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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
SALMON GUMS RES.STN.
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.
Note: Many statistics are updated quarterly and recent weather events may not be represented in the statistics below. For more current information on recent extreme values, please refer to the corresponding Daily rainfall, Maximum temperature and Minimum temperature data tables for this site, and our Australian Climate and Weather Extremes Monitoring System. Missing observations associated with the observer being unavailable (where observations are undertaken manually), a failure in the observing equipment, or when an event has produced suspect data may result in an extreme event not being recorded.Site details
| Site name: SALMON GUMS RES.STN. | Site number: 012071 | Commenced: 1932 | Map | |
| Latitude: 32.99° S | Longitude: 121.62° E | Elevation: 249 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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| Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 30.7 | 29.8 | 27.4 | 23.8 | 19.9 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 17.5 | 20.6 | 23.6 | 26.4 | 29.2 | 23.5 | 84 | 1932 2025 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 46.3 | 46.3 | 43.2 | 39.5 | 32.5 | 32.2 | 29.4 | 32.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 45.0 | 45.3 | 46.3 | 85 | 1932 2025 |
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| Date | 28 Jan 2011 | 20 Feb 2024 | 07 Mar 2008 | 02 Apr 2021 | 03 May 1972 | 29 Jun 1943 | 27 Jul 1993 | 30 Aug 2006 | 29 Sep 2023 | 19 Oct 2004 | 17 Nov 2019 | 31 Dec 1972 | 20 Feb 2024 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 13.7 | 7.6 | 85 | 1932 2025 |
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| Date | 02 Jan 1960 | 16 Feb 1952 | 28 Mar 1933 | 29 Apr 1960 | 24 May 1979 | 26 Jun 1956 | 15 Jul 1986 | 30 Aug 1946 | 09 Sep 1933 | 12 Oct 1939 | 06 Nov 1948 | 14 Dec 1943 | 26 Jun 1956 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 23.4 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 18.1 | 15.5 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 15.0 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 22.4 | 82 | 1932 2025 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 38.3 | 37.2 | 34.8 | 30.2 | 24.9 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 22.2 | 26.4 | 30.6 | 34.0 | 36.4 | 82 | 1932 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 16.0 | 12.7 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 66.0 | 85 | 1932 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 6.9 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 23.0 | 85 | 1932 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 85 | 1932 2025 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 13.9 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 85 | 1932 2025 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 3.0 | 3.0 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -2.5 | -5.7 | -4.4 | -6.1 | -5.5 | -2.8 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -6.1 | 86 | 1932 2025 |
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| Date | 21 Jan 2002 | 21 Feb 2002 | 10 Mar 1963 | 30 Apr 1954 | 31 May 2016 | 15 Jun 2006 | 08 Jul 2013 | 15 Aug 1970 | 06 Sep 2019 | 22 Oct 1957 | 07 Nov 2018 | 04 Dec 2002 | 15 Aug 1970 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 28.1 | 27.0 | 26.2 | 21.7 | 20.6 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 22.8 | 26.7 | 26.4 | 28.1 | 86 | 1932 2025 |
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| Date | 27 Jan 1950 | 22 Feb 2003 | 30 Mar 2021 | 02 Apr 1945 | 06 May 1958 | 15 Jun 1947 | 30 Jul 2001 | 04 Aug 1947 | 30 Sep 1990 | 24 Oct 1948 | 24 Nov 1978 | 31 Dec 2014 | 27 Jan 1950 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 8.5 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 84 | 1932 2025 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 18.4 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 15.4 | 12.2 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 84 | 1932 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 31.1 | 86 | 1932 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 86 | 1932 2025 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 11.9 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 26 | 1965 1994 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -5.1 | -3.2 | -7.5 | -6.8 | -8.6 | -5.6 | -2.4 | -3.0 | 0.0 | -8.6 | 27 | 1965 1994 |
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| Date | 17 Jan 1994 | 25 Feb 1968 | 14 Mar 1993 | 13 Apr 1993 | 23 May 1990 | 20 Jun 1990 | 03 Jul 1982 | 27 Aug 1981 | 29 Sep 1982 | 01 Oct 1973 | 04 Nov 1992 | 14 Dec 1967 | 27 Aug 1981 | ||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 27 | 1965 1994 |
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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 rainfall (mm) | 25.2 | 24.3 | 26.3 | 27.2 | 32.9 | 37.9 | 36.6 | 34.6 | 30.8 | 27.5 | 26.6 | 19.1 | 349.4 | 93 | 1932 2025 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 148.6 | 142.2 | 151.1 | 109.1 | 102.3 | 115.4 | 86.8 | 120.6 | 109.4 | 103.6 | 116.8 | 92.4 | 626.8 | 93 | 1932 2025 |
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| Date | 1939 | 2017 | 1942 | 1961 | 1965 | 1968 | 1964 | 1992 | 1958 | 2011 | 1982 | 1995 | 1992 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 162.1 | 93 | 1932 2025 |
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| Date | 2022 | 2007 | 1950 | 2009 | 2025 | 2010 | 1977 | 1952 | 1939 | 1945 | 1961 | 2021 | 1954 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 14.7 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 94 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 10.4 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 22.2 | 28.2 | 35.0 | 35.2 | 29.8 | 25.7 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 12.7 | 94 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 67.6 | 61.5 | 60.6 | 57.8 | 70.0 | 68.0 | 59.7 | 55.0 | 58.5 | 59.4 | 55.5 | 42.1 | 94 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 100.1 | 86.4 | 91.0 | 51.0 | 43.7 | 42.7 | 32.4 | 31.2 | 65.0 | 43.2 | 57.6 | 56.8 | 100.1 | 92 | 1932 2025 |
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| Date | 12 Jan 1939 | 23 Feb 1948 | 11 Mar 2000 | 01 Apr 2005 | 19 May 1944 | 27 Jun 1966 | 18 Jul 2003 | 17 Aug 1967 | 19 Sep 1951 | 24 Oct 1969 | 30 Nov 1982 | 24 Dec 1991 | 12 Jan 1939 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 94.8 | 92 | 1932 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 61.1 | 92 | 1932 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 92 | 1932 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 92 | 1932 2025 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 388 | 372 | 323 | 256 | 252 | 269 | 274 | 281 | 305 | 322 | 354 | 372 | 314 | 19 | 2003 2025 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 85 | 83 | 70 | 85 | 91 | 78 | 83 | 83 | 91 | 80 | 93 | 83 | 93 | 21 | 2003 2025 |
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| Date | 05 Jan 2011 | 04 Feb 2008 | 07 Mar 2004 | 16 Apr 2007 | 20 May 2011 | 29 Jun 2009 | 31 Jul 2011 | 06 Aug 2007 | 17 Sep 2005 | 01 Oct 2016 | 17 Nov 2015 | 11 Dec 2017 | 17 Nov 2015 | ||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 26.5 | 23.1 | 18.6 | 14.2 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 17.2 | 21.3 | 24.4 | 27.2 | 18.0 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 7.9 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 21 | 1965 1994 |
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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 9am temperature (°C) | 21.2 | 20.9 | 19.5 | 17.4 | 14.4 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 14.2 | 16.7 | 19.1 | 19.7 | 16.4 | 13 | 1985 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 16.3 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 12.6 | 10 | 1985 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 11.5 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 13 | 1985 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 58 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 63 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 65 | 13 | 1985 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 0 | 1985 1993 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 14.5 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 36 | 1965 2010 |
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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 3pm temperature (°C) | 28.3 | 28.1 | 26.0 | 22.9 | 19.6 | 16.5 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 19.0 | 22.1 | 25.2 | 27.1 | 22.2 | 12 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 18.8 | 18.8 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 10 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 9.5 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 12 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 36 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 42 | 12 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 0 | 2009 2009 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 21.4 | 20.3 | 18.6 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 21.2 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 21.4 | 19.6 | 11 | 1998 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0039 Prepared at Thu 25 Sep 2025 01:11:32 AM AEST
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