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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
CAIRNS 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.
Site details
| 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) | 31.4 | 31.2 | 30.6 | 29.2 | 27.6 | 26.0 | 25.7 | 26.6 | 28.1 | 29.5 | 30.6 | 31.4 | 29.0 | 70 | 1942 2013 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 40.4 | 38.9 | 37.7 | 36.8 | 31.3 | 30.8 | 30.1 | 31.4 | 33.9 | 36.0 | 37.2 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 70 | 1942 2013 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 1967 | 12 Feb 1969 | 18 Mar 1993 | 02 Apr 1988 | 29 May 1958 | 17 Jun 2002 | 18 Jul 1964 | 29 Aug 2000 | 07 Sep 1976 | 24 Oct 2002 | 15 Nov 1971 | 20 Dec 1995 | 20 Dec 1995 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 24.0 | 24.4 | 23.7 | 22.3 | 20.5 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 18.7 | 21.0 | 23.1 | 24.4 | 23.9 | 18.7 | 70 | 1942 2013 |
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| Date | 11 Jan 1981 | 26 Feb 1995 | 08 Mar 1972 | 14 Apr 1979 | 26 May 1990 | 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 | 28.1 | 27.2 | 25.6 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 24.7 | 26.3 | 27.8 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 71 | 1942 2013 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 33.5 | 33.3 | 32.6 | 31.0 | 29.4 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 28.3 | 29.8 | 31.2 | 32.2 | 33.3 | 71 | 1942 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 25.8 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 10.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 12.1 | 21.4 | 26.4 | 143.8 | 70 | 1942 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 70 | 1942 2013 |
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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 | 70 | 1942 2013 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 23.7 | 23.8 | 23.1 | 21.6 | 19.9 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 18.7 | 20.6 | 22.3 | 23.4 | 20.8 | 70 | 1942 2013 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 13.0 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 17.1 | 6.2 | 70 | 1942 2013 |
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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 | 03 Sep 1948 | 01 Oct 1946 | 26 Nov 1947 | 13 Dec 1972 | 23 Jun 1946 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 28.9 | 28.4 | 27.8 | 26.1 | 24.6 | 23.4 | 22.7 | 23.7 | 24.3 | 26.1 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 28.9 | 70 | 1942 2013 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 1967 | 02 Feb 1978 | 05 Mar 1956 | 03 Apr 1988 | 23 May 1990 | 18 Jun 2002 | 15 Jul 2012 | 13 Aug 1986 | 30 Sep 1996 | 26 Oct 2005 | 03 Nov 1962 | 19 Dec 1995 | 29 Jan 1967 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 22.1 | 22.3 | 21.4 | 19.5 | 16.8 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 18.0 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 72 | 1942 2013 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 25.2 | 25.2 | 24.5 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 20.7 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 21.2 | 23.0 | 24.3 | 25.2 | 72 | 1942 2013 |
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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 | 70 | 1942 2013 |
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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 | 70 | 1942 2013 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 22.7 | 23.0 | 21.9 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 16.7 | 19.2 | 21.0 | 22.3 | 19.3 | 19 | 1994 2013 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 17.0 | 18.0 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 19 | 1994 2013 |
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| Date | 06 Jan 2012 | 22 Feb 2001 | 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 | 19 | 1994 2013 |
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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) | 395.3 | 450.6 | 424.2 | 195.1 | 90.2 | 45.5 | 29.3 | 27.0 | 33.7 | 46.6 | 93.8 | 178.8 | 2016.8 | 71 | 1942 2013 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 1417.4 | 1287.0 | 1127.5 | 634.6 | 322.3 | 144.2 | 145.0 | 140.2 | 103.2 | 394.4 | 372.0 | 919.4 | 3148.8 | 71 | 1942 2013 |
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| Date | 1981 | 2000 | 1945 | 2006 | 1964 | 1987 | 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 | 3.2 | 9.0 | 721.0 | 71 | 1942 2013 |
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| Date | 1967 | 1990 | 1993 | 2008 | 2001 | 2002 | 1958 | 1990 | 1980 | 2002 | 1990 | 1951 | 2002 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 119.0 | 159.8 | 142.6 | 65.8 | 25.9 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 17.6 | 42.6 | 1376.8 | 71 | 1942 2013 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 346.9 | 402.8 | 386.2 | 163.2 | 85.5 | 34.1 | 24.2 | 17.2 | 18.5 | 29.0 | 68.1 | 129.6 | 1991.9 | 71 | 1942 2013 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 651.8 | 758.9 | 771.6 | 398.8 | 173.3 | 92.0 | 58.1 | 62.6 | 86.3 | 94.6 | 208.2 | 353.6 | 2780.5 | 71 | 1942 2013 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 368.3 | 286.3 | 402.8 | 185.8 | 89.6 | 69.6 | 38.2 | 63.2 | 80.0 | 206.2 | 185.0 | 230.1 | 402.8 | 71 | 1942 2013 |
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| Date | 08 Jan 1972 | 04 Feb 1967 | 12 Mar 1967 | 17 Apr 1984 | 09 May 1992 | 06 Jun 1967 | 10 Jul 2012 | 06 Aug 1947 | 27 Sep 1988 | 19 Oct 2011 | 23 Nov 1989 | 13 Dec 1973 | 12 Mar 1967 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 18.4 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 17.7 | 13.6 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 13.8 | 154.3 | 71 | 1942 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 15.6 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 14.8 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 119.7 | 71 | 1942 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 8.1 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 45.2 | 71 | 1942 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 21.4 | 71 | 1942 2013 |
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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 daily wind run (km) | 316 | 312 | 376 | 425 | 414 | 416 | 416 | 405 | 369 | 368 | 354 | 326 | 375 | 20 | 1993 2013 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 106 | 143 | 147 | 84 | 80 | 71 | 67 | 91 | 78 | 76 | 91 | 124 | 147 | 69 | 1942 2013 |
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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 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 40 | 1973 2013 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 6 | 2007 2013 |
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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 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 40 | 1965 2013 |
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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 | 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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| 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) | 29.9 | 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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Product IDCJCM0036 Prepared at Thu 23 May 2013 00:15:31 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.
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- This page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_031011_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_031011.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_031011.csv
- Climate averages home page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/index.shtml
- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
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