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An extended list of climate statistics recorded is provided below. There is also a summary table for printing with the commonly requested statistics and a map showing the location of this site. Monthly statistics are only included if there are more than 10 years of suitable data.
| Site name: LEONORA | Site number: 012046 | Commenced: 1898 | Map | |
| Latitude: 28.88° S | Longitude: 121.33° E | Elevation: 376 m | Operational status: Open | |
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Maximum temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 37.0 | 35.3 | 32.6 | 27.9 | 22.8 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 20.7 | 24.9 | 28.9 | 32.2 | 35.3 | 27.9 | 63 | 1949 2013 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 49.0 | 46.7 | 45.2 | 41.7 | 35.6 | 30.2 | 28.9 | 33.0 | 37.7 | 40.8 | 44.4 | 47.8 | 49.0 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Date | 09 Jan 2013 | 12 Feb 1991 | 06 Mar 1961 | 04 Apr 1957 | 03 May 1990 | 13 Jun 1961 | 31 Jul 1969 | 30 Aug 2006 | 28 Sep 1980 | 31 Oct 1988 | 17 Nov 1959 | 17 Dec 1957 | 09 Jan 2013 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 18.0 | 18.3 | 16.2 | 14.4 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 9.0 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Date | 30 Jan 2006 | 01 Feb 1968 | 19 Mar 1984 | 24 Apr 1966 | 10 May 1997 | 20 Jun 1968 | 11 Jul 2011 | 12 Aug 1986 | 05 Sep 1964 | 13 Oct 1978 | 14 Nov 2008 | 04 Dec 1988 | 12 Aug 1986 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 30.6 | 27.4 | 25.0 | 21.6 | 17.8 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 19.0 | 22.6 | 25.9 | 28.9 | 57 | 1957 2013 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 42.9 | 41.7 | 39.1 | 34.0 | 28.8 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 26.2 | 30.9 | 35.8 | 38.7 | 41.1 | 57 | 1957 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 28.2 | 23.3 | 20.2 | 10.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 19.7 | 26.4 | 148.9 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 20.9 | 15.6 | 10.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 17.1 | 80.2 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 9.9 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 24.9 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 21.8 | 20.9 | 18.6 | 14.8 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 14.0 | 63 | 1949 2013 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 12.6 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | -2.8 | -1.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 9.5 | -2.8 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Date | 20 Jan 1976 | 28 Feb 1994 | 24 Mar 2001 | 26 Apr 1960 | 17 May 1962 | 23 Jun 1981 | 12 Jul 1969 | 20 Aug 1968 | 12 Sep 2004 | 08 Oct 1992 | 07 Nov 1997 | 02 Dec 1973 | 23 Jun 1981 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 33.5 | 32.2 | 30.6 | 25.9 | 21.7 | 19.8 | 17.3 | 24.0 | 24.9 | 27.8 | 27.2 | 30.4 | 33.5 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Date | 02 Jan 2004 | 20 Feb 2010 | 10 Mar 1958 | 09 Apr 1991 | 03 May 2002 | 06 Jun 1965 | 24 Jul 1988 | 31 Aug 1960 | 14 Sep 1981 | 24 Oct 2008 | 13 Nov 2003 | 19 Dec 2005 | 02 Jan 2004 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 17.4 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 9.0 | 12.7 | 15.5 | 57 | 1957 2013 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 26.4 | 25.6 | 23.3 | 19.6 | 15.4 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 18.9 | 22.2 | 25.0 | 57 | 1957 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Ground surface temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | |
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| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| Rainfall | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean rainfall (mm) | 24.7 | 30.7 | 29.2 | 20.3 | 23.9 | 25.1 | 18.9 | 16.0 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 236.9 | 115 | 1898 2013 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 168.4 | 284.6 | 273.9 | 135.4 | 158.6 | 144.0 | 101.6 | 85.2 | 83.3 | 73.0 | 61.2 | 94.0 | 552.2 | 115 | 1898 2013 |
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| Date | 2006 | 1995 | 1927 | 1918 | 1921 | 1955 | 1980 | 1958 | 1904 | 2011 | 1914 | 1988 | 1975 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 57.8 | 115 | 1898 2013 |
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| Date | 1996 | 1991 | 1988 | 1994 | 2008 | 2006 | 1937 | 1989 | 1989 | 1989 | 1994 | 1985 | 1936 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 112.6 | 108 | 1898 2013 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 10.6 | 12.8 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 18.2 | 20.2 | 15.4 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 221.2 | 108 | 1898 2013 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 80.4 | 82.3 | 68.3 | 52.0 | 54.1 | 53.2 | 36.5 | 38.3 | 21.9 | 30.4 | 31.6 | 40.6 | 381.4 | 108 | 1898 2013 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 98.2 | 105.9 | 103.4 | 54.6 | 56.0 | 39.9 | 70.0 | 37.3 | 32.6 | 34.4 | 44.4 | 51.8 | 105.9 | 108 | 1898 2013 |
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| Date | 10 Jan 2006 | 27 Feb 1995 | 21 Mar 1927 | 08 Apr 1920 | 01 May 1988 | 15 Jun 1955 | 19 Jul 1980 | 23 Aug 1958 | 28 Sep 1984 | 27 Oct 2011 | 24 Nov 2002 | 30 Dec 1991 | 27 Feb 1995 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 44.3 | 108 | 1898 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 30.2 | 108 | 1898 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 108 | 1898 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 108 | 1898 2013 |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | |
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| Mean daily sunshine (hours) | |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 28.0 | 24.5 | 21.3 | 17.0 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 20.8 | 24.9 | 27.8 | 29.0 | 20.6 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 16.1 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 17.2 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 14.8 | 15.8 | 178.2 | 54 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 83.0 | 54 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| 9 am conditions | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 27.7 | 26.2 | 24.1 | 20.4 | 15.5 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 20.9 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 19.8 | 61 | 1949 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 17.7 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 14.6 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 15.1 | 16.8 | 13.4 | 52 | 1949 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 9.5 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 45 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 36 | 43 | 46 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 48 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 49 | 52 | 1949 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 61 | 1949 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 10.8 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 53 | 1957 2010 |
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| 9am wind speed vs direction plot | |||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| 3 pm conditions | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 35.8 | 34.2 | 31.8 | 26.9 | 21.8 | 18.2 | 17.6 | 19.7 | 23.9 | 27.8 | 31.0 | 34.1 | 26.9 | 61 | 1949 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 20.2 | 20.3 | 19.1 | 16.9 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 13.8 | 15.4 | 17.2 | 19.0 | 15.9 | 52 | 1949 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 7.8 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 45 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 21 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 43 | 36 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 52 | 1949 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 61 | 1949 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 53 | 1957 2010 |
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| 3pm wind speed vs direction plot | |||||||||||||||||
Monthly statistics are only included if there are more than 10 years of data. The number of years (provided in the 2nd last column of the table) may differ between elements if the observing program at the site changed. More detailed data for individual sites can be obtained by contacting the Bureau.