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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) 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: GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS | Site number: 061087 | Commenced: 1916 | Map | |
| Latitude: 33.39° S | Longitude: 151.33° E | Elevation: 20 m | Operational status: Closed 30 May 2013 | |
| 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) | 27.6 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 23.6 | 20.3 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 19.1 | 21.4 | 23.6 | 25.1 | 26.8 | 23.0 | 33 | 1954 2013 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 44.8 | 43.0 | 40.1 | 32.9 | 28.8 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 29.9 | 36.1 | 38.0 | 41.8 | 43.0 | 44.8 | 30 | 1965 2013 |
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| Date | 18 Jan 2013 | 01 Feb 1977 | 06 Mar 1965 | 05 Apr 2006 | 01 May 2013 | 06 Jun 1997 | 29 Jul 1975 | 23 Aug 2012 | 26 Sep 1965 | 14 Oct 2004 | 30 Nov 2004 | 30 Dec 1972 | 18 Jan 2013 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 18.1 | 18.5 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 11.4 | 30 | 1965 2013 |
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| Date | 13 Jan 1972 | 02 Feb 2013 | 30 Mar 1970 | 23 Apr 1966 | 20 May 1969 | 12 Jun 1975 | 22 Jul 1968 | 25 Aug 1966 | 24 Sep 1970 | 22 Oct 2008 | 20 Nov 2001 | 15 Dec 1971 | 22 Jul 1968 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 16.9 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 19.4 | 21.5 | 30 | 1965 2013 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 33.9 | 32.2 | 30.6 | 27.6 | 24.0 | 21.0 | 20.6 | 23.0 | 27.0 | 30.6 | 31.5 | 33.3 | 30 | 1965 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 7.6 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 33.4 | 30 | 1965 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 30 | 1965 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 30 | 1965 2013 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 16.9 | 17.2 | 15.4 | 11.9 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 13.2 | 15.3 | 11.1 | 33 | 1954 2013 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 7.5 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | -1.5 | -4.2 | -1.1 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 6.0 | -4.2 | 30 | 1965 2013 |
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| Date | 12 Jan 1965 | 18 Feb 1998 | 15 Mar 1965 | 23 Apr 2006 | 27 May 1967 | 30 Jun 2010 | 16 Jul 1970 | 06 Aug 1968 | 01 Sep 1967 | 12 Oct 1968 | 13 Nov 1965 | 07 Dec 2002 | 16 Jul 1970 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 24.0 | 24.0 | 21.5 | 19.5 | 17.5 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 17.3 | 19.3 | 21.1 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 30 | 1965 2013 |
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| Date | 27 Jan 2001 | 02 Feb 2011 | 22 Mar 2007 | 09 Apr 1974 | 01 May 1973 | 04 Jun 1974 | 31 Jul 2010 | 08 Aug 1973 | 23 Sep 2003 | 29 Oct 1967 | 24 Nov 1966 | 22 Dec 1997 | 22 Dec 1997 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 13.0 | 13.6 | 11.5 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 30 | 1965 2013 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 20.6 | 20.6 | 18.9 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 15.1 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 30 | 1965 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 30 | 1965 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 30 | 1965 2013 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 14.1 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 10 | 1967 1978 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 1.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -6.1 | -4.4 | -10.0 | -7.1 | -6.1 | -6.7 | -2.2 | -0.8 | -10.0 | 10 | 1967 1978 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 1969 | 28 Feb 1969 | 13 Mar 1970 | 27 Apr 1972 | 05 May 1970 | 29 Jun 1969 | 16 Jul 1970 | 31 Aug 1970 | 26 Sep 1968 | 03 Oct 1968 | 29 Nov 1970 | 18 Dec 1969 | 16 Jul 1970 | ||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 17 | 1967 2009 |
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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) | 134.7 | 154.7 | 149.9 | 139.4 | 118.3 | 130.5 | 80.2 | 72.4 | 68.5 | 84.5 | 91.7 | 104.2 | 1328.3 | 96 | 1916 2013 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 517.5 | 597.7 | 500.3 | 661.8 | 634.0 | 664.0 | 455.6 | 426.2 | 232.1 | 344.1 | 361.5 | 417.1 | 2232.0 | 96 | 1916 2013 |
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| Date | 1951 | 1992 | 1942 | 1946 | 1953 | 1950 | 1952 | 1952 | 1934 | 1985 | 1961 | 1920 | 1963 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 4.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 630.2 | 96 | 1916 2013 |
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| Date | 1932 | 1939 | 1986 | 1991 | 1957 | 1962 | 1970 | 1927 | 1989 | 1988 | 1928 | 2000 | 1944 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 35.8 | 29.0 | 27.4 | 33.5 | 16.0 | 18.6 | 10.1 | 6.9 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 20.2 | 97 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 111.2 | 121.5 | 134.0 | 96.8 | 81.0 | 86.8 | 53.8 | 49.0 | 54.1 | 61.9 | 81.8 | 83.5 | 97 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 280.7 | 311.4 | 311.1 | 304.5 | 274.8 | 306.4 | 190.9 | 190.2 | 166.4 | 197.4 | 186.0 | 231.3 | 97 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 210.8 | 191.8 | 205.5 | 218.4 | 177.3 | 229.0 | 194.8 | 143.8 | 109.6 | 129.3 | 155.2 | 155.2 | 229.0 | 92 | 1917 2013 |
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| Date | 11 Jan 1949 | 10 Feb 1956 | 07 Mar 1964 | 17 Apr 1927 | 08 May 1953 | 09 Jun 2007 | 26 Jul 1952 | 20 Aug 2007 | 06 Sep 2008 | 13 Oct 1929 | 09 Nov 1966 | 10 Dec 1920 | 09 Jun 2007 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 122.0 | 95 | 1916 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 92.1 | 92 | 1917 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 33.8 | 92 | 1917 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 14.3 | 92 | 1917 2013 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 123 | 112 | 102 | 83 | 79 | 83 | 91 | 101 | 111 | 118 | 124 | 126 | 104 | 12 | 2001 2013 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 55 | 54 | 52 | 57 | 54 | 122 | 61 | 68 | 63 | 65 | 57 | 61 | 122 | 13 | 2000 2013 |
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| Date | 23 Jan 2010 | 28 Feb 2005 | 06 Mar 2011 | 03 Apr 2001 | 07 May 2005 | 28 Jun 2006 | 18 Jul 2004 | 05 Aug 2005 | 23 Sep 2009 | 31 Oct 2003 | 23 Nov 2009 | 14 Dec 2006 | 28 Jun 2006 | ||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 21.9 | 19.6 | 16.4 | 13.6 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 13.2 | 16.9 | 19.5 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 16.2 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 4 | 1976 1998 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 4 | 1976 1998 |
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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) | 22.9 | 22.3 | 20.7 | 18.3 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 16.4 | 19.1 | 20.4 | 22.3 | 17.7 | 30 | 1954 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 19.5 | 19.8 | 18.6 | 15.9 | 12.5 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 15.1 | 16.7 | 18.2 | 14.8 | 25 | 1954 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 17.7 | 18.4 | 17.2 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 12.8 | 13 | 1997 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 73 | 80 | 84 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 16 | 1954 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 20 | 1952 1998 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 7.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 26 | 1965 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) | 26.3 | 25.9 | 24.6 | 21.9 | 19.0 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 17.8 | 20.0 | 21.8 | 23.1 | 25.1 | 21.5 | 16 | 1976 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 20.8 | 21.1 | 20.2 | 17.0 | 14.8 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 19.0 | 16.4 | 11 | 1976 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 17.0 | 17.8 | 16.4 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 13 | 1997 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 59 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 55 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 13 | 1997 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4 | 1976 1998 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 12.3 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 15 | 1976 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0037 Prepared at Thu 18 Sep 2025 00:15:44 AM AEST
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