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Location
This report describes the historical weather record at the Sydney Airport (Sydney, Australia) during 2013. This station has records back to January 1948.
Sydney has a warm humid temperate climate with hot summers and no dry season. The area within 40 km of this station is covered by oceans and seas (49%), grasslands (26%), built-up areas (20%), and forests (5%)
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Temperature
The hottest day of 2013 was January 18, with a high temperature of 46°C [114.8F]. For reference, on that day the average high temperature is 26°C [78.8F] and the high temperature exceeds 31°C [ F] only one day in ten. The hottest month of 2013 was January with an average daily high temperature of 28°C [82.4F].
Relative to the average, the hottest day was January 18. The high temperature that day was 46°C, compared to the average of 26°C, a difference of 20°C. In relative terms the warmest month was September, with an average high temperature of 24°C [75.2F], compared to an typical value of 21°C [69.8F].
The longest warm spell was from July 11 to July 23, constituting 13 consecutive days with warmer than average high temperatures. The month of July had the largest fraction of warmer than average days with 84% days with higher than average high temperatures.
Temperature
The daily low (blue) and high (red) temperature during 2013 with the area between them shaded gray and superimposed over the corresponding averages (thick lines), and with percentile bands (inner band from 25th to 75th percentile, outer band from 10th to 90th percentile). The bar at the top of the graph is red where both the daily high and low are above average, blue where they are both below average, and white otherwise.
The coldest day of 2013 was July 7, with a low temperature of 6°C [42.8F]. For reference, on that day the average low temperature is 9°C [48.2F] and the low temperature drops below 6°C only one day in ten. The coldest month of 2013 was July with an average daily low temperature of 10°C [50F].
Relative to the average, the coldest day was February 2. The low temperature that day was 15°C [59F], compared to the average of 20°C [68F], a difference of 5°C [41F]. In relative terms the coldest month was May, with an average low temperature of 12°C, [ F] compared to an typical value of 12°C [53.6F].
The longest cold spell was from May 3 to May 11, constituting 9 consecutive days with cooler than average low temperatures. The month of May had the largest fraction of cooler than average days with 61% days with lower than average low temperatures.
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