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Ararat Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
 26.8 27.0 23.8 19.5 15.4 12.3 11.7 13.0 15.1 18.0 21.4 24.5 19.0
Mean Min (°C)
 11.1 11.3 9.5 7.2 5.5 3.8 3.3 3.9 5.1 6.0 7.8 9.3 7.0
Mean Rain (mm)
 40.7 33.1 31.5 43.1 53.5 54.4 62.4 69.1 61.4 57.9 46.3 38.5 591.9
Median Rain (mm)
 32.7 23.2 24.4 33.5 48.0 53.1 61.4 63.6 56.4 52.9 47.2 27.1 599.0
Mean Rain Days
 7.3 5.5 8.2 10.6 13.9 17.4 19.2 18.4 15.7 13.0 10.8 8.5 145.3

Ararat Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
 42.9 44.7 39.0 32.8 26.2 20.4 21.0 24.5 28.9 34.7 38.4 42.5 44.7
Low Max (°C)
 13.3 11.9 12.5 9.6 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.2 7.2 9.4 10.1 11.5 4.7
High Min (°C)
 26.5 26.7 23.4 20.0 17.7 12.8 10.8 12.5 15.9 18.5 24.0 22.2 26.7
Low Min (°C)
 0.6 0.3 -0.9 -5.7 -5.2 -6.4 -7.3 -6.2 -4.0 -4.5 -4.5 -1.0 -7.3
High Rain (mm)
 91.2 98.6 57.0 58.4 45.6 34.6 36.8 38.1 42.4 48.2 43.7 68.0 98.6

Ararat Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
 30.4 30.5 27.3 23.3 16.8 14.2 13.1 15.9 17.2 21.4 27.1 28.3 20.3
Low Mn. Max (°C)
 23.6 23.5 20.3 16.2 12.8 10.9 10.4 11.2 12.0 15.1 18.3 20.3 17.7
High Mn. Min (°C)
 14.3 14.2 12.6 10.4 9.1 6.4 5.0 5.9 6.8 8.1 11.3 12.1 8.3
Low Mn. Min (°C)
 7.6 8.5 6.3 3.6 3.7 -0.5 -0.1 1.3 2.9 3.3 5.5 6.9 5.6
High Rain (mm)
 178.0 225.7 100.8 110.0 144.5 124.6 113.5 152.0 117.2 201.6 91.0 105.5 908.6
Low Rain (mm)
 1.0 0.0 5.4 3.6 7.4 9.5 17.0 12.1 15.4 6.0 11.2 0.3 301.9

Ararat Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Ararat annual climate

Ararat Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5
≥ 35°C
 3.1 2.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.4 7.9
≥ 30°C
 9.5 9.1 4.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.8 6.0 31.5
≤ 2°C
 0.1 0.1 0.7 3.2 6.4 8.7 10.0 8.6 6.4 4.9 2.0 0.7 50.6
≤ 0°C
 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 2.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 2.9 1.9 0.4 0.2 23.0

Ararat 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
 33.7 33.4 30.0 24.7 18.5 14.4 13.7 15.5 18.9 22.8 27.9 31.5 27.3
Low Max
 20.5 20.7 18.3 14.9 12.4 10.2 9.6 10.4 11.7 13.8 15.5 18.1 11.9
High Min
 15.1 15.3 14.0 11.6 9.5 7.4 6.5 7.0 8.7 10.1 11.9 13.2 11.7
Low Min
 6.9 7.3 5.3 2.6 1.1 -0.5 -0.5 0.2 1.0 1.8 3.3 5.1 2.0

Ararat Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
 43 43 43 43 42 43 42 43 43 43 43 43 42.7
Earliest Entry
 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Maxima
 43 43 43 43 42 43 43 43 43 43 42 42 42.7
Earliest Entry
 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Rainfall
 43 43 43 43 42 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 42.9
Earliest Entry
 1970 1970 1970 1970 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012

Station Details

ARARAT PRISON
South West, Victoria
37.2772°S 142.9808°E 295m AMSL
Commenced 1969

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