Friday, 3 February 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for New South Wales - Product code IDCKGC15R0
New South Wales in January 2023: Wetter than average for western and southern parts of the state
January 2023 was wetter than average for western and southern areas of the state, whilst it was a drier than average month for the state's north-east. Temperatures were above average for the far western areas of the state, with some coastal sites having a cooler than average month.
Wetter than average for western and southern areas of the state
- The state-averaged rainfall total was 53.2 mm, which was 20% above the 1961–1990 average.
- Monthly rainfall totals were above average for western and southern areas of the state, while being above average for isolated pockets of the Great Dividing Range as well as north-eastern areas of New South Wales.
- Hume Reservoir, Albury Airport AWS and Khancoban AWS had their highest January daily rainfall on record on the 30th when a moisture-laden trough produced thunderstorms over the South West Slopes.
- Wagga Wagga AMO and Captains Flat (Foxlow St) had their highest total January rainfall for at least 20 years.
- Flooding continued along the Murray-Darling river system, with the Darling River still at moderate to major flood levels during January at some locations.
Warmer than average for the far west
- The state-averaged maximum temperature for January was 1.22 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Most parts of the state had mean daily maximum temperatures close to average, with far western areas of the state and the Northern Tablelands being warmer than average.
- The state-averaged maximum temperature for January was 0.52 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Most areas of the state had mean daily minimum temperatures close to average though far west parts of the state and the South Coast were warmer than average while the Northern Rivers was cooler than average.
- A number of sites east of the Great Dividing Range had their coldest January day (lowest maximum temperature) on record or their lowest January mean daily maximum temperature on record.
- A few coastal sites had their lowest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
- A few sites around the South Coast had their warmest January night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
- Lismore Airport AWS had their lowest January mean daily minimum temperature on record.
- Several sites had their lowest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- A number of coastal sites had their lowest January mean temperature on record or their lowest January mean temperature for at least 20 years.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in January 2023 | |
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| Hottest day |
44.7 °C at Smithville AWS on the 28th |
| Warmest days on average |
38.1 °C at Smithville AWS |
| Coolest days on average |
18.3 °C at Perisher Valley AWS |
| Coldest day |
6.5 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 5th |
| Coldest night |
-0.4 °C at Perisher Valley AWS on the 8th |
| Coolest nights on average |
5.9 °C at Perisher Valley AWS |
| Warmest nights on average |
24.0 °C at Wanaaring (Borrona Downs AWS) |
| Warmest night |
33.0 °C at Wanaaring (Borrona Downs AWS) on the 29th |
| Warmest on average overall |
31.0 °C at Wanaaring (Borrona Downs AWS) |
| Coolest on average overall |
12.1 °C at Perisher Valley AWS |
| Wettest overall |
324.8 mm at Careys Peak (Barrington Tops) |
| Wettest day |
134.2 mm at Hume Reservoir on the 30th |
| Strongest wind gust |
113 km/h at Goulburn Airport AWS on the 15th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest January daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Hume Reservoir | 134.2 | on the 30th | 95.4 | on the 15th in 2022 | 102 | |
| Albury Airport AWS | 132.0 | on the 30th | 69.6 | on the 6th in 2022 | 29 | |
| Khancoban AWS | 100.0 | on the 30th | 53.4 | on the 15th in 2022 | 27 | |
| Dunedoo (Shell) | 51.4 | on the 22nd | 49.2 | on the 5th in 2021 | 20 | |
| Highest January total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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| Wagga Wagga AMO | 104.4 | 174.4 | in 1984* | 41.7 | |
| Captains Flat (Foxlow St) | 161.0 | 267.4 | in 1995* | 70.3 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record lowest January daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Katoomba (Farnells Rd) | 10.0 | on the 5th | 10.4 | on the 5th in 1977 | 60 | 23.4 |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 19.1 | on the 6th | 19.2 | on the 6th in 2016 | 28 | 27.9 |
| Bellambi AWS | 18.6 | on the 6th | 19.4 | on the 27th in 2015 | 26 | 25.0 |
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 18.8 | on the 19th | = 18.8 | on the 27th in 2015 | 26 | 30.0 |
| Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular) | 18.1 | on the 4th | 18.7 | on the 8th in 2009 | 22 | 25.1 |
| Moss Vale AWS | 13.7 | on the 19th | 14.3 | on the 12th in 2020 | 22 | 26.3 |
| Green Cape AWS | 17.1 | on the 4th | 17.7 | on the 2nd in 2009 | 21 | 23.7 |
| Record lowest January mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Nowra RAN Air Station AWS | 26.2 | 26.3 | in 2012 | 22 | 27.7 |
| Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular) | 23.9 | 24.2 | in 2012 | 21 | 25.1 |
| Lowest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for January |
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| Ulladulla AWS | 23.3 | 22.1 | in 1997 | 24.3 | |
| Moruya Airport AWS | 24.4 | 23.7 | in 2000 | 25.4 | |
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 23.3 | 23.0 | in 2000 | 23.9 | |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 26.6 | 24.9 | in 2000 | 26.7 | |
| Williamtown RAAF | 27.4 | 26.3 | in 2000 | 28.3 | |
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 24.2 | 23.8 | in 2002 | 25.6 | |
| Record highest January daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Montague Island Lighthouse | 23.0 | on the 29th | 22.9 | on the 18th in 2017 | 52 | 17.6 |
| Merimbula Airport AWS | 23.2 | on the 29th | 22.5 | on the 28th in 2018 | 25 | 15.5 |
| Moruya Airport AWS | 22.4 | on the 29th | 22.2 | on the 31st in 2017 | 24 | 15.9 |
| Record lowest January mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Lismore Airport AWS | 16.4 | = 16.4 | in 2003 | 20 | 18.7 |
| Lowest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for January |
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| Grenfell (Manganese Rd) | 15.1 | 14.0 | in 2000 | 16.4 | |
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 15.7 | 14.8 | in 2000 | 17.0 | |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 19.1 | 17.8 | in 2000 | 19.0 | |
| Nullo Mountain AWS | 12.2 | =12.2 | in 2002 | 13.8 | |
| Orange Airport AWS | 11.0 | 10.3 | in 2002 | 13.0 | |
| West Wyalong Airport AWS | 16.4 | 16.2 | in 2002 | 18.5 | |
| Ballina Airport AWS | 18.7 | 18.4 | in 2003 | 19.8 | |
| Casino Airport AWS | 17.0 | 16.7 | in 2003 | 19.1 | |
| Grafton Research Stn | 18.4 | =18.4 | in 2003 | 19.1 | |
| Lake Cargelligo Airport | 17.8 | 17.7 | in 2002* | 18.6 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
| Record lowest January mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular) | 20.9 | 21.0 | in 2007 | 21 | 21.8 |
| Lismore Airport AWS | 23.1 | 23.3 | in 2012 | 20 | 24.5 |
| Lowest January mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Most recent lower |
Average for January |
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| Cooma Airport AWS | 17.0 | 15.2 | in 2000 | 18.8 | |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 22.0 | 20.6 | in 2000 | 23.2 | |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 22.8 | 21.4 | in 2000 | 22.9 | |
| Taree Airport AWS | 22.5 | 21.4 | in 2000 | 23.7 | |
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 17.8 | 16.8 | in 2002 | 18.1 | |
| Bombala AWS | 17.0 | 16.9 | in 2002 | 18.3 | |
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 18.2 | 18.0 | in 2002 | 19.2 | |
| Ballina Airport AWS | 23.1 | =23.1 | in 2003 | 24.1 | |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for January 2023 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for January 2023 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2023 |
Mean for January 2023 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2023 |
Total for January 2023 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2023 |
Fraction of January average |
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| Western (Far Northwest) (district 46) | ||||||||||||
| Fowlers Gap AWS | 36.1 | -0.5 | 43.0 | 28th | 22.1 | -0.2 | 14.3 | 20th | 16.6 | 34.6 | average | 48% |
| Smithville AWS | 38.1 | 44.7 | 28th | 23.3 | 15.7 | 20th | 21.2 | |||||
| Tibooburra Airport | 37.5 | -0.4 | 42.9 | 28th | 23.9 | -0.2 | 17.4 | 20th | 37.2 | 24.4 | high | 152% |
| Wanaaring (Borrona Downs AWS) | 38.0 | 43.6 | 28th | 24.0 | 17.4 | 20th | 51.6 | |||||
| White Cliffs AWS | 37.0 | -0.3 | 42.9 | 28th | 23.0 | -0.6 | 16.1 | 20th | 15.0 | 29.9 | average | 50% |
| Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS | 36.1 | -1.0 | 44.2 | 28th | 20.8 | -0.4 | 15.0 | 23rd | 12.2 | 26.7 | average | 46% |
| Western (Lower Darling) (district 47) | ||||||||||||
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 34.2 | +0.5 | 41.5 | 2nd | 19.2 | -0.2 | 9.3 | 20th | 35.6 | 27.7 | high | 129% |
| Lake Victoria Storage | 33.4 | +1.1 | 41.5 | 14th | 18.5 | +1.9 | 13.0 | 19th | 16.4 | 19.6 | average | 84% |
| Menindee Post Office | 34.9 | +0.4 | 42.3 | 28th | 21.1 | +2.4 | 15.0 | 19th | 31.2 | 23.9 | high | 131% |
| Mulurulu AWS | 35.1 | 42.3 | 17th | 18.4 | 10.8 | 20th | 40.4 | |||||
| Pooncarie Mail Agency | 35.3 | -0.6 | 42.3 | 17th | 19.0 | -0.3 | 12.8 | 19th | 46.8 | 22.9 | high | 204% |
| Western (Upper Darling) (district 48) | ||||||||||||
| Bourke Airport AWS | 37.0 | -0.6 | 43.8 | 26th | 21.6 | -1.2 | 16.5 | 20th | 40.6 | 32.2 | high | 126% |
| Brewarrina Hospital | 35.8 | -0.5 | 40.1 | 27th | 20.8 | -0.1 | 16.1 | 23rd | 30.8 | 49.8 | average | 62% |
| Cobar Airport AWS | 35.1 | -0.6 | 41.1 | 26th | 20.2 | -0.8 | 12.4 | 20th | 44.2 | 35.3 | average | 125% |
| Cobar MO | 34.9 | +0.4 | 41.9 | 26th | 20.0 | -0.8 | 12.6 | 5th | 70.4 | 44.1 | high | 160% |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | 36.7 | +1.0 | 41.2 | 4th | 21.2 | +0.5 | 14.8 | 21st | 48.2 | 67.8 | average | 71% |
| Lightning Ridge Visitor Information Cent | 36.3 | 0.0 | 41.2 | 26th | 22.7 | -0.1 | 18.2 | 7th | 26.8 | 48.3 | average | 55% |
| Noona AWS | 35.7 | 41.8 | 28th | 20.9 | 13.9 | 5th | 26.6 | |||||
| Wanaaring (Delta AWS) | 36.8 | 43.1 | 26th | 21.9 | 16.6 | 22nd | 79.6 | |||||
| Western (Southwest Plains) (district 49) | ||||||||||||
| Balranald (RSL) | 33.6 | +0.5 | 40.9 | 17th | 16.8 | +0.2 | 10.5 | 19th | 34.4 | 22.7 | high | 152% |
| Euabalong (Mount Hope AWS) | 34.6 | 41.2 | 28th | 15.2 | 7.7 | 20th | 0 | |||||
| Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS | 34.3 | -1.7 | 41.5 | 28th | 18.8 | -2.0 | 11.1 | 20th | 60.4 | 24.4 | v high | 248% |
| Central Western Plains (South) (district 50) | ||||||||||||
| Condobolin Ag Research Stn | 33.0 | -1.1 | 38.1 | 28th | 17.9 | -0.6 | 12.6 | 6th | 80.9 | 49.4 | high | 164% |
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 33.9 | -0.7 | 39.0 | 12th | 17.1 | -2.0 | 12.4 | 25th | 81.4 | 44.5 | high | 183% |
| West Wyalong Airport AWS | 33.4 | -0.8 | 39.9 | 28th | 16.4 | -2.1 | 10.9 | 6th | 54.2 | 31.7 | high | 171% |
| Central Western Plains (North) (district 51) | ||||||||||||
| Coonamble Airport AWS | 34.9 | -0.4 | 41.8 | 26th | 18.7 | -1.8 | 14.3 | 6th | 27.0 | 43.2 | average | 63% |
| Girilambone (Okeh) AWS | 35.8 | 42.8 | 26th | 19.0 | 14.1 | 24th | 19.0 | |||||
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 35.0 | +1.4 | 41.4 | 26th | 18.6 | -0.1 | 12.4 | 6th | 40.8 | 52.2 | average | 78% |
| Walgett (Brewon AWS) | 36.7 | 43.1 | 26th | 19.5 | 14.0 | 24th | 29.8 | |||||
| Northwest Plains (West) (district 52) | ||||||||||||
| Mungindi Post Office | 37.1 | +1.5 | 41.6 | 26th | 21.1 | +0.3 | 17.0 | 6th | 43.0 | 70.0 | average | 61% |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 36.1 | +0.2 | 42.3 | 26th | 19.5 | -1.4 | 14.0 | 24th | 29.6 | 55.5 | average | 53% |
| Northwest Plains (East) (district 53) | ||||||||||||
| Moree Aero | 35.1 | +0.8 | 39.2 | 26th | 20.0 | -0.5 | 15.7 | 6th | 34.0 | 78.0 | low | 44% |
| Northwest Slopes (North) (district 54) | ||||||||||||
| Barraba (Clifton Lane) | 32.2 | +0.2 | 36.8 | 4th | 14.6 | -2.0 | 11.2 | 9th | 75.4 | 86.7 | average | 87% |
| Narrabri Airport AWS | 35.1 | +0.2 | 40.4 | 26th | 18.5 | -2.0 | 15.0 | 6th | 57.4 | 66.6 | average | 86% |
| Northwest Slopes (South) (district 55) | ||||||||||||
| Gunnedah Airport AWS | 33.9 | -0.7 | 39.6 | 26th | 17.1 | -1.5 | 13.5 | 21st | 15.4 | 46.0 | low | 33% |
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 33.2 | +1.0 | 39.7 | 26th | 18.5 | -0.5 | 14.5 | 6th | 53.0 | 81.8 | average | 65% |
| Quirindi Post Office | 32.5 | +0.1 | 38.7 | 26th | 16.3 | -0.2 | 11.2 | 9th | 41.2 | 79.7 | low | 52% |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | 33.4 | +0.4 | 38.8 | 26th | 15.8 | -1.9 | 12.5 | 10th | 75.0 | 61.6 | average | 122% |
| Woolbrook (Woolbrook Road) | 28.6 | +0.8 | 33.5 | 26th | 12.2 | -0.6 | 4.0 | 9th | 70.4 | 96.7 | average | 73% |
| Northern Tablelands (West) (district 56) | ||||||||||||
| Armidale (Tree Group Nursery) | 26.8 | -0.3 | 31.6 | 26th | 12.5 | -0.5 | 8.9 | 10th | 81.4 | 89.1 | average | 91% |
| Armidale Airport AWS | 26.9 | +0.7 | 32.2 | 26th | 12.7 | -0.8 | 9.3 | 9th | 75.8 | 91.3 | average | 83% |
| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 27.1 | +1.4 | 31.5 | 26th | 12.9 | -0.6 | 9.5 | 7th | 63.4 | 104.9 | low | 60% |
| Glen Innes Airport AWS | 27.8 | +1.2 | 32.2 | 26th | 12.5 | -0.5 | 8.5 | 19th | 74.4 | 98.7 | average | 75% |
| Guyra Hospital | 24.6 | +0.3 | 30.0 | 26th | 11.3 | -1.0 | 8.4 | 28th | 130.8 | 118.7 | average | 110% |
| Inverell (Raglan St) | 31.6 | +0.7 | 35.6 | 26th | 14.6 | -1.0 | 10.2 | 21st | 52.4 | 92.1 | low | 57% |
| Inverell Research Centre | 31.3 | +1.6 | 35.5 | 26th | 15.9 | -0.6 | 12.7 | 21st | 61.0 | 98.2 | low | 62% |
| Tenterfield (Federation Park) | 26.9 | -0.2 | 33.4 | 26th | 13.8 | -0.6 | 9.4 | 7th | 122.1 | 113.6 | average | 107% |
| Northern Tablelands (East) (district 57) | ||||||||||||
| Tabulam (Muirne) | 27.5 | +0.2 | 32.9 | 26th | 16.1 | -1.1 | 12.3 | 20th | 188.8 | 182.3 | average | 104% |
| Upper North Coast (district 58) | ||||||||||||
| Ballina Airport AWS | 27.5 | -0.9 | 31.3 | 31st | 18.7 | -1.1 | 14.6 | 3rd | 72.6 | 166.6 | average | 44% |
| Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) | 28.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 28th | 20.5 | -0.8 | 17.6 | 21st | 50.8 | 150.7 | low | 34% |
| Casino Airport AWS | 31.4 | +0.8 | 37.6 | 26th | 17.0 | -2.1 | 13.5 | 19th | 35.4 | 127.7 | low | 28% |
| Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS | 29.1 | +0.4 | 33.8 | 25th | 19.3 | -0.6 | 16.3 | 19th | 117.4 | 144.6 | average | 81% |
| Grafton Airport AWS | 30.8 | +0.6 | 36.8 | 26th | 17.6 | -1.5 | 14.1 | 7th | 35.6 | 122.4 | low | 29% |
| Grafton Research Stn | 30.5 | +0.2 | 37.2 | 26th | 18.4 | -0.7 | 15.7 | 19th | 69.0 | 130.9 | low | 53% |
| Lismore Airport AWS | 29.8 | -0.4 | 36.0 | 26th | 16.4 | -2.3 | 12.6 | 14th | 81.8 | 144.3 | average | 57% |
| Murwillumbah (Bray Park) | 28.9 | -0.7 | 33.4 | 26th | 18.7 | 19th | 63.8 | 203.8 | low | 31% | ||
| Yamba Pilot Station | 28.3 | +1.5 | 31.2 | 19th | 20.3 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 21st | 79.4 | 139.1 | average | 57% |
| Lower North Coast (district 59) | ||||||||||||
| Coffs Harbour Airport | 27.1 | 30.2 | 27th | 18.6 | 14.9 | 9th | 240.0 | |||||
| Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd) | 23.8 | -0.7 | 30.2 | 26th | 14.2 | -1.0 | 10.0 | 9th | 303.9 | 270.6 | average | 112% |
| Kempsey Airport AWS | 28.3 | -1.2 | 33.0 | 26th | 17.2 | -0.7 | 13.1 | 9th | 142.8 | 117.1 | average | 122% |
| Manning (district 60) | ||||||||||||
| Port Maquarie (Port Macquarie Airport Aw | 27.2 | 31.5 | 27th | 17.5 | 13.4 | 15th | 96.2 | |||||
| Taree Airport AWS | 27.3 | -1.7 | 33.9 | 27th | 17.7 | -0.7 | 14.5 | 9th | 85.8 | 94.4 | average | 91% |
| Yarras (Mount Seaview) | 28.2 | -1.1 | 35.2 | 26th | 17.4 | -0.3 | 13.0 | 10th | 318.2 | 261.9 | high | 121% |
| Hunter (district 61) | ||||||||||||
| Cessnock Airport AWS | 28.7 | -1.7 | 37.5 | 29th | 16.5 | -0.6 | 11.0 | 9th | 75.2 | 75.5 | average | 100% |
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 26.9 | -2.0 | 32.3 | 29th | 17.0 | -1.0 | 13.0 | 10th | 124.6 | 114.4 | average | 109% |
| Gosford AWS | 26.1 | 31.4 | 26th | 18.0 | 14.2 | 21st | 88.0 | 114.4 | average | 77% | ||
| Maitland Airport AWS | 29.4 | 37.9 | 29th | 17.0 | 12.8 | 9th | 100.2 | |||||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 26.4 | -1.0 | 35.0 | 26th | 15.7 | -1.3 | 12.4 | 9th | 219.4 | 104.7 | high | 210% |
| Merriwa (Roscommon) | 30.9 | -0.5 | 37.8 | 26th | 14.7 | -2.2 | 9.3 | 9th | 52.0 | 77.5 | average | 67% |
| Murrurundi (Haydon Street) | 30.1 | 36.4 | 26th | 14.6 | 8.4 | 9th | 63.2 | |||||
| Murrurundi Gap AWS | 28.0 | -0.5 | 33.6 | 26th | 14.6 | -2.1 | 10.2 | 9th | 53.4 | 65.9 | average | 81% |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | 26.6 | -0.7 | 30.0 | 28th | 19.3 | +0.3 | 16.3 | 6th | 118.7 | 99.5 | high | 119% |
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS | 24.8 | -0.8 | 29.0 | 18th | 20.0 | +0.7 | 15.7 | 9th | 45.8 | 88.1 | average | 52% |
| Norah Head AWS | 26.6 | +0.3 | 31.3 | 29th | 19.7 | -0.1 | 15.9 | 6th | 73.0 | 80.4 | average | 91% |
| Paterson (Tocal AWS) | 29.0 | -1.0 | 37.6 | 29th | 17.1 | -0.7 | 12.8 | 9th | 112.4 | 107.0 | average | 105% |
| Scone Airport AWS | 31.7 | -0.1 | 38.6 | 26th | 16.2 | -1.0 | 10.5 | 10th | 56.6 | 62.6 | average | 90% |
| Singleton Defence AWS | 30.4 | 39.4 | 26th | 17.5 | 13.4 | 9th | 63.2 | |||||
| Williamtown RAAF | 27.4 | -0.9 | 34.9 | 29th | 18.3 | +0.1 | 14.6 | 6th | 106.2 | 99.4 | average | 107% |
| Central Tablelands (North) (district 62) | ||||||||||||
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 30.6 | -0.3 | 35.8 | 26th | 15.1 | -1.1 | 9.5 | 9th | 80.8 | 66.6 | average | 121% |
| Nullo Mountain AWS | 23.6 | -0.7 | 30.4 | 26th | 12.2 | -1.6 | 7.3 | 6th | 108.8 | 101.1 | average | 108% |
| Central Tablelands (South) (district 63) | ||||||||||||
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 28.4 | -0.5 | 35.7 | 26th | 13.2 | -0.8 | 7.6 | 6th | 73.8 | 65.3 | high | 113% |
| Katoomba (Farnells Rd) | 22.5 | -0.9 | 30.0 | 28th | 12.5 | -0.4 | 8.0 | 6th | 178.3 | 162.3 | average | 110% |
| Lithgow (Cooerwull) | 24.0 | -2.4 | 31.3 | 28th | 12.8 | -0.9 | 7.5 | 10th | 137.8 | 85.7 | high | 161% |
| Marrangaroo (Defence) | 24.2 | 31.6 | 28th | 11.7 | 5.3 | 9th | 111.0 | |||||
| Mount Boyce AWS | 22.9 | -1.4 | 29.8 | 26th | 12.5 | -1.0 | 7.7 | 6th | 126.8 | 121.5 | average | 104% |
| Orange Airport AWS | 27.0 | -0.4 | 33.4 | 28th | 11.0 | -2.0 | 5.6 | 6th | 45.4 | 67.6 | low | 67% |
| Central Western Slopes (North) (district 64) | ||||||||||||
| Coonabarabran (Showgrounds) | 31.6 | -0.2 | 36.0 | 27th | 14.4 | -0.7 | 11.0 | 6th | 50.9 | 89.7 | average | 57% |
| Coonabarabran Airport AWS | 30.7 | -0.4 | 35.6 | 26th | 16.5 | -1.7 | 9.9 | 6th | 51.2 | 77.6 | average | 66% |
| Central Western Slopes (South) (district 65) | ||||||||||||
| Cowra Airport AWS | 32.7 | -1.0 | 38.4 | 28th | 15.5 | -1.8 | 10.3 | 9th | 33.2 | 45.6 | average | 73% |
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 33.4 | -0.2 | 39.4 | 26th | 17.3 | -1.1 | 11.1 | 6th | 50.6 | 58.4 | average | 87% |
| Forbes Airport AWS | 33.7 | -0.7 | 39.8 | 28th | 17.1 | -1.2 | 13.0 | 9th | 34.4 | 37.7 | average | 91% |
| Parkes Airport AWS | 32.5 | -1.2 | 38.4 | 26th | 16.6 | -1.2 | 10.4 | 6th | 39.8 | 64.1 | average | 62% |
| Wellington (D&J Rural) | 32.8 | -0.2 | 38.0 | 27th | 16.4 | -0.7 | 10.3 | 6th | 48.2 | 60.1 | average | 80% |
| Metropolitan (East) (district 66) | ||||||||||||
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 27.6 | -0.9 | 35.5 | 26th | 18.2 | -0.1 | 14.3 | 9th | 168.4 | 94.6 | high | 178% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 26.2 | -1.7 | 33.4 | 26th | 17.8 | -0.8 | 13.3 | 9th | 194.0 | 82.4 | v high | 235% |
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 27.0 | -2.6 | 36.0 | 26th | 17.3 | -1.2 | 12.6 | 9th | 100.6 | 95.6 | average | 105% |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 27.0 | -1.6 | 34.5 | 26th | 17.0 | -0.7 | 12.8 | 6th | 214.6 | 103.5 | v high | 207% |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 26.7 | 30.2 | 18th | 19.1 | 15.1 | 6th | 191.4 | |||||
| Sydney Airport AMO | 26.6 | -0.1 | 33.3 | 26th | 19.1 | +0.1 | 14.4 | 6th | 131.4 | 94.3 | high | 139% |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 23.8 | -0.9 | 27.6 | 29th | 19.9 | -0.5 | 15.5 | 6th | ||||
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 26.8 | -2.3 | 34.1 | 26th | 18.3 | -1.1 | 14.0 | 9th | 170.8 | 120.2 | high | 142% |
| Terrey Hills AWS | 24.9 | -1.9 | 30.9 | 26th | 17.4 | -1.1 | 13.3 | 6th | 166.4 | 103.0 | high | 162% |
| Metropolitan (West) (district 67) | ||||||||||||
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 29.0 | -1.2 | 36.2 | 26th | 16.4 | -0.9 | 12.0 | 9th | ||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 27.7 | -2.3 | 35.3 | 26th | 17.2 | -0.8 | 12.9 | 9th | 97.6 | 75.2 | average | 130% |
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 29.4 | -1.7 | 36.6 | 18th | 18.2 | -0.5 | 14.5 | 9th | 97.4 | 94.4 | average | 103% |
| Richmond RAAF | 29.2 | -1.2 | 36.5 | 26th | 17.5 | -0.4 | 13.3 | 10th | 114.0 | 83.0 | average | 137% |
| Illawarra (district 68) | ||||||||||||
| Albion Park (Shellharbour Airport) | 26.1 | -0.9 | 31.2 | 26th | 17.1 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 9th | 122.6 | 82.6 | high | 148% |
| Bellambi AWS | 24.3 | -0.7 | 27.5 | 28th | 18.6 | -0.5 | 14.9 | 9th | 162.4 | 86.4 | high | 188% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 28.4 | -1.3 | 35.5 | 26th | 16.8 | -0.2 | 11.7 | 9th | 165.8 | 82.3 | high | 201% |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 28.2 | -2.1 | 35.2 | 26th | 16.4 | -0.8 | 11.9 | 10th | 168.2 | 88.9 | high | 189% |
| High Range AWS (Wanganderry) | 22.8 | 30.4 | 26th | 13.3 | 8.7 | 6th | 141.2 | |||||
| Holsworthy Defence AWS | 26.8 | 36.0 | 26th | 16.6 | 12.0 | 9th | 110.8 | |||||
| Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular) | 23.9 | -1.2 | 29.9 | 26th | 17.8 | -0.8 | 14.3 | 6th | 122.6 | 94.7 | average | 129% |
| Jervis Bay NSW (Jervis Bay Airfield AWS) | 24.3 | 32.7 | 26th | 17.2 | 13.0 | 9th | 141.8 | |||||
| Kiama (Bombo Headland) | 24.2 | -0.9 | 27.8 | 26th | 18.4 | -0.7 | 14.8 | 6th | 125.0 | 95.1 | high | 131% |
| Moss Vale AWS | 23.4 | -2.9 | 31.8 | 26th | 13.5 | -0.8 | 7.6 | 9th | 108.2 | 65.0 | high | 166% |
| Nowra RAN Air Station AWS | 26.2 | -1.5 | 35.0 | 18th | 16.0 | -0.8 | 11.9 | 10th | 153.8 | 78.4 | v high | 196% |
| South Coast (district 69) | ||||||||||||
| Bega AWS | 25.9 | -1.4 | 33.0 | 28th | 15.1 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 21st | 67.6 | 55.4 | high | 122% |
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 24.7 | -2.3 | 34.1 | 28th | 12.1 | -0.3 | 5.8 | 9th | 69.4 | 63.7 | average | 109% |
| Green Cape AWS | 23.2 | -0.5 | 26.9 | 25th | 17.4 | -0.1 | 13.9 | 20th | 54.2 | 62.4 | average | 87% |
| Merimbula Airport AWS | 24.0 | -0.9 | 28.1 | 29th | 15.9 | +0.4 | 11.4 | 21st | 64.2 | 66.7 | average | 96% |
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 23.0 | -0.1 | 26.4 | 28th | 17.8 | +0.2 | 14.4 | 6th | 70.0 | 67.5 | high | 104% |
| Moruya Airport AWS | 24.4 | -1.0 | 28.4 | 28th | 16.2 | +0.3 | 10.8 | 9th | 65.4 | 68.0 | average | 96% |
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 23.3 | -0.6 | 26.2 | 26th | 16.8 | +0.7 | 13.0 | 9th | 77.4 | 94.9 | average | 82% |
| Narooma (Marine Rescue) | 23.3 | -0.5 | 27.0 | 28th | 16.6 | -0.2 | 12.5 | 9th | 56.0 | 91.5 | average | 61% |
| Nerriga AWS | 25.2 | 34.7 | 28th | 12.7 | 6.9 | 9th | 56.4 | 77.5 | average | 73% | ||
| Ulladulla AWS | 23.3 | -1.0 | 28.3 | 26th | 17.7 | +0.1 | 13.7 | 6th | 129.4 | 92.9 | average | 139% |
| Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (district 70) | ||||||||||||
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 24.2 | -1.4 | 33.0 | 28th | 11.3 | +0.8 | 4.9 | 8th | 87.2 | 64.2 | high | 136% |
| Bombala AWS | 23.8 | -1.8 | 33.6 | 28th | 10.3 | -0.7 | 2.9 | 8th | 72.2 | 53.0 | high | 136% |
| Canberra Airport | 27.6 | -2.7 | 34.8 | 28th | 12.8 | -1.5 | 5.6 | 8th | 82.0 | 52.9 | high | 155% |
| Cooma Airport AWS | 24.4 | -2.3 | 31.7 | 28th | 9.6 | -1.3 | 2.1 | 8th | 115.2 | 53.9 | high | 214% |
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 26.2 | -1.2 | 33.0 | 29th | 10.5 | -0.4 | 2.4 | 8th | 59.0 | 58.6 | average | 101% |
| Goulburn Airport AWS | 26.3 | -1.9 | 35.1 | 28th | 11.9 | -1.0 | 6.0 | 10th | 63.0 | 54.8 | average | 115% |
| Goulburn TAFE | 25.9 | -2.1 | 34.2 | 28th | 13.5 | -0.4 | 8.7 | 9th | 71.6 | 64.5 | average | 111% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 18.6 | -2.3 | 24.3 | 28th | 9.0 | -1.1 | 2.2 | 7th | 83.2 | 85.0 | average | 98% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 27.7 | -1.9 | 34.8 | 28th | 13.7 | -0.8 | 7.5 | 21st | 82.4 | 58.1 | high | 142% |
| Southern Tablelands (Snowy Mountains) (district 71) | ||||||||||||
| Perisher Valley AWS | 18.3 | -1.4 | 24.3 | 13th | 5.9 | -1.7 | -0.4 | 8th | 187.8 | 156.1 | high | 120% |
| Thredbo Village | 21.4 | -0.2 | 27.0 | 13th | 7.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 8th | 127.4 | 114.5 | high | 111% |
| Southwest Slopes (South) (district 72) | ||||||||||||
| Albury Airport AWS | 31.0 | -1.4 | 37.3 | 13th | 16.6 | -0.2 | 11.8 | 19th | 201.4 | 54.6 | v high | 369% |
| Cabramurra SMHEA AWS | 20.1 | -1.5 | 26.2 | 13th | 11.2 | -0.5 | 4.0 | 7th | 152.0 | 75.6 | high | 201% |
| Hume Reservoir | 30.5 | -0.5 | 36.2 | 13th | 17.5 | +0.8 | 11.7 | 19th | 188.8 | 50.5 | v high | 374% |
| Khancoban AWS | 30.1 | -1.7 | 36.2 | 13th | 13.2 | -0.6 | 7.6 | 7th | 154.0 | 60.0 | v high | 257% |
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 29.0 | 0.0 | 34.3 | 13th | 12.9 | +0.6 | 8.5 | 6th | 124.4 | 64.2 | high | 194% |
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 31.8 | -0.1 | 38.1 | 28th | 16.5 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 6th | 104.4 | 41.7 | v high | 250% |
| Southwest Slopes (North) (district 73) | ||||||||||||
| Cootamundra Airport | 30.6 | -1.5 | 36.5 | 28th | 15.5 | -0.6 | 10.1 | 23rd | 30.1 | 49.3 | average | 61% |
| Grenfell (Manganese Rd) | 31.5 | -0.4 | 37.8 | 28th | 15.1 | -1.3 | 10.1 | 23rd | 30.6 | 52.8 | average | 58% |
| Temora Airport | 32.7 | -1.2 | 39.2 | 28th | 16.1 | -1.3 | 7.7 | 6th | 69.8 | 50.9 | high | 137% |
| Young Airport | 31.3 | -0.7 | 37.5 | 28th | 14.4 | -0.6 | 9.4 | 9th | 15.2 | 45.6 | low | 33% |
| Riverina (East) (district 74) | ||||||||||||
| Deniliquin Airport AWS | 32.5 | -0.9 | 38.8 | 14th | 16.0 | -0.7 | 8.7 | 19th | 32.6 | 24.8 | average | 131% |
| Kapooka (Defence) | 32.1 | 38.5 | 13th | 15.6 | 7.9 | 6th | 103.8 | |||||
| Narrandera Airport AWS | 33.4 | -0.2 | 39.6 | 28th | 16.4 | -1.4 | 9.4 | 6th | 42.8 | 39.2 | high | 109% |
| Yanco Agricultural Institute | 33.7 | -0.4 | 39.9 | 12th | 17.7 | -1.3 | 10.1 | 19th | 49.4 | 32.1 | high | 154% |
| Riverina (West) (district 75) | ||||||||||||
| Griffith Airport AWS | 33.3 | +0.1 | 40.3 | 28th | 16.6 | -0.8 | 8.7 | 5th | 39.0 | 36.0 | average | 108% |
| Hay Airport AWS | 33.5 | -1.6 | 40.5 | 12th | 16.2 | -2.1 | 9.8 | 19th | 39.2 | 27.8 | high | 141% |
| Hillston Airport | 33.2 | -0.4 | 40.0 | 28th | 17.3 | -1.2 | 12.0 | 5th | 51.8 | 31.6 | high | 164% |
| Lake Cargelligo Airport | 34.5 | +0.3 | 40.0 | 29th | 17.8 | -0.8 | 12.1 | 5th | 85.1 | 40.7 | high | 209% |
| Note: From 2017, information about Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands can be found in the climate summary for the Remote Islands and Antarctica | ||||||||||||
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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 11 am on Friday 3 February 2023. 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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