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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET)
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: PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) | Site number: 065026 | Commenced: 1889 | Map | |
| Latitude: 33.14° S | Longitude: 148.16° E | Elevation: 324 m | Operational status: Closed 20 Dec 2012 | |
| 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) | 32.3 | 31.5 | 28.5 | 23.6 | 18.6 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 19.5 | 23.6 | 27.7 | 30.6 | 23.4 | 103 | 1907 2012 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 45.2 | 45.5 | 40.0 | 35.4 | 27.8 | 26.7 | 23.3 | 27.8 | 34.0 | 37.7 | 44.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 56 | 1957 2012 |
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| Date | 15 Jan 2001 | 21 Feb 2004 | 19 Mar 2002 | 04 Apr 1986 | 13 May 1957 | 15 Jun 1965 | 29 Jul 1975 | 23 Aug 1995 | 30 Sep 1980 | 21 Oct 1988 | 30 Nov 2004 | 18 Dec 1990 | 21 Feb 2004 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 16.1 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 56 | 1957 2012 |
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| Date | 02 Jan 1970 | 21 Feb 1993 | 30 Mar 1973 | 12 Apr 1994 | 31 May 1969 | 30 Jun 1977 | 16 Jul 1966 | 21 Aug 1962 | 04 Sep 1958 | 17 Oct 1974 | 08 Nov 1971 | 10 Dec 2002 | 16 Jul 1966 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 26.5 | 26.1 | 23.0 | 18.5 | 13.6 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 14.0 | 17.6 | 21.0 | 24.4 | 56 | 1957 2012 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 38.0 | 36.7 | 33.2 | 28.5 | 23.5 | 19.2 | 17.8 | 20.5 | 24.8 | 29.7 | 34.0 | 36.1 | 56 | 1957 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 22.3 | 18.7 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 9.3 | 17.3 | 82.9 | 56 | 1957 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 9.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 24.4 | 56 | 1957 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 56 | 1957 2012 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 17.9 | 17.8 | 15.0 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 13.5 | 16.2 | 10.9 | 102 | 1907 2012 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 6.8 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | -1.5 | -4.0 | -4.2 | -3.6 | -2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.2 | -4.2 | 56 | 1957 2012 |
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| Date | 12 Jan 2012 | 23 Feb 1993 | 29 Mar 2008 | 22 Apr 2006 | 15 May 2011 | 15 Jun 2006 | 13 Jul 1997 | 09 Aug 1994 | 06 Sep 1995 | 08 Oct 2009 | 16 Nov 2006 | 20 Dec 2010 | 13 Jul 1997 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 30.3 | 29.5 | 26.0 | 21.0 | 18.0 | 16.1 | 13.5 | 17.0 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 30.3 | 56 | 1957 2012 |
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| Date | 24 Jan 2001 | 07 Feb 2009 | 07 Mar 1983 | 11 Apr 1983 | 08 May 2007 | 05 Jun 1958 | 13 Jul 2012 | 31 Aug 1995 | 29 Sep 2004 | 31 Oct 1990 | 20 Nov 2009 | 20 Dec 1994 | 24 Jan 2001 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 13.0 | 13.3 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 56 | 1957 2012 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 23.0 | 22.5 | 20.0 | 16.2 | 13.1 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 12.8 | 16.4 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 56 | 1957 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 9.0 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.6 | 56 | 1957 2012 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 56 | 1957 2012 |
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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) | 57.6 | 49.1 | 47.4 | 41.4 | 47.2 | 49.5 | 49.1 | 49.2 | 41.8 | 52.4 | 49.5 | 53.0 | 587.5 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 251.9 | 218.3 | 197.7 | 299.0 | 205.0 | 165.1 | 132.9 | 116.2 | 127.8 | 191.4 | 189.0 | 212.8 | 1207.4 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Date | 1978 | 1959 | 1926 | 1990 | 1977 | 1925 | 1984 | 1916 | 2005 | 1950 | 1943 | 2010 | 1950 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 227.5 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Date | 1932 | 1940 | 1954 | 1967 | 1954 | 1972 | 1970 | 1982 | 1957 | 2006 | 1975 | 1979 | 1944 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 7.3 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 15.9 | 10.9 | 13.7 | 11.0 | 15.9 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 123 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 42.6 | 34.6 | 39.8 | 30.4 | 46.2 | 42.1 | 45.4 | 47.0 | 33.8 | 41.9 | 39.9 | 42.8 | 123 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 137.1 | 109.2 | 107.8 | 86.5 | 97.5 | 93.7 | 86.3 | 87.7 | 78.2 | 97.5 | 118.1 | 111.6 | 123 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 118.9 | 100.8 | 72.6 | 68.6 | 96.0 | 39.4 | 44.5 | 62.8 | 55.0 | 81.3 | 149.9 | 81.5 | 149.9 | 120 | 1889 2012 |
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| Date | 20 Jan 1956 | 19 Feb 1959 | 25 Mar 1926 | 02 Apr 1959 | 28 May 1977 | 23 Jun 1998 | 21 Jul 1959 | 31 Aug 1996 | 02 Sep 1997 | 25 Oct 1955 | 19 Nov 1943 | 05 Dec 1911 | 19 Nov 1943 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 85.9 | 122 | 1889 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 66.1 | 120 | 1889 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 17.8 | 120 | 1889 2012 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 120 | 1889 2012 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 27.0 | 23.6 | 19.8 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 12.9 | 17.4 | 21.8 | 24.3 | 27.3 | 18.3 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 13.0 | 11.3 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 135.0 | 54 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 6.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 103.6 | 54 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 12 | 1970 1982 |
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| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 23.6 | 22.7 | 20.5 | 16.9 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 17.1 | 19.8 | 22.4 | 16.2 | 55 | 1955 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 17.5 | 17.4 | 15.8 | 13.1 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 12.3 | 53 | 1955 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.9 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 52 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 53 | 58 | 60 | 64 | 76 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 65 | 53 | 1955 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 97 | 1907 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 53 | 1957 2010 |
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| 9am wind speed vs direction plot |  |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 30.7 | 30.0 | 27.2 | 22.8 | 17.7 | 14.3 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 18.1 | 22.1 | 25.9 | 28.9 | 22.1 | 55 | 1955 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 19.6 | 19.7 | 17.9 | 15.2 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 16.3 | 17.8 | 14.6 | 53 | 1955 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 11.3 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 52 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 34 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 36 | 32 | 45 | 53 | 1955 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 55 | 1955 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 53 | 1957 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0037 Prepared at Thu 25 Sep 2025 01:01:36 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_065026.csv
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