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Sandy Cape Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
 29.3 29.2 28.4 26.7 24.2 21.8 21.2 22.3 24.3 25.9 27.4 28.6 25.8
Mean Min (°C)
 22.4 22.5 21.7 20.1 17.7 15.3 14.4 15.2 17.0 18.8 20.3 21.7 18.9
Mean Rain (mm)
 159.2 171.0 157.7 118.7 118.3 108.8 91.3 65.8 49.8 61.1 73.2 96.3 1274.0
Median Rain (mm)
 134.0 129.4 129.0 98.7 105.4 82.1 71.1 54.6 38.7 45.9 59.9 71.1 1217.5
Mean Rain Days
 13.6 14.5 16.5 15.4 15.3 12.8 11.8 10.1 8.3 8.4 9.0 10.5 143.6

Sandy Cape Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
 34.2 34.3 34.7 31.4 28.7 27.8 26.5 27.2 29.3 31.8 33.8 34.7 34.7
Low Max (°C)
 22.7 22.2 21.9 18.9 14.9 13.5 11.6 13.1 17.4 17.5 21.0 20.6 11.6
High Min (°C)
 27.5 27.3 26.0 24.8 23.4 22.0 20.2 20.1 22.1 23.3 24.6 26.0 27.5
Low Min (°C)
 16.7 15.8 14.6 13.3 9.6 6.7 5.2 5.6 9.4 11.2 13.9 15.5 5.2
High Rain (mm)
 374.7 432.4 265.0 193.5 254.0 214.6 178.3 111.0 178.8 119.4 152.4 196.3 432.4

Sandy Cape Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
 31.2 31.6 30.5 28.5 26.2 23.8 23.1 24.4 26.0 28.7 29.0 31.0 26.6
Low Mn. Max (°C)
 26.7 27.4 26.4 24.3 22.3 20.0 19.4 20.7 22.9 23.8 25.3 26.4 24.5
High Mn. Min (°C)
 23.7 24.4 23.0 21.2 19.5 17.0 17.0 17.2 18.6 21.2 22.1 23.6 20.0
Low Mn. Min (°C)
 20.4 20.7 20.4 18.6 15.7 12.8 12.5 13.4 14.8 17.3 19.1 20.0 17.8
High Rain (mm)
 838.1 810.8 567.1 523.3 420.3 354.8 439.8 252.6 318.2 229.6 324.4 428.3 2399.4
Low Rain (mm)
 2.6 7.4 6.8 6.2 9.4 11.9 5.8 0.2 0.0 2.3 1.4 4.4 455.8

Sandy Cape Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Sandy Cape annual climate

Sandy Cape 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
 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
≥ 30°C
 11.1 9.7 5.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 6.6 34.4
≤ 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

Sandy Cape 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
 31.1 31.1 30.1 28.4 26.2 24.0 23.4 24.3 26.0 27.6 29.0 30.4 29.4
Low Max
 27.5 27.5 26.8 25.0 22.3 19.5 18.9 20.2 22.5 24.3 25.7 27.0 22.0
High Min
 24.1 24.1 23.3 21.8 20.0 17.8 17.0 17.4 19.2 20.7 22.1 23.6 22.6
Low Min
 20.7 21.0 20.0 18.4 15.6 12.7 11.5 12.6 14.8 16.9 18.6 20.0 15.0

Sandy Cape Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
 55 55 55 55 54 55 53 53 52 54 55 55 54.2
Earliest Entry
 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Maxima
 54 54 55 55 54 54 53 54 53 54 55 54 54.1
Earliest Entry
 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Rainfall
 124 125 125 122 123 124 123 122 123 123 122 122 123.1
Earliest Entry
 1888 1888 1888 1888 1888 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012

Station Details

SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE
Wide Bay & Burnett, Queensland
24.7297°S 153.2083°E 99m AMSL
Commenced 1871

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