Friday, 1 August 2008 - Monthly Climate Summary for New South Wales - Product code IDCKGC15R0
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Close to average rainfall was recorded across much of eastern NSW during July. In contrast, average to below average rainfall was recorded west of the Divide, with below to very much below average rainfall recorded in a band stretching from around Cobar to the northwest corner of the state.
The far northeast of the state was the only region to record above average rainfall, under the influence of an upper level trough early in the month, and a low pressure system (off the SE Queensland coast) late in the month. Onshore south easterly flow during the month was responsible for much of the rainfall east of the divide, whilst a series of cold fronts brought some light rainfall to areas west of the Divide.
The statewide average rainfall was 24.8 mm, which is below the historical average1 of 38.6 mm, but higher than the July 2007 rainfall total of 17.0 mm. The Murray Darling Basin (MDB) recorded a basin-wide average of 29.9 mm, which is below the historical average of 39.3 mm. This is also higher than the July 2007 rainfall total of 19.9 mm.
Some sites had their highest total July rainfall on record.
Some sites had their lowest total July rainfall on record.
See a map of total rainfall. See a map of rainfall deciles.
After an unseasonably warm June, NSW experienced a return to average temperatures in July.
Maximum temperatures were generally close to average throughout the state, with parts of the northern inland recording slightly above average maximum temperatures. The statewide average maximum temperature was 15.8°C, which is 0.5°C above the historical average1 of 15.3°C. This makes it the warmest July since 2006 (July 2006, 15.9°C; July 2007, 15.6°C ) and the 10th consecutive July with above average maximum temperatures.
Minimum temperatures were close to average throughout the state. However, cloud cover and associated rainfall in the far northeast resulted in slightly above average minimum temperatures in this area. In contrast, a lack of cloud cover and rainfall, with clear skies and dry days, in the far west, resulted in slightly below average minimum temperatures in these areas. The Sydney/Central Coast/Illawarra region also experienced slightly below average minimum temperatures. The statewide average minimum temperature was 3.5°C, which equals the historical average of 3.5°C. This is the warmest July since 2006 for statewide average minimum temperatures (July 2006, 4.3°C; July 2007, 3.2°C).
The statewide average mean temperature (the average of the daily maximum and minimum temperature) was 9.7°C, which is 0.3°C above the historical average of 9.4°C.
Some sites had their coldest July day (lowest maximum temperature) on record.
See a map of mean maximum temperatures. See a map of maximum temperature anomalies.
See a map of mean minimum temperatures. See a map of minimum temperature anomalies.
Snowfall was reported on the Snowy Mountains throughout July, particularly on the 1st and 2nd. Light snowfall was reported at Oberon and Sunny Corner (near Lithgow) in the Central Tablelands, Guyra in the Northern Tablelands and southern parts of the Southern Tablelands, on the 11th July.
| Hottest day Highest temperature | 29.9°C at Tibooburra Post Office on the 31st |
|---|---|
| Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature | 20.2°C at Mungindi Post Office |
| Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature | −0.5°C at Thredbo AWS |
| Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature | −3.9°C at Thredbo AWS on the 8th |
| Coldest night Lowest temperature | −15.5°C at Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chalet) on the 24th |
| Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature | −6.3°C at Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chalet) |
| Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature | 11.6°C at Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) |
| Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature | 17.2°C at Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) on the 21st |
| Wettest overall Highest total rainfall | 255.4 mm at New Italy |
| Wettest day Highest daily rainfall | 106.8 mm at Seal Rocks Camping Reserve on the 29th |
| Highest wind gust | 111 km/h at Bellambi AWS on the 2nd |
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| Record lowest July daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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Lowest daily maximum temperature in July 2008 (°C) |
Previous lowest for July |
Years of record |
Normal for July |
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| Lord Howe Island Aero | 15.3 | on the 25th | 15.5 | on the 27th in 2000 | 20 | |
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| Summary statistics for July 2008 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for July (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for July (°C) |
Rainfall for July (millimetres) |
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| Mean for July 2008 |
Diff from normal |
Highest for July 2008 |
Mean for July 2008 |
Diff from normal |
Lowest for July 2008 |
Total for July 2008 |
Normal for July |
Rank of July 2008 |
Fraction of July normal |
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| Western (Far Northwest) (district 46) | ||||||||||||
| Fowlers Gap AWS | 16.7 | 25.4 | 19th | 4.1 | −0.4 | 5th | 9.4 | |||||
| Tibooburra Airport | 18.3 | 29.8 | 31st | 5.9 | 2.5 | 5th | 0 | |||||
| Tibooburra Post Office | 18.9 | +1.3 | 29.9 | 31st | 5.9 | +0.7 | 2.0 | 5th | 0.8 | 18.6 | low | 4% |
| White Cliffs AWS | 17.6 | 26.6 | 31st | 4.9 | 0.5 | 29th | 2.0 | |||||
| White Cliffs Post Office | 17.8 | +0.8 | 26.5 | 31st | 3.5 | −0.8 | −0.3 | 29th | 2.6 | 17.6 | low | 15% |
| Wilcannia | 17.6 | +0.2 | 23.6 | 31st | 3.1 | −1.4 | −1.5 | 12th | 4.2 | 17.6 | low | 24% |
| Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS | 17.4 | 23.5 | 31st | 3.8 | −0.9 | 12th | 6.2 | |||||
| Western (Lower Darling) (district 47) | ||||||||||||
| Broken Hill | 15.1 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 19th | 5.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 24th | 16.7 | 18.7 | normal | 89% |
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 15.1 | 22.6 | 19th | 4.8 | −0.1 | 24th | 13.2 | 16.5 | normal | 80% | ||
| Lake Victoria Storage | 15.4 | +0.2 | 18.5 | 17th | 2.8 | −2.8 | −2.5 | 24th | 21.0 | 25.3 | normal | 83% |
| Menindee Post Office | 17.3 | +0.3 | 22.0 | 19th | 3.3 | −1.5 | −1.6 | 29th | 8.8 | 21.4 | normal | 41% |
| Pooncarie Telecentre | 16.5 | 20.0 | 19th | 4.1 | −1.6 | 29th | 16.4 | 24.0 | normal | 68% | ||
| Western (Upper Darling) (district 48) | ||||||||||||
| Bourke Airport AWS | 18.3 | 25.1 | 31st | 3.7 | −0.9 | 29th | 2.6 | |||||
| Brewarrina Hospital | 18.8 | +0.6 | 26.6 | 20th | 3.0 | −1.9 | −0.5 | 12th | 16.8 | 28.1 | normal | 60% |
| Cobar Airport AWS | 16.2 | 21.7 | 31st | 2.7 | −3.0 | 29th | 3.2 | |||||
| Cobar MO | 16.5 | +1.0 | 22.3 | 31st | 4.7 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 12th | 2.8 | 29.6 | low | 9% |
| Collarenebri | 19.0 | +0.7 | 26.2 | 14th | 3.4 | −0.4 | −0.5 | 19th | 35.9 | 36.0 | normal | 100% |
| Lightning Ridge Visitors Information Cen | 20.0 | 27.0 | 14th | 4.7 | 0.0 | 30th | 17.4 | |||||
| Wanaaring Post Office | 19.2 | 28.1 | 31st | 2.5 | −2.2 | 12th | 3.5 | 18.8 | normal | 19% | ||
| Western (Southwest Plains) (district 49) | ||||||||||||
| Balranald | 15.2 | −0.3 | 18.3 | 14th | 4.4 | +1.0 | −0.7 | 29th | 17.8 | 27.0 | low | 66% |
| Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS | 16.1 | 20.0 | 31st | 5.1 | 0.2 | 29th | 11.2 | |||||
| Ivanhoe Post Office | 17.0 | +0.9 | 20.5 | 14th | 4.2 | +0.7 | −2.0 | 29th | 15.2 | 23.3 | normal | 65% |
| Central Western Plains (S) (district 50) | ||||||||||||
| Condobolin Ag Research Stn | 15.2 | +0.4 | 19.1 | 6th | 3.7 | +1.4 | −1.7 | 12th | 32.0 | 33.9 | normal | 94% |
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 15.7 | 20.9 | 14th | 2.8 | −2.6 | 12th | 31.4 | |||||
| Peak Hill Post Office | 15.8 | +0.8 | 22.1 | 14th | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12th | 38.5 | 44.7 | normal | 86% |
| West Wyalong Airport AWS | 13.8 | 18.6 | 14th | 3.3 | −1.8 | 12th | 46.4 | |||||
| Central Western Plains (N) (district 51) | ||||||||||||
| Coonamble Airport AWS | 18.0 | 24.3 | 14th | 2.7 | −1.9 | 12th | 15.0 | |||||
| Coonamble Comparison | 18.1 | +1.3 | 23.9 | 20th | 3.1 | −0.7 | −1.5 | 12th | 15.8 | 34.4 | normal | 46% |
| Nyngan Airport | 17.1 | +0.5 | 22.9 | 14th | 3.9 | +0.2 | 0.0 | 19th | 2.4 | 32.0 | low | 8% |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 16.4 | +1.1 | 22.7 | 14th | 3.1 | 0.0 | −2.7 | 12th | 12.2 | 33.9 | low | 36% |
| Northwest Plains (W) (district 52) | ||||||||||||
| Mungindi Post Office | 20.2 | +1.5 | 26.4 | 14th | 4.6 | +0.5 | −1.0 | 12th | 36.0 | 36.3 | normal | 99% |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 18.7 | 26.8 | 20th | 3.1 | −1.2 | 12th | 25.6 | |||||
| Northwest Plains (E) (district 53) | ||||||||||||
| Moree Aero | 18.1 | 24.4 | 20th | 4.3 | −0.5 | 4th | 35.0 | |||||
| Northwest Slopes (N) (district 54) | ||||||||||||
| Barraba Post Office | 16.2 | +0.4 | 21.2 | 20th | 0.5 | +0.3 | −5.6 | 12th | 35.2 | 46.5 | normal | 76% |
| Narrabri Airport AWS | 17.6 | 23.4 | 20th | 4.1 | −1.5 | 31st | 40.4 | |||||
| Pindari Dam | 17.4 | +0.6 | 23.3 | 14th | 1.8 | −0.6 | −3.6 | 11th | 33.2 | 49.7 | normal | 67% |
| Northwest Slopes (S) (district 55) | ||||||||||||
| Gunnedah Airport AWS | 17.0 | 22.8 | 20th | 1.8 | −3.9 | 12th | 16.2 | |||||
| Gunnedah Pool | 17.2 | +0.5 | 22.6 | 20th | 4.0 | +0.4 | −0.2 | 12th | 23.0 | 44.1 | normal | 52% |
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 16.8 | +0.8 | 22.7 | 20th | 5.3 | +0.8 | 0.5 | 12th | 22.3 | 43.8 | normal | 51% |
| Quirindi Post Office | 15.8 | −0.1 | 20.4 | 13th | 0.8 | −1.0 | −5.0 | 12th | 28.0 | 48.3 | normal | 58% |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | 16.1 | 21.5 | 20th | 2.2 | −2.9 | 12th | 33.4 | |||||
| Woolbrook | 12.4 | −0.1 | 17.0 | 20th | −0.5 | +0.8 | −7.0 | 19th | 37.1 | 53.9 | normal | 69% |
| Northern Tablelands (W) (district 56) | ||||||||||||
| Armidale | 12.4 | 18.5 | 14th | −0.7 | −9.0 | 12th | 29.8 | |||||
| Armidale Airport AWS | 11.6 | 17.9 | 14th | 1.2 | −6.1 | 12th | 29.6 | |||||
| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 12.6 | +0.6 | 19.0 | 14th | 1.1 | +0.5 | −4.5 | 17th | 34.9 | 57.4 | low | 61% |
| Glen Innes Airport AWS | 12.8 | 19.5 | 14th | −0.8 | −7.5 | 17th | 37.4 | |||||
| Glen Innes Post Office | 12.8 | +0.1 | 19.1 | 14th | 1.6 | +1.1 | −3.2 | 26th | 30.2 | 60.2 | low | 50% |
| Guyra Hospital | 10.2 | 16.8 | 14th | −0.2 | −4.1 | 23rd | 41.2 | |||||
| Inverell | 16.1 | 22.2 | 14th | −0.4 | −5.7 | 31st | 57.0 | |||||
| Inverell Research Centre | 15.5 | +0.9 | 21.8 | 14th | 3.3 | −0.1 | −1.8 | 12th | 47.2 | 52.8 | normal | 89% |
| Tenterfield | 18.9 | 2nd | 0.8 | +0.1 | −5.0 | 12th | 33.1 | 61.7 | normal | 54% | ||
| Northern Tablelands (E) (district 57) | ||||||||||||
| Tabulam | 15.9 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 14th | 7.3 | +0.5 | 4.0 | 9th | 54.8 | 55.4 | high | 99% |
| Upper North Coast (district 58) | ||||||||||||
| Alstonville Tropical Fruit Research Stat | 18.5 | +0.1 | 23.4 | 1st | 10.0 | +0.5 | 6.0 | 9th | 181.8 | 96.0 | high | 189% |
| Ballina Airport AWS | 19.6 | 25.0 | 15th | 8.6 | 4.0 | 27th | 172.8 | |||||
| Byron Bay | 18.2 | 23.6 | 18th | 11.6 | 8.4 | 28th | 129.2 | |||||
| Casino Airport | 20.1 | −0.9 | 25.4 | 1st | 7.7 | +1.3 | 3.8 | 12th | 62.6 | 64.4 | high | 97% |
| Casino Airport AWS | 19.7 | 25.2 | 1st | 7.3 | 3.0 | 12th | 65.4 | |||||
| Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS | 19.0 | 24.8 | 1st | 9.6 | 5.1 | 9th | 202.6 | |||||
| Grafton Airport AWS | 19.6 | 25.1 | 1st | 5.4 | −0.4 | 31st | 44.0 | |||||
| Grafton Olympic Pool | 20.1 | −0.1 | 25.5 | 1st | 6.7 | +0.7 | 2.4 | 31st | 30.6 | 44.0 | normal | 70% |
| Grafton Research Stn | 19.8 | 25.4 | 1st | 7.1 | 2.1 | 31st | 37.4 | |||||
| Lismore | 19.4 | 24.9 | 18th | 9.3 | 5.5 | 27th | 154.3 | |||||
| Lismore Airport AWS | 20.1 | 25.4 | 15th | 6.5 | 2.6 | 20th | 99.6 | |||||
| Murwillumbah | 20.0 | −0.8 | 25.0 | 15th | 8.0 | −0.1 | 0.8 | 31st | 101.5 | 84.4 | high | 120% |
| Yamba Pilot Station | 19.2 | +0.3 | 24.4 | 18th | 10.2 | +0.9 | 6.3 | 27th | 104.0 | 84.7 | high | 123% |
| Lower North Coast (district 59) | ||||||||||||
| Coffs Harbour MO | 18.9 | +0.3 | 24.7 | 1st | 7.8 | +0.4 | 1.9 | 12th | 116.0 | 62.7 | high | 185% |
| Dorrigo | 13.8 | 20.0 | 15th | 4.2 | −1.5 | 9th | 93.2 | |||||
| Kempsey | 19.1 | −0.2 | 25.5 | 15th | 5.2 | −0.5 | 1.0 | 12th | 72.8 | 49.9 | high | 146% |
| Kempsey Airport AWS | 18.9 | 25.4 | 1st | 4.0 | −1.5 | 19th | 45.6 | |||||
| South West Rocks | 18.9 | +0.4 | 23.8 | 1st | 11.2 | +0.1 | 7.9 | 29th | 69.2 | 68.3 | normal | 101% |
| Manning (district 60) | ||||||||||||
| Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P. | 18.1 | 22.8 | 1st | 6.9 | 2.5 | 12th | 90.8 | 58.5 | high | 155% | ||
| Port Macquarie Airport AWS | 18.5 | 25.1 | 15th | 5.2 | −1.1 | 12th | 72.6 | |||||
| Taree Airport AWS | 18.1 | 24.0 | 1st | 5.5 | 0.0 | 12th | 83.8 | |||||
| Yarras | 17.8 | −0.5 | 24.0 | 15th | 4.6 | −0.5 | 0.0 | 12th | 94.2 | 52.5 | high | 179% |
| Hunter (district 61) | ||||||||||||
| Cessnock | 17.4 | −0.2 | 21.6 | 15th | 4.4 | +0.2 | −1.7 | 12th | 27.6 | 29.4 | normal | 94% |
| Cessnock Airport AWS | 16.6 | 20.5 | 15th | 3.8 | −2.8 | 12th | 25.8 | |||||
| Gosford | 17.2 | −0.3 | 21.8 | 14th | 4.4 | +0.3 | −0.2 | 12th | 44.6 | 57.2 | normal | 78% |
| Jerrys Plains Post Office | 17.3 | +0.3 | 21.5 | 13th | 3.8 | 0.0 | −1.8 | 12th | 30.1 | 33.0 | normal | 91% |
| Lostock Dam | 16.2 | +0.1 | 20.5 | 15th | 5.6 | −0.8 | 2.0 | 12th | 47.0 | 36.7 | normal | 128% |
| Maitland Visitors Centre | 17.8 | 21.7 | 15th | 4.6 | −1.2 | 12th | 38.0 | |||||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 14.9 | 19.4 | 14th | 5.2 | 0.9 | 23rd | 44.0 | |||||
| Merriwa | 15.6 | 20.7 | 20th | 1.9 | −4.4 | 12th | 30.2 | 33.1 | normal | 91% | ||
| Murrurundi Gap AWS | 11.8 | 16.4 | 20th | 4.3 | −0.1 | 4th | 47.0 | |||||
| Murrurundi Post Office | 14.7 | −0.1 | 19.2 | 20th | 1.4 | −0.3 | −4.1 | 12th | 55.2 | 59.8 | normal | 92% |
| Nelson Bay | 17.3 | 21.0 | 1st | 10.0 | 7.5 | 12th | 120.5 | 80.8 | high | 149% | ||
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS | 17.0 | +0.2 | 20.9 | 15th | 8.9 | +0.7 | 5.7 | 12th | 70.6 | 60.8 | normal | 116% |
| Newcastle University | 17.3 | 21.8 | 15th | 6.6 | 2.4 | 12th | 42.0 | |||||
| Norah Head AWS | 17.0 | 19.7 | 1st | 9.2 | 5.3 | 12th | 78.0 | |||||
| Paterson | 17.2 | +0.1 | 21.9 | 15th | 5.7 | −0.1 | 0.3 | 12th | 30.4 | 37.8 | normal | 80% |
| Peats Ridge | 15.6 | +0.2 | 20.8 | 14th | 5.8 | −0.2 | 2.8 | 23rd | 48.2 | |||
| Scone Airport AWS | 16.0 | 20.7 | 20th | 2.7 | −3.4 | 12th | 47.8 | |||||
| Scone SCS | 16.4 | +0.3 | 21.4 | 20th | 4.3 | −0.2 | −1.1 | 14th | 47.2 | 33.3 | high | 142% |
| Singleton STP | 17.1 | 20.9 | 15th | 3.8 | −3.0 | 12th | 23.6 | |||||
| Williamtown RAAF | 17.2 | +0.3 | 21.2 | 15th | 6.0 | −0.1 | 1.4 | 12th | 95.0 | 62.4 | high | 152% |
| Central Tablelands (N) (district 62) | ||||||||||||
| Gulgong Post Office | 15.1 | +0.8 | 21.4 | 14th | 2.7 | +0.2 | −3.0 | 12th | 32.1 | 46.6 | normal | 69% |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 14.4 | 20.8 | 14th | 0.6 | −4.9 | 12th | 27.4 | |||||
| Nullo Mountain AWS | 8.2 | 12.9 | 14th | 1.7 | −2.0 | 22nd | 54.2 | |||||
| Central Tablelands (S) (district 63) | ||||||||||||
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | 12.2 | +1.1 | 18.8 | 14th | 0.0 | +0.3 | −5.1 | 23rd | 37.6 | 44.8 | normal | 84% |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 11.7 | 17.5 | 14th | 0.4 | −4.2 | 12th | 37.6 | |||||
| Cowra Research Centre | 13.3 | +0.6 | 19.2 | 14th | 3.8 | +0.3 | 0.2 | 12th | 71.4 | 52.3 | high | 137% |
| Katoomba | 9.9 | +0.9 | 16.2 | 14th | 2.5 | +0.2 | −1.2 | 22nd | 53.9 | 58.1 | normal | 93% |
| Lithgow | 10.3 | 16.9 | 14th | −0.4 | −6.5 | 23rd | 37.1 | 42.2 | normal | 88% | ||
| Mount Boyce AWS | 8.7 | 14.5 | 14th | 1.8 | −2.4 | 22nd | 40.6 | |||||
| Oberon | 8.0 | −0.8 | 14.5 | 14th | −0.2 | +0.2 | −4.5 | 26th | 57.4 | 71.7 | normal | 80% |
| Orange Agricultural Institute | 9.4 | +0.6 | 15.1 | 14th | 0.8 | −0.3 | −3.0 | 12th | 69.6 | 89.0 | normal | 78% |
| Orange Airport AWS | 9.2 | 15.7 | 14th | −0.2 | −5.2 | 12th | 61.0 | |||||
| Orange Airport Comparison | 9.4 | +0.5 | 16.0 | 14th | 0.3 | −0.1 | −4.0 | 12th | 62.8 | 89.0 | normal | 71% |
| Springwood Bowling Club | 15.3 | 20.7 | 14th | 5.9 | 2.4 | 12th | 17.4 | 47.7 | normal | 36% | ||
| Central Western Slopes (N) (district 64) | ||||||||||||
| Coonabarabran | 15.0 | −0.1 | 20.9 | 14th | −0.4 | −1.1 | −6.5 | 12th | 34.8 | 52.7 | normal | 66% |
| Coonabarabran Airport AWS | 13.7 | 19.5 | 14th | 4.7 | 0.0 | 12th | 50.4 | |||||
| Dunedoo Post Office | 16.0 | +0.7 | 22.0 | 14th | 2.0 | +0.4 | −3.7 | 12th | 29.0 | 40.1 | normal | 72% |
| Central Western Slopes (S) (district 65) | ||||||||||||
| Cowra Airport AWS | 14.3 | 20.7 | 14th | 2.0 | −1.8 | 31st | 50.6 | |||||
| Cowra Airport Comparison | 14.1 | +0.6 | 20.5 | 14th | 2.6 | +0.8 | −1.0 | 31st | 54.4 | 52.7 | normal | 103% |
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 15.9 | 22.1 | 14th | 2.8 | −2.8 | 19th | 31.0 | |||||
| Forbes Airport AWS | 14.8 | 19.8 | 14th | 2.7 | −1.7 | 4th | 41.8 | |||||
| Parkes | 14.9 | +1.2 | 21.2 | 14th | 3.8 | −0.7 | −0.5 | 4th | 50.2 | 50.0 | normal | 100% |
| Parkes Airport AWS | 14.2 | 20.0 | 14th | 2.1 | −3.0 | 4th | 44.2 | |||||
| Wellington | 15.9 | +0.9 | 22.0 | 14th | 1.8 | −0.3 | −2.2 | 4th | 39.3 | 50.4 | normal | 78% |
| Metropolitan (E) (district 66) | ||||||||||||
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 16.7 | −0.4 | 21.7 | 14th | 4.5 | −0.3 | 1.0 | 12th | 61.2 | 43.9 | high | 139% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 17.0 | 22.3 | 14th | 4.8 | 1.2 | 12th | 56.0 | |||||
| Holsworthy Control Range | 16.7 | 21.3 | 14th | 3.8 | −0.3 | 31st | 48.0 | |||||
| Parramatta North | 17.3 | +0.2 | 22.1 | 14th | 5.4 | −0.8 | 2.2 | 31st | 38.8 | 43.8 | normal | 89% |
| Riverview Observatory | 16.8 | −0.5 | 22.2 | 16th | 6.3 | +0.3 | 3.0 | 12th | 61.4 | 50.5 | normal | 122% |
| Sydney | 17.2 | +0.1 | 23.1 | 14th | 8.3 | −0.1 | 5.5 | 23rd | 89.6 | 56.3 | high | 159% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 17.1 | +0.2 | 22.7 | 14th | 7.9 | +1.3 | 5.2 | 23rd | 74.0 | 54.4 | high | 136% |
| Sydney Olympic Park | 17.5 | 22.9 | 14th | 7.0 | 3.5 | 12th | 54.2 | |||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 15.5 | 19.9 | 14th | 7.0 | 2.9 | 12th | 70.0 | |||||
| Metropolitan (W) (district 67) | ||||||||||||
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 16.8 | 21.6 | 14th | 3.1 | −1.5 | 31st | 13.8 | |||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 16.5 | 21.5 | 14th | 4.6 | 0.8 | 12th | 26.0 | |||||
| Liverpool | 17.2 | 21.8 | 14th | 3.2 | −1.0 | 12th | 36.2 | |||||
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 17.0 | 21.5 | 14th | 4.8 | 0.3 | 23rd | 16.6 | |||||
| Prospect Reservoir | 16.6 | +0.1 | 21.2 | 14th | 5.4 | −0.7 | 1.5 | 12th | 31.4 | 40.0 | normal | 79% |
| Richmond RAAF | 17.0 | 22.0 | 14th | 2.6 | −2.5 | 12th | 10.2 | |||||
| Illawarra (district 68) | ||||||||||||
| Albion Park | 16.8 | 23.0 | 14th | 5.3 | 1.0 | 12th | 48.4 | |||||
| Bellambi AWS | 16.4 | 21.5 | 14th | 9.3 | 6.8 | 26th | 61.0 | |||||
| Bowral | 10.9 | −0.6 | 18.1 | 14th | 2.4 | +1.4 | −1.4 | 24th | 41.4 | 44.9 | normal | 92% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 16.8 | −0.4 | 20.5 | 14th | 2.7 | +0.1 | −2.2 | 23rd | 21.6 | 39.6 | normal | 55% |
| Campbelltown | 16.6 | 20.8 | 14th | 3.1 | −0.8 | 31st | 24.4 | |||||
| Jervis Bay | 15.3 | 20.7 | 14th | 8.9 | 6.1 | 12th | 182.4 | |||||
| Kiama | 16.3 | 22.0 | 14th | 9.4 | 7.5 | 22nd | 86.0 | |||||
| Moss Vale AWS | 11.1 | 18.4 | 14th | 1.5 | −5.6 | 23rd | 51.8 | |||||
| Nowra RAN Air Station AWS | 16.2 | 22.4 | 14th | 5.1 | 1.8 | 23rd | 48.8 | |||||
| South Coast (district 69) | ||||||||||||
| Batemans Bay | 16.2 | 20.3 | 2nd | 2.7 | −1.6 | 23rd | 13.1 | |||||
| Bega AWS | 16.3 | 20.4 | 2nd | 1.2 | −2.8 | 5th | 11.8 | |||||
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 11.7 | 17.1 | 14th | −1.6 | −6.4 | 26th | 20.2 | |||||
| Green Cape AWS | 15.3 | 18.9 | 2nd | 8.6 | 6.7 | 31st | 28.6 | |||||
| Merimbula Airport AWS | 16.1 | 20.0 | 2nd | 3.4 | 0.0 | 19th | 18.8 | |||||
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 14.9 | −0.4 | 20.3 | 2nd | 9.5 | −0.2 | 6.9 | 26th | 15.8 | 46.3 | low | 34% |
| Moruya Airport AWS | 16.7 | 23.0 | 2nd | 3.5 | −1.0 | 12th | 14.0 | |||||
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 16.5 | +0.4 | 21.9 | 2nd | 5.8 | +0.1 | 3.5 | 2nd | 12.6 | 42.7 | low | 30% |
| Narooma RVCP | 16.0 | +0.4 | 21.2 | 2nd | 6.8 | +0.9 | 4.2 | 12th | 17.5 | 34.6 | normal | 51% |
| Nerriga Composite | 11.9 | +0.4 | 18.5 | 14th | −1.9 | −2.1 | −7.0 | 23rd | 24.2 | 45.0 | low | 54% |
| Ulladulla AWS | 15.3 | 18.9 | 2nd | 8.1 | 5.4 | 12th | 39.2 | |||||
| Sthn Tablelands Gburn-Monaro (district 70) | ||||||||||||
| Bombala | 12.0 | +1.3 | 16.1 | 20th | −1.6 | −0.3 | −6.8 | 5th | 27.2 | 43.2 | normal | 63% |
| Bombala AWS | 10.2 | 14.9 | 20th | −0.4 | −5.2 | 5th | 40.8 | |||||
| Canberra Airport | 11.7 | +0.5 | 16.5 | 14th | −0.1 | +0.4 | −3.5 | 23rd | 42.4 | 41.2 | normal | 103% |
| Cooma Airport AWS | 9.5 | 13.8 | 14th | −2.5 | −9.1 | 26th | 17.0 | |||||
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 10.9 | −0.5 | 14.2 | 14th | −3.2 | −0.3 | −9.0 | 12th | 18.9 | 27.2 | normal | 69% |
| Goulburn Airport AWS | 11.6 | 18.0 | 14th | −1.2 | −6.7 | 23rd | 20.4 | |||||
| Goulburn TAFE | 11.3 | +0.2 | 17.8 | 14th | 0.8 | −0.3 | −4.2 | 23rd | 26.8 | 42.4 | normal | 63% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 1.4 | 6.0 | 14th | −3.5 | −7.3 | 22nd | 142.0 | |||||
| Taralga Post Office | 10.5 | +0.3 | 17.2 | 14th | −0.3 | −0.6 | −5.5 | 23rd | 53.2 | 61.7 | normal | 86% |
| Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve | 10.7 | 16.0 | 14th | −0.2 | −3.5 | 23rd | 85.7 | 84.8 | normal | 101% | ||
| Tuggeranong | 11.6 | 16.6 | 14th | −0.9 | −5.3 | 25th | 53.4 | |||||
| Yass | 11.8 | +0.3 | 17.8 | 14th | 0.9 | +0.4 | −3.0 | 26th | 59.5 | 58.7 | normal | 101% |
| Sthn Tablelands Snowy-Mountns (district 71) | ||||||||||||
| Charlotte Pass | 1.3 | 4.5 | 19th | −6.3 | −15.5 | 24th | 213.5 | |||||
| Perisher Valley Ski Centre | 2.1 | +0.2 | 6.5 | 12th | −5.9 | −0.4 | −12.5 | 23rd | 112.0 | 226.8 | low | 49% |
| Thredbo AWS | −0.5 | −0.3 | 3.2 | 5th | −5.4 | +0.4 | −10.2 | 24th | 9.6 | 150.5 | lowest | 6% |
| Thredbo Village | 4.7 | −0.2 | 7.0 | 20th | −3.2 | +1.4 | −9.5 | 24th | 146.5 | 163.5 | normal | 90% |
| Southwest Slopes (S) (district 72) | ||||||||||||
| Albury Airport AWS | 13.1 | 18.0 | 14th | 2.6 | −1.1 | 23rd | 66.8 | |||||
| Cabramurra SMHEA AWS | 2.8 | 7.1 | 14th | −1.5 | −4.6 | 22nd | 183.0 | |||||
| Hume Reservoir | 13.0 | +1.0 | 16.7 | 6th | 4.7 | +0.9 | 0.2 | 29th | 80.0 | 83.9 | normal | 95% |
| Khancoban AWS | 11.1 | 16.1 | 14th | 1.2 | −2.8 | 24th | 142.4 | |||||
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 10.4 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 14th | 0.1 | +0.3 | −5.2 | 23rd | 138.6 | 110.0 | high | 126% |
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 13.3 | +0.8 | 18.1 | 14th | 3.3 | +1.0 | −1.3 | 28th | 56.8 | 55.3 | normal | 103% |
| Southwest Slopes (N) (district 73) | ||||||||||||
| Burrinjuck Dam | 12.3 | +0.9 | 17.1 | 25th | 3.1 | +0.1 | −0.5 | 29th | 79.8 | 107.4 | normal | 74% |
| Cootamundra Airport | 12.5 | 17.5 | 14th | 1.1 | −3.5 | 23rd | 73.0 | |||||
| Grenfell | 13.0 | −0.1 | 18.0 | 14th | 4.1 | +1.3 | 0.0 | 29th | 57.7 | 56.1 | normal | 103% |
| Gundagai | 12.9 | 19.1 | 14th | 2.3 | −2.0 | 23rd | 67.4 | |||||
| Quandialla Post Office | 14.3 | +0.3 | 19.4 | 14th | 3.2 | +0.8 | −1.2 | 29th | 48.2 | 44.2 | normal | 109% |
| Temora Airport | 13.5 | 18.1 | 14th | 2.3 | −2.4 | 23rd | 48.2 | |||||
| Wyalong Post Office | 14.4 | +0.5 | 19.4 | 14th | 3.5 | +0.9 | −1.3 | 12th | 37.6 | 41.8 | normal | 90% |
| Young Airport | 12.5 | 17.8 | 14th | 0.1 | −4.0 | 29th | 56.2 | |||||
| Riverina (E) (district 74) | ||||||||||||
| Corowa Airport | 13.7 | +1.0 | 18.1 | 14th | 3.6 | +0.8 | −1.0 | 23rd | 58.8 | 61.1 | normal | 96% |
| Deniliquin Airport AWS | 14.1 | 18.5 | 14th | 4.0 | −0.5 | 23rd | 30.2 | |||||
| Narrandera Airport | 14.4 | +0.4 | 18.7 | 14th | 4.3 | +1.5 | −1.0 | 23rd | 44.4 | 36.9 | normal | 120% |
| Narrandera Golf Club | 14.1 | +0.1 | 19.7 | 14th | 4.4 | +1.5 | −0.4 | 29th | 49.2 | 39.7 | normal | 124% |
| Tocumwal Airport | 13.6 | −0.4 | 18.0 | 14th | 3.8 | +0.7 | −0.6 | 26th | 48.6 | 44.1 | normal | 110% |
| Yanco Agricultural Institute | 14.2 | 18.6 | 14th | 5.5 | 0.4 | 29th | 45.0 | |||||
| Riverina (W) (district 75) | ||||||||||||
| Griffith Airport AWS | 14.9 | +0.9 | 19.9 | 30th | 4.3 | +1.2 | −0.4 | 12th | 28.8 | 34.7 | normal | 83% |
| Hay | 15.3 | +0.5 | 19.0 | 14th | 4.7 | +1.0 | −1.0 | 29th | 16.2 | 30.9 | normal | 52% |
| Hay Airport AWS | 15.4 | 19.1 | 14th | 4.2 | −1.9 | 29th | 14.2 | |||||
| Hillston Airport | 15.5 | +0.5 | 20.7 | 31st | 3.5 | −0.2 | −1.5 | 12th | 26.2 | 29.9 | normal | 88% |
| Lake Cargelligo Airport | 15.6 | +0.1 | 21.1 | 6th | 3.8 | +1.0 | −0.5 | 12th | 19.5 | 34.7 | normal | 56% |
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This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Friday 1 August 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.