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Cape Grim Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
18.8 19.6 18.4 16.5 14.6 13.1 12.5 12.7 13.4 14.3 16.0 17.2 15.6
Mean Min (°C)
13.1 13.7 12.8 11.5 10.2 8.8 8.2 8.3 8.6 9.2 10.6 11.9 10.6
Mean Rain (mm)
38.5 34.8 46.9 69.4 76.9 83.0 103.6 95.0 78.5 63.9 55.0 47.3 790.0
Median Rain (mm)
30.4 24.0 39.4 51.2 54.8 81.4 102.4 82.6 79.3 49.4 46.9 41.2 723.4
Mean Rain Days
11.0 10.0 13.8 17.6 20.5 21.3 23.2 23.7 22.0 19.0 14.1 13.3 190.7

Cape Grim Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
30.5 29.0 28.0 24.0 21.0 23.0 16.0 18.3 21.0 21.8 27.2 27.0 30.5
Low Max (°C)
13.0 13.0 12.2 10.5 9.6 8.6 8.0 8.0 9.0 8.7 9.8 12.0 8.0
High Min (°C)
20.9 19.8 19.0 17.0 15.0 13.0 12.7 13.0 14.0 14.3 16.0 17.0 20.9
Low Min (°C)
7.0 8.0 4.2 4.9 4.0 0.0 -0.4 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.1 6.6 -0.4
High Rain (mm)
41.0 109.2 50.4 64.4 85.6 55.4 36.0 38.8 47.0 38.2 61.0 39.2 109.2

Cape Grim Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
20.2 21.9 19.8 18.0 15.9 14.1 13.3 13.6 14.7 15.4 18.2 18.4 16.3
Low Mn. Max (°C)
16.8 18.1 17.4 14.6 13.6 11.8 11.6 11.6 12.0 13.2 14.4 16.0 14.6
High Mn. Min (°C)
14.5 15.2 13.6 12.6 11.9 10.4 9.2 9.3 10.0 10.3 12.8 13.3 11.1
Low Mn. Min (°C)
11.5 12.4 11.6 9.9 8.3 6.9 7.3 7.2 7.0 8.2 9.4 10.9 9.9
High Rain (mm)
100.2 155.0 116.4 160.6 234.4 134.4 201.2 208.6 128.2 127.8 115.6 89.2 1022.0
Low Rain (mm)
3.0 1.4 5.4 17.4 19.0 22.0 38.8 33.4 18.2 17.6 10.4 18.4 502.0

Cape Grim Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Cape Grim annual climate

Cape Grim 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
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
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

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

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
21.9 22.7 21.0 19.0 16.3 15.0 14.0 14.0 15.0 16.4 18.6 20.0 19.0
Low Max
16.0 16.9 16.0 14.0 13.0 11.3 11.0 11.0 11.6 12.0 13.1 15.0 12.0
High Min
15.0 16.7 15.0 14.0 12.1 11.0 10.0 10.0 10.5 11.0 13.0 14.0 13.4
Low Min
11.0 11.0 10.6 9.0 8.0 6.8 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 8.2 10.0 7.6

Cape Grim Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
20 20 21 21 19 18 19 20 21 20 20 21 20.1
Earliest Entry
1986 1986 1986 1986 1986 1986 1986 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985
Latest Entry
2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Maxima
20 20 21 21 19 18 20 20 21 20 20 21 20.1
Earliest Entry
1986 1986 1986 1986 1986 1986 1986 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985
Latest Entry
2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Rainfall
24 24 25 25 23 23 23 24 24 24 25 24 24.0
Earliest Entry
1986 1986 1986 1986 1986 1986 1986 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985
Latest Entry
2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012

Station Details

CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON)
Northwest Coast, Tasmania
40.6828°S 144.6900°E 94m AMSL
Commenced 1985

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