Monthly Weather Review November 2009 Monthly Weather Review New South Wales November 2009

The Monthly Weather Review - New South Wales is produced twelve times each year by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's New South Wales Climate Services Centre. It is intended to provide a concise but informative overview of the temperatures, rainfall and significant weather events in New South Wales for the month. To keep the Monthly Weather Review as timely as possible, much of the information is based on electronic reports. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of these reports, the results can be considered only preliminary until complete quality control procedures have been carried out. Major discrepancies will be noted in later issues. We are keen to ensure that the Monthly Weather Review is appropriate to the needs of its readers. If you have any comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us: By mail New South Wales Climate Services Centre Bureau of Meteorology PO Box 413 Darlinghurst NSW 1300 By telephone (02) 9296 1555 By email [email protected] You may also wish to visit the Bureau's home page, http://www.bom.gov.au. Units of measurement Except where noted, temperature is given in degrees Celsius (°C), rainfall in millimetres (mm), and wind speed in kilometres per hour (km/h). Observation times and periods Each station in New South Wales makes its main observation for the day at 9 am local time. At this time, the precipitation over the past 24 hours is determined, and maximum and minimum thermometers are also read and reset. In this publication, the following conventions are used for assigning dates to the observations made: Maximum temperatures are for the 24 hours from 9 am on the date mentioned. They normally occur in the afternoon of that day. Minimum temperatures are for the 24 hours to 9 am on the date mentioned. They normally occur in the early morning of that day. Daily rainfall is for the 24 hours to 9 am on the date mentioned. This means a significant fraction of the rain may have occurred on the previous calendar day. Monthly rainfall is for the period from 9 am on the last day of the previous month to 9 am on the last day of this month. Maximum daily wind gusts are in the 24 hours from midnight to midnight. Climatological values The climatological averages shown in the text and tables are generally 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. Climatological extremes are generally taken from available observations from all available years of record. The number of years can vary substantially from site to site. Copyright © Commonwealth of Australia 2009 This work is copyright. You may download, display, print and reproduce this material in unaltered form only (retaining this notice) for your personal, non-commercial use or use within your organisation. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all other rights are reserved. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Attorney General’s Department, Robert Garran Offices, National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 or posted at http://www.ag.gov.au/cca.

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Overview NSW experienced its hottest November on record Extremes in November 2009 with a statewide average maximum temperature anomaly of +5.2 °C. A prolonged heatwave from Hottest day about the 8th to the 22nd saw many new (Highest daily maximum temperature) temperature records set for both extreme and 46.8 °C at Wanaaring on the 20th duration. Duststorms and bushfires became more Warmest days on average widespread as temperatures and winds increased (Highest mean daily maximum temperature) during the heatwave. Following a dry October, 37.5 °C at Collarenebri November was also very dry over the central NSW Coolest days on average and southeastern districts. However, in sharp (Lowest mean daily maximum temperature) contrast, very much above average rainfall was 16.0 °C at Thredbo AWS recorded in the far west of the state and on the Mid Coldest day North Coast, where the Coffs Harbour area recorded (Lowest daily maximum temperature) its 5th flood this year. Despite local heavy rainfall, 5.0 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 30th 74% of the state remained in drought during Coldest night November. (Lowest daily minimum temperature) • hottest on record for average maximum −4.8 °C at Charlotte Pass on the 5th temperatures Coolest nights on average • hottest on record for average minimum (Lowest mean daily minimum temperature) temperatures 4.3 °C at Charlotte Pass • severe heatwave 8th to 22nd Warmest nights on average • above average rainfall in west and Mid North (Highest mean daily minimum temperature) Coast, dry elsewhere 22.1 °C at Tibooburra Post Office • 7th consecutive month with above average Warmest night maximum temperatures (Highest daily minimum temperature) • 8th consecutive November with above average 33.3 °C at White Cliffs AWS on the 19th minimum temperatures Wettest overall • inland duststorms, bushfires in east, floods on (Highest total rainfall) Mid North Coast 621.0 mm at Coffs Harbour (Perry Drive) Driest overall (Lowest total rainfall) 0.2 mm at Kenebri (Cumbil)(NW Plains) 2.2 mm at Hermidale (Hermitage Plains) (CW Plains) Wettest day (Highest daily rainfall) 394.5 mm at Coffs Harbour (Perry Drive) on the 7th Highest wind gust 109 km/h at Cowra and AWS on the 26th

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Significant weather 19th and 20th November - strong westerly winds caused duststorms and raised dust in southwest Severe thunderstorms NSW. Visibility only 200 metres reported at White 2nd November - heavy rain, strong winds and hail up Cliffs, Broken Hill, Menindee and . Wagga to 3 cm size at Katoomba, Central Tablelands. Wagga (South West Slopes) reported raised dust all day and visibility 3 km; at Tocumwal () 5th November - severe thunderstorm with hail up to visibility was reduced to 1 km. marble size covering ground 'like snow' at Stanthorpe and surrounding areas on the 21st November - smoke and raised dust at Coffs Queensland-NSW border. Report from flood alert Harbour reduced visibility to 1500 metres. station at Upper Darkwood (Mid North Coast) of 18 mm in 10 minutes from storms. Nearby Dorrigo 22nd November - strong southwesterly winds and reported 47 mm in 30 minutes. raised dust reported at White Cliffs, Ivanhoe and Hillston in western NSW. 6th November - very heavy rain at Utungun (Mid North Coast) with 44 mm falling in 30 minutes. At 25th November - raised dust at Menindee (Lower nearby Mount Seaview, 81 mm recorded in 6 hours Western). with local flooding and rapid river rises. At Coffs 26th November - duststorm and downburst Harbour Airport, 97 mm was recorded in 1 hour with associated with a thunderstorm at Cowra (Central 258 mm in 4 hours. West Slopes) and Parkes with gusts reaching 109 km/ 7th November - very heavy rain in Coffs Harbour h. Strong winds and raised dust reported at Gundagai area caused local flash flooding. There was minor to and Grenfell (South West Slopes). moderate flooding in the Orara, Nambucca, Hastings 27th November - duststorms in parts of the Lower and Bellinger Rivers and Coffs Creek. Highest 24 hour Western. The Broken Hill area reported visibility rainfall was 394.5 mm at Coffs Harbour (Perry Drive) under 3 km. on the 7th. 28th November - duststorm at White Cliffs in the 17th November - hail 2−3 cm size at Murwillumbah Upper Western. and Mullumbimby on the North Coast. Reports of houses damaged by lightning at The Channon (near 29th November - westerly winds associated with an Lismore). Hail was also reported at Guyra on the intense low pressure system caused widespread Northern Tablelands. raised dust extending from Cobar in the Upper Western to the Hunter, Central Coast and Sydney 20th November - severe lightning with thunderstorm Metropolitan. Visibility reduced to 3 km at Cobar, 4 in Sydney. Two houses caught fire after being struck km in Sydney but as low as 200 metres at Jerrys by lightning. A downburst at Church Point, Bayview Plains and 900 metres at Murrurundi (both Upper and Newport (northern Sydney) caused considerable Hunter). damage to houses and brought down trees, prompting 90 calls for assistance to the State Flooding Emergency Service (SES). Boats on moorings were 6th to 7th November - a near stationary surface blown onto their sides during the squall with trough, an upper cold pool of air and very moist low estimated wind speeds of 110 km/h. Also some level easterly winds caused locally very heavy rain on damage from strong winds in Liverpool - the Mid North Coast. Moderate flooding was Campbelltown area in southwest Sydney. reported in the Orara, Nambucca and Bellinger Thunderstorm, small hail and strong winds at Rivers with minor flooding in the Hastings River and Cessnock (Hunter) caused minor damage prompting Coffs Creek. The Orara peaked at 9.0 metres at 20 jobs for the SES. Glenreagh Bridge on the 7th while the Nambucca peaked at 7.6 metres. The highest level reached in 26th November - severe thunderstorm with strong Coffs Creek was 4.4 metres, below the level of 5.1 winds and heavy rain at Goulburn on the Southern metres last March. Over 5000 people were cut off by Tablelands. At Goulburn (Mt Grey) 15 mm was rising floodwaters in the Bellingen - Bowraville area, recorded in less than 30 minutes. Hail was reported while hundreds were stranded at Coutts Crossing at Narrandera in the Riverina. between Coffs Harbour and Grafton. Houses were 28th November - thunderstorm with heavy rain at flooded in Coffs Harbour, motorists stranded and South Grafton (North Coast), 26 mm recorded in 15 many local roads were closed by floodwaters; the minutes. Pacific Highway at Coffs Harbour was closed for several hours. Nearly 400 jobs were attended by the Duststorms SES. 13th November - raised dust reported in the Wilcannia area (Upper Western). The heaviest rain occurred over Coffs Harbour associated with a convergence line, Coffs Harbour 16th November - duststorms and raised dust (Perry Drive) recording the highest rainfall of reported at several locations in the Upper Western. 394.5 mm on the 7th. At the

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total of 371.0 mm was the highest daily rainfall on Synoptic summary record for November. The highest 4 day total (6th to 9th) was 599.0 mm at Coffs Harbour (Perry Drive). A A low pressure trough and weak cold front on the natural disaster was declared in the Coffs Harbour 2nd and 3rd brought light showers and area with a damage bill over $1 million. This is now thunderstorms to southeast districts. Most falls were the 5th flood this year in the region with a total below 10 mm but thunderstorms on the South Coast damage bill of nearly $30 million. produced isolated moderate falls with Bettowynd (Condry) recording 32 mm. On the Central Strong winds Tablelands, Katoomba reported a storm with 3 cm 3rd November - a cold front caused strong to gale hail on the 2nd. Strong winds occurred on the South force winds over southern districts. Wind gusts Coast with gusts reaching 100 km/h at Montague reached 100 km/h at Montague Island on the South Island. Coast. From 5th to about the 8th, a near stationary surface 16th November - a low pressure trough brought trough, an upper cold pool of air and very moist low strong winds to parts of the tablelands and slopes. level easterly winds caused locally heavy rain on the Forbes AWS recorded a gust of 96 km/h, Bathurst Mid North Coast with lighter falls elsewhere along Airport and Moree both 91 km/h. the coast. Thunderstorms on the Mid North Coast caused locally very heavy falls. One day totals of over 20th to 23rd November - dry microbursts at Wagga 300 mm were recorded in the Coffs Harbour area on Wagga (South West Slopes) caused wind gusts to the 7th with the highest of 394.5 mm at Coffs 94 km/h and Merriwa (Upper Hunter) 102 km/h. A Harbour (Perry Drive) and 371 mm at Coffs Harbour series of intense lows and southerly winds on the Airport. The airport total was the highest on record South Coast brought wind gusts to 106 km/h at for November (records since 1943) and the wettest Montague Island and Green Cape, and 100 km/h at day since 404.6 mm in April 1963. Four day totals Kiama (all on 20th). (6th to 9th) included 599 mm at Coffs Harbour (Perry 26th November - widespread thunderstorms were Drive). Moderate flooding was reported in the Orara, accompanied by very strong wind gusts on the Nambucca and Bellinger Rivers with minor flooding western slopes and Riverina. Forbes recorded in the Hastings River and Coffs Creek. 109 km/h, the strongest gust for November since A southerly change on 12th and 13th triggered wind gust records commenced in 2003, causing showers and thunderstorms mainly along the coast power outages and many jobs for the SES. Cowra and tablelands. Most falls were light and under also recorded 109 km/h, Narrandera 100 km/h and 20 mm with the highest at Kooroowi-Scotchman Parkes 98 km/h where numerous SES jobs were (Kalang River) on the Mid North Coast with 41 mm. A registered. few day later on the 17th, a weak low pressure 29th November - a low pressure system in the trough brought light showers and thunderstorms to Tasman Sea caused strong to galeforce NW winds in the North Coast. Falls of up to 24 mm were recorded the Hunter. Murrurundi Gap recorded a gust of at Chillingham and hail up to 3 cm size reported at 94 km/h. Murwillumbah and Mullumbimby. Bushfires On the 20th, a weak low pressure trough caused showers and thunderstorm on the Central Coast, Very dry conditions in NSW during October and Metropolitan and Hunter. Storms were brief but November increased the threat of bushfires over the severe in metropolitan Sydney with numerous eastern half of the state. The incidence of bushfires houses damaged by lightning or strong winds. Strong rapidly increased after mid month as a heatwave of winds in the Hunter reached 102 km/h at Merriwa. exceptional intensity and duration gripped the state. Highest fall was 26 mm at AWS As temperatures peaked around 47 °C on 20th (Hunter). In the far west, the passage of the trough November, over 100 bushfires were reported in caused duststorms at many locations, reducing NSW, however, little or no property damage was visibility to 200 metres at times. reported. Most fires occurred on the Central and Northern Tablelands and the North West Slopes. A frontal system and associated cloud band on the Fires in the Blue Mountains (west of Sydney) 21st and 22nd brought rain to the southwest and threatened homes and closed the national parks. The southern border districts. Moderate falls were largest fire near Rylstone in the Central Tablelands recorded in the Lower Western with the highest burnt out over 5000 hectares of bushland. Other being 48 mm at Paringi, the wettest November day fires around the state at Inverell (Northern at this site for 10 years. In the Riverina, the highest Tablelands) burnt out 2600 hectares, near Narrabri fall was 47 mm at Mulwala, the wettest November (North West Slopes) 1550 hectares and 2 fires at day in 11 years. As the system moved east patchy Torrington (Northern Tablelands) burnt 1200 rain spread to all districts of NSW, the highest fall hectares. Smaller fires were reported in the Hunter was 27 mm at Bungwahl (Mid North Coast) and on 24th November. Thredbo Village (Southern Tablelands). Three day

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totals (21st to 23rd) include 88 mm at Thredbo Village. A high in the Tasman Sea on the 25th and 26th directed humid northerly airstream across NSW. As this airstream fed into a surface low pressure system which deepened in response to an upper level system, unsettled conditions with showers and thunderstorms developed in the Upper Western. Significant falls for this area were recorded on the 26th including 42 mm at White Cliffs AWS, the highest for November since 1961 (when White Cliffs PO recorded 74.7 mm). The rain and thunderstorms spread eastward to all districts except the North and Mid North Coasts which remained dry. The highest falls were in the southern inland where Hay (Mulberrygong) recorded 68 mm and Charlotte Pass 45 mm. Isolated severe thunderstorms were reported in many locations on the Slopes and Tablelands, including Goulburn (Southern Tablelands), hail at Narrandera (Riverina) and severe downbursts at Forbes and Cowra (Central West Slopes), causing a duststorm, with winds reaching 109 km/h. A complex low pressure system in Bass Strait on the 28th and 29th extended a front through NSW causing showers in southern districts and isolated thunderstorms on the North Coast. At South Grafton, 26 mm was recorded in 15 mins with a total of 62 mm (to 9 am 29th). In the south, the highest fall was 47 mm at Perisher Valley (Southern Tablelands). The low pressure system and associated strong westerly winds caused widespread duststorms and raised dust over the state. Visibility was reduced to 3 km from the Upper Western district to the Sydney Metropolitan area, and as low as 200 metres in parts of the Hunter.

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Daily mean sea level pressure analyses 1 November 2009 2 November 2009 3 November 2009

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Temperatures

NSW had its hottest November on record for average Record highest November daily maximum temperature maximum, average minimum and mean Years New record Old record of temperatures. An exceptionally prolonged heatwave record affected inland districts of NSW from about the 8th 35.6 on the 20th = 35.6 on the 25th in 1982 40 Comparison to the 22nd and most coastal districts from 19th to Trangie Research 44.8 on the 20th 43.7 on the 25th in 1982 40 22nd. The average mean statewide temperature was Station AWS 25.3 °C, the highest on record for November. The Pindari Dam 38.9 on the 18th 38.2 on the 29th in 1996 38 Woolbrook 36.5 on the 20th 35.1 on the 25th in 1982 38 anomaly of +4.61 °C above the historical mean was Lake Cargelligo 43.9 on the 20th 43.5 on the 30th in 2004 37 well beyond anything previously experienced in the Airport Gulgong Post Office 41.4 on the 21st 40.7 on the 29th in 1997 36 historical record. It is the largest monthly anomaly Cooma Visitors 36.5 on the 20th 34.6 on the 18th in 1980 35 ever recorded for an Australian state, breaking the Centre Paterson (Tocal previous record of +3.97 °C set in South Australia in 42.8 on the 20th 42.5 on the 27th in 1997 35 AWS) June 1957. A great number of locations set new Glen Innes Ag 33.0 on the 20th 32.3 on the 10th in 1995 34 records for extreme high temperatures as well as Research Stn Murwillumbah duration (see list of new records for mean and 39.6 on the 17th 38.7 on the 2nd in 1977 34 (Bray Park) extreme temperatures). For more information on the Orange Agricultural 35.7 on the 20th 34.8 on the 26th in 1997 34 November heatwave see Bureau of Meteorology Institute Cessnock (Nulkaba) 44.0 on the 20th 43.0 on the 30th in 2004 32 Special Climate Statement issued 24th November. Peats Ridge 41.9 on the 20th 40.7 on the 25th in 1982 29 Oberon 35.2 on the 20th 33.6 on the 25th in 1982 27 An El Niño event has matured in the equatorial (Springbank) Pacific Ocean. These events are usually (but not Guyra Hospital 31.6 on the 20th 30.2 on the 10th in 2002 26 Riverview always) associated with above average temperatures 40.5 on the 22nd = 40.5 on the 25th in 2002 26 Observatory in eastern Australia. Very high temperatures Lord Howe Island 28.0 on the 30th 26.7 on the 30th in 1995 22 experienced throughout winter and spring are likely Aero due to the current influence of El Niño combined with the background, long-term warming that has Record highest November mean maximum temperature been observed across Australia since the start of last Years century. New record Old record of record Parkes (Macarthur Street) 34.1 33.5 in 1914 99 Glen Innes Post Office 28.2 27.9 in 1919 96 New temperature records Grenfell (Quondong Rd) 32.4 31.9 in 1919 91 Burrinjuck Dam 30.2 29.4 in 2002 89 Record highest November daily maximum temperature Collarenebri (Albert St) 37.5 37.2 in 1919 89 Years Quirindi Post Office 33.7 33.4 in 1919 88 New record Old record of Bombala (Therry Street) 27.0 26.3 in 1982 87 record 35.2 34.5 in 2002 87 Tibooburra Post Bathurst Agricultural Station 30.5 28.5 in 1982 86 46.4 on the 18th 44.8 on the 27th in 1995 99 Office Mungindi Post Office 37.2 36.2 in 1926 83 Broken Hill (Patton Hillston Airport 34.0 32.7 in 1908 79 44.0 on the 18th 42.7 on the 25th in 1997 96 Street) Hume Reservoir 30.0 = 30.0 in 1982 77 Menindee Post Airport 29.0 28.7 in 1982 70 45.2 on the 18th 45.0 on the 30th in 1922 94 Office AMO 27.2 26.7 in 1968 70 Brewarrina Hospital 46.0 on the 20th 45.0 on the 19th in 1944 92 Wagga Wagga AMO 32.8 30.8 in 1982 67 Nyngan Airport 45.0 on the 20th 44.4 on the 19th in 1944 84 Ivanhoe Post Office 35.1 34.1 in 1959 65 38.9 on the 20th = 38.9 on the 26th in 1997 71 Yass (Linton Hostel) 30.0 = 30.0 in 1982 62 Hillston Airport 43.5 on the 20th 43.2 on the 30th in 2004 53 Williamtown RAAF 28.5 28.3 in 2002 60 Wilcannia (Reid St) 45.2 on the 16th 45.0 on the 30th in 2004 52 Gunnedah Resource Centre 33.4 33.3 in 2002 58 Condobolin Ag Cowra Research Centre 33.4 31.2 in 2002 57 44.4 on the 20th 44.3 on the 25th in 1982 51 Research Stn Dunedoo Post Office 33.9 32.9 in 2002 52 Taralga Post Office 38.5 on the 20th 37.2 on the 26th in 1997 49 Inverell Research Centre 31.4 30.4 in 1997 52 Cobar MO 45.4 on the 20th 43.6 on the 30th in 2004 48 Wyalong Post Office 33.6 31.8 in 1982 51 Glen Innes Post Quandialla Post Office 34.2 32.4 in 2002 50 34.9 on the 20th 34.4 on the 19th in 1968 47 Office Taralga Post Office 27.5 26.1 in 1982 49 White Cliffs Post Cobar MO 34.6 33.9 in 2002 47 45.0 on the 18th 44.8 on the 30th in 2004 47 Office Condobolin Ag Research Stn 34.6 33.0 in 2002 46 Cowra Research Barraba Post Office 33.1 32.4 in 2002 43 42.4 on the 20th 41.5 on the 26th in 1997 45 Centre Comparison 33.4 31.8 in 2002 43 Bathurst Parramatta North (Masons Drive) 28.6 28.4 in 2002 42 39.7 on the 20th 38.4 on the 26th in 1997 44 Agricultural Station Prospect Reservoir 29.8 28.7 in 2002 42 Cowra Airport Tumbarumba Post Office 27.7 26.9 in 1982 42 43.8 on the 20th 43.1 on the 26th in 1997 44 Comparison AWS 28.6 28.1 in 1968 41 Yass (Linton Hostel) 39.5 on the 20th 38.9 on the 26th in 1997 44 Peak Hill Post Office 33.9 32.7 in 2002 41 Mungindi Post Orange Airport Comparison 27.4 26.0 in 2002 39 44.0 on the 19th 43.9 on the 29th in 2006 43 Office Tabulam (Muirne) 28.8 28.2 in 2002 39 Prospect Reservoir 42.0 on the 20th 41.6 on the 25th in 2002 43 Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chalet) 17.6 16.8 in 2002 38 Quirindi Post Office 42.2 on the 20th 41.7 on the 19th in 1968 43 Narrandera Golf Club 32.7 31.9 in 1982 38 Wellington Thredbo Village 21.4 20.1 in 1982 38 43.0 on the 20th 41.5 on the 30th in 2004 43 (Agrowplow) 31.7 31.3 in 1982 38 Bowral (Parry Drive) 38.0 on the 20th 37.1 on the 26th in 1997 42 Oberon (Springbank) 25.1 25.0 in 1982 37 Dunedoo Post Woolbrook 29.5 28.7 in 2002 37 43.0 on the 20th 42.0 on the 30th in 2004 42 Office Gulgong Post Office 32.6 31.5 in 1982 35 Peak Hill Post Office 43.8 on the 20th 42.4 on the 25th in 1982 42 Cooma Visitors Centre 27.7 27.4 in 1982 34

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Record highest November mean maximum temperature Record highest November daily minimum temperature Years Years New record Old record of New record Old record of record record Goulburn TAFE 28.4 27.6 in 2002 34 Grenfell 27.8 on the 20th 24.7 on the 26th in 1997 42 AWS 33.3 31.8 in 2002 34 (Quondong Rd) Camden Airport AWS 30.1 30.0 in 2002 33 Murrurundi Post 25.1 on the 22nd 23.0 on the 28th in 1995 40 Glen Innes Ag Research Stn 26.8 26.0 in 2002 33 Office Orange Agricultural Institute 27.2 26.3 in 2002 33 Orange Airport 20.8 on the 22nd 20.2 on the 26th in 2002 40 Peats Ridge 27.7 27.4 in 2002 28 Comparison Guyra Hospital 25.1 24.5 in 2002 25 Trangie Research 27.3 on the 21st 26.6 on the 28th in 1980 40 Thredbo AWS 16.0 15.9 in 1977 25 Station AWS Narooma RVCP 23.6 22.1 in 1966 24 Brewarrina Hospital 30.0 on the 22nd 28.1 on the 29th in 2006 39 Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve 27.2 = 27.2 in 1982 23 Woolbrook 17.5 on the 22nd = 17.5 on the 8th in 2008 38 Lord Howe Island Aero 24.2 23.5 in 1988 21 (Danglemah Road) Camden Airport 21.7 on the 21st 21.0 on the 4th in 2005 34 AWS Murwillumbah Highest November mean maximum temperature for at 24.4 on the 22nd 23.7 on the 7th in 1994 34 least 20 years (Bray Park) Orange Agricultural Years 22.3 on the 20th 22.2 on the 25th in 1982 34 Observed this Most recent since Institute month higher Lord Howe Island higher 22.8 on the 30th 22.3 on the 18th in 1996 22 Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) 32.5 33.4 in 1897 112 Aero Sydney (Observatory Hill) 26.1 26.4 in 1897 112 Hay (Miller Street) 32.7 32.8 in 1902 107 Broken Hill (Patton Street) 32.5 33.2 in 1901 102 Record highest November mean minimum temperature White Cliffs Post Office 35.2 36.0 in 1914 89 Years Menindee Post Office 34.3 35.0 in 1922 83 New record Old record of Wellington (Agrowplow) 34.0 34.3 in 1919 80 record Tenterfield (Federation Park) 27.7 27.9 in 1922 79 Sydney (Observatory Hill) 18.7 18.5 in 1914 150 Lake Victoria Storage 32.3 32.7 in 1922 77 Hay (Miller Street) 17.7 17.6 in 1914 128 Balranald (RSL) 32.5 32.8 in 1927 73 Broken Hill (Patton Street) 19.8 19.1 in 1914 111 Lake Cargelligo Airport 33.8 35.5 in 1919 73 Parkes (Macarthur Street) 18.7 18.6 in 1914 98 Riverview Observatory 27.2 27.7 in 1915 67 Menindee Post Office 19.4 18.4 in 1914 96 Gunnedah Pool 33.9 35.6 in 1941 65 Balranald (RSL) 17.2 15.9 in 1914 92 Coonamble Comparison 35.4 35.9 in 1946 54 Nyngan Airport 20.0 17.9 in 1946 87 Corowa Airport 31.2 31.5 in 1938 53 Corowa Airport 15.5 15.2 in 1914 83 Tibooburra Post Office 35.4 36.0 in 1959 50 Katoomba (Murri St) 13.0 12.6 in 1959 80 Wilcannia (Reid St) 35.1 35.2 in 1959 49 Lake Victoria Storage 17.1 15.7 in 2000 78 Katoomba (Murri St) 24.4 24.9 in 1957 45 Hume Reservoir 16.4 15.6 in 2007 77 Casino Airport 32.4 32.4 in 1953 44 Canberra Airport 12.7 11.8 in 2007 70 Moruya Heads Pilot Station 24.0 24.4 in 1968 41 Smoky Cape Lighthouse 18.1 = 18.1 in 1997 70 Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station Sydney Airport AMO 18.5 17.5 in 1997 70 25.2 25.9 in 1968 41 AWS Wagga Wagga AMO 15.8 14.7 in 2007 67 Yamba Pilot Station 26.1 27.7 in 1968 41 Ivanhoe Post Office 19.2 18.1 in 1959 64 Alstonville 27.4 30.8 in 1972 34 Cowra Research Centre 16.9 15.0 in 1982 58 Montague Island Lighthouse 22.0 22.1 in 1975 30 Gunnedah Resource Centre 19.0 18.2 in 2002 58 Nerriga Composite 27.3 27.8 in 1982 25 Dunedoo Post Office 17.2 15.8 in 1946 52 Inverell Research Centre 15.6 14.3 in 2002 52 Wyalong Post Office 18.3 16.1 in 2007 50 Record highest November daily minimum temperature Quandialla Post Office 17.1 15.3 in 2007 48 Cobar MO 20.4 18.5 in 2002 47 Years New record Old record of Condobolin Ag Research Stn 18.7 16.4 in 2007 46 record Barraba Post Office 15.2 14.8 in 2002 43 Broken Hill (Patton Cowra Airport Comparison 15.1 14.4 in 2007 43 30.2 on the 20th 28.8 on the 26th in 1997 95 Street) Parramatta North 16.5 15.5 in 1997 42 Tibooburra Post Prospect Reservoir 16.1 16.0 in 1990 42 30.9 on the 19th 30.7 on the 30th in 2004 89 Office Tumbarumba Post Office 11.3 10.8 in 2000 42 Gunnedah Bankstown Airport AWS 16.9 15.9 in 2007 41 29.3 on the 22nd 28.1 on the 19th in 1968 59 Resource Centre Bowral 12.9 12.5 in 2002 41 Hillston Airport 30.0 on the 20th 28.3 on the 28th in 1959 53 Peak Hill Post Office 19.9 17.7 in 2002 41 Newcastle Nobbys Yarras (Mount Seaview) 17.1 15.7 in 2005 40 22.9 on the 29th 22.4 on the 22nd in 2006 53 Signal Station AWS Orange Airport Comparison 12.5 10.8 in 2007 39 Parkes (Macarthur Tabulam (Muirne) 16.1 16.0 in 1995 39 27.8 on the 20th 26.7 on the 18th in 1980 53 Street) Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chalet) 4.3 3.8 in 1993 38 Nyngan Airport 29.4 on the 22nd 27.2 on the 6th in 1965 51 Narrandera Golf Club 17.1 15.4 in 2007 38 Menindee Post Tocumwal Airport 15.6 14.1 in 2000 38 29.6 on the 20th 28.3 on the 30th in 1966 49 Office Oberon (Springbank) 10.1 8.6 in 1987 37 Cobar MO 28.8 on the 20th 27.7 on the 18th in 1980 48 Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) 10.6 10.5 in 2005 37 Ivanhoe Post Office 30.5 on the 20th 30.0 on the 28th in 1959 47 Goulburn TAFE 12.4 12.0 in 2000 34 White Cliffs Post Griffith Airport AWS 18.2 16.2 in 2007 34 32.1 on the 19th 30.6 on the 30th in 1966 47 Office Gulgong Post Office 16.6 15.1 in 1997 34 Katoomba (Murri Camden Airport AWS 15.2 14.8 in 2000 33 24.7 on the 20th 22.0 on the 25th in 1982 46 St) Glen Innes Ag Research Stn 12.1 11.3 in 2002 33 Burrinjuck Dam 22.6 on the 21st 22.0 on the 22nd in 2006 45 Orange Agricultural Institute 13.0 11.5 in 2002 33 Coonamble Cessnock (Nulkaba) 16.1 = 16.1 in 1997 32 30.0 on the 22nd 28.3 on the 6th in 1965 45 Comparison Gosford (Narara Research Station) AWS 15.3 15.2 in 1997 28 Balranald (RSL) 26.7 on the 19th 25.6 on the 13th in 2008 44 Peats Ridge (Waratah Road) 15.4 14.8 in 1997 28 Lake Victoria Guyra Hospital 11.5 11.2 in 1997 25 25.5 on the 20th 25.4 on the 30th in 2004 44 Storage Thredbo AWS 6.3 5.9 in 1966 25 Quirindi Post Office 27.2 on the 22nd 23.3 on the 6th in 1965 43 Narooma RVCP 15.7 15.3 in 2000 24 Wellington Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) 18.9 18.4 in 1914 23 26.2 on the 22nd 23.4 on the 22nd in 2006 43 (Agrowplow) Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve 12.1 11.6 in 2007 23 Collarenebri (Albert Lord Howe Island Aero 18.9 18.7 in 1988 21 30.6 on the 22nd 29.0 on the 21st in 1982 42 St)

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Highest November mean minimum temperature for at Maximum temperatures least 20 years Years The average November statewide maximum Observed this Most recent since month higher higher temperature was 33.0 °C, the highest on record for Gunnedah Pool 18.5 18.6 in 1888 113 November. This was +4.99 °C above the historic Moruya Heads Pilot Station 15.2 16.1 in 1914 95 Glen Innes Post Office 13.3 14.1 in 1914 89 average and sets a new record for the largest Yamba Pilot Station 19.1 19.2 in 1920 89 anomaly for average maximum temperatures ever Quirindi Post Office 16.4 18.6 in 1914 85 recorded for an Australian state (previous highest Bathurst Agricultural Station 12.3 13.9 in 1914 84 Tibooburra Post Office 22.1 23.4 in 1914 84 +4.38 °C in South Australia in August 1982). Wellington (Agrowplow) 17.2 18.3 in 1914 84 Casino Airport 18.4 19.7 in 1914 83 Well above average maximum temperatures were Collarenebri (Albert St) 21.1 23.9 in 1914 83 recorded over extensive areas of the state. Some Grenfell (Quondong Rd) 16.8 16.9 in 1914 83 Lake Cargelligo Airport 19.1 19.4 in 1914 77 locations in central western and southern NSW Wilcannia (Reid St) 19.8 19.9 in 1914 77 recorded average monthly maxima over 6 °C above Hillston Airport 18.5 19.0 in 1914 72 average. At individual stations anomalies were up to Riverview Observatory 17.4 17.7 in 1914 68 White Cliffs Post Office 21.4 23.2 in 1938 65 +7.9 at Cowra Research Centre on the Central Murrurundi Post Office 13.8 14.1 in 1946 50 Tablelands. This just fell short of the largest monthly Bombala (Therry Street) 9.6 9.9 in 1949 49 anomaly for maximum temperatures recorded at an Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) 13.3 13.6 in 1961 48 Yass (Linton Hostel) 12.4 13.8 in 1980 29 Australian station, +8.1 °C at Rutherglen in October Mungindi Post Office 20.9 20.9 in 1988 20 1914. The majority of inland stations experienced record high average maximum temperatures for November, about 60 stations in all. About 40 stations recorded their hottest November day, most occurring at the height of the heatwave from 18th to 20th. A new state record high temperature of 46.8 °C was set at Wanaaring on the 20th. Many records occurred on 2 or 3 consecutive days. For example, Tibooburra (Upper Western) with records since 1910, recorded temperatures of 46.4 °C, 45.2 °C and 46.0 °C on 18th, 19th and 20th respectively, all exceeded the previous November record of 44.8 °C on 27th November 1995. New records were also set on successive days; at Woolbrook (North West Slopes) the maximum of 36.5 °C on the 19th exceeded the old record of 35.1 °C set on 25 November 1982. However, the new record was equaled on the 20th (36.5 °C) and exceeded on 21st (36.0 °C). The length of the heatwave was also a record breaker for November. Many locations in western NSW experienced record numbers of consecutive days above 35 °C. At Walgett (North West Plains) there was 18 consecutive days above 35 °C, easily exceeding the old record of 12 days in 2006 and 1914. Walgett also recorded an unprecedented 7 consecutive days above 42 °C (previous record 4 days in 2006 and 1997). At Collarenebri there was 17 days above 35 °C, easily exceeding the old record of 11 days set in 1982. The high temperatures in NSW were mainly due to slow moving high pressure systems that remained almost stationary in the Tasman Sea for much of the month. The trailing edge of the highs directed hot northerly winds over the state for most of November. The hottest day was 46.8 °C at Wanaaring Post Office on the 20th, which is a new state record for NSW for the hottest November day. This was followed by 46.6 °C at AWS on the 20th and 46.4 °C at Tibooburra Post Office on the 18th. The

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warmest days on average were 37.5 °C at Minimum temperatures Collarenebri, followed by 37.2 °C at Mungindi Post Office and 37.1 °C at AWS. Very warm to hot nights were common over much of inland NSW throughout November. The average The coolest day was 5.0 °C at Thredbo AWS on the statewide minimum temperature was 17.6 °C, the 30th, followed by 5.8 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 29th highest on record for November. This was +4.22 °C and 6.8 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 29th and at above the historical average minimum and sets a Perisher Valley on the 30th. The coolest days on new record for the largest anomaly for average average were 16.0 °C at Thredbo AWS, followed by minimum temperatures ever recorded in NSW, not 17.6 °C at Charlotte Pass and 19.8 °C at Cabramurra only for November but for any month. Average AWS, all in the Snowy Mountains. minimum temperatures were well above average over inland regions, especially central and southern Anomalies of mean daily maximum temperature in areas where minima were over 5 °C above the November 2009 historical average. Nearly 60 NSW stations recorded their highest average minimum temperature on record for November, some with anomalies exceeding 6 °C in central NSW. At the height of the heatwave from 20th to 22nd, about 30 NSW stations recorded their warmest November night on record. At White Cliffs AWS (Upper Western) the minimum of 33.3 °C on the 19th was a new state record for the warmest November night in NSW. At Broken Hill (Patton Street), the minimum of 30.2 °C on the 20th was the highest for November in the 95 year record. New records were Decile rank of mean daily maximum temperature also set for consecutive warm nights. At Gunnedah in November 2009 Resource Centre (North West Slopes) the 4 consecutive nights above 25 °C (20th to 23rd) was a record not only for November but for any time of year (records since 1948). The coldest night was −4.8 °C at Charlotte Pass on the 5th, followed by −2.5 °C at Thredbo AWS on the 5th and −1.5 °C at Charlotte Pass on the 6th. The coolest nights on average were 4.3 °C at Charlotte Pass, followed by 6.3 °C at Thredbo AWS and 6.5 °C at Thredbo Village. The warmest night was 33.3 °C at White Cliffs AWS There could be discrepancies between the values shown on these maps and those at individual locations, as a result of the way the maps are on the 19th, a new state record for NSW for the generated. hottest November night. This was followed by 32.2 °C at Bourke Airport AWS on the 22nd and 32.1 °C at White Cliffs on the 19th. The warmest nights on average were 22.1 °C at Tibooburra Post Office, followed by 22.0 °C at White Cliffs AWS and 21.7 °C at Tibooburra Airport.

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Anomalies of mean daily minimum temperature in November 2009

Decile rank of mean daily minimum temperature in November 2009

There could be discrepancies between the values shown on these maps and those at individual locations, as a result of the way the maps are generated.

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Rainfall The NSW statewide average rainfall for November 2.2 mm at Hermidale (Hermitage Plains) (Central was 35.5 mm which is below the historic average West Plains). rainfall of 44.9 mm. It is the 5th consecutive month with below average rainfall in NSW. Rainfall Total rainfall in November 2009 distribution was highly variable across the state, ranging from very much above average in the far west and on the Mid North Coast to very much below average over many districts in central NSW and much of the southeast. A few locations in the northern inland recorded less than 5 mm for the month. In contrast, several places on the Mid North Coast and in the far west recorded their wettest November on record. Although much of the state recorded below average rainfall, two significant rainfall events lead to above average rainfall on the Mid North Coast and the far Decile rank of total rainfall in November 2009 west. On the 6th and 7th a near stationary surface trough, an upper cold pool of air and very moist easterly winds caused locally heavy rain on the Mid North Coast resulting in moderate flooding in the Coffs Harbour area, the 5th time this year with significant flooding. Coffs Harbour recorded its wettest November on record with a total of 557 mm. Numerous stations on the Mid North Coast recorded their wettest November day on record on the 7th, including 371 mm at Coffs Harbour, 246 mm at Macksville and 225 mm at Lower Bucca. The second There could be discrepancies between the values shown on these maps event on the 25th and 26th was caused by a humid and those at individual locations, as a result of the way the maps are northerly airstream across NSW combined with a generated. surface and upper air system resulting in moderate rain in the far west of the state. Several stations in New rainfall records the Lower Western had their wettest November Record highest November daily rainfall since 1961, including 94 mm at Euston (Sunnyside). Years New record Old record of All districts reported thunderstorms during record Macksville Country November with most locations recording at least 4 246.0 on the 7th 208.0 on the 9th in 1917 117 Club storms. However, the frequency of storms in the far Lower Bucca 225.4 on the 7th 152.9 on the 17th in 1943 88 Coramba west was well above normal for November with 176.4 on the 6th 137.2 on the 24th in 1996 72 locations such as Tibooburra and Hay reporting 5 (Glenfiddich) Coffs Harbour MO 371.0 on the 7th 168.2 on the 24th in 1996 53 storms each (average 2) and Balranald 4 storms Attunga (The Pines) 68.0 on the 7th 52.3 on the 22nd in 1960 51 Yarras (Mount (average 2). At Coffs Harbour (Mid North Coast), the 136.2 on the 7th 128.4 on the 24th in 2007 48 Seaview) 6 thunderstorms during November accounted for the Eungai Creek 113.2 on the 7th 95.0 on the 11th in 1975 39 majority of their total monthly rainfall. (Southbank Road) Upper Rollands 154.0 on the 7th 126.2 on the 11th in 1975 39 The wettest overall for the month was 621.0 mm at Plains (Greenacres) Coffs Harbour (Perry Drive), followed by 578.5 mm at Wittitrin 140.0 on the 7th 109.8 on the 10th in 1975 34 Nana Glen (Cowling 105.0 on the 6th 82.0 on the 22nd in 1995 22 Coffs Harbour (Red Hill), followed by 557.0 mm at Close) Coffs Harbour MO, followed by 536.5 mm at Coffs Harbour (Shepards Lane), followed by 493.4 mm at Coramba (Glenfiddich) and 463.0 mm at Record highest November total rainfall Years Kooroowi-Scotchman (Kalang River). New record Old record of record The wettest single day was on the 7th with Lower Bucca 439.0 326.9 in 1975 88 Coramba (Glenfiddich) 493.4 396.7 in 1975 69 394.5 mm at Coffs Harbour (Perry Drive), followed by Coffs Harbour MO 557.0 369.4 in 1996 62 371.0 mm at Coffs Harbour MO, followed by Wittitrin 312.0 308.7 in 1975 34 329.0 mm at Coffs Harbour (Red Hill), 301.0 mm at Merriwagga (Thurlo) 69.0 59.0 in 2000 31 Coffs Harbour (Shepards Lane) and 246.0 mm at Macksville. Highest November total rainfall for at least 20 years Years The driest overall for the month was 0.2 mm at Observed this Most recent since month higher Kenebri (Cumbil)(North West Plains), followed by higher Krambach (Bellevue) 204.0 273.8 in 1917 83

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Highest November total rainfall for at least 20 years Lowest November total rainfall for at least 20 years Years Years Observed this Most recent since Observed this Most recent since month higher higher month lower lower Macksville Country Club 325.8 432.6 in 1959 49 Jerrabattgulla (Gilston) 12.8 2.0 in 1982 26 Euston (Sunnyside) 94.2 130.3 in 1961 48 Kings Langley (Solander Rd) 12.0 11.4 in 1982 26 Oxley (Walmer Downs) 84.8 99.1 in 1961 48 Prospect Reservoir 12.4 11.0 in 1982 26 Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Tarcutta Post Office 6.2 1.0 in 1982 26 66.8 68.7 in 1961 48 Station) Tharwa General Store 12.8 2.4 in 1982 26 Urunga (Sunset Place) 345.4 467.3 in 1959 47 Coonabarabran (Mirrigundi) 13.2 5.6 in 1967 25 Cockburn (Burta) 80.0 105.6 in 1958 46 Mona Vale Golf Club 15.2 0.0 in 1980 25 Balranald (Tillara) 87.0 121.6 in 1961 44 Watsons Creek (Tilmunda) 37.0 7.2 in 1982 25 Hay (Mulberrygong) 79.4 103.9 in 1954 43 Tenterden (Balook) 25.6 6.6 in 1982 24 Upper Rollands Plains The Lagoon (Springfield) 15.6 3.0 in 1982 24 347.2 358.4 in 1975 34 (Greenacres) Cromer Golf Club 10.6 5.0 in 1982 23 Nana Glen (Cowling Close) 313.0 376.0 in 1975 33 Emmaville (Strathbogie) 30.6 6.0 in 1982 23 Pooncarie (Tarcoola) 79.0 84.2 in 1978 30 Lyndhurst Old Bakery 15.2 13.4 in 1980 23 Wooli Beach 235.2 289.0 in 1975 30 Schofields Boundary Rd 12.2 6.6 in 1965 23 Eungai Creek (Southbank Strathfield Golf Club 18.0 7.0 in 1982 23 214.6 299.8 in 1975 28 Road) Woy Woy (Everglades 20.8 13.6 in 1983 23 Country Club) Molong (King St) 14.8 2.8 in 1980 22 Fiddletown (Bloodwood Record lowest November total rainfall 18.5 8.6 in 1982 21 Years Road) New record Old record of Niangala (Ashland) 23.0 23.0 in 1982 21 record Rookwood (Hawthorne Ave) 10.8 9.4 in 1982 21 Collaroy (Long Reef Golf Club) 5.0 14.5 in 1975 23 Cooma Airport AWS 7.0 13.9 in 1984 23 Norfolk Island (Cascade) 8.6 14.3 in 1982 23 Upper Manilla (Glenborah) 25.2 26.0 in 1990 23 Lord Howe Island Aero 8.0 26.8 in 1997 22 Gunderman (Wisemans Ferry Rd) 13.0 18.3 in 1968 21 Tarana (Wonga) 6.0 15.6 in 1997 21 Hampton (Bindo) 13.0 = 13.0 in 2002 20

Lowest November total rainfall for at least 20 years Years Observed this Most recent since month lower lower Kyogle Post Office 27.1 27.0 in 1958 51 Tuena (Wyoming) 9.8 6.3 in 1958 51 Sydney (Observatory Hill) 13.2 10.4 in 1962 47 Seven Hills (Collins St) 10.0 8.8 in 1962 44 Delungra Post Office 7.4 0.0 in 1967 42 Bundarra (Beverley) 22.4 5.1 in 1967 41 Cronulla South Bowling Club 16.0 15.3 in 1968 41 Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf 17.2 5.6 in 1928 40 Club) Windsor Bowling Club 12.8 12.0 in 1965 38 The Entrance (Eloora Street) 16.0 10.2 in 1975 33 Riverview Observatory 10.7 10.0 in 1962 32 Kenebri (Cumbil) 0.2 0.0 in 1972 31 Baradine Forestry 3.5 0.0 in 1980 29 Coonabarabran (Namoi 9.6 1.4 in 1980 29 Street) Sofala Old Post Office 11.2 4.2 in 1980 29 Baradine Post Office 4.0 0.0 in 1980 28 Willow Tree (Parraweena) 18.9 9.4 in 1980 28 Berowra (Goodwyn Road) 17.6 7.1 in 1982 27 Centennial Park 22.9 18.6 in 1982 27 Copeton Dam 10.8 9.2 in 1982 27 Croppa Creek (Krui Plains) 8.6 0.2 in 1982 27 Frenchs Forest (Frenchs 14.4 12.8 in 1982 27 Forest Rd) Glenorie (Old Northern Rd) 14.8 7.0 in 1982 27 Inverell Research Centre 10.6 6.6 in 1982 27 Merrylands (Welsford Street) 9.8 9.4 in 1982 27 Nundle (Chaffey Dam) 14.2 10.4 in 1982 27 Nyngan Airport 6.6 2.0 in 1982 27 Parramatta North (Masons 12.0 8.0 in 1982 27 Drive) Randwick Bowling Club 18.0 13.0 in 1982 27 Richmond - UWS Hawkesbury 9.7 8.0 in 1982 27 Running Stream (Brooklyn) 19.4 14.2 in 1982 27 Snowball 11.0 3.2 in 1982 27 Turramurra (Kissing Point 14.0 12.4 in 1982 27 Road) Bellata Post Office 6.2 1.2 in 1982 26 Bruce (Australian Institute of 13.0 0.3 in 1982 26 Sport) Bundarra (Granite Heights) 23.2 15.0 in 1982 26 Caroda (Paleroo) 14.6 0.0 in 1982 26 Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave) 10.0 8.8 in 1982 26 Glen Innes Post Office 42.0 13.8 in 1982 26

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Daily maximum temperature for November 2009

1 November 2009 2 November 2009 3 November 2009 4 November 2009 5 November 2009

6 November 2009 7 November 2009 8 November 2009 9 November 2009 10 November 2009

11 November 2009 12 November 2009 13 November 2009 14 November 2009 15 November 2009

16 November 2009 17 November 2009 18 November 2009 19 November 2009 20 November 2009

21 November 2009 22 November 2009 23 November 2009 24 November 2009 25 November 2009

26 November 2009 27 November 2009 28 November 2009 29 November 2009 30 November 2009

These maps are presented to give a statewide overview of conditions on each day through the month. There could be discrepancies between the values shown on these maps and those at individual locations, as a result of the way the maps are generated.

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Daily minimum temperature for November 2009

1 November 2009 2 November 2009 3 November 2009 4 November 2009 5 November 2009

6 November 2009 7 November 2009 8 November 2009 9 November 2009 10 November 2009

11 November 2009 12 November 2009 13 November 2009 14 November 2009 15 November 2009

16 November 2009 17 November 2009 18 November 2009 19 November 2009 20 November 2009

21 November 2009 22 November 2009 23 November 2009 24 November 2009 25 November 2009

26 November 2009 27 November 2009 28 November 2009 29 November 2009 30 November 2009

These maps are presented to give a statewide overview of conditions on each day through the month. There could be discrepancies between the values shown on these maps and those at individual locations, as a result of the way the maps are generated.

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Daily rainfall for November 2009

1 November 2009 2 November 2009 3 November 2009 4 November 2009 5 November 2009

6 November 2009 7 November 2009 8 November 2009 9 November 2009 10 November 2009

11 November 2009 12 November 2009 13 November 2009 14 November 2009 15 November 2009

16 November 2009 17 November 2009 18 November 2009 19 November 2009 20 November 2009

21 November 2009 22 November 2009 23 November 2009 24 November 2009 25 November 2009

26 November 2009 27 November 2009 28 November 2009 29 November 2009 30 November 2009

These maps are presented to give a statewide overview of conditions on each day through the month. There could be discrepancies between the values shown on these maps and those at individual locations, as a result of the way the maps are generated.

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Summary of observations for Sydney in November 2009 Observations and climatology are from Observatory Hill, except for evaporation, sunshine and wind which are from Sydney Airport. Observed this month Climatological value Temperature Mean daily maximum temperature 26.1 °C 23.6 °C Mean daily minimum temperature 18.7 °C 15.6 °C Mean temperature 22.4 °C 19.6 °C Mean temperature at 9 am 22.0 °C 19.8 °C Mean temperature at 3 pm 24.7 °C 22.1 °C Highest temperature 40.4 °C on the 22nd 41.8 °C on the 25th in 1982 Lowest temperature 15.0 °C on the 14th 7.7 °C on the 1st in 1903 Days 28 °C or warmer 7 3.8 Days 30 °C or warmer 6 2.3 Days 35 °C or warmer 2 0.5 Nights 5 °C or cooler 0 0.0 Nights 2 °C or cooler 0 0.0 Humidity Mean relative humidity at 9 am 68 % 66 % Mean relative humidity at 3 pm 57 % 58 % Pressure Mean MSL pressure at 9 am 1016.8 hPa 1015.3 hPa Mean MSL pressure at 3 pm 1014.2 hPa 1013.3 hPa Wind Strongest wind gust S 80 km/h on the 23rd W 152 km/h on the 23rd in 1975 Mean wind speed at 9 am 19 km/h 17 km/h Mean wind speed at 3 pm 30 km/h 26 km/h Days with strong wind 7 7.1 Days with gales 0 0.8 Days with gale-force gusts 7 6.3 Rainfall Total precipitation 13.2 mm 83.1 mm Number of rain days 8 11.6 Wettest day 4.2 mm on the 7th 234.6 mm on the 9th in 1984 Sunshine Mean daily sunshine 7.8 hours 7.6 hours Evaporation Mean daily evaporation 7.7 mm 6.5 mm Phenomena Days of thunder 4 3.9 Days of hail 0 0.6 Days of fog 0 0.7 Days with mist or haze 20 22.0

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Summary of observations for Canberra in November 2009 Observations and climatology are from Canberra Airport. Observed this month Climatological value Temperature Mean daily maximum temperature 29.0 °C 22.7 °C Mean daily minimum temperature 12.7 °C 8.7 °C Mean temperature 20.8 °C 15.7 °C Mean temperature at 9 am 19.0 °C 15.6 °C Mean temperature at 3 pm 27.0 °C 21.3 °C Highest temperature 38.9 °C on the 20th 38.9 °C on the 26th in 1997 Lowest temperature 7.3 °C on the 14th −1.8 °C on the 28th in 1967 Lowest terrestrial temperature 3.0 °C on the 8th −6.3 °C on the 28th in 1967 Days 28 °C or warmer 20 4.4 Days 30 °C or warmer 15 2.6 Days 35 °C or warmer 3 0.3 Nights 5 °C or cooler 0 5.1 Nights 2 °C or cooler 0 1.3 Nights −2 °C or cooler 0 0.0 Humidity Mean relative humidity at 9 am 57 % 63 % Mean relative humidity at 3 pm 32 % 41 % Pressure Mean MSL pressure at 9 am 1016.9 hPa 1014.6 hPa Mean MSL pressure at 3 pm 1013.9 hPa 1012.0 hPa Wind Strongest wind gust NW 80 km/h on the 3rd NNW 128 km/h on the 24th in 1957 Mean wind speed at 9 am 11 km/h 9 km/h Mean wind speed at 3 pm 19 km/h 20 km/h Days with strong wind 4 3.0 Days with gales 0 0.2 Days with gale-force gusts 5 3.6 Rainfall Total precipitation 17.2 mm 63.9 mm Number of rain days 5 9.7 Wettest day 11.6 mm on the 27th 69.8 mm on the 7th in 1989 Sunshine Mean daily sunshine 8.9 hours 8.9 hours Evaporation Mean daily evaporation 8.1 mm 6.5 mm Phenomena Days of thunder 5 3.6 Days of hail 0 1.1 Days of frost 0 2.4 Days of fog 0 1.4 Days with mist or haze 27 11.1 Days with snow 0 0.0

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Daily and mean maximum temperatures for November 2009 Mean is the average of the daily maximum temperature for November 2009; it is only shown if there are sufficient days available. Anom is the difference between the mean daily maximum temperature for November 2009 and the long-term average maximum temperature for November. Decile is the decile rank of mean daily maximum temperature for November 2009 in the climate record of other November mean daily maximum temperatures; “L” indicates this is the lowest on record, and “H” it is the highest on record. Anomalies and deciles are only shown if there are sufficient years of climate record available. The lowest and highest maximum temperatures for each site for November 2009 are highlighted.

Western (Far Northwest) (46) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Tibooburra Airport 35.3 38.5 38.7 38.1 29.3 28.6 32.8 35.8 34.4 35.3 36.0 37.6 39.9 41.4 40.2 41.2 43.6 43.2 45.3 44.7 45.2 38.8 31.7 21.2 22.0 23.6 28.1 37.9 29.9 26.9 28.0 White Cliffs AWS 35.4 38.4 38.5 34.1 28.1 27.3 32.1 34.2 33.5 35.2 36.7 38.0 41.8 41.0 40.1 41.7 44.5 40.3 45.2 44.5 44.1 36.7 31.0 21.4 27.9 36.1 27.6 35.8 29.7 26.7 28.7 White Cliffs Post Office 35.2 +3.7 10 39.0 38.9 32.9 27.4 27.2 32.6 34.9 34.2 35.4 36.9 38.5 41.5 39.8 40.4 41.9 44.0 40.0 45.0 44.5 43.9 36.9 30.1 21.4 28.0 35.7 27.0 35.2 28.9 25.9 27.0 Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS 35.4 39.5 40.1 31.7 28.0 26.9 32.7 34.7 34.5 35.7 37.7 39.1 43.1 39.9 40.3 42.5 44.5 38.7 45.2 44.2 43.0 35.3 28.6 21.6 28.3 38.3 27.7 35.5 29.4 26.4 27.6 Western (Lower Darling) (47) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AWS 32.2 38.1 38.8 19.0 23.9 23.5 29.0 34.3 33.4 34.7 36.2 38.8 41.1 39.1 39.2 41.2 42.3 35.5 43.5 41.7 37.4 24.9 21.8 19.6 23.4 33.1 23.8 35.2 24.2 24.8 23.8 Lake Victoria Storage 32.3 +5.1 10 38.8 38.8 23.8 24.0 24.0 29.4 35.6 34.2 36.2 37.7 38.5 41.6 39.4 40.8 42.2 35.2 31.5 41.5 41.2 33.4 23.5 22.7 23.6 27.8 34.5 22.4 33.0 24.5 23.5 25.8 Menindee Post Office 34.3 +4.4 10 40.4 41.2 21.4 25.8 25.8 32.2 35.4 34.8 37.0 38.6 40.8 42.6 40.0 41.0 43.4 44.4 37.0 45.2 44.2 37.0 29.8 23.4 21.6 24.6 38.4 27.0 36.6 27.0 25.8 26.2 Western (Upper Darling) (48) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bourke Airport AWS 37.0 36.1 38.1 40.5 32.6 30.7 34.1 30.8 32.7 33.2 34.3 36.6 40.6 41.1 38.2 40.8 43.6 42.6 44.3 45.7 46.6 44.4 37.8 25.4 35.6 37.6 34.3 36.9 34.4 29.5 29.9 Brewarrina Hospital 36.7 +4.3 10 34.7 37.0 39.4 31.6 28.5 33.5 30.5 30.6 32.4 32.1 35.6 39.6 39.5 37.0 39.9 42.7 41.7 43.0 44.8 46.0 45.6 41.5 30.4 36.5 36.7 37.2 36.5 36.9 29.9 29.9 AWS 34.3 35.2 37.3 37.4 28.1 27.2 31.2 29.0 31.2 32.4 34.2 36.6 40.0 37.4 36.8 40.4 41.4 37.8 41.3 43.3 44.7 39.9 33.3 19.4 33.6 36.5 26.9 32.7 31.3 26.1 27.2 Collarenebri (Albert St) 37.5 +5.4 H 33.2 35.4 38.0 35.5 27.7 31.7 32.0 31.0 34.0 38.4 35.5 39.5 42.2 43.0 42.8 42.9 44.2 43.9 42.0 37.2 36.2 36.0 37.2 36.7 41.1 Western (Southwest Plains) (49) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Balranald (RSL) 32.5 +4.5 10 39.6 40.0 24.0 23.7 24.7 31.4 34.0 34.2 37.3 39.1 41.6 40.7 36.8 39.7 40.5 35.7 31.9 39.8 42.0 39.0 22.5 23.9 22.0 27.3 36.2 23.4 31.0 25.0 23.7 25.0 Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS 34.0 39.2 39.8 26.7 25.8 24.9 32.1 33.2 33.9 35.9 38.0 39.9 41.8 37.9 39.2 42.0 42.4 34.1 42.0 42.3 42.3 33.0 28.4 22.0 28.0 38.0 24.9 33.0 28.2 25.6 26.3 Central Western Plains (South) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (50) AWS 34.3 35.2 37.9 36.8 27.9 27.8 30.7 28.5 31.5 32.7 34.4 38.0 40.3 36.1 36.0 39.9 41.7 35.1 38.1 42.7 45.0 38.1 35.2 21.6 32.0 36.0 35.8 32.0 31.2 23.9 26.9 West Wyalong Airport AWS 33.2 35.7 38.3 32.7 25.6 27.0 30.6 29.8 31.8 33.3 35.4 38.0 39.4 34.8 36.0 39.6 40.5 33.2 36.5 42.1 41.8 35.2 32.9 22.0 28.9 35.8 36.1 30.0 28.2 20.5 25.2 Central Western Plains (North) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (51) Coonamble Airport AWS 35.2 32.1 34.8 37.6 29.1 29.7 29.9 28.8 30.7 31.5 30.7 34.3 37.7 37.6 34.0 38.2 41.3 38.6 39.2 40.5 43.4 43.8 41.2 33.6 33.1 35.7 36.4 33.9 39.5 30.6 28.9 Nyngan Airport 35.2 +5.2 H 34.3 36.2 37.8 29.5 29.4 30.6 28.0 30.6 32.0 32.9 37.0 39.7 38.0 36.3 40.5 41.6 39.0 39.5 42.8 45.0 41.4 37.5 24.5 35.0 36.5 35.4 34.2 34.0 28.0 28.0 Northwest Plains (West) (52) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Mungindi Post Office 37.2 +5.2 H 33.5 35.9 38.4 38.2 33.9 29.0 31.7 32.0 31.9 29.8 34.3 37.9 38.0 36.0 40.2 42.5 43.4 43.6 44.0 43.8 43.6 42.0 39.6 35.7 36.0 37.4 37.2 42.0 34.2 31.5 Walgett Airport AWS 37.1 34.3 36.2 39.5 33.4 28.1 32.4 31.8 31.0 32.7 31.6 35.5 39.3 39.4 36.0 40.0 43.5 43.0 43.0 43.4 45.1 45.1 42.6 36.2 36.2 36.6 37.9 36.2 41.1 32.2 30.9 Northwest Plains (East) (53) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Moree Aero 35.5 32.3 33.4 37.3 37.3 32.9 24.5 27.2 29.7 32.3 29.3 32.9 36.1 36.5 32.5 37.1 40.7 42.6 41.5 40.4 41.7 42.2 40.2 39.4 34.9 35.4 36.0 36.6 40.3 33.1 29.8 Northwest Slopes (North) (54) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Barraba Post Office 33.1 +5.4 H 30.0 33.5 34.1 35.6 30.5 21.9 22.1 26.9 28.2 28.9 30.2 32.4 32.2 31.0 35.0 38.8 38.4 37.1 39.0 39.5 38.5 38.1 38.2 33.8 34.1 33.6 35.0 37.6 31.5 28.6 AWS 35.4 31.5 33.6 36.4 35.5 29.9 23.1 25.9 30.2 31.3 31.0 33.8 36.1 35.8 33.7 37.5 41.6 42.5 40.2 42.0 42.0 42.2 41.0 40.1 34.5 36.3 36.0 34.8 40.8 32.5 29.8 Northwest Slopes (South) (55) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AWS 34.5 31.1 34.2 35.2 34.7 29.3 23.1 24.5 29.2 29.7 29.3 33.2 35.1 33.6 32.2 36.9 40.9 41.3 38.3 41.0 42.1 41.7 40.5 36.5 33.5 36.4 36.4 34.9 39.5 31.9 29.1 Tamworth Airport AWS 33.6 30.9 34.2 35.5 35.1 31.7 23.0 22.5 28.6 28.8 29.0 32.0 34.1 31.1 29.9 35.0 38.3 39.2 36.3 39.1 41.2 40.4 39.4 36.4 33.3 35.8 35.7 34.1 38.6 31.4 28.3 Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) 29.5 +6.3 H 27.5 31.0 30.5 31.0 25.8 18.0 19.0 23.0 23.5 26.0 28.2 30.0 28.0 27.5 31.0 33.5 34.5 34.5 36.5 36.5 36.0 34.5 31.0 28.2 31.0 31.0 29.5 34.0 29.0 25.0 Northern Tablelands (West) (56) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AWS 26.6 22.4 26.8 27.5 29.1 25.0 17.2 15.9 20.7 19.5 22.7 24.6 26.9 23.5 24.1 27.7 30.6 31.9 30.1 32.4 33.5 33.2 31.7 30.2 25.7 27.6 29.0 27.9 30.7 26.7 23.5 AWS 26.9 21.6 27.2 27.7 29.7 26.7 19.9 20.4 21.7 19.9 20.8 25.1 26.8 23.6 24.6 27.1 30.3 31.6 30.4 32.2 32.8 32.1 30.9 30.1 24.8 26.1 28.0 28.2 32.2 27.8 25.4 Guyra Hospital 25.1 +4.9 H 21.4 25.9 26.5 28.0 23.0 15.5 17.1 20.1 17.4 20.5 22.9 25.0 22.0 22.5 25.6 28.6 28.9 28.7 30.6 31.6 31.5 29.3 30.2 24.1 26.1 27.1 26.5 29.6 25.4 22.8 Inverell (Raglan St) 32.0 28.7 31.6 32.3 34.6 30.2 25.2 23.7 27.1 25.5 27.0 30.8 32.2 30.5 29.1 32.8 36.3 38.4 36.1 36.8 38.5 37.2 36.3 36.8 30.8 32.1 32.0 33.4 36.2 31.0 27.8 Tenterfield (Federation Park) 27.7 +2.9 10 23.9 27.8 30.2 32.9 25.2 22.6 22.5 21.5 20.5 21.5 25.0 27.9 23.4 24.9 28.9 31.6 33.2 28.8 33.3 34.0 34.0 32.3 30.6 24.9 24.5 27.0 30.8 32.9 28.9 26.9 Northern Tablelands (East) (57) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Tabulam (Muirne) 28.8 +3.7 H 23.9 27.3 32.8 34.6 26.0 24.1 22.9 23.1 21.3 23.2 25.1 27.1 24.1 25.7 30.0 34.5 35.3 26.4 32.3 34.4 35.3 33.9 31.4 25.2 27.1 28.0 33.2 33.3 33.2 30.2 Upper North Coast (58) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ballina Airport AWS 28.6 25.3 25.8 30.3 30.8 27.3 24.6 26.9 25.6 25.0 25.6 25.6 26.0 26.1 25.9 29.2 32.0 38.1 25.8 27.3 30.2 31.2 31.5 30.4 27.7 27.6 28.3 31.2 34.6 32.4 28.8 Casino Airport AWS 31.9 26.4 29.7 34.9 37.1 29.4 24.9 27.0 26.9 25.2 25.8 27.8 29.3 27.8 28.8 33.5 37.8 40.6 28.3 32.2 36.6 36.2 36.9 34.0 28.8 30.0 31.7 37.9 37.3 40.1 33.0 Grafton Airport AWS 30.2 26.3 29.4 34.3 33.5 27.0 24.8 25.8 24.9 24.1 26.3 27.6 28.2 27.9 27.1 31.4 35.6 36.1 26.6 29.6 32.9 35.1 36.0 29.5 29.2 29.3 30.2 35.5 35.5 36.1 30.9 Grafton Olympic Pool 30.8 +2.7 10 26.2 25.1 26.4 25.3 25.0 26.6 28.0 28.8 28.0 28.0 32.4 36.0 37.4 27.8 30.2 33.0 36.3 37.9 30.8 30.0 30.0 30.4 36.6 35.6 37.3 31.8 AWS 31.0 26.4 29.1 35.3 36.6 28.9 24.0 27.2 26.4 25.1 25.9 28.1 29.0 26.5 27.6 32.8 36.7 38.3 27.8 30.0 34.2 35.8 36.0 32.6 27.9 28.9 30.8 35.6 36.3 38.8 32.3 Murwillumbah (Bray Park) 29.4 +1.8 10 24.8 26.5 31.0 34.4 27.3 23.7 26.7 27.4 23.9 25.1 25.9 26.4 27.5 26.2 30.7 33.8 39.6 24.3 28.3 33.0 32.4 32.6 31.4 27.7 26.9 28.6 33.6 34.0 36.7 31.8 Yamba Pilot Station 26.1 +1.5 9 24.2 24.5 27.0 27.2 25.0 23.8 24.1 24.5 23.8 23.9 24.7 25.0 24.8 24.7 26.5 26.9 28.5 24.9 26.2 26.9 27.6 28.2 25.9 26.2 26.1 26.6 27.3 29.0 33.3 25.8 Lower North Coast (59) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Coffs Harbour MO 26.6 +1.7 10 24.1 25.2 29.9 30.2 23.8 21.4 23.1 21.0 23.4 23.6 24.8 24.9 25.5 23.9 26.6 30.3 26.7 24.4 26.3 30.4 30.0 29.8 25.4 26.2 26.4 27.6 28.3 29.8 37.7 25.9 Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd) 25.2 21.0 25.5 31.0 27.0 19.5 18.3 18.8 18.2 17.2 21.0 22.5 24.4 22.1 21.0 26.3 30.0 28.5 24.5 28.5 31.5 32.3 31.5 26.5 24.4 24.5 25.0 30.3 30.0 31.0 24.5 Kempsey (Wide Street) 28.4 +1.3 8 25.8 29.0 30.6 26.8 22.4 20.0 23.0 24.5 24.7 25.2 27.5 27.7 27.3 27.0 31.0 30.3 27.5 27.5 28.6 31.5 31.8 32.0 29.6 29.2 28.7 29.5 32.8 35.0 36.3 28.3 AWS 28.0 24.9 28.8 31.4 28.2 22.1 19.3 21.6 22.6 23.6 24.8 26.2 27.0 26.5 25.9 30.3 30.0 27.7 26.0 28.8 30.7 31.7 32.3 28.0 28.0 28.3 29.6 35.0 34.1 37.2 28.2 South West Rocks (Smoky Cape 26.1 +1.7 10 26.1 25.0 27.7 25.7 21.3 20.0 21.7 25.1 25.6 25.8 26.3 25.5 25.8 26.9 27.5 28.0 25.2 25.5 26.0 25.7 26.0 25.0 25.2 28.2 27.5 25.1 25.0 31.5 36.0 Lighthouse) Manning (60) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AWS 26.8 24.4 27.2 31.6 24.6 21.3 20.7 22.0 25.0 23.9 23.9 25.5 26.6 25.3 25.0 28.0 27.3 25.0 25.2 27.7 29.5 31.0 32.0 24.3 26.3 27.0 28.4 30.0 30.6 37.7 25.7 Airport AWS 27.4 25.0 29.0 33.0 23.0 21.0 21.0 20.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 26.0 28.0 24.0 26.0 29.0 29.0 24.0 26.0 31.0 34.0 32.0 35.0 22.0 28.0 29.0 31.0 31.0 33.0 34.0 27.0 Hunter (61) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Cessnock Airport AWS 30.1 29.1 33.4 38.1 23.4 21.2 20.5 22.9 23.7 26.1 29.0 29.4 34.2 24.1 30.8 31.4 37.5 24.5 28.4 36.5 43.2 35.3 40.3 24.6 23.2 30.9 32.4 34.5 38.8 32.0 24.9 Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) 28.2 25.2 27.6 38.4 20.8 21.5 22.0 22.7 23.0 24.2 25.0 26.1 31.2 22.9 26.2 27.6 33.2 22.8 25.4 31.1 41.2 32.1 40.4 24.3 22.3 27.2 28.5 35.3 39.5 32.8 24.1 Gosford (Narara Research Station) AWS 27.6 +2.6 10 25.3 26.8 37.8 20.1 21.1 21.0 23.3 21.7 24.5 26.0 26.7 31.2 22.6 26.8 24.8 33.4 21.7 25.3 29.5 41.4 30.7 40.1 21.9 23.0 27.7 28.4 34.1 37.1 31.8 23.4 Jerrys Plains Post Office 32.0 +2.9 9 30.7 36.7 39.0 26.2 23.0 19.5 23.1 25.4 27.8 30.5 32.0 36.8 25.0 33.0 36.5 39.9 28.0 32.2 40.6 43.5 42.2 26.5 26.0 32.0 36.8 35.5 41.3 33.0 26.6 Merriwa (Roscommon) 32.1 30.7 35.5 36.8 29.9 23.8 16.4 23.4 26.4 27.2 30.1 32.3 35.9 26.0 32.2 37.0 38.8 30.6 33.8 40.6 42.4 42.8 40.4 23.1 26.1 34.4 36.2 32.1 39.4 29.8 27.8 Murrurundi Post Office 30.9 +3.6 9 29.3 33.4 33.6 27.5 26.3 17.3 20.1 24.9 26.2 28.2 30.8 33.8 26.5 30.5 34.9 36.4 31.3 33.2 39.0 40.2 39.4 37.3 27.1 27.2 33.6 34.8 32.6 36.0 29.6 25.0 Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS 25.2 +1.7 9 24.2 22.0 36.2 21.1 20.5 20.2 20.8 21.5 22.2 22.4 22.2 25.6 20.5 22.8 22.8 25.5 21.7 23.2 25.7 37.6 24.6 40.5 21.6 21.8 23.8 25.7 33.6 30.7 31.8 22.1 Norah Head AWS 25.5 23.6 23.3 37.5 21.0 21.6 20.6 23.8 22.7 25.4 24.9 23.0 25.8 21.5 24.1 23.5 27.0 21.6 24.3 26.3 29.3 26.6 39.2 22.2 21.4 25.1 27.3 33.1 29.4 26.2 22.4 AWS 31.9 30.7 35.3 36.6 25.4 24.9 17.2 23.1 25.0 27.6 29.3 32.0 35.1 27.0 31.9 36.1 38.2 29.0 32.8 40.1 43.2 42.7 41.0 25.3 25.0 33.6 37.5 34.5 39.5 32.3 26.5 Central Tablelands (North) (62) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Mudgee Airport AWS 31.7 31.2 34.1 34.9 27.4 26.0 17.3 23.8 26.0 28.3 31.0 34.3 35.6 26.8 33.1 36.3 37.6 35.4 34.2 39.4 41.1 41.0 38.3 23.4 27.3 33.7 35.4 30.2 36.0 26.9 26.0 Central Tablelands (South) (63) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bathurst Airport AWS 29.6 29.2 31.3 31.4 25.0 23.7 19.3 21.9 25.7 27.6 29.3 31.4 33.6 23.9 30.8 33.4 34.3 31.1 32.5 37.3 38.8 38.3 36.3 21.8 25.4 33.5 33.4 27.9 32.8 24.3 21.3 Katoomba (Murri St) 24.4 +4.2 10 28.2 29.2 29.6 18.4 17.6 13.2 15.9 17.1 22.7 25.4 26.6 31.7 16.6 28.4 25.6 32.6 20.2 26.2 33.9 34.1 29.4 32.4 13.3 17.9 27.6 26.8 25.2 29.7 21.1 16.1 Lithgow (Cooerwull) 26.0 27.4 29.5 29.8 23.5 19.3 14.6 17.3 20.3 23.7 26.5 27.5 30.7 15.8 29.2 29.5 32.6 25.4 30.2 35.9 35.4 32.4 33.8 15.1 18.5 29.7 30.0 26.2 30.7 22.2 18.2 Oberon (Springbank) 25.1 +5.4 H 25.4 27.9 28.1 21.4 18.5 13.8 16.0 19.9 24.0 25.7 27.0 29.9 16.3 27.5 29.4 30.4 27.2 29.3 33.7 35.2 34.2 32.2 13.8 19.4 30.0 30.0 23.4 28.7 19.3 14.0 Orange Airport AWS 27.6 26.9 29.7 30.5 22.1 22.6 19.2 21.5 24.7 25.8 26.5 29.3 31.5 25.6 27.9 31.7 32.6 28.5 30.5 36.5 36.6 34.0 33.3 23.2 23.8 30.0 30.7 25.0 27.6 19.9 18.9 Springwood Bowling Club 28.3 29.0 29.3 36.4 19.9 21.6 18.8 21.2 19.9 26.0 27.8 28.5 35.1 20.8 30.2 28.1 35.5 23.1 28.6 35.4 42.0 32.9 39.3 18.1 21.6 30.0 31.1 32.3 37.7 29.0 20.5 Central Western Slopes (North) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (64) Coonabarabran Airport AWS 31.7 29.1 32.2 32.8 25.4 27.5 23.6 21.9 27.0 28.2 28.9 32.0 34.3 33.1 31.4 35.4 37.4 36.1 36.0 38.9 39.4 39.2 37.4 31.5 29.3 32.9 32.2 29.9 36.1 27.2 25.0 Central Western Slopes (South) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (65) Dubbo Airport AWS 34.1 32.7 35.1 36.8 28.6 29.5 24.8 27.3 30.6 31.0 32.2 36.6 38.5 34.5 34.0 38.9 40.5 36.4 37.2 39.7 43.4 42.0 39.8 29.6 31.8 35.2 36.1 31.7 33.8 28.0 27.6 Forbes Airport AWS 34.3 35.3 38.6 37.6 28.1 29.1 30.8 30.0 32.1 33.5 34.0 37.7 39.4 36.0 35.6 40.2 41.6 35.0 37.6 42.0 44.9 37.9 34.6 20.9 31.4 35.8 37.3 30.8 30.2 23.9 27.3 AWS 33.8 34.0 36.0 37.0 28.0 29.5 28.0 29.0 32.0 33.0 33.0 37.0 39.0 36.0 35.0 39.0 40.0 35.0 37.0 40.0 43.0 38.0 37.0 23.0 31.0 35.0 36.0 31.0 30.0 25.0 27.0 Wellington (Agrowplow) 34.0 +5.6 10 33.2 35.9 36.4 28.8 30.3 23.7 27.3 30.2 31.4 33.0 36.7 37.7 33.2 34.8 38.0 39.9 35.9 36.8 41.3 43.0 41.4 39.4 29.3 30.9 35.8 36.0 31.2 33.7 26.8 27.3 Metropolitan (East) (66) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bankstown Airport AWS 28.6 +3.5 H 28.2 26.6 38.0 20.2 20.7 22.0 24.3 22.4 25.8 27.8 26.0 35.8 23.8 29.8 25.7 36.5 23.6 26.6 31.4 41.5 31.6 41.4 22.1 21.6 28.8 29.7 33.6 39.2 30.8 23.2 Parramatta North (Masons Drive) 28.6 +3.3 H 29.0 26.2 38.6 20.4 20.7 21.2 23.8 22.8 26.0 27.6 25.6 35.6 23.3 29.3 25.5 37.0 22.8 27.1 33.2 41.8 32.0 41.0 22.0 20.5 29.0 30.1 33.4 39.0 31.1 22.0 Sydney (Observatory Hill) 26.1 +2.5 10 24.2 26.0 36.9 19.9 19.8 21.3 22.9 21.9 23.2 23.9 23.9 26.7 23.0 24.3 25.1 27.6 23.6 23.8 26.5 33.2 31.5 40.4 22.8 21.5 25.0 26.6 33.2 29.3 30.5 23.1 Metropolitan (West) (67) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Liverpool (Michael Wenden Centre) 29.7 30.2 28.5 38.8 21.0 21.8 22.3 24.8 22.8 26.8 29.4 27.2 37.0 24.5 31.5 27.5 37.0 24.0 28.5 33.9 41.6 33.8 41.0 23.2 22.5 30.7 30.7 34.5 39.5 31.5 23.8 Penrith Lakes AWS 32.2 32.2 33.0 39.4 23.6 25.5 22.3 26.2 23.1 30.1 31.5 31.5 38.8 22.7 33.4 30.9 38.8 27.1 32.4 39.1 42.2 36.7 42.1 23.0 32.9 35.3 34.8 39.9 31.7 Richmond RAAF 30.5 30.9 31.8 38.1 22.6 23.9 21.9 25.8 22.0 28.2 29.9 30.1 37.3 22.5 32.1 28.5 36.7 25.0 30.3 37.7 41.2 35.5 41.4 22.3 22.5 32.3 35.2 34.2 40.2 31.5 24.2 Illawarra (68) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bellambi AWS 24.4 21.8 24.0 37.6 17.5 17.7 20.5 22.2 21.6 21.9 21.6 22.9 23.4 20.4 23.9 22.5 25.5 21.3 22.9 23.8 32.0 25.7 39.4 20.2 23.3 25.1 24.6 31.7 25.0 29.9 21.5 Camden Airport AWS 30.1 +4.2 H 30.8 30.9 38.9 19.3 21.0 21.4 24.1 22.4 28.5 30.3 29.8 37.2 23.3 32.9 28.8 37.5 25.1 30.3 36.3 41.9 35.3 41.7 21.0 22.4 32.1 33.4 33.4 39.7 31.1 23.1 Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular AWS) 24.4 23.3 22.9 35.9 16.9 16.4 20.4 22.1 22.6 23.8 24.1 22.8 27.5 20.1 25.1 22.2 25.7 20.3 23.5 26.8 38.2 25.0 34.9 19.2 22.1 25.2 25.3 29.2 28.0 25.1 18.0 Moss Vale AWS 26.1 30.1 30.6 32.0 17.1 14.4 14.9 18.7 19.8 25.3 28.3 26.7 33.5 17.5 31.0 23.9 34.1 20.7 26.7 36.7 37.9 30.6 35.6 15.5 20.5 30.8 30.1 26.5 32.9 22.9 18.3

page 19 Monthly Weather Review New South Wales November 2009

Daily and mean maximum temperatures for November 2009 Mean is the average of the daily maximum temperature for November 2009; it is only shown if there are sufficient days available. Anom is the difference between the mean daily maximum temperature for November 2009 and the long-term average maximum temperature for November. Decile is the decile rank of mean daily maximum temperature for November 2009 in the climate record of other November mean daily maximum temperatures; “L” indicates this is the lowest on record, and “H” it is the highest on record. Anomalies and deciles are only shown if there are sufficient years of climate record available. The lowest and highest maximum temperatures for each site for November 2009 are highlighted.

Nowra RAN Air Station AWS 27.6 29.1 27.3 37.7 17.4 16.2 20.2 23.9 23.7 26.4 26.7 27.2 35.9 20.9 29.6 24.6 31.5 23.3 25.4 32.9 38.4 30.6 40.9 20.4 22.9 28.4 27.9 31.6 37.3 26.7 21.8 South Coast (69) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club) 26.5 28.7 25.5 36.7 20.7 17.7 20.0 23.6 24.6 26.1 26.0 24.3 26.7 21.2 28.4 22.8 29.3 22.9 25.2 28.7 40.0 29.0 36.8 19.7 21.7 24.2 27.3 33.1 35.8 26.6 20.6 Bega AWS 27.7 31.9 21.7 34.4 16.9 20.1 23.5 26.1 27.4 29.1 29.6 29.7 31.0 22.9 31.6 23.7 28.8 22.9 29.0 35.9 42.6 25.4 32.8 21.6 24.7 27.7 30.8 29.9 35.4 22.8 20.2 Braidwood Racecourse AWS 26.5 30.7 29.5 29.9 22.8 12.8 16.6 22.0 25.0 26.5 28.0 28.0 33.2 20.3 31.6 23.7 33.2 21.6 30.6 36.8 38.4 29.7 32.2 14.1 19.6 31.7 32.8 26.9 29.3 20.2 16.7 AWS 25.3 24.0 21.0 37.0 18.0 19.0 21.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 23.0 25.0 22.0 24.0 23.0 28.0 24.0 24.0 27.0 42.0 26.0 36.0 19.0 22.0 24.0 25.0 32.0 36.0 26.0 20.0 Narooma RVCP 23.6 +3.1 H 21.7 21.0 34.6 17.0 19.0 19.2 20.5 20.5 21.9 21.0 21.0 24.0 21.0 22.4 22.5 22.2 22.6 21.2 23.5 36.4 23.6 33.3 20.2 21.5 24.0 24.3 30.7 35.8 22.0 19.8 Ulladulla AWS 23.7 22.2 20.8 36.5 17.0 16.2 19.5 21.0 21.2 21.5 21.8 22.0 23.9 20.9 22.5 22.7 23.1 21.2 22.0 24.6 32.7 25.7 35.3 18.2 20.2 23.4 24.1 32.4 34.1 25.4 18.5 Southern Tablelands (Goulburn- Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Monaro) (70) Bombala AWS 26.1 30.5 21.8 25.1 27.4 27.2 29.0 30.4 23.0 30.6 23.7 29.3 18.4 31.2 35.1 35.7 18.9 28.6 18.6 24.8 26.6 32.5 24.8 29.3 16.7 13.3 Canberra Airport 29.0 +6.3 H 31.7 33.3 31.3 24.4 18.3 20.3 24.5 28.9 31.6 33.0 33.2 35.2 26.6 33.0 33.9 34.3 28.1 31.5 38.2 38.9 29.8 29.6 18.4 20.8 34.3 33.2 25.9 28.0 20.0 18.6 Cooma Visitors Centre 27.7 +5.5 H 31.0 31.0 27.6 23.4 21.4 23.0 25.0 28.0 29.6 31.1 31.6 32.5 25.8 32.5 29.3 30.0 24.0 31.3 33.4 36.5 27.5 26.5 19.6 23.5 31.1 32.6 25.5 28.0 20.3 17.5 Goulburn Airport AWS 28.3 30.3 33.5 32.3 24.3 16.1 17.2 22.1 26.5 29.5 30.8 31.2 34.8 21.4 32.4 31.3 34.2 24.7 30.8 38.3 39.9 32.1 35.0 17.1 21.4 33.9 34.0 26.9 30.7 20.2 17.3 Taralga Post Office 27.5 +6.3 H 29.0 32.0 30.8 24.3 16.5 14.5 20.2 24.7 27.8 30.3 31.2 32.5 20.5 30.9 31.9 33.8 25.4 30.9 37.1 38.5 32.5 34.3 15.6 20.5 32.7 31.3 25.3 30.1 21.2 19.2 Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS 28.8 31.6 32.3 30.3 24.2 19.6 20.4 24.6 28.5 31.2 32.7 33.2 34.9 27.6 33.1 33.1 34.1 28.1 31.4 37.0 37.9 29.7 28.7 18.3 20.5 33.9 32.8 26.5 28.3 18.7 20.7 Yass (Linton Hostel) 30.0 +5.8 10 31.4 34.0 31.8 24.2 22.5 23.5 26.0 28.6 30.6 31.6 33.1 34.5 27.0 32.0 34.0 35.4 30.0 32.4 38.8 39.5 32.9 30.7 19.2 22.0 33.7 35.0 26.5 27.6 20.6 Southern Tablelands (Snowy Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Mountains) (71) Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chalet) 17.6 +5.1 H 19.9 20.4 15.1 10.8 12.3 16.0 18.0 20.0 20.6 22.4 22.7 21.6 18.5 22.5 20.8 18.9 16.6 21.0 23.2 24.1 15.5 14.9 13.6 15.5 20.6 21.0 14.0 12.5 8.4 7.2 Thredbo AWS 16.0 +4.6 H 18.2 19.5 13.9 9.6 10.5 14.1 16.8 18.3 18.7 19.8 21.1 19.8 16.8 20.3 19.9 17.8 14.9 19.6 21.1 22.3 16.1 12.2 12.1 15.0 19.4 19.1 11.6 10.7 5.8 5.0 Southwest Slopes (South) (72) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AWS 30.5 34.0 32.4 24.3 23.2 25.3 27.9 29.8 31.8 33.4 35.2 36.0 35.1 32.8 35.4 36.3 35.1 30.5 33.5 39.7 38.2 21.0 28.3 23.6 25.8 32.9 34.5 26.2 26.4 22.3 23.9 Cabramurra SMHEA AWS 19.8 22.3 23.2 17.9 13.8 15.6 18.0 19.9 20.9 22.4 22.9 24.4 22.1 22.2 24.0 21.2 20.7 22.6 24.8 27.2 19.0 17.7 15.3 17.0 23.2 24.4 14.5 16.8 9.7 9.9 Tumbarumba Post Office 27.7 +5.3 H 30.0 31.0 25.6 21.1 23.2 25.0 26.5 28.5 29.2 30.4 31.7 32.0 30.0 30.3 32.0 30.7 29.0 30.5 34.5 35.3 26.0 26.0 22.0 23.4 30.9 32.4 22.9 24.2 16.6 19.2 Wagga Wagga AMO 32.8 +7.2 H 36.5 38.5 30.6 25.7 27.8 28.8 30.5 32.3 34.9 35.7 37.9 40.2 33.5 35.7 38.3 38.5 32.5 35.2 40.8 41.8 30.3 31.6 25.6 25.3 36.3 37.1 28.6 26.9 21.4 24.2 Southwest Slopes (North) (73) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Wyalong Post Office 33.6 +6.5 H 36.8 38.6 33.2 25.6 28.0 30.2 30.6 32.7 34.4 36.2 39.0 39.3 35.5 36.6 39.3 40.1 34.0 38.0 42.1 40.8 35.3 32.3 21.8 29.4 35.9 35.3 30.5 28.2 20.3 26.7 32.0 32.7 36.6 33.8 27.0 27.7 30.1 31.1 33.1 35.1 37.4 29.7 33.2 37.9 38.5 32.8 34.8 39.9 40.7 34.1 31.6 20.5 27.6 35.1 35.3 28.4 28.2 20.9 21.9 Riverina (East) (74) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AWS 32.2 38.8 39.6 25.4 23.4 25.8 30.8 32.2 33.3 36.2 38.1 40.8 39.3 35.6 38.7 38.3 35.4 30.7 37.0 42.4 41.1 22.4 25.1 21.3 27.6 34.9 27.0 30.3 25.9 22.9 25.5 Riverina (West) (75) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Griffith Airport AWS 33.3 +5.5 H 38.2 39.9 26.0 24.7 25.3 31.7 31.6 32.9 34.7 37.0 39.2 41.0 36.6 37.6 40.3 41.5 32.5 38.7 42.8 42.2 31.0 31.0 23.3 26.7 37.2 30.5 30.3 27.8 22.2 23.6 Hay (Miller Street) 32.7 +4.3 10 39.6 40.2 24.5 23.8 25.2 31.3 32.4 33.3 35.7 38.4 40.7 41.0 36.2 38.6 40.5 40.7 32.1 39.7 42.0 42.7 23.1 26.0 21.1 25.6 37.2 24.8 30.8 26.9 23.5 24.4 Hay Airport AWS 33.0 39.7 40.6 24.8 24.0 25.0 31.8 32.6 33.9 36.1 38.6 40.8 41.4 36.2 38.7 40.2 40.9 32.2 39.3 42.4 43.3 23.5 26.7 21.8 25.4 37.5 25.1 31.5 26.7 23.7 24.9 Hillston Airport 34.0 +5.6 H 38.7 39.5 28.0 26.0 26.0 32.0 32.0 33.0 35.5 37.5 40.0 41.2 37.8 38.2 41.6 42.6 33.8 39.8 43.0 43.5 34.8 31.0 23.0 27.7 37.0 27.0 31.0 29.0 22.0 27.0 Lake Cargelligo Airport 33.8 +4.4 10 36.5 39.0 32.0 26.5 26.6 31.3 31.0 32.1 33.4 36.0 38.0 40.5 36.2 37.0 41.0 41.5 34.0 38.0 42.6 43.9 36.4 32.4 22.0 27.1 36.4 32.0 31.4 30.2 23.7 26.0

page 20 Monthly Weather Review New South Wales November 2009

Daily and mean minimum temperatures for November 2009 Mean is the average of the daily minimum temperature for November 2009; it is only shown if there are sufficient days available. Anom is the difference between the mean daily minimum temperature for November 2009 and the long-term average minimum temperature for November. Decile is the decile rank of mean daily minimum temperature for November 2009 in the climate record of other November mean daily minimum temperatures; “L” indicates this is the lowest on record, and “H” it is the highest on record. Anomalies and deciles are only shown if there are sufficient years of climate record available. The lowest and highest minimum temperatures for each site for November 2009 are highlighted.

Western (Far Northwest) (46) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Tibooburra Airport 21.7 22.4 23.8 24.7 18.8 16.8 16.9 19.7 20.5 20.2 21.4 22.0 24.2 27.4 22.9 23.4 24.1 29.3 26.6 30.1 30.7 29.2 20.9 18.9 11.9 13.6 18.2 19.2 19.3 17.6 17.2 White Cliffs AWS 22.0 24.2 25.2 24.4 15.9 15.1 15.1 20.2 21.0 20.9 21.8 21.5 22.9 26.8 24.1 24.9 25.5 27.9 25.2 33.3 30.1 27.2 22.5 17.3 15.0 18.8 19.0 18.3 19.7 17.6 17.5 White Cliffs Post Office 21.4 +5.1 10 23.5 25.6 25.0 15.5 15.0 16.0 19.5 20.8 19.8 19.6 21.0 24.0 25.5 25.2 22.7 23.6 27.9 24.9 32.1 29.6 23.0 22.2 17.0 15.1 18.0 19.0 18.0 19.5 16.3 17.4 Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS 20.1 20.4 21.7 23.2 14.7 13.6 10.6 17.9 20.5 18.7 18.4 22.3 22.4 23.0 17.8 22.1 23.7 23.7 21.6 29.8 29.1 27.6 21.5 17.0 16.0 19.2 18.6 16.1 17.0 17.1 16.6 Western (Lower Darling) (47) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Broken Hill Airport AWS 19.4 24.4 27.9 17.2 9.1 10.8 10.8 16.8 20.8 22.2 21.7 22.1 23.8 23.8 20.7 24.3 27.7 18.5 23.1 28.5 29.6 20.8 17.2 11.9 15.2 16.7 17.9 15.9 15.0 14.1 13.6 Lake Victoria Storage 17.1 +3.9 H 20.5 23.5 14.8 8.8 8.0 9.6 9.8 21.4 21.0 22.4 20.0 22.9 20.2 19.4 21.4 21.8 15.2 18.6 22.4 25.5 19.0 14.0 11.8 13.2 13.1 16.8 14.5 14.0 12.5 Menindee Post Office 19.4 +4.9 H 21.0 23.5 18.8 11.4 12.6 11.8 17.0 21.0 20.2 21.5 19.4 22.8 25.2 19.2 21.0 24.2 21.5 20.2 28.2 29.6 23.5 20.4 14.2 14.5 19.4 18.4 16.4 14.6 16.0 14.8 Western (Upper Darling) (48) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bourke Airport AWS 20.7 19.2 18.2 19.7 20.0 18.5 13.1 17.9 17.9 18.8 18.6 16.5 19.4 23.9 22.2 21.0 20.6 25.7 20.7 25.6 25.5 28.0 32.2 21.8 14.5 24.2 25.1 15.7 20.8 19.6 15.4 Brewarrina Hospital 20.0 +3.9 10 19.4 17.1 18.5 19.9 19.5 10.6 17.0 18.9 17.5 17.0 15.6 17.6 24.1 20.5 19.0 22.6 23.4 20.1 24.8 22.8 26.0 30.0 21.5 19.4 24.7 26.2 15.4 18.2 18.6 13.5 Cobar Airport AWS 19.9 19.2 21.2 21.9 17.1 12.6 17.1 18.3 20.8 18.9 19.8 19.5 19.1 20.6 18.4 21.1 22.1 18.7 27.1 28.3 27.1 26.5 18.6 13.9 19.3 21.3 15.2 19.9 18.8 14.1 Collarenebri (Albert St) 21.1 +4.7 10 17.6 19.1 20.4 19.6 16.6 15.2 16.3 15.3 17.8 17.4 19.1 21.9 27.8 21.2 23.5 27.1 27.4 30.6 23.8 22.6 23.7 24.0 22.9 18.5 17.9 Western (Southwest Plains) (49) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Balranald (RSL) 17.2 +4.7 H 23.7 21.4 15.0 9.2 6.9 10.6 17.4 19.6 18.9 17.4 18.1 23.8 18.6 17.7 19.0 19.4 13.8 15.0 26.7 24.6 20.6 19.6 12.1 13.6 18.9 20.1 16.4 12.1 13.3 12.3 Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS 20.2 22.8 23.9 21.1 12.0 12.2 11.5 20.4 20.6 22.0 19.7 25.4 25.8 22.3 21.5 23.2 23.5 20.0 19.5 29.5 31.2 26.1 21.0 14.6 16.8 16.6 19.8 15.7 15.6 16.5 15.7 Central Western Plains (South) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (50) Condobolin Airport AWS 18.8 20.8 20.3 25.9 16.7 10.5 14.4 13.7 17.3 18.6 19.3 17.6 20.8 20.4 18.2 18.4 19.2 20.6 16.8 21.5 25.4 24.5 23.8 18.2 14.9 15.9 22.7 17.2 19.1 18.8 13.7 West Wyalong Airport AWS 17.2 18.5 21.9 23.4 13.3 9.5 13.6 13.1 15.0 15.7 17.5 15.4 19.7 17.2 16.0 18.5 17.4 16.3 14.5 20.6 24.2 23.9 22.8 15.7 14.1 17.4 20.3 15.2 17.8 14.1 13.0 Central Western Plains (North) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (51) Coonamble Airport AWS 18.7 17.9 17.9 16.6 17.9 15.9 16.8 16.7 16.6 17.3 14.2 14.1 17.9 19.4 16.3 15.8 18.2 23.9 18.9 21.3 23.5 23.4 29.8 21.1 19.4 22.1 21.3 20.0 17.4 16.2 11.9 Nyngan Airport 20.0 +5.1 H 18.4 19.7 22.0 17.6 14.7 17.4 15.4 17.7 18.8 18.4 17.5 21.0 20.0 18.4 19.0 23.5 23.5 17.8 24.7 25.9 26.5 29.4 20.5 17.9 21.0 21.6 17.0 20.0 19.4 15.9 Northwest Plains (West) (52) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Mungindi Post Office 20.9 +4.3 10 19.5 17.6 19.0 17.3 18.2 19.4 15.5 19.0 18.5 15.0 15.9 17.5 23.3 16.9 20.4 22.5 24.0 21.4 25.0 27.0 27.2 28.1 23.9 23.4 22.4 23.3 23.5 23.5 20.3 17.0 Walgett Airport AWS 19.3 17.4 17.0 18.4 17.3 17.9 14.2 13.4 17.0 17.6 15.9 13.9 16.4 22.5 17.5 19.5 19.8 24.1 20.5 20.7 22.9 27.9 30.3 22.3 21.1 21.8 24.2 19.3 17.4 18.6 12.6 Northwest Plains (East) (53) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Moree Aero 19.5 14.9 15.9 17.8 17.6 16.6 17.4 14.3 15.0 17.2 13.0 14.8 17.9 21.3 15.9 19.0 20.9 22.4 22.5 22.7 26.2 26.7 27.2 23.3 22.8 20.6 21.2 24.7 19.8 20.6 14.9 Northwest Slopes (North) (54) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Barraba Post Office 15.2 +3.5 H 9.2 9.9 12.1 12.6 16.5 17.3 15.0 10.6 14.4 10.3 7.6 11.4 17.6 12.0 12.9 15.6 18.6 14.5 16.0 19.5 18.9 22.9 19.9 19.6 16.4 18.1 22.6 13.9 17.2 12.3 Narrabri Airport AWS 19.6 13.0 17.9 21.3 18.0 19.4 18.1 16.3 15.0 17.2 12.9 17.4 15.6 21.2 15.5 17.6 25.3 25.6 18.1 23.7 28.1 29.5 29.1 23.9 18.9 18.2 22.7 21.8 17.6 16.7 13.6 Northwest Slopes (South) (55) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Gunnedah Airport AWS 16.6 12.9 13.8 15.4 13.9 14.5 17.7 15.1 14.6 15.6 11.9 10.1 13.0 17.6 14.4 12.9 18.1 23.5 16.8 19.2 21.8 21.1 25.8 21.1 16.6 18.4 19.3 21.2 15.4 14.6 11.7 Tamworth Airport AWS 15.8 11.0 11.2 13.5 12.7 15.1 18.9 14.7 13.4 13.4 10.7 12.0 12.4 17.1 13.0 12.3 15.7 17.3 16.0 17.2 20.3 21.2 25.9 21.1 17.8 19.7 17.1 20.3 14.6 15.8 11.8 Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) 10.6 +2.5 H 4.5 5.8 8.0 7.0 11.0 13.0 11.0 11.2 11.4 3.5 6.0 4.0 12.9 7.0 6.5 10.5 12.5 12.4 12.5 14.5 15.0 17.5 14.2 15.0 14.0 11.5 16.5 8.5 15.4 6.0 Northern Tablelands (West) (56) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Armidale Airport AWS 12.7 6.6 7.6 12.9 13.7 12.5 13.3 10.7 11.4 12.4 5.5 8.1 7.0 13.4 9.3 9.9 14.9 18.1 12.1 12.3 16.0 18.0 19.8 19.5 13.9 12.2 11.7 17.5 14.5 16.1 9.0 Glen Innes Airport AWS 10.5 10.0 3.4 6.6 5.6 11.6 13.2 12.3 11.4 12.5 4.8 5.8 5.8 10.5 8.4 7.3 9.5 12.8 12.1 14.2 13.6 13.5 13.5 12.6 15.1 12.3 13.0 11.8 11.9 12.6 7.0 Guyra Hospital 11.5 +2.9 H 6.3 6.8 13.0 13.1 11.9 11.1 9.4 9.2 9.5 4.7 6.6 9.1 12.0 8.9 11.3 14.6 15.9 11.1 12.9 16.4 18.1 18.1 17.0 11.0 9.6 10.4 14.6 12.1 14.3 7.1 Inverell (Raglan St) 13.6 7.6 8.5 10.2 10.2 17.1 15.1 9.3 14.4 5.9 8.8 9.6 14.3 10.7 9.9 13.3 17.8 15.6 15.4 18.6 18.3 19.2 17.9 20.2 14.1 13.3 20.5 15.4 14.0 9.4 Tenterfield (Federation Park) 12.7 +1.9 10 10.6 9.8 7.4 6.4 16.0 13.2 13.0 12.0 14.0 10.1 11.0 10.0 11.5 8.8 11.5 12.0 14.6 15.2 16.4 16.0 15.5 18.1 15.0 16.5 14.1 13.0 12.1 15.5 15.5 7.2 Northern Tablelands (East) (57) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Tabulam (Muirne) 16.1 +1.9 H 12.7 12.3 13.8 17.6 17.1 14.4 14.2 13.3 14.9 12.6 12.8 13.5 14.3 14.5 14.4 16.8 21.8 15.7 16.2 18.7 18.9 19.2 19.1 16.3 15.7 15.4 16.7 21.0 20.8 18.4 Upper North Coast (58) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ballina Airport AWS 17.8 17.0 10.4 13.5 17.6 21.5 18.4 17.6 15.8 18.4 16.5 12.3 12.2 14.7 14.3 16.1 16.0 20.3 19.9 16.5 22.6 22.9 22.9 23.0 20.3 17.8 16.2 21.2 20.8 20.8 16.9 Casino Airport AWS 17.7 16.1 12.9 14.6 19.2 20.3 17.8 17.8 15.6 18.1 14.6 14.1 12.2 14.5 16.7 15.0 15.2 23.5 19.1 18.3 20.8 20.7 23.3 23.4 19.2 16.3 14.9 17.3 24.3 19.6 16.9 Grafton Airport AWS 17.1 15.1 14.0 13.7 14.7 17.9 18.2 18.2 16.2 18.0 14.2 12.9 13.6 15.6 17.2 16.8 16.1 20.0 17.2 18.2 22.2 19.1 20.2 20.2 20.1 16.8 15.9 17.6 19.7 18.9 15.4 Grafton Olympic Pool 18.1 +1.9 10 16.3 15.8 14.3 13.9 19.0 18.0 18.0 17.5 18.2 14.5 14.4 14.8 16.8 17.6 17.2 16.3 21.2 18.4 19.4 22.3 20.9 21.2 21.3 20.8 18.4 17.6 19.0 21.6 20.2 16.6 Lismore Airport AWS 16.4 14.6 11.6 12.2 14.9 19.5 17.7 18.5 14.6 19.0 14.1 12.4 12.4 13.3 14.9 14.7 15.4 17.3 19.5 17.2 18.8 18.6 18.6 18.9 19.6 16.1 15.7 15.4 20.0 19.7 16.2 Murwillumbah (Bray Park) 18.1 +1.6 10 16.9 12.9 13.2 16.1 18.5 18.0 18.2 16.1 17.3 15.5 13.1 14.0 14.7 16.4 16.1 16.8 19.1 18.4 17.7 21.6 23.6 24.4 23.6 20.8 19.2 17.5 22.0 20.5 22.4 17.5 Yamba Pilot Station 19.1 +1.7 10 18.0 16.6 16.2 18.5 20.0 19.1 18.9 20.9 19.4 16.4 16.7 17.2 17.3 18.0 18.4 18.7 20.6 19.2 21.8 21.7 21.8 20.9 19.8 19.5 19.5 20.1 20.9 19.8 Lower North Coast (59) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Coffs Harbour MO 18.2 +2.1 10 14.9 14.9 15.9 17.6 19.4 17.8 17.4 17.1 17.8 13.0 14.4 14.6 17.1 17.7 16.9 17.2 21.0 18.6 18.1 22.1 20.6 22.7 21.5 20.4 16.4 20.5 21.5 19.2 22.3 16.9 Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd) 14.3 11.0 10.9 12.1 13.9 16.0 14.5 13.2 13.0 13.5 7.0 10.6 11.6 14.2 13.0 12.2 14.6 17.5 14.0 15.5 15.5 18.4 20.4 18.7 16.0 12.1 14.4 16.5 17.0 18.4 13.1 Kempsey (Wide Street) 16.1 +1.8 10 13.0 11.3 14.0 14.0 18.0 12.5 16.0 17.8 16.8 13.0 12.0 14.2 17.5 15.0 15.0 16.0 20.5 13.5 15.5 17.2 20.3 20.2 20.0 14.0 16.8 15.3 18.5 18.0 20.5 15.8 Kempsey Airport AWS 15.9 12.4 10.8 13.2 14.1 18.7 18.2 16.5 16.6 17.6 12.9 11.9 13.1 16.9 14.5 14.6 16.2 19.6 13.4 14.8 16.4 20.0 19.2 18.4 19.1 16.5 14.8 17.3 16.3 19.4 14.1 South West Rocks (Smoky Cape 18.1 +1.4 10 15.5 17.0 18.0 17.9 18.6 18.7 18.3 17.5 17.9 16.6 16.6 18.0 20.0 16.7 19.0 20.2 20.0 16.9 19.5 21.1 21.0 19.9 20.1 18.0 19.8 20.2 17.9 14.0 15.5 12.5 Lighthouse) Manning (60) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Port Macquarie Airport AWS 16.6 11.8 9.9 13.7 16.2 18.6 18.6 16.7 18.5 17.7 11.9 11.4 13.0 18.2 14.2 14.4 17.4 22.4 15.4 16.4 19.6 21.2 21.0 20.0 18.1 15.9 15.0 19.8 16.9 18.2 15.2 AWS 16.9 12.0 12.0 15.0 19.0 18.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 16.0 11.0 13.0 13.0 18.0 16.0 15.0 19.0 21.0 15.0 15.0 18.0 20.0 21.0 21.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 21.0 16.0 23.0 18.0 Hunter (61) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Cessnock Airport AWS 15.0 10.1 11.5 14.1 19.5 15.1 15.4 15.9 17.1 13.5 7.5 8.8 10.3 16.9 8.8 12.2 19.8 18.6 11.7 12.3 15.8 18.9 16.7 20.3 16.9 18.5 15.9 21.0 12.9 21.9 10.7 Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) 15.4 9.9 12.8 14.8 19.7 15.5 16.2 15.3 17.7 14.8 8.4 9.2 11.0 17.3 11.7 13.3 19.4 19.1 15.1 13.3 16.3 20.1 17.0 20.2 17.2 17.5 17.1 21.1 14.9 13.6 11.6 Gosford (Narara Research Station) AWS 15.3 +2.3 H 11.2 13.9 16.1 19.0 14.7 16.5 14.4 15.5 15.6 9.8 10.5 12.1 16.6 11.4 13.6 16.7 19.3 12.6 14.0 16.9 19.6 17.3 19.9 17.2 16.2 16.9 19.4 16.4 12.2 12.0 Jerrys Plains Post Office 15.7 +2.6 10 10.0 12.6 16.0 19.1 17.3 14.5 14.3 16.6 16.8 10.0 10.9 9.8 17.2 9.4 13.8 20.2 20.5 13.7 14.6 19.7 18.4 20.0 17.5 20.1 20.9 14.6 19.0 12.9 Merriwa (Roscommon) 14.9 10.3 13.5 14.7 16.4 12.5 14.6 14.4 15.3 16.3 9.3 9.4 10.3 15.4 10.1 11.5 16.6 20.5 12.2 14.8 18.7 18.8 18.0 19.7 15.1 17.3 17.8 20.0 13.7 16.7 11.8 Murrurundi Post Office 13.8 +2.8 10 6.6 5.5 15.0 13.2 14.4 15.0 13.7 14.4 10.6 7.2 6.5 6.2 15.5 12.0 9.1 16.8 16.6 9.0 11.8 19.1 23.6 25.1 20.4 15.6 18.1 14.9 20.0 13.0 15.5 9.0 Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS 18.5 +2.4 10 17.7 16.9 18.3 19.2 18.7 17.2 17.6 17.7 18.3 15.8 16.2 15.6 17.8 14.9 17.6 20.0 19.7 17.5 18.5 20.6 20.9 20.3 20.1 17.6 18.4 19.9 21.4 19.2 22.9 19.6 Norah Head AWS 18.4 16.8 17.5 17.8 19.1 18.0 17.7 17.9 18.0 17.8 15.5 16.1 17.4 19.4 15.4 17.6 19.5 19.3 17.6 18.5 19.7 21.0 20.2 19.7 17.8 18.0 19.6 20.7 20.7 19.7 18.4 Scone Airport AWS 15.3 10.9 12.1 14.8 17.2 15.1 15.6 14.8 15.9 15.7 9.4 9.1 10.4 17.4 13.4 10.6 19.0 18.7 11.6 14.0 19.0 18.9 18.5 21.4 16.0 17.8 16.2 20.8 13.6 18.7 13.0 Central Tablelands (North) (62) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Mudgee Airport AWS 14.1 12.0 11.7 14.1 15.3 7.5 15.5 14.9 15.0 11.7 8.5 9.1 10.4 15.8 10.0 11.7 14.3 17.2 14.2 13.3 17.5 19.8 20.1 21.5 14.6 17.5 18.3 19.1 12.9 12.5 8.4 Central Tablelands (South) (63) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bathurst Airport AWS 12.5 10.5 12.6 17.6 12.0 4.6 13.3 12.9 11.4 8.8 9.0 9.3 11.5 12.3 6.3 13.0 12.1 13.7 9.6 13.1 17.8 18.4 18.7 16.4 13.7 13.8 14.7 15.1 11.5 11.0 9.1 Katoomba (Murri St) 13.0 +3.2 H 11.3 16.2 15.3 12.2 8.8 9.6 10.1 9.7 12.1 11.0 13.4 14.3 12.2 8.3 16.4 12.9 12.6 10.4 14.3 24.7 17.7 18.8 12.1 9.3 10.1 12.0 14.0 16.6 13.3 9.8 Lithgow (Cooerwull) 11.3 11.1 11.5 14.6 12.3 7.2 11.0 12.0 11.3 10.0 7.1 7.4 7.7 11.7 5.5 10.1 13.6 9.6 11.2 11.7 16.2 15.8 14.7 14.3 10.7 11.1 11.4 15.4 10.1 11.9 10.8 Oberon (Springbank) 10.1 +3.6 H 7.7 11.9 16.7 9.5 3.1 9.4 10.2 8.0 8.5 5.4 7.2 8.6 11.1 2.8 11.4 8.5 10.4 8.8 11.0 16.9 15.6 17.6 12.2 8.8 10.8 11.4 12.1 10.3 10.6 5.1 Orange Airport AWS 11.4 9.6 12.0 16.1 7.8 1.6 10.0 10.8 9.4 5.7 9.4 8.2 11.3 10.1 5.9 12.1 10.4 12.2 7.9 13.2 19.6 18.4 19.7 12.9 11.2 13.5 15.0 14.0 11.8 11.5 9.9 Springwood Bowling Club 15.7 13.0 18.7 17.5 15.0 13.8 13.3 14.5 14.4 16.2 12.3 13.5 13.5 17.0 11.3 16.4 16.2 16.2 14.8 15.1 20.5 20.7 18.2 17.0 13.5 14.7 16.8 17.6 17.0 17.6 14.1 Central Western Slopes (North) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (64) Coonabarabran Airport AWS 17.6 14.0 17.1 20.3 18.9 13.3 14.3 13.6 13.6 14.0 12.7 16.7 17.8 17.7 13.6 19.2 18.9 25.1 12.9 20.9 23.9 25.8 26.2 19.2 14.7 16.6 20.4 17.8 20.0 17.4 12.7 Central Western Slopes (South) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (65) Dubbo Airport AWS 17.9 16.7 16.4 19.7 15.1 9.4 17.1 16.5 17.1 15.7 13.9 15.5 19.0 19.0 14.9 16.4 18.6 22.4 15.9 21.4 23.2 24.7 27.1 18.7 16.8 19.1 21.7 19.7 16.4 17.0 12.6 Forbes Airport AWS 16.7 17.1 17.7 20.4 13.0 6.9 14.7 13.8 16.0 14.9 15.4 15.3 18.3 16.1 14.4 15.9 16.4 18.6 14.2 19.0 24.6 22.2 21.7 17.7 16.0 17.4 20.0 15.9 18.8 16.4 13.5 Parkes Airport AWS 16.7 17.0 16.0 22.0 14.0 6.0 15.0 17.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 18.0 18.0 14.0 15.0 15.0 17.0 16.0 17.0 22.0 21.0 23.0 18.0 16.0 18.0 22.0 17.0 17.0 15.0 12.0 Wellington (Agrowplow) 17.2 +5.1 10 14.6 15.7 16.6 15.9 7.9 17.5 17.1 16.8 13.6 13.6 14.7 16.0 17.9 12.5 15.7 17.0 22.9 16.1 18.4 23.0 24.9 26.2 19.7 17.5 17.6 23.2 20.5 16.0 15.7 10.8 Metropolitan (East) (66) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bankstown Airport AWS 16.9 +2.7 H 14.3 16.5 18.5 18.7 14.7 15.6 15.9 14.8 18.3 12.5 12.6 13.6 18.9 12.4 15.2 19.2 19.1 16.0 16.1 18.8 21.3 19.6 19.3 15.8 16.8 20.9 19.9 17.6 18.1 14.9 Parramatta North (Masons Drive) 16.5 +2.6 H 12.8 16.5 18.2 17.7 14.0 14.5 14.5 13.9 15.9 11.5 11.8 15.8 18.4 11.7 14.9 18.6 18.9 15.8 16.0 20.6 21.6 19.5 18.6 16.3 16.6 18.6 19.7 17.6 17.9 17.6 Sydney (Observatory Hill) 18.7 +3.1 H 16.9 18.8 18.9 19.4 16.9 16.7 17.2 19.1 19.1 15.9 15.4 16.6 19.5 15.0 18.5 18.7 19.4 17.8 18.4 21.0 22.0 21.2 19.9 18.1 18.3 21.3 21.3 21.1 19.5 18.1 Metropolitan (West) (67) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Liverpool (Michael Wenden Centre) 16.0 12.3 15.2 18.0 18.8 15.0 15.0 15.6 14.3 16.5 11.0 11.4 12.4 18.5 11.3 14.1 19.0 18.7 15.6 14.5 18.2 20.8 18.5 18.8 15.6 16.4 19.0 19.6 15.9 15.6 13.3 Penrith Lakes AWS 17.0 13.6 17.0 18.5 18.5 16.4 15.3 16.2 15.3 16.9 12.9 13.1 14.0 18.7 11.6 15.2 18.5 19.1 17.2 15.8 19.7 23.1 19.4 19.1 17.2 18.7 20.1 17.1 19.0 Richmond RAAF 16.0 11.9 15.8 17.3 19.2 16.2 15.5 15.9 14.7 16.8 11.3 11.3 11.7 17.8 9.9 14.4 18.0 19.3 15.0 14.3 18.4 22.0 18.2 19.8 15.4 17.0 17.5 19.8 15.2 16.9 13.7 Illawarra (68) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bellambi AWS 17.3 17.5 17.3 18.0 16.6 15.8 14.4 16.8 15.9 16.9 14.8 13.2 17.3 18.1 14.8 17.1 17.4 17.7 16.5 18.7 19.6 21.1 19.4 18.1 16.8 18.5 19.4 19.4 18.6 17.2 15.7 Camden Airport AWS 15.2 +2.4 H 11.6 14.6 16.6 17.2 13.8 15.0 15.9 12.6 15.4 10.8 10.1 12.3 17.6 8.9 12.9 17.1 18.2 15.9 13.4 17.1 21.7 17.5 17.5 15.2 16.3 16.7 18.7 15.0 15.4 14.0 Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular AWS) 16.7 16.3 17.1 17.0 16.3 13.7 13.6 15.8 15.5 16.4 15.6 14.4 15.8 17.2 13.4 16.4 18.1 17.9 15.8 18.8 19.3 19.3 19.2 17.8 16.6 16.9 19.6 17.7 17.9 15.3 15.2 Moss Vale AWS 11.9 11.5 12.4 15.7 12.7 10.0 10.4 10.7 10.4 14.4 5.8 5.1 8.1 13.6 2.5 10.0 14.2 11.9 11.9 13.0 16.2 15.6 15.4 12.0 11.3 12.7 15.7 14.4 12.6 14.1 11.2

page 21 Monthly Weather Review New South Wales November 2009

Daily and mean minimum temperatures for November 2009 Mean is the average of the daily minimum temperature for November 2009; it is only shown if there are sufficient days available. Anom is the difference between the mean daily minimum temperature for November 2009 and the long-term average minimum temperature for November. Decile is the decile rank of mean daily minimum temperature for November 2009 in the climate record of other November mean daily minimum temperatures; “L” indicates this is the lowest on record, and “H” it is the highest on record. Anomalies and deciles are only shown if there are sufficient years of climate record available. The lowest and highest minimum temperatures for each site for November 2009 are highlighted.

Nowra RAN Air Station AWS 14.3 12.4 16.8 16.2 15.4 13.2 13.3 12.0 11.0 12.5 11.4 10.0 12.9 16.8 10.6 11.9 17.3 15.1 14.9 13.9 17.3 17.2 17.1 15.8 14.9 13.6 14.5 17.3 14.9 12.4 15.7 South Coast (69) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club) 14.1 13.2 16.7 15.1 13.0 13.0 10.7 10.0 13.5 10.8 10.1 11.4 17.1 8.9 13.5 17.5 14.4 16.6 14.5 16.0 18.2 17.5 16.3 14.5 13.7 18.2 17.6 14.2 11.0 11.8 Bega AWS 12.9 11.7 15.4 15.7 13.3 10.0 13.0 8.8 10.4 11.2 8.5 7.3 10.6 13.9 7.4 11.5 16.2 12.2 12.9 13.4 14.6 19.2 17.5 13.5 13.8 11.8 17.0 18.7 14.0 10.9 11.7 Braidwood Racecourse AWS 10.1 9.5 11.6 14.9 11.1 10.1 9.8 6.2 3.7 7.0 4.5 5.0 6.7 13.2 2.9 8.2 14.8 13.0 11.6 10.3 13.3 15.5 13.0 12.3 10.6 11.8 11.7 12.8 10.3 8.4 9.4 Moruya Airport AWS 13.5 12.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 13.0 13.0 10.0 9.0 11.0 11.0 9.0 10.0 17.0 8.0 15.0 17.0 13.0 16.0 14.0 15.0 18.0 16.0 16.0 14.0 13.0 16.0 18.0 13.0 10.0 12.0 Narooma RVCP 15.7 +2.7 H 15.9 16.3 17.2 14.5 12.4 12.6 12.3 15.5 14.5 14.5 13.0 14.2 16.3 12.1 17.1 18.0 15.3 16.1 16.8 17.8 19.9 19.0 17.0 16.0 15.5 19.2 19.0 15.7 14.5 13.9 Ulladulla AWS 16.0 16.8 17.3 17.3 15.4 13.7 13.9 13.8 13.9 15.3 14.2 14.4 14.0 17.1 12.5 15.8 17.7 17.3 15.3 17.3 18.3 19.2 18.3 17.9 16.0 16.0 18.7 18.3 15.9 14.3 14.4 Southern Tablelands (Goulburn- Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Monaro) (70) Bombala AWS 9.5 9.6 4.0 6.4 4.7 4.5 6.1 9.7 5.4 10.0 10.0 7.3 8.5 14.1 11.6 15.6 15.5 8.9 9.2 11.3 13.0 14.0 11.0 8.2 8.3 Canberra Airport 12.7 +4.0 H 11.9 14.7 15.8 9.9 10.4 11.8 9.8 8.1 9.5 9.7 10.4 10.9 14.3 7.3 12.8 13.3 11.9 13.2 14.2 16.6 18.9 18.2 15.3 12.3 12.2 16.0 13.4 12.9 13.9 11.7 Cooma Visitors Centre 9.0 +2.1 10 8.3 12.5 10.4 7.0 7.4 10.0 4.0 6.3 5.2 4.7 5.5 5.0 11.2 4.8 9.6 10.5 8.0 10.8 11.5 12.0 11.4 14.5 10.6 10.5 8.9 12.3 11.1 10.2 7.5 9.5 Goulburn Airport AWS 10.6 7.8 11.1 16.7 9.6 6.5 10.7 12.1 7.2 8.1 2.9 5.4 6.1 12.1 4.3 9.4 15.3 12.9 12.7 8.7 13.5 15.1 14.9 13.8 11.3 10.2 15.5 13.5 9.7 11.0 9.6 Taralga Post Office 10.4 +2.8 10 10.2 11.6 15.1 9.1 7.7 10.1 10.2 10.0 8.4 3.0 5.7 7.0 12.0 3.2 10.2 13.0 8.4 11.9 9.6 16.4 14.2 16.1 12.0 10.0 10.3 13.4 12.0 8.9 13.1 8.8 Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS 12.5 11.3 15.2 15.8 10.9 9.8 12.3 9.3 7.6 10.0 9.3 10.3 10.5 14.0 8.3 11.8 13.4 11.0 13.7 13.5 15.8 19.1 16.8 14.9 12.8 11.5 14.2 13.7 12.7 13.3 10.8 Yass (Linton Hostel) 12.4 +3.2 10 12.0 16.0 16.9 10.7 6.5 12.5 10.5 9.5 9.3 10.0 9.9 10.7 14.8 8.0 12.5 10.5 11.9 11.0 12.4 16.5 19.5 18.5 14.0 12.1 11.5 16.0 13.1 12.0 10.5 Southern Tablelands (Snowy Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Mountains) (71) Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chalet) 4.3 +2.5 H 7.5 7.5 8.6 2.1 −4.8 −1.5 −0.5 −1.0 −0.1 −0.2 2.6 4.0 3.0 5.0 8.5 7.9 −1.4 4.9 8.9 8.1 12.0 6.5 1.7 3.0 8.5 9.6 7.0 6.5 2.5 3.3 Thredbo AWS 6.3 +3.9 H 7.8 10.6 9.5 2.3 −2.5 0.6 1.8 4.8 3.9 6.0 8.0 8.4 4.1 7.6 10.7 10.0 5.2 5.3 12.4 13.9 10.2 9.7 3.7 2.6 9.4 9.7 5.7 5.8 1.2 1.3 Southwest Slopes (South) (72) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Albury Airport AWS 15.1 17.8 18.7 18.7 10.0 6.6 10.8 11.3 13.5 15.4 15.9 17.1 16.7 18.1 13.4 17.2 15.3 12.1 11.4 18.6 15.3 19.3 18.3 11.9 12.8 17.2 21.0 15.9 17.1 12.8 13.2 Cabramurra SMHEA AWS 10.5 13.6 15.8 14.7 6.0 3.1 4.7 8.5 10.8 12.4 13.2 15.2 7.9 11.0 15.3 15.1 7.0 10.4 14.4 13.6 12.7 7.2 7.1 11.9 15.5 8.1 8.3 5.2 5.0 Tumbarumba Post Office 11.3 +3.9 H 13.5 14.0 19.5 7.0 2.3 5.4 6.8 8.0 8.8 8.6 11.6 12.0 12.3 9.7 13.5 11.5 6.7 8.2 13.5 16.0 18.0 16.8 9.4 10.6 12.1 17.7 12.9 13.5 11.0 7.4 Wagga Wagga AMO 15.8 +5.1 H 17.0 19.1 19.9 11.4 4.7 13.1 15.8 15.3 17.5 14.7 15.2 17.6 18.1 12.8 15.9 17.0 11.5 15.9 21.4 19.9 21.7 20.1 10.4 12.9 16.7 22.4 13.9 18.2 14.3 10.8 Southwest Slopes (North) (73) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Wyalong Post Office 18.3 +6.0 H 20.5 23.4 23.6 14.5 10.8 13.8 13.4 15.6 16.9 18.7 18.0 20.9 21.6 17.0 20.5 18.0 17.8 14.8 22.5 25.8 24.7 23.2 16.0 14.5 18.1 22.0 15.6 18.0 14.4 14.0 Young Airport 12.7 11.9 15.8 14.9 8.9 10.5 9.3 10.3 10.5 11.3 11.9 8.5 11.5 13.5 8.9 12.8 12.7 15.5 20.0 20.1 13.4 13.1 13.5 18.0 13.1 13.7 11.4 8.5 Riverina (East) (74) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Deniliquin Airport AWS 16.3 19.9 17.3 14.1 8.3 7.9 9.2 17.6 18.9 16.8 19.4 20.7 20.8 14.5 15.7 19.6 22.0 11.8 13.7 22.6 22.6 19.8 18.8 11.6 11.9 17.8 20.3 15.5 13.9 13.5 11.9 Riverina (West) (75) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Griffith Airport AWS 18.2 +5.8 H 18.8 21.4 22.5 12.5 10.9 13.6 16.9 17.5 19.8 19.0 19.5 24.4 20.1 20.0 18.7 20.1 14.6 15.9 25.4 25.5 23.5 19.6 14.5 15.1 17.1 20.0 14.4 15.8 14.3 13.5 Hay (Miller Street) 17.7 +5.2 H 23.0 20.6 18.0 10.9 9.5 9.4 19.3 21.0 18.2 18.2 19.7 22.4 17.6 16.8 20.6 23.0 13.7 16.8 27.3 24.2 20.6 19.7 13.0 11.7 17.6 22.1 15.7 15.4 13.4 12.9 Hay Airport AWS 17.6 22.6 20.5 18.0 10.6 9.7 9.9 19.4 20.5 17.4 17.8 18.8 22.0 17.7 16.2 20.9 23.2 13.7 14.9 27.9 23.9 20.9 19.6 13.1 11.8 17.4 22.0 15.7 14.3 13.6 13.0 Hillston Airport 18.5 +4.9 10 20.0 23.0 22.5 12.0 11.7 10.0 18.0 20.0 20.5 17.0 20.0 21.2 19.0 21.0 19.0 20.0 17.0 14.2 25.5 30.0 24.5 20.0 15.0 16.5 16.0 19.8 15.5 17.5 15.0 14.8 Lake Cargelligo Airport 19.1 +5.0 10 19.6 21.6 21.5 14.4 13.0 14.1 15.8 18.5 19.7 19.5 20.2 22.3 21.0 22.5 20.3 21.7 19.4 16.5 23.1 27.9 25.3 24.0 17.2 14.5 14.1 20.5 15.3 18.1 17.4 14.6

page 22 Monthly Weather Review New South Wales November 2009

Daily and total rainfall for November 2009 Total is the total precipitation for November 2009; a missing total indicates there is concern about the quality of some of the daily values. Avg is the long-term average total precipitation for November. Decile is the decile rank of total precipitation for November 2009 in the climate record of other November totals; “L” indicates this is the lowest on record, and “H” it is the highest on record. Long-term average and decile rank are only shown if there are sufficient years of climate record available. Reports of zero precipitation are shown as “· ”. When a reading was accumulated over more than one day, “»” is shown on the days that are part of the accumulation.

Western (Far Northwest) (46) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Fowlers Gap Research Station 34.4 18 9 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 16.4 · · · 18.0 · · · · Tibooburra Airport 42.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · 2.4 4.8 34.2 · · · · White Cliffs AWS 43.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 0.2 0.4 · 41.6 0.8 · · · White Cliffs Post Office 37.8 19 9 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.2 · 0.8 · 34.3 1.5 · · · Wilcannia (Reid St) 42.2 20 9 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 · · · 35.8 5.4 · · · Wilcannia Aerodrome AWS 40.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.2 · 0.2 0.2 33.6 5.0 · · · Western (Lower Darling) (47) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Broken Hill Airport AWS 48.6 21 10 · · · 2.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.8 · · · 11.0 15.0 · · 0.8 19.0 · · · · Lake Victoria Storage 52.6 23 9 · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4.4 33.0 · · · 3.4 10.0 1.0 0.4 · Menindee Post Office 40.5 21 9 · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.8 · · · · 15.0 · · · 20.5 1.6 · · · Pooncarie Mail Agency 75.0 20 10 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 21.6 25.2 · · · 26.2 1.0 1.0 · · Wentworth Post Office 57.0 24 9 2.2 38.0 3.8 9.4 3.2 0.4 Western (Upper Darling) (48) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bourke Airport AWS 3.4 · · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.0 0.2 · · · · · Brewarrina Hospital 7.5 33 3 · · · · · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.3 · · · 6.2 · · · Cobar MO 9.8 34 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 7.0 · 0.6 2.0 · · · Collarenebri (Albert St) 7.2 48 2 · · · · · 1.4 · · · 1.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4.0 · · · Lightning Ridge 6.4 · · · · · 0.4 · 1.6 · 2.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.4 · · · Louth (Bloxham Street) 10.6 25 4 0.6 1.8 1.0 7.2 Wanaaring Post Office 27.6 25 7 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.4 8.8 · 17.4 · · · · Western (Southwest Plains) (49) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Balranald (RSL) 68.6 27 10 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5.2 37.2 · · · 5.0 15.8 0.2 4.2 1.0 Euston (Turlee) 84.6 25 10 · 2.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 10.8 36.4 · · 2.0 26.2 6.0 0.6 · · Ivanhoe Aerodrome AWS 29.2 · · · 0.4 0.2 · · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · · 1.4 0.2 · 0.2 4.4 22.2 · · · Ivanhoe Post Office 33.7 24 8 · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.3 · · 0.4 4.6 25.4 · · · Central Western Plains (South) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (50) Condobolin Airport AWS 18.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5.6 · · 13.2 · · · Peak Hill Post Office 20.0 47 3 · · · · · · · · 1.6 · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · · 0.2 3.2 · · 14.4 · · · Tullamore (Old Post Office) 22.2 43 4 · · · · · · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 10.6 · · 10.6 · · · West Wyalong Airport AWS 23.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 0.6 · 22.0 · · · Central Western Plains (North) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (51) Coonamble Airport AWS 8.0 · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · 1.6 · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · 5.8 · · · Macquarie Marshes (Willie Retreat) 5.2 53 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5.2 · · · · Nyngan Airport 6.6 36 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 6.4 · · · Trangie Research Station AWS 7.0 44 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · 6.0 0.2 · · Northwest Plains (West) (52) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Burren Junction (Hastings Street) 6.6 48 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.0 · · · · · · · 3.6 · · · · · · · · · Gwabegar Post Office 7.0 54 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.0 · · 4.0 · · · Mungindi Post Office 5.4 45 1 · · · · · 0.2 0.5 · · 4.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.3 · · 0.4 · · · Walgett Airport AWS 13.0 · · · · · · · 7.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5.8 · · · Northwest Plains (East) (53) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Baradine Post Office 4.0 52 1 · 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.8 · · · Bellata Post Office 6.2 61 1 5.0 1.2 Garah Post Office 20.0 54 3 » » 7.2 9.4 3.4 Moree Aero 14.4 · · · · · 0.2 0.6 3.0 · 9.8 · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · Narrabri West Post Office 7.0 60 1 · · · · · · · 2.0 · · · · · 5.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Northwest Slopes (North) (54) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Barraba Post Office 55.5 72 5 · · · · · 25.2 5.2 2.8 · 4.0 9.6 · 1.8 · · · · · · · · · · 6.9 · · · · · · Bingara Post Office 37.0 70 3 · · · · · · » » 23.0 0.7 · · 0.5 4.8 · · · · · · · · · 8.0 · · · · · · Delungra Post Office 7.4 79 1 · · · · · · 3.0 0.8 · · · · 0.2 3.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Gravesend Post Office 47.7 68 5 15.0 20.0 6.5 1.6 4.6 Narrabri Airport AWS 8.6 · · · · · · 1.0 3.0 0.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.6 · · 2.0 0.2 · · Pindari Dam 64.1 93 3 · · · · · · » » 16.8 7.0 · · 0.3 » » 37.6 · · · · · · · · · · · » » 2.4 Northwest Slopes (South) (55) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Boggabri Post Office 26.2 58 3 · · · · · · · · · 6.2 · · 1.4 · · · · · · · · · · 13.4 · · 5.2 · · · Gunnedah Airport AWS 17.8 · · · · · · 6.4 4.6 0.6 · · · 1.4 0.2 · · · · · · · · · 1.2 · · 3.2 0.2 · · Gunnedah Pool 24.6 61 3 · · · · · · 8.4 6.2 3.0 · · · 4.4 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.4 · · · Manilla Post Office 40.0 67 3 0.8 » » 33.4 3.2 2.0 0.6 Quirindi Post Office 37.8 65 3 · · · · · · 17.0 0.6 13.4 · · · 2.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4.6 · · · Tamworth Airport AWS 56.4 · · · · · · 44.8 4.6 0.6 · · · 2.0 · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 · · 3.4 · · · Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) 30.0 84 1 · · · · · 11.0 10.2 0.8 · · · · 3.2 · · · · · · · 1.6 · · 3.0 · · · 0.2 · · Northern Tablelands (West) (56) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Armidale Airport AWS 60.6 0.2 · · · · 0.2 24.8 6.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 · 4.2 1.6 · · · · · 0.2 · · · 21.4 0.2 · · · · · Deepwater Post Office 44.0 83 3 · · · · · · 38.0 · · 0.8 · · 1.4 · · 1.4 · 1.4 0.4 · · · · · · · · » » 0.6 Glen Innes Airport AWS 81.8 · · · · · 0.2 55.8 · · 0.2 · · 3.4 14.8 · · · 0.6 · · · · · 6.8 · · · · · · Guyra Hospital 70.4 98 3 · · · · · · 42.0 5.8 · 14.0 · · 4.4 0.2 · · · 4.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · Inverell (Raglan St) 18.2 · · · · · 0.2 3.6 0.6 1.4 2.8 · · 1.4 7.2 · · · · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · · · Tenterfield (Federation Park) 79.2 85 5 · · · · · · 47.6 1.1 3.2 4.8 · · · 3.2 · » » 2.4 · · · · · 0.1 · · · · 15.0 · Walcha (Thee St) 32.0 · · · · · 1.6 21.4 1.2 0.4 · · · 4.0 · · · · · · · · · · · 3.4 · · · · · Northern Tablelands (East) (57) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bonalbo Post Office 51.2 95 4 · 0.4 · · · 9.0 25.0 · 9.6 3.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.6 0.6 · · · · · Tabulam (Muirne) 97.4 119 5 1.0 · · · · 16.2 33.0 · 13.0 20.4 0.2 · · 1.0 · · · 3.4 · · · · · 8.6 0.4 · · · 0.2 · Upper North Coast (58) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ballina Airport AWS 53.4 5.0 · · · · 5.0 12.6 · 15.0 2.4 · · · · · · · 1.4 · · · · · 6.6 0.8 · · · 4.6 · Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive) 184.0 123 9 11.2 2.2 44.8 104.2 1.0 4.6 1.0 9.4 0.4 5.2 Casino Airport AWS 21.6 · · · · · 8.2 5.4 1.0 2.6 1.4 · · · · · · · 0.8 · · · · · 1.8 0.4 · · · · · Evans Head RAAF AWS 56.0 2.8 0.4 · · · 0.6 8.2 7.6 18.8 1.0 · · · 0.4 · · · 0.8 · · · · · 0.2 · · · · 15.2 · Grafton Airport AWS 116.4 · · · · · 2.6 53.8 0.4 8.4 1.6 0.2 · 1.4 1.0 · · · 4.8 · · · · · · · · · · 42.2 · Grafton Olympic Pool 97.4 104 6 0.8 · · · · 1.4 34.6 0.2 43.2 1.2 · · 0.4 1.2 · · · 4.4 · · · · · · · · · · 10.0 · Green Pigeon (Morning View) 43.4 119 1 7.8 · · · · 5.0 4.8 · 15.6 2.6 0.2 · · · · · · 1.8 · · · · · 4.6 1.0 · · · · · Kyogle Post Office 27.1 93 2 » 2.2 4.0 » » 16.2 3.6 0.5 0.6 Lismore Airport AWS 62.2 2.6 0.2 · · · 22.6 17.4 0.2 9.4 2.8 1.0 · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · 2.2 3.2 · · 0.4 · · Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm) 116.0 122 6 9.2 19.0 72.0 1.8 3.4 6.8 3.8 Murwillumbah (Bray Park) 78.8 128 3 0.4 0.4 · · · 1.4 1.6 · 44.0 7.0 · · · · 3.0 · · 17.4 · · · · · 2.4 0.6 · · · · 0.6 Nimbin Post Office 64.6 105 4 » 6.2 3.4 » » 44.6 4.4 3.0 3.0 Tweed Heads Golf Club 38.6 121 2 1.4 12.2 15.6 0.4 4.6 4.4 Yamba Pilot Station 75.2 92 5 1.6 · · · · 1.2 15.2 0.8 25.8 0.2 · · · 0.4 · · · 0.6 · · · · · 0.8 · · · · 28.6 · Lower North Coast (59) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bellbrook (East Street) 149.4 96 9 · · · · 3.0 45.0 64.4 20.0 13.6 · · · 1.4 · · · 2.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · Coffs Harbour MO 557.0 140 H · · · · 0.4 96.0 371.0 4.8 58.0 · · · · 17.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 9.8 · Dorrigo (Old Coramba Rd) 197.8 10.0 · · · 2.2 61.2 71.4 6.4 27.0 2.0 · · · 16.2 · · · 1.2 · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · Kempsey (Wide Street) 216.9 94 10 1.2 · · · 0.6 35.0 136.0 37.5 3.5 · · · · · · 1.3 · · · · · · · 1.8 · · · · · · Kempsey Airport AWS 239.6 1.4 · · · 0.4 69.2 128.0 25.8 13.8 0.2 · 0.2 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · 0.2 · · · · Smoky Cape Lighthouse 138.9 113 8 2.2 · · · 1.0 11.2 88.4 25.7 8.8 · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 · · · · · · Manning (60) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bulahdelah Post Office 171.0 95 9 90.0 15.0 41.0 1.0 24.0 Comboyne Post Office 301.0 145 9 1.6 69.6 92.6 59.6 68.0 5.0 4.6 Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P. 137.1 81 9 · · · · · 91.0 6.0 16.8 4.6 · · · 0.5 · · · 1.4 · · · · · · 16.8 · · · · · · Gloucester Post Office 101.2 83 7 · · · · 1.4 15.2 · · 77.2 · · · 2.8 · · · · · · · · · · 4.6 · · · · · · Port Macquarie Airport AWS 191.0 1.0 · · · 2.0 55.0 67.0 46.0 7.0 · · · 2.0 · · · · · · · · · · 11.0 · · · · · · Seal Rocks Camping Reserve 112.2 83 8 52.2 22.4 18.6 1.4 2.6 15.0 Taree Airport AWS 118.0 0.2 · · · 2.0 41.0 25.0 24.0 3.0 · 0.2 0.2 1.0 · · · · · · · · · · 21.0 0.2 · · 0.2 · ·

page 23 Monthly Weather Review New South Wales November 2009

Daily and total rainfall for November 2009 Total is the total precipitation for November 2009; a missing total indicates there is concern about the quality of some of the daily values. Avg is the long-term average total precipitation for November. Decile is the decile rank of total precipitation for November 2009 in the climate record of other November totals; “L” indicates this is the lowest on record, and “H” it is the highest on record. Long-term average and decile rank are only shown if there are sufficient years of climate record available. Reports of zero precipitation are shown as “· ”. When a reading was accumulated over more than one day, “»” is shown on the days that are part of the accumulation.

Yarras (Mount Seaview) 340.8 157 9 · · · · 7.2 27.2 136.2 88.6 57.4 2.6 · · 1.8 11.4 · · 1.2 5.4 0.2 · · · · 0.4 0.8 0.4 · · · · Hunter (61) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Cessnock Airport AWS 62.6 67 5 · · · · · 2.0 0.8 2.2 25.2 · · · 1.6 · · · 1.8 · · · 25.6 · · 0.2 1.6 · 1.6 · · · Cooranbong (Lake Macquarie AWS) 30.4 · · · · · 4.4 2.0 7.4 3.0 · · · 1.2 0.2 · · 0.4 · · · 5.8 0.2 · 1.6 1.6 · 2.6 · · · Dungog - Main Creek (Yeranda) 144.0 105 8 · · · · · 66.4 18.8 23.2 17.4 · · · 1.4 0.4 · 0.4 0.4 · · · 1.0 · 0.8 10.2 3.2 · 0.4 · · · Gosford (Narara Research Station) AWS 39.8 92 3 · · · · 0.2 2.0 3.0 9.0 3.0 · · · 4.4 0.2 · · 0.4 · · · 10.2 · · 2.0 2.8 · 2.6 · · · Jerrys Plains Post Office 42.4 60 5 · · · · 3.0 14.4 1.4 1.6 · · · · · · · 4.0 · · · 4.8 · · · · · 4.4 · · · 8.8 Maitland Visitors Centre 32.8 · · · · · 2.8 0.7 4.6 1.1 · · · 2.0 · · · 0.8 · · · · 8.6 · 4.4 4.6 · 3.2 · · · Mangrove Mountain AWS 36.2 · · · · · 4.4 5.2 10.2 3.4 · · 0.2 1.8 · · · · 0.2 · · 2.6 · · 1.8 2.4 0.2 3.8 · · · Merriwa (Roscommon) 35.8 57 3 · · · · · 4.8 17.4 0.2 0.2 · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · 3.6 · · 1.6 · · 6.8 0.2 · · Murrurundi Gap AWS 32.2 · · · · · · 18.0 4.4 7.2 · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.2 · · · Murrurundi Post Office 29.6 75 2 · · · · · · 19.0 4.4 2.6 · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.6 · · · Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) 42.7 79 4 · · · · 0.3 11.0 4.6 12.7 0.3 · · 0.1 0.4 1.4 0.1 · 1.2 0.2 · · 1.0 · · 4.5 4.2 · 0.6 0.1 · · Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS 34.2 70 3 · · · · · 4.6 0.4 5.8 8.2 · · · 0.4 · · · 1.0 · · · 1.4 · · 4.0 6.6 · 1.8 · · · Newcastle University 44.4 · · · · · 5.4 2.6 7.8 4.2 · · · 1.8 · · · 2.4 · · · 7.0 · · 5.8 5.4 · 2.0 · · · Scone Airport AWS 25.4 · · · · · · 20.0 0.2 0.4 · · · 1.2 · · · 0.6 0.2 · · · · · · · · 2.8 · · · Singleton STP 26.1 · · · · · 1.4 8.0 4.0 0.4 · · · 0.5 · · · · · 9.0 · · · · · · · 2.8 · · · Upper Chichester (Simmonds) 93.2 120 5 14.4 24.6 16.4 8.2 2.0 1.0 0.8 0.2 10.0 1.0 14.0 0.6 Williamtown RAAF 93.0 81 7 · · · · · 12.0 1.8 4.0 50.6 · · · 1.2 · · · 0.6 0.2 · · 7.6 · · 5.0 6.2 · 3.6 0.2 · · Central Tablelands (North) (62) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Gulgong Post Office 27.2 59 3 · · · · 0.4 · 14.0 · 0.1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.9 · · 11.8 · · · Mudgee Airport AWS 20.4 · · · · · 2.6 7.2 0.2 2.0 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · · 0.4 · · 7.6 · · · Nullo Mountain AWS 53.2 · · 2.8 · 0.2 4.4 11.4 0.2 1.2 · · · 2.2 0.2 · · · · · · 8.8 0.2 · 7.4 0.2 · 14.0 · · · Central Tablelands (South) (63) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bathurst Airport AWS 10.4 · · · · · · 0.8 · · · · · 1.0 · · · 0.2 · · · 0.2 · · · · · 8.2 · · · Blackheath (Lawrence St) 46.2 92 3 · · 4.0 0.6 0.2 13.4 6.4 1.8 2.0 · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · 1.0 · 1.4 11.2 0.6 · 3.0 · · · Hill End Post Office 20.0 67 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 20.0 · · · Katoomba (Murri St) 60.4 107 4 · 0.2 8.0 0.6 0.4 17.6 6.8 1.2 1.2 0.2 · · · 0.8 · · · · · · 0.8 · 2.4 16.0 0.4 0.2 3.6 · · · Lithgow (Cooerwull) 23.6 62 2 · · 0.6 0.8 · 1.0 0.8 0.2 · · · · 1.2 · · · · · · · 1.2 · 0.8 4.2 · · 12.8 · · · Oberon (Springbank) 20.2 70 2 0.4 · · 0.2 · · 0.2 · · · · · 3.6 · · 0.2 · · · · 1.0 · · · · · 14.6 · · · Orange Airport AWS 33.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · 2.2 · 0.2 6.4 · · 24.0 · · · Rockley Post Office 19.2 62 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 19.2 · · · Springwood Bowling Club 42.2 95 3 · · · 0.4 1.8 18.0 4.8 1.2 2.4 · · · 0.4 · · · · 0.2 · · 0.4 · · 10.0 0.2 · 2.4 · · · Valley Heights (Sun Valley Rd) 43.4 · · 0.4 2.0 16.0 » » 7.8 · · 1.4 0.2 · 0.6 · 12.0 · 3.0 · Central Western Slopes (North) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (64) Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) 9.6 64 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · 2.0 · · · 2.0 · · · · 5.2 · Coonabarabran Airport AWS 9.6 · · · · · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.8 · · 4.6 0.2 · · Dunedoo Post Office 17.8 54 2 · · · · · · 4.7 0.4 · · · · 1.3 · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · 10.8 · · · Tooraweenah (Denham St) 16.1 50 2 2.2 1.7 0.8 11.4 Central Western Slopes (South) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (65) Cowra Airport Comparison 16.3 51 2 · · · · · · · · 0.9 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 0.4 · · · 14.0 · · Dubbo Airport AWS 12.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · · 12.6 · · · Eugowra Post Office 18.2 46 3 · · · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.8 · · 16.4 · · · Forbes Airport AWS 19.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.4 · · 18.4 · · · Molong (King St) 14.8 59 2 · · · 0.2 · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.0 · · 12.0 · · · Parkes Airport AWS 20.0 55 3 · · · · · · · 3.0 · · · · · · · · · · · 2.0 · · 4.0 · · 11.0 · · · Wellington (Agrowplow) 9.3 57 2 · · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · 0.3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 8.8 · · · Metropolitan (East) (66) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrove Rd)) 31.7 93 1 · 0.8 1.2 4.0 0.4 3.2 · · · 1.4 · · · 0.2 · · · 12.0 · · 2.1 4.4 · 2.0 · · Bankstown Airport AWS 21.4 76 2 0.2 · · · · 2.6 2.6 0.2 0.8 0.2 · · 2.2 · · · 0.4 · · · 2.0 · · 4.8 0.6 0.2 4.6 · · · Belrose (Evelyn Place) 16.6 · · · · 1.0 2.8 2.0 1.4 3.0 · · · 1.4 · · · · · · · 1.4 · · 0.6 1.4 · 1.6 · · · Canterbury Racecourse AWS 23.4 · · · 0.8 0.2 5.2 5.0 · 0.6 · · · 2.6 · · · 0.6 0.2 · · · · 5.0 0.4 · 2.8 · · Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave) 10.0 111 1 · · · · · 2.5 · 1.0 1.0 · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · 2.5 · · · 1.0 · 1.0 · · · Cronulla South Bowling Club 16.0 87 1 0.6 5.0 6.8 0.6 3.0 Lucas Heights (ANSTO) 21.6 90 2 4.4 3.1 1.6 0.2 1.8 6.4 0.5 3.6 Oatley (Woronora Parade) 45.0 87 3 · · · 0.4 0.4 14.0 8.0 · 2.8 · · · 2.0 · · · 2.8 · · · 5.0 · · 5.2 0.8 · 3.6 · · · Parramatta North (Masons Drive) 12.0 84 1 · · · · 0.2 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.8 · · · 0.8 · · · · 0.2 · · · · · 3.0 1.6 · 2.6 · · · Randwick Bowling Club 18.0 81 2 0.2 1.0 3.0 6.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.4 3.6 Riverview Observatory 10.7 78 1 · · 0.4 · 0.2 2.2 1.8 · 1.0 · 0.2 0.1 2.0 · · · · · · · 0.4 · · 0.2 0.6 · 1.6 · Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Club) 17.2 90 1 · · · 0.2 0.6 0.4 7.4 · 1.0 · · · 3.0 · · · 1.4 · · · 1.0 · · · 1.2 · 1.0 · · · St Ives (Richmond Avenue) 20.8 0.6 4.4 0.6 0.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.6 · Sydney (Observatory Hill) 13.2 83 1 · · · · · 1.4 4.2 · 0.8 · · · 4.0 0.2 · · 1.4 · · · · · · · 0.2 · 1.0 · · · Sydney Airport AMO 25.4 80 2 · · · 1.2 1.4 7.2 4.8 0.2 1.6 · · · 1.0 · · · 2.6 · · · 0.4 · · 2.2 0.4 · 2.4 · · · Sydney Olympic Park 12.6 · · · · 0.2 2.4 1.6 0.8 0.2 · · 1.8 · · · · · · · 0.2 · · 2.8 0.2 · 2.4 · · · Terrey Hills AWS 19.0 · · · · 0.8 1.6 2.8 1.4 4.4 · · · 2.6 · · · · · · · 0.2 · · 0.6 1.4 0.2 3.0 · · · Turramurra (Kissing Point Road) 14.0 107 1 · · · · 0.4 0.4 0.8 · 3.2 · · · 5.6 · · · · · · · 0.2 · · 0.6 1.2 · 1.6 · · · Metropolitan (West) (67) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Badgerys Creek AWS 17.2 · · · · 0.2 3.0 2.4 0.2 0.8 · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · 1.6 5.8 · · 2.8 · · · Berowra (Goodwyn Road) 17.6 88 1 7.4 3.8 1.6 3.8 1.0 Glenorie (Old Northern Rd) 14.8 78 1 · · · · · 3.0 2.0 · 3.8 · · · 3.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.0 · · · · Horsley Park Equestrian Centre AWS 21.2 · · 0.2 · 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.0 · · · 3.4 · · · · · · · 7.4 · · 6.4 0.8 0.2 · · · Liverpool (Michael Wenden Centre) 30.1 · · · 0.2 · 4.6 1.6 0.6 1.2 · · · 3.6 · · · 0.4 · · · 5.4 · · 6.9 1.2 · 4.4 · · · Merrylands (Welsford Street) 9.8 96 1 · · · · · 1.4 · · · · · · 2.4 · · · · · · · · · · 2.2 · · 3.8 · · · Penrith Lakes AWS 13.6 · · · · 0.6 1.2 2.2 1.0 2.0 0.2 · · 1.6 · 0.2 · · · · · · · · 0.4 · 4.2 · · Prospect Reservoir 12.4 72 1 · · · 0.6 · 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.9 · · · 1.2 · · · · 0.1 · · 1.5 · · 2.4 1.4 · 2.5 · · · Richmond RAAF 13.8 · · · 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.4 8.4 0.2 · · 0.4 · · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · · 2.2 0.2 · · Seven Hills (Collins St) 10.0 82 1 · · · · · · 2.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 8.0 · · · Warragamba Dam 40.0 · 20.0 6.0 2.0 · · · · · · 4.0 · 2.0 5.0 1.0 · · · Illawarra (68) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Albion Park (Wollongong Airport) 47.8 · · · 2.0 21.0 17.0 · · · · · · 0.6 · · 0.6 · · · · 0.2 · · 0.4 · · 6.0 · · · Bellambi AWS 68.0 · · · 2.6 2.2 47.0 1.0 · 1.0 · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · 1.4 · · 12.2 · · · Berry Masonic Village 105.6 101 7 · · · 1.8 56.6 25.6 » » 1.2 · · · 1.8 » » 0.6 · · · · » » 3.2 3.0 1.2 · 10.6 · · · Bowral (Parry Drive) 37.0 91 2 · · 0.6 · 1.0 5.6 2.4 0.2 0.2 · · · 1.8 · · 0.4 0.4 0.8 · · 0.6 · · 4.6 · · 18.4 · · · Camden Airport AWS 20.2 74 2 · · · 1.2 0.6 6.4 2.8 0.2 · · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · · · 0.6 3.6 · · 3.8 · · · Campbelltown (Mount Annan) 29.8 · · · · 0.6 6.4 4.0 0.4 · · · 4.2 · · · 0.4 · · · · · 1.2 6.0 0.4 · 6.2 · · · Darkes Forest (Kintyre) 69.6 103 5 · · · 2.4 1.4 30.4 2.8 · 3.2 · · · 1.8 · · · · · · · · · 1.0 7.0 · · 19.6 · · · Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicular AWS) 40.4 · · · · 18.0 9.4 · · · · · · 2.0 · · · · · · · 6.8 · · 0.4 · 0.2 · · 3.6 Kiama (Bombo Headland) 56.0 · · 0.2 4.6 6.8 34.2 · · · · 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.2 · · 1.2 0.4 · · 1.4 · · 0.6 0.2 · 4.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 Moss Vale AWS 28.2 · · 0.6 · 0.4 2.4 1.0 · · 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.4 0.2 · 0.2 0.4 0.4 · · · · · 2.8 · · 14.2 · · 3.6 Nowra RAN Air Station AWS 29.4 · · 1.4 0.4 11.2 2.2 0.2 0.4 · · · · 3.6 · · · · 0.4 · · · · 0.2 1.4 · · 8.0 · · · Robertson (Caalong Street) 62.2 109 4 · · 2.0 · 2.6 18.0 6.6 7.0 · 1.0 · · 2.0 · · · 2.6 1.4 · · 3.6 · · 4.0 · 1.0 10.4 · · · South Coast (69) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Batemans Bay (Catalina Country Club) 28.8 90 1 » 2.2 0.4 2.6 9.0 7.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.4 · · 2.0 · · 4.2 Bega AWS 44.0 · 5.0 · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 7.8 · · · · 14.6 · · 16.4 Braidwood Racecourse AWS 19.2 · 1.4 3.4 · · · · · 0.2 · · · 0.8 · · · · 0.6 · · · · 0.2 2.8 · · 6.4 · · 3.4 Eden (Caravan Park) 35.4 77 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · 6.6 14.6 0.2 · · · 5.0 · · 8.6 Green Cape AWS 36.6 0.2 0.6 · · · · · · · 0.2 0.2 · · · · · · · · · 8.2 14.4 · · · · 4.8 · 0.2 7.8 AWS 58.6 · 31.0 · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.0 13.0 · · · · 5.0 · · 6.0 Montague Island Lighthouse 10.6 75 1 · 3.2 0.8 · · 0.2 0.2 · · 0.4 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.8 · · 4.8 Moruya Airport AWS 30.0 · 3.0 0.2 · 6.0 5.0 · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · · 0.4 · 0.2 8.0 · · 7.0 Moruya Heads Pilot Station 30.4 76 3 · 3.8 0.2 · 5.6 6.0 · · 0.2 0.2 · · 0.2 0.2 · · 0.2 · · · · · · 0.6 · · 7.0 · · 6.2 Narooma RVCP 19.0 72 1 · 4.8 1.8 · 0.4 0.6 · · 2.0 0.2 · · 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.2 · · 7.8 Ulladulla AWS 32.8 · 0.6 · 2.2 17.8 0.4 0.2 · 2.8 · · · 1.0 · · 2.2 0.2 · · · 0.2 · · 0.6 · · 4.0 · · 0.6

page 24 Monthly Weather Review New South Wales November 2009

Daily and total rainfall for November 2009 Total is the total precipitation for November 2009; a missing total indicates there is concern about the quality of some of the daily values. Avg is the long-term average total precipitation for November. Decile is the decile rank of total precipitation for November 2009 in the climate record of other November totals; “L” indicates this is the lowest on record, and “H” it is the highest on record. Long-term average and decile rank are only shown if there are sufficient years of climate record available. Reports of zero precipitation are shown as “· ”. When a reading was accumulated over more than one day, “»” is shown on the days that are part of the accumulation.

Southern Tablelands (Goulburn- Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Monaro) (70) Ainslie Tyson St 28.0 64 3 · · 5.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Aranda (Bindaga St) 21.4 66 2 · · 4.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.4 · · 10.8 · · 4.2 Bombala AWS 30.2 0.8 · 0.2 · 0.2 · · · · · · · · · 6.6 11.4 0.4 · · · 3.2 · 0.6 6.8 Canberra Airport 17.2 64 1 · · 0.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 · · 1.6 · · 11.6 · · 2.2 Captains Flat (Foxlow St) 35.4 70 3 1.8 16.0 3.6 · · · · · · · · · 4.8 0.2 · · · · · · · · · 1.6 0.2 · 6.2 · · 1.0 Cooma Visitors Centre 17.2 63 2 0.6 · 1.2 · · · · · · · · · 1.5 · · · · · · · · 5.0 0.1 · · 3.0 4.4 · · 1.4 Garran (Federal Golf Club) 19.0 70 2 · · 5.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.8 · · 2.0 · · 9.0 · · 2.2 Ginninderra CSIRO 28.6 66 2 · 2.8 5.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4.6 · 0.2 1.6 · · 11.2 · · 3.0 Goulburn Airport AWS 16.8 · · 6.0 0.2 · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · · 0.2 2.0 · 0.2 3.4 · · 4.2 Gunning Rural Supplies 25.4 57 3 · · 6.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.8 · · · 12.2 · 5.2 Melba (Verbrugghen Street) 32.4 66 3 2.6 5.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.6 · · 2.6 · · 11.4 · · 3.2 4.0 Mount Ginini AWS 62.0 27.2 2.0 1.4 0.4 · 0.2 · · · · · · 0.4 · 2.2 0.4 1.8 0.4 · 16.8 · 0.4 8.4 Queanbeyan Bowling Club 18.8 58 2 1.6 2.6 0.8 1.8 10.0 2.0 Taralga Post Office 21.2 68 2 · · 5.0 · · 2.0 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 3.0 · · 10.0 · · 0.6 Tharwa General Store 12.8 66 1 1.0 1.2 0.6 · · · · · · · · · 2.8 · · · · · · · · · · 0.8 · · 5.4 · · 1.0 Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve 12.5 84 1 1.0 1.2 1.0 · · · 0.1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.5 · 1.5 · · 6.8 · · 0.4 Tuggeranong AWS 12.8 0.2 3.4 0.2 · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · 1.6 · · 6.8 · · · Yass (Linton Hostel) 23.8 56 3 · · 3.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 · · 17.4 · · 2.4 Southern Tablelands (Snowy Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Mountains) (71) Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park 24.6 58 2 0.2 · 1.2 2.0 · · · · · · · · 6.2 · · · · · · · · 3.4 0.4 · · 3.6 5.2 · 0.2 2.2 Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chalet) 170.1 191 5 · · 0.8 6.6 · · · · · · · · 7.9 · · · · · · · 27.0 34.0 22.9 · · · 45.5 1.0 6.2 18.2 Dalgety (Hamilton St) 14.5 52 2 2.8 6.2 3.0 2.5 Thredbo Village 151.8 160 6 0.2 · 0.8 3.4 · · · · · · · · 18.4 · · · · · · · 22.6 38.8 26.5 · 0.1 · 26.2 · 4.2 10.6 Southwest Slopes (South) (72) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Albury Airport AWS 58.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 10.6 25.8 0.4 · · · 10.2 · 9.4 2.4 Batlow Post Office 27.8 86 2 · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.8 · · · · 19.0 · 0.6 6.0 Cabramurra SMHEA AWS 60.2 · · 0.6 6.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.8 2.8 1.6 · · · 26.4 0.2 0.8 21.0 Hume Reservoir 60.6 52 7 · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 11.2 27.6 0.6 · · 0.2 7.4 · 12.4 1.0 Khancoban AWS 55.4 · · · 1.6 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4.8 12.4 5.0 · · · 21.6 0.2 2.6 7.0 Tumbarumba Post Office 42.2 73 4 · · 2.2 1.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 3.0 1.6 · · · 18.8 · 2.0 12.0 Tumut (Wattle Cres) 35.8 62 4 0.4 17.0 » 18.4 Wagga Wagga AMO 27.4 44 4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 0.6 · · 1.4 19.2 · 0.8 4.8 Southwest Slopes (North) (73) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Burrinjuck Dam 40.7 70 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.0 0.5 · 18.8 · · 18.4 Airport 29.6 · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · 24.4 · · 4.6 Grenfell (Quondong Rd) 29.8 49 5 · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · 0.2 · · 3.6 · · 25.8 · · · Gundagai (William St) 34.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.8 0.6 · · 18.2 · · 14.4 Quandialla Post Office 33.4 41 5 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.4 · · 31.0 · · · 24.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 0.2 · 22.4 · 0.4 0.8 Young Airport 27.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.6 · · 23.2 · · 1.6 Riverina (East) (74) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Barellan Post Office 48.6 32 9 · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.0 · 44.0 · · 1.0 Coleambally Irrigation 45.5 32 8 » 7.5 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · » » 10.8 · 0.4 · 25.0 » » 1.8 Coolamon Post Office 32.8 40 5 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 28.6 · · 4.2 Corowa Airport 74.2 41 9 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 8.2 27.6 5.0 · 0.2 · 7.6 0.2 24.0 1.4 Deniliquin Airport AWS 55.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.6 33.0 1.6 · · · 12.8 · 4.0 0.8 Henty Post Office 52.2 41 8 » 0.2 » » 9.4 0.8 33.0 » » 8.8 Jerilderie Treatment Works 48.2 30 9 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 12.0 18.2 0.6 · · · 10.4 · 7.0 · Lockhart Bowling Club 30.0 34 6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 5.2 · · · · 18.0 · 4.0 2.2 45.2 34 8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.0 · · 1.0 · 38.8 0.2 0.6 1.6 Tallimba (Avonlea) 27.8 4.0 23.8 · Tocumwal Airport 64.8 34 9 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4.0 36.8 4.4 · · · 3.3 · 15.8 0.5 Urana Post Office 41.6 32 7 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 19.0 · · · 14.2 · · 8.4 Yanco Agricultural Institute 44.6 · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · · · 2.6 · · 0.8 · 37.0 · 3.0 1.0 Riverina (West) (75) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Barham (Thule Street) 75.8 28 10 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4.0 33.2 · · · 4.2 18.6 2.0 13.4 0.4 Griffith Airport AWS 27.8 32 6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.2 · · 0.6 · 23.4 · · 0.6 Hay (Miller Street) 40.2 25 9 · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · 4.2 15.0 1.2 · · · 16.6 · 2.2 0.4 Hay Airport AWS 34.4 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · 4.4 13.2 0.8 · · · 13.4 · 1.0 0.8 Hillston Airport 33.4 28 7 · · · · · · · · · · · 1.6 · · · · · · · · · 2.0 · · 3.8 · 26.0 · · · Lake Cargelligo Airport 13.0 33 4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 6.1 · · 6.6 · 0.3 · Moulamein Post Office 88.8 27 10 · 9.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · » 41.0 · · 15.0 18.6 · · 5.0 Rankins Springs 50.6 34 8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4.2 · 46.0 · 0.4 ·

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