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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.
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 name: CAIRNS AERO | Site number: 031011 | Commenced: 1941 | Map | |
Latitude: 16.87° S | Longitude: 145.75° E | Elevation: 2 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) | 31.5 | 31.3 | 30.7 | 29.4 | 27.7 | 26.1 | 25.8 | 26.7 | 28.2 | 29.7 | 30.8 | 31.5 | 29.1 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Highest temperature (°C) | 40.4 | 40.0 | 37.7 | 36.8 | 31.3 | 30.8 | 30.1 | 31.4 | 33.9 | 36.0 | 42.6 | 40.5 | 42.6 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Date | 29 Jan 1967 | 15 Feb 2020 | 18 Mar 1993 | 02 Apr 1988 | 01 May 2020 | 17 Jun 2002 | 18 Jul 1964 | 29 Aug 2000 | 07 Sep 1976 | 24 Oct 2002 | 26 Nov 2018 | 20 Dec 1995 | 26 Nov 2018 | ||||
Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 24.0 | 24.4 | 23.7 | 22.3 | 20.3 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 18.7 | 21.0 | 23.1 | 24.4 | 23.9 | 18.7 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Date | 11 Jan 1981 | 26 Feb 1995 | 08 Mar 1972 | 14 Apr 1979 | 23 May 2020 | 20 Jun 1967 | 19 Jul 1965 | 08 Aug 1970 | 07 Sep 1975 | 19 Oct 2011 | 21 Nov 1989 | 17 Dec 1942 | 08 Aug 1970 | ||||
Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 29.0 | 28.7 | 28.2 | 27.2 | 25.6 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 26.4 | 27.8 | 29.1 | 29.5 | 81 | 1942 2024 |
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Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 33.6 | 33.3 | 32.7 | 31.1 | 29.4 | 28.0 | 27.6 | 28.5 | 29.9 | 31.4 | 32.3 | 33.5 | 81 | 1942 2024 |
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Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 26.1 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 13.2 | 22.3 | 26.5 | 148.8 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 82 | 1942 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 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 21.8 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 22.3 | 23.4 | 20.9 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Lowest temperature (°C) | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 13.0 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 17.1 | 6.2 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Date | 10 Jan 1943 | 01 Feb 1975 | 31 Mar 2009 | 15 Apr 1994 | 26 May 1953 | 23 Jun 1946 | 19 Jul 1965 | 07 Aug 1953 | 05 Sep 2019 | 01 Oct 1946 | 26 Nov 1947 | 13 Dec 1972 | 23 Jun 1946 | ||||
Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 28.9 | 28.4 | 27.8 | 26.1 | 25.0 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 26.1 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 28.9 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Date | 29 Jan 1967 | 02 Feb 1978 | 05 Mar 1956 | 03 Apr 1988 | 03 May 2023 | 18 Jun 2002 | 05 Jul 2023 | 13 Aug 1986 | 19 Sep 2022 | 26 Oct 2005 | 28 Nov 2008 | 19 Dec 1995 | 29 Jan 1967 | ||||
Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 22.1 | 22.3 | 21.4 | 19.6 | 16.9 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 18.1 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 81 | 1942 2024 |
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Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 25.2 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 22.3 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 21.3 | 23.1 | 24.3 | 25.2 | 81 | 1942 2024 |
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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 | 82 | 1942 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 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 22.7 | 23.0 | 21.9 | 20.5 | 18.1 | 16.5 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 16.5 | 19.1 | 20.9 | 22.2 | 19.3 | 22 | 1994 2016 |
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Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 17.0 | 17.0 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 22 | 1994 2016 |
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Date | 06 Jan 2012 | 04 Feb 2015 | 31 Mar 2009 | 28 Apr 2008 | 22 May 2001 | 19 Jun 2011 | 23 Jul 2011 | 20 Aug 2011 | 25 Sep 2002 | 09 Oct 2004 | 17 Nov 2006 | 15 Dec 2012 | 19 Jun 2011 | ||||
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 | 1994 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 rainfall (mm) | 402.0 | 435.1 | 420.5 | 203.4 | 91.7 | 45.9 | 33.5 | 26.7 | 32.7 | 47.2 | 88.3 | 192.5 | 2018.4 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Highest rainfall (mm) | 1417.4 | 1287.0 | 1127.5 | 845.2 | 322.3 | 177.6 | 145.0 | 140.2 | 103.2 | 394.4 | 372.0 | 919.4 | 3148.8 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Date | 1981 | 2000 | 1945 | 2021 | 1964 | 2015 | 1969 | 1995 | 1951 | 2011 | 1989 | 1973 | 2000 | ||||
Lowest rainfall (mm) | 86.1 | 30.4 | 27.8 | 13.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 721.0 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Date | 1967 | 1990 | 1993 | 2008 | 2001 | 2002 | 1958 | 1990 | 1980 | 2002 | 2019 | 1951 | 2002 | ||||
Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 122.3 | 138.4 | 135.2 | 57.1 | 27.4 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 14.8 | 43.8 | 83 | n/a n/a |
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Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 355.4 | 389.6 | 376.0 | 165.0 | 85.5 | 34.6 | 27.0 | 17.3 | 18.8 | 29.4 | 61.8 | 129.6 | 83 | n/a n/a |
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Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 649.8 | 738.7 | 798.1 | 398.1 | 176.0 | 91.2 | 59.7 | 62.6 | 83.7 | 93.1 | 202.2 | 366.8 | 83 | n/a n/a |
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Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 368.3 | 286.3 | 402.8 | 203.6 | 119.7 | 69.6 | 75.2 | 63.2 | 80.0 | 206.2 | 185.0 | 268.4 | 402.8 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Date | 08 Jan 1972 | 04 Feb 1967 | 12 Mar 1967 | 21 Apr 2021 | 22 May 2016 | 06 Jun 1967 | 05 Jul 2022 | 06 Aug 1947 | 27 Sep 1988 | 19 Oct 2011 | 23 Nov 1989 | 17 Dec 2023 | 12 Mar 1967 | ||||
Mean number of days of rain | 18.6 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 17.6 | 13.9 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 13.9 | 155.9 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 14.6 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 119.4 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 8.3 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 45.0 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 21.5 | 82 | 1942 2025 |
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Mean daily wind run (km) | 317 | 307 | 362 | 421 | 414 | 421 | 414 | 397 | 370 | 369 | 351 | 326 | 372 | 28 | 1993 2024 |
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Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 106 | 143 | 147 | 84 | 80 | 71 | 67 | 91 | 78 | 76 | 91 | 124 | 147 | 81 | 1942 2025 |
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Date | 26 Jan 1969 | 27 Feb 2000 | 07 Mar 1956 | 13 Apr 1950 | 21 May 1981 | 26 Jun 1988 | 07 Jul 1998 | 20 Aug 1949 | 05 Sep 1950 | 18 Oct 1971 | 30 Nov 1945 | 23 Dec 1990 | 07 Mar 1956 | ||||
Mean daily sunshine (hours) | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 43 | 1973 2016 |
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Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 20.9 | 20.2 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 16.6 | 15.3 | 16.4 | 18.7 | 21.4 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 22.8 | 19.7 | 18 | 2007 2025 |
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Mean number of clear days | 3.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 89.7 | 69 | 1941 2010 |
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Mean number of cloudy days | 16.5 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 134.9 | 69 | 1941 2010 |
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Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 46 | 1965 2019 |
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Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 27.6 | 27.2 | 26.5 | 25.1 | 23.3 | 21.3 | 20.6 | 21.6 | 23.7 | 25.9 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 24.8 | 69 | 1941 2010 |
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Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 24.3 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 22.3 | 20.4 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 19.6 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 21.4 | 69 | 1941 2010 |
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Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 22.6 | 23.0 | 22.2 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 16.4 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 18.9 | 20.7 | 21.8 | 19.4 | 60 | 1942 2010 |
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Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 75 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 60 | 1942 2010 |
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Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 69 | 1941 2010 |
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Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 8.8 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 12.5 | 69 | 1941 2010 |
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Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 29.9 | 29.6 | 29.2 | 27.9 | 26.4 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 26.7 | 28.1 | 29.2 | 29.9 | 27.6 | 69 | 1941 2010 |
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Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 24.9 | 25.2 | 24.5 | 23.1 | 21.5 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 21.9 | 23.4 | 24.4 | 22.3 | 69 | 1941 2010 |
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Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 22.6 | 23.1 | 22.0 | 20.5 | 18.7 | 16.5 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 20.4 | 21.7 | 19.3 | 60 | 1942 2010 |
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Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 66 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 1942 2010 |
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Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 69 | 1941 2010 |
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Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 15.6 | 14.6 | 17.3 | 19.0 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 19.1 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 69 | 1941 2010 |
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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.