Cessnock Airport Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	30.4	29.4	27.3	24.2	20.8	17.9	17.6	19.6	22.6	25.4	27.0	29.1	24.2
Mean Min (°C)	17.1	16.9	15.1	10.7	7.4	5.7	4.2	4.5	7.1	9.9	13.2	15.3	10.6
Mean Rain (mm)	72.8	102.9	91.4	55.8	38.6	54.6	36.7	34.6	44.4	56.4	78.1	79.7	743.9
Median Rain (mm)	53.4	109.8	48.8	32.7	43.3	34.6	18.4	24.0	34.0	43.2	62.6	64.8	686.6
Mean Rain Days	10.0	11.2	11.2	10.2	9.5	9.8	8.5	7.6	8.1	9.9	9.9	10.8	116.2

Cessnock Airport Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	45.1	46.8	39.3	35.2	29.2	25.6	25.3	30.0	35.7	38.6	44.5	43.6	46.8
Low Max (°C)	18.3	18.3	18.8	15.0	12.2	8.8	11.0	10.8	12.4	14.1	15.3	17.5	8.8
High Min (°C)	29.7	27.7	23.1	19.8	18.3	15.5	16.3	18.9	21.0	19.4	22.6	25.9	29.7
Low Min (°C)	6.1	6.1	4.4	-1.2	-3.8	-4.3	-6.7	-6.7	-2.8	-0.6	2.8	2.8	-6.7
High Rain (mm)	99.4	114.4	86.8	126.6	46.0	178.4	90.6	65.0	63.4	51.0	63.2	71.0	178.4

Cessnock Airport Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	35.6	33.6	30.5	26.7	23.4	19.0	19.8	21.9	26.0	28.5	31.1	33.4	26.6
Low Mn. Max (°C)	26.8	25.3	25.2	21.3	19.0	16.1	15.8	17.6	19.1	22.0	23.4	24.0	22.9
High Mn. Min (°C)	20.2	18.9	17.9	12.8	10.2	8.9	6.4	7.5	9.3	12.2	15.0	17.2	11.8
Low Mn. Min (°C)	14.3	13.6	12.7	7.8	4.4	3.1	1.2	1.5	3.7	5.4	10.6	12.6	9.4
High Rain (mm)	302.8	245.0	279.8	298.6	122.8	352.2	291.2	119.2	116.0	147.4	231.0	213.6	1301.8
Low Rain (mm)	2.6	20.4	3.2	4.0	1.6	4.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	2.8	10.4	1.6	384.4

Cessnock Airport Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Cessnock Airport Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	1.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	2.8
≥ 35°C	6.3	3.4	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	2.3	4.2	18.2
≥ 30°C	14.8	11.2	7.3	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.6	5.7	7.8	12.7	62.3
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	2.8	5.8	10.1	9.9	3.3	0.8	0.0	0.0	31.4
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	2.5	5.1	4.6	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	12.9

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	36.0	33.8	31.2	27.5	23.2	19.9	19.4	22.8	27.0	30.5	32.2	34.6	30.6
Low Max	24.8	24.3	23.2	21.1	17.9	15.6	15.1	16.5	17.9	19.9	21.2	23.6	17.7
High Min	20.6	20.1	18.3	14.4	12.3	10.1	9.0	9.5	11.4	14.5	17.4	18.6	17.0
Low Min	12.5	13.5	10.4	6.3	2.9	0.6	-0.8	-0.3	2.1	4.8	8.4	10.9	3.2

Cessnock Airport Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	33	33	29	32	32	31	31	32	33	35	32	31	30.0
Earliest Entry	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1968	1969	1968	1968
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	33	33	30	32	32	31	33	33	33	35	33	32	31.0
Earliest Entry	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1968	1969	1968	1968
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	32	34	33	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	33	32	32.0
Earliest Entry	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1968	1968	1968	1968	1968	1968	1968	1968
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

Station Details

CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS
Hunter, New South Wales/ACT

32.7914°S 151.3369°E 67m AMSL
Commenced 1968

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