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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
BOWEN POST OFFICE
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: BOWEN POST OFFICE | Site number: 033007 | Commenced: 1870 | Map | |
| Latitude: 20.02° S | Longitude: 148.25° E | Elevation: 6 m | Operational status: Closed 31 Dec 1987 | |
| 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 | 31.3 | 30.6 | 29.2 | 26.8 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 25.5 | 27.3 | 29.2 | 30.6 | 31.5 | 28.5 | 80 | 1907 1987 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 39.7 | 35.3 | 36.0 | 33.8 | 31.0 | 32.1 | 29.5 | 31.2 | 35.2 | 36.0 | 38.2 | 39.4 | 39.7 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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| Date | 01 Jan 1985 | 13 Feb 1969 | 13 Mar 1974 | 12 Apr 1978 | 25 May 1975 | 11 Jun 1973 | 06 Jul 1986 | 18 Aug 1981 | 29 Sep 1982 | 19 Oct 1971 | 15 Nov 1971 | 30 Dec 1984 | 01 Jan 1985 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 25.0 | 25.7 | 24.4 | 22.0 | 19.9 | 17.8 | 15.4 | 19.2 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 26.8 | 25.1 | 15.4 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 1974 | 27 Feb 1981 | 11 Mar 1979 | 30 Apr 1982 | 13 May 1978 | 14 Jun 1972 | 28 Jul 1979 | 08 Aug 1970 | 08 Sep 1975 | 21 Oct 1975 | 03 Nov 1971 | 22 Dec 1977 | 28 Jul 1979 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 28.9 | 29.2 | 28.4 | 27.0 | 24.5 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 23.5 | 25.6 | 27.5 | 29.2 | 30.0 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 33.7 | 33.5 | 32.6 | 31.2 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 29.3 | 30.4 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 25.6 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 21.0 | 26.7 | 136.5 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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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 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 24.0 | 23.7 | 22.9 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 15.1 | 17.3 | 20.2 | 22.3 | 23.5 | 19.8 | 79 | 1907 1987 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 19.0 | 20.5 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 14.0 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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| Date | 30 Jan 1975 | 21 Feb 1976 | 31 Mar 1970 | 30 Apr 1976 | 26 May 1974 | 18 Jun 1976 | 02 Jul 1984 | 20 Aug 1970 | 12 Sep 1976 | 17 Oct 1976 | 21 Nov 1986 | 01 Dec 1975 | 18 Jun 1976 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 28.8 | 28.3 | 27.0 | 25.6 | 24.2 | 22.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 23.6 | 25.1 | 27.1 | 28.5 | 28.8 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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| Date | 28 Jan 1987 | 24 Feb 1980 | 06 Mar 1987 | 07 Apr 1983 | 01 May 1983 | 01 Jun 1981 | 17 Jul 1986 | 30 Aug 1971 | 21 Sep 1986 | 17 Oct 1983 | 29 Nov 1971 | 29 Dec 1981 | 28 Jan 1987 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 22.6 | 22.9 | 22.2 | 19.5 | 15.5 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 21.2 | 22.2 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 26.6 | 26.0 | 25.1 | 23.6 | 21.8 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 21.0 | 23.4 | 24.7 | 26.2 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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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 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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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 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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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) | 246.9 | 241.5 | 160.6 | 64.0 | 39.8 | 36.6 | 23.7 | 17.5 | 16.2 | 23.1 | 36.2 | 103.4 | 1009.6 | 118 | 1870 1987 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 1182.7 | 995.1 | 664.5 | 636.0 | 397.5 | 297.2 | 401.8 | 199.2 | 203.8 | 155.4 | 311.6 | 537.9 | 2015.1 | 118 | 1870 1987 |
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| Date | 1918 | 1893 | 1936 | 1875 | 1955 | 1967 | 1950 | 1940 | 1890 | 1871 | 1950 | 1942 | 1950 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 4.8 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 215.7 | 118 | 1870 1987 |
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| Date | 1947 | 1983 | 1915 | 1926 | 1929 | 1977 | 1982 | 1984 | 1971 | 1982 | 1968 | 1972 | 1915 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 38.4 | 42.5 | 18.6 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10.8 | 118 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 181.7 | 219.1 | 111.4 | 31.8 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 9.2 | 21.6 | 67.2 | 118 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 529.5 | 484.6 | 358.2 | 168.5 | 93.9 | 84.4 | 64.8 | 51.0 | 39.8 | 59.3 | 91.9 | 248.0 | 118 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 391.9 | 372.1 | 253.7 | 246.9 | 167.1 | 120.7 | 126.5 | 125.0 | 136.1 | 62.2 | 129.0 | 188.0 | 391.9 | 103 | 1872 1987 |
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| Date | 23 Jan 1929 | 13 Feb 1893 | 01 Mar 1928 | 07 Apr 1940 | 26 May 1955 | 06 Jun 1891 | 09 Jul 1950 | 24 Aug 1901 | 20 Sep 1890 | 15 Oct 1891 | 25 Nov 1950 | 15 Dec 1917 | 23 Jan 1929 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 11.9 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 73.4 | 103 | 1870 1987 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 9.0 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 52.1 | 103 | 1872 1987 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 19.3 | 103 | 1872 1987 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 9.6 | 103 | 1872 1987 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 9 | 1978 1987 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 24.4 | 22.6 | 21.7 | 19.5 | 16.9 | 15.6 | 16.8 | 19.6 | 23.2 | 25.7 | 26.6 | 26.0 | 21.5 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 5.2 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 13.7 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 119.5 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 11.3 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 71.8 | 19 | 1969 1987 |
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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) | 28.2 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 25.0 | 22.2 | 19.7 | 18.8 | 20.2 | 23.0 | 25.8 | 27.7 | 28.6 | 24.5 | 77 | 1907 1987 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 24.6 | 24.6 | 23.8 | 21.9 | 19.2 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 19.2 | 21.5 | 23.1 | 24.4 | 21.0 | 74 | 1907 1987 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 23.5 | 23.3 | 22.6 | 20.3 | 17.9 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.8 | 19.1 | 21.1 | 22.8 | 19.2 | 17 | 1969 1987 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 76 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 36 | 1938 1987 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 68 | 1907 1987 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 15.6 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 17.9 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 18 | 1969 1987 |
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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) | 30.1 | 29.7 | 29.1 | 27.7 | 25.6 | 23.6 | 23.2 | 24.1 | 25.7 | 27.6 | 29.1 | 30.1 | 27.1 | 75 | 1907 1987 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 25.4 | 25.4 | 24.7 | 23.0 | 20.8 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 18.7 | 20.4 | 22.2 | 23.7 | 24.9 | 22.2 | 72 | 1907 1987 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 23.6 | 23.6 | 22.6 | 20.5 | 18.5 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 22.8 | 19.5 | 17 | 1969 1987 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 69 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 36 | 1938 1987 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 66 | 1907 1987 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 21.6 | 23.1 | 21.2 | 21.9 | 22.3 | 19.9 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 22.8 | 24.5 | 23.4 | 24.1 | 22.2 | 17 | 1969 1987 |
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red = highest value
blue = lowest value
Product IDCJCM0036 Prepared at Wed 01 Oct 2025 23:42:00 PM AEST
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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