Juergen Broehmer 090508The Weather at Armidale
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Right:  An interesting formation of cirrus clouds over Armidale
on May 9th 2008. Photographed by Juergen Broehmer.

LATEST NEWS:

COLD OUTBREAK WITH POSSIBLE SNOW - A strong cold front will move across this region on Saturday night May 17th bringing showers with it. Colder air will arrive immediately after the front triggering snowfalls on the higher parts of the Northern Tablelands on Sunday. Guyra will almost certainly receive some snow, and there is a chance Armidale may see some light snowfalls also.

NEXT RAIN - Showers are likely from today through to Monday May 19th.

APRIL RAINFALL TOTAL was 54.6 mm on 11 days – 10 mm higher than the average. The highest fall was 20 mm from an afternoon thunderstorm on the 21st. Detailed April 2008 weather review here.

RECORD COLD APRIL MORNING - Wednesday April 30th - The minimum of -5.8C was a new record low for April at the present site (previous lowest -5.0C in 1982 and 2004). A comparison with old post office records suggests that it was the coldest April temp for 97 years since April 27th 1911 when the minimum was approx. -6.0C allowing for site adjustment.
 
COLD SNAP - Monday April 28th - An intense cold front which brought snow to the southern and central tablelands, produced strong winds and low temperatures in Armidale. The maximum of just 11.9C was the lowest April maximum since 1996.

FIRST FROST OF THE YEAR AND MARCH RECORD LOW - Armidale experienced its first frost for 2008 on Sunday March 30th with a minimum of -1.7C at 7.45am. This is a little earlier than normal for the first frost and considerably colder than normal for this time of autumn. It was the lowest temperature on record for March, the previous lowest being -0.6C on March 13th 1988.
 

COOLEST SUMMER FOR 24 YEARS - Low day temperatures, high rainfall and very few sunny days resulted in the summer of 2008 being the coolest since 1983/84.  Detailed summer 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.


MAY IN ARMIDALE - What can we expect?
Winter still hasn't quite arrived in May. The cool to mild autumn "golden days" continue, but nights are getting that real winter chill as the frost season sets in. Morning fogs are also likely, but are usually followed by pleasant sunny days. A cold snap may plunge us into winter conditions for a few days before becoming milder again. Winds are light westerlies, and rainfall is sporadic and light - May is normally the driest month of the year.
Very occasionally it snows in May. The last May snowfalls were in 2000 when there were light snowfalls on the 29th and 30th.
Average max temp:  16.3 deg                     Average min temp:  3.4 deg
Average rainfall:  43.2 mm on 8 days            Average fine sunny days: 15
Average days with thunderstorms:  1            Average frosts:  13
Average hours of sunshine per day:  4.8

Hottest:  23.5 deg on May 19th 2003        Coldest:  -8.8 deg on May 23rd 1982
National Climate Centre prediction for May 2008:  Rainfall higher than normal, temperatures close to normal.

THIS MONTH - MAY 2008
   TOTAL RAINFALL up to 9am on the 17th:
     4.6 mm    (Long term average: 43 mm)
   LONG TERM AVERAGE TEMPERATURES (Calculated from 27 years of records for mid May)
     MAXIMUM:  16 degrees      MINIMUM:  4 degrees

THIS YEAR - 2008 up to 9am on May 17th:
   TOTAL RAINFALL:  296.4 mm    (Average Jan 1st to May 31st: 345 mm, Annual average: 787 mm) 
   HIGHEST DAILY RAINFALL:  38.2 mm on the Feb 4th
   HIGHEST TEMPERATURE:  29.5C on Jan 13th
   LOWEST TEMPERATURE:  -5.8C on April 30th
   HOT DAYS - TEMP ABOVE 30C:  0    (Annual average: 13)
   COLD DAYS - MAXIMUM BELOW 10C:  0    (Annual average: 15)
   COLD MORNINGS WITH FROSTS:  21    (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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