Wednesday, 2 January 2013 - Monthly Climate Summary for New South Wales - Product code IDCKGC35R0
NSW in December 2012: Warmest December since 2005
- Driest December since 2006
- Warmest December days since 2005
- Warmest December nights since 2003
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Rainfall
NSW recorded a statewide average rainfall of 31.7 mm during December, below the historical average of 53.8 mm and the driest December since 2006. Rainfall was average to above average in northeast NSW and along the southern tablelands and below average elsewhere, with driest conditions in northwest NSW and along the south coast. The Murray-Darling Basin also recorded 30.1 mm, well below the average of 48.5 mm and the driest since 2006.
Rainfall was light and persistent in northeast NSW, with showers and thunderstorms in this region throughout the month. Fronts also produced rain in southern NSW on the 15th-16th, while the most significant period of rainfall fell between the 24th and 26th. During these days a low pressure trough triggered widespread thunderstorm activity across the state, with up to 65.8 mm at Burrinjuck Dam in southeast NSW on the 24th, and as much as 101.4 mm at Yarras in the northeast on the 26th.
Some sites had their lowest total December rainfall on record.Temperature
NSW recorded a statewide average maximum temperature of 32.5 °C during December, 1.9 °C above the historical average. This is the twelth-warmest December since records began in 1910, and the warmest for NSW since 2005. Temperatures were above average across the state, with days more than 2 °C above normal in northwest NSW where rainfall was lowest.
The statewide average minimum temperature was 17.6 °C, 1.5 °C above the historical average. This was also the twelth-warmest on record for NSW, and the warmest December since 2003, with warmer than average nights across the state. Nights were particularly warm on the 1st, when much of the state was more than 6 °C above normal and records were broken at three stations, while a cold spell on the 6th broke low temperature records at two short-record stations in the southeast.
The statewide average temperature was consequently 1.7 °C above average, the eleventh warmest December for NSW since records began in 1910 and the warmest December since 2005.
See a list of December temperature records.
Other phenomena
Thunderstorms and strong winds caused damage in Merriwa on the 2nd and Tamworth on the 3rd, with reports of cricket-ball sized hail at Tamworth, while widespread hail and downed trees were reported near Wollombi on the 9th.Widespread thunderstorm activity impacted the state between the 23rd and 25th, with wind gusts reaching 104 km/hr at Temora on the 23rd and 111 km/h at Khancoban on the 24th.
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| Extremes in December 2012 | |
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| Hottest day |
44.2 °C at Wilcannia (Reid St) on the 24th |
| Warmest days on average |
37.5 °C at Wanaaring Post Office |
| Coolest days on average |
14.1 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Coldest day |
4.9 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 4th |
| Coldest night |
-5.3 °C at Perisher Valley AWS on the 10th |
| Coolest nights on average |
4.3 °C at Perisher Valley AWS |
| Warmest nights on average |
22.4 °C at Tibooburra Post Office |
| Warmest night |
30.8 °C at Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS on the 24th |
| Warmest on average overall |
29.8 °C at Wanaaring Post Office |
| Coolest on average overall |
9.5 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Wettest overall |
306.6 mm at Yarras (Mount Seaview) |
| Wettest day | 101.4 mm at Yarras (Mount Seaview) on the 26th |
| Highest wind gust |
111 km/h at Khancoban AWS on the 24th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record lowest total December rainfall | |||||
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Total rainfall for December 2012 (mm) |
Previous driest for December |
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Average for December |
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| Cooma Airport AWS | 11.2 | 13.6 | in 2005 | 27 | 51.5 |
| Lord Howe Island Aero | 22.4 | 24.6 | in 2009 | 25 | 103.7 |
| Beaumont (The Cedars) | 37.6 | 42.0 | in 2005 | 20 | 102.4 |
| Record highest December daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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Highest daily minimum temperature in December 2012 (°C) |
Previous warmest for December |
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Average for December |
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| Dunedoo Post Office | 27.5 | on the 1st | 26.9 | on the 1st in 2004 | 46 | 15.0 |
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 19.3 | on the 1st | 18.3 | on the 23rd in 2006 | 45 | 8.8 |
| Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club) | 21.8 | on the 1st | 21.5 | on the 22nd in 2007 | 22 | 13.9 |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 22.8 | on the 20th | 21.3 | on the 23rd in 2006 | 22 | 13.4 |
| Record lowest December temperature | ||||||
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Lowest temperature in December 2012 (°C) |
Previous coolest for December |
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Average for December |
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| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | -0.4 | on the 6th | -0.3 | on the 27th in 2001 | 23 | 10.3 |
| Bombala AWS | -0.9 | on the 10th | -0.3 | on the 31st in 1991 | 22 | 8.9 |
| Goulburn Airport AWS | -1.2 | on the 6th | -0.6 | on the 5th in 2011 | 22 | 10.6 |
| Record highest December mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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Mean daily minimum temperature for December 2012 (°C) |
Previous warmest for December |
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| Yarras (Mount Seaview) | 18.1 | 18.0 | in 2009 | 43 | 16.1 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Minimum temperatures for December (°C) |
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Highest for December 2012 |
Mean for December 2012 |
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Lowest for December 2012 |
Total for December 2012 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2012 |
Fraction of December average |
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| Western (Far Northwest) (district 46) | ||||||||||||
| Fowlers Gap AWS | 35.1 | 42.6 | 24th | 19.5 | 12.5 | 5th | 4.6 | |||||
| Tibooburra Airport | 36.9 | 42.4 | 24th | 22.3 | 15.1 | 5th | 3.0 | |||||
| Tibooburra Post Office | 36.8 | +1.9 | 43.5 | 24th | 22.4 | +2.1 | 15.4 | 5th | 2.8 | 22.1 | low | 13% |
| White Cliffs AWS | 35.9 | 42.6 | 23rd | 21.1 | 13.9 | 5th | 1.0 | |||||
| Wilcannia (Reid St) | 35.8 | +1.9 | 44.2 | 24th | 19.4 | +1.2 | 13.2 | 5th | 4.2 | 26.0 | low | 16% |
| Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS | 35.8 | 43.8 | 24th | 18.4 | 11.7 | 6th | 1.6 | |||||
| Western (Lower Darling) (district 47) | ||||||||||||
| Broken Hill (Patton Street) | 33.1 | +1.8 | 41.8 | 23rd | 17.8 | +0.7 | 9.7 | 5th | 11.8 | 21.8 | average | 54% |
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 32.8 | +1.8 | 40.9 | 23rd | 16.7 | -0.3 | 9.3 | 5th | 11.2 | 21.7 | average | 52% |
| Lake Victoria Storage | 31.7 | +1.4 | 41.2 | 19th | 15.3 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 5th | 7.0 | 20.7 | average | 34% |
| Menindee Post Office | 33.9 | +1.1 | 43.0 | 23rd | 18.2 | +1.4 | 11.6 | 5th | 7.2 | 21.8 | average | 33% |
| Pooncarie Mail Agency | 33.9 | 43.0 | 23rd | 16.9 | 11.2 | 5th | 19.6 | 21.5 | average | 91% | ||
| Western (Upper Darling) (district 48) | ||||||||||||
| Bourke Airport AWS | 37.4 | 42.5 | 1st | 21.0 | 12.8 | 6th | 0 | |||||
| Brewarrina Hospital | 36.7 | +1.7 | 43.0 | 1st | 20.0 | +1.1 | 11.3 | 6th | 17.9 | 39.1 | average | 46% |
| Cobar Airport AWS | 34.8 | 41.1 | 24th | 18.8 | 10.4 | 6th | 15.6 | |||||
| Cobar MO | 34.2 | +1.7 | 40.7 | 24th | 19.8 | +1.1 | 13.0 | 6th | 6.4 | 36.3 | low | 18% |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | 43.0 | 1st | 20.7 | +1.7 | 13.7 | 6th | 39.1 | 53.6 | average | 73% | ||
| Lightning Ridge Visitors Information Cen | 36.4 | 43.5 | 2nd | 21.3 | 15.0 | 7th | 105.5 | |||||
| Wanaaring Post Office | 37.5 | +2.8 | 42.2 | 25th | 22.3 | +2.7 | 14.4 | 6th | 1.2 | 29.0 | low | 4% |
| Western (Southwest Plains) (district 49) | ||||||||||||
| Balranald (RSL) | 41.8 | 23rd | 15.9 | +1.2 | 8.5 | 6th | 28.8 | 25.6 | average | 113% | ||
| Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS | 33.9 | 42.7 | 23rd | 17.7 | 10.7 | 6th | 4.8 | |||||
| Central Western Plains (South) (district 50) | ||||||||||||
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 34.0 | 41.7 | 24th | 16.6 | 10.6 | 21st | 9.2 | |||||
| Peak Hill Post Office | 33.1 | +1.9 | 39.1 | 24th | 18.8 | +1.6 | 8.8 | 6th | 10.0 | 50.4 | low | 20% |
| West Wyalong Airport AWS | 31.9 | 39.8 | 24th | 15.2 | 8.4 | 6th | 19.2 | |||||
| Central Western Plains (North) (district 51) | ||||||||||||
| Coonamble Airport AWS | 35.5 | 42.8 | 1st | 18.7 | 9.3 | 5th | 6.0 | |||||
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 34.7 | +2.9 | 40.9 | 1st | 18.2 | +1.7 | 9.8 | 5th | 5.4 | 41.1 | v low | 13% |
| Northwest Plains (West) (district 52) | ||||||||||||
| Mungindi Post Office | 37.1 | +2.7 | 43.5 | 2nd | 20.5 | +1.6 | 12.3 | 6th | 32.6 | 52.2 | average | 62% |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 37.0 | 41.2 | 19th | 19.9 | 12.7 | 7th | 10.2 | 55.2 | low | 18% | ||
| Northwest Plains (East) (district 53) | ||||||||||||
| Moree Aero | 34.5 | 40.3 | 2nd | 19.5 | 11.5 | 6th | 76.2 | |||||
| Northwest Slopes (North) (district 54) | ||||||||||||
| Barraba Post Office | 33.1 | +2.7 | 38.9 | 1st | 10.2 | 6th | 76.1 | 77.9 | average | 98% | ||
| Narrabri Airport AWS | 35.0 | 40.8 | 1st | 19.2 | 10.8 | 6th | 33.8 | |||||
| Pindari Dam | 32.1 | +2.0 | 38.4 | 2nd | 9.0 | 6th | 144.4 | 93.0 | high | 155% | ||
| Northwest Slopes (South) (district 55) | ||||||||||||
| Gunnedah Airport AWS | 34.4 | 40.9 | 1st | 16.8 | 8.0 | 6th | 62.6 | |||||
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 33.7 | +2.8 | 40.7 | 1st | 18.8 | +1.4 | 11.7 | 6th | 70.0 | 71.5 | average | 98% |
| Quirindi Post Office | 33.1 | +2.0 | 40.4 | 1st | 15.9 | +1.2 | 8.0 | 6th | 68.2 | 80.5 | average | 85% |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | 32.6 | +2.6 | 39.7 | 1st | 16.6 | +1.2 | 7.5 | 6th | 96.8 | 75.0 | high | 129% |
| Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) | 27.1 | +1.0 | 33.0 | 19th | 12.2 | +1.6 | 1.5 | 6th | 157.2 | 99.7 | high | 158% |
| Northern Tablelands (West) (district 56) | ||||||||||||
| Armidale (Tree Group Nursery) | 26.5 | 33.1 | 2nd | 12.6 | 3.0 | 6th | 93.0 | |||||
| Armidale Airport AWS | 26.0 | 32.9 | 2nd | 13.1 | 6.1 | 6th | 80.2 | |||||
| Glen Innes Airport AWS | 25.8 | 32.1 | 17th | 12.4 | 2.6 | 6th | 152.8 | |||||
| Guyra Hospital | 23.8 | +1.4 | 29.6 | 2nd | 12.1 | +1.4 | 4.4 | 6th | 108.8 | 113.4 | average | 96% |
| Inverell (Raglan St) | 30.7 | 36.6 | 17th | 14.9 | 6.5 | 6th | 154.0 | |||||
| Inverell Research Centre | 30.4 | +2.2 | 36.3 | 2nd | 16.3 | +1.3 | 9.7 | 6th | 101.4 | 99.3 | average | 102% |
| Northern Tablelands (East) (district 57) | ||||||||||||
| Tabulam (Muirne) | 28.2 | +1.4 | 35.8 | 17th | 16.8 | +0.7 | 13.0 | 15th | 131.4 | 152.4 | average | 86% |
| Upper North Coast (district 58) | ||||||||||||
| Ballina Airport AWS | 28.2 | +0.9 | 35.0 | 4th | 19.3 | +1.2 | 13.4 | 15th | 135.4 | 142.5 | average | 95% |
| Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) | 27.0 | 31.4 | 19th | 20.6 | 17.9 | 14th | 138.4 | |||||
| Casino Airport AWS | 30.4 | 37.4 | 4th | 18.8 | 13.5 | 15th | 38.8 | |||||
| Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS | 29.0 | 34.8 | 17th | 19.4 | 16.4 | 14th | 54.8 | |||||
| Grafton Airport AWS | 30.3 | 36.3 | 2nd | 18.2 | 12.7 | 6th | 99.6 | |||||
| Grafton Olympic Pool | 30.7 | +1.1 | 36.4 | 4th | 19.8 | +1.4 | 15.1 | 6th | 131.2 | 120.5 | average | 109% |
| Grafton Research Stn | 30.8 | 36.7 | 1st | 19.0 | 15.2 | 15th | 84.0 | 101.2 | average | 83% | ||
| Lismore (Richmond Hill) | 29.5 | 36.6 | 4th | 18.3 | 14.2 | 15th | 100.6 | |||||
| Lismore Airport AWS | 29.8 | 36.9 | 4th | 17.4 | 12.1 | 15th | 117.8 | |||||
| Murwillumbah (Bray Park) | 29.2 | +0.1 | 38.4 | 4th | 18.9 | +0.5 | 13.4 | 6th | 170.8 | 170.2 | average | 100% |
| Yamba Pilot Station | 27.2 | +1.3 | 32.4 | 5th | 20.3 | +1.2 | 16.8 | 14th | 106.0 | 117.0 | average | 91% |
| Lower North Coast (district 59) | ||||||||||||
| Coffs Harbour MO | 27.0 | +0.7 | 30.5 | 16th | 19.2 | +1.1 | 14.0 | 6th | 78.0 | 144.6 | average | 54% |
| Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd) | 24.1 | 33.0 | 1st | 15.1 | 8.5 | 6th | 204.8 | |||||
| Kempsey (Wide Street) | 29.5 | +1.0 | 35.0 | 2nd | 18.6 | +2.1 | 11.9 | 7th | 53.6 | 110.0 | low | 49% |
| Kempsey Airport AWS | 29.5 | 35.3 | 2nd | 17.1 | 9.4 | 6th | 40.0 | |||||
| South West Rocks (Smoky Cape Lighthouse) | 27.5 | +1.6 | 30.4 | 25th | 19.7 | +1.3 | 16.0 | 6th | 85.6 | 118.9 | average | 72% |
| Manning (district 60) | ||||||||||||
| Forster - Tuncurry Marine Rescue | 26.4 | 34.5 | 20th | 18.2 | 11.0 | 29th | 60.7 | 92.6 | average | 66% | ||
| Port Macquarie Airport AWS | 28.0 | 31.5 | 2nd | 17.9 | 9.3 | 6th | 99.2 | |||||
| Taree Airport AWS | 28.7 | 36.8 | 20th | 18.2 | 11.1 | 6th | 43.6 | |||||
| Yarras (Mount Seaview) | 29.8 | +1.3 | 38.4 | 1st | 18.1 | +2.0 | 10.8 | 5th | 306.6 | 179.6 | high | 171% |
| Hunter (district 61) | ||||||||||||
| Cessnock Airport AWS | 30.0 | +1.3 | 38.5 | 24th | 16.0 | +1.2 | 6.2 | 6th | 38.4 | 75.8 | v low | 51% |
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 27.4 | 36.1 | 1st | 15.9 | 8.8 | 5th | 65.0 | |||||
| Gosford (Narara Research Station) AWS | 26.7 | -0.1 | 35.7 | 1st | 16.0 | +0.7 | 9.1 | 6th | 118.8 | 104.2 | average | 114% |
| Maitland Visitors Centre | 29.2 | 38.2 | 16th | 17.2 | 9.5 | 6th | 45.2 | |||||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 26.9 | 36.9 | 24th | 15.5 | 9.1 | 6th | 111.4 | |||||
| Merriwa (Roscommon) | 31.8 | 40.8 | 1st | 15.0 | 7.6 | 5th | 57.2 | 69.2 | average | 83% | ||
| Murrurundi Gap AWS | 27.8 | 35.5 | 1st | 15.0 | 9.7 | 7th | 96.6 | |||||
| Murrurundi Post Office | 30.1 | +0.4 | 38.1 | 1st | 14.5 | +0.9 | 5.9 | 6th | 110.4 | 90.0 | high | 123% |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | 25.8 | -0.3 | 31.0 | 20th | 19.4 | +2.0 | 16.4 | 6th | ||||
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS | 25.0 | +0.1 | 34.0 | 28th | 19.1 | +1.1 | 15.0 | 6th | 91.4 | 81.1 | average | 113% |
| Newcastle University | 28.2 | 36.7 | 16th | 18.2 | 11.7 | 6th | 54.2 | |||||
| Norah Head AWS | 25.0 | 31.8 | 20th | 18.7 | 14.6 | 5th | 68.4 | |||||
| Paterson (Tocal AWS) | 29.8 | +0.8 | 38.1 | 17th | 16.9 | +0.7 | 10.4 | 6th | 74.2 | 79.4 | average | 93% |
| Scone Airport AWS | 31.9 | +2.4 | 41.7 | 1st | 15.6 | +0.4 | 8.7 | 6th | 38.6 | |||
| Singleton STP | 31.0 | 38.8 | 16th | 16.4 | 10.2 | 5th | 58.0 | |||||
| Williamtown RAAF | 27.9 | +0.7 | 36.7 | 16th | 17.6 | +1.1 | 10.8 | 6th | 84.6 | 79.7 | average | 106% |
| Central Tablelands (North) (district 62) | ||||||||||||
| Gulgong Post Office | 31.8 | +2.3 | 38.2 | 1st | 14.8 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 5th | 77.2 | 67.5 | average | 114% |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 31.2 | +3.1 | 38.1 | 1st | 14.7 | +1.3 | 4.5 | 6th | 72.4 | |||
| Central Tablelands (South) (district 63) | ||||||||||||
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | 28.4 | +2.1 | 35.0 | 24th | 12.2 | +0.6 | 3.0 | 6th | 6.2 | 65.6 | v low | 9% |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 28.8 | +2.7 | 34.5 | 24th | 12.1 | +0.7 | 4.5 | 6th | 52.6 | |||
| Katoomba (Murri St) | 22.9 | +0.5 | 30.9 | 24th | 12.2 | +0.6 | 6.6 | 6th | 70.8 | 123.2 | average | 57% |
| Lithgow (Cooerwull) | 24.9 | 32.1 | 1st | 11.4 | 2.4 | 6th | 64.1 | 78.0 | average | 82% | ||
| Mount Boyce AWS | 23.2 | +1.2 | 32.0 | 24th | 11.7 | +0.4 | 5.8 | 6th | 73.6 | |||
| Oberon (Springbank) | 24.4 | +1.3 | 31.0 | 24th | 10.3 | +1.5 | 1.4 | 6th | 30.4 | 73.8 | low | 41% |
| Orange Agricultural Institute | 26.7 | +2.4 | 31.8 | 24th | 12.3 | +1.1 | 4.9 | 6th | 25.7 | 83.2 | low | 31% |
| Orange Airport AWS | 26.3 | 32.6 | 24th | 11.1 | 2.8 | 6th | 30.2 | |||||
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 27.0 | 37.0 | 24th | 15.4 | 10.0 | 6th | 41.2 | 101.7 | low | 41% | ||
| Central Western Slopes (North) (district 64) | ||||||||||||
| Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) | 32.0 | +1.5 | 38.6 | 1st | 13.8 | +0.6 | 6.0 | 6th | 41.2 | 71.3 | average | 58% |
| Coonabarabran Airport AWS | 31.2 | 38.2 | 1st | 16.1 | 11.2 | 6th | 37.6 | |||||
| Dunedoo Post Office | 33.1 | +2.4 | 40.8 | 1st | 16.7 | +1.7 | 7.1 | 6th | 55.2 | 62.7 | average | 88% |
| Central Western Slopes (South) (district 65) | ||||||||||||
| Cowra Airport AWS | 32.0 | 38.2 | 24th | 14.6 | 4.4 | 6th | 42.4 | |||||
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 33.9 | 39.9 | 1st | 16.9 | 7.3 | 6th | 5.4 | |||||
| Forbes Airport AWS | 32.9 | 40.0 | 24th | 15.6 | 8.6 | 6th | 16.6 | |||||
| Parkes Airport AWS | 32.3 | 38.8 | 24th | 15.1 | 4.7 | 6th | 14.4 | 52.7 | low | 27% | ||
| Wellington (Agrowplow) | 33.0 | +1.5 | 39.1 | 1st | 15.8 | +0.8 | 6.9 | 6th | 5.6 | 56.0 | v low | 10% |
| Metropolitan (East) (district 66) | ||||||||||||
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 28.2 | +1.0 | 37.8 | 1st | 17.2 | +0.6 | 10.2 | 6th | 34.2 | 67.4 | average | 51% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 26.9 | 36.0 | 1st | 17.0 | 9.6 | 6th | 38.0 | |||||
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 27.6 | 37.4 | 1st | 16.5 | 8.3 | 6th | 27.4 | |||||
| Holsworthy Control Range | 27.7 | 37.3 | 1st | 15.9 | 8.2 | 6th | 25.0 | |||||
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 28.0 | +0.6 | 38.0 | 24th | 16.6 | +0.4 | 9.6 | 6th | 38.6 | 70.9 | low | 54% |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 26.0 | +0.8 | 33.0 | 20th | 18.6 | +1.1 | 14.0 | 6th | 45.2 | 77.6 | average | 58% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 26.9 | +1.2 | 36.2 | 1st | 18.7 | +1.2 | 14.4 | 6th | 26.0 | 73.7 | low | 35% |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 23.2 | 33.3 | 20th | 18.7 | 15.7 | 6th | ||||||
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 27.6 | 37.1 | 1st | 17.5 | 11.4 | 6th | 44.6 | |||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 25.8 | 34.0 | 28th | 16.5 | 11.6 | 6th | 48.4 | |||||
| Metropolitan (West) (district 67) | ||||||||||||
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 28.9 | 39.7 | 24th | 16.1 | 8.2 | 6th | 36.6 | |||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 28.5 | 38.6 | 24th | 16.5 | 9.8 | 6th | 39.0 | |||||
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 29.5 | 38.8 | 24th | 17.1 | 10.5 | 6th | 28.0 | |||||
| Prospect Reservoir | 28.4 | +1.0 | 37.8 | 1st | 16.9 | +0.6 | 10.5 | 6th | 43.8 | 75.3 | average | 58% |
| Richmond RAAF | 29.4 | 38.8 | 24th | 16.4 | 8.1 | 6th | 48.2 | |||||
| Illawarra (district 68) | ||||||||||||
| Albion Park (Wollongong Airport) | 25.7 | 37.9 | 1st | 15.3 | 6.1 | 6th | 30.2 | |||||
| Bellambi AWS | 23.5 | 30.6 | 20th | 17.6 | 12.4 | 6th | 34.2 | |||||
| Bowral (Parry Drive) | 24.0 | +0.2 | 33.6 | 24th | 12.9 | +1.3 | 4.9 | 6th | 45.4 | 75.5 | low | 60% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 29.1 | +0.7 | 39.4 | 24th | 15.8 | +0.7 | 7.0 | 6th | 38.6 | 54.9 | average | 70% |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 27.8 | 38.2 | 24th | 15.4 | 7.1 | 6th | 33.4 | |||||
| Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular AWS) | 23.3 | 33.8 | 1st | 16.9 | 12.2 | 6th | 36.8 | |||||
| Kiama (Bombo Headland) | 23.6 | 32.0 | 1st | 17.3 | 12.4 | 6th | 53.8 | |||||
| Moss Vale AWS | 24.0 | 34.5 | 24th | 12.4 | 2.2 | 6th | 27.8 | |||||
| Nowra RAN Air Station AWS | 26.3 | 35.9 | 1st | 14.6 | 7.4 | 6th | 26.6 | |||||
| Port Kembla NTC AWS | 22.7 | 32.3 | 1st | 18.0 | 13.0 | 6th | ||||||
| South Coast (district 69) | ||||||||||||
| Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club) | 24.5 | +0.1 | 34.7 | 1st | 14.7 | +0.8 | 8.9 | 27th | 31.8 | 76.8 | v low | 41% |
| Bega AWS | 25.9 | +1.1 | 37.9 | 24th | 13.0 | -0.2 | 6.7 | 10th | 16.6 | |||
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 25.0 | +0.8 | 33.8 | 24th | 10.4 | +0.1 | -0.4 | 6th | 31.4 | 60.7 | low | 52% |
| Green Cape AWS | 21.7 | 26.9 | 1st | 15.8 | 11.8 | 5th | 27.8 | |||||
| Merimbula Airport AWS | 23.2 | 29.6 | 1st | 13.7 | 7.5 | 5th | 45.8 | |||||
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 21.5 | -0.2 | 29.7 | 1st | 16.6 | +0.7 | 13.1 | 6th | 30.8 | 65.4 | low | 47% |
| Moruya Airport AWS | 23.7 | 36.1 | 1st | 14.6 | 8.8 | 5th | 32.8 | |||||
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 22.7 | -0.1 | 34.0 | 1st | 15.5 | +0.8 | 11.0 | 6th | 36.8 | 73.5 | average | 50% |
| Narooma (Marine Rescue) | 21.9 | 0.0 | 27.8 | 1st | 15.5 | +0.5 | 11.8 | 6th | 36.0 | 73.1 | average | 49% |
| Ulladulla AWS | 22.7 | -0.1 | 32.0 | 1st | 16.1 | +0.4 | 12.0 | 6th | 58.4 | |||
| Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (district 70) | ||||||||||||
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 23.8 | 0.0 | 32.7 | 19th | 9.4 | +0.6 | 0.4 | 10th | 30.8 | 63.6 | low | 48% |
| Bombala AWS | 23.3 | +0.4 | 33.8 | 23rd | 8.6 | -0.3 | -0.9 | 10th | 62.8 | |||
| Canberra Airport | 27.6 | 34.1 | 24th | 11.8 | 0.3 | 6th | 37.0 | |||||
| Cooma Airport AWS | 24.2 | +0.4 | 32.3 | 23rd | 8.0 | -0.5 | -2.2 | 6th | 11.2 | 51.5 | lowest | 22% |
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 25.4 | +0.4 | 33.0 | 23rd | 8.9 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 6th | 20.5 | 54.7 | low | 37% |
| Goulburn Airport AWS | 26.7 | +1.3 | 34.2 | 19th | 10.9 | +0.3 | -1.2 | 6th | 45.2 | |||
| Goulburn TAFE | 26.6 | +0.9 | 34.5 | 19th | 12.9 | +1.2 | 4.4 | 6th | 44.2 | 61.7 | average | 72% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 17.6 | 24.9 | 23rd | 7.1 | -0.9 | 5th | 71.2 | |||||
| Taralga Post Office | 25.2 | +0.9 | 33.5 | 23rd | 10.9 | +1.2 | 2.0 | 6th | 39.7 | 66.4 | average | 60% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 27.2 | 34.2 | 23rd | 12.8 | 2.2 | 6th | 20.0 | |||||
| Southern Tablelands (Snowy Mountains) (district 71) | ||||||||||||
| Perisher Valley AWS | 15.9 | 22.2 | 23rd | 4.3 | -5.3 | 10th | 167.6 | |||||
| Thredbo AWS | 14.1 | 0.0 | 20.1 | 23rd | 4.9 | +0.2 | -3.6 | 10th | 98.4 | 109.8 | average | 90% |
| Thredbo Village | 19.1 | 0.0 | 25.8 | 23rd | 5.3 | 0.0 | -2.0 | 10th | 86.2 | 122.1 | low | 71% |
| Southwest Slopes (South) (district 72) | ||||||||||||
| Albury Airport AWS | 29.8 | 37.8 | 24th | 13.9 | 6.8 | 6th | 27.8 | |||||
| Cabramurra SMHEA AWS | 18.1 | 25.1 | 23rd | 8.9 | -0.2 | 5th | 104.8 | |||||
| Hume Reservoir | 28.9 | +0.4 | 36.5 | 24th | 14.2 | -0.1 | 7.9 | 6th | 28.0 | 49.5 | average | 57% |
| Khancoban AWS | 28.4 | 35.4 | 23rd | 10.9 | 2.8 | 6th | 43.4 | |||||
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 26.9 | +1.1 | 33.5 | 23rd | 10.7 | +1.2 | 1.2 | 6th | 52.6 | 70.8 | average | 74% |
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 30.6 | +1.3 | 39.1 | 23rd | 14.5 | +0.7 | 6.0 | 6th | 21.8 | 46.3 | average | 47% |
| Southwest Slopes (North) (district 73) | ||||||||||||
| Burrinjuck Dam | 29.2 | +1.7 | 37.0 | 9th | 14.5 | +0.9 | 6.0 | 6th | 93.8 | 62.9 | high | 149% |
| Cootamundra Airport | 29.7 | 38.0 | 30th | 13.2 | 3.0 | 6th | 29.4 | |||||
| Grenfell (Manganese Rd) | 30.6 | +0.7 | 37.1 | 23rd | 14.1 | -0.4 | 6.0 | 6th | 38.2 | 55.1 | average | 69% |
| Gundagai (William St) | 30.4 | 37.7 | 24th | 14.3 | 6.0 | 6th | 39.2 | |||||
| Quandialla Post Office | 31.9 | +0.6 | 38.8 | 23rd | 15.6 | +0.7 | 7.6 | 6th | 50.6 | 44.4 | high | 114% |
| Temora Airport | 31.1 | 38.7 | 23rd | 13.9 | 6.0 | 6th | 29.8 | |||||
| Wyalong Post Office | 31.6 | +1.0 | 38.0 | 26th | 16.4 | +1.1 | 10.2 | 6th | 15.9 | 44.2 | low | 36% |
| Young Airport | 30.2 | +1.4 | 36.5 | 23rd | 12.0 | +0.2 | 1.8 | 6th | 43.0 | |||
| Riverina (East) (district 74) | ||||||||||||
| Corowa Airport | 30.2 | +0.1 | 40.0 | 23rd | 13.9 | +0.3 | 8.5 | 6th | 23.4 | 40.8 | average | 57% |
| Deniliquin Airport AWS | 30.7 | 41.2 | 23rd | 14.6 | 7.9 | 6th | 10.4 | |||||
| Narrandera Airport | 31.8 | 41.3 | 23rd | 15.4 | 7.4 | 6th | 10.2 | 35.7 | low | 29% | ||
| Tocumwal Airport | 30.1 | +0.7 | 39.4 | 23rd | 14.5 | +0.5 | 9.7 | 6th | 30.0 | 33.9 | average | 88% |
| Yanco Agricultural Institute | 31.3 | 39.6 | 23rd | 16.3 | 8.5 | 6th | 32.4 | 30.1 | average | 108% | ||
| Riverina (West) (district 75) | ||||||||||||
| Griffith Airport AWS | 31.5 | +0.7 | 40.6 | 23rd | 15.9 | +0.8 | 7.8 | 6th | 8.6 | 32.8 | low | 26% |
| Hay (Miller Street) | 32.5 | +1.3 | 42.2 | 23rd | 16.0 | +1.1 | 8.8 | 6th | 14.6 | 26.9 | average | 54% |
| Hay Airport AWS | 33.1 | 43.0 | 23rd | 15.3 | 6.5 | 6th | 9.6 | |||||
| Hillston Airport | 32.4 | +0.9 | 41.0 | 24th | 16.9 | +0.5 | 9.5 | 6th | 9.0 | 29.9 | low | 30% |
| Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
| Lord Howe Island Aero | 24.3 | +0.3 | 27.4 | 29th | 19.6 | +0.4 | 15.7 | 25th | 22.4 | 103.7 | lowest | 22% |
| Norfolk Island Aero | 23.5 | +0.1 | 25.8 | 30th | 18.8 | +1.0 | 14.8 | 2nd | 73.6 | 85.9 | average | 86% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
As of December 2012, temperature averages are derived from the new ACORN-SAT high-quality dataset, which has monthly temperature data back to 1910. Some inconsistency will be apparent with monthly summaries prior to December 2012; historical climate data based on this dataset is available here.
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 9 am on Wednesday 2 January 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.
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