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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST)
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 details
| Site name: COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) | Site number: 063023 | Commenced: 1943 | Map | |
| Latitude: 33.81° S | Longitude: 148.71° E | Elevation: 381 m | Operational status: Closed 11 May 2011 | |
| 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) | 31.4 | 30.4 | 27.4 | 22.5 | 17.6 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 14.6 | 17.9 | 21.9 | 25.7 | 29.4 | 22.1 | 59 | 1943 2010 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 42.0 | 42.5 | 38.4 | 34.0 | 26.6 | 22.1 | 21.3 | 26.0 | 31.7 | 34.9 | 42.4 | 40.9 | 42.5 | 46 | 1965 2011 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 1973 | 15 Feb 2004 | 13 Mar 1998 | 04 Apr 1986 | 02 May 2000 | 03 Jun 1996 | 29 Jul 1975 | 30 Aug 1982 | 30 Sep 1980 | 21 Oct 1988 | 20 Nov 2009 | 31 Dec 2005 | 15 Feb 2004 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 16.4 | 15.4 | 13.6 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 3.4 | 46 | 1965 2011 |
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| Date | 13 Jan 1972 | 21 Feb 1993 | 30 Mar 1973 | 27 Apr 1999 | 28 May 2000 | 25 Jun 1989 | 16 Jul 1966 | 05 Aug 1977 | 13 Sep 1969 | 03 Oct 1966 | 16 Nov 1988 | 26 Dec 1968 | 16 Jul 1966 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 25.6 | 25.4 | 22.5 | 17.9 | 13.1 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 13.0 | 16.6 | 19.7 | 23.7 | 46 | 1965 2011 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 37.3 | 35.9 | 32.4 | 27.3 | 22.3 | 18.0 | 16.6 | 19.0 | 23.1 | 27.8 | 32.4 | 35.2 | 46 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 19.5 | 16.8 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 14.4 | 66.9 | 46 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 7.2 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 17.3 | 46 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 46 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 16.6 | 16.6 | 14.0 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 11.9 | 14.6 | 10.0 | 59 | 1943 2010 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 | -1.4 | -3.8 | -3.2 | -4.2 | -1.6 | -0.1 | 2.6 | 5.0 | -4.2 | 46 | 1965 2011 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 1965 | 17 Feb 1998 | 24 Mar 1967 | 27 Apr 1978 | 22 May 1982 | 21 Jun 1965 | 26 Jul 1986 | 06 Aug 1974 | 06 Sep 1995 | 18 Oct 1984 | 02 Nov 1970 | 04 Dec 1987 | 06 Aug 1974 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 28.9 | 28.0 | 27.6 | 19.9 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 13.6 | 14.9 | 19.4 | 21.0 | 25.3 | 27.5 | 28.9 | 46 | 1965 2011 |
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| Date | 25 Jan 1982 | 07 Feb 2009 | 09 Mar 1983 | 05 Apr 1986 | 05 May 2000 | 09 Jun 1995 | 23 Jul 2003 | 26 Aug 1995 | 27 Sep 1965 | 31 Oct 2008 | 25 Nov 1982 | 31 Dec 2003 | 25 Jan 1982 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 12.1 | 12.4 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 0.7 | -0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 46 | 1965 2011 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 21.6 | 21.1 | 18.4 | 14.7 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 14.3 | 17.4 | 19.6 | 46 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 46 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 46 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 12.7 | 12.8 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 6.2 | 58 | 1943 2010 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 1.6 | 1.1 | -3.3 | -3.9 | -6.8 | -8.9 | -10.8 | -9.0 | -6.8 | -5.0 | -3.2 | 0.3 | -10.8 | 45 | 1965 2011 |
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| Date | 08 Jan 1965 | 17 Feb 1998 | 24 Mar 1967 | 21 Apr 1995 | 22 May 1982 | 25 Jun 1971 | 01 Jul 1971 | 09 Aug 1994 | 27 Sep 1968 | 15 Oct 1970 | 11 Nov 1996 | 04 Dec 1969 | 01 Jul 1971 | ||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 46.3 | 45 | 1965 2011 |
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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) | 62.7 | 54.5 | 47.0 | 42.0 | 47.8 | 45.3 | 52.7 | 51.6 | 51.9 | 61.1 | 56.8 | 57.9 | 631.7 | 68 | 1943 2011 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 234.2 | 204.1 | 188.3 | 238.4 | 154.1 | 125.8 | 150.6 | 114.2 | 139.2 | 171.8 | 175.0 | 225.6 | 1140.3 | 68 | 1943 2011 |
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| Date | 1978 | 1992 | 1950 | 1990 | 1968 | 1945 | 1984 | 1958 | 2005 | 1999 | 1961 | 2010 | 1950 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 220.4 | 68 | 1943 2011 |
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| Date | 2011 | 1986 | 1981 | 1967 | 2005 | 1944 | 1970 | 1982 | 1946 | 2006 | 1977 | 1979 | 1944 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 13.0 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 12.4 | 15.0 | 8.8 | 400.7 | 68 | 1943 2011 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 49.8 | 37.9 | 36.8 | 31.8 | 41.9 | 43.0 | 47.6 | 48.7 | 50.2 | 55.0 | 49.4 | 38.8 | 634.6 | 68 | 1943 2011 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 130.9 | 133.9 | 96.9 | 92.8 | 93.7 | 79.6 | 89.5 | 87.8 | 94.2 | 110.0 | 106.4 | 136.9 | 857.4 | 68 | 1943 2011 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 113.0 | 113.4 | 76.7 | 60.6 | 81.4 | 38.4 | 68.0 | 49.3 | 64.6 | 64.5 | 48.0 | 106.7 | 113.4 | 68 | 1943 2011 |
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| Date | 20 Jan 1956 | 20 Feb 1974 | 05 Mar 1959 | 20 Apr 1990 | 28 May 1977 | 21 Jun 1945 | 28 Jul 1984 | 01 Aug 1960 | 05 Sep 1974 | 25 Oct 1955 | 09 Nov 1985 | 16 Dec 1973 | 20 Feb 1974 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 98.2 | 68 | 1943 2011 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 74.1 | 68 | 1943 2011 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 19.7 | 68 | 1943 2011 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 68 | 1943 2011 |
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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) | 193 | 181 | 164 | 142 | 134 | 138 | 157 | 167 | 176 | 177 | 184 | 199 | 168 | 44 | 1965 2011 |
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| Mean daily sunshine (hours) | 9.4 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 12 | 1989 2010 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 27.2 | 23.7 | 19.9 | 14.8 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 16.6 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 26.8 | 18.0 | 28 | 1990 2017 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 7.4 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 39 | 1965 2011 |
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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) | 23.4 | 22.4 | 20.0 | 15.8 | 11.1 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 12.2 | 16.2 | 18.9 | 22.0 | 15.5 | 58 | 1943 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 17.3 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 12.5 | 14.2 | 16.0 | 12.1 | 58 | 1943 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 13.1 | 13.9 | 12.1 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 44 | 1965 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 54 | 60 | 62 | 69 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 73 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 68 | 58 | 1943 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 58 | 1943 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 42 | 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) | 0 | 1998 2004 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 0 | 1998 2004 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 0 | 1998 2004 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 0 | 1998 2004 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 0 | 1998 2004 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 1998 2004 |
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red = highest value
blue = lowest value
Product IDCJCM0037 Prepared at Thu 28 Sep 2023 00:19:23 AM 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.
Related Links
- This page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_063023_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_063023.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_063023.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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