TOWNSVILLE, QUEENSLAND

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		76		82		81		80		77		73		68		67		69		72		77		80		82

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		84		88		88		87		85		81		78		77		79		82		85		87		88

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		67		75		75		73		69		64		58		56		58		63		69		73		75

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		109		104		109		99		96		89		87		89		92		97		99		106		108

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		34		66		64		62		53		43		40		38		34		46		47		57		66

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 51

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

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		174		27		25		26		17		4		---		---		1		4		15		26		29

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		308		16		16		25		29		31		30		31		31		30		29		22		17

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		135		---		---		---		6		19		27		29		27		20		7		1		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		45.5		11.1		11.5		8.4		2.7		1.5		0.9		0.6		0.5		0.4		0.9		2.1		5

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18		4		4		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		3		4

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		86.4		44.9		35.6		26.9		16		7.1		4.2		6.8		3.3		3.2		10		13.1		18

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		18.3		0.3		0.2		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 40

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		82		85		87		86		85		82		81		81		82		81		79		80		81

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 41

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		58		65		68		65		61		57		52		51		52		52		55		58		60

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 41

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		64		72		72		70		66		61		55		54		56		59		64		68		70

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3838.6		511.5		466.1		465		360		232.5		90		46.5		108.5		225		372		450		511.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9317.4		976.5		889.9		930		810		697.5		540		511.5		573.5		675		837		900		976.5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		13.5		13.1		12.6		12		11.6		11.4		11.5		11.9		12.4		12.9		13.4		13.7

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16		---		---		---		1		1		3		4		4		2		1		---		---

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 43

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		10		10		9		11		11		10		6		10		10		11		11		11		10

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		7.1		6.3		6.1		5.3		4.6		4.3		4.6		5.4		6.7		7.3		7.4		7.4

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		2.2		1.8		1.5		1.3		1.1		1.1		1.2		1.3		1.7		2		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		6.3		7.1		5.9		6.2		5.8		5.4		5.3		5.6		6.2		7		7.1		6.8		7.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.9		7.1		5.8		6.3		6		5.9		6		6.4		7		8.1		8.1		7.8		7.5

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		7.1		6.3		6.1		5.3		4.6		4.3		4.6		5.4		6.7		7.3		7.4		7.4

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		1.8		1.5		1.3		1.3		1.6		1.6		2		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		6.7		6.8		6		6.1		6.9		7.5		7.5		7.4		8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		8.5		8.9		8.9		8.7		7.8		8.6		7.3		7.5		8.4		9.1		9.1		9.2		8.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5		5.3		4.5		5.1		4.3		3.9		3.8		4.2		4.2		6		6.5		6		6.1

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		1.8		1.6		1.4		1.2		0.8		0.9		0.9		0.9		1.1		1.4		1.7		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		5.2		4.3		5.1		4.6		4.5		4.5		4.9		4.7		6.3		6.3		5.6		6.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		3.9		2.9		4.3		3.9		4.3		4.7		5.3		4.4		6.7		6.6		5.1		5.2