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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT COMPARISON
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: LAUNCESTON AIRPORT COMPARISON | Site number: 091104 | Commenced: 1931 | Map | |
| Latitude: 41.54° S | Longitude: 147.20° E | Elevation: 166 m | Operational status: Closed 17 Jun 2009 | |
| 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) | 23.2 | 23.2 | 21.1 | 17.4 | 14.0 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 16.4 | 18.8 | 21.2 | 17.0 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 39.9 | 34.8 | 34.9 | 26.9 | 21.8 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 18.7 | 23.9 | 29.6 | 31.1 | 34.7 | 39.9 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Date | 30 Jan 2009 | 02 Feb 1959 | 04 Mar 1942 | 12 Apr 1985 | 01 May 1997 | 10 Jun 2005 | 30 Jul 1975 | 26 Aug 2004 | 27 Sep 1987 | 17 Oct 1951 | 22 Nov 1959 | 29 Dec 1979 | 30 Jan 2009 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 3.8 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 1945 | 21 Feb 1949 | 31 Mar 1945 | 22 Apr 1966 | 18 May 1940 | 19 Jun 1987 | 08 Jul 1943 | 11 Aug 1987 | 08 Sep 1970 | 27 Oct 1940 | 17 Nov 1996 | 04 Dec 1941 | 08 Jul 1943 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 18.8 | 18.8 | 17.1 | 13.8 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 14.9 | 17.1 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 28.1 | 27.9 | 25.4 | 21.1 | 16.8 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 16.8 | 20.0 | 22.9 | 25.8 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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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 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 10.2 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 0.8 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -4.5 | -4.8 | -7.1 | -4.8 | -5.3 | -3.6 | -3.7 | -3.0 | -1.0 | -7.1 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Date | 23 Jan 2000 | 07 Feb 1980 | 28 Mar 1978 | 26 Apr 1975 | 23 May 2001 | 24 Jun 1972 | 25 Jul 2002 | 06 Aug 1974 | 21 Sep 1994 | 25 Oct 1976 | 06 Nov 1977 | 20 Dec 1977 | 24 Jun 1972 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 20.7 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 17.9 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 17.7 | 19.0 | 20.7 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Date | 30 Jan 2009 | 01 Feb 1968 | 04 Mar 1949 | 02 Apr 1959 | 05 May 1990 | 09 Jun 1995 | 03 Jul 1985 | 30 Aug 2005 | 30 Sep 1980 | 31 Oct 1974 | 03 Nov 2005 | 13 Dec 1994 | 30 Jan 2009 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 5.9 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 1.8 | -0.0 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -1.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 14.4 | 14.6 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 66.6 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 29.1 | 70 | 1939 2009 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 7.3 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 53 | 1951 2004 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | -6.1 | -4.3 | -5.5 | -7.6 | -8.5 | -9.4 | -8.7 | -8.7 | -8.6 | -7.9 | -9.4 | -5.6 | -9.4 | 53 | 1951 2004 |
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| Date | 18 Jan 2004 | 07 Feb 1980 | 28 Mar 1978 | 27 Apr 1978 | 12 May 1994 | 30 Jun 1983 | 28 Jul 1976 | 06 Aug 1974 | 21 Sep 1994 | 15 Oct 1982 | 06 Nov 1977 | 12 Dec 1995 | 06 Nov 1977 | ||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 12.8 | 15.2 | 13.0 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 79.1 | 53 | 1951 2004 |
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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) | 44.0 | 38.7 | 38.1 | 54.5 | 60.0 | 61.5 | 76.7 | 78.3 | 64.1 | 60.2 | 50.1 | 50.7 | 676.4 | 78 | 1931 2009 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 153.8 | 164.1 | 106.3 | 183.3 | 183.6 | 181.2 | 192.8 | 229.2 | 149.1 | 163.1 | 121.8 | 140.8 | 953.1 | 78 | 1931 2009 |
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| Date | 1995 | 1969 | 1946 | 1960 | 1958 | 1938 | 1946 | 1936 | 1952 | 1947 | 1952 | 1959 | 1956 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 409.9 | 78 | 1931 2009 |
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| Date | 1939 | 1983 | 1972 | 1963 | 1991 | 2007 | 1957 | 1982 | 1994 | 2008 | 1942 | 1931 | 1972 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 12.7 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 16.2 | 26.7 | 34.1 | 33.6 | 29.0 | 23.0 | 20.7 | 15.4 | 78 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 38.1 | 30.8 | 31.9 | 47.0 | 53.8 | 55.2 | 69.7 | 73.6 | 62.4 | 56.2 | 47.0 | 46.6 | 78 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 77.6 | 87.1 | 72.2 | 107.2 | 105.0 | 104.9 | 132.9 | 138.2 | 101.5 | 102.9 | 78.6 | 89.0 | 78 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 61.6 | 71.6 | 40.1 | 73.7 | 39.2 | 41.1 | 61.6 | 80.4 | 54.2 | 46.7 | 35.6 | 41.9 | 80.4 | 78 | 1931 2009 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 1995 | 19 Feb 1946 | 24 Mar 1964 | 22 Apr 1960 | 17 May 1986 | 01 Jun 1938 | 21 Jul 2000 | 31 Aug 2005 | 23 Sep 1998 | 20 Oct 1947 | 28 Nov 1998 | 28 Dec 1970 | 31 Aug 2005 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 7.8 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 138.9 | 78 | 1931 2009 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 93.2 | 78 | 1931 2009 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 21.7 | 78 | 1931 2009 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 78 | 1931 2009 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 369 | 336 | 321 | 302 | 283 | 275 | 281 | 329 | 367 | 367 | 357 | 382 | 331 | 14 | 1995 2009 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 95 | 106 | 98 | 106 | 98 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 131 | 121 | 108 | 102 | 131 | 67 | 1941 2009 |
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| Date | 25 Jan 1998 | 18 Feb 1963 | 29 Mar 1987 | 16 Apr 2000 | 26 May 1987 | 07 Jun 1984 | 20 Jul 1949 | 10 Aug 1949 | 20 Sep 1952 | 26 Oct 1988 | 13 Nov 1958 | 24 Dec 2000 | 20 Sep 1952 | ||||
| Mean daily sunshine (hours) | 9.2 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 33 | 1966 2004 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 25.1 | 21.2 | 16.2 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 13.2 | 18.4 | 22.5 | 25.7 | 15.0 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 60.5 | 63 | 1939 2004 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 11.8 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 15.5 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 160.0 | 63 | 1939 2004 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 6.7 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 36 | 1966 2009 |
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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) | 16.0 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 14.9 | 10.9 | 68 | 1939 2009 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 12.6 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 8.9 | 68 | 1939 2009 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 9.3 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 56 | 1948 2009 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 66 | 70 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 86 | 79 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 77 | 56 | 1948 2009 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 63 | 1939 2004 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 14.1 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 12.0 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 12.9 | 67 | 1939 2009 |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 21.8 | 21.9 | 19.8 | 16.3 | 13.1 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 15.1 | 17.5 | 19.9 | 15.8 | 68 | 1939 2009 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 14.8 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 68 | 1939 2009 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 56 | 1948 2009 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 44 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 61 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 57 | 56 | 1948 2009 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 63 | 1939 2004 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 22.1 | 20.7 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 16.2 | 15.1 | 16.4 | 18.9 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 19.8 | 67 | 1939 2009 |
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red = highest value
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Product IDCJCM0033 Prepared at Thu 18 Sep 2025 00:31:25 AM AEST
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