Stargazer's Monthly Summary

Recorded at Morphett Vale, Adelaide, SA.
(Near South Road & Bains Road)

February 2003
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Maximums and Minimums
(Entries are recorded at local time on the indicated dates)

Maximum temperature (Highest): +39.9 °C at 15:44:00 on 04 February
Maximum temperature (Lowest): +22.2 °C at 16:07:00 on 21 February

Minimum temperature (Highest): +23.9 °C at 06:43:00 on 04 February
Minimum temperature (Lowest): +14 °C at 07:11:00 on 09 February

Maximum humidity: 96 % at 09:22:00 on 21 February
Minimum humidity: 17 % at 16:32:00 on 04 February

Maximum dew point: +20.2 °C at 00:46:00 on 21 February
Minimum dew point: +1.5 °C at 03:19:00 on 04 February

Minimum wind chill: +6 °C at 06:01:00 on 08 February
Maximum heat index: +39.1 °C at 15:44:00 on 04 February

Maximum barometric pressure: 1024 hPa at 00:46:00 on 02 February
Minimum barometric pressure: 1006 hPa at 18:46:00 on 20 February

Maximum wind gust: 40 km/h (21.6 Knots) from 129° at 09:12:00 on 17 February
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Averages

Average temperature: +21.9 °C
Average maximum temperature: +26.9 °C
Average minimum temperature: +16.8 °C

Average humidity: 57 %
Average maximum humidity: 76 %
Average minimum humidity: 38 %

Average dew point: +11 °C
Average maximum dew point: +14.5 °C
Average minimum dew point: +7.6 °C

Average minimum wind chill: +11.9 °C
Average maximum heat index: +27.4 °C

Average barometric pressure: 1014 hPa
Average maximum barometric pressure: 1016 hPa
Average minimum barometric pressure: 1012 hPa

Average of daily peak wind gusts: 28.1 km/h (15.2 Knots)
Average of daily peak wind gust direction: 146°
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Rainfall Summary
(Entries are for the 24 hours midnight to midnight local time on the indicated dates)

16th February - (14 mm)
20th February - (30 mm)
21st February - (2 mm)
28th February - (3 mm)

Number of rainfall days: 4
Maximum rainfall rate: 37 mm/hour at 01:31:00 on 28 February
Total rainfall for February: 49 mm
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Graphs
(Graphs plotted at approximately 5 minute intervals)