Statistics compiled by Brett Allender showed the college recorded above average temperatures and below average rain.

After some good falls of rain in the first half of the month, there was no rain at all in the second half.

Mr Allender said the dry finished dragged the rainfall graphs down to well below average again.

It rained on eight days in September.

The wettest day was on September 3, when 15.6 millimetres was recorded.

The next wettest day was 8mm on September 15, followed by 6.4mm on September 7.

Less than one millimetres of rain was recorded on five days.

It did not rain at all after September 15.

The total September rainfall was 31.2mm, which was 10mm below the long-term average of 41.2mm.

The college’s yearly rain total now sits at 225.4mm, well below the long-term average of 314mm.

The month was also hotter than average at the college.

The average September maximum temperature was 18.5 degrees, which was above the long-term average of 17.4 degrees.

The hottest day was September 14, when the mercury hit 30 degrees.

The coldest day was September 2, when the temperature failed to climb above 11.4 degrees.

There were 10 days above 20 degrees and four days above 25 degrees.

There were 15 days between 15 and 20 degrees and four below 15 degrees.

The days below 15 degrees all happened in the first week of September.

Warm weather is set to continue for the rest of the year.

October’s has an average maximum temperature of 20.9 degrees, November is 24.6 degrees and December is 27.6 degrees.

October’s average rainfall is 41.4mm, followed by 30.7mm in November and 27.3mm in December.

The college has already experienced its hottest October day on record, with the temperature reaching 37.9 degrees on Monday.

The previous hottest day was 37.6 degrees on October 21, 2004.

“Days above 35 degrees in October aren't completely uncommon, with 10 instances recorded in the past 11 years since the previous record was set,” Mr Allender said.