresh to strong in the afternoon. Few spots of rain in the evening. | ||||||||||||
30 | -2.3 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 18 | 46 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1020.3 | 1025.1 | -4.8 |
Morning frost, cool with light NE winds from afternoon. | ||||||||||||
31 | 0.7 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 24 | 107 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1011.8 | 1021.5 | -9.7 |
Fine with thin high cloud, cool NE wind. |