Thursday, 9 January 2020 - Monthly Climate Summary for New South Wales - Product code IDCKGC15R0

New South Wales in December 2019: a cool start, then record hot and very dry

Almost all of New South Wales experienced record high temperatures during December, with repeated bursts of very hot days. Rainfall was below average across the State, and record low for many areas, including Sydney. Smoke from numerous large fires led to reduced air quality for much of the State

Another dry month

• The New South Wales total rainfall was 85% below average, the second-lowest for December with only 1938 drier
• Rainfall was below average for almost the whole State, with a large swathe seeing less than one-fifth of typical December rain
• Record low rainfall was reported in a region from the Hunter to the Illawarra, and inland through the Central and Southern Tablelands, as well as patches in the Central and Upper Western regions
• Numerous sites had their lowest total December rainfall on record or their lowest for many years
• Patches of the Upper North Coast district were the only areas to have close to average rain for December, having had moderate falls at the start of the month, around the 12th and again around the 25th

A cold start, then record heat

• A spell of cold weather at the start of the month gave a few inland sites their coldest December day on record, and a few others their lowest December temperature on record
• Several inland sites had their highest December temperature on record on the 10th or 11th, but most of those new records were broken again between the 20th and 22nd when numerous sites had their highest December temperature on record (and in some cases the highest for any month) and temperatures over 47 °C were reported in the west
• Another burst of heat reached the west on the 27th before extending eastwards, bringing record high temperatures around Sydney on the 31st
• The bursts of hot days also saw record warm nights (highest daily minimum temperature) at some sites, mostly in the southeast inland
• The hot days meant many sites had their highest December mean daily maximum temperature on record or their highest December mean temperature on record, but cool nights at the start of the month meant only a few sites had their highest December mean daily minimum temperature on record
• Nearly all of New South Wales recorded its highest accumulated monthly Forest Fire Danger Index for December, with highest on record daily values for December occurring west of the Riverina and across the Monaro regions of southern NSW on the 30th or 31st
• The mean temperature for New South Wales was the highest on record for December at 3.32 °C above average, about 0.4 °C warmer than the previous highest from 2018
• The State's mean maximum temperature was the highest on record for December at 4.31 °C above average, almost 1.4 °C warmer than the previous highest from 1990
• The State's mean minimum temperature was the third-warmest for December at 2.34 °C above average

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Extremes in December 2019
Hottest day	47.3 °C at Pooncarie Mail Agency on the 20th
Warmest days on average	39.4 °C at Tibooburra Airport and Wanaaring Post Office
Coolest days on average	16.8 °C at Thredbo AWS
Coldest day	-1.0 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 2nd
Coldest night	-3.5 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 3rd
Coolest nights on average	5.6 °C at Perisher Valley AWS
Warmest nights on average	24.7 °C at Wanaaring (Borrona Downs AWS)
Warmest night	33.2 °C at Wanaaring (Borrona Downs AWS) on the 31st
Warmest on average overall	31.9 °C at Wanaaring (Borrona Downs AWS)
Coolest on average overall	11.7 °C at Thredbo AWS
Wettest overall	161.0 mm at Lillian Rock (Williams Road)
Driest overall	0 mm at many sites
Wettest day	61.0 mm at Busbys Flat on the 25th
Strongest wind gust	111 km/h at Thredbo AWS on the 1st

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Record lowest December total rainfall
	New record (mm)	Old record		Years of record	Average for December
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	1.6	2.8	in 1979	162	77.1
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	0.2	4.4	in 1938	157	78.2
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	2.8	= 2.8	in 1979	150	76.7
Katoomba (Farnells Rd)	1.4	3.2	in 1974	135	120.9
Sydney Botanic Gardens	1.9	2.6	in 1979	135	81.5
Prospect Reservoir	0.0	2.2	in 1979	133	75.5
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	3.6	10.6	in 1941	122	103.0
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	5.5	5.8	in 1908	121	92.1
Bettowynd (Condry)	0.0	0.6	in 1979	119	65.7
Cooranbong (Avondale)	2.0	6.6	in 1977	105	96.6
Sydney Airport AMO	1.0	4.8	in 1979	91	72.8
Marrickville Golf Club	1.0	6.1	in 1938	85	73.4
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape Lighthouse)	13.4	15.5	in 1951	81	117.0
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	2.0	5.5	in 1953	78	91.6
Williamtown RAAF	0.8	14.2	in 1986	73	77.5
Inverell Research Centre	4.6	6.9	in 1950	70	97.5
Montague Island Lighthouse	4.4	9.4	in 1979	63	65.6
Woolbrook (Woolbrook Road)	10.8	11.0	in 1979	62	98.9
Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave)	8.0	13.9	in 1979	61	91.1
Gowrie South	6.0	6.8	in 1974	61	88.4
Lucas Heights (ANSTO)	1.0	6.4	in 1979	61	76.3
Bulga (South Wambo)	0.2	5.3	in 1979	60	71.5
Cobar MO	0.8	1.4	in 1984	58	34.9
Colo Heights (Mountain Pines)	1.6	3.4	in 1974	57	92.3
Bulga (Down Town)	0.0	2.8	in 1974	56	76.5
Duri (Ashgrove) No 142	6.2	10.4	in 1974	56	78.1
Parramatta North (Masons Drive)	1.0	6.2	in 1974	54	72.1
Dungog - Main Creek (Yeranda)	5.6	12.6	in 1986	53	118.5
Bankstown Airport AWS	5.2	8.4	in 1979	52	67.2
Breeza (Alpha)	0.0	3.0	in 1974	52	75.3
Hunter Springs (Wondecla)	16.0	20.2	in 1979	48	105.8
Mona Vale Golf Club	1.2	7.6	in 1976	48	69.2
Mount Wilson (Clarine)	3.6	4.8	in 1974	48	104.7
Nowendoc (Green Hills)	16.0	= 16.0	in 1986	47	111.2
Goulburn TAFE	0.8	0.9	in 1979	46	61.4
Macquarie Park (Willandra Village)	1.0	11.4	in 1986	42	83.1
Peakhurst Golf Club	1.0	4.0	in 1979	42	53.9
Araluen Lower (Araluen Rd)	0.0	5.8	in 1997	40	75.0
Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrove Rd))	1.4	17.0	in 1969	39	87.0
Upper Chichester (Simmonds)	6.0	15.0	in 1986	37	121.1
Werris Creek (Yandilla)	3.0	= 3.0	in 1974	37	81.8
Wedderburn (Booalbyn)	0.0	2.4	in 1974	36	55.5
Cooma Airport AWS	4.0	11.2	in 2012	34	52.1
Swansea (Catherine St)	4.2	21.0	in 2013	32	82.6
Chatswood Bowling Club	1.0	2.6	in 1953	31	76.8
Hampton (Bindo)	4.0	11.0	in 2001	31	74.8
Braidwood Racecourse AWS	0.6	3.6	in 1997	30	63.7
Cessnock Airport AWS	1.6	13.2	in 2005	30	77.4
Oberon (Jenolan Caves Road)	5.0	10.2	in 2001	30	70.5
Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club)	5.0	23.5	in 2015	29	72.0
Belrose (Evelyn Place)	7.2	29.4	in 2005	29	89.0
Blayney (Orange Road)	15.2	17.0	in 1990	29	76.3
Bilpin Post Office	4.4	23.8	in 2005	28	115.8
Nundle (Keeva)	21.0	22.8	in 1986	28	107.2
Putty Tea Rooms	0.0	5.2	in 2014	28	78.7
Robertson (The Pie Shop)	8.4	22.0	in 2000	28	102.9
Beaumont (The Cedars)	4.4	37.6	in 2012	27	101.9
Dora Creek (Dora St)	2.8	15.5	in 1998	27	76.4
Walgett Airport AWS	0.0	2.6	in 1998	27	47.5
Bathurst Airport AWS	6.0	12.4	in 2000	26	71.9
Bombala AWS	2.6	13.2	in 2006	26	54.3
Box Hill (McCall Gardens)	0.0	22.4	in 1990	26	69.5
Cobar Airport AWS	0.0	1.0	in 2000	26	24.8
Goulburn Airport AWS	0.2	8.2	in 1997	26	55.4
Mount Boyce AWS	0.4	22.6	in 2001	26	81.4
Nullo Mountain AWS	4.0	9.4	in 2012	26	86.2
Scone Airport AWS	2.0	15.8	in 2013	26	73.9
Dubbo Airport AWS	2.6	5.4	in 2012	25	58.9
Hanging Rock (Andeva)	15.4	66.3	in 2012	25	128.7
Inverell (Raglan St)	5.0	44.2	in 2013	25	111.4
Millbank	17.0	18.0	in 2013	25	113.0
Moree Aero	8.4	9.0	in 2013	25	64.3
Mudgee Airport AWS	2.8	15.0	in 1998	25	77.6
Penrith Lakes AWS	0.0	26.2	in 2005	25	60.8
Narrabri (Murrumbilla)	5.2	18.6	in 2013	24	81.2
Orange Airport AWS	15.0	22.8	in 2001	24	87.0
Richmond RAAF	0.0	14.6	in 1997	24	67.1
Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS	0.8	6.2	in 1997	24	67.3
Bellambi AWS	6.2	14.6	in 2005	23	71.9
Coonamble Airport AWS	0.2	4.2	in 2006	23	62.1
Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS	2.4	6.8	in 2005	23	63.6
Albion Park (Shellharbour Airport)	1.6	14.2	in 2001	21	63.0
Merimbula Airport AWS	5.8	7.8	in 2002	21	59.7
Moruya Airport AWS	8.8	32.6	in 2015	21	70.1
Baulkham Hills Eucalyptus Ct	5.5	8.5	in 2005	20	69.9
Grassy Gully (Shoalhaven River)	0.0	13.0	in 2000	20	69.4
Hillview (Shoalhaven River)	0.0	2.0	in 2001	20	57.6
Inverell (Elsmore Village)	21.6	25.0	in 2006	20	91.6
North Rocks (Muirfield Golf Club)	1.5	26.5	in 2005	20	77.7
Nowra RAN Air Station AWS	1.2	12.8	in 2005	20	73.4
Sanctuary Point (Salinas Street)	4.8	21.2	in 2012	20	76.4
Seven Hills (Radio FM 103.2)	0.5	21.0	in 2005	20	66.6
Wyong (Mount Elliot)	4.0	20.0	in 2001	20	81.2
Wyong (Olney Forest)	13.0	29.0	in 2005	20	90.2

Lowest December total rainfall for at least 20 years
	Observed (mm)	Most recent lower		Average for December
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS	5.2	4.6	in 1874*	79.8
Moonan Flat (High St)	8.8	8.6	in 1918*	79.5
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	9.0	6.0	in 1938	74.2
Paterson Post Office	2.8	2.6	in 1939	98.4
Randwick Racecourse	4.6	2.3	in 1938*	79.4
Glen Morrison (Branga Plains)	8.2	5.3	in 1941*	97.0
Bendalong STP	5.8	0.0	in 1946*	82.3
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	4.2	3.8	in 1953	65.6
Tulloona (Coolanga)	5.6	0.0	in 1953	63.1
Coolah (Binnia St)	4.8	0.3	in 1950*	68.0
Blackville (Krui Vale)	5.0	2.5	in 1953*	89.5
Baradine Forestry	3.2	2.5	in 1967*	61.3
Faulconbridge (St Georges Crescent)	5.7	4.3	in 1944*	97.6
Thredbo Village	18.5	7.2	in 1972	122.3
Bombala (Therry Street)	3.4	1.1	in 1972*	63.9
Nimmitabel (Cottesloe)	0.8	0.5	in 1972*	76.8
Bathurst Agricultural Station	3.0	0.0	in 1974	65.7
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	0.2	0.0	in 1974	67.2
Gulgong Post Office	5.2	0.0	in 1974	66.9
Loomberah (Pendene)	10.6	5.0	in 1974	89.9
Quirindi Post Office	9.2	2.0	in 1974	79.8
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	7.2	5.8	in 1974	95.9
Willow Tree (Parraweena)	1.6	0.0	in 1974	77.8
Gunnedah Pool	3.0	0.8	in 1974*	69.6
Merriwa (Roscommon)	6.4	2.5	in 1974*	71.9
Weetaliba (Munna)	0.2	0.0	in 1974*	65.7
Coonabarabran (Showgrounds)	0.6	0.4	in 1974*	69.9
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	1.1	0.5	in 1938*	78.3
Springwood (Valley Heights)	1.2	0.8	in 1974*	101.0
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line of Road)	8.6	2.6	in 1974*	121.0
Snowball	11.0	6.4	in 1918*	91.5
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	2.8	0.2	in 1974*	64.6
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	0.6	=0.6	in 1979	60.0
Cooma Visitors Centre	4.2	2.6	in 1979	55.4
Dunedoo Post Office	4.4	1.6	in 1979	62.2
Fairlight Station	2.0	1.2	in 1979	61.3
Mittagong (Alfred Street)	6.5	1.0	in 1979	75.4
Mount Mitchell (Tirranna)	31.4	18.8	in 1979	116.7
Pallamallawa Post Office	11.0	6.6	in 1979	68.6
Peak Hill Post Office	3.4	0.0	in 1979	51.2
Randwick (Randwick St)	8.5	3.2	in 1979	75.7
Sutton (Uba)	2.2	0.2	in 1979	56.0
Taralga Post Office	1.8	0.4	in 1979	66.2
Trangie Research Station AWS	2.4	0.6	in 1979	42.2
Tuross	7.8	2.0	in 1979	85.0
Wellington (D&J Rural)	4.7	1.8	in 1979	56.2
Yarramalong (Lewensbrook)	3.8	0.0	in 1979	85.6
Aranda (Bindaga St)	1.4	0.6	in 1979*	57.0
Barraba (Clifton Lane)	9.2	=9.2	in 1979*	76.8
Camden Airport AWS	0.2	0.0	in 1974*	56.6
Canberra (Australian National Botanic Ga	1.0	0.0	in 1979*	58.5
Hargraves (Edge Hill)	11.8	0.0	in 1979*	77.0
Quirindi (Spring Vale)	1.9	0.0	in 1974*	80.6
Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Club)	1.4	0.0	in 1979*	78.4
Warialda Post Office	10.2	0.0	in 1979*	71.3
Bega (Newtown Road)	4.6	1.6	in 1979*	77.1
Berrima West (Medway (Wombat Creek))	0.8	=0.8	in 1979*	61.1
Bingara (Keera)	23.4	11.9	in 1979*	76.2
Ulan Water	4.0	0.0	in 1974*	65.3
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	6.6	4.6	in 1974*	95.6
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	3.0	0.0	in 1979*	58.3
Gunning Rural Supplies	2.0	0.0	in 1979*	57.3
Wallabadah (Woodton)	9.4	7.6	in 1979*	87.8
Big Hill (Glen Dusk)	1.0	0.0	in 1979*	59.8
Brungle (Bonnie Doon)	9.4	0.0	in 1979*	58.0
Culburra Treatment Works	8.1	4.7	in 1979*	73.6
Nelligen (Thule Road)	9.0	7.1	in 1938*	91.0
Rockley Post Office	7.0	0.0	in 1979*	64.0
Cowra Ag Research Station	8.1	0.0	in 1979*	57.9
Smiths Lake (Patsys Flat Road)	20.6	11.0	in 1982*	86.2
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	6.0	0.0	in 1979*	52.4
Lostock Dam	10.2	7.2	in 1986	94.9
Number One (Murrays Creek)	14.4	8.4	in 1986	101.7
Gowrie (Lallybroch)	8.8	5.6	in 1974*	89.0
Wingham (Lanark Close)	22.8	6.7	in 1986*	99.5
Gloucester Post Office	7.2	2.6	in 1986*	102.4
Tia (Highrent)	19.8	19.6	in 1986*	98.9
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	8.8	1.0	in 1974*	86.1
Stroud Post Office	10.4	6.0	in 1986*	101.3
Collaroy (Long Reef Golf Club)	3.8	3.3	in 1969*	68.2
Forster - Tuncurry Marine Rescue	19.9	15.8	in 1989*	91.1
Narooma (Marine Rescue)	10.9	6.1	in 1979*	73.5
Oberon (Albion St)	11.2	0.0	in 1974*	74.0
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	7.4	5.6	in 1990*	60.4
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	20.2	15.0	in 1986*	95.5
Krambach (Firefly Rd)	15.8	8.0	in 1986*	103.5
Lake Victoria Storage	0.4	0.2	in 1991	20.5
Manildra (George St)	6.2	5.4	in 1990*	57.2
Menindee Post Office	1.0	0.4	in 1991	21.8
Murringo (Yallambee)	7.8	4.6	in 1990*	59.7
Bulahdelah Post Office	8.4	4.4	in 1986*	107.6
Manilla (Fern Hill)	7.2	0.0	in 1979*	75.1
Quandialla Post Office	4.0	2.0	in 1990*	44.7
Gooloogong Post Office	10.0	4.4	in 1990*	48.6
Bowning (Wanganui)	5.0	0.6	in 1976*	55.9
Upper Allyn Township	14.2	3.4	in 1979*	107.1
Forbes Airport AWS	5.4	1.0	in 1995*	52.3
Green Cape AWS	7.6	0.0	in 1995*	45.9
Norah Head AWS	1.6	0.2	in 1996	65.2
Thredbo AWS	15.4	0.0	in 1995*	112.5
Condobolin Retirement Village	4.8	4.6	in 1990*	39.9
Ulladulla AWS	19.4	14.6	in 1997	71.0
Burrinjuck Dam	10.2	9.3	in 1998	63.3
Eumungerie Post Office	3.8	0.0	in 1998	51.6
Pindari Dam	16.4	=16.4	in 1998	88.9
Tamworth Airport AWS	2.8	0.0	in 1998	75.4
Cryon (Koothney)	2.6	1.0	in 1998*	42.2

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported

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Record highest December temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for December
Balranald (RSL)	46.2	on the 20th	45.6	on the 15th in 1945	113	31.0
Condobolin Ag Research Stn	46.0	on the 21st	43.7	on the 21st in 1994	62	31.8
Coonabarabran (Showgrounds)	41.5	on the 21st	40.5	on the 17th in 1982	62	30.5
Hillston Airport	45.5	on the 20th	45.0	on the 31st in 2005	62	31.6
Taralga Post Office	39.5	on the 22nd	38.0	on the 1st in 1982	59	24.5
Cobar MO	45.7	on the 21st	45.6	on the 20th in 2018	58	32.7
Katoomba (Farnells Rd) *	39.5	on the 21st	35.0	on the 26th in 1957	57	22.5
Barraba (Clifton Lane)	42.1	on the 22nd	41.1	on the 7th in 1981	54	30.7
Burrinjuck Dam	42.1	on the 21st	40.9	on the 31st in 2005	54	27.7
Inverell Research Centre *	41.5	on the 22nd	38.7	on the 29th in 2013	54	28.4
Mungindi Post Office	47.0	on the 22nd	46.2	on the 29th in 2013	54	34.6
Quirindi Post Office	43.0	on the 21st	41.8	on the 23rd in 1990	54	31.3
Bathurst Agricultural Station	40.3	on the 21st	37.5	on the 31st in 2005	53	26.5
Dunedoo Post Office	43.8	on the 21st	41.7	on the 31st in 2005	53	31.0
Grenfell (Manganese Rd) *	44.0	on the 21st	41.0	on the 21st in 1972	53	29.9
Hume Reservoir	42.1	on the 30th	41.8	on the 31st in 2005	53	28.7
Parramatta North (Masons Drive)	44.0	on the 31st	43.9	on the 21st in 1994	53	27.6
Bankstown Airport AWS	44.9	on the 31st	43.6	on the 21st in 1994	52	27.5
Peak Hill Post Office	45.5	on the 21st	42.9	on the 20th in 2018	52	31.5
Trangie Research Station AWS	45.6	on the 21st	44.6	on the 20th in 2018	52	32.0
Tumbarumba Post Office	39.0	on the 19th	37.3	on the 31st in 2005	52	26.1
Wellington (D&J Rural)	44.4	on the 21st	43.1	on the 24th in 2017	52	31.6
Tocumwal Airport	44.9	on the 20th	43.5	on the 27th in 2018	50	29.6
Lostock Dam	43.8	on the 22nd	42.0	on the 23rd in 1990	48	29.0
Pindari Dam *	43.0	on the 22nd	40.9	on the 29th in 2013	48	30.5
Woolbrook (Woolbrook Road)	38.0	on the 20th	36.2	on the 23rd in 1990	48	26.3
Cooma Visitors Centre	37.8	on the 20th	36.7	on the 30th in 2005	47	25.2
Gulgong Post Office	42.4	on the 22nd	40.3	on the 31st in 2005	47	29.8
Lake Cargelligo Airport	45.4	on the 21st	44.1	on the 31st in 2005	47	32.5
Paterson (Tocal AWS)	45.0	on the 21st	44.2	on the 23rd in 1990	47	29.2
Corowa Airport	44.0	on the 20th	= 44.0	on the 27th in 2018	45	30.2
Griffith Airport AWS	45.4	on the 20th	44.0	on the 31st in 2005	45	31.0
Camden Airport AWS	44.0	on the 31st	43.1	on the 17th in 2009	44	28.6
Glen Innes Ag Research Stn *	36.8	on the 21st	34.5	on the 29th in 2013	44	24.5
Goulburn TAFE *	41.4	on the 21st	38.4	on the 21st in 1994	44	26.0
Orange Agricultural Institute	35.0	on the 10th	34.8	on the 18th in 1990	44	24.6
Oberon (Albion St)	37.9	on the 20th	35.0	on the 30th in 1965	37	23.4
Guyra Hospital	34.6	on the 22nd	32.2	on the 18th in 1990	33	22.8
Broken Hill Airport AWS	45.6	on the 20th	44.2	on the 23rd in 2005	31	31.5
Braidwood Racecourse AWS	40.4	on the 21st	38.5	on the 31st in 2005	30	24.7
Cessnock Airport AWS	43.6	on the 21st	42.8	on the 20th in 2017	30	29.1
Bathurst Airport AWS	40.9	on the 21st	37.2	on the 21st in 2013	29	26.7
Cooma Airport AWS	37.7	on the 20th	35.7	on the 31st in 2005	29	24.1
Goulburn Airport AWS *	42.1	on the 21st	38.6	on the 31st in 2005	29	25.9
Mount Boyce AWS *	37.5	on the 21st	33.9	on the 21st in 1994	29	22.6
Mudgee Airport AWS	42.7	on the 21st	39.3	on the 22nd in 1994	29	28.8
Nullo Mountain AWS	36.5	on the 21st	32.7	on the 31st in 2005	29	22.4
Scone Airport AWS	45.3	on the 21st	43.3	on the 20th in 2017	29	30.2
Ulladulla AWS	40.3	on the 31st	38.7	on the 22nd in 2000	29	23.1
Young Airport *	44.1	on the 21st	41.4	on the 28th in 2018	29	29.3
Tamworth Airport AWS	42.3	on the 21st	41.4	on the 8th in 2009	28	30.6
Wanaaring Post Office	46.6	on the 21st	= 46.6	on the 20th in 2018	28	35.3
Condobolin Airport AWS	46.4	on the 21st	44.5	on the 20th in 2018	27	32.1
Dubbo Airport AWS	44.9	on the 21st	42.1	on the 24th in 2017	27	31.5
Richmond RAAF	45.0	on the 31st	43.7	on the 21st in 1994	27	28.9
Walgett Airport AWS	44.8	on the 21st	44.5	on the 28th in 2005	27	34.5
Armidale Airport AWS	36.4	on the 21st	33.7	on the 29th in 2013	26	24.9
Mangrove Mountain AWS	42.4	on the 21st	40.8	on the 20th in 2017	26	26.4
Badgerys Creek AWS	44.6	on the 31st	42.7	on the 19th in 2017	25	28.5
Canterbury Racecourse AWS	42.3	on the 31st	40.6	on the 24th in 2017	25	26.6
Cootamundra Airport	42.2	on the 21st	41.2	on the 31st in 2005	25	29.4
Forbes Airport AWS	46.3	on the 21st	42.8	on the 31st in 2005	25	31.7
Inverell (Raglan St)	41.8	on the 22nd	38.8	on the 29th in 2013	25	29.1
Moree Aero	45.9	on the 22nd	43.6	on the 29th in 2013	25	32.8
Narrandera Airport AWS	45.1	on the 20th	43.2	on the 27th in 2018	25	31.0
Penrith Lakes AWS	46.3	on the 31st	44.1	on the 19th in 2017	25	29.6
Cabramurra SMHEA AWS	30.3	on the 20th	29.6	on the 31st in 2005	24	18.5
Glen Innes Airport AWS *	37.3	on the 22nd	35.1	on the 29th in 2013	24	25.1
Orange Airport AWS	38.9	on the 21st	34.7	on the 17th in 2009	24	24.8
Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS	39.8	on the 21st	38.3	on the 31st in 2005	24	27.2
Armidale (Tree Group Nursery) *	37.8	on the 21st	34.4	on the 29th in 2013	23	25.6
Coonamble Airport AWS	44.3	on the 21st	43.8	on the 23rd in 2005	23	33.3
Deniliquin Airport AWS	46.5	on the 20th	44.8	on the 31st in 2005	23	30.5
Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS	44.4	on the 31st	42.6	on the 14th in 2017	23	28.4
Khancoban AWS	41.1	on the 30th	40.7	on the 20th in 2015	23	28.4
Lightning Ridge Visitor Information Cent	44.7	on the 22nd	43.6	on the 4th in 2016	23	34.7
Parkes Airport AWS	45.6	on the 21st	42.0	on the 20th in 2018	23	31.1
Albion Park (Shellharbour Airport)	43.4	on the 19th	39.4	on the 13th in 2016	21	25.6
West Wyalong Airport AWS	44.6	on the 21st	43.1	on the 31st in 2005	21	31.2
Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS	46.2	on the 20th	45.8	on the 31st in 2005	20	33.4
Nowra RAN Air Station AWS *	45.6	on the 21st	43.0	on the 17th in 2009	20	26.1

* note also an annual record; see the 2019 summary

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Record lowest December daily maximum temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for December
Tocumwal Airport	14.9	on the 1st	15.0	on the 16th in 1980	50	29.6
Thredbo AWS	-1.0	on the 2nd	0.1	on the 5th in 2013	35	14.3
Cabramurra SMHEA AWS	2.8	on the 2nd	5.0	on the 6th in 2002	24	18.5
Orange Airport AWS	10.6	on the 2nd	12.1	on the 14th in 2008	24	24.8
Deniliquin Airport AWS	16.7	on the 1st	17.8	on the 5th in 2013	23	30.5

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Record highest December mean daily maximum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for December
Wellington (D&J Rural)	35.4	= 35.4	in 1918	101	31.6
Burrinjuck Dam	33.3	32.6	in 2018	98	27.7
Quirindi Post Office	36.0	34.8	in 1923	98	31.3
Bathurst Agricultural Station	31.6	30.6	in 1990	95	26.5
Bombala (Therry Street)	28.6	26.7	in 1972	95	23.9
Hillston Airport	35.4	34.6	in 1913	87	31.6
Hume Reservoir	32.3	31.8	in 1994	87	28.7
Trangie Research Station AWS	36.4	35.4	in 1979	79	32.0
Wagga Wagga AMO	33.6	32.7	in 1994	77	29.5
Dunedoo Post Office	35.7	35.2	in 1979	63	31.0
Inverell Research Centre	34.3	32.5	in 1990	61	28.4
Taralga Post Office	29.9	29.0	in 1982	60	24.5
Cobar MO	37.1	36.1	in 2018	57	32.7
Condobolin Ag Research Stn	35.3	35.0	in 1972	56	31.8
Barraba (Clifton Lane)	35.3	35.0	in 1979	53	30.7
Peak Hill Post Office	35.9	34.6	in 1990	51	31.5
Tumbarumba Post Office	30.5	29.8	in 1972	51	26.1
Thredbo Village	22.9	21.9	in 1972	48	19.3
Oberon (Albion St)	29.1	27.5	in 1979	47	23.4
Woolbrook (Woolbrook Road)	31.4	30.6	in 1990	47	26.3
Cooma Visitors Centre	28.9	27.8	in 1979	46	25.2
Griffith Airport AWS	35.0	34.0	in 2018	44	31.0
Goulburn TAFE	30.3	30.0	in 1990	43	26.0
Thredbo AWS	16.8	16.6	in 2018	34	14.3
Guyra Hospital	27.9	26.9	in 1990	32	22.8
Broken Hill Airport AWS	35.4	34.6	in 2018	30	31.5
Braidwood Racecourse AWS	28.9	27.9	in 1997	29	24.7
Bathurst Airport AWS	32.0	29.3	in 2016	28	26.7
Bombala AWS	26.8	26.5	in 1998	28	23.2
Goulburn Airport AWS	30.7	28.5	in 2005	28	25.9
Mount Boyce AWS	27.0	25.5	in 2016	28	22.6
Mudgee Airport AWS	34.0	31.6	in 2013	28	28.8
Nullo Mountain AWS	27.4	25.5	in 1997	28	22.4
Scone Airport AWS	35.3	34.2	in 2005	28	30.2
Young Airport	33.2	32.2	in 2018	28	29.3
Bega AWS	27.5	26.8	in 2016	27	25.0
Tamworth Airport AWS	36.2	33.6	in 2017	27	30.6
Wanaaring Post Office	39.4	38.6	in 2018	27	35.3
Albury Airport AWS	32.8	32.7	in 1994	26	29.5
Cobar Airport AWS	37.3	36.2	in 2018	26	33.4
Condobolin Airport AWS	36.1	34.5	in 2018	26	32.1
Dubbo Airport AWS	35.8	34.4	in 2005	26	31.5
Richmond RAAF	33.0	32.6	in 2017	26	28.9
Armidale Airport AWS	29.2	27.3	in 2016	25	24.9
Cootamundra Airport	32.9	31.7	in 1997	24	29.4
Forbes Airport AWS	35.6	34.0	in 1997	24	31.7
Gundagai (Nangus Rd)	33.1	32.2	in 2018	24	29.9
Inverell (Raglan St)	34.5	32.0	in 2018	24	29.1
Moree Aero	37.3	35.9	in 2016	24	32.8
Narrandera Airport AWS	34.6	33.7	in 2018	24	31.0
Penrith Lakes AWS	33.5	33.4	in 2017	24	29.6
Cabramurra SMHEA AWS	21.4	20.5	in 2006	23	18.5
Glen Innes Airport AWS	29.8	27.4	in 2016	23	25.1
Orange Airport AWS	29.6	26.8	in 1997	23	24.8
Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS	31.2	29.9	in 1997	23	27.2
Armidale (Tree Group Nursery)	30.3	28.1	in 2018	22	25.6
Coonamble Airport AWS	36.8	36.6	in 2005	22	33.3
Deniliquin Airport AWS	33.9	33.6	in 2018	22	30.5
Khancoban AWS	31.7	30.7	in 1997	22	28.4
Parkes Airport AWS	34.8	33.3	in 1997	22	31.1
Tibooburra Airport	39.4	38.0	in 2018	22	35.4
West Wyalong Airport AWS	34.8	33.5	in 2018	20	31.2

Highest December mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for December
Menindee Post Office	36.5	38.3	in 1918*	32.9
Katoomba (Farnells Rd)	27.7	28.4	in 1957*	22.5
Lake Cargelligo Airport	35.6	=35.6	in 1972*	32.5
Coonabarabran (Showgrounds)	34.6	34.7	in 1979*	30.5
Mungindi Post Office	39.0	39.1	in 1979*	34.6
Lake Victoria Storage	34.5	38.6	in 1981*	30.4
Brewarrina Hospital	38.5	39.0	in 1979*	35.1
Cooma Airport AWS	28.3	28.6	in 1994	24.1
Grenfell (Manganese Rd)	33.6	33.8	in 1994*	29.9

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported

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Record highest December daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for December
Katoomba (Farnells Rd)	23.4	on the 31st	= 23.4	on the 20th in 2017	57	11.8
Grenfell (Manganese Rd)	28.2	on the 31st	27.6	on the 21st in 1994	53	14.5
Bombala (Therry Street)	26.1	on the 31st	19.3	on the 1st in 2012	52	9.0
Tabulam (Muirne)	25.4	on the 7th	24.9	on the 24th in 1972	50	16.2
Thredbo AWS	16.8	on the 21st	16.2	on the 29th in 2018	35	4.9
Guyra Hospital	19.5	on the 22nd	18.5	on the 22nd in 2003	33	10.9
Bombala AWS	24.7	on the 31st	20.4	on the 22nd in 2000	29	9.1
Cooma Airport AWS	21.1	on the 31st	20.1	on the 21st in 1994	29	8.7
Mount Boyce AWS	23.5	on the 31st	23.2	on the 1st in 2004	29	11.7
Albury Airport AWS	28.3	on the 31st	27.2	on the 29th in 2018	27	14.1
Cootamundra Airport	26.0	on the 31st	24.7	on the 28th in 2018	25	13.0
Inverell (Raglan St)	22.5	on the 24th	21.7	on the 26th in 2009	25	14.0
Moree Aero	27.4	on the 11th	26.9	on the 5th in 2016	25	18.6
Narrandera Airport AWS	31.8	on the 31st	29.6	on the 24th in 2009	25	15.0
Cabramurra SMHEA AWS	20.9	on the 21st	19.1	on the 29th in 2018	24	9.1
Gundagai (Nangus Rd)	24.2	on the 31st	23.9	on the 23rd in 2013	24	14.3
West Wyalong Airport AWS	29.2	on the 31st	27.7	on the 31st in 2003	21	15.5

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Record lowest December temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for December
Burrinjuck Dam	5.5	on the 1st	5.6	on the 4th in 1969	55	13.7
Bombala (Therry Street)	-0.5	on the 1st	-0.4	on the 29th in 1983	52	9.0
Bega AWS	1.9	on the 3rd	4.3	on the 28th in 2000	28	13.5
Canterbury Racecourse AWS	8.5	on the 3rd	= 8.5	on the 26th in 2006	25	16.9
Port Macquarie Airport AWS	7.5	on the 3rd	8.0	on the 21st in 2010	25	17.0
Merimbula Airport AWS	3.9	on the 3rd	5.0	on the 3rd in 2006	22	13.8

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Record highest December mean daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for December
Menindee Post Office	20.1	= 20.1	in 2018	108	16.9
Trangie Research Station AWS	19.6	19.5	in 1937	79	16.7
Cobar MO	21.4	21.3	in 2018	57	18.8
Woolbrook (Woolbrook Road)	14.3	13.3	in 1988	47	10.8
Moree Aero	20.7	20.6	in 2016	24	18.6
Coonamble Airport AWS	20.2	20.1	in 2018	22	18.1

Highest December mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for December
Inverell Research Centre	17.0	=17.0	in 1988*	15.1
Mungindi Post Office	21.6	21.7	in 1990*	19.0
Guyra Hospital	12.5	12.9	in 1990*	10.9
Tamworth Airport AWS	17.7	17.8	in 1994	15.6

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported

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Record highest December mean temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for December
Menindee Post Office	28.3	28.0	in 2018	108	24.9
Wellington (D&J Rural)	26.4	26.0	in 1919	101	23.3
Quirindi Post Office	26.4	26.3	in 1923	98	23.0
Bathurst Agricultural Station	22.2	21.6	in 1990	95	19.1
Lake Cargelligo Airport	27.7	= 27.7	in 1919	94	24.6
Mungindi Post Office	30.4	29.8	in 1990	93	26.8
Trangie Research Station AWS	28.0	27.1	in 2018	79	24.3
Wagga Wagga AMO	24.9	= 24.9	in 2018	77	21.7
Dunedoo Post Office	26.5	25.8	in 2017	63	23.1
Inverell Research Centre	25.6	24.7	in 1953	61	21.8
Cobar MO	29.2	28.7	in 2018	57	25.8
Barraba (Clifton Lane)	26.0	25.8	in 1990	53	22.7
Oberon (Albion St)	19.4	19.1	in 1975	47	16.2
Woolbrook (Woolbrook Road)	22.8	21.0	in 2009	47	18.5
Goulburn TAFE	21.8	21.4	in 1990	42	19.0
Guyra Hospital	20.2	19.9	in 1990	32	16.8
Broken Hill Airport AWS	27.7	27.4	in 2018	30	24.5
Braidwood Racecourse AWS	19.9	19.8	in 2016	29	17.7
Bathurst Airport AWS	22.3	21.3	in 2016	28	19.2
Goulburn Airport AWS	21.0	20.4	in 2018	28	18.4
Mount Boyce AWS	19.9	19.6	in 2018	28	17.1
Mudgee Airport AWS	24.4	23.5	in 2017	28	21.3
Nullo Mountain AWS	20.5	19.8	in 1997	28	17.2
Scone Airport AWS	26.0	25.6	in 2017	28	22.8
Tamworth Airport AWS	27.0	25.2	in 2016	27	23.1
Condobolin Airport AWS	27.6	27.2	in 2018	26	24.2
Dubbo Airport AWS	26.7	25.9	in 1994	26	23.7
Walgett Airport AWS	28.9	28.6	in 2018	26	26.5
Armidale Airport AWS	21.3	20.4	in 2016	25	18.5
Cootamundra Airport	23.7	= 23.7	in 2018	24	21.2
Forbes Airport AWS	26.2	25.5	in 2003	24	23.6
Inverell (Raglan St)	24.3	24.1	in 2018	24	21.6
Moree Aero	29.0	28.3	in 2016	24	25.7
Cabramurra SMHEA AWS	16.2	15.9	in 2018	23	13.8
Glen Innes Airport AWS	21.1	20.0	in 2009	23	18.2
Orange Airport AWS	20.5	19.4	in 2018	23	17.7
Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS	22.3	21.7	in 1997	23	19.8
Armidale (Tree Group Nursery)	21.0	20.2	in 2016	22	18.5
Coonamble Airport AWS	28.5	27.8	in 2016	22	25.7
Khancoban AWS	21.5	21.4	in 2018	22	19.9
Parkes Airport AWS	25.1	= 25.1	in 2018	22	22.9
West Wyalong Airport AWS	26.2	26.1	in 2018	20	23.4

Highest December mean temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for December
Yamba Pilot Station	24.4	24.7	in 1895	22.6
Brewarrina Hospital	29.6	29.8	in 1979*	27.0
Taralga Post Office	20.1	20.3	in 1982*	17.2
Coonabarabran (Showgrounds)	25.1	=25.1	in 1990*	21.9
Grenfell (Manganese Rd)	24.4	25.6	in 1994*	22.2

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported

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Summary statistics for December 2019
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for December 2019	Diff from average	Highest for December 2019		Mean for December 2019	Diff from average	Lowest for December 2019		Total for December 2019	Average for December	Rank of December 2019	Fraction of December average
Western (Far Northwest) (district 46)
Fowlers Gap AWS	37.6	+3.5	45.8	20th	22.5	+2.9	12.6	1st	0.6	22.2	v low	3%
Smithville AWS	39.0		47.1	19th	22.9		14.6	1st	0
Tibooburra Airport	39.4	+4.0	45.4	21st					5.0	14.9	low	34%
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs AWS)	39.1		45.9	21st	24.7		14.0	3rd	0
Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS	37.7	+3.0	46.1	20th	20.4	+1.8	10.7	3rd	3.0	19.3	low	16%
Western (Lower Darling) (district 47)
Broken Hill Airport AWS	35.4	+3.9	45.6	20th	20.0	+2.6	9.7	3rd	0	21.3	lowest	0%
Lake Victoria Storage	34.5	+4.1	45.5	20th	16.4	+1.1	10.5	1st	0.4	20.5	v low	2%
Menindee Post Office	36.5	+3.6	47.0	20th	20.1	+3.2	11.0	3rd	1.0	21.8	low	5%
Mulurulu AWS	35.5		46.8	20th	19.1		10.7	3rd	3.6
Pooncarie Mail Agency	36.4	+2.8	47.3	20th	18.2	+1.3	10.2	3rd	1.6	21.3	low	8%
Western (Upper Darling) (district 48)
Bourke Airport AWS	38.8	+3.3	45.5	21st	21.6	+1.1	12.0	4th	0	33.2	lowest	0%
Brewarrina Hospital	38.5	+3.4	45.2	21st	20.6	+1.6	11.4	3rd	0	38.5	lowest	0%
Cobar Airport AWS	37.3	+3.9	45.7	21st	19.6	+1.5	9.5	3rd	0	24.8	lowest	0%
Cobar MO	37.1	+4.4	45.7	21st	21.4	+2.6	10.9	1st	0.8	34.9	lowest	2%
Noona AWS	37.1		45.6	21st	22.0		12.1	3rd	0.8
Wanaaring (Delta AWS)	38.7		45.9	21st	21.4		9.9	4th	0
Wanaaring Post Office	39.4	+4.1	46.6	21st	21.2	+1.2	11.9	4th	0	28.5	lowest	0%
Western (Southwest Plains) (district 49)
Balranald (RSL)	34.1	+3.1	46.2	20th	16.7	+1.9	9.1	1st	6.2	26.0	low	24%
Euabalong (Mount Hope AWS)	36.2		44.8	20th	17.3		7.8	1st	0
Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS	36.1	+2.7	46.2	20th	20.3	+2.0	11.0	1st	0.2	17.6	v low	1%
Central Western Plains (South) (district 50)
Condobolin Ag Research Stn	35.3	+3.5	46.0	21st	18.4	+2.5	6.1	3rd	6.1	40.9	low	15%
Condobolin Airport AWS	36.1	+4.0	46.4	21st	19.0	+2.6	9.7	3rd	5.4	36.6	v low	15%
Peak Hill Post Office	35.9	+4.4	45.5	21st	18.8	+1.4	8.6	3rd	3.4	51.2	v low	7%
West Wyalong Airport AWS	34.8	+3.6	44.6	21st	17.5	+2.0	9.0	3rd	5.6	49.7	low	11%
Central Western Plains (North) (district 51)
Coonamble Airport AWS	36.8	+3.5	44.3	21st	20.2	+2.1	9.2	3rd	0.2	62.1	lowest	0%
Girilambone (Okeh) AWS	37.5		45.6	21st	21.7		14.0	3rd	0
Trangie Research Station AWS	36.4	+4.4	45.6	21st	19.6	+2.9	9.0	3rd	2.4	42.2	v low	6%
Walgett (Brewon AWS)	37.9		45.0	21st	20.5		8.8	3rd	0
Northwest Plains (West) (district 52)
Mungindi Post Office	39.0	+4.4	47.0	22nd	21.6	+2.6	10.6	3rd	14.8	51.3	low	29%
Walgett Airport AWS	38.0	+3.5	44.8	21st	19.8	+1.2	8.6	3rd	0	47.5	lowest	0%
Northwest Plains (East) (district 53)
Moree Aero	37.3	+4.5	45.9	22nd	20.7	+2.1	10.1	3rd	8.4	64.3	lowest	13%
Northwest Slopes (North) (district 54)
Barraba (Clifton Lane)	35.3	+4.6	42.1	22nd	16.5	+1.8	7.3	3rd	9.2	76.8	v low	12%
Narrabri Airport AWS	37.4	+4.4	42.8	20th	20.6	+2.1	10.7	4th	6.8	64.6	v low	11%
Northwest Slopes (South) (district 55)
Gunnedah Airport AWS	37.0	+4.6	42.8	20th	17.9	+1.5	5.9	3rd	1.4	74.5	v low	2%
Quirindi Post Office	36.0	+4.7	43.0	21st	16.8	+2.0	7.0	3rd	9.2	79.8	v low	12%
Tamworth Airport AWS	36.2	+5.6	42.3	21st	17.7	+2.1	8.3	3rd	2.8	75.4	v low	4%
Woolbrook (Woolbrook Road)	31.4	+5.1	38.0	20th	14.3	+3.5	4.5	3rd	10.8	98.9	lowest	11%
Northern Tablelands (West) (district 56)
Armidale (Tree Group Nursery)	30.3	+4.7	37.8	21st	11.8	+0.4	3.8	3rd	62.6	84.6	low	74%
Armidale Airport AWS	29.2	+4.3	36.4	21st	13.3	+1.2	5.3	3rd	46.2	94.8	low	49%
Glen Innes Airport AWS	29.8	+4.7	37.3	22nd	12.4	+1.0	6.4	3rd	44.8	108.6	v low	41%
Guyra Hospital	27.9	+5.1	34.6	22nd	12.5	+1.6	2.3	3rd	30.2	107.7	v low	28%
Inverell (Raglan St)	34.5	+5.4	41.8	22nd	14.0	0.0	4.9	4th	5.0	111.4	lowest	4%
Inverell Research Centre	34.3	+5.9	41.5	22nd	17.0	+1.9	9.1	3rd	4.6	97.5	lowest	5%
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	29.5	+2.9	35.2	12th	13.1	+0.1	6.6	6th	70.2	104.9	average	67%
Northern Tablelands (East) (district 57)
Tabulam (Muirne)	30.7	+3.7	36.2	16th	17.8	+1.6	14.3	3rd	54.6	146.2	low	37%
Upper North Coast (district 58)
Ballina Airport AWS	29.0	+1.5	36.2	16th	18.2	-0.1	11.9	6th	96.6	132.3	average	73%
Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS)	28.8	+2.2	33.8	16th	20.6	+0.7	18.1	5th	88.2	121.0	average	73%
Casino Airport AWS	33.3	+3.3	39.0	6th	17.3	-0.5	11.8	3rd
Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS	29.5	+1.5	36.5	16th	19.4	+0.7	15.2	19th	81.4	90.8	average	90%
Grafton Airport AWS	31.4	+2.3	39.5	6th	17.3	-0.2	11.8	5th	41.2	119.4	v low	35%
Grafton Research Stn	32.0	+2.1	40.0	6th			13.8	6th	0	101.3	lowest	0%
Lismore Airport AWS	32.1	+2.6	38.7	6th	17.2	-0.2	11.7	5th	78.2	115.3	low	68%
Murwillumbah (Bray Park)	31.3	+2.2	38.6	16th	18.3	-0.2	11.4	4th	85.0	166.2	low	51%
Yamba Pilot Station	28.3	+2.3	36.4	16th	20.4	+1.2	17.1	4th	51.6	115.4	low	45%
Lower North Coast (district 59)
Coffs Harbour Airport	27.6		34.1	6th	17.9		10.5	4th	61.6
Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd)	26.4	+2.5	33.8	19th	14.6	+0.7	7.0	3rd	89.1	175.6	low	51%
Kempsey Airport AWS	30.6	+2.3	36.8	6th	15.4	-0.8	8.9	3rd	44.6	98.6	low	45%
Manning (district 60)
Forster - Tuncurry Marine Rescue	25.8	+0.3	29.6	5th	18.4	+0.3	13.5	7th	19.9	91.1	low	22%
Port Macquarie Airport AWS	28.1	+1.3	32.7	31st	16.1	-0.9	7.5	3rd	36.2	109.1	v low	33%
Taree Airport AWS	29.3	+1.5	39.0	31st	16.5	-0.3	9.2	5th	54.8	78.4	low	70%
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	31.5	+2.8	40.5	10th	16.7	+0.5	11.4	3rd	106.6	187.4	low	57%
Hunter (district 61)
Cessnock Airport AWS	32.7	+3.6	43.6	21st	15.9	+0.8	10.6	5th	1.6	77.4	lowest	2%
Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS)	29.4	+1.9	43.0	31st	14.9	-1.2	7.5	3rd	2.8	76.5	v low	4%
Gosford AWS	28.3		43.0	31st	16.9		10.7	3rd	3.0
Maitland Airport AWS	33.0		44.2	21st	16.4		10.7	18th	0.6
Merriwa (Roscommon)	34.2	+4.5	43.7	21st	15.3	+0.6	10.3	3rd	6.4	71.9	v low	9%
Murrurundi (Haydon Street)	34.4		44.6	21st	15.3		8.4	5th	12.5
Murrurundi Gap AWS	31.3	+4.8	39.3	21st	16.1	+1.2	8.4	3rd	0.4	83.2	v low	0%
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	26.6	+0.5	32.1	5th	18.3	+0.6	13.2	30th	5.5	92.1	lowest	6%
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS	25.7	+0.8	39.5	19th	19.1	+1.1	14.8	3rd	5.2	79.8	v low	7%
Norah Head AWS	26.6	+1.6	34.4	19th	18.6	+0.1	12.9	3rd	1.6	65.2	v low	2%
Paterson (Tocal AWS)	33.1	+3.9	45.0	21st	16.5	+0.2	11.0	18th	2.0	80.2	lowest	2%
Scone Airport AWS	35.3	+5.1	45.3	21st	16.7	+1.3	12.1	18th	2.0	73.9	lowest	3%
Singleton Defence AWS	32.5		42.2	31st	17.6		13.4	3rd	3.2
Williamtown RAAF	30.5	+3.1	42.1	31st	17.0	+0.4	11.3	3rd	0.8	77.5	lowest	1%
Central Tablelands (North) (district 62)
Mudgee Airport AWS	34.0	+5.2	42.7	21st	14.7	+0.9	7.3	4th	2.8	77.6	lowest	4%
Nullo Mountain AWS	27.4	+5.0	36.5	21st	13.5	+1.6	5.0	2nd	4.0	86.2	lowest	5%
Central Tablelands (South) (district 63)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	31.6	+5.1	40.3	21st	12.8	+1.2	6.0	1st	3.0	65.7	v low	5%
Bathurst Airport AWS	32.0	+5.3	40.9	21st	12.6	+0.9	5.9	3rd	6.0	71.9	lowest	8%
Katoomba (Farnells Rd)	27.7	+5.2	39.5	21st	12.6	+0.8	5.8	3rd	1.4	120.9	lowest	1%
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	28.5	+4.1	38.2	21st	11.1	-0.3	5.8	1st	1.1	78.3	v low	1%
Marrangaroo (Defence)	29.1		39.5	21st	9.5		3.6	7th	1.6
Mount Boyce AWS	27.0	+4.4	37.5	21st	12.9	+1.2	5.6	2nd	0.4	81.4	lowest	0%
Oberon (Albion St)	29.1	+5.7	37.9	20th	9.7	+0.6	-1.2	3rd	11.2	74.0	v low	15%
Orange Airport AWS	29.6	+4.8	38.9	21st	11.5	+0.9	4.3	2nd	15.0	87.0	lowest	17%
Springwood (Valley Heights)	30.7	+3.6	43.5	31st	15.5	0.0	12.0	3rd	1.2	101.0	v low	1%
Central Western Slopes (North) (district 64)
Coonabarabran (Showgrounds)	34.6	+4.1	41.5	21st	15.6	+2.3	5.0	3rd	0.6	69.9	v low	1%
Coonabarabran Airport AWS	33.8	+4.6	40.5	21st	18.3	+2.1	9.8	3rd	0.6	84.9	v low	1%
Dunedoo Post Office	35.7	+4.7	43.8	21st	16.6	+1.4	9.9	4th	4.4	62.2	v low	7%
Central Western Slopes (South) (district 65)
Cowra Airport AWS	34.5	+3.6	45.3	21st	15.4	+0.9	7.0	1st	5.0	65.3	v low	8%
Dubbo Airport AWS	35.8	+4.3	44.9	21st	17.5	+1.5	8.7	3rd	2.6	58.9	lowest	4%
Forbes Airport AWS	35.6	+3.9	46.3	21st	16.5	+1.1	6.9	3rd	5.4	52.3	v low	10%
Parkes Airport AWS	34.8	+3.7	45.6	21st	15.4	+0.7	5.0	1st	7.4	53.0	low	14%
Wellington (D&J Rural)	35.4	+3.8	44.4	21st	17.5	+2.4	9.0	3rd	4.7	56.2	v low	8%
Metropolitan (East) (district 66)
Bankstown Airport AWS	30.2	+2.7	44.9	31st	16.8	+0.1	9.2	3rd	5.2	67.2	lowest	8%
Canterbury Racecourse AWS	28.4	+1.8	42.3	31st	16.7	-0.2	8.5	3rd	7.0	63.4	v low	11%
Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS	29.9		44.5	31st	16.0		10.1	3rd	0.4
Parramatta North (Masons Drive)	30.4	+2.8	44.0	31st	16.1	-0.2	12.0	17th	1.0	72.1	lowest	1%
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	26.8	+1.6	39.3	19th	18.9	+1.3	14.1	3rd	1.6	77.1	lowest	2%
Sydney Airport AMO	28.5	+2.6	42.4	19th	18.7	+1.1	14.3	3rd	1.0	72.8	lowest	1%
Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West)	23.4	-0.2	32.3	5th	19.1	+0.2	15.2	3rd
Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre)	29.6		44.4	31st	17.2		11.3	3rd	1.4
Terrey Hills AWS	27.2	+1.6	41.8	31st	16.6	-0.1	11.9	3rd	2.2	78.9	v low	3%
Metropolitan (West) (district 67)
Badgerys Creek AWS	31.8	+3.3	44.6	31st	15.2	-0.3	9.2	3rd	1.4	53.6	v low	3%
Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS	31.4	+3.0	44.4	31st	15.8	-0.5	10.3	3rd	2.4	63.6	lowest	4%
Penrith Lakes AWS	33.5	+3.9	46.3	31st	16.8	-0.3	11.9	5th	0	60.8	lowest	0%
Richmond RAAF	33.0	+4.1	45.0	31st	15.9	-0.3	10.6	5th	0	67.1	lowest	0%
Illawarra (district 68)
Albion Park (Shellharbour Airport)	27.4	+1.8	43.4	19th	15.1	-0.2	11.0	18th	1.6	63.0	lowest	3%
Bellambi AWS	24.4	+0.4	36.0	19th	17.2	-0.4	12.9	3rd	6.2	71.9	lowest	9%
Camden Airport AWS	31.8	+3.2	44.0	31st	15.0	-0.3	8.2	5th	0.2	56.6	v low	0%
Campbelltown (Mount Annan)	31.2	+2.9	43.1	31st	14.9	-0.5	9.4	5th	1.8	57.2	v low	3%
High Range AWS (Wanganderry)	27.9		40.7	21st	13.6		7.2	2nd	1.0
Holsworthy Defence AWS	29.8		43.6	31st	15.6		10.6	5th	0.8
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular)	24.7	+1.1	36.1	19th	17.0	0.0	13.5	1st	1.4	78.7	v low	2%
Jervis Bay NSW (Jervis Bay Airfield AWS)	24.8		36.2	19th	15.8		10.6	5th	2.2
Kiama (Bombo Headland)	24.7	+0.9	33.9	5th	17.3	-0.1	14.3	2nd	2.0	73.2	v low	3%
Moss Vale AWS	27.9	+3.7	41.1	21st	12.2	-0.1	6.0	7th	3.6	52.3	v low	7%
Nowra RAN Air Station AWS	29.2	+3.1	45.6	21st	14.5	-0.5	10.4	1st	1.2	73.4	lowest	2%
South Coast (district 69)
Bega AWS	27.5	+2.5	39.6	28th	12.0	-1.5	1.9	3rd	4.0	62.7	v low	6%
Braidwood Racecourse AWS	28.9	+4.2	40.4	21st	10.9	+0.3	4.4	23rd	0.6	63.7	lowest	1%
Green Cape AWS	22.7	+0.5	27.8	19th	15.5	-0.4	9.3	3rd	7.6	45.9	v low	17%
Merimbula Airport AWS	24.2	+0.9	34.9	19th	13.0	-0.8	3.9	3rd	5.8	59.7	lowest	10%
Montague Island Lighthouse	22.0	+0.2	29.8	5th	16.7	+0.6	12.9	3rd	4.4	65.6	lowest	7%
Moruya Airport AWS	25.1	+1.2	38.4	31st	13.4	-0.9	4.5	3rd	8.8	70.1	lowest	13%
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	23.4	+0.6	34.5	30th	15.4	+0.7	8.8	3rd	9.0	74.2	v low	12%
Narooma (Marine Rescue)	23.1	+1.0	33.0	5th	14.8	-0.5	8.9	3rd	10.9	73.5	v low	15%
Nerriga AWS	29.4		42.4	21st	12.3		6.2	7th	0
Ulladulla AWS	24.6	+1.5	40.3	31st	16.3	+0.3	12.6	1st	19.4	71.0	v low	27%
Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (district 70)
Bombala (Therry Street)	28.6	+4.7	38.0	30th	8.9	-0.1	-0.5	1st	3.4	63.9	v low	5%
Bombala AWS	26.8	+3.6	37.3	30th	8.9	-0.2	-0.7	1st	2.6	54.3	lowest	5%
Canberra Airport	31.7	+4.2	41.1	21st	13.1	+0.9	4.6	1st	1.2	77.8	v low	2%
Cooma Airport AWS	28.3	+4.2	37.7	20th	9.7	+1.0	-0.8	1st	4.0	52.1	lowest	8%
Cooma Visitors Centre	28.9	+3.7	37.8	20th	9.1	-0.1	-1.4	1st	4.2	55.4	v low	8%
Goulburn Airport AWS	30.7	+4.8	42.1	21st	11.3	+0.5	4.2	1st	0.2	55.4	lowest	0%
Goulburn TAFE	30.3	+4.3	41.4	21st	13.2	+1.2	6.5	2nd	0.8	61.4	lowest	1%
Mount Ginini AWS	21.8	+3.9	30.7	20th	9.2	+1.7	-2.3	3rd	10.0	104.2	v low	10%
Taralga Post Office	29.9	+5.4	39.5	22nd	10.7	+0.8	4.5	1st	1.8	66.2	v low	3%
Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS	31.2	+4.0	39.8	21st	13.4	+1.0	5.4	1st	0.8	67.3	lowest	1%
Southern Tablelands (Snowy Mountains) (district 71)
Perisher Valley AWS	19.1		27.9	20th	5.6		-2.3	1st	34.4	163.6	v low	21%
Thredbo AWS	16.8	+2.5	25.2	20th	6.7	+1.8	-3.5	3rd	15.4	112.5	v low	14%
Thredbo Village	22.9	+3.6	31.3	20th	6.5	+1.0	-2.0	1st	18.5	122.3	v low	15%
Southwest Slopes (South) (district 72)
Albury Airport AWS	32.8	+3.3	42.5	20th	15.4	+1.3	6.9	1st	12.4	41.3	low	30%
Cabramurra SMHEA AWS	21.4	+2.9	30.3	20th	11.0	+1.9	-0.4	3rd	26.6	87.7	low	30%
Hume Reservoir	32.3	+3.6	42.1	30th	16.5	+2.0	6.5	1st	13.8	49.7	low	28%
Khancoban AWS	31.7	+3.3	41.1	30th	11.6	+0.2	2.5	1st	16.2	75.1	v low	22%
Tumbarumba Post Office	30.5	+4.4	39.0	19th	11.1	+1.3	2.0	4th	43.6	71.0	average	61%
Wagga Wagga AMO	33.6	+4.1	43.1	19th	16.1	+2.2	5.3	1st	7.6	46.1	low	16%
Southwest Slopes (North) (district 73)
Burrinjuck Dam	33.3	+5.6	42.1	21st	15.1	+1.4	5.5	1st	10.2	63.3	low	16%
Cootamundra Airport	32.9	+3.5	42.2	21st	14.4	+1.4	3.0	1st	7.4	53.4	v low	14%
Grenfell (Manganese Rd)	33.6	+3.7	44.0	21st	15.1	+0.6	5.8	1st	5.8	55.4	v low	10%
Gundagai (Nangus Rd)	33.1	+3.2	41.4	21st	15.3	+1.0	5.2	1st	11.4	59.4	v low	19%
Temora Airport	34.2	+3.3	43.8	21st	14.7	+0.4	4.2	1st	7.0	43.6	v low	16%
Young Airport	33.2	+3.9	44.1	21st	12.7	+0.6	2.4	1st	8.8	57.0	v low	15%
Riverina (East) (district 74)
Corowa Airport	32.6	+2.4	44.0	20th	13.6	-0.1	7.3	3rd	8.8	40.8	low	22%
Deniliquin Airport AWS	33.9	+3.4	46.5	20th	14.9	+0.6	8.6	2nd	8.6	29.5	low	29%
Kapooka (Defence)	34.3		43.7	19th	15.9		6.4	1st	7.2
Narrandera Airport AWS	34.6	+3.6	45.1	20th	16.7	+1.7	8.3	1st	5.0	36.7	low	14%
Tocumwal Airport	32.4	+2.8	44.9	20th	14.9	+0.8	7.9	3rd	16.4	34.5	average	48%
Riverina (West) (district 75)
Griffith Airport AWS	35.0	+4.0	45.4	20th	16.9	+1.5	7.0	3rd	4.4	33.2	low	13%
Hay Airport AWS	34.7	+2.6	46.9	20th	17.1	+1.1	9.2	3rd	4.0	34.6	v low	12%
Hillston Airport	35.4	+3.8	45.5	20th	17.9	+1.5	9.0	3rd	4.6	30.3	low	15%
Lake Cargelligo Airport	35.6	+3.1	45.4	21st	19.9	+3.2	9.0	3rd	4.0	36.8	low	11%
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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