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April Summary

Unread post by Tornado Tim »

Post here your summary for April:
Here is a extract from my station care of weather display doing all the work for me, lol :lol:
Average temperature = 14.1°C
Average humidity = 82%
Average dewpoint = 10.7°C
Average barometer = 1022.7 mb
Average windspeed = 4.1 km/h
Average gustspeed = 7.7 km/h
Average direction = 71° (ENE)
Rainfall for month = 80.2 mm
Rainfall for year = 296.6 mm
Maximum rain per minute = 1.8 mm on day 29 at time 06:19
Maximum temperature = 24.1°C on day 06 at time 14:19
Minimum temperature = -0.1°C on day 10 at time 07:05
Maximum humidity = 100% on day 30 at time 09:04
Minimum humidity = 38% on day 03 at time 16:37
Maximum pressure = 1036.0 mb on day 03 at time 09:19
Minimum pressure = 1003.9 mb on day 20 at time 14:16
Maximum windspeed = 22.2 kmh from 068°(ENE) on day 25 at time 12:09
Maximum gust speed = 35.2 km/h from 023°(NNE) on day 28 at time 12:27
Maximum heat index = 26.2°C on day 02 at time 12:21
Avg daily max temp :20.3°C
Avg daily min temp :8.2°C
Growing degrees days :171.8 GDD
Total windrun = 1689.9km
Sunshine hours month to date= 192.8 hrs
Frost days= 1
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Re: April Summary

Unread post by Manukau heads obs »

my detailed climate report:
http://www.weather-display.com/windy/gb ... 42009.html

slightly warmer than you Tim for April
temperature a little bit down on average for the whole month
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Mean temperature here was 16.4°C (mean low 12.2 and mean high 20.6). Lowest was 3.2°C and highest 22.9°C, and dry too only 42mm of rain.
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From Horsham Downs,

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Averages\Extremes for the month of April to 30 2009

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Average temperature       13.4   °C
Average humidity          82   %
Average dewpoint          10.2   °C
Average barometer         1021.8 mb
Average windspeed         10  km/h
Average gustspeed         13  km/h
Average direction         107 ° (ESE)
Rainfall for month        66.2  mm
Rainfall for year         295.4  mm
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Maximum rain per minute   0.6   mm on day 28 at time 06:14 
Maximum temperature       23.4  °C on day 06 at time 14:55 
Minimum temperature       -1.4  °C on day 09 at time 05:41 
Maximum humidity          100 % on day 30 at time 07:59 
Minimum humidity          40 % on day 02 at time 17:30 
Maximum pressure          1035.2  mb on day 03 at time 10:10 
Minimum pressure          1003.2  mb on day 20 at time 13:42 
Maximum windspeed         42.6  km/h  from 153° on day 20 at time 22:28 
Maximum gust speed        59.2  km/h  from 162° on day 20 at time 22:27 
Maximum heat index        26.2 °C on day 02 at time 18:45 
Growing degrees days : 161.4 °C
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I recorded 67.6mm for the month here at west Melton but haven't done my temperature analysis yet.

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Rainfall here in Bishopdale CHCH was 45.3mm for April.

John you will be please to get another 20mm more. Ii bet, that will green the grass up for winter.
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Dominated by 1 high since before Easter, till the end Overall a good month here especially the last week except the week leading into Easter when of course it was SW.
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From Niwa,
http://www.niwa.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf ... 904sum.pdf


A cooler Autumn for the NorthIsland so far than was predicted by Niwa ( has been below average) and I dont see the warm weather in the long range models.
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