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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
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.
Site details
| Site name: WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE | Site number: 085096 | Commenced: 1872 | Map | |
| Latitude: 39.13° S | Longitude: 146.42° E | Elevation: 95 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) | 20.3 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 17.3 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 14.2 | 15.8 | 17.2 | 18.8 | 16.4 | 139 | 1877 2016 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 41.4 | 42.0 | 38.1 | 32.2 | 25.7 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 24.4 | 30.0 | 33.9 | 36.7 | 38.3 | 42.0 | 106 | 1910 2016 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 2009 | 07 Feb 2009 | 04 Mar 1942 | 10 Apr 2005 | 01 May 1997 | 30 Jun 1970 | 28 Jul 1975 | 30 Aug 2007 | 27 Sep 1987 | 24 Oct 1914 | 20 Nov 2007 | 24 Dec 1920 | 07 Feb 2009 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 106 | 1910 2016 |
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| Date | 26 Jan 1957 | 28 Feb 1940 | 28 Mar 1958 | 29 Apr 1952 | 24 May 1968 | 30 Jun 1919 | 04 Jul 1952 | 31 Aug 1945 | 11 Sep 1969 | 01 Oct 1968 | 04 Nov 1913 | 04 Dec 1955 | 31 Aug 1945 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 16.3 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 15.0 | 106 | 1910 2016 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 26.8 | 26.1 | 24.4 | 21.1 | 18.3 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 15.6 | 18.9 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 24.1 | 106 | 1910 2016 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 106 | 1910 2016 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 106 | 1910 2016 |
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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 | 106 | 1910 2016 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 14.1 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 138 | 1877 2016 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 5.6 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | -0.6 | 105 | 1910 2016 |
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| Date | 07 Jan 1960 | 10 Feb 1967 | 23 Mar 1972 | 09 Apr 1964 | 25 May 1968 | 21 Jun 1962 | 14 Jul 1966 | 27 Aug 1971 | 28 Sep 1962 | 11 Oct 1993 | 05 Nov 1960 | 07 Dec 1962 | 21 Jun 1962 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 27.1 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 23.4 | 21.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 19.3 | 22.0 | 25.8 | 21.4 | 24.5 | 27.1 | 105 | 1910 2016 |
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| Date | 06 Jan 1997 | 02 Feb 1959 | 08 Mar 1966 | 02 Apr 2005 | 09 May 2002 | 12 Jun 1955 | 03 Jul 1985 | 26 Aug 1977 | 30 Sep 1980 | 28 Oct 1977 | 24 Nov 2010 | 03 Dec 1999 | 06 Jan 1997 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 11.7 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 104 | 1910 2016 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 16.9 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 104 | 1910 2016 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 105 | 1910 2016 |
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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 | 105 | 1910 2016 |
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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) | 51.4 | 46.4 | 69.7 | 84.0 | 113.5 | 120.3 | 122.8 | 121.9 | 98.4 | 91.7 | 71.0 | 64.1 | 1052.6 | 142 | 1872 2016 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 198.6 | 210.6 | 499.5 | 246.3 | 349.4 | 258.9 | 338.8 | 354.4 | 219.8 | 234.5 | 170.8 | 185.4 | 1490.4 | 143 | 1872 2016 |
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| Date | 2016 | 1939 | 1941 | 1901 | 1988 | 1889 | 1995 | 1991 | 2000 | 1886 | 1875 | 1910 | 1995 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 22.4 | 19.6 | 31.8 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 634.0 | 143 | 1872 2016 |
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| Date | 2012 | 1892 | 1972 | 1923 | 1934 | 1914 | 1899 | 1914 | 1985 | 1914 | 1895 | 1960 | 2006 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 10.5 | 10.1 | 19.4 | 29.1 | 53.7 | 61.2 | 63.6 | 63.7 | 52.2 | 42.5 | 30.9 | 23.9 | 813.7 | 143 | 1872 2016 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 45.7 | 36.8 | 58.0 | 80.4 | 100.6 | 115.4 | 109.9 | 113.2 | 96.7 | 84.8 | 67.9 | 57.2 | 1063.5 | 143 | 1872 2016 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 98.6 | 95.0 | 126.5 | 138.4 | 190.1 | 186.1 | 200.0 | 193.6 | 148.5 | 152.9 | 112.3 | 109.5 | 1303.4 | 143 | 1872 2016 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 121.0 | 92.5 | 110.0 | 116.1 | 123.2 | 64.0 | 86.6 | 75.8 | 47.2 | 77.5 | 68.6 | 65.4 | 123.2 | 143 | 1872 2016 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 2016 | 18 Feb 1919 | 22 Mar 1941 | 23 Apr 1901 | 20 May 1988 | 15 Jun 1890 | 12 Jul 1995 | 23 Aug 2013 | 30 Sep 1957 | 09 Oct 1896 | 30 Nov 1934 | 08 Dec 2014 | 20 May 1988 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 9.8 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 17.5 | 15.9 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 179.0 | 143 | 1872 2016 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 6.8 | 5.9 | 8.3 | 10.9 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 136.8 | 143 | 1872 2016 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 33.4 | 143 | 1872 2016 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 143 | 1872 2016 |
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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 daily wind run (km) | 626 | 671 | 622 | 585 | 621 | 593 | 609 | 620 | 658 | 676 | 654 | 702 | 636 | 16 | 1957 2016 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 128 | 148 | 165 | 159 | 148 | 165 | 148 | 171 | 165 | 154 | 141 | 159 | 171 | 19 | 1982 2016 |
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| Date | 03 Feb 2005 | 18 Mar 2016 | 15 Apr 2009 | 02 May 2004 | 21 Jul 2008 | 26 Sep 2013 | 05 Dec 2012 | ||||||||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 24.4 | 21.0 | 15.9 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 13.4 | 18.4 | 22.2 | 24.4 | 14.9 | 27 | 1990 2016 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 24.1 | 44 | 1957 2000 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 15.1 | 12.9 | 17.0 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 207.0 | 44 | 1957 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) | 17.2 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 56 | 1908 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 14.6 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 51 | 1908 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.4 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 52 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 75 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 55 | 1908 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 46 | 1908 2000 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 31.8 | 31.5 | 30.7 | 30.0 | 30.8 | 30.0 | 30.9 | 31.8 | 32.9 | 32.8 | 33.4 | 33.6 | 31.7 | 52 | 1957 2010 |
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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) | 18.3 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.6 | 14.7 | 55 | 1908 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 15.2 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 50 | 1909 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.7 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 52 | 1957 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 54 | 1909 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 45 | 1909 2000 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 33.7 | 32.8 | 31.5 | 31.0 | 30.8 | 29.7 | 30.5 | 32.4 | 34.2 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 35.8 | 32.7 | 52 | 1957 2010 |
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red = highest value
blue = lowest value
Product IDCJCM0035 Prepared at Thu 22 Sep 2016 00:51:08 AM EST
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_085096_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_085096.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_085096.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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