MARCH 2001

Weather Report, Climatic conditions Recorded from Raymond Terrace

Using a WM-918 Electronic Weather Station, and Nylex Rain Gauge 1000.

© 2001 by: Grant Burgess Circulation: 12+ Frequency: Monthly Issue #: 63

The Average Max Temp was .………….. 26.33 °C

(A Record Low For Mar)

(which is 1.66 °C Below average)

The Highest Max Temp was ..…………... 31.6 °C

(recorded on the 20th at 1527)

The Lowest Max Temp was ….....………. 21.7 °C

(recorded on the 28th at 1314)

The Average Min Temp was ..…………. 16.31 °C

(which is 0.28 °C Above average)

The Highest Min Temp was …….……..... 21.0 °C

(recorded on the 11th at 0615)

The Lowest Min Temp was ......……….…. 9.9 °C

(recorded on the 28th at 0617)

The Avg Max Relative Humidity was ….… 92.10 %

The Avg Min Relative Humidity was ….… 44.48 %

The Avg Max Dew-Point Temp was ….… 18.06 °C

The Avg Min Dew-Point Temp was …..… 11.45 °C

The Avg Max Wind Gust was ……………. 26.37 km/h

(which is 0.85 km/h Below average)

The Max Wind Gust was ………….………. 41.4 km/h

(recorded from the S on the 5th at 1128)

The Avg Min Wind Chill was ………….… 14.45 °C

(which is 0.36 °C Below average)

The Min Wind Chill was …………………… 9.0 °C

(A Record For Mar)

(recorded on the 28th at 0457)

The Total Monthly Rainfall was …..….. 182.9 mm

(which is 58.22 mm Above average)

The Highest Daily Rainfall was ..………. 53.0 mm

(recorded on the 9th)

MISCELLANEOUS: (Number Of)

Rain Days …..….. 14 Avg = 9.33

Thunderstorms …. 3 Avg = 2.25

Distant Ts’s …..… 6 Avg = 5.00

Dew Days ……... 21 Avg = 21.00

Fog Days ……….. 11 Avg = 8.67

Frost Days ………. 0 Avg = 0.00

NOTE: Wind Gust is now equivalent to wind speed, and thus wind speed is now equivalent to avg speed

RECENT ADDITIONS TO STATISTICS LIST

1. Wrote out an index for my main weather folder contents.

2. Created average graphs for selected temperature statistics.

(ie the number of days per month that temperatures are exceeded)

3. Created more top 10 records. Including:

· Min/Max Dew-Point Temps

· Min/Max Humidity

· High/Low Maximum Wind Gusts

· Low/High Minimum Wind Chill Temps

4. Created a copy of my file structure for my Ray Tce weather files

5. Created a Min no. of rain days column in the Extreme average climate page

6. Altered several manual input graphs to make them automatic

(this did not alter the graph in any way). A full list is included:

· Avg Half-Monthly Air Temps & Rainfall *

· Daily weather graphs

· Avg Monthly Air Temps & Rainfall *

· Avg Half-Monthly Dew-Point Temps *

· Avg Half-Monthly Humidity *

· Avg Half-Monthly Max Wind Gusts *

· Avg Half-Monthly Min Wind Chill Temps *

· Weather Phenomina graphs (x2) *

· Selected Temperature Statistics *

· Avg Wind Directions (ie Max wind Gusts & All Set Time Data) *

· Avg Times That Daily Weather occur (ie Min/Max Temps, Max Wind Gusts, & Min Wind Chill *

· Other Half-Monthly Avg Data

· Avg Set Time Data Graphs

* - Long Term Graphs Only (ie Not Calculated for Each Separate Year)

7. Created a mailing list in ms outlook for people receiving this weather summary