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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
MOUNT LOFTY
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: MOUNT LOFTY | Site number: 023842 | Commenced: 1985 | Map | |
| Latitude: 34.98° S | Longitude: 138.71° E | Elevation: 685 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) | 23.4 | 23.2 | 20.4 | 16.7 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 15.9 | 18.7 | 20.9 | 16.2 | 34 | 1990 2025 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 41.1 | 38.9 | 36.0 | 31.0 | 24.5 | 20.1 | 16.9 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 34.3 | 37.1 | 39.0 | 41.1 | 34 | 1990 2025 |
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| Date | 24 Jan 2019 | 02 Feb 2014 | 15 Mar 2025 | 11 Apr 2018 | 08 May 2013 | 03 Jun 2023 | 21 Jul 2016 | 12 Aug 1996 | 24 Sep 1990 | 25 Oct 1997 | 19 Nov 2009 | 20 Dec 2019 | 24 Jan 2019 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 9.7 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 34 | 1990 2025 |
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| Date | 08 Jan 1994 | 21 Feb 1993 | 31 Mar 1999 | 07 Apr 1995 | 23 May 2006 | 28 Jun 2002 | 28 Jul 1998 | 10 Aug 2003 | 11 Sep 2004 | 22 Oct 1995 | 01 Nov 1994 | 09 Dec 2002 | 10 Aug 2003 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 14.7 | 14.9 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 12.7 | 25 | 1991 2025 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 31.4 | 30.9 | 28.0 | 23.1 | 17.3 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 15.2 | 19.0 | 23.1 | 26.8 | 29.1 | 25 | 1991 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 15.1 | 34 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 34 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 12.7 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 34 | 1990 2025 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.0 | -0.5 | 34 | 1990 2025 |
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| Date | 25 Jan 1996 | 21 Feb 1993 | 12 Mar 1994 | 20 Apr 2015 | 27 May 2000 | 26 Jun 2018 | 29 Jul 1998 | 18 Aug 1996 | 15 Sep 2024 | 11 Oct 2012 | 04 Nov 2017 | 09 Dec 1994 | 18 Aug 1996 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 29.1 | 28.1 | 26.1 | 23.0 | 17.5 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 19.3 | 26.3 | 24.6 | 27.6 | 29.1 | 34 | 1990 2025 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 2009 | 22 Feb 1997 | 02 Mar 2019 | 04 Apr 1992 | 10 May 2013 | 08 Jun 2005 | 01 Jul 2011 | 20 Aug 1995 | 04 Sep 2013 | 25 Oct 1997 | 27 Nov 2004 | 20 Dec 2019 | 29 Jan 2009 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 25 | 1991 2025 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 19.4 | 20.2 | 18.0 | 16.2 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 17.7 | 25 | 1991 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 34 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 34 | 1990 2025 |
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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) | 39.0 | 32.0 | 38.9 | 56.3 | 110.5 | 147.7 | 144.7 | 130.8 | 107.9 | 63.5 | 47.6 | 49.4 | 984.3 | 16 | 2009 2025 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 80.0 | 107.4 | 142.4 | 128.6 | 201.8 | 239.4 | 233.6 | 232.4 | 312.2 | 174.2 | 82.8 | 133.6 | 1570.4 | 16 | 2009 2025 |
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| Date | 2022 | 2014 | 2011 | 2015 | 2016 | 2022 | 2017 | 2010 | 2016 | 2016 | 2018 | 2016 | 2016 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 31.4 | 22.4 | 42.8 | 36.0 | 31.4 | 12.0 | 17.8 | 0.8 | 741.0 | 16 | 2009 2025 |
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| Date | 2019 | 2025 | 2024 | 2019 | 2024 | 2017 | 2020 | 2014 | 2018 | 2014 | 2012 | 2021 | 2024 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 12.8 | 0.9 | 10.9 | 20.2 | 50.5 | 78.9 | 70.6 | 91.9 | 47.8 | 28.2 | 26.3 | 14.7 | 17 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 24.0 | 26.3 | 27.7 | 53.8 | 115.4 | 167.2 | 134.4 | 117.8 | 104.3 | 61.0 | 39.4 | 34.1 | 17 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 77.9 | 66.8 | 68.3 | 101.2 | 169.9 | 198.5 | 224.8 | 187.6 | 146.5 | 104.9 | 78.2 | 124.3 | 17 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 36.2 | 74.0 | 45.8 | 38.6 | 53.2 | 64.6 | 58.6 | 40.4 | 83.8 | 46.2 | 37.6 | 86.0 | 86.0 | 16 | 2009 2025 |
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| Date | 30 Jan 2016 | 14 Feb 2014 | 24 Mar 2011 | 06 Apr 2010 | 30 May 2022 | 12 Jun 2019 | 10 Jul 2025 | 15 Aug 2010 | 15 Sep 2016 | 17 Oct 2016 | 22 Nov 2018 | 28 Dec 2016 | 28 Dec 2016 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 6.8 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 20.1 | 21.9 | 21.1 | 18.0 | 13.9 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 171.8 | 16 | 2009 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 13.1 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 108.0 | 16 | 2009 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 31.6 | 16 | 2009 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 7.4 | 16 | 2009 2025 |
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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) | 241 | 240 | 238 | 254 | 284 | 297 | 362 | 355 | 346 | 310 | 275 | 282 | 290 | 12 | 2004 2025 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 83 | 74 | 78 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 104 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 93 | 104 | 12 | 2004 2025 |
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| Date | 13 Jan 2017 | 18 Feb 2007 | 23 Mar 2007 | 02 Apr 2005 | 06 May 2006 | 28 Jun 2006 | 16 Jul 2021 | 30 Aug 2005 | 16 Sep 2007 | 10 Oct 2007 | 04 Nov 2004 | 22 Dec 2007 | 30 Aug 2005 | ||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 26.7 | 23.4 | 18.5 | 12.9 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 14.6 | 19.5 | 23.5 | 25.7 | 16.6 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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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) | 15.1 | 15.9 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 10.8 | 16 | 1991 2008 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 11.5 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 13 | 1991 2008 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 7.7 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 14 | 1991 2008 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 69 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 78 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 74 | 14 | 1991 2008 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 19.1 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 22.1 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 26.7 | 23.7 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 16 | 1991 2008 |
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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) | 19.8 | 20.4 | 17.4 | 14.3 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 15.6 | 17.5 | 13.6 | 16 | 1991 2008 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 13.3 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 13 | 1991 2008 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 14 | 1991 2008 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 51 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 73 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 58 | 53 | 64 | 14 | 1991 2008 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 18.1 | 18.0 | 16.8 | 18.0 | 19.9 | 23.7 | 24.3 | 25.5 | 25.7 | 22.9 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 21.0 | 16 | 1991 2008 |
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Product IDCJCM0034 Prepared at Thu 16 Oct 2025 01:51:30 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.
Related Links
- This page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_023842_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_023842.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_023842.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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