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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
LONGREACH 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: LONGREACH POST OFFICE | Site number: 036030 | Commenced: 1893 | Map | |
| Latitude: 23.45° S | Longitude: 144.25° E | Elevation: 191 m | Operational status: Closed 31 Dec 1985 | |
| 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) | 37.3 | 36.2 | 34.4 | 31.2 | 26.7 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 25.7 | 29.7 | 33.7 | 36.4 | 37.7 | 31.3 | 75 | 1896 1973 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 47.9 | 45.6 | 45.0 | 39.4 | 36.0 | 34.4 | 33.3 | 36.1 | 40.1 | 42.9 | 45.8 | 46.4 | 47.9 | 76 | 1896 1973 |
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| Date | 26 Jan 1947 | 03 Feb 1960 | 07 Mar 1903 | 04 Apr 1953 | 01 May 1900 | 01 Jun 1962 | 31 Jul 1943 | 27 Aug 1970 | 26 Sep 1904 | 22 Oct 1928 | 14 Nov 1915 | 18 Dec 1901 | 26 Jan 1947 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 20.8 | 20.7 | 19.3 | 17.7 | 14.4 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 13.3 | 16.0 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 21.7 | 8.7 | 76 | 1896 1973 |
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| Date | 09 Jan 1911 | 24 Feb 1913 | 13 Mar 1937 | 21 Apr 1909 | 23 May 1959 | 19 Jun 1913 | 04 Jul 1908 | 01 Aug 1909 | 27 Sep 1913 | 01 Oct 1898 | 02 Nov 1917 | 25 Dec 1960 | 04 Jul 1908 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 32.2 | 31.5 | 30.0 | 26.8 | 21.7 | 18.9 | 18.3 | 21.0 | 25.0 | 28.9 | 32.2 | 33.3 | 77 | 1896 1973 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 41.7 | 40.7 | 38.4 | 35.0 | 30.7 | 27.8 | 27.2 | 30.1 | 34.1 | 38.3 | 40.6 | 41.7 | 77 | 1896 1973 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 29.4 | 26.1 | 27.8 | 20.3 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 15.1 | 26.3 | 28.6 | 29.6 | 213.3 | 76 | 1896 1973 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 23.9 | 19.3 | 15.7 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 12.1 | 21.4 | 25.1 | 123.3 | 76 | 1896 1973 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 8.4 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 28.4 | 76 | 1896 1973 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 22.7 | 22.1 | 20.2 | 15.8 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 12.2 | 16.5 | 19.6 | 21.8 | 15.5 | 72 | 1896 1973 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 14.4 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | -3.3 | -3.3 | -1.7 | -0.6 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 6.6 | -3.3 | 73 | 1896 1973 |
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| Date | 05 Jan 1970 | 08 Feb 1904 | 30 Mar 1948 | 27 Apr 1929 | 31 May 1913 | 27 Jun 1908 | 06 Jul 1908 | 18 Aug 1953 | 01 Sep 1906 | 17 Oct 1959 | 30 Nov 1905 | 01 Dec 1907 | 06 Jul 1908 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 31.8 | 31.3 | 29.6 | 26.0 | 21.8 | 21.0 | 17.9 | 21.1 | 26.2 | 27.8 | 31.7 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 73 | 1896 1973 |
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| Date | 05 Jan 1902 | 20 Feb 1925 | 05 Mar 1929 | 10 Apr 1932 | 01 May 1933 | 11 Jun 1931 | 01 Jul 1920 | 09 Aug 1947 | 22 Sep 1943 | 31 Oct 1948 | 07 Nov 1948 | 20 Dec 1901 | 20 Dec 1901 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 18.9 | 18.9 | 16.3 | 11.1 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 15.0 | 17.8 | 74 | 1896 1973 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 26.1 | 25.3 | 23.9 | 20.5 | 16.1 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 17.2 | 21.1 | 23.9 | 25.6 | 74 | 1896 1973 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 74 | 1896 1973 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 74 | 1896 1973 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 22.1 | 21.5 | 20.0 | 15.3 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 10.8 | 15.5 | 19.0 | 20.7 | 14.5 | 10 | 1911 1933 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 12.8 | 14.6 | 6.8 | 2.8 | -4.1 | -3.3 | -2.1 | -5.5 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 10.2 | 11.1 | -5.5 | 10 | 1911 1933 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 1913 | 11 Feb 1916 | 29 Mar 1913 | 27 Apr 1929 | 31 May 1913 | 10 Jun 1913 | 02 Jul 1913 | 15 Aug 1913 | 28 Sep 1913 | 07 Oct 1912 | 16 Nov 1913 | 12 Dec 1912 | 15 Aug 1913 | ||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 10 | 1911 1933 |
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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) | 71.1 | 84.1 | 61.7 | 28.0 | 23.9 | 19.8 | 20.0 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 23.6 | 26.5 | 53.6 | 434.6 | 92 | 1893 1985 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 403.0 | 404.9 | 379.2 | 175.5 | 175.0 | 126.2 | 113.5 | 69.7 | 122.4 | 139.2 | 163.3 | 231.6 | 1075.9 | 92 | 1893 1985 |
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| Date | 1974 | 1896 | 1963 | 1950 | 1955 | 1912 | 1978 | 1966 | 1926 | 1949 | 1917 | 1907 | 1894 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 108.3 | 92 | 1893 1985 |
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| Date | 1983 | 1893 | 1981 | 1982 | 1982 | 1982 | 1982 | 1982 | 1983 | 1983 | 1980 | 1979 | 1902 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 10.5 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 93 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 47.0 | 45.0 | 38.3 | 13.0 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 13.5 | 16.9 | 44.4 | 93 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 135.7 | 211.4 | 162.0 | 82.5 | 73.1 | 49.3 | 65.4 | 29.8 | 33.8 | 65.6 | 62.3 | 116.6 | 93 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 195.6 | 148.3 | 201.9 | 116.1 | 81.3 | 94.5 | 88.0 | 56.4 | 73.2 | 85.1 | 54.1 | 92.2 | 201.9 | 92 | 1893 1985 |
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| Date | 12 Jan 1951 | 01 Feb 1922 | 14 Mar 1936 | 03 Apr 1963 | 25 May 1955 | 21 Jun 1894 | 10 Jul 1978 | 18 Aug 1947 | 25 Sep 1926 | 22 Oct 1931 | 21 Nov 1917 | 27 Dec 1964 | 14 Mar 1936 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 39.5 | 92 | 1893 1985 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 33.9 | 92 | 1893 1985 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 12.2 | 92 | 1893 1985 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 92 | 1893 1985 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 25.9 | 24.9 | 22.8 | 19.6 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 19.0 | 22.2 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 27.0 | 21.7 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 13.3 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 22.3 | 24.0 | 22.7 | 20.6 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 220.1 | 60 | 1911 1973 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 6.1 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 47.0 | 60 | 1911 1973 |
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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) | 29.8 | 28.8 | 27.1 | 23.5 | 18.5 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 16.5 | 21.5 | 26.0 | 28.9 | 30.1 | 23.2 | 74 | 1896 1973 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 22.0 | 22.1 | 20.6 | 17.2 | 13.5 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 17.3 | 19.6 | 21.3 | 16.6 | 73 | 1896 1972 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 17.4 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 12.2 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 12.5 | 15.3 | 11.0 | 73 | 1896 1972 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 51 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 61 | 56 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 50 | 73 | 1896 1972 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 78 | 1893 1973 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 10.9 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 79 | 1893 1973 |
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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) | 35.8 | 34.9 | 33.4 | 30.2 | 25.9 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 24.9 | 28.8 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 36.1 | 30.2 | 61 | 1911 1973 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 22.9 | 23.1 | 22.0 | 19.2 | 16.5 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 19.0 | 20.6 | 22.1 | 18.8 | 59 | 1911 1972 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 14.8 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 10.6 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 9.4 | 59 | 1911 1972 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 33 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 1911 1972 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 60 | 1911 1973 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 60 | 1911 1973 |
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Product IDCJCM0036 Prepared at Thu 18 Sep 2025 00:34:13 AM 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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