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The Gungahlin Weather Centre

Altitude: 634 metres above sea level

Beautiful Gungahlin, Australia. Looking towards the Brindabella Ranges.

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What's the weather normally like in Gungahlin in August?

Ave max: 13.3°C

Ave min: 1.5°C

Ave rain: 58.0mm

Rain days: 11

Days 10°C or less: 3

Nights 0°C or less: 12

No. of frosts: 18

No. of fogs: 3

August Records

Hottest day: 20.6°C (2004)

Coldest day: 4.8°C (2005)

Hottest night: 11.1°C (2003)

Coldest night: -6.6°C (2003)

Wettest: 122.0mm (1998)

Driest: 8.9mm (2007)

Max wind: 78.9km/h (2003)

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). The name Gungahlin is taken from the Aboriginal word 'Goongarline' meaning "little rocky hill".

Canberra is 306km from Sydney, 655km from Melbourne, 3,953km from Perth and has a population of around 330,000.

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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 600mm 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.

	Summer	Autumn	Winter	Spring
	(Dec-Feb)	(Mar-May)	(Jun-Aug)	(Sep-Nov)
Ave max	27.9°C	20.6°C	12.2°C	19.8°C
Ave min	13.1°C	7.3°C	1.2°C	6.7°C
Ave rainfall	135.7mm	84.5mm	164.7mm	180.8mm

For more detailed information see the climate of Gungahlin

Gungahlin Weather Records:

Hottest temp:	40.0°C on 23 Jan 2001	Least rain in mth:	0.0mm in May 2005
Coldest temp:	-6.6°C on 2 Aug 2003	Most rain in mth	176.3mm in Feb 2002
Coldest day:	3.0°C on 28 May 2000	Wettest year:	1999 (776.0mm)
Warmest night:	22.3°C on 13 March 2006	Driest year:	2006 (366.8mm)
Strongest wind:	78.9km/h on 24 Aug 2003	Longest dry spell:	56 days (16 Apr - 10 Jun 2005)

Daily weather conditions at Gungahlin are available from the Data Archive

World Weather Records:

Lowest: minus 89.6°C at the Vostok Scientific Station in Antarctica (21 July 1983). The Australian record low is minus 23.0°C at Charlotte Pass (NSW) (29 June 1994).

Highest: 58.0°C (136.4°F) at Al,Azizyah in Libya (13 September 1922). The Australian record is 53.1°C (127.6°F) at Cloncurry (QLD) (16 January 1889).

Wettest: Mawsynram, India, which receives an average of 11,870mm (474.8 inches) of rain per year. In Australia, Bellenden Kerr (NE QLD) received 11,251mm in 1979.

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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 17 August, 2008

Snow Information

The 2008 Australian Ski Season runs from 7 June to 6 October.

Lake Eucumbene: 12.6% (12.5%)*

Lake Jindabyne: 45.0% (45.2%)

Tantangara Dam: 10.2% (10.3%)

Last weeks readings are in ( ).

See Snowy Hydro for more info.

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* Lake Eucumbene dropped to 10.1% of capacity in June 2007. This was the lowest level since the lake was filled in 1959 (Previous low 18% in 1983).

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Snow Depths *

As at 21 August, 2008

Spencers Creek (1,830m): 159.7cm (164.4cm)

Deep Creek (1,620m): 126.7cm (87.9cm)

3 Mile Dam (1,460m): 50.0cm (34.8cm)

* Comparative 2007 maximum snow depths in ( )

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Local Weather News

10/8/2008 - Gungahlin records its first snow fall of 2008 - A dusting of snow greeted Gungahlin residents at dawn on Sunday, 10 August and a heavier fall (that didn't settle) was recorded at 1.30pm. The maximum temperature on August 10 was just 4.8 degrees.

4/8/2008 - Gungahlin records a cool, damp July 2008. Media Release...

10/6/2008 - 2008 Ski Season starts - but where's the snow? Read more...

1/6/2008 - After a dry May, Tuggeranong continues to lead the local '2008 Rainfall Challenge' - Gungahlin remains in 6th spot. Read more...

12/8/2007 - Extreme weather? Sure. Blame Global Warming? Not so fast. Read more...

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Melting snow is forming a lake at Cape Folger, showing how global warming is affecting Antarctica.

Melting snow is forming a lake at Cape Folger, showing how global warming is affecting Antarctica - February 2008.

A University of Rhode Island (US) study has found if Global warming continued sharks could one day roam the waters of Antarctica. More...

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Gungahlin's Forecast

29 August 2008

Cold at first with local frost. A fine, mild and partly cloudy Friday with moderate E to NE winds. Outlook: Mild with cloudy increasing on Saturday. Rain periods on Sunday. Current Gungahlin Weather...

Temp Range: 0°C to 16°C.

(Most days in a row Guarantee kept: 59)

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Weather Data Archive

This Month so far...

(August 2008)

Highest Temp: 15.0°C (27th)

Lowest Temp: -4.5°C (19th)

Rainfall: 17. 5mm (last fall: 10 August, 2008)

See Weather Data Archive for daily weather data.

2008 Weather Summary

Year to date*

Highest Temp: 36.6°C (38.9°C)

Lowest Temp: -4.5°C (minus 4.2°C)

Rainfall: 250.4mm

* 2007 highest and lowest temps are in ( ).

2008 Local Rainfall Challenge

Year to date to

4/8/2008*

Gungahlin: 237.7mm (499.0)

Canberra AP: 245.6mm (565.8)

Gold Creek: 204.2mm (471.4)

Tuggeranong: 283.6mm (656.0)

Monash: 244.2mm (562.8)

Jerrabomberra: 236.2mm (605.2)

* 2007 rainfall totals are in ( ).

See who's leading the 2008 Local Rainfall Challenge...

Weather Links

Bureau of Meteorology

Snowy Hydro Limited

Australian ski/snowfall info

The Weather Channel (Aust)

Davis Instruments (USA)

The UK Met Office

Old Adaminaby Weather

Monash (ACT) Weather

Gold Creek Weather Station

Shetland Islands (UK) Weather

Local Gardening Advice

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