9.3 Weather
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This article is from the soc.culture.australian FAQ, by Stephen Wales with numerous contributions by others.
9.3 Weather
* Climate Information for each city [JO]
January
Temperature Rainfall
(mean in Celsius) (mean in mm)
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Sydney 22 102
Melbourne 20 47
Brisbane 25 164
Adelaide 23 20
Perth 24 8
Hobart 17 48
Darwin 28 409
Canberra 20 60
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July
Sydney 12 101
Melbourne 10 48
Brisbane 15 57
Adelaide 11 66
Perth 13 174
Hobart 8 53
Darwin 25 1
Canberra 5 39
Sydney in September October (useful for Sept Sydney 2000)
Quoting from the 'Australian Weather Calendar':[MJ]
September October av max temp 20.2 22.3 av min temp 9.8 12.8 days > 35C 0 0 days < 2.3C 0 0 (no frosts) av hrs/day of sunshine 7.8 8.0 av monthly rainfall (mm) 60 76 no of rain days (av) 10 11
[MJ] The following climate data was copied from the Australian Weather
Calendar. If you see a number that is clearly wrong it is because I
mistyped it. Please note that these are statistical averages over
(long) records (more than 100 years for the state capitals). As such
they do not indicate what you may necessarily expect. Much of
Australia has variable weather, particularly the south (e.g. Melbourne
in January has an average maximum temperature of 25.7 but can expect 4
days over 35).
Also note that over the 100+ years of data there have been "cool" and
"warm" decades. Average temperatures for the last 20 years will, for
several cities at least, be a little higher than the figures quoted
here. Finally, the column giving number of days > 35 refers to
maximum temperature, and the column of days < 2.3 refers to the
minimum temperature. This corresponds to an expected number of days
of frost. A "rainday" is any day on which at least a trace (0.1mm) of
rain is recorded in a standard rain gauge.
January
Where av max av min days>35 days<2.3 Sun rainfall raindays
C C # # hrs/day mm #
Adelaide 28.5 16.6 5 0 10.6 20 4
Alice Springs 36.0 21.2 21 0 10.2 35 5
Brisbane 29.1 20.9 0 0 8.3 164 13
Canberra 27.7 12.9 2 0 9.7 58 7
Darwin 31.7 24.8 0 0 5.7 414 21
Hobart 21.5 11.7 0 0 8.0 48 11
Melbourne 25.7 14.0 5 0 8.6 48 8
Perth 31.5 16.7 9 0 10.7 8 3
Port Headland 36.3 25.3 19 0 10.5 56 5
Sydney 26.2 18.4 1 0 7.5 100 11
Townsville 31.2 24.1 1 0 7.8 283 15
Weipa 31.9 23.9 1 0 5.5 448 21
February
Where av max av min days>35 days<2.3 Sun rainfall raindays
C C # # hrs/day mm #
Adelaide 28.5 16.8 4 0 10.3 21 4
Alice Springs 34.9 20.6 16 0 9.9 42 5
Brisbane 29.0 20.8 0 0 7.7 174 14
Canberra 27.0 12.9 1 1 9.3 56 7
Darwin 31.4 24.6 0 0 5.9 349 20
Hobart 21.6 11.9 0 0 7.2 39 9
Melbourne 25.7 14.3 3 0 8.5 47 7
Perth 31.7 17.4 7 0 10.2 14 3
Port Headland 36.2 25.3 17 0 10.2 98 7
Sydney 26.2 18.7 1 0 7.4 111 11
Townsville 30.9 23.8 0 0 7.1 296 16
Weipa 31.4 23.9 0 0 4.8 410 20
March
Where av max av min days>35 days<2.3 Sun rainfall raindays
C C # # hrs/day mm #
Adelaide 26.0 15.2 2 0 8.4 24 5
Alice Springs 32.5 17.4 9 9 9.7 37 3
Brisbane 28.2 19.2 0 0 7.6 142 14
Canberra 24.4 10.7 0 0 7.9 55 7
Darwin 31.8 24.4 0 0 6.7 312 19
Hobart 20.1 10.7 0 0 6.3 47 11
Melbourne 23.8 13.0 1 1 6.8 52 9
Perth 29.5 15.7 4 0 9.1 15 4
Port Headland 36.7 24.4 22 0 9.8 44 4
Sydney 25.2 17.2 0 0 7.0 127 12
Townsville 30.4 22.8 0 0 7.3 212 14
Weipa 31.6 23.5 0 0 5.3 337 20
April
Where av max av min days>35 days<2.3 Sun rainfall raindays
C C # # hrs/day mm #
Adelaide 22.1 12.7 0 0 7.2 44 9
Alice Springs 27.9 12.5 1 0 9.4 14 2
Brisbane 26.4 17.1 0 0 7.4 94 11
Canberra 19.7 6.7 0 4 6.9 52 12
Darwin 32.6 23.9 1 0 8.7 99 9
Hobart 17.2 8.9 0 0 5.2 52 12
Melbourne 20.2 10.6 0 0 5.6 58 12
Perth 25.2 12.7 0 0 7.3 46 8
Port Headland 35.1 21.1 17 0 9.8 22 2
Sydney 22.8 13.9 0 0 6.6 109 11
Townsville 29.4 20.4 0 0 7.7 68 8
Weipa 31.9 22.6 0 0 7.1 112 10
May
Where av max av min days>35 days<2.3 Sun rainfall raindays
C C # # hrs/day mm #
Adelaide 18.6 10.4 0 0 5.3 68 13
Alice Springs 22.9 8.3 0 2 8.4 18 3
Brisbane 23.5 13.8 0 0 6.4 87 11
Canberra 15.2 3.1 0 13 5.5 49 9
Darwin 31.9 22.1 0 0 9.5 21 2
Hobart 14.3 6.9 0 1 4.2 49 14
Melbourne 16.6 8.5 0 1 4.4 58 14
Perth 21.4 10.3 0 0 6.0 108 13
Port Headland 30.3 17.1 2 0 8.9 29 3
Sydney 19.9 10.5 0 0 5.8 98 11
Townsville 27.4 17.5 0 0 7.3 37 6
Weipa 31.5 21.3 0 0 7.5 16 3
June
Where av max av min days>35 days<2.3 Sun rainfall raindays
C C # # hrs/day mm #
Adelaide 15.8 8.5 0 0 4.6 72 15
Alice Springs 19.8 5.2 0 9 8.4 14 3
Brisbane 21.2 11.0 0 0 7.3 76 8
Canberra 12.0 0.9 0 18 5.0 38 9
Darwin 30.5 19.9 0 0 9.9 1 1
Hobart 11.9 5.2 0 4 3.9 56 14
Melbourne 13.9 6.7 0 3 4.0 50 14
Perth 18.7 9.0 0 1 5.0 177 17
Port Headland 27.4 13.9 0 0 8.7 19 3
Sydney 17.4 8.2 0 0 6.1 129 11
Townsville 25.4 14.3 0 0 7.9 22 4
Weipa 30.6 19.6 0 0 7.4 4 1
July
Where av max av min days>35 days<2.3 Sun rainfall raindays
C C # # hrs/day mm #
Adelaide 14.9 7.5 0 0 4.8 67 16
Alice Springs 19.4 4.0 0 12 9.0 15 3
Brisbane 20.6 9.5 0 0 7.5 66 7
Canberra 11.1 -0.2 0 22 5.6 42 10
Darwin 30.4 19.3 0 0 10.0 1 0
Hobart 11.5 4.5 0 6 4.4 54 15
Melbourne 13.3 5.8 0 4 4.5 49 15
Perth 17.6 8.0 0 1 5.4 163 18
Port Headland 26.9 12.0 0 0 9.1 10 2
Sydney 16.8 6.6 0 1 6.6 69 9
Townsville 24.8 13.6 0 0 8.4 15 3
Weipa 30.5 18.9 0 0 7.5 2 1
August
Where av max av min days>35 days<2.3 Sun rainfall raindays
C C # # hrs/day mm #
Adelaide 16.1 8.0 0 0 5.8 62 16
Alice Springs 22.3 6.1 0 7 9.7 11 2
Brisbane 21.7 10.1 0 0 8.5 43 7
Canberra 12.7 1.0 0 19 6.6 48 12
Darwin 31.2 20.6 0 0 10.2 7 1
Hobart 12.9 5.1 0 4 5.0 52 15
Melbourne 14.8 6.5 0 2 5.2 51 16
Perth 18.3 7.9 0 1 6.4 116 16
Port Headland 28.9 13.0 0 0 10.2 4 1
Sydney 18.0 7.7 0 0 7.9 80 10
Townsville 25.9 14.7 0 0 8.3 2 1
Weipa
September
Where av max av min days>35 days<2.3 Sun rainfall raindays
C C # # hrs/day mm #
Adelaide 18.4 9.2 0 0 6.6 51 13
Alice Springs 26.6 9.9 1 1 10.0 9 2
Brisbane 23.8 12.6 0 0 9.1 32 7
Canberra 15.9 3.0 0 13 7.4 51 10
Darwin 32.4 23.1 2 0 9.8 17 2
Hobart 15.0 6.3 0 1 5.9 52 15
Melbourne 17.1 7.8 0 1 5.7 59 15
Perth 20.0 8.8 0 0 7.4 68 13
Port Headland 32.2 15.2 5 0 10.8 1 1
Sydney 20.2 9.8 0 0 7.8 60 10
Townsville 27.5 17.1 0 0 9.5 10 2
Weipa 33.3 20.0 4 0 8.6 6 1
October
Where av max av min days>35 days<2.3 Sun rainfall raindays
C C # # hrs/day mm #
Adelaide 21.3 11.1 0 0 8.4 44 11
Alice Springs 30.8 14.7 7 0 10.0 21 5
Brisbane 25.7 15.7 0 0 8.5 98 10
Canberra 19.2 5.9 0 6 8.7 66 11
Darwin 33.1 25.0 2 0 9.5 71 6
Hobart 16.9 7.7 0 0 6.4 64 16
Melbourne 19.6 9.3 0 0 6.8 68 14
Perth 22.3 10.1 0 0 8.8 48 10
Port Headland 34.5 18.0 15 0 11.5 1 1
Sydney 22.3 12.8 0 0 8.0 76 11
Townsville 29.3 20.5 0 0 9.8 23 5
Weipa 34.8 21.4 15 0 9.2 27 2
November
Where av max av min days>35 days<2.3 Sun rainfall raindays
C C # # hrs/day mm #
Adelaide 24.4 13.1 2 0 9.1 31 8
Alice Springs 33.5 17.8 13 0 10.2 26 5
Brisbane 27.3 18.0 0 0 8.5 95 10
Canberra 22.5 8.5 0 2 9.1 62 10
Darwin 33.1 25.3 2 0 8.4 142 12
Hobart 18.6 9.2 0 0 6.9 55 14
Melbourne 21.8 11.0 1 0 7.4 59 12
Perth 25.4 12.4 1 0 9.9 26 7
Port Headland 36.1 21.1 18 0 11.8 3 1
Sydney 23.9 15.0 1 0 8.1 83 11
Townsville 30.7 22.8 1 0 9.4 53 7
Weipa 34.6 23.2 13 0 9.1 105 8
December
Where av max av min days>35 days<2.3 Sun rainfall raindays
C C # # hrs/day mm #
Adelaide 26.8 15.1 4 0 9.5 26 6
Alice Springs 35.4 20.1 18 0 10.3 37 5
Brisbane 28.8 19.9 0 0 8.7 126 11
Canberra 26.0 11.1 1 0 9.4 53 8
Darwin 32.6 25.3 1 0 7.2 229 16
Hobart 20.2 10.7 0 0 7.3 57 13
Melbourne 24.1 12.7 2 0 8.1 59 11
Perth 28.5 14.6 4 0 10.7 12 4
Port Headland 36.6 23.7 20 0 11.4 19 2
Sydney 25.6 17.2 1 0 8.3 77 10
Townsville 31.4 23.9 1 0 8.9 127 10
Weipa 33.3 23.9 5 0 7.4 253 15
Here's some statistics from "Australia in Brief" from the Commonwealth
Bookshop: [TN] "Weather in Australia's capital" (A rain day is a day
on which rainfall is 0.2 mm or more)
Hours Rain- # of Mean temp Mean temp sun fall rain hottest coldest /day days* month month Adel 7.6 559 122 23.0 11.1 Bris 7.9 1217 123 25.0 15.0 Canb 7.5 629 108 20.3 5.4 Darw 8.5 1669 110 29.2 24.8 Hoba 5.9 628 160 16.5 7.9 Melb 6.3 655 147 19.9 9.5 Pert 7.9 869 119 24.0 13.2 Sydn 6.7 1219 139 22.1 12.0
Online weather information [IC]
It's possible to find out the current weather for any state of
Australia from the Victorian Bureau of Meteorology via telnet.
(telnet://vicbeta.vic.bom.gov.au:55555)
% telnet vicbeta.vic.bom.gov.au 55555
| ************ VIC WEATHER - MAIN MENU ************
|
| 1 = CURRENT MELB FORECAST
| 2 = CURRENT VIC FORECAST
| [...]
| 9 = INTERSTATE FORECASTS .................(menu)
| 10 = INTERSTATE CITIES MET OBS
|
|enter choice => 1
|
|***********************START MELBOURNE FORC*********************
|
| Forecast for Melbourne issued by the Bureau of Meteorology Melbourne
| at 2145 on 21/09/1993 for WEDNESDAY.
|
| CLOUDY PERIODS WITH A FEW SHOWERS. COOL WITH A MODERATE WEST TO
| SOUTHWEST WIND.
ie Typical Melbourne Weather :-) [IC]
| MIN = 8 MAX = 16
|
| OUTLOOK THURSDAY. FINE. MAX = ABOUT 17
| OUTLOOK FRIDAY. FINE. MAX = ABOUT 19
| OUTLOOK SATURDAY. MAINLY FINE. MAX = ABOUT 19
| CURRENT OBSERVED TEMPERATURE (within last hour)
| MELB MELBOURNE CITY 10.5
GOPHER: The Bureau of Meteorology has just set up a Gopher server to
provide forecast information for each state and territory around
Australia. Currently only textual information is available, but we
hope to add charts and satellite images sometime in the future. The
server is known as "babel.ho.bom.gov.au" and should be accessible
through AARNET at the normal Gopher port (i.e port 70). Please note :
This service is initially purely experimental and will not be
supported outside normal office hours. Contact : Justin Baker, Central
Operations and Systems Branch, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne,
Australia e-mail : justinb@bom.gov.au.
(gopher://babel.ho.bom.gov.au)
* Miscellaneous facts: Temperatures at the coldest place in Australia
plunged to the lowest ever recorded Tuesday night (June 28, 1994).
The temperature at Charlotte's Pass in the Snowy Mountains in the
state of New South Wales dropped to -23C. Australia's previous record
low of -22.2C was measured at Charlotte's Pass July 14, 1945, and
again August 8, 1947. The country's record for the highest shade
temperature still stands after 105 years. This was 53.3 degrees
recorded at the outback town of Cloncurry in Queensland January 16,
1889.
* There is an Ozone FAQ on sci.environment which is more likely to be
correct than what gets periodically posted on s.c.a.!
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