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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.
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 name: ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT | Site number: 015590 | Commenced: 1940 | Map | |
Latitude: 23.80° S | Longitude: 133.89° E | Elevation: 546 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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Temperature | |||||||||||||||||
Maximum temperature | |||||||||||||||||
Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 36.5 | 35.3 | 32.9 | 28.4 | 23.2 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 22.9 | 27.5 | 31.3 | 33.7 | 35.5 | 28.9 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Highest temperature (°C) | 45.6 | 44.7 | 42.7 | 39.9 | 35.0 | 31.6 | 31.8 | 36.6 | 38.8 | 42.6 | 44.9 | 45.7 | 45.7 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Date | 03 Jan 2019 | 02 Feb 1998 | 11 Mar 2019 | 02 Apr 2005 | 03 May 1942 | 21 Jun 1996 | 30 Jul 2021 | 30 Aug 2024 | 22 Sep 2012 | 10 Oct 2013 | 13 Nov 2014 | 25 Dec 2019 | 25 Dec 2019 | ||||
Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 16.2 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 17.1 | 7.0 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Date | 06 Jan 1953 | 22 Feb 1949 | 21 Mar 2001 | 25 Apr 1983 | 30 May 2009 | 22 Jun 1956 | 06 Jul 2010 | 06 Aug 1966 | 16 Sep 2010 | 08 Oct 1968 | 18 Nov 1981 | 30 Dec 1957 | 06 Aug 1966 | ||||
Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 30.9 | 29.6 | 27.2 | 22.4 | 17.7 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 16.9 | 20.6 | 24.4 | 27.2 | 29.8 | 81 | 1941 2024 |
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Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 41.0 | 39.7 | 37.8 | 33.8 | 28.8 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 29.3 | 33.8 | 37.4 | 39.5 | 40.3 | 81 | 1941 2024 |
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Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 28.7 | 25.3 | 24.1 | 11.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 10.8 | 18.9 | 23.4 | 27.6 | 175.0 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 21.6 | 16.8 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 13.4 | 18.6 | 92.8 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 6.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 16.5 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Minimum temperature | |||||||||||||||||
Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 21.6 | 20.7 | 17.6 | 12.6 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 10.3 | 14.8 | 17.9 | 20.3 | 13.2 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Lowest temperature (°C) | 10.0 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 1.4 | -2.7 | -6.0 | -7.5 | -4.1 | -1.0 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 9.3 | -7.5 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Date | 03 Jan 1970 | 24 Feb 1949 | 25 Mar 1967 | 23 Apr 2001 | 30 May 1987 | 30 Jun 2002 | 17 Jul 1976 | 16 Aug 2002 | 07 Sep 1975 | 01 Oct 1982 | 02 Nov 1974 | 12 Dec 2002 | 17 Jul 1976 | ||||
Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 32.8 | 31.6 | 29.6 | 25.9 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 20.4 | 23.1 | 27.4 | 30.0 | 31.3 | 31.0 | 32.8 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Date | 03 Jan 1960 | 08 Feb 1994 | 03 Mar 2009 | 13 Apr 1956 | 03 May 2018 | 12 Jun 2019 | 13 Jul 1995 | 16 Aug 2009 | 21 Sep 2009 | 27 Oct 1959 | 16 Nov 1996 | 14 Dec 2006 | 03 Jan 1960 | ||||
Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 16.3 | 15.6 | 12.3 | 7.0 | 2.6 | -0.5 | -1.2 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 81 | 1941 2024 |
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Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 26.6 | 25.6 | 22.6 | 18.6 | 14.1 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 12.7 | 17.2 | 21.1 | 23.7 | 25.4 | 81 | 1941 2024 |
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Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 9.2 | 11.7 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.6 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Ground surface temperature | |||||||||||||||||
Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 18.2 | 17.6 | 14.4 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 11.2 | 14.5 | 16.9 | 9.9 | 65 | 1951 2016 |
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Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | -2.9 | -7.2 | -10.8 | -12.4 | -10.1 | -7.2 | -5.7 | -0.3 | 4.0 | -12.4 | 65 | 1951 2016 |
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Date | 28 Jan 1993 | 23 Feb 1958 | 05 Mar 1961 | 22 Apr 1956 | 31 May 1987 | 17 Jun 1958 | 17 Jul 1976 | 13 Aug 1976 | 01 Sep 1958 | 02 Oct 1982 | 02 Nov 1982 | 26 Dec 1959 | 17 Jul 1976 | ||||
Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 10.1 | 13.8 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.5 | 65 | 1951 2016 |
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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) | 42.8 | 41.2 | 33.3 | 16.4 | 18.0 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 19.5 | 31.7 | 38.4 | 285.6 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Highest rainfall (mm) | 251.4 | 241.6 | 356.8 | 269.2 | 103.6 | 101.2 | 144.0 | 114.1 | 60.8 | 73.4 | 218.2 | 228.9 | 782.5 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Date | 2001 | 2000 | 1983 | 2000 | 1990 | 1973 | 1986 | 1947 | 1947 | 2005 | 2021 | 1975 | 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 | 65.8 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Date | 1994 | 2019 | 2017 | 2024 | 2022 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2019 | 1955 | 2019 | ||||
Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 83 | n/a n/a |
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Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 23.2 | 15.4 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 16.6 | 20.7 | 25.2 | 83 | n/a n/a |
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Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 122.2 | 144.8 | 92.6 | 50.2 | 60.0 | 36.5 | 41.8 | 19.8 | 27.6 | 52.4 | 72.9 | 83.6 | 83 | n/a n/a |
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Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 99.6 | 111.8 | 204.8 | 85.6 | 56.6 | 70.6 | 76.8 | 63.0 | 29.0 | 38.8 | 100.2 | 135.8 | 204.8 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Date | 30 Jan 2001 | 12 Feb 2000 | 31 Mar 1988 | 21 Apr 2000 | 21 May 1990 | 15 Jun 1973 | 01 Jul 1986 | 16 Aug 1947 | 22 Sep 1993 | 02 Oct 1993 | 10 Nov 2021 | 17 Dec 1975 | 31 Mar 1988 | ||||
Mean number of days of rain | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 43.0 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 29.1 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 83 | 1941 2024 |
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Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
Other daily elements | |||||||||||||||||
Mean daily wind run (km) | 312 | 322 | 294 | 257 | 232 | 222 | 225 | 247 | 279 | 300 | 304 | 306 | 275 | 32 | 1959 2024 |
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Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 128 | 122 | 104 | 78 | 121 | 95 | 91 | 97 | 102 | 104 | 174 | 131 | 174 | 70 | 1952 2024 |
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Date | 15 Jan 2022 | 02 Feb 1997 | 31 Mar 1988 | 18 Apr 1972 | 19 May 1967 | 10 Jun 1958 | 25 Jul 1996 | 26 Aug 1973 | 22 Sep 2008 | 30 Oct 2022 | 21 Nov 1964 | 15 Dec 1958 | 21 Nov 1964 | ||||
Mean daily sunshine (hours) | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 62 | 1954 2016 |
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Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 26.9 | 25.6 | 23.3 | 20.0 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 15.8 | 18.9 | 22.0 | 25.2 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 21.8 | 35 | 1990 2024 |
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Mean number of clear days | 13.1 | 12.1 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 20.6 | 17.8 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 199.4 | 56 | 1954 2014 |
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Mean number of cloudy days | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 63.4 | 56 | 1954 2014 |
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Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 12.9 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 7.7 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 53 | 1959 2021 |
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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) | 28.9 | 27.6 | 24.6 | 19.9 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 13.4 | 18.8 | 23.3 | 26.4 | 28.1 | 20.5 | 56 | 1954 2014 |
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Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 18.1 | 18.0 | 15.9 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 12.8 | 56 | 1954 2014 |
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Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 9.0 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 56 | 1954 2014 |
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Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 34 | 39 | 39 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 42 | 56 | 1954 2014 |
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Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 56 | 1954 2014 |
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Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 14.1 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 13.4 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 10.9 | 69 | 1941 2014 |
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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) | 35.2 | 34.1 | 31.7 | 27.7 | 22.4 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 21.8 | 26.3 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 27.8 | 56 | 1954 2014 |
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Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 19.7 | 19.7 | 18.1 | 15.8 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 18.7 | 15.5 | 56 | 1954 2014 |
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Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 56 | 1954 2014 |
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Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 56 | 1954 2014 |
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Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 56 | 1954 2014 |
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Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 14.4 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 69 | 1941 2014 |
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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.