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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 name: WILCANNIA (REID ST) | Site number: 046043 | Commenced: 1879 | Map | |
| Latitude: 31.56° S | Longitude: 143.37° E | Elevation: 75 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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| Maximum temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 35.4 | 34.6 | 31.3 | 26.2 | 21.2 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 19.5 | 23.5 | 27.4 | 31.2 | 33.9 | 26.6 | 128 | 1881 2013 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 48.2 | 47.1 | 44.4 | 38.4 | 31.3 | 29.3 | 30.6 | 32.4 | 39.4 | 40.7 | 45.4 | 46.8 | 48.2 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 1973 | 15 Feb 2004 | 01 Mar 2005 | 03 Apr 1986 | 07 May 1978 | 09 Jun 1995 | 28 Jul 1958 | 24 Aug 1995 | 22 Sep 2003 | 04 Oct 1988 | 29 Nov 2012 | 22 Dec 1972 | 03 Jan 1973 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 16.1 | 18.9 | 17.2 | 14.2 | 12.1 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 7.1 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Date | 01 Jan 1970 | 25 Feb 1969 | 01 Mar 1987 | 19 Apr 1984 | 24 May 1974 | 23 Jun 1981 | 08 Jul 1978 | 01 Aug 1990 | 03 Sep 2005 | 11 Oct 2012 | 06 Nov 1989 | 27 Dec 1975 | 08 Jul 1978 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 29.0 | 28.4 | 25.0 | 21.1 | 16.8 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 18.2 | 21.4 | 24.4 | 27.1 | 57 | 1957 2013 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 42.0 | 40.6 | 37.4 | 32.3 | 26.7 | 22.2 | 21.1 | 24.8 | 30.0 | 34.3 | 38.7 | 40.5 | 57 | 1957 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 25.5 | 23.5 | 19.1 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 9.4 | 16.7 | 23.2 | 128.4 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 17.3 | 14.6 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 13.3 | 63.8 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 6.3 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 16.8 | 56 | 1957 2013 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 19.9 | 19.3 | 16.2 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 12.2 | 15.6 | 18.2 | 12.1 | 111 | 1881 2013 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 9.2 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 1.8 | -2.5 | -2.8 | -5.0 | -3.3 | -0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 8.4 | -5.0 | 55 | 1957 2013 |
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| Date | 17 Jan 2005 | 22 Feb 1993 | 29 Mar 2008 | 26 Apr 2004 | 26 May 2006 | 30 Jun 2002 | 18 Jul 1977 | 11 Aug 1994 | 09 Sep 1972 | 02 Oct 1982 | 14 Nov 1966 | 20 Dec 2010 | 18 Jul 1977 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 32.8 | 31.1 | 29.6 | 25.2 | 20.0 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 17.9 | 23.6 | 25.6 | 29.4 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 55 | 1957 2013 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 1960 | 15 Feb 2004 | 01 Mar 1983 | 10 Apr 2005 | 24 May 1958 | 06 Jun 2001 | 29 Jul 1958 | 25 Aug 1995 | 19 Sep 1996 | 30 Oct 1965 | 29 Nov 1959 | 21 Dec 1994 | 21 Dec 1994 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 15.0 | 14.5 | 11.4 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 13.0 | 55 | 1957 2013 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 25.7 | 25.0 | 21.5 | 17.5 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 13.9 | 17.7 | 21.6 | 23.7 | 55 | 1957 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 55 | 1957 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 55 | 1957 2013 |
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| Ground surface temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | |
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| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| Rainfall | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean rainfall (mm) | 25.9 | 26.5 | 24.6 | 17.0 | 23.6 | 22.2 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 15.9 | 25.2 | 20.9 | 26.0 | 263.6 | 134 | 1879 2013 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 236.1 | 184.7 | 324.4 | 181.3 | 113.0 | 101.7 | 84.3 | 84.3 | 86.4 | 126.4 | 95.4 | 252.3 | 680.2 | 134 | 1879 2013 |
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| Date | 1885 | 2000 | 1887 | 1974 | 1906 | 1923 | 1886 | 1901 | 1903 | 1894 | 1992 | 1999 | 1956 | ||||
| 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 | 66.4 | 134 | 1879 2013 |
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| Date | 1994 | 1991 | 2003 | 1999 | 2006 | 1993 | 1970 | 2006 | 2007 | 2002 | 2006 | 1979 | 1940 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 135.5 | 134 | 1879 2013 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 11.0 | 14.3 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 14.1 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 17.4 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 246.7 | 134 | 1879 2013 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 68.3 | 79.9 | 65.5 | 51.7 | 53.3 | 49.0 | 43.9 | 41.2 | 38.3 | 67.6 | 51.8 | 66.5 | 408.7 | 134 | 1879 2013 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 121.8 | 101.9 | 116.6 | 51.1 | 94.2 | 58.4 | 43.7 | 40.4 | 38.1 | 88.4 | 46.4 | 173.2 | 173.2 | 133 | 1879 2013 |
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| Date | 22 Jan 1976 | 08 Feb 1932 | 03 Mar 2012 | 14 Apr 1939 | 23 May 1906 | 04 Jun 1923 | 26 Jul 1950 | 26 Aug 1903 | 24 Sep 1915 | 25 Oct 1894 | 20 Nov 1992 | 14 Dec 1936 | 14 Dec 1936 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 42.6 | 134 | 1879 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 31.6 | 133 | 1879 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 133 | 1879 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 133 | 1879 2013 |
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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 daily wind run (km) | |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | |
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| Mean daily sunshine (hours) | |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 28.3 | 25.0 | 22.0 | 16.9 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 14.8 | 18.9 | 23.4 | 26.2 | 28.6 | 19.9 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 16.5 | 14.6 | 17.9 | 15.0 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 175.0 | 53 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 66.0 | 53 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 6 | 1957 1963 |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| 9 am conditions | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 26.9 | 25.7 | 22.5 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 16.0 | 20.2 | 23.5 | 25.9 | 18.4 | 103 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 18.2 | 18.1 | 16.2 | 13.2 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 11.3 | 13.6 | 15.9 | 17.4 | 13.1 | 89 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 11.0 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 40 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 41 | 46 | 50 | 58 | 71 | 80 | 78 | 67 | 54 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 56 | 89 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 103 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 14.2 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 10.4 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 12.0 | 52 | 1957 2010 |
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| 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) | 34.2 | 33.5 | 30.5 | 25.5 | 20.6 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 18.9 | 22.7 | 26.3 | 29.9 | 32.6 | 25.7 | 101 | 1909 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 20.8 | 20.8 | 19.4 | 16.6 | 14.2 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 16.2 | 87 | 1909 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 9.7 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 40 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 27 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 53 | 49 | 41 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 36 | 87 | 1909 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 98 | 1912 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 15.1 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.4 | 51 | 1957 2010 |
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| 3pm wind speed vs direction plot | |||||||||||||||||
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.