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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)
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: ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) | Site number: 016097 | Commenced: 1997 | Map | |
| Latitude: 26.26° S | Longitude: 132.18° E | Elevation: 703 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) | 35.6 | 34.8 | 31.8 | 27.2 | 21.8 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 21.4 | 26.2 | 29.4 | 31.6 | 33.7 | 27.5 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 44.5 | 43.5 | 42.6 | 37.1 | 31.6 | 29.2 | 28.7 | 34.9 | 36.2 | 40.9 | 43.5 | 45.1 | 45.1 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Date | 15 Jan 2019 | 11 Feb 2025 | 01 Mar 2025 | 12 Apr 2022 | 04 May 2015 | 10 Jun 2018 | 31 Jul 2008 | 30 Aug 2024 | 27 Sep 2012 | 19 Oct 2025 | 28 Nov 2020 | 24 Dec 2019 | 24 Dec 2019 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 15.5 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 15.0 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Date | 05 Jan 2020 | 23 Feb 2002 | 30 Mar 2013 | 29 Apr 2014 | 30 May 2009 | 21 Jun 2007 | 17 Jul 2001 | 07 Aug 2025 | 13 Sep 2016 | 06 Oct 2020 | 21 Nov 2011 | 14 Dec 2001 | 17 Jul 2001 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 29.7 | 28.7 | 25.1 | 21.5 | 17.2 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 22.4 | 25.0 | 27.3 | 25 | 1997 2025 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 40.8 | 39.6 | 37.0 | 32.9 | 27.1 | 22.7 | 24.0 | 27.3 | 32.6 | 36.2 | 38.3 | 39.3 | 25 | 1997 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 25.6 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 13.6 | 17.8 | 22.4 | 136.8 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 17.6 | 13.2 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 12.4 | 66.9 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 21.4 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 13.3 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 10.8 | 14.3 | 17.0 | 19.4 | 13.2 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 12.0 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 2.0 | -1.5 | -4.0 | -5.2 | -3.1 | -0.7 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 9.9 | -5.2 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Date | 01 Jan 2003 | 20 Feb 2017 | 31 Mar 2001 | 23 Apr 2001 | 27 May 2011 | 24 Jun 2002 | 25 Jul 2008 | 04 Aug 2017 | 03 Sep 2004 | 27 Oct 2001 | 13 Nov 2021 | 12 Dec 2013 | 25 Jul 2008 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 30.4 | 29.0 | 27.6 | 23.7 | 17.8 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 20.6 | 22.2 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Date | 27 Jan 2026 | 04 Feb 2000 | 15 Mar 2025 | 13 Apr 2022 | 08 May 2007 | 19 Jun 2024 | 22 Jul 2016 | 30 Aug 2024 | 17 Sep 2020 | 26 Oct 2014 | 28 Nov 2006 | 25 Dec 2019 | 25 Dec 2019 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 16.7 | 15.1 | 12.9 | 8.4 | 3.2 | -0.0 | -0.3 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 25 | 1997 2025 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 26.0 | 24.4 | 22.6 | 18.1 | 13.1 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 16.1 | 19.7 | 22.5 | 23.8 | 25 | 1997 2025 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.4 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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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) | 29.8 | 32.9 | 27.4 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 17.1 | 11.2 | 6.7 | 14.2 | 22.1 | 26.8 | 53.8 | 269.1 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 92.0 | 249.4 | 124.2 | 69.8 | 54.0 | 115.6 | 51.2 | 48.6 | 76.4 | 93.8 | 126.2 | 217.0 | 620.6 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Date | 2022 | 2011 | 2001 | 2014 | 2013 | 2001 | 2001 | 2016 | 2010 | 2010 | 2017 | 2016 | 2001 | ||||
| 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 | 0.2 | 66.0 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Date | 2013 | 2024 | 2019 | 2019 | 2023 | 2025 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2000 | 2025 | 2019 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 15.3 | 29 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 27.9 | 2.9 | 19.2 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 16.3 | 25.6 | 36.6 | 29 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 61.8 | 137.4 | 61.0 | 41.2 | 38.6 | 53.8 | 35.1 | 19.3 | 37.7 | 47.0 | 46.6 | 118.4 | 29 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 54.6 | 173.6 | 60.8 | 32.0 | 47.2 | 45.0 | 24.0 | 19.4 | 47.0 | 39.4 | 29.2 | 117.2 | 173.6 | 26 | 1997 2026 |
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| Date | 09 Jan 2011 | 07 Feb 2011 | 22 Mar 2025 | 21 Apr 1998 | 21 May 2013 | 27 Jun 2023 | 17 Jul 1998 | 30 Aug 2016 | 25 Sep 2024 | 18 Oct 2005 | 18 Nov 2003 | 27 Dec 2016 | 07 Feb 2011 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 5.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 49.2 | 28 | 1997 2026 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 29.2 | 26 | 1997 2026 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 26 | 1997 2026 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 26 | 1997 2026 |
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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 daily wind run (km) | 379 | 357 | 341 | 299 | 282 | 271 | 273 | 303 | 326 | 350 | 358 | 362 | 325 | 20 | 2003 2025 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 124 | 87 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 93 | 93 | 113 | 111 | 124 | 21 | 2003 2025 |
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| Date | 28 Jan 2010 | 01 Feb 2005 | 24 Mar 2010 | 29 Apr 2014 | 30 May 2022 | 29 Jun 2019 | 21 Jul 2025 | 02 Aug 2018 | 16 Sep 2009 | 31 Oct 2014 | 11 Nov 2022 | 14 Dec 2020 | 28 Jan 2010 | ||||
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 27.2 | 25.5 | 22.6 | 18.5 | 14.9 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 17.8 | 21.5 | 24.7 | 26.4 | 27.0 | 21.2 | 36 | 1990 2026 |
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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) | 25.2 | 24.7 | 21.0 | 19.3 | 14.2 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 18.0 | 19.6 | 21.8 | 23.4 | 18.3 | 13 | 1997 2011 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 15.8 | 15.8 | 14.0 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 11.6 | 10 | 1997 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 12 | 1997 2011 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 37 | 39 | 44 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 57 | 48 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 42 | 45 | 12 | 1997 2011 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 17.0 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 14.7 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 14.9 | 10 | 1997 2011 |
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| 9am wind speed vs direction plot |  |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 32.7 | 32.5 | 29.8 | 26.1 | 21.2 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 25.4 | 27.6 | 29.2 | 30.7 | 25.7 | 12 | 1997 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 18.1 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 17.7 | 14.3 | 10 | 1997 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -1.6 | -0.7 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 12 | 1997 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 22 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 1997 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 0 | 2010 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 10 | 1997 2010 |
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Product IDCJCM0034 Prepared at Thu 14 May 2026 00:09:40 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.
Related Links
- This page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_016097_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_016097.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/IDCJCM0034_016097.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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