Sydney weather

There's a secret ingredient behind Sydney's more than 170 days of rain, and it's not because of the usual suspects of La Niña, climate change, the negative ...

A Southerly Buster is nothing more than a wind change and can drop the temperature 20C in an hour. So while La Niña, negative IOD, positive SAM and climate change all played a role in Sydney's soaking, the answer really is blowing in the wind. Quite simply, the wind this year has blown harder from the east, and east of Sydney is a relatively warm Tasman Sea, full of moisture and potential rain. The answer is blowing in the wind A shift in the wind direction across Sydney is behind the city's record wet year The harbour city's weather is highly dependent on the direction of the wind, not unusual for a coastal location.