JANUARY		2004
Weather Report, Climatic conditions Recorded from Raymond Terrace
Using a WM-918 Electronic Weather Station, and Nylex Rain Gauge 1000.
© 2004	by:  Grant Burgess		Circulation:	27 +	Frequency:  Monthly		Issue #:	97
My Daily Min/Max Air Temperatures & Rainfall Readings can be Found Weekly
in the Port Stephens Examiner.          Circulation: 26 765
The Average Max Temp was			31.89	°C	The Avg Max Wind Gust was			31.80	km/h
(which is 1.70 °C Above average)					(which is 0.92 km/h Above average)
The Highest Max Temp was			42.2	°C	The Prevailing Wind Direction was			N
(recorded on the 5th at 1518)					(the average wind direction is S)
The Lowest Max Temp was			24.4	°C	The Max Wind Gust was			79.2	km/h
(recorded on the 15th at 1655)					(A Record For Jan & is the highest ever
					recorded maximum wind gust)
The Average Min Temp was			18.97	°C	(recorded from the E on the 25th at 1711p)
(A Record High For Jan)
(which is 1.24 °C Above average)					The Avg Min Wind Chill was			17.32	°C
The Highest Min Temp was			22.5	°C	(A Record High For Jan)
(recorded on the 1st at 0622)					(which is 1.76 °C Above average)
The Lowest Min Temp was			11.7	°C	The Min Wind Chill was			12	°C
(recorded on the 9th at 0637)					(recorded on the 9th at 0657)
The Avg Max Relative Humidity was			95.42	%	The Total Monthly Rainfall was			145.7	mm
(which is 3.47 % Above average)					(A Record High For Jan)
The Avg Min Relative Humidity was			41.87	%	(which is 103.55 mm Above average)
(which is 1.94 % Above average)					The Median Monthly Rainfall is			43.05	mm
					The Number of Rain Days was			10	days
The Avg Max Dew-Point was			21.97	°C	(which is 1.00 days Above average)
(A Record High For Jan & is the highest ever					The Cumulative Yearly Rainfall is			145.7	mm
recorded avg max dew-point temperature)					(A Record High For Jan)
(which is 2.51 °C Above average)					(which is 103.55 mm Above average)
The High Max Dew-Point was			25.7	°C	The Highest Daily Rainfall was			38.4	mm
(A Record High For Jan & is the highest ever					(A Record For Jan)
recorded max dew-point temperature)					(recorded on the 14th)
(recorded on the 8th at 1715p)
The Avg Min Dew-Point was			14.20	°C	PHENOMENA:  (Number of Days with)
(A Record High For Jan)					Thunderstorms	7	Avg =	2.43
(which is 1.86 °C Above average)					Distant Ts’s	11	Avg =	4.40
The Low Min Dew-Point was			3.6	°C	Hail	1	Avg =	0.00
(recorded on the 8th at 1836)					Dew	9	Avg =	17.83
					Fog	4	Avg =	6.00
The Avg Max Heat Index was			33.94	°C	Frost	0	Avg =	0.00
The High Max Heat Index was			47.9	°C
(recorded on the 5th at 1535)
Hail Reports
Sat 24 Jan 2004 ~ I recorded hail up to 3.5cm in size with the most common size being 2cm in a moderate amount. A storm
struck us from the North at 5.00pm (1700), producing hail, rain (17.6mm in 15mins) along with gusty winds to 79.2km/h
from the East at 1711.
Other reports of hail occurred on the same day at: Western Ray Tce, Medowie & some suburbs closer to Newcastle.
See http://raymondterrace.hunterweather.com for a full report of the event by going to the "Data" link on the left hand
side. Now go to the "Extreme Weather" link on the right hand side. Note that this particular extreme weather event will
only last until our next occurs.
Things to note from now on with these reports
~ A "*" located on the left hand side of any time simply means that the reading occurred on the day before what is stated.
This is due to my reports being mainly automatic and also data being recorded from 9am - 9am.
~ A "**" located on the left hand side of any time simply means that the reading occurred on the day after what is stated.
This is due to my reports being mainly automatic and also data being recorded from 9am - 9am.
~ Extreme data readings now only indicate one single reading, which is always the first one. (ie If a Min Temp of 10°C is
recorded on both the 6th & also the 19th, then the 6th is the only one that will occurr on the summary sheet.
Monthly Weather Report Alterations
~ Number of Rain Days has been moved into the rainfall section.
~ Number of days with Hail has been added to the miscellaneous section. The average is taken from data beginning from
Jan 1996.
~ The report is now written in MS Excel which enables for better setting out as well as the automatic updating of virtually
all of the data as well as average comparisons. This allows me to add current monthly reports to my website & update
them as often as I get on the internet.
See http://raymondterrace.hunterweather.com for details by going to the "Data" link on the left hand side. Now go
to the "Current Monthly Report" link on the right hand side.
Recent Additions to Statistics List
~ Added the "Monthly Weather Reports" file as well as my "Yearly Summary" file to my Min/Max data input file. This
enables them to be automatically updated each time I add data to the file.
~ In the "Phenomina" file the number of Rain Days has been replaced by the number of days with hail. Data taken from
Jan 1996.
~ In my "Temperatures & Rainfall" half-monthly averages file I swapped around my "Low & High Average" columns to
be on the same sheet. (ie Min/Max Air Temperatures on one sheet & Rainfall statistics on another). Also did this to my
"Humidity & Dew-Point" half-monthly averages file by putting Humidity statistics & Dew-Point Temperatures on
separate sheets.
~ Added a "Year" sheet to both the manual "Min Max" & "09 & 15 Year" files to enable the year part of the date to be
updated when I change a single cell in MS Excel.
~ My 9am & 3pm Set Time Data now contain more detailed cloud observations. These include Low-Medium-High
coverage (in oktas) on all levels. 6 eighths or more coverage on one level means that the next higher level does not get
a reading as the sky is too covered for an accurate observation to be taken. Also, if both the Low & Medium level
clouds combined total adds to 6 eighths or more, then the High level coverage cannot be observed for the same reason.
Website Updates
~ Added a "Weather Calculator" page & program (Version 1.01) for FREE DOWNLOAD.
~ Added a "Data" page & links for data for both the current period & previous period (periods are: Jan-Apr, May-Aug
& Sep-Dec). Links for "Min Max", "9am" & "3pm" data as well as for the "Current Monthly Reports" & "Full Yearly
Summary" (so far). Also added "Extreme Weather" for a summary of our latest extreme weather.
~ Altered the links on the "Averages & Extremes" page making an "Average Air Temperature" link for Min/Max Air
Temperatures. Also added "Average Rainfall" link for Rainfall data, as well as "Average Humidity" & "Average
Dew-Point Temperatures".
~ Updated the links page to include many more links including a "Highlights" section for some of the larger websites -
such as for the Bureau of Meteorology.
~ Changed the names of my files to eliminate spaces within the names.