Cape Grim Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	19.6	19.7	18.9	16.6	14.4	13.0	12.5	12.5	13.3	14.3	15.7	17.7	15.7
Mean Min (°C)	13.8	13.8	13.3	11.7	10.2	8.9	8.4	8.0	8.7	9.3	10.7	12.1	10.7
Mean Rain (mm)	40.1	34.3	61.7	56.4	102.1	103.4	123.2	122.7	76.0	71.7	60.2	40.1	896.7
Median Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean Rain Days	10.3	9.6	15.2	18.1	23.4	22.1	24.2	24.5	19.8	18.1	16.6	13.0	215.1

Cape Grim Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	30.0	27.6	26.3	25.3	19.1	16.9	16.3	17.4	20.7	21.7	23.4	26.3	30.0
Low Max (°C)	13.8	14.2	12.5	11.2	10.3	9.8	8.7	8.5	9.1	10.5	10.7	11.8	8.5
High Min (°C)	20.4	19.8	19.9	17.0	15.4	13.7	13.1	13.1	13.3	15.2	17.3	19.0	20.4
Low Min (°C)	8.4	8.6	3.9	5.1	2.4	2.8	2.7	1.5	3.0	3.8	4.6	6.4	1.5
High Rain (mm)	29.2	31.8	49.0	25.8	40.2	44.0	32.4	40.0	42.6	56.8	37.4	24.0	56.8

Cape Grim Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	20.9	20.7	20.9	17.8	15.2	14.0	13.5	13.3	14.2	15.3	18.0	19.2	16.0
Low Mn. Max (°C)	18.5	17.7	17.2	15.4	13.7	12.3	11.5	11.3	12.4	13.7	14.5	16.5	15.3
High Mn. Min (°C)	15.0	14.7	14.7	12.8	11.2	9.7	10.0	9.3	9.6	9.9	12.9	13.4	11.0
Low Mn. Min (°C)	12.7	12.8	11.7	9.9	9.5	8.2	7.3	6.5	7.9	8.6	9.5	10.9	10.1
High Rain (mm)	104.2	69.2	117.2	111.0	147.4	238.6	183.4	288.4	143.2	169.6	120.6	75.0	1153.6
Low Rain (mm)	5.2	8.4	18.8	23.4	48.2	47.2	37.4	64.0	35.2	2.2	9.6	7.8	730.8

Cape Grim Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Cape Grim Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Aug	Ann
≥ 40°C	0.0	0.0	0.0
≥ 35°C	0.0	0.0	0.0
≥ 30°C	0.1	0.0	0.1
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.1	0.1
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0

Cape Grim '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 Grim Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13.0
Earliest Entry	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2010	2010
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13.0
Earliest Entry	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2010	2010
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13.0
Earliest Entry	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2011	2010	2010
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

Station Details

CAPE GRIM
Northwest Coast, Tasmania

40.6764°S 144.6922°E 86m AMSL
Commenced 2010

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