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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
PORT ARTHUR (PALMERS LOOKOUT)
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: PORT ARTHUR (PALMERS LOOKOUT) | Site number: 094157 | Commenced: 1980 | Map | |
| Latitude: 43.16° S | Longitude: 147.83° E | Elevation: 192 m | Operational status: Closed 06 May 2011 | |
| 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) | 18.6 | 18.9 | 17.5 | 15.6 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 14.8 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 37.0 | 36.1 | 33.2 | 26.0 | 22.0 | 17.8 | 17.0 | 19.7 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 30.6 | 34.4 | 37.0 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 1991 | 15 Feb 1982 | 02 Mar 2000 | 02 Apr 2002 | 01 May 1997 | 07 Jun 2002 | 19 Jul 2002 | 27 Aug 1994 | 27 Sep 1987 | 31 Oct 1987 | 13 Nov 1988 | 06 Dec 1994 | 03 Jan 1991 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 10.6 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Date | 22 Jan 1987 | 29 Feb 1984 | 08 Mar 1987 | 25 Apr 1981 | 21 May 1982 | 28 Jun 1983 | 22 Jul 1991 | 19 Aug 1985 | 12 Sep 1983 | 02 Oct 2002 | 08 Nov 1994 | 17 Dec 1980 | 28 Jun 1983 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 14.2 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 25 | 1980 2005 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 24.0 | 24.5 | 22.2 | 19.8 | 17.0 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 19.0 | 20.4 | 21.5 | 25 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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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 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 10.9 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | -0.5 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Date | 07 Jan 1992 | 23 Feb 1988 | 31 Mar 1995 | 22 Apr 1991 | 22 May 1982 | 30 Jun 1983 | 25 Jul 1986 | 08 Aug 1994 | 19 Sep 1994 | 15 Oct 1989 | 08 Nov 1994 | 11 Dec 2001 | 19 Sep 1994 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 22.5 | 22.5 | 21.2 | 18.2 | 14.9 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 16.2 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Date | 21 Jan 1997 | 15 Feb 1982 | 02 Mar 1989 | 13 Apr 1985 | 08 May 1992 | 08 Jun 1991 | 05 Jul 1991 | 28 Aug 1994 | 29 Sep 1999 | 09 Oct 1999 | 30 Nov 2003 | 07 Dec 1994 | 15 Feb 1982 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 25 | 1980 2005 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 25 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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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) | 91.8 | 61.8 | 91.2 | 95.8 | 81.9 | 109.9 | 110.0 | 123.1 | 105.9 | 102.9 | 80.0 | 96.8 | 1148.6 | 26 | 1980 2009 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 201.4 | 175.0 | 313.2 | 238.0 | 153.6 | 226.4 | 179.2 | 253.0 | 232.0 | 188.2 | 172.4 | 327.6 | 1534.8 | 26 | 1980 2009 |
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| Date | 1996 | 1996 | 2003 | 1996 | 1982 | 1983 | 1990 | 1994 | 2005 | 2001 | 1993 | 1985 | 1985 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 19.0 | 15.4 | 29.6 | 40.6 | 14.0 | 42.2 | 46.6 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 38.8 | 17.6 | 16.0 | 943.0 | 26 | 1980 2009 |
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| Date | 1999 | 2001 | 1992 | 2000 | 1991 | 1996 | 2002 | 1982 | 2000 | 1982 | 2002 | 1994 | 1982 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 31.3 | 23.9 | 43.2 | 45.4 | 31.2 | 53.4 | 67.8 | 54.8 | 48.2 | 60.9 | 37.7 | 45.6 | 28 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 83.2 | 47.4 | 82.0 | 92.9 | 77.7 | 98.8 | 105.4 | 127.0 | 94.0 | 96.4 | 80.8 | 85.5 | 28 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 147.3 | 136.6 | 125.8 | 157.4 | 150.6 | 170.0 | 161.0 | 183.0 | 162.8 | 148.6 | 125.2 | 146.1 | 28 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 92.4 | 105.0 | 104.0 | 68.0 | 52.0 | 99.0 | 92.0 | 111.0 | 61.0 | 64.2 | 61.6 | 79.8 | 111.0 | 26 | 1980 2009 |
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| Date | 25 Jan 1996 | 09 Feb 1996 | 22 Mar 2003 | 10 Apr 1995 | 29 May 2000 | 15 Jun 2002 | 03 Jul 1990 | 01 Aug 1994 | 20 Sep 1985 | 18 Oct 1987 | 13 Nov 1984 | 27 Dec 1993 | 01 Aug 1994 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 14.1 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 201.2 | 26 | 1980 2009 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 10.3 | 7.9 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 143.0 | 26 | 1980 2009 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 33.8 | 26 | 1980 2009 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 26 | 1980 2009 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 22.3 | 18.6 | 13.4 | 8.9 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 12.3 | 16.9 | 20.0 | 22.8 | 13.2 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 32.7 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 16.8 | 13.8 | 16.4 | 16.9 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 18.8 | 206.1 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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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) | 14.3 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 11.2 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 8.8 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 71 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 18.0 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 18.8 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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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) | 16.5 | 17.1 | 15.7 | 13.9 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 15.0 | 13.1 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 12.9 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 65 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 21.8 | 21.2 | 20.4 | 18.2 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 20.1 | 24 | 1980 2005 |
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red = highest value
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Product IDCJCM0033 Prepared at Thu 16 Oct 2025 02:06:19 AM AEDT
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_094157_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_094157.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_094157.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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