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Thursday, 3 January 2008 - Monthly Climate Summary for New South Wales - Product code IDCKGC15R0
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NSW experienced its wettest December in 15 years with statewide average December rainfall of 90 mm which far surpassed the historical average1 of 50.7 mm. It was the wettest December since 1992 when 123.5 mm was recorded across the state. A large region extending from the Upper Western to the Northwest Slopes and Plains received its highest December rainfall on record. Most of the state received above to very much above average rainfall. Only the far southwest of the state experienced below average falls for the month. The Murray Darling Basin recorded an average of 84.4 mm which is well above the historical December average of 46.47 mm.
The above average rainfall in December follows the states wettest November in 7 years. The continued wet conditions across the state are a typical response to the moderate La Niña event which is now well established in the Pacific Ocean. Moist easterly winds were a persistent feature during the month, bringing rainfall to much of the coast. Inland, slow moving troughs, high humidity and upper atmospheric cold pools, brought thunderstorms and heavy rainfall to much of the state. An unseasonably strong cold front brought very heavy falls to inland NSW on the 22nd December with moderate flooding reported around Coonamble.
Some sites had their highest total December rainfall on record.
See a map of total rainfall. See a map of rainfall deciles.
The wet and cloudy conditions across the state during December produced cooler than average days and warmer than average nights during December. The statewide average maximum temperature was 0.6°C below the historical average1 of 34.2°C. This was the coolest December for maximum temperatures since 1999. With persistent northeasterly winds across the state most of the north and east reported below to very much below average maximum temperatures whilst the far southern border regions experienced above average daytime temperatures.
The statewide average minimum temperature was 1.1°C above the historical average of 16.1ºC. This is the sixth consecutive December of above average statewide minimum temperatures. Minumum temperatures were above to very much above average across much of the west and south of the state and also in the far northeast.
See a map of mean maximum temperatures. See a map of maximum temperature anomalies.
Some sites had their highest December mean daily minimum temperature on record.
See a map of mean minimum temperatures. See a map of minimum temperature anomalies.
| Hottest day Highest temperature |
43.0°C at Pooncarie on the 30th 43.0°C at Pooncarie on the 31st |
|---|---|
| Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature | 35.5°C at Tibooburra |
| Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature | 14.3°C at Thredbo AWS |
| Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature | 8.9°C at Thredbo AWS on the 11th |
| Coldest night Lowest temperature | −3.7°C at Thredbo Village on the 25th |
| Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature | 2.1°C at Charlotte Pass |
| Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature | 22.3°C at Tibooburra |
| Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature | 28.8°C at Wilcannia on the 7th |
| Wettest overall Highest total rainfall | 386.1 mm at Yarras (Mount Seaview) |
| Wettest day Highest daily rainfall | 171.0 mm at Coonamble Airport AWS on the 22nd |
| Highest wind gust | 115 km/h at Thredbo AWS on the 21st 115 km/h at Thredbo AWS on the 22nd |
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| Record highest total December rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total rainfall for December 2007 (mm) |
Previous highest for December |
Normal for December |
Years of record |
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| Brewarrina Hospital | 222.4 | 206.3 | in 1931 | 37.1 | 135 |
| Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) | 289.6 | 234.1 | in 1947 | 67.8 | 128 |
| Coonamble Comparison | 279.5 | 144.4 | in 1978 | 45.9 | 128 |
| Baradine Post Office | 242.0 | 210.0 | in 1947 | 57.1 | 127 |
| Enngonia (Shearer Street) | 150.5 | 148.6 | in 1936 | 33.2 | 116 |
| Geurie Post Office | 190.4 | 147.8 | in 1970 | 49.0 | 98 |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 143.2 | 137.4 | in 1992 | 39.6 | 79 |
| Coolabah Post Office | 270.8 | 203.6 | in 1988 | 41.2 | 74 |
| Come By Chance Store | 175.5 | 144.0 | in 2004 | 51.1 | 41 |
| Peats Ridge (Waratah Road) | 240.0 | 225.0 | in 1991 | 96.1 | 27 |
| Guyra Hospital | 221.2 | 166.1 | in 1991 | 112.6 | 26 |
| Gosford North (Glennie St) | 221.0 | 208.4 | in 1971 | 86.4 | 25 |
| Parkes Airport AWS | 140.2 | 108.8 | in 1999 | 42.1 | 21 |
| Record highest December mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature for December 2007 (°C) |
Previous highest for December |
Normal for December |
Years of record |
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| Tocumwal Airport | 15.7 | 15.5 | in 1975 | 13.9 | 38 |
| Narooma Rvcp | 16.3 | 16.2 | in 2000 | 14.9 | 23 |
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| Summary statistics for December 2007 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for December (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for December (°C) |
Rainfall for December (millimetres) |
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| Mean for December 2007 |
Diff from normal |
Highest for December 2007 |
Mean for December 2007 |
Diff from normal |
Lowest for December 2007 |
Total for December 2007 |
Normal for December |
Rank of December 2007 |
Fraction of December normal |
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| Western (Far Northwest) (district 46) | ||||||||||||
| Fowlers Gap AWS | 34.2 | 40.7 | 20th | 20.2 | 12.0 | 23rd | 31.2 | |||||
| Tibooburra Airport | 35.5 | 40.6 | 20th | 21.9 | 14.9 | 23rd | 5.0 | |||||
| Tibooburra Post Office | 35.5 | +0.5 | 41.2 | 6th | 22.3 | +2.0 | 14.9 | 24th | 8.4 | 21.7 | normal | 39% |
| White Cliffs AWS | 34.2 | 39.8 | 21st | 21.6 | 13.3 | 23rd | 42.6 | |||||
| White Cliffs Post Office | 34.4 | 0 | 39.9 | 21st | 20.6 | +1.4 | 13.3 | 23rd | 25.6 | 25.0 | normal | 102% |
| Wilcannia | 34.1 | +0.1 | 39.8 | 30th | 19.7 | +1.5 | 12.9 | 23rd | 46.2 | 26.2 | high | 176% |
| Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS | 34.3 | 40.5 | 21st | 19.8 | 12.7 | 23rd | 50.6 | |||||
| Western (Lower Darling) (district 47) | ||||||||||||
| Broken Hill | 32.4 | +1.1 | 40.3 | 31st | 18.6 | +1.5 | 9.4 | 23rd | 6.4 | 21.4 | normal | 30% |
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 32.0 | 40.4 | 31st | 18.1 | 9.6 | 23rd | 2.0 | 20.9 | low | 10% | ||
| Lake Victoria Storage | 31.5 | +1.2 | 41.5 | 30th | 16.0 | +0.7 | 9.0 | 10th | 16.0 | 18.9 | normal | 85% |
| Menindee Post Office | 41.5 | 21st | 18.2 | +1.5 | 11.6 | 23rd | 3.2 | 21.8 | low | 15% | ||
| Pooncarie Telecentre | 33.3 | 43.0 | 31st | 17.4 | 10.2 | 23rd | 15.4 | 21.2 | normal | 73% | ||
| Western (Upper Darling) (district 48) | ||||||||||||
| Bourke Airport AWS | 40.2 | 7th | 21.3 | 17.5 | 12th | |||||||
| Brewarrina Hospital | 31.3 | −3.9 | 38.6 | 8th | 19.5 | +0.6 | 13.2 | 23rd | 222.4 | 37.1 | highest | 599% |
| Cobar Airport AWS | 31.7 | 37.7 | 30th | 18.7 | 12.4 | 23rd | 63.0 | |||||
| Cobar MO | 31.3 | −1.3 | 37.0 | 30th | 18.8 | +0.1 | 12.3 | 23rd | 100.2 | 36.8 | high | 272% |
| Collarenebri | 31.8 | −3.0 | 38.7 | 8th | 19.5 | +0.5 | 14.9 | 23rd | 180.8 | 52.1 | very high | 347% |
| Lightning Ridge Visitors Information Cen | 32.2 | 40.0 | 8th | 19.7 | 14.0 | 26th | 170.6 | |||||
| Wanaaring Post Office | 34.1 | 41.3 | 7th | 21.8 | 16.4 | 23rd | 56.3 | 28.6 | high | 197% | ||
| Western (Southwest Plains) (district 49) | ||||||||||||
| Balranald | 31.5 | +0.6 | 42.6 | 30th | 16.0 | +1.3 | 9.0 | 23rd | 40.4 | 24.8 | high | 163% |
| Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS | 32.9 | 40.7 | 30th | 19.7 | 11.8 | 23rd | 32.6 | |||||
| Ivanhoe Post Office | 33.8 | +0.4 | 41.0 | 30th | 18.4 | +2.2 | 11.5 | 23rd | 35.4 | 26.3 | high | 135% |
| Central Western Plains (S) (district 50) | ||||||||||||
| Condobolin Ag Research Stn | 30.3 | −1.4 | 36.6 | 30th | 17.4 | +1.8 | 11.5 | 24th | 111.8 | 39.5 | very high | 283% |
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 30.0 | 36.2 | 30th | 17.2 | 11.5 | 23rd | 86.8 | |||||
| Peak Hill Post Office | 29.8 | −1.6 | 35.0 | 30th | 17.2 | 0 | 10.0 | 29th | 153.7 | 49.2 | very high | 312% |
| West Wyalong Airport AWS | 29.6 | 37.7 | 30th | 16.8 | 10.2 | 25th | 78.4 | |||||
| Central Western Plains (N) (district 51) | ||||||||||||
| Coonamble Airport AWS | 30.5 | 38.3 | 8th | 18.1 | 12.5 | 23rd | 287.0 | |||||
| Coonamble Comparison | 30.8 | −3.0 | 38.1 | 8th | 18.4 | +0.6 | 12.1 | 23rd | 279.5 | 45.9 | highest | 609% |
| Nyngan Airport | 31.2 | −1.8 | 36.5 | 8th | 19.1 | +1.3 | 13.5 | 23rd | 147.2 | 42.5 | very high | 346% |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 30.3 | −1.6 | 36.9 | 7th | 18.0 | +1.5 | 12.1 | 23rd | 143.2 | 39.6 | highest | 362% |
| Northwest Plains (W) (district 52) | ||||||||||||
| Mungindi Post Office | 31.8 | −2.7 | 39.2 | 8th | 19.9 | +1.1 | 13.5 | 24th | 127.1 | 51.3 | very high | 248% |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 31.4 | 38.8 | 7th | 18.5 | 13.6 | 23rd | 142.8 | |||||
| Northwest Plains (E) (district 53) | ||||||||||||
| Baradine Forestry | 36.8 | 9th | 18.4 | +2.1 | 15.4 | 13th | 135.4 | 60.5 | very high | 224% | ||
| Moree Aero | 30.9 | 36.5 | 7th | 18.4 | 13.0 | 24th | 144.4 | |||||
| Northwest Slopes (N) (district 54) | ||||||||||||
| Barraba Post Office | 28.6 | −2.0 | 34.7 | 8th | 16.1 | +1.6 | 10.0 | 23rd | 185.4 | 77.2 | very high | 240% |
| Narrabri Airport AWS | 30.4 | 36.7 | 8th | 18.3 | 12.6 | 23rd | 103.0 | |||||
| Pindari Dam | 28.7 | −1.6 | 32.5 | 8th | 16.8 | +0.8 | 12.2 | 28th | 96.7 | 90.1 | normal | 107% |
| Northwest Slopes (S) (district 55) | ||||||||||||
| Gunnedah Airport AWS | 29.8 | 35.3 | 8th | 17.1 | 11.8 | 23rd | 182.8 | |||||
| Gunnedah Pool | 30.4 | −2.6 | 36.0 | 19th | 17.6 | +0.8 | 11.2 | 14th | 182.2 | 67.8 | very high | 269% |
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 29.2 | −1.9 | 34.0 | 7th | 17.8 | +0.3 | 12.2 | 23rd | 169.4 | 67.2 | very high | 252% |
| Quirindi Post Office | 29.6 | −1.6 | 34.0 | 8th | 14.4 | −0.4 | 8.2 | 23rd | 77.4 | 80.3 | normal | 96% |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | 28.5 | 33.4 | 8th | 16.3 | 11.0 | 23rd | 129.4 | |||||
| Woolbrook | 24.4 | −2.0 | 30.0 | 8th | 12.9 | +2.4 | 7.4 | 23rd | 157.6 | 96.2 | high | 164% |
| Northern Tablelands (W) (district 56) | ||||||||||||
| Armidale | 23.7 | 28.0 | 8th | 12.4 | 8.0 | 30th | 118.2 | |||||
| Armidale Airport AWS | 22.9 | 27.0 | 8th | 12.7 | 9.4 | 23rd | 117.6 | |||||
| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 23.1 | −1.3 | 28.0 | 8th | 12.8 | +0.7 | 9.5 | 30th | 116.9 | 108.6 | normal | 108% |
| Glen Innes Airport AWS | 23.5 | 28.5 | 8th | 12.4 | 9.3 | 28th | 96.6 | |||||
| Glen Innes Post Office | 24.2 | −1.6 | 29.4 | 8th | 13.1 | +1.0 | 10.6 | 13th | 89.0 | 107.3 | normal | 83% |
| Guyra Hospital | 21.3 | −1.3 | 25.0 | 8th | 11.1 | +0.5 | 7.4 | 23rd | 221.2 | 112.6 | highest | 196% |
| Inverell | 27.2 | 33.1 | 8th | 15.0 | 9.7 | 29th | 151.4 | |||||
| Inverell Research Centre | 25.8 | −2.5 | 28.4 | 17th | 15.2 | +0.2 | 11.9 | 23rd | 117.2 | 97.2 | normal | 121% |
| Tenterfield | 23.7 | −3.1 | 29.2 | 9th | 14.1 | +1.1 | 11.0 | 16th | 180.7 | 105.3 | high | 172% |
| Northern Tablelands (E) (district 57) | ||||||||||||
| Tabulam | 24.3 | −2.8 | 29.3 | 9th | 16.3 | +0.1 | 13.8 | 27th | 143.4 | 148.7 | normal | 96% |
| Upper North Coast (district 58) | ||||||||||||
| Alstonville Tropical Fruit Research Stat | 25.3 | −1.6 | 28.5 | 22nd | 18.8 | +0.4 | 16.0 | 27th | 154.7 | 149.5 | normal | 103% |
| Ballina Airport AWS | 26.5 | 29.0 | 22nd | 18.7 | 15.0 | 1st | 157.8 | |||||
| Byron Bay | 26.7 | 30.5 | 8th | 19.7 | 17.2 | 28th | 114.8 | |||||
| Casino Airport | 28.3 | −3.0 | 32.0 | 9th | 19.2 | +1.4 | 16.6 | 3rd | 130.0 | 114.5 | normal | 114% |
| Casino Airport AWS | 27.3 | 31.2 | 9th | 18.7 | 16.0 | 3rd | 146.6 | |||||
| Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS | 32.1 | 22nd | 18.6 | 16.8 | 27th | 46.8 | ||||||
| Grafton Airport AWS | 28.1 | 31.9 | 22nd | 18.2 | 15.1 | 27th | ||||||
| Grafton Olympic Pool | 27.9 | −1.8 | 31.7 | 22nd | 19.2 | +0.8 | 16.4 | 27th | 98.7 | 118.2 | normal | 84% |
| Grafton Research Stn | 27.9 | 31.5 | 9th | 18.8 | 16.2 | 27th | 72.0 | 102.0 | normal | 71% | ||
| Lismore | 26.7 | 30.7 | 22nd | 18.7 | 16.3 | 3rd | 148.7 | |||||
| Lismore Airport AWS | 27.8 | 32.0 | 22nd | 18.2 | 15.0 | 1st | 115.2 | |||||
| Murwillumbah | 27.4 | −1.9 | 30.8 | 22nd | 19.3 | +1.0 | 15.9 | 4th | 220.8 | 160.2 | high | 138% |
| Yamba Pilot Station | 26.0 | +0.1 | 27.9 | 8th | 20.0 | +0.9 | 17.4 | 27th | 59.4 | 116.3 | low | 51% |
| Lower North Coast (district 59) | ||||||||||||
| Coffs Harbour MO | 25.9 | −0.4 | 28.8 | 21st | 18.7 | +0.7 | 14.9 | 27th | 140.8 | 142.4 | normal | 99% |
| Dorrigo | 22.4 | 27.0 | 16th | 14.3 | 10.8 | 27th | 210.1 | |||||
| Kempsey | 27.6 | −1.0 | 30.0 | 21st | 17.9 | +1.4 | 13.5 | 15th | 103.3 | 108.9 | normal | 95% |
| Kempsey Airport AWS | 26.9 | 30.1 | 21st | 16.9 | 12.7 | 15th | 81.0 | |||||
| South West Rocks | 26.5 | +0.6 | 29.1 | 5th | 18.7 | +0.3 | 16.8 | 13th | 74.0 | 119.5 | normal | 62% |
| Manning (district 60) | ||||||||||||
| Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P. | 25.4 | 28.5 | 5th | 18.0 | 14.0 | 23rd | 127.8 | 92.5 | high | 138% | ||
| Port Macquarie Airport AWS | 26.1 | 29.1 | 16th | 17.0 | 13.7 | 27th | 148.2 | |||||
| Taree Airport AWS | 26.6 | 31.0 | 21st | 16.9 | 12.0 | 15th | 127.6 | |||||
| Yarras | 26.5 | −2.3 | 30.8 | 21st | 16.9 | +1.0 | 12.1 | 15th | 386.1 | 167.2 | very high | 231% |
| Hunter (district 61) | ||||||||||||
| Cessnock | 27.4 | −2.2 | 33.7 | 21st | 16.7 | +0.6 | 12.0 | 23rd | 121.2 | 69.1 | high | 175% |
| Cessnock Airport AWS | 26.5 | 32.4 | 21st | 16.3 | 11.8 | 14th | 119.8 | |||||
| Gosford | 25.4 | −1.6 | 31.2 | 21st | 16.0 | +0.8 | 11.2 | 15th | 314.4 | 102.5 | very high | 307% |
| Jerrys Plains Post Office | 28.4 | −3.0 | 33.6 | 21st | 16.2 | +0.5 | 11.0 | 23rd | 71.1 | 67.5 | normal | 105% |
| Lostock Dam | 26.6 | −2.2 | 32.0 | 9th | 16.2 | +0.1 | 12.8 | 15th | 196.6 | 93.5 | very high | 210% |
| Maitland Visitors Centre | 32.8 | 21st | 16.8 | 11.8 | 15th | |||||||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 24.0 | 31.2 | 9th | 15.3 | 11.1 | 14th | 221.0 | |||||
| Merriwa | 26.9 | 32.5 | 10th | 15.2 | 9.2 | 23rd | 163.4 | 66.1 | very high | 247% | ||
| Murrurundi Gap AWS | 23.8 | 28.4 | 10th | 14.2 | 10.1 | 23rd | 182.2 | |||||
| Murrurundi Post Office | 26.4 | −3.4 | 30.9 | 10th | 14.0 | +0.5 | 8.5 | 23rd | 187.6 | 89.2 | very high | 210% |
| Nelson Bay | 26.0 | −0.3 | 33.8 | 30th | 18.9 | +1.8 | 16.8 | 12th | 201.7 | 95.0 | very high | 212% |
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS | 23.8 | −1.2 | 28.8 | 4th | 18.9 | +0.9 | 15.4 | 23rd | 91.2 | 81.8 | normal | 111% |
| Newcastle University | 26.3 | 32.2 | 21st | 18.0 | 12.7 | 23rd | 119.0 | |||||
| Norah Head AWS | 24.3 | 28.9 | 4th | 18.5 | 15.3 | 14th | 133.8 | |||||
| Paterson | 26.9 | −2.3 | 31.9 | 21st | 16.6 | +0.4 | 12.0 | 15th | 99.8 | 78.2 | high | 128% |
| Peats Ridge | 31.0 | 9th | 15.4 | +0.6 | 10.8 | 14th | 240.0 | 96.1 | highest | 250% | ||
| Scone Airport AWS | 27.4 | 32.2 | 21st | 15.7 | 10.9 | 23rd | 145.2 | |||||
| Scone SCS | 32.0 | 9th | 16.3 | +0.6 | 11.6 | 17th | 70.0 | 68.7 | normal | 102% | ||
| Singleton Stp | 27.8 | 33.2 | 21st | 15.3 | 10.0 | 7th | 40.1 | |||||
| Williamtown RAAF | 26.2 | −1.0 | 31.9 | 21st | 16.5 | 0 | 11.4 | 15th | 83.2 | 80.0 | normal | 104% |
| Central Tablelands (N) (district 62) | ||||||||||||
| Gulgong Post Office | 27.1 | −2.7 | 31.5 | 9th | 15.6 | +0.8 | 9.0 | 23rd | 191.4 | 64.8 | very high | 295% |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 26.6 | 31.3 | 30th | 15.1 | 9.3 | 23rd | 151.6 | |||||
| Nullo Mountain AWS | 19.7 | 24.5 | 10th | 11.7 | 6.2 | 23rd | 120.2 | |||||
| Central Tablelands (S) (district 63) | ||||||||||||
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | 25.2 | −1.1 | 31.0 | 30th | 11.6 | 0 | 5.5 | 23rd | 73.4 | 62.8 | normal | 117% |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 24.7 | 30.4 | 30th | 12.9 | 7.6 | 23rd | 80.4 | |||||
| Cowra Research Centre | 29.1 | −0.4 | 37.5 | 30th | 15.8 | +1.2 | 10.3 | 24th | 88.1 | 55.2 | high | 160% |
| Katoomba | 20.4 | −2.0 | 26.9 | 30th | 11.6 | −0.1 | 6.7 | 23rd | 171.1 | 122.7 | high | 139% |
| Lithgow | 22.1 | 27.3 | 9th | 11.8 | 6.7 | 23rd | 64.8 | 76.6 | normal | 85% | ||
| Mount Boyce AWS | 20.2 | 25.8 | 21st | 11.5 | 6.2 | 23rd | 144.6 | |||||
| Oberon | 21.2 | −2.2 | 26.0 | 30th | 10.5 | +1.8 | 5.5 | 23rd | 95.5 | 72.4 | high | 132% |
| Orange Agricultural Institute | 23.1 | −1.3 | 29.8 | 30th | 12.0 | +0.8 | 7.4 | 14th | 107.0 | 76.6 | high | 140% |
| Orange Airport AWS | 23.0 | 29.1 | 30th | 11.1 | 6.2 | 14th | 139.8 | |||||
| Orange Airport Comparison | 23.2 | −0.7 | 30.5 | 30th | 11.7 | +1.7 | 5.0 | 11th | 133.2 | 72.5 | high | 184% |
| Springwood Bowling Club | 24.4 | 30.5 | 4th | 15.2 | 11.9 | 14th | 119.6 | 102.9 | high | 116% | ||
| Central Western Slopes (N) (district 64) | ||||||||||||
| Coonabarabran | 27.4 | −3.2 | 34.2 | 8th | 14.5 | +1.3 | 10.3 | 13th | 289.6 | 67.8 | highest | 427% |
| Coonabarabran Airport AWS | 26.0 | 32.1 | 7th | 15.2 | 10.1 | 23rd | 279.8 | |||||
| Dunedoo Post Office | 28.8 | −2.0 | 34.7 | 7th | 16.3 | +1.4 | 9.1 | 23rd | 113.6 | 59.2 | very high | 192% |
| Central Western Slopes (S) (district 65) | ||||||||||||
| Cowra Airport AWS | 29.2 | 37.1 | 30th | 15.6 | 10.7 | 24th | 89.4 | |||||
| Cowra Airport Comparison | 29.1 | −1.1 | 36.4 | 30th | 15.5 | +2.5 | 10.8 | 24th | 94.2 | 50.1 | high | 188% |
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 29.1 | 35.0 | 7th | 16.6 | 10.4 | 23rd | 169.4 | |||||
| Forbes Airport AWS | 30.4 | 36.8 | 30th | 16.4 | 10.9 | 24th | 109.2 | |||||
| Parkes | 30.2 | −0.5 | 36.2 | 30th | 16.6 | +0.4 | 11.0 | 11th | 90.2 | 51.3 | high | 176% |
| Parkes Airport AWS | 28.8 | 35.0 | 30th | 15.3 | 9.0 | 11th | 140.2 | 42.1 | highest | 333% | ||
| Wellington | 29.5 | −2.1 | 34.0 | 30th | 16.4 | +1.4 | 9.4 | 23rd | 147.3 | 54.6 | very high | 270% |
| Metropolitan (E) (district 66) | ||||||||||||
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 26.1 | −1.2 | 31.9 | 21st | 16.9 | +0.3 | 12.6 | 23rd | 99.0 | 66.8 | high | 148% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 25.4 | 30.6 | 4th | 16.8 | 12.6 | 23rd | 97.2 | |||||
| Holsworthy Control Range | 26.2 | 32.4 | 21st | 16.0 | 11.0 | 15th | 105.8 | |||||
| Parramatta North | 25.7 | −1.8 | 32.3 | 21st | 16.6 | +0.4 | 12.0 | 23rd | 166.3 | 70.7 | very high | 235% |
| Riverview Observatory | 25.2 | −0.6 | 30.3 | 4th | 17.1 | +0.9 | 13.3 | 26th | 163.4 | 83.5 | high | 196% |
| Sydney | 24.7 | −0.5 | 30.2 | 4th | 18.5 | +1.0 | 14.8 | 14th | 123.2 | 78.1 | high | 158% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 25.4 | −0.3 | 31.2 | 21st | 18.6 | +1.2 | 14.6 | 14th | 74.8 | 73.7 | normal | 101% |
| Sydney Olympic Park | 25.9 | 31.3 | 21st | 17.6 | 14.3 | 14th | 166.2 | |||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 23.9 | 29.2 | 21st | 16.6 | 13.0 | 13th | 160.4 | |||||
| Metropolitan (W) (district 67) | ||||||||||||
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 26.0 | 32.4 | 21st | 15.7 | 11.1 | 14th | 99.4 | |||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 25.9 | 32.4 | 21st | 16.2 | 11.5 | 23rd | 97.2 | |||||
| Liverpool | 26.7 | 33.1 | 15th | 16.2 | 11.4 | 26th | 119.6 | |||||
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 26.8 | 33.7 | 21st | 17.1 | 12.3 | 14th | 82.2 | |||||
| Prospect Dam | 26.4 | −1.0 | 32.7 | 21st | 16.5 | +0.1 | 12.0 | 15th | 112.4 | 75.1 | high | 150% |
| Richmond RAAF | 26.4 | 33.0 | 21st | 16.7 | 11.6 | 23rd | 117.2 | |||||
| Illawarra (district 68) | ||||||||||||
| Albion Park | 24.2 | 28.0 | 22nd | 15.7 | 10.0 | 26th | 107.6 | |||||
| Bellambi AWS | 23.0 | 27.5 | 22nd | 17.8 | 13.6 | 26th | 159.6 | |||||
| Bowral | 22.2 | −1.8 | 28.7 | 9th | 12.4 | +0.9 | 7.3 | 26th | 81.7 | 72.3 | normal | 113% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 26.2 | −2.4 | 31.9 | 21st | 15.8 | +0.7 | 10.0 | 14th | 93.4 | 53.7 | high | 174% |
| Campbelltown | 26.2 | 32.0 | 21st | 15.1 | 9.7 | 26th | 94.4 | |||||
| Jervis Bay | 23.2 | 26.8 | 15th | 17.1 | 13.8 | 11th | 108.0 | |||||
| Kiama | 22.9 | 27.1 | 22nd | 17.4 | 13.6 | 26th | 87.0 | |||||
| Moss Vale AWS | 22.6 | 29.5 | 9th | 12.1 | 5.4 | 26th | 60.6 | |||||
| Nowra RAN Air Station AWS | 24.6 | 31.6 | 29th | 14.7 | 12.0 | 26th | 77.8 | |||||
| Wollongong University | 24.0 | −1.0 | 28.3 | 22nd | 16.4 | −0.1 | 9.6 | 6th | 193.3 | 94.5 | high | 205% |
| South Coast (district 69) | ||||||||||||
| Batemans Bay | 24.4 | 31.2 | 29th | 15.0 | 10.3 | 26th | 113.7 | |||||
| Bega AWS | 25.7 | 36.8 | 29th | 14.1 | 7.7 | 18th | 53.6 | |||||
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 22.7 | 31.3 | 31st | 11.5 | 6.4 | 15th | 97.2 | |||||
| Green Cape AWS | 25.5 | 21st | 16.0 | 12.9 | 18th | 58.8 | ||||||
| Merimbula Airport AWS | 23.5 | 29.0 | 22nd | 14.2 | 8.0 | 18th | 41.2 | |||||
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 21.7 | −0.1 | 26.7 | 22nd | 17.0 | +1.1 | 13.6 | 25th | 63.0 | 65.4 | normal | 96% |
| Moruya Airport AWS | 23.5 | 31.0 | 22nd | 14.8 | 10.0 | 26th | 70.6 | |||||
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 22.3 | −0.5 | 30.0 | 22nd | 15.9 | +1.2 | 12.2 | 17th | 76.0 | 74.0 | normal | 103% |
| Narooma Rvcp | 22.0 | +0.1 | 29.5 | 22nd | 16.3 | +1.4 | 13.0 | 26th | 66.8 | 73.0 | normal | 92% |
| Nerriga Composite | 23.4 | −1.4 | 31.5 | 29th | 11.3 | +0.5 | 5.9 | 18th | 79.7 | 64.5 | normal | 124% |
| Ulladulla AWS | 22.3 | 28.4 | 22nd | 16.5 | 13.1 | 11th | 75.8 | |||||
| Sthn Tablelands Gburn-Monaro (district 70) | ||||||||||||
| Bombala | 23.7 | −0.1 | 37.0 | 31st | 10.1 | +1.2 | 3.0 | 25th | 23.4 | 64.2 | low | 36% |
| Bombala AWS | 22.0 | 35.0 | 31st | 9.8 | 3.8 | 18th | 89.0 | |||||
| Canberra Airport | 25.1 | −1.0 | 35.0 | 30th | 13.3 | +2.0 | 7.5 | 18th | 100.6 | 52.5 | high | 192% |
| Cooma Airport AWS | 22.8 | 34.4 | 31st | 9.2 | 2.3 | 25th | 43.8 | 53.7 | normal | 82% | ||
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 24.0 | −1.1 | 34.2 | 30th | 10.4 | +1.4 | 4.2 | 18th | 77.6 | 53.1 | high | 146% |
| Goulburn Airport AWS | 24.0 | 31.6 | 30th | 11.6 | 4.6 | 14th | 71.8 | |||||
| Goulburn Tafe | 24.3 | −1.6 | 31.6 | 30th | 12.4 | +0.7 | 7.5 | 29th | 106.0 | 55.7 | high | 190% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 15.8 | 24.0 | 29th | 7.0 | 1.0 | 18th | 209.6 | |||||
| Taralga Post Office | 22.3 | −2.0 | 28.5 | 9th | 11.4 | +1.6 | 6.8 | 23rd | 146.0 | 65.3 | very high | 224% |
| Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve | 23.9 | −1.1 | 35.5 | 30th | 12.4 | +1.6 | 7.5 | 18th | 130.5 | 62.8 | high | 208% |
| Tuggeranong | 25.1 | 35.0 | 30th | 12.6 | 6.8 | 18th | 98.0 | |||||
| Yass | 26.1 | −1.6 | 34.8 | 30th | 13.7 | +1.9 | 8.6 | 26th | 125.6 | 53.8 | very high | 233% |
| Sthn Tablelands Snowy-Mountns (district 71) | ||||||||||||
| Charlotte Pass | 19.5 | 22nd | 2.1 | −1.6 | −3.6 | 17th | 186.3 | 155.2 | high | 120% | ||
| Perisher Valley Ski Centre | 18.7 | 9th | 3.2 | −0.7 | −2.3 | 17th | 111.0 | 100.3 | normal | 111% | ||
| Thredbo AWS | 14.3 | +0.1 | 23.8 | 30th | 5.2 | +0.5 | −2.8 | 17th | 166.0 | 108.6 | high | 153% |
| Thredbo Village | 19.7 | +0.6 | 29.5 | 30th | 5.0 | −0.2 | −3.7 | 25th | 154.0 | 117.5 | normal | 131% |
| Southwest Slopes (S) (district 72) | ||||||||||||
| Albury Airport AWS | 29.2 | 39.2 | 30th | 15.7 | 10.4 | 23rd | 58.0 | |||||
| Cabramurra SMHEA AWS | 18.0 | 26.8 | 30th | 9.2 | 3.5 | 23rd | 138.8 | |||||
| Hume Reservoir | 29.4 | +0.8 | 38.6 | 30th | 16.8 | +2.6 | 10.8 | 23rd | 74.4 | 49.3 | high | 151% |
| Khancoban AWS | 27.9 | 37.4 | 30th | 12.3 | 7.3 | 11th | 116.2 | |||||
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 25.7 | −0.2 | 35.2 | 30th | 11.5 | +2.1 | 4.5 | 11th | 153.8 | 69.9 | very high | 220% |
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 29.3 | −0.1 | 37.7 | 30th | 15.5 | +1.8 | 8.2 | 11th | 74.8 | 44.4 | high | 168% |
| Southwest Slopes (N) (district 73) | ||||||||||||
| Burrinjuck Dam | 27.2 | −0.3 | 36.7 | 30th | 15.7 | +2.1 | 11.5 | 23rd | 122.5 | 59.9 | very high | 205% |
| Cootamundra Airport | 27.8 | 35.8 | 30th | 14.5 | 9.0 | 11th | 84.8 | |||||
| Grenfell | 28.7 | −1.2 | 35.3 | 30th | 16.2 | +1.7 | 10.5 | 24th | 86.9 | 53.3 | high | 163% |
| Gundagai | 28.7 | 37.6 | 30th | 15.7 | 10.9 | 25th | 136.8 | |||||
| Quandialla Post Office | 30.7 | −0.7 | 37.6 | 30th | 16.8 | +1.9 | 10.6 | 24th | 108.0 | 42.8 | high | 252% |
| Temora Airport | 28.8 | 36.8 | 30th | 15.2 | 7.4 | 11th | 90.0 | |||||
| Wyalong Post Office | 30.7 | +0.1 | 39.2 | 30th | 17.4 | +2.2 | 10.8 | 25th | 85.2 | 42.7 | high | 200% |
| Young Airport | 27.9 | 34.6 | 30th | 14.0 | 8.7 | 24th | 110.4 | |||||
| Riverina (E) (district 74) | ||||||||||||
| Corowa Airport | 30.0 | −0.1 | 40.0 | 30th | 15.8 | +2.2 | 9.1 | 23rd | 50.0 | 40.4 | high | 124% |
| Deniliquin Airport AWS | 30.6 | 41.1 | 30th | 15.8 | 9.1 | 23rd | 58.6 | |||||
| Narrandera Airport | 30.1 | 38.8 | 30th | 16.3 | 9.3 | 11th | 80.8 | 35.8 | high | 226% | ||
| Narrandera Golf Club | 29.7 | −0.8 | 37.7 | 30th | 16.1 | +0.9 | 9.2 | 17th | 85.6 | 36.9 | high | 232% |
| Tocumwal Airport | 30.0 | +0.5 | 41.1 | 30th | 15.7 | +1.8 | 9.1 | 23rd | 64.4 | 33.5 | high | 192% |
| Yanco Agricultural Institute | 29.7 | 39.0 | 30th | 17.0 | 10.0 | 23rd | 58.2 | |||||
| Riverina (W) (district 75) | ||||||||||||
| Griffith Airport AWS | 30.5 | −0.3 | 39.0 | 30th | 17.4 | +2.4 | 10.0 | 23rd | 76.4 | 31.6 | high | 242% |
| Hay | 30.8 | −0.5 | 40.7 | 30th | 17.3 | +2.4 | 9.9 | 23rd | 95.2 | 26.7 | very high | 357% |
| Hay Airport AWS | 31.2 | 40.1 | 30th | 17.3 | 10.0 | 23rd | 82.0 | |||||
| Hillston Airport | 31.8 | +0.3 | 39.2 | 30th | 17.9 | +1.6 | 11.0 | 23rd | 97.2 | 29.3 | very high | 332% |
| Lake Cargelligo Airport | 31.1 | −1.4 | 38.9 | 30th | 18.1 | +1.4 | 11.3 | 23rd | 22.4 | 35.7 | normal | 63% |
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This statement has been prepared based on information available at 9 am on Thursday 3 January 2008. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
A note about deciles: Deciles are used to give an element (in this case rainfall or temperature) a ranking. Deciles are calculated by arranging the totals in ascending order (from lowest to highest) then splitting them into 10 equal groups (thus the groups are called deciles). The first group would be in decile range one, the second group in decile range two, etc up to the highest annual totals (highest 10 per cent) being in decile range 10.
1Averages: Averages are based on the period 1961 to 1990 which is a convention of the World Meteorological Organisation
Normals are long-term averages 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 for temperature and less than 30 years of record for rainfall, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
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