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The Gungahlin Weather Centre
Altitude: 634 metres above sea level
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What's the weather normally like in Gungahlin in July?
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max: 11.1°C
Ave
min: 1.1°C
Ave
rain: 39.0mm
Rain
days: 14
Days
10°C or below: 9
Nights
0°C or below: 14
No. of
frosts: 19
No. of
fogs: 5
July
Records
Hottest
day: 17.0°C
(1999)
Coldest
day: 4.6°C (2004)
Hottest
night: 8.0°C (1999)
Coldest
night: -6.2°C (2004)
Wettest: 93.0mm
(1998)
Driest:
14.7mm (2004)
Max
wind: 64.4km/h (2003)
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The Gungahlin Weather Centre opened in 1998 and records all major
weather elements including; temperature, rainfall, humidity,
barometric pressure, dew point, heat index, wind direction, wind
speed and wind chill.
The
Gungahlin Weather Centre is located in Ngunnawal in the Australian
Capital Territory (ACT). Ngunnawal is a northern suburb of
Canberra (Australia's National Capital - population 345,000). The name Gungahlin is taken from the
Aboriginal word 'Goongarline' meaning "little rocky hill".
Gungahlin is 298km from Sydney, 655km from Melbourne, 3,953km from
Perth and has a population of almost 40,000.
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Gungahlin's Climate:
Although the climate of Gungahlin is only mild on the world scale, it is
fairly unique to Australia, with warm summers and cool to cold, frosty
winters - Gungahlin even receives light snow falls in most winters!
Rainfall is moderate, averaging just under
550mm per year. On average, spring is the wettest time of year and
the autumn the driest. Totals can vary widely from year to year.
Gungahlin is currently in the grip of one of the most severe droughts to
effect the region in recorded history.
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Winter |
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Spring |
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(Sep-Nov) |
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Ave max |
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27.9°C |
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20.6°C |
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12.1°C |
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20.1°C |
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Ave min |
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13.2°C |
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7.4°C |
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1.6°C |
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6.8°C |
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Ave rainfall |
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142.4mm |
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86.3mm |
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148.4mm |
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169.4mm |
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Gungahlin Weather Records:
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Hottest temp:
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40.1°C on 31 Jan 2009 |
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Least rain in mth: |
0.0mm in May 2005 |
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Coldest temp: |
-6.6°C on 2 Aug 2003 |
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Most rain in mth |
176.3mm in Feb 2002
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Coldest day: |
2.6°C on
12 June 2009 |
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Wettest year: |
1999 (776.0mm) |
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Warmest night: |
22.3°C on 13 March 2006 |
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Driest year: |
2006 (366.8mm) |
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Strongest wind: |
78.9km/h on 24 Aug 2003 |
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Longest dry spell: |
56 days (16 Apr - 10 Jun 2005) |
Daily
weather conditions at Gungahlin are available from the
Data Archive
World Weather Records:
More Information:
Information on how the Gungahlin Weather Centre started is available
from about the Weather Centre. Information on the data colleted at
the Gungahlin Weather Centre, as well as how it is measured, is available
from how the data is measured.
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Snowy Mountain Lake Levels
As at 29 July, 2010 |
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Snow Information
The 2010 Australian ski season runs from Saturday,
12 June 2010 to Monday, 4 October 2010. |
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Lake Eucumbene: 20.2%
(20.4%)*
Lake Jindabyne: 61.3% (61.2%)
Tantangara Dam: 10.5% (11.7%)
Last weeks readings are in ( ).
See
Snowy Hydro for more info.
Read the latest
Fishing Report
See the latest
Lake Eucumbene Weather
Lake Eucumbene (Old Adaminaby)
web
cam (view over boat ramp).
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Lake Eucumbene Weather Archive
Purchase 101 photos of the lake for just $15.
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info...
* Lake Eucumbene dropped to 10.1% of capacity in June
2007. This was the lowest level since the lake was filled in
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Latest
snow forecast
Latest
snow cams
Photos from opening weekend of the 2010 ski
season.
Snow Depths (as
at 22 July 2010):
Spencers Creek
(1,830m):
39.4cm
Deep Creek
(1,620m):
39.7cm
3 Mile Dam
(1,460m):
15.1cm
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Max snow depths |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
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Spencers Creek |
148.0cm |
174.2cm |
164.4cm |
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Deep Creek |
68.9cm |
129.5cm |
87.9cm |
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3 Mile Dam |
27.4cm |
61.3cm |
34.8cm |
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Local
Weather News
2/7/2010 -
Gungahlin records a cool, frosty start to winter 2010.
Media
release.
12/6/2010 -
Early snow falls raise hopes of a bumper
2010 ski season.
13/4/2010 -
Gungahlin recorded its first frost of 2010 when the temp dropped to 0.6°C
at 6.38am on April 13. See
the proof!
10/3/2010 -
Summer 2009/10 was very warm, but it wasn't our hottest! See how the
most recent summer compares to all others in the
Gungahlin's statistical summer summary - all summers (1999 to 2010).
20/1/2010 -
In 2009,
temperatures in Gungahlin ranged from
a low of -5.8°C to a high of 40.1°C.
See all the
2009 data.
1/12/2009 -
Gungahlin
records its hottest November on record. See how November 2009 compared to
other Novembers.
Read more...
1/09/2009 -
See how winter 2009 compared to the other 10 winters recorded at
the Weather Centre in the
1999 to 2009 Gungahlin Winter Statistical Summary.
12/6/2009 -
Gungahlin shivers through its coldest day on record.
Read more...
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Weather photos
Winter morning - Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen (1 June 2010).
Thanks to website regular Lorraine Attard for sending in this great
photo showing fog rising above Lake Ginninderra, Belconnen on the first morning
of winter 2010. Gungahlin recorded a mild start to winter with the
temperature range on 1 June 2.4°C to 14.3°C.
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Meteorology
is the science of the atmosphere, and takes its name from the
Greek word "meteoron" - meaning 'something that happens high in the
sky'.
We have created a page of links to weather
information
that will help you research and learn more about this fascinating science.
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