Average Weather in Woolgoolga Australia

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In Woolgoolga, the summers are warm, humid, and wet; the winters are short and cool; and it is mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 48°F to 80°F and is rarely below 39°F or above 85°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.9 months, from November 29 to March 26, with an average daily high temperature above 77°F. The hottest day of the year is January 22, with an average high of 80°F and low of 68°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from May 29 to August 26, with an average daily high temperature below 68°F. The coldest day of the year is July 30, with an average low of 48°F and high of 66°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Woolgoolga, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Woolgoolga begins around June 21 and lasts for 3.8 months, ending around October 15. On August 13, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 86% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 14% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 15 and lasts for 8.2 months, ending around June 21. On November 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 35% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 65% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Woolgoolga varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.0 months, from October 23 to May 22, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 43% on February 20.

The drier season lasts 5.0 months, from May 22 to October 23. The smallest chance of a wet day is 12% on July 31.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 43% on February 20.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Woolgoolga experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Woolgoolga. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around February 14, with an average total accumulation of 6.9 inches.

The least rain falls around August 2, with an average total accumulation of 1.5 inches.

The length of the day in Woolgoolga varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is June 21, with 10 hours, 12 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 5 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:27 AM on September 30, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 31 minutes later at 6:57 AM on April 1. The earliest sunset is at 4:53 PM on June 10, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 59 minutes later at 7:52 PM on January 9.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Woolgoolga during 2017, starting in the spring on October 1 and ending in the fall on April 2.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Woolgoolga experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from November 13 to April 8, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 16% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is February 4, with muggy conditions 63% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is August 1, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Woolgoolga varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 2.3 months, from January 9 to March 19, with a peak percentage of 39% on February 21. The wind is most often from the south for 5.3 months, from March 19 to August 27, with a peak percentage of 47% on May 15. The wind is most often from the north for 4.4 months, from August 27 to January 9, with a peak percentage of 37% on January 1.

Woolgoolga is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.3 months, from January 1 to April 11, with an average temperature above 76°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is February 19, with an average temperature of 78°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.7 months, from June 25 to October 15, with an average temperature below 70°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is August 19, with an average temperature of 68°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 29 to February 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.6 kWh. The brightest day of the year is December 28, with an average of 7.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 1 to August 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.9 kWh. The darkest day of the year is June 16, with an average of 3.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Woolgoolga are -30.111 deg latitude, 153.201 deg longitude, and 20 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Woolgoolga contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 522 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 49 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,650 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,790 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Woolgoolga is covered by trees (50%) and water (40%), within 10 miles by water (51%) and trees (46%), and within 50 miles by water (51%) and trees (43%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Woolgoolga, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Coffs Harbour Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Woolgoolga.

At a distance of 25 kilometers from Woolgoolga, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Woolgoolga according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.