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January 2012 has been the wettest and coolest January on record here at Helensburgh Weather(since records began here anyway!)
206mm of rain fell and our average High temperature was 24.4°C with only 2 days exceeding 30°C.

Updated: @ 08/02/2012 04:00 - next update at 10:00  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Cloud Level
Night time, Dry
Night time, Dry

17.9°C  
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Currently 17.9, Max: 18.8, Min: 16.3 24-hr
difference
0.8°CWarmer 0.8°C than yesterday at this time.
TEMPS: Today Yest
High: 18.8°C
00:23
21.9°C
11:18
Low: 16.3°C
09:04
16.2°C
07:44
Inside Now
Temperature: 21.7
Humidity: 71 %
 Wind from WSW WSW
4.3
Gust:
6.5
Light Air
60-Min Avg: 2.3 km/h
120-Min Avg: 1.4 km/h
Max Gust: 16.6 km/h 16:48
Month: 26.6 km/h Feb 6
Today: 0 mm
Yesterday: 1.00 mm
Last
Rain:
7/2/2012
06:39
February: 88.4 mm
Last 7 Days: 124.70 mm
Rain Season:1 294.3 mm
Rain Days: 23 in 2012
4 rain days in February.
Barometer ( hPa) Humidity/Dew Point Moon
Current: 1009.5 hPa  
1-Hr Trend: Steady
3-Hr Trend: Steady
High: 1010.2  | Low:  1007.0
Humidity: 90 %  
Humidex: 22.7°C
Dew Point: 16.2°C  
Wetbulb: 16.9°C
Moonrise is at: 19:13
Moonset is at: 06:23
Full Moon
Full Moon, Moon at 14 days in cycle
100%
Illuminated
UV Forecast Solar Information
8 Feb 2012   Extreme   11.6   
9 Feb 2012   Extreme   12.3   
10 Feb 2012   Extreme   11.6   
Sunlight 24Hrs: 00:00 Hrs
Sunlight Month: 17:45 Hrs
Wind Chill Heating Degree Days Sun
Current: 18.5°C
Today: 15.9°C  at 09:23
Yesterday: 15.4°C
Last Week: 13.7°C
Record: -0.7°C   29/06/2010
Today: 0.0
February: 7.6
2012 to Date: 12.5
Cooling Degree Days
2012 to Date: 65.5
Sunrise is at: 06:23
Solar Noon: 13:34
Sunset is at: 19:57
Daylight: Possible hours of Daylight 13:34
-0:02 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
February: 29
2012 to Date: 774
Last
Strike:
15:58:50 2012/02/06
Current: 0.20 mm   
7-Days Rain: 124.70 mm   
7-Days ET: 20.80 mm   
7-Day: 103.9 mm 103.9 mm water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days.
February: 67.6 mm 67.6 mm water in excess of what evaporated this month.
Delta T:6 1.0°C
Air Density: 1.200 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:
0.4
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  -   Wednesday's and Wednesday Night's Outlook
Wednesday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain
High of 23
Forecast: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 23°C. Winds from the ESE at 15-25 km/h. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 4.8 mm possible.
Wednesday
Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain
Low of 18
Forecast: Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Low of 18°C. Winds from the ESE at 10-20 km/h. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 5.3 mm possible.