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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
DOVER
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: DOVER | Site number: 094020 | Commenced: 1901 | Map | |
| Latitude: 43.32° S | Longitude: 147.01° E | Elevation: 17 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 | 20.6 | 19.2 | 16.8 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 17.6 | 19.1 | 16.4 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 39.6 | 36.8 | 37.0 | 28.6 | 25.2 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 22.6 | 26.7 | 31.9 | 34.2 | 37.3 | 39.6 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Date | 04 Jan 2013 | 18 Feb 2007 | 12 Mar 2013 | 02 Apr 2005 | 08 May 2002 | 08 Jun 1995 | 23 Jul 2000 | 29 Aug 2005 | 28 Sep 1999 | 12 Oct 2006 | 22 Nov 1997 | 31 Dec 2009 | 04 Jan 2013 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 11.9 | 12.5 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Date | 04 Jan 2000 | 28 Feb 2008 | 23 Mar 2012 | 27 Apr 2009 | 29 May 2000 | 27 Jun 1990 | 22 Jul 1991 | 10 Aug 2005 | 05 Sep 1995 | 16 Oct 2010 | 08 Nov 1994 | 09 Dec 1990 | 10 Aug 2005 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 16.3 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.9 | 24 | 1990 2013 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 26.0 | 25.4 | 24.0 | 20.6 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 16.6 | 18.4 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 23.4 | 24 | 1990 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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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 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 10.2 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | -2.0 | -1.5 | -2.0 | -3.4 | -1.8 | -2.1 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | -3.4 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 1995 | 01 Feb 2008 | 05 Mar 2011 | 30 Apr 2009 | 31 May 2006 | 06 Jun 1995 | 18 Jul 1991 | 14 Aug 2007 | 08 Sep 2010 | 02 Oct 2011 | 06 Nov 2010 | 12 Dec 1995 | 18 Jul 1991 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 18.9 | 20.2 | 17.8 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Date | 14 Jan 1998 | 04 Feb 2010 | 21 Mar 2012 | 15 Apr 2001 | 04 May 2005 | 03 Jun 2002 | 19 Jul 2002 | 30 Aug 2005 | 29 Sep 1999 | 12 Oct 2006 | 30 Nov 2012 | 30 Dec 2002 | 04 Feb 2010 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 24 | 1990 2013 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 12.9 | 24 | 1990 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 37.8 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 23 | 1990 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) | 52.8 | 51.9 | 63.8 | 67.3 | 71.0 | 78.8 | 85.1 | 89.7 | 84.1 | 85.9 | 71.7 | 71.4 | 873.0 | 77 | 1901 2013 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 174.4 | 163.6 | 295.4 | 262.0 | 243.6 | 192.0 | 204.0 | 225.7 | 177.3 | 250.3 | 157.2 | 210.3 | 1415.9 | 77 | 1901 2013 |
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| Date | 1970 | 1999 | 1946 | 1960 | 1958 | 2009 | 1990 | 1946 | 1904 | 1947 | 1968 | 1970 | 1946 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.8 | 2.8 | 15.0 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 27.2 | 22.4 | 15.3 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 540.2 | 77 | 1901 2013 |
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| Date | 1926 | 1912 | 1992 | 1913 | 1914 | 1979 | 1911 | 1999 | 1906 | 1963 | 2007 | 1960 | 1963 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 15.7 | 14.5 | 26.2 | 26.3 | 34.3 | 34.0 | 40.6 | 48.2 | 37.9 | 47.7 | 32.1 | 27.2 | 693.0 | 64 | 1901 2013 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 42.7 | 45.0 | 54.0 | 56.2 | 64.2 | 73.8 | 71.7 | 81.4 | 75.4 | 77.4 | 69.8 | 63.3 | 860.4 | 64 | 1901 2013 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 102.7 | 98.5 | 108.9 | 112.5 | 121.2 | 141.7 | 138.8 | 154.0 | 146.3 | 132.1 | 113.8 | 131.2 | 1060.8 | 64 | 1901 2013 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 83.8 | 98.0 | 101.0 | 121.4 | 42.2 | 77.2 | 60.0 | 58.4 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 42.6 | 63.6 | 121.4 | 64 | 1924 2013 |
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| Date | 22 Jan 1997 | 09 Feb 1996 | 23 Mar 1983 | 23 Apr 1960 | 14 May 1960 | 05 Jun 2009 | 03 Jul 1990 | 28 Aug 1981 | 15 Sep 1957 | 31 Oct 1947 | 30 Nov 1977 | 27 Dec 1998 | 23 Apr 1960 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 11.6 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 18.6 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 180.4 | 64 | 1901 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 4.4 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 74.5 | 64 | 1924 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 13.6 | 64 | 1924 2013 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 64 | 1924 2013 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 22.9 | 19.0 | 13.7 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 12.2 | 16.8 | 20.6 | 22.8 | 13.3 | 23 | 1990 2013 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 30.6 | 21 | 1990 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 12.9 | 12.2 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 165.1 | 21 | 1990 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) | 15.6 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 11.4 | 21 | 1990 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 12.5 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 21 | 1990 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 9.5 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 21 | 1990 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 68 | 74 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 87 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 76 | 21 | 1990 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 21 | 1990 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 9.5 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 20 | 1990 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 18.8 | 19.1 | 17.6 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 17.3 | 14.8 | 21 | 1990 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 14.2 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 11.7 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 21 | 1990 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 10.1 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 21 | 1990 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 59 | 60 | 61 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 64 | 21 | 1990 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 21 | 1990 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 15.8 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 14.1 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 13.3 | 18 | 1990 2010 |
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red = highest value
blue = lowest value
Product IDCJCM0033 Prepared at Thu 16 May 2013 01:01:27 AM 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_094020_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_094020.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_094020.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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- Long term climatology maps for selected elements
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