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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
MITCHELL 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.
Site details
| Site name: MITCHELL POST OFFICE | Site number: 043020 | Commenced: 1884 | Map | |
| Latitude: 26.49° S | Longitude: 147.98° E | Elevation: 337 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) | 34.2 | 33.1 | 31.2 | 27.6 | 23.2 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 25.9 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 33.8 | 27.7 | 104 | 1907 2023 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 46.8 | 46.1 | 42.1 | 36.5 | 33.0 | 30.5 | 30.0 | 36.2 | 40.0 | 40.8 | 44.7 | 46.2 | 46.8 | 54 | 1968 2023 |
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| Date | 19 Jan 1980 | 12 Feb 2017 | 20 Mar 2015 | 07 Apr 1993 | 04 May 2007 | 28 Jun 2023 | 31 Jul 2021 | 29 Aug 2009 | 27 Sep 2017 | 19 Oct 2002 | 30 Nov 2020 | 13 Dec 1979 | 19 Jan 1980 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 21.9 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 15.1 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 9.0 | 54 | 1968 2023 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 2010 | 14 Feb 2000 | 05 Mar 1971 | 26 Apr 1983 | 22 May 1980 | 20 Jun 2007 | 14 Jul 2016 | 03 Aug 2016 | 19 Sep 2010 | 01 Oct 2017 | 01 Nov 2010 | 08 Dec 1970 | 14 Jul 2016 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 29.9 | 28.8 | 27.9 | 23.7 | 19.4 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 17.5 | 20.7 | 24.6 | 27.0 | 28.7 | 48 | 1968 2023 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 39.0 | 37.7 | 35.6 | 32.1 | 27.7 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 27.3 | 32.2 | 35.2 | 37.4 | 39.0 | 48 | 1968 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 26.5 | 23.3 | 21.9 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 15.4 | 20.6 | 25.1 | 149.9 | 54 | 1968 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 14.9 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 13.4 | 55.2 | 54 | 1968 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 54 | 1968 2023 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 20.1 | 19.6 | 16.9 | 11.6 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 12.4 | 16.1 | 18.6 | 11.8 | 104 | 1907 2023 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 10.1 | 8.8 | 4.0 | -0.9 | -6.4 | -6.2 | -6.1 | -9.4 | -3.2 | -1.4 | 3.6 | 7.5 | -9.4 | 54 | 1968 2023 |
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| Date | 28 Jan 1975 | 23 Feb 1972 | 29 Mar 2008 | 30 Apr 2008 | 29 May 1987 | 23 Jun 1986 | 21 Jul 1995 | 15 Aug 1979 | 02 Sep 1979 | 01 Oct 1984 | 17 Nov 2006 | 05 Dec 1984 | 15 Aug 1979 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 29.7 | 28.4 | 25.8 | 22.4 | 20.9 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 20.0 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 26.1 | 29.3 | 29.7 | 54 | 1968 2023 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 2014 | 11 Feb 1969 | 02 Mar 2001 | 13 Apr 1998 | 05 May 2000 | 07 Jun 2002 | 01 Jul 1981 | 30 Aug 2009 | 30 Sep 2000 | 20 Oct 1989 | 29 Nov 2006 | 10 Dec 2009 | 03 Jan 2014 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 16.2 | 16.0 | 12.4 | 6.2 | 1.5 | -1.6 | -2.8 | -1.5 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 48 | 1968 2023 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 23.9 | 23.1 | 21.0 | 17.5 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 11.0 | 14.5 | 18.1 | 20.9 | 23.1 | 48 | 1968 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 10.6 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.5 | 54 | 1968 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 54 | 1968 2023 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 17.4 | 17.1 | 14.5 | 9.1 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 15.5 | 8.9 | 68 | 1938 2023 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | -5.4 | -8.5 | -11.7 | -13.1 | -11.2 | -6.5 | -5.6 | -1.5 | 3.2 | -13.1 | 51 | 1968 2023 |
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| Date | 13 Jan 1993 | 23 Feb 1972 | 29 Mar 2008 | 28 Apr 1978 | 29 May 1987 | 03 Jun 1971 | 22 Jul 2002 | 10 Aug 1995 | 28 Sep 1994 | 01 Oct 1984 | 17 Nov 2006 | 09 Dec 1986 | 22 Jul 2002 | ||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 9.2 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.6 | 53 | 1968 2023 |
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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) | 80.2 | 73.6 | 61.8 | 33.3 | 32.2 | 33.4 | 32.8 | 23.5 | 27.6 | 43.2 | 57.9 | 70.4 | 569.6 | 140 | 1884 2023 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 328.1 | 389.0 | 334.3 | 333.2 | 249.4 | 209.0 | 366.8 | 133.5 | 170.4 | 236.0 | 222.6 | 314.6 | 1304.4 | 140 | 1884 2023 |
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| Date | 1954 | 1906 | 1890 | 1990 | 1983 | 1912 | 1950 | 1966 | 1903 | 1949 | 1950 | 2010 | 1950 | ||||
| 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 | 193.1 | 140 | 1884 2023 |
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| Date | 2019 | 1941 | 2009 | 2008 | 2018 | 1986 | 2007 | 2013 | 2003 | 1900 | 1982 | 1938 | 2019 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 17.5 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 11.0 | 15.9 | 352.0 | 136 | 1884 2023 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 56.3 | 45.0 | 45.1 | 19.9 | 24.4 | 22.1 | 22.8 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 35.4 | 48.3 | 54.6 | 559.1 | 136 | 1884 2023 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 161.7 | 183.1 | 150.7 | 82.9 | 79.4 | 80.0 | 69.4 | 58.0 | 73.1 | 86.4 | 112.8 | 132.1 | 798.7 | 136 | 1884 2023 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 138.4 | 186.7 | 165.6 | 96.4 | 68.2 | 99.8 | 105.2 | 62.2 | 102.4 | 68.1 | 99.1 | 147.8 | 186.7 | 136 | 1885 2023 |
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| Date | 24 Jan 1954 | 26 Feb 1914 | 02 Mar 2010 | 20 Apr 1990 | 11 May 2005 | 10 Jun 1912 | 27 Jul 1950 | 24 Aug 2016 | 16 Sep 1903 | 15 Oct 1949 | 24 Nov 1950 | 27 Dec 1971 | 26 Feb 1914 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 7.4 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 61.0 | 136 | 1884 2023 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 6.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 49.2 | 136 | 1885 2023 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 17.3 | 136 | 1885 2023 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 136 | 1885 2023 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 25.9 | 23.7 | 21.8 | 18.2 | 14.7 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 17.2 | 20.8 | 23.9 | 25.2 | 25.8 | 20.3 | 28 | 1990 2017 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 9.9 | 8.6 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 16.8 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 157.5 | 41 | 1968 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 7.2 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 67.4 | 41 | 1968 2010 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 45 | 1968 2022 |
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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) | 26.9 | 25.7 | 23.7 | 19.6 | 14.5 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 12.4 | 17.6 | 22.2 | 25.0 | 26.9 | 19.5 | 91 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 20.0 | 19.8 | 18.1 | 14.7 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 14.9 | 17.3 | 19.0 | 14.2 | 85 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 15.4 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 13.4 | 9.1 | 35 | 1968 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 52 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 55 | 54 | 1938 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 91 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 8.4 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 38 | 1968 2010 |
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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) | 32.7 | 31.7 | 30.2 | 26.5 | 22.3 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 21.1 | 24.9 | 28.3 | 30.6 | 32.4 | 26.5 | 90 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 21.0 | 21.0 | 19.7 | 16.9 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 16.6 | 84 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 13.3 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 35 | 1968 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 35 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 54 | 1938 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 90 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 36 | 1968 2010 |
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red = highest value
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Product IDCJCM0036 Prepared at Thu 28 Sep 2023 01:28:46 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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http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_043020.shtml - About climate averages: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cdo/about/about-stats.shtml
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- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
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