BOWEN, QUEENSLAND

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 79

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		75		81		81		80		76		72		67		66		68		72		76		79		81

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 79

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		83		88		88		87		84		80		76		75		77		81		84		87		88

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 79

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		67		75		74		73		69		64		59		57		59		63		68		72		74

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		103		103		95		96		92		87		89		85		88		95		96		100		102

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		41		66		68		63		60		50		41		43		47		50		57		64		63

Average Morning Temperature

Years on Record: 77

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		76		82		81		80		77		71		67		65		68		73		78		81		83

Average Afternoon Temperature

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		80		86		85		84		81		78		74		73		75		78		81		84		86

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.6		0.5		0.3		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.1		0.3		0.2

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		138.1		25.6		23.6		22.3		10.1		0.6		0.1		---		0.1		1.9		5.7		21		27.1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		39		9		9		6		2		1		1		---		---		---		---		1		4

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		73.4		11.9		11.9		10.9		7.1		5.7		4.1		2.8		2.2		2.2		2.7		4.5		7.4

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 103

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		15		15		14		9		9		6		4		4		4		5		2		5		7

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		46		46		39		26		25		15		11		15		7		8		6		12		21

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		74		76		79		78		77		76		75		75		73		70		69		68		71

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 35

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		64		68		71		69		67		65		61		60		58		60		61		62		64

Average Morning Dew Point

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66		74		73		72		68		64		57		56		59		62		66		69		73

Average Afternoon Dew Point

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		67		74		74		72		69		65		58		58		59		62		66		69		73

Average Morning Web Bulb

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		69		76		76		74		71		66		62		60		62		66		70		73		75

Average Afternoon Wet Bulb

Years on Record: 71

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		71		77		77		76		73		69		66		64		65		68		71		74		76

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 79

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3671.5		511.5		452		465		345		217		75		31		93		210		341		435		496

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 79

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9150.3		976.5		875.8		930		795		682		525		496		558		660		806		885		961

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		13.6		13.1		12.6		12		11.6		11.3		11.4		11.8		12.4		12.9		13.5		13.7

Average Number of Clear Days

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		101.6		2.9		1.8		4.6		6.3		8.5		13.7		15.6		15.9		13.1		9		5.9		4.2

Average Number of Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		62.3		10.3		9		7.9		6.4		5.6		4.1		2.8		2.4		2.6		2.4		3.4		5.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		7.3		6.5		6.3		5.4		4.6		4.4		4.7		5.6		6.7		7.3		7.6		7.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		2.2		2.1		1.8		1.5		1.2		1		1		1.1		1.2		1.6		1.9		2.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.5		7.2		6.2		6.3		6		5.5		5.3		5.9		6.4		7.1		7.1		6.9		7.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.2		7.3		6.3		6.7		6.4		6.2		6.4		6.9		7.5		8.4		8.3		8.1		7.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		7.3		6.5		6.3		5.4		4.6		4.4		4.7		5.6		6.7		7.3		7.6		7.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		2.6		2.5		2.1		1.7		1.4		1.2		1.2		1.5		1.6		2.1		2.4		2.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.2		8		7.4		7.4		6.9		6.8		5.8		6.5		7.1		7.5		7.6		7.5		8.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		8.7		8.7		9		8.7		8		8.6		7.4		8.1		8.8		9.2		9.3		9.5		9.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		5.6		4.9		5.1		4.6		4		4		4.2		4.5		6.1		6.2		6.2		6.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		1.9		1.6		1.4		1.1		0.7		0.8		0.8		0.8		1		1.4		1.6		1.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		5.6		4.7		5.1		5		4.6		4.7		5.2		5		6.4		6		5.8		6.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		4.4		3.5		4.5		4.7		4.6		5.4		5.7		5		7		6		5.5		5.6