Orford Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
22.1 21.9 20.6 18.4 15.7 13.3 13.1 14.0 15.8 17.4 18.8 20.5 17.6
Mean Min (°C)
12.0 12.0 10.7 8.4 6.3 4.2 3.6 4.2 5.6 7.3 9.2 10.7 7.8
Mean Rain (mm)
52.3 44.5 46.8 55.1 58.0 55.3 53.7 61.6 51.7 61.7 65.1 61.4 663.3
Median Rain (mm)
39.2 32.2 37.1 45.3 43.8 45.0 53.1 49.9 41.4 52.9 60.8 53.2 626.6
Mean Rain Days
9.5 8.9 10.2 11.2 12.7 12.8 14.0 13.9 12.9 13.6 13.6 11.7 145.2

Orford Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
38.8 38.8 36.2 31.4 25.7 20.5 19.5 22.6 28.4 32.4 36.8 39.7 39.7
Low Max (°C)
13.8 13.2 12.2 10.0 7.2 4.9 4.4 5.4 7.7 9.2 10.9 12.5 4.4
High Min (°C)
20.5 23.0 19.9 18.5 16.2 14.9 11.9 11.6 16.0 16.3 17.8 23.3 23.3
Low Min (°C)
3.2 0.0 1.1 0.0 -2.1 -5.3 -3.3 -2.9 -2.6 0.0 0.4 3.2 -5.3
High Rain (mm)
140.5 91.9 120.2 121.4 112.0 118.6 81.8 83.6 77.6 64.0 79.5 108.0 140.5

Orford Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
25.2 24.4 22.8 20.6 17.6 15.2 14.4 16.9 18.5 20.1 22.3 22.9 18.9
Low Mn. Max (°C)
19.4 18.9 18.8 15.6 14.0 11.6 11.3 12.0 13.0 15.0 16.9 17.9 16.2
High Mn. Min (°C)
13.8 14.1 12.8 10.7 8.9 6.5 5.5 7.1 7.6 9.2 11.4 12.8 8.8
Low Mn. Min (°C)
10.0 9.9 8.4 6.5 4.1 1.8 0.6 2.5 3.5 5.3 7.2 8.6 6.7
High Rain (mm)
235.9 167.7 152.4 203.3 282.2 229.5 237.4 187.5 170.6 229.8 194.6 250.7 1140.1
Low Rain (mm)
7.0 2.4 1.3 5.8 1.4 7.4 8.4 5.6 11.3 9.2 8.8 3.2 375.6

Orford Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Orford annual climate

Orford 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
0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9
≥ 30°C
1.3 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 3.6
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.3 7.7 9.4 7.2 3.5 0.9 0.1 0.0 31.4
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 2.7 1.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3

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

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
25.7 25.7 24.0 21.8 18.6 15.8 15.3 16.7 18.7 20.6 21.9 23.7 22.2
Low Max
18.2 18.4 17.3 15.0 12.9 10.8 10.7 11.3 12.6 14.1 15.4 17.0 12.9
High Min
14.8 15.1 14.0 12.0 9.6 7.5 6.4 7.2 8.9 10.4 12.3 13.4 12.4
Low Min
8.8 8.8 7.1 4.6 2.8 0.8 0.6 1.3 2.3 3.8 5.9 7.3 2.9

Orford Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
53 54 53 53 53 51 52 52 52 54 54 53 53.0
Earliest Entry
1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1968 1969 1968 1968 1968 1968
Latest Entry
2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 2022 2023 2022 2022 2022 2023
Years of Maxima
53 53 53 53 53 51 53 53 52 54 54 53 53.0
Earliest Entry
1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1969 1968 1969 1968 1968 1968 1968
Latest Entry
2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 2022 2023 2022 2022 2022 2023
Years of Rainfall
71 69 70 70 70 69 69 68 68 70 69 69 69.0
Earliest Entry
1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 1951
Latest Entry
2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 2022 2023 2022 2022 2022 2023

Station Details

ORFORD (AUBIN COURT)
East Coast, Tasmania
42.5519°S 147.8753°E 14m AMSL
Commenced 1951

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