Climate statistics for Australian locations

Statistics	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual	Years		Plot	Map
Temperature
Maximum temperature
Mean maximum temperature (°C)	25.9	25.8	23.9	20.3	16.7	14.0	13.4	15.0	17.2	19.6	21.9	24.2	19.8	155	1855 2009
Highest temperature (°C)	45.6	46.4	41.7	34.9	28.7	22.4	23.1	26.5	31.4	36.9	40.9	43.7	46.4	155	1855 2009
Date	13 Jan 1939	07 Feb 2009	11 Mar 1940	05 Apr 1938	07 May 1905	02 Jun 1957	30 Jul 1975	29 Aug 1982	28 Sep 1928	24 Oct 1914	27 Nov 1894	15 Dec 1876	07 Feb 2009
Lowest maximum temperature (°C)	14.6	14.7	12.0	8.9	8.3	5.3	4.4	6.7	8.3	9.0	11.0	10.4	4.4	155	1855 2009
Date	18 Jan 1923	18 Feb 1951	21 Mar 1931	15 Apr 1900	31 May 1977	23 Jun 1878	04 Jul 1901	09 Aug 1872	11 Sep 1969	29 Oct 1922	04 Nov 1913	12 Dec 1867	04 Jul 1901
Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C)	19.3	19.6	18.1	15.7	13.3	11.4	10.8	11.8	13.1	14.5	16.3	18.0		155	1855 2009
Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C)	35.6	34.7	31.7	26.3	20.9	16.8	16.1	18.5	22.2	26.4	30.1	33.2		155	1855 2009
Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C	7.8	6.9	5.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	3.1	5.8	29.9	155	1855 2009
Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C	3.6	2.7	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.6	2.0	10.0	155	1855 2009
Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.3	155	1855 2009
Minimum temperature
Mean minimum temperature (°C)	14.3	14.6	13.2	10.8	8.6	6.9	6.0	6.7	7.9	9.5	11.2	12.9	10.2	155	1855 2009
Lowest temperature (°C)	5.5	4.5	2.8	1.5	-1.1	-2.2	-2.8	-2.1	-0.5	0.1	2.5	4.4	-2.8	155	1855 2009
Date	28 Jan 1885	24 Feb 1924	17 Mar 1884	24 Apr 1888	29 May 1916	11 Jun 1866	21 Jul 1869	11 Aug 1863	03 Sep 1940	03 Oct 1918	02 Nov 1896	04 Dec 1870	21 Jul 1869
Highest minimum temperature (°C)	28.8	30.5	26.3	23.0	18.0	16.1	14.3	16.2	20.5	24.1	26.2	26.6	30.5	155	1855 2009
Date	21 Jan 1997	01 Feb 1902	03 Mar 1927	15 Apr 2004	25 May 2009	07 Jun 2001	01 Jul 1903	20 Aug 1885	29 Sep 1999	13 Oct 1977	25 Nov 1901	12 Dec 1998	01 Feb 1902
Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C)	10.5	10.7	9.1	6.8	4.8	2.7	2.1	3.0	4.3	5.8	7.5	9.4		155	1855 2009
Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C)	18.3	18.5	17.2	14.5	12.2	10.4	9.3	10.0	11.6	13.4	15.0	16.7		155	1855 2009
Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.9	3.1	1.7	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	7.7	155	1855 2009
Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	155	1855 2009
Ground surface temperature
Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C)	13.7	14.1	12.5	9.7	7.8	5.9	5.0	5.5	6.7	8.4	10.2	12.0	9.3	55	1955 2009
Lowest ground temperature (°C)	3.7	5.6	3.3	0.6	-1.1	-2.2	-3.4	-2.4	-1.5	0.7	1.8	4.2	-3.4	55	1955 2009
Date	27 Jan 1957	10 Feb 1980	25 Mar 1964	30 Apr 2009	20 May 1981	05 Jun 1982	20 Jul 1982	08 Aug 1963	02 Sep 1957	04 Oct 1967	08 Nov 1971	17 Dec 1964	20 Jul 1982
Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	55	1955 2009
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Statistics	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual	Years		Plot	Map
Rainfall
Mean rainfall (mm)	47.4	47.3	50.2	57.3	55.9	49.0	47.7	50.1	58.0	65.9	59.8	59.2	647.9	155	1855 2010
Highest rainfall (mm)	176.0	238.2	190.7	195.0	142.5	116.8	178.4	110.8	201.6	193.3	206.1	197.4	967.5	155	1855 2010
Date	1963	1972	1911	1960	1942	1991	1891	1939	1916	1869	1954	1993	1916
Lowest rainfall (mm)	0.3	0.5	3.7	0.0	3.8	8.0	9.4	12.4	12.0	7.5	6.5	1.7	332.3	155	1855 2010
Date	1932	1965	1934	1923	1934	1858	1979	1903	2008	1914	1895	1972	1967
Decile 1 rainfall (mm)	10.8	6.6	11.8	17.6	21.2	24.7	22.9	23.8	27.8	24.3	21.3	17.6	466.0	155	1855 2010
Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm)	36.9	32.0	38.6	49.6	55.1	42.6	44.4	49.2	52.8	67.0	53.6	51.6	644.6	155	1855 2010
Decile 9 rainfall (mm)	99.3	107.2	105.3	114.5	91.3	85.4	72.2	77.8	92.5	110.6	112.2	110.3	822.6	155	1855 2010
Highest daily rainfall (mm)	108.0	113.4	90.2	80.0	51.2	44.2	74.4	54.4	58.7	61.0	72.6	99.6	113.4	155	1855 2010
Date	29 Jan 1963	03 Feb 2005	05 Mar 1919	23 Apr 1960	15 May 1974	22 Jun 1904	12 Jul 1891	17 Aug 1881	23 Sep 1916	21 Oct 1953	21 Nov 1954	04 Dec 1954	03 Feb 2005
Mean number of days of rain	8.3	7.4	9.4	11.8	14.7	15.4	16.2	16.1	14.9	14.2	11.7	10.4	150.5	155	1855 2010
Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm	5.6	5.0	6.1	8.0	9.7	9.5	9.8	10.5	10.4	10.2	8.3	7.2	100.3	155	1855 2010
Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.5	1.8	1.8	1.7	17.1	155	1855 2010
Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.5	3.5	155	1855 2010
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Statistics	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual	Years		Plot	Map
Other daily elements
Mean daily wind run (km)	237	226	206	203	212	219	245	250	255	250	254	250	234	42	1955 2009
Maximum wind gust speed (km/h)	95	91	102	97	93	102	102	108	121	104	106	104	121	51	1957 2009
Date	08 Jan 1969	13 Feb 1962	26 Mar 1984	30 Apr 1974	14 May 1964	28 Jun 1964	24 Jul 1964	26 Aug 1967	03 Sep 1982	06 Oct 1968	08 Nov 1961	07 Dec 1981	03 Sep 1982
Mean daily sunshine (hours)	9.0	8.1	6.8	5.6	3.9	3.6	3.7	4.7	5.7	6.3	7.0	7.5	6.0	13	1955 1967
Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m²)	24.8	22.1	17.2	11.7	7.9	6.3	7.1	10.2	13.6	18.3	22.1	24.4	15.5	20	1990 2010
Mean number of clear days	6.2	6.2	6.0	4.7	3.0	2.6	2.6	2.9	3.1	3.7	3.6	4.3	48.9	55	1955 2009
Mean number of cloudy days	11.3	9.7	13.3	14.7	18.1	16.8	17.2	16.7	15.8	16.2	15.1	14.2	179.1	55	1955 2009
Mean daily evaporation (mm)	5.7	5.2	3.9	2.5	1.6	1.1	1.2	1.7	2.5	3.5	4.4	5.2	3.2	52	1955 2009
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Statistics	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual	Years		Plot	Map
9 am conditions
Mean 9am temperature (°C)	19.1	19.1	17.5	14.7	11.7	9.4	8.7	10.0	12.3	14.7	16.1	17.7	14.2	55	1955 2009
Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C)	14.9	15.2	14.1	11.9	9.8	7.9	7.1	7.8	9.4	11.0	12.3	13.6	11.2	55	1955 2009
Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C)	11.3	12.1	11.1	9.1	7.6	6.0	5.1	5.2	6.1	7.2	8.6	9.9	8.3	55	1955 2009
Mean 9am relative humidity (%)	63	66	68	71	77	80	79	73	67	62	63	62	69	55	1955 2009
Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas)	4.9	4.8	4.9	5.1	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.4	5.2	55	1955 2009
Mean 9am wind speed (km/h)	10.0	9.1	8.9	8.7	9.1	9.4	10.4	11.3	12.4	12.6	11.5	10.8	10.4	54	1955 2009
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
3 pm conditions
Mean 3pm temperature (°C)	24.2	24.7	22.7	19.6	16.3	13.7	13.0	14.3	16.1	18.3	20.4	22.4	18.8	55	1955 2009
Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C)	16.9	17.3	16.1	14.0	12.1	10.3	9.5	10.0	11.2	12.7	14.1	15.5	13.3	55	1955 2009
Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C)	10.9	11.7	10.6	8.8	7.9	6.5	5.4	5.2	5.8	7.0	8.3	9.5	8.1	55	1955 2009
Mean 3pm relative humidity (%)	47	48	49	52	59	63	61	56	53	50	49	47	53	55	1955 2009
Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas)	4.0	4.0	4.6	5.1	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.4	5.3	5.1	4.7	5.1	55	1955 2009
Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h)	14.8	14.3	13.1	12.9	12.5	12.6	14.1	15.2	15.8	15.5	14.9	15.3	14.2	54	1955 2009
3pm wind speed vs direction plot

red = highest value blue = lowest value

Product IDCJCM0035 Prepared at Thu 04 Feb 2010 00:30:01 AM EST

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