Wednesday, 1 May 2013 - Monthly Climate Summary for NSW - Product code IDCKGC25R0
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
NSW recorded a statewide average rainfall of 15.0 mm during April, well below the historical average of 46.7 mm and the driest April since 2005. Much of inland NSW recorded no rainfall at all during the month, with close to 60% of the state recording less than 5 mm and an average rainfall of 9.0 mm in the Murray-Darling Basin (historical average 38.1 mm).
Rainfall was closer to normal east of the Great Dividing Range, with above average totals on parts of the coastal strip. Coastal showers were common during the first half of the month, with Coffs Harbour recording rain on 13 of the first 14 days of April. Heavier falls were recorded on the south coast on the 1st, reaching 122 mm at Jervis Bay, with persistent coastal rain during a period of easterly flow between the 3rd and 5th and three-day totals as high as 137.4 mm at Sydney Botanic Gardens.
A coastal low pressure system on the 20th also produced rainfall along the southern half of the coast, with widespread falls greater than 25 mm recorded to 9am on the 20th and 21st. Falls were heaviest in the Shoalhaven region, with daily totals reaching 160.9 mm at Narooma on the 20th, the wettest April day on record, and 48-hour totals to 9am on the 21st of 226.2 mm at Ulladulla.
See a list of April rainfall records.
NSW recorded a statewide average maximum temperature of 25.3 °C during April, 1.2 °C above the historical average and the warmest April since 2007. The warm conditions were associated with generally dry, clear weather during the month, with most of inland NSW more than 1 °C above average but closer to normal temperature along the coast.
A persistent warm spell affected southwest NSW between the 7th and 14th, with eight consecutive days above 30 °C at Broken Hill, the latest such spell on record (previous record 28 March - 6 April 1962). Temperatures were also unseasonably warm at the end of the month, reaching 32.2 °C at Menindee, one of the latest days on record so warm.
In contrast, minimum temperatures were generally cooler than normal during April, with a statewide average of 10.6 °C, 0.5 °C below the historical average. Nights were coolest in northern inland NSW, with milder nights on the southern border. The mean temperature for April was consequently 17.9 °C, 0.3 °C above the historical average.
A cool spell impacted the state on the 19th and 20th, with maximum temperatures dropping to -0.3 °C at Thredbo. Snow was reported at Thredbo Village for the first time in 2013, with 3 cm of snow reported at Perisher. The cool temperatures were associated with a coastal low pressure system, which produced heavy rain and damaging surf along the south coast and wind gusts of up to 106 km/h at Montague Island.
See a list of April temperature records.
| Extremes in April 2013 | |
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| Hottest day | 34.5 °C at Wilcannia (Reid St) on the 14th |
| Warmest days on average |
29.3 °C at Mungindi Post Office |
| Coolest days on average |
8.6 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Coldest day |
-0.3 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 19th |
| Coldest night |
-6.0 °C at Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) on the 26th |
| Coolest nights on average |
1.5 °C at Perisher Valley AWS |
| Warmest nights on average |
17.9 °C at Norfolk Island Aero 17.5 °C at Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) |
| Warmest night |
22.3 °C at Tibooburra Airport on the 15th |
| Warmest on average overall |
21.3 °C at Tibooburra Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
5.1 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Wettest overall |
349.6 mm at Ulladulla AWS |
| Wettest day |
160.9 mm at Narooma (Marine Rescue) on the 20th |
| Highest wind gust |
106 km/h at Montague Island Lighthouse on the 19th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Highest daily rainfall in April 2013 (mm) |
Previous wettest for April |
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| Narooma (Marine Rescue) | 160.9 | on the 20th | 124.5 | on the 16th in 1914 | 89 | |
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Previous driest for April |
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| Brewarrina Hospital | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 2008 | 140 | 29.1 |
| Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 1967 | 135 | 52.2 |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 2005 | 128 | 34.7 |
| Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station) | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 2001 | 127 | 16.3 |
| Wanaaring Post Office | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 2012 | 127 | 15.6 |
| Dunedoo Post Office | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 2005 | 102 | 40.8 |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 1987 | 86 | 39.2 |
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 2005 | 66 | 38.5 |
| Nyngan (Fairview) | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 2012 | 61 | 39.0 |
| Cobar MO | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 1977 | 51 | 25.7 |
| Rowena Post Office | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 2005 | 45 | 33.4 |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 0.2 | 0.8 | in 2005 | 20 | 20.5 |
| Record lowest April daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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Previous coolest for April |
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| Cessnock Airport AWS | 15.9 | on the 20th | 16.5 | on the 28th in 2008 | 22 | 24.1 |
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Previous coolest for April |
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| Lord Howe Island Aero | 16.8 | 16.9 | in 1997 | 24 | 18.1 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Highest for April 2013 |
Mean for April 2013 |
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Lowest for April 2013 |
Total for April 2013 |
Average for April |
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Fraction of April average |
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| Western (Far Northwest) (district 46) | ||||||||||||
| Fowlers Gap AWS | 27.4 | 32.9 | 14th | 11.6 | 4.3 | 20th | 1.4 | |||||
| Tibooburra Airport | 28.4 | 32.6 | 14th | 14.3 | 6.3 | 20th | 0 | |||||
| Tibooburra Post Office | 28.4 | +1.4 | 32.7 | 14th | 13.4 | -0.5 | 6.5 | 20th | 0.2 | 14.4 | average | 1% |
| White Cliffs AWS | 27.6 | 33.0 | 14th | 13.2 | 4.8 | 20th | 1.0 | |||||
| Wilcannia (Reid St) | 28.0 | +1.8 | 34.5 | 14th | 10.5 | -1.2 | 4.1 | 20th | 0.6 | 17.0 | low | 4% |
| Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS | 27.8 | 34.0 | 14th | 10.1 | 1.3 | 20th | 0.6 | |||||
| Western (Lower Darling) (district 47) | ||||||||||||
| Broken Hill (Patton Street) | 26.4 | +2.5 | 32.3 | 14th | 13.2 | +1.4 | 6.5 | 20th | 15.2 | 17.2 | average | 88% |
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 25.8 | +1.5 | 32.1 | 14th | 11.2 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 20th | 7.6 | 19.7 | average | 39% |
| Lake Victoria Storage | 25.1 | +1.6 | 33.0 | 13th | 10.8 | +0.3 | 4.3 | 20th | 9.2 | 18.1 | average | 51% |
| Menindee Post Office | 28.1 | +2.5 | 33.3 | 14th | 4.8 | 22nd | 2.4 | 16.0 | low | 15% | ||
| Pooncarie Mail Agency | 27.3 | 34.4 | 12th | 10.9 | 4.5 | 20th | 1.1 | 17.5 | low | 6% | ||
| Western (Upper Darling) (district 48) | ||||||||||||
| Bourke Airport AWS | 28.7 | 33.8 | 15th | 11.0 | 5.1 | 26th | 0.6 | |||||
| Brewarrina Hospital | 28.1 | +0.6 | 32.7 | 15th | 11.4 | -1.2 | 5.3 | 20th | 0 | 29.1 | lowest | 0% |
| Cobar Airport AWS | 26.7 | 31.6 | 14th | 9.8 | 3.2 | 20th | 0 | |||||
| Cobar MO | 26.3 | +1.1 | 31.1 | 14th | 12.6 | -0.2 | 6.6 | 20th | 0 | 25.7 | lowest | 0% |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | 28.3 | +0.7 | 31.9 | 15th | 11.2 | -1.3 | 5.0 | 26th | 0 | 34.7 | lowest | 0% |
| Lightning Ridge Visitors Information Cen | 28.2 | 32.0 | 15th | 12.5 | 6.6 | 20th | 0 | |||||
| Wanaaring Post Office | 28.7 | +0.8 | 33.3 | 30th | 10.9 | -1.9 | 4.8 | 21st | 0 | 15.6 | lowest | 0% |
| Western (Southwest Plains) (district 49) | ||||||||||||
| Balranald (RSL) | 25.3 | +1.3 | 31.9 | 13th | 10.4 | +0.8 | 2.7 | 20th | 7.4 | 23.2 | low | 32% |
| Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS | 26.7 | 33.9 | 14th | 11.5 | 3.5 | 20th | 0.8 | |||||
| Central Western Plains (South) (district 50) | ||||||||||||
| Condobolin Ag Research Stn | 26.1 | +1.5 | 32.0 | 14th | 9.1 | -0.8 | 2.6 | 25th | 0.3 | 30.6 | v low | 1% |
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 26.5 | 32.2 | 14th | 9.0 | 2.7 | 25th | 0.4 | |||||
| Peak Hill Post Office | 26.1 | +1.0 | 30.5 | 14th | 11.8 | -0.4 | 3.8 | 25th | 13.4 | 41.8 | average | 32% |
| West Wyalong Airport AWS | 24.9 | 31.4 | 14th | 8.9 | 3.4 | 21st | 2.0 | |||||
| Central Western Plains (North) (district 51) | ||||||||||||
| Coonamble Airport AWS | 26.5 | 31.1 | 15th | 9.7 | 5.2 | 26th | 0.2 | |||||
| Nyngan Airport | 27.2 | +1.6 | 31.6 | 29th | 11.2 | -0.6 | 5.9 | 25th | 0.4 | 34.5 | low | 1% |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 26.5 | +2.1 | 30.9 | 15th | 10.8 | -0.4 | 5.0 | 25th | 0 | 39.2 | lowest | 0% |
| Northwest Plains (West) (district 52) | ||||||||||||
| Mungindi Post Office | 29.3 | +1.7 | 32.1 | 15th | 11.6 | -1.2 | 6.4 | 29th | 2.8 | 30.8 | low | 9% |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 27.6 | 31.3 | 15th | 10.2 | 5.1 | 26th | 0.2 | 20.5 | lowest | 1% | ||
| Northwest Plains (East) (district 53) | ||||||||||||
| Moree Aero | 27.4 | 29.9 | 16th | 11.1 | 4.3 | 20th | 9.6 | |||||
| Northwest Slopes (North) (district 54) | ||||||||||||
| Barraba Post Office | 25.9 | +0.9 | 28.3 | 2nd | 6.4 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 26th | 8.6 | 39.4 | low | 22% |
| Narrabri Airport AWS | 26.8 | 29.4 | 15th | 9.6 | 1.9 | 20th | 0 | |||||
| Northwest Slopes (South) (district 55) | ||||||||||||
| Gunnedah Airport AWS | 26.7 | 30.1 | 15th | 7.8 | 1.1 | 20th | 0 | |||||
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 25.9 | +0.7 | 29.7 | 15th | 11.6 | -1.2 | 6.1 | 20th | 0 | 38.5 | lowest | 0% |
| Quirindi Post Office | 26.0 | +1.1 | 29.0 | 15th | 7.3 | -1.6 | 2.0 | 20th | 2.0 | 41.6 | v low | 5% |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | 26.1 | +0.8 | 28.8 | 15th | 7.6 | -2.3 | 1.1 | 25th | 0.4 | 25.4 | low | 2% |
| Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) | 21.6 | +0.4 | 25.0 | 30th | 3.0 | -2.5 | -6.0 | 26th | 16.0 | 41.1 | low | 39% |
| Northern Tablelands (West) (district 56) | ||||||||||||
| Armidale (Tree Group Nursery) | 20.7 | 24.4 | 29th | 4.6 | -2.2 | 20th | 6.6 | |||||
| Armidale Airport AWS | 20.0 | 23.7 | 29th | 6.8 | 0.7 | 20th | 3.2 | |||||
| Glen Innes Airport AWS | 20.8 | 24.2 | 29th | 4.4 | -4.9 | 20th | 31.4 | |||||
| Guyra Hospital | 18.7 | +0.8 | 22.7 | 30th | 6.3 | -0.5 | -1.6 | 20th | 13.2 | 50.9 | low | 26% |
| Inverell Research Centre | 23.9 | +0.4 | 25.8 | 30th | 9.4 | -1.6 | 2.6 | 20th | 23.6 | 39.9 | average | 59% |
| Tenterfield (Federation Park) | 20.9 | -0.9 | 23.6 | 23rd | 6.9 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 20th | 73.0 | 47.1 | high | 155% |
| Northern Tablelands (East) (district 57) | ||||||||||||
| Tabulam (Muirne) | 21.9 | -0.2 | 25.2 | 23rd | 13.0 | -0.5 | 10.2 | 20th | 70.8 | 101.9 | average | 69% |
| Upper North Coast (district 58) | ||||||||||||
| Ballina Airport AWS | 25.3 | +0.5 | 29.0 | 16th | 15.1 | -0.1 | 11.6 | 29th | 196.2 | 190.5 | average | 103% |
| Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) | 24.1 | 27.1 | 16th | 17.5 | 14.5 | 21st | 177.0 | |||||
| Casino Airport AWS | 25.8 | 28.9 | 16th | 14.3 | 10.9 | 23rd | 168.8 | |||||
| Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS | 25.1 | 28.3 | 25th | 15.9 | 13.3 | 28th | 245.0 | |||||
| Grafton Airport AWS | 25.5 | 27.8 | 23rd | 13.1 | 8.5 | 20th | 86.4 | |||||
| Grafton Olympic Pool | 25.6 | -0.6 | 28.4 | 18th | 14.7 | -0.2 | 10.9 | 20th | 81.6 | 88.9 | average | 92% |
| Grafton Research Stn | 25.4 | 28.6 | 18th | 14.5 | 11.2 | 20th | 61.0 | 80.5 | average | 76% | ||
| Lismore (Richmond Hill) | 25.4 | 28.3 | 18th | 14.8 | 12.1 | 21st | 156.4 | |||||
| Lismore Airport AWS | 25.8 | 28.7 | 16th | 13.7 | 10.1 | 23rd | 126.0 | |||||
| Murwillumbah (Bray Park) | 25.8 | -0.3 | 29.5 | 18th | 15.6 | +0.1 | 11.8 | 21st | 107.6 | 160.9 | average | 67% |
| Yamba Pilot Station | 24.7 | +0.4 | 27.3 | 22nd | 16.4 | -0.1 | 14.0 | 20th | 173.0 | 163.3 | average | 106% |
| Lower North Coast (district 59) | ||||||||||||
| Coffs Harbour MO | 24.1 | +0.1 | 26.9 | 29th | 14.4 | -0.8 | 7.7 | 20th | 168.0 | 179.0 | average | 94% |
| Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd) | 19.7 | 23.4 | 28th | 9.7 | 3.8 | 20th | 90.6 | |||||
| Kempsey (Wide Street) | 25.6 | +0.1 | 29.5 | 29th | 13.5 | +0.3 | 8.7 | 20th | 96.7 | 115.9 | average | 83% |
| Kempsey Airport AWS | 25.2 | 28.3 | 29th | 12.0 | 6.2 | 20th | 68.2 | |||||
| South West Rocks (Smoky Cape Lighthouse) | 25.2 | +1.2 | 27.6 | 18th | 16.4 | -0.2 | 13.4 | 21st | 189.2 | 172.3 | average | 110% |
| Manning (district 60) | ||||||||||||
| Forster - Tuncurry Marine Rescue | 24.0 | 27.5 | 29th | 14.6 | 11.5 | 26th | 118.0 | 128.8 | average | 92% | ||
| Port Macquarie Airport AWS | 24.3 | 27.8 | 29th | 13.7 | 10.2 | 27th | 165.8 | |||||
| Taree Airport AWS | 24.1 | 29.1 | 29th | 12.4 | 7.1 | 27th | 74.2 | |||||
| Yarras (Mount Seaview) | 24.2 | -0.2 | 28.0 | 29th | 11.8 | -0.7 | 7.8 | 27th | 201.0 | 143.3 | high | 140% |
| Hunter (district 61) | ||||||||||||
| Cessnock Airport AWS | 24.4 | +0.3 | 30.1 | 15th | 9.4 | -0.9 | 4.8 | 26th | 48.8 | 49.0 | average | 100% |
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 23.9 | 29.3 | 15th | 10.5 | 5.8 | 26th | 110.0 | |||||
| Gosford (Narara Research Station) AWS | 23.5 | -0.1 | 28.1 | 14th | 11.3 | -0.6 | 6.7 | 26th | 208.4 | 139.4 | high | 149% |
| Maitland Visitors Centre | 25.2 | 29.9 | 15th | 7.2 | 28th | 66.5 | ||||||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 22.3 | 27.7 | 29th | 11.3 | 7.4 | 25th | 145.4 | |||||
| Merriwa (Roscommon) | 24.6 | 29.7 | 29th | 7.9 | 1.9 | 21st | 1.0 | 32.5 | low | 3% | ||
| Murrurundi Gap AWS | 21.2 | 26.3 | 29th | 10.8 | 7.1 | 20th | 4.2 | |||||
| Murrurundi Post Office | 23.6 | -0.1 | 28.3 | 29th | 6.4 | -2.1 | 1.2 | 25th | 2.4 | 52.4 | v low | 5% |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | 23.3 | -0.3 | 27.5 | 28th | 16.2 | +1.3 | 13.0 | 21st | 212.2 | 127.7 | high | 166% |
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS | 23.3 | +0.5 | 28.1 | 28th | 15.4 | +0.1 | 12.0 | 25th | 103.8 | 115.9 | average | 90% |
| Norah Head AWS | 23.4 | 27.7 | 28th | 15.5 | 12.2 | 21st | 99.6 | |||||
| Paterson (Tocal AWS) | 24.8 | +0.6 | 29.1 | 29th | 11.4 | -1.1 | 7.0 | 27th | 72.0 | 80.0 | average | 90% |
| Scone Airport AWS | 25.2 | +0.8 | 30.4 | 15th | 8.2 | -1.7 | 2.4 | 26th | 3.2 | |||
| Singleton STP | 24.6 | 30.1 | 15th | 8.8 | 4.2 | 27th | 35.3 | |||||
| Williamtown RAAF | 23.8 | +0.2 | 28.5 | 28th | 12.0 | -1.2 | 8.7 | 26th | 121.4 | 107.6 | average | 113% |
| Central Tablelands (North) (district 62) | ||||||||||||
| Gulgong Post Office | 24.7 | +1.3 | 29.9 | 15th | 7.6 | -2.2 | 2.9 | 25th | 1.2 | 43.9 | v low | 3% |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 23.8 | +1.0 | 28.9 | 15th | 6.0 | -1.6 | -0.2 | 25th | 1.8 | |||
| Central Tablelands (South) (district 63) | ||||||||||||
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | 22.1 | +2.0 | 27.0 | 14th | 5.1 | -1.6 | 0.5 | 24th | 15.6 | 41.3 | low | 38% |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 21.7 | +1.1 | 26.9 | 15th | 4.9 | -1.3 | -0.7 | 25th | 16.6 | |||
| Katoomba (Murri St) | 18.4 | +1.7 | 24.4 | 29th | 9.4 | +0.7 | 3.8 | 21st | 71.4 | 121.5 | average | 59% |
| Lithgow (Cooerwull) | 19.0 | 24.1 | 27th | 5.4 | -1.1 | 25th | 28.1 | 57.6 | low | 49% | ||
| Mount Boyce AWS | 17.5 | +0.5 | 23.1 | 14th | 8.5 | -0.1 | 3.9 | 25th | 46.0 | |||
| Oberon (Springbank) | 18.5 | +1.4 | 23.2 | 14th | 4.8 | -0.5 | -1.3 | 25th | 21.9 | 57.1 | low | 38% |
| Orange Agricultural Institute | 19.3 | +0.9 | 23.8 | 14th | 6.9 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 25th | 21.4 | 51.4 | average | 42% |
| Orange Airport AWS | 19.0 | 23.3 | 14th | 4.5 | -1.8 | 25th | 16.6 | |||||
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 22.2 | 27.5 | 28th | 12.2 | 8.2 | 21st | 92.6 | 88.1 | average | 105% | ||
| Central Western Slopes (North) (district 64) | ||||||||||||
| Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) | 24.6 | +0.7 | 28.4 | 15th | 4.6 | -2.5 | 0.0 | 20th | 0 | 52.2 | lowest | 0% |
| Coonabarabran Airport AWS | 23.2 | 27.2 | 15th | 11.4 | 4.9 | 20th | 0.2 | |||||
| Dunedoo Post Office | 25.4 | +1.2 | 30.2 | 15th | 8.7 | -1.1 | 2.2 | 25th | 0 | 40.8 | lowest | 0% |
| Central Western Slopes (South) (district 65) | ||||||||||||
| Cowra Airport AWS | 24.7 | 29.5 | 14th | 7.2 | 1.2 | 25th | 0.8 | |||||
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 26.1 | +1.5 | 31.2 | 15th | 8.9 | -1.2 | 2.8 | 26th | 0.4 | |||
| Forbes Airport AWS | 25.6 | 31.0 | 14th | 8.6 | 2.2 | 25th | 0 | |||||
| Parkes Airport AWS | 25.2 | 29.8 | 14th | 8.1 | 0.5 | 25th | 1.6 | 30.4 | v low | 5% | ||
| Wellington (Agrowplow) | 25.3 | +0.8 | 29.1 | 15th | 8.0 | -1.4 | 1.8 | 25th | 6.2 | 45.0 | low | 14% |
| Metropolitan (East) (district 66) | ||||||||||||
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 24.1 | +0.5 | 29.4 | 14th | 12.2 | -0.5 | 7.1 | 26th | 77.2 | 84.8 | average | 91% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 23.4 | 28.9 | 14th | 12.0 | 6.7 | 26th | 140.2 | |||||
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 23.9 | 29.5 | 14th | 11.7 | 7.5 | 23rd | 83.4 | |||||
| Holsworthy Control Range | 23.7 | 29.0 | 14th | 11.3 | 6.0 | 23rd | 72.4 | |||||
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 23.8 | 0.0 | 28.5 | 14th | 12.0 | -0.8 | 7.6 | 25th | 69.2 | 89.3 | average | 77% |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 24.0 | +1.6 | 28.7 | 28th | 14.9 | +0.2 | 10.9 | 21st | 199.8 | 127.2 | high | 157% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 23.5 | +0.6 | 29.3 | 28th | 14.8 | +0.6 | 10.7 | 21st | 155.4 | 106.9 | high | 145% |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 22.5 | 27.7 | 28th | 16.0 | 12.5 | 21st | ||||||
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 24.0 | 28.4 | 14th | 13.1 | 9.4 | 21st | 65.6 | |||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 22.7 | 26.7 | 14th | 13.4 | 10.2 | 21st | 171.4 | |||||
| Metropolitan (West) (district 67) | ||||||||||||
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 24.0 | 29.3 | 14th | 11.1 | 6.4 | 26th | 79.6 | |||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 23.9 | 29.2 | 14th | 12.1 | 7.8 | 23rd | 57.8 | |||||
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 24.6 | 30.0 | 14th | 12.4 | 8.0 | 26th | 60.2 | |||||
| Prospect Reservoir | 24.2 | +0.6 | 29.8 | 14th | 12.3 | -0.7 | 8.4 | 24th | 63.7 | 74.7 | average | 85% |
| Richmond RAAF | 24.3 | 29.3 | 14th | 10.6 | 4.8 | 26th | 49.0 | |||||
| Illawarra (district 68) | ||||||||||||
| Albion Park (Wollongong Airport) | 23.1 | 28.9 | 28th | 11.3 | 7.4 | 24th | 104.8 | |||||
| Bellambi AWS | 22.2 | 28.7 | 28th | 15.4 | 11.3 | 19th | 175.6 | |||||
| Bowral (Parry Drive) | 19.0 | -0.3 | 24.6 | 14th | 9.0 | +0.9 | 4.5 | 25th | 57.4 | 76.4 | average | 75% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 24.2 | +0.4 | 30.1 | 14th | 10.1 | -0.9 | 4.9 | 24th | 64.2 | 66.9 | average | 96% |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 24.2 | 30.4 | 14th | 10.5 | 5.9 | 23rd | 55.0 | |||||
| Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular AWS) | 21.6 | 27.7 | 14th | 14.9 | 10.8 | 25th | 342.8 | |||||
| Kiama (Bombo Headland) | 22.3 | 28.9 | 28th | 15.0 | 11.5 | 19th | 183.6 | |||||
| Moss Vale AWS | 18.9 | 25.4 | 14th | 7.9 | 2.9 | 24th | 56.8 | |||||
| Nowra RAN Air Station AWS | 22.7 | 30.1 | 14th | 11.9 | 8.2 | 21st | 117.2 | |||||
| Port Kembla NTC AWS | 21.7 | 28.2 | 28th | 16.1 | 12.9 | 21st | ||||||
| South Coast (district 69) | ||||||||||||
| Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club) | 22.2 | 0.0 | 26.9 | 13th | 10.4 | -0.1 | 5.7 | 21st | 64.8 | 66.6 | average | 97% |
| Bega AWS | 23.1 | +0.9 | 28.9 | 13th | 9.2 | -0.2 | 3.9 | 21st | 36.2 | |||
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 19.8 | +0.4 | 25.1 | 14th | 5.1 | -0.6 | -2.3 | 24th | 30.2 | 41.0 | average | 74% |
| Green Cape AWS | 21.0 | 24.3 | 9th | 14.3 | 11.0 | 21st | 32.4 | |||||
| Merimbula Airport AWS | 22.0 | 26.2 | 28th | 10.9 | 6.4 | 24th | 49.6 | |||||
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 20.7 | +0.3 | 24.2 | 14th | 15.5 | +0.4 | 10.4 | 19th | 133.4 | 80.6 | high | 166% |
| Moruya Airport AWS | 22.1 | 27.8 | 14th | 11.4 | 6.6 | 26th | 91.6 | |||||
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 21.5 | -0.1 | 26.0 | 28th | 12.9 | +0.6 | 9.1 | 21st | 102.0 | 86.7 | high | 118% |
| Narooma (Marine Rescue) | 21.5 | +0.5 | 24.8 | 14th | 13.2 | +0.3 | 9.5 | 19th | 193.5 | 80.6 | v high | 240% |
| Ulladulla AWS | 21.5 | +0.1 | 27.6 | 28th | 14.2 | +0.4 | 10.6 | 21st | 349.6 | |||
| Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (district 70) | ||||||||||||
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 19.2 | +0.7 | 24.6 | 12th | 5.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 25th | 40.8 | 44.9 | average | 91% |
| Bombala AWS | 18.2 | +0.4 | 24.7 | 12th | 4.7 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 21st | 54.4 | |||
| Canberra Airport | 22.1 | 26.9 | 14th | 5.5 | -1.9 | 24th | 9.8 | |||||
| Cooma Airport AWS | 18.7 | +0.6 | 23.4 | 27th | 3.4 | -0.1 | -3.4 | 24th | 25.4 | 37.7 | average | 67% |
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 20.2 | +0.7 | 24.4 | 14th | 3.8 | -0.2 | -2.8 | 24th | 22.7 | 38.0 | average | 60% |
| Goulburn Airport AWS | 20.8 | +1.0 | 27.4 | 14th | 5.0 | -0.5 | -2.9 | 24th | 15.0 | |||
| Goulburn TAFE | 20.7 | +0.7 | 27.0 | 14th | 8.0 | +0.3 | 0.3 | 21st | 20.2 | 44.4 | average | 45% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 11.8 | 17.1 | 14th | 3.9 | -1.6 | 19th | 30.4 | |||||
| Taralga Post Office | 19.4 | +0.8 | 25.4 | 14th | 5.1 | -1.1 | -1.0 | 24th | 16.3 | 58.6 | low | 28% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 21.8 | 27.6 | 14th | 6.0 | -0.9 | 24th | 15.2 | |||||
| Southern Tablelands (Snowy Mountains) (district 71) | ||||||||||||
| Perisher Valley AWS | 10.7 | 15.4 | 11th | 1.5 | -4.0 | 21st | 53.8 | |||||
| Thredbo AWS | 8.6 | -0.7 | 13.1 | 9th | 1.7 | +0.2 | -3.5 | 19th | 50.6 | 96.5 | low | 52% |
| Thredbo Village | 13.4 | -0.4 | 18.2 | 9th | 2.9 | +1.4 | -3.0 | 24th | 45.7 | 108.1 | low | 42% |
| Southwest Slopes (South) (district 72) | ||||||||||||
| Albury Airport AWS | 23.0 | 28.2 | 12th | 8.9 | 2.6 | 20th | 12.2 | |||||
| Cabramurra SMHEA AWS | 12.5 | 16.5 | 12th | 5.8 | 0.0 | 19th | 24.2 | |||||
| Hume Reservoir | 22.3 | +0.6 | 27.3 | 12th | 10.6 | +0.6 | 4.3 | 20th | 17.4 | 51.2 | low | 34% |
| Khancoban AWS | 21.0 | 25.0 | 12th | 7.4 | 1.9 | 25th | 16.2 | |||||
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 20.4 | +0.5 | 25.0 | 14th | 5.6 | +0.7 | -1.0 | 21st | 19.3 | 65.4 | low | 30% |
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 24.1 | +1.6 | 29.8 | 14th | 9.3 | +0.2 | 1.6 | 25th | 7.0 | 40.1 | v low | 17% |
| Southwest Slopes (North) (district 73) | ||||||||||||
| Burrinjuck Dam | 23.6 | +2.6 | 28.5 | 14th | 9.2 | -0.3 | 3.5 | 25th | 11.3 | 64.6 | low | 17% |
| Cootamundra Airport | 23.5 | 29.6 | 14th | 6.5 | -0.3 | 25th | 4.4 | |||||
| Grenfell (Manganese Rd) | 23.9 | +1.3 | 29.5 | 14th | 7.4 | -1.9 | 1.8 | 25th | 6.0 | 46.6 | v low | 13% |
| Gundagai (William St) | 23.7 | 29.6 | 14th | 8.2 | 2.1 | 25th | 9.0 | |||||
| Quandialla Post Office | 25.5 | +1.4 | 31.6 | 14th | 9.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 25th | 5.4 | 41.0 | v low | 13% |
| Temora Airport | 24.9 | 32.1 | 14th | 7.6 | 0.5 | 25th | 2.0 | |||||
| Wyalong Post Office | 25.1 | +1.5 | 31.0 | 14th | 10.6 | +0.6 | 4.3 | 25th | 2.2 | 35.0 | v low | 6% |
| Young Airport | 23.7 | +1.0 | 29.4 | 14th | 5.6 | -0.8 | -1.2 | 25th | 12.2 | |||
| Riverina (East) (district 74) | ||||||||||||
| Corowa Airport | 23.6 | +1.1 | 29.0 | 12th | 9.4 | +0.8 | 3.0 | 20th | 9.2 | 36.3 | low | 25% |
| Deniliquin Airport AWS | 24.3 | 30.8 | 14th | 10.3 | 2.9 | 20th | 2.6 | |||||
| Narrandera Airport | 25.2 | 32.3 | 14th | 10.0 | 3.6 | 24th | 4.2 | 33.7 | v low | 12% | ||
| Narrandera Golf Club | 24.6 | +1.2 | 31.5 | 14th | 1.0 | 29th | 4.5 | 37.7 | v low | 12% | ||
| Tocumwal Airport | 23.8 | +0.8 | 30.0 | 14th | 10.0 | +0.3 | 5.8 | 30th | 4.7 | 31.7 | low | 15% |
| Yanco Agricultural Institute | 24.9 | 31.4 | 14th | 11.7 | 5.8 | 19th | 6.8 | 29.3 | low | 23% | ||
| Riverina (West) (district 75) | ||||||||||||
| Griffith Airport AWS | 24.6 | +0.6 | 31.8 | 14th | 9.2 | -0.9 | 3.5 | 20th | 1.6 | 27.4 | v low | 6% |
| Hay (Miller Street) | 25.8 | +1.7 | 32.5 | 14th | 10.9 | +1.0 | 3.2 | 20th | 7.8 | 27.8 | low | 28% |
| Hay Airport AWS | 26.2 | 33.9 | 14th | 9.7 | 1.9 | 20th | 6.6 | |||||
| Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
| Lord Howe Island Aero | 23.5 | +0.3 | 24.9 | 17th | 16.8 | -1.3 | 13.1 | 8th | 100.4 | 133.9 | average | 75% |
| Norfolk Island Aero | 22.8 | +0.1 | 24.9 | 2nd | 17.9 | +0.1 | 16.0 | 23rd | 116.2 | 124.5 | average | 93% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
A Monthly Climate Summary is prepared to list 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. Later information, including data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review, usually published in the fourth week of the month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 1 pm on Wednesday 1 May 2013. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Averages 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 20 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.