Monthly Weather Review, August 2010
September 1, 2010
Units of Measurement
Unless otherwise advised, temperature is given in degrees Celsius (° C) and rainfall in millimetres (mm).
Observation Times and Reporting Periods
The main observation for the day is at 9 am when the precipitation over the past 24 hours is determined, and the maximum and minimum thermometers are also read and reset. The following conventions are used for assigning dates to the observations made:
- Maximum temperatures are for the 24 hours from 9 am on the date mentioned, and usually occur in the afternoon of that day.
- Minimum temperatures are for the 24 hours to 9 am on the date mentioned, and usually occur in the early morning of that day.
- Mean temperatures are the average of the daily maximum and daily minimum temperatures.
- Daily rainfall is for the 24 hours to 9 am on the date mentioned. A significant fraction of the rain may have occurred on the previous calendar day.
- Monthly rainfall is from 9 am on the last day of the previous month to 9 am on the last day of the month being reviewed.
- Phenomena are for the 24 hours to midnight on the date mentioned.
Summary
August rainfall exceeded the long-term monthly average by 29%. The mean minimum temperature was 1.4 ° C warmer than the long-term average. The mean maximum temperture was 0.1 ° warmer than the long-term average.
Rainfall
Rain for the month totalled 59.9 mm, which is 13.5 mm above the long-term average of 46.4 mm.
Rain fell on 24 days with the highest daily total being 15.5 mm on the 12th.
Maximum Temperature
The mean maximum temperature was 14.7° C, which exceeds the long-term average of 14.6° C by 0.1° C.
The highest maximum temperature was 19.0° C on the 30th, whilst the lowest maximum temperature was 10.8° on both the 10th and the 11th.
Minimum Temperature
The mean minimum temperature was 6.3° C, which exceeds the long-term average of 4.9° C by 1.4° C.
The highest minimum temperature was 9.4° C on the 15th, whilst the lowest minimum temperature was 3.2° on the 17th.
Phenomena
No significant phenomena were observed.
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