Tuesday, 3 April 2018 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Sydney - Product code IDCKGC15L0
Greater Sydney in March 2018: slightly drier than average; warmer than average
Rainfall in March was generally close to average or below average across Greater Sydney. Both daytime and overnight temperatures were warmer than the March average throughout Greater Sydney.
Slightly drier than average
- Rainfall totals during March were generally close to average or below average across Greater Sydney
- Monthly totals were below average in the southwestern suburbs, but were closer to average around the city and in the north
- The wettest day was on the 13th, when many coastal sites had daily totals in excess of 50 mm; Mona Vale Golf Club, which had its highest March daily rainfall on record, and Dover Heights each recorded more than 100 mm
- March rainfall totals ranged from 30% of average at Norah Head to 134% of average at Katoomba
- Lucas Heights and Norah Head had their lowest total March rainfall since 1998
Warmer than average
- Daytime temperatures were warmer than average in all suburbs
- Mean maximum temperatures ranged from 0.7 °C above average at Terrey Hills to 2.3 °C above average at Katoomba
- The hottest day of the month was on the 18th, when Sydney Airport, Holsworthy, and Bankstown Airport all exceeded 40 °C
- Sydney (Observatory Hill) reached 38.4 °C on the 18th, the hottest temperature so late in March since 1940
- Badgerys Creek reached 40.0 °C on the 18th, equalling its highest March temperature on record
- Overnight temperatures were also warmer than average in all suburbs
- Mean minimum temperatures ranged from 0.3 °C above average at Penrith Lakes to 1.6 °C above average at both Sydney (Observatory Hill) and Sydney Airport
- On the 27th, a high pressure system over southern New South Wales brought clear skies and low humidity to Sydney, with most suburbs across Sydney having their coldest night of the year
- Penrith Lakes equalled its lowest March temperature on record and set a new early-season record for the coldest night at the site so early in the year
- Norah Head had its highest March mean daily maximum temperature on record, and Sydney Airport had its highest March mean daily maximum temperature since 1940
- Norah Head had its highest March mean temperature on record
Sydney (Observatory Hill)
- Total rainfall for Sydney (Observatory Hill) was 113.4 mm, which is 87% of the long-term average of 130.8 mm
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Sydney (Observatory Hill) was 26.8 °C, which is 2.0 °C above the long-term average of 24.8 °C. The warmest day was 38.4 °C on the 18th, and the coolest day was on the 13th when the temperature reached 21.1 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Sydney (Observatory Hill) was 19.2 °C, which is 1.6 °C above the long-term average of 17.6 °C. The coldest morning was 14.0 °C on the 27th, and the warmest morning was on the 16th when the minimum temperature was 22.0 °C
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in March 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
40.5 °C at Sydney Airport AMO on the 18th |
| Warmest days on average |
29.3 °C at Penrith Lakes AWS |
| Coolest days on average |
22.3 °C at Mount Boyce AWS |
| Coldest day |
12.6 °C at Mount Boyce AWS on the 22nd |
| Coldest night |
5.4 °C at Mount Boyce AWS on the 27th |
| Coolest nights on average |
12.1 °C at Mount Boyce AWS |
| Warmest nights on average |
19.8 °C at Norah Head AWS 19.8 °C at Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) |
| Warmest night |
22.5 °C at Norah Head AWS on the 20th |
| Warmest on average overall |
23.4 °C at Norah Head AWS |
| Coolest on average overall |
17.2 °C at Mount Boyce AWS |
| Wettest overall |
226.4 mm at Katoomba (Murri St) |
| Driest overall |
25.6 mm at Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS |
| Wettest day |
112.8 mm at Mona Vale Golf Club on the 13th |
| Strongest wind gust |
85 km/h at Mount Boyce AWS on the 26th |
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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| Mona Vale Golf Club | 112.8 | on the 13th | 106.0 | on the 20th in 2011 | 48 | |
| Lowest March total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for March |
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| Lucas Heights (ANSTO) | 28.0 | 15.5 | in 1998 | 118.9 | |
| Norah Head AWS | 34.2 | 13.2 | in 1998 | 113.1 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
| Record highest March temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Badgerys Creek AWS | 40.0 | on the 18th | = 40.0 | on the 13th in 1998 | 23 | 26.8 |
| Record highest March mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Norah Head AWS | 27.1 | 26.3 | in 2016 | 23 | 25.0 |
| Highest March mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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| Sydney Airport AMO | 27.3 | 28.4 | in 1940 | 25.3 | |
| Record lowest March temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Penrith Lakes AWS | 8.3 | on the 27th | = 8.3 | on the 31st in 2008 | 23 | 16.8 |
| Record highest March mean temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Norah Head AWS | 23.4 | 23.2 | in 2006 | 23 | 21.9 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for March 2018 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for March 2018 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2018 |
Mean for March 2018 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2018 |
Total for March 2018 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2018 |
Fraction of March average |
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| Badgerys Creek AWS | 28.2 | +1.4 | 40.0 | 18th | 16.0 | +0.8 | 7.2 | 27th | 27.6 | 81.3 | v low | 34% |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 28.3 | +2.0 | 40.1 | 18th | 17.5 | +1.2 | 10.6 | 27th | 40.6 | 98.7 | low | 41% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 28.3 | +1.5 | 39.7 | 18th | 15.3 | +0.4 | 6.5 | 27th | 45.6 | 89.6 | average | 51% |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 28.5 | +1.4 | 39.7 | 18th | 15.7 | +0.6 | 8.0 | 27th | 26.8 | 80.1 | v low | 33% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 26.9 | +0.9 | 38.9 | 18th | 17.6 | +1.0 | 10.5 | 27th | ||||
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 27.6 | 38.8 | 18th | 16.7 | 7.3 | 27th | 101.6 | 119.7 | average | 85% | ||
| Gosford AWS | 26.6 | 38.2 | 18th | 17.7 | 9.9 | 27th | 102.8 | |||||
| Holsworthy (Defence) | 27.4 | 40.4 | 18th | 15.6 | 8.3 | 27th | 76.4 | |||||
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 27.7 | 39.8 | 18th | 16.3 | 10.1 | 27th | 28.0 | |||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 28.2 | +1.4 | 39.2 | 18th | 16.8 | +0.7 | 10.0 | 27th | 25.6 | 78.0 | low | 33% |
| Katoomba (Murri St) | 22.6 | +2.3 | 30.2 | 18th | 12.9 | +1.4 | 6.3 | 27th | 226.4 | 168.5 | high | 134% |
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 26.4 | +1.7 | 36.4 | 18th | 15.8 | +0.6 | 7.8 | 27th | 121.8 | 137.2 | average | 89% |
| Mount Boyce AWS | 22.3 | +1.8 | 29.8 | 18th | 12.1 | +0.7 | 5.4 | 27th | 112.0 | 116.7 | average | 96% |
| Norah Head AWS | 27.1 | +2.1 | 37.1 | 18th | 19.8 | +1.0 | 14.1 | 27th | 34.2 | 113.1 | v low | 30% |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 27.5 | +1.2 | 38.5 | 18th | 17.0 | +1.1 | 11.2 | 27th | 86.4 | 110.4 | average | 78% |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 29.3 | +1.7 | 38.8 | 18th | 17.1 | +0.3 | 8.3 | 27th | 78.6 | 76.6 | average | 103% |
| Prospect Reservoir | 28.0 | +1.6 | 39.1 | 18th | 16.9 | +0.7 | 10.0 | 27th | 63.3 | 97.7 | average | 65% |
| Richmond RAAF | 28.8 | +1.8 | 39.6 | 18th | 16.6 | +0.8 | 7.2 | 27th | 39.6 | 78.4 | average | 51% |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 26.1 | +0.9 | 37.1 | 18th | 15.9 | +0.4 | 9.2 | 27th | 108.0 | 127.2 | average | 85% |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill Comparison) | 27.4 | 38.0 | 18th | 18.8 | 13.6 | 27th | 110.2 | |||||
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 26.8 | +2.0 | 38.4 | 18th | 19.2 | +1.6 | 14.0 | 27th | 113.4 | 130.8 | average | 87% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 27.3 | +2.0 | 40.5 | 18th | 19.2 | +1.6 | 14.0 | 27th | 107.6 | 117.0 | average | 92% |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 24.8 | +1.0 | 38.2 | 18th | 19.8 | +0.5 | 15.6 | 27th | ||||
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 27.3 | 38.5 | 18th | 17.8 | 10.8 | 27th | 81.4 | |||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 25.4 | +0.7 | 37.1 | 18th | 17.3 | +0.4 | 12.0 | 27th | 149.2 | 133.2 | average | 112% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for March 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 27.8 | 27.0 | 32.5 | 28.6 | 24.0 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 25.7 | 26.6 | 30.4 | 28.9 | 20.5 | 28.4 | 35.3 | 26.8 | 35.3 | 40.0 | 35.1 | 30.2 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 21.6 | 27.7 | 33.3 | 25.9 | 25.2 | 29.7 | 30.1 | 35.1 | 26.7 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 26.8 | 26.3 | 31.1 | 27.2 | 26.0 | 26.9 | 25.9 | 28.0 | 25.9 | 26.3 | 29.8 | 28.4 | 22.0 | 27.9 | 35.1 | 25.9 | 33.9 | 40.1 | 34.4 | 29.6 | 22.4 | 22.7 | 24.0 | 27.8 | 33.2 | 26.2 | 25.8 | 29.4 | 29.3 | 32.7 | 27.0 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 28.1 | 27.9 | 32.4 | 28.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 25.3 | 25.9 | 26.4 | 27.4 | 30.9 | 29.2 | 20.4 | 28.8 | 35.8 | 26.8 | 36.9 | 39.7 | 34.6 | 30.1 | 19.0 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 27.1 | 33.0 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 29.4 | 30.4 | 35.2 | 26.1 |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 27.0 | 27.0 | 32.2 | 28.2 | 23.8 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 26.1 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 31.2 | 29.2 | 20.4 | 28.8 | 35.7 | 27.0 | 36.8 | 39.7 | 35.4 | 30.5 | 19.5 | 21.9 | 22.4 | 27.8 | 32.8 | 25.3 | 25.8 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 35.0 | 26.6 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 25.0 | 25.1 | 28.6 | 25.5 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.9 | 26.1 | 28.3 | 27.3 | 21.5 | 26.7 | 33.9 | 25.1 | 33.3 | 38.9 | 31.3 | 27.3 | 21.2 | 22.6 | 24.6 | 26.6 | 32.1 | 25.9 | 24.0 | 27.7 | 28.0 | 30.6 | 24.4 |
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 25.7 | 27.1 | 29.1 | 29.6 | 25.5 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 26.8 | 27.1 | 26.8 | 23.3 | 27.6 | 35.4 | 26.9 | 34.6 | 38.8 | 29.7 | 29.4 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 23.8 | 27.7 | 32.7 | 26.9 | 24.0 | 28.2 | 27.1 | 32.5 | 26.0 |
| Gosford AWS | 25.3 | 25.4 | 27.5 | 25.4 | 24.5 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.7 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 22.4 | 26.7 | 33.3 | 25.6 | 30.8 | 38.2 | 28.4 | 27.4 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 23.8 | 26.7 | 32.5 | 25.8 | 23.9 | 26.8 | 27.3 | 31.9 | 25.1 |
| Holsworthy (Defence) | 25.4 | 24.9 | 31.9 | 24.8 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 25.9 | 31.1 | 27.4 | 19.9 | 28.2 | 35.0 | 25.1 | 35.4 | 40.4 | 35.0 | 27.1 | 19.1 | 20.4 | 22.0 | 28.0 | 33.4 | 25.1 | 26.1 | 29.7 | 30.1 | 34.6 | 25.4 |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 25.6 | 26.0 | 30.9 | 26.2 | 24.6 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 26.0 | 30.1 | 28.1 | 21.2 | 26.7 | 34.9 | 25.5 | 34.5 | 39.8 | 34.1 | 28.6 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 23.2 | 27.4 | 33.2 | 25.6 | 25.1 | 29.6 | 29.5 | 32.6 | 25.8 |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 27.1 | 27.5 | 32.5 | 28.1 | 24.5 | 25.1 | 25.4 | 25.8 | 26.1 | 26.5 | 30.2 | 28.9 | 20.7 | 27.9 | 34.5 | 26.6 | 35.3 | 39.2 | 34.8 | 30.0 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 23.1 | 27.7 | 32.2 | 25.9 | 24.9 | 29.9 | 30.0 | 34.7 | 26.4 |
| Katoomba (Murri St) | 23.7 | 22.4 | 28.1 | 26.1 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 19.8 | 26.3 | 24.3 | 15.3 | 22.0 | 26.7 | 19.3 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 29.4 | 25.2 | 13.0 | 16.7 | 23.4 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 25.4 | 25.9 | 28.9 | 22.4 | |||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 25.4 | 25.5 | 31.0 | 27.1 | 24.8 | 22.1 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 25.0 | 26.9 | 26.2 | 22.1 | 26.3 | 33.3 | 25.4 | 33.7 | 36.4 | 33.4 | 27.4 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 21.5 | 27.3 | 30.9 | 24.7 | 21.6 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 32.8 | 24.2 |
| Mount Boyce AWS | 24.6 | 21.9 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 18.7 | 16.8 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 20.3 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 17.3 | 23.0 | 26.5 | 22.4 | 28.6 | 29.8 | 28.6 | 24.7 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 16.4 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 16.8 | 19.3 | 25.9 | 26.3 | 27.5 | 22.0 |
| Norah Head AWS | 25.9 | 25.5 | 29.4 | 25.1 | 26.3 | 23.8 | 26.5 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 27.1 | 27.7 | 27.0 | 24.1 | 29.2 | 30.5 | 26.4 | 29.7 | 37.1 | 28.8 | 24.9 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 25.5 | 27.4 | 33.0 | 26.2 | 23.7 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 28.0 | 24.4 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 26.2 | 26.0 | 31.0 | 27.3 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 25.5 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 29.3 | 26.2 | 20.3 | 27.0 | 34.5 | 26.0 | 34.0 | 38.5 | 33.0 | 29.0 | 20.3 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 26.0 | 24.6 | 28.8 | 29.0 | 33.5 | 26.0 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 29.8 | 29.1 | 33.9 | 31.2 | 24.7 | 25.8 | 26.5 | 26.9 | 26.8 | 28.2 | 31.2 | 29.8 | 20.4 | 29.3 | 35.8 | 29.1 | 36.2 | 38.8 | 35.3 | 31.3 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 25.1 | 28.1 | 33.3 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 30.0 | 31.2 | 35.6 | 28.7 |
| Prospect Reservoir | 26.7 | 27.0 | 32.0 | 28.2 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 26.5 | 30.2 | 28.4 | 20.0 | 27.7 | 34.5 | 26.4 | 35.0 | 39.1 | 34.1 | 29.7 | 20.7 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 28.5 | 33.5 | 26.1 | 25.0 | 29.0 | 29.8 | 34.5 | 25.7 |
| Richmond RAAF | 28.5 | 27.9 | 33.0 | 30.1 | 24.7 | 25.9 | 26.7 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 27.3 | 30.7 | 29.6 | 20.0 | 29.0 | 36.3 | 27.9 | 35.4 | 39.6 | 35.1 | 31.1 | 19.9 | 21.5 | 24.1 | 27.6 | 33.0 | 26.4 | 26.0 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 34.7 | 27.9 |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 26.8 | 25.8 | 30.0 | 27.7 | 21.2 | 22.7 | 23.4 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 24.6 | 28.4 | 26.8 | 18.1 | 25.4 | 33.4 | 24.5 | 32.2 | 37.1 | 32.1 | 29.0 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 21.4 | 25.3 | 30.7 | 24.0 | 22.9 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 32.2 | 24.7 |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill Comparison) | 26.4 | 26.3 | 28.7 | 25.1 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 29.2 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 20.5 | 27.3 | 29.7 | 27.0 | 32.6 | 38.0 | 29.1 | 27.5 | 21.9 | 23.6 | 26.3 | 27.6 | 31.9 | 26.2 | 26.5 | 27.3 | 28.6 | 29.0 | 25.5 |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 26.3 | 26.5 | 27.3 | 24.9 | 25.7 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 26.5 | 27.2 | 27.0 | 21.1 | 25.6 | 29.7 | 26.2 | 31.9 | 38.4 | 28.4 | 27.6 | 22.2 | 23.3 | 24.8 | 25.6 | 32.4 | 26.4 | 24.7 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 29.3 | 25.6 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 25.3 | 25.0 | 29.5 | 23.9 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 26.1 | 28.9 | 27.3 | 22.6 | 28.2 | 34.8 | 26.1 | 32.1 | 40.5 | 31.4 | 26.3 | 21.9 | 23.6 | 24.8 | 27.3 | 33.8 | 27.8 | 24.1 | 28.4 | 29.5 | 29.6 | 25.3 |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 23.7 | 23.4 | 25.0 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 22.7 | 23.6 | 23.3 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 23.9 | 22.3 | 23.9 | 26.6 | 24.3 | 26.6 | 38.2 | 25.7 | 24.9 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 31.7 | 25.7 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 25.5 | 23.7 |
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 25.7 | 26.1 | 29.4 | 26.1 | 24.2 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 28.5 | 28.4 | 20.9 | 26.7 | 34.1 | 26.0 | 33.5 | 38.5 | 31.6 | 28.2 | 21.1 | 22.6 | 23.6 | 28.5 | 32.4 | 26.5 | 24.6 | 28.1 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 25.4 |
| Terrey Hills AWS | 24.1 | 24.1 | 27.4 | 23.8 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 26.0 | 21.0 | 25.1 | 32.0 | 24.1 | 30.2 | 37.1 | 27.6 | 25.8 | 19.9 | 20.6 | 21.9 | 25.0 | 31.0 | 24.3 | 22.6 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 32.2 | 23.4 |
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 17.7 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 16.7 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 16.3 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 17.9 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 19.6 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 17.4 | 12.7 | 16.6 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 14.2 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 7.2 | 12.9 | 15.1 | 14.3 | 18.6 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 20.3 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 17.8 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 19.7 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 21.0 | 18.3 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 14.9 | 18.6 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 15.4 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 10.6 | 14.5 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 20.0 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 16.8 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 19.7 | 15.8 | 14.2 | 16.0 | 11.1 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 17.1 |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 17.7 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 19.7 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 18.2 | 16.5 | 15.8 | 19.5 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 15.3 | 13.6 | 17.2 | 16.1 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 18.8 | |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 20.5 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 19.4 | 20.6 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 15.2 | 19.4 | 18.6 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 21.3 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 19.7 | 15.0 | 18.7 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 15.0 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 10.5 | 14.1 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 20.7 |
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 18.0 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 18.4 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 17.2 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 10.3 | 14.8 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 21.6 | 20.1 | 16.2 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 19.7 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 20.0 |
| Gosford AWS | 19.3 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 19.3 | 21.5 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 22.2 | 19.8 | 17.6 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 15.5 | 18.3 | 19.6 | 9.9 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 17.8 | 20.9 |
| Holsworthy (Defence) | 17.5 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 16.1 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 12.5 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 16.8 | 16.0 | 8.3 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 18.9 |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 18.2 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 17.2 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 17.1 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 18.4 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 19.7 | 16.9 | 15.6 | 17.7 | 13.5 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 13.7 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 10.1 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 18.1 |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 18.6 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 19.1 | 20.4 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 18.1 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 15.9 | 18.8 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 14.6 | 17.1 | 18.2 | 10.0 | 13.8 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 19.8 |
| Katoomba (Murri St) | 14.3 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 16.1 | 14.8 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 18.2 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 15.4 | 6.3 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 16.8 | 13.8 | |||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 16.9 | 17.0 | 15.6 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 19.2 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 18.4 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 7.8 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 18.6 |
| Mount Boyce AWS | 13.8 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 15.7 | 13.4 |
| Norah Head AWS | 20.6 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 18.0 | 20.3 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 19.8 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 22.3 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 22.1 | 22.5 | 21.1 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 14.1 | 17.2 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 21.6 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 19.6 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 17.0 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 17.8 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 20.5 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 17.4 | 20.0 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 18.1 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 20.7 | 18.0 | 17.2 | 19.1 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 17.4 | 18.8 | 8.3 | 14.2 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 20.1 |
| Prospect Reservoir | 19.5 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 20.7 | 16.6 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 16.9 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 20.7 | 18.4 | 16.5 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 17.3 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 16.8 | 20.4 |
| Richmond RAAF | 18.1 | 19.4 | 18.3 | 19.5 | 21.1 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 18.6 | 21.2 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 19.4 | 13.3 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 16.9 | 19.3 | 7.2 | 13.1 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 19.6 |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 17.1 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 20.2 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 18.1 | 16.6 | 9.2 | 13.4 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 18.2 |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill Comparison) | 19.6 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 18.1 | 19.4 | 17.4 | 19.3 | 19.8 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 21.4 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 20.1 |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 21.1 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 21.6 | 21.2 | 18.1 | 19.6 | 17.7 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 17.4 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 22.0 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 21.7 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 20.1 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 21.0 | 18.6 | 20.3 | 22.0 | 20.7 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 17.8 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 20.1 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 19.9 | 19.0 | 14.0 | 16.9 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 20.3 |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 20.3 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 21.6 | 21.2 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 22.4 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 21.3 |
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 19.5 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 20.3 | 21.1 | 17.9 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 17.9 | 19.0 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 18.9 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 21.7 | 19.4 | 17.4 | 19.9 | 14.9 | 18.6 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 15.7 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 10.8 | 15.3 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 20.8 |
| Terrey Hills AWS | 18.1 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 20.1 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 17.5 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 18.3 | 17.2 | 12.0 | 15.1 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 19.1 |
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| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
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| Daily rainfall for March 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Abbotsbury (Fairfield (City Farm)) | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Abbotsford (Blackwall Point Rd) | - | - | - | - | - | → | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | - | → | 30.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | ||||||
| Audley (Royal National Park) | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7.0 | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | - | 12.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrove Rd)) | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | 18.0 | 2.8 | - | 1.8 | 1.0 | - | - | 94.6 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.6 | - | 15.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 4.6 | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 5.4 | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | 6.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Baulkham Hills Eucalyptus Ct | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 23.5 | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.0 | 19.5 | 4.0 | - | 2.5 | 4.5 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Belrose (Evelyn Place) | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 6.2 | 4.4 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 47.2 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.4 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 0.4 | - | 18.6 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bilpin Post Office | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | 33.2 | 3.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blackheath (Wombat Street) | - | - | - | - | - | 26.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.0 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Box Hill (McCall Gardens) | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | - | 1.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bringelly (Maryland) | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Camden Airport AWS | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.8 | 22.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Campbelltown (Kentlyn (Georges River Roa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.6 | 5.4 | - | 0.2 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 8.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.8 | 18.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 1.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | ||
| Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave) | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 52.0 | 13.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | - | 3.0 | 14.5 | ||||||
| Castle Hill (Kathleen Ave) | - | - | - | - | - | 7.3 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 22.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.4 | 16.1 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 13.7 | ||||||
| Chatswood Bowling Club | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 44.0 | 7.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 15.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | - | 2.0 | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Collaroy (Long Reef Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 50.8 | 17.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | 1.0 | 15.4 | ||||||
| Concord (Brays Rd) | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | 3.0 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 13.6 | 11.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.4 | 10.6 | 5.0 | - | 3.8 | 5.0 | ||||||
| Concord Golf Club | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 15.6 | 10.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.6 | 15.4 | 5.2 | - | 3.4 | 4.6 | ||||||
| Cooranbong (Avondale) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 47.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | - | 12.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 13.2 | 11.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 45.6 | 7.8 | - | - | 12.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Darkes Forest (Kintyre) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 30.0 | 8.6 | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dover Heights (Portland St) | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | 100 | 22.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 1.6 | 7.6 | - | 0.6 | |||||||
| Erskine Park Reservoir | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Faulconbridge (Great Western Hwy) | - | - | - | - | - | 29.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | - | 30.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Faulconbridge (St Georges Crescent) | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | 24.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.6 | 11.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 16.6 | 14.4 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 3.0 | ||||||
| Frenchs Forest (Frenchs Forest Rd) | - | - | - | - | - | 14.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 50.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | - | 1.0 | 17.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gears (Wyong River) | 13.0 | 12.0 | - | - | 14.0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gosford AWS | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | 17.2 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.0 | 20.6 | 14.6 | - | 0.2 | 17.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Holsworthy (Defence) | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 17.2 | 1.0 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | 5.8 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 16.2 | 20.6 | 5.8 | 0.4 | - | 5.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 5.2 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hornsby (Swimming Pool) | - | - | - | - | - | 13.8 | 6.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 30.8 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Katoomba (Murri St) | - | → | 0.6 | → | → | → | 17.4 | 0.8 | - | 0.6 | - | 7.4 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | → | 106 | 26.6 | 0.8 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | |||
| Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line of Road) | - | 0.8 | - | - | 0.6 | 26.0 | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | → | 22.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | → | 35.8 | 7.2 | 0.2 | → | 12.2 | ||||||
| Lucas Heights (ANSTO) | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 9.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 25.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 8.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 20.2 | 29.2 | 15.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 17.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Marrickville Golf Club | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 18.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | - | 1.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Menangle Bridge (Nepean River) | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Milperra Bridge (Georges River) | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mona Vale Golf Club | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 14.6 | 4.2 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | 113 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 3.2 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 21.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | |
| Mount Boyce AWS | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 22.0 | 8.8 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 4.2 | 5.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 14.6 | 23.4 | 22.0 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Mount Wilson (Clarine) | - | 1.0 | 0.6 | - | 2.2 | 32.0 | 8.0 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 3.8 | 11.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 20.0 | 36.0 | 21.0 | 2.6 | 30.6 | 12.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Norah Head AWS | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 0.4 | - | 8.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | |
| North Rocks (Muirfield Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | - | 7.5 | 3.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 22.0 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.5 | 12.0 | 3.5 | - | 2.5 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| North Ryde Golf Club | - | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 33.0 | 10.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | - | - | - | - | - | 7.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 17.6 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.0 | 19.0 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Peakhurst Golf Club | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 5.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 5.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road) | - | - | - | - | - | 12.8 | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 36.2 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.2 | 32.0 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 11.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | - | - | - | - | - | 13.8 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 20.6 | 5.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 19.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Picton Council Depot | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 9.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 2.6 | 4.4 | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | |||
| Prospect Reservoir | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 8.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | 5.2 | 3.2 | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | 11.6 | 15.0 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Putty (The Gibba) | - | - | - | - | - | 21.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 18.0 | 7.0 | - | 13.0 | 21.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Randwick (Randwick St) | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 79.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 2.0 | 4.8 | - | 0.4 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Richmond RAAF | - | - | - | - | - | 6.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 9.4 | 4.6 | - | 1.8 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 79.2 | 8.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 15.4 | - | - | - | |||
| Rossmore (South Creek) | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 4.0 | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sans Souci (Public School) | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 3.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 11.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Seven Hills (Radio FM 103.2) | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 13.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.0 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Seven Hills (Collins St) | 6.0 | 2.4 | 16.6 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 14.6 | 5.0 | 5.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanes Park (South Creek Road) | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 5.0 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 8.2 | 7.4 | 2.8 | - | 9.4 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | - | - | - | - | - | 23.2 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.2 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 35.2 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| St Ives (Richmond Avenue) | - | - | - | - | - | 12.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42.8 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.6 | 21.2 | 15.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 15.2 | ||||||
| Sydney (Observatory Hill Comparison) | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | 6.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 55.2 | 16.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5.8 | - | 1.2 | 14.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 1.8 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 53.0 | 16.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 12.4 | 6.4 | - | 1.0 | 14.2 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sydney Airport AMO | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | - | - | 56.2 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sydney Botanic Gardens | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | - | - | - | 59.0 | 14.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | - | 1.2 | 15.0 | - | |||||
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 13.6 | 9.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.6 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Terrey Hills AWS | - | - | - | - | - | 15.6 | 5.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 53.6 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.6 | 23.6 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 18.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
| Wahroonga (Ada Avenue) | - | - | - | - | - | 16.4 | 7.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 49.2 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24.2 | 20.8 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 11.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Warragamba | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 10.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 7.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wedderburn (Booalbyn) | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.0 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wyong (Jilliby (Jilliby Creek)) | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 5.8 | 11.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 21.8 | 51.2 | 18.6 | 1.2 | - | 13.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wyong (Kulnura (Jeavons)) | - | - | - | - | - | 18.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.0 | 19.0 | 12.0 | - | - | 14.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wyong (Mount Elliot) | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | 16.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | - | 2.0 | - | - | 2.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.0 | 30.0 | 13.0 | - | - | 17.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wyong (Olney Forest) | - | 1.0 | - | - | 2.0 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30.0 | 62.0 | 20.0 | - | - | 13.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
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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). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Greater 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.
In September 2017 this summary was broadened to include data from observing sites in or near the Greater Sydney “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to “include the population within the urban area of the city, as well as people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the city, and live in small towns and rural areas surrounding the city. It is important to note that GCCSAs do not define the built up edge of the city. They provide a stable definition for these cities and are designed for the output of a range of social and economic survey data.”
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 9 am on Tuesday 3 April 2018. 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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