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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
CESSNOCK 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: CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS | Site number: 061260 | Commenced: 1968 | Map | |
| Latitude: 32.79° S | Longitude: 151.34° E | Elevation: 67 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) | 30.4 | 29.3 | 27.4 | 24.3 | 20.8 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 19.6 | 22.7 | 25.4 | 27.0 | 29.2 | 24.3 | 34 | 1968 2025 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 45.1 | 46.8 | 39.3 | 35.2 | 29.2 | 25.6 | 25.3 | 30.0 | 35.7 | 38.6 | 44.5 | 43.6 | 46.8 | 34 | 1968 2025 |
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| Date | 04 Jan 2020 | 11 Feb 2017 | 20 Mar 2015 | 06 Apr 2016 | 04 May 2007 | 13 Jun 2019 | 30 Jul 2017 | 23 Aug 2012 | 23 Sep 2017 | 19 Oct 2002 | 23 Nov 2014 | 21 Dec 2019 | 11 Feb 2017 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 12.4 | 14.1 | 15.3 | 17.5 | 8.8 | 34 | 1968 2025 |
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| Date | 24 Jan 1972 | 02 Feb 2012 | 21 Mar 2000 | 17 Apr 2021 | 28 May 2000 | 10 Jun 2021 | 12 Jul 2015 | 19 Aug 1996 | 24 Sep 1997 | 02 Oct 2011 | 05 Nov 1996 | 15 Dec 1971 | 10 Jun 2021 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 24.3 | 24.2 | 22.7 | 20.7 | 17.6 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 16.2 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 33 | 1968 2025 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 37.5 | 35.4 | 32.5 | 28.4 | 24.0 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 23.5 | 28.1 | 32.1 | 34.1 | 35.6 | 33 | 1968 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 14.8 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 12.6 | 61.8 | 34 | 1968 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 6.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 17.9 | 34 | 1968 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 34 | 1968 2025 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 17.1 | 16.9 | 15.0 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 13.1 | 15.2 | 10.6 | 34 | 1968 2025 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 6.1 | 6.1 | 4.4 | -1.2 | -3.5 | -4.3 | -6.7 | -4.9 | -2.8 | -0.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -6.7 | 34 | 1968 2025 |
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| Date | 01 Jan 1972 | 23 Feb 1972 | 25 Mar 1969 | 23 Apr 2006 | 30 May 2016 | 27 Jun 2002 | 09 Jul 1971 | 04 Aug 1994 | 22 Sep 1994 | 06 Oct 1971 | 05 Nov 2002 | 04 Dec 1968 | 09 Jul 1971 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 29.7 | 27.7 | 23.1 | 19.8 | 18.3 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 18.9 | 21.0 | 19.4 | 22.6 | 25.9 | 29.7 | 34 | 1968 2025 |
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| Date | 09 Jan 2013 | 02 Feb 2020 | 02 Mar 2024 | 13 Apr 2018 | 03 May 2015 | 08 Jun 2002 | 20 Jul 2016 | 25 Aug 1969 | 27 Sep 1996 | 23 Oct 2013 | 28 Nov 2024 | 23 Dec 2000 | 09 Jan 2013 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 12.3 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -0.7 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 33 | 1968 2025 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 21.1 | 20.5 | 19.1 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 17.9 | 19.3 | 33 | 1968 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.5 | 34 | 1968 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 34 | 1968 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) | 76.2 | 98.7 | 88.1 | 59.3 | 44.9 | 53.3 | 36.1 | 38.0 | 43.3 | 54.7 | 75.1 | 78.7 | 744.2 | 36 | 1968 2025 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 302.8 | 245.0 | 279.8 | 298.6 | 220.0 | 352.2 | 291.2 | 176.0 | 116.0 | 147.4 | 231.0 | 213.6 | 1301.8 | 36 | 1968 2025 |
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| Date | 2016 | 2002 | 2021 | 2015 | 2025 | 2007 | 2022 | 2025 | 2008 | 1999 | 2021 | 1970 | 2022 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 2.6 | 20.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 384.4 | 36 | 1968 2025 |
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| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 9.2 | 26.3 | 23.9 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 37 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 58.8 | 95.7 | 76.2 | 45.2 | 32.6 | 37.2 | 19.4 | 29.4 | 32.9 | 46.8 | 62.6 | 75.0 | 37 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 145.4 | 192.6 | 151.2 | 127.8 | 83.6 | 94.4 | 75.3 | 77.5 | 89.7 | 103.0 | 143.8 | 144.5 | 37 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 99.4 | 114.4 | 86.8 | 126.6 | 49.2 | 178.4 | 90.6 | 101.8 | 63.4 | 51.0 | 63.2 | 71.0 | 178.4 | 34 | 1968 2025 |
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| Date | 06 Jan 2016 | 15 Feb 2009 | 20 Mar 2021 | 22 Apr 2015 | 19 May 2025 | 09 Jun 2007 | 06 Jul 2022 | 03 Aug 2025 | 10 Sep 2006 | 24 Oct 1999 | 12 Nov 2021 | 11 Dec 2002 | 09 Jun 2007 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 116.6 | 36 | 1968 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 6.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 75.1 | 34 | 1968 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 22.5 | 34 | 1968 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 34 | 1968 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 daily wind run (km) | 253 | 235 | 202 | 171 | 172 | 198 | 214 | 227 | 235 | 234 | 235 | 241 | 218 | 19 | 2003 2025 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 91 | 109 | 83 | 94 | 80 | 83 | 74 | 78 | 89 | 83 | 94 | 89 | 109 | 22 | 2003 2025 |
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| Date | 28 Jan 2010 | 17 Feb 2017 | 16 Mar 2014 | 07 Apr 2005 | 27 May 2019 | 21 Jun 2011 | 05 Jul 2007 | 17 Aug 2012 | 24 Sep 2006 | 26 Oct 2019 | 28 Nov 2006 | 18 Dec 2008 | 17 Feb 2017 | ||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 22.7 | 20.0 | 16.8 | 14.0 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 17.3 | 20.0 | 21.6 | 23.2 | 16.6 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 3 | 1968 1973 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 3 | 1968 1973 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 1 | 1971 1973 |
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| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 23.2 | 22.2 | 20.2 | 17.8 | 14.1 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 16.2 | 19.1 | 20.2 | 22.2 | 17.4 | 18 | 1968 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 19.2 | 19.7 | 17.5 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 12.3 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 18.0 | 14.4 | 11 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 16.3 | 17.6 | 16.1 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 11.6 | 13 | 1972 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 68 | 76 | 80 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 69 | 63 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 71 | 13 | 1972 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 3 | 1968 1973 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 11.5 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 17 | 1968 2010 |
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| 9am wind speed vs direction plot |  |
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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) | 28.7 | 27.3 | 25.7 | 23.0 | 19.6 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 18.6 | 21.2 | 23.4 | 25.0 | 27.3 | 22.8 | 18 | 1968 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 20.5 | 20.8 | 19.6 | 16.8 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 16.3 | 11 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 14.6 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 14 | 1971 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 46 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 49 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 14 | 1971 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 3 | 1968 1973 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 18.5 | 17.3 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 17.3 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 16.9 | 17 | 1968 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0037 Prepared at Thu 16 Oct 2025 00:55:06 AM AEDT
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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- This page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_061260_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_061260.shtml - About climate averages: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cdo/about/about-stats.shtml
- Data file (csv): http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/tables/text/IDCJCM0037_061260.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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