We are currently experiencing some problems with this product and will have it fixed as soon as possible. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
LONGREACH 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.
Site details
| Site name: LONGREACH AERO | Site number: 036031 | Commenced: 1949 | Map | |
| Latitude: 23.44° S | Longitude: 144.28° E | Elevation: 192 m | Operational status: Open | |
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Maximum temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 36.9 | 35.7 | 34.5 | 31.4 | 27.0 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 30.2 | 33.9 | 36.1 | 37.4 | 31.4 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
 |
 |
| Highest temperature (°C) | 47.3 | 43.6 | 43.6 | 39.6 | 36.2 | 34.3 | 34.0 | 37.5 | 40.6 | 43.8 | 45.8 | 46.6 | 47.3 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
| Date | 28 Jan 1990 | 18 Feb 1983 | 04 Mar 1985 | 12 Apr 2003 | 04 May 2007 | 22 Jun 1996 | 19 Jul 1996 | 29 Aug 2009 | 30 Sep 1988 | 20 Oct 2002 | 30 Nov 2006 | 01 Dec 1996 | 28 Jan 1990 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 22.4 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 8.3 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
| Date | 31 Jan 2010 | 03 Feb 1989 | 11 Mar 1979 | 26 Apr 1983 | 23 May 1974 | 20 Jun 2007 | 07 Jul 2010 | 08 Aug 1996 | 22 Sep 1974 | 08 Oct 1996 | 23 Nov 1989 | 27 Dec 2006 | 20 Jun 2007 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 31.9 | 31.4 | 31.3 | 27.4 | 22.4 | 19.3 | 18.8 | 21.1 | 24.9 | 29.0 | 31.4 | 32.5 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
|
| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 41.2 | 39.8 | 37.8 | 34.9 | 30.7 | 27.9 | 27.7 | 30.6 | 35.1 | 38.3 | 40.4 | 41.8 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
|
| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 28.8 | 26.6 | 28.7 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 16.4 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 217.4 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 22.8 | 18.0 | 14.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 12.6 | 19.9 | 23.8 | 117.7 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 6.3 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 22.3 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
| Minimum temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 23.0 | 22.5 | 20.2 | 16.4 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 16.9 | 19.9 | 22.1 | 15.8 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
| Lowest temperature (°C) | 13.4 | 14.5 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 0.5 | -1.5 | -2.9 | -0.9 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 9.3 | 11.8 | -2.9 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
| Date | 01 Jan 2000 | 04 Feb 2005 | 31 Mar 1970 | 30 Apr 1999 | 31 May 2011 | 20 Jun 1976 | 06 Jul 1982 | 02 Aug 1977 | 14 Sep 1994 | 04 Oct 1981 | 03 Nov 1994 | 05 Dec 1968 | 06 Jul 1982 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 30.2 | 30.6 | 27.1 | 25.0 | 21.6 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 19.6 | 26.0 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 29.7 | 30.6 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
| Date | 30 Jan 1990 | 04 Feb 1968 | 11 Mar 1998 | 09 Apr 1996 | 15 May 1995 | 05 Jun 2007 | 26 Jul 1993 | 23 Aug 2003 | 25 Sep 2003 | 27 Oct 2004 | 24 Nov 1987 | 12 Dec 2009 | 04 Feb 1968 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 19.5 | 19.3 | 16.4 | 12.2 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 11.5 | 15.4 | 18.0 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
|
| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 26.3 | 25.5 | 23.7 | 20.4 | 17.2 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 17.9 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 25.9 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
|
| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 47 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
| Ground surface temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 21.1 | 20.8 | 18.7 | 14.7 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 10.6 | 15.0 | 18.1 | 20.5 | 13.8 | 15 | 1996 2013 |
|
|
| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 9.8 | 10.8 | 7.6 | 0.0 | -2.7 | -5.3 | -5.3 | -5.2 | -2.7 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 8.7 | -5.3 | 15 | 1996 2013 |
|
|
| Date | 02 Jan 2000 | 04 Feb 2005 | 28 Mar 2002 | 29 Apr 1999 | 29 May 2000 | 30 Jun 2002 | 20 Jul 2004 | 01 Aug 2003 | 03 Sep 2003 | 05 Oct 2001 | 17 Nov 2006 | 04 Dec 2005 | 20 Jul 2004 | ||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 15 | 1996 2013 |
|
|
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| Rainfall | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean rainfall (mm) | 79.7 | 79.9 | 55.6 | 36.9 | 26.5 | 17.2 | 19.2 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 23.9 | 30.4 | 57.5 | 449.1 | 58 | 1949 2013 |
|
|
| Highest rainfall (mm) | 420.4 | 243.8 | 413.4 | 313.8 | 171.7 | 97.2 | 112.0 | 71.7 | 70.0 | 136.6 | 183.0 | 195.8 | 1026.5 | 58 | 1949 2013 |
|
|
| Date | 1974 | 1977 | 1963 | 1990 | 1955 | 2005 | 1978 | 1966 | 2008 | 1949 | 2010 | 2000 | 1950 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 106.8 | 58 | 1949 2013 |
|
|
| Date | 1960 | 1988 | 1998 | 2011 | 2002 | 2004 | 2009 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2002 | 1953 | 2002 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 9.6 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 248.8 | 58 | 1949 2013 |
|
|
| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 58.8 | 78.4 | 39.2 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 47.8 | 446.0 | 58 | 1949 2013 |
|
|
| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 164.4 | 157.1 | 127.4 | 95.1 | 72.8 | 46.3 | 62.0 | 34.7 | 34.0 | 56.3 | 80.1 | 122.5 | 688.4 | 58 | 1949 2013 |
|
|
| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 175.3 | 121.9 | 120.4 | 184.6 | 95.4 | 51.0 | 89.2 | 31.8 | 42.8 | 40.6 | 66.0 | 91.4 | 184.6 | 58 | 1949 2013 |
|
|
| Date | 12 Jan 1951 | 23 Feb 1955 | 29 Mar 1963 | 06 Apr 1989 | 22 May 1990 | 20 Jun 2005 | 10 Jul 1978 | 23 Aug 1988 | 03 Sep 2008 | 12 Oct 1970 | 14 Nov 2010 | 27 Dec 1964 | 06 Apr 1989 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 7.0 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 47.9 | 58 | 1949 2013 |
|
|
| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 33.4 | 58 | 1949 2013 |
|
|
| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 58 | 1949 2013 |
|
|
| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 58 | 1949 2013 |
|
|
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| Other daily elements | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean daily wind run (km) | 382 | 383 | 362 | 347 | 317 | 325 | 333 | 344 | 367 | 398 | 408 | 398 | 364 | 17 | 1996 2013 |
|
|
| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 124 | 95 | 96 | 72 | 87 | 84 | 80 | 161 | 89 | 108 | 111 | 118 | 161 | 45 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
| Date | 23 Jan 1990 | 16 Feb 1998 | 10 Mar 2009 | 13 Apr 2007 | 18 May 1966 | 05 Jun 1990 | 03 Jul 1977 | 07 Aug 1998 | 28 Sep 1997 | 12 Oct 1998 | 11 Nov 1983 | 16 Dec 1970 | 07 Aug 1998 | ||||
| Mean daily sunshine (hours) | |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 25.7 | 24.8 | 23.0 | 19.6 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 16.0 | 18.9 | 22.5 | 25.3 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 21.7 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
|
|
| Mean number of clear days | 9.1 | 7.0 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 163.7 | 44 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| Mean number of cloudy days | 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 51.6 | 44 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 8.4 | 44 | 1966 2013 |
|
|
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| 9 am conditions | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 29.5 | 28.4 | 26.9 | 23.5 | 18.6 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 16.6 | 21.5 | 26.0 | 28.6 | 29.9 | 23.1 | 44 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 21.7 | 21.8 | 19.8 | 16.9 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 16.6 | 18.8 | 20.5 | 16.2 | 44 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 16.8 | 17.9 | 14.8 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 13.8 | 10.0 | 44 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 50 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 53 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 47 | 44 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 44 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 18.2 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 16.4 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 18.6 | 16.9 | 44 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| 9am wind speed vs direction plot |  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| 3 pm conditions | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 35.6 | 34.5 | 33.6 | 30.4 | 26.3 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 25.2 | 29.3 | 32.9 | 34.9 | 36.1 | 30.4 | 44 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 22.4 | 22.6 | 21.1 | 18.6 | 16.2 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 16.1 | 18.0 | 19.6 | 21.1 | 18.1 | 44 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 13.7 | 15.1 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 44 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 32 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 44 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 44 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 13.7 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 39 | 1966 2010 |
|
|
| 3pm wind speed vs direction plot | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
red = highest value
blue = lowest value
Product IDCJCM0036 Prepared at Thu 23 May 2013 02:29:41 AM EST
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.
Related Links
- This page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_036031_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_036031.shtml - About climate averages: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cdo/about/about-stats.shtml
- Data file (csv): http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/tables/text/IDCJCM0036_036031.csv
- Climate averages home page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/index.shtml
- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
Related information
Maps
- Long term climatology maps for selected elements
- Rainfall maps and temperature maps based on recent observations
Recent observations for this site
- Latest Weather Observations over the past 72 hours for LONGREACH AERO
- Daily Weather Observations from this site are included in the Daily Weather Observations Longreach
Additional climate information
- Weather station directory
- Contact the Bureau of Meteorology climate service
- Climate education information available on this web site
Page created: Thu 23 May 2013 02:29:41 AM EST