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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
BIRCHIP POST OFFICE
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: BIRCHIP POST OFFICE | Site number: 077007 | Commenced: 1898 | Map | |
| Latitude: 35.98° S | Longitude: 142.92° E | Elevation: 102 m | Operational status: Closed 31 Mar 1995 | |
| 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) | 30.7 | 30.4 | 27.2 | 22.0 | 17.6 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 18.7 | 22.0 | 25.8 | 29.2 | 22.2 | 62 | 1911 1984 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 46.0 | 43.7 | 40.0 | 33.1 | 28.7 | 21.3 | 25.5 | 28.2 | 31.4 | 37.5 | 41.6 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 19 | 1965 1984 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 1968 | 25 Feb 1968 | 05 Mar 1965 | 18 Apr 1967 | 05 May 1978 | 02 Jun 1972 | 28 Jul 1975 | 26 Aug 1977 | 29 Sep 1980 | 12 Oct 1977 | 17 Nov 1980 | 10 Dec 1980 | 31 Jan 1968 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 15.4 | 17.5 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 7.0 | 19 | 1965 1984 |
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| Date | 02 Jan 1970 | 14 Feb 1979 | 29 Mar 1973 | 29 Apr 1974 | 31 May 1977 | 23 Jun 1981 | 28 Jul 1981 | 06 Aug 1974 | 11 Sep 1969 | 16 Oct 1974 | 16 Nov 1983 | 02 Dec 1968 | 23 Jun 1981 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 24.3 | 24.2 | 21.2 | 17.0 | 13.9 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 16.5 | 19.3 | 22.0 | 17 | 1965 1984 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 38.6 | 38.4 | 33.7 | 28.3 | 22.8 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 19.4 | 23.6 | 29.1 | 33.7 | 36.7 | 17 | 1965 1984 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 14.9 | 14.2 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 11.2 | 56.4 | 19 | 1965 1984 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 6.7 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 21.1 | 19 | 1965 1984 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 19 | 1965 1984 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 14.0 | 14.3 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 8.6 | 60 | 1911 1984 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 4.2 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | -2.8 | -2.9 | -0.7 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | -2.9 | 19 | 1965 1984 |
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| Date | 13 Jan 1975 | 07 Feb 1980 | 23 Mar 1967 | 30 Apr 1966 | 25 May 1967 | 05 Jun 1982 | 17 Jul 1982 | 17 Aug 1968 | 21 Sep 1970 | 02 Oct 1968 | 17 Nov 1983 | 02 Dec 1974 | 17 Jul 1982 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 26.9 | 28.0 | 24.7 | 19.3 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 21.3 | 23.2 | 26.7 | 28.0 | 19 | 1965 1984 |
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| Date | 21 Jan 1982 | 01 Feb 1968 | 01 Mar 1983 | 08 Apr 1971 | 14 May 1974 | 01 Jun 1973 | 30 Jul 1975 | 15 Aug 1983 | 30 Sep 1976 | 13 Oct 1977 | 23 Nov 1966 | 04 Dec 1970 | 01 Feb 1968 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 9.4 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 17 | 1965 1984 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 20.8 | 20.9 | 18.2 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 15.7 | 18.2 | 17 | 1965 1984 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 24.3 | 19 | 1965 1984 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 19 | 1965 1984 |
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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) | 20.5 | 24.7 | 22.9 | 25.2 | 38.5 | 38.1 | 38.1 | 38.5 | 39.2 | 38.2 | 26.5 | 23.6 | 373.8 | 96 | 1898 1995 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 123.0 | 202.9 | 146.1 | 101.0 | 112.6 | 111.0 | 118.6 | 99.3 | 111.8 | 179.2 | 116.2 | 163.9 | 729.2 | 96 | 1898 1995 |
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| Date | 1974 | 1911 | 1956 | 1970 | 1956 | 1931 | 1936 | 1920 | 1960 | 1975 | 1924 | 1930 | 1973 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 111.0 | 96 | 1898 1995 |
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| Date | 1969 | 1991 | 1986 | 1949 | 1934 | 1975 | 1982 | 1944 | 1914 | 1914 | 1982 | 1925 | 1982 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 10.6 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 97 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 12.9 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 18.5 | 33.6 | 37.2 | 35.8 | 37.2 | 32.1 | 29.6 | 20.9 | 14.4 | 97 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 48.7 | 52.5 | 56.4 | 54.9 | 75.1 | 71.8 | 61.2 | 63.8 | 80.2 | 78.2 | 57.2 | 54.5 | 97 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 48.2 | 88.6 | 61.7 | 74.4 | 59.4 | 56.9 | 46.7 | 36.6 | 52.6 | 65.4 | 51.3 | 83.3 | 88.6 | 93 | 1898 1995 |
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| Date | 20 Jan 1979 | 20 Feb 1973 | 06 Mar 1956 | 01 Apr 1959 | 10 May 1989 | 01 Jun 1909 | 30 Jul 1923 | 24 Aug 1920 | 23 Sep 1916 | 21 Oct 1981 | 07 Nov 1924 | 14 Dec 1961 | 20 Feb 1973 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 80.2 | 95 | 1898 1995 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 57.7 | 93 | 1898 1995 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 10.1 | 93 | 1898 1995 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 93 | 1898 1995 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 27.5 | 24.5 | 19.5 | 13.9 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 11.7 | 15.7 | 20.7 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 17.6 | 36 | 1990 2026 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 9 | 1975 1984 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 9 | 1975 1984 |
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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) | 20.3 | 20.0 | 17.7 | 13.5 | 9.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 11.1 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 13.5 | 19 | 1965 1984 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 14.8 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 15 | 1965 1984 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 38 | 1938 1984 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 18.1 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 17.3 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 16.2 | 16 | 1965 1984 |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 9 | 1975 1984 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 8 | 1975 1984 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 9 | 1975 1984 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 6 | 1975 1984 |
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red = highest value
blue = lowest value
Product IDCJCM0035 Prepared at Thu 26 Mar 2026 00:39:11 AM AEDT
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_077007_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_077007.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/IDCJCM0035_077007.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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