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January 2012 has been the wettest January on record here at Helensburgh Weather(since records began here in 2008 anyway!)
149mm of rain has fallen so far with 16 rain days in the month.

Updated: @ 28/01/2012 12:45 - next update at 10:00  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Cloud Level
Mostly sunny, Dry
Mostly sunny, Dry

21.9°C Warmer 0.6°C than last hour.
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Currently 21.9, Max: 22.6, Min: 20.3 24-hr
difference
1.8°CWarmer 1.8°C than yesterday at this time.
TEMPS: Today Yest
High: 22.6°C
12:32 		22.2°C
16:25
Low: 20.3°C
09:00 		18.2°C
00:47
Inside Now
Temperature: 23.2
Humidity: 70 %
Wind from NNE NNE
3.7
Gust:
 2.4
Light Air
60-Min Avg: 3.7 km/h
120-Min Avg: 3.0 km/h
Max Gust: 10.0 km/h 12:39
Month: 31.3 km/h Jan 11
Today: 0 mm
Yesterday: 3.00 mm
Last
Rain: 		28/1/2012
00:43
January: 165.8 mm
Last 7 Days: 89.40 mm
Rain Season:1 165.8 mm
Rain Days: 18 in 2012
18 rain days in January.
Barometer ( hPa) Humidity/Dew Point Moon
Current: 1015.0 hPa  
1-Hr Trend: Steady
3-Hr Trend: Falling
High: 1016.2  | Low:  1014.8
Humidity: 73 % Decreased 5% since last hour.
Humidex: 27.1°C
Dew Point: 16.8°C Decreased 0.6°C since last hour.
Wetbulb: 18.8°C
Moonrise is at: 10:50
Moonset is at: 22:31
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, Moon at 4 days in cycle
22%
Illuminated
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy
   0.5     Low 
High: 4.3 @ 12:28
Energy: 382 W/m2 (33 %)
High: 1142 at  12:31
Feels like in the sun: 28.3°C
Wind Chill Heating Degree Days Sun
Current: 23.6°C
Today: 20.3°C  at 09:00
Yesterday: 18.2°C
Last Week: 17.1°C
Record: -0.7°C   29/06/2010
Today: 0.0
January: 4.7
2012 to Date: 4.7
Cooling Degree Days
2012 to Date: 45.9
Sunrise is at: 06:12
Solar Noon: 13:03
Sunset is at: 20:05
Daylight: Possible hours of Daylight 13:53
-0:01 Minutes shorter today
Lightning Evapotranspiration5 Station All Time Records Fire Risk4
Last Min: 0
Last 5 Mins: 0
Last 30 Mins: 0
Last 60 Mins: 0
Last 12 Hrs: 0
January: 707
2012 to Date: 707
Last
Strike:		 08:20:46 2012/01/25
Current: 4.80 mm   
7-Days Rain: 89.40 mm   
7-Days ET: 19.60 mm   
7-Day: 69.8 mm 69.8 mm water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days.
January: 71 mm 71 mm water in excess of what evaporated this month.
Delta T:6 3.1°C
Air Density: 1.190 kg/m3
HIGHS: LOWS:
42.6°C
20/11/2009 		1.8°C
30/06/2010
Daytime Records2
    33.6 C on: 20 Nov 2009   8.3C on: 08 Jun 2011
Nighttime Records3
  31.1C on: 02 Feb 2011 5.1C on: 30 Jun 2010
Current Fire Weather Index
Fire Weather Index: LOW/MODERATE
Today:
0.0
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.    2 Between 6am and 6pm.    3 Between 6pm and 6am.    4 Updated at Noon AEST.
5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present). Updated at Midnight.
6 Delta T is indicative of evaporation rate and droplet lifetime. It is used in agriculture to determine the best weather conditions for spraying pesticides. Delta T should ideally be between 2 and 8, and not greater than 10.

  Weather Forecast  -   Saturday's and Saturday Night's Outlook
Saturday

Overcast with a chance of rain
Overcast with a chance of rain
High of 26 		Forecast: Overcast with a chance of rain. High of 26°C. Winds from the ENE at 15-30 km/h. Chance of rain 50% with rainfall amounts near 1.3 mm possible.
 Saturday
Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then overcast
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then overcast
Low of 21		 Forecast: Mostly cloudy in the evening, then overcast. Low of 21°C. Winds from the NE at 15-20 km/h.