ANNUAL

The Average Max Temp was .……...….. 24.25 °C

(which is 0.04 °C Below average)

The Highest Max Temp was ..…………... 42.0 °C

(recorded on the 30th of Jan at 1413)

The Lowest Max Temp was ….……....…. 11.7 °C

(An Equal Record For Ray Tce)

(recorded on the 2nd of Jul at 1409)

The Average Min Temp was ..…..……... 12.50 °C

(which is 0.05 °C Above average)

The Highest Min Temp was …….............. 22.6 °C

(recorded on the 22nd & 30th of Jan at 0459 & 0637 resp.)

The Lowest Min Temp was ......……….…. 0.7 °C

(recorded on the 28th of Jul at 0724)

The Avg Max Relative Humidity was …….… 95.31 %

(A Record High For Ray Tce)

(which is 4.30 % Above average)

The Avg Min Relative Humidity was …….… 46.70 %

(A Record High For Ray Tce)

(which is 5.90 % Above average)

The Avg Max Dew-Point Temp was ……… 15.97 °C

(A Record High For Ray Tce)

(which is 1.51 °C Above average)

The Avg Min Dew-Point Temp was ……...… 9.36 °C

(A Record High For Ray Tce)

(which is 1.95 °C Above average)

The Avg Max Wind Gust was …….……. 26.30 km/h

(which is 0.12 km/h Below average)

The Prevailing Wind Direction was …….….. S

(the average wind direction is S)

The Max Wind Gust was ………..…..……. 69.5 km/h

(A Record For Ray Tce)

(recorded from the SW on the 8th of Jan at 2036)

The Avg Min Wind Chill was ………….… 10.88 °C

(A Record High For Ray Tce)

(which is 0.89 °C Above average)

The Min Wind Chill was …………...……… -3.0 °C

(An Equal Record For Ray Tce)

(recorded on the 31st of Jul at 0645)

The Total Yearly Rainfall was ……….... 839.5 mm

(which is 257.65 mm Below average)

The Median Yearly Rainfall is …….... 1084.30 mm

The Highest Daily Rainfall was ..…….…. 56.6 mm

(recorded on the 24th of Nov)

MISCELLANEOUS: (Number Of)

Rain Days ………..… 120 Avg = 102.50

Thunderstorms …..…. 23 Avg = 56.25

Distant Ts’s ……...…. 44 Avg = 28.83

Dew Days ……..….. 177 Avg = 256.20

Fog Days …….....…… 62 Avg = 102.20

Frost Days ………...... 12 Avg = 8.00

THE YEAR 2003 IN SUMMARY (NOTABLE WEATHER EVENTS)

· The year began on a dry & windy note with January seeing little rainfall. I recorded my highest wind gust on the 8th at 2036 with 69.5 km/h on the back of a gusty SW change. 40.0°C was recorded on 3 occasions with the 30th recording 42.0°C.

· February saw a number of above average min temps with one stretch recording 7 days out of 8 over 20.0°C.

· March began on a cold start with min temps falling below 10.0°C on 2 of the first 3 days.

· April saw a lot of rain days with totals under 3 mm, 10 in total

· May introduced our first taste of winter with several days in a row not reaching 20.0°C. Min temps started dropping noticeably in the last week of the month. Heavy rains in the nearby Williams River catchment areas saw minor flood warnings issued.

· June was a dry month which also saw my first frost on the 7th with a min temp of 3.1°C and min grass temp of -0.3°C. Several locations on the NSW highlands saw light snow a week into the month, including Canberra, Oberon and the Barrington Tops.

· July started on a cold note with a low max of 11.7°C recorded on the 2nd with heavy cloud, rain and thunderstorms drenching most of NSW. Within the next 2 to 6 days a high moved across stabilising our weather and allowing min temps to fall dramatically along with the wind. Late in the month saw dry conditions with low dew-point temps and calm conditions around the 28th which saw a near record low min temp with just 0.7°C being recorded.

· Early August saw a return to those calm and clear conditions which saw min temps once again staying low. Frost was recorded on 4 days early in the month with the grass temperature falling below 0°C on 9 of the first 10 days. The lowest being -4.4°C recorded on the 3rd. Late August saw some warm max temps with the 30th recording 24.3°C.

· September was a very dry month with only 0.4mm being recorded for the whole month. A strong SW change and later calm conditions saw my record low September min temp broken 2 days in a row. The 28th being 3.7°C and the 29th being 2.5°C.

· October saw my first 30°C temperature along with some cool min temps sprinkled throughout.

· November saw a cold dry start to the month. This changed quickly later on with a moist onshore air stream and cool temps bringing significant rain for about a week with the 24th recording 56.6mm.

· December saw record high temps for x-mass day with 40.4°C and also new years eve with 37.6°C being recorded.