December 2016 Weather History in Sydney Australia

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This report shows the past weather for Sydney, providing a weather history for December 2016. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Sydney temperature history for December 2016. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Sydney Temperature History December 2016

Temperature history in December 2016 in Sydney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313155°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°FNovJan
The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Hourly Temperature in December 2016 in Sydney

Hourly Temperature in December 2016 in Sydney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJancoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The hourly reported temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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Cloud Cover in December 2016 in Sydney

Cloud Cover in December 2016 in Sydney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
no significant cloudno cloud detectedceiling and visibility ok
The hourly reported cloud coverage, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Observed Weather in December 2016 in Sydney

Observed Weather in December 2016 in Sydney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
foghazedrizzlelight rainmoderate rainheavy rainfreezing rainsleetsnow grainslight snowmoderate snowheavy snowhailthunderstorm
The hourly observed weather, color coded by category (in order of severity). If multiple reports are present, the most severe code is shown.
DayObservationsPrecipitationCodes
Thu, Dec 1 Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, VCSH
Fri, Dec 2 HazeHZ
Sat, Dec 3 Light Drizzle-DZ
Sun, Dec 4 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Mon, Dec 5 Thunderstorm, Thunderstorm in the Vicinity, Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Thunderstorm with Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityTS, VCTS, -TSRA, TSRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Tue, Dec 6 Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, DZ, -DZ, VCSH
Wed, Dec 7 Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Showers in the VicinitySHRA, -RA, -SHRA, DZ, -DZ, VCSH
Thu, Dec 8 Thunderstorm, Thunderstorm in the Vicinity, Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light RainTS, VCTS, -TSRA, -RA, -SHRA
Sat, Dec 10 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Sun, Dec 11 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Wed, Dec 14 Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, VCSH
Thu, Dec 15 Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRA, -RA, -SHRA, DZ, -DZ, VCSH
Fri, Dec 16 Heavy Rain, Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity+RA, RA, -RA, -SHRA, DZ, VCSH
Sat, Dec 17 HazeHZ
Sun, Dec 18 Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, -DZ, VCSH
Mon, Dec 19 Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -DZ, VCSH
Tue, Dec 20 Recent Thunderstorm, Thunderstorm in the Vicinity, Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Thunderstorm with Rain, Showers of Light RainRETS, VCTS, -TSRA, TSRA, -SHRA
Wed, Dec 21 Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, -DZ, VCSH
Sat, Dec 24 Thunderstorm, Thunderstorm in the Vicinity, Thunderstorm with Light Rain, Showers of Light RainTS, VCTS, -TSRA, -SHRA
Mon, Dec 26 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Tue, Dec 27 HazeHZ
Fri, Dec 30 Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, VCSH
Sat, Dec 31 Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, VCSH

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in December 2016 in Sydney

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in December 2016 in Sydney

The solar day over the course of December 2016. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December 2016 in Sydney

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in December 2016 in SydneyDec112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan001010202030304040505060607070001010202030304040505060607070
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of December 2016. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December 2016 in Sydney

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in December 2016 in Sydney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMNovJanNov 2911:19 PMNov 2911:19 PMDec 1411:06 AMDec 1411:06 AMDec 295:54 PMDec 295:54 PM5:32 AM5:32 AM7:25 PM7:25 PM6:59 PM6:59 PM5:47 AM5:47 AM5:38 AM5:38 AM7:53 PM7:53 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Dec 2016IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
2%6:55 AMESE9:07 PMWSW-2:01 PMN250,467 mi
2
6%7:42 AMESE9:56 PMWSW-2:49 PMN248,968 mi
3
12%8:33 AMESE10:42 PMWSW-3:38 PMN247,076 mi
4
20%9:27 AMESE11:25 PMWSW-4:27 PMN244,780 mi
5
29%10:23 AMESE--5:16 PMN242,086 mi
6
39%-12:06 AMWSW11:21 AMESE6:04 PMN239,035 mi
7
50%-12:45 AMWSW12:21 PME6:53 PMN235,721 mi
8
61%-1:22 AMW1:23 PME7:42 PMN232,305 mi
9
72%-1:59 AMW2:26 PME8:33 PMN229,017 mi
10
82%-2:38 AMW3:32 PME9:26 PMN226,144 mi
11
91%-3:19 AMW4:40 PMENE10:22 PMN223,999 mi
12
97%-4:03 AMWNW5:50 PMENE11:21 PMN222,864 mi
13
99%-4:52 AMWNW6:59 PMENE--
14
100%-5:47 AMWNW8:05 PMENE12:23 AMN222,935 mi
15
99%-6:46 AMWNW9:07 PMENE1:26 AMN224,262 mi
16
96%-7:48 AMWNW10:02 PMENE2:28 AMN226,732 mi
17
90%-8:52 AMWNW10:50 PMENE3:27 AMN230,086 mi
18
82%-9:55 AMWNW11:33 PMENE4:22 AMN233,980 mi
19
73%-10:56 AMWNW-5:14 AMN238,042 mi
20
63%12:11 AME11:54 AMW-6:02 AMN241,938 mi
21
50%12:45 AME12:51 PMW-6:47 AMN245,394 mi
22
43%1:18 AME1:45 PMW-7:31 AMN248,220 mi
23
33%1:50 AME2:39 PMW-8:13 AMN250,306 mi
24
24%2:22 AME3:32 PMWSW-8:56 AMN251,613 mi
25
16%2:56 AMESE4:26 PMWSW-9:39 AMN252,166 mi
26
10%3:32 AMESE5:19 PMWSW-10:24 AMN252,037 mi
27
5%4:10 AMESE6:11 PMWSW-11:09 AMN251,329 mi
28
1%4:52 AMESE7:03 PMWSW-11:57 AMN250,156 mi
29
0%5:38 AMESE7:53 PMWSW-12:46 PMN248,632 mi
30
1%6:28 AMESE8:41 PMWSW-1:35 PMN246,851 mi
31
3%7:22 AMESE9:25 PMWSW-2:25 PMN244,884 mi

Humidity Comfort Levels in December 2016 in Sydney

Humidity Comfort Levels in December 2016 in Sydney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The hourly reported humidity comfort level, categorized by dew point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Wind Speed in December 2016 in Sydney

Wind Speed in December 2016 in Sydney1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mphNovJan
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in December 2016 in Sydney

Hourly Wind Speed in December 2016 in Sydney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
0 mph calm 1 mph light air 4 mph light breeze 8 mph gentle breeze 13 mph moderate breeze 18 mph fresh breeze 25 mph strong breeze 31 mph near gale 39 mph gale 47 mph strong gale 55 mph storm 64 mph violent storm 73 mph hurricane force
The hourly reported wind speed, color coded into bands according to the Beaufort scale. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Hourly Wind Direction in 2016 in Sydney

Hourly Wind Direction in 2016 in Sydney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMNovJan
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The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in December 2016 in Sydney

Atmospheric Pressure in December 2016 in Sydney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313129.4 inHg29.4 inHg29.6 inHg29.6 inHg29.8 inHg29.8 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.2 inHg30.2 inHgNovJan
The daily range of atmospheric pressure (gray bars), as measured by the altimeter setting reported in e.g. a METAR report.

The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Sydney International Airport page.

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