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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
KATHERINE COUNCIL
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: KATHERINE COUNCIL | Site number: 014902 | Commenced: 1873 | Map | |
| Latitude: 14.46° S | Longitude: 132.26° E | Elevation: 107 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) | 34.9 | 34.3 | 34.5 | 34.0 | 32.1 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 32.5 | 35.4 | 37.7 | 38.0 | 36.5 | 34.2 | 45 | 1937 1985 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 41.1 | 40.5 | 39.2 | 38.3 | 36.0 | 36.1 | 35.2 | 37.3 | 39.4 | 41.7 | 45.6 | 43.3 | 45.6 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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| Date | 06 Jan 1960 | 19 Feb 1983 | 06 Mar 1959 | 13 Apr 1961 | 03 May 1979 | 03 Jun 1962 | 24 Jul 1981 | 30 Aug 1971 | 27 Sep 1970 | 30 Oct 1960 | 14 Nov 1962 | 04 Dec 1961 | 14 Nov 1962 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 26.1 | 25.9 | 25.5 | 22.7 | 18.3 | 21.5 | 18.3 | 24.2 | 27.0 | 26.6 | 27.5 | 25.0 | 18.3 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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| Date | 06 Jan 1957 | 16 Feb 1975 | 15 Mar 1967 | 26 Apr 1983 | 24 May 1959 | 16 Jun 1973 | 14 Jul 1968 | 10 Aug 1963 | 17 Sep 1972 | 16 Oct 1969 | 08 Nov 1974 | 31 Dec 1957 | 14 Jul 1968 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 31.4 | 31.2 | 31.2 | 31.7 | 28.5 | 26.6 | 26.7 | 29.5 | 32.8 | 35.4 | 35.1 | 33.9 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 37.8 | 37.2 | 36.8 | 36.1 | 34.2 | 32.8 | 32.8 | 35.2 | 37.3 | 39.7 | 40.3 | 39.4 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 28.6 | 26.7 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 24.6 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 26.8 | 29.7 | 30.8 | 29.8 | 30.5 | 318.7 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 16.6 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 19.8 | 28.7 | 27.3 | 24.8 | 159.6 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 23.9 | 23.7 | 22.9 | 20.4 | 17.1 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 19.6 | 23.6 | 24.7 | 24.4 | 20.2 | 46 | 1937 1985 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 17.2 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 1973 | 21 Feb 1964 | 30 Mar 1966 | 17 Apr 1969 | 27 May 1967 | 26 Jun 1963 | 20 Jul 1965 | 11 Aug 1963 | 17 Sep 1977 | 12 Oct 1982 | 23 Nov 1969 | 26 Dec 1969 | 20 Jul 1965 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 28.0 | 27.8 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 25.6 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 27.2 | 27.9 | 30.0 | 29.4 | 30.0 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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| Date | 22 Jan 1985 | 19 Feb 1970 | 04 Mar 1980 | 12 Apr 1983 | 03 May 1958 | 03 Jun 1981 | 09 Jul 1978 | 27 Aug 1983 | 28 Sep 1959 | 15 Oct 1979 | 24 Nov 1965 | 16 Dec 1959 | 24 Nov 1965 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 22.2 | 22.4 | 21.1 | 17.0 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 14.4 | 20.4 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 25.7 | 25.4 | 24.8 | 23.9 | 22.2 | 19.5 | 18.3 | 20.6 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 27.0 | 26.7 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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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 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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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 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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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) | 236.4 | 216.2 | 157.6 | 33.2 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 27.2 | 89.2 | 196.8 | 975.0 | 146 | 1873 2025 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 704.6 | 492.7 | 647.2 | 212.9 | 184.0 | 54.1 | 48.0 | 19.3 | 111.2 | 148.8 | 355.6 | 752.1 | 1575.4 | 146 | 1873 2025 |
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| Date | 1904 | 1980 | 1901 | 1953 | 2025 | 1935 | 1968 | 1947 | 2016 | 1954 | 1909 | 1897 | 1984 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 50.9 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.3 | 439.5 | 146 | 1873 2025 |
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| Date | 1972 | 1927 | 1991 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | 2006 | 1938 | 1952 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 107.5 | 82.4 | 23.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.8 | 78.9 | 150 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 211.0 | 204.4 | 126.1 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 76.1 | 174.0 | 150 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 389.8 | 357.1 | 307.6 | 94.5 | 20.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.6 | 74.1 | 168.7 | 338.0 | 150 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 233.7 | 229.1 | 152.0 | 102.6 | 184.0 | 33.0 | 33.8 | 15.5 | 90.9 | 80.3 | 121.7 | 228.0 | 233.7 | 135 | 1873 2025 |
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| Date | 13 Jan 1910 | 28 Feb 1943 | 03 Mar 1994 | 05 Apr 1953 | 28 May 2025 | 30 Jun 2022 | 14 Jul 1968 | 23 Aug 1947 | 29 Sep 1895 | 16 Oct 1915 | 25 Nov 1966 | 23 Dec 2003 | 13 Jan 1910 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 14.9 | 13.6 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 12.4 | 65.7 | 138 | 1873 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 11.4 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 9.2 | 49.5 | 135 | 1873 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 6.2 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 24.8 | 135 | 1873 2025 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 11.4 | 135 | 1873 2025 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 22.4 | 21.9 | 23.1 | 22.3 | 20.3 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 22.4 | 24.1 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 23.7 | 22.5 | 36 | 1990 2026 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 10.3 | 15.3 | 19.4 | 21.4 | 22.1 | 16.5 | 10.1 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 129.1 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 20.6 | 18.9 | 16.7 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 10.2 | 15.6 | 111.8 | 28 | 1957 1985 |
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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) | 27.6 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 26.3 | 23.7 | 20.7 | 20.1 | 22.5 | 26.4 | 29.2 | 29.6 | 28.8 | 25.7 | 46 | 1937 1985 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 24.9 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 21.6 | 18.5 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 16.6 | 19.8 | 23.0 | 24.3 | 24.8 | 21.1 | 42 | 1937 1985 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 23.4 | 23.6 | 22.7 | 18.9 | 14.6 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 15.1 | 19.1 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 17.8 | 24 | 1957 1985 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 77 | 81 | 77 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 63 | 24 | 1957 1985 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 46 | 1937 1985 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 27 | 1957 1985 |
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| 9am wind speed vs direction plot |  |
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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) | 33.4 | 32.6 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 31.3 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 31.7 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 36.4 | 35.1 | 33.1 | 46 | 1937 1985 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 25.9 | 25.9 | 25.0 | 22.7 | 20.4 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 19.1 | 20.8 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 25.6 | 22.5 | 42 | 1937 1985 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 22.2 | 22.4 | 20.7 | 15.7 | 12.7 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 17.4 | 20.6 | 15.1 | 24 | 1957 1985 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 54 | 57 | 51 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 45 | 37 | 24 | 1957 1985 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 46 | 1937 1985 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 5.4 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 27 | 1957 1985 |
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red = highest value
blue = lowest value
Product IDCJCM0038 Prepared at Thu 04 Jun 2026 00:33:26 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_014902_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_014902.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/IDCJCM0038_014902.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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