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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
WHYALLA AERO
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.
Site details
| Site name: WHYALLA AERO | Site number: 018120 | Commenced: 1945 | Map | |
| Latitude: 33.05° S | Longitude: 137.52° E | Elevation: 7 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) | 30.1 | 29.5 | 27.2 | 23.9 | 20.5 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 18.5 | 21.6 | 23.8 | 26.6 | 28.2 | 23.7 | 28 | 1945 2013 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 47.2 | 48.0 | 44.1 | 40.4 | 32.9 | 26.3 | 27.0 | 32.0 | 38.0 | 42.1 | 45.5 | 44.9 | 48.0 | 27 | 1945 2013 |
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| Date | 04 Jan 2013 | 07 Feb 2009 | 06 Mar 1986 | 02 Apr 2005 | 03 May 1988 | 07 Jun 2005 | 27 Jul 1985 | 30 Aug 2007 | 27 Sep 2008 | 17 Oct 1998 | 19 Nov 2009 | 23 Dec 2012 | 07 Feb 2009 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 20.0 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 16.8 | 18.7 | 9.4 | 25 | 1982 2013 |
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| Date | 15 Jan 2005 | 29 Feb 2012 | 23 Mar 2000 | 27 Apr 2008 | 24 May 2012 | 01 Jun 1989 | 12 Jul 2005 | 10 Aug 2003 | 04 Sep 1987 | 11 Oct 2012 | 06 Nov 1989 | 07 Dec 1983 | 01 Jun 1989 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 23.4 | 23.1 | 21.3 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 17.7 | 19.8 | 21.8 | 26 | 1982 2013 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 39.8 | 38.0 | 36.1 | 31.0 | 25.8 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 23.7 | 29.6 | 32.8 | 36.4 | 37.5 | 26 | 1982 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 12.8 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 63.7 | 25 | 1982 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 6.9 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 28.1 | 25 | 1982 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 25 | 1982 2013 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 17.6 | 17.8 | 15.5 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 11.4 | 28 | 1945 2013 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 5.9 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 2.2 | -0.4 | -3.2 | -3.2 | -1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 4.7 | -3.2 | 28 | 1945 2013 |
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| Date | 23 Jan 1989 | 03 Feb 1948 | 28 Mar 1984 | 23 Apr 1999 | 24 May 2006 | 12 Jun 1984 | 16 Jul 1982 | 03 Aug 1999 | 26 Sep 1947 | 23 Oct 1985 | 29 Nov 1987 | 02 Dec 1987 | 16 Jul 1982 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 32.5 | 29.6 | 26.6 | 23.2 | 18.3 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 21.7 | 22.3 | 28.7 | 28.1 | 32.5 | 25 | 1982 2013 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 2009 | 18 Feb 2007 | 13 Mar 1985 | 06 Apr 2012 | 05 May 1988 | 10 Jun 2005 | 28 Jul 1985 | 21 Aug 2009 | 15 Sep 2002 | 17 Oct 1998 | 26 Nov 1997 | 12 Dec 1998 | 29 Jan 2009 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 13.8 | 14.0 | 11.3 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 26 | 1982 2013 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 21.7 | 21.7 | 19.7 | 16.2 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 26 | 1982 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 25 | 1982 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 25 | 1982 2013 |
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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) | 14.5 | 25.2 | 20.5 | 19.3 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 23.8 | 22.1 | 27.1 | 25.0 | 21.1 | 24.0 | 271.2 | 31 | 1945 2013 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 93.8 | 197.4 | 79.6 | 82.9 | 56.9 | 71.5 | 73.4 | 50.7 | 105.5 | 62.6 | 65.4 | 76.0 | 510.3 | 31 | 1945 2013 |
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| Date | 2007 | 1946 | 1989 | 1980 | 2010 | 2001 | 1986 | 1985 | 1979 | 2010 | 2009 | 2011 | 1979 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 146.8 | 31 | 1945 2013 |
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| Date | 2013 | 2009 | 1994 | 1999 | 1947 | 1947 | 1985 | 2006 | 2003 | 2006 | 1982 | 1981 | 2002 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 159.5 | 29 | 1945 2013 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 6.3 | 11.6 | 8.8 | 12.8 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 20.8 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 25.2 | 19.4 | 15.8 | 255.6 | 29 | 1945 2013 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 43.0 | 58.6 | 55.0 | 35.1 | 42.1 | 44.3 | 42.0 | 45.2 | 58.6 | 49.2 | 37.3 | 61.6 | 365.4 | 29 | 1945 2013 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 55.8 | 101.6 | 50.0 | 44.5 | 31.2 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 24.4 | 52.0 | 49.0 | 41.4 | 50.0 | 101.6 | 29 | 1979 2013 |
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| Date | 20 Jan 2007 | 24 Feb 1979 | 20 Mar 2007 | 22 Apr 1980 | 24 May 1979 | 06 Jun 2001 | 01 Jul 1986 | 14 Aug 1986 | 27 Sep 1979 | 31 Oct 1997 | 11 Nov 1998 | 08 Dec 2010 | 24 Feb 1979 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 81.4 | 29 | 1945 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 41.6 | 29 | 1979 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 29 | 1979 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 29 | 1979 2013 |
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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 daily wind run (km) | 469 | 445 | 367 | 301 | 276 | 288 | 282 | 324 | 368 | 393 | 423 | 410 | 362 | 10 | 2003 2013 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 83 | 78 | 71 | 87 | 81 | 115 | 94 | 98 | 100 | 106 | 91 | 93 | 115 | 10 | 2003 2013 |
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| Date | 25 Jan 2011 | 07 Feb 2009 | 04 Mar 2004 | 23 Apr 2009 | 29 May 2007 | 30 Jun 2009 | 10 Jul 2010 | 26 Aug 2004 | 21 Sep 2009 | 12 Oct 2004 | 12 Nov 2008 | 06 Dec 2007 | 30 Jun 2009 | ||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 28.2 | 25.1 | 21.0 | 15.6 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 13.3 | 17.9 | 22.4 | 26.0 | 27.8 | 19.0 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 62.7 | 11 | 1982 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 46.6 | 11 | 1982 2010 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 11.3 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 7.0 | 18 | 1993 2013 |
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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) | 22.6 | 22.0 | 20.1 | 18.0 | 14.2 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 15.5 | 17.8 | 19.7 | 21.2 | 17.0 | 25 | 1945 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 16.9 | 17.1 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 13.0 | 24 | 1945 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.3 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 22 | 1982 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 55 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 64 | 24 | 1945 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 15 | 1945 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 17.0 | 15.0 | 13.4 | 11.9 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 16.4 | 18.0 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 24 | 1982 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) | 28.2 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 22.9 | 19.4 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 17.1 | 19.8 | 21.9 | 24.7 | 25.9 | 22.1 | 23 | 1982 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 18.2 | 18.7 | 17.3 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 15.8 | 17.1 | 14.7 | 21 | 1982 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 10.3 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 22 | 1982 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 38 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 53 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 22 | 1982 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 13 | 1945 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 24.6 | 23.3 | 21.2 | 19.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 19.2 | 21.3 | 22.4 | 24.3 | 23.7 | 24.2 | 21.6 | 24 | 1982 2010 |
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red = highest value
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Product IDCJCM0034 Prepared at Thu 20 Jun 2013 06:32:48 AM EST
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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- This page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_018120_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_018120.shtml - About climate averages: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cdo/about/about-stats.shtml
- Data file (csv): http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/tables/text/IDCJCM0034_018120.csv
- Climate averages home page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/index.shtml
- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
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