Wednesday, 2 January 2013 - Annual Climate Summary for New South Wales - Product code IDCKGC35R0

NSW in 2012: A cool, wet start and warm, dry finish

• Close to average rainfall
• Equal wettest week on record for NSW
• Warm days, coldest nights since 1994

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Rainfall - La Niña brings a wet start to an otherwise dry year

NSW recorded a statewide average rainfall of 568.1 mm during 2012, close to the historical average of 552.8 mm but drier than the recent wet years of 2010 and 2011. Rainfall was generally average to above average across most of southern and western NSW and drier than average in parts of the northeast, with few stations breaking any long-term annual records.

The 2011–12 La Niña event was the major influence on NSW rainfall at the start of the year, with most of the state experiencing rainfall in the wettest 10 percent of years and particularly heavy falls in parts of the south. The statewide average rainfall for January–March was 321.3 mm, the third wettest for NSW since records began in 1900, following the ends of similar La Niña years 1956 and 1976.

The most significant event fell between 27 February and 4 March, when a lingering low pressure trough brought the equal-wettest week on record for NSW. Large areas of southern and western NSW experienced record-breaking weekly rainfall totals, including the wettest day on record for any month at 26 sites, and resulted in widespread flooding across much of the state. Further information on this event is available in Special Climate Statement 39.

In comparison, the combination of a strong high pressure ridge and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole event in late winter resulted in generally dry conditions for the rest of the year, with rainfall less than 5 mm above average in June and July but otherwise well below average. The statewide average rainfall for April to December was just 246.4 mm, the driest such period since 2006 (233.5 mm). During this period rainfall was below average across the state, with particularly dry conditions in the southwest and between August–October. However, a number of heavy rain events were recorded in coastal NSW, with the heaviest falls associated with coastal surface troughs, East Coast Lows, and thunderstorm activity.

See a list of rainfall records.

Temperature

The statewide average temperature for NSW during 2012 was 0.16 °C above the 1961–90 average, with close to average temperatures across the state. NSW has not experienced a year with statewide average temperatures below the 1961–90 average average since 1996. Days were 0.55 °C warmer than average across the state, the warmest since 2009, while nights were 0.22 °C cooler than average, the coldest year for NSW since 1994.

Daytime temperatures were generally cooler than average at the start of the year, associated with the 2011–12 La Niña and well above average rainfall. January–March was 1.6 °C below average across the state, the coldest start to a year since 1984 and the fifth-coldest start to a year since records began in 1910.

Temperatures warmed during following months as conditions dried, with close to average conditions between April and June. The second half of the year was well above average, with the July–December maximum temperature 1.7 °C above normal. This is the sixth-warmest end to a year since records began in 1910, although cooler than the recent years 2009, 2006 and 2002.

Nights were generally cool throughout the year, with slightly above average temperatures in January and July but the January–October period averaging 0.57 °C below normal, the coolest such period since 1994. The cool nights were associated with an increased frequency of cool southerly windflow during the year, in addition to generally clear conditions during the latter half of the year. Nights were particularly cold during May, which was the sixth-coldest for NSW since records began in 1910. Nights began to warm at the end of the year, with both November and December more than 1.4 °C above normal.

See a list of temperature records.

Other phenomena

This is a brief summary of major weather events; for more information see the appropriate Monthly Weather Reviews and Special Climate Statements.

Hot spells

September - Almost a third of NSW (31 percent) experienced its warmest September night on record on the 28th, with minimums as high as 25.6 °C at Ivanhoe, just shy of the September record of 25.8 °C.

November - Between 24 and 30 November most of inland NSW experienced maximum temperatures more than 8 °C above normal, with minimums more than 6 °C above normal. This was the most extended warm spell for NSW since the record-breaking heatwave of 2009, with daytime temperatures reaching 46.2 °C at Pooncarie on the 29th, just shy of the November record. This event is discussed in greater detail in Special Climate Statement 41.

Cold Snaps

January - Thredbo recorded a maximum temperature of just 1.3 °C on 11 January, the coldest January day ever recorded in NSW. This was followed by a very cold night, with much of the state more than 8 °C below normal on the 12th and record-low temperatures at 16 stations including Parkes and Canberra. This event is discussed in greater detail in Special Climate Statement 36.

September - Nights were more than 6 °C below average for 1-3 September, with close to 15 percent of the state recording the coldest September night on record on the 2nd.

October - The combination of an ECL off the south coast of NSW and very cool air in the upper atmosphere brought temperatures more than 8 °C below average across much of NSW on 12 October. Snow was reported across much of the Great Dividing Range, with depths greater than 15 cm in Blackheath and Guyra, stranding motorists in parts of the Blue Mountains.

East Coast Lows

There were several East Coast Lows during the year, with locally heavy rain associated with events on 16–18 January, 8 March, 4–6 June, 12–13 June, 10–11 August, and 12–13 October. The events on 4–6 June and 10–11 August were also associated with very strong coastal winds, heavy swell and coastal erosion, with wind gusts as high as 128 km/h at Wattamolla on 5 June and 118 km/h at Wattamolla on 10 August.

Flooding

Flooding was widespread and severe during the first part of the year. More than 75 percent of the state was affected by flood warnings in early March, with Natural Disasters declared in 63 LGAs by the end of March.

Northeast NSW - A heavy rain event between 23 and 27 January along the north coast of NSW triggered flooding in the Northern Rivers, particularly along the Tweed, with more than 4000 people evacuated and more than 10,000 isolated by flood waters. This was exacerbated by further rain in early February, with flooding in large parts of Moree and the highest flood peak on the Mehi river since 1976.

Southern NSW - A very heavy rain event affected southern NSW between 27 February and 4 March, with the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee catchments recording close to double their previous weekly rainfall record. Several major towns along these rivers including Wagga Wagga recorded their most severe flood since 1974, with tens of thousands of people evacuated and more than 150 flood rescues. This event is discussed in greater detail in Special Climate Statement 39.

Western NSW - Following flooding in southern Queensland in late 2011 and continued heavy rain, floodwaters progressed through the Darling River system during the early part of the year, isolating inland communities and causing major flooding in the Bourke region.

Localised flash flooding also occurred during periods of heavy rain during the early part of the year, particularly due to severe thunderstorms in February and an East Coast Low on 8 March, with further localised flash flooding associated with thunderstorms later in the year.

Further information

Climate Officer
NSW Climate Services Centre
NSW Regional Office
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (02) 9296 1555
Email climate.nsw@bom.gov.au

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Extremes in 2012
Hottest day	46.2 °C at Pooncarie Mail Agency on 29 Nov
Warmest days on average	28.4 °C at Mungindi Post Office 28.4 °C at Wanaaring Post Office
Coolest days on average	7.7 °C at Thredbo AWS
Coldest day	-4.9 °C at Thredbo AWS on 6 Aug
Coldest night	-14.0 °C at Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chalet) on 6 Jul
Coolest nights on average	0.6 °C at Thredbo AWS
Warmest nights on average	16.7 °C at Lord Howe Island Aero
Warmest night	30.9 °C at Wanaaring Post Office on 30 Nov
Warmest on average overall	20.9 °C at Tibooburra Post Office
Coolest on average overall	4.2 °C at Thredbo AWS
Wettest overall	2307.8 mm at Perisher Valley AWS
Wettest day	290.0 mm at Meerschaumvale (Meerschaum Vale (Barden) on 26 Jan
Highest wind gust	131 km/h at Thredbo AWS on 29 Jun 131 km/h at Lord Howe Island Windy Point on 21 Jul

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Month by month
January was the wettest for NSW since 1996, and was particularly wet on the north coast, with major flooding in the Northern Rivers due to both an East Coast Low on the 16th-18th and sustained heavy rain between the 23rd and 27th. There was an unseasonal cold snap between the 11th and 12th which broke several long-term records for minimum temperatures, dropping to -3.7 °C at Thredbo; this is described in greater detail in Special Climate Statement 36.
Rainfall rank	Maximum temperature rank	Minimum temperature rank
February recorded its tenth-coldest daytime temperatures on record, as well as the thirteenth-wettest. The month started with heavy rainfall in parts of the northeast, exacerbating existing flooding, while a very heavy and widespread rainfall event developed in southern and western NSW from the 28th. There were several severe thunderstorms during the month, with reports of golf ball sized hail in coastal NSW on the 19th and 20th.
March was the second-wettest and fourth-coldest on record for NSW. The month began with a very heavy rain event in southern and western NSW, described in Special Climate Statement 39. The week 27 February to 4 March was the equal-wettest week on record for NSW, with the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee catchments in the south recording close to double their previous weekly record, resulting in flood levels not seen since 1974.
April returned to dry conditions as the La Nina event broke down, the driest since 2006, with warm days and cool nights. The month was particularly dry in the west, while a coastal low pressure trough produced widespread heavy rain along the coast between the 17th and 20th.
May was also generally dry across NSW, with no rain at all in parts of western NSW, resulting in the sixth-coldest minimum temperatures on record.
June featured closer to normal rainfall, with the exception of parts of the southwest, with nights remaining cool. There were two East Coast Lows during the month, with the first producing very strong winds and heavy swell across much of the east coast between the 4th and 6th, while the second produced widespread rain between Tweed Heads and Wollongong on the 11th and 12th.
July again featured close to average rainfall and warmer than average days, while minimum temperatures were close to average.
August was a return to dry conditions and was the tenth-driest on record, associated with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole event and a strong high pressure ridge, with parts of northern NSW recording no rainfall at all during the month. Maximum temperatures were well above average across the state while nights were cold, associated with the clear conditions during the month.
September again featured warm, dry days across the state while nights were cooler than average. There was a particularly warm spell at the end of the month, with 31 percent of the state recording its warmest September night on record on the 28th, and very warm days on the 27th and 28th. Minimum temperatures were as high as 25.6 °C at Ivanhoe on the 28th, the second-warmest minimum temperature ever recorded in September, with Hay, Wagga Wagga and Tibooburra exceeding their previous records by more than 2 °C.
October was the driest for NSW since 2006, particularly in the northeast, with very warm days and cooler than average nights. Between the 11th and 13th an East Coast Low and upper cold pool prduced record-breaking rainfall on parts of the south coast as well as widespread cold conditions. Snow was reported across much of the Great Dividing Range, with reports of more than 15 cm at Blackheath and Guyra.
November was dry and warm across the state, the warmest month for minimum temperatures since November 2011. The month ended with a severe and prolonged heatwave in inland NSW between the 25th and 30th, the most severe since November 2009, described in Special Climate Statement 41. Nights were more than 6 °C above average and days more than 8 °C above average during the week, with temperatures reaching 46.2  °C at Pooncarie on the 29th, just shy of the November record for NSW.
December was drier and warmer than normal, with the warmest mean daily temperatures since 2005. There were few major rain events during the month, beyond several periods of thunderstorms and rain in the northeast of the state and widespread thunderstorms and rain over the 23rd to 26th.
Rainfall rank	Maximum temperature rank	Minimum temperature rank

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Record highest daily rainfall
	Highest daily rainfall in 2012 (mm)		Previous annual wettest		Years of record
Hillston Airport	123.0	on 4 Mar	119.6	on 6 Feb 1950	130
Coolamon Post Office	123.0	on 29 Feb	109.4	on 11 Jan 1974	127
Grong Grong (Berembed)	202.0	on 4 Mar	80.2	on 5 Dec 1992	126
Urana (Nowranie)	101.0	on 28 Feb	86.9	on 30 Jan 1954	120
Binya Post Office	132.2	on 4 Mar	117.6	on 6 Feb 1950	118
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	111.0	on 1 Mar	93.7	on 12 Mar 1958	117
The Rock Post Office	148.0	on 4 Mar	91.2	on 28 Feb 1939	116
Grong Grong (Junee St)	110.6	on 29 Feb	89.8	on 30 May 1978	114
Mulwala Post Office	94.0	on 28 Feb	87.0	on 20 Jan 1995	108
Whitton (Conapaira St)	126.2	on 4 Mar	87.6	on 24 Jun 1931	107
Wymah (Gwandallen)	105.6	on 8 Nov	86.4	on 20 Jan 1956	101
Tootool (Toronto)	125.4	on 4 Mar	90.4	on 27 Jan 2000	100
Cooma (Kiaora)	118.4	on 21 Feb	113.5	on 4 Mar 1961	92
Walla Walla Post Office	127.0	on 8 Nov	114.6	on 21 Oct 1935	88
Goolgowi (Moira St)	104.0	on 4 Mar	83.8	on 24 Jun 1931	74
Leeton (Bents Hill)	164.4	on 4 Mar	90.4	on 30 May 1978	72
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot)	96.0	on 4 Mar	83.8	on 5 Jan 1934	70
Ournie (Waralla)	112.0	on 4 Mar	101.0	on 8 Mar 2010	57
Yanco Agricultural Institute	175.2	on 4 Mar	85.2	on 21 Feb 2003	56
Keepit Dam	131.0	on 2 Feb	123.7	on 1 Feb 1971	54
Belfrayden (North Mayfield)	116.4	on 4 Mar	82.6	on 16 Apr 1969	45
Ganmain (Rosedale)	131.0	on 4 Mar	104.4	on 30 Jan 1984	45
Barraba (Log Cabin)	108.0	on 2 Feb	102.0	on 17 Jan 2004	42
Thredbo Village	165.5	on 4 Mar	157.0	on 5 Sep 2010	42
The Rock (Miarb)	160.0	on 4 Mar	92.0	on 1 Apr 1989	39
Morundah Hotel	101.4	on 4 Mar	78.0	on 15 Oct 1928	33
Albury Airport	103.6	on 1 Mar	100.0	on 5 Feb 2011	30
Adaminaby (Yaouk)	173.0	on 12 Oct	93.6	on 9 Jan 1992	28
Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chalet)	186.5	on 4 Mar	171.0	on 31 May 1999	27
Narrabri (Rosewood Farm)	107.6	on 2 Feb	95.4	on 21 Jul 1998	27
Leeton (Fivebough Rd)	149.4	on 4 Mar	65.6	on 21 Apr 1998	21

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Record highest total annual rainfall
	Total rainfall for 2012 (mm)	Previous annual wettest		Years of record	Annual average
Cooma Airport AWS	812.4	762.5	in 1988	24	519.3

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Record lowest temperature
	Lowest temperature in 2012 (°C)		Previous annual coolest		Years of record	Annual average
Hay (Miller Street)	-3.6	on 7 Jul	= -3.6	on 18 Jun 1998	56	10.0
Corowa Airport	-5.0	on 2 Aug	= -5.0	on 14 Jun 2006	41	8.9
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve	-10.0	on 5 Jul	= -10.0	on 28 Jun 1988	28	6.5

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Record lowest annual mean daily minimum temperature
	Mean daily minimum temperature for 2012 (°C)	Previous annual coolest		Years of record	Annual average
Lord Howe Island Aero	16.7	= 16.7	in 1992	23	17.1
Bathurst Airport AWS	5.8	6.2	in 1994	20	6.8
Young Airport	5.7	6.1	in 2002	20	7.1

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Summary statistics for 2012
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for 2012	Diff from average	Highest for 2012		Mean for 2012	Diff from average	Lowest for 2012		Total for 2012	Average annual total	Rank of 2012	Fraction of annual average
Western (Far Northwest) (district 46)
Tibooburra Airport	27.9		44.2	29 Nov	13.7		0.6	24 Jun	288.8
Tibooburra Post Office	27.9	+0.5	44.5	29 Nov	13.9	0.0	0.5	3 Jul	317.0	227.2	high	140%
White Cliffs AWS	27.1		44.9	29 Nov	12.9		-0.3	6 Jul	376.8
Wilcannia (Reid St)	27.0	+0.4	45.4	29 Nov	11.2	-0.8	-2.4	24 Jun	385.0	263.6	high	146%
Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS	27.0		45.9	29 Nov	10.7		-2.3	2 Aug	341.2
Western (Lower Darling) (district 47)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)			43.8	29 Nov	12.1	+0.2	-1.2	23 Jun	420.0	259.6	high	162%
Broken Hill Airport AWS	24.7	+0.3	43.2	29 Nov	10.7	-0.9	-1.6	1 Aug	341.2	255.2	high	134%
Lake Victoria Storage	24.6	+0.9	45.1	29 Nov	10.1	-0.7	-2.6	6 Jul	170.3	262.7	low	65%
Menindee Post Office	26.1	+0.2	45.4	29 Nov	12.2	+0.9	0.3	6 Jul	260.9	244.8	average	107%
Pooncarie Mail Agency	26.1		46.2	29 Nov	11.2		0.0	6 Jul
Western (Upper Darling) (district 48)
Bourke Airport AWS	27.8		43.8	30 Nov			-3.0	5 Jul	434.6
Brewarrina Hospital	27.4	-0.2	43.0	1 Dec			-1.8	2 Aug	503.5	416.1	high	121%
Cobar Airport AWS	25.9		44.4	30 Nov	10.5		-4.6	5 Jul	355.0
Cobar MO	25.6	+0.4	43.1	30 Nov	12.2	-0.6	-0.5	5 Jul	379.2	400.6	average	95%
Collarenebri (Albert St)			43.0	1 Dec	12.2	-0.4	-2.0	2 Aug	448.9	503.6	average	89%
Lightning Ridge Visitors Information Cen			43.5	2 Dec	13.0		-1.0	1 Aug	646.6
Wanaaring Post Office	28.4		44.2	30 Nov	12.2		-2.8	2 Aug
Western (Southwest Plains) (district 49)
Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS	25.7		44.8	29 Nov	11.0		-1.0	10 Jun	309.4
Central Western Plains (South) (district 50)
Condobolin Airport AWS	24.9		41.7	24 Dec	9.1		-4.2	2 Aug	407.4
West Wyalong Airport AWS	23.6		40.7	29 Nov	8.5		-3.6	8 Jul	353.4
Central Western Plains (North) (district 51)
Coonamble Airport AWS	26.1		42.8	1 Dec	10.5		-2.6	2 Aug	565.0
Trangie Research Station AWS	25.2	+0.7	43.0	30 Nov	10.2	-0.6	-3.7	2 Aug	422.8	501.3	average	84%
Northwest Plains (West) (district 52)
Mungindi Post Office	28.4	+0.7	43.5	2 Dec	12.4	-0.4	-1.3	25 Jun	508.5	507.6	average	100%
Walgett Airport AWS	27.2		41.2	19 Dec	10.9		-3.5	24 Jun	508.0
Northwest Plains (East) (district 53)
Moree Aero	26.4		40.3	2 Dec	11.9		-1.8	25 Jun	633.4
Northwest Slopes (North) (district 54)
Barraba Post Office	25.1	+0.7	38.9	1 Dec			-5.1	8 Aug
Narrabri Airport AWS	26.2		40.8	1 Dec	11.2		-2.1	2 Aug	445.4
Northwest Slopes (South) (district 55)
Gunnedah Airport AWS	25.8		40.9	1 Dec	9.2		-6.8	24 Jun	582.6
Gunnedah Resource Centre	25.1	+0.6	40.7	1 Dec	12.2	+0.1	-1.1	24 Jun	577.9	640.9	average	90%
Tamworth Airport AWS	24.9		39.7	1 Dec	8.9		-4.3	2 Aug	769.0	635.2	high	121%
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	20.3	-0.2	33.0	19 Dec	5.2	-0.3	-8.0	24 Jun	854.4	788.0	average	108%
Northern Tablelands (West) (district 56)
Armidale (Tree Group Nursery)	20.0		33.1	2 Dec	5.7		-9.0	25 Jun	597.2
Armidale Airport AWS	19.2		32.9	2 Dec	7.1		-5.0	25 Jun	608.6
Glen Innes Airport AWS	20.1		32.1	17 Dec	5.3		-10.2	25 Jun	821.6
Guyra Hospital	17.8	+0.2	29.6	2 Dec	6.5	0.0	-4.7	24 Jun	874.0	929.2	low	94%
Inverell (Raglan St)	23.9		36.6	17 Dec	7.1		-7.6	25 Jun	727.0
Inverell Research Centre	23.4	+0.7	36.3	2 Dec	10.0	-0.3	-3.4	25 Jun	607.4	799.3	low	76%
Northern Tablelands (East) (district 57)
Tabulam (Muirne)	22.4	+0.2	35.8	17 Dec	12.5	-0.1	2.2	4 Jul	1369.4	1274.3	average	107%
Upper North Coast (district 58)
Ballina Airport AWS	24.4		35.0	4 Dec	14.3		2.7	3 Aug	1905.0
Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS)	23.2		34.0	11 Jan	16.6		9.0	4 Jul	1530.6
Casino Airport AWS			39.4	20 Oct	13.7		2.0	25 Jun	1121.8
Grafton Airport AWS	25.4		38.6	20 Oct	12.2		-0.9	4 Jul	1103.0
Grafton Olympic Pool	25.9	+0.1	38.9	20 Oct	13.8	+0.1	1.0	4 Jul	1217.9	1077.6	high	113%
Grafton Research Stn	25.5		38.3	20 Oct	13.6		2.2	21 Jun	1041.2	1001.8	average	104%
Lismore (Richmond Hill)	25.1		37.6	20 Oct	14.3		4.4	3 Aug	1434.4
Lismore Airport AWS	25.5		38.5	20 Oct	12.7		0.2	2 Aug	1212.6
Murwillumbah (Bray Park)	25.5	-0.2	38.4	4 Dec			2.2	2 Aug
Yamba Pilot Station	23.8	+0.5	34.8	20 Oct	15.6	+0.2	5.4	4 Jul	1728.6	1468.8	high	118%
Lower North Coast (district 59)
Coffs Harbour MO	23.6	+0.3	39.2	20 Oct	14.1	+0.1	2.2	7 Aug	1837.2	1700.3	average	108%
Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd)	19.8		33.0	1 Dec	9.9		-1.5	24 Jun	2213.0
Kempsey (Wide Street)	24.8	-0.2	37.8	20 Oct	12.9	+0.7	1.0	7 Aug	1120.1	1216.7	average	92%
Kempsey Airport AWS	24.7		39.2	20 Oct	11.4		-1.8	7 Aug	951.0
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape Lighthouse)	23.9	+0.7	32.2	5 Oct			6.5	11 Aug	1436.5	1492.7	average	96%
Manning (district 60)
Forster - Tuncurry Marine Rescue	22.7		37.0	20 Oct	13.9		2.0	8 Aug	1294.5	1217.7	average	106%
Port Macquarie Airport AWS	23.6		39.4	20 Oct	12.7		-0.3	7 Aug	1473.8
Taree Airport AWS	23.7		38.1	20 Oct	12.5		-0.6	24 Jun	1065.9
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	24.3	+0.1	38.4	1 Dec	11.9	+0.2	1.0	4 Aug
Hunter (district 61)
Cessnock Airport AWS	24.0		40.0	30 Nov	10.1		-2.1	25 Jun	602.4
Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS)	23.2		36.6	4 Jan	10.7		-2.1	8 Aug
Gosford (Narara Research Station) AWS	22.8	-0.2	35.7	1 Dec	11.0	-0.1	-0.3	8 Aug	1305.2	1328.8	average	98%
Maitland Visitors Centre	24.2		40.0	30 Nov			0.0	20 Jun	753.1
Mangrove Mountain AWS	21.8		37.5	30 Nov	10.9		0.5	7 Aug	1112.8
Merriwa (Roscommon)	23.7		40.8	1 Dec	8.3		-4.3	1 Aug	553.4	600.5	average	92%
Murrurundi Gap AWS	20.2		35.5	1 Dec	10.3		-0.1	4 Jul	692.2
Murrurundi Post Office	22.9	-0.4	38.1	1 Dec	8.0	-0.5	-4.4	4 Jul	756.4	832.6	average	91%
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	22.3	-0.6	33.0	20 Oct	15.4	+1.3	7.3	8 Aug
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS	21.9	+0.1	35.5	20 Oct	14.8	+0.6	6.1	24 Jun	829.6	1123.5	low	74%
Norah Head AWS	21.9		34.4	5 Oct	14.8		5.8	24 Jun	1148.4
Paterson (Tocal AWS)	24.1	+0.1	40.9	30 Nov	11.7	-0.3	1.1	8 Aug	794.6	931.6	average	85%
Scone Airport AWS	24.5	+0.4	41.7	1 Dec	9.5	-0.5	-3.4	24 Jun	527.0
Singleton STP	24.7		42.0	30 Nov			-2.4	3 Sep	559.1
Williamtown RAAF	23.5	+0.4	37.9	20 Oct	12.2	-0.2	0.9	8 Aug	971.6	1124.7	low	86%
Central Tablelands (North) (district 62)
Gulgong Post Office	23.2	+0.1	38.8	30 Nov	8.9	-0.7	-2.9	2 Aug	738.6	652.6	high	113%
Mudgee Airport AWS	22.6	+0.2	38.3	30 Nov	7.5	-0.6	-5.0	7 Aug	738.2
Central Tablelands (South) (district 63)
Bathurst Airport AWS	20.4	+0.3	36.6	30 Nov	5.8	-1.0	-6.1	8 Aug	630.6
Katoomba (Murri St)	17.4	+0.7	32.6	30 Nov	8.2	+0.2	-1.2	1 Sep	1434.8	1402.6	average	102%
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	17.9		33.7	30 Nov	6.4		-6.0	1 Sep	791.7	786.9	average	101%
Mount Boyce AWS	16.8	0.0	32.8	30 Nov	7.6	-0.3	-2.8	1 Sep	1175.8
Oberon (Springbank)	17.1	+0.2	31.0	24 Dec	5.0	-0.2	-6.1	20 Jun	819.9	843.3	average	97%
Orange Agricultural Institute	17.9	0.0	32.2	30 Nov	6.9	-0.3	-3.6	20 Jun	691.5	924.1	low	75%
Orange Airport AWS	17.6		32.6	24 Dec	5.6		-5.8	8 Jun	783.8
Springwood (Valley Heights)	22.0		37.0	24 Dec	11.6		2.2	7 Aug	1007.7	1089.9	average	92%
Central Western Slopes (North) (district 64)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	23.4	-0.3	38.6	1 Dec	6.6	-0.8	-6.0	8 Aug	797.4	754.0	average	106%
Coonabarabran Airport AWS	22.1		38.2	1 Dec	10.8		0.8	1 Sep	774.8
Dunedoo Post Office	24.2	+0.3	40.8	1 Dec	9.4	-0.2	-3.8	8 Aug	551.2	615.3	average	90%
Central Western Slopes (South) (district 65)
Cowra Airport AWS	22.7		39.3	30 Nov	7.7		-4.5	1 Sep	748.9
Dubbo Airport AWS	24.5		41.7	30 Nov	9.3		-4.7	4 Jul	608.6
Forbes Airport AWS	23.8		40.4	30 Nov	8.7		-3.5	2 Aug	561.8
Parkes Airport AWS	23.3		40.5	30 Nov	8.2		-4.5	7 Aug	638.6	650.3	average	98%
Wellington (Agrowplow)	24.0	-0.3	39.4	30 Nov	8.6	-0.8	-3.8	2 Aug	581.2	616.6	average	94%
Metropolitan (East) (district 66)
Bankstown Airport AWS	23.4	+0.2	39.1	30 Nov	11.7	-0.3	0.6	4 Aug	917.0	875.3	average	105%
Canterbury Racecourse AWS	22.5		36.0	1 Dec	11.8		0.4	8 Aug	1019.0
Holsworthy Control Range	22.9		37.7	30 Nov	10.7		-0.7	5 Aug	881.8
Parramatta North (Masons Drive)	23.0	-0.3	39.3	30 Nov	11.8	-0.4	0.7	1 Sep	1081.8	969.8	high	112%
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	22.7	+1.0	34.2	5 Oct	14.4	+0.6	5.5	1 Sep	1213.6	1215.0	average	100%
Sydney Airport AMO	22.9	+0.7	36.2	1 Dec	14.3	+0.9	5.1	1 Sep	972.8	1082.8	average	90%
Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West)	20.6		33.3	20 Dec	15.1		7.0	1 Sep
Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre)	23.1		37.1	1 Dec	12.5		1.7	8 Aug
Terrey Hills AWS	21.4		34.0	28 Dec	12.8		3.4	24 Jun	1277.2
Metropolitan (West) (district 67)
Badgerys Creek AWS	23.4		39.7	24 Dec	10.4		-1.1	8 Aug	903.4
Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS	23.1		38.6	24 Dec	11.4		0.1	7 Aug	973.8
Penrith Lakes AWS	24.1		38.8	24 Dec	11.8		0.7	8 Aug	905.4
Prospect Reservoir			38.8	30 Nov	12.0	-0.2	1.7	8 Aug	972.9	871.7	average	112%
Richmond RAAF	24.0		38.8	24 Dec	10.5		-2.4	8 Aug	824.2
Illawarra (district 68)
Albion Park (Wollongong Airport)	22.1		37.9	1 Dec	11.0		0.5	20 Jul	762.2
Bellambi AWS	20.9		32.2	28 Sep	14.3		6.1	12 Oct	1255.2
Bowral (Parry Drive)	18.3	-0.4	34.9	30 Nov	8.3	+0.4	-2.2	20 Jul	953.0	931.5	average	102%
Camden Airport AWS	23.4	-0.2	39.4	24 Dec	9.7	-0.5	-2.8	8 Aug	796.8	788.1	average	101%
Campbelltown (Mount Annan)	23.3		38.2	24 Dec	9.9		-1.2	8 Aug	776.6
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular AWS)	20.0		33.8	1 Dec	13.8		5.5	20 Jul	945.0
Kiama (Bombo Headland)	20.8		33.6	30 Jan	14.0		5.8	1 Sep	1043.4
Moss Vale AWS	18.2		34.6	30 Nov	7.6		-3.7	20 Jul	860.0
Nowra RAN Air Station AWS	21.9		38.3	30 Nov	10.7		2.5	5 Aug	944.8
South Coast (district 69)
Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club)	21.1	-0.5	34.7	1 Dec	9.5	-0.5	-1.8	1 Sep	1076.9	907.3	high	119%
Bega AWS	21.7		37.9	24 Dec	8.6		-2.9	8 Aug	844.2
Braidwood Racecourse AWS	18.6	-0.6	33.8	24 Dec	5.1	-0.9	-6.7	2 Sep	760.2
Green Cape AWS	19.1		28.8	16 Oct	13.0		5.9	27 Jun	802.4
Merimbula Airport AWS	20.6		33.5	30 Jan	9.6		0.2	2 Sep	1131.8
Montague Island Lighthouse	19.0	-0.4	29.7	1 Dec	13.8	-0.1	6.1	10 Aug	909.8	884.7	average	103%
Moruya Airport AWS	20.8		36.1	1 Dec	9.5		-1.8	8 Aug	838.8
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	20.1	-0.3	34.0	1 Dec	11.2	-0.1	1.5	20 Jun	850.4	953.5	average	89%
Narooma (Marine Rescue)			32.5	30 Jan	11.4	-0.5	2.8	7 Aug	928.8	914.7	average	102%
Ulladulla AWS	20.1	-0.5	33.1	30 Jan	12.9	-0.2	4.5	1 Sep	1130.4
Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (district 70)
Bombala (Therry Street)	18.6	+0.2	34.7	3 Jan	4.8	0.0	-6.7	7 Jul	793.6	645.8	high	123%
Bombala AWS	17.5	-0.2	34.5	3 Jan	4.5	-0.7	-6.4	7 Jul	789.0
Canberra Airport	20.1		35.1	30 Nov	5.6		-6.8	1 Sep	695.8
Cooma Airport AWS	17.2	-0.9	32.5	29 Nov	3.3	-0.7	-9.5	20 Aug	812.4	519.3	highest	156%
Cooma Visitors Centre	18.6	-0.8	34.3	3 Jan	3.7	-0.3	-7.8	7 Jul	818.3	544.9	v high	150%
Goulburn Airport AWS	19.2	-0.4	35.1	30 Nov	5.3	-0.8	-7.6	2 Aug	739.4
Goulburn TAFE	19.2	-0.5	34.6	3 Jan	7.3	-0.2	-3.8	9 Jun	739.2	626.4	high	118%
Mount Ginini AWS	11.0		25.1	29 Nov	2.9		-6.4	10 Aug	1280.8
Taralga Post Office	18.4	+0.2	34.2	30 Nov	5.4	-0.6	-5.2	9 Jun	960.6	804.1	high	119%
Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS	20.0		34.5	29 Nov	6.0		-6.2	7 Jul	846.8
Southern Tablelands (Snowy Mountains) (district 71)
Perisher Valley AWS	10.4		24.4	25 Feb	0.9		-13.3	6 Jul	2307.8
Thredbo AWS	7.7	-0.4	21.8	29 Nov	0.6	-0.2	-9.5	2 Aug	1505.8	1431.3	high	105%
Thredbo Village	13.2	-0.3	27.0	29 Nov	2.0	+0.1	-10.0	15 Jul	2117.0	1745.7	high	121%
Southwest Slopes (South) (district 72)
Albury Airport AWS	21.9		38.9	3 Jan	8.5		-2.5	7 Jul	763.2
Cabramurra SMHEA AWS	11.8		25.5	29 Nov	4.6		-5.3	1 Sep
Hume Reservoir	21.6	+0.1	37.7	3 Jan	9.7	-0.2	-1.2	31 Jul	831.6	695.3	high	120%
Khancoban AWS	20.3		35.5	26 Jan	6.7		-3.4	6 Jul	1117.0
Tumbarumba Post Office	19.5	-0.1	33.6	3 Jan	5.3	-0.2	-6.0	7 Jul	994.8	979.6	average	102%
Wagga Wagga AMO	22.4	+0.3	39.1	23 Dec	8.4	-0.6	-3.0	1 Sep	627.2	569.4	average	110%
Southwest Slopes (North) (district 73)
Burrinjuck Dam	21.2	+0.6	37.0	9 Dec			-0.6	8 Jul	1003.9	927.8	average	108%
Cootamundra Airport	21.6		38.0	30 Dec	6.4		-5.4	1 Sep	771.2
Grenfell (Manganese Rd)	21.9	-0.6	37.1	23 Dec	8.0	-1.5	-3.0	9 Jun	612.4	622.5	average	98%
Gundagai (William St)	22.0		38.9	29 Nov	7.9		-3.6	5 Jul	667.5
Quandialla Post Office	23.5	-0.2	39.5	29 Nov	9.1	-0.6	-2.6	2 Aug	590.9	540.1	average	109%
Wyalong Post Office	23.6	+0.2	40.6	29 Nov	9.7	-0.4	-3.4	1 Aug	483.6	480.3	average	101%
Young Airport	21.7	-0.4	36.7	30 Nov	5.7	-1.4	-5.5	7 Aug	712.2
Riverina (East) (district 74)
Corowa Airport	22.5	-0.1	40.5	29 Nov	8.6	-0.3	-5.0	2 Aug	604.2	543.0	average	111%
Deniliquin Airport AWS	23.4		43.5	29 Nov	8.9		-4.9	7 Jul	316.6
Narrandera Airport	23.8		42.0	29 Nov	9.1		-3.8	7 Jul	366.2	435.1	average	84%
Tocumwal Airport	22.6	-0.3	41.7	29 Nov	9.4	-0.2	-2.9	20 Jun	545.6	449.2	high	121%
Yanco Agricultural Institute	23.7		41.6	29 Nov	10.7		-0.9	8 Jun	574.6	401.4	high	143%
Riverina (West) (district 75)
Griffith Airport AWS	23.7	-0.2	41.3	29 Nov	9.5	-0.6	-3.0	9 Jun	556.8	399.3	high	139%
Hay Airport AWS	25.0		45.0	29 Nov	8.9		-5.1	6 Jul	361.4
Hillston Airport	24.7	+0.3	42.0	29 Nov	9.7	-1.2	-3.0	7 Jul	599.0	369.2	v high	162%
Offshore Islands (district 200)
Lord Howe Island Aero	21.8	-0.3	27.4	29 Dec	16.7	-0.4	7.8	16 Oct	1985.2	1515.2	high	131%
Norfolk Island Aero	21.4	-0.1	27.0	23 Feb	16.6	+0.3	11.4	10 Jul	1279.8	1300.9	average	98%

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