Sydney has fifth warmest April in 151 years

By PAUL TATNELL
April 30, 2010 – 4:53PM Sydney has experienced its fifth warmest April on record with a month of balmy nights and little rain. But don’t put away the warm clothes just yet with predictions that winter is on the way; it’s just running a little late. The average April minimum temperature was 1 degree above the average of 16 degrees. Combined with high humidity and little wind, temperatures rose. With the average April maximum of 25 degrees, Sydney recorded its second highest maximum temperatures averages in 151 years. Meteorologist for Fairfax company www.weatherzone.com.au, Samuel Terry, said a number of high pressure systems meant pleasant weather, but, in bad news for our water catchments, very little rain. … Mr Terry said Sydney had received well below its normal rainfall for 2010, which is unusual considering most of Sydney’s rain usually comes before July. He said unless Sydney receives some “good rain” in May “we could be in a bit of trouble”. “As well as being a warm month, April was a dry month, with the city collecting only 30 millimetres; just under a quarter of what is normal,” he said. “This made it the driest April in four years for Sydney, and it was similar for most other suburbs across the Sydney Basin, including Canterbury and Penrith.” …