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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
MACQUARIE ISLAND
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: MACQUARIE ISLAND | Site number: 300004 | Commenced: 1948 | Map | |
| Latitude: 54.50° S | Longitude: 158.94° E | Elevation: 6 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) | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 13.6 | 17.0 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 14.4 | 17.0 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Date | 08 Jan 1989 | 08 Feb 2022 | 01 Mar 1989 | 06 Apr 1999 | 05 May 2005 | 30 Jun 2020 | 14 Jul 2010 | 08 Aug 1985 | 17 Sep 2022 | 31 Oct 1970 | 17 Nov 2020 | 10 Dec 1984 | 08 Feb 2022 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.3 | -1.7 | -3.2 | -4.8 | -3.3 | -2.4 | -1.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -4.8 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Date | 15 Jan 1990 | 28 Feb 2016 | 27 Mar 1983 | 15 Apr 1973 | 22 May 1959 | 27 Jun 1996 | 27 Jul 1995 | 12 Aug 1954 | 28 Sep 2020 | 17 Oct 1951 | 13 Nov 1953 | 08 Dec 1959 | 27 Jul 1995 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 67 | 1948 2022 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 67 | 1948 2022 |
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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 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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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 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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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 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 0.6 | -0.6 | -2.3 | -4.5 | -6.8 | -7.0 | -9.4 | -8.9 | -8.7 | -6.0 | -3.9 | -1.7 | -9.4 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Date | 22 Jan 1954 | 20 Feb 1961 | 29 Mar 1988 | 30 Apr 1976 | 19 May 1988 | 16 Jun 1969 | 03 Jul 2003 | 12 Aug 1954 | 23 Sep 1970 | 05 Oct 2022 | 04 Nov 2011 | 11 Dec 1963 | 03 Jul 2003 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Date | 07 Jan 1989 | 19 Feb 1986 | 07 Mar 1996 | 08 Apr 2019 | 08 May 2006 | 07 Jun 2018 | 30 Jul 1980 | 31 Aug 2014 | 10 Sep 2014 | 31 Oct 2016 | 30 Nov 2018 | 20 Dec 2005 | 19 Feb 1986 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 67 | 1948 2022 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 67 | 1948 2022 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 11.3 | 15.3 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 112.0 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 41.3 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 69 | 1956 2025 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | -5.8 | -7.8 | -5.4 | -6.9 | -10.6 | -9.6 | -11.1 | -11.1 | -8.6 | -8.0 | -7.7 | -8.2 | -11.1 | 69 | 1956 2025 |
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| Date | 17 Jan 1992 | 20 Feb 1963 | 05 Mar 2010 | 25 Apr 1967 | 31 May 1963 | 29 Jun 1996 | 08 Jul 1963 | 13 Aug 1963 | 19 Sep 1994 | 27 Oct 2013 | 01 Nov 2013 | 08 Dec 2013 | 13 Aug 1963 | ||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 62.4 | 69 | 1956 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) | 89.2 | 86.6 | 101.4 | 95.6 | 87.5 | 79.0 | 75.7 | 77.2 | 76.8 | 77.8 | 74.0 | 81.2 | 1002.6 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 174.6 | 147.0 | 181.4 | 174.0 | 150.8 | 205.9 | 146.2 | 156.0 | 134.2 | 135.4 | 137.8 | 180.0 | 1338.0 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 32.6 | 40.5 | 30.0 | 50.0 | 47.2 | 29.6 | 22.4 | 27.4 | 25.0 | 38.2 | 32.1 | 16.2 | 721.1 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 58.3 | 58.5 | 66.1 | 65.1 | 57.6 | 53.4 | 46.5 | 47.0 | 47.3 | 47.5 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 78 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 88.8 | 83.8 | 106.0 | 95.1 | 81.0 | 77.6 | 74.0 | 73.7 | 75.8 | 78.5 | 72.6 | 80.4 | 78 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 117.0 | 122.0 | 130.1 | 125.2 | 122.6 | 113.1 | 111.5 | 113.4 | 103.8 | 109.6 | 101.6 | 112.4 | 78 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 59.2 | 41.0 | 52.8 | 53.5 | 47.4 | 46.8 | 37.1 | 26.7 | 38.4 | 29.0 | 30.2 | 47.4 | 59.2 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Date | 17 Jan 2015 | 20 Feb 1988 | 14 Mar 2001 | 01 Apr 2023 | 02 May 2020 | 24 Jun 2018 | 23 Jul 1969 | 02 Aug 1968 | 16 Sep 2018 | 21 Oct 1990 | 17 Nov 1952 | 15 Dec 2016 | 17 Jan 2015 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 25.5 | 24.2 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 28.3 | 27.0 | 27.3 | 27.5 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 317.1 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 17.9 | 17.7 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 220.7 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 17.2 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 77 | 1948 2025 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 702 | 748 | 794 | 804 | 786 | 762 | 750 | 770 | 801 | 804 | 721 | 671 | 759 | 73 | 1948 2024 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 169 | 145 | 180 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 178 | 158 | 185 | 161 | 141 | 160 | 185 | 74 | 1948 2025 |
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| Mean daily sunshine (hours) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 58 | 1948 2022 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 45 | 1960 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 25.0 | 21.1 | 21.9 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 24.3 | 289.4 | 45 | 1960 2010 |
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| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 45 | 1960 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 42 | 1960 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 45 | 1960 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 45 | 1960 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 45 | 1960 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 31.9 | 33.8 | 35.8 | 36.9 | 35.3 | 33.6 | 33.3 | 34.4 | 35.6 | 36.2 | 33.7 | 31.8 | 34.4 | 44 | 1960 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 45 | 1960 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 6.7 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 42 | 1960 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 45 | 1960 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 45 | 1960 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 45 | 1960 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 32.8 | 34.8 | 36.7 | 36.9 | 36.0 | 34.4 | 33.8 | 34.9 | 36.2 | 36.8 | 34.7 | 33.1 | 35.1 | 44 | 1960 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0031 Prepared at Thu 17 Jul 2025 00:33:43 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_300004_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_300004.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/IDCJCM0031_300004.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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