RAYMOND TERRACE
CLIMATE STATISTICS -							All Data recorded by:				Grant Burgess
LOCATION – 140 km N of SYDNEY, & 18.3 km N of NEWCASTLE
Data Since: Jan 1995					Commenced:		31 Dec 2004			Latest:		31 Dec 2005
Latitude: 32.46 S    Longitude: 151.46 E    Elevation:  8 m     State:  NSW
						2005			No. Days so far this Year:				365
JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	ANN	No.	%age
													Days	Comp
Mean Daily Max Temperature   (deg C)
29.67	30.28	26.11	26.39	21.07	18.96	18.89	20.94	22.21	25.98	27.31	32.52	25.00	365	100.0
No. Days, Max >= 30.0        (deg C)
12	14	8	3	0	0	0	0	1	7	10	22	77	365	100.0
No. Days, Max >= 35.0        (deg C)
6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	22	365	100.0
No. Days, Max >= 40.0        (deg C)
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	365	100.0
Highest Max Temperature      (deg C) + Date
39.2	39.7	35.3	32.4	24.4	23.4	22.4	28.0	30.9	33.3	36.9	41.6	41.6	365	100.0
14	8	4	3	10	4	25	31	23	26	9	24
No. Days, Max =< 20.0        (deg C)
0	0	1	0	12	21	22	12	9	2	1	0	80	365	100.0
No. Days, Max =< 15.0        (deg C)
0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	5	365	100.0
No. Days, Max =< 13.0        (deg C)
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	365	100.0
Lowest Max Temperature       (deg C) + Date
20.4	21.6	19.8	20.9	17.3	14.0	14.9	15.4	13.6	18.4	19.3	25.6	13.6	365	100.0
17	10	23	4	17	23	10	11	4	16	27	11
Mean Daily Min Temperature   (deg C)
18.02	18.06	15.76	14.01	10.43	8.43	7.67	5.70	9.99	13.52	16.24	17.41	12.90	365	100.0
No. Days, Min >= 15.0        (deg C)
25	22	19	9	2	1	0	1	5	10	19	23	136	365	100.0
No. Days, Min >= 20.0        (deg C)
8	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	9	32	365	100.0
No. Days, Min >= 22.0        (deg C)
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	365	100.0
Highest Min Temperature      (deg C) + Date
21.8	21.6	20.5	18.4	15.1	15.4	12.3	15.7	18.8	20.1	20.6	22.2	22.2	365	100.0
31	26	3	12	13	30	9	31	29	30	9	7
No. Days, Min =< 10.0        (deg C)
0	0	0	0	14	21	24	29	17	6	0	0	111	365	100.0
No. Days, Min =< 5.0         (deg C)
0	0	0	0	1	2	4	17	2	0	0	0	26	365	100.0
No. Days, Min =< 2.0         (deg C)
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	365	100.0
Lowest Min Temperature       (deg C) + Date
11.7	11.8	10.5	10.5	4.6	4.3	3.0	1.1	3.8	7.9	10.4	11.8	1.1	365	100.0
1	4	6	1	31	16	19	13	7	2	18	20
Mean Daily Max Relative Humidity       (%)
96.23	95.21	98.35	99.00	95.39	96.53	93.74	91.65	93.40	92.48	94.57	89.74	94.67	365	100.0
No. Days, Max >= 90                    (%)
28	24	31	29	25	26	24	21	25	24	25	22	304	365	100.0
Highest Max Relative Humidity          (%) + Date
100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	365	100.0
1	2	4	1	1	2	1	1	4	19	5	1
Lowest Max Relative Humidity           (%) + Date
84	82	91	82	67	73	63	59	62	67	85	73	59	365	100.0
14	18	28	6	29	18	17	11	14	10	21	5
JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	ANN	No.	%age
													Days	Comp
Mean Daily Min Relative Humidity       (%)
44.32	43.93	48.52	46.77	48.19	52.40	44.97	34.90	40.70	39.06	42.53	29.19	42.92	365	100.0
Highest Min Relative Humidity          (%) + Date
69	80	86	74	88	90	72	48	79	80	71	42	90	365	100.0
17	10	17	7	17	13	12	4	26	30	5	11
No. Days, Min =< 30                    (%)
7	8	0	2	0	0	0	3	5	8	4	15	52	365	100.0
Lowest Min Relative Humidity           (%) + Date
20	19	33	25	31	34	33	25	27	18	19	14	14	365	100.0
5	8	15	3	1	15	23	7	29	3	19	24
Mean Daily Max Dew Point Temperature  (deg C)
20.86	20.50	18.91	19.06	13.85	12.97	10.70	8.76	13.34	16.08	18.26	18.72	15.96	365	100.0
No. Days, Max >= 20.0                 (deg C)
20	17	12	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	14	81	365	100.0
Highest Max Dew-Point Temperature     (deg C) + Date
24.3	25.5	22.9	22.2	18.7	18.0	16.7	14.3	19.3	21.7	23.1	24.4	25.5	365	100.0
22	3	6	18	4	13	1	30	26	31	10	31
Lowest Max Dew-Point Temperature      (deg C) + Date
15.2	13.0	14.0	13.9	5.1	5.0	4.2	0.2	3.9	5.6	12.5	9.7	0.2	365	100.0
10	5	7	6	29	18	19	12	13	10	18	19
Mean Daily Min Dew Point Temperature  (deg C)
14.17	13.74	12.41	11.74	7.30	6.28	4.39	2.13	5.53	8.20	11.05	10.20	8.89	365	100.0
Highest Min Dew-Point Temperature     (deg C) + Date
20.2	19.5	18.8	15.7	12.9	12.2	9.1	8.2	13.6	18.3	17.3	19.7	20.2	365	100.0
24	26	16	8	16	11	12	3	26	31	8	31
No. Days, Min =< 10.0                 (deg C)
6	5	10	5	22	25	31	31	26	20	11	18	210	365	100.0
No. Days, Min =< 5.0                  (deg C)
0	2	0	1	10	8	18	26	17	9	2	3	96	365	100.0
No. Days, Min =< 0.0                  (deg C)
0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	1	0	0	0	11	365	100.0
Lowest Min Dew-Point Temperature      (deg C) + Date
7.2	3.7	6.7	0.2	0.1	-0.9	-1.3	-3.9	-0.9	0.9	2.3	1.9	-3.9	365	100.0
7	2	6	30	28	15	17	11	29	7	10	18
Mean Daily Max Air Pressure {+1000 to All Values}   (hPa)
14.77	13.68	19.00	24.63	21.61	20.07	23.65	25.13	18.10	16.35	16.67	11.65	18.81	365	100.0
No. Days, Max >= 1030                               (hPa)
0	0	0	4	0	0	5	7	0	0	0	0	16	365	100.0
Highest Max Air Pressure                            (hPa) + Date
1022	1023	1026	1030	1028	1029	1037	1032	1026	1023	1022	1018	1037	365	100.0
18	14	31	5	3	26	20	17	21	15	17	31
Lowest Max Air Pressure                             (hPa) + Date
1003	1004	1010	1018	1012	1002	1009	1014	1005	1006	1011	1003	1002	365	100.0
5	10	23	19	14	21	15	11	12	9	10	18
Mean Daily Min Air Pressure {+1000 to All Values}   (hPa)
8.68	7.32	14.00	19.60	16.68	15.13	17.55	18.48	10.97	10.13	10.67	4.61	12.85	365	100.0
Highest Min Air Pressure                            (hPa) + Date
1019	1019	1022	1026	1024	1026	1034	1029	1023	1019	1019	1013	1034	365	100.0
10	14	30	22	3	27	21	27	22	5	17	12
No. Days, Min =< 1000                               (hPa)
4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	8	23	365	100.0
Lowest Min Air Pressure                             (hPa) + Date
996	989	1003	1011	1009	998	1005	1005	998	995	999	995	989	365	100.0
5	3	23	4	14	21	10	11	12	9	11	18
JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	ANN	No.	%age
													Days	Comp
Mean Daily Max Heat Index Temperature (deg C)
31.20	32.06	27.69	27.26	22.62	19.84	19.63	22.07	23.01	26.44	28.47	32.82	26.06	365	100.0
No. Days, Max >= 30.0                 (deg C)
15	18	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	20	81	365	100.0
No. Days, Max >= 35.0                 (deg C)
7	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	29	365	100.0
No. Days, Max >= 40.0                 (deg C)
2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	365	100.0
Highest Max Heat Index Temperature    (deg C) + Date
41.3	43.1	37.1	31.2	25.2	24.6	24.3	27.1	29.6	32.4	38.8	41.7	43.1	365	100.0
20	19	4	3	5	4	6	31	23	26	9	28
Lowest Max Heat Index Temperature     (deg C) + Date
24.5	24.3	19.8	24.5	17.3	14.0	14.9	15.4	13.6	18.4	19.3	26.1	13.6	365	100.0
17	10	23	4	17	23	10	11	4	16	27	11
Mean Daily Min Grass Temperature      (deg C)
15.29	14.85	12.44	10.87	7.07	4.71	3.56	0.37	5.75	9.71	13.43	15.02	9.16	346	94.8
Highest Min Grass Temperature         (deg C) + Date
20.3	20.6	18.5	15.4	12.6	13.9	9.9	11.0	15.5	17.7	19.0	19.9	20.6	346	94.8
28	27	3	12	7	30	9	31	29	30	5	23
No. Days, Min =< 10.0                 (deg C)
2	4	7	9	24	27	31	30	24	14	5	2	179	346	94.8
No. Days, Min =< 5.0                  (deg C)
0	0	0	0	7	17	22	29	15	6	0	0	96	346	94.8
No. Days, Min =< 2.0                  (deg C)
0	0	0	0	3	6	10	24	7	0	0	0	50	346	94.8
No. Days, Min =< 0.0                  (deg C)
0	0	0	0	1	0	4	15	3	0	0	0	23	346	94.8
Lowest Min Grass Temperature          (deg C) + Date
9.2	7.6	7.0	6.2	-0.4	0.2	-2.1	-4.7	-1.3	2.8	6.6	9.0	-4.7	346	94.8
1	4	6	1	31	17	18	13	3	10	28	4
Mean Daily Maximum Wind Gust          (km/h)
29.11	28.23	29.43	21.08	22.91	21.81	26.39	29.05	30.42	31.81	33.98	34.60	28.23	356	97.5
Mean Wind Direction for Max Wind Gusts  (8 Compass Points)
S	S	S	SE	S	NW	NW	NW	S	S	S	S	S	356	97.5
No. Days, Max >= 30.0                 (km/h)
10	9	13	2	7	6	11	12	13	16	11	23	133	356	97.5
No. Days, Max >= 50.0                 (km/h)
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	7	356	97.5
Highest Maximum Wind Gust             (km/h) + Date
45.7	45.7	49.7	46.1	38.9	44.3	60.1	48.2	55.8	50.4	66.2	63.4	66.2	356	97.5
17	10	23	4	16	25	11	23	30	10	16	2
Lowest Maximum Wind Gust              (km/h) + Date
21.6	16.9	15.5	11.2	11.9	10.8	10.8	16.2	19.4	17.6	16.2	23.0	10.8	356	97.5
5	9	28	24	6	4	13	1	9	31	1	31
Mean Daily Wind Run                   (km)
151.36	130.95	141.42	60.12	53.49	45.39	78.65	99.97	126.10	133.68	163.02	140.51	110.42	351	96.2
No. Days, Max >= 200.0                (km)
4	4	5	0	0	0	2	2	4	5	5	5	36	351	96.2
No. Days, Max >= 300.0                (km)
1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	6	351	96.2
Highest Daily Wind Run                (km) + Date
303.8	258.7	342.2	168.5	168.5	176.7	399.6	241.1	275.4	258.7	397.1	233.1	399.6	351	96.2
17	19	24	4	26	30	11	31	18	9	16	23
No. Days, Min =< 100.0                (Km)
3	9	10	25	25	26	24	19	12	11	4	4	172	351	96.2
No. Days, Min =< 50.0                 (Km)
0	0	4	14	17	20	13	4	1	0	0	0	73	351	96.2
Lowest Daily Wind Run                 (km) + Date
88.4	52.1	13.8	11.5	10.5	4.6	7.8	34.9	44.7	63.8	70.7	64.9	4.6	351	96.2
30	22	30	26	10	20	13	1	4	23	30	31
JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	ANN	No.	%age
													Days	Comp
Mean Daily Min Wind Chill Temperature (deg C)
16.68	16.57	13.97	13.53	8.03	6.27	4.58	2.74	7.80	11.45	13.68	15.77	10.86	358	98.1
Highest Min Wind Chill Temperature    (deg C) + Date
21	20	20	18	14	11	11	11	16	18	19	21	21	358	98.1
29	9	5	12	7	6	9	31	25	30	4	7
No. Days, Min =< 10                   (deg C)
0	2	5	0	24	25	30	30	22	10	5	0	153	358	98.1
No. Days, Min =< 5                    (deg C)
0	0	0	0	8	13	22	23	11	2	1	0	80	358	98.1
No. Days, Min =< 0                    (deg C)
0	0	0	0	0	3	2	8	0	0	0	0	13	358	98.1
Lowest Min Wind Chill Temperature     (deg C) + Date
12	8	7	11	2	-2	-1	-4	2	2	5	11	-4	358	98.1
1	3	23	1	27	23	18	11	12	9	16	20
Rainfall                              (mm)
64.5	140.6	218.9	27.6	250.1	78.1	17.3	0.0	44.1	55.7	85.8	22.4	1005.1	365	100.0
Cumulative Monthly Rainfall           (mm)
64.5	205.1	424.0	451.6	701.7	779.8	797.1	797.1	841.2	896.9	982.7	1005.1	1005.1	365	100.0
No. of Rain Days                      (days)
12	8	15	6	12	11	9	0	10	13	14	8	118	365	100.0
Cumulative No. of Rain Days           (days)
12	20	35	41	53	64	73	73	83	96	110	118	118	365	100.0
Highest Recorded Daily Rain           (mm) + Date
19.0	60.4	56.4	13.0	89.4	24.6	6.0	0.0	17.4	18.5	30.0	14.0	89.4	365	100.0
17	10	4	16	13	30	3	1	4	31	28	2
No. Days >= 30.0                      (mm)
0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	365	100.0
No. Days >= 50.0                      (mm)
0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	365	100.0
No. of Days with Thunderstorms
3	6	5	1	2	0	1	0	0	5	9	4	36	365	100.0
No. of Days with Distant Thunderstorms
6	10	8	2	6	0	3	2	1	10	11	10	69	365	100.0
No. of Days with Hail
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	365	100.0
No. of Days with Dew
19	18	17	25	18	16	18	20	8	15	12	12	198	365	100.0
No. of Days with Fog
3	2	0	10	7	9	3	3	1	5	1	1	45	365	100.0
No. of Days with Frost
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	1	0	0	0	11	365	100.0
JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	ANN	No.	%age
													Days	Comp
Mean 9am Air Temperature         (deg C)
23.42	21.84	18.80	18.70	14.34	12.03	11.54	12.13	16.27	20.97	21.21	24.31	17.94	364	99.7
Highest 9am Air Temperature      (deg C)
27.4	25.2	22.8	23.0	19.4	16.4	17.2	22.3	23.0	24.9	27.6	36.5	36.5	364	99.7
Lowest 9am Air Temperature       (deg C)
18.0	17.0	14.4	14.7	10.1	9.3	7.1	7.5	12.0	15.7	15.5	19.9	7.1	364	99.7
Mean 9am Relative Humidity         (%)
73.52	79.75	88.97	90.00	79.23	88.43	80.87	71.48	68.47	60.52	70.53	59.58	75.84	364	99.7
Mean 9am Dew Point Temperature     (deg C)
18.06	17.86	16.82	16.83	10.33	9.93	8.06	6.65	9.98	12.40	15.30	15.34	13.08	364	99.7
Highest 9am Dew-Point Temperature  (deg C)
24.0	23.1	22.1	21.4	17.4	16.2	14.4	13.1	19.0	19.6	19.3	20.8	24.0	364	99.7
Lowest 9am Dew-Point Temperature   (deg C)
9.1	4.7	8.1	11.5	1.9	2.9	1.8	-1.1	2.0	2.8	4.3	7.0	-1.1	364	99.7
Mean 9am Air Pressure              {+1000 to All Values}   (hPa)
12.58	11.64	17.10	23.17	20.06	18.53	21.39	22.29	15.63	14.10	14.43	9.55	1016.72	364	99.7
Mean 9am Wind Speed                {10 Minute Average}     (km/h)
5.93	4.25	4.43	2.68	2.49	2.04	3.48	4.07	6.09	8.20	6.54	4.94	4.60	360	98.6
Mean 9am Wind Direction            {10 Minute Average}     (8 Compass Points)
SE	NW	NW	NW	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	360	98.6
Highest 9am Wind Gust              {10 Minute Maximum}     (km/h)
24.5	35.3	45.0	25.6	30.6	27.7	26.3	27.0	35.3	41.4	42.8	29.9	45.0	360	98.6
Mean 9am Wind Chill Temperature    {10 Minute Minimum}     (deg C)
21.71	20.29	16.84	17.38	12.27	9.77	7.87	8.61	13.03	17.90	18.89	22.48	15.53	360	98.6
Lowest 9am Wind Chill Temperature  {10 Minute Minimum}     (deg C)
14	10	10	14	6	1	2	2	5	7	11	16	1	360	98.6
Mean 3pm Air Temperature         (deg C)
28.08	29.04	24.66	24.18	19.67	17.74	18.15	19.31	20.66	24.06	25.35	30.86	23.45	365	100.0
Highest 3pm Air Temperature      (deg C)
38.9	39.2	33.9	30.9	23.7	22.2	22.0	25.7	29.5	33.0	36.4	38.8	39.2	365	100.0
Lowest 3pm Air Temperature       (deg C)
18.3	20.4	17.9	18.1	15.4	11.4	13.7	14.8	12.7	15.6	15.9	23.6	11.4	365	100.0
Mean 3pm Relative Humidity         (%)
53.97	50.96	59.00	58.33	56.71	58.93	48.06	39.03	48.63	49.77	53.50	37.00	51.12	365	100.0
Mean 3pm Dew Point Temperature    (deg C)
16.58	16.65	59.00	14.93	10.11	9.01	6.55	4.74	8.38	11.42	14.07	13.61	11.75	365	100.0
Highest 3pm Dew-Point Temperature (deg C)
22.4	22.6	21.8	18.8	17.4	15.7	11.4	10.3	18.3	19.6	19.3	20.8	22.6	365	100.0
Lowest 3pm Dew-Point Temperature  (deg C)
8.9	7.0	9.8	9.1	2.8	1.5	1.5	-0.9	1.5	3.7	6.0	7.0	-0.9	365	100.0
Mean 3pm Air Pressure              {+1000 to All Values}   (hPa)
10.48	9.11	15.42	20.10	17.71	15.97	18.74	19.10	12.70	11.45	12.10	6.61	1014.15	365	100.0
Mean 3pm Wind Speed                {10 Minute Average}     (km/h)
11.95	9.71	10.20	6.50	5.20	4.60	6.60	10.45	11.11	9.15	12.17	11.00	9.07	362	99.2
Mean 3pm Wind Direction            {10 Minute Average}     (8 Compass Points)
SE	SE	S	SE	S	NW	NW	NW	NW	SE	S	SE	SE	362	99.2
Highest 3pm Wind Gust              {10 Minute Maximum}     (km/h)
40.0	36.0	36.0	29.9	32.0	36.0	39.2	42.1	40.7	36.7	60.1	32.0	60.1	362	99.2
Mean 3pm Wind Chill Temperature    {10 Minute Minimum}     (deg C)
26.26	27.46	22.23	22.47	17.67	15.28	14.71	15.32	17.03	21.84	22.14	29.58	20.99	362	99.2
Lowest 3pm Wind Chill Temperature  {10 Minute Minimum}     (deg C)
15	18	12	15	12	4	5	7	6	12	8	19	4	362	99.2