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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
FINKE POST OFFICE
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: FINKE POST OFFICE | Site number: 015526 | Commenced: 1938 | Map | |
| Latitude: 25.58° S | Longitude: 134.57° E | Elevation: 267 m | Operational status: Closed 31 Dec 1980 | |
| 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) | 37.5 | 36.1 | 33.7 | 28.6 | 23.3 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 22.2 | 26.9 | 30.9 | 34.1 | 36.4 | 29.2 | 41 | 1938 1980 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 48.3 | 45.7 | 43.9 | 39.4 | 36.7 | 30.5 | 31.8 | 35.0 | 38.9 | 43.9 | 45.0 | 47.2 | 48.3 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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| Date | 02 Jan 1960 | 15 Feb 1970 | 16 Mar 1968 | 01 Apr 1961 | 13 May 1958 | 17 Jun 1977 | 17 Jul 1974 | 26 Aug 1972 | 14 Sep 1980 | 20 Oct 1957 | 08 Nov 1958 | 23 Dec 1972 | 02 Jan 1960 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 20.5 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 15.5 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 17.7 | 19.7 | 9.3 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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| Date | 21 Jan 1966 | 23 Feb 1967 | 06 Mar 1967 | 25 Apr 1966 | 21 May 1968 | 25 Jun 1958 | 13 Jul 1968 | 06 Aug 1966 | 09 Sep 1964 | 07 Oct 1968 | 04 Nov 1975 | 17 Dec 1975 | 06 Aug 1966 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 32.0 | 31.1 | 28.3 | 23.5 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 16.8 | 20.4 | 24.4 | 27.8 | 30.6 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 43.3 | 41.7 | 39.1 | 35.0 | 29.2 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 28.9 | 33.7 | 38.6 | 40.6 | 42.2 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 29.2 | 26.4 | 25.8 | 13.0 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 7.9 | 17.8 | 23.8 | 27.9 | 177.1 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 23.7 | 19.2 | 14.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 7.7 | 14.4 | 19.4 | 103.4 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 10.3 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 33.3 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 22.8 | 22.2 | 19.3 | 14.1 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 10.9 | 15.3 | 18.7 | 21.2 | 14.5 | 41 | 1938 1980 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 11.8 | 13.5 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 0.2 | -1.7 | -3.9 | -1.6 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 12.1 | -3.9 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 1970 | 24 Feb 1967 | 18 Mar 1977 | 28 Apr 1978 | 27 May 1969 | 21 Jun 1976 | 20 Jul 1976 | 13 Aug 1976 | 18 Sep 1976 | 01 Oct 1978 | 02 Nov 1974 | 05 Dec 1968 | 20 Jul 1976 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 33.6 | 32.2 | 30.3 | 26.7 | 21.7 | 20.2 | 17.5 | 21.3 | 24.1 | 28.4 | 29.6 | 32.5 | 33.6 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 1973 | 10 Feb 1963 | 02 Mar 1963 | 09 Apr 1961 | 14 May 1958 | 26 Jun 1966 | 30 Jul 1974 | 29 Aug 1969 | 03 Sep 1964 | 07 Oct 1965 | 05 Nov 1965 | 29 Dec 1973 | 29 Jan 1973 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 18.3 | 18.1 | 14.7 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 10.4 | 13.7 | 16.6 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 28.1 | 27.2 | 24.4 | 20.6 | 15.6 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 16.8 | 22.0 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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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) | 21.5 | 40.0 | 16.9 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 15.7 | 10.1 | 17.4 | 188.6 | 41 | 1938 1980 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 167.4 | 300.5 | 148.6 | 88.7 | 63.1 | 55.4 | 49.6 | 85.9 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 37.2 | 183.0 | 563.1 | 41 | 1938 1980 |
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| Date | 1974 | 1976 | 1967 | 1943 | 1968 | 1973 | 1955 | 1947 | 1975 | 1974 | 1979 | 1975 | 1976 | ||||
| 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 | 21.2 | 41 | 1938 1980 |
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| Date | 1978 | 1972 | 1973 | 1978 | 1976 | 1977 | 1977 | 1977 | 1980 | 1972 | 1967 | 1955 | 1961 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 43 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 5.4 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 43 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 59.5 | 112.3 | 60.2 | 44.5 | 41.0 | 47.5 | 29.0 | 30.3 | 15.8 | 40.2 | 20.1 | 38.1 | 43 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 68.0 | 166.5 | 110.5 | 69.6 | 20.3 | 34.4 | 29.7 | 32.3 | 47.2 | 37.8 | 21.0 | 110.0 | 166.5 | 41 | 1938 1980 |
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| Date | 14 Jan 1974 | 09 Feb 1976 | 07 Mar 1967 | 22 Apr 1943 | 17 May 1952 | 10 Jun 1978 | 16 Jul 1956 | 17 Aug 1947 | 14 Sep 1975 | 03 Oct 1974 | 14 Nov 1979 | 17 Dec 1975 | 09 Feb 1976 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 29.6 | 41 | 1938 1980 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 20.4 | 41 | 1938 1980 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 41 | 1938 1980 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 41 | 1938 1980 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 28.1 | 26.2 | 23.4 | 19.3 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 18.1 | 21.5 | 24.8 | 26.9 | 27.6 | 21.7 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 17.0 | 15.4 | 19.8 | 17.8 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 20.5 | 21.1 | 20.4 | 19.4 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 219.0 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 52.9 | 24 | 1957 1980 |
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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) | 29.5 | 28.1 | 25.2 | 20.1 | 14.9 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 13.2 | 18.0 | 22.7 | 26.2 | 28.6 | 20.7 | 40 | 1939 1980 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 18.4 | 18.3 | 16.4 | 13.3 | 10.4 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 11.1 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.4 | 13.2 | 39 | 1938 1980 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 7.5 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 23 | 1957 1980 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 31 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 55 | 61 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 42 | 39 | 1938 1980 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 37 | 1938 1980 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 11.0 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 15.9 | 12.9 | 23 | 1957 1980 |
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| 9am wind speed vs direction plot |  |
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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) | 36.2 | 35.0 | 32.7 | 27.9 | 22.7 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 21.6 | 25.9 | 29.9 | 33.0 | 35.2 | 28.3 | 35 | 1938 1980 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 20.4 | 20.2 | 18.7 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 16.4 | 18.1 | 19.3 | 16.1 | 35 | 1938 1980 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 5.8 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 23 | 1957 1980 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 20 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 1938 1980 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 35 | 1938 1980 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 14.9 | 15.2 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 23 | 1957 1980 |
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red = highest value
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Product IDCJCM0038 Prepared at Thu 30 Oct 2025 01:10:38 AM AEDT
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.
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- Data file (csv): http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/tables/text/IDCJCM0038_015526.csv
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