ANNUAL		2008
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 TB3 Hydrological Services Rain Gauge.
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The Average Max Temp was			23.80	°C	The Avg Max Wind Gust was			31.03	km/h
(A Record For Ray Tce)					(A Record For Ray Tce)
(which is 0.75 °C Below average)					(which is 3.36 km/h Above average)
The Highest Max Temp was			37.1	°C	The Prevailing Wind Direction was			S
(recorded on the 13th of Jan at 1530)					(the average wind direction is S)
The Lowest Max Temp was			11.5	°C	The Max Wind Gust was			67.4	km/h
(A Record For Ray Tce)					(recorded from the NA on the 24th of Nov at 1326p)
(recorded on the 2nd of Jul at 0002)
					The Avg Daily Wind Run was			128.08	km
The Average Min Temp was			12.68	°C	(which is 11.72 km Above average)
(which is 0.11 °C Above average)					The Max Daily Wind Run was			421.1	km
The Highest Min Temp was			22.7	°C	(recorded on the 22nd of Jan)
(recorded on the 1st of Feb at 0429)					The Min Daily Wind Run was			12.9	km
The Lowest Min Temp was			1.4	°C	(recorded on the 7th of Jul)
(recorded on the 10th of Aug at 0451)
					The Avg Min Wind Chill was			10.01	°C
The Avg Max Relative Humidity was			93.35	%	(which is 0.88 °C Below average)
(which is 0.42 % Above average)					The Min Wind Chill was			-4	°C
The Avg Min Relative Humidity was			44.54	%	(recorded on the 10th of Jul at 0546)
(which is 2.19 % Above average)
					The Total Yearly Rainfall was			1430.6	mm
The Avg Max Dew-Point was			16.07	°C	(A Record For Ray Tce)
(A Record For Ray Tce)					(which is 327.77 mm Above average)
(which is 0.78 °C Above average)					The Median Yearly Rainfall is			1072.80	mm
The High Max Dew-Point was			26.2	°C	The Number of Rain Days was			150	days
(A Record For Ray Tce)					(A Record For Ray Tce)
(recorded on the 14th of Dec at 1159p)					(which is 32.80 days Above average)
The Avg Min Dew-Point was			8.41	°C	The Highest Daily Rainfall was			96.6	mm
(which is 0.17 °C Above average)					(recorded on the 18th of Jan)
The Low Min Dew-Point was			-3.6	°C
(recorded on the 22nd of Jul at 1752)					PHENOMENA:  (Number of Days with)
					Thunderstorms	25	Avg =	30.45
The Avg Max Heat Index was			24.62	°C	Distant Ts’s	66	Avg =	62.78
(A Record For Ray Tce)					Hail	5	Avg =	2.58
(which is 1.26 °C Below average)					Dew	257	Avg =	218.40
The High Max Heat Index was			39.2	°C	Fog	37	Avg =	75.00
(recorded on the 13th of Jan at 1634)					Frost	12	Avg =	8.30
The Avg Min Grass Temp was			10.46	°C
(which is 1.30 °C Above average)
The Min Grass Temp was			-0.8	°C
(recorded on the 20th of Aug)
Brief 2008 Summary of Significant Weather Events
Jan 18th	Strong S'ly bought extended periods of moderate rain totalling 96.6mm till 9am.
Apr 25th	A week of heavy rains ending on this day saw several rivers around the Hunter issued with flood warnings
	for the second time within the previous 12 months
Jul 28th	A cold day saw my lowest ever 3pm temp of 9.6°C recorded, this was in the middle of a minor temp spike as
	both the preceeding 2 hours & the succeeding 1 hour saw the temp drop below 9°C. This day produced little
	snow about the tablelands due to a saturated atmosphere reducing lapse rates also accompanied by little
	convective cloud inland. Elevated areas to the north fared better snow wise with the Barrington Tops
	receiving ~5cm & further north, Guyra ~7cm.
Aug 23rd	Cool S'ly winds & isolated storms in the hunter saw Polblue in the Barrington Tops under a 30cm cover of
	snow. This apparently lasted for several days & kept local roads imapssable.
Sep 6th	Saw the last of four consecutive days of rain which again bought about flood warnings in the local area.
Dec 8th	Golf ball sized hail apparently observed in Raymond Terrace, on my travels I only come across torrential rain
	causing local flash flooding & gusty winds. Despite this I still feel this report is plausible.
Dec 29th	A large storm produced golf ball sized hail in several surrounding areas with only small hail here in RT. We
	did however receive gusty winds & extremely heavy rainfall to 300mm/h which was an all time record.