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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
TARCOOLA
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: TARCOOLA | Site number: 016044 | Commenced: 1903 | Map | |
| Latitude: 30.71° S | Longitude: 134.57° E | Elevation: 120 m | Operational status: Closed 10 Aug 1999 | |
| 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) | 35.0 | 34.5 | 31.7 | 26.4 | 21.8 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 20.2 | 23.9 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 33.4 | 26.8 | 72 | 1921 1999 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 48.5 | 47.9 | 45.7 | 40.5 | 34.0 | 29.1 | 30.7 | 34.4 | 39.7 | 45.0 | 47.9 | 48.9 | 48.9 | 72 | 1921 1999 |
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| Date | 23 Jan 1982 | 17 Feb 1992 | 07 Mar 1986 | 12 Apr 1985 | 01 May 1997 | 27 Jun 1991 | 29 Jul 1975 | 23 Aug 1936 | 30 Sep 1998 | 31 Oct 1995 | 30 Nov 1993 | 27 Dec 1949 | 27 Dec 1949 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 17.9 | 17.4 | 16.2 | 12.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 8.6 | 72 | 1921 1999 |
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| Date | 02 Jan 1941 | 17 Feb 1946 | 13 Mar 1989 | 23 Apr 1966 | 24 May 1955 | 16 Jun 1931 | 20 Jul 1955 | 24 Aug 1953 | 05 Sep 1925 | 22 Oct 1938 | 02 Nov 1976 | 01 Dec 1966 | 16 Jun 1931 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 28.3 | 27.3 | 25.3 | 21.1 | 17.7 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 18.6 | 21.1 | 24.3 | 26.7 | 72 | 1921 1999 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 42.0 | 41.1 | 38.4 | 32.5 | 27.1 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 25.6 | 30.6 | 35.0 | 38.5 | 40.6 | 72 | 1921 1999 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 24.8 | 21.7 | 19.2 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 15.7 | 21.9 | 124.8 | 72 | 1921 1999 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 15.2 | 13.9 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 61.7 | 72 | 1921 1999 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 6.0 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 18.3 | 72 | 1921 1999 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 17.9 | 18.0 | 15.5 | 11.2 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 11.2 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 11.3 | 71 | 1921 1999 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 6.5 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 1.7 | -1.7 | -4.7 | -4.8 | -3.3 | -1.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 5.6 | -4.8 | 71 | 1921 1999 |
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| Date | 02 Jan 1970 | 03 Feb 1948 | 21 Mar 1931 | 27 Apr 1929 | 27 May 1937 | 25 Jun 1936 | 17 Jul 1976 | 03 Aug 1928 | 07 Sep 1946 | 05 Oct 1942 | 05 Nov 1923 | 05 Dec 1927 | 17 Jul 1976 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 33.2 | 31.8 | 30.0 | 22.9 | 21.9 | 16.2 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 25.5 | 27.7 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 33.2 | 71 | 1921 1999 |
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| Date | 13 Jan 1939 | 20 Feb 1980 | 12 Mar 1985 | 06 Apr 1996 | 01 May 1997 | 01 Jun 1991 | 30 Jul 1975 | 29 Aug 1928 | 27 Sep 1987 | 20 Oct 1988 | 17 Nov 1944 | 06 Dec 1951 | 13 Jan 1939 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 12.3 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 71 | 1921 1999 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 24.2 | 23.9 | 21.1 | 16.7 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 13.9 | 17.0 | 20.3 | 22.8 | 71 | 1921 1999 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.9 | 72 | 1921 1999 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 72 | 1921 1999 |
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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) | 10.2 | 21.3 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 16.1 | 16.8 | 12.8 | 15.8 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 174.0 | 92 | 1904 1999 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 66.0 | 167.4 | 129.8 | 84.1 | 136.2 | 73.4 | 56.2 | 81.8 | 74.8 | 89.6 | 91.6 | 97.0 | 437.9 | 92 | 1904 1999 |
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| Date | 1968 | 1921 | 1989 | 1961 | 1974 | 1907 | 1986 | 1973 | 1964 | 1974 | 1971 | 1945 | 1973 | ||||
| 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 | 50.8 | 92 | 1904 1999 |
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| Date | 1996 | 1996 | 1997 | 1997 | 1972 | 1962 | 1950 | 1976 | 1994 | 1982 | 1982 | 1969 | 1967 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 93 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 6.1 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 8.4 | 12.8 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 93 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 24.2 | 59.5 | 30.7 | 20.7 | 39.6 | 38.6 | 30.7 | 33.2 | 36.4 | 43.5 | 31.2 | 35.6 | 93 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 44.5 | 141.2 | 93.0 | 53.3 | 71.9 | 37.1 | 23.4 | 38.1 | 45.5 | 38.4 | 56.6 | 55.4 | 141.2 | 90 | 1904 1999 |
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| Date | 19 Jan 1937 | 17 Feb 1946 | 14 Mar 1989 | 19 Apr 1961 | 31 May 1920 | 09 Jun 1927 | 17 Jul 1916 | 04 Aug 1958 | 26 Sep 1964 | 08 Oct 1992 | 24 Nov 1971 | 15 Dec 1945 | 17 Feb 1946 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 40.8 | 90 | 1904 1999 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 25.9 | 90 | 1904 1999 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 90 | 1904 1999 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 90 | 1904 1999 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 28.2 | 25.8 | 21.6 | 16.6 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 15.0 | 19.4 | 23.3 | 26.6 | 28.1 | 20.0 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 16.1 | 13.9 | 16.7 | 13.6 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 149.9 | 37 | 1962 1999 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 72.3 | 37 | 1962 1999 |
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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) | 24.2 | 23.9 | 21.7 | 18.2 | 13.6 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 15.6 | 19.4 | 21.3 | 23.1 | 17.7 | 37 | 1927 1999 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 16.3 | 16.6 | 15.5 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 12.4 | 33 | 1927 1999 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 9.5 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 33 | 1962 1999 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 44 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 55 | 33 | 1962 1999 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 37 | 1962 1999 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 11.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 35 | 1962 1999 |
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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) | 33.7 | 33.5 | 30.5 | 25.9 | 21.1 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 19.4 | 22.8 | 26.6 | 29.7 | 31.8 | 25.9 | 37 | 1927 1999 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 19.0 | 19.4 | 18.0 | 15.7 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 33 | 1962 1999 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 6.5 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 33 | 1962 1999 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 21 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 40 | 44 | 42 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 33 | 1962 1999 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 37 | 1962 1999 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 10.9 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 34 | 1962 1999 |
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Product IDCJCM0034 Prepared at Thu 09 Oct 2025 02:21:05 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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