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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: CAIRNS AERO | Site number: 031011 | Commenced: 1941 | Map | |
| Latitude: 16.87° S | Longitude: 145.75° E | Elevation: 3 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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| Temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Maximum temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 31.5 | 31.2 | 30.5 | 29.2 | 27.6 | 25.9 | 25.7 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 30.6 | 31.4 | 29.0 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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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 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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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 | 23.3 | 24.4 | 23.9 | 18.7 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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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 | 16 Oct 1963 | 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 | 24.6 | 26.3 | 27.8 | 29.0 | 29.4 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 33.5 | 33.3 | 32.6 | 31.0 | 29.4 | 27.9 | 27.4 | 28.2 | 29.7 | 31.2 | 32.2 | 33.3 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 25.7 | 21.8 | 21.4 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 11.7 | 21.3 | 26.1 | 141.7 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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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 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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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 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Minimum temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 21.6 | 19.9 | 17.8 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 18.6 | 20.6 | 22.3 | 23.4 | 20.8 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 18.2 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 13.0 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 17.1 | 6.2 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Date | 10 Jan 1943 | 01 Feb 1975 | 31 Mar 2002 | 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 | 22.4 | 23.7 | 24.3 | 26.1 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 28.9 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 1967 | 02 Feb 1978 | 05 Mar 1956 | 03 Apr 1988 | 23 May 1990 | 18 Jun 2002 | 06 Jul 1956 | 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 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 19.6 | 16.8 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 15.7 | 18.0 | 20.2 | 21.5 | 67 | 1942 2008 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 25.2 | 25.2 | 24.5 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 23.0 | 24.3 | 25.1 | 67 | 1942 2008 |
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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 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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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 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Ground surface temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 22.7 | 23.1 | 21.8 | 20.5 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 19.3 | 20.9 | 22.3 | 19.3 | 14 | 1994 2008 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 17.8 | 18.0 | 15.1 | 11.1 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 16.1 | 2.1 | 14 | 1994 2008 |
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| Date | 10 Jan 2003 | 22 Feb 2001 | 31 Mar 2002 | 28 Apr 2008 | 22 May 2001 | 04 Jun 2002 | 30 Jul 2001 | 05 Aug 2006 | 25 Sep 2002 | 09 Oct 2004 | 17 Nov 2006 | 05 Dec 1998 | 30 Jul 2001 | ||||
| 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 | 14 | 1994 2008 |
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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) | 385.0 | 449.9 | 424.8 | 199.2 | 91.5 | 46.8 | 29.6 | 27.3 | 33.8 | 39.2 | 92.2 | 179.8 | 1999.1 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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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 | 204.5 | 372.0 | 919.4 | 3148.8 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Date | 1981 | 2000 | 1945 | 2006 | 1964 | 1987 | 1969 | 1995 | 1951 | 1964 | 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 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Date | 1967 | 1990 | 1993 | 2008 | 2001 | 2002 | 1958 | 1990 | 1980 | 2002 | 1990 | 1951 | 2002 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 117.2 | 169.9 | 136.6 | 62.4 | 27.2 | 11.9 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 15.9 | 42.9 | 1322.6 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 335.1 | 402.9 | 382.0 | 167.0 | 85.5 | 34.6 | 24.2 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 28.1 | 65.4 | 127.2 | 1938.0 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 634.3 | 750.0 | 768.0 | 402.0 | 174.6 | 92.6 | 58.5 | 62.4 | 85.2 | 82.6 | 213.4 | 340.3 | 2782.4 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 368.3 | 286.3 | 402.8 | 185.8 | 89.6 | 69.6 | 31.0 | 63.2 | 80.0 | 86.6 | 185.0 | 230.1 | 402.8 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Date | 08 Jan 1972 | 04 Feb 1967 | 12 Mar 1967 | 17 Apr 1984 | 09 May 1992 | 06 Jun 1967 | 08 Jul 1944 | 06 Aug 1947 | 27 Sep 1988 | 15 Oct 1964 | 23 Nov 1989 | 13 Dec 1973 | 12 Mar 1967 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 18.1 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 17.9 | 13.6 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 13.7 | 154.0 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 15.3 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 119.4 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 7.9 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 44.8 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 21.2 | 66 | 1942 2008 |
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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) | 319 | 318 | 382 | 433 | 414 | 429 | 412 | 404 | 364 | 358 | 352 | 331 | 376 | 16 | 1993 2008 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 106 | 143 | 147 | 84 | 80 | 71 | 67 | 91 | 78 | 76 | 91 | 124 | 147 | 65 | 1942 2008 |
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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) | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 35 | 1973 2008 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | |
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| Mean number of clear days | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 89.9 | 67 | 1941 2008 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 16.2 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 134.3 | 67 | 1941 2008 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 36 | 1965 2008 |
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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) | 27.6 | 27.1 | 26.4 | 25.0 | 23.3 | 21.2 | 20.6 | 21.5 | 23.6 | 25.9 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 24.8 | 67 | 1941 2008 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 24.2 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 22.2 | 20.4 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 19.5 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 21.4 | 67 | 1941 2008 |
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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 | 16.9 | 18.9 | 20.7 | 21.8 | 19.4 | 57 | 1942 2008 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 75 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 57 | 1942 2008 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 67 | 1941 2008 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 8.6 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 67 | 1941 2008 |
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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) | 29.9 | 29.6 | 29.2 | 27.9 | 26.4 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 25.3 | 26.6 | 28.1 | 29.2 | 29.9 | 27.6 | 67 | 1941 2008 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 24.9 | 25.2 | 24.5 | 23.1 | 21.5 | 19.8 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 21.9 | 23.4 | 24.4 | 22.3 | 67 | 1941 2008 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 22.6 | 23.1 | 22.0 | 20.5 | 18.7 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 20.4 | 21.7 | 19.2 | 57 | 1942 2008 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 66 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 1942 2008 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 67 | 1941 2008 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 15.6 | 14.5 | 17.1 | 18.9 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 20.4 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 16.9 | 17.8 | 67 | 1941 2008 |
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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.
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