Annual Weather Review, 2023
Published: January 1, 2024
Summary
Total rainfall for the year was 471.9 mm. The highest daily rainfall was 30.3 mm on April 16.
Maximum temperatures varied between 11.3° C on June 23 and 41.6° C on February 17.
Minimum temperatures varied between -0.2° C on August 16 and 24.0° C on February 17.
Weather Records
January
The total rainfall of 10.0 mm is the lowest January rainfall. The previous record was 13.0 mm in 2019.
February
The maximum temperature of 41.6° C on the 17th is the warmest February day. The previous record was 38.2° C on 28 February 2019.
The mean temperature of 32.8° C on the 17th is the warmest February daily mean temperature. The previous record was 28.2° C on 23 February 2018.
March
The mean sea level pressure of 998.3 hPa on the 6th equals the lowest March pressure. The record was originally set on 25 March 2018.
April
The minimum temperature of 3.6° C on the 30th is the lowest April temperature. The previous record was 4.6° C on 18 April 2018.
The mean temperature of 10.2° C on the 30th is the coolest April daily mean temperature. The previous record was 10.7° C on 21 April 2021.
The mean sea level pressure of 1035.2 hPa on the 23rd equals the highest April pressure. The record was originally set on 24 April 2022.
July
The total rainfall of 14.9 mm is the lowest July rainfall. The previous record was 19.2 mm in 2018.
The mean maximum temperature of 15.7° C is the warmest July mean maximum temperature. The previous record was 15.2° C in 2018.
The mean temperature of 11.6° C is the warmest July mean temperature. The previous record was 11.1° C in 2019.
The minimum temperature of 11.5° C on the 10th is the warmest July daily minimum temperature. The previous record was 11.4° C on 6 July 2018.
August
The total rainfall of 20.5 mm is the lowest August rainfall. The previous record was 24.6 mm in August 2018.
The minimum temperature of 13.1° C on the 4th is the warmest August minimum temperature. The previous record was 12.5° C on 30 August 2020.
The mean sea level pressure of 1035.9 hPa on the 6th is the highest August pressure. The previous record was 1034.2 hPa on 2 August 2019.
September
The total rainfall of 4.4 mm is the lowest September rainfall. The previous record was 9.7 mm in 2018.
The mean maximum temperature of 20.9° C is the warmest September. The previous record was 18.6° C in 2020.
The mean sea level pressure of 1035.9 hPa on the 11th is the highest September pressure. The previous record was 1033.9 on 23 September 2018.
October
The mean sea level pressure of 1036.2 hPa on the 7th is the highest October pressure. The previous record was 1032.1 hPa on 1 October 2019.
December
The total rainfall of 115.3 mm is the highest December rainfall. The previous record was 79.1 mm in 2017.
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Annual Meteograms
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Monthly Reviews
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Units of Measurement
Unless otherwise advised, temperature is given in degrees Celsius (° C) and rainfall in millimetres (mm).
Observation Times & Reporting Periods
The main observation for the day is at 9 am when the precipitation over the past 24 hours is determined, and the maximum and minimum thermometers are also read and reset. The following conventions are used for assigning dates to the observations made:
- Maximum temperature : the 24 hours from 9 am on the date the data are recorded. The maximum temperature will usually occur in the afternoon of that day.
- Minimum temperature : the 24 hours to 9 am on the date the data are recorded. The minimum temperature will usually occur in the morning of that day.
- Mean temperature : the average of the daily maximum and minimum temperatures on the date the data are recorded.
- Daily rainfall : the 24 hours to 9 am on the date the data are recorded. A significant portion of the rain may have occurred on the previous calendar day.
- Monthly rainfall : from 9 am on the last day of the previous month to 9 am on the last day of the current month.
- Phenomena : the 24 hours to midnight on the date the data are recorded.
Climatology & Station Records
Our climatology and station records are based on all available data since 1 April 2017. All annual data are based on complete calendar years commencing in 2018. If a station record is equalled, the most recent date shall supersede the previous date to conform to standard BoM practice.
Note: Anomaly is the observed value minus cliimatology.
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