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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
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: KOWANYAMA AIRPORT | Site number: 029038 | Commenced: 1912 | Map | |
| Latitude: 15.48° S | Longitude: 141.75° E | Elevation: 10 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) | 33.1 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 33.1 | 32.2 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 32.4 | 34.8 | 36.5 | 36.4 | 35.0 | 33.4 | 56 | 1965 2025 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 39.5 | 38.5 | 38.0 | 37.4 | 36.5 | 35.6 | 35.6 | 37.5 | 40.2 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 58 | 1965 2025 |
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| Date | 04 Jan 2007 | 12 Feb 1990 | 07 Mar 1994 | 01 Apr 2022 | 01 May 1988 | 02 Jun 1970 | 26 Jul 2015 | 30 Aug 1971 | 26 Sep 2016 | 05 Oct 1994 | 09 Nov 2019 | 03 Dec 2019 | 03 Dec 2019 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.9 | 23.0 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 18.7 | 22.5 | 21.0 | 26.3 | 27.2 | 24.8 | 17.7 | 58 | 1965 2025 |
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| Date | 09 Jan 1981 | 06 Feb 2014 | 15 Mar 2012 | 27 Apr 1983 | 23 May 2020 | 25 Jun 1971 | 04 Jul 2022 | 07 Aug 1995 | 07 Sep 1975 | 29 Oct 2000 | 01 Nov 2024 | 28 Dec 2011 | 25 Jun 1971 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 29.5 | 29.3 | 30.7 | 31.5 | 30.2 | 28.4 | 28.7 | 30.2 | 32.7 | 34.5 | 34.0 | 32.0 | 54 | 1965 2025 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 35.8 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 34.9 | 34.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 38.3 | 38.6 | 37.5 | 54 | 1965 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 25.7 | 23.0 | 26.6 | 26.5 | 25.8 | 20.7 | 21.2 | 26.2 | 27.0 | 28.2 | 26.5 | 26.7 | 304.1 | 58 | 1965 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 6.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 24.5 | 22.4 | 16.2 | 93.8 | 58 | 1965 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 58 | 1965 2025 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 24.4 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 22.0 | 19.2 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 19.2 | 22.2 | 24.2 | 24.5 | 21.0 | 54 | 1965 2025 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 17.2 | 16.5 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 4.5 | 56 | 1965 2025 |
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| Date | 27 Jan 2006 | 26 Feb 1977 | 01 Mar 1970 | 14 Apr 1994 | 19 May 2008 | 03 Jun 2000 | 18 Jul 2024 | 03 Aug 1990 | 16 Sep 1977 | 12 Oct 1982 | 21 Nov 1986 | 14 Dec 1994 | 03 Aug 1990 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 29.8 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 26.5 | 25.2 | 26.1 | 23.5 | 24.7 | 26.3 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.8 | 56 | 1965 2025 |
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| Date | 19 Jan 2020 | 03 Feb 2002 | 29 Mar 1970 | 06 Apr 1999 | 02 May 2019 | 07 Jun 1976 | 01 Jul 2022 | 07 Aug 2018 | 18 Sep 2020 | 15 Oct 1972 | 08 Nov 1972 | 06 Dec 1995 | 19 Jan 2020 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 19.4 | 15.5 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 51 | 1965 2025 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.3 | 24.4 | 22.5 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 22.2 | 24.7 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 51 | 1965 2025 |
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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 | 56 | 1965 2025 |
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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 | 56 | 1965 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) | 344.7 | 366.0 | 239.0 | 56.0 | 10.9 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 16.6 | 56.1 | 180.1 | 1276.3 | 113 | 1912 2025 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 814.8 | 1470.6 | 686.5 | 260.6 | 290.9 | 61.0 | 56.6 | 104.5 | 63.5 | 284.4 | 253.5 | 618.8 | 2352.6 | 113 | 1912 2025 |
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| Date | 1930 | 2014 | 1995 | 1999 | 1956 | 1938 | 2008 | 1924 | 1947 | 2000 | 1983 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 60.2 | 41.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 565.2 | 113 | 1912 2025 |
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| Date | 1961 | 1952 | 1942 | 2018 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2006 | 2017 | 1961 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 156.7 | 97.0 | 74.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 70.5 | 114 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 298.0 | 328.8 | 228.4 | 35.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 38.4 | 141.5 | 114 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 635.6 | 617.7 | 390.3 | 144.3 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 55.9 | 123.1 | 345.5 | 114 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 317.5 | 361.2 | 185.4 | 121.9 | 124.5 | 61.0 | 40.4 | 42.7 | 46.5 | 89.0 | 111.0 | 235.2 | 361.2 | 111 | 1912 2025 |
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| Date | 21 Jan 1952 | 08 Feb 2014 | 03 Mar 1924 | 03 Apr 1921 | 06 May 1956 | 03 Jun 1938 | 23 Jul 2008 | 29 Aug 1924 | 27 Sep 1947 | 25 Oct 2000 | 15 Nov 1973 | 29 Dec 2021 | 08 Feb 2014 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 17.5 | 17.6 | 14.5 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 11.3 | 75.6 | 112 | 1912 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 15.6 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 9.7 | 64.6 | 111 | 1912 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 9.2 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 34.4 | 111 | 1912 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 16.8 | 111 | 1912 2025 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 214 | 203 | 184 | 195 | 213 | 217 | 224 | 230 | 247 | 261 | 261 | 223 | 223 | 23 | 1999 2025 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 74 | 195 | 78 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 65 | 54 | 91 | 104 | 76 | 78 | 195 | 25 | 1999 2025 |
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| Date | 30 Jan 2010 | 01 Feb 2001 | 01 Mar 2010 | 05 Apr 2009 | 27 May 2014 | 21 Jun 2008 | 12 Jul 2013 | 24 Aug 2007 | 09 Sep 2004 | 13 Oct 2004 | 15 Nov 2001 | 07 Dec 2012 | 01 Feb 2001 | ||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 20.6 | 20.3 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 19.4 | 18.2 | 19.1 | 21.5 | 24.2 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 23.1 | 21.8 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 95.7 | 43 | 1965 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 14.8 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 10.4 | 82.6 | 43 | 1965 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) | 27.6 | 27.2 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 24.0 | 21.5 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 25.1 | 27.5 | 28.7 | 28.5 | 25.6 | 43 | 1965 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 25.2 | 25.3 | 24.6 | 22.8 | 20.5 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 20.2 | 22.0 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 21.8 | 39 | 1965 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 24.1 | 24.5 | 23.5 | 21.0 | 18.3 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 23.0 | 19.6 | 39 | 1965 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 82 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 65 | 73 | 71 | 39 | 1965 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 43 | 1965 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 38 | 1965 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) | 31.3 | 30.8 | 31.6 | 31.9 | 31.1 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 31.2 | 33.5 | 35.1 | 34.7 | 33.0 | 32.0 | 43 | 1965 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 26.0 | 26.2 | 25.6 | 24.2 | 22.4 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 23.3 | 24.6 | 25.6 | 23.3 | 39 | 1965 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 23.7 | 24.1 | 22.8 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 14.3 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 16.3 | 19.2 | 21.9 | 18.2 | 38 | 1965 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 66 | 69 | 61 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 47 | 38 | 1965 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 43 | 1965 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 36 | 1965 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0036 Prepared at Thu 16 Oct 2025 01:31:36 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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- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
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