Parkes Climate
Parkes Long-term Averages
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Max (°C) |
32.3 | 31.4 | 28.4 | 23.8 | 18.7 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 19.2 | 23.4 | 27.4 | 30.4 | 23.3 |
Mean Min (°C) |
18.2 | 17.9 | 15.3 | 11.3 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 16.3 | 11.1 |
Mean Rain (mm) |
56.9 | 48.6 | 47.6 | 41.5 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 49.0 | 49.4 | 41.3 | 52.4 | 49.3 | 52.7 | 584.6 |
Median Rain (mm) |
41.7 | 33.3 | 37.9 | 29.7 | 45.1 | 41.3 | 45.5 | 46.5 | 33.8 | 41.6 | 37.1 | 42.6 | 547.3 |
Mean Rain Days |
5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 83.5 |
Parkes Daily Records
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High Max (°C) |
45.2 | 45.5 | 40.0 | 35.4 | 27.8 | 26.7 | 23.3 | 27.8 | 34.0 | 37.7 | 44.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 |
Low Max (°C) |
16.1 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 15.0 | 3.3 |
High Min (°C) |
30.3 | 29.5 | 26.0 | 21.0 | 18.0 | 16.1 | 13.5 | 17.0 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 30.3 |
Low Min (°C) |
6.8 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | -1.5 | -4.0 | -4.2 | -3.6 | -2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.2 | -4.2 |
High Rain (mm) |
118.9 | 100.8 | 72.6 | 68.6 | 96.0 | 39.4 | 44.5 | 62.8 | 55.0 | 81.3 | 149.9 | 81.5 | 149.9 |
Parkes Monthly Records
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High Mn. Max (°C) |
36.6 | 35.7 | 31.7 | 28.8 | 21.4 | 19.1 | 16.4 | 20.8 | 23.5 | 27.9 | 34.1 | 33.9 | 25.8 |
Low Mn. Max (°C) |
27.7 | 27.7 | 24.9 | 20.9 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 18.8 | 23.6 | 27.3 | 21.6 |
High Mn. Min (°C) |
22.4 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 14.4 | 10.9 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 12.8 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 12.4 |
Low Mn. Min (°C) |
14.7 | 14.9 | 12.2 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 9.8 |
High Rain (mm) |
251.9 | 218.3 | 197.7 | 299.0 | 205.0 | 165.1 | 132.9 | 116.2 | 127.8 | 191.4 | 189.0 | 212.8 | 1207.4 |
Low Rain (mm) |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 227.5 |
Parkes Annual Temperatures & Rainfall
PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET)
Parkes Average Number of Days With Temperatures
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≥ 40.0°C |
1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
≥ 35.0°C |
9.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 24.3 |
≥ 30.0°C |
22.3 | 18.7 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 9.3 | 17.3 | 82.4 |
≤ 2.0°C |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.1 |
≤ 0.0°C |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 |
Parkes 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High Max |
37.2 | 36.0 | 32.5 | 27.8 | 22.8 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 19.7 | 23.9 | 28.9 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 32.2 |
Low Max |
27.5 | 27.0 | 24.0 | 19.4 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 21.7 | 25.3 | 14.4 |
High Min |
22.5 | 21.7 | 19.4 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 12.0 | 15.6 | 18.5 | 20.8 | 18.3 |
Low Min |
13.9 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 11.7 | 4.0 |
Parkes Data Availability
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Years of Minima |
56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55.4 |
Earliest Entry |
1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 |
Latest Entry |
2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2012 |
Years of Maxima |
56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55.5 |
Earliest Entry |
1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 |
Latest Entry |
2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2012 |
Years of Rainfall |
119 | 119 | 122 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 119 | 120 | 120 | 119 | 118 | 119.5 |
Earliest Entry |
1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 1889 | 1889 | 1889 | 1889 |
Latest Entry |
2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2012 |
Station Details
CW Slopes & Plains, New South Wales/ACT
Commenced 1889 / Closed 2012
Weather News
Cold burst across the southeast
14:28 EST
A significant cold front is currently moving across the southeast of Australia this weekend, causing temperatures to drop, showers, gusty winds and some snow.
Dropping to single digits in Sydney
14:07 EST
Sydneysiders can look forward to the coldest temperature of the year so far on Monday morning.