Thursday, 1 November 2012 - Monthly Climate Summary for NSW - Product code IDCKGC25R0
NSW in October 2012: A month of extremes for NSW
- Driest October since 2006
- Above average maximum temperatures
- 4th coldest October on record for minimum temperatures
- East Coast Low brings rain, cold, wind and snow for NSW
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Rainfall - Driest October since 2006
NSW recorded a statewide average rainfall of 15.3 mm during October, well below the historical average of 44.4 mm. This is the 10th driest October on record for NSW and the driest since 2006. The dry conditions were associated with a strong subtropical ridge that limited the impacts of troughs and fronts, and the positive Indian Ocean Dipole event that has affected NSW rainfall during recent months.
Most of the state recorded less than half the average rainfall, with above average falls only recorded on the south coast and parts of the southern border. The month was particularly dry in parts of northeast NSW, including the driest October on record in long-record stations such as Gunnedah and Dungog, while coastal stations including Coffs Harbour, Kempsey and Newcastle experienced their driest October since the 1980s.
The only major rain event during the month occurred between the 11th and 13th as a complex surface trough system brought rain and snow to parts of eastern NSW. An East Coast Low developed off the south coast on the 12th, producing locally very heavy falls of up to 233 mm at Ulladulla and 169.8 mm at Batemans Bay, the wettest October day in at least twenty years.
See a list of October rainfall records.Temperature - Warm days and cold nights
The statewide average maximum temperature during October was 26.2 °C, 1.7 °C above the historical average. This is the 12th warmest October on record, and the warmest since 2008. Most of the state recorded temperatures at least 1 °C above normal, associated with generally dry, sunny conditions during the month, with cooler than normal temperatures in parts of the south coast. Temperatures were warmest in western NSW, with the warmest October since 1988 in Broken Hill.
Temperatures were particularly warm on the 19th and 20th, with temperatures above 40 °C recorded in parts of northern NSW. Wanaaring broke its previous October temperature record on two consecutive days, while temperatures reached 41.6 °C at Evans Head on the north coast. In contrast, temperatures were very cold due to a trough and East Coast Low on the 11th, including the coldest october day in more than 50 years of record at Wilcannia.
The statewide average minimum temperature was 9.4 °C, 1.1 °C below the historical average. This was the 7th coldest on record for NSW and the coldest since 2003, associated with generally clear conditions and a particularly cold event in the middle of the month. Most of the state was at least 1 °C below normal, with half of the state recording temperatures in the coolest 10% of years and 25 stations experiencing their coldest October since at least the 1980s. Nights were particularly cold at the start of the month, with the coldest October night on record at Hillston and Griffith on the 1st.
The statewide average temperature was consequently 17.8 °C, 0.3 °C above the historical average.
See a list of October temperature records.
Other phenomena - Snow and strong winds
An East Coast Low off the south coast and upper cold pool between the 11th and 13th brought very cold conditions to much of the state, with snow falling on much of the Great Dividing Range including Goulburn, Blackheath and Guyra, stranding motorists in parts of the Blue Mountains. Wind gusts reached 106 km/hr at Wattamolla and 98 km/hr at Jervis Bay on the 12th, with minor damage from downed trees, while localised heavy rain exceeded 200 mm near Ulladulla.
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| Extremes in October 2012 | |
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| Hottest day |
41.6 °C at Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS on the 20th |
| Warmest days on average |
31.2 °C at Mungindi Post Office |
| Coolest days on average |
8.3 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Coldest day |
-1.4 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 11th |
| Coldest night |
-7.2 °C at Perisher Valley AWS on the 23rd |
| Coolest nights on average |
-0.1 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Warmest nights on average |
16.0 °C at Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) |
| Warmest night |
25.2 °C at Tibooburra Post Office on the 21st |
| Warmest on average overall |
23.0 °C at Tibooburra Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
4.1 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Wettest overall |
274.8 mm at Ulladulla AWS |
| Wettest day |
233.0 mm at Ulladulla AWS on the 12th |
| Highest wind gust |
106 km/h at Wattamolla AWS on the 12th 106 km/h at Lord Howe Island Windy Point on the 23rd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest October daily rainfall | ||||||
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Highest daily rainfall in October 2012 (mm) |
Previous wettest for October |
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| Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club) | 169.8 | on the 12th | 140.0 | on the 25th in 1999 | 23 | |
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Total rainfall for October 2012 (mm) |
Previous driest for October |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Woolgoolga (Clear Place) | 3.6 | 10.9 | in 1948 | 112 | 97.4 |
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 3.4 | 3.8 | in 1957 | 65 | 58.6 |
| Dungog - Main Creek (Yeranda) | 6.6 | 9.4 | in 1988 | 50 | 89.5 |
| Nowendoc (Green Hills) | 16.0 | 20.0 | in 1988 | 41 | 86.4 |
| Upper Lansdowne (Monterey) | 4.6 | 11.0 | in 2002 | 33 | 118.1 |
| Upper Chichester (Simmonds) | 8.0 | 16.2 | in 1988 | 32 | 86.3 |
| Cessnock Airport AWS | 4.0 | 4.6 | in 2006 | 24 | 53.3 |
| Millbank | 5.0 | = 5.0 | in 1989 | 20 | 57.8 |
| Record highest October temperature | ||||||
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Highest temperature in October 2012 (°C) |
Previous warmest for October |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Wanaaring Post Office | 40.9 | on the 20th | 40.0 | on the 30th in 2008 | 22 | 29.1 |
| Record lowest October daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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Lowest daily maximum temperature in October 2012 (°C) |
Previous coolest for October |
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Average for October |
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| Wilcannia (Reid St) | 13.2 | on the 11th | 13.3 | on the 2nd in 1966 | 56 | 27.4 |
| Tocumwal Airport | 11.4 | on the 6th | 11.7 | on the 1st in 2003 | 42 | 22.4 |
| Griffith Airport AWS | 13.4 | on the 11th | 13.7 | on the 16th in 2010 | 38 | 23.8 |
| Lord Howe Island Aero | 16.9 | on the 23rd | = 16.9 | on the 22nd in 1992 | 24 | 20.8 |
| Bega AWS | 12.4 | on the 11th | 12.9 | on the 20th in 1994 | 21 | 21.5 |
| Cooma Airport AWS | 5.5 | on the 11th | 5.8 | on the 7th in 2009 | 21 | 18.0 |
| Record highest October mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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Mean daily maximum temperature for October 2012 (°C) |
Previous warmest for October |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 27.4 | 27.1 | in 2008 | 22 | 25.0 |
| Record lowest October temperature | ||||||
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Lowest temperature in October 2012 (°C) |
Previous coolest for October |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Hillston Airport | 1.0 | on the 1st | 1.1 | on the 2nd in 1957 | 56 | 10.3 |
| Griffith Airport AWS | 0.4 | on the 1st | 0.6 | on the 15th in 1970 | 36 | 9.0 |
| Oberon (Springbank) | -2.8 | on the 1st | = -2.8 | on the 15th in 1970 | 30 | 4.8 |
| Lord Howe Island Aero | 7.8 | on the 16th | 8.0 | on the 3rd in 2002 | 24 | 15.7 |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | -0.3 | on the 13th | 0.6 | on the 17th in 2009 | 21 | 9.6 |
| Record lowest October mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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Mean daily minimum temperature for October 2012 (°C) |
Previous coolest for October |
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Average for October |
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| Tenterfield (Federation Park) | 5.8 | 5.9 | in 1944 | 97 | 8.0 |
| Lake Victoria Storage | 8.1 | = 8.1 | in 1946 | 79 | 10.6 |
| Barraba Post Office | 5.4 | 5.9 | in 1968 | 46 | 8.2 |
| Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) | 1.6 | 3.1 | in 1994 | 40 | 5.2 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 8.3 | = 8.3 | in 1986 | 36 | 10.0 |
| Gulgong Post Office | 7.5 | = 7.5 | in 1971 | 36 | 9.3 |
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 3.1 | 3.7 | in 1994 | 21 | 5.7 |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 4.1 | 5.0 | in 2003 | 20 | 6.2 |
| Cooma Airport AWS | 1.3 | 1.4 | in 2006 | 20 | 3.5 |
| Goulburn Airport AWS | 3.0 | 3.5 | in 2006 | 20 | 5.3 |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 5.4 | 5.6 | in 2003 | 20 | 7.6 |
| Young Airport | 3.0 | 3.6 | in 1997 | 20 | 5.5 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for October 2012 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for October (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for October (°C) |
Rainfall for October (millimetres) |
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| Mean for October 2012 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2012 |
Mean for October 2012 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2012 |
Total for October 2012 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2012 |
Fraction of October average |
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| Western (Far Northwest) (district 46) | ||||||||||||
| Fowlers Gap AWS | 29.0 | 38.8 | 19th | 12.4 | 5.5 | 11th | 2.4 | |||||
| Tibooburra Airport | 30.9 | 40.4 | 19th | 15.1 | 5.0 | 12th | 1.8 | |||||
| Tibooburra Post Office | 30.7 | +2.3 | 40.2 | 19th | 14.9 | +0.8 | 6.4 | 12th | 2.4 | 18.4 | low | 13% |
| White Cliffs AWS | 29.4 | 40.0 | 19th | 13.0 | 5.6 | 12th | 3.6 | |||||
| Wilcannia (Reid St) | 29.1 | +1.7 | 40.6 | 19th | 10.7 | -1.5 | 3.8 | 7th | 1.8 | 25.2 | low | 7% |
| Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS | 29.2 | 39.5 | 19th | 10.2 | 2.9 | 1st | 3.6 | |||||
| Western (Lower Darling) (district 47) | ||||||||||||
| Broken Hill (Patton Street) | 27.6 | +2.7 | 37.3 | 19th | 11.8 | +0.1 | 4.3 | 11th | 5.2 | 24.4 | low | 21% |
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 27.4 | +2.4 | 37.6 | 19th | 10.5 | -1.0 | 3.6 | 11th | 3.0 | 25.7 | low | 12% |
| Lake Victoria Storage | 25.8 | +2.1 | 37.2 | 31st | 8.1 | -2.5 | 3.9 | 11th | 6.6 | 27.3 | low | 24% |
| Menindee Post Office | 28.2 | +1.7 | 37.8 | 31st | 11.4 | +0.1 | 5.8 | 12th | 13.0 | 22.8 | average | 57% |
| Pooncarie Mail Agency | 28.4 | 38.5 | 19th | 10.1 | 4.5 | 11th | 1.4 | 26.2 | v low | 5% | ||
| Western (Upper Darling) (district 48) | ||||||||||||
| Bourke Airport AWS | 30.5 | 38.4 | 19th | 11.1 | 3.1 | 13th | 3.0 | |||||
| Brewarrina Hospital | 29.8 | +1.0 | 36.7 | 20th | 10.9 | -2.0 | 4.1 | 13th | 3.4 | 29.7 | low | 11% |
| Cobar Airport AWS | 28.2 | 37.6 | 19th | 10.9 | 3.4 | 13th | 2.6 | |||||
| Cobar MO | 27.9 | +2.0 | 37.4 | 19th | 12.4 | -0.2 | 5.2 | 12th | 2.2 | 35.5 | v low | 6% |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | 30.0 | +1.2 | 38.2 | 20th | 10.9 | -2.2 | 3.8 | 1st | 4.2 | 38.4 | v low | 11% |
| Lightning Ridge Visitors Information Cen | 30.1 | 38.5 | 20th | 12.8 | 6.5 | 1st | 0.2 | |||||
| Wanaaring Post Office | 30.7 | +1.6 | 40.9 | 20th | 12.0 | -1.2 | 4.9 | 13th | 3.1 | 21.0 | low | 15% |
| Western (Southwest Plains) (district 49) | ||||||||||||
| Balranald (RSL) | 25.4 | +0.9 | 36.2 | 19th | 8.7 | -1.1 | 3.0 | 7th | 10.2 | 30.9 | low | 33% |
| Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS | 28.0 | 37.6 | 19th | 10.6 | 3.1 | 1st | 3.6 | |||||
| Ivanhoe Post Office | 28.6 | +2.2 | 39.0 | 19th | 9.3 | -1.2 | 1.5 | 1st | 4.8 | 28.4 | low | 17% |
| Central Western Plains (South) (district 50) | ||||||||||||
| Condobolin Ag Research Stn | 25.9 | +1.0 | 35.6 | 19th | 8.1 | -1.4 | 1.1 | 1st | 11.6 | 48.7 | low | 24% |
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 26.8 | 36.8 | 19th | 8.2 | 1.4 | 8th | 11.4 | |||||
| Peak Hill Post Office | 26.2 | +1.6 | 34.4 | 5th | 10.0 | -1.5 | 2.5 | 12th | 13.0 | 48.4 | low | 27% |
| West Wyalong Airport AWS | 25.4 | 35.2 | 19th | 7.3 | 1.7 | 1st | 20.2 | |||||
| Central Western Plains (North) (district 51) | ||||||||||||
| Coonamble Airport AWS | 28.0 | 35.3 | 20th | 8.7 | 2.9 | 23rd | 1.0 | |||||
| Nyngan Airport | 28.7 | +2.2 | 36.5 | 6th | 10.2 | -1.2 | 3.0 | 2nd | 17.4 | 35.1 | average | 50% |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 26.9 | +1.7 | 35.5 | 6th | 8.7 | -1.5 | 2.3 | 1st | 8.4 | 45.8 | low | 18% |
| Northwest Plains (West) (district 52) | ||||||||||||
| Mungindi Post Office | 31.2 | +2.3 | 39.0 | 20th | 11.4 | -2.0 | 4.4 | 1st | 6.2 | 38.3 | low | 16% |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 29.7 | 37.4 | 20th | 9.5 | 1.6 | 1st | 2.0 | 42.0 | v low | 5% | ||
| Northwest Plains (East) (district 53) | ||||||||||||
| Moree Aero | 28.6 | 37.0 | 20th | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1st | 9.0 | |||||
| Northwest Slopes (North) (district 54) | ||||||||||||
| Barraba Post Office | 27.6 | +2.6 | 34.5 | 20th | 5.4 | -2.8 | -0.5 | 1st | 14.8 | 63.1 | v low | 23% |
| Narrabri Airport AWS | 28.5 | 36.9 | 20th | 9.9 | 2.7 | 14th | 7.6 | |||||
| Northwest Slopes (South) (district 55) | ||||||||||||
| Gunnedah Airport AWS | 27.7 | 36.7 | 20th | 7.7 | 1.1 | 14th | 2.8 | |||||
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 27.1 | +2.0 | 35.8 | 20th | 11.5 | -0.7 | 5.6 | 1st | 3.4 | 58.6 | lowest | 6% |
| Quirindi Post Office | 27.2 | +2.0 | 35.0 | 20th | 7.0 | -1.7 | 0.2 | 13th | 11.0 | 60.1 | v low | 18% |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | 26.6 | +1.6 | 35.2 | 20th | 7.1 | -2.5 | -0.3 | 13th | 13.0 | 55.9 | low | 23% |
| Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) | 21.9 | +1.0 | 29.7 | 20th | 1.6 | -3.6 | -5.0 | 10th | 33.2 | 74.7 | low | 44% |
| Northern Tablelands (West) (district 56) | ||||||||||||
| Armidale (Tree Group Nursery) | 21.7 | 29.6 | 20th | 3.9 | -2.6 | 1st | 19.6 | |||||
| Armidale Airport AWS | 20.9 | 28.8 | 20th | 6.0 | -1.9 | 3rd | 21.2 | |||||
| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 21.9 | +1.9 | 28.5 | 20th | 6.1 | -1.1 | 1.5 | 3rd | 0.8 | 76.5 | lowest | 1% |
| Glen Innes Airport AWS | 21.6 | 29.4 | 20th | 3.3 | -3.5 | 13th | 45.4 | |||||
| Guyra Hospital | 19.8 | +1.5 | 26.8 | 20th | 5.7 | -0.6 | -0.9 | 12th | 41.0 | 77.2 | low | 53% |
| Inverell (Raglan St) | 25.3 | 33.1 | 20th | 5.2 | -0.8 | 1st | 35.2 | |||||
| Inverell Research Centre | 24.9 | +1.9 | 32.7 | 20th | 8.9 | -1.4 | 2.3 | 12th | 31.6 | 76.5 | low | 41% |
| Tenterfield (Federation Park) | 22.5 | +0.2 | 30.6 | 20th | 5.8 | -2.2 | 0.5 | 4th | 83.6 | 76.9 | average | 109% |
| Northern Tablelands (East) (district 57) | ||||||||||||
| Tabulam (Muirne) | 24.8 | +1.0 | 34.0 | 20th | 11.7 | -0.8 | 6.2 | 12th | 39.4 | 87.9 | low | 45% |
| Upper North Coast (district 58) | ||||||||||||
| Ballina Airport AWS | 25.1 | 33.3 | 7th | 12.9 | 6.8 | 14th | 43.0 | 105.5 | low | 41% | ||
| Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) | 23.5 | 29.6 | 7th | 16.0 | 11.5 | 23rd | 29.2 | |||||
| Casino Airport AWS | 28.6 | 39.4 | 20th | 13.2 | 7.0 | 14th | 29.4 | |||||
| Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS | 26.1 | 41.6 | 20th | 14.5 | 10.2 | 13th | 17.2 | |||||
| Grafton Airport AWS | 26.6 | 38.6 | 20th | 11.2 | 4.0 | 13th | 59.6 | |||||
| Grafton Olympic Pool | 27.4 | +0.7 | 38.9 | 20th | 13.1 | -0.6 | 6.8 | 13th | 23.0 | 79.4 | low | 29% |
| Grafton Research Stn | 27.0 | 38.3 | 20th | 12.4 | 6.0 | 13th | 31.2 | 62.7 | low | 50% | ||
| Lismore (Richmond Hill) | 27.3 | 37.6 | 20th | 13.7 | 9.0 | 13th | 39.2 | |||||
| Lismore Airport AWS | 27.9 | 38.5 | 20th | 11.9 | 6.3 | 13th | 29.2 | |||||
| Murwillumbah (Bray Park) | 27.4 | +1.2 | 37.0 | 20th | 13.1 | -1.0 | 6.8 | 13th | 16.4 | 109.9 | v low | 15% |
| Yamba Pilot Station | 24.5 | +1.2 | 34.8 | 20th | 15.0 | -0.4 | 10.3 | 13th | 21.6 | 79.6 | v low | 27% |
| Lower North Coast (district 59) | ||||||||||||
| Coffs Harbour MO | 24.3 | +0.7 | 39.2 | 20th | 13.0 | -0.8 | 6.2 | 13th | 24.8 | 98.3 | v low | 25% |
| Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd) | 21.7 | 32.5 | 20th | 8.7 | 1.9 | 3rd | 22.8 | |||||
| Kempsey (Wide Street) | 25.8 | +0.2 | 37.8 | 20th | 11.5 | -0.3 | 4.9 | 13th | 10.8 | 79.0 | v low | 14% |
| Kempsey Airport AWS | 25.9 | 39.2 | 20th | 8.9 | 1.7 | 13th | 10.0 | |||||
| South West Rocks (Smoky Cape Lighthouse) | 24.7 | +1.5 | 32.2 | 5th | 14.7 | -0.4 | 9.9 | 23rd | 21.8 | 93.2 | v low | 23% |
| Manning (district 60) | ||||||||||||
| Forster - Tuncurry Marine Rescue | 23.4 | 37.0 | 20th | 12.7 | 8.0 | 1st | 30.6 | 78.7 | low | 39% | ||
| Port Macquarie Airport AWS | 24.3 | 39.4 | 20th | 10.3 | 4.5 | 1st | 16.2 | |||||
| Taree Airport AWS | 24.5 | 38.1 | 20th | 10.2 | 4.5 | 15th | 9.8 | |||||
| Yarras (Mount Seaview) | 26.8 | +1.4 | 37.6 | 20th | 10.1 | -1.2 | 4.8 | 1st | 16.4 | 124.2 | v low | 13% |
| Hunter (district 61) | ||||||||||||
| Cessnock Airport AWS | 25.9 | +0.9 | 37.2 | 20th | 7.9 | -1.9 | 1.0 | 13th | 4.0 | 53.3 | lowest | 8% |
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 24.3 | 36.1 | 20th | 8.8 | 3.0 | 13th | 4.0 | |||||
| Gosford (Narara Research Station) AWS | 24.2 | +0.6 | 35.4 | 20th | 9.5 | -1.2 | 4.2 | 13th | 17.4 | 84.5 | low | 21% |
| Maitland Visitors Centre | 25.8 | 37.4 | 20th | 9.2 | 3.0 | 3rd | 6.7 | |||||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 23.6 | 34.5 | 20th | 9.8 | 4.6 | 1st | 17.8 | |||||
| Merriwa (Roscommon) | 25.8 | 33.7 | 19th | 6.5 | 0.1 | 1st | 3.2 | 53.0 | v low | 6% | ||
| Murrurundi Gap AWS | 22.7 | 31.6 | 20th | 9.8 | 1.8 | 12th | 13.4 | |||||
| Murrurundi Post Office | 25.0 | +0.9 | 33.5 | 20th | 5.9 | -2.3 | -0.4 | 1st | 13.8 | 72.8 | v low | 19% |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | 22.5 | -0.6 | 33.0 | 20th | 14.5 | +0.8 | 10.5 | 12th | 33.9 | 78.7 | low | 43% |
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS | 22.9 | +0.8 | 35.5 | 20th | 14.2 | +0.2 | 8.7 | 12th | 5.8 | 72.9 | v low | 8% |
| Newcastle University | 24.7 | 37.4 | 20th | 11.8 | 6.0 | 13th | 11.0 | |||||
| Norah Head AWS | 22.9 | 34.4 | 5th | 14.0 | 8.5 | 13th | 11.4 | |||||
| Paterson (Tocal AWS) | 26.0 | +1.1 | 38.0 | 20th | 9.8 | -1.7 | 3.7 | 3rd | 22.0 | 66.4 | low | 33% |
| Scone Airport AWS | 27.0 | +2.4 | 35.7 | 20th | 8.0 | -1.5 | 1.9 | 3rd | 4.6 | |||
| Singleton STP | 27.2 | 36.9 | 20th | -0.2 | 3rd | 2.6 | ||||||
| Williamtown RAAF | 24.4 | +0.8 | 37.9 | 20th | 10.4 | -1.6 | 4.5 | 3rd | 14.6 | 73.9 | low | 20% |
| Central Tablelands (North) (district 62) | ||||||||||||
| Gulgong Post Office | 24.7 | +1.3 | 31.9 | 19th | 7.5 | -1.8 | 1.4 | 1st | 7.3 | 56.2 | v low | 13% |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 24.1 | +1.6 | 31.0 | 6th | 5.4 | -2.2 | -0.2 | 13th | 12.6 | |||
| Nullo Mountain AWS | 18.2 | +1.2 | 24.7 | 19th | 6.9 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 13th | 17.2 | |||
| Central Tablelands (South) (district 63) | ||||||||||||
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | 21.5 | +1.6 | 28.4 | 19th | 3.9 | -2.3 | -1.6 | 1st | 7.9 | 59.9 | v low | 13% |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 21.5 | +1.6 | 28.5 | 19th | 4.1 | -2.1 | -0.7 | 1st | 8.4 | |||
| Katoomba (Murri St) | 19.4 | +1.8 | 26.7 | 31st | 7.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 13th | 44.8 | 92.0 | low | 49% |
| Lithgow (Cooerwull) | 19.6 | 26.2 | 19th | 4.9 | -0.5 | 1st | 20.8 | 62.9 | low | 33% | ||
| Mount Boyce AWS | 18.7 | +1.3 | 25.2 | 31st | 6.8 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 13th | 40.6 | |||
| Oberon (Springbank) | 18.2 | +1.2 | 24.7 | 19th | 3.1 | -1.7 | -2.8 | 1st | 16.5 | 78.4 | v low | 21% |
| Orange Agricultural Institute | 18.7 | +1.2 | 25.7 | 19th | 5.0 | -1.6 | -0.6 | 1st | 9.0 | 83.9 | v low | 11% |
| Orange Airport AWS | 18.2 | 25.9 | 19th | 4.2 | -2.6 | 1st | 14.2 | |||||
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 24.2 | 33.6 | 5th | 11.1 | 8.1 | 10th | 37.6 | 74.1 | average | 51% | ||
| Central Western Slopes (North) (district 64) | ||||||||||||
| Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) | 24.9 | +0.7 | 31.7 | 20th | 4.2 | -3.0 | -1.0 | 13th | 7.1 | 59.4 | v low | 12% |
| Coonabarabran Airport AWS | 23.9 | 31.1 | 6th | 10.2 | 3.2 | 12th | 15.8 | |||||
| Dunedoo Post Office | 25.9 | +1.7 | 33.6 | 19th | 7.6 | -1.5 | 0.4 | 12th | 7.5 | 52.1 | v low | 14% |
| Central Western Slopes (South) (district 65) | ||||||||||||
| Cowra Airport AWS | 23.7 | 31.8 | 19th | 4.9 | -0.1 | 1st | 13.8 | |||||
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 26.0 | 33.5 | 6th | 7.0 | 1.8 | 13th | 9.4 | |||||
| Forbes Airport AWS | 25.3 | 34.2 | 19th | 7.0 | 1.2 | 1st | 12.0 | |||||
| Parkes Airport AWS | 24.7 | 32.9 | 25th | 5.4 | -0.9 | 1st | 12.8 | 53.5 | v low | 24% | ||
| Wellington (Agrowplow) | 25.4 | +0.6 | 33.2 | 6th | 6.3 | -2.3 | 0.3 | 13th | 6.4 | 56.2 | v low | 11% |
| Metropolitan (East) (district 66) | ||||||||||||
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 24.7 | +1.0 | 34.6 | 5th | 10.8 | -1.0 | 5.5 | 13th | 33.6 | 60.7 | average | 55% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 23.4 | 33.9 | 5th | 10.9 | 5.7 | 13th | 32.8 | |||||
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 24.4 | 34.5 | 5th | 10.2 | 5.3 | 13th | 37.4 | |||||
| Holsworthy Control Range | 24.4 | 34.2 | 5th | 9.5 | 4.5 | 10th | 32.0 | |||||
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 24.3 | +0.5 | 34.8 | 20th | 10.8 | -1.1 | 5.8 | 1st | 30.6 | 69.1 | low | 44% |
| Riverview Observatory | 22.7 | 0.0 | 33.5 | 5th | 11.8 | -0.2 | 6.8 | 13th | 29.6 | 76.3 | low | 39% |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 23.3 | +1.2 | 34.2 | 5th | 13.8 | +0.2 | 8.5 | 12th | 29.4 | 77.1 | low | 38% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 23.7 | +1.2 | 35.6 | 5th | 13.7 | +0.5 | 8.4 | 12th | 22.4 | 70.7 | low | 32% |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 20.5 | 32.5 | 5th | 14.2 | 8.8 | 13th | ||||||
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 24.3 | 34.2 | 5th | 11.5 | 7.0 | 13th | 28.4 | |||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 22.7 | 33.5 | 5th | 12.1 | 7.0 | 12th | 29.8 | |||||
| Metropolitan (West) (district 67) | ||||||||||||
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 25.5 | 35.0 | 5th | 9.1 | 4.2 | 13th | 42.8 | |||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 24.8 | 34.8 | 5th | 10.4 | 4.8 | 13th | 37.0 | |||||
| Liverpool (Michael Wenden Centre) | 25.3 | 34.8 | 21st | 9.4 | 4.5 | 13th | 29.0 | |||||
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 26.2 | 35.1 | 5th | 11.0 | 6.0 | 13th | 34.0 | |||||
| Prospect Reservoir | 25.1 | +1.4 | 34.0 | 25th | 11.0 | -1.1 | 5.1 | 1st | 35.5 | 59.1 | average | 60% |
| Richmond RAAF | 25.8 | 34.6 | 20th | 9.5 | 3.5 | 13th | 20.2 | |||||
| Illawarra (district 68) | ||||||||||||
| Albion Park (Wollongong Airport) | 22.8 | 32.4 | 5th | 9.2 | 3.0 | 1st | 73.4 | |||||
| Bellambi AWS | 21.2 | 31.6 | 5th | 13.1 | 6.1 | 12th | 92.4 | |||||
| Bowral (Parry Drive) | 20.0 | +1.0 | 27.1 | 5th | 7.2 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 1st | 51.0 | 73.1 | average | 70% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 25.4 | +1.4 | 34.9 | 5th | 8.3 | -1.7 | 2.7 | 13th | 34.2 | 65.3 | average | 52% |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 25.0 | 34.6 | 5th | 8.3 | 3.7 | 10th | 43.4 | |||||
| Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular AWS) | 19.8 | 28.5 | 4th | 12.6 | 7.8 | 12th | 71.0 | |||||
| Kiama (Bombo Headland) | 21.2 | 31.2 | 4th | 12.8 | 7.8 | 12th | 91.6 | |||||
| Moss Vale AWS | 19.8 | 27.4 | 31st | 6.1 | -2.0 | 1st | 44.0 | |||||
| Nowra RAN Air Station AWS | 22.9 | 32.3 | 25th | 9.0 | 4.8 | 24th | 50.6 | |||||
| Port Kembla NTC AWS | 20.7 | 30.4 | 16th | 13.9 | 6.5 | 12th | ||||||
| South Coast (district 69) | ||||||||||||
| Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club) | 20.7 | -1.1 | 31.7 | 4th | 8.5 | -1.2 | 2.6 | 2nd | 256.1 | 97.6 | v high | 262% |
| Bega AWS | 22.2 | +0.7 | 31.9 | 25th | 7.2 | -1.2 | 1.0 | 2nd | 97.6 | |||
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 19.2 | +0.3 | 26.7 | 5th | 3.1 | -2.6 | -3.5 | 1st | 71.4 | 58.2 | high | 123% |
| Green Cape AWS | 18.5 | 28.8 | 16th | 11.5 | 8.7 | 22nd | 29.0 | |||||
| Merimbula Airport AWS | 20.6 | 32.9 | 25th | 7.8 | 3.6 | 2nd | 62.8 | |||||
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 18.6 | -0.1 | 28.3 | 25th | 12.3 | -0.3 | 8.9 | 12th | 100.2 | 64.7 | high | 155% |
| Moruya Airport AWS | 20.1 | 32.7 | 4th | 8.2 | 3.2 | 2nd | 170.4 | |||||
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 19.5 | -0.6 | 31.0 | 25th | 9.9 | -0.9 | 6.4 | 2nd | 160.6 | 78.5 | high | 205% |
| Narooma (Marine Rescue) | 19.1 | -0.2 | 31.4 | 25th | 10.0 | -1.2 | 6.4 | 2nd | 137.0 | 71.9 | high | 191% |
| Ulladulla AWS | 19.7 | -0.9 | 31.0 | 25th | 11.4 | -0.8 | 6.8 | 12th | 274.8 | |||
| Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (district 70) | ||||||||||||
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 19.1 | +0.3 | 29.6 | 31st | 3.4 | -1.3 | -2.1 | 23rd | 51.0 | 55.2 | average | 92% |
| Bombala AWS | 17.4 | -0.1 | 28.1 | 31st | 3.3 | -1.7 | -3.0 | 23rd | 49.0 | |||
| Canberra Airport | 20.8 | 28.8 | 31st | 3.4 | -2.2 | 1st | 66.0 | |||||
| Cooma Airport AWS | 17.9 | -0.1 | 26.7 | 31st | 1.3 | -2.2 | -6.2 | 23rd | 73.8 | 45.8 | high | 161% |
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 19.2 | -0.2 | 28.1 | 31st | 1.7 | -2.0 | -3.0 | 3rd | 63.1 | 46.0 | high | 137% |
| Goulburn Airport AWS | 20.1 | +0.6 | 27.4 | 31st | 3.0 | -2.3 | -3.9 | 1st | 46.6 | |||
| Goulburn TAFE | 20.2 | +0.6 | 27.5 | 31st | 6.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 1st | 48.0 | 54.0 | average | 89% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 12.7 | 20.2 | 31st | 2.1 | -4.5 | 7th | 44.6 | |||||
| Taralga Post Office | 19.8 | +1.5 | 26.5 | 31st | 3.7 | -1.7 | -3.2 | 1st | 29.7 | 70.5 | low | 42% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 20.9 | 29.7 | 31st | 4.1 | -1.5 | 1st | 58.6 | |||||
| Southern Tablelands (Snowy Mountains) (district 71) | ||||||||||||
| Perisher Valley AWS | 10.9 | 17.9 | 31st | 0.4 | -7.2 | 23rd | 162.6 | |||||
| Thredbo AWS | 8.3 | +1.4 | 16.0 | 31st | -0.1 | +0.5 | -6.5 | 7th | 105.8 | 122.5 | average | 86% |
| Thredbo Village | 14.0 | +0.8 | 21.2 | 31st | 0.7 | -1.0 | -7.0 | 23rd | 130.0 | 182.7 | average | 71% |
| Southwest Slopes (South) (district 72) | ||||||||||||
| Albury Airport AWS | 21.5 | 31.2 | 31st | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1st | 44.0 | |||||
| Cabramurra SMHEA AWS | 12.7 | 20.4 | 31st | 3.6 | -3.2 | 7th | ||||||
| Hume Reservoir | 21.1 | +0.1 | 28.8 | 4th | 7.7 | -1.4 | 2.8 | 1st | 50.8 | 69.3 | average | 73% |
| Khancoban AWS | 20.6 | 29.0 | 31st | 4.8 | -0.3 | 23rd | 53.2 | |||||
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 20.1 | +0.8 | 28.5 | 31st | 3.9 | -1.3 | -2.0 | 1st | 50.8 | 96.5 | low | 53% |
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 23.3 | +1.9 | 33.1 | 31st | 6.3 | -1.4 | -1.6 | 1st | 31.0 | 58.4 | average | 53% |
| Southwest Slopes (North) (district 73) | ||||||||||||
| Burrinjuck Dam | 22.4 | +2.1 | 28.1 | 25th | 2.0 | 1st | 38.9 | 85.9 | low | 45% | ||
| Cootamundra Airport | 22.7 | 31.8 | 31st | 4.5 | -2.0 | 1st | 28.8 | |||||
| Grenfell (Manganese Rd) | 23.0 | +0.4 | 31.5 | 19th | 6.9 | -2.0 | 0.4 | 1st | 16.0 | 54.9 | low | 29% |
| Gundagai (William St) | 22.7 | 31.4 | 31st | 6.1 | -0.5 | 1st | 22.6 | |||||
| Quandialla Post Office | 25.0 | +1.3 | 33.7 | 31st | 7.3 | -1.5 | 0.5 | 1st | 17.2 | 50.6 | low | 34% |
| Temora Airport | 24.5 | 34.5 | 31st | 5.1 | -2.1 | 9th | 16.8 | |||||
| Wyalong Post Office | 25.3 | +1.9 | 34.8 | 19th | 8.6 | -0.8 | 3.2 | 1st | 19.4 | 46.1 | low | 42% |
| Young Airport | 22.8 | +1.3 | 31.3 | 31st | 3.0 | -2.5 | -2.3 | 1st | 14.0 | |||
| Riverina (East) (district 74) | ||||||||||||
| Corowa Airport | 22.1 | -0.1 | 31.3 | 30th | 6.6 | -1.5 | 1.0 | 1st | 45.4 | 52.0 | average | 87% |
| Deniliquin Airport AWS | 23.7 | 35.6 | 31st | 7.1 | 1.5 | 1st | 22.8 | |||||
| Narrandera Airport | 25.2 | 35.1 | 31st | 7.9 | -0.3 | 1st | 8.2 | 42.6 | v low | 19% | ||
| Narrandera Golf Club | 25.2 | +2.0 | 34.9 | 31st | 8.3 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 1st | 10.1 | 46.9 | low | 22% |
| Tocumwal Airport | 22.1 | -0.3 | 31.9 | 30th | 7.6 | -1.2 | 2.8 | 23rd | 46.7 | 43.6 | average | 107% |
| Yanco Agricultural Institute | 25.3 | 35.0 | 31st | 9.5 | 2.5 | 7th | 7.6 | 38.8 | low | 20% | ||
| Riverina (West) (district 75) | ||||||||||||
| Hay (Miller Street) | 26.2 | +1.7 | 36.8 | 19th | 8.9 | -0.6 | 2.7 | 1st | 4.0 | 35.0 | v low | 11% |
| Hay Airport AWS | 26.6 | 37.8 | 19th | 7.7 | 1.6 | 1st | 6.2 | |||||
| Hillston Airport | 27.0 | +2.4 | 37.0 | 19th | 8.7 | -1.6 | 1.0 | 1st | 10.4 | 35.9 | low | 29% |
| Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
| Lord Howe Island Aero | 20.6 | -0.2 | 23.5 | 6th | 14.6 | -1.1 | 7.8 | 16th | 82.4 | 106.8 | average | 77% |
| Norfolk Island Aero | 20.2 | 0.0 | 22.6 | 23rd | 15.2 | +0.4 | 12.3 | 20th | 92.6 | 85.3 | average | 109% |
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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 11 am on Thursday 1 November 2012. 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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