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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
ALICE SPRINGS 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: ALICE SPRINGS POST OFFICE | Site number: 015540 | Commenced: 1873 | Map | |
| Latitude: 23.71° S | Longitude: 133.87° E | Elevation: 580 m | Operational status: Closed 01 Sep 1989 | |
| 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) | 35.9 | 34.9 | 32.3 | 27.5 | 23.0 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 22.9 | 27.0 | 31.2 | 33.9 | 35.5 | 28.6 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 46.7 | 44.4 | 45.0 | 39.1 | 38.3 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 35.6 | 37.6 | 45.0 | 45.6 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Date | 14 Jan 1883 | 07 Feb 1883 | 03 Mar 1886 | 06 Apr 1893 | 27 May 1880 | 30 Jun 1942 | 21 Jul 1926 | 28 Aug 1882 | 30 Sep 1938 | 27 Oct 1893 | 29 Nov 1879 | 24 Dec 1891 | 24 Dec 1891 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 16.1 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 10.6 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 13.9 | 16.1 | 6.7 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Date | 06 Jan 1953 | 06 Feb 1953 | 27 Mar 1913 | 26 Apr 1916 | 25 May 1904 | 29 Jun 1935 | 02 Jul 1901 | 11 Aug 1933 | 24 Sep 1927 | 07 Oct 1910 | 11 Nov 1941 | 29 Dec 1929 | 02 Jul 1901 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 30.0 | 28.9 | 26.6 | 21.7 | 17.2 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 20.6 | 23.9 | 27.2 | 29.4 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 41.1 | 40.0 | 37.8 | 33.2 | 28.9 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 29.4 | 33.3 | 37.5 | 39.4 | 40.8 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 28.0 | 24.3 | 22.7 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 18.8 | 24.1 | 27.1 | 169.0 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 19.6 | 16.3 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 14.2 | 18.8 | 90.4 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 5.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 17.3 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 20.8 | 20.1 | 17.1 | 12.2 | 7.7 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 14.4 | 17.6 | 19.9 | 12.8 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 10.0 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 1.8 | -3.0 | -5.6 | -5.6 | -3.9 | -1.1 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 7.8 | -5.6 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 1920 | 26 Feb 1949 | 30 Mar 1880 | 28 Apr 1901 | 27 May 1898 | 30 Jun 1948 | 08 Jul 1948 | 07 Aug 1933 | 04 Sep 1929 | 15 Oct 1895 | 02 Nov 1879 | 16 Dec 1882 | 08 Jul 1948 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 31.8 | 31.6 | 29.4 | 26.1 | 23.3 | 19.6 | 18.8 | 22.8 | 25.0 | 27.2 | 28.9 | 33.9 | 33.9 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Date | 10 Jan 1906 | 09 Feb 1900 | 13 Mar 1882 | 01 Apr 1924 | 12 May 1931 | 07 Jun 1899 | 27 Jul 1906 | 28 Aug 1881 | 25 Sep 1902 | 19 Oct 1898 | 15 Nov 1948 | 29 Dec 1878 | 29 Dec 1878 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 15.6 | 15.0 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 2.2 | -0.6 | -1.6 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 12.2 | 14.4 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 25.7 | 24.8 | 22.2 | 18.3 | 13.4 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 15.6 | 20.6 | 22.8 | 25.0 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 8.6 | 12.4 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.1 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 76 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 17.8 | 17.4 | 14.4 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 11.1 | 14.4 | 16.9 | 9.9 | 48 | 1905 1953 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | -2.9 | -6.1 | -8.9 | -11.1 | -7.9 | -6.7 | -2.8 | -3.3 | -1.7 | -11.1 | 48 | 1905 1953 |
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| Date | 12 Jan 1953 | 20 Feb 1953 | 24 Mar 1920 | 30 Apr 1940 | 23 May 1920 | 26 Jun 1952 | 02 Jul 1952 | 01 Aug 1905 | 11 Sep 1952 | 19 Oct 1952 | 30 Nov 1905 | 17 Dec 1952 | 02 Jul 1952 | ||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 7.9 | 11.5 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.9 | 48 | 1905 1953 |
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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) | 42.7 | 41.4 | 33.1 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 25.1 | 36.3 | 279.3 | 114 | 1873 1987 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 313.5 | 235.8 | 362.9 | 117.1 | 108.7 | 81.8 | 244.8 | 158.0 | 89.7 | 115.5 | 138.8 | 288.2 | 902.9 | 114 | 1873 1987 |
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| Date | 1974 | 1875 | 1983 | 1890 | 1914 | 1986 | 1986 | 1879 | 1879 | 1916 | 1920 | 1920 | 1974 | ||||
| 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 | 53.8 | 114 | 1873 1987 |
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| Date | 1985 | 1986 | 1986 | 1986 | 1986 | 1985 | 1985 | 1986 | 1985 | 1986 | 1985 | 1985 | 1985 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 114 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 22.5 | 14.3 | 11.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 16.3 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 114 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 97.2 | 134.5 | 83.5 | 54.7 | 49.6 | 45.1 | 34.0 | 30.5 | 31.1 | 46.6 | 52.4 | 91.7 | 114 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 106.7 | 105.4 | 166.4 | 72.1 | 47.5 | 62.8 | 135.4 | 68.6 | 47.2 | 57.9 | 67.6 | 118.4 | 166.4 | 112 | 1873 1987 |
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| Date | 08 Jan 1877 | 11 Feb 1894 | 06 Mar 1972 | 18 Apr 1961 | 10 May 1968 | 30 Jun 1986 | 23 Jul 1986 | 04 Aug 1879 | 02 Sep 1894 | 21 Oct 1909 | 10 Nov 1920 | 29 Dec 1920 | 06 Mar 1972 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 32.2 | 112 | 1873 1987 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 26.0 | 112 | 1873 1987 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 112 | 1873 1987 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 112 | 1873 1987 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 26.8 | 25.4 | 23.2 | 20.0 | 16.2 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 18.9 | 22.0 | 25.1 | 26.1 | 26.4 | 21.7 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 12.9 | 11.9 | 14.1 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 16.9 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 174.6 | 74 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 46.0 | 74 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 9.9 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 54 | 1890 1953 |
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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) | 29.2 | 28.2 | 25.1 | 20.1 | 15.2 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 14.2 | 19.2 | 24.0 | 27.3 | 29.0 | 21.1 | 75 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 18.5 | 18.5 | 16.6 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 16.6 | 18.1 | 13.4 | 75 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 75 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 35 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 54 | 44 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 75 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 74 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 12.1 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 72 | 1876 1953 |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 34.7 | 34.0 | 31.3 | 26.7 | 22.3 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 22.1 | 26.2 | 29.9 | 32.6 | 34.1 | 27.6 | 75 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 20.4 | 20.4 | 18.8 | 16.0 | 13.6 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 20.0 | 16.2 | 75 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 10.1 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 75 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 75 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 74 | 1878 1953 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 13.0 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 72 | 1878 1953 |
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Product IDCJCM0038 Prepared at Wed 01 Oct 2025 23:32:22 PM AEST
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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