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In 2011, Sydney recorded its wettest July since 1950, where the CBD recorded 244 mm (9.61 in) of rain that month. 2011 was also the wettest year since records began in 1858. [105] Parts of western Sydney were substantially flooded during the New South Wales 2021 floods , with many areas around Richmond and Windsor submerged in floodwaters. [ 106 ]
This moves north-west and north-east with the seasons. The climate is variable, with frequent droughts lasting several seasons, thought to be caused in part by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Australia has a wide variety of climates due to its large geographical size. The largest part of Australia is desert or semi-arid.
Camden, in Sydney's southwest, had received 197.4 mm (7.77 in) of rain between 2 and 3 July, with Sydney CBD accumulating 148.6 mm (5.85 in) over the span of four days. [172] Sydney recorded its wettest July on record that year where 404 mm (15.91 in) of rain fell during the month, surpassing the July 1950 record. [173]
The highest temperature ever recorded in Australia is 50.7 °C (123.3 °F), which was recorded on 2 January 1960 at Oodnadatta, South Australia, and 13 January 2022 at Onslow, Western Australia. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Australia is −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F), at Charlotte Pass, New South Wales
An American woman just discovered how seasons work in Australia, and people are unsure whether she’s joking or if she missed an important lesson in elementary school.. Jenna Lu, who goes by the ...
The Australian monsoon can also have a high influence on rainfall on the southeastern seaboard during the warmer months, such as in southeast Queensland and as well as the northern half of New South Wales (Northern Rivers to metropolitan Sydney), where summer is the wettest season and winter is the driest (the precipitation contrast between the ...
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to ...
According to the Bureau of Meteorology's 2011 Australian Climate Statement, Australia had lower than average temperatures in 2011 as a consequence of a La Niña weather pattern; however, "the country's 10-year average continues to demonstrate the rising trend in temperatures, with 2002–2011 likely to rank in the top two warmest 10-year ...