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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
ESSENDON AIRPORT
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: ESSENDON AIRPORT | Site number: 086038 | Commenced: 1929 | Map | |
| Latitude: 37.73° S | Longitude: 144.91° E | Elevation: 78 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) | 26.7 | 25.9 | 24.1 | 20.2 | 16.4 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 16.9 | 19.5 | 21.9 | 24.6 | 19.8 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 45.8 | 47.3 | 40.7 | 35.2 | 26.7 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 24.4 | 30.3 | 36.4 | 41.5 | 44.4 | 47.3 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 1968 | 07 Feb 2009 | 04 Mar 1942 | 10 Apr 2005 | 04 May 1967 | 08 Jun 2005 | 18 Jul 2013 | 27 Aug 2007 | 12 Sep 2009 | 12 Oct 2006 | 21 Nov 2019 | 20 Dec 2019 | 07 Feb 2009 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 14.7 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 6.1 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Date | 02 Jan 1941 | 18 Feb 1951 | 22 Mar 1941 | 21 Apr 1960 | 27 May 1951 | 20 Jun 1950 | 02 Jul 1968 | 09 Aug 1951 | 15 Sep 1957 | 01 Oct 1957 | 15 Nov 2006 | 11 Dec 1952 | 02 Jul 1968 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 19.6 | 19.3 | 18.2 | 15.2 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 17.8 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 36.1 | 34.1 | 31.5 | 26.4 | 20.3 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 17.8 | 21.5 | 26.0 | 30.0 | 34.0 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 8.9 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 31.4 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 10.2 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 13.8 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 10.1 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 5.7 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -3.3 | -2.6 | -2.4 | -1.6 | -0.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | -3.3 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Date | 22 Jan 1940 | 20 Feb 1963 | 26 Mar 2005 | 30 Apr 2009 | 24 May 2008 | 17 Jun 1969 | 04 Jul 1963 | 29 Aug 2018 | 17 Sep 1949 | 09 Oct 1939 | 04 Nov 1970 | 03 Dec 1955 | 17 Jun 1969 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 28.8 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 22.5 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 18.6 | 21.3 | 22.7 | 26.2 | 28.8 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Date | 15 Jan 2014 | 22 Feb 1967 | 13 Mar 2013 | 02 Apr 2014 | 03 May 1942 | 07 Jun 2023 | 19 Jul 2013 | 04 Aug 2011 | 03 Sep 2021 | 28 Oct 2007 | 21 Nov 1959 | 26 Dec 2016 | 15 Jan 2014 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 9.8 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 18.2 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 54 | 1939 2023 |
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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) | 43.7 | 43.6 | 39.5 | 55.0 | 48.8 | 40.5 | 42.4 | 48.1 | 50.9 | 60.4 | 58.8 | 51.5 | 582.6 | 77 | 1929 2023 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 224.1 | 195.5 | 154.1 | 162.7 | 140.1 | 115.0 | 101.9 | 99.0 | 113.0 | 153.6 | 183.6 | 152.7 | 817.9 | 77 | 1929 2023 |
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| Date | 1963 | 1973 | 1970 | 1935 | 1974 | 2013 | 1936 | 1975 | 1960 | 1934 | 1954 | 1933 | 1974 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 11.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 350.4 | 77 | 1929 2023 |
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| Date | 2009 | 1965 | 1948 | 2019 | 1934 | 1974 | 1979 | 2011 | 2008 | 2006 | 1937 | 1972 | 1938 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 9.7 | 3.8 | 9.2 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 19.5 | 24.1 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 25.4 | 15.6 | 424.1 | 77 | 1929 2023 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 32.8 | 32.2 | 33.2 | 45.7 | 47.4 | 35.8 | 39.0 | 45.4 | 49.0 | 57.0 | 48.4 | 45.2 | 604.3 | 77 | 1929 2023 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 79.2 | 100.6 | 78.3 | 116.0 | 82.9 | 65.3 | 67.1 | 72.6 | 86.1 | 120.4 | 110.2 | 94.2 | 756.1 | 77 | 1929 2023 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 112.8 | 118.0 | 67.6 | 100.0 | 58.4 | 68.6 | 42.7 | 34.4 | 54.0 | 89.4 | 89.4 | 52.6 | 118.0 | 69 | 1929 2023 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 1963 | 03 Feb 2005 | 20 Mar 1970 | 08 Apr 1977 | 15 May 1974 | 01 Jun 2013 | 11 Jul 1933 | 17 Aug 1983 | 13 Sep 1977 | 16 Oct 1983 | 19 Nov 1978 | 15 Dec 1933 | 03 Feb 2005 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 141.8 | 77 | 1929 2023 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 80.7 | 69 | 1929 2023 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 13.6 | 69 | 1929 2023 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 69 | 1929 2023 |
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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) | 404 | 383 | 367 | 323 | 344 | 334 | 388 | 409 | 412 | 393 | 396 | 402 | 379 | 19 | 2003 2023 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 117 | 117 | 115 | 108 | 100 | 106 | 124 | 130 | 147 | 121 | 115 | 122 | 147 | 53 | 1939 2023 |
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| Date | 04 Jan 1946 | 28 Feb 1957 | 24 Mar 1941 | 08 Apr 1966 | 17 May 1940 | 10 Jun 1947 | 01 Jul 1942 | 04 Aug 1947 | 06 Sep 1948 | 21 Oct 1948 | 12 Nov 1946 | 30 Dec 1947 | 06 Sep 1948 | ||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 24.3 | 21.2 | 16.6 | 11.3 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 13.2 | 17.8 | 21.4 | 24.0 | 15.0 | 28 | 1990 2017 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 6.6 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 50.5 | 34 | 1939 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 11.0 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 14.8 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 15.3 | 14.4 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 14.3 | 178.8 | 34 | 1939 2010 |
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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) | 19.1 | 18.7 | 17.1 | 14.1 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 11.4 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 17.8 | 13.6 | 41 | 1939 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 14.5 | 14.8 | 13.6 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 37 | 1939 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 10.6 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 29 | 1941 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 60 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 72 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 71 | 29 | 1941 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 35 | 1939 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 17.9 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.0 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 40 | 1939 2010 |
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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 | 23.8 | 22.4 | 18.7 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 15.3 | 17.5 | 19.9 | 22.3 | 18.1 | 40 | 1939 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 16.5 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 13.5 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 12.9 | 37 | 1939 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 10.3 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 28 | 1941 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 46 | 49 | 48 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 55 | 28 | 1941 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 34 | 1939 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 23.6 | 21.6 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 22.0 | 23.1 | 23.8 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 22.0 | 39 | 1939 2010 |
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red = highest value
blue = lowest value
Product IDCJCM0035 Prepared at Thu 28 Sep 2023 00:31:53 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.
Related Links
- This page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_086038_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_086038.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_086038.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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