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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
KATOOMBA (FARNELLS RD)
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: KATOOMBA (FARNELLS RD) | Site number: 063039 | Commenced: 1885 | Map | |
| Latitude: 33.71° S | Longitude: 150.30° E | Elevation: 1017 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) | 23.4 | 22.5 | 20.4 | 16.8 | 13.3 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 20.4 | 22.5 | 16.9 | 94 | 1907 2023 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 39.8 | 38.8 | 34.8 | 29.6 | 22.9 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 22.0 | 28.6 | 31.2 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 39.8 | 60 | 1957 2023 |
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| Date | 04 Jan 2020 | 02 Feb 2020 | 19 Mar 2023 | 11 Apr 2018 | 14 May 2016 | 05 Jun 2002 | 26 Jul 1975 | 21 Aug 1995 | 23 Sep 2017 | 21 Oct 1988 | 23 Nov 2014 | 21 Dec 2019 | 04 Jan 2020 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 60 | 1957 2023 |
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| Date | 05 Jan 2023 | 19 Feb 1966 | 02 Mar 1987 | 09 Apr 1988 | 31 May 1977 | 26 Jun 1983 | 09 Jul 1986 | 21 Aug 1962 | 01 Sep 1987 | 06 Oct 1978 | 19 Nov 2001 | 10 Dec 2002 | 21 Aug 1962 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.9 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 15.3 | 57 | 1957 2023 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 30.4 | 28.9 | 26.1 | 21.8 | 17.8 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 16.1 | 20.5 | 24.2 | 27.2 | 28.9 | 57 | 1957 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 10.0 | 60 | 1957 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 60 | 1957 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60 | 1957 2023 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 12.9 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 8.1 | 94 | 1907 2023 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.7 | -0.5 | -2.8 | -3.4 | -5.4 | -5.6 | -2.8 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 2.4 | -5.6 | 60 | 1957 2023 |
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| Date | 12 Jan 2012 | 29 Feb 2008 | 31 Mar 1957 | 27 Apr 1978 | 31 May 1977 | 30 Jun 1977 | 26 Jul 1986 | 02 Aug 1976 | 06 Sep 1995 | 17 Oct 1984 | 20 Nov 1986 | 05 Dec 2011 | 02 Aug 1976 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 25.0 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 19.8 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 24.7 | 23.4 | 25.0 | 60 | 1957 2023 |
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| Date | 28 Jan 1960 | 06 Feb 2017 | 09 Mar 1983 | 05 Apr 1986 | 15 May 2022 | 05 Jun 1958 | 20 Jul 2016 | 26 Aug 1995 | 25 Sep 1965 | 06 Oct 2015 | 20 Nov 2009 | 31 Dec 2019 | 28 Jan 1960 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 9.2 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 57 | 1957 2023 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 16.9 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 12.8 | 15.0 | 16.1 | 57 | 1957 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 37.9 | 60 | 1957 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 60 | 1957 2023 |
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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) | 162.3 | 179.0 | 175.5 | 120.9 | 98.6 | 116.6 | 84.8 | 78.3 | 71.5 | 92.6 | 110.0 | 121.0 | 1409.7 | 137 | 1885 2023 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 698.6 | 787.5 | 701.2 | 624.6 | 529.6 | 696.9 | 595.2 | 580.8 | 389.4 | 445.1 | 429.9 | 410.5 | 2782.7 | 137 | 1885 2023 |
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| Date | 1972 | 1956 | 1890 | 1927 | 1943 | 1950 | 2022 | 1986 | 1932 | 1942 | 1961 | 1947 | 1950 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 14.4 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 617.9 | 137 | 1885 2023 |
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| Date | 1985 | 1933 | 1940 | 1997 | 1957 | 1962 | 1970 | 1995 | 1957 | 1971 | 1922 | 2019 | 1944 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 42.0 | 34.7 | 46.4 | 27.1 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 15.1 | 21.9 | 24.4 | 27.3 | 925.8 | 137 | 1885 2023 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 131.1 | 139.9 | 136.2 | 87.4 | 57.4 | 65.1 | 49.0 | 46.4 | 61.7 | 67.4 | 88.6 | 97.6 | 1396.4 | 137 | 1885 2023 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 277.0 | 351.2 | 372.2 | 265.2 | 236.4 | 285.5 | 199.9 | 162.2 | 135.1 | 183.8 | 216.0 | 241.1 | 1950.6 | 137 | 1885 2023 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 185.9 | 226.0 | 285.0 | 266.7 | 121.4 | 233.0 | 207.0 | 275.8 | 129.5 | 176.8 | 141.7 | 127.0 | 285.0 | 136 | 1885 2023 |
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| Date | 13 Jan 1911 | 10 Feb 2020 | 20 Mar 1978 | 07 Apr 1913 | 26 May 1913 | 21 Jun 1975 | 03 Jul 2022 | 06 Aug 1986 | 24 Sep 1892 | 16 Oct 1942 | 19 Nov 1961 | 24 Dec 1909 | 20 Mar 1978 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 13.8 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 134.5 | 137 | 1885 2023 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 108.2 | 136 | 1885 2023 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 38.6 | 136 | 1885 2023 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 14.6 | 136 | 1885 2023 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 0 | 2002 2002 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 21.8 | 18.5 | 16.0 | 13.3 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 16.8 | 19.9 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 15.9 | 28 | 1990 2017 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 6.1 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 79.8 | 47 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 13.7 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 144.6 | 47 | 1957 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 9am temperature (°C) | 16.7 | 16.1 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 12.1 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 11.2 | 83 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 13.7 | 13.7 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 8.9 | 82 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 11.9 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 30 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 72 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 67 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 74 | 65 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 82 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 47 | 1957 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) | 21.4 | 20.8 | 18.8 | 15.2 | 11.7 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 15.8 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 15.2 | 80 | 1909 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 16.1 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 13.0 | 14.7 | 11.0 | 79 | 1909 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.9 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 7.4 | 30 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 58 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 67 | 59 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 61 | 63 | 1909 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 77 | 1912 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 46 | 1957 2010 |
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red = highest value
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Product IDCJCM0037 Prepared at Thu 28 Sep 2023 00:58:44 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_063039_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_063039.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_063039.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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