Monday, 3 December 2012 - Monthly Climate Summary for New South Wales - Product code IDCKGC25R0
NSW in November 2012: Hot end to spring
- Below average rainfall
- 9th warmest November on record
- Significant early-season heatwave
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Rainfall - Dry November for most of NSW
NSW recorded a statewide average rainfall of 32.8 mm during November, well below the historical average of 44.9 mm. This is the driest November since 2002, but the wettest month in NSW since July. Conditions were driest in parts of the northeast, with closer to average rainfall in western NSW where the historical average is lower.
Most of the rain in inland NSW fell between the 7th and 9th, as a surface trough produced widespread rain and thunderstorms. Falls reached 66.6 mm at Griffith on the 8th, its wettest November day on record and causing localised flash flooding. Locally heavy rain in northeast NSW continued until the 11th. Later in the month, severe thunderstorms produced heavy rain in northeast NSW on the 18th, with daily falls reaching 159.8 mm at Coffs Harbour and breaking November records at Guyra. Further thunderstorms produced rain in eastern NSW during the last week of the month, with particularly widespread coastal rain on the 28th.
See a list of November rainfall records.Temperature - Warm end to the month
The statewide average maximum temperature during November was 30.5 °C, 2.7 °C above the historical average. This is the equal 6th warmest November since records began in 1950, and the warmest since the record-breaking month of November 2009. Temperatures were above average across the state, with mildest temperatures along the coast while much of northern inland NSW was between 2 and 4 °C above normal, including the warmest November since 1959 at Tibooburra Post Office.
The statewide average minimum temperature was 14.9 °C, 1.5 °C above the historical average. This was the 8th warmest November on record for minimum temperatures, with most of the state at least 1 °C above normal; this is the first month since November 2011 with widespread warm minimums in NSW. The mean temperature for November was consequently 2.1 °C above normal, the 6th warmest November on record for NSW.
Temperatures were generally mild for most of the month, before a significant heatwave developed in inland NSW from the 25th. Between the 25th and 30th, much of inland NSW recorded daytime temperatures more than 8 °C above normal, with minimum temperatures 6 °C above normal. Several daily records were broken at the height of the heatwave, particularly in the southwest; however, statewide temperatures generally failed to reach the extremes recorded in the heatwave of November 2009.
See a list of November temperature records.Other phenomena - Thunderstorms and heatwaves
Severe thunderstorms hit northeast NSW on the 17th, with widespread reports of small hail as well as very heavy rain in Coffs Harbour. Damage was particularly bad in Woodburn, west of Ballina, where hail damaged several homes. Storms extended to the south coast on the 18th, with a well-developed waterspout off Batemans Bay. Hail greater than 2 cm was also reported with thunderstorms in the Armidale region the 24th, while thunderstorms across the state on the 27th produced wind gusts of up to 104 km/hr at Bourke and reports of roof damage in Temora, Young and Bourke.
A severe and prolonged heatwave affected much of inland NSW between the 25th and 30th of the month. Daytime temperatures reached 46.2 °C at Pooncarie on the 29th, just shy of the November record of 46.8 °C recorded at Wanaaring PO on 20 November 2009. Minimums also reached 30.9 °C at Wanaaring on the 30th, while Broken Hill (Patton St) recorded one of its hottest pring periods on record with three consecutive days above 40 °C and four consecutive nights above 25 °C.
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| Extremes in November 2012 | |
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| Hottest day |
46.2 °C at Pooncarie Mail Agency on the 29th |
| Warmest days on average |
36.2 °C at Wanaaring Post Office |
| Coolest days on average |
13.2 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Coldest day |
6.8 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 18th |
| Coldest night |
-5.2 °C at Perisher Valley AWS on the 11th |
| Coolest nights on average |
3.6 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Warmest nights on average |
20.4 °C at Tibooburra Post Office |
| Warmest night |
30.9 °C at Wanaaring Post Office on the 30th |
| Warmest on average overall |
27.9 °C at Tibooburra Airport 27.9 °C at Tibooburra Post Office |
| Coolest on average overall |
8.4 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Wettest overall |
232.0 mm at Coffs Harbour MO |
| Wettest day |
159.8 mm at Coffs Harbour MO on the 18th |
| Highest wind gust |
107 km/h at Penrith Lakes AWS on the 8th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest November daily rainfall | ||||||
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Highest daily rainfall in November 2012 (mm) |
Previous wettest for November |
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| Griffith Airport AWS | 66.6 | on the 8th | 49.2 | on the 14th in 2010 | 47 | |
| Guyra (Gowan Brae) | 75.0 | on the 18th | 60.4 | on the 24th in 2011 | 40 | |
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Total rainfall for November 2012 (mm) |
Previous wettest for November |
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| Guyra (Gowan Brae) | 201.0 | 185.4 | in 1997 | 39 | 87.9 |
| Record highest November temperature | ||||||
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Highest temperature in November 2012 (°C) |
Previous warmest for November |
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Average for November |
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| Balranald (RSL) | 44.6 | on the 29th | 43.3 | on the 18th in 1921 | 105 | 28.1 |
| Menindee Post Office | 45.4 | on the 29th | 45.2 | on the 18th in 2009 | 97 | 30.0 |
| Lake Victoria Storage | 45.1 | on the 29th | 43.4 | on the 24th in 1982 | 87 | 27.2 |
| Wilcannia (Reid St) | 45.4 | on the 29th | 45.2 | on the 16th in 2009 | 55 | 31.2 |
| Record highest November daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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Highest daily minimum temperature in November 2012 (°C) |
Previous warmest for November |
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Average for November |
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| Tocumwal Airport | 27.2 | on the 30th | 25.5 | on the 18th in 1980 | 42 | 11.9 |
| Thredbo AWS | 15.1 | on the 30th | 14.0 | on the 26th in 1997 | 29 | 2.7 |
| Wanaaring Post Office | 30.9 | on the 30th | 30.2 | on the 28th in 1995 | 22 | 16.9 |
| Young Airport | 22.4 | on the 30th | 22.1 | on the 22nd in 2006 | 21 | 9.5 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Minimum temperatures for November (°C) |
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Highest for November 2012 |
Mean for November 2012 |
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Lowest for November 2012 |
Total for November 2012 |
Average for November |
Rank of November 2012 |
Fraction of November average |
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| Albion Park (Wollongong Airport) | 23.7 | 33.3 | 1st | 13.5 | 6.3 | 12th | 24.8 | |||||
| Albury Airport AWS | 27.3 | 37.4 | 29th | 12.2 | 5.8 | 19th | 37.8 | |||||
| Armidale (Tree Group Nursery) | 25.0 | 32.2 | 30th | 9.6 | 3.1 | 12th | 50.4 | |||||
| Armidale Airport AWS | 24.6 | 32.2 | 30th | 10.6 | 4.3 | 20th | 47.6 | |||||
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 26.7 | 38.4 | 30th | 13.9 | 7.3 | 12th | 48.6 | |||||
| Ballina Airport AWS | 26.5 | +0.4 | 30.3 | 16th | 16.6 | +0.1 | 10.2 | 13th | 104.6 | 123.4 | average | 85% |
| Balranald (RSL) | 29.8 | +1.7 | 44.6 | 29th | 14.4 | +1.8 | 5.0 | 2nd | 6.8 | 28.0 | low | 24% |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 25.8 | +0.6 | 39.1 | 30th | 15.1 | +0.8 | 9.1 | 12th | 32.2 | 77.7 | low | 41% |
| Barraba Post Office | 31.6 | +3.8 | 37.8 | 30th | 8.2 | 1st | 34.8 | 72.7 | low | 48% | ||
| Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club) | 22.4 | -0.5 | 30.7 | 30th | 12.6 | +0.5 | 6.1 | 19th | 61.8 | 92.3 | low | 67% |
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | 26.2 | +2.9 | 34.0 | 26th | 9.0 | +0.1 | 2.1 | 19th | 16.3 | 61.2 | v low | 27% |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 26.6 | +3.4 | 36.6 | 30th | 9.1 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 19th | 9.2 | |||
| Bega AWS | 23.8 | +0.5 | 30.2 | 25th | 12.0 | +0.6 | 3.5 | 17th | 39.4 | |||
| Bellambi AWS | 21.3 | 28.7 | 1st | 15.9 | 12.1 | 19th | 50.6 | |||||
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 22.8 | +1.6 | 31.5 | 29th | 8.1 | +1.2 | 1.5 | 11th | 76.8 | 64.3 | average | 119% |
| Bombala AWS | 21.4 | +0.9 | 30.9 | 29th | 7.4 | +0.3 | 0.5 | 11th | 62.6 | |||
| Bourke Airport AWS | 34.8 | 43.8 | 30th | 17.5 | 11.7 | 11th | 50.6 | |||||
| Bowral (Parry Drive) | 23.1 | +1.7 | 34.9 | 30th | 11.1 | +1.4 | 4.5 | 2nd | 54.0 | 94.1 | low | 57% |
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 22.6 | +0.9 | 32.9 | 30th | 8.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 12th | 39.0 | 78.1 | low | 50% |
| Brewarrina Hospital | 34.1 | +1.7 | 42.8 | 30th | 16.8 | +0.6 | 11.2 | 2nd | 37.6 | 34.4 | average | 109% |
| Broken Hill (Patton Street) | 32.0 | +3.4 | 43.8 | 29th | 16.9 | +2.2 | 7.8 | 2nd | 34.2 | 21.2 | high | 161% |
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 31.1 | +2.7 | 43.2 | 29th | 15.9 | +1.2 | 7.4 | 2nd | 5.4 | 21.6 | low | 25% |
| Burrinjuck Dam | 27.4 | +3.5 | 36.5 | 29th | 12.3 | +1.2 | 4.5 | 2nd | 42.9 | 72.5 | low | 59% |
| Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) | 25.3 | 30.5 | 29th | 18.5 | 13.8 | 12th | 24.2 | |||||
| Cabramurra SMHEA AWS | 16.9 | 25.5 | 29th | 7.9 | -1.2 | 2nd | 66.8 | |||||
| Camden Airport AWS | 26.9 | +0.8 | 37.5 | 30th | 13.6 | +0.7 | 6.3 | 12th | 46.0 | 77.0 | average | 60% |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 26.3 | 37.0 | 30th | 13.5 | 6.2 | 12th | 47.4 | |||||
| Canberra Airport | 25.4 | 35.1 | 30th | 9.3 | 1.0 | 2nd | 29.2 | |||||
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 24.3 | 34.0 | 25th | 15.1 | 9.5 | 12th | 50.8 | |||||
| Casino Airport AWS | 29.6 | 37.1 | 16th | 16.5 | 11.8 | 13th | 143.6 | |||||
| Cessnock Airport AWS | 28.5 | +2.0 | 40.0 | 30th | 13.4 | +0.4 | 5.3 | 12th | 43.4 | 72.7 | low | 60% |
| Cobar Airport AWS | 33.1 | 44.4 | 30th | 16.2 | 8.1 | 18th | 23.8 | |||||
| Cobar MO | 31.9 | +2.4 | 43.1 | 30th | 17.2 | +1.3 | 10.9 | 2nd | 32.2 | 36.4 | average | 88% |
| Coffs Harbour MO | 25.1 | +0.2 | 28.5 | 30th | 17.3 | +1.1 | 9.8 | 12th | 232.0 | 142.7 | high | 163% |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | 34.8 | +2.7 | 40.0 | 29th | 18.7 | +2.2 | 12.2 | 4th | 6.6 | 48.9 | low | 13% |
| Condobolin Ag Research Stn | 30.8 | +2.2 | 39.5 | 29th | 13.9 | +0.8 | 4.8 | 2nd | 26.8 | 39.6 | average | 68% |
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 31.4 | 41.5 | 30th | 14.2 | 6.4 | 2nd | 27.4 | |||||
| Cooma Airport AWS | 21.9 | +0.7 | 32.5 | 29th | 6.4 | -0.1 | -1.6 | 20th | 43.0 | 68.4 | low | 63% |
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 22.9 | +0.5 | 33.1 | 29th | 7.4 | +0.3 | 0.5 | 17th | 43.2 | 65.5 | average | 66% |
| Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) | 29.5 | +1.7 | 36.9 | 30th | 10.9 | +0.3 | 5.0 | 11th | 32.0 | 65.6 | average | 49% |
| Coonabarabran Airport AWS | 28.3 | 36.3 | 30th | 14.2 | 7.9 | 3rd | 28.6 | |||||
| Coonamble Airport AWS | 32.7 | 41.6 | 30th | 15.6 | 8.8 | 19th | 4.8 | |||||
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 25.2 | 35.6 | 1st | 13.9 | 6.5 | 12th | 86.8 | |||||
| Cootamundra Airport | 27.7 | 37.0 | 30th | 9.9 | 1.4 | 19th | 38.2 | |||||
| Corowa Airport | 28.6 | +2.0 | 40.5 | 29th | 11.7 | +0.6 | 5.8 | 10th | 20.5 | 41.9 | average | 49% |
| Cowra Airport AWS | 29.1 | 39.3 | 30th | 11.1 | 1.2 | 2nd | 22.8 | |||||
| Deniliquin Airport AWS | 29.1 | 43.5 | 29th | 13.0 | 4.7 | 2nd | 12.8 | |||||
| Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd) | 22.7 | 31.0 | 30th | 12.8 | 5.6 | 12th | 135.4 | |||||
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 30.7 | 41.7 | 30th | 14.0 | 7.1 | 19th | 38.2 | |||||
| Dunedoo Post Office | 30.3 | +2.7 | 40.8 | 30th | 13.8 | +1.5 | 6.0 | 19th | 32.1 | 55.2 | average | 58% |
| Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS | 27.3 | 32.6 | 27th | 17.0 | 12.0 | 13th | 111.4 | |||||
| Forbes Airport AWS | 30.5 | 40.4 | 30th | 12.9 | 3.8 | 2nd | 17.0 | |||||
| Forster - Tuncurry Marine Rescue | 23.4 | 26.3 | 13th | 17.0 | 12.0 | 12th | 58.2 | 82.0 | average | 71% | ||
| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 23.8 | +1.5 | 27.0 | 15th | 10.5 | +0.6 | 5.0 | 12th | 75.1 | 90.9 | average | 83% |
| Glen Innes Airport AWS | 24.8 | 30.6 | 30th | 9.3 | 2.6 | 13th | 130.8 | |||||
| Gosford (Narara Research Station) AWS | 25.2 | +0.1 | 35.7 | 30th | 13.8 | +0.6 | 7.0 | 12th | 63.8 | 91.7 | average | 70% |
| Goulburn Airport AWS | 24.5 | +1.8 | 35.1 | 30th | 7.6 | -0.7 | -1.5 | 19th | 27.0 | |||
| Goulburn TAFE | 24.7 | +2.1 | 34.5 | 30th | 10.3 | +0.8 | 3.4 | 19th | 28.8 | 65.3 | low | 44% |
| Grafton Airport AWS | 27.8 | 33.6 | 30th | 15.6 | 8.1 | 12th | 42.0 | |||||
| Grafton Olympic Pool | 28.5 | +0.4 | 34.1 | 1st | 17.1 | +0.8 | 11.2 | 12th | 31.6 | 104.2 | low | 30% |
| Grafton Research Stn | 28.7 | 34.2 | 1st | 16.5 | 11.0 | 13th | 38.8 | 80.1 | average | 48% | ||
| Green Cape AWS | 20.1 | 24.0 | 25th | 14.4 | 10.4 | 11th | 57.4 | |||||
| Grenfell (Manganese Rd) | 28.6 | +2.0 | 37.1 | 30th | 11.7 | -0.1 | 3.5 | 19th | 20.8 | 50.6 | low | 41% |
| Griffith Airport AWS | 29.3 | +1.3 | 38.1 | 30th | 14.1 | +1.5 | 5.8 | 17th | 95.6 | 34.7 | v high | 276% |
| Gulgong Post Office | 28.7 | +2.1 | 38.8 | 30th | 12.5 | +0.2 | 6.0 | 19th | 64.9 | 60.1 | average | 108% |
| Gundagai (William St) | 28.0 | 38.9 | 29th | 12.1 | 5.4 | 2nd | 54.8 | |||||
| Gunnedah Airport AWS | 32.8 | 39.6 | 30th | 14.3 | 8.0 | 19th | 11.0 | |||||
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 32.0 | +3.7 | 39.6 | 30th | 16.6 | +1.5 | 11.4 | 2nd | 7.8 | 69.9 | v low | 11% |
| Guyra Hospital | 22.7 | +2.3 | 29.0 | 30th | 10.2 | +1.4 | 2.9 | 12th | 149.8 | 107.2 | high | 140% |
| Hay (Miller Street) | 30.5 | +2.1 | 43.4 | 29th | 14.0 | +1.5 | 5.9 | 10th | 24.0 | 26.0 | average | 92% |
| Hay Airport AWS | 30.9 | 45.0 | 29th | 13.4 | 5.7 | 10th | 19.4 | |||||
| Hillston Airport | 30.3 | +1.8 | 42.0 | 29th | 14.7 | +1.0 | 7.0 | 2nd | 79.8 | 28.8 | v high | 277% |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 25.6 | 38.3 | 30th | 14.5 | 7.5 | 12th | 44.6 | |||||
| Holsworthy Control Range | 25.7 | 37.7 | 30th | 13.9 | 6.8 | 12th | 42.4 | |||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 26.3 | 38.1 | 30th | 14.3 | 8.8 | 12th | 50.8 | |||||
| Hume Reservoir | 26.5 | +1.5 | 36.2 | 29th | 13.0 | +1.3 | 5.6 | 2nd | 44.4 | 53.1 | average | 84% |
| Inverell (Raglan St) | 28.6 | 35.9 | 30th | 12.3 | 4.6 | 12th | 67.2 | |||||
| Inverell Research Centre | 28.8 | +3.1 | 35.1 | 30th | 13.9 | +1.2 | 8.4 | 12th | 42.4 | 87.2 | low | 49% |
| Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS | 32.3 | 44.8 | 29th | 16.0 | 7.1 | 2nd | 28.4 | |||||
| Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular AWS) | 21.4 | 27.4 | 1st | 15.0 | 11.1 | 19th | 37.8 | |||||
| Katoomba (Murri St) | 21.7 | +1.4 | 32.6 | 30th | 10.9 | +1.0 | 3.8 | 19th | 105.8 | 107.9 | average | 98% |
| Kempsey (Wide Street) | 26.5 | -0.6 | 30.7 | 30th | 15.9 | +1.5 | 10.5 | 9th | 51.1 | 94.8 | average | 54% |
| Kempsey Airport AWS | 26.6 | 31.3 | 30th | 14.7 | 8.5 | 13th | 39.2 | |||||
| Khancoban AWS | 25.6 | 34.7 | 29th | 9.7 | 1.9 | 2nd | 94.4 | |||||
| Kiama (Bombo Headland) | 21.5 | 30.0 | 1st | 15.5 | 11.6 | 19th | 35.2 | |||||
| Lake Victoria Storage | 30.0 | +2.8 | 45.1 | 29th | 13.8 | +0.6 | 6.8 | 2nd | 9.1 | 23.8 | average | 38% |
| Lightning Ridge Visitors Information Cen | 34.3 | 42.2 | 30th | 18.7 | 11.0 | 19th | 4.8 | |||||
| Lismore (Richmond Hill) | 28.1 | 34.6 | 16th | 16.7 | 11.4 | 13th | 181.4 | |||||
| Lismore Airport AWS | 29.2 | 37.0 | 16th | 15.3 | 10.5 | 13th | 104.6 | |||||
| Lithgow (Cooerwull) | 23.7 | 33.7 | 30th | 9.4 | 1.4 | 2nd | 30.9 | 63.4 | low | 49% | ||
| Lord Howe Island Aero | 21.7 | -0.6 | 24.4 | 29th | 16.8 | -0.6 | 10.8 | 13th | 218.6 | 106.0 | v high | 206% |
| Maitland Visitors Centre | 27.7 | 40.0 | 30th | 14.9 | 7.3 | 12th | 45.6 | |||||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 25.1 | 37.5 | 30th | 13.8 | 8.6 | 11th | 89.2 | |||||
| Menindee Post Office | 32.1 | +2.1 | 45.4 | 29th | 16.8 | +2.2 | 10.0 | 2nd | 55.5 | 21.2 | v high | 262% |
| Merimbula Airport AWS | 21.9 | 28.9 | 1st | 12.4 | 6.2 | 17th | 81.0 | |||||
| Merriwa (Roscommon) | 29.3 | 40.6 | 30th | 12.1 | 5.3 | 12th | 18.0 | 59.4 | low | 30% | ||
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 20.0 | 0.0 | 25.3 | 30th | 14.9 | +0.8 | 11.7 | 19th | 55.6 | 76.6 | average | 73% |
| Moree Aero | 33.0 | 40.0 | 30th | 17.6 | 11.4 | 12th | 5.8 | |||||
| Moruya Airport AWS | 21.7 | 32.5 | 1st | 12.2 | 6.3 | 19th | 71.2 | |||||
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 20.7 | -0.7 | 30.5 | 1st | 13.4 | +0.6 | 8.5 | 15th | 76.0 | 76.1 | average | 100% |
| Moss Vale AWS | 22.5 | 34.6 | 30th | 10.5 | 3.1 | 11th | 51.2 | |||||
| Mount Boyce AWS | 21.9 | +2.1 | 32.8 | 30th | 10.5 | +0.8 | 4.7 | 2nd | 71.2 | |||
| Mount Ginini AWS | 16.5 | 25.1 | 29th | 6.0 | -1.5 | 19th | 86.4 | |||||
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 28.3 | +2.4 | 38.3 | 30th | 12.2 | +1.0 | 4.1 | 19th | 36.6 | |||
| Mungindi Post Office | 35.3 | +3.2 | 42.6 | 30th | 18.4 | +1.7 | 11.5 | 3rd | 9.6 | 46.5 | low | 21% |
| Murrurundi Gap AWS | 25.9 | 35.5 | 30th | 13.3 | 6.4 | 3rd | 47.4 | |||||
| Murrurundi Post Office | 28.3 | +1.0 | 37.3 | 30th | 12.6 | +1.5 | 4.4 | 3rd | 51.4 | 75.5 | average | 68% |
| Murwillumbah (Bray Park) | 28.1 | +0.5 | 36.0 | 16th | 16.8 | +0.2 | 11.3 | 13th | 54.0 | 125.1 | low | 43% |
| Narooma (Marine Rescue) | 20.2 | -0.4 | 27.6 | 1st | 13.7 | +0.5 | 9.5 | 17th | 64.6 | 72.9 | average | 89% |
| Narrabri Airport AWS | 33.2 | 39.6 | 30th | 16.8 | 9.2 | 12th | 18.2 | |||||
| Narrandera Airport | 30.0 | 42.0 | 29th | 14.1 | 5.9 | 18th | 35.0 | 34.2 | average | 102% | ||
| Narrandera Golf Club | 29.8 | +2.5 | 41.1 | 29th | 13.4 | +1.0 | 5.0 | 18th | 35.3 | 37.3 | average | 95% |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | 24.2 | -0.6 | 28.8 | 27th | 17.6 | +1.9 | 14.5 | 12th | 25.9 | 79.5 | low | 33% |
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS | 23.0 | -0.5 | 33.9 | 1st | 17.4 | +1.3 | 13.4 | 12th | 29.8 | 70.5 | low | 42% |
| Newcastle University | 26.2 | 36.4 | 30th | 15.8 | 10.0 | 12th | 17.6 | |||||
| Norah Head AWS | 23.7 | 32.0 | 1st | 17.1 | 13.2 | 12th | 83.0 | |||||
| Norfolk Island Aero | 21.3 | -0.5 | 24.1 | 20th | 15.7 | -0.4 | 12.8 | 14th | 94.4 | 72.5 | high | 130% |
| Nowra RAN Air Station AWS | 24.7 | 38.3 | 30th | 12.8 | 5.7 | 12th | 43.0 | |||||
| Nullo Mountain AWS | 21.6 | +2.0 | 31.9 | 30th | 11.0 | +1.0 | 4.0 | 19th | 44.6 | |||
| Nyngan Airport | 32.3 | +2.3 | 43.4 | 30th | 16.7 | +1.7 | 10.5 | 19th | 34.8 | 36.6 | average | 95% |
| Oberon (Springbank) | 22.5 | +2.7 | 30.7 | 26th | 7.8 | +1.1 | -1.3 | 2nd | 39.8 | 71.4 | low | 56% |
| Orange Agricultural Institute | 23.8 | +2.8 | 32.2 | 30th | 10.2 | +1.0 | 2.6 | 2nd | 23.3 | 78.7 | low | 30% |
| Orange Airport AWS | 23.5 | 32.3 | 30th | 8.7 | 1.0 | 2nd | 16.6 | |||||
| Parkes Airport AWS | 29.9 | 40.5 | 30th | 12.7 | 3.6 | 19th | 28.8 | 58.5 | average | 49% | ||
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 25.7 | +0.3 | 39.3 | 30th | 14.3 | +0.3 | 8.8 | 12th | 42.2 | 85.2 | low | 50% |
| Paterson (Tocal AWS) | 28.3 | +1.6 | 40.9 | 30th | 14.7 | +0.7 | 7.4 | 12th | 40.4 | 81.1 | low | 50% |
| Peak Hill Post Office | 30.8 | +2.7 | 40.5 | 30th | 16.0 | +1.6 | 7.2 | 2nd | 33.0 | 47.7 | average | 69% |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 27.6 | 38.4 | 30th | 15.3 | 9.7 | 12th | 67.0 | |||||
| Perisher Valley AWS | 15.6 | 24.3 | 29th | 3.7 | -5.2 | 11th | 120.4 | |||||
| Pooncarie Mail Agency | 32.4 | 46.2 | 29th | 15.5 | 8.3 | 2nd | 9.4 | 20.9 | average | 45% | ||
| Port Kembla NTC AWS | 20.6 | 28.7 | 1st | 16.3 | 12.9 | 3rd | ||||||
| Port Macquarie Airport AWS | 25.4 | 30.2 | 27th | 15.8 | 9.3 | 12th | 67.8 | |||||
| Prospect Reservoir | 26.7 | +1.3 | 38.8 | 30th | 14.8 | +0.5 | 8.8 | 12th | 36.1 | 72.7 | low | 50% |
| Quandialla Post Office | 29.9 | +2.4 | 39.5 | 29th | 13.4 | +1.4 | 4.8 | 2nd | 27.8 | 43.8 | average | 63% |
| Quirindi Post Office | 31.7 | +3.2 | 39.8 | 30th | 13.2 | +1.2 | 8.6 | 21st | 67.8 | 65.4 | average | 104% |
| Richmond RAAF | 27.9 | 38.8 | 30th | 14.1 | 7.2 | 12th | 37.2 | |||||
| Riverview Observatory | 24.4 | +0.2 | 32.9 | 1st | 15.4 | +1.2 | 10.4 | 12th | 48.2 | 79.0 | average | 61% |
| Scone Airport AWS | 30.2 | +2.7 | 37.9 | 26th | 13.5 | +0.4 | 5.5 | 12th | 58.2 | |||
| Singleton STP | 30.2 | 42.0 | 30th | 13.3 | 4.8 | 12th | 24.2 | |||||
| South West Rocks (Smoky Cape Lighthouse) | 25.2 | +0.7 | 29.7 | 29th | 16.1 | -0.6 | 11.2 | 3rd | 161.6 | 115.4 | high | 140% |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 25.2 | 36.2 | 30th | 14.0 | 8.8 | 19th | 61.4 | 95.9 | average | 64% | ||
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 24.1 | +0.5 | 33.3 | 1st | 16.8 | +1.2 | 12.8 | 19th | 52.0 | 83.6 | average | 62% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 24.4 | +0.4 | 34.2 | 1st | 16.9 | +1.5 | 12.9 | 12th | 39.8 | 81.2 | low | 49% |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 21.2 | 31.9 | 1st | 17.1 | 13.9 | 3rd | ||||||
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 25.4 | 36.3 | 25th | 15.6 | 10.0 | 12th | 40.0 | |||||
| Tabulam (Muirne) | 27.2 | +2.0 | 34.3 | 30th | 15.0 | +0.7 | 9.7 | 12th | 59.2 | 118.4 | low | 50% |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | 31.6 | +3.8 | 38.8 | 30th | 13.8 | +0.5 | 8.2 | 2nd | 36.2 | 91.0 | lowest | 40% |
| Taralga Post Office | 23.9 | +2.6 | 34.2 | 30th | 7.8 | +0.1 | -0.5 | 2nd | 29.7 | 68.0 | low | 44% |
| Taree Airport AWS | 26.2 | 32.8 | 30th | 15.8 | 9.9 | 12th | 90.6 | |||||
| Temora Airport | 29.4 | 39.3 | 29th | 11.8 | 4.5 | 17th | 35.0 | |||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 23.4 | 32.9 | 30th | 15.1 | 10.3 | 12th | 56.2 | |||||
| Thredbo AWS | 13.2 | +1.6 | 21.8 | 29th | 3.6 | +0.9 | -4.8 | 2nd | 126.2 | 148.1 | average | 85% |
| Thredbo Village | 18.5 | +2.1 | 27.0 | 29th | 4.9 | +1.1 | -3.0 | 17th | 122.0 | 164.3 | low | 74% |
| Tibooburra Airport | 35.5 | 44.2 | 29th | 20.2 | 13.8 | 18th | 6.4 | |||||
| Tibooburra Post Office | 35.5 | +3.5 | 44.5 | 29th | 20.4 | +2.8 | 13.4 | 18th | 3.8 | 18.0 | average | 21% |
| Tocumwal Airport | 28.4 | +1.7 | 41.7 | 29th | 13.0 | +1.1 | 6.2 | 2nd | 14.0 | 34.2 | low | 41% |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 31.6 | +2.8 | 43.0 | 30th | 15.7 | +2.1 | 9.3 | 2nd | 26.4 | 45.6 | average | 58% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 25.3 | 34.5 | 29th | 10.2 | 3.0 | 2nd | 39.4 | |||||
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 24.8 | +2.2 | 33.5 | 29th | 9.1 | +1.5 | -0.5 | 2nd | 97.6 | 74.9 | high | 130% |
| Ulladulla AWS | 21.2 | -0.3 | 28.9 | 30th | 14.5 | +0.5 | 10.1 | 19th | 37.6 | |||
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 28.5 | +2.8 | 38.6 | 29th | 12.8 | +2.0 | 3.9 | 2nd | 57.0 | 45.5 | average | 125% |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 34.0 | 39.7 | 26th | 16.5 | 10.7 | 3rd | 18.8 | 49.1 | average | 38% | ||
| Wanaaring Post Office | 36.2 | +3.9 | 44.2 | 30th | 18.2 | +1.3 | 9.4 | 19th | 10.9 | 25.5 | average | 43% |
| Wellington (Agrowplow) | 30.1 | +1.7 | 39.4 | 30th | 13.4 | +1.2 | 5.6 | 19th | 40.0 | 58.4 | average | 68% |
| West Wyalong Airport AWS | 30.1 | 40.7 | 29th | 12.9 | 5.8 | 17th | 38.0 | |||||
| White Cliffs AWS | 34.3 | 44.9 | 29th | 18.7 | 11.4 | 17th | 13.6 | |||||
| Wilcannia (Reid St) | 34.2 | +3.0 | 45.4 | 29th | 16.3 | +0.7 | 7.7 | 18th | 4.2 | 20.9 | low | 20% |
| Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS | 34.3 | 45.9 | 29th | 16.0 | 7.4 | 11th | 5.4 | |||||
| Williamtown RAAF | 26.6 | +1.1 | 36.8 | 30th | 14.7 | +0.4 | 7.4 | 12th | 45.8 | 81.7 | average | 56% |
| Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) | 25.8 | +2.5 | 32.5 | 30th | 8.3 | +0.1 | 0.5 | 19th | 77.0 | 86.3 | average | 89% |
| Wyalong Post Office | 29.9 | +2.7 | 40.6 | 29th | 14.4 | +1.9 | 7.1 | 2nd | 38.1 | 36.8 | average | 104% |
| Yamba Pilot Station | 25.5 | +0.9 | 27.8 | 30th | 18.3 | +0.9 | 13.9 | 12th | 143.2 | 92.9 | high | 154% |
| Yanco Agricultural Institute | 29.9 | 41.6 | 29th | 15.2 | 7.4 | 2nd | 33.6 | 29.5 | average | 114% | ||
| Yarras (Mount Seaview) | 27.8 | +1.2 | 36.3 | 30th | 15.5 | +1.6 | 9.3 | 3rd | 119.8 | 161.3 | average | 74% |
| Young Airport | 27.8 | +2.0 | 36.7 | 30th | 9.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 2nd | 41.6 | |||
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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 8 am on Monday 3 December 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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