Southern Cross Airport Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
34.8 34.0 30.4 26.1 21.5 17.9 16.8 18.6 22.1 26.5 30.0 33.1 25.9
Mean Min (°C)
17.9 17.9 15.6 11.7 7.4 4.8 3.7 4.1 5.7 9.5 13.2 15.8 10.5
Mean Rain (mm)
26.6 26.1 34.6 23.2 26.4 27.7 34.7 31.8 19.3 18.8 16.8 13.5 297.0
Median Rain (mm)
17.8 15.3 22.4 25.0 18.2 18.0 35.4 20.2 18.5 7.4 17.4 7.0 303.6
Mean Rain Days
3.8 3.6 4.6 4.4 7.1 10.9 13.5 11.3 6.6 4.6 4.6 3.3 78.1

Southern Cross Airport Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
46.3 46.7 42.6 39.0 34.0 28.6 26.0 31.3 36.8 40.3 44.6 45.7 46.7
Low Max (°C)
16.2 16.6 17.2 14.9 13.3 10.7 9.6 10.8 11.8 15.0 13.7 18.8 9.6
High Min (°C)
28.0 29.5 28.1 23.9 19.1 15.1 14.6 16.8 18.5 23.4 26.4 27.8 29.5
Low Min (°C)
8.5 7.5 1.8 1.4 -3.4 -5.0 -4.8 -3.8 -3.2 -1.7 0.7 5.8 -5.0
High Rain (mm)
60.0 56.8 66.0 77.0 39.0 23.0 39.4 53.2 14.2 42.0 26.0 36.6 77.0

Southern Cross Airport Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
37.3 37.0 32.7 29.3 24.6 20.5 18.7 22.4 25.8 30.0 32.5 38.1 27.8
Low Mn. Max (°C)
31.0 29.0 26.7 22.7 19.0 15.4 14.5 16.3 19.4 23.5 25.8 29.9 24.9
High Mn. Min (°C)
19.4 20.0 17.3 14.7 11.2 7.5 6.9 6.3 9.8 12.1 16.0 18.6 11.6
Low Mn. Min (°C)
15.9 15.2 12.6 8.2 4.0 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.8 6.3 10.6 11.9 9.2
High Rain (mm)
113.0 103.4 154.4 77.8 91.8 69.0 76.8 82.6 40.8 87.8 46.8 91.4 551.8
Low Rain (mm)
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.0 7.8 5.8 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 151.4

Southern Cross Airport Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Southern Cross Airport annual climate

Southern Cross Airport Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
4.6 3.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 2.6 11.0
≥ 35°C
15.3 12.0 5.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 5.5 11.6 51.9
≥ 30°C
25.4 22.4 16.2 5.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 6.9 14.7 22.8 115.5
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.9 8.5 11.7 11.6 5.9 1.3 0.0 0.0 42.9
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 4.1 7.0 5.8 2.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 20.7

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

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
40.3 39.1 36.6 30.8 25.9 21.2 19.5 21.9 26.1 31.2 35.8 38.0 35.0
Low Max
29.1 28.2 25.1 21.2 17.2 14.6 13.5 14.7 17.0 21.1 24.0 27.0 17.0
High Min
20.9 21.1 18.8 15.3 12.2 9.3 8.2 8.1 9.8 13.1 17.0 19.0 17.4
Low Min
13.8 13.9 11.0 7.4 2.4 -0.2 -1.3 -1.2 0.5 3.9 8.4 11.1 2.0

Southern Cross Airport Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
28 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 28 27.0
Earliest Entry
1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1996 1996 1996 1996
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Maxima
28 27 27 28 28 27 28 27 27 27 26 28 27.0
Earliest Entry
1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1996 1996 1996 1996
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024
Years of Rainfall
28 27 27 28 28 27 28 28 27 26 27 28 27.0
Earliest Entry
1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1996 1996 1996 1996
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2024

Station Details

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD
Central Wheatbelt, Western Australia
31.2353°S 119.3564°E 348m AMSL
Commenced 1996

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