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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD 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.
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: LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) | Site number: 063224 | Commenced: 1889 | Map | |
| Latitude: 33.49° S | Longitude: 150.15° E | Elevation: 950 m | Operational status: Closed 08 Nov 2006 | |
| 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) | 25.5 | 24.7 | 22.4 | 18.4 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 12.0 | 15.4 | 18.7 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 18.2 | 84 | 1912 2006 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 37.8 | 38.4 | 35.1 | 30.8 | 23.9 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 22.5 | 27.6 | 33.1 | 37.2 | 36.8 | 38.4 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Date | 14 Jan 2005 | 21 Feb 2004 | 08 Mar 1983 | 04 Apr 1986 | 06 May 1985 | 05 Jun 2002 | 28 Jul 1985 | 25 Aug 1995 | 30 Sep 1980 | 21 Oct 1988 | 26 Nov 1997 | 31 Dec 2005 | 21 Feb 2004 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 12.8 | 12.6 | 10.7 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Date | 13 Jan 1972 | 24 Feb 2004 | 02 Mar 1987 | 28 Apr 1982 | 31 May 1977 | 28 Jun 1990 | 09 Jul 1986 | 17 Aug 1970 | 04 Sep 1975 | 03 Oct 1966 | 16 Nov 1988 | 06 Dec 1966 | 09 Jul 1986 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 18.3 | 18.0 | 16.7 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 12.5 | 14.6 | 17.4 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 32.0 | 31.2 | 28.1 | 23.6 | 19.0 | 15.4 | 14.4 | 17.1 | 20.9 | 24.6 | 28.0 | 30.9 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 6.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 18.2 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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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 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 11.9 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 6.4 | 84 | 1912 2006 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -4.0 | -6.1 | -7.0 | -8.0 | -7.7 | -5.0 | -2.3 | -1.7 | 0.6 | -8.0 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Date | 02 Jan 1972 | 23 Feb 1993 | 30 Mar 1966 | 30 Apr 1976 | 31 May 1967 | 27 Jun 1974 | 16 Jul 1978 | 06 Aug 1974 | 06 Sep 1975 | 18 Oct 1984 | 04 Nov 1974 | 04 Dec 1987 | 16 Jul 1978 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 22.5 | 23.9 | 22.2 | 17.8 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 16.1 | 17.2 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Date | 09 Jan 1983 | 24 Feb 1968 | 04 Mar 1969 | 05 Apr 1986 | 04 May 2000 | 09 Jun 1995 | 24 Jul 1990 | 26 Aug 1995 | 27 Sep 1965 | 19 Oct 1968 | 16 Nov 1982 | 20 Dec 1970 | 20 Dec 1970 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 8.3 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 2.5 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -3.5 | -2.8 | -0.7 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 16.4 | 16.2 | 14.2 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 8.8 | 13.8 | 18.2 | 16.0 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 73.5 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 42.7 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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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) | 94.3 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 62.7 | 63.0 | 67.6 | 67.6 | 63.4 | 58.9 | 67.7 | 70.0 | 76.1 | 858.5 | 92 | 1889 2006 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 242.0 | 330.1 | 338.8 | 295.2 | 335.9 | 242.4 | 349.5 | 374.4 | 195.6 | 233.0 | 187.3 | 235.5 | 1346.1 | 92 | 1889 2006 |
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| Date | 1978 | 1973 | 1978 | 1927 | 1889 | 1975 | 1904 | 1986 | 1892 | 1999 | 1924 | 1909 | 1990 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 4.8 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 450.8 | 92 | 1889 2006 |
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| Date | 1932 | 1933 | 1938 | 1898 | 1982 | 2001 | 1970 | 1995 | 1994 | 2002 | 1936 | 1938 | 1982 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 25.4 | 12.4 | 20.7 | 11.3 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 20.5 | 19.6 | 18.0 | 18.8 | 92 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 85.1 | 65.6 | 65.5 | 50.3 | 44.0 | 52.6 | 53.4 | 48.1 | 53.3 | 59.5 | 66.4 | 67.0 | 92 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 183.5 | 174.2 | 155.4 | 124.2 | 121.7 | 144.8 | 139.2 | 110.7 | 103.9 | 128.2 | 136.5 | 143.0 | 92 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 89.9 | 101.9 | 112.0 | 147.3 | 135.4 | 179.0 | 163.8 | 165.4 | 97.5 | 65.0 | 83.6 | 101.6 | 179.0 | 92 | 1889 2006 |
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| Date | 23 Jan 1893 | 17 Feb 1932 | 20 Mar 1978 | 16 Apr 1927 | 28 May 1889 | 21 Jun 1975 | 25 Jul 1922 | 06 Aug 1986 | 24 Sep 1892 | 13 Oct 1973 | 05 Nov 1934 | 27 Dec 1921 | 21 Jun 1975 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 125.7 | 92 | 1889 2006 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 95.8 | 92 | 1889 2006 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 25.4 | 92 | 1889 2006 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 92 | 1889 2006 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 22.5 | 19.5 | 16.4 | 13.5 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 20.1 | 21.8 | 23.7 | 16.2 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 7.4 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 90.3 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 139.5 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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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) | 18.7 | 17.8 | 15.8 | 12.4 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 15.7 | 18.1 | 12.3 | 84 | 1913 2006 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 14.8 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 9.5 | 78 | 1913 2006 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.8 | 13.1 | 11.4 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 7.6 | 18 | 1987 2006 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 64 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 70 | 60 | 1912 2006 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 85 | 1912 2006 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 39 | 1965 2006 |
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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) | 23.9 | 22.9 | 20.8 | 17.4 | 13.3 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 19.7 | 22.7 | 16.8 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 17.4 | 17.3 | 15.3 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.8 | 36 | 1965 2006 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.8 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 7.7 | 18 | 1987 2006 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 54 | 58 | 60 | 59 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 53 | 50 | 58 | 18 | 1987 2006 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 40 | 1965 2006 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 10.3 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 38 | 1965 2006 |
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Product IDCJCM0037 Prepared at Thu 18 Sep 2025 00:33:18 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.
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- Data file (csv): http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/tables/text/IDCJCM0037_063224.csv
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