SEPTEMBER 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 #: 129
The Average Max Temp was 24.31 °C The Avg Max Wind Gust was  29.46 km/h
  (A Record For Sep)   (which is 1.01 km/h Above average)
  (which is 0.92 °C Above average) The Prevailing Wind Direction was  S
The Highest Max Temp was  35.1 °C   (the average wind direction is NW)
  (recorded on the 24th at 1348) The Max Wind Gust was  62.6 km/h
The Lowest Max Temp was  17.2 °C   (A Record For Sep)
  (recorded on the 7th at 1354)   (recorded from the SW on the 8th at 1407p)
 
The Average Min Temp was  10.25 °C The Avg Daily Wind Run was  85.34 km
  (which is 0.60 °C Above average)   (A Record For Sep)
The Highest Min Temp was  15.6 °C   (which is 38.71 km Below average)
  (recorded on the 26th at 0549) The Max Daily Wind Run was  488.6 km
The Lowest Min Temp was  6.1 °C   (A Record For Sep)
  (recorded on the 14th at 0609)   (recorded on the 8th)
The Min Daily Wind Run was  1.8 km
The Avg Max Relative Humidity was  95.46 %   (A Record For Sep)
  (which is 4.79 % Above average)   (recorded on the 15th)
The Avg Min Relative Humidity was  34.39 %  
  (which is 1.40 % Below average) The Avg Min Wind Chill was  7.93 °C
  (which is 0.68 °C Above average)
The Avg Max Dew-Point was  13.97 °C The Min Wind Chill was  1 °C
  (A Record For Sep)   (recorded on the 7th at 0822)
  (which is 1.87 °C Above average)  
The High Max Dew-Point was  18.3 °C The Total Monthly Rainfall was  208.7 mm
  (recorded on the 4th at 1524p)   (A Record For Sep)
The Avg Min Dew-Point was  5.11 °C   (which is 155.70 mm Above average)
  (which is 0.63 °C Above average) The Median Monthly Rainfall is  50.10 mm
The Low Min Dew-Point was  0.1 °C The Number of Rain Days was  8 days
  (recorded on the 25th at 1024)   (which is 0.22 days Above average)
The Cumulative Yearly Rainfall is  742.7 mm
The Avg Max Heat Index was  24.64 °C   (which is 112.31 mm Below average)
  (A Record For Sep) The Highest Daily Rainfall was  88.0 mm
  (which is 0.98 °C Above average)   (A Record For Sep)
The High Max Heat Index was  33.1 °C   (recorded on the 10th) 
  (recorded on the 24th at 1348)   
PHENOMENA:  (Number of Days with)
The Avg Min Grass Temp was  7.23 °C Thunderstorms  5 Avg = 1.44
  (A Record For Sep) Distant Ts’s  7 Avg = 4.29
  (which is 2.44 °C Above average) Hail  2 Avg = 0.30
The Min Grass Temp was  3.2 °C Dew  22 Avg = 19.25
  (recorded on the 14th) Fog  3 Avg = 6.63
Frost  0 Avg = 0.38
Barrington Tops Snowfalls
~ Thu 8th - The NPWS reported a 12cm cover at Polblue till 1500 in the afternoon. Tim & I went up on the following
   sunday. We observed drizzle & the odd sleet shower whilst up there. There was only isolated patches of snow left
   on the ground after being washed away by the rains.
Hail Reports
~ Wed 6th - Small hail was reported from some parts of newcastle.
~ Sun 10th - At home I observed a brief 2min hail shower at 1530 with pea sized stones only.
~ Mon 11th - At home my parents observed a brief 3min hail shower from 1028, again with only pea sized stones.
Instrument Additions
~ Installed AWS rain gauge & added current rainfall data to my website. Rain gauge still doesn't seem to be working
   perfectly as yet because it is picking up false measurements at a rate of around 1-3mm per day.
   Installing this also brought on new problems with my temp sensor over about 3 days later in the month. I believe a
   connection problem was to blame as since cleaning the contacts, there has been no further problems. Though
   interestingly I tried a brand new modular plug & I still wasn't getting any response!