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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS
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: BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS | Site number: 047048 | Commenced: 1947 | Map | |
| Latitude: 32.00° S | Longitude: 141.47° E | Elevation: 281 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) | 33.8 | 32.6 | 29.2 | 24.4 | 19.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 18.0 | 21.9 | 25.6 | 28.9 | 31.8 | 24.7 | 37 | 1957 2025 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 46.3 | 45.5 | 41.3 | 36.8 | 29.9 | 28.0 | 26.2 | 31.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 44.7 | 45.6 | 46.3 | 37 | 1957 2025 |
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| Date | 16 Jan 2019 | 11 Feb 2017 | 01 Mar 2005 | 11 Apr 2018 | 06 May 1991 | 03 Jun 2023 | 29 Jul 2017 | 24 Aug 1995 | 22 Sep 2003 | 30 Oct 2008 | 28 Nov 2020 | 20 Dec 2019 | 16 Jan 2019 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 19.7 | 17.0 | 15.4 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 7.5 | 13.7 | 17.4 | 6.7 | 37 | 1957 2025 |
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| Date | 18 Jan 2022 | 06 Feb 2011 | 29 Mar 2016 | 30 Apr 2020 | 26 May 2011 | 26 Jun 2018 | 06 Jul 1993 | 07 Aug 2020 | 08 Sep 1960 | 21 Oct 1995 | 11 Nov 2021 | 15 Dec 2016 | 07 Aug 2020 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 26.7 | 25.9 | 22.6 | 18.7 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 16.4 | 19.0 | 21.6 | 24.9 | 35 | 1957 2025 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 40.6 | 39.0 | 35.9 | 30.3 | 24.5 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 23.3 | 29.1 | 33.2 | 36.2 | 38.8 | 35 | 1957 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 22.6 | 18.7 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 12.2 | 18.4 | 97.6 | 37 | 1957 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 12.8 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 9.1 | 42.1 | 37 | 1957 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 37 | 1957 2025 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 19.4 | 18.5 | 15.5 | 11.4 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 14.9 | 17.4 | 11.8 | 37 | 1957 2025 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 8.0 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 3.1 | -0.6 | -2.5 | -2.9 | -1.6 | -0.9 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 5.9 | -2.9 | 37 | 1957 2025 |
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| Date | 09 Jan 1992 | 22 Feb 1993 | 23 Mar 1991 | 25 Apr 1995 | 24 May 2006 | 19 Jun 2018 | 01 Jul 2017 | 01 Aug 2012 | 06 Sep 1995 | 11 Oct 1993 | 03 Nov 1993 | 14 Dec 2022 | 01 Jul 2017 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 33.6 | 32.4 | 30.2 | 24.1 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 15.0 | 20.1 | 22.2 | 28.6 | 29.6 | 31.3 | 33.6 | 37 | 1957 2025 |
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| Date | 25 Jan 2019 | 11 Feb 2004 | 16 Mar 2025 | 10 Apr 2005 | 09 May 2012 | 09 Jun 1995 | 20 Jul 2016 | 30 Aug 2005 | 06 Sep 2024 | 13 Oct 2004 | 20 Nov 2009 | 24 Dec 2009 | 25 Jan 2019 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 13.4 | 13.0 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 11.8 | 35 | 1957 2025 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 25.4 | 24.4 | 21.3 | 16.8 | 13.0 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 13.8 | 17.4 | 21.4 | 24.0 | 35 | 1957 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.6 | 37 | 1957 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 37 | 1957 2025 |
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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) | 28.9 | 18.7 | 21.5 | 20.8 | 19.2 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 21.1 | 25.4 | 21.7 | 20.6 | 248.5 | 66 | 1947 2025 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 165.8 | 121.4 | 233.6 | 216.3 | 84.2 | 77.2 | 61.6 | 74.5 | 136.0 | 111.4 | 129.0 | 106.1 | 714.3 | 66 | 1947 2025 |
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| Date | 1974 | 2011 | 1989 | 1974 | 1968 | 2008 | 1996 | 1973 | 1978 | 2022 | 1958 | 1975 | 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 | 68.0 | 66 | 1947 2025 |
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| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 68 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 16.0 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 16.2 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 68 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 79.7 | 56.8 | 53.9 | 48.9 | 49.4 | 35.1 | 36.3 | 40.1 | 47.2 | 55.3 | 46.7 | 47.7 | 68 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 75.2 | 82.4 | 129.0 | 85.6 | 53.6 | 58.4 | 29.0 | 44.5 | 78.4 | 54.0 | 57.0 | 49.8 | 129.0 | 62 | 1947 2025 |
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| Date | 01 Jan 1961 | 29 Feb 2012 | 14 Mar 1989 | 09 Apr 1974 | 10 May 1968 | 06 Jun 2008 | 10 Jul 2012 | 27 Aug 1973 | 07 Sep 1978 | 13 Oct 2022 | 19 Nov 1995 | 27 Dec 1962 | 14 Mar 1989 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 50.7 | 63 | 1947 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 28.3 | 62 | 1947 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 62 | 1947 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 62 | 1947 2025 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 458 | 436 | 398 | 339 | 332 | 339 | 367 | 375 | 414 | 447 | 441 | 459 | 400 | 12 | 2011 2025 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 102 | 100 | 94 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 98 | 87 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 18 | 2004 2025 |
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| Date | 20 Jan 2006 | 15 Feb 2015 | 20 Mar 2025 | 03 Apr 2020 | 30 May 2022 | 05 Jun 2022 | 11 Jul 2015 | 17 Aug 2012 | 29 Sep 2016 | 03 Oct 2018 | 06 Nov 2005 | 19 Dec 2021 | 03 Oct 2018 | ||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 27.9 | 25.4 | 21.4 | 16.3 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 14.5 | 18.9 | 23.1 | 26.0 | 28.4 | 19.6 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 12.7 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 137.3 | 11 | 1947 2008 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 64.6 | 11 | 1947 2008 |
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| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 24.0 | 22.9 | 20.2 | 17.5 | 13.3 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 17.9 | 20.7 | 22.7 | 17.1 | 28 | 1947 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 15.9 | 16.1 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 11.8 | 27 | 1947 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 8.3 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 25 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 41 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 61 | 53 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 54 | 25 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 12 | 1947 2008 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 21.0 | 20.3 | 18.3 | 16.7 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 17.0 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 18.2 | 27 | 1947 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) | 31.4 | 30.1 | 27.4 | 23.3 | 18.4 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 20.2 | 23.5 | 27.0 | 29.3 | 23.1 | 28 | 1947 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 18.4 | 18.2 | 16.7 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 17.1 | 14.0 | 26 | 1947 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 6.7 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 25 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 25 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 43 | 49 | 48 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 11 | 1947 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 18.7 | 19.4 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 19.7 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 27 | 1947 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0037 Prepared at Wed 01 Oct 2025 23:43:33 PM 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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- Data file (csv): http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/tables/text/IDCJCM0037_047048.csv
- Climate averages home page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/index.shtml
- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
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