SEPTEMBER		2007
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: 29 800
© 2007	by:  Grant Burgess		Circulation:	22 +	Frequency:  Monthly		Issue #:	141
The Average Max Temp was			22.51	°C	The Avg Max Heat Index was			23.09	°C
(which is 0.98 °C Below average)					(which is 0.89 °C Below average)
The Highest Max Temp was			29.5	°C	The High Max Heat Index was			27.6	°C
(recorded on the 27th at 1441)					(recorded on the 14th at 1434)
The Lowest Max Temp was			14.9	°C
(recorded on the 4th at 1029)					The Avg Min Grass Temp was			6.13	°C
					(which is 0.86 °C Above average)
The Average Min Temp was			9.91	°C	The Min Grass Temp was			1.1	°C
(which is 0.19 °C Above average)					(recorded on the 30th)
The Highest Min Temp was			15.6	°C
(recorded on the 27th at 0641)					The Total Monthly Rainfall was			47.9	mm
The Lowest Min Temp was			4.7	°C	(which is 20.67 mm Below average)
(recorded on the 30th at 0546)					The Median Monthly Rainfall is			52.20	mm
					The Number of Rain Days was			8	days
The Avg Max Relative Humidity was			91.07	%	(which is 0.10 days Above average)
(which is 0.29 % Below average)					The Cumulative Yearly Rainfall is			989.2	mm
The Avg Min Relative Humidity was			35.67	%	(which is 146.73 mm Above average)
(which is 0.08 % Above average)					The Highest Daily Rainfall was			19.1	mm
					(recorded on the 4th)
The Avg Max Dew-Point was			12.85	°C
(which is 0.47 °C Above average)					PHENOMENA:  (Number of Days with)
The High Max Dew-Point was			16.6	°C	Thunderstorms	1	Avg =	1.80
(recorded on the 9th at 0931p)					Distant Ts’s	3	Avg =	5.00
The Avg Min Dew-Point was			4.22	°C	Hail	1	Avg =	0.45
(which is 0.36 °C Below average)					Dew	13	Avg =	19.44
The Low Min Dew-Point was			-1.6	°C	Fog	2	Avg =	6.22
(recorded on the 29th at 2000)					Frost	0	Avg =	0.33
Firstly just a quick note to say that this is my first month since Sep 2001 that I have not broken any records!
Hail Reports
~ Mon 3rd - I received pea sized hail for ~3mins from ~1620. This come from rapidly moving storms toward the E.
Recent Additions to Statistics List
~ I have recently thought of a way & written the file for converting the FreeWX 'grafdata.dat' file into a more legible
format. This will mean I will be able to analyse events much more closely & efficiently. It also means that I will be
able to add a column to my FreeWX log file for recording 10min gusts. I have analysis for 1 & 10min data as well as
several graphs. This file will also be available on my 'Weather Calculator' page toward the bottom shortly.
Instrument Additions
~ Rain Gauge (Hydrological services TB3 with 0.2mm buckets) - I took delivery of this little beauty during Sep & hope to
have it installed within the next few weeks. I also purchased a data logger for use as a backup. With this gauge I am
hoping I will be able to connect it into my AWS & have this higher quality rainfall data uploaded onto my website in
place of my current sub-standard AWS rain gauge. Preliminary tests of this look very positive!
Instrument Alterations (August)
~ On the 14th I adjusted my weather cam to capture images every 10mins instead of every 5. The idea for this is to
increase the life of the camera. Further to this, on clear days images are only captured at 30min intervals. Uploads to my
website are still every 30mins during daylight hours.
On the occurance of interesting weather however I will (if home) take captures at much more regular intervals & also
upload each of these to my website. An example of this occurred on the 3rd when I was capturing & uploading images
at 5min intervals.