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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
HORN ISLAND
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: HORN ISLAND | Site number: 027058 | Commenced: 1995 | Map | |
| Latitude: 10.58° S | Longitude: 142.29° E | Elevation: 4 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) | 30.8 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.4 | 29.9 | 29.3 | 28.8 | 29.0 | 30.1 | 31.0 | 31.9 | 31.7 | 30.3 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 36.7 | 35.4 | 34.8 | 33.9 | 32.0 | 32.4 | 30.9 | 31.7 | 35.8 | 35.2 | 35.0 | 37.9 | 37.9 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Date | 10 Jan 1998 | 02 Feb 2003 | 24 Mar 2003 | 06 Apr 2003 | 01 May 2003 | 18 Jun 2002 | 29 Jul 2010 | 29 Aug 2010 | 29 Sep 2002 | 13 Oct 2011 | 23 Nov 2008 | 08 Dec 2002 | 08 Dec 2002 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 25.5 | 26.0 | 26.3 | 26.7 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.6 | 26.7 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 26.5 | 27.2 | 25.5 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Date | 23 Jan 2011 | 19 Feb 1997 | 13 Mar 2005 | 12 Apr 2007 | 11 May 1996 | 20 Jun 1995 | 29 Jul 1997 | 06 Aug 1997 | 18 Sep 1997 | 08 Oct 1996 | 16 Nov 2001 | 28 Dec 1996 | 23 Jan 2011 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 29.0 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 28.8 | 28.3 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 28.9 | 29.8 | 30.7 | 29.8 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 32.4 | 32.0 | 31.9 | 31.6 | 30.9 | 30.4 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 31.5 | 32.3 | 33.1 | 33.3 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 23.0 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 20.8 | 15.2 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 14.2 | 24.7 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 199.3 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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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 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 25.1 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 24.7 | 23.9 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 24.6 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 22.4 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 18.4 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 15.3 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Date | 24 Jan 2011 | 09 Feb 2007 | 21 Mar 1997 | 05 Apr 2009 | 23 May 2009 | 30 Jun 2003 | 29 Jul 2008 | 15 Aug 2004 | 07 Sep 1997 | 10 Oct 2004 | 02 Nov 2000 | 07 Dec 2002 | 15 Aug 2004 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 28.1 | 28.1 | 29.2 | 28.0 | 27.3 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 27.8 | 29.8 | 29.0 | 29.8 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Date | 30 Jan 2010 | 03 Feb 2012 | 03 Mar 2010 | 15 Apr 2010 | 05 May 2010 | 06 Jun 2007 | 27 Jul 2010 | 19 Aug 2010 | 27 Sep 2010 | 29 Oct 1998 | 18 Nov 2005 | 25 Dec 2005 | 18 Nov 2005 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 23.7 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 23.3 | 22.4 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 21.9 | 22.8 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 26.7 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.5 | 26.0 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 27.6 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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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 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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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 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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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) | 387.1 | 468.0 | 345.2 | 234.8 | 67.0 | 15.4 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 51.6 | 203.3 | 1806.4 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 701.6 | 878.6 | 530.0 | 726.2 | 318.0 | 45.8 | 40.8 | 19.8 | 70.6 | 65.8 | 201.8 | 707.2 | 2683.8 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Date | 2010 | 2004 | 1998 | 1999 | 1996 | 1999 | 1997 | 2010 | 2010 | 1996 | 2001 | 2000 | 2000 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 93.2 | 193.6 | 122.8 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1244.2 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Date | 1996 | 2005 | 2008 | 1995 | 1997 | 2011 | 1995 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 1997 | 1997 | 2002 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 181.6 | 306.1 | 229.7 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 34.0 | 1420.6 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 420.6 | 454.0 | 366.8 | 217.8 | 22.8 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 13.6 | 155.4 | 1777.2 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 537.4 | 605.0 | 436.5 | 464.2 | 214.3 | 36.7 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 6.7 | 38.1 | 151.9 | 394.4 | 2380.5 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 143.2 | 197.0 | 146.0 | 182.0 | 111.0 | 30.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 68.4 | 25.0 | 120.0 | 143.0 | 197.0 | 16 | 1995 2012 |
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| Date | 24 Jan 2011 | 21 Feb 1997 | 21 Mar 1998 | 06 Apr 2001 | 10 May 1996 | 01 Jun 1999 | 02 Jul 2005 | 31 Aug 2010 | 28 Sep 2010 | 18 Oct 1996 | 30 Nov 2000 | 01 Dec 2000 | 21 Feb 1997 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 21.8 | 21.8 | 20.0 | 16.1 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 14.3 | 140.7 | 17 | 1995 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 17.8 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 11.6 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 10.5 | 97.0 | 16 | 1995 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 9.4 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 16 | 1995 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 5.6 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 16 | 1995 2012 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 9 | 2003 2012 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 9 | 2003 2012 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 19.4 | 18.4 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 19.4 | 18.6 | 19.5 | 21.9 | 24.2 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 22 | 1990 2012 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 2 | 2008 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 2 | 2008 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) | 28.3 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 27.3 | 26.3 | 25.5 | 25.8 | 26.9 | 28.1 | 29.2 | 29.1 | 27.5 | 16 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 25.8 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 24.3 | 23.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 23.2 | 24.1 | 25.1 | 25.7 | 24.4 | 13 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 22.9 | 22.0 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 23.1 | 24.1 | 22.8 | 15 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 80 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 15 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2 | 2008 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 14.6 | 14.0 | 12.8 | 18.5 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 24.4 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 21.4 | 16.2 | 20.0 | 15 | 1995 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) | 29.4 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 28.7 | 28.1 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 28.5 | 29.4 | 30.2 | 30.1 | 28.9 | 16 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 25.9 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 24.6 | 23.9 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 24.3 | 25.5 | 25.9 | 24.7 | 12 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 24.4 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 22.6 | 21.7 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 23.0 | 24.1 | 22.6 | 15 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 75 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 15 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 2 | 2008 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 17.3 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 22.0 | 26.3 | 28.8 | 30.3 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 29.5 | 25.4 | 19.7 | 24.5 | 15 | 1995 2010 |
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red = highest value
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Product IDCJCM0036 Prepared at Thu 24 May 2012 03:35:51 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.
Related Links
- This page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_027058_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_027058.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/IDCJCM0036_027058.csv
- Climate averages home page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/index.shtml
- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
Related information
Maps
- Long term climatology maps for selected elements
- Rainfall maps and temperature maps based on recent observations
Recent observations for this site
- Daily Weather Observations from this site are included in the Daily Weather Observations Horn Island
Additional climate information
- Weather station directory
- Contact the Bureau of Meteorology climate service
- Climate education information available on this web site
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