CHCH weekly weather summary for the 3rd week of August 2017.

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Bishopdales CHCH weekly weather summary for the 3rd week of August 2017.
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A.v.g night air temp this August so far is 3.05c which is 1.22c WARMER than normal.
6th WARMEST ON RECORD August night temps.
NORMAL IS 1.83c
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Avg Day temps this August so far are 13.37c which is 0.86c WARMER than normal.
8th WARMEST ON RECORD for August DAY TEMPS ON RECORD.
NORMAL IS 12.51c.
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Avg MONTH temps this August 2017= 8.21c.Which is 1.04c WARMER than normal
Which makes August avg temps the 6th WARMEST ON RECORD.
NORMAL IS 7.17C.
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A.V.G 2017 air temp so far is 11.13c. Which is 0.69c COLDER than normal for a year.
normal is 11.74c.
DOWN 0.06c on last week. RECORD WARM YEAR WAS 1998 = 12.36c.(all years)
This time last year the avg was 12.77c
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Ground avg temps for August 2017 is 9.5c UP 0.3c from last week.
3rd COLDEST on record for week 31, And 0.3c warmer Than same week August 2016.
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RAINFALL we have had 49.5mm rain this August.
Normal August rainfall is 61.14mm.
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SUN IS colder THAN NORMAL.
0.33c Colder than normal.
COLDER than last week by 0.1c.
And 3c COLDER than last AUGUST 2016.
And 2.49c COOLER THAN in 2015.
ON OUR WAY DOWN TO SOLAR MIN IN 4 YEARS TIME.
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Air Temp taken in SUN LIGHT (NOT SHADE TEMP).
Warmest DAY this August so far is 30.4c on day 7.
The last record WARM August day was 33.4c in 2016.
Coldest night on the grass was -7.3c on day 4.
COLDEST August GRASS TEMP ON RECORD IS -8.9c IN 2016.
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WE HAD 3 AIR FROSTS IN August 2017 WHICH IS below AVG.
normal is 10.57 AIR frosts.
WE HAD 7 GRASS FROSTS THIS August 2017.
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