Thursday, 1 April 2010 - Monthly Climate Summary for New South Wales - Product code IDCKGC25R0
Continued wet across the Murray Darling Basin
- Above average rainfall for NSW and the Murray Darling Basin (MDB)
- 9th wettest March on record for the MDB
- Highest March rainfall since 1989 for the MDB
- Highest March rainfall since 2001 for NSW
- Close to average statewide average maximum, minimum and mean temperatures
Details Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Rainfall
It was a wet start to autumn for NSW and the Murray Darling Basin (MDB), with much of the state (west of the Divide) recording above to very much above average rainfall. The MDB recorded its 9th wettest March on record (records since 1900), with a basin wide average of 81.3 mm. This is above the historical average of 38.6 mm, and the highest March rainfall since 1989 (86.8 mm). March also represents the second consecutive month with above average rainfall for the MDB.
The NSW statewide average rainfall was 63.0 mm, which is above the historical average1 of 49.0 mm. This is the highest March rainfall for NSW since 2001 (70.6 mm), but noticeably lower than the rainfall experienced in February 2010 (106.5 mm). Despite the above average statewide rainfall total, it should be noted that coastal NSW recorded about average rainfall during March.
A significant amount of the state's rainfall was recorded during the first ten days of March. A monsoonal low over inland Queensland brought rainfall to the border regions of NSW on the 1st and 2nd. On the 7th, the interaction of a central Australian low pressure system with an inland NSW trough, brought heavy rainfall, flooding and severe thunderstorms to the southern half of the state, in particular, the Riverina district. Mid month, moist onshore flow brought some rainfall to north and central coastal areas and adjacent ranges, whilst late in the month, a low pressure trough moving across the state brought rainfall to most districts.
Some sites had their highest total March rainfall on record.Some sites had their lowest total March rainfall on record.
See a map of rainfall deciles.
Temperature
Following a warmer than average summer, autumn in NSW began with a return to average conditions. The statewide average statewide average mean temperature for March was 21.9°C, which equals the historical average1 of 21.9°C. This is a clear reflection of the close to average statewide maximum and minimum temperatures recorded during March.
Average to below average maximum temperatures were recorded in the north and northwest of the state, and the the far southern inland, associated with rainfall and enhanced cloud cover in these areas. Conversely, average to above average maximum temperatures were recorded over the remainder of the state. The statewide average maximum temperature for March was 28.4°C, which is close to the historical average of 28.6°C.
Minimum temperatures were average to above average across the state. The statewide average minimum temperature for March was 15.3°C, which is close to the historical average of 15.2°C.
Some sites had their coldest March day (lowest maximum temperature) on record.Some sites had their highest March mean daily maximum temperature on record.
See a map of maximum temperature anomalies.
See a map of minimum temperature anomalies.
Other phenomena
Floodwaters continue to travel down rivers in northwestern NSW, following torrential rainfall in Queensland during late February/early March. The Darling, Culgoa, Warrego, Bokhara and Paroo rivers are expected to continue flooding for several weeks.
Severe thunderstorms and flooding occurred on the 7th March in the Riverina, with reports of 5cm hail in Hay.
On the 23rd March, minor flooding occurred in the Byron Bay CBD. 22.8 mm of rain fell from 5am to 9am and a further 87.6 mm from 9am to 11.30am, making a total of 110.4 mm.
Further information
NSW Climate Services CentreNSW Regional Office
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (02) 9296 1555
Email climate.nsw@bom.gov.au
| Extremes in March 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 36.8 °C at Menindee Post Office on the 27th |
| Warmest days on average | 31.0 °C at Bourke Airport AWS |
| Coolest days on average | 13.7 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Coldest day | 8.4 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 9th |
| Coldest night | -3.6 °C at Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chalet) on the 2nd |
| Coolest nights on average | 3.0 °C at Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chalet) |
| Warmest nights on average |
20.6 °C at Lord Howe Island Aero 20.5 °C at Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) |
| Warmest night | 24.1 °C at Cobar Airport AWS on the 29th |
| Wettest overall | 339.8 mm at Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd) |
| Wettest day | 133.6 mm at Woodburn Post Office on the 3rd |
| Highest wind gust | 109 km/h at White Cliffs AWS on the 6th |
Details Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest total March rainfall | |||||
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Total rainfall for March 2010 (mm) |
Previous highest for March |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Henty Post Office | 176.8 | 168.5 | in 1931 | 109 | 43.6 |
| Record lowest total March rainfall | |||||
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Total rainfall for March 2010 (mm) |
Previous lowest for March |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Wyong (Wyong Golf Club) | 0.6 | 9.4 | in 1965 | 122 | 132.0 |
| Bangalow (Fowlers Lane) | 19.4 | 34.8 | in 1965 | 47 | 246.0 |
| Guyra (Gowan Brae) | 0.0 | 1.0 | in 1998 | 39 | 78.7 |
| Record lowest March daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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Lowest daily maximum temperature in March 2010 (°C) |
Previous lowest for March |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 14.5 | on the 2nd | 15.0 | on the 31st in 1988 | 36 | 23.0 |
| Record highest March mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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Mean daily maximum temperature for March 2010 (°C) |
Previous highest for March |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Lord Howe Island Aero | 25.6 | 25.5 | in 1998 | 21 | 24.7 |
Details Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for March 2010 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for March (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for March (°C) |
Rainfall for March (millimetres) |
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| Mean for March 2010 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2010 |
Mean for March 2010 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2010 |
Total for March 2010 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2010 |
Fraction of March average |
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| Western (Far Northwest) (district 46) | ||||||||||||
| Fowlers Gap AWS | 29.7 | 35.2 | 27th | 17.0 | 11.7 | 24th | 53.8 | |||||
| Tibooburra Airport | 30.4 | 35.4 | 26th | 18.2 | 13.9 | 11th | 45.6 | |||||
| Tibooburra Post Office | 30.6 | -1.6 | 36.3 | 26th | 18.4 | -0.3 | 13.5 | 24th | 43.4 | 23.2 | high | 187% |
| White Cliffs AWS | 30.3 | 35.0 | 26th | 18.0 | 12.6 | 7th | 82.2 | |||||
| White Cliffs Post Office | 30.3 | -1.4 | 35.2 | 27th | 17.1 | -0.1 | 13.0 | 11th | 81.9 | 23.0 | v high | 356% |
| Wilcannia (Reid St) | 29.9 | -1.5 | 35.8 | 27th | 16.0 | -0.2 | 9.2 | 24th | 64.2 | 22.7 | v high | 283% |
| Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS | 29.8 | 35.5 | 27th | 16.2 | 10.4 | 24th | 59.2 | |||||
| Western (Lower Darling) (district 47) | ||||||||||||
| Broken Hill (Patton Street) | 28.0 | -1.0 | 35.0 | 27th | 16.2 | +0.6 | 9.4 | 10th | 112.4 | 20.3 | v high | 554% |
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 28.0 | -1.1 | 34.3 | 27th | 15.5 | +0.4 | 9.6 | 24th | 94.2 | 19.8 | v high | 476% |
| Lake Victoria Storage | 28.7 | +0.2 | 34.8 | 27th | 15.0 | +1.0 | 9.5 | 10th | 53.2 | 13.8 | v high | 386% |
| Menindee Post Office | 30.2 | -0.5 | 36.8 | 27th | 16.1 | +0.9 | 11.4 | 10th | 51.0 | 17.8 | v high | 287% |
| Pooncarie Mail Agency | 30.1 | 36.4 | 20th | 15.6 | 10.0 | 23rd | 58.4 | 18.0 | v high | 324% | ||
| Western (Upper Darling) (district 48) | ||||||||||||
| Bourke Airport AWS | 31.0 | 36.0 | 28th | 17.2 | 12.9 | 23rd | 42.2 | |||||
| Brewarrina Hospital | 30.5 | -1.8 | 35.0 | 27th | 17.3 | -0.1 | 12.9 | 9th | 96.0 | 39.6 | high | 242% |
| Cobar Airport AWS | 29.9 | 34.6 | 27th | 16.4 | 9.4 | 24th | 30.2 | |||||
| Cobar MO | 29.8 | -0.3 | 34.8 | 26th | 17.1 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11th | 29.8 | 34.3 | average | 87% |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | 30.8 | -1.2 | 35.7 | 22nd | 17.6 | +0.2 | 13.4 | 9th | 70.2 | 48.8 | high | 144% |
| Lightning Ridge Visitors Information Cen | 29.6 | 34.0 | 24th | 18.0 | 14.0 | 11th | 87.5 | |||||
| Wanaaring Post Office | 30.7 | 35.7 | 27th | 18.4 | 14.4 | 9th | 79.7 | 26.7 | v high | 299% | ||
| Western (Southwest Plains) (district 49) | ||||||||||||
| Balranald (RSL) | 28.3 | -1.0 | 34.7 | 26th | 14.9 | +1.3 | 8.6 | 10th | 50.8 | 22.0 | high | 231% |
| Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS | 28.5 | 34.8 | 27th | 16.2 | 10.7 | 11th | 87.2 | |||||
| Ivanhoe Post Office | 29.5 | -1.3 | 35.9 | 27th | 15.0 | +0.3 | 9.0 | 23rd | 87.3 | 28.1 | v high | 311% |
| Central Western Plains (South) (district 50) | ||||||||||||
| Condobolin Ag Research Stn | 35.2 | 21st | 15.3 | +0.5 | 10.4 | 24th | 55.4 | 37.3 | high | 149% | ||
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 29.3 | 35.1 | 21st | 14.8 | 9.7 | 24th | 50.6 | |||||
| Peak Hill Post Office | 29.1 | -0.3 | 34.4 | 26th | 17.0 | +0.7 | 11.5 | 23rd | 55.7 | 49.2 | average | 113% |
| West Wyalong Airport AWS | 28.1 | 34.5 | 20th | 14.2 | 10.5 | 23rd | 70.2 | |||||
| Central Western Plains (North) (district 51) | ||||||||||||
| Coonamble Airport AWS | 29.8 | 34.4 | 27th | 16.4 | 10.6 | 23rd | 85.0 | |||||
| Coonamble Comparison | 29.9 | -1.6 | 35.2 | 27th | 16.5 | +0.1 | 12.0 | 23rd | 74.2 | 44.5 | high | 167% |
| Nyngan Airport | 29.9 | -0.6 | 35.4 | 26th | 16.7 | +0.3 | 13.0 | 10th | 49.2 | 41.0 | high | 120% |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 29.2 | -0.1 | 34.7 | 27th | 16.0 | +0.4 | 10.8 | 24th | 72.2 | 46.4 | high | 156% |
| Northwest Plains (West) (district 52) | ||||||||||||
| Mungindi Post Office | 30.5 | -1.3 | 34.9 | 22nd | 17.4 | -0.1 | 13.6 | 24th | 105.2 | 50.3 | high | 209% |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 30.4 | 35.1 | 27th | 16.2 | 10.6 | 23rd | 99.0 | |||||
| Northwest Plains (East) (district 53) | ||||||||||||
| Moree Aero | 30.4 | 35.1 | 22nd | 17.4 | 13.4 | 14th | 50.8 | |||||
| Northwest Slopes (North) (district 54) | ||||||||||||
| Barraba Post Office | 29.8 | +0.9 | 34.2 | 20th | 13.0 | +0.3 | 7.5 | 17th | 37.5 | 54.0 | average | 69% |
| Narrabri Airport AWS | 29.6 | 34.7 | 22nd | 16.8 | 12.0 | 18th | 51.0 | |||||
| Northwest Slopes (South) (district 55) | ||||||||||||
| Gunnedah Airport AWS | 29.7 | 34.8 | 22nd | 15.6 | 10.8 | 17th | 64.4 | |||||
| Gunnedah Pool | 29.9 | -0.8 | 34.2 | 22nd | 17.2 | +1.4 | 14.2 | 9th | 76.0 | 48.1 | high | 158% |
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 29.2 | +0.1 | 34.8 | 22nd | 17.5 | +0.9 | 14.1 | 12th | 70.2 | 41.6 | high | 169% |
| Quirindi Post Office | 29.5 | +0.2 | 35.0 | 20th | 15.2 | +1.8 | 9.2 | 17th | 37.2 | 53.1 | average | 70% |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | 29.7 | 34.2 | 20th | 15.0 | 11.0 | 17th | 56.6 | |||||
| Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) | 25.3 | +0.5 | 30.5 | 22nd | 10.8 | +1.1 | 3.5 | 17th | 25.0 | 51.2 | low | 49% |
| Northern Tablelands (West) (district 56) | ||||||||||||
| Armidale (Tree Group Nursery) | 23.5 | 28.9 | 22nd | 10.4 | 4.2 | 21st | 46.4 | |||||
| Armidale Airport AWS | 22.9 | 27.7 | 22nd | 11.4 | 6.8 | 16th | 50.2 | |||||
| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 22.7 | -0.3 | 27.1 | 22nd | 11.7 | +0.4 | 8.3 | 17th | 60.1 | 70.7 | average | 85% |
| Glen Innes Airport AWS | 22.8 | 27.5 | 22nd | 11.3 | 6.5 | 10th | 101.6 | |||||
| Glen Innes Post Office | 23.3 | -0.6 | 28.3 | 21st | 12.7 | +1.2 | 9.4 | 10th | 93.6 | 71.4 | high | 131% |
| Guyra Hospital | 21.4 | +0.2 | 26.1 | 22nd | 10.0 | +0.2 | 6.6 | 16th | 59.2 | 67.1 | average | 88% |
| Inverell (Raglan St) | 28.2 | 31.8 | 22nd | 12.7 | 7.4 | 18th | 43.8 | |||||
| Inverell Research Centre | 27.5 | +0.5 | 31.8 | 22nd | 14.8 | +0.4 | 11.2 | 14th | 46.2 | 66.5 | average | 69% |
| Tenterfield (Federation Park) | 23.0 | -1.7 | 28.0 | 10th | 13.0 | +0.6 | 7.9 | 10th | 86.5 | 79.6 | average | 109% |
| Northern Tablelands (East) (district 57) | ||||||||||||
| Tabulam (Muirne) | 23.8 | -0.7 | 28.0 | 9th | 15.7 | -0.1 | 13.0 | 15th | 256.8 | 151.7 | v high | 169% |
| Upper North Coast (district 58) | ||||||||||||
| Alstonville Tropical Fruit Research Stat | 26.0 | +0.1 | 30.4 | 9th | 18.6 | +0.3 | 15.4 | 15th | 227.4 | 262.4 | average | 87% |
| Ballina Airport AWS | 27.5 | 30.3 | 9th | 19.2 | 14.7 | 27th | 205.0 | |||||
| Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) | 27.0 | 30.2 | 7th | 20.5 | 17.0 | 15th | 239.4 | |||||
| Casino Airport | 28.0 | -1.1 | 32.2 | 9th | 18.4 | +1.1 | 14.9 | 16th | 233.0 | 148.5 | high | 157% |
| Casino Airport AWS | 27.3 | 31.4 | 9th | 18.0 | 15.0 | 13th | 236.2 | |||||
| Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS | 26.9 | 32.9 | 9th | 19.2 | 17.0 | 15th | 178.0 | |||||
| Grafton Airport AWS | 27.8 | 32.7 | 9th | 17.6 | 14.1 | 20th | 110.6 | |||||
| Grafton Olympic Pool | 28.5 | +0.3 | 33.2 | 9th | 18.3 | +0.3 | 14.5 | 22nd | 86.2 | 130.1 | low | 66% |
| Grafton Research Stn | 27.8 | 32.4 | 9th | 18.1 | 15.6 | 20th | 72.8 | 122.2 | average | 60% | ||
| Lismore (Richmond Hill) | 27.3 | 32.2 | 9th | 17.9 | 15.2 | 20th | 191.2 | |||||
| Lismore Airport AWS | 27.9 | 32.0 | 9th | 17.5 | 14.2 | 25th | 190.0 | |||||
| Murwillumbah (Bray Park) | 27.6 | -0.5 | 32.0 | 9th | 18.9 | +0.8 | 16.4 | 27th | 153.2 | 209.7 | average | 73% |
| Yamba Pilot Station | 26.4 | +0.4 | 29.2 | 9th | 20.0 | +0.8 | 17.8 | 16th | 339.6 | 184.0 | v high | 185% |
| Lower North Coast (district 59) | ||||||||||||
| Coffs Harbour MO | 26.3 | +0.4 | 29.4 | 21st | 18.6 | +0.5 | 16.0 | 24th | 189.0 | 238.5 | average | 79% |
| Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd) | 21.7 | 26.0 | 21st | 13.7 | 9.9 | 20th | 339.8 | |||||
| Kempsey (Wide Street) | 28.1 | +0.3 | 31.2 | 21st | 17.8 | +1.3 | 14.8 | 21st | 101.7 | 151.8 | average | 67% |
| Kempsey Airport AWS | 27.5 | 30.4 | 27th | 16.8 | 13.8 | 21st | 97.0 | |||||
| South West Rocks (Smoky Cape Lighthouse) | 26.9 | +0.8 | 30.0 | 9th | 14.4 | 15th | 166.0 | 183.6 | average | 90% | ||
| Manning (district 60) | ||||||||||||
| Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P. | 26.0 | 28.8 | 9th | 17.7 | 15.0 | 17th | 90.0 | 148.8 | average | 60% | ||
| Port Macquarie Airport AWS | 26.8 | 29.9 | 21st | 17.3 | 13.5 | 21st | 177.2 | |||||
| Taree Airport AWS | 27.3 | 31.0 | 26th | 16.6 | 13.0 | 17th | 59.2 | |||||
| Yarras (Mount Seaview) | 26.8 | 0.0 | 32.6 | 9th | 16.4 | +0.9 | 13.0 | 20th | 308.4 | 213.5 | high | 144% |
| Hunter (district 61) | ||||||||||||
| Cessnock (Nulkaba) | 28.0 | +0.5 | 35.0 | 21st | 16.5 | +1.1 | 11.4 | 18th | 85.7 | 85.8 | average | 100% |
| Cessnock Airport AWS | 27.4 | 33.9 | 21st | 15.5 | 9.5 | 18th | 89.6 | 68.7 | high | 130% | ||
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 27.0 | 35.1 | 26th | 15.7 | 10.3 | 18th | 93.8 | |||||
| Gosford (Narara Research Station) AWS | 26.4 | +0.4 | 34.8 | 21st | 15.8 | +0.5 | 11.0 | 17th | 128.0 | 148.6 | average | 86% |
| Jerrys Plains Post Office | 29.1 | +0.2 | 36.0 | 21st | 15.8 | +0.8 | 9.5 | 17th | 60.4 | 59.1 | average | 102% |
| Maitland Visitors Centre | 28.1 | 34.9 | 21st | 16.6 | 10.8 | 18th | 78.4 | |||||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 25.0 | 32.8 | 21st | 15.6 | 11.5 | 12th | 104.0 | |||||
| Merriwa (Roscommon) | 27.1 | 33.9 | 27th | 14.0 | 6.9 | 17th | 81.8 | 46.8 | high | 175% | ||
| Murrurundi Gap AWS | 24.1 | 29.8 | 27th | 14.5 | 10.6 | 17th | 94.2 | |||||
| Murrurundi Post Office | 26.9 | -0.9 | 35.0 | 21st | 13.4 | +0.8 | 6.5 | 18th | 93.8 | 61.1 | high | 154% |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | 26.2 | +0.3 | 30.5 | 9th | 19.7 | +2.6 | 17.3 | 14th | 66.0 | 116.5 | average | 57% |
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS | 26.0 | +1.3 | 33.9 | 26th | 19.5 | +1.3 | 16.0 | 17th | 75.4 | 120.0 | average | 63% |
| Newcastle University | 27.5 | 34.5 | 21st | 18.0 | 13.8 | 17th | 119.3 | |||||
| Norah Head AWS | 26.0 | 30.2 | 9th | 19.6 | 16.9 | 18th | 107.6 | |||||
| Paterson (Tocal AWS) | 28.1 | +1.2 | 34.8 | 21st | 16.5 | +0.9 | 11.7 | 18th | 81.0 | 116.5 | average | 70% |
| Peats Ridge (Waratah Road) | 25.4 | +0.8 | 32.9 | 21st | 15.6 | +1.1 | 12.3 | 13th | 89.4 | 136.9 | average | 65% |
| Scone Airport AWS | 28.6 | 35.4 | 21st | 13.9 | 7.3 | 17th | 70.2 | |||||
| Singleton STP | 28.3 | 35.5 | 21st | 15.5 | 8.4 | 17th | 48.6 | |||||
| Williamtown RAAF | 27.5 | +1.3 | 34.0 | 26th | 16.7 | +0.4 | 11.0 | 18th | 133.4 | 120.8 | average | 110% |
| Central Tablelands (North) (district 62) | ||||||||||||
| Gulgong Post Office | 27.0 | -0.4 | 32.5 | 27th | 14.4 | +0.8 | 9.4 | 17th | 94.5 | 54.4 | high | 174% |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 25.9 | 31.4 | 27th | 13.1 | 6.3 | 18th | 81.8 | |||||
| Nullo Mountain AWS | 19.7 | 26.2 | 27th | 11.8 | 7.7 | 2nd | 97.0 | |||||
| Central Tablelands (South) (district 63) | ||||||||||||
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | 24.6 | 0.0 | 30.2 | 20th | 10.9 | +0.1 | 4.5 | 24th | 138.0 | 49.8 | v high | 277% |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 24.4 | 29.9 | 28th | 11.3 | 4.7 | 17th | 118.6 | |||||
| Cowra Research Centre (Evans St) | 27.5 | +0.1 | 32.1 | 28th | 14.4 | +0.4 | 9.5 | 23rd | 89.8 | 47.0 | high | 191% |
| Katoomba (Murri St) | 20.8 | +0.5 | 28.2 | 20th | 12.5 | +1.1 | 8.6 | 2nd | 144.9 | 164.7 | average | 88% |
| Lithgow (Cooerwull) | 21.8 | 28.5 | 20th | 10.7 | 2.6 | 17th | 85.1 | 72.9 | high | 117% | ||
| Mount Boyce AWS | 20.5 | 27.5 | 20th | 12.5 | 7.7 | 11th | 81.6 | |||||
| Oberon (Springbank) | 20.3 | -1.2 | 28.0 | 24th | 9.3 | +0.4 | 3.1 | 17th | 74.8 | 64.7 | average | 116% |
| Orange Agricultural Institute | 22.0 | -0.8 | 26.5 | 28th | 11.3 | +0.7 | 7.2 | 24th | 129.3 | 58.4 | v high | 221% |
| Orange Airport AWS | 21.9 | 26.9 | 28th | 10.4 | 4.5 | 24th | 129.6 | |||||
| Orange Airport Comparison | 22.2 | -0.2 | 27.1 | 20th | 11.0 | +1.4 | 6.0 | 17th | 120.2 | 52.3 | v high | 230% |
| Springwood Bowling Club | 25.5 | 33.9 | 21st | 15.9 | 12.0 | 17th | 82.4 | 125.3 | average | 66% | ||
| Central Western Slopes (North) (district 64) | ||||||||||||
| Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) | 26.8 | -1.5 | 31.4 | 20th | 12.1 | +0.3 | 6.6 | 23rd | 90.2 | 61.5 | high | 147% |
| Coonabarabran Airport AWS | 25.6 | 30.2 | 22nd | 15.1 | 10.3 | 12th | 75.8 | |||||
| Dunedoo Post Office | 28.0 | -0.3 | 33.3 | 27th | 15.2 | +1.0 | 10.2 | 17th | 102.7 | 52.9 | high | 194% |
| Central Western Slopes (South) (district 65) | ||||||||||||
| Cowra Airport AWS | 27.4 | 33.7 | 28th | 13.6 | 6.6 | 24th | 99.0 | |||||
| Cowra Airport Comparison | 27.4 | -0.8 | 33.0 | 28th | 13.4 | +1.0 | 7.1 | 24th | 92.8 | 40.1 | v high | 231% |
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 28.1 | 33.2 | 27th | 14.9 | 8.6 | 24th | 69.6 | |||||
| Forbes Airport AWS | 28.8 | 34.3 | 28th | 14.7 | 8.9 | 23rd | 65.8 | |||||
| Parkes (Macarthur Street) | 28.9 | +0.4 | 35.0 | 26th | 15.5 | +0.5 | 9.2 | 24th | 46.5 | 46.5 | average | 100% |
| Parkes Airport AWS | 28.1 | 33.3 | 28th | 14.2 | 7.0 | 24th | 43.8 | 41.3 | average | 106% | ||
| Wellington (Agrowplow) | 28.2 | -1.2 | 33.2 | 28th | 14.5 | +0.6 | 8.0 | 24th | 111.7 | 49.3 | v high | 227% |
| Metropolitan (East) (district 66) | ||||||||||||
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 27.2 | +1.0 | 34.4 | 26th | 16.7 | +0.6 | 11.8 | 17th | 99.6 | 97.6 | average | 102% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 26.6 | 35.1 | 21st | 17.1 | 11.6 | 17th | 29.0 | |||||
| Holsworthy Control Range | 27.5 | 35.8 | 21st | 15.9 | 11.9 | 18th | 30.0 | |||||
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 27.1 | +0.9 | 35.2 | 21st | 16.4 | +0.6 | 12.5 | 12th | 71.8 | 106.7 | average | 67% |
| Riverview Observatory | 26.2 | +1.0 | 34.5 | 21st | 17.0 | +0.9 | 12.2 | 17th | 64.8 | 125.4 | average | 52% |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 25.7 | +1.0 | 30.9 | 21st | 19.3 | +1.8 | 15.6 | 17th | 51.4 | 128.9 | low | 40% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 26.7 | +1.5 | 36.3 | 21st | 19.4 | +2.0 | 15.2 | 17th | 40.0 | 114.5 | low | 35% |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 23.8 | 28.9 | 9th | 19.9 | 16.9 | 17th | ||||||
| Sydney Olympic Park (Sydney Olympic Pk A | 27.0 | 35.9 | 21st | 18.5 | 14.6 | 17th | 31.2 | |||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 25.0 | 33.0 | 26th | 17.5 | 14.1 | 17th | 87.8 | |||||
| Metropolitan (West) (district 67) | ||||||||||||
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 27.2 | 35.1 | 26th | 15.4 | 10.0 | 17th | 56.2 | |||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 27.2 | 34.9 | 21st | 16.2 | 11.8 | 17th | 32.4 | |||||
| Liverpool (Michael Wenden Centre) | 27.7 | 35.5 | 21st | 15.7 | 10.3 | 17th | 67.6 | |||||
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 28.1 | 36.0 | 21st | 17.1 | 11.9 | 17th | 30.0 | |||||
| Prospect Reservoir | 27.6 | +1.4 | 35.2 | 26th | 16.3 | +0.2 | 11.6 | 17th | 81.5 | 95.7 | average | 85% |
| Richmond RAAF | 27.4 | 35.1 | 21st | 16.0 | 9.0 | 17th | 60.4 | |||||
| Illawarra (district 68) | ||||||||||||
| Albion Park (Wollongong Airport) | 25.8 | 35.0 | 26th | 15.7 | 10.0 | 17th | 63.6 | |||||
| Bellambi AWS | 24.8 | 35.5 | 21st | 18.5 | 15.4 | 2nd | 146.2 | |||||
| Bowral (Parry Drive) | 22.4 | 0.0 | 29.6 | 20th | 12.6 | +1.1 | 7.3 | 17th | 49.6 | 90.4 | low | 55% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 27.6 | +0.9 | 35.2 | 21st | 15.1 | +0.4 | 8.5 | 17th | 52.0 | 83.7 | average | 62% |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 27.7 | 35.2 | 21st | 15.2 | 9.6 | 17th | 54.4 | |||||
| Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular AWS) | 24.1 | 29.8 | 21st | 17.9 | 15.3 | 11th | 113.2 | |||||
| Kiama (Bombo Headland) | 24.3 | 29.9 | 21st | 18.1 | 15.3 | 12th | 90.4 | |||||
| Moss Vale AWS | 22.8 | 30.4 | 26th | 11.7 | 3.9 | 17th | 54.0 | |||||
| Nowra RAN Air Station AWS | 25.9 | 34.5 | 26th | 15.3 | 11.9 | 25th | 74.6 | |||||
| South Coast (district 69) | ||||||||||||
| Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club) | 24.8 | 31.8 | 21st | 14.8 | 9.7 | 11th | 82.6 | |||||
| Bega AWS | 26.2 | 32.0 | 26th | 13.0 | 8.7 | 2nd | 24.8 | |||||
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 22.7 | 28.3 | 28th | 10.7 | 5.4 | 11th | 47.8 | |||||
| Green Cape AWS | 23.6 | 26.5 | 18th | 16.8 | 13.8 | 2nd | 12.8 | |||||
| Merimbula Airport AWS | 24.6 | 31.0 | 26th | 13.6 | 9.0 | 2nd | 27.4 | |||||
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 22.7 | +0.3 | 26.2 | 21st | 17.8 | +0.8 | 14.6 | 2nd | 18.2 | 98.4 | v low | 18% |
| Moruya Airport AWS | 24.4 | 30.0 | 19th | 15.0 | 11.0 | 3rd | 56.2 | |||||
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 23.3 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 8th | 16.3 | +1.2 | 12.0 | 11th | 55.8 | 106.2 | average | 53% |
| Narooma RVCP | 23.2 | +0.5 | 28.6 | 21st | 16.6 | +1.3 | 13.2 | 3rd | 53.6 | 103.1 | average | 52% |
| Nerriga Composite | 23.6 | +0.7 | 30.5 | 28th | 11.3 | +0.8 | 5.0 | 17th | 60.6 | 74.0 | average | 82% |
| Ulladulla AWS | 23.2 | 32.1 | 21st | 16.9 | 13.8 | 2nd | 111.4 | |||||
| Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (district 70) | ||||||||||||
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 24.1 | +1.5 | 29.0 | 20th | 9.6 | +1.1 | 3.8 | 11th | 27.0 | 57.9 | average | 47% |
| Bombala AWS | 21.9 | 27.3 | 20th | 9.5 | 3.8 | 2nd | 43.0 | |||||
| Canberra Airport | 24.6 | 29.1 | 26th | 11.6 | 7.5 | 11th | 93.2 | |||||
| Canberra Airport Comparison | 24.8 | +0.3 | 29.2 | 20th | 11.9 | +1.2 | 7.9 | 22nd | 85.6 | 50.7 | high | 169% |
| Cooma Airport AWS | 21.8 | 26.4 | 25th | 8.0 | 1.3 | 23rd | 58.2 | 39.3 | high | 148% | ||
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 23.1 | -0.8 | 27.5 | 6th | 8.6 | +0.6 | 3.0 | 23rd | 95.7 | 56.1 | high | 171% |
| Goulburn Airport AWS | 23.6 | 30.2 | 28th | 10.2 | 3.9 | 17th | 49.4 | |||||
| Goulburn TAFE | 23.6 | -0.4 | 30.0 | 28th | 11.7 | +0.6 | 6.5 | 11th | 55.4 | 52.7 | average | 105% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 16.2 | 20.3 | 18th | 1.6 | 2nd | 138.0 | ||||||
| Taralga Post Office | 22.8 | +0.3 | 29.9 | 20th | 9.6 | -0.2 | 2.3 | 17th | 63.5 | 65.3 | average | 97% |
| Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve | 23.7 | -0.1 | 27.5 | 28th | 11.4 | +1.6 | 7.0 | 3rd | 134.2 | 67.7 | high | 198% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 24.9 | 29.3 | 26th | 11.8 | 7.4 | 3rd | 112.8 | |||||
| Yass (Linton Hostel) | 25.7 | -0.1 | 30.2 | 28th | 11.6 | +0.5 | 6.7 | 23rd | 63.0 | 46.7 | high | 135% |
| Southern Tablelands (Snowy Mountains) (district 71) | ||||||||||||
| Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chalet) | 15.4 | +0.7 | 20.4 | 4th | 3.0 | +0.5 | -3.6 | 2nd | 159.4 | 133.1 | average | 120% |
| Thredbo AWS | 13.7 | +0.2 | 18.5 | 6th | 5.1 | +0.2 | -3.4 | 11th | 99.8 | 106.5 | average | 94% |
| Thredbo Village | 19.1 | +1.0 | 25.0 | 25th | 5.8 | +1.3 | -0.2 | 12th | 130.0 | 103.9 | average | 125% |
| Southwest Slopes (South) (district 72) | ||||||||||||
| Albury Airport AWS | 27.4 | 31.9 | 20th | 13.8 | 8.3 | 23rd | 110.0 | |||||
| Cabramurra SMHEA AWS | 17.7 | 22.6 | 3rd | 9.8 | 2.4 | 11th | 9.0 | |||||
| Hume Reservoir | 27.4 | +0.4 | 31.8 | 20th | 15.0 | +1.2 | 8.8 | 10th | 90.0 | 43.3 | high | 208% |
| Khancoban AWS | 26.1 | 30.8 | 3rd | 11.3 | 6.8 | 12th | 62.0 | |||||
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 24.9 | -0.2 | 29.7 | 3rd | 5.8 | 2nd | 90.3 | 65.7 | high | 137% | ||
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 27.2 | -0.5 | 32.4 | 20th | 13.8 | +0.4 | 8.2 | 23rd | 173.6 | 43.0 | v high | 404% |
| Southwest Slopes (North) (district 73) | ||||||||||||
| Burrinjuck Dam | 26.5 | +0.5 | 31.0 | 20th | 13.8 | +0.4 | 9.5 | 27th | 104.0 | 57.8 | high | 180% |
| Cootamundra Airport | 26.4 | 32.0 | 28th | 12.2 | 5.7 | 23rd | 148.0 | |||||
| Gundagai (William St) | 27.1 | 32.1 | 28th | 13.2 | 7.7 | 24th | 109.8 | |||||
| Quandialla Post Office | 28.7 | -0.3 | 34.5 | 20th | 14.7 | +0.9 | 8.8 | 23rd | 53.8 | 43.4 | high | 124% |
| Temora Airport | 27.3 | 33.4 | 28th | 13.7 | 7.8 | 24th | 79.4 | |||||
| Wyalong Post Office | 29.1 | +0.3 | 35.0 | 20th | 15.3 | +0.8 | 11.4 | 10th | 57.6 | 36.1 | high | 160% |
| Young Airport | 26.2 | 32.0 | 28th | 11.5 | 4.4 | 23rd | 82.4 | |||||
| Riverina (East) (district 74) | ||||||||||||
| Corowa Airport | 27.8 | -0.2 | 32.2 | 20th | 14.2 | +1.5 | 8.2 | 23rd | 126.7 | 36.8 | v high | 344% |
| Deniliquin Airport AWS | 27.2 | 32.4 | 26th | 14.4 | 8.4 | 23rd | 139.6 | |||||
| Narrandera Airport | 28.6 | 34.3 | 28th | 14.7 | 8.2 | 23rd | 104.6 | 31.4 | v high | 333% | ||
| Narrandera Golf Club | 28.4 | 0.0 | 34.3 | 28th | 14.8 | +0.7 | 8.2 | 23rd | 74.3 | 29.2 | v high | 254% |
| Tocumwal Airport | 27.5 | -0.6 | 32.0 | 27th | 14.5 | +1.0 | 9.4 | 11th | 72.2 | 33.5 | high | 216% |
| Yanco Agricultural Institute | 28.7 | 34.7 | 20th | 16.3 | 10.9 | 10th | 78.6 | |||||
| Riverina (West) (district 75) | ||||||||||||
| Griffith Airport AWS | 29.0 | +0.2 | 35.1 | 28th | 15.4 | +1.3 | 9.2 | 23rd | 64.0 | 32.9 | v high | 195% |
| Hay (Miller Street) | 28.3 | -0.9 | 33.9 | 28th | 15.1 | +1.4 | 9.5 | 23rd | 69.6 | 29.0 | v high | 240% |
| Hay Airport AWS | 28.3 | 34.4 | 28th | 9.6 | 23rd | 41.4 | ||||||
| Hillston Airport | 29.3 | +0.1 | 35.0 | 27th | 14.9 | -0.2 | 9.0 | 23rd | 84.0 | 31.4 | high | 268% |
| Lake Cargelligo Airport | 29.5 | -0.8 | 35.1 | 28th | 15.2 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 23rd | 35.5 | 34.6 | average | 103% |
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Notes
A Monthly Climate Summary is prepared to list the main features of the weather in New South Wales using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. Later information, including data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review, usually published in the fourth week of the month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Thursday 1 April 2010. 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.
Further information
NSW Climate Services CentreNSW Regional Office
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (02) 9296 1555
Email climate.nsw@bom.gov.au
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