Wednesday, 1 February 2017 - Monthly Climate Summary for Sydney - Product code IDCKGC15L0
Sydney in January 2017: the warmest month on record
January 2017 was the warmest on record for Sydney. Every station in the metropolitan area recorded its highest January mean temperature on record and most stations (including Sydney Observatory Hill) also broke records for mean maximum and minimum temperatures. Record-high numbers of warm nights and the equal-fewest cool days were recorded at Sydney Observatory Hill, while stations in western Sydney experienced record numbers of 40 °C days. Rainfall was below average across the city.
A very hot January
- Daytime temperatures were well above average across Sydney during January, with several stations, including Observatory Hill, recording their warmest January on record
- At Observatory Hill, the January mean temperature of 25.6 °C was the highest on record for any month
- Minimum temperatures were also record warm across the city, with all Sydney stations recording their warmest January mean temperature on record
- At Observatory Hill, eleven days reached 30 °C (average 3 days) and five days reached 35 °C (average 1 day), in both cases the second-highest number on record behind January 1896
- Only three days failed to reach 25 °C, the equal-fewest on record with January 1994 (average 13 days)
- In western Sydney, Richmond recorded seven days above 40 °C and Parramatta recorded five days above 40 °C, breaking the records set in January 2003
- Five nights remained above 24 °C, more than double the previous record of 2 hot nights in 2010, with 25 nights remaining above 20 °C, the highest number on record (average 9 nights)
- Several stations recorded their warmest January night on record on either the 14th, 18th, or 31st
- Temperatures were particularly warm at Observatory Hill on the morning of the 18th, with record-warm temperatures of 31.2 °C at 6am and 36.5 °C at 9am
A dry start to the year
- Rainfall was below average across Sydney during January
- Rainfall has been below average since October, with October to January total rainfall half the historical average and the driest since 2002-3
- Rain fell on nine days, below the January average of 12 days, with four days recording at least 5 mm, normal for January
- Most stations recorded their heaviest falls over the 6th or 7th, with daily totals reaching 32.4 mm at Holsworthy on the 6th, but Observatory Hill recorded its heaviest rainfall on the 25th
- Sydney Airport recorded an average of 8.1 hours of sunshine, above the January average of 7.5 hours
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Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in January 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 45.1 °C at Badgerys
Creek AWS on the 13th 45.1 °C at Penrith Lakes AWS on the 18th |
| Warmest days on average | 34.1 °C at Richmond RAAF |
| Coolest days on average | 29.2 °C at Terrey Hills AWS |
| Coldest day | 19.8 °C at Springwood (Valley Heights) on the 19th |
| Coldest night | 14.2 °C at Camden Airport AWS on the 7th |
| Coolest nights on average | 18.6 °C at Springwood (Valley Heights) |
| Warmest nights on average | 21.6 °C at Sydney (Observatory Hill) |
| Warmest night | 26.4 °C at Terrey Hills AWS on the 31st |
| Warmest on average overall | 27.2 °C at Penrith Lakes AWS |
| Coolest on average overall | 24.5 °C at Terrey Hills AWS |
| Wettest overall | 63.2 mm at Randwick (Randwick St) |
| Driest overall | 15.0 mm at Baulkham Hills Eucalyptus Ct |
| Wettest day | 32.4 mm at Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS on the 6th |
| Strongest wind gust | 76 km/h at Kurnell
AWS on the 20th 76 km/h at Sydney Airport AMO on the 20th 76 km/h at Sydney Airport AMO on the 30th |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest January mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 29.6 | 29.5 | in 1896 | 158 | 25.9 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 30.1 | 29.2 | in 1991 | 77 | 26.5 |
| Prospect Reservoir | 32.0 | 31.7 | in 2009 | 51 | 28.4 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 31.5 | 30.7 | in 2009 | 48 | 28.2 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 31.7 | 31.3 | in 2009 | 48 | 28.4 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 33.1 | 32.5 | in 2009 | 40 | 29.5 |
| Richmond RAAF | 34.1 | 32.2 | in 1994 | 23 | 30.0 |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 33.7 | 32.8 | in 2009 | 21 | 29.8 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 30.3 | 29.3 | in 2009 | 21 | 27.6 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 33.9 | 33.5 | in 2009 | 21 | 30.7 |
| Record highest January daily minimum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Sydney Airport AMO | 26.1 | on the 18th | 25.8 | on the 23rd in 2010 | 78 | 18.9 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 24.4 | on the 14th | 24.3 | on the 27th in 2001 | 49 | 18.1 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 24.3 | on the 14th | 23.5 | on the 25th in 1982 | 41 | 16.8 |
| Richmond RAAF | 26.2 | on the 31st | 24.0 | on the 27th in 2001 | 23 | 17.6 |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 25.1 | on the 14th | 23.2 | on the 27th in 2001 | 22 | 17.0 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 24.4 | on the 18th | 24.2 | on the 27th in 2001 | 22 | 18.3 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 25.5 | on the 31st | 24.2 | on the 12th in 1999 | 22 | 18.5 |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 24.8 | on the 31st | 23.5 | on the 27th in 2001 | 20 | 17.7 |
| Record highest January mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 21.6 | 21.0 | in 1991 | 158 | 18.7 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 21.2 | 20.8 | in 2011 | 77 | 18.9 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 20.0 | 19.1 | in 2010 | 49 | 17.6 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 20.3 | 20.0 | in 1991 | 48 | 18.1 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 19.1 | 18.4 | in 2006 | 40 | 16.8 |
| Richmond RAAF | 20.0 | 19.0 | in 2011 | 22 | 17.6 |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 19.1 | 18.3 | in 2015 | 21 | 17.0 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 20.3 | 19.6 | in 2011 | 21 | 18.3 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 20.6 | 19.7 | in 2011 | 21 | 18.5 |
| Highest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
|||
| Prospect Reservoir | 19.9 | 20.3 | in 1991 | 17.7 | |
| Record highest January mean temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 25.6 | 25.1 | in 1991 | 158 | 22.3 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 25.7 | 25.0 | in 1991 | 77 | 22.7 |
| Prospect Reservoir | 26.0 | 25.8 | in 1991 | 51 | 23.1 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 25.9 | 25.3 | in 1991 | 48 | 23.2 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 25.8 | 24.7 | in 1991 | 48 | 23.0 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 26.1 | 24.9 | in 1991 | 40 | 23.2 |
| Richmond RAAF | 27.1 | 25.3 | in 2013 | 22 | 23.7 |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 26.4 | 24.6 | in 2013 | 21 | 23.4 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 25.3 | 24.3 | in 1998 | 21 | 23.0 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 27.2 | 25.9 | in 2011 | 21 | 24.6 |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for January 2017 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for January 2017 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2017 |
Mean for January 2017 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2017 |
Total for January 2017 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2017 |
Fraction of January average |
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| Badgerys Creek AWS | 33.7 | +3.9 | 45.1 | 13th | 19.1 | +2.1 | 15.0 | 8th | 23.6 | 81.6 | low | 29% |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 31.5 | +3.3 | 43.0 | 30th | 20.3 | +2.2 | 16.1 | 7th | 49.0 | 93.4 | average | 52% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 33.1 | +3.6 | 44.6 | 18th | 19.1 | +2.3 | 14.2 | 7th | 27.8 | 80.6 | low | 34% |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 32.4 | +2.6 | 43.3 | 30th | 18.9 | +2.2 | 14.3 | 7th | 47.6 | 85.4 | average | 56% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 30.3 | +2.7 | 41.4 | 11th | 20.3 | +2.0 | 15.8 | 7th | 50.0 | 83.5 | average | 60% |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 31.2 | 42.6 | 30th | 19.1 | 14.9 | 7th | 59.4 | |||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 32.5 | +2.8 | 43.5 | 13th | 19.6 | +1.9 | 16.0 | 8th | 37.6 | 78.6 | average | 48% |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 31.7 | +3.3 | 43.0 | 30th | 20.0 | +2.4 | 15.5 | 7th | 45.0 | 104.5 | low | 43% |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 33.9 | +3.2 | 45.1 | 18th | 20.6 | +2.1 | 17.1 | 8th | 28.2 | 97.5 | average | 29% |
| Prospect Reservoir | 32.0 | +3.6 | 43.4 | 13th | 19.9 | +2.2 | 16.2 | 7th | 41.9 | 95.8 | low | 44% |
| Richmond RAAF | 34.1 | +4.1 | 44.5 | 13th | 20.0 | +2.4 | 15.4 | 8th | 21.8 | 84.4 | v low | 26% |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 30.9 | +2.5 | 43.0 | 18th | 18.6 | +1.5 | 14.5 | 3rd | 37.8 | 126.1 | low | 30% |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 29.6 | +3.7 | 39.4 | 31st | 21.6 | +2.9 | 18.5 | 3rd | 48.4 | 102.2 | low | 47% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 30.1 | +3.6 | 39.6 | 31st | 21.2 | +2.3 | 18.3 | 7th | 49.8 | 95.4 | average | 52% |
| Terrey Hills AWS | 29.2 | +2.7 | 40.1 | 11th | 19.8 | +1.5 | 16.7 | 3rd | 24.6 | 93.9 | v low | 26% |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for January 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 28.4 | 26.7 | 28.9 | 28.1 | 27.0 | 24.7 | 30.5 | 36.7 | 35.7 | 38.4 | 42.8 | 31.5 | 45.1 | 40.6 | 30.1 | 34.7 | 42.5 | 44.4 | 23.2 | 30.4 | 29.8 | 30.9 | 39.3 | 37.2 | 25.2 | 25.7 | 28.2 | 39.4 | 34.3 | 43.5 | 42.1 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 28.8 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 26.5 | 24.8 | 26.3 | 28.2 | 32.6 | 31.4 | 36.4 | 41.5 | 29.9 | 38.4 | 37.3 | 27.6 | 31.0 | 40.9 | 39.9 | 24.2 | 31.0 | 26.4 | 28.2 | 34.4 | 38.1 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 27.3 | 35.8 | 30.5 | 43.0 | |
| Camden Airport AWS | 27.8 | 26.4 | 28.1 | 26.8 | 23.3 | 26.2 | 29.7 | 34.4 | 35.3 | 36.4 | 41.7 | 31.8 | 44.2 | 39.1 | 30.2 | 33.9 | 42.7 | 44.6 | 22.8 | 30.0 | 28.8 | 30.0 | 38.2 | 38.2 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 27.3 | 39.1 | 33.8 | 43.8 | 39.9 |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 28.0 | 26.9 | 29.6 | 27.1 | 23.1 | 26.0 | 29.6 | 34.3 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 40.8 | 30.8 | 39.9 | 38.3 | 28.5 | 33.0 | 41.8 | 42.7 | 22.4 | 30.6 | 28.0 | 29.2 | 36.7 | 37.1 | 24.7 | 25.2 | 27.7 | 38.2 | 33.0 | 43.3 | 37.3 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 27.5 | 24.8 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 29.7 | 31.2 | 34.6 | 41.4 | 28.7 | 33.3 | 31.7 | 26.2 | 28.9 | 38.7 | 38.5 | 24.2 | 30.8 | 24.7 | 27.5 | 34.0 | 36.8 | 24.1 | 24.8 | 26.9 | 32.0 | 28.5 | 40.3 | 40.7 |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 27.6 | 26.0 | 27.3 | 26.0 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 27.5 | 32.5 | 31.8 | 35.1 | 40.9 | 28.8 | 37.3 | 36.3 | 27.1 | 30.4 | 41.7 | 40.0 | 22.6 | 30.3 | 26.2 | 27.5 | 33.9 | 36.8 | 23.9 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 36.7 | 30.9 | 42.6 | 40.0 |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 28.8 | 26.9 | 28.0 | 26.9 | 23.2 | 25.0 | 28.9 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 37.1 | 41.3 | 30.6 | 43.5 | 38.0 | 28.4 | 33.3 | 41.6 | 41.9 | 22.1 | 29.8 | 28.1 | 29.2 | 37.9 | 36.5 | 23.8 | 25.4 | 27.3 | 37.7 | 32.7 | 42.5 | 41.4 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 27.8 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 24.5 | 26.7 | 27.0 | 32.8 | 34.0 | 36.3 | 40.8 | 29.2 | 43.0 | 36.6 | 27.7 | 31.0 | 40.3 | 39.2 | 22.7 | 30.5 | 26.6 | 27.6 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 36.7 | 30.5 | 43.0 | 42.0 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 27.8 | 26.1 | 28.7 | 27.2 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 31.2 | 36.5 | 37.2 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 32.5 | 44.8 | 40.8 | 29.9 | 35.8 | 43.9 | 45.1 | 22.5 | 32.1 | 29.6 | 31.6 | 40.2 | 36.0 | 24.6 | 27.0 | 28.7 | 39.0 | 34.0 | 43.6 | 41.7 |
| Prospect Reservoir | 28.8 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 26.6 | 23.6 | 26.0 | 28.6 | 34.2 | 33.3 | 36.9 | 40.4 | 29.8 | 43.4 | 38.1 | 27.3 | 32.7 | 41.2 | 41.0 | 22.5 | 30.1 | 27.2 | 28.7 | 37.4 | 36.2 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 32.9 | 31.5 | 43.0 | 40.8 |
| Richmond RAAF | 28.7 | 26.9 | 28.9 | 27.8 | 24.3 | 27.2 | 31.0 | 36.4 | 38.7 | 37.6 | 41.9 | 32.6 | 44.5 | 40.9 | 30.7 | 35.8 | 43.7 | 44.4 | 23.0 | 34.1 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 39.2 | 37.9 | 23.2 | 27.4 | 28.9 | 39.1 | 35.1 | 43.8 | 43.2 |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 24.7 | 23.6 | 25.1 | 23.8 | 22.5 | 24.9 | 28.3 | 33.2 | 35.1 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 29.5 | 41.6 | 38.5 | 27.2 | 32.6 | 41.1 | 43.0 | 19.8 | 30.0 | 26.8 | 28.5 | 36.0 | 34.3 | 22.0 | 24.1 | 26.5 | 35.4 | 31.4 | 41.2 | |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 26.6 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 25.9 | 24.3 | 26.5 | 26.8 | 28.5 | 29.9 | 31.3 | 37.7 | 28.4 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 36.6 | 38.1 | 24.5 | 29.2 | 27.4 | 26.5 | 32.6 | 37.0 | 24.3 | 25.5 | 27.1 | 29.7 | 30.2 | 34.3 | 39.4 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 27.2 | 24.9 | 24.1 | 26.0 | 25.5 | 27.1 | 27.9 | 29.9 | 29.9 | 35.3 | 38.8 | 29.0 | 32.8 | 30.0 | 27.3 | 30.0 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 25.0 | 31.4 | 25.3 | 27.2 | 35.2 | 38.5 | 24.1 | 23.5 | 26.6 | 31.9 | 28.7 | 36.4 | 39.6 |
| Terrey Hills AWS | 24.5 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 23.2 | 25.1 | 25.8 | 29.1 | 30.2 | 33.6 | 40.1 | 28.0 | 32.3 | 31.8 | 26.2 | 27.4 | 37.2 | 38.4 | 22.2 | 29.0 | 24.5 | 25.7 | 32.6 | 36.5 | 22.4 | 24.2 | 26.1 | 31.1 | 29.6 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| Values are the maximum
temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day
indicated, and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day. |
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| Temperatures coloured according to
their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey
outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily minimum temperatures for January 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 21.6 | 19.9 | 15.1 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 25.1 | 19.8 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 23.0 | 17.2 | 17.9 | 19.9 | 18.0 | 17.2 | 22.5 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 19.5 | 16.2 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 23.0 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 22.8 | 21.1 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 19.2 | 21.9 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 24.4 | 20.0 | 19.5 | 18.6 | 24.2 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 20.7 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 23.5 | 20.5 | 19.1 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 22.1 | 21.2 | 24.3 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 21.3 | 20.4 | 16.0 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 18.3 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 24.3 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 16.4 | 21.9 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 19.7 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 21.9 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 19.6 | 16.8 | 19.9 | 20.6 | 22.7 |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 21.3 | 20.0 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 14.3 | 15.5 | 18.6 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 23.6 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 16.5 | 22.5 | 17.8 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 19.0 | 21.8 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 18.6 | 16.8 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 22.5 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 22.4 | 21.1 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 18.3 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 18.4 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 24.1 | 21.8 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 24.4 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 20.7 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 24.0 | 20.6 | 18.0 | 19.8 | 17.6 | 22.1 | 21.2 | 23.0 |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 21.3 | 20.0 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 17.2 | 18.5 | 14.9 | 16.1 | 18.6 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 23.1 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 16.6 | 23.8 | 18.3 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 18.7 | 22.7 | 19.3 | 17.9 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 22.7 |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 21.9 | 20.5 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 19.2 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 21.4 | 23.4 | 20.1 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 24.7 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 17.8 | 22.1 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 17.9 | 20.2 | 20.7 | 24.8 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 22.4 | 20.7 | 18.6 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 21.7 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 21.2 | 17.8 | 17.0 | 26.0 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 22.7 | 19.2 | 18.0 | 20.2 | 18.0 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 25.7 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 22.2 | 21.1 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 20.3 | 22.1 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 22.9 | 25.5 | 21.3 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 25.1 | 17.8 | 18.8 | 20.9 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 23.3 | 18.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 18.8 | 23.2 | 21.6 | 25.5 |
| Prospect Reservoir | 22.5 | 20.8 | 18.4 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 19.4 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 23.7 | 20.5 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 23.7 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 20.4 | 18.6 | 17.7 | 22.6 | 20.6 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 24.5 |
| Richmond RAAF | 22.6 | 21.2 | 16.6 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 18.5 | 21.8 | 22.5 | 21.6 | 22.7 | 25.4 | 21.2 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 24.3 | 17.9 | 19.1 | 20.4 | 18.1 | 16.7 | 23.3 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 17.4 | 21.8 | 20.9 | 26.2 |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 19.8 | 18.9 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 20.9 | 19.1 | 20.2 | 23.6 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 17.2 | 25.8 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 22.0 | 16.4 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 18.6 | 20.3 | 26.1 |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 22.7 | 21.2 | 18.5 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 22.6 | 24.0 | 22.3 | 23.0 | 24.6 | 22.8 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 25.1 | 20.1 | 19.0 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 22.3 | 23.1 | 25.4 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 21.6 | 20.9 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 23.0 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 24.9 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 26.1 | 19.8 | 19.1 | 20.8 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 24.6 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.7 | 21.6 | 22.5 | 23.5 |
| Terrey Hills AWS | 20.6 | 19.8 | 16.7 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 19.6 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 20.6 | 21.1 | 22.6 | 20.4 | 19.2 | 18.2 | 26.2 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 18.8 | 22.2 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 20.6 | 21.4 | 26.4 |
| Values are the minimum
temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day
indicated, and typically occurred that morning. |
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| Temperatures coloured according to
their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey
outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily rainfall for January 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Abbotsbury (Fairfield (City Farm)) | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 22.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Abbotsford (Blackwall Point Rd) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | - | - | 17.0 | |||||||
| Audley (Royal National Park) | - | - | 2.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | - | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 1.2 | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 7.2 | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bankstown Airport AWS | - | 1.0 | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 21.8 | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | - | - | - | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Baulkham Hills Eucalyptus Ct | - | 1.0 | - | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Belrose (Evelyn Place) | - | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 5.0 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Berowra (Goodwyn Road) | - | - | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 15.4 | 0.1 | - | - | - | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Box Hill (McCall Gardens) | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 20.0 | 16.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Camden Airport AWS | - | 1.2 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 4.4 | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.0 | 5.4 | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Campbelltown (Kentlyn (Georges River Roa | - | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - | 15.0 | 16.0 | - | - | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | - | 1.4 | - | 1.4 | - | 15.0 | 15.4 | - | - | 4.6 | 1.6 | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 4.0 | - | - | 0.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | - | 1.0 | 0.6 | - | 4.8 | 4.6 | 14.8 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | - | - | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | |
| Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave) | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.5 | 8.0 | - | - | - | 3.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Castle Hill (Kathleen Ave) | 1.4 | - | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 18.4 | - | - | - | 3.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | |||||
| Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road) | 2.0 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 8.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 2.2 | 5.8 | - | - | - | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Chatswood Bowling Club | - | - | 2.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Collaroy (Long Reef Golf Club) | - | 1.4 | 1.0 | - | 10.2 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | |||||||
| Concord (Brays Rd) | - | 1.0 | 0.8 | - | - | 2.6 | 14.4 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 6.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 14.4 | - | - | 0.2 | ||||
| Concord Golf Club | - | 1.0 | - | - | 2.4 | 0.6 | 6.0 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | - | - | 17.2 | |||||||
| Frenchs Forest (Frenchs Forest Rd) | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | 6.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | - | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 1.8 | 32.4 | 7.6 | - | - | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.6 | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 8.6 | 7.2 | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 8.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 9.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Lucas Heights (ANSTO) | - | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 22.0 | 12.0 | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | ||||
| Macquarie Park (Willandra Village) | - | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marrickville Golf Club | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | 7.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | - | - | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | |
| Milperra Bridge (Georges River) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 4.0 | 19.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mona Vale Golf Club | - | 1.8 | 1.0 | - | 6.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | |
| North Parramatta (Burnside Homes) | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 27.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.5 | - | - | - | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| North Rocks (Muirfield Golf Club) | - | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 6.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 5.5 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | - | 1.4 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 24.2 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 3.2 | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Peakhurst Golf Club | - | 1.0 | - | - | 2.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road) | → | → | 4.4 | → | 4.0 | → | 10.5 | → | → | → | 1.0 | → | → | → | 0.5 | → | → | → | 0.6 | 2.2 | 7.8 | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | - | 2.4 | - | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 12.8 | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Prospect Reservoir | - | 2.0 | - | 0.6 | 1.2 | 11.8 | 10.0 | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 6.4 | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Randwick (Randwick St) | - | 1.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 19.6 | 3.6 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.4 | 7.0 | - | - | - | 12.4 | - | 0.3 | - | - | - | 4.8 | |
| Richmond - UWS Hawkesbury | → | 1.2 | - | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | → | 0.6 | - | - | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | → | 5.0 | - | 3.4 | - | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Richmond RAAF | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 4.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Club) | - | - | 1.2 | - | 7.2 | 5.8 | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | |
| Sans Souci (Public School) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Seven Hills (Radio FM 103.2) | - | 1.0 | - | 2.5 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 17.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Seven Hills (Collins St) | 1.6 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 27.8 | 6.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 0.8 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | - | - | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| St Ives (Richmond Avenue) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | - | 0.4 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 4.4 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.8 | - | - | - | 17.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sydney Airport AMO | - | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 14.6 | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.6 | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.4 | |
| Sydney Botanic Gardens | - | - | 4.0 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 14.6 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7.8 | - | - | - | 16.0 | |||||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | 2.2 | 1.2 | 7.0 | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Turramurra (Kissing Point Road) | 1.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 0.4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Most values are the precipitation
in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated. Days marked
with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the
final day. Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre. Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell). |
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| Rainfalls coloured according to the amount |
0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 600 | millimetres | ||||||||||||||||||
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Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Sydney using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Wednesday 1 February 2017. 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.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
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