Wednesday, 3 January 2007 - Annual Climate Summary for New South Wales - Product code IDCKGC35R0

Sydney in 2006
Maximum temperatures third highest on record for Sydney

Main Points for 2006:

• Equal 3rd warmest year for average maximum temperatures.
• Total of 26 hot days when temperature exceeded 30°C (normally 15 days).
• Mild nights on coast but cool in western suburbs.
• Below average rainfall but sunshine hours equalled the historic average.

Main Points for December 2006:

• Below average temperatures. Average maximum lowest since 1999, average minimum lowest since 1996.
• Close to average rainfall.
• Well below average sunshine.
• Windy along the coast

The latest Sydney annual climate summary contains much more detail on the weather across Sydney during 2006, and the latest Sydney seasonal climate summary details the weather for all of spring. The latest Sydney monthly climate summary is also available.

These climate summaries have replaced media releases as the Bureau of Meteorology's main collation of such information. The summaries will normally be issued on the first working day of each month, once all the relevant observations are received (for example, maximum temperatures for the last day of the month are not available before the thermometers are checked at 9 am on the 1st). The summaries will cover what has happened across the whole state. An archive of earlier months will be kept at www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/month/nsw/archive/, with an archive of earlier seasons at www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/season/nsw/archive/

 

Further information

Mike De Salis
New South Wales Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (02) 9296 1542

Email reqnsw@bom.gov.au

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