Tuesday, 1 March 2011 - Monthly Climate Summary for Sydney - Greater Sydney - Product code IDCKGC25L0
Sydney in February 2011: 2nd warmest on record
- Second warmest February on record for mean temperatures, warmest since 1998.
- Second warmest year on record for minimum temperatures, third warmest for maximums.
- Severe heatwave broke several records for numbers of warm nights.
- Driest February in thirty years.
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
Rainfall
Sydney Observatory Hill recorded just 18mm of rainfall during February 2011, the 13th driest February on record and the driest since 1979. The rain fell over twelve rain days, average for February, but only four exceeded 1mm, well below the average of 9 days. Only two major rainfall events occurred during the month, with 9.8mm at Observatory Hill and up to 22.4mm at Springwood on the 13th associated with easterly windflow, and 28mm at Terry Hills to 9am on the 18th due to a thunderstorm the previous afternoon. Throughout suburban Sydney, monthly totals were as high as 58mm at Terrey Hills, but several stations recorded their driest February on record.
Some sites had their lowest total February rainfall on record.Temperature
The average temperature at Sydney Observatory Hill during February was 24.8 °C, 2.5 °C above the historical average of 22.3 °C, with both maximum and minimum temperatures well above average throughout the metropolitan region. This was the second warmest February on record, and the warmest since 1998. Temperatures were particularly warm during the first week of the month, with records broken for both daily maximum and minimum temperatures and for extended warm periods across the Metropolitan and Hunter regions.
Maximum temperatures averaged 28.4 °C during February 2011, 2.6 °C above the historical average of 25.8 °C and the equal third warmest February on record. Temperatures were particularly warm during the first week of February, with seven consecutive days exceeding 30 °C between January 31 and February 6 and maximum temperatures as high as 41.5 °C on the 5th, when Riverview Observatory recorded its warmest February day on record. Nine days above 30 °C were recorded during the month, the equal highest on record, with three days above 35 °C for only the fourth February in history.
Minimum temperatures were also well above average during February, with Observatory Hill recording its second warmest year on record at 21.1 °C, slightly cooler than 21.2 °C in February 2010 and 2.3 °C above the historical average of 18.8 °C. This was predominantly due to the very warm temperatures in the first week of the month, with many stations including Observatory Hill and Sydney Airport recording their warmest nights on record. Additionally, Bankstown Airport broke its previous February record on three occasions during the month.
Records were also broken for extended hot spells, particularly of warm minimums. Observatory Hill recorded five consecutive nights above 24 °C between the 2nd and 6th, breaking the previous record of 2 consecutive warm nights. Sydney has never before recorded more than two nights above 24 °C in any month in 152 years of record. Unlike the high maximums, warm minimums persisted throughout the month to reach 25 °C on the 20th, the fourth night of at least 25 °C during the month (previous record one night).
For further information on the February heatwave, please see our Special Climate Statement 27, released February 8.
Some sites had their highest February temperature on record. Some sites had their warmest February night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
Wind
Sydney experienced generally easterly winds during the month with 93% of 3pm winds arising from a S-NE direction, which is similar to the historical wind patterns for February. Three strong wind days were reported at the Airport, below average for February, with the strongest wind gusts experienced as a cool change moved through on the 6th, reaching 91km/hr at Port Botany and 83km/hr at Sydney Airport.
Other phenomena
Sydney Airport recorded an average of 5.7 sunshine hours per day in February, well below the average of 7.2 hours for February. Only one thunderstorm was reported at Sydney Airport on the 17th, below the February average of three storms. This was the only storm anywhere in the Metropolitan region during the month.
Further information
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| Extremes in February 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 42.2 °C at Sydney Airport AMO on the 5th |
| Warmest days on average | 31.5 °C at Penrith Lakes AWS |
| Coolest days on average | 28.0 °C at Terrey Hills AWS |
| Coldest day | 19.8 °C at Terrey Hills AWS on the 22nd |
| Coldest night | 11.1 °C at Camden Airport AWS on the 24th |
| Coolest nights on average | 17.7 °C at Campbelltown (Mount Annan) |
| Warmest nights on average | 21.1 °C at Sydney (Observatory Hill) |
| Warmest night | 27.6 °C at Sydney (Observatory Hill) on the 6th |
| Warmest on average overall | 25.5 °C at Penrith Lakes AWS |
| Coolest on average overall | 23.4 °C at Springwood (Valley Heights) |
| Wettest overall | 56.0 mm at Terrey Hills AWS |
| Wettest day | 28.0 mm at Terrey Hills AWS on the 18th |
| Highest wind gust | 91 km/h at Port Botany (Molineux Point AWS) on the 6th |
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record lowest total February rainfall | |||||
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Total rainfall for February 2011 (mm) |
Previous driest for February |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave) | 14.5 | 15.8 | in 1979 | 53 | 145.2 |
| Merrylands (Welsford Street) | 17.4 | 18.2 | in 1979 | 43 | 132.2 |
| Macquarie Park (Willandra Village) | 16.7 | 17.6 | in 1978 | 34 | 144.2 |
| Chatswood Bowling Club | 12.0 | 59.0 | in 2006 | 21 | 176.3 |
| Record highest February temperature | ||||||
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Highest temperature in February 2011 (°C) |
Previous warmest for February |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Riverview Observatory | 41.3 | on the 5th | 40.0 | on the 11th in 2004 | 27 | 26.4 |
| Record highest February daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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Highest daily minimum temperature in February 2011 (°C) |
Previous warmest for February |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 27.6 | on the 6th | 26.6 | on the 6th in 1973 | 153 | 18.8 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 26.4 | on the 6th | 24.7 | on the 23rd in 2010 | 72 | 19.0 |
| Prospect Reservoir | 26.5 | on the 6th | 25.6 | on the 10th in 1997 | 46 | 17.7 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 26.0 | on the 2nd | 25.0 | on the 6th in 1973 | 43 | 18.1 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 24.0 | on the 3rd | 23.5 | on the 4th in 1973 | 36 | 16.8 |
| Riverview Observatory | 26.2 | on the 6th | 24.9 | on the 10th in 1997 | 27 | 17.7 |
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for February 2011 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for February (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for February (°C) |
Rainfall for February (millimetres) |
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| Mean for February 2011 |
Diff from average |
Highest for February 2011 |
Mean for February 2011 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2011 |
Total for February 2011 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2011 |
Fraction of February average |
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| Badgerys Creek AWS | 31.1 | 41.5 | 1st | 18.1 | 12.5 | 23rd | 27.6 | |||||
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 29.9 | +2.2 | 41.6 | 1st | 19.6 | +1.5 | 13.8 | 24th | 18.6 | 106.4 | v low | 17% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 30.7 | +2.2 | 41.3 | 1st | 17.9 | +1.1 | 11.1 | 24th | 20.6 | 100.5 | v low | 20% |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 30.5 | 40.6 | 5th | 17.7 | 12.0 | 24th | 17.4 | |||||
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 29.3 | 41.0 | 1st | 19.5 | 13.1 | 24th | 16.4 | |||||
| Holsworthy Control Range | 30.3 | 41.7 | 1st | 18.4 | 12.8 | 24th | 0.6 | |||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 30.5 | 41.9 | 1st | 18.8 | 14.2 | 24th | 18.4 | |||||
| Liverpool (Michael Wenden Centre) | 30.8 | 42.0 | 1st | 12.7 | 25th | 2.3 | ||||||
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 30.1 | +2.3 | 41.0 | 1st | 19.1 | +1.5 | 12.7 | 24th | 19.8 | 123.5 | v low | 16% |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 31.5 | 41.8 | 1st | 19.6 | 14.5 | 24th | 21.8 | |||||
| Prospect Reservoir | 30.3 | +2.4 | 41.3 | 1st | 19.4 | +1.7 | 13.3 | 24th | 18.7 | 96.0 | low | 19% |
| Richmond RAAF | 30.6 | 40.0 | 5th | 19.0 | 12.9 | 25th | 29.6 | |||||
| Riverview Observatory | 29.1 | +2.7 | 41.3 | 5th | 19.8 | +2.1 | 13.8 | 24th | 16.6 | 110.5 | v low | 15% |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 28.5 | 38.8 | 1st | 18.2 | 13.3 | 24th | 37.0 | 139.6 | low | 27% | ||
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 28.4 | +2.6 | 41.5 | 5th | 21.1 | +2.3 | 16.6 | 24th | 18.0 | 118.1 | v low | 15% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 29.0 | +2.7 | 42.2 | 5th | 21.0 | +2.0 | 16.9 | 23rd | 13.6 | 112.6 | v low | 12% |
| Sydney Olympic Park (Sydney Olympic Pk A | 30.0 | 41.8 | 1st | 20.5 | 15.6 | 24th | 17.6 | |||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 28.0 | 40.3 | 1st | 19.0 | 14.4 | 7th | 56.0 | |||||
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Daily rainfall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hunter (61) | 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 |
| Webbs Ck-Wisemans Ferry (Hawkesbury Rive | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 1.5 | - | 1.0 | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central Tablelands (South) (63) | 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 |
| Sackville Ferry (Hawkesbury River) | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 20.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 22.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | - | - | 3.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Valley Heights (Sun Valley Rd) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 20.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 4.0 | - | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | ||||
| Metropolitan (East) (66) | 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 |
| Abbotsford (Blackwall Point Rd) | 2.0 | 9.5 | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ashfield Bowling Club | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn (Rosnay Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Audley (Royal National Park) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Avalon (Wollstonecraft Ave) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 8.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrove Rd)) | 3.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bankstown Airport AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 15.2 | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | |
| Belrose (Evelyn Place) | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Campbelltown (Ingleburn (Long Point)) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 12.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 12.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave) | 1.5 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chatswood Bowling Club | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Collaroy (Long Reef Golf Club) | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 12.8 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Guildford (Woodville Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 15.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holsworthy Control Range | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Liverpool-Scrivener St (Georges River) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 13.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lucas Heights (ANSTO) | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Macquarie Park (Willandra Village) | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Manley / Warringah (Allambie) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 0.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | - | 9.5 | - | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - |
| Manley / Warringah (Belrose) | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 7.5 | - | - | 4.5 | - | - | 0.5 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Marrickville Golf Club | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 13.0 | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milperra Bridge (Georges River) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mona Vale Golf Club | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 8.6 | - | - | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 |
| Parramatta (Erts) | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 8.5 | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 10.8 | 1.2 | - | 0.6 | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Peakhurst Golf Club | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Randwick Bowling Club | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Riverview Observatory | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 3.8 | 8.0 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.4 |
| Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Club) | 0.2 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sans Souci (Public School) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St Ives (Richmond Avenue) | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Strathfield Golf Club | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 13.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 1.4 | 9.6 | 0.4 | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | 10.4 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Sydney Olympic Park (Sydney Olympic Pk A | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 2.6 | 11.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | |
| Terrey Hills AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 28.0 | - | - | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Turramurra (Kissing Point Road) | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Metropolitan (West) (67) | 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 |
| Abbotsbury (Fairfield City Farm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 19.8 | - | - | 1.0 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Baulkham Hills (Swimming Pool ) | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | 0.5 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 3.0 | - | 0.5 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Baulkham Hills Eucalyptus Ct | - | - | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.5 | 11.5 | 1.5 | - | 0.5 | - | 3.0 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Berowra (Goodwyn Road) | 6.8 | »» | 2.0 | 0.2 | 12.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Blacktown (Dog Pound) | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | 15.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Box Hill (Hynds Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Castle Hill (Kathleen Ave) | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 11.2 | 4.0 | »» | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Glenorie (Old Northern Rd) | 5.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greystanes (Cumberland Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | 14.0 | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.5 | - | - |
| Hawkesbury River (Sackville Downstream) | - | - | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.0 | 0.5 | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | |||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 16.6 | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kelso Ck (Kelso Creek U/S Levee (Georges | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.0 | 0.5 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Kings Langley (NSW Soccer Federation) | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | - | 0.5 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Kings Langley (Solander Rd) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 13.2 | 0.6 | - | 1.2 | - | 4.4 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Liverpool (Michael Wenden Centre) | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Lower Portland (Hawkesbury River) | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 6.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 14.6 | 1.0 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Maroota (Tobruk) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - |
| Merrylands (Welsford Street) | 2.2 | 13.6 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrylands West (Finlayson Creek) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 19.5 | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Parramatta (Burnside Homes) | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.5 | 10.0 | 1.0 | - | 0.5 | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Rocks (Muirfield Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | 1.0 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 3.5 | - | 0.5 | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northmead Bowling Club | 0.5 | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parramatta (Baulkham Hills West (Sierra | - | - | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | 12.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 16.8 | 0.2 | - | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Prospect Reservoir | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 1.3 | 14.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Richmond RAAF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | 0.6 | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | 9.8 | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Seven Hills (Radio FM 103.2) | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | 13.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Seven Hills (Collins St) | 1.0 | 12.8 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Creek (Elizabeth Drive) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.7 | - | - | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St Clair (Juba Close) | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.0 | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Toongabbie Bowling Club | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 12.0 | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Toongabbie Ck (Redbank Road (Toongabbee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0.5 | - | 0.5 | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Pennant Hills (Cumberland S F Alert | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.5 | - | - | 2.0 | 9.5 | 5.5 | - | - | 0.5 | 1.5 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Willmot (Resolution Ave) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Windsor SWC (Hawkesbury River) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illawarra (68) | 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 |
| Camden Airport AWS | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 12.8 | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Camden Valley Golf Resort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 14.0 | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Campbelltown (Kentlyn (Georges River Roa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 11.0 | - | - | 2.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 10.2 | - | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Rossmore (South Creek) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 16.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
A Monthly Climate Summary is prepared to list the main features of the weather in Sydney - Greater Sydney 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 Tuesday 1 March 2011. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Averages 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 median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of long-term average rain.
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,
average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
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