RAYMOND TERRACE

CLIMATE STATISTICS - for 2002 All Data recorded by Grant Burgess

LOCATION – 140 km N of SYDNEY, & 18.3 km N of NEWCASTLE

------ Raymond Terrace Commenced: JAN 1995 Last record: DEC 2002

Latitude: 32.46 S Longitude: 151.44 E Elevation: 10.0 m State: NSW

2002

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANN No. %age

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Mean Daily Max Temperature (deg C)

29.46 27.41 27.22 24.87 20.41 17.85 18.45 20.38 23.89 28.28 29.13 29.21 24.70 1 100

No. Days, Max >= 40.0 (deg C)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 100

No. Days, Max >= 35.0 (deg C)

3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 16 1 100

No. Days, Max >= 30.0 (deg C)

10 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 12 14 65 1 100

Highest Max Temperature (deg C)

38.7 33.8 39.3 29.6 25.5 22.8 21.3 26.5 33.7 38.8 40.3 39.4 40.3 1 100

No. Days, Max =< 20.0 (deg C)

0 1 0 2 16 27 25 15 8 1 0 1 96 1 100

No. Days, Max =< 15.0 (deg C)

0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 100

No. Days, Max =< 13.0 (deg C)

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100

Lowest Max Temperature (deg C)

22.6 19.5 20.1 19.6 14.0 13.1 14.6 14.2 16.5 18.8 21.1 19.0 13.1 1 100

Mean Daily Min Temperature (deg C)

16.48 17.95 15.27 13.68 10.23 7.72 4.56 6.89 8.99 11.80 15.27 16.52 12.07 1 100

No. Days, Min =< 10.0 (deg C)

0 0 0 0 16 24 27 30 22 7 4 1 131 1 100

No. Days, Min =< 5.0 (deg C)

0 0 0 0 1 5 21 5 4 0 0 0 36 1 100

No. Days, Min =< 2.0 (deg C)

0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 100

Lowest Min Temperature (deg C)

12.4 12.8 10.6 10.4 4.4 2.1 0.3 3.4 4.1 5.6 8.6 7.3 0.3 1 100

No. Days, Min >= 15.0 (deg C)

21 26 20 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 20 22 118 1 100

No. Days, Min >= 20.0 (deg C)

3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13 1 100

No. Days, Min >= 22.0 (deg C)

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100

Highest Min Temperature (deg C)

21.4 22.5 19.8 17.7 14.3 14.7 12.5 10.2 15.5 15.9 20.8 21.5 22.5 1 100

Mean Daily Max Relative Humidity (%)

86.45 90.11 92.97 93.83 90.03 83.13 79.97 85.74 89.70 91.45 95.70 91.77 89.22 1 100

Mean Daily Min Relative Humidity (%)

33.97 44.68 37.71 42.80 45.71 42.23 33.35 34.97 33.77 30.32 39.97 41.61 38.36 1 100

Mean Daily Max Dew Point Temperature (deg C)

18.00 18.96 17.81 17.23 12.77 8.03 5.32 9.06 11.90 15.23 18.47 18.90 14.27 1 100

Mean Daily Min Dew Point Temperature (deg C)

10.13 12.71 10.00 9.90 6.39 2.03 -1.65 1.45 3.23 5.48 10.87 11.97 6.83 1 100

Mean Daily Min Wind Chill Temperature (deg C)

15.48 16.04 14.10 12.67 8.00 4.77 2.06 4.29 6.67 10.32 13.20 14.65 10.14 1 100

Lowest Min Wind Chill Temperature (deg C)

11 12 10 9 2 -1 -3 -2 -1 6 7 7 -3 1 100

Mean Daily Maximum Wind Gust (km/h)

30.10 26.47 24.33 21.10 21.49 23.94 24.02 26.34 27.36 29.35 30.45 29.45 26.20 1 100

Mean Wind Direction for Max Wind Gusts (8 Compass Points)

S S S S SW SW SW S NW S S NE S 1 100

Maximum Wind Gust (km/h)

58.7 43.6 40.7 45.7 36.0 45.7 41.4 62.6 46.1 47.5 49.0 49.0 62.6 1 100

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Mean 12am Air Temperature (deg C)

19.90 19.84 18.00 15.78 11.63 9.77 6.48 9.46 12.05 14.64 18.43 19.78 14.36 1 80.0

Highest 12am Air Temperature (deg C)

26.2 24.0 22.4 19.5 16.3 14.9 13.5 17.3 17.7 19.9 24.9 23.4 26.2 1 80.0

Lowest 12am Air Temperature (deg C)

14.7 15.7 13.1 12.0 8.4 4.0 2.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 11.1 14.4 2.0 1 80.0

Mean 12am Relative Humidity (%)

71.35 80.26 82.04 88.08 82.50 76.65 70.86 74.30 80.50 78.23 84.16 82.83 79.02 1 80.0

Mean 12am Dew Point Temperature (deg C)

14.19 16.13 14.87 13.92 8.38 5.46 0.93 4.56 8.67 10.18 15.68 16.35 10.43 1 80.0

Mean 12am Air Pressure {+1000 to All Values} (hPa)

9.12 11.48 14.78 18.72 18.00 17.77 18.50 19.67 13.54 13.23 15.95 13.35 15.46 1 80.0

Mean 12am Wind Speed {Average Speeds Taken Over 1 Minute Each Day} (km/h)

2.25 2.74 1.61 0.66 2.03 1.62 1.88 2.21 3.14 3.21 4.95 5.32 2.55 1 80.0

Mean 12am Wind Direction (8 Compass Points)

N NE S S NW SW W NW SW S NE S SW 1 80.0

Highest 12am Wind Gust (km/h)

14.8 13.3 22.3 15.5 14.8 18.7 18.7 13.3 22.3 29.2 18.0 23.8 29.2 1 80.0

Mean 12am Wind Chill Temperature (deg C)

19.62 19.39 17.70 15.64 11.00 9.23 6.14 8.85 11.13 14.05 17.37 18.65 13.79 1 80.0

Lowest 12am Wind Chill Temperature (deg C)

15 16 13 12 7 4 2 5 3 7 11 10 2 1 80.0

Mean 9am Air Temperature (deg C)

23.82 21.27 18.57 17.78 13.36 11.01 7.85 11.57 16.39 21.81 23.00 23.30 17.33 1 71.5

Highest 9am Air Temperature (deg C)

28.3 25.3 22.8 20.0 16.0 16.1 15.1 17.1 25.0 30.2 32.3 31.2 32.3 1 71.5

Lowest 9am Air Temperature (deg C)

20.5 18.6 14.3 15.0 10.5 5.3 3.7 8.2 8.7 16.3 17.7 14.2 3.7 1 71.5

Mean 9am Relative Humidity (%)

56.81 73.83 82.96 85.43 77.30 70.20 65.26 69.61 63.05 49.30 62.23 67.58 68.66 1 71.5

Mean 9am Dew Point Temperature (deg C)

14.35 15.89 15.43 15.00 9.05 5.04 0.65 5.52 8.26 10.00 14.73 16.00 10.70 1 71.5

Mean 9am Air Pressure {+1000 to All Values} (hPa)

10.65 10.67 15.48 20.17 17.25 19.20 20.35 20.30 15.63 12.40 16.55 13.47 16.15 1 71.5

Mean 9am Wind Speed {Average Speeds Taken Over 1 Minute Each Day} (km/h)

6.72 5.24 3.33 2.43 4.67 5.73 6.05 4.67 6.96 7.77 6.39 5.52 5.43 1 71.5

Mean 9am Wind Direction (8 Compass Points)

S S S SW NW NW NW N W NW S S NW 1 71.5

Highest 9am Wind Gust (km/h)

18.7 16.9 20.9 23.0 24.5 18.7 24.5 24.5 26.3 27.7 25.6 18.0 27.7 1 71.5

Mean 9am Wind Chill Temperature (deg C)

23.04 20.50 17.91 17.43 11.80 9.20 6.00 9.87 14.37 20.50 21.82 22.37 16.09 1 71.5

Lowest 9am Wind Chill Temperature (deg C)

19 15 14 15 5 2 0 5 9 15 15 11 0 1 71.5

Mean 3pm Air Temperature (deg C)

28.44 25.95 26.80 22.69 18.57 16.09 17.11 18.14 21.94 25.79 27.63 27.99 23.02 1 82.5

Highest 3pm Air Temperature (deg C)

37.9 31.8 38.9 27.9 23.8 19.3 20.3 25.9 32.3 35.6 39.1 38.2 39.1 1 82.5

Lowest 3pm Air Temperature (deg C)

21.1 18.7 19.3 17.7 15.0 12.4 13.3 12.0 15.3 16.3 19.2 15.7 12.0 1 82.5

Mean 3pm Relative Humidity (%)

40.33 56.10 43.86 53.83 52.79 46.58 37.18 43.00 40.19 40.22 48.20 49.74 45.61 1 82.5

Mean 3pm Dew Point Temperature (deg C)

12.52 15.35 12.19 12.29 8.17 3.96 1.21 4.33 6.81 9.59 14.16 15.22 9.46 1 82.5

Mean 3pm Air Pressure {+1000 to All Values} (hPa)

7.89 9.25 13.24 18.08 15.67 15.54 17.11 17.70 12.74 10.56 14.00 12.07 13.69 1 82.5

Mean 3pm Wind Speed {Average Speeds Taken Over 1 Minute Each Day} (km/h)

11.98 10.00 9.76 6.75 8.23 7.55 8.34 9.52 11.09 13.18 12.22 10.46 9.98 1 82.5

Mean 3pm Wind Direction (8 Compass Points)

S NE S S S S NW SW NW NE SE NE S 1 82.5

Highest 3pm Wind Gust (km/h)

45.7 27.0 26.3 25.6 20.9 28.4 31.3 24.8 32.0 36.7 26.3 35.3 45.7 1 82.5

Mean 3pm Wind Chill Temperature (deg C)

27.00 24.50 25.48 21.42 16.42 13.79 14.93 15.33 19.41 23.78 26.04 26.59 21.13 1 82.5

Lowest 3pm Wind Chill Temperature (deg C)

15 15 14 15 11 5 7 6 10 10 15 9 5 1 82.5

Mean 6pm Air Temperature (deg C)

26.41 24.38 23.81 19.07 14.79 12.73 11.81 14.17 17.39 21.05 24.09 25.29 19.31 1 93.4

Highest 6pm Air Temperature (deg C)

38.1 30.1 35.6 21.2 18.3 17.6 17.3 20.6 25.4 31.3 37.9 34.3 38.1 1 93.4

Lowest 6pm Air Temperature (deg C)

19.8 17.8 18.2 15.1 10.9 8.6 6.3 11.1 11.7 15.4 17.7 16.4 6.3 1 93.4

Mean 6pm Relative Humidity (%)

45.58 58.74 52.97 72.74 68.59 60.20 52.10 56.10 55.63 57.86 57.42 58.59 57.99 1 93.4

Mean 6pm Dew Point Temperature (deg C)

12.73 15.11 12.84 13.96 8.79 4.70 1.29 4.87 7.43 11.00 14.00 16.11 9.98 1 93.4

Mean 6pm Air Pressure {+1000 to All Values} (hPa)

6.88 9.74 13.77 18.19 17.41 16.70 17.77 18.48 13.33 9.86 13.46 12.11 14.12 1 93.4

Mean 6pm Wind Speed {Average Speeds Taken Over 1 Minute Each Day} (km/h)

10.82 9.16 7.10 1.96 2.97 4.05 3.77 5.50 4.12 7.07 10.16 10.96 6.33 1 93.4

Mean 6pm Wind Direction (8 Compass Points)

SE NE S SE SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE 1 93.4

Highest 6pm Wind Gust (km/h)

25.6 40.0 20.9 13.3 18.7 18.7 22.3 32.4 20.2 20.9 31.3 33.8 40.0 1 93.4

Mean 6pm Wind Chill Temperature (deg C)

24.92 23.00 22.90 18.67 13.97 11.70 10.65 12.39 16.33 19.68 22.17 23.41 18.06 1 93.4

Lowest 6pm Wind Chill Temperature (deg C)

15 13 14 15 10 5 6 3 8 10 16 8 3 1 93.4

Mean 9pm Air Temperature (deg C)

21.87 21.24 19.10 16.80 12.86 10.63 8.09 11.08 14.09 17.30 20.37 22.20 16.18 1 84.9

Highest 9pm Air Temperature (deg C)

29.1 26.4 24.3 19.8 18.0 17.0 15.1 20.7 18.8 21.1 29.6 29.8 29.8 1 84.9

Lowest 9pm Air Temperature (deg C)

17.6 17.7 15.1 12.2 8.9 5.3 2.3 6.3 8.8 12.6 14.8 16.0 2.3 1 84.9

Mean 9pm Relative Humidity (%)

63.84 74.60 71.75 80.69 77.59 68.86 65.22 69.63 70.46 71.83 74.68 71.62 71.78 1 84.9

Mean 9pm Dew Point Temperature (deg C)

14.20 16.24 13.75 13.62 8.48 4.75 1.20 5.15 8.07 11.63 15.24 16.00 10.57 1 84.9

Mean 9pm Air Pressure {+1000 to All Values} (hPa)

9.88 11.28 15.46 19.69 18.04 17.82 19.00 19.41 14.75 12.50 15.36 12.58 15.55 1 84.9

Mean 9pm Wind Speed {Average Speeds Taken Over 1 Minute Each Day} (km/h)

6.05 3.60 2.76 2.19 1.82 2.19 2.42 3.37 5.04 6.16 6.37 6.72 4.03 1 84.9

Mean 9pm Wind Direction (8 Compass Points)

SE SW NE SW SW W W NW NE NE NE NE NE 1 84.9

Highest 9pm Wind Gust (km/h)

19.4 18.0 20.9 17.6 18.0 25.6 22.3 18.0 32.4 29.2 33.1 30.6 33.1 1 84.9

Mean 9pm Wind Chill Temperature (deg C)

21.04 20.40 18.63 16.35 12.41 10.14 7.16 10.30 12.71 15.46 18.92 20.77 15.24 1 84.9

Lowest 9pm Wind Chill Temperature (deg C)

16 16 12 12 9 5 2 6 6 11 13 9 2 1 84.9

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Rainfall (mm)

24.3 277.4 139.1 53.4 106.0 78.5 44.3 26.5 50.1 5.3 47.8 172.9 1025.6 1 100

No. of Rain Days

7 16 9 7 12 6 4 9 7 2 5 8 92 1 100

Highest Recorded Daily Rain (mm)

12.8 71.0 78.2 18.2 55.0 55.5 17.0 11.5 25.5 3.5 36.8 105.5 105.5 1 100

No. of Thunderstorm Days

1 4 4 2 2 2 0 2 2 1 3 3 26 1 100

No. of Distant Thunderstorm Days

5 9 9 5 4 2 3 3 4 2 7 4 57 1 100

No. of Dew Days

22 21 30 26 22 16 21 18 21 15 16 15 243 1 100

No. of Fog Days

8 4 16 10 11 4 6 8 7 4 3 2 83 1 100

No. of Frost Days

0 0 0 0 0 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 100