Hay Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
33.6 33.1 28.8 24.2 19.1 15.6 14.9 17.1 20.7 23.9 28.6 31.0 24.1
Mean Min (°C)
17.4 17.2 13.1 9.3 5.9 3.7 3.2 4.0 6.5 8.6 12.3 14.7 9.6
Mean Rain (mm)
33.5 21.1 17.2 15.5 23.0 28.5 31.8 26.7 29.4 31.9 25.5 21.1 306.5
Median Rain (mm)
16.6 10.0 12.2 7.6 15.6 19.6 29.0 25.2 21.2 27.6 22.8 6.0 267.7
Mean Rain Days
3.8 3.2 2.9 3.2 6.8 9.1 10.9 7.6 5.8 5.5 4.2 3.7 63.6

Hay Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
45.0 46.0 42.0 35.0 28.0 25.0 23.0 29.0 36.0 38.0 43.0 43.0 46.0
Low Max (°C)
19.0 20.0 16.0 15.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 10.0 13.0 11.0 15.0 20.0 9.0
High Min (°C)
31.0 31.0 26.0 23.0 17.0 15.0 10.0 16.0 19.0 23.0 25.0 27.0 31.0
Low Min (°C)
8.0 7.2 5.0 0.0 -4.0 -5.0 -4.0 -4.0 -2.0 1.0 1.0 6.0 -5.0
High Rain (mm)
49.0 37.0 24.0 21.0 27.0 51.0 22.0 23.4 22.0 31.0 31.0 29.0 51.0

Hay Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
36.7 36.0 30.0 28.0 21.2 17.0 17.2 19.5 22.8 26.6 30.8 33.0 24.9
Low Mn. Max (°C)
30.6 29.9 26.9 21.6 17.4 14.0 12.3 15.3 18.7 21.3 24.9 28.4 23.1
High Mn. Min (°C)
20.1 20.1 15.0 12.1 9.4 5.9 4.3 5.2 8.5 10.2 13.8 16.9 9.9
Low Mn. Min (°C)
14.4 14.4 10.9 7.1 3.5 0.8 1.0 2.6 4.9 6.5 9.1 12.5 9.2
High Rain (mm)
61.8 57.0 55.4 39.6 39.8 59.6 52.8 54.8 63.6 57.0 64.6 63.6 418.4
Low Rain (mm)
0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.0 14.0 2.2 1.6 6.2 0.0 1.2 0.4 114.6

Hay Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Hay annual climate

Hay Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
4.0 2.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.5 7.8
≥ 35°C
11.8 10.5 4.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 3.9 6.9 31.9
≥ 30°C
22.5 20.3 12.6 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 3.0 11.5 13.6 73.7
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 7.0 11.0 12.0 10.7 4.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 39.9
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.5 5.9 7.1 5.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.8

Hay 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
39.0 38.0 34.0 29.0 23.0 18.0 18.0 21.0 26.0 29.0 35.0 37.0 34.0
Low Max
28.0 28.0 23.0 19.0 15.2 13.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 19.0 22.0 25.0 15.0
High Min
23.0 22.0 18.0 14.0 11.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 11.0 14.0 18.0 20.8 17.0
Low Min
12.0 12.0 9.0 5.0 1.0 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 7.0 10.0 2.0

Hay Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9.7
Earliest Entry
1997 1997 1997 1995 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1996 1995
Latest Entry
2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2007
Years of Maxima
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9.7
Earliest Entry
1997 1997 1997 1995 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1996 1995
Latest Entry
2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2007
Years of Rainfall
11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 11.2
Earliest Entry
1995 1995 1996 1995 1995 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994
Latest Entry
2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2007

Station Details

HAY CSIRO AWS
Riverina, New South Wales/ACT
34.5471°S 144.8670°E 90m AMSL
Commenced 1989 / Closed 2007

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