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Cairns Ap Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
 31.4 31.2 30.5 29.2 27.6 26.0 25.7 26.6 28.1 29.5 30.6 31.4 29.0
Mean Min (°C)
 23.7 23.8 23.0 21.6 19.9 17.8 17.1 17.4 18.7 20.6 22.3 23.4 20.8
Mean Rain (mm)
 396.3 455.2 428.1 196.7 89.4 45.9 29.1 27.3 34.0 46.8 94.8 180.7 2031.5
Median Rain (mm)
 339.0 402.8 377.7 166.9 84.8 34.0 24.1 17.6 18.7 28.2 62.8 124.8 1960.8
Mean Rain Days
 18.3 19.0 19.3 17.7 13.6 9.6 8.9 7.9 7.6 8.3 10.5 13.8 151.9

Cairns Ap Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
 40.4 38.9 37.7 36.8 31.3 30.8 30.1 31.4 33.9 36.0 37.2 40.5 40.5
Low Max (°C)
 24.0 24.4 23.7 22.3 20.5 19.5 19.3 18.7 21.0 23.1 24.4 23.9 18.7
High Min (°C)
 28.9 28.4 27.8 26.1 24.6 23.4 22.7 23.7 24.3 26.1 27.8 27.9 28.9
Low Min (°C)
 18.2 17.9 17.7 13.0 10.1 6.2 7.3 7.8 11.1 12.4 14.6 17.1 6.2
High Rain (mm)
 368.3 286.3 402.8 185.8 89.6 69.6 31.0 63.2 80.0 206.2 185.0 230.1 402.8

Cairns Ap Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
 33.6 33.5 32.5 31.2 29.1 27.8 27.5 28.5 30.0 30.9 32.2 33.2 30.0
Low Mn. Max (°C)
 28.7 29.4 28.9 27.4 26.0 24.4 24.2 24.8 26.7 27.6 29.3 29.2 28.3
High Mn. Min (°C)
 24.7 24.9 24.0 23.5 22.2 20.2 20.8 19.6 22.5 22.7 23.8 24.6 22.4
Low Mn. Min (°C)
 22.5 22.5 21.7 19.6 16.8 14.5 14.2 15.0 16.0 17.7 20.6 21.6 19.6
High Rain (mm)
 1417.4 1287.0 1127.5 634.6 322.3 144.2 145.0 140.2 103.2 394.4 372.0 919.4 3148.8
Low Rain (mm)
 86.1 30.4 27.8 13.0 3.2 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 9.0 721.0

Cairns Ap Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Cairns Ap annual climate

Cairns Ap Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 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
≥ 35°C
 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 2.9
≥ 30°C
 25.8 21.9 21.5 10.3 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 2.6 12.0 21.4 26.3 141.3
≤ 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
≤ 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

Cairns Ap 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
 33.1 32.9 32.2 30.8 29.1 27.7 27.3 28.0 29.5 30.9 31.9 32.9 31.8
Low Max
 29.6 29.1 28.6 27.6 26.1 24.1 24.1 25.0 26.6 28.1 29.3 29.9 26.1
High Min
 25.0 25.0 24.3 23.3 21.9 20.5 19.7 19.9 20.9 22.8 24.0 24.9 23.9
Low Min
 22.3 22.6 21.7 20.0 17.6 14.8 13.7 14.7 16.3 18.6 20.5 21.8 17.3

Cairns Ap Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 69.5
Earliest Entry
 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1942 1942 1942 1942
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Maxima
 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 69.4
Earliest Entry
 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1942 1942 1942 1942
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Rainfall
 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 69.7
Earliest Entry
 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1943 1942 1942 1942 1942 1942
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012

Station Details

CAIRNS AERO
Nth Cst & Tableland, Queensland
16.8736°S 145.7458°E 2m AMSL
Commenced 1941

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