Forthside Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	20.6	21.1	19.8	17.1	14.4	12.2	11.6	12.1	13.5	15.4	17.2	18.9	16.1
Mean Min (°C)	11.0	11.6	10.4	8.3	6.4	4.2	3.6	4.1	5.0	6.3	8.2	9.6	7.4
Mean Rain (mm)	51.0	43.8	55.3	74.3	82.5	98.7	121.7	112.6	93.6	82.5	68.7	66.4	963.7
Median Rain (mm)	41.0	35.8	48.2	59.4	75.5	86.0	118.3	105.9	91.9	72.6	69.2	51.2	944.2
Mean Rain Days	8.2	7.4	9.2	11.2	13.5	14.8	17.7	16.9	14.0	12.8	10.8	9.9	146.4

Forthside Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	30.2	30.8	29.0	24.0	19.9	18.2	18.8	16.9	22.4	24.1	28.1	28.6	30.8
Low Max (°C)	12.9	14.1	10.7	10.2	7.0	4.1	6.4	7.2	7.3	9.1	10.6	12.5	4.1
High Min (°C)	19.5	20.1	19.5	18.1	15.4	13.0	10.9	11.4	12.5	14.0	16.7	17.1	20.1
Low Min (°C)	0.0	0.9	1.2	-2.3	-2.6	-2.6	-3.2	-2.9	-2.6	-2.8	-0.6	0.2	-3.2
High Rain (mm)	107.6	91.8	85.0	124.4	90.0	132.0	82.2	79.0	77.4	106.0	74.0	75.4	132.0

Forthside Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	22.8	22.7	22.2	18.8	15.3	13.6	12.8	13.5	15.3	16.3	18.6	20.5	17.0
Low Mn. Max (°C)	18.5	19.4	17.8	15.0	12.9	11.1	10.6	11.2	11.9	14.2	15.6	17.5	15.5
High Mn. Min (°C)	13.5	13.8	13.0	10.5	9.3	6.4	5.6	6.0	7.4	7.2	9.7	11.1	8.6
Low Mn. Min (°C)	8.7	9.7	8.5	6.4	4.5	2.7	1.9	2.9	3.1	5.3	6.2	7.7	6.4
High Rain (mm)	188.2	185.4	204.5	302.2	180.6	263.8	295.9	239.0	204.8	218.6	160.0	190.9	1379.1
Low Rain (mm)	4.6	0.0	1.3	12.0	10.2	27.0	31.2	18.9	13.6	9.4	13.8	5.4	457.8

Forthside Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Forthside Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
≥ 35°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
≥ 30°C	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.1	2.8	8.6	10.2	7.8	5.4	2.3	0.5	0.1	38.5
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.7	3.0	3.5	2.2	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	10.7

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	23.3	23.9	22.3	19.7	16.4	14.1	13.1	13.9	15.5	17.7	19.8	21.6	20.7
Low Max	17.9	18.5	17.2	14.6	12.4	10.3	9.9	10.5	11.7	13.2	14.9	16.4	11.8
High Min	14.2	15.1	14.3	12.0	10.2	8.0	7.2	7.3	8.4	9.5	11.5	12.5	12.0
Low Min	7.8	8.2	6.7	4.6	2.8	0.5	0.4	0.9	1.6	3.1	4.8	6.4	2.7

Forthside Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	31	30	30	29	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30.0
Earliest Entry	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966
Latest Entry	1996	1996	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1996
Years of Maxima	31	30	29	27	29	30	29	30	30	30	30	30	30.0
Earliest Entry	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966
Latest Entry	1996	1996	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1995	1996
Years of Rainfall	51	51	48	41	45	43	43	42	47	48	46	45	46.0
Earliest Entry	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966	1966
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

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A quick look at our water storages

12:14 AEST Given the largely clear skies across the country today, it’s a good opportunity to take a look at the water storages of Australia’s major cities. While rainfall is obviously a major contributor to the level of major dams, it is not the only factor.