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.
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
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
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
COLD DAYS - MAXIMUM BELOW 10C: 11 (Annual average: 15)
COLD MORNINGS WITH FROSTS: 96 (Annual average: 98)
ARMIDALE'S
WEATHER
- THE
CLIMATE
- HISTORY
OF RECORDING THE WEATHER
- HOW
THE WEATHER IS RECORDED
- WEATHER
NEWS - recent
interesting or unusual weather events
- SNOW IN
ARMIDALE
- SEVERE
WEATHER ARCHIVE - HAILSTORMS
- CLIMATE
CHANGE -
How it is affecting Armidale
- MONTHLY
DATA FILES & YEARLY REVIEWS
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.
Feedback or queries: here.
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