Rainbow Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	32.0	31.5	27.4	23.5	17.9	15.5	14.5	16.4	18.6	24.5	25.8	28.3	22.9
Mean Min (°C)	14.3	14.5	12.9	9.4	6.4	4.1	3.7	4.5	5.6	8.1	9.9	11.6	8.7
Mean Rain (mm)	22.1	26.2	20.5	25.2	36.0	35.5	36.2	37.1	35.2	34.1	29.9	27.7	365.3
Median Rain (mm)	9.6	13.0	14.2	17.3	33.5	32.0	34.1	33.1	31.7	28.1	21.3	19.8	358.1
Mean Rain Days	3.2	3.2	3.5	5.1	8.4	9.4	11.2	10.6	8.4	7.1	5.6	4.2	79.6

Rainbow Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	45.6	44.4	39.4	34.4	27.8	20.6	19.4	25.0	31.6	37.2	40.0	40.0	45.6
Low Max (°C)	15.0	20.6	18.3	15.9	10.6	8.9	7.8	9.4	9.2	12.2	15.1	15.1	7.8
High Min (°C)	26.7	25.6	21.1	19.4	13.9	12.8	8.7	13.3	15.0	18.7	21.7	22.8	26.7
Low Min (°C)	6.7	6.1	3.9	1.7	0.0	-3.1	-1.4	-2.5	-1.7	0.1	1.7	5.2	-3.1
High Rain (mm)	131.0	97.8	118.4	51.6	64.3	39.6	33.0	33.0	56.6	51.6	58.9	95.3	131.0

Rainbow Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	34.8	32.7	29.2	25.9	20.1	17.5	15.7	17.9	20.3	26.1	27.6	31.1	23.8
Low Mn. Max (°C)	29.4	29.7	26.4	21.3	15.9	14.0	13.4	15.6	15.5	22.8	24.0	26.4	22.5
High Mn. Min (°C)	16.1	16.0	14.6	10.9	7.4	5.3	3.9	5.4	7.5	9.7	12.5	14.9	8.9
Low Mn. Min (°C)	11.9	12.5	11.8	8.0	5.0	3.0	3.3	3.7	3.7	6.7	8.1	9.7	8.1
High Rain (mm)	185.0	190.7	130.3	116.1	107.8	108.3	105.2	103.1	122.8	136.4	99.3	198.0	558.4
Low Rain (mm)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	6.1	0.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	143.5

Rainbow Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Rainbow Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	1.2	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	3.6
≥ 35°C	9.2	6.4	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	2.8	3.8	25.4
≥ 30°C	15.8	13.2	7.5	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	4.8	5.8	9.8	60.0
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.6	6.7	6.0	4.0	2.2	1.0	0.2	0.0	22.2
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	2.3	1.0	1.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.2

Rainbow 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	37.9	38.3	32.8	28.5	22.1	18.0	16.7	19.2	22.8	30.6	32.2	34.9	32.2
Low Max	26.1	25.6	22.2	18.3	14.4	12.8	11.7	13.3	14.4	18.2	19.7	22.2	15.0
High Min	19.4	19.9	16.4	12.8	10.0	7.4	5.9	7.2	8.3	12.5	14.4	15.6	14.4
Low Min	10.0	10.0	8.3	5.6	3.3	1.0	1.3	1.7	2.3	3.9	5.6	7.8	3.3

Rainbow Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	6	5	4	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5.0
Earliest Entry	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965
Latest Entry	1970	1970	1970	1970	1970	1970	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1970
Years of Maxima	6	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5.0
Earliest Entry	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965	1965
Latest Entry	1970	1970	1970	1970	1970	1970	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1970
Years of Rainfall	84	84	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	86	87	86	85.0
Earliest Entry	1902	1902	1902	1902	1902	1902	1902	1902	1902	1902	1901	1901	1901
Latest Entry	2024	2021	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

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Intense Rainfall: Over 100mm in just 3 days over NSW

14:40 AEST The advance of a trough across the north and center of the state spread clouds across the state and, together with humid onshore winds, intensified instability in eastern NSW, leading to intense rainfall.