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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
WEIPA 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.
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: WEIPA AERO | Site number: 027045 | Commenced: 1972 | Map | |
| Latitude: 12.68° S | Longitude: 141.92° E | Elevation: 18 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) | 32.0 | 31.5 | 31.8 | 32.3 | 31.9 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 32.2 | 34.5 | 35.8 | 35.9 | 34.0 | 32.8 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 37.5 | 35.7 | 34.8 | 35.3 | 35.5 | 34.5 | 35.7 | 35.9 | 38.6 | 40.1 | 39.5 | 39.2 | 40.1 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Date | 01 Jan 2007 | 08 Feb 1998 | 11 Mar 2022 | 14 Apr 1998 | 10 May 2016 | 08 Jun 2002 | 29 Jul 2021 | 25 Aug 2010 | 20 Sep 2022 | 29 Oct 2022 | 20 Nov 2022 | 04 Dec 2023 | 29 Oct 2022 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 24.5 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 25.9 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 24.8 | 26.6 | 30.0 | 27.9 | 26.7 | 25.6 | 24.5 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 2018 | 07 Feb 2014 | 10 Mar 1996 | 03 Apr 1994 | 23 May 2020 | 21 Jun 2007 | 02 Jul 2000 | 06 Aug 1995 | 17 Sep 2023 | 09 Oct 1996 | 30 Nov 2022 | 27 Dec 1992 | 29 Jan 2018 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 29.1 | 28.6 | 29.2 | 31.0 | 30.4 | 29.4 | 29.4 | 30.5 | 32.6 | 33.8 | 33.3 | 30.9 | 29 | 1992 2023 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 34.2 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 33.0 | 32.7 | 32.6 | 33.9 | 36.3 | 37.4 | 37.8 | 36.5 | 29 | 1992 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 26.1 | 22.2 | 26.3 | 28.5 | 29.3 | 24.9 | 25.4 | 29.4 | 30.0 | 30.9 | 29.6 | 28.3 | 330.9 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 23.1 | 21.9 | 11.1 | 69.7 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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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 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 24.3 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 22.9 | 21.5 | 20.1 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 20.0 | 21.9 | 23.5 | 24.2 | 22.0 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 20.8 | 20.4 | 19.1 | 18.2 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 19.0 | 20.7 | 10.2 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Date | 28 Jan 2011 | 05 Feb 2015 | 31 Mar 2002 | 22 Apr 2007 | 23 May 2009 | 29 Jun 2007 | 29 Jul 1996 | 14 Aug 2004 | 24 Sep 1994 | 08 Oct 2006 | 01 Nov 1997 | 07 Dec 1998 | 29 Jun 2007 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 28.7 | 27.6 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 28.9 | 28.5 | 28.9 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Date | 05 Jan 2014 | 03 Feb 2011 | 02 Mar 2010 | 15 Apr 1998 | 04 May 1998 | 02 Jun 2017 | 25 Jul 2010 | 29 Aug 2022 | 30 Sep 1996 | 31 Oct 2018 | 26 Nov 2018 | 07 Dec 2002 | 26 Nov 2018 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 23.2 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 20.9 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 19.1 | 21.7 | 23.0 | 29 | 1992 2023 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 25.4 | 25.2 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 23.7 | 22.7 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 24.1 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 29 | 1992 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °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 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °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 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 21.3 | 19.5 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 20.4 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 20.5 | 21 | 1993 2015 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.1 | 13.0 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 15.9 | 17.8 | 6.7 | 22 | 1993 2015 |
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| Date | 28 Jan 2011 | 05 Feb 2015 | 31 Mar 2005 | 22 Apr 2007 | 23 May 2009 | 29 Jun 2007 | 06 Jul 2007 | 14 Aug 2004 | 13 Sep 2006 | 08 Oct 2006 | 25 Nov 2006 | 19 Dec 2006 | 29 Jun 2007 | ||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °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 | 22 | 1993 2015 |
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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) | 498.7 | 507.0 | 403.0 | 105.4 | 20.3 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 20.0 | 92.4 | 284.9 | 1937.0 | 31 | 1990 2023 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 909.8 | 932.6 | 986.4 | 328.0 | 137.8 | 23.6 | 9.2 | 59.2 | 16.6 | 132.6 | 339.6 | 876.0 | 2719.4 | 31 | 1990 2023 |
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| Date | 2013 | 2014 | 1996 | 2011 | 2006 | 1997 | 2012 | 2002 | 2002 | 2010 | 2000 | 1992 | 1996 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 127.2 | 149.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 59.2 | 1206.2 | 31 | 1990 2023 |
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| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 321.8 | 272.8 | 216.8 | 11.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 12.0 | 108.4 | 1511.4 | 31 | 1990 2023 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 502.4 | 464.8 | 372.3 | 75.3 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 50.2 | 279.8 | 1901.8 | 31 | 1990 2023 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 704.8 | 793.2 | 721.4 | 235.0 | 55.8 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 49.0 | 246.6 | 427.6 | 2339.7 | 31 | 1990 2023 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 356.0 | 201.2 | 245.2 | 143.8 | 67.6 | 18.6 | 5.8 | 24.4 | 8.2 | 46.0 | 110.4 | 136.0 | 356.0 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Date | 23 Jan 2013 | 11 Feb 2004 | 13 Mar 2015 | 08 Apr 2011 | 22 May 2016 | 02 Jun 1997 | 21 Jul 2012 | 20 Aug 2002 | 19 Sep 2016 | 25 Oct 2000 | 28 Nov 2000 | 29 Dec 1992 | 23 Jan 2013 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 23.4 | 24.2 | 22.5 | 12.8 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 18.4 | 123.0 | 31 | 1990 2023 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 11.5 | 74.5 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 9.7 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 38.1 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 19.2 | 31 | 1992 2023 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 236 | 214 | 218 | 263 | 301 | 320 | 320 | 316 | 308 | 304 | 273 | 231 | 275 | 26 | 1994 2023 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 102 | 97 | 100 | 68 | 76 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 120 | 84 | 83 | 120 | 38 | 1980 2023 |
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| Date | 21 Jan 2013 | 07 Feb 2007 | 09 Mar 1996 | 01 Apr 2021 | 26 May 1993 | 14 Jun 2006 | 27 Jul 2010 | 30 Aug 2020 | 12 Sep 1997 | 04 Oct 2009 | 28 Dec 2021 | 04 Oct 2009 | |||||
| Mean daily sunshine (hours) | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 22 | 1993 2015 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 18.5 | 17.8 | 19.9 | 21.0 | 19.2 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 24.6 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 28 | 1990 2017 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 54.1 | 20 | 1987 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 21.1 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 14.2 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 15.7 | 135.6 | 20 | 1987 2010 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 23 | 1992 2016 |
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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) | 27.9 | 27.5 | 27.3 | 26.8 | 25.7 | 24.2 | 23.4 | 24.1 | 26.2 | 27.9 | 29.0 | 28.7 | 26.6 | 18 | 1992 2011 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 25.6 | 25.6 | 25.1 | 23.9 | 22.5 | 21.0 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 21.5 | 22.6 | 23.9 | 25.2 | 23.1 | 18 | 1992 2011 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 24.6 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 22.5 | 20.8 | 19.1 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 18.9 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 23.6 | 21.3 | 18 | 1992 2011 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 64 | 75 | 74 | 18 | 1992 2011 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 18 | 1992 2011 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 11.4 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 17.0 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 16.5 | 12.7 | 14.9 | 18 | 1992 2011 |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 29.8 | 29.2 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 30.6 | 29.9 | 29.7 | 30.5 | 32.8 | 33.7 | 33.6 | 31.8 | 31.0 | 18 | 1992 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.4 | 24.6 | 23.3 | 22.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 22.1 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 25.4 | 23.7 | 18 | 1992 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 24.0 | 24.3 | 23.4 | 21.5 | 19.4 | 17.8 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 19.3 | 22.4 | 19.6 | 18 | 1992 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 73 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 41 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 60 | 54 | 18 | 1992 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 18 | 1992 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 15.8 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 18 | 1992 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0036 Prepared at Thu 07 Dec 2023 03:48:29 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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