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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
KAIRI RESEARCH STATION
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: KAIRI RESEARCH STATION | Site number: 031034 | Commenced: 1913 | Map | |
| Latitude: 17.22° S | Longitude: 145.57° E | Elevation: 717 m | Operational status: Closed 01 Mar 2012 | |
| 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) | 28.2 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 24.8 | 23.0 | 21.5 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 24.8 | 27.2 | 28.4 | 28.8 | 25.4 | 51 | 1952 2011 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 38.9 | 34.5 | 33.3 | 31.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 32.7 | 34.9 | 37.2 | 38.8 | 38.7 | 38.9 | 47 | 1965 2011 |
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| Date | 06 Jan 1994 | 10 Feb 1990 | 18 Mar 1993 | 02 Apr 1988 | 29 May 2010 | 17 Jun 2002 | 14 Jul 1995 | 29 Aug 1968 | 30 Sep 1996 | 23 Oct 2002 | 30 Nov 1992 | 01 Dec 1992 | 06 Jan 1994 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 21.0 | 21.5 | 20.2 | 18.8 | 16.3 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 14.4 | 13.2 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 13.2 | 47 | 1965 2011 |
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| Date | 30 Jan 1986 | 25 Feb 1995 | 09 Mar 1972 | 14 Apr 1972 | 25 May 1990 | 18 Jun 1974 | 09 Jul 1968 | 08 Aug 1970 | 07 Sep 1975 | 09 Oct 1977 | 08 Nov 1988 | 12 Dec 2000 | 07 Sep 1975 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 25.0 | 24.6 | 23.8 | 22.3 | 20.8 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 19.4 | 21.8 | 23.7 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 45 | 1965 2011 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 31.3 | 30.4 | 29.0 | 27.2 | 25.1 | 24.2 | 23.6 | 25.8 | 28.2 | 30.4 | 31.6 | 32.0 | 45 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 10.0 | 35.5 | 47 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 47 | 1965 2011 |
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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 | 47 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 19.2 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 16.9 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 12.9 | 15.2 | 17.2 | 18.5 | 15.6 | 51 | 1952 2011 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 12.9 | 13.1 | 10.8 | 6.9 | 2.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 10.3 | -0.5 | 47 | 1965 2011 |
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| Date | 26 Jan 1972 | 07 Feb 1990 | 28 Mar 1966 | 15 Apr 1994 | 26 May 1974 | 16 Jun 1978 | 02 Jul 1984 | 03 Aug 1990 | 04 Sep 1985 | 17 Oct 1991 | 17 Nov 1990 | 06 Dec 1985 | 03 Aug 1990 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 24.2 | 23.4 | 25.8 | 22.3 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 24.4 | 25.8 | 47 | 1965 2011 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 1967 | 11 Feb 1988 | 14 Mar 1965 | 01 Apr 1988 | 03 May 1983 | 03 Jun 1985 | 04 Jul 1988 | 24 Aug 1998 | 08 Sep 2008 | 25 Oct 1987 | 19 Nov 1971 | 21 Dec 1995 | 14 Mar 1965 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 17.3 | 17.8 | 16.0 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 14.4 | 16.1 | 45 | 1965 2011 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 21.0 | 21.2 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 18.0 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 20.9 | 45 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 47 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 47 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 16.2 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 14.1 | 12.0 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 46 | 1952 2011 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -5.0 | -1.4 | -3.3 | -5.1 | -3.3 | -3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | -5.1 | 44 | 1965 2011 |
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| Date | 27 Jan 1990 | 03 Feb 1990 | 15 Mar 2002 | 15 Apr 1994 | 21 May 1994 | 26 Jun 1965 | 19 Jul 1965 | 13 Aug 2004 | 10 Sep 2006 | 02 Oct 2004 | 18 Nov 2003 | 14 Dec 2005 | 19 Jul 1965 | ||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 45 | 1965 2011 |
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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) | 254.3 | 270.3 | 256.6 | 100.9 | 57.3 | 38.0 | 27.2 | 24.3 | 18.5 | 31.3 | 74.6 | 137.3 | 1300.5 | 82 | 1913 2012 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 1246.6 | 850.6 | 1049.8 | 373.5 | 163.7 | 113.0 | 75.7 | 142.5 | 87.6 | 176.1 | 276.8 | 479.8 | 2197.6 | 82 | 1913 2012 |
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| Date | 1979 | 2000 | 1967 | 1921 | 1990 | 1921 | 1994 | 1995 | 1975 | 1964 | 1988 | 1916 | 1999 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 30.0 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 458.4 | 82 | 1913 2012 |
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| Date | 1988 | 1990 | 1915 | 1930 | 1925 | 1932 | 1917 | 1930 | 1957 | 2002 | 1927 | 1966 | 1915 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 91.2 | 86.2 | 58.7 | 35.6 | 21.6 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 35.4 | 84 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 210.3 | 228.1 | 200.1 | 79.5 | 50.2 | 33.9 | 23.5 | 14.8 | 11.8 | 24.4 | 51.5 | 116.8 | 84 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 464.6 | 463.3 | 525.7 | 206.4 | 108.1 | 67.8 | 51.9 | 54.4 | 44.4 | 67.6 | 180.9 | 252.7 | 84 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 268.4 | 309.6 | 447.8 | 162.6 | 80.0 | 63.2 | 43.7 | 86.6 | 37.6 | 68.1 | 104.0 | 134.9 | 447.8 | 82 | 1913 2012 |
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| Date | 05 Jan 1979 | 10 Feb 1927 | 12 Mar 1967 | 04 Apr 1921 | 16 May 1977 | 06 Jun 1990 | 02 Jul 1922 | 08 Aug 1970 | 08 Sep 1975 | 17 Oct 1964 | 23 Nov 1989 | 28 Dec 1960 | 12 Mar 1967 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 17.2 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 16.9 | 14.1 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 13.0 | 148.5 | 82 | 1913 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 12.2 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 94.0 | 82 | 1913 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 26.7 | 82 | 1913 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 10.8 | 82 | 1913 2012 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 187 | 186 | 192 | 220 | 194 | 172 | 181 | 191 | 212 | 228 | 211 | 205 | 198 | 33 | 1965 2000 |
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| Mean daily sunshine (hours) | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 43 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 21.0 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 18.2 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 18.5 | 22.0 | 24.2 | 24.5 | 22.5 | 19.7 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 0 | 2010 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 0 | 2010 2010 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 38 | 1965 2011 |
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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) | 23.7 | 23.3 | 22.5 | 21.0 | 18.9 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 20.7 | 49 | 1952 2011 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 21.2 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 19.3 | 17.5 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 18.1 | 19.5 | 20.7 | 18.3 | 47 | 1952 2011 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 19.9 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 16.5 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 18.8 | 16.8 | 42 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 80 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 47 | 1952 2011 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 49 | 1952 2011 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 9.3 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 42 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 0 | 2010 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 0 | 2010 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 0 | 2010 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 0 | 2010 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 0 | 2010 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 2010 2010 |
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red = highest value
blue = lowest value
Product IDCJCM0036 Prepared at Thu 16 Oct 2025 01:27:53 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.
Related Links
- This page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_031034_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_031034.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_031034.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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