Bull Bay Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	21.4	21.3	19.9	17.3	15.1	12.7	12.4	13.4	14.8	16.4	17.8	19.9	16.8
Mean Min (°C)	12.2	12.5	11.4	9.6	8.0	6.3	5.8	6.0	6.9	7.9	9.2	10.7	8.9
Mean Rain (mm)	51.1	41.7	44.3	46.4	41.8	47.4	54.2	58.1	55.1	54.1	51.7	58.7	606.2
Median Rain (mm)	39.2	26.6	35.0	36.0	35.6	36.4	51.2	59.5	49.4	52.0	48.8	44.7	592.6
Mean Rain Days	10.6	9.7	11.7	13.0	13.8	15.8	16.5	16.0	14.6	14.6	13.1	11.9	160.9

Bull Bay Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	41.0	38.5	37.0	28.3	25.0	20.0	19.0	22.5	26.5	33.5	33.5	38.0	41.0
Low Max (°C)	12.5	13.5	12.0	9.4	8.0	6.5	6.5	5.5	7.0	10.0	10.5	12.5	5.5
High Min (°C)	21.0	21.8	19.4	17.5	16.8	13.0	11.5	13.6	16.5	19.1	17.0	20.0	21.8
Low Min (°C)	6.0	1.3	2.8	2.5	2.0	1.2	0.8	0.0	0.4	1.0	2.2	4.8	0.0
High Rain (mm)	84.0	88.0	70.0	75.0	35.0	71.0	65.0	37.6	51.0	38.8	44.0	62.0	88.0

Bull Bay Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	24.1	24.0	21.9	19.1	17.3	13.7	13.9	14.5	16.7	18.3	19.2	22.8	17.4
Low Mn. Max (°C)	18.8	18.7	18.4	15.0	13.5	11.2	10.8	11.9	12.1	14.7	15.6	17.4	15.8
High Mn. Min (°C)	13.8	14.2	13.2	10.9	9.8	7.7	6.9	8.0	8.7	9.4	11.5	11.8	9.7
Low Mn. Min (°C)	10.2	11.0	10.2	7.2	6.4	4.3	4.5	4.9	4.8	6.6	7.6	9.0	8.0
High Rain (mm)	141.2	154.4	188.4	199.4	119.6	161.7	124.6	117.6	131.6	131.4	112.0	208.4	844.2
Low Rain (mm)	2.8	6.4	8.6	13.2	8.6	15.4	8.8	11.2	13.8	15.6	8.6	3.2	375.6

Bull Bay Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Bull Bay Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	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
≥ 35°C	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.9
≥ 30°C	1.2	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.8	3.7
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	3.0
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Bull Bay 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	25.0	24.5	23.4	20.5	18.0	15.0	14.5	16.0	18.0	20.0	21.0	23.5	21.5
Low Max	17.5	17.5	16.0	13.7	12.0	10.3	10.0	10.5	11.5	13.0	14.5	16.0	12.0
High Min	15.0	15.2	14.0	12.1	10.8	8.5	7.8	8.5	9.4	10.8	12.0	13.0	12.5
Low Min	9.5	9.8	8.8	6.5	5.5	3.8	3.8	3.5	4.0	5.0	6.5	8.0	5.0

Bull Bay Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	20	23	23	22	23	22	19	21	19	19	22	20	21.0
Earliest Entry	1992	1992	1992	1992	1992	1992	1992	1992	1992	1991	1991	1991	1991
Latest Entry	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2013	2013	2012	2013	2013	2014
Years of Maxima	21	23	23	22	22	22	19	21	19	19	22	20	21.0
Earliest Entry	1992	1992	1992	1992	1992	1992	1992	1992	1992	1991	1991	1991	1991
Latest Entry	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2013	2013	2012	2013	2013	2014
Years of Rainfall	33	32	32	31	32	32	31	32	32	32	33	33	32.0
Earliest Entry	1984	1984	1984	1984	1984	1984	1984	1983	1983	1983	1983	1983	1983
Latest Entry	2016	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2016

Station Details

BULL BAY (LAURISTON)
Lower Derwent, Tasmania

43.0903°S 147.3611°E 46m AMSL
Commenced 1983

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