Monday, 3 March 2014 - Monthly Climate Summary for New South Wales - Product code IDCKGC15R0
NSW in February 2014: Warm February for NSW
- Average rainfall
- Above average maximum and minimum temperatures
- Warmest February since 2007
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Rainfall - Close to average rainfall
NSW recorded a statewide average rainfall of 47.7 mm during February 2014, close to the historical average of 50.7 mm. Rainfall was generally average to above average across much of inland NSW, with 49 mm recorded in the Murray Darling Basin, above the historical average of 40.4 mm and the first above-average month since June 2013. In comparison, February was slightly drier than average along the coast, particularly in the northeast where Ballina and Murwillumbah recorded their driest February on record.
The first half of February was generally dry, with the first substantial rain of the month falling as a trough and low pressure system crossed the state between the 15th and 17th. This was followed by a second trough and thunderstorms in eastern NSW between the 19th and 20th, with falls of other 80 mm in parts of the ACT including the wettest February day on record at Torrens. Finally, a trough produced locally heavy rain and flash flooding on the Central Coast on the 28th, with daily totals as high as 260.8 mm at Dora Creek and 233 mm at Cooranbong, the wettest day at Cooranbong for any month.
See a list of February rainfall records.
Temperature - Warmest February since 2007
The statewide average maximum temperature during February 2014 was 1.6 °C above the historical average, with temperatures between 1 and 2 °C above normal across most of the state. Daytime temperatures were well above average during the first half of the month, associated with generally clear, dry conditions. The continuation of a heatwave from late January brought days more than 10 °C above normal in southern NSW between the 1st and 3rd, with Cooma recording its warmest February day on record on the 3rd. Temperatures were closer to normal during the second half of the month, with particularly cold conditions associated with rain events during the 20th-21st and again on the 28th, with temperatures more than 8 °C below normal across much of inland NSW.
The statewide average minimum temperature was 1.4 °C above the historical average, with temperatures more than 1 °C above normal across most of the state. Minimum temperatures were generally average to above average throughout the month, with the exception of a spell of cool nights in inland NSW between the 20th and 22nd. The mean temperature was consequently 1.5 °C above normal, making it the warmest February since 2007.
See a list of February temperature records.Further information
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| Extremes in February 2014 | |
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| Hottest day |
45.9 °C at Pooncarie Mail Agency on the 1st |
| Warmest days on average |
37.1 °C at Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS |
| Coolest days on average |
17.6 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Coldest day |
8.1 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 20th |
| Coldest night |
-0.4 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 5th |
| Coolest nights on average |
6.4 °C at Perisher Valley AWS |
| Warmest nights on average |
23.9 °C at Tibooburra Post Office |
| Warmest night |
31.4 °C at Broken Hill (Patton Street) on the 13th |
| Warmest on average overall |
30.2 °C at Tibooburra Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
12.6 °C at Thredbo AWS |
| Wettest overall |
335.6 mm at Dora Creek (Dora St) |
| Wettest day |
260.8 mm at Dora Creek (Dora St) on the 28th |
| Highest wind gust |
104 km/h at Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular AWS) on the 3rd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest February daily rainfall | ||||||
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Highest daily rainfall in February 2014 (mm) |
Previous wettest for February |
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| Cooranbong (Avondale) | 233.0 | on the 28th | 157.7 | on the 24th in 1908 | 98 | |
| Torrens (Darke St) | 86.4 | on the 20th | 75.2 | on the 5th in 2001 | 30 | |
| Record lowest total February rainfall | |||||
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Total rainfall for February 2014 (mm) |
Previous driest for February |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Brays Creek (Misty Mountain) | 13.0 | 36.0 | in 2005 | 64 | 222.3 |
| Whiporie Post Office | 19.4 | 33.7 | in 1965 | 50 | 157.0 |
| Kunghur (The Junction) | 11.0 | 27.8 | in 2005 | 44 | 200.3 |
| Murwillumbah (Bray Park) | 15.2 | 40.6 | in 1988 | 40 | 231.3 |
| Ballina Airport AWS | 28.8 | 64.8 | in 2011 | 21 | 198.3 |
| Record highest February temperature | ||||||
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Highest temperature in February 2014 (°C) |
Previous warmest for February |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Cooma Visitors Centre | 38.9 | on the 3rd | 38.3 | on the 7th in 2009 | 40 | 26.2 |
| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 34.5 | on the 10th | 33.6 | on the 17th in 1983 | 39 | 24.6 |
| Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chalet) | 28.0 | on the 3rd | = 28.0 | on the 7th in 2009 | 27 | 17.1 |
| Cooma Airport AWS | 37.3 | on the 3rd | 37.1 | on the 8th in 2009 | 23 | 24.9 |
| Record highest February mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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Mean daily maximum temperature for February 2014 (°C) |
Previous warmest for February |
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| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 27.6 | 27.4 | in 1983 | 38 | 24.6 |
| Guyra Hospital | 25.7 | 25.4 | in 2004 | 27 | 23.0 |
| Record highest February daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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Highest daily minimum temperature in February 2014 (°C) |
Previous warmest for February |
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Average for February |
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| Murwillumbah (Bray Park) | 26.1 | on the 20th | 25.5 | on the 22nd in 2004 | 38 | 19.6 |
| Young Airport | 22.7 | on the 4th | 22.4 | on the 4th in 2011 | 23 | 14.7 |
| Record lowest February temperature | ||||||
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Lowest temperature in February 2014 (°C) |
Previous coolest for February |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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| Grenfell (Manganese Rd) | 5.9 | on the 21st | 6.1 | on the 12th in 1965 | 48 | 16.1 |
| Record lowest February mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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Mean daily minimum temperature for February 2014 (°C) |
Previous coolest for February |
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Average for February |
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| Lord Howe Island Aero | 20.1 | = 20.1 | in 2013 | 25 | 21.0 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for February 2014 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum temperatures for February (°C) |
Rainfall for February (millimetres) |
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| Mean for February 2014 |
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Highest for February 2014 |
Mean for February 2014 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2014 |
Total for February 2014 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2014 |
Fraction of February average |
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| Western (Far Northwest) (district 46) | ||||||||||||
| Fowlers Gap AWS | 36.0 | 43.9 | 11th | 21.7 | 13.9 | 20th | 18.8 | |||||
| Tibooburra Airport | 36.8 | 44.5 | 13th | 23.6 | 16.4 | 22nd | 52.4 | |||||
| Tibooburra Post Office | 36.4 | +1.2 | 43.0 | 13th | 23.9 | +2.2 | 16.5 | 21st | 54.0 | 30.0 | high | 180% |
| White Cliffs AWS | 36.8 | 44.1 | 11th | 23.1 | 14.6 | 20th | 3.2 | |||||
| Wilcannia (Reid St) | 36.8 | +2.2 | 45.1 | 12th | 21.5 | +2.2 | 13.4 | 20th | 19.0 | 26.4 | average | 72% |
| Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS | 37.1 | 45.2 | 12th | 21.1 | 12.7 | 20th | 14.8 | |||||
| Western (Lower Darling) (district 47) | ||||||||||||
| Broken Hill (Patton Street) | 34.3 | +2.1 | 43.6 | 9th | 19.6 | +1.3 | 10.6 | 20th | 22.0 | 26.0 | average | 85% |
| Broken Hill Airport AWS | 34.4 | +2.4 | 43.3 | 1st | 19.3 | +0.9 | 9.6 | 20th | 17.8 | 20.4 | average | 87% |
| Lake Victoria Storage | 33.0 | +1.4 | 44.1 | 1st | 17.5 | +1.0 | 10.9 | 22nd | 54.7 | 19.8 | v high | 276% |
| Menindee Post Office | 35.6 | +1.8 | 44.3 | 9th | 20.3 | +2.1 | 12.7 | 20th | 18.4 | 21.7 | average | 85% |
| Pooncarie Mail Agency | 35.2 | 45.9 | 1st | 19.2 | 11.8 | 20th | 99.5 | 23.8 | v high | 418% | ||
| Western (Upper Darling) (district 48) | ||||||||||||
| Bourke Airport AWS | 36.6 | 44.9 | 13th | 22.5 | 15.8 | 21st | 59.8 | |||||
| Brewarrina Hospital | 35.5 | +0.6 | 42.6 | 12th | 21.1 | +0.7 | 12.8 | 21st | 60.6 | 49.1 | average | 123% |
| Cobar Airport AWS | 35.7 | +2.3 | 43.8 | 12th | 21.3 | +1.5 | 10.7 | 21st | 64.8 | 39.2 | average | 165% |
| Cobar MO | 35.2 | +2.0 | 43.2 | 12th | 21.7 | +1.6 | 12.9 | 21st | 73.0 | 44.3 | high | 165% |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | 35.2 | +0.9 | 42.6 | 13th | 22.0 | +1.7 | 17.0 | 21st | ||||
| Lightning Ridge Visitors Information Cen | 35.8 | 43.5 | 13th | 23.0 | 17.0 | 21st | 29.0 | |||||
| Wanaaring Post Office | 37.0 | +1.9 | 44.9 | 14th | 22.4 | +1.4 | 14.9 | 21st | 38.4 | 34.8 | average | 110% |
| Western (Southwest Plains) (district 49) | ||||||||||||
| Balranald (RSL) | 34.8 | +2.3 | 44.4 | 2nd | 18.5 | +2.2 | 9.2 | 22nd | 68.6 | 25.7 | high | 267% |
| Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS | 35.0 | 44.2 | 1st | 20.4 | 12.0 | 20th | 26.8 | |||||
| Central Western Plains (South) (district 50) | ||||||||||||
| Condobolin Ag Research Stn | 34.6 | +1.9 | 42.2 | 10th | 19.6 | +1.4 | 10.5 | 21st | 46.7 | 44.9 | average | 104% |
| Condobolin Airport AWS | 34.8 | +2.2 | 42.7 | 10th | 19.8 | +1.5 | 10.9 | 21st | 42.4 | |||
| Peak Hill Post Office | 33.6 | +1.2 | 41.8 | 10th | 20.7 | +1.4 | 10.9 | 21st | 47.4 | 51.5 | average | 92% |
| West Wyalong Airport AWS | 33.8 | 42.8 | 2nd | 18.2 | 10.9 | 21st | 27.0 | |||||
| Central Western Plains (North) (district 51) | ||||||||||||
| Coonamble Airport AWS | 34.4 | 41.3 | 10th | 21.0 | 14.3 | 21st | 68.4 | |||||
| Nyngan Airport | 35.0 | +1.8 | 43.7 | 12th | 21.2 | +2.0 | 13.0 | 21st | 51.4 | 47.6 | average | 108% |
| Trangie Research Station AWS | 33.8 | +1.7 | 42.9 | 12th | 20.2 | +1.9 | 12.0 | 21st | 58.4 | 52.2 | average | 112% |
| Northwest Plains (West) (district 52) | ||||||||||||
| Mungindi Post Office | 36.3 | +2.3 | 42.8 | 15th | 22.3 | +2.1 | 17.6 | 24th | 43.3 | 63.7 | average | 68% |
| Walgett Airport AWS | 35.7 | +1.6 | 43.7 | 13th | 21.9 | +2.0 | 13.6 | 21st | 25.8 | 56.4 | low | 46% |
| Northwest Plains (East) (district 53) | ||||||||||||
| Moree Aero | 34.3 | 40.0 | 10th | 20.7 | 16.4 | 21st | 34.6 | |||||
| Northwest Slopes (North) (district 54) | ||||||||||||
| Barraba Post Office | 33.4 | +2.5 | 40.0 | 10th | 13.0 | 12th | 67.2 | 77.7 | average | 86% | ||
| Narrabri Airport AWS | 35.0 | 41.2 | 10th | 20.2 | 14.4 | 7th | 37.6 | |||||
| Northwest Slopes (South) (district 55) | ||||||||||||
| Gunnedah Airport AWS | 34.1 | 40.4 | 10th | 18.5 | 13.2 | 21st | 46.6 | |||||
| Gunnedah Resource Centre | 33.3 | +2.3 | 39.1 | 1st | 20.0 | +1.3 | 15.5 | 21st | 42.4 | 73.7 | average | 58% |
| Quirindi Post Office | 33.3 | +2.0 | 40.0 | 1st | 17.6 | +1.5 | 12.4 | 21st | 30.6 | 65.6 | average | 47% |
| Tamworth Airport AWS | 33.6 | +2.5 | 40.4 | 10th | 17.6 | +0.7 | 13.3 | 6th | 41.0 | 79.7 | low | 51% |
| Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) | 28.8 | +2.2 | 35.9 | 10th | 13.1 | +0.6 | 7.0 | 8th | 75.4 | 77.0 | average | 98% |
| Northern Tablelands (West) (district 56) | ||||||||||||
| Armidale (Tree Group Nursery) | 27.8 | 33.6 | 12th | 12.7 | 7.6 | 8th | 50.0 | |||||
| Armidale Airport AWS | 27.3 | 33.0 | 9th | 13.3 | 8.7 | 8th | 48.8 | |||||
| Glen Innes Ag Research Stn | 27.4 | +2.8 | 34.5 | 10th | 13.5 | +0.2 | 9.8 | 26th | 52.8 | 93.8 | low | 56% |
| Glen Innes Airport AWS | 27.4 | 34.1 | 10th | 13.7 | 9.4 | 4th | 48.6 | |||||
| Guyra Hospital | 25.7 | +2.7 | 31.1 | 9th | 12.1 | +0.3 | 7.3 | 9th | 38.2 | 107.7 | v low | 35% |
| Inverell (Raglan St) | 32.0 | 38.0 | 10th | 15.7 | 9.8 | 7th | 24.4 | |||||
| Inverell Research Centre | 31.6 | +2.9 | 37.7 | 10th | 17.0 | +0.8 | 12.4 | 1st | 17.6 | 97.4 | v low | 18% |
| Tenterfield (Federation Park) | 26.4 | +0.3 | 33.4 | 16th | 14.7 | +0.4 | 8.5 | 9th | 34.0 | 94.4 | low | 36% |
| Northern Tablelands (East) (district 57) | ||||||||||||
| Tabulam (Muirne) | 27.1 | +1.3 | 35.0 | 16th | 16.8 | -0.1 | 14.3 | 9th | 57.4 | 186.3 | v low | 31% |
| Upper North Coast (district 58) | ||||||||||||
| Ballina Airport AWS | 28.3 | +0.4 | 33.3 | 16th | 19.0 | -0.4 | 15.1 | 10th | 28.8 | 198.3 | lowest | 15% |
| Byron Bay (Cape Byron AWS) | 27.9 | 31.0 | 27th | 21.3 | 16.7 | 6th | 25.8 | |||||
| Casino Airport AWS | 30.8 | 38.9 | 16th | 17.7 | 13.6 | 8th | 18.8 | 147.0 | v low | 13% | ||
| Evans Head RAAF Bombing Range AWS | 28.3 | 37.1 | 20th | 19.7 | 16.5 | 6th | 50.8 | |||||
| Grafton Airport AWS | 30.3 | 36.6 | 16th | 18.4 | 13.7 | 1st | 14.2 | |||||
| Grafton Olympic Pool | 30.1 | +0.8 | 36.5 | 16th | 19.9 | +0.2 | 15.8 | 1st | 32.3 | 150.9 | v low | 21% |
| Grafton Research Stn | 31.2 | +1.5 | 38.6 | 16th | 15.9 | 9th | 8.0 | 132.2 | v low | 6% | ||
| Lismore (Richmond Hill) | 29.4 | 37.4 | 16th | 18.9 | 16.0 | 6th | 21.2 | |||||
| Lismore Airport AWS | 29.7 | 37.3 | 16th | 17.3 | 13.0 | 8th | 20.2 | |||||
| Murwillumbah (Bray Park) | 28.9 | -0.1 | 34.8 | 16th | 19.6 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 27th | 15.2 | 231.3 | lowest | 7% |
| Yamba Pilot Station | 28.2 | +1.5 | 35.0 | 20th | 20.7 | +0.4 | 17.8 | 6th | 25.0 | 158.4 | v low | 16% |
| Lower North Coast (district 59) | ||||||||||||
| Coffs Harbour Airport Comparison | 26.8 | 31.0 | 20th | 19.5 | 15.9 | 8th | 72.0 | |||||
| Coffs Harbour MO | 26.8 | 0.0 | 31.0 | 20th | 19.4 | -0.1 | 16.2 | 8th | 74.2 | 220.2 | low | 34% |
| Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd) | 23.8 | 29.0 | 20th | 14.8 | 11.3 | 8th | 133.7 | |||||
| Kempsey (Wide Street) | 28.5 | -0.3 | 32.6 | 19th | 18.3 | +0.4 | 14.2 | 8th | 111.0 | 158.1 | average | 70% |
| Kempsey Airport AWS | 28.6 | 33.3 | 19th | 17.1 | 11.9 | 1st | 105.0 | |||||
| South West Rocks (Smoky Cape Lighthouse) | 27.6 | +0.7 | 31.0 | 4th | 19.7 | 0.0 | 15.6 | 6th | 162.0 | 171.3 | average | 95% |
| Manning (district 60) | ||||||||||||
| Forster - Tuncurry Marine Rescue | 26.1 | 29.0 | 12th | 19.0 | 14.0 | 22nd | 109.6 | 121.3 | average | 90% | ||
| Port Macquarie Airport AWS | 27.3 | 31.3 | 19th | 18.1 | 12.6 | 8th | 102.0 | |||||
| Taree Airport AWS | 28.0 | 34.1 | 19th | 17.9 | 14.0 | 7th | 62.8 | |||||
| Yarras (Mount Seaview) | 28.6 | +0.6 | 34.8 | 12th | 17.5 | +0.1 | 12.2 | 9th | 237.6 | 257.3 | average | 92% |
| Hunter (district 61) | ||||||||||||
| Cessnock Airport AWS | 29.8 | +0.9 | 37.2 | 9th | 16.9 | +0.1 | 8.9 | 7th | 61.4 | 105.6 | low | 58% |
| Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) | 27.1 | 32.9 | 26th | 16.6 | 10.0 | 7th | 298.8 | |||||
| Gosford AWS | 26.6 | 33.4 | 26th | 18.1 | 12.2 | 7th | 175.0 | |||||
| Jerrys Plains Post Office | 31.7 | +0.8 | 39.0 | 9th | 17.4 | +0.3 | 11.0 | 7th | 80.0 | 73.1 | average | 109% |
| Maitland Visitors Centre | 34.5 | 26th | 18.0 | 11.2 | 7th | 86.1 | ||||||
| Mangrove Mountain AWS | 26.4 | 32.5 | 9th | 16.3 | 10.9 | 7th | 119.4 | 151.0 | average | 79% | ||
| Merriwa (Roscommon) | 30.8 | 38.9 | 9th | 15.8 | 9.3 | 7th | 72.4 | 59.9 | average | 121% | ||
| Murrurundi Gap AWS | 27.6 | 34.3 | 9th | 15.4 | 10.6 | 7th | 51.8 | |||||
| Murrurundi Post Office | 30.1 | +0.4 | 37.5 | 9th | 14.6 | -0.4 | 7.6 | 7th | 68.2 | 78.5 | average | 87% |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | 26.1 | -0.9 | 28.5 | 27th | 19.8 | +1.0 | 17.9 | 5th | 138.1 | 113.1 | high | 122% |
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS | 24.4 | -1.0 | 31.0 | 26th | 19.7 | +0.4 | 17.1 | 7th | 207.0 | 108.5 | high | 191% |
| Newcastle University | 28.0 | 34.2 | 26th | 18.9 | 14.4 | 8th | 104.2 | |||||
| Norah Head AWS | 25.7 | 29.0 | 13th | 19.5 | 16.4 | 7th | 144.4 | 110.6 | high | 131% | ||
| Paterson (Tocal AWS) | 29.2 | +0.4 | 36.1 | 9th | 17.3 | -0.3 | 11.0 | 7th | 61.4 | 121.5 | average | 51% |
| Scone Airport AWS | 31.3 | +1.1 | 38.3 | 9th | 16.7 | +0.2 | 10.0 | 7th | 65.4 | 63.8 | average | 103% |
| Singleton STP | 30.2 | 37.5 | 9th | 17.4 | 10.5 | 9th | 70.0 | |||||
| Williamtown RAAF | 27.7 | +0.1 | 34.6 | 26th | 17.8 | -0.3 | 10.3 | 7th | 73.8 | 121.5 | average | 61% |
| Central Tablelands (North) (district 62) | ||||||||||||
| Gulgong Post Office | 31.0 | +1.3 | 37.9 | 10th | 16.5 | +0.2 | 9.1 | 21st | 82.9 | 62.6 | high | 132% |
| Mudgee Airport AWS | 30.7 | +1.7 | 38.1 | 11th | 16.1 | +0.6 | 8.8 | 21st | 59.8 | 72.9 | average | 82% |
| Nullo Mountain AWS | 24.1 | +1.6 | 32.7 | 9th | 13.3 | +0.1 | 8.1 | 7th | 94.6 | 108.9 | average | 87% |
| Central Tablelands (South) (district 63) | ||||||||||||
| Bathurst Agricultural Station | 29.5 | +2.4 | 38.4 | 10th | 13.5 | +0.2 | 6.5 | 21st | 32.4 | 58.7 | average | 55% |
| Bathurst Airport AWS | 29.0 | +1.9 | 38.3 | 1st | 13.9 | +0.4 | 7.9 | 21st | 74.8 | 63.1 | average | 119% |
| Katoomba (Murri St) | 22.8 | +0.4 | 31.4 | 9th | 13.2 | +0.3 | 8.2 | 21st | 112.0 | 177.2 | average | 63% |
| Lithgow (Cooerwull) | 25.7 | 34.9 | 9th | 12.8 | 4.8 | 21st | 74.0 | 82.0 | average | 90% | ||
| Mount Boyce AWS | 23.3 | +0.7 | 32.4 | 9th | 12.7 | -0.4 | 7.3 | 21st | 82.0 | 126.9 | average | 65% |
| Oberon (Springbank) | 25.5 | +1.8 | 34.0 | 9th | 12.0 | +0.8 | 4.8 | 21st | 107.3 | 61.8 | high | 174% |
| Orange Agricultural Institute | 27.5 | +1.9 | 35.5 | 10th | 13.7 | +0.5 | 7.0 | 21st | 96.2 | 78.4 | average | 123% |
| Orange Airport AWS | 27.3 | 35.5 | 2nd | 12.9 | 6.6 | 21st | 87.6 | |||||
| Springwood (Valley Heights) | 26.2 | 33.7 | 9th | 16.2 | 11.8 | 7th | 122.0 | 140.5 | average | 87% | ||
| Central Western Slopes (North) (district 64) | ||||||||||||
| Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) | 32.1 | +1.4 | 38.7 | 10th | 15.5 | +0.9 | 10.0 | 7th | 95.8 | 81.9 | average | 117% |
| Coonabarabran Airport AWS | 31.0 | 37.8 | 12th | 17.8 | 12.5 | 21st | 105.0 | |||||
| Dunedoo Post Office | 32.3 | +1.5 | 40.1 | 12th | 17.6 | +0.4 | 10.5 | 21st | 80.0 | 64.7 | high | 124% |
| Central Western Slopes (South) (district 65) | ||||||||||||
| Cowra Airport AWS | 32.7 | 40.7 | 10th | 17.0 | 8.0 | 21st | 50.0 | |||||
| Dubbo Airport AWS | 33.0 | +1.3 | 41.3 | 12th | 18.4 | +0.8 | 10.7 | 21st | 50.8 | |||
| Forbes Airport AWS | 33.5 | 41.5 | 10th | 18.1 | 7.9 | 21st | 39.6 | |||||
| Parkes Airport AWS | 32.7 | 40.5 | 10th | 17.8 | 7.0 | 21st | 57.0 | 65.8 | average | 87% | ||
| Wellington (Agrowplow) | 32.3 | +0.3 | 39.7 | 10th | 17.8 | +1.2 | 9.5 | 21st | 58.6 | 52.4 | average | 112% |
| Metropolitan (East) (district 66) | ||||||||||||
| Bankstown Airport AWS | 27.5 | -0.3 | 33.8 | 26th | 18.7 | +0.6 | 12.1 | 7th | 58.4 | 107.0 | low | 55% |
| Canterbury Racecourse AWS | 26.5 | 33.5 | 26th | 18.3 | 11.4 | 7th | 61.0 | |||||
| Holsworthy Aerodrome AWS | 27.1 | 33.4 | 26th | 18.0 | 10.6 | 7th | 41.6 | |||||
| Holsworthy Control Range | 27.5 | 33.7 | 26th | 17.2 | 10.2 | 7th | 38.2 | |||||
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive) | 27.5 | -0.3 | 34.0 | 26th | 17.8 | +0.2 | 11.5 | 7th | 67.4 | 124.8 | average | 54% |
| Riverview Observatory | 26.4 | 0.0 | 33.5 | 26th | 18.3 | +0.6 | 12.9 | 7th | 52.7 | 110.8 | average | 48% |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | 26.2 | +0.4 | 32.4 | 26th | 19.9 | +1.1 | 15.5 | 7th | 58.2 | 118.0 | average | 49% |
| Sydney Airport AMO | 26.8 | +0.4 | 34.9 | 26th | 20.0 | +1.0 | 15.9 | 7th | 55.2 | 112.6 | average | 49% |
| Sydney Harbour (Wedding Cake West) | 23.4 | 27.2 | 26th | 20.1 | 17.1 | 7th | ||||||
| Sydney Olympic Park AWS (Archery Centre) | 27.3 | 33.8 | 26th | 18.9 | 12.6 | 7th | 69.6 | |||||
| Terrey Hills AWS | 25.2 | 32.8 | 26th | 17.8 | 13.6 | 7th | 72.4 | |||||
| Metropolitan (West) (district 67) | ||||||||||||
| Badgerys Creek AWS | 28.1 | 35.5 | 9th | 17.4 | 10.9 | 7th | 72.2 | |||||
| Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS | 28.0 | 34.6 | 8th | 17.7 | 12.8 | 7th | 67.8 | |||||
| Penrith Lakes AWS | 28.9 | 37.5 | 9th | 18.3 | 12.4 | 7th | 68.2 | |||||
| Prospect Reservoir | 28.0 | +0.1 | 33.9 | 26th | 17.9 | +0.1 | 11.9 | 7th | 66.2 | 97.0 | average | 68% |
| Richmond RAAF | 29.1 | +0.1 | 37.3 | 9th | 17.7 | 10.3 | 7th | 69.0 | 122.9 | average | 56% | |
| Illawarra (district 68) | ||||||||||||
| Albion Park (Wollongong Airport) | 25.3 | 29.3 | 26th | 16.7 | 9.7 | 7th | 51.0 | |||||
| Bellambi AWS | 23.7 | 28.1 | 20th | 18.8 | 15.9 | 7th | 57.0 | |||||
| Bowral (Parry Drive) | 24.6 | +0.2 | 34.0 | 9th | 13.6 | +0.1 | 7.6 | 21st | 34.0 | 98.4 | low | 35% |
| Camden Airport AWS | 28.4 | -0.1 | 36.3 | 9th | 16.8 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 7th | 46.8 | 100.2 | average | 47% |
| Campbelltown (Mount Annan) | 27.9 | 35.0 | 9th | 16.7 | 9.6 | 7th | 53.2 | |||||
| Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular AWS) | 24.2 | 27.6 | 9th | 18.2 | 14.4 | 7th | 28.6 | |||||
| Kiama (Bombo Headland) | 23.8 | 27.4 | 20th | 18.9 | 15.3 | 7th | 42.0 | |||||
| Moss Vale AWS | 24.6 | 33.7 | 8th | 13.8 | 6.3 | 21st | 27.8 | |||||
| Nowra RAN Air Station AWS | 25.8 | 32.1 | 8th | 15.9 | 9.5 | 21st | ||||||
| Port Kembla NTC AWS | 22.8 | 26.9 | 20th | 19.5 | 16.7 | 6th | ||||||
| South Coast (district 69) | ||||||||||||
| Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club) | 25.1 | -0.3 | 30.4 | 9th | 15.2 | -0.7 | 7.5 | 21st | 17.8 | 104.1 | v low | 17% |
| Bega AWS | 27.7 | +1.3 | 35.9 | 9th | 14.8 | -0.2 | 8.1 | 21st | 23.8 | 88.7 | low | 27% |
| Braidwood Racecourse AWS | 26.9 | +1.7 | 38.5 | 3rd | 12.1 | -0.2 | 4.1 | 21st | 47.0 | 70.1 | average | 67% |
| Green Cape AWS | 23.1 | 27.6 | 1st | 16.7 | 14.3 | 22nd | 2.2 | |||||
| Merimbula Airport AWS | 24.7 | 27.9 | 16th | 15.0 | 9.6 | 21st | 29.0 | |||||
| Montague Island Lighthouse | 23.0 | -0.3 | 26.1 | 20th | 17.7 | -0.1 | 15.6 | 5th | 19.6 | 85.8 | low | 23% |
| Moruya Airport AWS | 24.0 | 26.9 | 2nd | 15.3 | 8.6 | 21st | 19.4 | |||||
| Moruya Heads Pilot Station | 22.8 | -1.2 | 24.9 | 20th | 16.2 | -0.1 | 10.6 | 21st | 19.4 | 95.7 | low | 20% |
| Narooma (Marine Rescue) | 23.1 | -0.5 | 27.2 | 20th | 16.8 | +0.1 | 13.0 | 21st | 35.8 | 92.7 | average | 39% |
| Nerriga AWS | 26.7 | 38.1 | 9th | 12.6 | 3.8 | 21st | 32.8 | |||||
| Ulladulla AWS | 23.1 | -1.1 | 26.0 | 20th | 17.3 | -0.3 | 13.7 | 7th | 77.8 | 116.6 | average | 67% |
| Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) (district 70) | ||||||||||||
| Bombala (Therry Street) | 26.8 | +1.8 | 38.7 | 3rd | 10.2 | -0.3 | 3.4 | 21st | 29.2 | 58.9 | average | 50% |
| Bombala AWS | 26.4 | +2.5 | 39.1 | 3rd | 10.5 | -0.1 | 3.8 | 21st | 22.6 | 63.1 | low | 36% |
| Canberra Airport | 29.4 | 39.3 | 3rd | 13.5 | 5.1 | 21st | 83.6 | |||||
| Cooma Airport AWS | 26.9 | +2.0 | 37.3 | 3rd | 10.2 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 21st | 27.2 | 51.5 | average | 53% |
| Cooma Visitors Centre | 27.8 | +1.6 | 38.9 | 3rd | 10.3 | -0.3 | 1.5 | 21st | 25.4 | 61.2 | average | 42% |
| Goulburn Airport AWS | 27.4 | +1.2 | 36.9 | 3rd | 12.6 | -0.1 | 5.0 | 7th | 58.4 | 54.6 | average | 107% |
| Goulburn TAFE | 27.4 | +1.1 | 37.4 | 9th | 13.8 | +0.3 | 7.7 | 21st | 74.8 | 63.1 | average | 119% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 20.9 | 30.0 | 2nd | 9.8 | 0.9 | 20th | 134.4 | |||||
| Taralga Post Office | 26.3 | +1.5 | 36.5 | 9th | 12.4 | +0.3 | 6.0 | 7th | 83.5 | 70.3 | average | 119% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 28.9 | 38.4 | 3rd | 14.2 | 5.5 | 21st | 150.8 | |||||
| Southern Tablelands (Snowy Mountains) (district 71) | ||||||||||||
| Perisher Valley AWS | 19.9 | 27.8 | 2nd | 6.4 | -0.3 | 17th | 56.2 | |||||
| Thredbo AWS | 17.6 | +1.3 | 25.2 | 2nd | 7.5 | +0.4 | -0.4 | 5th | 77.4 | 97.0 | average | 80% |
| Thredbo Village | 22.8 | +1.8 | 31.5 | 2nd | 7.3 | +0.4 | 1.0 | 23rd | 69.6 | 88.2 | average | 79% |
| Southwest Slopes (South) (district 72) | ||||||||||||
| Albury Airport AWS | 33.2 | +2.2 | 42.0 | 9th | 16.7 | +0.4 | 8.4 | 21st | 31.6 | 48.5 | average | 65% |
| Cabramurra SMHEA AWS | 22.0 | 30.5 | 2nd | 12.2 | 2.7 | 20th | 88.4 | |||||
| Hume Reservoir | 32.4 | +2.0 | 40.8 | 9th | 18.1 | +1.6 | 10.4 | 21st | 24.4 | 43.6 | average | 56% |
| Khancoban AWS | 31.8 | 40.2 | 2nd | 13.7 | 4.6 | 21st | 23.4 | |||||
| Tumbarumba Post Office | 30.2 | +1.9 | 39.0 | 2nd | 13.5 | +1.5 | 4.5 | 21st | 63.3 | 54.9 | average | 115% |
| Wagga Wagga AMO | 33.0 | +2.2 | 42.0 | 2nd | 18.4 | +2.0 | 9.4 | 21st | 39.4 | 41.7 | average | 94% |
| Southwest Slopes (North) (district 73) | ||||||||||||
| Burrinjuck Dam | 31.3 | +2.4 | 42.0 | 2nd | 16.5 | +0.8 | 7.9 | 21st | 162.8 | 56.5 | high | 288% |
| Cootamundra Airport | 31.4 | 40.5 | 2nd | 17.0 | 11.5 | 20th | 75.9 | |||||
| Grenfell (Manganese Rd) | 32.4 | +1.5 | 40.9 | 10th | 16.7 | +0.6 | 5.9 | 21st | 32.8 | 48.7 | average | 67% |
| Gundagai (William St) | 32.8 | 42.6 | 2nd | 17.2 | 6.7 | 21st | 32.6 | |||||
| Quandialla Post Office | 34.3 | +2.3 | 43.6 | 2nd | 7.8 | 21st | 49.5 | 45.3 | average | 109% | ||
| Temora Airport | 33.1 | 42.7 | 2nd | 17.7 | 8.3 | 21st | 25.4 | |||||
| Wyalong Post Office | 33.7 | +1.8 | 43.0 | 2nd | 18.9 | +1.4 | 12.0 | 20th | 24.2 | 39.1 | average | 62% |
| Young Airport | 32.1 | +1.9 | 41.0 | 10th | 15.5 | +0.8 | 4.8 | 21st | 35.0 | 53.9 | average | 65% |
| Riverina (East) (district 74) | ||||||||||||
| Corowa Airport | 33.5 | +2.2 | 43.2 | 9th | 16.6 | +0.9 | 8.5 | 21st | 22.6 | 37.3 | average | 61% |
| Deniliquin Airport AWS | 34.0 | 44.3 | 2nd | 16.4 | 7.8 | 21st | 19.4 | |||||
| Narrandera Airport | 34.2 | 44.0 | 2nd | 18.5 | 8.6 | 22nd | 23.8 | 37.2 | average | 64% | ||
| Tocumwal Airport | 33.2 | +1.8 | 43.0 | 2nd | 16.6 | +0.5 | 10.6 | 22nd | 19.7 | 29.7 | average | 66% |
| Yanco Agricultural Institute | 33.7 | 43.8 | 2nd | 19.2 | 9.4 | 22nd | 24.4 | 32.0 | average | 76% | ||
| Riverina (West) (district 75) | ||||||||||||
| Griffith Airport AWS | 33.0 | +0.9 | 42.7 | 3rd | 18.5 | +1.1 | 9.0 | 22nd | 43.0 | 30.0 | high | 143% |
| Hay (Miller Street) | 34.3 | +1.8 | 44.5 | 3rd | 18.3 | +1.8 | 9.5 | 21st | 36.8 | 29.7 | high | 124% |
| Hay Airport AWS | 34.8 | 45.5 | 3rd | 18.2 | 9.0 | 21st | 33.2 | |||||
| Lake Cargelligo Airport | 34.4 | +0.9 | 42.5 | 2nd | 20.0 | +1.7 | 11.4 | 21st | 21.0 | 35.9 | average | 58% |
| Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
| Lord Howe Island Aero | 25.6 | -0.1 | 28.7 | 18th | 20.1 | -0.9 | 15.0 | 11th | 17.8 | 112.4 | v low | 16% |
| Norfolk Island Aero | 23.8 | -1.1 | 25.2 | 20th | 19.4 | -0.2 | 16.1 | 13th | 157.8 | 95.2 | high | 166% |
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Notes
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 8 am on Monday 3 March 2014. 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.
The ACORN-SAT dataset is being used for temperature area averages from December 2012 onwards. The major change from earlier datasets is that the ACORN-SAT dataset commences in 1910, rather than 1950, and hence rankings are calculated using a larger set of years.
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