Port Augusta Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	31.9	31.8	29.2	25.2	20.5	17.4	17.0	18.5	21.5	25.0	28.2	30.1	24.7
Mean Min (°C)	19.4	19.7	17.6	14.3	10.9	8.1	7.2	8.1	10.4	13.3	15.9	18.0	13.6
Mean Rain (mm)	22.9	18.8	15.1	14.3	27.1	24.5	23.6	23.5	26.0	25.8	19.4	16.0	253.9
Median Rain (mm)	16.2	7.3	7.4	5.6	17.8	20.1	17.1	19.3	20.0	16.5	13.4	7.5	240.8
Mean Rain Days	3.7	3.0	3.3	4.2	7.4	7.2	9.1	8.7	7.6	6.2	5.5	4.3	70.0

Port Augusta Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	46.4	45.6	44.0	38.4	30.6	26.0	28.0	31.2	36.3	40.3	44.4	45.1	46.4
Low Max (°C)	17.8	19.5	16.2	16.7	10.6	10.5	11.0	11.7	12.7	13.7	16.1	18.3	10.5
High Min (°C)	35.4	32.0	28.3	25.3	20.2	16.6	18.0	17.0	21.6	28.7	29.5	30.0	35.4
Low Min (°C)	9.7	9.4	9.6	6.4	3.3	1.7	-0.6	1.4	3.0	5.0	5.8	8.1	-0.6
High Rain (mm)	46.8	44.0	90.8	30.0	44.4	35.0	27.4	32.8	31.2	46.2	33.0	48.0	90.8

Port Augusta Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	35.8	35.1	32.4	27.8	22.7	19.4	19.5	22.8	24.8	28.1	31.6	32.6	25.5
Low Mn. Max (°C)	28.6	28.1	27.1	22.3	17.9	15.0	15.0	16.6	18.6	21.6	25.3	26.3	23.6
High Mn. Min (°C)	22.8	22.2	20.8	16.5	13.3	10.7	9.1	10.4	11.8	15.1	17.8	20.6	14.4
Low Mn. Min (°C)	16.6	17.3	15.8	11.7	8.1	6.3	5.5	6.5	8.2	11.8	14.3	15.4	12.8
High Rain (mm)	99.4	93.3	97.0	56.3	123.1	83.8	74.4	85.4	74.2	90.8	63.8	72.2	539.6
Low Rain (mm)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	1.8	1.3	0.4	0.0	0.2	131.1

Port Augusta Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Port Augusta Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	3.6	2.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8	1.8	10.0
≥ 35°C	9.2	8.3	4.8	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.2	4.7	6.8	35.3
≥ 30°C	17.6	16.3	12.8	5.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.4	6.0	10.9	14.2	84.6
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6
≤ 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

Port Augusta 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	39.1	38.5	35.4	30.6	24.4	20.3	19.6	22.1	26.9	31.8	35.4	37.2	33.2
Low Max	25.7	25.5	23.9	20.6	17.1	14.8	14.3	15.0	16.8	19.5	22.0	23.9	17.0
High Min	23.5	23.5	21.4	17.6	14.0	11.0	9.8	10.9	13.4	16.7	19.8	22.0	19.8
Low Min	15.8	15.8	14.0	11.1	7.8	5.2	4.7	5.3	7.3	9.8	12.0	14.2	7.5

Port Augusta Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	32	33	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	32	33	32	32.0
Earliest Entry	1963	1963	1963	1963	1963	1963	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962
Latest Entry	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1997
Years of Maxima	33	33	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	32.0
Earliest Entry	1963	1963	1963	1963	1963	1963	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962
Latest Entry	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1997
Years of Rainfall	38	37	38	39	38	36	36	37	36	38	38	37	37.0
Earliest Entry	1959	1958	1958	1958	1958	1958	1958	1958	1958	1958	1958	1958	1958
Latest Entry	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1997

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PORT AUGUSTA POWER STATION
Flinders, South Australia

32.5280°S 137.7900°E 7m AMSL
Commenced 1958

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