Sydney Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	26.0	25.8	24.8	22.5	19.5	17.0	16.4	17.9	20.1	22.2	23.7	25.2	21.7
Mean Min (°C)	18.8	18.9	17.6	14.8	11.6	9.3	8.1	9.0	11.2	13.7	15.7	17.6	13.8
Mean Rain (mm)	101.2	119.3	131.6	126.5	117.4	133.3	96.3	80.2	67.8	76.8	83.7	77.1	1212.0
Median Rain (mm)	78.6	93.6	96.6	91.5	90.8	99.8	74.7	54.7	51.9	55.6	66.8	58.4	1158.7
Mean Rain Days	12.2	12.5	13.7	12.8	13.0	12.8	11.2	10.3	10.5	11.6	11.6	11.5	143.7

Sydney Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	45.8	42.1	39.8	35.4	30.0	26.9	26.5	31.3	34.6	38.2	41.8	42.2	45.8
Low Max (°C)	17.2	15.6	16.2	13.8	11.3	9.7	7.7	9.1	9.5	12.1	12.6	15.2	7.7
High Min (°C)	26.2	27.6	25.4	24.3	20.8	18.4	18.1	19.7	23.0	25.6	26.2	27.1	27.6
Low Min (°C)	10.6	9.6	9.3	7.0	4.4	2.1	2.2	2.7	4.9	5.7	7.7	9.1	2.1
High Rain (mm)	191.0	243.6	280.7	191.0	212.3	150.6	198.1	327.6	144.5	161.8	234.6	126.0	327.6

Sydney Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	29.6	29.0	27.1	26.1	23.2	20.3	19.9	21.3	24.4	26.2	26.6	28.6	24.0
Low Mn. Max (°C)	23.1	23.6	22.4	20.0	16.6	14.1	13.4	14.9	17.4	19.2	20.5	22.5	20.1
High Mn. Min (°C)	21.7	21.2	20.0	18.0	14.0	12.5	10.4	11.7	13.8	16.9	18.7	20.1	15.4
Low Mn. Min (°C)	16.5	16.6	15.0	12.2	9.4	6.9	5.5	6.5	8.5	10.5	13.5	14.5	12.3
High Rain (mm)	387.1	630.6	521.4	622.1	585.0	642.7	336.1	482.6	355.8	285.0	517.2	401.9	2194.0
Low Rain (mm)	5.6	3.0	8.4	1.4	3.0	4.1	1.8	0.0	0.2	0.6	1.9	1.6	583.0

Sydney Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Sydney Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3
≥ 35°C	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.8	3.2
≥ 30°C	3.3	2.3	1.6	0.4	0.4	1.6	2.4	3.3	15.3
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Sydney 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	28.9	28.4	27.3	25.4	22.2	19.4	18.8	20.8	23.8	26.5	27.6	28.9	26.5
Low Max	22.6	22.7	21.8	19.4	16.6	14.4	13.8	14.8	16.4	18.2	19.8	21.6	16.4
High Min	20.8	20.9	19.9	17.4	14.2	11.8	10.4	11.4	13.9	16.4	18.1	19.8	18.8
Low Min	16.4	16.6	15.2	11.9	8.9	6.8	5.8	6.6	8.3	10.6	12.9	15.0	8.4

Sydney Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	162	162	162	162	162	162	162	162	162	162	162	161	162.0
Earliest Entry	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859
Latest Entry	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2019	2020
Years of Maxima	162	162	162	162	162	162	162	162	162	162	162	161	162.0
Earliest Entry	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859
Latest Entry	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2019	2020
Years of Rainfall	162	162	162	162	162	162	163	163	163	163	163	162	162.0
Earliest Entry	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1859	1858	1858	1858	1858	1858	1858	1858
Latest Entry	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2019	2020

Station Details

SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
Sydney, New South Wales/ACT

33.8593°S 151.2048°E 43m AMSL
Commenced 1858 / Closed 2020

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