APRIL               2003

Weather Report, Climatic conditions Recorded from Raymond Terrace

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

© 2003          by:  Grant Burgess          Circulation: 26 +          Frequency:  Monthly          Issue #:  88

My Daily Min/Max Air Temperatures & Rainfall Readings can be Found Weekly

in the Port Stephens Examiner.          Circulation: 26 347

The Average Max Temp was .……...….. 23.33 °C

   (which is 1.15 °C Below average)

The Highest Max Temp was ..…………... 29.4 °C

     (recorded on the 13th at 1319)

The Lowest Max Temp was ….……....…. 18.3 °C

     (recorded on the 4th at 1227)

The Average Min Temp was ..…..……... 13.73 °C

 (which is 1.32 °C Above average)

The Highest Min Temp was …….............. 19.3 °C

        (A Record For Apr)

   (recorded on the 14th at 0651)

The Lowest Min Temp was ......…….….…. 9.2 °C

   (recorded on the 8th at 0638)

The Avg Max Relative Humidity was …….… 99.03 %

(A Record High For Apr)

 (which is 3.20 % Above average)

The Avg Min Relative Humidity was …….… 55.57 %

(A Record High For Apr)

 (which is 10.66 % Above average)

The Avg Max Dew-Point Temp was ……… 18.10 °C

(A Record High For Apr)

 (which is 1.27 °C Above average)

The Avg Min Dew-Point Temp was …….… 11.83 °C

(A Record High For Apr)

 (which is 1.69 °C Above average)

The Avg Max Wind Gust was ……..……. 24.44 km/h

   (which is 0.79 km/h Above average)

The Max Wind Gust was ………..…..……. 42.1 km/h

     (recorded from the SW on the 3rd at 1144)

The Avg Min Wind Chill was ………….… 11.77 °C

  (which is 0.13 °C Above average)

The Min Wind Chill was …………….……… 7.0 °C

    (recorded on the 5th at 0216)

The Total Monthly Rainfall was …....... 124.4 mm

(which is 39.90 mm Above average)

The Median Monthly Rainfall is …....... 79.95 mm

The Cumulative Yearly Rainfall is …..... 295.1 mm

(which is 119.65 mm Below average)

The Highest Daily Rainfall was ..………. 24.0 mm

    (recorded on the 5th)

MISCELLANEOUS:  (Number Of)

Rain Days ………...… 18          Avg =         7.88

Thunderstorms …....... 0          Avg =         2.83

Distant Ts’s …………. 2           Avg =         6.00

Dew Days  ………….. 19          Avg =       23.40

Fog Days ……...…..… 7           Avg =       11.60

Frost Days ………...... 0           Avg =         0.00

RECENT ADDITIONS TO STATISTICS LIST

1. I have slightly altered the look of my Set Time Data manual recording sheet.

WEBSITE UPDATES

1. I have now added a section on my site linking to pages of most of my data averages (all of which are used in calculating these Monthly Weather Reports. They include: Air Temperatures & Rainfall, Max Wind Gusts & Min Wind Chill Temperatures plus Humidity & Dew-Point Temperatures. See http://www.hunterweather.com/~raymondterrace/Main/Averages/Averages.htm for details.
2. I have also added a small photo gallery. http://www.hunterweather.com/~raymondterrace/Main/Pictures/Pictures.htm

Random Weather Data Additions:

16 April 2003 - Automatic Data Collection

17 April 2003 - Automatic Data Collection

18 April 2003 - Automatic Data Collection

19 April 2003 - Automatic Data Collection

25 April 2003 - Manual Data Collection

29 April 2003 - Manual Data Collection

FURTHER

· I recorded a Minimum Grass Temperature of 5.7°C on the 8th.