The Weather at Armidale
NSW


 
Cumulus cloud breaks through a layer of altocumulus over Armidale on December 5th 2007



LATEST NEWS:  
 
SEPTEMBER WEATHER REVIEW -
The rainfall total was 52.0 mm which was one mm higher than the long term average. Temperatures were overall warmer than normal. Detailed September weather review here.

WARMEST SEPTEMBER DAY FOR FOUR YEARS -
Monday September 22nd, with a max of 26.6C, was Armidale’s warmest day for six months and the warmest September day since Sept 28th 2004 when it reached 27.8C. This followed a weekend of higher than normal temperatures caused by warm north-westerly winds preceding a trough system moving in from the west.

WINTER WEATHER REVIEW
- Winter is over. Was it colder than normal? Was it drier than normal? How many snowfalls were there? The answers in the Armidale 2008 winter weather review here
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LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FOR ARMIDALE
Click HERE for the most recent four day forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology.

FORECAST RAINFALL
Where will it fall, when will it fall, and how much is likely to fall?
Click HERE to access the Bureau of Meteorology's four day rainfall predictions.



OCTOBER IN ARMIDALE - What can we expect?
October is usually an “all seasons” month with warm sunny days interspersed with occasional wintry days with the passing of cold fronts from the south-west.

Day temperatures should often reach into the mid-twenties, nights are still cool, but frosts are fewer and lighter.

Rainfall is on the increase and moderate falls are possible from thunderstorms.

Average max temp:  20.5 deg                      Average min temp:  5.5 deg
Average rainfall:  68.3 mm on 9 days             Average fine sunny days: 19
Average days with thunderstorms:  4            Average frosts:  7
Average hours of sunshine per day:  7.3
Hottest:  31.5 deg on Oct 10th 2002        Coldest:  -4.7 deg on Oct 21st 1986
National Climate Centre prediction for October 2008:  Rainfall above average, maximum temperatures above normal, minimum temperatures close to normal.



THIS MONTH - OCTOBER 2008
   TOTAL RAINFALL up to 9am on the 13th:
    
38.2 mm    (Long term average: 68 mm)
   LONG TERM AVERAGE TEMPERATURES (Calculated from 27 years of records for mid October)
     MAXIMUM:  20 degrees      MINIMUM:  5 degrees

THIS YEAR - 2008  up to 9am on October 13th:
   TOTAL RAINFALL:  517.8 mm    (Average Jan 1st to Oct 31st: 616 mm, Annual average: 787 mm) 
   HIGHEST DAILY RAINFALL:  38.2 mm on the Feb 4th
   HIGHEST TEMPERATURE:  29.5C on Jan 13th
   LOWEST TEMPERATURE:  -9.0C on July 12th
  
HOT DAYS - TEMP ABOVE 30C:  0    (Annual average: 13)
   COLD DAYS - MAXIMUM BELOW 10C: 
11    (Annual average: 15)
   COLD MORNINGS WITH FROSTS: 
96    (Annual average: 98)


ARMIDALE'S WEATHER


CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AT ARMIDALE AIRPORT
This is the latest temperature and wind information at Armidale Airport.
Click HERE to access further data from the Bureau of Meteorology's Automatic Weather Station at Armidale Airport. Data is updated half hourly.
Note: the airport is 93 metres higher and five kilometres from the city weather station resulting in slightly different weather conditions occurring there. Winds are usually around 10 to 15 kms per hour stronger at the airport. Day temps are about one degree lower, and night and early morning temps can be around two to four degrees higher at the airport.


WEATHER AT OTHER LOCATIONS ON THE NORTHERN TABLELANDS


DO YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOGRAPHS OF ARMIDALE'S WEATHER?  I'm always on the lookout for a good photo for the top of this page. If you have any which you think look good (interesting clouds, sunsets, hail, frosts, snow, floods etc) in or around Armidale, please email me here.

Information and statistics in these pages referring to Armidale originate from the Bureau of Meteorology weather station in East Armidale.

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