LOCHNAGAR OUTSTATION, QUEENSLAND

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		80		83		82		82		81		77		73		73		74		79		83		85		84

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		91		91		89		91		91		89		87		87		89		94		96		96		94

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		69		75		75		74		71		66		60		59		60		65		70		74		75

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 28

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		105		103		101		100		98		98		98		95		99		102		105		105		103

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		35		64		61		55		55		48		42		42		40		35		51		56		58

Average Morning Temperature

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		77		81		80		80		78		75		70		69		71		76		81		83		82

Average Afternoon Temperature

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		89		88		87		88		89		87		85		85		87		92		95		94		91

Average Number of Days Above 104F/40C

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		0.3		---

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		86.3		7.9		2.6		2.5		2		0.9		0.1		---		1.8		11.2		21.8		21.3		14.4

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		289.2		24.7		22.2		25.1		25.6		25.4		20		19.4		23.5		25		26		25.8		26.7

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 84

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		48		13		14		8		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		2		6

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		70.5		16.3		17		13.6		4.5		1.2		0.7		0.6		0.3		0.4		1.2		4.3		10.4

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 82

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		13		12		13		7		4		4		2		1		1		1		2		4		8

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 84

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		34		32		34		27		9		11		2		1		4		2		3		9		21

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 84

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		2		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		73		82		87		83		76		73		71		70		66		64		62		66		74

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		48		64		68		62		51		44		40		37		35		33		35		42		52

Average Morning Dew Point

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		68		75		75		74		70		65		59		58		58		62		66		70		73

Average Afternoon Dew Point

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		65		74		75		73		68		63		58		55		55		57		62		67		71

Average Morning Web Bulb

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		71		77		77		76		73		69		63		62		63		68		71		74		76

Average Afternoon Wet Bulb

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		74		78		78		78		75		72		69		68		68		71		74		76		77

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5443.3		558		480.3		542.5		480		387.5		255		248		294.5		435		558		600		604.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10922		1023		904		1007.5		930		852.5		705		713		759.5		885		1023		1050		1069.5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		13.3		13		12.5		12.1		11.8		11.6		11.7		12		12.4		12.8		13.2		13.4

Average Number of Clear Days

Years on Record: 28

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		113.1		1.7		1.2		4.2		7.9		10.7		13.7		16.6		15.3		15.9		14.4		8		3.3

Average Number of Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 28

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		59.1		12.5		13.1		9.2		5		2.8		1.5		1.3		0.8		1.3		0.8		3.4		7.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.9		5.6		5.1		5.6		5.7		5.2		5		5.3		5.9		6.8		7.2		7		6.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		2.4		2.4		2.1		1.6		1.2		1.1		1.1		1.2		1.4		1.8		2.1		2.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.1		5.5		4.9		5.5		6.1		5.9		5.9		6.1		6.5		7		6.9		6.8		6.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.4		4.5		3.8		5		6.5		6.8		7		7.3		7.4		7.9		7.8		7		5.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.9		5.6		5.1		5.6		5.7		5.2		5		5.3		5.9		6.8		7.2		7		6.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		2.5		2.5		2.3		1.9		1.5		1.4		1.2		1.5		1.6		2.1		2.4		2.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7		7.3		6.7		6.5		6.7		6.5		6.5		6.5		7.1		7.4		7.5		7.5		7.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		8		7.7		7.2		6.7		7.7		7.9		8.3		8.1		8.8		8.8		9		8.3		7.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		4.2		3.5		4.6		4.7		4.6		4.2		5		5.2		6.4		6.3		5.8		4.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		2		2		1.9		1.3		1		0.8		0.9		1		1.2		1.5		1.8		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		4.1		3.4		4.6		4.9		5.1		4.7		5.7		5.6		6.5		6		5.7		4.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		2.5		1.7		3.4		4.3		5.3		5		6.5		5.8		7		5.9		4.8		3.3