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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
LUCAS HEIGHTS (ANSTO)
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: LUCAS HEIGHTS (ANSTO) | Site number: 066078 | Commenced: 1958 | Map | |
| Latitude: 34.05° S | Longitude: 150.98° E | Elevation: 140 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) | 25.9 | 26.0 | 24.7 | 22.3 | 18.9 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 17.2 | 19.5 | 21.6 | 23.4 | 25.7 | 21.4 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 41.2 | 42.0 | 39.8 | 32.4 | 26.9 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 28.0 | 34.4 | 34.0 | 41.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Date | 25 Jan 1982 | 01 Feb 1977 | 06 Mar 1965 | 03 Apr 1980 | 10 May 1972 | 01 Jun 1976 | 31 Jul 1975 | 30 Aug 1982 | 26 Sep 1965 | 29 Oct 1977 | 25 Nov 1982 | 05 Dec 1979 | 01 Feb 1977 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 17.2 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 14.2 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 15.0 | 16.1 | 7.5 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Date | 27 Jan 1965 | 07 Feb 1973 | 31 Mar 1970 | 12 Apr 1965 | 31 May 1977 | 12 Jun 1975 | 22 Jul 1968 | 21 Aug 1962 | 24 Sep 1970 | 17 Oct 1965 | 07 Nov 1979 | 25 Dec 1962 | 21 Aug 1962 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 21.0 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 18.8 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 32.0 | 31.2 | 29.4 | 26.5 | 22.5 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 20.9 | 24.8 | 28.0 | 30.2 | 33.2 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 5.4 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 23.8 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 17.4 | 17.6 | 16.1 | 13.3 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 15.9 | 12.3 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 10.9 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 4.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 8.8 | -0.6 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Date | 19 Jan 1966 | 05 Feb 1963 | 24 Mar 1967 | 28 Apr 1978 | 24 May 1982 | 16 Jun 1978 | 26 Jul 1968 | 13 Aug 1964 | 01 Sep 1967 | 19 Oct 1978 | 17 Nov 1981 | 10 Dec 1964 | 26 Jul 1968 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 26.1 | 25.5 | 23.3 | 19.5 | 18.0 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 18.8 | 19.4 | 22.2 | 23.5 | 26.1 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Date | 08 Jan 1972 | 06 Feb 1973 | 07 Mar 1965 | 06 Apr 1981 | 01 May 1973 | 01 Jun 1970 | 21 Jul 1965 | 31 Aug 1969 | 27 Sep 1965 | 31 Oct 1965 | 14 Nov 1967 | 23 Dec 1972 | 08 Jan 1972 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 14.4 | 14.6 | 13.3 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 12.7 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 20.0 | 20.5 | 19.0 | 16.5 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 19.0 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °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 | 21 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 7 | 1962 1968 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 7 | 1962 1968 |
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| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 7 | 1962 1968 |
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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) | 96.6 | 110.3 | 126.2 | 92.9 | 77.9 | 100.8 | 63.5 | 70.2 | 51.1 | 71.1 | 91.5 | 75.9 | 1027.5 | 67 | 1958 2025 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 270.7 | 443.0 | 567.2 | 397.6 | 358.4 | 449.7 | 647.9 | 403.8 | 249.3 | 219.1 | 432.2 | 273.1 | 2405.6 | 67 | 1958 2025 |
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| Date | 1974 | 1990 | 2022 | 1988 | 2003 | 1978 | 2022 | 1986 | 1995 | 2004 | 1961 | 1960 | 2022 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 7.1 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 556.3 | 67 | 1958 2025 |
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| Date | 1985 | 2000 | 1965 | 1997 | 1982 | 1962 | 1970 | 1995 | 1989 | 1988 | 1965 | 2019 | 1979 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 21.2 | 19.8 | 34.3 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 11.6 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 68 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 75.9 | 86.0 | 91.3 | 71.2 | 51.2 | 70.8 | 41.6 | 36.1 | 39.6 | 49.8 | 70.9 | 58.1 | 68 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 188.7 | 240.8 | 277.9 | 199.7 | 158.7 | 224.8 | 137.4 | 211.8 | 101.8 | 192.8 | 160.5 | 159.7 | 68 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 147.0 | 170.0 | 140.6 | 160.0 | 137.2 | 232.6 | 247.2 | 169.9 | 148.4 | 103.2 | 156.0 | 111.3 | 247.2 | 67 | 1958 2025 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 2001 | 03 Feb 1990 | 10 Mar 1975 | 16 Apr 1969 | 14 May 1962 | 11 Jun 1991 | 03 Jul 2022 | 30 Aug 1963 | 25 Sep 1995 | 24 Oct 1999 | 09 Nov 1984 | 09 Dec 1970 | 03 Jul 2022 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 11.4 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 119.7 | 67 | 1958 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 88.6 | 67 | 1958 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 28.3 | 67 | 1958 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 10.4 | 67 | 1958 2025 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 6 | 1966 1982 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 22.4 | 19.8 | 16.7 | 13.5 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 13.0 | 16.8 | 19.9 | 21.5 | 23.1 | 16.3 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 99.5 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 16.4 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 136.3 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 4 | 1979 1982 |
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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) | 21.3 | 21.4 | 20.3 | 17.8 | 14.1 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 14.6 | 17.2 | 18.8 | 20.6 | 16.7 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 17.9 | 18.4 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 13.5 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 15.6 | 16.4 | 15.1 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 72 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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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) | 24.2 | 24.3 | 23.1 | 21.0 | 17.7 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 19.6 | 21.5 | 23.7 | 19.9 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 19.0 | 19.4 | 18.3 | 15.9 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 16.1 | 17.9 | 14.9 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 15.6 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 62 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 12.1 | 20 | 1962 1982 |
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Product IDCJCM0037 Prepared at Thu 25 Sep 2025 00:38:00 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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