ROCKHAMPTON, QUEENSLAND

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		22		27		26		25		23		20		17		16		17		20		23		25		26

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		28		31		31		30		28		25		23		22		24		27		29		31		32

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		16		22		21		20		17		13		10		9		10		13		16		19		21

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		45		42		43		40		35		31		32		30		33		37		41		45		41

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-1		16		16		11		4		2		-1		-1		---		3		7		9		10

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		68		15		10		6		2		---		---		---		---		1		7		11		15

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		240		30		27		29		26		13		2		2		7		17		27		29		30

Average Number of Days Below 45F/7C

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32		---		---		---		---		2		8		12		8		1		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		850		140		150		110		40		50		30		30		20		20		40		60		100

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24		4		3		1		1		---		---		---		---		1		3		5		6

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1630		660		450		440		190		300		180		180		100		100		150		150		530

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		390		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		88		88		89		88		88		88		87		87		87		88		88		86		87

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 41

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		48		55		57		55		50		49		46		44		41		40		43		46		50

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 285

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		15		20		20		19		16		13		10		8		10		12		15		17		19

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		136.4		---		---		---		---		---		41.7		68.9		25.8		---		---		---		---

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1772.6		266.9		227.6		215.3		141.7		43.1		---		---		---		58.3		146.4		208.3		258.3

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4886.5		525.3		463		473.6		391.7		301.4		208.3		189.4		232.5		308.3		404.7		458.3		516.7

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		13.8		13.3		12.6		11.9		11.4		11.1		11.3		11.7		12.3		13		13.6		14

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 53

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		55		1		1		2		4		7		7		8		9		8		5		2		1

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 43

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		12		14		14		14		12		12		12		12		12		12		12		12		12

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.5		23.5		20.9		19.8		16.4		14.4		13.7		14.8		17.4		21.1		23.1		24.3		24.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.3		8.7		8.3		6.9		5.7		4.4		3.7		3.7		4.5		5.4		7		8.1		8.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.4		21.4		19.8		20.2		18.3		17.8		17.1		18.3		20.5		22.5		22.4		22.3		24

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.2		21.2		18.3		19.6		17.9		18.8		20.1		21.7		22.5		24.5		23.5		23.3		22.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.5		23.5		20.9		19.8		16.4		14.4		13.7		14.8		17.4		21.1		23.1		24.3		24.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		7		9.5		8.8		7.6		6.2		5		4.3		4.4		5.4		6.8		7.8		9.1		9.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.5		24.5		23.3		22.6		21.3		21.8		19.6		20.8		24.8		26.1		25.3		25.1		26.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		27		28.2		24.9		23.8		22.9		25.8		24.6		26.4		30.3		31.5		29.4		29.4		27

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.9		18.4		16.5		16		12		11.8		11.7		13		14.4		16.7		20.3		19.6		20.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.3		7.6		7.4		6.3		5		3.4		3.1		3		3		4		5.9		7.1		8.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.4		17		15.6		16.1		12.9		13.9		14.2		15.5		16.4		17.5		19.7		18.2		20

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.3		12.8		11.2		12.7		9.7		12.7		14.9		16.7		15.6		15.6		18.2		15		15.7