Friday, 1 March 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for New South Wales - Product code IDCKGC15R0
New South Wales in February 2019: warm and very dry in the northeast
February 2019 was very warm and dry for New South Wales as a whole. Both days and nights were particularly warm across the northern half of the State and rainfall was well below average across the northeast and far western regions.
Drier than average February
- Rainfall was 60% below the long-term average for New South Wales as a whole (drier than 2018 and 2017 but wetter than 2016)
- A very dry month across the northeast corner of the State, with some sites in the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes and Plains experiencing their lowest total February rainfall on record
- Thunderstorms with troughs generated much of the February rainfall for the State and Young Airport (in the South West Slopes) had its highest February daily rainfall on record on the 6th
- Onshore flow produced persistent rainfall along the north and central coast late in February: Yarras (Mount Seaview), on Mid North Coast, had the wettest day of the month, recording 165.6 mm on the 22nd
Warm across the north
- New South Wales' mean temperature for February was 1.45 ºC above average, with the mean maximum 1.77 ºC above average and the mean minimum 1.13 ºC above average
- February continued a run of 22 consecutive months of warmer than average daytime temperatures for the State since April 2017
- No individual daily maximum temperature records were broken, though sites in Inverell had their highest February mean daily maximum temperature on record
- Nights were well above average across the northern half of the State, with a small area in the far southwest cooler than average
- Clear skies produced cooler nights in the middle of the month and Glenfell (Manganese Rd) had its lowest February temperature on record on the 14th
- Yamba Pilot Station had its warmest February and its highest February mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
Bushfires, dust and wind
- Two significant fires in the northeast during the month; at Tingha, burning more than 23 000 hectares and 13 homes, and at Tabulam west of Casino, burning over 7000 hectares
- On the 12th, raised dust moved over much of the State and created hazardous air quality levels for parts of the central coast
- Towards the end of the month, tropical cyclone Oma approached eastern Australia; the system did not make landfall however, produced damaging winds and surf leading to coastal erosion and crop damage along parts of the far northeast
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in February 2019 | |
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| Hottest day | 43.9 °C at Menindee Post Office on the 18th |
| Warmest days on average | 37.2 °C at Mungindi Post Office |
| Coolest days on average | 16.2 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Coldest day | 7.3 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 13th |
| Coldest night | -2.7 °C at Perisher Valley AWS on the 14th |
| Coolest nights on average | 5.6 °C at Perisher Valley AWS |
| Warmest nights on average | 23.9 °C at Wanaaring (Borrona Downs AWS) |
| Warmest night | 30.3 °C at Wanaaring (Borrona Downs AWS) on the 6th |
| Warmest on average overall | 30.3 °C at Wanaaring (Borrona Downs AWS) |
| Coolest on average overall | 11.3 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Wettest overall | 285.8 mm at Yarras (Mount Seaview) |
| Driest overall | 0 mm at several locations |
| Wettest day | 165.6 mm at Yarras (Mount Seaview) on the 22nd |
| Strongest wind gust | 124 km/h at Thredbo AWS on the 12th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest February daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Young Airport | 80.0 | on the 6th | 58.8 | on the 3rd in 2012 | 25 | |
| Record lowest February total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Tenterfield (Federation Park) | 2.2 | 3.8 | in 1879 | 148 | 92.8 |
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 0.0 | 2.5 | in 1960 | 72 | 69.9 |
| Tabulam (Muirne) | 35.8 | 39.4 | in 2005 | 49 | 180.4 |
| Guyra Hospital | 8.6 | 20.6 | in 2016 | 38 | 100.5 |
| Nundle (Keeva) | 5.0 | 16.4 | in 2000 | 31 | 78.7 |
| Armidale Airport AWS | 7.6 | 25.4 | in 2016 | 24 | 90.5 |
| Moree Aero | 0.0 | 3.2 | in 2016 | 24 | 66.5 |
| Glen Innes Airport AWS | 3.0 | 6.6 | in 2016 | 23 | 81.7 |
| Port Macquarie Airport AWS | 48.2 | 60.2 | in 2000 | 23 | 156.5 |
| Coonamble Airport AWS | 1.2 | 8.2 | in 2005 | 22 | 52.4 |
| Armidale (Tree Group Nursery) | 15.2 | 21.2 | in 2016 | 21 | 91.6 |
| Lowest February total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Most recent lower |
Average for February |
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| Quirindi Post Office | 2.4 | 0.0 | in 1939 | 63.8 | |
| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 3.4 | 2.0 | in 1939* | 92.0 | |
| Glen Elgin (Glenbrook) | 8.2 | 5.4 | in 1939* | 125.5 | |
| Mungindi Post Office | 3.8 | 2.5 | in 1946 | 62.5 | |
| South West Rocks (Smoky Cape Lighthouse) | 44.4 | 40.0 | in 1962* | 167.3 | |
| Moss Vale (Hoskins Street) | 10.6 | 4.3 | in 1968 | 95.7 | |
| Barraba (Mount Lindsay) | 4.2 | 1.5 | in 1965* | 103.8 | |
| Mittagong (Alfred Street) | 16.0 | 12.2 | in 1963* | 90.8 | |
| Bellata Post Office | 4.4 | 2.4 | in 1974* | 67.7 | |
| Bingara (Pallal) | 4.8 | 3.3 | in 1979* | 83.4 | |
| Glen Alice | 4.4 | 0.4 | in 1979* | 71.2 | |
| Camden Airport AWS | 18.0 | 16.2 | in 1979* | 95.4 | |
| Coonabarabran (Showgrounds) | 6.4 | 6.2 | in 1986* | 80.2 | |
| Baradine Forestry | 0.8 | 0.0 | in 1986* | 65.8 | |
| Merriwa (Roscommon) | 3.8 | 2.0 | in 1991* | 55.9 | |
| Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park | 9.2 | 8.6 | in 1995* | 52.2 | |
| Beaumont (The Cedars) | 55.2 | 38.5 | in 1998 | 208.3 | |
| Bendalong STP | 19.8 | 16.0 | in 1998 | 120.3 | |
| Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS | 47.6 | 0.0 | in 1998 | 150.1 | |
| Lithgow (Cooerwull) | 20.6 | 7.8 | in 1965* | 80.3 | |
| Meldrum (Coolawarrah) | 111.0 | 88.2 | in 1989* | 235.6 | |
| Ulladulla AWS | 11.8 | 11.7 | in 1998* | 116.7 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
| Record highest February mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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Old record |
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Average for February |
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| Inverell Research Centre | 32.3 | 32.0 | in 2017 | 61 | 28.9 |
| Inverell (Raglan St) | 32.9 | 32.8 | in 2017 | 23 | 30.1 |
| Highest February mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Average for February |
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| Yamba Pilot Station | 29.2 | 29.4 | in 1892* | 26.8 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record lowest February temperature | ||||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Grenfell (Manganese Rd) | 5.8 | on the 14th | = 5.8 | on the 21st in 2017 | 53 | 16.1 |
| Highest February mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for February |
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| Yamba Pilot Station | 25.4 | 25.8 | in 1886* | 23.6 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for February 2019 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for February 2019 |
Diff from average |
Highest for February 2019 |
Mean for February 2019 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2019 |
Total for February 2019 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2019 |
Fraction of February average |
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| Western (Far Northwest) (district 46) | ||||||||||||
| Fowlers Gap AWS | 35.6 | +0.8 | 42.6 | 18th | 20.8 | +0.1 | 14.2 | 13th | 2.4 | 22.4 | average | 11% |
| Smithville AWS | 37.0 | 43.0 | 18th | 21.7 | 12.9 | 14th | 2.4 | |||||
| Tibooburra Airport | 36.9 | +0.7 | 42.3 | 18th | 23.2 | +0.4 | 16.7 | 14th | 0.4 | 25.9 | low | 2% |
| Wanaaring (Borrona Downs AWS) | 36.8 | 42.9 | 18th | 23.9 | 16.6 | 14th | 5.8 | |||||
| White Cliffs AWS | 36.2 | +0.7 | 42.6 | 18th | 22.4 | +0.2 | 15.6 | 14th | 6.4 | 27.6 | average | 23% |
| Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS | 36.5 | +1.0 | 43.7 | 18th | 20.7 | +0.4 | 10.3 | 14th | 5.4 | 32.9 | average | 16% |
| Western (Lower Darling) (district 47) | ||||||||||||
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 33.5 | +1.1 | 41.2 | 18th | 19.0 | +0.4 | 11.5 | 13th | 1.4 | 18.7 | low | 7% |
| Lake Victoria Storage | 33.0 | +1.3 | 41.5 | 3rd | 15.5 | -1.0 | 9.8 | 13th | 1.4 | 18.9 | low | 7% |
| Menindee Post Office | 35.3 | +1.4 | 43.9 | 18th | 18.1 | -0.2 | 12.8 | 13th | 6.5 | 21.0 | average | 31% |
| Mulurulu AWS | 34.1 | 41.9 | 18th | 18.2 | 10.7 | 13th | 8.4 | |||||
| Pooncarie Mail Agency | 34.9 | +0.1 | 43.3 | 3rd | 17.8 | -0.6 | 10.5 | 13th | 1.3 | 23.0 | low | 6% |
| Western (Upper Darling) (district 48) | ||||||||||||
| Bourke Airport AWS | 36.8 | +1.0 | 42.7 | 18th | 22.5 | +0.7 | 15.7 | 11th | 0.4 | 30.0 | low | 1% |
| Brewarrina Hospital | 36.3 | +1.3 | 41.8 | 19th | 21.9 | +1.5 | 15.2 | 14th | 1.4 | 47.5 | low | 3% |
| Cobar Airport AWS | 34.9 | +1.0 | 41.0 | 18th | 20.3 | +0.4 | 10.8 | 14th | 41.6 | 34.2 | average | 122% |
| Cobar MO | 34.8 | +1.4 | 41.6 | 18th | 20.7 | +0.5 | 12.5 | 14th | 24.0 | 41.3 | average | 58% |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | 36.4 | +1.9 | 43.5 | 19th | 21.1 | +0.7 | 14.0 | 11th | 23.2 | 55.9 | average | 42% |
| Lightning Ridge Visitor Information Cent | 35.8 | +0.9 | 43.5 | 19th | 22.3 | +0.6 | 16.2 | 11th | 0 | 38.2 | lowest | 0% |
| Noona AWS | 34.9 | 41.5 | 5th | 21.2 | 13.0 | 14th | 46.6 | |||||
| Wanaaring (Delta AWS) | 36.3 | 42.4 | 18th | 22.1 | 14.3 | 11th | 10.4 | |||||
| Wanaaring Post Office | 36.9 | +1.3 | 43.6 | 18th | 22.5 | +1.2 | 15.4 | 11th | 13.8 | 33.8 | average | 41% |
| Western (Southwest Plains) (district 49) | ||||||||||||
| Balranald (RSL) | 32.8 | +0.2 | 41.4 | 4th | 15.5 | -0.9 | 9.6 | 14th | 5.4 | 24.9 | average | 22% |
| Euabalong (Mount Hope AWS) | 33.9 | 41.2 | 18th | 18.0 | 9.6 | 14th | 19.2 | |||||
| Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS | 34.9 | +0.6 | 42.9 | 18th | 19.5 | -0.4 | 12.4 | 13th | 10.0 | 25.1 | average | 40% |
| Central Western Plains (South) (district 50) | ||||||||||||
| Condobolin Ag Research Stn | 33.3 | +0.4 | 40.1 | 18th | 18.9 | +0.7 | 11.0 | 14th | 37.4 | 42.8 | average | 87% |
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 33.7 | +0.6 | 40.7 | 4th | 19.0 | +0.6 | 10.7 | 14th | 38.2 | 42.4 | average | 90% |
| Peak Hill Post Office | 33.1 | +0.5 | 38.9 | 4th | 19.4 | +0.1 | 13.2 | 14th | 68.8 | 50.3 | high | 137% |
| West Wyalong Airport AWS | 32.4 | -0.1 | 39.8 | 18th | 17.9 | +0.1 | 11.2 | 14th | 31.0 | 43.3 | average | 72% |
| Central Western Plains (North) (district 51) | ||||||||||||
| Coonamble Airport AWS | 35.1 | +1.1 | 41.0 | 19th | 20.8 | +1.3 | 14.4 | 11th | 1.2 | 52.4 | lowest | 2% |
| Nyngan (Girilambone (Okeh) AWS) | 35.1 | 40.7 | 18th | 21.5 | 14.5 | 11th | 0.4 | |||||
| Nyngan Airport | 34.6 | +1.2 | 40.0 | 18th | 20.8 | +1.6 | 14.9 | 11th | 26.6 | 46.3 | average | 57% |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 34.2 | +1.9 | 39.5 | 18th | 19.8 | +1.4 | 12.9 | 11th | 16.8 | 49.7 | low | 34% |
| Walgett (Brewon AWS) | 35.9 | 42.4 | 19th | 21.3 | 12.0 | 11th | 3.8 | |||||
| Northwest Plains (West) (district 52) | ||||||||||||
| Mungindi Post Office | 37.2 | +3.0 | 43.1 | 19th | 21.0 | +0.7 | 12.8 | 11th | 3.8 | 62.5 | v low | 6% |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 36.1 | +1.5 | 43.5 | 19th | 20.7 | +0.6 | 12.3 | 11th | 0 | 47.7 | lowest | 0% |
| Northwest Plains (East) (district 53) | ||||||||||||
| Moree Aero | 35.7 | +2.5 | 40.5 | 19th | 20.1 | +0.4 | 12.9 | 11th | 0 | 66.5 | lowest | 0% |
| Northwest Slopes (North) (district 54) | ||||||||||||
| Narrabri Airport AWS | 35.7 | +2.0 | 40.7 | 19th | 20.0 | +0.5 | 13.1 | 11th | 3.2 | 51.8 | v low | 6% |
| Northwest Slopes (South) (district 55) | ||||||||||||
| Gunnedah Airport AWS | 35.0 | +1.8 | 40.4 | 20th | 18.7 | +0.8 | 12.3 | 10th | 1.6 | 59.5 | v low | 3% |
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 34.1 | +2.9 | 40.0 | 20th | 20.0 | +1.3 | 13.6 | 23rd | 0 | 69.9 | lowest | 0% |
| Quirindi Post Office | 34.3 | +2.9 | 39.4 | 4th | 17.8 | +1.7 | 12.2 | 10th | 2.4 | 63.8 | v low | 4% |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | 33.8 | +2.2 | 39.2 | 19th | 17.8 | +0.9 | 12.5 | 12th | 14.0 | 68.4 | v low | 20% |
| Woolbrook (Woolbrook Road) | 29.7 | +2.9 | 35.2 | 20th | 14.0 | +1.4 | 8.0 | 12th | 13.0 | 74.1 | v low | 18% |
| Northern Tablelands (West) (district 56) | ||||||||||||
| Armidale (Tree Group Nursery) | 27.6 | +1.7 | 34.5 | 20th | 12.0 | -0.7 | 7.4 | 12th | 15.2 | 91.6 | lowest | 17% |
| Armidale Airport AWS | 26.8 | +1.6 | 34.3 | 20th | 13.2 | +0.1 | 9.5 | 10th | 7.6 | 90.5 | lowest | 8% |
| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 28.2 | +3.3 | 34.0 | 20th | 13.0 | -0.4 | 10.0 | 12th | 3.4 | 92.0 | v low | 4% |
| Glen Innes Airport AWS | 27.7 | +1.9 | 34.8 | 20th | 12.6 | -0.3 | 6.8 | 12th | 3.0 | 81.7 | lowest | 4% |
| Guyra Hospital | 24.8 | +1.6 | 31.7 | 20th | 11.8 | -0.1 | 8.7 | 25th | 8.6 | 100.5 | lowest | 9% |
| Inverell (Raglan St) | 32.9 | +2.8 | 37.4 | 20th | 14.5 | -0.3 | 9.6 | 16th | 6.0 | 77.7 | v low | 8% |
| Inverell Research Centre | 32.3 | +3.4 | 37.8 | 20th | 16.7 | +0.4 | 13.4 | 16th | 12.4 | 93.9 | v low | 13% |
| Tenterfield (Federation Park) | 27.5 | +1.4 | 35.5 | 13th | 13.5 | -0.9 | 10.0 | 13th | 2.2 | 92.8 | lowest | 2% |
| Northern Tablelands (East) (district 57) | ||||||||||||
| Tabulam (Muirne) | 29.8 | +3.8 | 38.2 | 13th | 17.5 | +0.6 | 14.2 | 25th | 35.8 | 180.4 | lowest | 20% |
| Upper North Coast (district 58) | ||||||||||||
| Ballina Airport AWS | 29.7 | +1.6 | 35.2 | 13th | 19.9 | +0.3 | 16.2 | 19th | 70.2 | 189.3 | low | 37% |
| Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) | 28.8 | +1.3 | 32.9 | 11th | 21.6 | +0.5 | 18.3 | 23rd | 45.0 | 156.1 | low | 29% |
| Casino Airport AWS | 33.0 | +3.3 | 41.9 | 13th | 18.7 | -0.2 | 14.2 | 17th | 51.6 | 142.9 | low | 36% |
| Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS | 30.0 | +2.0 | 39.8 | 13th | 20.6 | +0.8 | 18.0 | 26th | 47.6 | 150.1 | v low | 32% |
| Grafton Airport AWS | 31.6 | +1.9 | 41.3 | 13th | 19.0 | +0.2 | 16.2 | 18th | 31.4 | 146.2 | v low | 21% |
| Grafton Research Stn | 32.5 | +2.6 | 43.2 | 13th | 19.5 | +0.6 | 17.1 | 26th | 35.8 | 127.5 | low | 28% |
| Lismore Airport AWS | 31.5 | +2.0 | 41.8 | 13th | 17.9 | -0.7 | 12.9 | 17th | 58.2 | 127.7 | low | 46% |
| Murwillumbah (Bray Park) | 29.9 | +0.9 | 36.5 | 13th | 20.2 | +0.5 | 16.2 | 27th | 43.1 | 220.1 | v low | 20% |
| Yamba Pilot Station | 29.2 | +2.4 | 31.9 | 12th | 21.6 | +1.2 | 18.5 | 26th | 97.0 | 158.0 | average | 61% |
| Lower North Coast (district 59) | ||||||||||||
| Coffs Harbour Airport | 28.9 | 39.9 | 13th | 19.7 | 16.8 | 17th | 58.8 | |||||
| Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd) | 24.5 | +0.6 | 33.0 | 13th | 14.9 | -0.2 | 11.4 | 17th | 161.2 | 261.6 | low | 62% |
| Kempsey Airport AWS | 30.8 | +1.9 | 39.5 | 12th | 17.2 | -0.7 | 13.5 | 27th | 18.0 | 145.0 | v low | 12% |
| South West Rocks (Smoky Cape Lighthouse) | 29.3 | +2.3 | 33.6 | 5th | 20.1 | +0.4 | 16.5 | 26th | 44.4 | 167.3 | v low | 27% |
| Manning (district 60) | ||||||||||||
| Forster - Tuncurry Marine Rescue | 26.8 | +0.3 | 36.0 | 12th | 19.6 | +0.1 | 14.7 | 1st | 116.9 | 120.2 | average | 97% |
| Port Macquarie Airport AWS | 29.4 | +1.7 | 39.7 | 12th | 17.7 | -0.7 | 13.6 | 11th | 48.2 | 156.5 | lowest | 31% |
| Taree Airport AWS | 29.5 | +1.1 | 38.4 | 12th | 17.5 | -0.7 | 12.7 | 16th | 48.0 | 132.7 | v low | 36% |
| Yarras (Mount Seaview) | 30.2 | +2.1 | 38.2 | 19th | 16.9 | -0.6 | 13.2 | 24th | 285.8 | 259.9 | average | 110% |
| Hunter (district 61) | ||||||||||||
| Cessnock Airport AWS | 31.6 | +2.3 | 41.2 | 19th | 16.8 | -0.1 | 11.2 | 12th | 41.4 | 96.2 | average | 43% |
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 28.3 | +0.1 | 38.2 | 12th | 16.7 | -0.7 | 11.5 | 15th | 100.4 | 115.7 | average | 87% |
| Gosford AWS | 27.6 | 36.8 | 12th | 18.2 | 13.5 | 26th | 109.0 | |||||
| Maitland Airport AWS | 31.9 | 40.4 | 19th | 17.2 | 12.5 | 15th | 28.2 | |||||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 27.7 | +1.1 | 35.6 | 18th | 16.1 | -0.8 | 12.1 | 26th | 119.0 | 144.4 | average | 82% |
| Merriwa (Roscommon) | 32.0 | +1.8 | 39.9 | 19th | 16.2 | +0.6 | 10.8 | 26th | 3.8 | 55.9 | v low | 7% |
| Murrurundi Gap AWS | 29.1 | +1.7 | 35.0 | 19th | 16.6 | +0.8 | 12.6 | 11th | 7.6 | 67.3 | v low | 11% |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | 27.9 | +0.9 | 34.7 | 12th | 19.7 | +0.6 | 15.1 | 25th | 30.9 | 110.7 | low | 28% |
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS | 25.9 | +0.5 | 36.9 | 12th | 20.2 | +0.8 | 17.9 | 26th | 24.8 | 106.9 | low | 23% |
| Newcastle University | 29.6 | +1.2 | 36.4 | 9th | 19.5 | +0.1 | 15.2 | 26th | 16.2 | 133.1 | v low | 12% |
| Norah Head AWS | 27.3 | +1.2 | 36.9 | 12th | 19.8 | -0.2 | 17.5 | 26th | ||||
| Paterson (Tocal AWS) | 31.4 | +2.4 | 41.5 | 19th | 17.2 | -0.4 | 12.2 | 15th | 39.0 | 115.3 | low | 34% |
| Scone Airport AWS | 33.2 | +2.6 | 40.6 | 19th | 17.2 | +0.6 | 11.5 | 26th | 24.4 | 54.6 | low | 45% |
| Singleton (Defence) | 31.9 | 41.3 | 19th | 18.4 | 14.1 | 26th | 23.8 | |||||
| Williamtown RAAF | 30.1 | +2.4 | 39.4 | 12th | 18.4 | +0.3 | 13.1 | 15th | 33.6 | 117.0 | low | 29% |
| Central Tablelands (North) (district 62) | ||||||||||||
| Gulgong Post Office | 31.6 | +1.6 | 37.9 | 19th | 17.5 | +1.1 | 11.5 | 10th | 7.0 | 60.9 | low | 11% |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 30.7 | +1.2 | 37.5 | 19th | 16.6 | +1.0 | 8.9 | 12th | 9.2 | 63.1 | v low | 15% |
| Nullo Mountain AWS | 23.1 | +0.2 | 31.5 | 19th | 13.1 | -0.2 | 7.6 | 10th | 19.4 | 97.0 | v low | 20% |
| Central Tablelands (South) (district 63) | ||||||||||||
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | 28.6 | +1.3 | 33.2 | 4th | 13.7 | +0.3 | 8.0 | 11th | 48.6 | 57.7 | average | 84% |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 27.6 | 0.0 | 32.8 | 4th | 14.1 | +0.6 | 8.6 | 11th | 43.6 | 56.8 | average | 77% |
| Lithgow (Cooerwull) | 24.7 | +0.1 | 32.3 | 18th | 12.5 | -0.5 | 6.4 | 10th | 20.6 | 80.3 | low | 26% |
| Marrangaroo (Defence) | 24.8 | 32.6 | 18th | 11.5 | 5.0 | 10th | 16.6 | |||||
| Mount Boyce AWS | 23.4 | +0.4 | 31.3 | 18th | 12.8 | -0.4 | 7.8 | 10th | 73.6 | 121.7 | average | 60% |
| Oberon (Albion St) | 25.1 | +1.2 | 31.5 | 18th | 11.6 | +0.4 | 4.9 | 10th | 65.4 | 60.9 | average | 107% |
| Orange Airport AWS | 26.8 | +0.8 | 32.5 | 4th | 12.6 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 10th | 62.2 | 76.3 | average | 82% |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 27.8 | +0.9 | 37.0 | 18th | 16.7 | -0.3 | 12.8 | 10th | 49.0 | 137.7 | low | 36% |
| Central Western Slopes (North) (district 64) | ||||||||||||
| Coonabarabran (Showgrounds) | 32.1 | +1.4 | 36.6 | 19th | 16.5 | +1.8 | 10.5 | 27th | 6.4 | 80.2 | low | 8% |
| Coonabarabran Airport AWS | 31.2 | +1.3 | 36.9 | 19th | 17.5 | +0.2 | 12.1 | 25th | 4.2 | 69.9 | v low | 6% |
| Dunedoo Post Office | 32.9 | +1.9 | 39.5 | 18th | 18.0 | +0.8 | 11.6 | 11th | 13.7 | 62.4 | low | 22% |
| Central Western Slopes (South) (district 65) | ||||||||||||
| Cowra Airport AWS | 32.5 | +0.8 | 38.4 | 18th | 16.7 | +0.5 | 9.6 | 14th | 17.4 | 52.8 | average | 33% |
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 33.4 | +1.3 | 38.6 | 18th | 18.4 | +0.8 | 11.0 | 11th | 18.4 | 40.5 | low | 45% |
| Forbes Airport AWS | 32.7 | -0.2 | 38.9 | 4th | 17.8 | +0.3 | 9.9 | 14th | 85.8 | 48.4 | high | 177% |
| Parkes Airport AWS | 33.3 | +1.1 | 39.2 | 18th | 17.1 | -0.1 | 9.2 | 10th | 10.2 | 57.2 | low | 18% |
| Wellington (D&J Rural) | 33.4 | +1.3 | 37.5 | 4th | 18.1 | +1.4 | 10.8 | 11th | 23.0 | 50.9 | average | 45% |
| Metropolitan (East) (district 66) | ||||||||||||
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 29.3 | +1.4 | 36.5 | 12th | 18.0 | -0.2 | 13.2 | 26th | 46.2 | 101.0 | low | 46% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 27.6 | +0.3 | 36.2 | 12th | 17.9 | -0.4 | 13.0 | 26th | 72.6 | 101.8 | average | 71% |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 28.8 | 36.4 | 12th | 17.5 | 12.2 | 26th | 49.2 | |||||
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 28.8 | +0.9 | 36.3 | 18th | 17.0 | -0.6 | 12.5 | 26th | 90.0 | 120.7 | average | 75% |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 27.5 | +1.7 | 36.3 | 12th | 19.7 | +0.9 | 16.6 | 26th | 85.4 | 117.3 | average | 73% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 28.0 | +1.5 | 37.7 | 12th | 19.6 | +0.5 | 17.1 | 10th | 73.0 | 111.1 | average | 66% |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 25.0 | +0.2 | 35.6 | 12th | 20.0 | -0.7 | 18.1 | 2nd | ||||
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 28.6 | 36.1 | 12th | 18.4 | 14.2 | 26th | 88.6 | |||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 26.2 | +0.2 | 35.4 | 12th | 17.9 | -0.3 | 14.7 | 26th | 92.6 | 125.6 | average | 74% |
| Metropolitan (West) (district 67) | ||||||||||||
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 30.4 | +1.6 | 38.9 | 18th | 16.7 | -0.4 | 11.8 | 26th | 21.2 | 95.3 | low | 22% |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 29.6 | +0.8 | 37.7 | 18th | 17.3 | -0.5 | 13.0 | 26th | 32.2 | 103.6 | low | 31% |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 31.2 | +1.6 | 40.4 | 18th | 18.1 | -0.4 | 13.9 | 26th | 19.0 | 112.8 | v low | 17% |
| Richmond RAAF | 30.2 | +0.9 | 39.5 | 18th | 17.2 | -0.6 | 12.7 | 26th | 23.8 | 110.1 | v low | 22% |
| Illawarra (district 68) | ||||||||||||
| Albion Park (Wollongong Airport) | 27.4 | +1.1 | 36.7 | 12th | 16.5 | -0.6 | 10.7 | 14th | 30.6 | 135.0 | low | 23% |
| Bellambi AWS | 24.8 | -0.1 | 35.9 | 12th | 18.6 | -0.6 | 14.5 | 10th | 89.2 | 134.6 | average | 66% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 30.2 | +1.5 | 38.8 | 18th | 16.5 | -0.3 | 11.3 | 26th | 18.0 | 95.4 | v low | 19% |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 29.9 | +1.3 | 38.1 | 18th | 16.4 | -0.5 | 11.4 | 26th | 16.8 | 85.6 | low | 20% |
| High Range AWS (Wanganderry) | 25.6 | 35.3 | 18th | 13.6 | 8.8 | 14th | 23.6 | |||||
| Holsworthy (Defence) | 28.7 | 37.1 | 12th | 16.8 | 11.9 | 26th | 35.6 | |||||
| Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular) | 24.8 | +0.4 | 34.1 | 12th | 18.6 | +0.1 | 15.3 | 11th | 67.8 | 126.9 | low | 53% |
| Jervis Bay NSW (Jervis Bay Airfield AWS) | 25.4 | 35.3 | 12th | 17.6 | 13.2 | 14th | 44.2 | |||||
| Kiama (Bombo Headland) | 25.4 | +0.8 | 36.5 | 12th | 18.6 | -0.2 | 14.6 | 10th | 22.8 | 128.1 | v low | 18% |
| Moss Vale AWS | 25.6 | +1.1 | 35.1 | 18th | 13.8 | -0.3 | 6.6 | 14th | 6.4 | 94.5 | v low | 7% |
| Nowra RAN Air Station AWS | 27.5 | +1.1 | 35.1 | 12th | 16.3 | -0.4 | 10.8 | 14th | 44.0 | 127.7 | low | 34% |
| South Coast (district 69) | ||||||||||||
| Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club) | 34.6 | 12th | 15.8 | -0.1 | 9.0 | 10th | ||||||
| Bega AWS | 26.7 | +0.1 | 33.0 | 3rd | 14.5 | -0.5 | 7.4 | 14th | 99.0 | 81.1 | high | 122% |
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 25.7 | +0.3 | 35.1 | 3rd | 11.9 | -0.4 | 4.8 | 14th | 75.2 | 66.8 | average | 113% |
| Green Cape AWS | 24.2 | +0.4 | 31.0 | 12th | 17.1 | -0.4 | 12.0 | 14th | 43.0 | 49.4 | average | 87% |
| Merimbula Airport AWS | 25.1 | +0.4 | 33.6 | 12th | 15.1 | -0.1 | 8.7 | 14th | 63.4 | 84.1 | average | 75% |
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 23.8 | +0.5 | 33.0 | 12th | 18.0 | +0.1 | 14.4 | 10th | 13.8 | 82.4 | low | 17% |
| Moruya Airport AWS | 25.5 | +0.7 | 35.5 | 12th | 15.5 | -0.6 | 8.8 | 10th | 36.0 | 101.5 | low | 35% |
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 24.4 | +0.4 | 34.2 | 12th | 16.7 | +0.4 | 12.0 | 14th | 36.2 | 94.7 | average | 38% |
| Narooma (Marine Rescue) | 24.5 | +0.9 | 34.0 | 12th | 16.5 | -0.3 | 13.6 | 13th | 36.0 | 90.7 | average | 40% |
| Nerriga AWS | 26.1 | 35.3 | 18th | 12.6 | 4.8 | 14th | 37.2 | |||||
| Ulladulla AWS | 24.6 | +0.4 | 34.6 | 12th | 17.7 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 10th | 11.8 | 116.7 | v low | 10% |
| Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (district 70) | ||||||||||||
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 26.5 | +1.5 | 33.4 | 3rd | 10.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 14th | 37.6 | 58.0 | average | 65% |
| Bombala AWS | 25.2 | +1.0 | 33.3 | 3rd | 10.1 | -0.5 | 2.4 | 14th | 61.6 | 56.9 | average | 108% |
| Canberra Airport | 29.1 | +0.9 | 36.0 | 18th | 12.9 | -0.6 | 5.5 | 10th | 42.8 | 64.8 | average | 66% |
| Cooma Airport AWS | 25.9 | +0.9 | 33.0 | 3rd | 9.9 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 14th | 32.8 | 48.3 | average | 68% |
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 26.5 | +0.2 | 33.0 | 3rd | 2.5 | 14th | 56.6 | 59.7 | average | 95% | ||
| Goulburn Airport AWS | 27.4 | +1.0 | 35.8 | 18th | 12.0 | -0.7 | 5.1 | 14th | 16.4 | 52.6 | low | 31% |
| Goulburn TAFE | 27.1 | +0.6 | 34.6 | 18th | 13.2 | -0.4 | 7.1 | 14th | 54.8 | 60.6 | average | 90% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 20.0 | +1.1 | 25.3 | 3rd | 8.4 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 13th | 31.4 | 90.2 | low | 35% |
| Taralga Post Office | 25.7 | +0.7 | 33.5 | 18th | 12.0 | -0.1 | 5.5 | 10th | 122.0 | 70.2 | high | 174% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 28.9 | +0.8 | 35.6 | 18th | 13.3 | -0.9 | 6.2 | 10th | 26.4 | 69.6 | low | 38% |
| Southern Tablelands (Snowy Mountains) (district 71) | ||||||||||||
| Perisher Valley AWS | 18.8 | 23.2 | 28th | 5.6 | -2.7 | 14th | 60.0 | |||||
| Thredbo AWS | 16.2 | -0.1 | 21.2 | 3rd | 6.4 | -0.7 | -1.5 | 13th | 100.4 | 92.4 | average | 109% |
| Thredbo Village | 21.4 | +0.3 | 27.0 | 3rd | 6.8 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 14th | 90.0 | 85.2 | average | 106% |
| Southwest Slopes (South) (district 72) | ||||||||||||
| Albury Airport AWS | 31.8 | +0.5 | 37.7 | 3rd | 15.5 | -0.8 | 8.0 | 14th | 27.6 | 45.3 | average | 61% |
| Cabramurra SMHEA AWS | 20.7 | -0.1 | 25.5 | 4th | 10.4 | -0.9 | 2.3 | 13th | 51.2 | 75.4 | average | 68% |
| Hume Reservoir | 31.3 | +0.8 | 37.9 | 3rd | 17.0 | +0.4 | 8.2 | 14th | 27.4 | 42.7 | average | 64% |
| Khancoban AWS | 30.3 | -0.3 | 36.6 | 3rd | 12.2 | -1.2 | 4.9 | 14th | 36.8 | 60.6 | average | 61% |
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 29.2 | +0.8 | 33.6 | 18th | 11.5 | -0.5 | 5.0 | 13th | 33.2 | 54.0 | average | 61% |
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 31.9 | +1.0 | 39.6 | 18th | 16.7 | +0.3 | 7.7 | 14th | 16.2 | 40.2 | average | 40% |
| Southwest Slopes (North) (district 73) | ||||||||||||
| Burrinjuck Dam | 31.2 | +2.2 | 38.5 | 18th | 15.6 | -0.1 | 8.7 | 10th | 16.6 | 57.0 | low | 29% |
| Cootamundra Airport | 30.4 | -0.2 | 37.9 | 18th | 15.5 | -0.1 | 5.9 | 14th | 21.7 | 55.6 | average | 39% |
| Grenfell (Manganese Rd) | 31.3 | +0.3 | 37.9 | 18th | 15.3 | -0.8 | 5.8 | 14th | 20.0 | 47.5 | average | 42% |
| Gundagai (Nangus Rd) | 31.2 | -0.1 | 37.8 | 18th | 16.2 | -0.5 | 9.4 | 10th | 10.6 | 47.8 | low | 22% |
| Temora Airport | 31.2 | -0.6 | 38.6 | 18th | 16.4 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 14th | 37.4 | 46.8 | average | 80% |
| Young Airport | 30.3 | -0.2 | 37.1 | 18th | 14.6 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 14th | 90.2 | 52.4 | high | 172% |
| Riverina (East) (district 74) | ||||||||||||
| Corowa Airport | 31.8 | +0.4 | 37.2 | 4th | 15.8 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 13th | 32.8 | 37.0 | average | 89% |
| Deniliquin Airport AWS | 32.5 | +0.4 | 40.1 | 3rd | 16.0 | -0.2 | 8.7 | 14th | 31.0 | 30.9 | average | 100% |
| Kapooka (Defence) | 32.4 | 40.7 | 18th | 16.6 | 6.7 | 14th | 9.6 | |||||
| Narrandera Airport AWS | 33.0 | +0.9 | 40.5 | 18th | 17.0 | -0.4 | 8.2 | 14th | 13.8 | 34.6 | average | 40% |
| Tocumwal Airport | 31.1 | -0.4 | 39.8 | 3rd | 14.8 | -1.3 | 8.7 | 13th | 27.8 | 29.1 | average | 96% |
| Yanco Agricultural Institute | 32.6 | +0.1 | 39.9 | 18th | 18.2 | -0.2 | 10.8 | 10th | 28.4 | 30.8 | average | 92% |
| Riverina (West) (district 75) | ||||||||||||
| Griffith Airport AWS | 33.0 | +0.6 | 41.6 | 18th | 17.7 | +0.2 | 10.2 | 10th | 16.2 | 28.3 | average | 57% |
| Hay Airport AWS | 33.3 | -0.1 | 41.1 | 18th | 16.6 | -0.9 | 8.0 | 13th | 24.8 | 41.6 | average | 60% |
| Hillston Airport | 34.3 | +1.5 | 41.5 | 18th | 18.6 | +0.3 | 9.1 | 14th | 15.0 | 27.4 | average | 55% |
| Lake Cargelligo Airport | 33.3 | -0.2 | 41.0 | 18th | 19.0 | +0.6 | 12.2 | 14th | 11.6 | 35.0 | average | 33% |
| Note: From 2017, information about Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands can be found in the climate summary for the Remote Islands and Antarctica | ||||||||||||
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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 New South Wales 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 Friday 1 March 2019. 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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