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==Climate==
==Climate==
The climate in Sydney is warm temperate. The overwhelming majority of days are sunny. <ref> http://www.sydney.com.au/weather.htm </ref> and <ref>http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/investment/living/climate2.htm </ref> The seasons are reversed from those in the Northern Hemisphere, with summer occurring from December to February.
The climate in Sydney is warm temperate. The overwhelming majority of days are sunny.<ref> http://www.sydney.com.au/weather.htm </ref><ref>http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/investment/living/climate2.htm </ref> The seasons are reversed from those in the Northern Hemisphere, with summer occurring from December to February.
 
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="15" style="text-align: center;" | '''Climate Table'''<ref>Climate Table sourced from the Australian [http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_066062.shtml Bureau of Meteorology]</ref>
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! &nbsp; !! Jan !! Feb !! Mar !! Apr !! May !! Jun !! Jul !! Aug !! Sep !! Oct !! Nov !! Dec !!Year
|-
! Mean daily maximum temperature ([[Celsius|°C]])
| 25.8 || 25.7 || 24.7 || 22.4 || 19.3 || 16.9 || 16.2 || 17.7 || 19.9 || 22.0 || 23.6 || 25.1 || 21.6
|-
! Mean daily minimum temperature (°C)
| 18.6 || 18.7 || 17.5 || 14.7 || 11.5 || 9.2 || 8.0 || 8.9 || 11.0 || 13.5 || 15.5 || 17.5 || 13.7
|-
! Mean total rainfall ([[Millimetre|mm]])
| 103.3 || 117.4 || 131.2 || 127.2 || 123.3 || 128.1 || 98.1 || 81.5 || 68.7 || 76.9 || 83.1 || 78.1 || 1217.0
|-
! Mean number of rain days
| 12.1 || 12.3 || 13.3 || 12.0 || 12.0 || 11.4 || 10.3 || 9.9 || 10.3 || 11.5 || 11.4 || 11.5 || 138.0
|}


==Sydney landmarks==
==Sydney landmarks==

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Sydney is the capital of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest and most populous Australia city and is a natural harbour. Sydney is a popular tourist destination and is renowned for its quality of life [1] There is mostly friendly rivalry among the capital cities of Australia, with the competition between residents of Sydney and Melbourne being notorious; Melbournites tend to think of themselves and their city as "classier".

The formal term for a resident of Sydney is still given as Sydneyite in many dictionaries, but Sydneysider is the media term and so enjoys widespread usage. The use of Sydneyite seems to be a function of age, education and socio-economic class, with older, better-educated persons using Sydneyite in formal speech and writing.

Clover Moore MP is the Lord Mayor of City and was the first woman elected Lord Mayor (March, 2004). The current population of Sydney is about 4.3 million. [2]

Climate

The climate in Sydney is warm temperate. The overwhelming majority of days are sunny.[3][4] The seasons are reversed from those in the Northern Hemisphere, with summer occurring from December to February.

Climate Table[5]
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C) 25.8 25.7 24.7 22.4 19.3 16.9 16.2 17.7 19.9 22.0 23.6 25.1 21.6
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C) 18.6 18.7 17.5 14.7 11.5 9.2 8.0 8.9 11.0 13.5 15.5 17.5 13.7
Mean total rainfall (mm) 103.3 117.4 131.2 127.2 123.3 128.1 98.1 81.5 68.7 76.9 83.1 78.1 1217.0
Mean number of rain days 12.1 12.3 13.3 12.0 12.0 11.4 10.3 9.9 10.3 11.5 11.4 11.5 138.0

Sydney landmarks

  • The Sydney Harbour Bridge
  • The Sydney Opera House

Cultural institutions

  • Sydney Dance

Notes

  1. ↑ Sydney is one of the world's favourite cities, and has been voted "world's best city" by readers of US travel magazines Travel & Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler. Sydney is also ranked first in the Asia Pacific for quality of life by the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007. http://www.sydneyaustralia.com/en/lifestyle.asp Sourced 27th November 2007.
  2. ↑ http://www.sydneyaustralia.com/en/business.asp
  3. ↑ http://www.sydney.com.au/weather.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/investment/living/climate2.htm
  5. ↑ Climate Table sourced from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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