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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
CAPE NELSON 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.
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: CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE | Site number: 090184 | Commenced: 1995 | Map | |
| Latitude: 38.43° S | Longitude: 141.54° E | Elevation: 45 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) | 21.5 | 21.3 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 16.2 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 19.9 | 17.7 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 42.4 | 39.8 | 40.6 | 35.2 | 28.3 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 25.2 | 29.3 | 35.0 | 37.1 | 45.1 | 45.1 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Date | 11 Jan 2010 | 17 Feb 2007 | 17 Mar 2008 | 09 Apr 2005 | 09 May 2013 | 05 Jun 1998 | 25 Jul 2007 | 27 Aug 2007 | 30 Sep 2023 | 24 Oct 2019 | 29 Nov 2017 | 20 Dec 2019 | 20 Dec 2019 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 14.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Date | 01 Jan 1996 | 09 Feb 1996 | 31 Mar 1999 | 27 Apr 2009 | 31 May 2022 | 21 Jun 2023 | 11 Jul 1996 | 10 Aug 2005 | 04 Sep 2017 | 15 Oct 2010 | 15 Nov 2006 | 20 Dec 1995 | 11 Jul 1996 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 17.3 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 28.2 | 27.0 | 27.1 | 23.5 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 24.8 | 26.0 | 27.1 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 10.5 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 14.8 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 6.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 2009 | 21 Feb 2017 | 26 Mar 2018 | 30 Apr 2009 | 27 May 2000 | 16 Jun 2007 | 21 Jul 2005 | 18 Aug 2004 | 07 Sep 2010 | 21 Oct 1996 | 04 Nov 2003 | 30 Dec 2013 | 21 Jul 2005 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 28.5 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 22.4 | 17.7 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 17.7 | 20.2 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 28.5 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Date | 17 Jan 2014 | 18 Feb 2007 | 04 Mar 2004 | 01 Apr 2005 | 04 May 2005 | 29 Jun 2019 | 02 Jul 2013 | 29 Aug 2005 | 14 Sep 2015 | 18 Oct 2017 | 10 Nov 2009 | 02 Dec 1999 | 17 Jan 2014 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 12.7 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 17.2 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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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 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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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 | 24.7 | 34.1 | 45.8 | 73.3 | 89.4 | 100.1 | 96.7 | 72.3 | 51.2 | 43.3 | 41.3 | 698.1 | 30 | 1995 2025 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 145.2 | 64.4 | 62.4 | 96.8 | 173.0 | 157.4 | 196.6 | 243.0 | 134.8 | 112.4 | 87.4 | 107.8 | 997.6 | 30 | 1995 2025 |
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| Date | 2011 | 2016 | 2017 | 2014 | 2007 | 2004 | 2021 | 2013 | 2016 | 2020 | 2007 | 2024 | 2013 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 19.8 | 42.4 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 24.4 | 1.8 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 487.2 | 30 | 1995 2025 |
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| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 9.4 | 6.1 | 17.5 | 23.0 | 24.2 | 51.4 | 59.1 | 50.4 | 34.5 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 15.7 | 30 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 24.9 | 24.6 | 30.9 | 42.5 | 68.4 | 84.4 | 96.4 | 83.8 | 70.0 | 43.0 | 37.8 | 38.3 | 30 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 48.1 | 53.1 | 55.5 | 71.2 | 111.4 | 138.5 | 147.2 | 142.4 | 97.4 | 95.7 | 72.6 | 90.5 | 30 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 73.8 | 47.0 | 41.4 | 38.4 | 54.2 | 53.0 | 39.2 | 49.0 | 39.0 | 46.2 | 55.6 | 57.0 | 73.8 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Date | 14 Jan 2011 | 25 Feb 2016 | 22 Mar 2017 | 21 Apr 2017 | 03 May 2014 | 14 Jun 2014 | 03 Jul 2021 | 14 Aug 2013 | 23 Sep 1998 | 23 Oct 2013 | 04 Nov 2007 | 01 Dec 2024 | 14 Jan 2011 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 7.4 | 7.1 | 11.5 | 15.3 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 18.7 | 15.8 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 182.0 | 30 | 1995 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 4.2 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 16.7 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 114.0 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 20.0 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 29 | 1995 2025 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 468 | 474 | 445 | 432 | 457 | 480 | 526 | 527 | 520 | 502 | 485 | 490 | 484 | 19 | 2003 2025 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 85 | 97 | 104 | 109 | 106 | 120 | 111 | 113 | 109 | 115 | 102 | 102 | 120 | 22 | 2003 2025 |
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| Date | 22 Jan 2009 | 03 Feb 2005 | 25 Mar 2018 | 26 Apr 2009 | 14 May 2021 | 24 Jun 2014 | 31 Jul 2014 | 25 Aug 2009 | 04 Sep 2010 | 02 Oct 2013 | 04 Nov 2007 | 12 Dec 2005 | 24 Jun 2014 | ||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 24.4 | 20.8 | 16.2 | 11.1 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 18.6 | 22.1 | 24.2 | 15.2 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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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) | 17.0 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 14.8 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 15 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 14.4 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 11 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.1 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 15 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 77 | 15 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 3 | 1995 1999 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 21.0 | 21.2 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.5 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 21.9 | 14 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 19.0 | 19.3 | 18.4 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 15.9 | 15 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 15.3 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 11 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.5 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 15 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 68 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 15 | 1995 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 21.5 | 21.0 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 21.8 | 14 | 1995 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0035 Prepared at Wed 17 Sep 2025 23:49:47 PM 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_090184_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_090184.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_090184.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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