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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
AVALON 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: AVALON AIRPORT | Site number: 087113 | Commenced: 1965 | Map | |
| Latitude: 38.03° S | Longitude: 144.48° E | Elevation: 11 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) | 26.2 | 26.1 | 24.0 | 20.3 | 17.1 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 19.8 | 22.3 | 24.0 | 20.1 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 45.8 | 47.9 | 42.0 | 35.0 | 28.0 | 23.6 | 21.4 | 25.9 | 31.3 | 37.8 | 39.5 | 43.2 | 47.9 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 2009 | 07 Feb 2009 | 16 Mar 2008 | 10 Apr 2005 | 08 May 2002 | 08 Jun 2005 | 21 Jul 2009 | 27 Aug 2007 | 19 Sep 2006 | 12 Oct 2006 | 29 Nov 2012 | 31 Dec 2007 | 07 Feb 2009 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 17.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 15.3 | 6.3 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Date | 07 Jan 1999 | 09 Feb 1996 | 29 Mar 1999 | 07 Apr 1995 | 28 May 2000 | 09 Jun 2006 | 10 Jul 1995 | 10 Aug 2005 | 05 Sep 1995 | 28 Oct 2003 | 14 Nov 1997 | 04 Dec 2001 | 10 Jul 1995 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 20.7 | 20.2 | 19.0 | 15.9 | 14.1 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 16.9 | 18.6 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 35.6 | 34.9 | 31.4 | 25.9 | 20.7 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 19.1 | 22.6 | 27.2 | 30.1 | 32.4 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 6.7 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 27.2 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 10.7 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 14.0 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 4.5 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -2.9 | -2.3 | -4.4 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 4.8 | -4.4 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 2009 | 14 Feb 1996 | 26 Mar 2005 | 24 Apr 1999 | 31 May 2006 | 23 Jun 1995 | 22 Jul 2006 | 05 Aug 1997 | 23 Sep 2007 | 09 Oct 1995 | 04 Nov 2003 | 02 Dec 1995 | 05 Aug 1997 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 29.2 | 23.5 | 24.3 | 19.0 | 16.2 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 24.7 | 22.5 | 29.2 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Date | 21 Jan 1997 | 08 Feb 1997 | 18 Mar 2008 | 15 Apr 2004 | 02 May 1997 | 07 Jun 2001 | 26 Jul 2005 | 30 Aug 2005 | 29 Sep 1999 | 20 Oct 2011 | 03 Nov 2005 | 22 Dec 1996 | 21 Jan 1997 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 9.8 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 18.1 | 18.7 | 16.3 | 13.5 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 16.3 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.1 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 18 | 1995 2013 |
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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) | 30.6 | 35.3 | 27.5 | 36.0 | 35.7 | 37.0 | 37.6 | 44.5 | 46.2 | 50.1 | 49.4 | 29.6 | 459.9 | 32 | 1971 2013 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 124.4 | 203.1 | 78.8 | 97.4 | 84.8 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 90.4 | 88.3 | 144.0 | 141.4 | 112.0 | 776.0 | 32 | 1971 2013 |
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| Date | 2011 | 1973 | 2001 | 2001 | 1974 | 2012 | 2007 | 1975 | 1976 | 1975 | 2011 | 1978 | 1978 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 10.4 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 13.0 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 281.8 | 32 | 1971 2013 |
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| Date | 1975 | 1982 | 1980 | 1997 | 1984 | 1984 | 1997 | 1982 | 1981 | 2006 | 1982 | 1972 | 1982 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 6.9 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 14.8 | 12.4 | 19.0 | 21.8 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 2.6 | 293.2 | 32 | 1971 2013 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 23.8 | 22.2 | 24.4 | 30.0 | 30.6 | 34.6 | 32.0 | 45.6 | 47.0 | 43.5 | 40.6 | 26.0 | 459.4 | 32 | 1971 2013 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 57.8 | 61.2 | 47.8 | 72.6 | 63.4 | 61.9 | 74.6 | 69.0 | 71.4 | 95.4 | 88.7 | 57.0 | 574.4 | 32 | 1971 2013 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 36.6 | 92.6 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 32.0 | 29.2 | 62.0 | 30.0 | 35.4 | 71.0 | 85.2 | 38.9 | 92.6 | 30 | 1971 2013 |
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| Date | 14 Jan 2011 | 03 Feb 2005 | 22 Mar 2001 | 23 Apr 2001 | 03 May 1979 | 15 Jun 1973 | 17 Jul 1974 | 27 Aug 1999 | 22 Sep 1976 | 17 Oct 1983 | 27 Nov 2011 | 23 Dec 1971 | 03 Feb 2005 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 102.6 | 32 | 1971 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 57.2 | 30 | 1971 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 10.6 | 30 | 1971 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 30 | 1971 2013 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 422 | 414 | 387 | 347 | 333 | 349 | 381 | 414 | 431 | 394 | 400 | 417 | 391 | 10 | 2003 2013 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 85 | 98 | 85 | 107 | 94 | 96 | 87 | 128 | 104 | 94 | 109 | 94 | 128 | 10 | 2003 2013 |
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| Date | 22 Jan 2009 | 19 Feb 2011 | 14 Mar 2009 | 02 Apr 2008 | 29 May 2007 | 06 Jun 2003 | 01 Jul 2008 | 25 Aug 2009 | 19 Sep 2003 | 07 Oct 2004 | 21 Nov 2006 | 03 Dec 2010 | 25 Aug 2009 | ||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 24.6 | 21.5 | 16.8 | 11.4 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 10.1 | 13.7 | 18.4 | 22.2 | 24.3 | 15.3 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 3 | 2005 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 3 | 2005 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) | 18.9 | 18.5 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 15.9 | 17.4 | 13.9 | 16 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 15.5 | 15.4 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 13 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.2 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 16 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 68 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 72 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 75 | 16 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 4 | 2005 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 18.2 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 18.6 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 20.4 | 19.8 | 18.2 | 19 | 1965 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) | 24.0 | 24.2 | 22.4 | 18.8 | 15.8 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 14.1 | 15.9 | 17.9 | 20.3 | 21.8 | 18.5 | 16 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 17.2 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 13 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 11.6 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 16 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 50 | 49 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 16 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4 | 2005 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 26.3 | 25.4 | 24.1 | 22.3 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 24.4 | 26.2 | 26.5 | 26.9 | 27.0 | 24.3 | 20 | 1965 2010 |
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red = highest value
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Product IDCJCM0035 Prepared at Wed 22 May 2013 23:41:53 PM 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_087113_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_087113.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_087113.csv
- Climate averages home page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/index.shtml
- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
Related information
Maps
- Long term climatology maps for selected elements
- Rainfall maps and temperature maps based on recent observations
Recent observations for this site
- Latest Weather Observations over the past 72 hours for AVALON AIRPORT
- Daily Weather Observations from this site are included in the Daily Weather Observations Avalon and Point Wilson
Latest seasonal climate outlook for Southeastern Australia
- Three month state seasonal climate outlooks for rainfall and temperature
Additional climate information
- Weather station directory
- Contact the Bureau of Meteorology climate service
- Climate education information available on this web site
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