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Averages for TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL

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 032071    TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL                     Commenced: 1913    Last record: 1941                                           
Latitude:-19.3000 S    Longitude: 146.8000 E    Elevation:        m     State:  QLD                                               
                                                                                                                                  
    JAN    FEB    MAR    APR    MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV    DEC     ANN   No. %age      
                                                                                               Yrs comp                    
Mean Daily Max Temp (deg C)                                                                                                
    30.9   30.8   30.5   29.6   27.9   25.4   24.3   25.4   27.1   28.5   29.6   30.8    28.4  10.0 100                           
                                                                                                                                  
Mean Daily Min Temp (deg C)                                                                                                
    24.7   24.3   23.3   21.6   19.0   17.0   15.5   16.3   18.7   21.3   23.4   24.4    20.8  10.0 100                           
                                                                                                                                  
Mean 9am Air Temp (deg C)                                                                                                  
    28.7   28.2   27.7   26.5   24.1   21.4   20.3   21.6   24.4   26.4   27.7   28.8    25.5  10.0 100                           
Mean 9am Wet-bulb Temp (deg C)                                                                                             
    24.9   24.6   23.8   22.1   20.0   17.4   16.2   17.0   19.5   21.3   23.0   24.2    21.2  10.0 100                           
Mean 9am Relative Humidity (%)                                                                                             
      74     78     72     68     67     67     62     59     57     61     65     64      66   3.0 100                           
                                                                                                                                  
Mean 3pm Air Temp (deg C)                                                                                                  
    29.9   29.5   29.3   28.4   26.2   24.1   23.1   24.0   25.7   27.3   28.5   29.7    27.1   9.3  95                           
Mean 3pm Wet-bulb Temp (deg C)                                                                                             
    25.5   25.3   24.6   23.2   21.2   19.1   18.3   18.5   20.5   21.8   23.7   24.8    22.2   9.3  95                           
Mean 3pm Relative Humidity (%)                                                                                             
      70     73     65     60     61     60     56     52     54     59     65     62      61   2.4  85                           
                                                                                                                                  
Mean Rainfall (mm)                                                                                                         
   300.6  264.9  148.9   66.5   24.4   38.4   18.3   18.0   11.1   28.9   58.6  123.4  1102.1  25.9  94                           
Median (Decile 5) Rainfall  (mm)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
_  216.8  215.3  126.8   44.3   12.0   25.1    2.5    2.3    2.1    6.6   28.0  106.4  1146.2    24                                                                                                                            
Decile 9 Rainfall (mm)                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
_  678.2  554.6  327.9  155.1   70.8  114.3   94.1   53.6   39.6   84.6  161.6  318.6  1709.6    24                                                                                                                            
Decile 1 Rainfall (mm)                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
_   58.4   52.2   13.4    0.6    0.0    1.4    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    2.7    8.8   489.0    24                                                                                                                            
Mean no. of Raindays                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
    12.5   11.9   11.1    4.6    4.1    4.5    2.4    2.0    1.9    2.8    5.7    8.9    72.5  25.3  92                                                                                                                                                   
Highest Monthly Rainfall (mm)                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  1008.3  825.5  349.7  461.0  145.3  127.6  144.0   66.3  102.6  304.6  368.7  457.9          25.9  94                                                                                                                                                   
Lowest Monthly Rainfall (mm)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    30.7   18.7    0.0    0.0    0.0    1.1    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.3    1.3          25.9  94                                                                                                                                                   
Highest Recorded Daily Rain (mm)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
   221.0  290.6  129.3  236.7  121.7  109.7   89.7   38.9   65.8  229.6  151.6  167.4   290.6  25.9  93                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Last modified 16 August 2004