February Summary;
Close to average temperature and the second driest February in my 15 years of records.
- February was above my average temperature of 16.1C with 16.4C.
- The warmest February is 2005 with 17.9C, the coolest 2002 with 13.0C.
- The coldest temperature was 5.5C. The lowest February temperature I've recorded was in 2001 with 3.4C.
- No frosts were recorded
- Twenty two days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 17.
- Ten days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 6.
- Two days reached or exceeded 30C, my average is 1.
- Wind run was 92% of my average of 4931 with 4535km.
- The barometer recorded above average pressure for the month with 1015.9 hPa. My average is 1014.4hPa.
- Rainfall was 28% of my average expected rainfall of 43mm with just 12mm which made this the second driest February I've recorded, the driest was 2001 with 5.5mm. The wettest was 2008 with 110.4mm.
| February 2015 Summary Temperature | |
|---|---|
| Mean | 16.4 C |
| Mean Maximum | 23.3 C |
| Mean Minimum | 11.4 C |
| Maximum High | 30.6 C (2nd) |
| Maximum Low | 17.5 C (1st) |
| Minimum High | 14.3 C (14th) |
| Minimum Low | 5.5 C (10th) |
| Wind Speed and Direction | |
| Maximum Gust | 56 km/h (4th) |
| Mean | 7.7 km/h |
| Wind Run | 4535 km |
| Max Daily Windrun | 307 km (12th) |
| Prevailing Direction | East North East |
| Barometer | |
| Maximum | 1034.7 hPa (10th) |
| Minimum | 989.2 hPa (4th) |
| Mean | 1015.9 hPa |
| Max Daily Change | +22.1 hPa (9th) |
| Rainfall | |
| Days with Measured Rainfall (0.5mm or more) |
6 |
| Max Daily Rainfall | 9.0 mm (6th) |
| Monthly Rainfall | 12.0 mm |
| Humidity | |
| Maximum | 98 % (19th) |
| Minimum | 18 % (4th) |
| February Daily Observations | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 17.5 | 28.3 | 21.9 | 7.0 | 31 | 160 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1002.1 | 1011.5 | -9.4 |
| Warm and humid. Morning cloud breaking to a mostly sunny day with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 14.6 | 30.6 | 23.2 | 5.8 | 38 | 133 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 991.2 | 1003.5 | -12.3 |
| Variable cloud but mostly sunny with warm north to NW winds. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 13.8 | 21.8 | 17.6 | 11.0 | 52 | 236 | South | 0 | 0 | 990.9 | 1004.6 | +13.7 |
| Southerly winds, string about midday with increasing cloud but remaining dry. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 11.2 | 28.6 | 19.0 | 10.8 | 56 | 219 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 989.2 | 1002.7 | -13.5 |
| Sunny with warm northerly winds, strong for a time in the afternoon fanned a fire on the SW side of town that destroyed 1 home and damaged 2 others (Press report). Cooler variable winds in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 15.5 | 6.9 | 44 | 144 | North Nth West | 0.5 | 0.5 | 989.4 | 999.8 | -10.4 |
| Morning cloud breaking from midday, mild northerly winds. Showers in the evening with a southerly change. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 5.6 | 17.4 | 11.1 | 14.7 | 50 | 262 | South | 1.0 | 8.0 | 994.4 | 1011.2 | +16.8 |
| Early showers clearing before dawn. Variable cloud with a few spots of rain in the morning. Cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 10.3 | 21.7 | 15.1 | 7.3 | 44 | 163 | South | 0 | 0 | 1010.0 | 1015.2 | +5.2 |
| Southerly wind easing early morning and turning NE after midday. morning cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 10.0 | 25.8 | 17.1 | 7.3 | 37 | 166 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1008.4 | 1016.1 | -7.7 |
| Clear and sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 11.4 | 25.5 | 14.9 | 8.5 | 51 | 181 | South | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1004.8 | 1026.9 | +22.1 |
| Cloudy with warm nor'west winds in the morning. A change to cold southerly winds about midday with a few showers. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 5.5 | 22.9 | 14.0 | 4.1 | 27 | 90 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1026.2 | 1034.7 | +8.5 |
| Sunny with light southerly breezes turning NE from mid afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 10.3 | 19.5 | 15.5 | 9.9 | 41 | 225 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1030.3 | 1034.6 | -4.3 |
| Sunny, few clouds to the east. Fresh NE wind in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 14.6 | 21.1 | 17.7 | 13.5 | 36 | 307 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1018.6 | 1030.7 | -12.1 |
| Few clouds but mostly sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 12.4 | 19.0 | 15.2 | 11.4 | 44 | 215 | South | 0 | 0 | 1017.2 | 1028.2 | +11.0 |
| Few spots of drizzle in the morning, mostly cloudy but some sunny breaks in the afternoon. Southerly wind. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 10.4 | 14.3 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 27 | 142 | South | 0 | 0 | 1028.1 | 1030.9 | +2.8 |
| Cloudy with a few drizzle patches and southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 9.3 | 19.4 | 13.1 | 3.8 | 21 | 71 | South | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1027.0 | 1031.0 | -4.0 |
| Early drizzle. Cloud breaking in the afternoon. Light southerly winds turning NE later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 8.3 | 19.8 | 14.0 | 4.1 | 26 | 92 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1024.5 | 1028.6 | -4.1 |
| Morning cloud clearing in the afternoon, light variable breezes turning NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 9.3 | 20.2 | 15.3 | 7.8 | 34 | 178 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1022.0 | 1026.7 | -4.7 |
| Clear and sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 13.2 | 30.1 | 19.5 | 5.7 | 28 | 129 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1019.6 | 1023.6 | -4.0 |
| Sunny and warm in the morning with light variable breezes, NE winds from early afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 11.4 | 28.1 | 17.5 | 3.1 | 24 | 50 | South | 0 | 0 | 1016.4 | 1021.2 | +4.8 |
| Cloud increasing later in the afternoon with a few spots of rain, light variable breezes tending southerly. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 14.7 | 23.3 | 17.5 | 5.9 | 34 | 133 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.6 | 1023.1 | -5.5 |
| Some morning cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon, NE winds | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 12.5 | 22.7 | 17.1 | 8.9 | 38 | 154 | South | 0 | 0 | 1013.2 | 1020.3 | +7.1 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny afternoon. Cloud increasing again in the evening. Southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 14.8 | 20.2 | 16.6 | 7.0 | 27 | 125 | South | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1019.0 | 1026.1 | +7.1 |
| Morning showers and drizzle clearing by midday. Mostly cloudy with southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 13.8 | 25.0 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 32 | 122 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1022.5 | 1026.9 | -4.4 |
| Early drizzle clearing in the morning and cloud breaking from early afternoon. Light variable breezes in the morning turning NE in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 16.0 | 23.5 | 18.7 | 10.0 | 35 | 229 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1012.7 | 1022.6 | -9.9 |
| Few clouds, sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 16.7 | 10.2 | 55 | 221 | South | 0 | 0 | 1007.2 | 1018.9 | +11.7 |
| Sunny and warm morning. Strong southerly arriving early afternoon with cloud but remaining dry. | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 8.4 | 21.5 | 13.3 | 3.8 | 24 | 84 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1012.1 | 1018.9 | -6.8 |
| Cloud breaking in the afternoon. Light variable breezes in the morning turning NE in the afternoon | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 9.0 | 22.2 | 15.6 | 5.8 | 25 | 131 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1010.2 | 1013.1 | +2.9 |
| Few clouds but mostly clear and sunny with NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 14.0 | 27.0 | 18.8 | 7.1 | 31 | 161 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.9 | 1015.4 | +5.5 |
| Variable cloud, NE winds turning southerly in the evening. | ||||||||||||
