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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
TOWNSVILLE 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.
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: TOWNSVILLE AERO | Site number: 032040 | Commenced: 1940 | Map | |
| Latitude: 19.25° S | Longitude: 146.77° E | Elevation: 4 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 | 31.2 | 30.8 | 29.7 | 27.7 | 25.7 | 25.2 | 26.1 | 27.9 | 29.5 | 30.9 | 31.6 | 29.0 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 44.3 | 42.7 | 37.6 | 35.8 | 32.2 | 32.2 | 31.6 | 33.3 | 36.5 | 37.1 | 41.7 | 42.1 | 44.3 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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| Date | 07 Jan 1994 | 13 Feb 1969 | 15 Mar 1993 | 02 Apr 1988 | 01 May 1996 | 17 Jun 2002 | 14 Jul 1964 | 28 Aug 1964 | 15 Sep 2003 | 25 Oct 1958 | 27 Nov 2018 | 30 Dec 1984 | 07 Jan 1994 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 23.9 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 21.1 | 16.6 | 13.9 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 19.0 | 23.6 | 24.4 | 22.9 | 13.9 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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| Date | 08 Jan 1966 | 02 Feb 1945 | 21 Mar 1974 | 30 Apr 1982 | 23 May 2020 | 21 Jun 2007 | 04 Jul 2022 | 06 Aug 1995 | 07 Sep 1975 | 16 Oct 2017 | 06 Nov 1956 | 06 Dec 1964 | 21 Jun 2007 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 29.1 | 28.9 | 28.8 | 27.8 | 25.6 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 24.1 | 26.0 | 27.7 | 29.0 | 29.6 | 82 | 1940 2024 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 33.6 | 33.3 | 32.6 | 31.5 | 29.6 | 27.9 | 27.1 | 28.1 | 29.8 | 31.5 | 32.4 | 33.4 | 82 | 1940 2024 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 25.6 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 13.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 10.9 | 22.3 | 26.7 | 150.2 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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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 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 24.4 | 24.2 | 23.1 | 20.7 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 17.5 | 20.8 | 23.0 | 24.2 | 19.9 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 18.7 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 10.9 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 14.1 | 17.9 | 1.1 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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| Date | 06 Jan 2001 | 16 Feb 1951 | 31 Mar 1953 | 14 Apr 1994 | 23 May 1957 | 20 Jun 1995 | 06 Jul 1984 | 09 Aug 1941 | 04 Sep 1985 | 03 Oct 1941 | 21 Nov 1986 | 05 Dec 1998 | 09 Aug 1941 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 29.0 | 30.6 | 28.9 | 26.6 | 25.2 | 23.0 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 25.1 | 27.2 | 27.9 | 28.8 | 30.6 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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| Date | 22 Jan 1994 | 13 Feb 1969 | 07 Mar 2022 | 07 Apr 2023 | 05 May 1996 | 04 Jun 2007 | 19 Jul 2016 | 23 Aug 2010 | 30 Sep 1996 | 25 Oct 2022 | 24 Nov 1988 | 31 Dec 2001 | 13 Feb 1969 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 22.2 | 22.3 | 20.8 | 17.8 | 13.5 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 13.5 | 17.3 | 20.5 | 21.8 | 82 | 1940 2024 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 26.4 | 26.0 | 25.1 | 23.4 | 21.5 | 19.1 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 21.2 | 23.9 | 25.2 | 26.3 | 82 | 1940 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 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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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 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 23.2 | 23.1 | 21.6 | 19.2 | 15.6 | 13.2 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 15.9 | 19.3 | 21.7 | 23.1 | 18.3 | 21 | 1995 2016 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 15.7 | 17.4 | 13.4 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 9.8 | 15.1 | 16.4 | 0.5 | 21 | 1995 2016 |
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| Date | 06 Jan 2001 | 04 Feb 2011 | 31 Mar 2012 | 27 Apr 2015 | 27 May 2011 | 19 Jun 2011 | 23 Jul 2011 | 12 Aug 2012 | 11 Sep 2011 | 02 Oct 2011 | 14 Nov 2012 | 05 Dec 1998 | 12 Aug 2012 | ||||
| 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 | 21 | 1995 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) | 271.3 | 301.9 | 188.9 | 66.9 | 33.9 | 20.3 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 10.0 | 23.4 | 60.0 | 123.5 | 1129.3 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 1141.7 | 964.0 | 696.2 | 546.2 | 180.8 | 111.4 | 173.7 | 258.2 | 84.4 | 252.8 | 345.2 | 458.0 | 2399.8 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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| Date | 1953 | 2019 | 2011 | 2000 | 1977 | 2007 | 1950 | 1998 | 2010 | 1975 | 2000 | 1975 | 2000 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 8.8 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 397.6 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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| Date | 1947 | 1983 | 2008 | 1947 | 2021 | 1968 | 2002 | 2018 | 2024 | 2002 | 1990 | 2001 | 2015 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 47.7 | 64.3 | 19.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 16.3 | 84 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 216.2 | 242.3 | 139.8 | 29.1 | 17.8 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 12.6 | 29.1 | 75.8 | 84 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 531.2 | 586.1 | 426.2 | 173.3 | 89.1 | 58.2 | 44.1 | 45.1 | 30.6 | 51.5 | 146.6 | 341.5 | 84 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 548.8 | 317.6 | 366.5 | 271.6 | 120.8 | 93.0 | 89.8 | 134.2 | 64.6 | 89.4 | 132.8 | 206.8 | 548.8 | 84 | 1941 2024 |
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| Date | 11 Jan 1998 | 01 Feb 1977 | 03 Mar 1946 | 04 Apr 2000 | 19 May 2017 | 06 Jun 1990 | 10 Jul 2012 | 30 Aug 1998 | 20 Sep 2010 | 14 Oct 1975 | 24 Nov 1950 | 31 Dec 2009 | 11 Jan 1998 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 14.6 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 90.6 | 84 | 1940 2024 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 11.6 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 64.7 | 84 | 1941 2024 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 25.6 | 84 | 1941 2024 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 12.7 | 84 | 1941 2024 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 400 | 366 | 368 | 357 | 319 | 312 | 310 | 332 | 372 | 429 | 438 | 423 | 369 | 25 | 1996 2024 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 97 | 135 | 143 | 130 | 78 | 85 | 76 | 68 | 71 | 84 | 80 | 197 | 197 | 81 | 1940 2024 |
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| Date | 12 Jan 1989 | 03 Feb 2011 | 06 Mar 1956 | 03 Apr 2000 | 30 May 1957 | 11 Jun 1955 | 08 Jul 1987 | 18 Aug 1949 | 05 Sep 1950 | 30 Oct 1984 | 02 Nov 1984 | 24 Dec 1971 | 24 Dec 1971 | ||||
| Mean daily sunshine (hours) | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 58 | 1957 2016 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 23.6 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 19.3 | 16.6 | 15.5 | 16.7 | 19.5 | 22.9 | 25.1 | 25.7 | 25.3 | 21.1 | 35 | 1990 2024 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 4.6 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 120.8 | 70 | 1940 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 14.2 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 101.1 | 70 | 1940 2010 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 8.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 46 | 1969 2019 |
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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) | 28.1 | 27.6 | 27.2 | 25.6 | 23.0 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 21.1 | 23.9 | 26.2 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 24.9 | 70 | 1940 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 24.2 | 24.3 | 23.4 | 21.4 | 18.9 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 21.0 | 22.6 | 23.7 | 20.6 | 70 | 1940 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 22.2 | 22.6 | 21.2 | 19.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 19.6 | 21.3 | 17.7 | 61 | 1940 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 71 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 1940 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 70 | 1940 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 10.9 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 70 | 1940 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 30.0 | 29.8 | 29.5 | 28.2 | 26.3 | 24.4 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 26.2 | 27.9 | 29.2 | 30.1 | 27.5 | 70 | 1940 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 24.9 | 25.1 | 24.2 | 22.5 | 20.4 | 18.1 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 19.7 | 21.6 | 23.1 | 24.2 | 21.6 | 70 | 1940 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 22.4 | 22.8 | 21.4 | 19.3 | 16.4 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 17.6 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 17.9 | 61 | 1940 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 65 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 61 | 1940 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 70 | 1940 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 19.9 | 18.5 | 19.6 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 18.1 | 19.9 | 21.9 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 22.2 | 20.9 | 70 | 1940 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0036 Prepared at Thu 28 Nov 2024 02:08:30 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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