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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
DONALD
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: DONALD | Site number: 078072 | Commenced: 1966 | Map | |
| Latitude: 36.37° S | Longitude: 143.04° E | Elevation: 122 m | Operational status: Closed 28 Aug 2024 | |
| 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) | 29.6 | 29.8 | 26.2 | 21.7 | 17.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 17.1 | 20.8 | 24.3 | 27.3 | 21.3 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 44.4 | 42.4 | 39.8 | 35.1 | 28.0 | 21.8 | 23.4 | 27.4 | 31.4 | 35.6 | 40.4 | 40.8 | 44.4 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 1968 | 24 Feb 1968 | 07 Mar 1991 | 03 Apr 1986 | 04 May 1990 | 05 Jun 1997 | 28 Jul 1975 | 26 Aug 1977 | 26 Sep 1987 | 29 Oct 1990 | 16 Nov 1980 | 31 Dec 1976 | 31 Jan 1968 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 16.3 | 17.2 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 13.0 | 14.6 | 7.0 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Date | 02 Jan 1970 | 09 Feb 1996 | 29 Mar 1973 | 26 Apr 1982 | 31 May 1977 | 23 Jun 1981 | 10 Jul 1995 | 06 Aug 1974 | 13 Sep 1969 | 01 Oct 1968 | 16 Nov 1983 | 01 Dec 1987 | 10 Jul 1995 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 23.1 | 23.1 | 20.4 | 16.8 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 15.9 | 18.3 | 20.8 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 36.7 | 36.6 | 32.6 | 27.5 | 21.7 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 18.4 | 21.7 | 27.0 | 31.8 | 34.5 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 14.1 | 14.2 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 10.1 | 52.0 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 5.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 14.8 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 14.0 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 3.1 | 4.9 | 3.1 | -0.2 | -2.6 | -4.4 | -6.5 | -4.5 | -3.3 | -1.1 | 1.0 | 3.6 | -6.5 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Date | 09 Jan 1994 | 10 Feb 1980 | 21 Mar 1981 | 21 Apr 1987 | 22 May 1985 | 06 Jun 1982 | 16 Jul 1982 | 03 Aug 1997 | 14 Sep 1990 | 15 Oct 1970 | 12 Nov 1977 | 12 Dec 1995 | 16 Jul 1982 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 28.2 | 27.6 | 24.7 | 21.3 | 18.6 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 17.3 | 22.8 | 23.3 | 26.1 | 28.2 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 1991 | 09 Feb 1970 | 07 Mar 1986 | 06 Apr 1987 | 02 May 1997 | 09 Jun 1995 | 08 Jul 1988 | 27 Aug 1969 | 29 Sep 1999 | 13 Oct 1977 | 27 Nov 1984 | 07 Dec 1994 | 03 Jan 1991 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 9.3 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 20.4 | 20.8 | 17.9 | 14.0 | 11.2 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 10.3 | 13.2 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 28.5 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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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) | 29.9 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 25.3 | 37.3 | 36.3 | 37.7 | 41.4 | 38.9 | 37.8 | 31.2 | 27.5 | 385.0 | 58 | 1966 2024 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 194.8 | 211.4 | 97.6 | 106.0 | 118.0 | 106.2 | 75.4 | 116.8 | 152.4 | 173.8 | 111.2 | 116.0 | 780.3 | 58 | 1966 2024 |
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| Date | 2011 | 1973 | 1983 | 2020 | 1988 | 1995 | 1990 | 2010 | 2016 | 1975 | 2010 | 2010 | 1973 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 141.8 | 58 | 1966 2024 |
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| Date | 2019 | 2024 | 2024 | 1999 | 1991 | 2017 | 1982 | 1994 | 2018 | 1991 | 1995 | 1994 | 1982 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 58 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 20.6 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 16.6 | 33.0 | 35.4 | 36.0 | 38.4 | 28.4 | 30.8 | 26.8 | 18.4 | 58 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 73.0 | 46.5 | 51.8 | 51.6 | 69.6 | 67.8 | 63.9 | 74.7 | 82.3 | 74.0 | 58.8 | 56.5 | 58 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 94.0 | 71.1 | 52.6 | 40.0 | 48.4 | 36.6 | 43.4 | 30.0 | 46.4 | 51.0 | 61.2 | 63.0 | 94.0 | 58 | 1966 2024 |
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| Date | 27 Jan 1993 | 06 Feb 1973 | 16 Mar 1996 | 26 Apr 2020 | 10 May 1989 | 01 Jun 2013 | 18 Jul 1990 | 28 Aug 1969 | 02 Sep 1988 | 08 Oct 1975 | 27 Nov 2010 | 14 Dec 2018 | 27 Jan 1993 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 9.0 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 95.3 | 58 | 1966 2024 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 62.4 | 58 | 1966 2024 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 10.6 | 58 | 1966 2024 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 58 | 1966 2024 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 27.3 | 24.3 | 19.2 | 13.6 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 15.3 | 20.4 | 23.7 | 26.7 | 17.3 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 11.6 | 11.7 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 82.6 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 7.9 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 144.3 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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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) | 19.5 | 19.3 | 17.3 | 13.9 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 10.7 | 14.1 | 15.9 | 18.2 | 13.4 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 14.4 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 13 | 1987 2000 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 60 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 80 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 74 | 13 | 1987 2000 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 12.9 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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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) | 27.7 | 28.2 | 25.0 | 20.7 | 16.5 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 16.1 | 19.6 | 22.7 | 25.6 | 20.2 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 17.0 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 13.2 | 33 | 1966 2000 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 13 | 1987 2000 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 32 | 32 | 37 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 44 | 39 | 34 | 47 | 13 | 1987 2000 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 34 | 1966 2000 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 13.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 33 | 1966 2000 |
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red = highest value
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Product IDCJCM0035 Prepared at Thu 25 Sep 2025 00:07:24 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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