Monday, 2 November 2015 - Monthly Climate Summary for New South Wales - Product code IDCKGC15R0
New South Wales in October 2015: Warmest October on record
October 2015 was the warmest on record for NSW, with a significant early-season heatwave followed by persistently warm conditions across the State. Rainfall was below average, despite locally heavy falls associated with thunderstorms in the second half of the month.
- Warmest mean, maximum and minimum temperatures on record for NSW
- Heatwave breaks early-season temperature records in southern NSW
- Below average rainfall across the State
New South Wales had its warmest October on record in 2015, with the statewide average temperature 4.52 °C above the historical average and 1.94 °C above the previous record, set in October 2014. Both maximum (+5.50 °C) and minimum (+3.54 °C) temperatures were the warmest on record for NSW, with a large number of stations breaking records for monthly maximum, minimum, and mean temperatures.
The highest temperatures were experienced during a significant and prolonged heatwave at the start of the month, with some stations in southern NSW recording their warmest October day on record and many others breaking early-season records or experiencing a record spell of consecutive warm days. More information on this event is available in Special Climate Statement 52. Well above average temperatures continued for most of the month, with numerous stations breaking October records for the total number of days exceeding 25 °C or 30 °C.
The statewide average rainfall during October was 51% below the historical average. Rainfall was generally below average to well below average in the south and west and closer to average in the northeast. Most of the rain that fell was associated with thunderstorms, particularly during 21-22 and 26-27 October, with some localised heavy rainfall along the coast.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in October 2015 | |
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| Hottest day | 39.6 °C at Tibooburra Airport on the 31st |
| Warmest days on average | 34.8 °C at Wanaaring Post Office |
| Coolest days on average | 13.0 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Coldest day | 6.5 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 22nd |
| Coldest night | -5.7 °C at Perisher Valley AWS on the 28th |
| Coolest nights on average | 3.4 °C at Thredbo Village |
| Warmest nights on average | 18.1 °C at White Cliffs AWS |
| Warmest night | 25.0 °C at Tibooburra Airport on the 31st |
| Warmest on average overall |
25.7 °C at Wanaaring Post Office 25.7 °C at White Cliffs AWS |
| Coolest on average overall | 8.5 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Wettest overall | 151.0 mm at Comboyne (Public School) |
| Driest overall | 0 mm at Mathoura (Mathoura Station) |
| Wettest day | 79.0 mm at Careys Peak (Barrington Tops) on the 23rd |
| Strongest wind gust | 106 km/h at Thredbo AWS on the 4th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record lowest October total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Lord Howe Island Aero | 13.6 | 27.6 | in 1991 | 27 | 103.8 |
| Lowest October total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for October |
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| Tumbarumba Post Office | 6.6 | 0.5 | in 1940 | 95.2 | |
| Uralla (Mihi) | 14.0 | 1.9 | in 1951 | 66.0 | |
| Woolgoolga (Clear Place) | 23.2 | 19.2 | in 1989* | 95.9 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported.
| Record highest October temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Montague Island Lighthouse | 34.1 | on the 6th | 34.0 | on the 10th in 2013 | 44 | 18.8 |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 31.2 | on the 6th | 30.9 | on the 31st in 2014 | 24 | 20.2 |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 37.4 | on the 6th | 37.2 | on the 14th in 2006 | 20 | 24.8 |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 32.7 | on the 5th | 31.8 | on the 13th in 2006 | 20 | 20.8 |
| Record highest October mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Menindee Post Office | 32.2 | 30.7 | in 2014 | 103 | 26.6 |
| Balranald (RSL) | 30.5 | 30.0 | in 1914 | 98 | 24.5 |
| Grenfell (Manganese Rd) | 27.4 | 26.6 | in 1914 | 98 | 22.6 |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | 33.3 | 33.0 | in 1988 | 95 | 28.9 |
| Quirindi Post Office | 29.7 | 29.3 | in 1988 | 95 | 25.3 |
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 23.4 | 22.3 | in 2002 | 93 | 18.8 |
| Burrinjuck Dam | 26.1 | 25.9 | in 2006 | 93 | 20.4 |
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | 24.8 | 24.7 | in 2006 | 92 | 19.9 |
| Brewarrina Hospital | 33.6 | 32.9 | in 1965 | 89 | 28.9 |
| Mungindi Post Office | 33.7 | 33.3 | in 2014 | 89 | 29.0 |
| Hillston Airport | 30.6 | 29.9 | in 1914 | 84 | 24.7 |
| Hume Reservoir | 26.8 | 25.5 | in 2006 | 84 | 21.0 |
| Lake Victoria Storage | 30.2 | 28.1 | in 2014 | 81 | 23.8 |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 31.7 | 29.8 | in 2014 | 74 | 25.3 |
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 27.1 | 26.4 | in 2006 | 73 | 21.5 |
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 29.8 | 29.6 | in 2007 | 65 | 25.2 |
| Dunedoo Post Office | 29.0 | 28.8 | in 2014 | 59 | 24.4 |
| Cobar MO | 32.3 | 30.2 | in 2014 | 53 | 26.1 |
| Condobolin Ag Research Stn | 31.1 | 29.2 | in 2014 | 52 | 25.0 |
| Barraba Post Office | 29.7 | 29.3 | in 2007 | 49 | 25.2 |
| Peak Hill Post Office | 30.6 | 28.9 | in 2006 | 49 | 24.8 |
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 25.4 | 22.9 | in 2006 | 48 | 19.4 |
| Thredbo AWS | 13.0 | 11.2 | in 2006 | 44 | 7.0 |
| Tocumwal Airport | 28.8 | 26.0 | in 2014 | 44 | 22.5 |
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 21.7 | 21.2 | in 2013 | 43 | 18.8 |
| Thredbo Village | 18.6 | 16.0 | in 2014 | 43 | 13.3 |
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 23.6 | 22.6 | in 1977 | 41 | 19.4 |
| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 23.5 | = 23.5 | in 1988 | 41 | 20.2 |
| Goulburn TAFE | 23.5 | 23.4 | in 2006 | 41 | 19.7 |
| Griffith Airport AWS | 29.4 | 27.8 | in 2014 | 40 | 24.0 |
| Gulgong Post Office | 27.9 | 27.5 | in 2014 | 40 | 23.6 |
| Narooma (Marine Rescue) | 22.3 | 21.8 | in 2013 | 31 | 19.4 |
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 30.9 | 29.5 | in 2014 | 25 | 25.3 |
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 22.7 | 22.2 | in 2006 | 24 | 19.1 |
| Wanaaring Post Office | 34.8 | 33.2 | in 2014 | 24 | 29.4 |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 24.3 | 24.1 | in 2006 | 23 | 20.2 |
| Bega AWS | 25.5 | 24.1 | in 2013 | 23 | 21.8 |
| Bombala AWS | 21.8 | 20.4 | in 1996 | 23 | 17.6 |
| Cooma Airport AWS | 22.3 | 20.8 | in 2008 | 23 | 18.1 |
| Mount Boyce AWS | 20.5 | 20.4 | in 2014 | 23 | 17.7 |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 27.0 | 26.4 | in 2014 | 23 | 22.9 |
| Ulladulla AWS | 23.4 | 22.9 | in 2013 | 23 | 20.7 |
| Young Airport | 27.3 | 25.8 | in 2006 | 23 | 21.8 |
| Albury Airport AWS | 27.0 | 25.5 | in 2006 | 22 | 21.7 |
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 29.9 | 28.8 | in 2014 | 22 | 24.9 |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 33.2 | 32.3 | in 2006 | 22 | 28.9 |
| Armidale Airport AWS | 23.1 | = 23.1 | in 2014 | 21 | 20.5 |
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 31.5 | 29.6 | in 2014 | 21 | 25.2 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 25.7 | = 25.7 | in 2013 | 20 | 23.4 |
| Cootamundra Airport | 26.6 | 25.9 | in 2006 | 20 | 22.2 |
| Gundagai (Nangus Rd) | 27.2 | 26.5 | in 2006 | 20 | 22.2 |
| Inverell (Raglan St) | 27.6 | = 27.6 | in 2014 | 20 | 24.8 |
| Moree Aero | 31.4 | 31.1 | in 2007 | 20 | 28.0 |
| Norah Head AWS | 25.0 | 24.8 | in 2013 | 20 | 22.6 |
| Highest October mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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| Lake Cargelligo Airport | 30.1 | 31.9 | in 1914* | 25.6 | |
| Corowa Airport | 27.7 | 28.6 | in 1914* | 22.2 | |
| Wellington (Agrowplow) | 29.5 | 29.8 | in 1922* | 24.8 | |
| Oberon (Springbank) | 20.4 | 20.6 | in 1977* | 17.1 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
| Record highest October daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Katoomba (Murri St) | 20.4 | on the 6th | 19.3 | on the 30th in 1965 | 53 | 7.7 |
| Bega AWS | 17.5 | on the 21st | 17.3 | on the 31st in 2010 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 19.5 | on the 18th | 17.6 | on the 29th in 2008 | 24 | 7.4 |
| Young Airport | 17.0 | on the 21st | 16.6 | on the 18th in 1998 | 24 | 5.2 |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 15.5 | on the 21st | 15.4 | on the 3rd in 1998 | 20 | 6.2 |
| Record highest October mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 16.9 | 15.9 | in 1988 | 156 | 13.6 |
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS | 17.1 | 16.1 | in 2005 | 150 | 14.0 |
| Burrinjuck Dam | 11.8 | 10.9 | in 1914 | 92 | 8.3 |
| Katoomba (Murri St) | 11.6 | 10.3 | in 1938 | 87 | 7.7 |
| Hume Reservoir | 13.0 | 11.2 | in 1999 | 84 | 9.1 |
| South West Rocks (Smoky Cape Lighthouse) | 17.2 | 16.9 | in 1999 | 76 | 15.1 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 16.8 | 15.5 | in 2005 | 76 | 13.2 |
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 11.5 | 10.5 | in 1965 | 73 | 7.7 |
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 15.1 | 14.5 | in 1961 | 65 | 12.2 |
| Dunedoo Post Office | 12.4 | 11.6 | in 1967 | 59 | 9.1 |
| Taralga Post Office | 7.4 | = 7.4 | in 1973 | 55 | 5.3 |
| Cobar MO | 17.0 | 15.0 | in 1967 | 53 | 12.7 |
| Condobolin Ag Research Stn | 13.9 | 13.0 | in 1967 | 52 | 9.4 |
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 8.6 | 8.0 | in 1973 | 49 | 5.2 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 14.6 | 13.7 | in 2005 | 48 | 11.9 |
| Peak Hill Post Office | 15.4 | 13.8 | in 1981 | 48 | 11.4 |
| Prospect Reservoir | 14.2 | 13.7 | in 1968 | 48 | 12.1 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 14.0 | 13.2 | in 2005 | 47 | 11.8 |
| Yarras (Mount Seaview) | 13.6 | 13.5 | in 2010 | 46 | 11.3 |
| Thredbo AWS | 4.1 | 2.1 | in 1991 | 44 | -0.5 |
| Tocumwal Airport | 10.6 | = 10.6 | in 1973 | 44 | 8.7 |
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 16.0 | 14.0 | in 2001 | 43 | 12.7 |
| Oberon (Springbank) | 7.6 | 7.1 | in 2005 | 43 | 4.7 |
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 6.3 | 6.1 | in 1973 | 41 | 3.7 |
| Goulburn TAFE | 9.8 | 8.7 | in 2005 | 40 | 6.9 |
| Gulgong Post Office | 12.3 | 11.2 | in 1999 | 39 | 9.2 |
| Griffith Airport AWS | 12.4 | 11.1 | in 2007 | 38 | 9.0 |
| Narooma (Marine Rescue) | 13.7 | 12.7 | in 2005 | 31 | 11.2 |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | 17.1 | 16.5 | in 2005 | 29 | 13.9 |
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 14.7 | 13.4 | in 2004 | 25 | 11.5 |
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 8.4 | 8.3 | in 1992 | 24 | 5.5 |
| Wanaaring Post Office | 16.5 | 15.3 | in 2008 | 24 | 13.1 |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 8.6 | 7.7 | in 2005 | 23 | 6.0 |
| Bega AWS | 11.2 | 10.0 | in 1999 | 23 | 8.3 |
| Cooma Airport AWS | 6.1 | 5.4 | in 1999 | 23 | 3.3 |
| Mount Boyce AWS | 10.7 | 9.3 | in 2007 | 23 | 7.5 |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 10.6 | 9.5 | in 2010 | 23 | 7.4 |
| Nullo Mountain AWS | 10.6 | 10.2 | in 2014 | 23 | 7.8 |
| Scone Airport AWS | 11.0 | 10.9 | in 1999 | 23 | 9.4 |
| Ulladulla AWS | 14.8 | 13.7 | in 2005 | 23 | 12.2 |
| Young Airport | 8.1 | 7.7 | in 1999 | 23 | 5.2 |
| Albury Airport AWS | 11.0 | 9.9 | in 1999 | 22 | 7.9 |
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 13.0 | 11.0 | in 2006 | 22 | 9.2 |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 15.5 | 14.4 | in 2006 | 22 | 11.9 |
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 13.9 | 12.4 | in 2008 | 21 | 9.3 |
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 13.3 | 12.7 | in 2005 | 21 | 11.4 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 14.1 | 13.5 | in 2005 | 20 | 12.0 |
| Cootamundra Airport | 9.3 | 7.9 | in 1999 | 20 | 5.8 |
| Gundagai (Nangus Rd) | 11.9 | 10.1 | in 1999 | 20 | 7.8 |
| Moree Aero | 15.8 | 14.4 | in 2014 | 20 | 12.5 |
| Norah Head AWS | 16.7 | 15.9 | in 2001 | 20 | 14.8 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 14.2 | 13.4 | in 2005 | 20 | 12.0 |
| Port Macquarie Airport AWS | 13.4 | 13.3 | in 2010 | 20 | 11.9 |
| Richmond RAAF | 12.8 | 12.6 | in 1999 | 20 | 10.9 |
| Highest October mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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| Menindee Post Office | 14.9 | 15.1 | in 1913* | 11.4 | |
| Quirindi Post Office | 11.6 | 12.8 | in 1908* | 8.7 | |
| Lake Cargelligo Airport | 14.3 | =14.3 | in 1914* | 10.5 | |
| Hillston Airport | 13.1 | 14.5 | in 1914* | 10.3 | |
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 13.4 | 13.8 | in 1949 | 10.8 | |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 13.6 | 13.8 | in 1937* | 10.2 | |
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | 8.1 | 9.6 | in 1950* | 6.1 | |
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 7.1 | 8.9 | in 1949* | 4.7 | |
| Balranald (RSL) | 12.3 | 12.7 | in 1955* | 9.8 | |
| Mungindi Post Office | 16.9 | =16.9 | in 1967* | 13.4 | |
| Wellington (Agrowplow) | 11.6 | 11.8 | in 1967* | 8.6 | |
| Brewarrina Hospital | 16.6 | 16.7 | in 1967* | 12.9 | |
| Camden Airport AWS | 11.7 | 12.1 | in 1973* | 9.9 | |
| Corowa Airport | 10.3 | 10.8 | in 1975* | 8.1 | |
| Inverell Research Centre | 12.1 | 12.5 | in 1980* | 10.3 | |
| Guyra Hospital | 8.5 | 8.9 | in 1988* | 6.4 | |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | 15.9 | 17.1 | in 1991 | 13.1 | |
| Lake Victoria Storage | 12.5 | 12.8 | in 1990* | 10.5 | |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | 11.4 | 11.5 | in 1993 | 9.5 | |
| Thredbo Village | 3.4 | 4.0 | in 1994* | 1.7 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
| Record highest October mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS | 20.9 | 20.3 | in 1988 | 150 | 18.1 |
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 18.0 | 17.7 | in 1949 | 138 | 15.5 |
| Menindee Post Office | 23.3 | 22.2 | in 1965 | 102 | 19.0 |
| Wellington (Agrowplow) | 20.4 | 19.6 | in 1914 | 98 | 16.7 |
| Balranald (RSL) | 21.4 | 21.2 | in 1914 | 97 | 17.2 |
| Grenfell (Manganese Rd) | 19.1 | 19.0 | in 1914 | 97 | 15.7 |
| Quirindi Post Office | 20.6 | 19.9 | in 1907 | 95 | 17.0 |
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 15.2 | 14.3 | in 1949 | 93 | 11.7 |
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | 16.5 | 16.1 | in 1938 | 92 | 13.0 |
| Brewarrina Hospital | 25.1 | 24.6 | in 1965 | 88 | 20.9 |
| Mungindi Post Office | 25.3 | 24.8 | in 1924 | 88 | 21.2 |
| Katoomba (Murri St) | 16.3 | 15.9 | in 2014 | 87 | 12.7 |
| Hume Reservoir | 19.9 | 17.6 | in 1938 | 84 | 15.1 |
| Lake Victoria Storage | 21.3 | 19.5 | in 2014 | 80 | 17.2 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 21.4 | 21.0 | in 1988 | 76 | 17.9 |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 22.6 | 20.6 | in 2006 | 74 | 17.7 |
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 19.3 | 17.1 | in 2014 | 73 | 14.6 |
| Williamtown RAAF | 20.2 | 19.7 | in 1988 | 66 | 17.8 |
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 22.5 | 21.8 | in 2007 | 65 | 18.7 |
| Dunedoo Post Office | 20.7 | 19.5 | in 2006 | 59 | 16.7 |
| Inverell Research Centre | 19.5 | 19.3 | in 1988 | 57 | 16.7 |
| Taralga Post Office | 14.8 | 13.9 | in 2007 | 55 | 11.8 |
| Cobar MO | 24.6 | 22.4 | in 2014 | 53 | 19.4 |
| Condobolin Ag Research Stn | 22.4 | 20.5 | in 2008 | 52 | 17.2 |
| Peak Hill Post Office | 22.8 | 21.1 | in 2006 | 48 | 18.1 |
| Prospect Reservoir | 20.7 | 20.0 | in 1988 | 48 | 18.0 |
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 17.0 | 14.1 | in 1990 | 48 | 12.3 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 20.4 | 20.1 | in 1988 | 47 | 17.8 |
| Thredbo AWS | 8.5 | 6.2 | in 2014 | 44 | 3.3 |
| Tocumwal Airport | 19.7 | 17.6 | in 2014 | 44 | 15.6 |
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 18.9 | 17.3 | in 2013 | 43 | 15.7 |
| Oberon (Springbank) | 14.0 | 12.7 | in 1981 | 43 | 10.9 |
| Thredbo Village | 11.2 | 9.7 | in 1983 | 43 | 7.5 |
| Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) | 15.7 | 15.5 | in 1980 | 43 | 13.1 |
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 14.9 | 13.2 | in 1977 | 41 | 11.6 |
| Goulburn TAFE | 16.6 | 15.5 | in 2007 | 40 | 13.3 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 19.3 | 19.0 | in 1988 | 39 | 17.1 |
| Gulgong Post Office | 20.1 | 18.8 | in 2006 | 39 | 16.4 |
| Griffith Airport AWS | 20.9 | 19.2 | in 2014 | 38 | 16.5 |
| Guyra Hospital | 14.9 | = 14.9 | in 1988 | 31 | 12.5 |
| Narooma (Marine Rescue) | 17.8 | 16.6 | in 2005 | 31 | 15.3 |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | 21.1 | 20.6 | in 2007 | 29 | 18.5 |
| Cessnock Airport AWS | 19.6 | 19.1 | in 2007 | 26 | 17.4 |
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 22.8 | 21.0 | in 2014 | 25 | 18.4 |
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 15.6 | 14.0 | in 2007 | 24 | 12.3 |
| Wanaaring Post Office | 25.7 | 23.7 | in 2014 | 24 | 21.3 |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 16.4 | 15.3 | in 2006 | 23 | 13.1 |
| Bega AWS | 18.4 | 16.4 | in 2014 | 23 | 15.0 |
| Bombala AWS | 14.5 | 13.9 | in 1996 | 23 | 11.2 |
| Cooma Airport AWS | 14.2 | 12.3 | in 2008 | 23 | 10.7 |
| Goulburn Airport AWS | 14.9 | 14.0 | in 2007 | 23 | 12.4 |
| Mount Boyce AWS | 15.6 | 14.7 | in 2007 | 23 | 12.6 |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 18.8 | 17.0 | in 2006 | 23 | 15.2 |
| Nullo Mountain AWS | 15.6 | 15.4 | in 2014 | 23 | 12.6 |
| Scone Airport AWS | 19.6 | 19.5 | in 2002 | 23 | 17.2 |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | 20.1 | 19.6 | in 2014 | 23 | 17.4 |
| Ulladulla AWS | 19.1 | 18.0 | in 2007 | 23 | 16.5 |
| Young Airport | 17.7 | 15.1 | in 2008 | 23 | 13.5 |
| Albury Airport AWS | 19.0 | 16.6 | in 2014 | 22 | 14.8 |
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 21.4 | 19.7 | in 2006 | 22 | 17.0 |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 24.4 | 23.4 | in 2006 | 22 | 20.4 |
| Armidale Airport AWS | 15.9 | = 15.9 | in 2007 | 21 | 13.8 |
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 22.7 | 20.4 | in 2008 | 21 | 17.2 |
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 19.4 | 18.8 | in 2007 | 21 | 17.0 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 19.9 | 19.1 | in 2007 | 20 | 17.7 |
| Cootamundra Airport | 18.0 | 16.0 | in 2006 | 20 | 14.0 |
| Gundagai (Nangus Rd) | 19.7 | 17.3 | in 2006 | 20 | 15.0 |
| Moree Aero | 23.6 | 22.7 | in 2014 | 20 | 20.3 |
| Norah Head AWS | 20.9 | 20.2 | in 2001 | 20 | 18.7 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 20.9 | 20.3 | in 2007 | 20 | 18.9 |
| Port Macquarie Airport AWS | 19.5 | 19.2 | in 2005 | 20 | 18.0 |
| Richmond RAAF | 20.1 | 19.4 | in 2014 | 20 | 18.0 |
| Highest October mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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| Lake Cargelligo Airport | 22.3 | 23.1 | in 1914* | 18.0 | |
| Corowa Airport | 19.1 | 19.7 | in 1914* | 15.2 | |
| Hillston Airport | 21.9 | 22.2 | in 1914* | 17.5 | |
| Murrurundi Post Office | 18.3 | 18.5 | in 1965* | 16.1 | |
| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 15.9 | 16.3 | in 1980* | 13.7 | |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 20.4 | 20.8 | in 1988 | 17.9 | |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 20.9 | 21.1 | in 1988 | 17.9 | |
| Yarras (Mount Seaview) | 20.5 | 21.5 | in 1988 | 18.4 | |
| Paterson (Tocal AWS) | 20.5 | 20.6 | in 1988* | 18.2 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for October 2015 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for October 2015 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2015 |
Mean for October 2015 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2015 |
Total for October 2015 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2015 |
Fraction of October average |
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| Western (Far Northwest) (district 46) | ||||||||||||
| Fowlers Gap AWS | 32.9 | +4.6 | 37.6 | 16th | 15.9 | +2.8 | 6.5 | 1st | 2.2 | 13.5 | average | 16% |
| White Cliffs AWS | 33.3 | +4.4 | 37.6 | 31st | 18.1 | +3.6 | 10.4 | 1st | 3.0 | 13.2 | low | 23% |
| Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS | 33.2 | +5.0 | 38.1 | 5th | 14.3 | +2.5 | 4.5 | 1st | 6.4 | 22.7 | average | 28% |
| Western (Lower Darling) (district 47) | ||||||||||||
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 30.9 | +5.6 | 35.9 | 15th | 14.7 | +3.2 | 7.0 | 13th | 7.2 | 24.6 | average | 29% |
| Lake Victoria Storage | 30.2 | +6.4 | 37.9 | 6th | 12.5 | +2.0 | 5.5 | 1st | 10.3 | 26.7 | low | 39% |
| Menindee Post Office | 32.2 | +5.6 | 39.4 | 16th | 14.9 | +3.5 | 7.2 | 1st | 6.2 | 22.3 | low | 28% |
| Pooncarie Mail Agency | 32.9 | +5.9 | 38.7 | 4th | 14.0 | +3.3 | 5.0 | 1st | 8.4 | 25.8 | low | 33% |
| Western (Upper Darling) (district 48) | ||||||||||||
| Bourke Airport AWS | 38.7 | 26th | 17.0 | +3.4 | 12.2 | 2nd | 6.6 | 19.8 | average | 33% | ||
| Brewarrina Hospital | 33.6 | +4.7 | 37.9 | 6th | 16.6 | +3.7 | 11.5 | 5th | 13.2 | 29.2 | average | 45% |
| Cobar MO | 32.3 | +6.2 | 36.8 | 17th | 17.0 | +4.3 | 9.4 | 2nd | 14.2 | 34.0 | low | 42% |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | 33.3 | +4.4 | 38.0 | 25th | 15.9 | +2.8 | 12.0 | 13th | 13.0 | 37.7 | average | 34% |
| Lightning Ridge Visitors Information Cen | 32.8 | +3.5 | 37.0 | 6th | 17.1 | +2.8 | 12.5 | 4th | 20.0 | 39.2 | average | 51% |
| Wanaaring Post Office | 34.8 | +5.4 | 39.5 | 31st | 16.5 | +3.4 | 8.7 | 1st | 15.0 | 20.6 | average | 73% |
| Western (Southwest Plains) (district 49) | ||||||||||||
| Balranald (RSL) | 30.5 | +6.0 | 37.3 | 4th | 12.3 | +2.5 | 3.4 | 1st | 14.0 | 30.5 | average | 46% |
| Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS | 32.0 | +5.1 | 38.3 | 6th | 15.3 | +3.5 | 7.2 | 1st | 8.6 | 12.6 | average | 68% |
| Central Western Plains (South) (district 50) | ||||||||||||
| Condobolin Ag Research Stn | 31.1 | +6.1 | 36.8 | 5th | 13.9 | +4.5 | 4.2 | 2nd | 20.8 | 47.0 | low | 44% |
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 31.5 | +6.3 | 37.6 | 6th | 13.9 | +4.6 | 3.8 | 2nd | 67.4 | 36.7 | high | 184% |
| Peak Hill Post Office | 30.6 | +5.8 | 36.2 | 6th | 15.4 | +4.0 | 7.8 | 2nd | 60.2 | 47.9 | high | 126% |
| West Wyalong Airport AWS | 29.2 | +4.8 | 36.1 | 6th | 12.3 | +3.6 | 4.4 | 2nd | 10.2 | 44.5 | low | 23% |
| Central Western Plains (North) (district 51) | ||||||||||||
| Coonamble Airport AWS | 31.9 | +4.4 | 36.9 | 6th | 14.7 | +3.6 | 9.4 | 2nd | 28.8 | 40.9 | average | 70% |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 31.7 | +6.4 | 36.8 | 6th | 13.6 | +3.4 | 4.9 | 2nd | 27.8 | 44.6 | average | 62% |
| Northwest Plains (West) (district 52) | ||||||||||||
| Mungindi Post Office | 33.7 | +4.7 | 37.6 | 5th | 16.9 | +3.5 | 12.1 | 1st | 31.6 | 37.7 | average | 84% |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 33.2 | +4.3 | 37.8 | 6th | 15.5 | +3.6 | 10.5 | 2nd | 34.2 | 38.1 | average | 90% |
| Northwest Plains (East) (district 53) | ||||||||||||
| Moree Aero | 31.4 | +3.4 | 35.4 | 5th | 15.8 | +3.3 | 10.9 | 1st | 9.8 | 43.8 | v low | 22% |
| Northwest Slopes (North) (district 54) | ||||||||||||
| Barraba Post Office | 29.7 | +4.5 | 34.0 | 5th | 28.0 | 62.1 | low | 45% | ||||
| Narrabri Airport AWS | 31.2 | +3.0 | 35.4 | 5th | 14.6 | +2.6 | 9.8 | 2nd | 20.6 | 32.5 | average | 63% |
| Northwest Slopes (South) (district 55) | ||||||||||||
| Gunnedah Airport AWS | 30.4 | +3.0 | 35.1 | 6th | 12.1 | +2.4 | 5.6 | 2nd | 35.2 | 40.5 | average | 87% |
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 29.8 | +4.6 | 34.7 | 6th | 15.1 | +2.9 | 11.4 | 24th | 42.8 | 57.1 | average | 75% |
| Quirindi Post Office | 29.7 | +4.4 | 35.0 | 6th | 11.6 | +2.9 | 8.0 | 4th | 32.4 | 59.2 | low | 55% |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | 28.8 | +3.4 | 33.4 | 6th | 11.4 | +1.9 | 6.1 | 2nd | 50.0 | 52.8 | average | 95% |
| Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) | 24.1 | +3.0 | 29.0 | 6th | 7.3 | +2.2 | 2.5 | 2nd | 34.8 | 72.3 | low | 48% |
| Northern Tablelands (West) (district 56) | ||||||||||||
| Armidale (Tree Group Nursery) | 23.9 | +2.6 | 29.0 | 6th | 6.8 | +1.1 | 0.9 | 1st | 30.0 | 64.2 | low | 47% |
| Armidale Airport AWS | 23.1 | +2.6 | 28.6 | 7th | 8.7 | +1.6 | 4.5 | 10th | 24.2 | 69.8 | low | 35% |
| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 23.5 | +3.3 | 28.5 | 6th | 8.4 | +1.2 | 4.0 | 1st | 65.0 | 75.5 | average | 86% |
| Glen Innes Airport AWS | 23.2 | +2.0 | 28.0 | 6th | 6.8 | +1.4 | 1.2 | 1st | 87.0 | 74.7 | average | 116% |
| Guyra Hospital | 21.4 | +2.9 | 26.1 | 5th | 8.5 | +2.1 | 5.2 | 10th | 44.2 | 73.1 | low | 60% |
| Inverell (Raglan St) | 27.6 | +2.8 | 31.9 | 5th | 9.6 | +1.8 | 4.0 | 1st | 35.4 | 65.7 | low | 54% |
| Inverell Research Centre | 26.9 | +3.7 | 31.3 | 5th | 12.1 | +1.8 | 8.5 | 10th | 40.6 | 74.5 | low | 54% |
| Tenterfield (Federation Park) | 24.0 | +1.6 | 30.1 | 5th | 7.9 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 1st | 85.4 | 76.4 | high | 112% |
| Northern Tablelands (East) (district 57) | ||||||||||||
| Tabulam (Muirne) | 25.2 | +1.3 | 32.1 | 5th | 12.8 | +0.3 | 8.1 | 14th | 131.6 | 85.7 | high | 154% |
| Upper North Coast (district 58) | ||||||||||||
| Ballina Airport AWS | 25.3 | +0.4 | 31.0 | 5th | 13.9 | -0.1 | 9.4 | 2nd | 46.4 | 97.0 | average | 48% |
| Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) | 24.3 | +0.7 | 27.9 | 5th | 17.3 | +0.5 | 15.0 | 1st | 43.8 | 95.8 | low | 46% |
| Casino Airport AWS | 28.7 | +1.3 | 35.6 | 5th | 12.6 | -0.9 | 7.4 | 1st | 74.8 | 63.9 | average | 117% |
| Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS | 26.4 | +0.9 | 33.0 | 6th | 15.1 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 1st | 35.2 | 86.3 | low | 41% |
| Grafton Airport AWS | 27.8 | 34.6 | 5th | 12.8 | 8.1 | 2nd | 19.8 | 64.1 | low | 31% | ||
| Grafton Research Stn | 28.0 | +0.8 | 34.6 | 5th | 14.0 | +0.8 | 10.2 | 2nd | 19.0 | 60.2 | low | 32% |
| Lismore Airport AWS | 27.4 | +0.1 | 34.7 | 5th | 12.5 | -0.2 | 7.8 | 2nd | 76.8 | 77.7 | average | 99% |
| Murwillumbah (Bray Park) | 26.6 | +0.2 | 32.8 | 5th | 13.6 | -0.5 | 9.5 | 4th | 46.3 | 104.7 | average | 44% |
| Yamba Pilot Station | 25.1 | +1.7 | 28.1 | 5th | 16.4 | +1.0 | 12.8 | 1st | 21.6 | 78.5 | v low | 28% |
| Lower North Coast (district 59) | ||||||||||||
| Coffs Harbour Airport | 25.2 | 30.8 | 7th | 14.9 | 9.0 | 1st | 36.0 | |||||
| Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd) | 22.2 | +1.0 | 29.3 | 5th | 10.7 | +0.9 | 4.5 | 1st | 82.6 | 105.6 | average | 78% |
| Kempsey Airport AWS | 26.8 | +1.1 | 34.8 | 5th | 12.1 | +1.2 | 9.0 | 6th | 91.6 | 75.0 | average | 122% |
| South West Rocks (Smoky Cape Lighthouse) | 24.6 | +1.4 | 29.4 | 5th | 17.2 | +2.1 | 13.6 | 28th | 33.7 | 90.8 | low | 37% |
| Manning (district 60) | ||||||||||||
| Forster - Tuncurry Marine Rescue | 23.9 | +1.1 | 34.5 | 4th | 15.3 | +1.5 | 11.5 | 5th | 64.7 | 78.0 | average | 83% |
| Port Macquarie Airport AWS | 25.6 | +1.6 | 34.0 | 4th | 13.4 | +1.5 | 8.9 | 10th | 56.2 | 72.6 | average | 77% |
| Taree Airport AWS | 26.8 | +2.1 | 34.8 | 5th | 13.5 | +1.7 | 9.6 | 10th | 61.8 | 73.6 | average | 84% |
| Yarras (Mount Seaview) | 27.5 | +1.9 | 35.1 | 6th | 13.6 | +2.3 | 9.5 | 25th | 139.6 | 122.3 | average | 114% |
| Hunter (district 61) | ||||||||||||
| Cessnock Airport AWS | 27.8 | +2.6 | 36.2 | 6th | 11.4 | +1.8 | 7.3 | 5th | 44.2 | 51.0 | average | 87% |
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 26.2 | 36.3 | 5th | 12.5 | 7.9 | 30th | 58.2 | |||||
| Gosford AWS | 25.7 | 35.8 | 5th | 14.1 | 10.8 | 29th | 36.4 | |||||
| Maitland Visitors Centre | 28.3 | +2.7 | 36.2 | 5th | 13.6 | +2.7 | 10.2 | 30th | 44.4 | 56.4 | average | 79% |
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 25.6 | +2.9 | 35.5 | 6th | 13.3 | +1.9 | 8.4 | 24th | 59.0 | 70.4 | average | 84% |
| Merriwa (Roscommon) | 27.8 | 34.6 | 6th | 10.0 | 4.7 | 2nd | 40.2 | 50.7 | average | 79% | ||
| Murrurundi Gap AWS | 24.0 | +2.5 | 29.9 | 17th | 13.2 | +2.4 | 7.6 | 24th | 45.2 | 43.2 | average | 105% |
| Murrurundi Post Office | 26.6 | +2.4 | 32.6 | 6th | 9.8 | +1.6 | 5.5 | 24th | 41.0 | 71.9 | low | 57% |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | 25.0 | +1.9 | 33.9 | 5th | 17.1 | +3.2 | 14.6 | 24th | 42.8 | 78.2 | average | 55% |
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS | 24.7 | +2.6 | 35.9 | 5th | 17.1 | +3.1 | 13.5 | 24th | 38.6 | 72.2 | low | 53% |
| Newcastle University | 27.0 | +2.3 | 35.5 | 5th | 15.0 | +1.8 | 11.5 | 24th | 49.2 | 59.4 | average | 83% |
| Norah Head AWS | 25.0 | +2.4 | 34.2 | 4th | 16.7 | +1.9 | 13.7 | 24th | 71.2 | 54.7 | average | 130% |
| Paterson (Tocal AWS) | 27.9 | +2.8 | 35.9 | 5th | 13.0 | +1.6 | 8.6 | 30th | 13.6 | 64.6 | low | 21% |
| Scone Airport AWS | 28.3 | +3.2 | 34.8 | 5th | 11.0 | +1.6 | 6.1 | 24th | 25.4 | 46.9 | low | 54% |
| Singleton STP | 28.9 | +2.6 | 36.8 | 6th | 11.1 | +1.2 | 7.1 | 3rd | 19.4 | 42.6 | low | 46% |
| Williamtown RAAF | 27.0 | +3.3 | 35.8 | 5th | 13.4 | +1.5 | 9.1 | 30th | 57.6 | 72.7 | average | 79% |
| Central Tablelands (North) (district 62) | ||||||||||||
| Gulgong Post Office | 27.9 | +4.3 | 34.0 | 17th | 12.3 | +3.1 | 6.5 | 2nd | 25.7 | 55.4 | low | 46% |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 27.0 | +4.1 | 33.1 | 6th | 10.6 | +3.2 | 3.2 | 2nd | 32.6 | 50.1 | average | 65% |
| Nullo Mountain AWS | 20.5 | +3.2 | 27.3 | 6th | 10.6 | +2.8 | 4.2 | 28th | 32.8 | 69.2 | low | 47% |
| Central Tablelands (South) (district 63) | ||||||||||||
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | 24.8 | +4.9 | 31.0 | 6th | 8.1 | +2.0 | 2.5 | 2nd | 30.8 | 59.1 | low | 52% |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 24.3 | +4.1 | 31.2 | 6th | 8.6 | +2.6 | 2.7 | 2nd | 33.0 | 52.9 | average | 62% |
| Katoomba (Murri St) | 21.0 | +3.3 | 29.6 | 6th | 11.6 | +3.9 | 5.7 | 28th | 56.8 | 91.0 | average | 62% |
| Lithgow (Cooerwull) | 22.1 | 29.8 | 6th | 7.7 | 1.4 | 2nd | 32.0 | 62.2 | low | 51% | ||
| Mount Boyce AWS | 20.5 | +2.8 | 28.8 | 6th | 10.7 | +3.2 | 5.1 | 29th | 43.0 | 64.5 | average | 67% |
| Oberon (Springbank) | 20.4 | +3.3 | 27.0 | 6th | 7.6 | +2.9 | 2.5 | 2nd | 35.9 | 77.6 | low | 46% |
| Orange Airport AWS | 22.4 | +4.4 | 27.7 | 6th | 8.1 | +2.7 | 2.3 | 2nd | 29.8 | 73.0 | low | 41% |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 25.2 | 36.9 | 6th | 13.8 | 8.8 | 9th | 49.0 | 73.3 | average | 67% | ||
| Central Western Slopes (North) (district 64) | ||||||||||||
| Coonabarabran Airport AWS | 26.9 | +3.3 | 32.3 | 7th | 14.3 | +3.0 | 9.4 | 24th | 25.0 | 42.8 | average | 58% |
| Dunedoo Post Office | 29.0 | +4.6 | 35.7 | 6th | 12.4 | +3.3 | 5.2 | 2nd | 61.6 | 51.7 | average | 119% |
| Central Western Slopes (South) (district 65) | ||||||||||||
| Cowra Airport AWS | 28.1 | +4.1 | 33.6 | 6th | 9.3 | +2.7 | 2.1 | 2nd | 16.0 | 31.6 | low | 51% |
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 29.9 | +5.0 | 35.2 | 6th | 13.0 | +3.8 | 4.0 | 2nd | 46.4 | 43.2 | average | 107% |
| Forbes Airport AWS | 29.8 | +5.0 | 34.9 | 5th | 11.7 | +3.3 | 2.6 | 2nd | 11.4 | 37.9 | average | 30% |
| Parkes Airport AWS | 29.2 | +5.3 | 34.0 | 17th | 11.5 | +4.1 | 2.5 | 1st | 36.0 | 50.9 | average | 71% |
| Wellington (Agrowplow) | 29.5 | +4.7 | 35.0 | 7th | 11.6 | +3.0 | 4.7 | 2nd | 37.3 | 55.4 | average | 67% |
| Metropolitan (East) (district 66) | ||||||||||||
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 26.8 | +3.0 | 37.4 | 6th | 14.0 | +2.2 | 9.7 | 5th | 41.6 | 59.8 | average | 70% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 25.7 | +2.3 | 36.6 | 5th | 14.1 | +2.1 | 10.3 | 30th | 28.4 | 60.8 | average | 47% |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 26.6 | 38.0 | 5th | 13.5 | 8.8 | 24th | 37.6 | |||||
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 26.4 | +2.4 | 37.6 | 5th | 14.6 | +2.7 | 10.2 | 24th | 46.0 | 67.7 | average | 68% |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 24.9 | +2.8 | 37.0 | 5th | 16.9 | +3.3 | 12.9 | 24th | 43.0 | 76.7 | average | 56% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 26.0 | +3.4 | 37.5 | 5th | 16.8 | +3.6 | 13.2 | 24th | 28.0 | 70.2 | low | 40% |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 22.3 | +1.2 | 32.8 | 4th | 17.4 | +2.2 | 14.0 | 28th | ||||
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 26.8 | 37.8 | 6th | 14.6 | 10.8 | 24th | 47.8 | |||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 24.3 | +1.7 | 34.9 | 5th | 15.2 | +2.2 | 10.7 | 24th | 43.2 | 74.0 | average | 58% |
| Metropolitan (West) (district 67) | ||||||||||||
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 26.9 | +2.1 | 37.4 | 6th | 12.6 | +2.3 | 8.5 | 24th | 58.2 | 53.0 | average | 110% |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 26.9 | +2.3 | 37.5 | 6th | 13.7 | +2.1 | 9.4 | 24th | 48.4 | 57.0 | average | 85% |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 27.6 | +1.8 | 38.6 | 6th | 14.2 | +2.2 | 10.7 | 24th | 31.6 | 53.4 | average | 59% |
| Prospect Reservoir | 27.1 | +3.2 | 37.5 | 6th | 14.2 | +2.1 | 9.8 | 24th | 39.0 | 58.7 | average | 66% |
| Richmond RAAF | 27.3 | +2.1 | 37.5 | 6th | 12.8 | +1.9 | 8.3 | 24th | 19.0 | 48.9 | low | 39% |
| Illawarra (district 68) | ||||||||||||
| Albion Park (Wollongong Airport) | 25.0 | +2.1 | 37.4 | 6th | 13.0 | +2.4 | 7.8 | 30th | 9.0 | 69.6 | low | 13% |
| Bellambi AWS | 23.4 | +1.8 | 35.3 | 5th | 16.4 | +2.5 | 12.2 | 28th | 26.4 | 75.4 | low | 35% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 27.0 | +2.8 | 36.8 | 5th | 11.7 | +1.8 | 7.3 | 5th | 22.8 | 62.1 | low | 37% |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 26.5 | 36.7 | 5th | 12.1 | 8.2 | 5th | 36.0 | |||||
| High Range AWS (Wanganderry) | 21.5 | 30.3 | 6th | 11.3 | 5.5 | 28th | 42.0 | |||||
| Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular) | 23.7 | +2.8 | 35.0 | 6th | 15.8 | +2.4 | 12.5 | 28th | 59.4 | 78.7 | low | 75% |
| Kiama (Bombo Headland) | 23.1 | +1.6 | 31.9 | 4th | 15.9 | +2.2 | 12.6 | 28th | 46.6 | |||
| Moss Vale AWS | 21.8 | +2.3 | 30.2 | 6th | 9.7 | +2.1 | 4.7 | 29th | 13.0 | 45.2 | low | 29% |
| Nowra RAN Air Station AWS | 26.1 | +3.1 | 36.5 | 6th | 13.2 | +2.8 | 8.8 | 30th | 36.2 | 66.7 | low | 54% |
| South Coast (district 69) | ||||||||||||
| Bega AWS | 25.5 | +3.7 | 36.6 | 6th | 11.2 | +2.9 | 5.9 | 2nd | 26.0 | 45.6 | average | 57% |
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 22.7 | +3.6 | 30.3 | 5th | 8.4 | +2.9 | 2.8 | 29th | 28.8 | 55.5 | low | 52% |
| Green Cape AWS | 21.8 | +2.9 | 34.4 | 6th | 14.8 | +2.8 | 10.8 | 1st | 22.4 | 48.0 | low | 47% |
| Merimbula Airport AWS | 23.2 | +2.7 | 36.9 | 6th | 11.6 | +2.8 | 7.0 | 2nd | 57.4 | 56.8 | average | 101% |
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 21.7 | +2.9 | 34.1 | 6th | 16.0 | +3.3 | 13.0 | 28th | 26.2 | 63.5 | low | 41% |
| Moruya Airport AWS | 23.7 | +2.2 | 37.5 | 6th | 12.0 | +2.7 | 7.3 | 29th | 44.6 | 77.0 | average | 58% |
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 22.6 | +2.5 | 36.0 | 6th | 13.4 | +2.6 | 10.0 | 16th | 45.0 | 78.2 | average | 58% |
| Narooma (Marine Rescue) | 22.3 | +2.9 | 35.6 | 6th | 13.7 | +2.5 | 11.1 | 24th | 36.1 | 72.7 | low | 50% |
| Nerriga AWS | 23.1 | 31.0 | 6th | 9.4 | 3.6 | 24th | 29.4 | |||||
| Ulladulla AWS | 23.4 | +2.7 | 35.9 | 6th | 14.8 | +2.6 | 11.4 | 27th | 62.0 | 86.6 | average | 72% |
| Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (district 70) | ||||||||||||
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 23.4 | +4.6 | 30.5 | 5th | 7.1 | +2.4 | 1.7 | 2nd | 54.2 | 55.3 | average | 98% |
| Bombala AWS | 21.8 | +4.2 | 28.7 | 6th | 7.2 | +2.3 | 1.3 | 29th | 48.8 | 50.1 | average | 97% |
| Canberra Airport | 24.8 | 31.8 | 6th | 8.3 | 0.9 | 2nd | 26.6 | |||||
| Cooma Airport AWS | 22.3 | +4.2 | 28.7 | 5th | 6.1 | +2.8 | -1.2 | 2nd | 10.4 | 45.1 | v low | 23% |
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 23.6 | +4.2 | 32.0 | 6th | 6.3 | +2.6 | 0.0 | 2nd | 20.4 | 45.2 | low | 45% |
| Goulburn Airport AWS | 23.2 | +3.5 | 30.5 | 6th | 6.6 | +1.5 | 1.2 | 29th | 12.0 | 49.5 | low | 24% |
| Goulburn TAFE | 23.5 | +3.8 | 30.9 | 6th | 9.8 | +2.9 | 5.0 | 2nd | 19.0 | 52.2 | low | 36% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 16.5 | +3.9 | 23.3 | 5th | 6.2 | +3.4 | -2.0 | 28th | 19.8 | 69.7 | v low | 28% |
| Taralga Post Office | 22.3 | +3.9 | 29.5 | 6th | 7.4 | +2.1 | 1.3 | 2nd | 23.7 | 69.6 | low | 34% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 24.8 | +4.0 | 32.7 | 5th | 9.0 | +2.8 | 2.4 | 2nd | 31.4 | 52.5 | low | 60% |
| Southern Tablelands (Snowy Mountains) (district 71) | ||||||||||||
| Perisher Valley AWS | 15.7 | 20.0 | 5th | 3.6 | -5.7 | 28th | 45.2 | |||||
| Thredbo AWS | 13.0 | +6.0 | 16.1 | 20th | 4.1 | +4.6 | -3.4 | 27th | 42.6 | 120.8 | low | 35% |
| Thredbo Village | 18.6 | +5.3 | 23.5 | 6th | 3.4 | +1.7 | -4.5 | 28th | 33.0 | 178.5 | v low | 18% |
| Southwest Slopes (South) (district 72) | ||||||||||||
| Albury Airport AWS | 27.0 | +5.3 | 34.1 | 6th | 11.0 | +3.1 | 3.7 | 1st | 10.6 | 47.4 | low | 22% |
| Cabramurra SMHEA AWS | 17.1 | +5.0 | 23.3 | 5th | 8.4 | +4.4 | 0.8 | 27th | 31.0 | 97.5 | low | 32% |
| Hume Reservoir | 26.8 | +5.8 | 34.1 | 6th | 13.0 | +3.9 | 4.7 | 1st | 16.2 | 67.7 | low | 24% |
| Khancoban AWS | 26.4 | +5.6 | 31.6 | 6th | 8.4 | +2.1 | 1.8 | 28th | 13.0 | 66.8 | low | 19% |
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 25.4 | +6.0 | 31.0 | 6th | 8.6 | +3.4 | 0.5 | 28th | 6.6 | 95.2 | v low | 7% |
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 27.1 | +5.6 | 34.7 | 6th | 11.5 | +3.8 | 2.7 | 1st | 17.2 | 56.7 | low | 30% |
| Southwest Slopes (North) (district 73) | ||||||||||||
| Burrinjuck Dam | 26.1 | +5.7 | 33.0 | 6th | 11.8 | +3.5 | 7.5 | 3rd | 27.0 | 84.3 | low | 32% |
| Cootamundra Airport | 26.6 | +4.4 | 33.2 | 6th | 9.3 | +3.5 | 1.0 | 2nd | 18.8 | 42.8 | low | 44% |
| Grenfell (Manganese Rd) | 27.4 | +4.8 | 33.0 | 6th | 11.2 | +2.3 | 3.6 | 2nd | 19.4 | 54.2 | low | 36% |
| Gundagai (Nangus Rd) | 27.2 | +5.0 | 34.4 | 6th | 11.9 | +4.1 | 5.6 | 2nd | 15.1 | 50.8 | low | 30% |
| Temora Airport | 28.0 | +3.4 | 34.3 | 6th | 10.2 | +3.4 | 1.5 | 2nd | 13.0 | 31.5 | low | 41% |
| Young Airport | 27.3 | +5.5 | 32.7 | 16th | 8.1 | +2.9 | 0.8 | 2nd | 7.6 | 44.0 | low | 17% |
| Riverina (East) (district 74) | ||||||||||||
| Corowa Airport | 27.7 | +5.5 | 35.0 | 6th | 10.3 | +2.2 | 2.5 | 1st | 31.2 | 51.4 | average | 61% |
| Deniliquin Airport AWS | 29.5 | +6.0 | 37.4 | 6th | 11.4 | +3.1 | 2.0 | 1st | 16.0 | 33.7 | average | 47% |
| Narrandera Airport AWS | 29.1 | +5.0 | 36.0 | 6th | 11.5 | +2.5 | 1.5 | 1st | 5.0 | 40.6 | v low | 12% |
| Tocumwal Airport | 28.8 | +6.3 | 36.7 | 6th | 10.6 | +1.9 | 2.8 | 1st | 9.2 | 43.1 | low | 21% |
| Yanco Agricultural Institute | 29.2 | +4.6 | 35.9 | 6th | 13.8 | +3.5 | 4.3 | 1st | 5.6 | 37.4 | low | 15% |
| Riverina (West) (district 75) | ||||||||||||
| Griffith Airport AWS | 29.4 | +5.4 | 36.0 | 6th | 12.4 | +3.4 | 2.1 | 1st | 9.4 | 38.0 | low | 25% |
| Hay Airport AWS | 30.6 | 37.9 | 6th | 12.2 | 2.4 | 1st | 16.8 | |||||
| Hillston Airport | 30.6 | +5.9 | 37.0 | 6th | 13.1 | +2.8 | 4.0 | 1st | 26.0 | 35.6 | average | 73% |
| Lake Cargelligo Airport | 30.1 | +4.5 | 37.0 | 6th | 14.3 | +3.8 | 7.4 | 1st | 42.7 | 39.0 | average | 109% |
| Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
| Lord Howe Island Aero | 21.7 | +0.8 | 24.3 | 22nd | 16.4 | +0.8 | 10.7 | 30th | 13.6 | 103.8 | lowest | 13% |
| Norfolk Island Aero | 20.3 | +0.1 | 22.9 | 24th | 15.3 | +0.5 | 12.8 | 14th | 34.6 | 84.3 | low | 41% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary lists 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.
A climate summary is generally published on the first working day of each month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 8 am on Monday 2 November 2015. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Averages for individual sites 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 10 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.
The ACORN-SAT dataset is used for temperature area averages.
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