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Sydney Forecast

Issued at: 15:55:32 EST on 2012 May 11

Today
City Centre	Clear.
Parramatta	Clear.
Penrith	Clear.	7/22°C
Saturday
City Centre	Mostly sunny.	12/20°C
Parramatta	Sunny.	10/20°C
Penrith	Sunny.	11/20°C
Sunday
City Centre	Sunny.	10/19°C
Parramatta	Sunny.	7/19°C
Penrith	Sunny.	8/19°C
Monday
City Centre	Partly cloudy.	11/18°C
Parramatta	Mostly sunny.	8/18°C
Penrith	Sunny.	8/18°C
Tuesday
City Centre	Partly cloudy.	10/20°C
Parramatta	Partly cloudy.	7/20°C
Penrith	Partly cloudy.	7/20°C
Wednesday
City Centre	Partly cloudy.	12/20°C
Parramatta	Partly cloudy.	8/20°C
Penrith	Partly cloudy.	8/21°C
Thursday
City Centre	Mostly sunny.	10/21°C
Parramatta	Mostly sunny.	7/21°C
Penrith	Mostly sunny.	7/22°C
Friday
City Centre	Mostly sunny.	10/23°C
Parramatta	Mostly sunny.	7/22°C
Penrith	Mostly sunny.	7/22°C

Source: The Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Sydney weather

monthly average figures
month	Jan	Apr	Jul	Oct
°C max	26	22	16	22
°C min	18	14	8	13
sun hrs	7	6	6	7
rain mm	90	135	117	71
Note: For °F hover the underlined numbers with the mouse pointer.

Wind speed description

Description	Speed
Light	<19km/h
Moderate	20-30km/h
Fresh	31-39km/h
Strong	40-61km/h
Gale	62-87km/h
Storm	88-102km/h
Hurricane	>103km/h
Note: Wind speed in knots is approximately half the km/h figure (1km/h = 0.54kts).

21 December

1817 - Lachlan Macquarie recommends the adoption of the name Australia for the continent instead of New Holland.

1889 - The poem "Clancy of the Overflow", by Banjo Paterson, is first published in The Bulletin magazine.

1938 - A direct radio-telephone link is established between Canberra and Washington D.C.

Australian slang

Apple Isle Tasmania
standover man thug
bushie someone living in the bush
alkie alcoholic
TAB Totalisator Agency Board - betting shop
bloody very
cunning as a Dunny rat very clever
yarra mad
yair yes