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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
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: LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE | Site number: 031037 | Commenced: 1887 | Map | |
| Latitude: 16.38° S | Longitude: 145.56° 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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| Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 32.2 | 31.8 | 30.8 | 29.4 | 27.5 | 25.9 | 25.4 | 26.6 | 28.5 | 30.4 | 31.8 | 32.4 | 29.4 | 57 | 1967 2025 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 38.6 | 38.8 | 37.7 | 35.8 | 31.9 | 32.0 | 30.0 | 32.7 | 33.2 | 35.7 | 38.9 | 38.7 | 38.9 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Date | 09 Jan 1994 | 16 Feb 2016 | 01 Mar 1988 | 15 Apr 2023 | 01 May 1996 | 17 Jun 2002 | 17 Jul 2021 | 30 Aug 2000 | 23 Sep 2022 | 22 Oct 2021 | 26 Nov 2018 | 19 Dec 1995 | 26 Nov 2018 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 25.2 | 26.0 | 23.9 | 24.4 | 21.9 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 19.5 | 22.2 | 24.4 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 19.5 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Date | 12 Jan 1981 | 24 Feb 2001 | 09 Mar 1972 | 23 Apr 1971 | 23 May 2020 | 11 Jun 1977 | 05 Jul 2022 | 07 Aug 1995 | 07 Sep 1975 | 02 Oct 2007 | 11 Nov 2000 | 12 Dec 2000 | 07 Aug 1995 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 29.2 | 28.9 | 28.3 | 27.4 | 25.6 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 24.3 | 26.5 | 28.6 | 29.7 | 29.8 | 53 | 1967 2025 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 34.5 | 34.4 | 33.0 | 31.4 | 29.4 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 28.7 | 30.5 | 32.3 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 53 | 1967 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 25.6 | 22.2 | 21.8 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 19.7 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 161.4 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 58 | 1967 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 | 58 | 1967 2025 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 25.6 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 24.2 | 22.9 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 22.0 | 23.3 | 24.6 | 25.4 | 23.4 | 56 | 1967 2025 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 21.3 | 20.7 | 21.6 | 20.8 | 17.6 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 15.0 | 57 | 1967 2025 |
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| Date | 21 Jan 2013 | 28 Feb 1973 | 17 Mar 1995 | 04 Apr 2012 | 27 May 1974 | 26 Jun 1971 | 31 Jul 1996 | 04 Aug 1990 | 08 Sep 1975 | 19 Oct 2017 | 01 Nov 2014 | 24 Dec 1967 | 26 Jun 1971 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 29.5 | 29.3 | 29.0 | 28.1 | 26.0 | 25.0 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 25.3 | 27.4 | 27.8 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 57 | 1967 2025 |
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| Date | 22 Jan 1994 | 21 Feb 2019 | 29 Mar 2017 | 06 Apr 2025 | 03 May 2023 | 01 Jun 2016 | 05 Jul 2023 | 17 Aug 1973 | 30 Sep 2016 | 30 Oct 1998 | 29 Nov 2018 | 21 Dec 1995 | 22 Jan 1994 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 22.8 | 21.4 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 20.5 | 21.7 | 23.1 | 23.9 | 53 | 1967 2025 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 27.1 | 27.1 | 26.5 | 25.6 | 24.3 | 22.9 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 26.8 | 53 | 1967 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 | 57 | 1967 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 | 57 | 1967 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) | 401.6 | 413.8 | 437.8 | 228.6 | 98.6 | 61.2 | 36.6 | 36.8 | 36.3 | 45.8 | 88.3 | 215.0 | 2101.4 | 135 | 1887 2025 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 2148.3 | 1001.6 | 1310.9 | 739.6 | 279.6 | 317.5 | 179.0 | 200.6 | 179.2 | 312.1 | 493.2 | 811.5 | 3877.8 | 135 | 1887 2025 |
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| Date | 1981 | 2001 | 1945 | 2006 | 1920 | 1912 | 1969 | 1998 | 2010 | 1930 | 2000 | 1907 | 1981 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 32.9 | 40.2 | 27.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 816.9 | 135 | 1887 2025 |
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| Date | 1947 | 1900 | 1991 | 1902 | 2021 | 1904 | 1963 | 2018 | 1948 | 1962 | 1990 | 1935 | 1902 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 114.5 | 154.2 | 144.2 | 77.2 | 28.4 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 11.9 | 51.8 | 136 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 346.5 | 384.0 | 368.3 | 200.5 | 82.8 | 47.5 | 29.6 | 27.4 | 26.2 | 32.5 | 51.4 | 143.9 | 136 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 710.1 | 769.7 | 780.2 | 425.2 | 193.5 | 118.4 | 72.5 | 86.0 | 84.1 | 109.5 | 197.2 | 476.5 | 136 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 470.2 | 388.0 | 382.8 | 388.6 | 185.8 | 244.1 | 73.0 | 141.8 | 111.8 | 232.2 | 132.6 | 240.3 | 470.2 | 133 | 1887 2025 |
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| Date | 12 Jan 1981 | 11 Feb 1974 | 10 Mar 1904 | 01 Apr 1911 | 22 May 2016 | 22 Jun 1912 | 09 Jul 1987 | 31 Aug 1998 | 08 Sep 1913 | 04 Oct 1930 | 23 Nov 1989 | 26 Dec 1907 | 12 Jan 1981 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 18.2 | 18.3 | 19.9 | 18.1 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 156.1 | 134 | 1887 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 15.5 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 14.9 | 11.4 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 122.9 | 133 | 1887 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 47.0 | 133 | 1887 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 22.5 | 133 | 1887 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 daily wind run (km) | 489 | 486 | 586 | 677 | 677 | 661 | 647 | 600 | 530 | 525 | 489 | 457 | 569 | 19 | 2003 2025 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 108 | 158 | 108 | 109 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 115 | 158 | 43 | 1978 2025 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 20.7 | 20.0 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 16.1 | 18.8 | 21.8 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 19.7 | 19 | 2007 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 3.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 65.4 | 43 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 13.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 12.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 119.3 | 43 | 1967 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) | 28.0 | 27.6 | 27.1 | 25.9 | 24.3 | 22.5 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 26.4 | 27.7 | 28.2 | 25.5 | 43 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 25.4 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 23.7 | 22.1 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 21.3 | 22.8 | 24.2 | 25.1 | 22.9 | 39 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 24.2 | 24.5 | 23.8 | 22.6 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 19.5 | 20.9 | 22.5 | 23.6 | 21.5 | 39 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 80 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 39 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 43 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 17.1 | 17.4 | 22.4 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 18.6 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 21.2 | 43 | 1967 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) | 30.8 | 30.3 | 29.5 | 28.1 | 26.4 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 25.4 | 27.1 | 28.8 | 30.2 | 30.8 | 28.1 | 43 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 26.5 | 26.6 | 25.9 | 24.6 | 23.1 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 23.6 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 23.9 | 39 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 24.6 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 23.0 | 21.3 | 19.2 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 19.4 | 20.9 | 22.5 | 23.9 | 21.7 | 39 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 71 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 39 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 43 | 1967 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 21.2 | 21.6 | 25.3 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 28.6 | 25.8 | 23.9 | 22.6 | 21.0 | 21.3 | 24.8 | 43 | 1967 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0036 Prepared at Thu 16 Oct 2025 01:38:40 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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