GLADSTONE, QUEENSLAND

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		74		80		80		79		75		70		66		64		66		70		74		77		80

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		82		88		87		86		83		78		73		73		75		79		83		86		88

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		65		72		72		70		67		62		57		56		57		61		66		69		71

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		104		101		104		98		93		88		85		84		87		93		104		104		104

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		40		63		64		61		55		47		43		40		46		49		52		59		60

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		41		12		9		4		1		---		---		---		---		---		1		4		9

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		227		30		27		29		26		11		1		1		4		14		26		28		30

Average Number of Days Below 45F/7C

Years on Record: 34

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

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		36.1		6.2		5.3		3.9		2		2.7		1.4		1.6		1.2		0.9		2.4		3.1		5.4

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22		4		2		1		---		---		---		---		1		1		3		5		5

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		68.1		25.2		27.9		12.3		9.9		12.5		8.7		6.7		4.4		3.3		10.9		8.6		20

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		17		0.3		0.3		0.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.1		0.1

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		80		85		86		85		82		79		74		73		75		79		82		82		84

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		60		64		64		64		61		60		55		54		54		56		60		62		63

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		61		69		69		67		63		58		52		50		52		56		62		65		68

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		15.5		---		---		---		---		---

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3032.6		465		409.6		403		300		155		---		---		31		150		294.5		375		449.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8495.9		930		833.4		868		750		620		450		449.5		496		600		759.5		825		914.5

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		11.2		11.7		12.3		13		13.7		14

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17		---		1		1		1		1		1		2		3		4		2		1		---

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 28

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		11		13		12		12		11		11		11		10		9		11		11		12		12

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		6.9		6.2		5.8		4.7		4		3.8		4.1		4.9		6		6.5		6.9		7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		2.4		2.2		1.8		1.5		1.2		1		1		1.2		1.4		1.9		2.2		2.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.8		6.2		5.9		6		5.3		4.9		4.9		5.1		5.9		6.4		6.3		6.3		6.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		6.5		5.8		6.1		5.4		5.5		5.8		6.1		6.6		7.1		6.7		6.8		6.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		6.9		6.2		5.8		4.7		4		3.8		4.1		4.9		6		6.5		6.9		7

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		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.3		1.1		1.2		1.5		1.9		2.1		2.5		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.6		6.9		6.6		6.8		6.1		6		5.5		5.9		6.8		7.3		7.2		6.9		6.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.8		8.2		7.2		7.6		6.7		7.6		7		7.6		8.3		8.9		8.6		8.1		7.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		5.6		5		4.8		3.5		3.4		3.4		3.7		3.9		4.6		5.7		5.9		6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		2.1		2		1.6		1.3		0.8		0.8		0.7		0.9		1.1		1.5		2		2.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		5.2		4.8		4.9		3.8		3.9		4.2		4.5		4.5		4.9		5.6		5.5		5.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		4.3		3.8		4.3		3		3.8		4.7		5		4.3		4.3		5.3		5		4.9