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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
LOW HEAD
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: LOW HEAD | Site number: 091293 | Commenced: 1997 | Map | |
| Latitude: 41.05° S | Longitude: 146.79° E | Elevation: 3 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) | 20.7 | 21.2 | 20.1 | 17.8 | 15.4 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 19.1 | 16.7 | 26 | 1998 2024 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 28.6 | 28.7 | 26.1 | 23.1 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 16.1 | 17.2 | 20.6 | 21.2 | 24.8 | 25.7 | 28.7 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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| Date | 15 Jan 2023 | 20 Feb 2000 | 12 Mar 2024 | 02 Apr 2005 | 03 May 2018 | 01 Jun 1999 | 15 Jul 2024 | 27 Aug 2001 | 30 Sep 2023 | 24 Oct 2005 | 16 Nov 2017 | 08 Dec 2004 | 20 Feb 2000 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 15.3 | 16.6 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 8.4 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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| Date | 02 Jan 2002 | 12 Feb 2017 | 23 Mar 2012 | 29 Apr 2009 | 20 May 2013 | 18 Jun 2007 | 23 Jul 2016 | 03 Aug 2015 | 05 Sep 2017 | 09 Oct 2003 | 08 Nov 2013 | 05 Dec 2002 | 03 Aug 2015 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 18.2 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 15.6 | 13.3 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 25 | 1998 2024 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 23.0 | 23.5 | 22.3 | 20.0 | 17.3 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 17.3 | 19.9 | 21.3 | 25 | 1998 2024 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °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 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °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 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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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 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 14.5 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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| Date | 01 Jan 2000 | 04 Feb 2020 | 25 Mar 2012 | 29 Apr 2009 | 30 May 2021 | 14 Jun 2022 | 19 Jul 2004 | 21 Aug 2013 | 17 Sep 2019 | 13 Oct 2016 | 01 Nov 1998 | 28 Dec 2010 | 21 Aug 2013 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 21.4 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 18.3 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 21.4 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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| Date | 29 Jan 2018 | 04 Feb 2010 | 16 Mar 2017 | 10 Apr 2022 | 16 May 2014 | 01 Jun 2013 | 14 Jul 2023 | 30 Aug 2005 | 29 Sep 1999 | 25 Oct 2005 | 26 Nov 2017 | 20 Dec 2015 | 29 Jan 2018 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 11.6 | 11.6 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 25 | 1998 2024 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 17.5 | 17.8 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 25 | 1998 2024 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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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 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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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) | 48.0 | 27.9 | 50.6 | 55.9 | 61.4 | 75.2 | 74.2 | 76.6 | 55.6 | 53.7 | 50.7 | 42.5 | 672.8 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 172.0 | 95.4 | 137.2 | 116.6 | 134.2 | 204.8 | 143.4 | 193.6 | 100.4 | 140.0 | 124.2 | 76.6 | 1104.0 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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| Date | 2004 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | 2013 | 2016 | 2016 | 2013 | 2002 | 2022 | 2011 | 2005 | 2016 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 4.0 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 22.2 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 318.4 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 10.6 | 6.2 | 11.1 | 24.0 | 27.1 | 32.0 | 39.4 | 35.4 | 26.7 | 6.8 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 27 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 43.4 | 25.8 | 40.8 | 47.8 | 53.5 | 59.0 | 69.8 | 68.2 | 55.2 | 48.7 | 45.2 | 52.3 | 27 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 92.6 | 53.4 | 94.6 | 86.1 | 116.1 | 131.8 | 115.6 | 130.8 | 84.4 | 100.0 | 94.4 | 67.7 | 27 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 106.2 | 73.6 | 84.4 | 39.4 | 64.4 | 97.8 | 56.0 | 51.2 | 36.0 | 36.8 | 38.8 | 40.4 | 106.2 | 27 | 1997 2024 |
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| Date | 28 Jan 2004 | 06 Feb 2021 | 01 Mar 2022 | 02 Apr 2024 | 16 May 2013 | 06 Jun 2016 | 05 Jul 2013 | 31 Aug 2005 | 23 Sep 1998 | 14 Oct 2022 | 21 Nov 2018 | 14 Dec 2004 | 28 Jan 2004 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 133.7 | 27 | 1998 2024 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 89.1 | 27 | 1997 2024 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 20.8 | 27 | 1997 2024 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 27 | 1997 2024 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 586 | 571 | 570 | 561 | 622 | 602 | 614 | 621 | 651 | 615 | 589 | 637 | 603 | 23 | 1998 2024 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 98 | 111 | 104 | 100 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 120 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 117 | 120 | 26 | 1998 2024 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 2003 | 03 Feb 2005 | 25 Mar 2019 | 08 Apr 2001 | 31 May 2024 | 29 Jun 2004 | 04 Jul 2004 | 15 Aug 2018 | 02 Sep 2000 | 02 Oct 2013 | 06 Nov 2019 | 24 Dec 2000 | 15 Aug 2018 | ||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 25.2 | 21.1 | 15.4 | 10.6 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 13.2 | 18.7 | 23.1 | 25.9 | 15.1 | 18 | 2007 2024 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 64.4 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 11.5 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 10.8 | 150.3 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 16.7 | 16.9 | 15.3 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 13.9 | 14.2 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 11.4 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 72 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 23.7 | 26.6 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 25.7 | 27.2 | 24.6 | 22.8 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 19.1 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 16.6 | 14.6 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 14.3 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 15.6 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 15.6 | 16.2 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.7 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 68 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 29.1 | 27.7 | 27.3 | 24.9 | 26.4 | 25.5 | 26.4 | 28.0 | 31.3 | 29.9 | 27.8 | 30.8 | 27.9 | 13 | 1998 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0033 Prepared at Thu 12 Sep 2024 00:34:12 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.
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- This page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_091293_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_091293.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/IDCJCM0033_091293.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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