Thursday, 1 March 2007 - Seasonal Climate Summary for New South Wales - Product code IDCKGC25R0

New South Wales in Summer 2006-07 and for February 2007
Dry, warm and stormy

Main Points for Summer:

• Driest summer for 22 years, however, the end of the El Niño brings some relief.
• Ninth consecutive summer with above average maximum temperatures.
• Ninth consecutive summer with above average minimum temperatures.
• Above average number of summer thunderstorms.

Main Points for February:

• Average rainfall returns to much of the state.
• Equal fourth warmest February on record for statewide average maximum temperatures.
• Sixth warmest February on record for statewide average minimum temperatures.
• Fifth consecutive February on record with above average statewide maximum temperatures.

The latest New South Wales monthly climate summary contains much more detail on the weather for all of February, and the latest New South Wales seasonal climate summary details the weather for all of summer.

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/

Please note: This will be the final routine notification of monthly and seasonal summaries. Future media releases will only be issued concerning significant events and/or when the monthly summary contains information of potentially high media interest.

Further information

Louise Tilley or Shannon Symons
NSW Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (02) 9296 1555
Email reqnsw@bom.gov.au

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