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Climate data for the Australian Casey - Continental Low Latitude Coast Station
Data range from 1989 to 2001, Latitude (deg S): 66.2792; Longitude (deg E): 110.5356
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Mean 9am air temp, deg C | - 0.1 | - 2.1 | - 7 | - 11.8 | - 15.7 | - 14.2 | - 14.6 | - 13.9 | - 13.4 | - 11.1 | - 4.7 | - 0.5 | - 9.1 |
| Mean daily max, deg C | 2 | 0 | - 4.4 | - 8.3 | - 12 | - 10.4 | - 10.4 | - 10.1 | - 10 | - 8.3 | - 2.4 | 1.5 | - 6.1 |
| Mean daily min, deg C | - 2.8 | - 4.9 | - 10.3 | - 15.7 | - 19.6 | - 18.1 | - 18.7 | - 17.8 | - 17.4 | - 15.2 | - 8.8 | - 3.7 | - 12.7 |
| Lowest ever daily Temp, deg C | - 8.9 | - 15.8 | - 22.3 | - 31.3 | - 34.4 | - 34.1 | - 33.2 | - 32.9 | - 30.7 | - 31.2 | - 23.4 | - 13 |
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| Mean monthly rainfall, mm | 9.8 | 10.6 | 18.1 | 19.5 | 23.1 | 32.3 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 18.2 | 11.7 |
222.9 annual total |
Mean number of days per year where Min Temp equal or less than 2.0 deg C = 362.4
Mean number of days per year where Min Temp equal or less than 0 deg C = 358.7
Highest recorded wind gust - 240.8 km/h
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Climate data for the Australian Mawson - Continental Low Latitude Coast Station
Data range from 1954 to 2001; Latitude (deg S): 67.6014; Longitude (deg E): 62.8731
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Mean 9am air temp, deg C | - 0.7 | - 5.4 | - 11.2 | - 15 | - 16.8 | - 16.7 | - 18 | - 18.8 | - 18.2 | - 13.9 | - 6.2 | - 0.9 | - 11.9 |
| Mean daily max, deg C | 2.6 | - 1.4 | - 7.2 | - 11.8 | - 13.7 | - 13.6 | - 15.1 | - 15.6 | - 14.4 | - 10 | - 2.6 | 2.1 | - 8.4 |
| Mean daily min, deg C | - 2.6 | - 7.3 | - 13.3 | - 17.3 | - 19.4 | - 19.5 | - 20.8 | - 21.6 | - 20.7 | - 16.5 | - 8.8 | - 3.2 | - 14.3 |
| Lowest ever daily Temp, deg C | - 10 | - 17.3 | - 25.4 | - 33.3 | - 34.4 | - 34 | - 36 | - 35.9 | - 35.8 | - 29 | - 20 | - 10.5 | . |
| Mean 3pm wind speed, km/h | 27.4 | 34.6 | 38.5 | 38.6 | 40.8 | 44 | 42.5 | 42.6 | 37.6 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 28 | 36.9 |
Mean number of days per year where Min Temp equal or less than 2.0 deg C = 364.2
Mean number of days per year where Min Temp equal or less than 0 deg C = 359
Highest recorded wind gust - 248.4 km/h
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If you want to translate these figures into degrees Fahrenheit, the table can be copied and dropped into an Excel spreadsheet and this formula applied:
Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit = (Temperature in degrees centigrade x 1.8) + 32
