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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 name: PALMERVILLE | Site number: 028004 | Commenced: 1889 | Map | |
| Latitude: 16.00° S | Longitude: 144.08° E | Elevation: 204 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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| Maximum temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 33.3 | 32.5 | 32.3 | 32.2 | 31.2 | 29.9 | 29.9 | 31.2 | 33.6 | 35.5 | 36.1 | 35.3 | 32.8 | 110 | 1895 2012 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 40.5 | 41.0 | 38.0 | 36.7 | 37.0 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 37.2 | 39.6 | 42.2 | 42.7 | 42.0 | 42.7 | 61 | 1895 2012 |
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| Date | 05 Jan 1994 | 12 Feb 1990 | 03 Mar 1983 | 04 Apr 1966 | 19 May 1994 | 17 Jun 2002 | 15 Jul 1995 | 29 Aug 1968 | 29 Sep 1901 | 22 Oct 1962 | 16 Nov 1971 | 02 Dec 1992 | 16 Nov 1971 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 23.0 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 23.5 | 20.6 | 18.9 | 21.5 | 18.9 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 28.0 | 25.0 | 18.9 | 61 | 1895 2012 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 1979 | 13 Feb 1977 | 03 Mar 1961 | 20 Apr 2006 | 25 May 1959 | 20 Jun 1967 | 07 Jul 1996 | 08 Aug 1970 | 07 Sep 1975 | 09 Oct 1996 | 21 Nov 1989 | 10 Dec 1975 | 08 Aug 1970 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 30.5 | 30.0 | 30.3 | 30.4 | 29.0 | 27.7 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 32.7 | 62 | 1895 2012 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 36.0 | 35.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 33.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 33.9 | 36.1 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 38.3 | 62 | 1895 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 28.3 | 25.7 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 24.0 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 24.6 | 28.7 | 29.5 | 28.6 | 28.5 | 306.6 | 61 | 1895 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 8.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 20.7 | 23.7 | 19.4 | 87.0 | 61 | 1895 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 61 | 1895 2012 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 22.9 | 22.8 | 21.8 | 19.7 | 17.3 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 21.3 | 22.6 | 19.0 | 110 | 1895 2012 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 16.8 | 17.4 | 14.4 | 11.1 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 1.7 | 60 | 1895 2012 |
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| Date | 11 Jan 1905 | 10 Feb 1900 | 30 Mar 1965 | 28 Apr 1902 | 22 May 2009 | 28 Jun 1899 | 04 Jul 1899 | 30 Aug 1896 | 13 Sep 1958 | 18 Oct 1976 | 01 Nov 1905 | 07 Dec 1898 | 04 Jul 1899 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 27.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 26.1 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 60 | 1895 2012 |
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| Date | 25 Jan 1987 | 01 Feb 1995 | 03 Mar 1994 | 24 Apr 1905 | 09 May 1989 | 01 Jun 1990 | 10 Jul 1978 | 22 Aug 1988 | 30 Sep 1996 | 16 Oct 1989 | 25 Nov 1995 | 02 Dec 2006 | 25 Nov 1995 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 21.1 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 17.1 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 13.3 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 61 | 1895 2012 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 22.8 | 21.0 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 22.6 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 61 | 1895 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 | 60 | 1895 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 | 60 | 1895 2012 |
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| Ground surface temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | |
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| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| Rainfall | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean rainfall (mm) | 266.8 | 265.4 | 181.3 | 49.1 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 19.7 | 62.2 | 157.7 | 1052.8 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 813.2 | 648.8 | 612.4 | 469.8 | 170.9 | 93.7 | 56.7 | 92.7 | 127.2 | 122.6 | 317.0 | 461.4 | 2098.6 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Date | 1979 | 1913 | 1964 | 1911 | 1960 | 1967 | 1938 | 1947 | 2010 | 2007 | 1973 | 1907 | 1913 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 2.5 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 448.3 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Date | 1942 | 1990 | 1942 | 1997 | 2011 | 2009 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2002 | 1944 | 1938 | 1966 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 123.8 | 109.8 | 50.6 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 45.9 | 703.6 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 244.7 | 257.1 | 153.6 | 35.4 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 50.1 | 142.0 | 984.7 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 435.2 | 450.2 | 334.5 | 100.9 | 43.3 | 33.6 | 17.3 | 10.2 | 25.4 | 54.9 | 138.5 | 301.9 | 1451.6 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 141.0 | 208.0 | 190.8 | 293.4 | 132.8 | 67.4 | 40.1 | 77.7 | 91.7 | 110.0 | 102.6 | 182.4 | 293.4 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Date | 21 Jan 1895 | 13 Feb 1918 | 10 Mar 1995 | 01 Apr 1911 | 08 May 1960 | 11 Jun 2006 | 08 Jul 1944 | 06 Aug 1947 | 27 Sep 1947 | 13 Oct 2007 | 23 Nov 1960 | 04 Dec 1968 | 01 Apr 1911 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 17.7 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 11.5 | 84.0 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 15.9 | 15.6 | 12.6 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 10.1 | 71.9 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 8.0 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 30.8 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| Other daily elements | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean daily wind run (km) | 8 | 2003 2012 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 8 | 2003 2012 |
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| Mean daily sunshine (hours) | |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 22.1 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 20.6 | 23.8 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 23.9 | 21.7 | 22 | 1990 2012 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 13.3 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 103.9 | 51 | 1895 1999 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 14.9 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 79.0 | 51 | 1895 1999 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 29 | 1970 1999 |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| 9 am conditions | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 27.3 | 26.9 | 26.5 | 25.6 | 23.7 | 21.4 | 20.7 | 22.2 | 24.7 | 27.0 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 25.2 | 109 | 1895 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 24.0 | 24.1 | 23.4 | 21.8 | 19.9 | 17.8 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 20.7 | 22.3 | 23.4 | 20.9 | 100 | 1895 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 22.2 | 22.6 | 21.6 | 19.5 | 17.5 | 15.0 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 15.1 | 16.7 | 18.9 | 20.9 | 18.1 | 52 | 1895 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 1895 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 102 | 1895 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 57 | 1895 2010 |
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| 9am wind speed vs direction plot | |||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| 3 pm conditions | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 31.7 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 30.2 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 30.3 | 32.6 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 33.9 | 31.6 | 106 | 1895 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 25.1 | 25.3 | 24.7 | 23.4 | 22.0 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.9 | 22.3 | 23.5 | 24.4 | 22.7 | 96 | 1895 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 21.9 | 22.7 | 21.7 | 19.3 | 17.2 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 14.2 | 16.7 | 19.5 | 17.2 | 51 | 1895 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 58 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 69 | 1895 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 99 | 1895 1999 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 56 | 1895 2010 |
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| 3pm wind speed vs direction plot | |||||||||||||||||
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.