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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
PORT PIRIE NYRSTAR COMPARISON
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: PORT PIRIE NYRSTAR COMPARISON | Site number: 021043 | Commenced: 1877 | Map | |
| Latitude: 33.17° S | Longitude: 138.01° E | Elevation: 2 m | Operational status: Closed 01 Sep 2012 | |
| 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) | 32.0 | 31.8 | 29.4 | 24.8 | 20.4 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 18.1 | 21.3 | 24.5 | 27.7 | 30.0 | 24.5 | 90 | 1922 2012 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 46.3 | 45.5 | 42.5 | 37.7 | 31.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 35.0 | 39.5 | 44.0 | 44.6 | 46.3 | 55 | 1957 2012 |
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| Date | 04 Jan 1979 | 06 Feb 2009 | 06 Mar 1986 | 02 Apr 2005 | 02 May 2002 | 07 Jun 2005 | 29 Jul 1975 | 28 Aug 1977 | 30 Sep 1998 | 30 Oct 1987 | 15 Nov 2009 | 30 Dec 2005 | 04 Jan 1979 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 17.8 | 19.0 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 15.0 | 17.8 | 9.7 | 55 | 1957 2012 |
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| Date | 01 Jan 1970 | 28 Feb 1987 | 29 Mar 1973 | 27 Apr 2008 | 24 May 2012 | 24 Jun 1990 | 02 Jul 1984 | 15 Aug 1972 | 13 Sep 1969 | 21 Oct 1995 | 16 Nov 1961 | 03 Dec 1960 | 02 Jul 1984 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 25.0 | 24.8 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 16.0 | 18.3 | 20.7 | 22.8 | 55 | 1957 2012 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 39.9 | 39.3 | 35.6 | 30.8 | 24.7 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 22.5 | 27.1 | 31.4 | 35.8 | 37.7 | 55 | 1957 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 18.4 | 17.0 | 12.6 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 10.3 | 13.9 | 82.8 | 55 | 1957 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 9.8 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 34.4 | 55 | 1957 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 55 | 1957 2012 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 17.7 | 17.9 | 16.0 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 14.4 | 16.4 | 12.7 | 90 | 1922 2012 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 4.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 4.8 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4.4 | -1.7 | 55 | 1957 2012 |
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| Date | 19 Jan 1962 | 23 Feb 1980 | 30 Mar 1970 | 19 Apr 1961 | 13 May 1960 | 27 Jun 1958 | 07 Jul 1958 | 04 Aug 1966 | 24 Sep 1960 | 02 Oct 1994 | 03 Nov 1960 | 16 Dec 1958 | 27 Jun 1958 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 33.5 | 31.6 | 29.0 | 26.5 | 21.5 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 18.4 | 22.9 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 32.2 | 33.5 | 55 | 1957 2012 |
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| Date | 24 Jan 1982 | 07 Feb 1983 | 04 Mar 2004 | 08 Apr 1972 | 11 May 1987 | 01 Jun 1991 | 30 Jul 1975 | 30 Aug 1993 | 28 Sep 1999 | 31 Oct 1987 | 18 Nov 1975 | 31 Dec 2005 | 24 Jan 1982 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 13.1 | 13.2 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 55 | 1957 2012 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 24.4 | 24.2 | 21.8 | 18.3 | 15.0 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 55 | 1957 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 55 | 1957 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 55 | 1957 2012 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 0 | 2006 2006 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 0 | 2006 2006 |
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| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0 | 2006 2009 |
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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) | 18.6 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 27.5 | 38.2 | 40.7 | 33.9 | 34.9 | 35.5 | 33.3 | 24.1 | 23.0 | 345.9 | 136 | 1877 2012 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 130.5 | 158.7 | 124.0 | 138.0 | 187.7 | 114.4 | 100.4 | 83.6 | 136.6 | 158.7 | 85.9 | 146.8 | 676.1 | 136 | 1877 2012 |
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| Date | 2007 | 1946 | 1910 | 1889 | 1893 | 1910 | 1986 | 1886 | 1979 | 1973 | 1916 | 1979 | 1974 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 140.6 | 136 | 1877 2012 |
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| Date | 2009 | 2009 | 1994 | 1997 | 1996 | 1958 | 1924 | 2006 | 1882 | 2006 | 1928 | 1938 | 1888 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 6.9 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 136 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 8.6 | 9.1 | 11.2 | 23.0 | 31.2 | 33.1 | 32.2 | 33.2 | 30.2 | 25.7 | 19.6 | 16.9 | 136 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 47.4 | 49.6 | 51.8 | 58.8 | 83.6 | 79.2 | 55.4 | 59.0 | 66.4 | 68.6 | 50.8 | 51.4 | 136 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 86.2 | 104.1 | 69.1 | 70.4 | 91.9 | 65.8 | 45.7 | 37.8 | 76.2 | 65.2 | 48.3 | 125.0 | 125.0 | 126 | 1878 2012 |
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| Date | 20 Jan 2007 | 18 Feb 1946 | 01 Mar 1921 | 02 Apr 1889 | 29 May 1893 | 21 Jun 1910 | 28 Jul 1907 | 22 Aug 1908 | 27 Sep 1979 | 31 Oct 1997 | 17 Nov 1914 | 31 Dec 1979 | 31 Dec 1979 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 78.3 | 126 | 1877 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 51.4 | 126 | 1878 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 126 | 1878 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 126 | 1878 2012 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 27.3 | 24.6 | 20.4 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 12.9 | 17.2 | 21.5 | 25.1 | 27.0 | 18.4 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 14.4 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 125.0 | 53 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 100.0 | 53 | 1957 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 9am temperature (°C) | 24.0 | 23.6 | 21.6 | 18.4 | 14.6 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 15.3 | 18.2 | 20.8 | 22.8 | 17.8 | 88 | 1922 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 17.6 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 13.6 | 85 | 1922 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 29 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 53 | 56 | 58 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 63 | 64 | 1922 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 87 | 1922 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 10.9 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 51 | 1957 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) | 30.4 | 30.4 | 27.8 | 23.7 | 19.3 | 16.3 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 19.9 | 22.8 | 25.9 | 28.0 | 23.1 | 62 | 1946 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 19.7 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 15.6 | 59 | 1946 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 29 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 36 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 57 | 63 | 60 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 47 | 38 | 1946 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 62 | 1946 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 17.2 | 15.6 | 14.6 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 15.0 | 51 | 1957 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0034 Prepared at Thu 25 Sep 2025 01:05:44 AM 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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- Data file (csv): http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/tables/text/IDCJCM0034_021043.csv
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- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
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