We are currently experiencing some problems with this product and will have it fixed as soon as possible. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
WAIKERIE
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: WAIKERIE | Site number: 024018 | Commenced: 1896 | Map | |
| Latitude: 34.18° S | Longitude: 139.98° E | Elevation: 25 m | Operational status: Closed 15 Jan 2001 | |
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Maximum temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 32.7 | 31.8 | 29.1 | 24.4 | 19.7 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 18.0 | 21.1 | 24.5 | 27.3 | 30.1 | 24.3 | 27 | 1951 1984 |
 |
 |
| Highest temperature (°C) | 46.5 | 45.0 | 41.6 | 35.7 | 30.3 | 26.1 | 28.7 | 31.6 | 35.0 | 40.0 | 44.2 | 44.3 | 46.5 | 25 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
| Date | 31 Jan 1968 | 15 Feb 1981 | 11 Mar 1973 | 19 Apr 1961 | 07 May 1978 | 22 Jun 1959 | 29 Jul 1975 | 28 Aug 1977 | 17 Sep 1981 | 18 Oct 1957 | 30 Nov 1962 | 21 Dec 1972 | 31 Jan 1968 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 19.4 | 21.2 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 16.6 | 13.3 | 9.0 | 25 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
| Date | 24 Jan 1967 | 10 Feb 1964 | 29 Mar 1973 | 22 Apr 1960 | 29 May 1963 | 26 Jun 1978 | 04 Jul 1974 | 31 Aug 1977 | 01 Sep 1977 | 22 Oct 1957 | 11 Nov 1965 | 01 Dec 1966 | 31 Aug 1977 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 26.1 | 25.6 | 23.1 | 19.1 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 15.7 | 18.4 | 20.9 | 23.2 | 18 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
|
| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 40.3 | 39.1 | 35.5 | 31.0 | 25.3 | 21.5 | 19.8 | 23.0 | 27.2 | 31.7 | 36.4 | 38.3 | 18 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
|
| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 13.5 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 55.6 | 25 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 7.7 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 24.1 | 25 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 25 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
| Minimum temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 15.3 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 10.1 | 27 | 1951 1984 |
|
|
| Lowest temperature (°C) | 3.9 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 | -3.1 | -1.7 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | -3.1 | 25 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
| Date | 15 Jan 1958 | 12 Feb 1958 | 02 Mar 1964 | 16 Apr 1963 | 18 May 1976 | 17 Jun 1959 | 10 Jul 1958 | 19 Aug 1957 | 02 Sep 1957 | 07 Oct 1969 | 07 Nov 1960 | 06 Dec 1982 | 17 Jun 1959 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 30.0 | 28.3 | 24.5 | 19.8 | 18.9 | 16.3 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 17.6 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 30.0 | 25 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
| Date | 24 Jan 1982 | 08 Feb 1983 | 08 Mar 1983 | 11 Apr 1968 | 23 May 1958 | 01 Jun 1973 | 30 Jul 1975 | 21 Aug 1963 | 29 Sep 1976 | 13 Oct 1977 | 19 Nov 1975 | 20 Dec 1983 | 24 Jan 1982 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 10.6 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 17 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
|
| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 21.1 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 11.9 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 17 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
|
| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 25 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 25 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
| Ground surface temperature | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | |
||||||||||||||||
| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | |
||||||||||||||||
| Date | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | |
||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| Rainfall | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean rainfall (mm) | 15.9 | 21.6 | 12.2 | 16.8 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 22.0 | 23.6 | 24.4 | 26.9 | 20.5 | 19.8 | 254.0 | 100 | 1896 2000 |
|
|
| Highest rainfall (mm) | 130.1 | 129.5 | 59.2 | 77.4 | 192.4 | 72.6 | 57.6 | 76.2 | 102.2 | 104.7 | 79.2 | 114.6 | 541.2 | 100 | 1896 2000 |
|
|
| Date | 1954 | 1919 | 1950 | 1974 | 1989 | 1912 | 1984 | 1985 | 1964 | 1973 | 1903 | 1992 | 1973 | ||||
| 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 | 87.2 | 100 | 1896 2000 |
|
|
| Date | 2000 | 1991 | 1997 | 1999 | 1938 | 1913 | 1997 | 1914 | 1938 | 1991 | 1982 | 1995 | 1982 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 101 | n/a n/a |
|
|
|
| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 8.5 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 19.8 | 18.3 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 16.0 | 11.4 | 101 | n/a n/a |
|
|
|
| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 37.9 | 52.9 | 29.9 | 42.2 | 52.1 | 52.9 | 43.9 | 46.6 | 46.8 | 61.2 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 101 | n/a n/a |
|
|
|
| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 58.2 | 76.7 | 50.3 | 49.6 | 181.0 | 36.1 | 26.2 | 46.5 | 36.8 | 63.4 | 67.3 | 52.3 | 181.0 | 98 | 1896 2001 |
|
|
| Date | 08 Jan 1936 | 17 Feb 1919 | 17 Mar 1950 | 12 Apr 2000 | 09 May 1989 | 18 Jun 1906 | 04 Jul 1960 | 24 Aug 1920 | 28 Sep 1964 | 31 Oct 1997 | 17 Nov 1961 | 25 Dec 1946 | 09 May 1989 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 58.5 | 100 | 1896 2000 |
|
|
| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 38.1 | 98 | 1896 2001 |
|
|
| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 98 | 1896 2001 |
|
|
| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 98 | 1896 2001 |
|
|
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| Other daily elements | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean daily wind run (km) | |
||||||||||||||||
| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | |
||||||||||||||||
| Date | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean daily sunshine (hours) | |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 27.7 | 24.7 | 20.2 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 16.8 | 21.5 | 24.9 | 27.4 | 18.2 | 36 | 1990 2026 |
|
|
| Mean number of clear days | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 81.4 | 25 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
| Mean number of cloudy days | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 59.0 | 25 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| 9 am conditions | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 21.9 | 20.9 | 19.4 | 15.8 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 16.9 | 18.9 | 20.3 | 15.6 | 30 | 1951 1984 |
|
|
| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 15.7 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 30 | 1951 1984 |
|
|
| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 7 | 1957 1972 |
|||||||||||||||
| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 46 | 52 | 56 | 65 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 74 | 61 | 54 | 46 | 46 | 62 | 12 | 1951 1972 |
|
|
| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 30 | 1951 1984 |
|
|
| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 16 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
| 9am wind speed vs direction plot |  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
| 3 pm conditions | |||||||||||||||||
| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 30.6 | 29.9 | 27.6 | 23.1 | 18.7 | 16.1 | 15.2 | 16.8 | 19.7 | 22.8 | 25.8 | 28.1 | 22.9 | 30 | 1951 1984 |
|
|
| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 18.3 | 18.3 | 17.2 | 15.1 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 14.4 | 30 | 1951 1984 |
|
|
| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 7 | 1957 1972 |
|||||||||||||||
| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 26 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 46 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 36 | 12 | 1951 1972 |
|
|
| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 30 | 1951 1984 |
|
|
| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 15 | 1957 1984 |
|
|
| 3pm wind speed vs direction plot | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
red = highest value
blue = lowest value
Product IDCJCM0034 Prepared at Thu 20 Aug 2026 01:37:27 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_024018_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_024018.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_024018.csv
- Climate averages home page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/index.shtml
- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
Related information
Maps
- Long term climatology maps for selected elements
- Rainfall maps and temperature maps based on recent observations
Recent observations for this site
Climate outlooks
- Monthly and seasonal climate outlooks
Additional climate information
Page created: Thu 20 Aug 2026 01:37:27 AM AEST