Cape Wessel Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	32.9	32.4	32.4	32.2	31.0	30.0	29.7	30.6	31.9	33.4	34.4	34.5	32.1
Mean Min (°C)	26.2	26.1	26.0	26.0	25.7	24.7	23.9	23.6	24.2	25.2	26.2	26.5	25.3
Mean Rain (mm)	274.2	256.7	220.4	186.5	91.9	40.1	18.3	10.5	7.0	10.7	33.0	144.3	1270.3
Median Rain (mm)	47.4	0.6	994.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean Rain Days	17.0	15.7	16.5	14.5	10.2	8.4	7.3	5.0	3.3	3.2	4.4	11.4	117.8

Cape Wessel Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	36.8	35.7	35.1	34.8	33.5	32.6	33.1	32.9	34.9	36.1	37.1	37.5	37.5
Low Max (°C)	26.9	26.9	27.1	27.6	26.2	26.2	25.5	27.3	28.3	31.2	27.4	27.8	25.5
High Min (°C)	29.5	29.1	29.2	28.8	27.8	27.2	25.9	25.6	26.7	27.6	28.6	29.6	29.6
Low Min (°C)	22.3	21.4	21.3	22.0	22.1	21.6	21.1	21.1	20.4	21.4	23.3	22.2	20.4
High Rain (mm)	154.0	303.0	206.0	251.0	153.0	109.4	29.0	20.0	33.0	49.0	60.0	148.8	303.0

Cape Wessel Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	34.6	33.7	33.3	33.8	32.4	30.9	31.1	31.7	33.0	34.5	35.3	36.2	32.9
Low Mn. Max (°C)	31.8	31.3	31.3	31.3	29.7	28.2	28.0	29.4	31.4	32.1	33.1	32.7	31.2
High Mn. Min (°C)	27.3	27.1	27.1	27.6	26.4	25.8	24.6	24.4	25.0	26.0	26.9	27.4	26.1
Low Mn. Min (°C)	25.5	25.2	25.0	25.2	24.9	23.4	22.9	22.7	23.2	24.4	25.4	25.6	24.8
High Rain (mm)	788.6	689.2	459.4	1061.2	594.4	278.4	85.4	64.0	57.6	118.2	337.8	419.4	2195.0
Low Rain (mm)	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	14.4

Cape Wessel Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Cape Wessel 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	4.5	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	9.5	15.2	32.3
≥ 30°C	28.2	25.6	28.0	27.9	25.5	17.4	14.2	23.7	29.1	30.8	29.5	29.6	309.8
≤ 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

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low Max	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Min	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low Min	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Cape Wessel Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12.0
Earliest Entry	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2011	2011
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12.0
Earliest Entry	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2011	2011
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	32	30	30	28	32	31	29	30	31	31	31	30	28.0
Earliest Entry	1987	1987	1987	1987	1974	1974	1987	1987	1974	1987	1987	1987	1974
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

Station Details

CAPE WESSEL
Arnhem, Northern Territory

11.0047°S 136.7586°E 18m AMSL
Commenced 1968

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