MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION, QUEENSLAND

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 41

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		78		81		81		80		79		76		74		73		74		77		80		82		82

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 41

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		89		90		89		89		88		87		86		85		87		90		93		95		93

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 41

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		68		73		73		72		70		66		63		61		61		64		67		69		72

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		104		100		100		96		97		92		97		91		94		99		104		103		102

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		40		67		69		66		57		54		49		40		50		50		51		59		64

Average Morning Temperature

Years on Record: 42

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		79		82		80		80		79		77		73		72		74		78		82		84		83

Average Afternoon Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		85		85		83		84		85		84		82		82		84		87		90		91		88

Average Number of Days Above 104F/40C

Years on Record: 17

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

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		35.1		2.4		0.6		0.3		0.1		---		0.1		---		---		1.8		7.4		14.3		8.2

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		263.3		23.5		21.9		24.5		24.4		20.6		13.1		9.5		19.5		24.6		27.9		26.3		27.4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 87

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		54		12		12		11		4		---		---		---		---		---		---		2		7

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 86

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		106.5		19.7		19.6		19.1		10.5		6.2		4.2		4		2.3		1.6		2		5		12.3

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 86

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		15		7		4		5		5		3		1		1		---		1		6		15		4

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 87

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		33		33		23		25		15		4		2		1		1		1		6		20		22

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 87

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

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		80		83		87		88		85		85		85		84		79		70		65		68		75

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		59		71		74		72		67		63		59		55		49		45		41		46		57

Average Morning Dew Point

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		71		75		75		75		73		71		67		66		66		67		68		71		74

Average Afternoon Dew Point

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		68		73		74		74		72		70		66		64		62		62		63		67		70

Average Morning Web Bulb

Years on Record: 41

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

Average Afternoon Wet Bulb

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		74		77		77		77		76		74		72		70		71		71		73		75		76

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 41

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4910		511.5		452		480.5		420		356.5		285		248		279		360		465		510		542.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 41

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10388.8		976.5		875.8		945.5		870		821.5		735		713		744		810		930		960		1007.5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		13.1		12.9		12.5		12.2		11.9		11.8		11.9		12.1		12.4		12.7		13.1		13.2

Average Number of Clear Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12.9		---		0.1		0.1		0.3		0.7		1.5		2.3		2.9		1.6		2.5		0.8		0.2

Average Number of Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		132.1		16.9		19.7		19.1		12.3		9.7		8.5		7.3		5.4		6.7		6.2		6.9		13.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		5.8		5.2		5.2		5.3		5		4.8		5		5.6		6.4		7		6.9		6.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		2.3		2.4		2.2		1.8		1.5		1.3		1.4		1.5		1.7		1.9		2		2.2

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		5.8		5.1		5.2		5.5		5.4		5.3		5.5		6		6.5		6.8		6.9		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		5.8		5.1		3.9		4.4		5.3		5.8		6		6.1		6.5		6.9		7.3		7.1		5.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		5.8		5.2		5.2		5.3		5		4.8		5		5.6		6.4		7		6.9		6.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.3		2		1.7		1.5		1.5		1.8		2		2.2		2.3		2.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.7		6.8		6.3		6.8		6.4		6.1		5.9		6.1		6.7		7		7.3		7.5		7.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.5		6.9		6.1		7.3		7		7		7.1		7.2		7.9		8		8.4		8.3		8.4

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		4.1		4		4.4		3.5		4.2		4.1		4.5		4.6		5.5		6		6		4.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		2.1		2.2		1.8		1.5		1.3		1.1		1.2		1.2		1.5		1.6		1.8		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		4.7		4		3.9		4.3		3.5		4.4		4.5		4.9		4.8		5.6		5.8		6		4.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		2.4		2.3		3		2.3		4		4.4		5		4.3		5.1		5.4		5.3		3.2