Bishopdale Chch Weather Summary For The year Of 2018.
A.v.g night air temp for 2018 was 6.81c which is 0.62c warmer than normal.
Normal is 6.18c for a year.
Warmest night temp in 2018 was 18.7c The RECORD IS 21.3c IN 1991.
Coldest night temp in 2018 was -4.9c The RECORD IS -6.9 in 2007.
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A.v.g DAY air temp for 2018 was 17.16c which is 0.15c colder than normal.
Normal is 17.31c for a year.
Warmest DAY temp in 2018 was 30.8c The RECORD IS 41.2c IN 1973.
Coldest DAY temp in 2018 was 6.6c The RECORD IS 0.8c in 1994.
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The avg air temp for 2018 was 11.98c. Which is +0.22c
WARMER than normal.
Which makes 2018 avg temps the =13th WARMEST ON RECORD.
Normal is 11.76c.
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Ground avg temps for 2018 is 13.66c..
Warmest= on record.
, And 0.05c warmer Than the last record warm ground temps for a year in 2003.
AVG ALL YEARS IS 13.14c
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RAINFALL we have had 848.1mm rain 2018.
Normal years rainfall is 630.1mm.
DRIEST IN 1988=380MM.
WETTEST IN 2018=848.1MM.
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SUN was Warmer THAN NORMAL. for 2018,
34.7c Warmest on record.
2.2c warmer than normal.
Warmer than last year by 1.5c.
And 0.8c Warmer THAN in 2016.
THE SOLAR MINIMUM HAS STARTED.
October 2019 for solar cycle 25 to start.
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Air Temp taken in SUNLIGHT (NOT SHADE TEMP).2018
Warmest DAY 2018 is 58.1c on day 29 Dec .new record.
Coldest night on the grass was -7.1c on day 13 june 2018.
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WE HAD 39 AIR FROSTS IN 2018.,
WHICH IS 6 less than AVG.
normal is 45 AIR frosts.
WE HAD 61 GRASS FROSTS in 2018.
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