OCTOBER		2005
Weather Report, Climatic conditions Recorded from Raymond Terrace
Using a WM-918 Electronic Weather Station, and Nylex Rain Gauge 1000.
© 2005	by:  Grant Burgess		Circulation:	20 +	Frequency:  Monthly		Issue #:	118
My Daily Min/Max Air Temperatures & Rainfall Readings can be found Weekly
in the Port Stephens Examiner.          Circulation: 28 260
The Average Max Temp was			25.98	°C	The Avg Max Wind Gust was			31.81	km/h
(which is 0.43 °C Above average)					(which is 2.31 km/h Above average)
The Highest Max Temp was			33.3	°C	The Prevailing Wind Direction was			S
(recorded on the 26th at 1236)					(the average wind direction is SE)
The Lowest Max Temp was			18.4	°C	The Max Wind Gust was			50.4	km/h
(recorded on the 16th at 1244)					(recorded from the NW on the 10th at 1525p)
The Average Min Temp was			13.52	°C	The Avg Daily Wind Run was			133.68	km
(A Record For Oct)					The Max Daily Wind Run was			258.7	km
(which is 1.37 °C Above average)					(recorded on the 9th)
The Highest Min Temp was			20.1	°C	The Min Daily Wind Run was			63.8	km
(A Record For Oct)					(recorded on the 23rd)
(recorded on the 30th at 0537)
The Lowest Min Temp was			7.9	°C	The Avg Min Wind Chill was			11.45	°C
(recorded on the 2nd at 0238)					(A Record For Oct)
					(which is 1.69 °C Above average)
The Avg Max Relative Humidity was			92.48	%	The Min Wind Chill was			2	°C
(which is 1.41 % Above average)					(recorded on the 9th at 0631)
The Avg Min Relative Humidity was			39.06	%
(which is 3.06 % Above average)					The Total Monthly Rainfall was			55.7	mm
					(which is 21.46 mm Below average)
The Avg Max Dew-Point was			16.08	°C	The Median Monthly Rainfall is			43.60	mm
(A Record For Oct)					The Number of Rain Days was			13	days
(which is 1.91 °C Above average)					(which is 4.63 days Above average)
The High Max Dew-Point was			21.7	°C	The Cumulative Yearly Rainfall is			896.9	mm
(A Record For Oct)					(which is 43.66 mm Below average)
(recorded on the 31st at 1220p)					The Highest Daily Rainfall was			18.5	mm
The Avg Min Dew-Point was			8.20	°C	(recorded on the 31st)
(A Record For Oct)
(which is 2.20 °C Above average)					PHENOMENA:  (Number of Days with)
The Low Min Dew-Point was			0.9	°C	Thunderstorms	5	Avg =	1.88
(recorded on the 7th at 1402)					Distant Ts’s	10	Avg =	3.67
					Hail	0	Avg =	0.44
The Avg Max Heat Index was			26.44	°C	Dew	15	Avg =	16.71
The High Max Heat Index was			32.4	°C	Fog	5	Avg =	4.57
(recorded on the 26th at 1236)					Frost	0	Avg =	0.00
The Avg Min Grass Temp was			9.71	°C
The Min Grass Temp was			2.8	°C
(recorded on the 10th)
Hail Reports
~ Marble sized hail was reported from Thornton by Tim Grugeon at about 1210 on the 22nd.
~ Golf ball sized hail was observed from the Stroud & Buladehlah areas from around 1500. Tim Grugeon was able to
confirm these observations.