JANUARY		2006
Weather Report, Climatic conditions recorded from Raymond Terrace, NSW Australia
Location: Lat 32°46'S, Long 151°46'E    Elevation: 8m    Approx 12km from the ocean to the SE.
Using a WM-918 Electronic Weather Station, and Nylex Rain Gauge 1000.
My daily data can be found weekly in the Port Stephens Examiner.          Circulation: 28 509
© 2006	by:  Grant Burgess		Circulation:	21 +	Frequency:  Monthly		Issue #:	121
The Average Max Temp was			30.96	°C	The Avg Max Wind Gust was			32.05	km/h
(which is 0.62 °C Above average)					(which is 1.31 km/h Above average)
The Highest Max Temp was			44.5	°C	The Prevailing Wind Direction was			S
(A Record For Jan & is the Highest					(the average wind direction is S)
ever recorded Max Air Temp)					The Max Wind Gust was			60.5	km/h
(recorded on the 1st at 1649)					(recorded from the S on the 2nd at 0152)
The Lowest Max Temp was			23.6	°C
(recorded on the 25th at 0859n)					The Avg Daily Wind Run was			154.42	km
					The Max Daily Wind Run was			375.8	km
The Average Min Temp was			20.25	°C	(recorded on the 25th)
(A Record For Jan & is the Highest					The Min Daily Wind Run was			62.4	km
ever recorded Average Min Air Temp)					(recorded on the 26th)
(which is 2.33 °C Above average)
The Highest Min Temp was			23.3	°C	The Avg Min Wind Chill was			18.74	°C
(recorded on the 11th at 0630)					(A Record For Jan & is the Highest
The Lowest Min Temp was			15.6	°C	ever recorded Average Min Wind Chill)
(recorded on the 30th at 0633)					(which is 2.70 °C Above average)
					The Min Wind Chill was			12	°C
The Avg Max Relative Humidity was			94.42	%	(recorded on the 7th at 2324p)
(which is 1.18 % Above average)
The Avg Min Relative Humidity was			46.39	%	The Total Monthly Rainfall was			35.4	mm
(which is 5.40 % Above average)					(which is 22.49 mm Below average)
					The Median Monthly Rainfall is			63.15	mm
The Avg Max Dew-Point was			22.18	°C	The Number of Rain Days was			16	days
(A Record For Jan & is the Highest ever					(A Record For Jan)
recorded Average Max Dew-Point Temp)					(which is 6.50 days Above average)
(which is 2.07 °C Above average)					The Highest Daily Rainfall was			9.0	mm
The High Max Dew-Point was			25.0	°C	(recorded on the 7th)
(recorded on the 10th at 0841)
The Avg Min Dew-Point was			15.97	°C	PHENOMENA:  (Number of Days with)
(A Record For Jan)					Thunderstorms	4	Avg =	3.00
(which is 3.01 °C Above average)					Distant Ts’s	6	Avg =	5.57
The Low Min Dew-Point was			8.0	°C	Hail	0	Avg =	0.20
(recorded on the 1st at 1947)					Dew	6	Avg =	16.88
					Fog	0	Avg =	5.38
The Avg Max Heat Index was			32.89	°C	Frost	0	Avg =	0.00
(which is 0.32 °C Above average)
The High Max Heat Index was			43.8	°C
(recorded on the 1st at 1646)
The Avg Min Grass Temp was			18.75	°C
The Min Grass Temp was			12.9	°C
(recorded on the 30th)
New Years Day Record Heat
~ Record breaking temperatures were observed throughout much of Eastern NSW. The Hunter recorded it's
highest ever temperature at Singleton with 45.9°C. The previous high of 45.6°C was held by Jerrys Plains
on 25/12/1957. Unfortunately this station did not record data on this day.
Moderate NW winds carried this heat from NW NSW & SW QLD. It was possible to pick that we were going
to be in for a hot day the night before with the very warn overnight temperatures in higher elevations. For
example, Murrurundi Gap in the NW hunter at 729.4m asl observed a temperature of 27.3°C at 2am!!!
~ On a rainfall note for January I noticed that many surrounding areas to us here recorded totals well in excess
of 100mm (some centres even being from the Hunter).