Monday, 1 December 2008 - Monthly Climate Summary for Canberra area - Product code IDCKGC2xx0
Canberra area in November 2008
A wetter end to spring
Summary
- Above average rainfall
- Warmer than average maximum and minimum temperatures
An archive of previous monthly summaries for Canberra area is also available, as are summaries for other states and many other climate summaries and diagnostics.
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Rainfall
Canberra Airport recorded a total rainfall of 85.0 mm during November, which is above the historical average1 of 64.5 mm, but slightly less than the November 2007 total of 95.4 mm. The rain fell on 13 rain days (average 10 rain days), with the majority of rain falling early in the month with the passage of a low pressure trough, and later in the month, under the influcence of a low pressure system off the southeast NSW coast.
See a map of total rainfall. See a map of rainfall deciles.
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Temperature
The mean maximum temperature at Canberra Airport was 23.5°C, which is 0.9°C above the historical average of 22.6°C. However, despite being above average, this was the coolest maximum temperature recorded for November since 2005 (22.8°C). Maximum temperatures at Canberra Airport varied from a low of 13.1°C on the 22nd, to a high of 32.9°C on the 14th. This was also the warmest day recorded throughout the ACT for the month of November. Warm north to northwesterly winds combined with the sunny conditions in Canberra during November would have contributed to these warmer maximum temperatures.
Night-time temperatures were also above average, with a mean minimum temperature of 10.6°C, compared to the historical average of 8.7°C. At Canberra Airport, minimum temperatures ranged from a low of 5.0°C on the 23rd to a high of 15.7°C on the 15th.
See a map of mean maximum temperatures. See a map of maximum temperature anomalies.
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See a map of mean minimum temperatures. See a map of minimum temperature anomalies.
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Wind
The prevailing wind direction over Canberra during the mornings (9am) was northwesterly, around 23% of the time, compared to the average of 20%. In the afternoons (3pm), the prevailing wind was westerly, with 33% of the observations observed from this direction. Normally at this time of day and year, the prevailing winds are from the north-west (33% of the time).
There were 4 strong wind days reported at Canberra Airport in November - slightly above the historical average of 3.
Other phenomena
There were 2 thunderstorms (average 4) and no hail days (average 1) reported at Canberra Airport during November. Bright sunshine averaged 8.6 hours per day, slightly less than the historical average 8.9 hours per day.
Further information
NSW Climate Services CentreNSW Regional Office
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (02) 9296 1555
Email reqnsw@bom.gov.au
Extremes
| Hottest day Highest temperature | 32.9°C at Canberra Airport on the 14th |
|---|---|
| Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature |
23.5°C at Canberra Airport
13.6°C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature |
13.6°C at Mount Ginini AWS 23.1°C at Tuggeranong AWS |
| Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature |
−1.0°C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 22nd |
| Coldest night Lowest temperature |
−3.0°C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 22nd and 23rd |
| Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature |
4.5°C at Mount Ginini AWS 10.5°C at Tuggeranong AWS |
| Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature | 10.6°C at Canberra Airport |
| Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature | 16.2°C at Tuggeranong AWS on the 15th |
| Wettest overall Highest total rainfall |
168.6 mm at Mount Ginini AWS 110.0 mm at Sullivan Creek (Southwell) |
| Driest overall Lowest total rainfall |
62.2 mm at Gordon |
| Wettest day Highest daily rainfall | 48.4 mm at Mount Ginini AWS on the 8th
35.4 mm at Corin Dam on the 8th |
| Highest wind gust |
70 km/h at Canberra Airport on the 23rd and 28th |
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Records
Nil recorded
Summaries
This table is very wide and may not fit if printed.
| Summary statistics for November 2008 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures for November (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for November (°C) |
Rainfall for November (millimetres) |
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| Mean for November 2008 |
Diff from average |
Highest for November 2008 |
Mean for November 2008 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for November 2008 |
Total for November 2008 |
Average for November |
Rank of November 2008 |
Fraction of November average |
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| Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (district 70) | ||||||||||||
| Canberra Airport | 23.5 | +0.9 | 32.9 | 14th | 10.6 | +1.9 | 5.0 | 23rd | 85.0 | 64.5 | high | 132% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 13.6 | 22.0 | 14th | 4.5 | −3.0 | 22nd | 168.6 | |||||
| Tuggeranong | 23.1 | −0.7 | 32.3 | 14th | 10.5 | +1.1 | 5.3 | 23rd | 66.4 | 67.1 | average | 99% |
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Daily rainfall
Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated.
Days marked with »» are part of a longer accumulation, which is marked like this on the final day.
Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre.
Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero;
days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell).
This table is very wide; you may have to scroll sideways to see all the days, and you may need to set the paper to 'landscape' to print.
| Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (70) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra Airport | - | - | 15.4 | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 11.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 13.4 | 3.2 | - | - | - | 9.0 | 14.8 | 3.4 |
| Mount Ginini AWS | - | 0.2 | 13.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 48.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 5.0 | - | - | 17.0 | 5.0 | |||
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | - | - | 16.4 | - | - | - | - | 9.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | - | - | 6.8 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
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Daily maximum temperature
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| The temperatures in this table are coloured by their difference from the long-term average for the period |
−10.0 | −9.0 | −8.0 | −7.0 | −6.0 | −5.0 | −4.0 | −3.0 | −2.0 | −1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | °C difference from average |
| Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (70) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra Airport | 20.6 | 25.3 | 23.5 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 25.7 | 21.1 | 18.5 | 23.0 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 30.4 | 30.8 | 32.9 | 27.3 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 23.0 | 13.1 | 16.0 | 22.2 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 27.9 | 26.1 | 23.9 | 21.5 |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 13.0 | 15.7 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 8.2 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | −1.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 20.0 | 12.0 | ||||
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 20.5 | 24.3 | 22.6 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 19.6 | 17.9 | 23.5 | 26.6 | 27.4 | 30.4 | 30.0 | 32.3 | 26.9 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 12.6 | 15.9 | 22.0 | 19.9 | 21.6 | 28.4 | 26.2 | 22.9 | 21.4 |
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Daily minimum temperature
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| The temperatures in this table are coloured by their difference from the long-term average for the period |
−10.0 | −9.0 | −8.0 | −7.0 | −6.0 | −5.0 | −4.0 | −3.0 | −2.0 | −1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | °C difference from average |
| Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (70) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra Airport | 10.5 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 12.6 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 8.3 |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 5.0 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | −3.0 | −3.0 | −1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 12.0 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 12.4 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 13.7 | 16.2 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 8.1 |
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Notes
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Monday 1 December 2008. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
1Averages: historical average temperatures and rainfall are based on all available records.
Normals are long-term means based on observations from all available years of record, which vary widely from site to site. They are not shown for sites with less than 20 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site, based on the decile ranking (very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3, normal in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9 and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of normal shows how much rain has fallen this time as a percentage of the long-term mean.
Further information
NSW Climate Services CentreNSW Regional Office
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (02) 9296 1555
Email reqnsw@bom.gov.au