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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.
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 name: BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) | Site number: 047007 | Commenced: 1889 | Map | |
Latitude: 31.98° S | Longitude: 141.47° E | Elevation: 315 m | Operational status: Closed 31 Dec 2015 |
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) | 32.8 | 32.2 | 28.9 | 23.9 | 19.2 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 21.2 | 25.0 | 28.7 | 31.4 | 24.3 | 118 | 1891 2015 |
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Highest temperature (°C) | 46.8 | 46.6 | 41.5 | 36.7 | 31.0 | 26.3 | 26.7 | 31.5 | 37.2 | 40.0 | 44.0 | 43.9 | 46.8 | 101 | 1892 2015 |
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Date | 14 Jan 2001 | 11 Feb 1899 | 01 Mar 2005 | 01 Apr 1953 | 06 May 1911 | 08 Jun 2005 | 21 Jul 1927 | 24 Aug 1995 | 22 Sep 2003 | 21 Oct 2013 | 18 Nov 2009 | 19 Dec 1994 | 14 Jan 2001 | ||||
Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 16.0 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 6.1 | 61 | 1948 2015 |
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Date | 01 Jan 1970 | 03 Feb 1950 | 29 Mar 1973 | 23 Apr 1952 | 23 May 1990 | 02 Jun 1989 | 06 Jul 1993 | 10 Aug 2003 | 07 Sep 1966 | 21 Oct 1995 | 08 Nov 1999 | 21 Dec 1950 | 21 Oct 1995 | ||||
Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 25.8 | 25.0 | 22.3 | 18.3 | 14.4 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 15.6 | 18.6 | 21.4 | 23.9 | 52 | 1957 2015 |
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Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 39.9 | 38.6 | 35.1 | 30.3 | 24.7 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 22.3 | 28.0 | 32.2 | 36.2 | 38.0 | 52 | 1957 2015 |
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Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 20.9 | 18.2 | 12.9 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 17.7 | 92.0 | 52 | 1957 2015 |
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Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 11.2 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 37.2 | 52 | 1957 2015 |
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Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 52 | 1957 2015 |
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Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 18.5 | 18.3 | 15.6 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 17.1 | 12.0 | 118 | 1891 2015 |
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Lowest temperature (°C) | 7.7 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 3.1 | -1.1 | -2.8 | -2.2 | -2.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5.0 | -2.8 | 101 | 1908 2015 |
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Date | 01 Jan 1970 | 23 Feb 1964 | 22 Mar 1920 | 17 Apr 1959 | 31 May 1933 | 30 Jun 1932 | 11 Jul 1958 | 09 Aug 1994 | 06 Sep 1995 | 01 Oct 1994 | 20 Nov 1931 | 13 Dec 1944 | 30 Jun 1932 | ||||
Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 33.0 | 32.4 | 27.7 | 24.9 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 18.4 | 22.4 | 28.1 | 30.2 | 30.7 | 33.0 | 61 | 1948 2015 |
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Date | 01 Jan 2006 | 15 Feb 2004 | 03 Mar 2000 | 04 Apr 1986 | 21 May 1999 | 09 Jun 1995 | 30 Jul 1948 | 30 Aug 2005 | 26 Sep 1965 | 13 Oct 2004 | 20 Nov 2009 | 24 Dec 2009 | 01 Jan 2006 | ||||
Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 13.3 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 52 | 1957 2015 |
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Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 25.2 | 24.5 | 21.2 | 17.5 | 13.9 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 18.0 | 21.7 | 23.6 | 52 | 1957 2015 |
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Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 52 | 1957 2015 |
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Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 52 | 1957 2015 |
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Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 1 | 1986 1993 |
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Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 1 | 1986 1993 |
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Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 1 | 1986 1993 |
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Mean rainfall (mm) | 25.6 | 25.8 | 21.6 | 17.8 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 23.9 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 259.8 | 119 | 1889 2015 |
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Highest rainfall (mm) | 215.8 | 140.6 | 258.8 | 219.0 | 93.3 | 143.6 | 88.7 | 91.0 | 154.8 | 129.1 | 122.4 | 180.4 | 838.0 | 120 | 1889 2015 |
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Date | 1974 | 2011 | 1989 | 1974 | 1955 | 1912 | 1956 | 1901 | 1978 | 1973 | 1933 | 1992 | 1974 | ||||
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 | 57.4 | 120 | 1889 2015 |
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Date | 1971 | 1991 | 2003 | 2004 | 2006 | 1958 | 1948 | 2007 | 2015 | 1971 | 1962 | 1967 | 1940 | ||||
Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 137.1 | 120 | 1889 2015 |
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Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 10.2 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 15.4 | 12.3 | 14.7 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 241.9 | 120 | 1889 2015 |
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Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 78.4 | 80.2 | 61.6 | 43.4 | 59.0 | 48.1 | 38.7 | 40.9 | 45.5 | 55.9 | 51.2 | 52.8 | 420.2 | 120 | 1889 2015 |
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Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 73.6 | 94.8 | 139.4 | 93.5 | 62.2 | 58.0 | 32.8 | 46.5 | 91.4 | 55.1 | 103.1 | 87.2 | 139.4 | 120 | 1889 2015 |
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Date | 10 Jan 1998 | 21 Feb 2000 | 14 Mar 1989 | 01 Apr 1931 | 26 May 1955 | 06 Jun 2008 | 18 Jul 1916 | 23 Aug 1920 | 07 Sep 1978 | 24 Oct 1938 | 29 Nov 1933 | 17 Dec 1992 | 14 Mar 1989 | ||||
Mean number of days of rain | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 49.7 | 120 | 1889 2015 |
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Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 34.6 | 120 | 1889 2015 |
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Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 120 | 1889 2015 |
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Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 120 | 1889 2015 |
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Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 0 | 1993 1998 |
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Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 28.0 | 25.3 | 21.6 | 16.3 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 14.5 | 19.0 | 23.3 | 26.1 | 28.4 | 19.7 | 32 | 1990 2022 |
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Mean number of clear days | 16.4 | 13.9 | 17.1 | 13.8 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 14.7 | 157.3 | 44 | 1959 2010 |
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Mean number of cloudy days | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 79.7 | 44 | 1959 2010 |
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Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 23.5 | 22.8 | 20.2 | 16.4 | 12.5 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 14.1 | 17.4 | 20.2 | 22.6 | 16.5 | 91 | 1908 2010 |
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Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 16.0 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 15.2 | 11.6 | 88 | 1907 2010 |
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Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 10.1 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 40 | 1959 2010 |
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Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 44 | 48 | 51 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 56 | 90 | 1907 2010 |
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Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 86 | 1907 2010 |
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Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 15.1 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 43 | 1959 2010 |
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Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 31.2 | 30.6 | 27.8 | 22.9 | 18.2 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 20.2 | 23.6 | 26.9 | 29.7 | 23.1 | 89 | 1912 2010 |
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Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 18.8 | 19.0 | 17.5 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 17.7 | 14.3 | 85 | 1912 2010 |
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Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 9.5 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 40 | 1959 2010 |
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Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 28 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 50 | 41 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 85 | 1912 2010 |
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Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 81 | 1912 2010 |
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Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 43 | 1959 2010 |
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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.