Monday, 3 April 2017 - Monthly Climate Summary for Sydney - Product code IDCKGC15L0
Sydney in March 2017: A wet March with record-warm nights
Rainfall was well above average in Sydney during March, with Observatory Hill recording its wettest March since 1975. March was notable for the persistence of rain, with the most rain days since 1990 and the least sunshine since at least 1978. Overnight temperatures were the warmest on record for March across the city, with very warm nights throughout the month. In comparison, daytime temperatures were close to average, with only one day reaching 30 °C.
Persistent rain brings wettest March since 1975
- Rainfall was well above average across the Sydney basin during March, with several stations experiencing their wettest March on record
- Observatory Hill recorded more than double its March average rainfall, the wettest March since 380.3 mm was recorded in 1975 and the ninth-wettest March on record
- March was notable for the persistence of rain, with 23 rain days at Observatory Hill, well above the average of 14 days and the most since 23 rain days in March 1990
- Seven days had at least 25 mm of rain at Observatory Hill, the second-highest number on record behind 8 days in March 1963
- While no day reached 50 mm at Observatory Hill, falls above 50 mm were recorded at some stations on the 4th, 15th, 18th, 22nd, or 31st, with some short-record stations recording their wettest March day on record and flash flooding in parts of the city on the 14th and 22nd
- The persistent rain was associated with cloudy conditions, with an average of 4.5 hours of bright sunshine recorded at Sydney Airport, the least-sunny March since 1989 (the average is 6.9 hours)
Record-warm nights across the city
- Overnight temperatures were more than 2 °C above average across the city during March, the warmest on record for every Sydney station
- Minimum temperatures were at least 20 °C at Observatory Hill on 16 nights, the equal-most on record with March 2006 (average 5 nights)
- Some stations also recorded their warmest March night on record
- Daytime temperatures were closer to average for March, with 19 days reaching at least 25 °C (average 14 days) but only one day above 30 °C (average 2 days)
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in March 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 35.2 °C at Richmond RAAF on the 29th |
| Warmest days on average | 27.1 °C at Richmond RAAF |
| Coolest days on average | 24.1 °C at Terrey Hills AWS |
| Coldest day | 20.1 °C at Springwood (Valley Heights) on the 14th |
| Coldest night | 11.7 °C at Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS on the 31st |
| Coolest nights on average | 16.6 °C at Springwood (Valley Heights) |
| Warmest nights on average | 20.0 °C at Sydney (Observatory Hill) |
| Warmest night | 23.7 °C at Sydney
(Observatory Hill) on the 20th 23.7 °C at Sydney Airport AMO on the 30th |
| Warmest on average overall | 22.9 °C at Penrith Lakes AWS |
| Coolest on average overall | 20.5 °C at Springwood (Valley Heights) |
| Wettest overall | 430.2 mm at Springwood (Valley Heights) |
| Driest overall | 185.0 mm at Milperra Bridge (Georges River) |
| Wettest day | 84.2 mm at St Ives (Richmond Avenue) on the 18th |
| Strongest wind gust | 83 km/h at Little Bay (The Coast Golf Club) on the 30th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest March daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Penrith Lakes AWS | 55.0 | on the 15th | 48.0 | on the 12th in 2003 | 22 | |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 62.8 | on the 15th | 62.0 | on the 8th in 2012 | 20 | |
| Record highest March total rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 324.0 | 310.8 | in 1978 | 52 | 110.9 |
| Mona Vale Golf Club | 322.6 | 290.2 | in 2011 | 44 | 115.5 |
| Peakhurst Golf Club | 295.0 | 291.2 | in 1974 | 41 | 111.5 |
| Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrove Rd)) | 318.2 | 298.6 | in 1963 | 38 | 118.0 |
| Castle Hill (Kathleen Ave) | 355.4 | 204.9 | in 2012 | 29 | 93.6 |
| Box Hill (McCall Gardens) | 266.0 | 201.0 | in 2014 | 23 | 87.5 |
| Richmond RAAF | 286.8 | 187.2 | in 2000 | 23 | 80.1 |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 285.4 | 198.0 | in 2012 | 22 | 83.7 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 230.2 | 186.0 | in 2000 | 22 | 76.5 |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 254.0 | 212.2 | in 2000 | 20 | 80.6 |
| Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 430.2 | 719.6 | in 1894* | 127.3 | |
| Concord Golf Club | 339.0 | 413.5 | in 1956* | 127.7 | |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 326.6 | 380.3 | in 1975 | 130.9 | |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 230.8 | 333.7 | in 1978 | 99.9 | |
| Frenchs Forest (Frenchs Forest Rd) | 317.0 | 356.9 | in 1978 | 156.6 | |
| Lucas Heights (ANSTO) | 285.3 | 329.5 | in 1978 | 120.4 | |
| Prospect Reservoir | 334.5 | 346.2 | in 1978 | 98.0 | |
| Turramurra (Kissing Point Road) | 381.5 | 441.8 | in 1978 | 163.7 | |
| Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road) | 381.2 | 482.1 | in 1942* | 124.0 | |
| Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave) | 297.3 | 297.8 | in 1978* | 145.2 | |
| Seven Hills (Collins St) | 314.0 | 331.9 | in 1978* | 105.7 | |
| Randwick (Randwick St) | 245.7 | 310.3 | in 1983 | 132.5 | |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 228.6 | 308.8 | in 1983 | 117.1 | |
| Camden Airport AWS | 242.4 | 343.6 | in 1978* | 90.6 | |
| Audley (Royal National Park) | 296.0 | 337.4 | in 1983* | 114.3 | |
| Campbelltown (Kentlyn (Georges River Roa | 245.0 | 335.2 | in 1978* | 97.2 | |
| Marrickville Golf Club | 267.0 | 375.7 | in 1963* | 106.8 | |
| Chatswood Bowling Club | 284.0 | 329.7 | in 1958* | 127.7 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record highest March daily minimum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Sydney Airport AMO | 23.7 | on the 30th | 23.4 | on the 4th in 2016 | 78 | 17.6 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 22.4 | on the 21st | 22.0 | on the 19th in 2000 | 41 | 14.8 |
| Richmond RAAF | 22.9 | on the 30th | 22.7 | on the 11th in 2016 | 23 | 15.6 |
| Record highest March mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 20.0 | 19.7 | in 2016 | 158 | 17.6 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 19.8 | 19.7 | in 2016 | 77 | 17.6 |
| Prospect Reservoir | 18.7 | 17.9 | in 1983 | 52 | 16.1 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 18.1 | 18.0 | in 1968 | 49 | 15.8 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 19.0 | 18.0 | in 2000 | 48 | 16.2 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 17.9 | 17.1 | in 2000 | 40 | 14.8 |
| Richmond RAAF | 18.5 | 17.4 | in 2000 | 22 | 15.6 |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 18.0 | 17.3 | in 2000 | 21 | 15.1 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 18.8 | 18.7 | in 2000 | 21 | 16.5 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 18.8 | 18.3 | in 2016 | 21 | 16.7 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for March 2017 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for March 2017 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2017 |
Mean for March 2017 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2017 |
Total for March 2017 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2017 |
Fraction of March average |
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| Badgerys Creek AWS | 26.1 | -0.7 | 33.4 | 29th | 18.0 | +2.9 | 12.5 | 31st | 285.4 | 83.7 | highest | 341% |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 26.4 | +0.1 | 33.1 | 29th | 19.0 | +2.8 | 13.8 | 31st | 230.8 | 99.9 | v high | 231% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 25.9 | -0.9 | 31.5 | 12th | 17.9 | +3.1 | 12.3 | 11th | 242.4 | 90.6 | v high | 268% |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 26.1 | -1.1 | 32.3 | 29th | 17.6 | +2.7 | 11.9 | 31st | 225.6 | 85.0 | v high | 265% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 25.7 | -0.3 | 32.2 | 22nd | 18.8 | +2.3 | 13.7 | 12th | ||||
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 25.7 | 32.6 | 29th | 17.8 | 11.7 | 31st | 256.8 | |||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 26.0 | -0.8 | 33.5 | 29th | 18.3 | +2.3 | 13.1 | 31st | 254.0 | 80.6 | highest | 315% |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 26.0 | -0.3 | 34.5 | 29th | 18.1 | +2.3 | 13.0 | 31st | 324.0 | 110.9 | highest | 292% |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 26.9 | -0.7 | 33.7 | 29th | 18.8 | +2.1 | 14.2 | 31st | 230.2 | 76.5 | highest | 301% |
| Prospect Reservoir | 26.5 | +0.1 | 34.6 | 29th | 18.7 | +2.6 | 14.7 | 11th | 334.5 | 98.0 | v high | 341% |
| Richmond RAAF | 27.1 | +0.1 | 35.2 | 29th | 18.5 | +2.9 | 13.1 | 12th | 286.8 | 80.1 | highest | 358% |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 24.4 | -0.8 | 30.2 | 29th | 16.6 | +1.2 | 11.9 | 31st | 430.2 | 127.3 | v high | 338% |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 25.6 | +0.8 | 31.9 | 22nd | 20.0 | +2.4 | 15.3 | 31st | 326.6 | 130.9 | v high | 250% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 25.9 | +0.6 | 31.9 | 22nd | 19.8 | +2.2 | 16.2 | 31st | 228.6 | 117.1 | high | 195% |
| Terrey Hills AWS | 24.1 | -0.7 | 30.2 | 29th | 18.4 | +1.6 | 14.8 | 8th | 291.8 | 132.0 | high | 221% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for March 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 | 26.5 | 27.6 | 25.0 | 23.0 | 25.1 | 26.2 | 25.4 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 27.6 | 32.1 | 30.0 | 22.7 | 26.2 | 24.5 | 21.7 | 24.4 | 27.9 | 29.1 | 27.2 | 31.6 | 22.7 | 24.7 | 24.0 | 29.3 | 29.1 | 24.4 | 33.4 | 22.8 | 23.2 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 26.0 | 26.7 | 25.1 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 26.4 | 24.4 | 23.1 | 24.2 | 26.8 | 26.7 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 24.9 | 26.6 | 27.1 | 22.3 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 23.1 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 28.9 | 30.2 | 24.5 | 33.1 | 24.4 | 23.1 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 27.8 | 27.3 | 24.5 | 23.7 | 25.1 | 26.1 | 24.9 | 21.9 | 23.8 | 26.7 | 27.9 | 31.5 | 29.6 | 23.3 | 25.5 | 23.9 | 21.9 | 25.1 | 27.0 | 29.1 | 26.5 | 31.4 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 23.5 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 24.5 | 31.1 | 22.4 | 23.0 |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 28.0 | 27.2 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 26.6 | 25.4 | 22.9 | 23.8 | 26.6 | 27.6 | 31.1 | 29.5 | 24.4 | 26.5 | 24.1 | 21.6 | 24.8 | 27.2 | 29.5 | 26.4 | 32.3 | 22.2 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 29.3 | 29.5 | 23.7 | 32.3 | 22.1 | 23.4 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 25.0 | 26.4 | 25.4 | 23.9 | 23.2 | 24.8 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 25.8 | 26.1 | 26.8 | 22.1 | 24.3 | 27.4 | 28.5 | 28.4 | 32.2 | 22.9 | 23.8 | 26.2 | 28.7 | 27.9 | 23.4 | 31.8 | 24.9 | 22.0 |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 26.1 | 25.6 | 24.1 | 22.9 | 23.5 | 25.8 | 24.0 | 21.7 | 23.0 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 29.7 | 30.0 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 21.7 | 24.3 | 26.8 | 28.6 | 28.1 | 32.0 | 22.6 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 28.4 | 29.5 | 23.5 | 32.6 | 23.4 | 22.2 |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 26.6 | 27.0 | 24.6 | 22.9 | 23.7 | 26.1 | 24.3 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 25.8 | 26.9 | 30.9 | 29.7 | 22.1 | 24.9 | 26.7 | 21.2 | 24.4 | 27.6 | 29.5 | 28.1 | 31.2 | 22.7 | 24.8 | 23.9 | 29.2 | 29.3 | 24.2 | 33.5 | 24.8 | 22.6 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 26.2 | 27.0 | 24.5 | 22.4 | 23.8 | 25.0 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 25.7 | 26.2 | 30.5 | 29.5 | 23.2 | 25.7 | 26.7 | 22.2 | 24.3 | 28.0 | 29.2 | 29.7 | 31.0 | 23.0 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 28.5 | 29.3 | 24.2 | 34.5 | 26.2 | 23.0 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 28.2 | 29.5 | 26.9 | 24.2 | 25.2 | 27.5 | 26.6 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 27.9 | 28.5 | 33.0 | 30.7 | 22.4 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 22.6 | 25.4 | 28.5 | 29.6 | 28.0 | 31.6 | 23.1 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 24.5 | 33.7 | 23.7 | 23.6 |
| Prospect Reservoir | 26.0 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 22.6 | 24.5 | 26.2 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 23.5 | 26.1 | 27.9 | 31.7 | 30.2 | 23.0 | 25.4 | 26.6 | 21.9 | 24.6 | 28.3 | 30.0 | 29.3 | 31.9 | 23.2 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 24.5 | 34.6 | 26.6 | 23.0 |
| Richmond RAAF | 27.8 | 29.2 | 26.6 | 24.1 | 25.2 | 27.4 | 26.1 | 24.8 | 23.6 | 27.4 | 28.0 | 32.8 | 30.9 | 22.7 | 25.0 | 26.4 | 22.7 | 25.6 | 28.9 | 29.4 | 29.2 | 31.6 | 23.4 | 25.2 | 25.6 | 29.7 | 30.4 | 25.4 | 35.2 | 25.6 | 24.0 |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 25.3 | 26.2 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 23.7 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 21.8 | 25.3 | 25.6 | 29.5 | 28.5 | 20.1 | 22.1 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 23.6 | 26.7 | 24.8 | 28.6 | 21.2 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 26.9 | 27.7 | 21.5 | 30.2 | 24.4 | 21.5 |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 27.2 | 26.3 | 24.8 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 25.7 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 25.1 | 25.8 | 26.1 | 26.4 | 27.4 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 24.9 | 22.7 | 25.8 | 26.2 | 27.9 | 27.1 | 31.9 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 23.8 | 28.8 | 26.0 | 22.6 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 24.9 | 26.2 | 25.1 | 24.2 | 23.1 | 23.6 | 22.2 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.5 | 24.7 | 28.8 | 28.4 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 27.3 | 23.2 | 25.2 | 27.6 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 31.9 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 26.5 | 27.8 | 28.7 | 24.3 | 30.7 | 28.5 | 20.8 |
| Terrey Hills AWS | 25.3 | 25.0 | 23.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 23.4 | 20.7 | 21.4 | 22.4 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 26.8 | 26.3 | 21.8 | 23.8 | 23.5 | 20.7 | 22.5 | 25.4 | 25.8 | 28.6 | 30.1 | 21.6 | 23.3 | 22.6 | 25.6 | 26.0 | 22.4 | 30.2 | ||
| 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 March 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 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.4 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 17.2 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 18.2 | 19.9 | 21.1 | 22.3 | 20.7 | 19.6 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 20.0 | 21.3 | 12.5 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 20.0 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 19.1 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 18.6 | 22.1 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 20.7 | 21.3 | 22.6 | 21.8 | 20.3 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 19.8 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 13.8 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 17.9 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 16.7 | 20.3 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 18.3 | 19.7 | 21.5 | 22.4 | 20.4 | 19.5 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 14.6 | 17.1 | 18.6 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 12.7 |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 18.5 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 16.8 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 14.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 17.4 | 20.3 | 19.0 | 20.7 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 19.8 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 20.1 | 19.0 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 18.6 | 20.3 | 20.8 | 11.9 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 19.9 | 19.6 | 20.3 | 19.8 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 18.2 | 21.7 | 19.6 | 21.7 | 20.0 | 18.8 | 20.9 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 20.3 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 14.3 |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 16.9 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 18.1 | 20.8 | 19.1 | 20.4 | 18.6 | 17.5 | 19.6 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 20.5 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 18.5 | 19.8 | 20.3 | 11.7 |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 17.6 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 17.6 | 20.8 | 19.2 | 20.5 | 19.5 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 21.1 | 21.7 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 21.9 | 13.1 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 19.8 | 18.2 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 15.4 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 19.2 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 22.0 | 13.0 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 20.1 | 19.8 | 20.5 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 18.3 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 18.3 | 20.2 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 22.3 | 14.2 |
| Prospect Reservoir | 20.3 | 19.0 | 19.7 | 19.0 | 19.8 | 18.9 | 16.4 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 19.4 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 18.2 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 19.8 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 22.0 | 15.5 |
| Richmond RAAF | 19.9 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 17.0 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 18.2 | 20.5 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 22.9 | 14.7 |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 18.5 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 14.8 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 20.1 | 15.8 | 20.2 | 18.2 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 11.9 |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 19.8 | 21.9 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 21.6 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 22.3 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 21.2 | 21.4 | 22.5 | 15.3 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 19.8 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 21.2 | 22.8 | 19.9 | 21.8 | 20.0 | 18.9 | 21.2 | 23.6 | 21.9 | 20.8 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 20.0 | 23.7 | 16.2 | |
| Terrey Hills AWS | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 16.7 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 18.2 | 19.7 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 19.6 | 21.6 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 20.9 | |
| 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 March 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Abbotsbury (Fairfield (City Farm)) | 22.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 29.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 43.0 | 12.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 10.0 | - | - | 9.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 34.0 | |
| Abbotsford (Blackwall Point Rd) | 30.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 22.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | - | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 45.0 | 9.0 | - | - | 36.0 | 17.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38.0 | |
| Audley (Royal National Park) | 3.0 | 21.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 44.0 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 30.0 | 23.0 | - | - | 13.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 20.0 | |
| Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrove Rd)) | 7.2 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 17.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | - | 7.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | 40.0 | 8.0 | 30.0 | 44.6 | 8.4 | - | - | 20.3 | - | 17.2 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 67.8 | |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 13.4 | 16.2 | 0.4 | 21.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 18.2 | 54.0 | 17.0 | 36.6 | 12.2 | 16.0 | 1.2 | - | 16.2 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 39.6 | |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 23.2 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 34.0 | 7.4 | - | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 18.8 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 24.2 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 13.6 | 8.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29.2 | |
| Baulkham Hills Eucalyptus Ct | 17.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 26.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 10.0 | 54.5 | 11.5 | 21.5 | 37.5 | 22.5 | 0.5 | - | 17.0 | 30.0 | 7.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31.5 | |
| Belrose (Evelyn Place) | 6.0 | 12.4 | 1.2 | 27.0 | 6.8 | 0.6 | - | 5.0 | 3.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 35.2 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 39.6 | 23.8 | - | - | 24.6 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 0.8 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 31.6 | |
| Box Hill (McCall Gardens) | 11.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 50.0 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 33.0 | 18.0 | 1.0 | - | 20.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 28.0 | |
| Camden Airport AWS | 15.0 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 20.6 | 3.2 | 8.0 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 16.2 | 23.6 | 47.4 | 2.6 | 10.4 | 2.6 | - | 27.6 | 13.8 | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 33.8 | |
| Campbelltown (Kentlyn (Georges River Roa | 15.0 | 12.0 | 21.0 | 40.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 25.0 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 21.0 | 1.0 | - | 12.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 30.0 | |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 20.6 | 5.2 | 19.6 | 33.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 17.6 | 10.2 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 11.0 | 1.4 | - | 16.0 | 24.8 | 6.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 29.6 | |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 18.6 | 21.4 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 9.2 | 38.2 | 13.0 | - | - | 26.0 | 16.6 | 6.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 27.6 | ||||
| Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave) | 24.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 28.0 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 32.0 | 16.0 | 22.0 | 39.0 | 21.0 | 0.2 | - | 6.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.5 | - | - | 46.0 | |
| Castle Hill (Kathleen Ave) | 13.6 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 33.8 | 14.7 | 3.4 | - | 2.7 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 23.0 | 47.0 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 55.6 | 26.5 | 0.7 | - | 25.9 | 11.2 | 8.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.0 | |
| Chatswood Bowling Club | 11.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 33.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | - | 9.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 27.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 54.0 | 11.0 | - | - | 14.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 50.0 | |
| Collaroy (Long Reef Golf Club) | 8.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | - | 0.8 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 47.2 | 3.2 | 17.6 | 19.6 | 7.8 | - | - | 8.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | - | 6.8 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 45.2 | |
| Concord (Brays Rd) | 28.4 | 27.2 | 14.4 | 16.8 | 12.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 27.2 | 10.6 | 16.6 | 42.0 | 12.8 | 0.4 | - | 34.2 | 21.4 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 28.0 | |
| Concord Golf Club | 25.4 | 37.4 | 14.2 | 20.6 | 16.4 | - | 0.8 | 5.8 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 28.0 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 43.0 | 11.0 | 0.6 | - | 38.8 | 30.4 | 8.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31.2 | |
| Frenchs Forest (Frenchs Forest Rd) | 7.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 37.0 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 66.0 | 22.0 | - | - | 15.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | - | 2.0 | - | - | 44.0 | |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 10.4 | 16.4 | 18.6 | 35.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 33.4 | 6.6 | 15.8 | 21.6 | 20.0 | 0.2 | - | 18.2 | 8.2 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.2 | |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 19.4 | 14.2 | 7.4 | 19.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 62.8 | 9.8 | 15.4 | 24.4 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 33.6 | ||
| Lucas Heights (ANSTO) | 15.2 | 18.6 | 22.6 | 38.2 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | 23.2 | 12.0 | 21.2 | 25.4 | 30.2 | 2.6 | - | 10.8 | 5.6 | 7.0 | - | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 26.2 | |
| Marrickville Golf Club | 18.0 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 31.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 40.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | - | 38.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.0 | |
| Milperra Bridge (Georges River) | 19.0 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 17.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 21.0 | 13.0 | - | 1.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.0 | |
| Mona Vale Golf Club | 17.2 | 10.4 | 21.0 | 17.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | - | 5.0 | 4.2 | 2.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 44.2 | 10.2 | 21.4 | 42.8 | 9.8 | - | - | 18.6 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 76.6 | |
| North Parramatta (Burnside Homes) | 20.0 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 31.0 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 6.5 | 55.0 | 7.0 | 20.5 | 36.5 | 18.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 21.5 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31.0 | |
| North Rocks (Muirfield Golf Club) | 19.5 | 19.0 | 2.5 | 20.5 | 19.0 | 1.0 | - | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 11.0 | 50.0 | 13.5 | 20.5 | 41.0 | 22.0 | 0.5 | - | 16.5 | 14.5 | 7.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32.5 | |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 20.0 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 32.4 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 6.2 | 56.0 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 39.0 | 17.0 | 1.0 | - | 16.0 | 23.0 | 10.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32.0 | |
| Peakhurst Golf Club | 23.0 | 7.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 24.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 31.0 | 19.0 | 1.0 | - | 14.0 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 21.0 | |
| Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road) | 12.6 | 5.0 | 26.4 | 53.8 | → | 17.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | - | - | - | 12.2 | 39.6 | 16.0 | 25.4 | 56.4 | → | 39.2 | - | 14.8 | 4.8 | 9.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | → | 36.8 | |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 22.0 | 35.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 55.0 | 12.8 | 17.0 | 14.2 | - | 0.2 | 20.8 | 17.4 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 27.4 | ||||
| Prospect Reservoir | 9.0 | 14.2 | 34.2 | 63.0 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 70.6 | 11.3 | 16.4 | 30.0 | 12.6 | 0.8 | - | 12.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 29.0 | |
| Randwick (Randwick St) | 23.2 | 8.0 | 14.2 | 32.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 29.6 | 10.0 | 18.0 | 22.6 | 3.0 | 0.1 | - | 13.0 | 4.6 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | - | 1.0 | 34.6 | |
| Richmond RAAF | 8.4 | 12.0 | 6.2 | 37.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 41.8 | 23.2 | 11.8 | 35.2 | 13.2 | 0.6 | - | 43.2 | 12.0 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 32.6 | ||
| Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Club) | 13.4 | 14.4 | 18.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 35.2 | 6.8 | 16.2 | 25.4 | 5.0 | 0.2 | - | 20.2 | 12.5 | 14.5 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | 33.0 | |
| Rossmore (South Creek) | 25.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 29.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | - | 1.0 | - | 12.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 30.0 | ||||
| Sans Souci (Public School) | 4.0 | - | 34.0 | 42.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 25.0 | 15.0 | - | - | 12.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 16.0 | |
| Seven Hills (Radio FM 103.2) | 16.0 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 26.5 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 11.5 | 62.0 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 26.5 | 10.0 | 0.5 | - | 23.0 | 15.5 | 3.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | |
| Seven Hills (Collins St) | 7.0 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 46.0 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 18.6 | 68.4 | 11.6 | 15.4 | 31.4 | 17.8 | 0.4 | 21.6 | 11.2 | 6.6 | 27.0 | |||||||||||||
| Shanes Park (South Creek Road) | 12.6 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 23.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | 49.6 | 34.6 | 11.8 | 26.4 | 15.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 29.6 | 8.0 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 29.8 | |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 38.0 | 5.4 | 17.4 | 35.6 | 4.0 | 1.0 | - | 1.6 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 37.2 | 54.4 | 36.8 | 28.4 | 31.0 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 70.2 | 19.0 | 5.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 32.4 | |
| St Ives (Richmond Avenue) | 12.4 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 46.0 | 16.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 31.8 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 84.2 | 44.8 | 0.6 | - | 18.6 | 20.8 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 48.0 | |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 26.4 | 3.2 | 37.8 | 27.6 | 7.6 | 2.4 | - | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | 38.0 | 2.6 | 20.0 | 45.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 | - | 25.6 | 18.2 | 10.2 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 42.4 | |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 17.6 | 18.0 | 12.6 | 17.0 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 24.2 | 6.0 | 14.6 | 27.2 | 8.0 | - | - | 29.2 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 23.2 | |
| Sydney Botanic Gardens | 27.4 | 4.4 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 40.2 | 6.6 | 21.8 | 43.4 | 5.2 | 2.3 | - | 23.2 | ||||||||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 9.2 | 4.8 | 14.8 | 10.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 27.2 | 16.8 | 22.8 | 71.8 | 23.2 | 0.2 | - | 21.4 | 11.0 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 36.6 | ||
| Turramurra (Kissing Point Road) | 9.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 59.6 | 14.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 35.0 | 18.2 | 23.8 | 62.6 | 35.6 | 1.0 | 19.6 | 13.6 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 55.6 | |||||||||
| 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 |
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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 8 am on Monday 3 April 2017. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.
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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