There aren't many times during the year that Jyväskylä and Sydney see similar weather, but that's how it has been this week. There have been plenty of showers around in both cities and maximum temperatures have been hovering just above 15C.
The rain seen in Sydney last weekend continued throughout the week, although the falls weren't quite as heavy. Further rain today made it 8 consecutive days with rain recorded at Sydney Airport. The longest streak of rain days so far in 2014 is 12. The 12 days between March 21 and April 1 recorded 76.8mm. The past 8 days in Sydney have recorded much more than that, a total of 141.8mm.
August is now the wettest month of the year so far. March's 151.4mm total was overcome on Tuesday. A total of 21.6mm fell then. Thursday August 21 recorded 14.4mm and today has also recorded 10.0mm. The monthly total now stands at 192.0mm, almost one third of the current yearly total of 619.2mm.
The winter chill has carried on this week as well. The past few years have shown how unpredictable August can be in Sydney. For example, August 23 in 2012 got to 30.0C at the Airport. It only reached 17.2C today. That measurement made it the 13th consecutive day without a maximum above 18C. That equals the longest such streak in the years since 2009.
All Augusts between 2009 and 2013 had seen a temperature above 25C by this date. August 2014's current top is 22.9C. Despite the cool maximums, minimums have been slightly higher. The past week hasn't seen a measurement below 10C.
Summer has disappeared quickly in Jyväskylä. The first 7 days of August saw an average maximum of 27.4C, while the 7 days from August 16 have seen an average of only 18.3C. Tuesday's top of 16.1C is currently the lowest of the month. This low is likely to be beaten on Monday. These lower temperatures are fairly normal for this time of the year.
Like Sydney, Jyväskylä has seen a fair number of rain days lately. Including today, 10 of the past 13 days have seen rain recorded. The daily rainfall totals have been a lot lower than Sydney though. August 11 has been the wettest day so far with 9.4mm. The monthly figure now stands at 44.4mm.
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