Editing Albury (section)

==Climate and geography==
Albury is situated above the river flats of the Murray River, in the foothills of the [[Great Dividing Range]]. At the city's airport, Albury is {{convert|164|m}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite web|title=Airspace review Albury July 2009|url=http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/oar/download/review_albury.pdf|access-date=26 November 2013|page=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212100140/http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/oar/download/review_albury.pdf|archive-date=12 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{wide image|Panorama of Albury.jpg|1000px|Alpine areas such as [[Mount Bogong]] are visible from Albury on clear days.|alt=Mount Buffalo is visible from higher vantage points in the city.}}

===Climate===
[[File:Albury Botanic Gardens (06).jpg|thumb|The [[Albury Botanic Gardens]] in autumn]]
Albury has a mild, [[temperate climate]], with cool, damp winters and warm to hot, mostly dry, summers.<ref name="ave">{{cite web | url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_072160_All.shtml | title = Monthly climate statistics | access-date =11 May 2020| publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology]]}}</ref> Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], Albury has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa''), but would have tendencies of a [[Mediterranean climate]] (''Csa'') as well.<ref name="SpechtRundel2012">{{cite book|last1=Specht|first1=R.L. |last2=Rundel|first2=Philip |last3=Westman|first3=W.E. |last4=Catling|first4=P.C. |last5=Majer|first5=Jonathan |last6=Greenslade|first6=Penelope|title=Mediterranean-type Ecosystems: A data source book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j93qCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA95|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-94-009-3099-5|page=95}}</ref>

In high summer, the mean daily maximum temperature is {{convert|31|C}} with low humidity; however, this is subject to substantial daily variation. An average of 17 days with a maximum above {{convert|35|C}} occur in this summer period, with many cooler days. Mean mid winter maxima are {{convert|12|C}} with many cloudy days, and is likewise the wettest season. Albury gets approximately 20 days per year featuring minima of below freezing, though the cloud cover tends to limit frost.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eservice.alburycity.nsw.gov.au/ACCPublicDocs/DocumentViewer.aspx?DocID=1915851|title=Albury City Local Emergency Management Plan|date=June 2017|website=Albury City Emergency Management|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109163822/http://www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au/community-services/community-support/emergency-management|archive-date=9 January 2018}}</ref> [[Rain and snow mixed|Sleet]] may occur during the winter months, but settling snowfalls are very rare, with the last significant snowfall in July 1966. The highest temperature recorded at Albury was 46.1&nbsp;°C on 4 January 2020, and the lowest temperature was −4.0&nbsp;°C recorded on 8 August 1994 (both at the Airport AWS station).<ref name="ave" />

Albury's mean annual rainfall is {{convert|699.1|mm}}. Rainfall peaks distinctly in the winter months with a high mean of {{convert|75.9|mm|abbr=on}} in July and August, comparing with the February low of {{convert|42.1|mm|abbr=on}}. Albury has quite a high evaporation rate in summer, giving the environment a relatively arid appearance. The city enjoys a high amount of sunshine, getting around 108 days of clear skies annually (with the majority in summer and early autumn). The sunniest month is January, with 14.6 clear days (and 7.7 cloudy days), and the cloudiest month is July, with 17.5 cloudy days (and 3.9 clear days).<ref name="ave" />
{{Weather box
| location = Albury (Hume Reservoir, 1922–2022, extremes 1965–2022); 184 m AMSL; 36.10° S, 147.03° E
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| precipitation colour = green
| unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
| Jan record high C = 45.5
| Feb record high C = 44.9
| Mar record high C = 39.2
| Apr record high C = 34.8
| May record high C = 28.2
| Jun record high C = 21.6
| Jul record high C = 21.3
| Aug record high C = 24.3
| Sep record high C = 30.7
| Oct record high C = 35.2
| Nov record high C = 40.5
| Dec record high C = 42.1
| year record high C = 
| Jan high C = 30.9
| Feb high C = 30.5
| Mar high C = 27.1
| Apr high C = 21.8
| May high C = 16.8
| Jun high C = 13.1
| Jul high C = 12.3
| Aug high C = 14.2
| Sep high C = 17.4
| Oct high C = 21.1
| Nov high C = 25.1
| Dec high C = 28.7
| year high C = 
| Jan low C = 16.7
| Feb low C = 16.6
| Mar low C = 13.9
| Apr low C = 10.1
| May low C = 7.0
| Jun low C = 4.8
| Jul low C = 4.1
| Aug low C = 4.9
| Sep low C = 6.7
| Oct low C = 9.2
| Nov low C = 11.8
| Dec low C = 14.5
| year low C = 
| Jan record low C = 6.8
| Feb record low C = 6.7
| Mar record low C = 3.6
| Apr record low C = 1.1
| May record low C = -1.7
| Jun record low C = -2.7
| Jul record low C = -2.8
| Aug record low C = -2.3
| Sep record low C = -1.8
| Oct record low C = 1.2
| Nov record low C = 2.8
| Dec record low C = 4.4
| Jan precipitation mm = 50.5
| Feb precipitation mm = 42.1
| Mar precipitation mm = 47.2
| Apr precipitation mm = 51.8
| May precipitation mm = 58.6
| Jun precipitation mm = 67.5
| Jul precipitation mm = 75.9
| Aug precipitation mm = 75.9
| Sep precipitation mm = 61.5
| Oct precipitation mm = 67.7
| Nov precipitation mm = 55.2
| Dec precipitation mm = 49.3
| year precipitation mm = 699.1
| Jan precipitation days = 5.6
| Feb precipitation days = 5.3
| Mar precipitation days = 5.8
| Apr precipitation days = 7.2
| May precipitation days = 10.3
| Jun precipitation days = 12.6
| Jul precipitation days = 14.4
| Aug precipitation days = 13.8
| Sep precipitation days = 11.2
| Oct precipitation days = 10.2
| Nov precipitation days = 8.2
| Dec precipitation days = 6.7
| year precipitation days = 111.3
| Jan sun = 313.1
| Feb sun = 282.5
| Mar sun = 272.8
| Apr sun = 228.0
| May sun = 161.2
| Jun sun = 120.0
| Jul sun = 127.1
| Aug sun = 173.6
| Sep sun = 207.0
| Oct sun = 260.4
| Nov sun = 276.0
| Dec sun = 288.3
| year sun = 
| source 1= Bureau of Meteorology (Hume Reservoir, 1922–2022)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_072023_All.shtml
|title= Hume Reservoir all years |publisher= Bureau of Meteorology |access-date=27 March 2023 }}</ref>
| source 2= Rutherglen Research (sunshine hours, 1975–1998)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_082039_All.shtml
|title= Rutherglen Research sun hours |publisher= Bureau of Meteorology |access-date=24 August 2023 }}</ref>
}}

===Albury Airport AWS (1993–2022)===

The airport is a more sheltered site than the reservoir, generally attaining greater maximum temperatures but also lower minima. Rainfall is lower across the board.

{{Weather box
| location = [[Albury Airport]] AWS (1993–2022); 164 m AMSL; 36.07° S, 146.95° E
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan record high C = 46.1
| Feb record high C = 44.8
| Mar record high C = 38.5
| Apr record high C = 34.6
| May record high C = 28.8
| Jun record high C = 21.8
| Jul record high C = 20.5
| Aug record high C = 24.3
| Sep record high C = 29.5
| Oct record high C = 36.0
| Nov record high C = 41.8
| Dec record high C = 43.2
| Jan high C = 32.4
| Feb high C = 31.1
| Mar high C = 27.7
| Apr high C = 22.6
| May high C = 17.6
| Jun high C = 14.0
| Jul high C = 13.2
| Aug high C = 14.9
| Sep high C = 18.0
| Oct high C = 21.9
| Nov high C = 26.1
| Dec high C = 29.5
| Jan low C = 16.8
| Feb low C = 16.2
| Mar low C = 13.0
| Apr low C = 8.5
| May low C = 5.5
| Jun low C = 3.7
| Jul low C = 3.1
| Aug low C = 3.6
| Sep low C = 5.6
| Oct low C = 8.2
| Nov low C = 11.7
| Dec low C = 14.0
| Jan record low C = 6.0
| Feb record low C = 6.8
| Mar record low C = 4.3
| Apr record low C = 0.6
| May record low C = -2.4
| Jun record low C = -3.7
| Jul record low C = -3.5
| Aug record low C = -4.0
| Sep record low C = -1.9
| Oct record low C = -0.5
| Nov record low C = 2.4
| Dec record low C = 4.5
| Jan precipitation mm = 54.6
| Feb precipitation mm = 42.5
| Mar precipitation mm = 45.3
| Apr precipitation mm = 40.6
| May precipitation mm = 52.2
| Jun precipitation mm = 62.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 65.1
| Aug precipitation mm = 66.6
| Sep precipitation mm = 58.2
| Oct precipitation mm = 52.3
| Nov precipitation mm = 66.5
| Dec precipitation mm = 41.9
| year precipitation mm = 643.1
| Jan precipitation days = 6.2
| Feb precipitation days = 5.1
| Mar precipitation days = 5.4
| Apr precipitation days = 6.2
| May precipitation days = 9.7
| Jun precipitation days = 14.2
| Jul precipitation days = 16.3
| Aug precipitation days = 14.0
| Sep precipitation days = 10.7
| Oct precipitation days = 8.4
| Nov precipitation days = 8.3
| Dec precipitation days = 6.5
|year precipitation days = 111.0
| humidity colour = green
| Jan afthumidity = 28
| Feb afthumidity = 33
| Mar afthumidity = 34
| Apr afthumidity = 41
| May afthumidity = 54
| Jun afthumidity = 64
| Jul afthumidity = 64
| Aug afthumidity = 57
| Sep afthumidity = 53
| Oct afthumidity = 45
| Nov afthumidity = 39
| Dec afthumidity = 30
| source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]<ref name="ave"/>
| date = March 2023
}}