Broken Hill Airport Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	33.7	32.5	29.1	24.4	19.2	16.0	15.7	17.9	21.9	25.6	28.8	31.7	24.6
Mean Min (°C)	19.3	18.5	15.3	11.4	7.7	5.7	4.8	5.6	8.4	11.6	14.7	17.3	11.6
Mean Rain (mm)	30.8	18.8	21.7	21.9	19.8	15.5	17.2	18.1	22.1	25.7	20.5	21.3	250.1
Median Rain (mm)	16.1	7.2	7.6	10.2	11.0	11.5	17.8	12.8	14.9	17.0	12.0	13.5	232.6
Mean Rain Days	3.6	2.8	3.2	3.3	4.8	5.2	5.6	5.1	4.6	4.7	4.4	3.4	50.9

Broken Hill Airport Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	46.3	45.5	41.3	36.8	29.9	31.9	36.4	37.0	37.0	39.0	44.7	45.6	46.3
Low Max (°C)	19.7	17.0	15.4	13.8	11.0	7.5	6.9	6.7	11.1	7.5	13.7	17.4	6.7
High Min (°C)	33.6	32.4	28.0	24.1	19.7	19.1	15.0	20.1	21.5	28.6	29.6	31.3	33.6
Low Min (°C)	-0.8	0.0	-1.2	-1.3	-3.0	-2.5	-4.6	-2.6	-3.8	1.0	0.0	0.3	-4.6
High Rain (mm)	75.2	82.4	129.0	85.6	53.6	58.4	29.0	44.5	78.4	54.0	57.0	49.8	129.0

Broken Hill Airport Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	38.3	35.8	32.8	28.6	21.6	17.9	18.2	20.5	26.6	30.9	32.5	35.4	26.2
Low Mn. Max (°C)	28.4	28.6	24.8	21.6	15.7	13.0	13.2	15.3	18.2	21.5	24.5	26.4	22.7
High Mn. Min (°C)	23.3	22.0	18.1	14.7	10.7	9.0	6.6	7.8	11.1	14.7	19.4	20.2	12.7
Low Mn. Min (°C)	13.4	15.9	10.4	8.2	5.5	3.3	2.3	3.2	6.0	8.9	11.4	14.4	9.8
High Rain (mm)	165.8	121.4	233.6	216.3	84.2	77.2	61.6	74.5	136.0	111.4	94.2	106.1	714.3
Low Rain (mm)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	68.0

Broken Hill Airport Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Broken Hill Airport Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	3.9	1.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	2.0	8.8
≥ 35°C	12.8	9.4	3.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.3	4.6	9.1	41.3
≥ 30°C	22.5	18.6	12.9	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.9	6.9	12.1	18.4	96.6
≤ 2°C	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	1.1	4.9	6.1	4.3	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.1	17.8
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	1.3	1.6	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4

Broken Hill Airport 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	38.8	37.5	34.6	29.5	23.2	19.3	18.5	21.6	27.3	31.0	35.4	37.2	33.7
Low Max	27.3	26.5	23.6	19.3	15.3	12.7	12.2	14.0	16.6	19.7	22.4	25.6	15.6
High Min	24.1	23.6	20.3	16.1	12.0	9.5	8.4	9.1	12.6	16.2	20.0	22.2	19.2
Low Min	13.7	13.3	10.5	6.9	3.8	1.9	1.6	2.0	4.6	7.2	9.7	12.5	4.4

Broken Hill Airport Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	36	37	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	35	36	35	35.0
Earliest Entry	1960	1960	1960	1960	1960	1960	1959	1960	1957	1960	1960	1960	1957
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	36	37	35	35	34	35	37	36	37	35	36	34	35.0
Earliest Entry	1960	1960	1960	1960	1960	1960	1959	1960	1957	1960	1960	1960	1957
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	61	62	59	59	59	61	61	60	62	61	62	61	59.0
Earliest Entry	1949	1948	1952	1952	1952	1952	1950	1950	1947	1949	1950	1950	1947
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

Station Details

BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS
Lower Western, New South Wales/ACT

32.0012°S 141.4694°E 282m AMSL
Commenced 1947

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