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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
PORT HEDLAND POST OFFICE
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 HEDLAND POST OFFICE | Site number: 004002 | Commenced: 1897 | Map | |
| Latitude: 20.31° S | Longitude: 118.57° E | Elevation: 8 m | Operational status: Closed 31 Dec 1948 | |
| 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) | 34.7 | 34.8 | 35.2 | 34.1 | 30.1 | 26.8 | 26.3 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 32.1 | 34.1 | 34.6 | 31.8 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 47.2 | 46.5 | 43.3 | 45.0 | 38.3 | 34.4 | 34.3 | 35.7 | 38.9 | 45.6 | 45.0 | 47.8 | 47.8 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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| Date | 18 Jan 1941 | 01 Feb 1948 | 25 Mar 1915 | 01 Apr 1948 | 01 May 1928 | 01 Jun 1940 | 28 Jul 1947 | 20 Aug 1936 | 29 Sep 1938 | 25 Oct 1926 | 27 Nov 1943 | 24 Dec 1941 | 24 Dec 1941 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 25.0 | 26.9 | 23.9 | 20.1 | 16.1 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 18.3 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 25.1 | 14.4 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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| Date | 24 Jan 1942 | 10 Feb 1943 | 27 Mar 1913 | 06 Apr 1933 | 13 May 1914 | 19 Jun 1931 | 17 Jul 1943 | 03 Aug 1930 | 30 Sep 1937 | 28 Oct 1945 | 25 Nov 1942 | 30 Dec 1945 | 19 Jun 1931 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 31.5 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 30.7 | 26.7 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 25.0 | 26.7 | 27.8 | 30.0 | 30.8 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 38.9 | 38.9 | 39.1 | 37.2 | 33.7 | 30.0 | 29.4 | 31.2 | 34.4 | 37.2 | 38.9 | 39.2 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 30.3 | 27.5 | 29.8 | 28.3 | 16.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 17.2 | 21.6 | 26.8 | 29.5 | 239.1 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 12.9 | 12.2 | 16.6 | 11.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 87.9 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 11.9 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 26.4 | 26.3 | 25.3 | 21.9 | 17.7 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 14.7 | 16.9 | 20.1 | 23.0 | 25.3 | 20.4 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 20.6 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 12.8 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 19.4 | 5.6 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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| Date | 23 Jan 1939 | 08 Feb 1932 | 24 Mar 1920 | 28 Apr 1935 | 22 May 1944 | 14 Jun 1926 | 17 Jul 1916 | 01 Aug 1943 | 01 Sep 1943 | 06 Oct 1945 | 13 Nov 1936 | 18 Dec 1945 | 17 Jul 1916 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 31.5 | 30.8 | 31.6 | 29.4 | 25.6 | 23.2 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 24.4 | 26.7 | 28.3 | 29.4 | 31.6 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 1948 | 27 Feb 1936 | 09 Mar 1946 | 02 Apr 1928 | 18 May 1937 | 08 Jun 1915 | 19 Jul 1933 | 29 Aug 1921 | 22 Sep 1930 | 24 Oct 1940 | 29 Nov 1943 | 17 Dec 1940 | 09 Mar 1946 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 24.4 | 23.9 | 22.8 | 18.3 | 13.9 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 17.2 | 20.3 | 22.8 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 28.3 | 28.3 | 27.3 | 25.6 | 21.7 | 18.3 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 20.0 | 22.8 | 25.6 | 27.3 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °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 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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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 | 36 | 1912 1948 |
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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) | 53.2 | 64.0 | 84.5 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 29.4 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 17.2 | 329.3 | 51 | 1897 1948 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 500.3 | 363.7 | 435.9 | 278.4 | 221.7 | 176.9 | 97.5 | 148.4 | 25.2 | 32.8 | 85.3 | 259.8 | 1019.6 | 51 | 1897 1948 |
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| Date | 1942 | 1901 | 1913 | 1934 | 1910 | 1908 | 1904 | 1919 | 1920 | 1937 | 1942 | 1947 | 1942 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.7 | 51 | 1897 1948 |
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| Date | 1948 | 1944 | 1940 | 1947 | 1946 | 1947 | 1947 | 1946 | 1947 | 1946 | 1947 | 1944 | 1944 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 21.9 | 36.9 | 34.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 51 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 118.0 | 163.6 | 194.6 | 99.7 | 63.2 | 77.5 | 33.8 | 32.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 34.2 | 51 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 152.4 | 129.5 | 282.7 | 109.7 | 162.1 | 142.2 | 47.0 | 92.5 | 21.6 | 32.3 | 77.2 | 228.6 | 282.7 | 45 | 1898 1948 |
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| Date | 12 Jan 1939 | 12 Feb 1929 | 02 Mar 1941 | 19 Apr 1937 | 09 May 1939 | 15 Jun 1909 | 11 Jul 1946 | 21 Aug 1919 | 12 Sep 1920 | 01 Oct 1937 | 26 Nov 1942 | 30 Dec 1947 | 02 Mar 1941 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 20.1 | 45 | 1897 1948 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 14.0 | 45 | 1898 1948 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 45 | 1898 1948 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 45 | 1898 1948 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 26.1 | 25.5 | 23.2 | 20.6 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 17.2 | 20.5 | 23.9 | 27.2 | 28.4 | 28.0 | 22.8 | 19 | 2007 2026 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 15.8 | 13.5 | 15.6 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 19.6 | 17.8 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 19.5 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 214.4 | 34 | 1913 1948 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 29.0 | 34 | 1913 1948 |
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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) | 31.6 | 31.4 | 30.9 | 28.6 | 24.3 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 21.9 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 31.1 | 31.8 | 27.2 | 33 | 1914 1948 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 25.9 | 25.9 | 24.5 | 20.9 | 17.6 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 24.9 | 20.4 | 33 | 1914 1948 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 23.1 | 23.2 | 20.9 | 15.4 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 14.8 | 18.2 | 21.1 | 15.5 | 33 | 1914 1948 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 63 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 53 | 33 | 1914 1948 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 40 | 1907 1948 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 40 | 1907 1948 |
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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) | 32.9 | 33.0 | 33.4 | 32.0 | 28.4 | 25.3 | 24.7 | 26.0 | 28.1 | 29.5 | 31.6 | 32.4 | 29.8 | 33 | 1914 1948 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 27.2 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 24.1 | 21.0 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 19.0 | 20.8 | 22.6 | 24.8 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 33 | 1914 1948 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 24.8 | 24.9 | 23.2 | 19.7 | 16.1 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.9 | 18.6 | 21.3 | 23.6 | 18.9 | 33 | 1914 1948 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 64 | 64 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 56 | 62 | 54 | 33 | 1914 1948 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 34 | 1913 1948 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 15.9 | 15.6 | 12.7 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 13.5 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 35 | 1913 1948 |
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Product IDCJCM0039 Prepared at Thu 26 Feb 2026 02:06:10 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.
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- Data file (csv): http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/tables/text/IDCJCM0039_004002.csv
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- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
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