MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW - ARMIDALE NSW
JUNE 2016
June 2016 was a cold month with numerous troughs and cold fronts keeping
conditions cloudy and damp.
The rainfall total of 97.8 millimetres was 43 mm higher than the average and
was the wettest June since 1976.
Day temperatures were close to normal, but overnight minimums were much higher
than normal due to the large number of cloudy nights.
Cloudy
conditions throughout the month reduced the number of sunny days to just four, while total frosts were also well below the normal at
nine.
From the 20th through to the end of the month very harsh winter conditions were
experienced with windy days, cloud and low daytime temperatures. There were two
severe cold outbreaks on the 24th/25th and the 27th. Details
below.
Winds were moderate to strong throughout most of the month and were mostly
westerlies.
Noteworthy
events:
4th/5th - A low pressure system formed over the north-east New South Wales,
then moved across to the coastal region bringing heavy rain and flooding in
coastal areas and moderate falls further inland. Armidale recorded 43.8 mm for
the 48 hours to 9am on the 5th, while the 24 hour total to 9am on the 5th of
38.6 mm was the highest daily fall since 30th November 2013 (50.8 mm).
9th - Warm north-westerly winds
ahead of a cold front produced unusually warm conditions on the Northern
Tablelands. Armidale’s maximum temperature of 20.3C
was the warmest for the month of June since 7th June 2002 (22.3C).
20th - Armidale was buffeted by
unusually strong westerly winds during the afternoon and evening. The highest
wind gust at the airport was 80 km per hour at 4.00pm.
24th/25th - A severe cold front
brought strong winds, showers and light snow to the Northern Tablelands on the
24th. There was no snow in Armidale, but the Guyra
and Ebor areas received light falls in the evening of the 24th with snow
remaining on the ground well into the following morning. Very cold air
following the front reduced the maximum temperature on the 25th to 7.7C.
27th - Very cold air associated with
a low pressure trough, and cold air in the upper atmosphere brought snow to
higher parts of the Northern Tablelands including Guyra,
Ben Lomond, Ebor and Topdale. Some very light snow
also fell in South Armidale in the evening.
Armidale’s maximum temperature for the day was just
3.6C, coldest June day since 22nd June 1949 (2.6C), and coldest day for any
month since 4th July 1984 (2.8C).
JUNE 2016 STATISTICS (long term averages in
brackets)
Rainfall: 97.8 mm (55.0 mm)
Rain
days: 17 (10)
2016 rainfall total Jan to Jun: 344.4 mm (397.9 mm)
Average
maximum temp: 13.3 deg
(13.1 deg)
Average
minimum temp: 3.4 deg
(0.7 deg)
Highest
maximum temp: 20.3 deg
on the 9th
Lowest
maximum temp: 3.6 deg
on the 27th
Highest
minimum temp: 10.0 deg
on the 19th
Lowest
minimum temp: -6.4 deg
on the 26th
Fine
sunny days: 4 (13)
Ideal
weather days: 1 (3)
Days
with thunderstorms: 0 (0.5)
Days
with frosts: 9 (16.5)
Days
with fogs: 5 (4)
Wind
direction at airport at 3pm & number of days: W: 14, NE: 4,
E: 3, SW: 3, NW: 3,
SE: 1, N: 1, S: 1
Average
daily pan evaporation: 1.2 mm (1.2 mm)