Greater Sydney in March 2021: Very wet with cool days
March was a very wet month throughout Greater Sydney. Overnight minimum temperatures were close to average, while daytime maximum temperatures were below average.
A very wet March
- March had very much above average rainfall throughout Greater Sydney, with many sites reporting more than three times the monthly average.
- A number of sites recorded their highest March daily rainfall on record on either 21 or 22 March, with totals in excess of 100 mm at many locations.
- The five days from the 19 to 23 March had daily rainfall totals of at least 20 mm at most sites, with many locations reporting an additional day's rainfall of at least 20 mm on either the 18th or 25th.
- Highest total March rainfall on record was recorded at numerous sites, with many sites reporting more than 300 mm for the month.
- Some additional sites had their highest total March rainfall for at least 20 years.
Cool days and near-average nights
- Daytime maximum temperatures were generally below average, with temperatures closer to average near the coast and cooler than average further west.
- The warmest day at most locations was on the 1st, with temperatures greater than 34 °C in the west.
- Overnight minimum temperatures were generally close to average throughout Greater Sydney.
Sydney (Observatory Hill)
- Total rainfall for Sydney (Observatory Hill) was 417.4 mm, the wettest March since 1942 and the fifth-wettest on record compared to the former Observatory Hill site.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Sydney (Observatory Hill) was 25.5 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the average for the former Observatory Hill site.
- The warmest day was 31.2 °C on the 8th, and the coolest day was on the 14th when the temperature reached 19.3 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Sydney (Observatory Hill) was 17.6 °C, which is equal to the average for the former Observatory Hill site.
- The coldest morning was 12.2 °C on the 15th, and the warmest morning was on the 12th when the minimum temperature was 21.4 °C.
Flooding in Western Sydney
- The Hawkesbury river flood peaks at both North Richmond on the 21st and Windsor on the 24th were the highest since 1990.
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in March 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
35.6 °C at Bankstown Airport AWS on the 1st |
| Warmest days on average |
26.1 °C at Penrith Lakes AWS |
| Coolest days on average |
19.4 °C at Mount Boyce AWS |
| Coldest day |
13.2 °C at Mount Boyce AWS on the 17th 13.2 °C at Katoomba (Farnells Rd) on the 18th 13.2 °C at Katoomba (Farnells Rd) on the 22nd 13.2 °C at Mount Boyce AWS on the 22nd |
| Coldest night |
3.9 °C at Katoomba (Farnells Rd) on the 15th |
| Coolest nights on average |
11.0 °C at Mount Boyce AWS |
| Warmest nights on average |
18.8 °C at Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) |
| Warmest night |
22.2 °C at Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) on the 10th 22.2 °C at Norah Head AWS on the 12th |
| Warmest on average overall |
21.7 °C at Norah Head AWS |
| Coolest on average overall |
15.2 °C at Mount Boyce AWS |
| Wettest overall |
619.0 mm at Mangrove Mountain AWS |
| Wettest day |
177.0 mm at Palm Grove (Lyrebird Lane) on the 21st |
| Strongest wind gust |
78 km/h at Penrith Lakes AWS on the 8th 78 km/h at Fort Denison on the 20th 78 km/h at Mount Boyce AWS on the 24th |
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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| Faulconbridge (St Georges Crescent) | 144.8 | on the 21st | 131.3 | on the 29th in 1942 | 55 | |
| Collaroy (Long Reef Golf Club) | 152.2 | on the 21st | 115.4 | on the 20th in 2011 | 39 | |
| Castle Hill (Kathleen Ave) | 165.9 | on the 21st | 84.2 | on the 12th in 2003 | 35 | |
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 130.0 | on the 21st | 124.0 | on the 30th in 2002 | 27 | |
| Mount Boyce AWS | 110.8 | on the 21st | 89.2 | on the 15th in 2017 | 27 | |
| Richmond RAAF | 66.8 | on the 22nd | 50.2 | on the 8th in 2012 | 27 | |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 109.2 | on the 21st | 67.8 | on the 8th in 2012 | 26 | |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 100.4 | on the 21st | 95.0 | on the 8th in 2012 | 26 | |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 105.4 | on the 21st | 55.0 | on the 15th in 2017 | 26 | |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 93.8 | on the 21st | 62.8 | on the 15th in 2017 | 24 | |
| Blackheath (Wombat Street) | 140.0 | on the 21st | 77.0 | on the 19th in 2017 | 21 | |
| Concord (Brays Rd) | 127.2 | on the 21st | 81.8 | on the 8th in 2012 | 21 | |
| Wyong (Mount Elliot) | 133.0 | on the 21st | 116.0 | on the 20th in 2011 | 21 | |
| Wyong (Olney Forest) | 112.0 | on the 22nd | 100.0 | on the 2nd in 2006 | 21 | |
| Abbotsbury (Fairfield (City Farm)) | 110.0 | on the 21st | 62.0 | on the 8th in 2012 | 20 | |
| Putty (The Gibba) | 79.0 | on the 22nd | 56.0 | on the 6th in 2020 | 20 | |
| Record highest March total rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Marrickville Golf Club | 407.0 | 384.3 | in 1942 | 86 | 111.1 |
| Lucas Heights (ANSTO) | 338.2 | 329.5 | in 1978 | 64 | 123.7 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 365.6 | 324.0 | in 2017 | 56 | 117.0 |
| Faulconbridge (St Georges Crescent) | 536.6 | 434.6 | in 1956 | 55 | 133.9 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 339.0 | 333.7 | in 1978 | 53 | 105.1 |
| Mona Vale Golf Club | 426.4 | 329.8 | in 2019 | 47 | 128.7 |
| Peakhurst Golf Club | 371.0 | 295.0 | in 2017 | 45 | 117.1 |
| Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrove Rd)) | 339.8 | 318.2 | in 2017 | 42 | 128.7 |
| Audley (Royal National Park) | 351.0 | 337.4 | in 1983 | 39 | 122.0 |
| Collaroy (Long Reef Golf Club) | 411.0 | 321.8 | in 1976 | 36 | 140.1 |
| Castle Hill (Kathleen Ave) | 403.4 | 355.4 | in 2017 | 33 | 108.2 |
| Chatswood Bowling Club | 390.0 | 360.9 | in 1956 | 31 | 140.7 |
| Belrose (Evelyn Place) | 397.2 | 334.2 | in 2000 | 30 | 145.1 |
| Box Hill (McCall Gardens) | 323.0 | 266.0 | in 2017 | 27 | 97.5 |
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 619.0 | 498.6 | in 2017 | 27 | 159.3 |
| Mount Boyce AWS | 518.4 | 417.6 | in 2017 | 27 | 133.5 |
| Norah Head AWS | 445.6 | 283.6 | in 2017 | 27 | 128.4 |
| Richmond RAAF | 349.6 | 286.8 | in 2017 | 27 | 91.1 |
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 371.8 | 285.4 | in 2017 | 26 | 95.1 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 415.4 | 230.2 | in 2017 | 26 | 92.0 |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 317.6 | 254.0 | in 2017 | 24 | 94.5 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 403.2 | 228.4 | in 2012 | 23 | 95.1 |
| Blackheath (Wombat Street) | 592.0 | 375.0 | in 2017 | 21 | 144.1 |
| Concord (Brays Rd) | 369.0 | 309.0 | in 2017 | 21 | 118.8 |
| Wyong (Mount Elliot) | 544.0 | 428.0 | in 2017 | 21 | 160.2 |
| Wyong (Olney Forest) | 554.0 | 422.0 | in 2017 | 21 | 168.0 |
| Abbotsbury (Fairfield (City Farm)) | 366.0 | 231.0 | in 2017 | 20 | 98.9 |
| Putty (The Gibba) | 296.0 | 227.0 | in 2017 | 20 | 96.5 |
| Wyong (Kulnura (Jeavons)) | 460.0 | 386.0 | in 2017 | 20 | 141.1 |
| Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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| Bringelly (Maryland) | 353.0 | 353.3 | in 1870* | 82.9 | |
| Richmond - UWS Hawkesbury | 357.0 | 412.3 | in 1894 | 90.9 | |
| Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line of Road) | 506.9 | 770.1 | in 1894* | 149.3 | |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 537.8 | 719.6 | in 1894* | 130.2 | |
| Sydney Botanic Gardens | 457.2 | 520.9 | in 1942* | 138.1 | |
| Concord Golf Club | 390.8 | 413.5 | in 1956* | 130.5 | |
| Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave) | 437.0 | 442.2 | in 1963* | 153.1 | |
| Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Club) | 382.4 | 466.9 | in 1942* | 125.4 | |
| Randwick (Randwick St) | 396.5 | 442.9 | in 1975 | 136.2 | |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 350.4 | 393.0 | in 1975 | 120.7 | |
| Camden (Brownlow Hill) | 347.8 | 370.2 | in 1978 | 84.1 | |
| Prospect Reservoir | 339.0 | 346.2 | in 1978 | 100.6 | |
| Centennial Park | 315.0 | 320.8 | in 1974* | 132.4 | |
| Katoomba (Farnells Rd) | 584.8 | 602.6 | in 1978* | 172.1 | |
| Mount Wilson (Clarine) | 559.7 | 593.8 | in 1978* | 166.1 | |
| Camden Airport AWS | 327.4 | 343.6 | in 1978* | 94.9 | |
| Campbelltown (Kentlyn (Georges River Roa | 332.0 | 335.2 | in 1978* | 103.8 | |
| Wedderburn (Booalbyn) | 321.0 | 442.8 | in 1978* | 101.7 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Lowest March mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for March |
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| Richmond RAAF | 25.7 | =25.7 | in 2001 | 27.1 | |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for March 2021 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for March 2021 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2021 |
Mean for March 2021 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2021 |
Total for March 2021 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2021 |
Fraction of March average |
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| Badgerys Creek AWS | 25.6 | -1.2 | 34.9 | 1st | 14.9 | -0.4 | 10.4 | 31st | 371.8 | 95.1 | highest | 391% |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 25.6 | -0.8 | 35.6 | 1st | 16.3 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 15th | 339.0 | 105.1 | highest | 323% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 25.2 | -1.7 | 34.2 | 1st | 14.6 | -0.3 | 9.3 | 31st | 327.4 | 94.9 | v high | 345% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 24.7 | -1.3 | 31.1 | 8th | 16.1 | -0.5 | 11.6 | 15th | 403.2 | 95.1 | highest | 424% |
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 25.4 | -1.4 | 32.4 | 9th | 16.2 | +0.3 | 11.4 | 28th | 421.6 | 151.5 | v high | 278% |
| Gosford AWS | 24.8 | 30.7 | 1st | 17.1 | 13.2 | 26th | 467.6 | |||||
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 24.9 | 34.5 | 1st | 15.6 | 10.9 | 15th | 320.2 | |||||
| Holsworthy Defence AWS | 24.1 | 35.2 | 1st | 15.0 | 9.8 | 15th | 315.6 | |||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 25.1 | -1.7 | 35.0 | 1st | 15.7 | -0.4 | 11.4 | 31st | 317.6 | 94.5 | highest | 336% |
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 23.9 | -0.9 | 32.6 | 1st | 14.9 | -0.3 | 10.8 | 16th | 619.0 | 159.3 | highest | 389% |
| Mount Boyce AWS | 19.4 | -1.2 | 26.7 | 1st | 11.0 | -0.4 | 5.5 | 15th | 518.4 | 133.5 | highest | 388% |
| Norah Head AWS | 25.0 | -0.2 | 31.3 | 9th | 18.3 | -0.6 | 15.1 | 15th | 445.6 | 128.4 | highest | 347% |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 25.1 | -1.2 | 34.5 | 1st | 15.5 | -0.4 | 11.3 | 15th | 365.6 | 117.0 | highest | 312% |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 26.1 | -1.5 | 35.5 | 1st | 16.2 | -0.6 | 11.3 | 31st | 415.4 | 92.0 | highest | 452% |
| Richmond RAAF | 25.7 | -1.4 | 35.6 | 1st | 15.9 | +0.1 | 11.3 | 31st | 349.6 | 91.1 | highest | 384% |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 23.5 | -1.7 | 33.4 | 1st | 14.9 | -0.6 | 10.6 | 15th | 537.8 | 130.2 | v high | 413% |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 25.5 | 31.2 | 8th | 17.6 | 12.2 | 15th | 417.4 | |||||
| Sydney Airport AMO | 24.9 | -0.5 | 33.1 | 8th | 17.9 | +0.3 | 12.7 | 15th | 350.4 | 120.7 | v high | 290% |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 23.7 | -0.2 | 30.1 | 8th | 18.8 | -0.5 | 14.7 | 15th | ||||
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 25.6 | 33.3 | 1st | 16.6 | 11.7 | 15th | 355.4 | 173.6 | high | 205% | ||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 23.4 | -1.3 | 30.1 | 13th | 16.2 | -0.7 | 11.4 | 15th | 442.2 | 165.4 | v high | 267% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 34.9 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 29.2 | 26.3 | 25.8 | 28.3 | 29.9 | 33.1 | 28.0 | 27.2 | 25.8 | 32.5 | 18.6 | 24.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 20.1 | 23.8 | 20.2 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 20.9 | 29.3 | 28.1 | 25.7 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 23.7 | 25.5 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 35.6 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 29.2 | 25.7 | 24.8 | 26.9 | 31.2 | 30.5 | 26.7 | 26.4 | 27.6 | 33.3 | 19.3 | 23.4 | 21.9 | 24.0 | 21.8 | 24.4 | 22.1 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 21.2 | 29.1 | 28.0 | 23.9 | 27.8 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 23.3 | 24.6 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 34.2 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 29.0 | 25.6 | 24.1 | 27.5 | 28.8 | 31.7 | 27.6 | 26.2 | 25.1 | 32.2 | 18.7 | 24.1 | 19.3 | 23.3 | 20.3 | 24.2 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 19.9 | 28.6 | 27.9 | 25.2 | 27.0 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 23.6 | 25.2 |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 34.8 | 24.4 | 24.7 | 29.3 | 24.8 | 25.1 | 28.0 | 29.2 | 31.7 | 26.6 | 26.5 | 24.5 | 33.0 | 18.2 | 24.3 | 20.0 | 24.2 | 20.2 | 24.6 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 19.7 | ||||||||
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 30.8 | 23.2 | 22.4 | 28.8 | 24.4 | 23.2 | 25.8 | 31.1 | 27.9 | 25.7 | 26.3 | 27.7 | 30.7 | 19.1 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 22.7 | 21.7 | 23.8 | 22.1 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 29.1 | 27.7 | 23.5 | 27.2 | 24.5 | 25.8 | 22.0 | 23.2 |
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 32.3 | 27.0 | 23.4 | 27.1 | 23.8 | 25.8 | 31.1 | 32.4 | 25.5 | 26.3 | 25.9 | 32.2 | 21.2 | 23.0 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 20.9 | 23.1 | 22.3 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 22.7 | 29.1 | 28.8 | 26.2 | 27.7 | 26.5 | 25.0 | 22.9 | 23.5 | |
| Gosford AWS | 30.7 | 25.4 | 22.8 | 27.1 | 24.6 | 23.3 | 25.4 | 30.6 | 30.1 | 25.0 | 25.9 | 26.2 | 30.1 | 20.9 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 22.1 | 24.3 | 21.4 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 22.6 | 28.7 | 28.3 | 24.1 | 26.3 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 21.8 | 22.8 |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 34.5 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 28.5 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 26.9 | 30.0 | 30.4 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 25.4 | 32.3 | 18.6 | 20.9 | 24.1 | 21.2 | 23.7 | 21.5 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 28.3 | 27.4 | 23.5 | 27.0 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 22.4 | 24.0 | |
| Holsworthy Defence AWS | 35.2 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 28.8 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 26.4 | 30.0 | 30.3 | 25.8 | 24.8 | 24.0 | 31.8 | 17.6 | 21.4 | 19.9 | 21.4 | 20.0 | 22.6 | 20.1 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 19.4 | 27.7 | 27.0 | 23.8 | 27.1 | 25.7 | 26.4 | 21.2 | 22.9 |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 35.0 | 23.7 | 29.6 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 27.4 | 30.3 | 31.8 | 26.5 | 25.8 | 26.1 | 32.7 | 18.6 | 23.5 | 20.4 | 22.5 | 20.3 | 23.4 | 20.3 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 21.0 | 28.5 | 27.5 | 24.7 | 27.1 | 26.3 | 26.0 | 22.9 | 24.5 | |
| Katoomba (Farnells Rd) | 27.8 | 22.8 | 18.3 | 23.2 | 21.7 | 25.0 | 25.9 | 20.4 | 22.1 | 25.9 | 18.6 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 13.2 | 17.6 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 17.9 | |||||||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 32.6 | 25.8 | 21.4 | 27.5 | 24.3 | 21.7 | 24.7 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 24.7 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 32.3 | 18.9 | 21.5 | 20.8 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 22.2 | 19.9 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 20.0 | 27.1 | 27.0 | 24.4 | 26.7 | 26.1 | 24.1 | 21.0 | 21.5 |
| Mount Boyce AWS | 26.7 | 23.3 | 18.4 | 21.9 | 22.4 | 19.9 | 23.4 | 23.5 | 25.4 | 23.3 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 25.9 | 15.7 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 19.4 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 20.3 | 17.3 | 19.3 |
| Norah Head AWS | 30.5 | 26.3 | 22.7 | 27.8 | 24.6 | 23.5 | 27.3 | 29.6 | 31.3 | 26.1 | 28.3 | 24.9 | 30.0 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 24.1 | 21.6 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 28.4 | 28.5 | 24.6 | 27.3 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 21.2 | 22.3 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 34.5 | 24.3 | 23.0 | 28.7 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 26.3 | 30.7 | 30.3 | 25.8 | 25.3 | 26.0 | 32.5 | 19.0 | 23.1 | 21.3 | 23.2 | 20.6 | 24.7 | 20.8 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 22.8 | 29.0 | 28.0 | 25.0 | 27.7 | 26.0 | 25.3 | 22.8 | 24.3 |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 35.5 | 27.7 | 25.1 | 29.7 | 26.8 | 26.6 | 29.2 | 29.8 | 33.2 | 26.9 | 27.8 | 27.4 | 33.1 | 19.1 | 25.1 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 20.5 | 24.3 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 21.4 | 29.6 | 28.8 | 26.1 | 29.0 | 27.4 | 27.1 | 24.0 | 25.9 |
| Richmond RAAF | 35.6 | 26.6 | 23.8 | 28.8 | 26.1 | 24.7 | 28.4 | 30.1 | 33.3 | 27.7 | 26.5 | 27.3 | 33.4 | 19.1 | 24.3 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 20.7 | 24.1 | 20.9 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 21.7 | 28.5 | 28.8 | 24.8 | 27.4 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 23.3 | 24.4 |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 33.4 | 25.0 | 22.2 | 27.0 | 24.8 | 22.6 | 25.4 | 27.6 | 31.8 | 25.3 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 18.1 | 21.7 | 19.9 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 21.2 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 21.4 | 27.1 | 26.9 | 23.0 | 26.6 | 24.8 | 24.2 | 21.0 | ||
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 30.8 | 24.7 | 23.5 | 28.7 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 27.3 | 31.2 | 28.8 | 27.9 | 28.1 | 27.4 | 29.4 | 19.3 | 24.3 | 21.2 | 23.8 | 21.5 | 25.7 | 21.8 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 20.4 | 29.2 | 29.1 | 26.3 | 28.5 | 27.0 | 26.7 | 23.3 | 24.6 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 30.6 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 28.8 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 26.5 | 33.1 | 26.4 | 25.8 | 27.6 | 27.4 | 31.0 | 20.0 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 24.6 | 22.5 | 25.7 | 22.9 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 22.3 | 30.1 | 28.9 | 23.4 | 27.8 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 20.9 | 21.8 |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 25.9 | 22.7 | 21.3 | 23.8 | 22.7 | 21.8 | 23.6 | 30.1 | 26.1 | 24.0 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 26.7 | 20.6 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 22.5 | 20.9 | 23.3 | 28.9 | 25.6 | 22.4 | 25.6 | 24.0 | 23.3 | 20.6 | 22.0 |
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 33.3 | 22.8 | 29.5 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 26.9 | 32.0 | 30.0 | 26.2 | 27.4 | 27.8 | 33.0 | 19.5 | 23.0 | 21.7 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 24.1 | 22.3 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 21.9 | 29.8 | 29.2 | 24.7 | 28.3 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 22.9 | 24.0 | |
| Terrey Hills AWS | 29.1 | 22.9 | 21.1 | 26.3 | 22.9 | 21.7 | 24.1 | 29.5 | 28.7 | 23.9 | 25.0 | 25.7 | 30.1 | 18.4 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 22.8 | 19.9 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 27.5 | 26.9 | 22.9 | 26.6 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 20.7 | 21.5 |
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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 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 18.4 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 15.9 | 12.8 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 10.4 |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 18.7 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 17.1 | 13.9 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 20.3 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 18.8 | 19.2 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 12.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 13.2 |
| Camden Airport AWS | 15.1 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 16.3 | 12.0 | 15.2 | 14.2 | 18.4 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 14.1 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 9.3 | |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 17.4 | 15.8 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 15.6 | 11.0 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 16.7 | 17.9 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 14.1 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 14.8 | |||||||
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 17.6 | 14.4 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 17.1 | 20.3 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 18.5 | 19.2 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 15.8 | 14.3 |
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 20.2 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 17.2 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 19.8 | 17.8 | 19.1 | 16.9 | 20.6 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 16.1 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 19.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 16.2 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 12.9 |
| Gosford AWS | 19.7 | 20.2 | 18.0 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 18.4 | 20.6 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 13.2 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 14.4 |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 17.7 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 14.2 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 12.8 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 19.9 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 15.3 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 11.5 |
| Holsworthy Defence AWS | 18.1 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 11.8 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 18.9 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 17.5 | 16.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 16.2 | 13.4 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 11.4 | |
| Katoomba (Farnells Rd) | 12.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 14.1 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 11.6 | |||||||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 19.1 | 16.1 | 15.0 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 15.4 | 11.8 | 14.5 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 16.4 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 18.8 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 11.1 | 14.2 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 12.6 |
| Mount Boyce AWS | 14.0 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 7.1 |
| Norah Head AWS | 21.8 | 20.3 | 18.5 | 16.0 | 18.1 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 22.2 | 20.6 | 21.3 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 16.2 | 15.2 |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 18.5 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 16.0 | 16.7 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 14.5 | 16.2 | 16.8 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 13.0 | |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 19.8 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 15.2 | 13.2 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 16.4 | 11.3 |
| Richmond RAAF | 19.3 | 17.9 | 16.8 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 19.7 | 17.4 | 18.8 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 11.3 |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 18.8 | 15.9 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 14.0 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 11.7 |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 19.8 | 20.1 | 18.1 | 16.0 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 16.1 | 18.0 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 21.4 | 20.4 | 19.3 | 12.2 | 14.0 | 17.1 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 15.2 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 14.4 |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 20.3 | 20.3 | 18.2 | 16.6 | 18.8 | 18.2 | 16.8 | 19.0 | 19.9 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 21.3 | 20.3 | 18.8 | 12.7 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 18.5 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 14.4 |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 21.0 | 21.6 | 18.6 | 17.5 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 17.8 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 19.5 | 14.7 | 16.1 | 17.9 | 18.7 | 17.3 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 15.6 |
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 19.2 | 17.8 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 17.5 | 14.5 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 20.3 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 19.2 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 13.2 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 15.0 | 14.5 | |
| Terrey Hills AWS | 18.3 | 17.5 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 19.2 | 18.2 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 15.7 | 13.4 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 13.1 |
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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 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Abbotsbury (Fairfield (City Farm)) | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | 2.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 8.0 | - | 8.0 | 12.0 | 55.0 | 34.0 | 110 | 55.0 | 41.0 | 23.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Abbotsford (Blackwall Point Rd) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 1.2 | 2.6 | 16.5 | 15.0 | - | 8.0 | 7.0 | 52.0 | 45.0 | 114 | 37.0 | 44.0 | 16.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | |
| Audley (Royal National Park) | - | 1.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 5.0 | 31.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | - | 2.0 | 12.0 | 48.0 | 31.0 | 71.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrove Rd)) | - | - | 5.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | 0.8 | 27.0 | 23.6 | 3.6 | 6.0 | - | 67.0 | 39.0 | 70.2 | 31.0 | 45.8 | 15.2 | ||||||||
| Badgerys Creek AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 17.4 | 9.0 | - | 4.2 | 11.4 | 51.2 | 28.0 | 109 | 60.2 | 48.0 | 21.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bankstown Airport AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | 15.8 | 9.4 | - | 7.0 | 7.4 | 52.8 | 34.6 | 92.0 | 41.6 | 47.8 | 26.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Baulkham Hills Eucalyptus Ct | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | 3.5 | 0.5 | 16.0 | 15.5 | - | 8.0 | 11.5 | 58.0 | 57.5 | 54.0 | 43.0 | 33.5 | 13.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Belrose (Evelyn Place) | - | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 16.6 | 19.2 | - | - | 17.4 | 61.4 | 50.0 | 104 | 52.4 | 48.0 | 14.4 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | 5.4 | 3.2 | |
| Blackheath (Wombat Street) | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 24.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | - | 24.0 | 44.0 | 91.0 | 57.0 | 140 | 109 | 60.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Box Hill (McCall Gardens) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | 18.0 | 15.0 | - | 4.0 | 13.0 | 55.0 | 50.0 | 66.0 | 47.0 | 40.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bringelly (Maryland) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | - | 6.0 | 4.0 | 69.0 | 21.0 | 97.0 | 57.0 | 47.0 | 29.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Camden (Brownlow Hill) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0.4 | 22.0 | 6.4 | - | 2.8 | 4.4 | 38.2 | 21.0 | 100 | 67.6 | 53.0 | 28.4 | 0.6 | |||||||
| Camden Airport AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 0.6 | 21.0 | 6.2 | - | 3.6 | 4.2 | 37.6 | 27.4 | 91.2 | 52.2 | 48.6 | 32.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Campbelltown (Kentlyn (Georges River Roa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | - | 6.0 | 6.0 | 44.0 | 26.0 | 97.0 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 35.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 1.6 | 11.0 | 5.8 | - | 5.4 | 3.0 | 29.4 | 28.2 | 85.4 | 29.8 | 47.0 | 28.6 | ||||||||
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 1.4 | 1.0 | 35.2 | 17.8 | 12.8 | - | 5.4 | 9.6 | 65.0 | 56.8 | 100 | 25.0 | 44.8 | 26.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | |
| Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave) | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 6.0 | - | 17.0 | 20.0 | - | 4.5 | 17.0 | 64.0 | 48.0 | 114 | 52.0 | 56.0 | 19.0 | - | 9.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| Castle Hill (Kathleen Ave) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 3.3 | - | 4.2 | 38.2 | - | 7.3 | 13.0 | 59.4 | 15.0 | 166 | 48.6 | 33.6 | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | ||
| Centennial Park | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | 2.0 | 12.2 | 20.0 | 24.2 | - | 15.6 | 5.6 | 54.0 | 34.0 | 118 | 28.5 | ||||||||||
| Chatswood Bowling Club | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 24.0 | 22.0 | - | 6.0 | 8.0 | 54.0 | 64.0 | 105 | 40.0 | 46.0 | 14.0 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| Collaroy (Long Reef Golf Club) | - | - | 15.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 26.8 | - | 5.8 | 6.8 | 51.0 | 32.0 | 152 | 31.4 | 41.8 | 12.6 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 7.6 | |
| Concord (Brays Rd) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 1.2 | 1.2 | 11.4 | 15.6 | - | 8.4 | 6.8 | 53.2 | 40.0 | 127 | 38.4 | 44.8 | 18.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | |
| Concord Golf Club | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 13.6 | 17.4 | - | 7.6 | 6.2 | 58.8 | 40.6 | 141 | 39.6 | 39.6 | 24.0 | - | 1.2 | ||||||
| Cooranbong (Avondale) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 1.4 | - | 10.0 | 46.8 | - | 7.0 | 21.0 | 105 | 51.6 | 82.2 | 48.0 | 27.8 | 6.8 | - | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 5.6 | 1.2 | |
| Darkes Forest (Kintyre) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 27.0 | 50.0 | 26.0 | 122 | 48.0 | 37.0 | 34.0 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dover Heights (Portland St) | - | - | 1.6 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 22.4 | 24.8 | - | 2.6 | - | 50.6 | 42.0 | 87.8 | 24.0 | 43.6 | 16.4 | - | 9.2 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 5.2 | |
| Erskine Park Reservoir | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.0 | - | - | 5.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 8.0 | - | 4.0 | 8.0 | 58.0 | 35.0 | 79.0 | 56.0 | 41.0 | 16.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Faulconbridge (Great Western Hwy) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | 1.0 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | - | 6.0 | 15.0 | 23.0 | 34.0 | 65.0 | 72.0 | 46.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Faulconbridge (St Georges Crescent) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 18.6 | 29.2 | 15.8 | 13.8 | 0.2 | 14.6 | 29.4 | 31.8 | 63.2 | 145 | 117 | 29.6 | 19.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gears (Wyong River) | - | 63.0 | 4.0 | 30.0 | 4.0 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gosford AWS | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 1.2 | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 26.2 | 44.0 | - | 2.6 | 15.6 | 87.4 | 58.2 | 120 | 52.0 | 36.0 | 6.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 4.8 | 10.2 | |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 4.6 | - | 4.0 | 6.4 | 41.2 | 36.4 | 96.4 | 36.6 | 49.0 | 29.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Holsworthy Defence AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4.0 | - | 9.4 | 7.2 | 33.2 | 39.6 | 83.0 | 36.4 | 45.6 | 38.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hornsby (Swimming Pool) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.6 | - | 17.0 | 23.4 | - | 6.8 | 28.4 | 65.2 | 60.4 | 120 | 80.0 | 33.6 | 11.4 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | - | - | 2.6 | 2.2 | 11.6 | 8.4 | - | 6.0 | 8.2 | 42.0 | 30.6 | 93.8 | 49.0 | 37.2 | 20.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Katoomba (Farnells Rd) | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | → | → | 0.4 | → | 1.0 | 32.2 | 3.0 | → | 30.0 | 0.2 | 24.6 | 42.0 | 67.6 | 55.4 | 168 | 76.0 | 66.0 | 18.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line of Road) | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.5 | 0.4 | 14.0 | - | 19.8 | 17.0 | - | 7.4 | 20.5 | 52.4 | 65.0 | 72.8 | 147 | 61.2 | 11.2 | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | |||
| Lucas Heights (ANSTO) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.3 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 8.8 | 4.4 | - | 4.4 | 10.0 | 42.6 | 32.4 | 73.0 | 42.0 | 46.6 | 36.7 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 5.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 46.2 | 31.8 | - | 5.6 | 25.8 | 109 | 81.8 | 130 | 113 | 47.2 | 6.0 | - | 7.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 3.6 | 2.6 | |
| Marrickville Golf Club | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 53.0 | 55.0 | 107 | 24.0 | 42.0 | 25.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| Menangle Bridge (Nepean River) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 16.0 | 5.0 | - | 1.0 | 3.0 | 28.0 | 13.0 | 86.0 | 36.0 | 41.0 | 32.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mona Vale Golf Club | - | - | 3.4 | 0.6 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 19.0 | 35.0 | - | 3.4 | 13.0 | 61.6 | 42.0 | 105 | 44.4 | 60.6 | 21.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.2 | 5.2 | |
| Mount Boyce AWS | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 3.4 | 21.2 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 13.2 | 0.2 | 25.6 | 39.0 | 87.8 | 53.8 | 111 | 88.0 | 54.8 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mount Wilson (Clarine) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 35.0 | 2.0 | 8.4 | 15.6 | - | 21.0 | 41.0 | 54.4 | 69.9 | 117 | 123 | 58.0 | 12.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Norah Head AWS | 0.2 | - | 2.6 | 7.6 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 1.8 | 0.6 | - | - | 1.4 | 41.4 | 40.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 15.8 | 79.0 | 44.4 | 108 | 49.2 | 27.8 | 10.0 | - | 3.0 | - | - | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.2 | |
| North Parramatta (Burnside Homes) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0.5 | - | 2.5 | 1.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | - | 10.0 | 10.5 | 57.0 | 45.0 | 50.5 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 14.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| North Rocks (Muirfield Golf Club) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | - | - | 2.5 | - | 30.5 | 13.5 | - | 8.5 | 8.5 | 55.0 | 47.5 | 73.0 | 21.0 | 33.5 | 12.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| North Ryde Golf Club | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Palm Grove (Lyrebird Lane) | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 26.0 | 25.0 | - | 6.0 | 22.0 | 84.0 | 85.0 | 177 | 105 | 48.0 | 8.0 | - | 8.0 | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2.0 | |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 0.8 | - | 3.0 | 0.4 | 17.0 | 15.0 | - | 10.4 | 11.4 | 59.0 | 57.0 | 91.0 | 45.0 | 37.0 | 13.4 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Peakhurst Golf Club | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | - | 5.0 | 6.0 | 51.0 | 46.0 | 110 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 36.0 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 15.0 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 14.6 | 50.0 | 33.6 | 105 | 88.0 | 52.8 | 15.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Prospect Reservoir | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | - | - | 3.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 20.0 | - | 1.0 | 9.0 | 54.0 | 41.0 | 67.0 | 57.0 | 44.0 | 22.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Putty (The Gibba) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 1.0 | 28.0 | 13.0 | - | 3.0 | 11.0 | 23.0 | 48.0 | 32.0 | 79.0 | 46.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Randwick (Randwick St) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 19.8 | - | 14.6 | 6.0 | 41.0 | 43.6 | 118 | 28.8 | 44.2 | 24.8 | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | 4.2 | 10.0 | |
| Richmond - UWS Hawkesbury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 4.4 | → | → | 32.0 | - | 2.8 | 15.2 | 62.2 | - | → | → | → | 240 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Richmond RAAF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | 3.8 | 0.2 | 18.4 | 12.8 | - | 3.6 | 12.2 | 65.8 | 49.4 | 64.8 | 66.8 | 41.0 | 9.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Club) | - | - | 1.4 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | 9.0 | 29.0 | 13.0 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 53.0 | 30.0 | 108 | 28.0 | 51.0 | 22.2 | - | 6.6 | - | - | - | 5.6 | 6.6 | |
| Rossmore (South Creek) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sans Souci (Public School) | - | 2.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | - | 2.0 | 4.0 | 45.0 | 29.0 | 40.0 | 25.0 | 34.0 | 21.0 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | |
| Seven Hills (Radio FM 103.2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.5 | - | - | 3.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | - | 3.0 | 8.0 | 40.0 | 22.5 | - | |||||||||||
| Shanes Park (South Creek Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 0.2 | - | 6.8 | 3.4 | 17.8 | 17.2 | - | 5.2 | 16.4 | 61.6 | 44.6 | 102 | 89.6 | 48.8 | 14.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 10.8 | - | 9.2 | 23.4 | 40.8 | 56.2 | 145 | 116 | 63.4 | 13.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.8 | 25.6 | 22.8 | 21.6 | - | 13.6 | 9.8 | 54.4 | 47.6 | 110 | 28.4 | 46.8 | 19.4 | - | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 4.2 | 7.2 | |
| Sydney Airport AMO | - | - | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 9.2 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 39.2 | 38.4 | 109 | 29.0 | 34.6 | 26.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 6.8 | |
| Sydney Botanic Gardens | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | 2.4 | 29.2 | 18.8 | 21.2 | - | 13.4 | 8.0 | 62.9 | 52.1 | 126 | 29.8 | 49.2 | 26.0 | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 8.4 | |
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 1.4 | 3.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | - | 7.2 | 6.4 | 46.8 | 37.2 | 114 | 44.2 | 46.6 | 16.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | |||
| Terrey Hills AWS | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 16.6 | 27.8 | - | 10.0 | 23.0 | 56.8 | 55.8 | 113 | 64.8 | 44.6 | 16.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 5.4 | 2.2 | |
| Wahroonga (Ada Avenue) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 19.4 | 25.6 | - | 4.6 | 26.0 | 10.2 | 46.4 | 70.4 | 62.6 | 36.6 | 15.2 | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | 4.0 | ||
| Warragamba | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 9.0 | - | 6.0 | 13.0 | 57.0 | 27.0 | 157 | 93.0 | 48.0 | 21.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wedderburn (Booalbyn) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 7.0 | - | 22.0 | 6.0 | - | 5.0 | 9.0 | 36.0 | 22.0 | 101 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 35.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Wyong (Jilliby (Jilliby Creek)) | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyong (Kulnura (Jeavons)) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | 47.0 | 31.0 | - | 5.0 | 19.0 | 83.0 | 97.0 | 64.0 | 64.0 | 36.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| Wyong (Mount Elliot) | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 32.0 | 53.0 | - | 2.0 | 21.0 | 95.0 | 63.0 | 133 | 69.0 | 45.0 | 9.0 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 10.0 | 8.0 | |
| Wyong (Olney Forest) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 1.0 | - | 8.0 | 46.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 31.0 | 93.0 | 85.0 | 107 | 112 | 41.0 | 8.0 | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Yarramalong (Lewensbrook) | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | 4.4 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
This summary includes 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 Thursday 1 April 2021. 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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