Mornington Island Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	32.1	31.9	31.9	31.5	28.9	25.9	25.9	27.8	30.5	32.4	33.3	33.2	30.4
Mean Min (°C)	25.5	25.4	24.7	23.3	20.3	17.2	16.3	17.2	20.5	23.7	25.7	26.2	22.1
Mean Rain (mm)	340.4	313.7	269.9	56.3	9.1	6.6	2.4	0.8	1.3	12.1	56.0	163.1	1208.3
Median Rain (mm)	265.9	259.4	214.8	29.6	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	47.3	139.0	1171.7
Mean Rain Days	15.7	14.4	12.6	4.4	1.4	1.1	0.6	1.0	0.8	1.5	4.7	9.8	66.1

Mornington Island Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	38.3	37.6	37.7	38.0	35.2	34.3	32.2	34.5	38.0	38.7	39.0	39.8	39.8
Low Max (°C)	24.1	23.4	26.0	21.2	18.8	15.2	17.2	20.0	21.3	24.0	26.9	22.0	15.2
High Min (°C)	30.5	31.5	30.9	28.8	27.1	26.2	24.2	23.7	26.8	28.6	31.5	31.6	31.6
Low Min (°C)	19.5	20.0	19.0	12.8	5.5	7.0	5.1	7.2	11.5	12.6	18.5	20.0	5.1
High Rain (mm)	377.2	287.8	477.2	221.5	88.9	78.5	34.6	8.9	26.9	82.8	83.2	180.0	477.2

Mornington Island Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	34.4	34.6	34.6	35.6	32.2	29.2	28.4	29.8	32.5	34.9	35.6	35.0	32.1
Low Mn. Max (°C)	29.9	29.7	30.0	29.5	26.3	22.4	23.3	25.6	28.5	30.4	32.2	30.9	29.0
High Mn. Min (°C)	27.1	27.7	26.4	25.9	23.7	21.7	20.5	21.2	23.5	25.5	27.2	27.7	24.1
Low Mn. Min (°C)	23.3	23.5	22.6	20.6	16.9	12.7	12.9	14.5	17.1	20.8	24.0	23.7	19.9
High Rain (mm)	964.4	1296.2	1054.8	486.7	125.5	99.2	59.5	10.6	35.0	167.9	226.5	458.8	2604.2
Low Rain (mm)	42.1	5.0	18.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.2	57.1

Mornington Island Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Mornington Island Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°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
≥ 35°C	1.9	1.0	1.3	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.2	3.8	4.1	15.7
≥ 30°C	25.7	22.9	25.1	23.1	11.1	2.6	2.2	5.9	18.7	27.6	28.5	28.8	214.3
≤ 2°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
≤ 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

Mornington Island 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	34.0	33.7	33.7	33.1	31.5	29.3	28.9	30.3	32.6	34.2	34.8	35.0	33.6
Low Max	29.7	29.6	30.0	29.4	26.1	22.2	22.5	24.9	28.5	30.5	31.8	31.4	26.4
High Min	27.7	27.5	26.3	25.5	23.1	20.4	19.2	20.1	23.1	25.9	27.8	28.8	26.5
Low Min	23.4	23.7	22.9	21.0	17.2	14.1	13.0	14.3	17.6	21.2	23.5	23.8	17.0

Mornington Island Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	32	36	36	35	38	38	36	35	38	38	35	31	35.0
Earliest Entry	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1972	1972	1972	1972	1972
Latest Entry	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2012	2012	2013
Years of Maxima	30	35	34	35	38	38	36	36	38	38	35	30	34.0
Earliest Entry	1973	1975	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1973	1972	1972	1972	1972	1972
Latest Entry	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2012	2012	2013
Years of Rainfall	85	86	85	85	86	87	85	85	86	87	85	81	84.0
Earliest Entry	1915	1915	1915	1915	1915	1915	1915	1915	1915	1914	1914	1914	1914
Latest Entry	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2012	2012	2013

Station Details

MORNINGTON ISLAND
Gulf Country, Queensland

16.6640°S 139.1837°E 9m AMSL
Commenced 1914

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