Murchison Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	39.4	38.7	35.5	30.8	26.1	21.6	21.1	23.2	26.5	30.7	34.1	37.7	30.3
Mean Min (°C)	22.6	23.1	20.6	16.4	10.9	7.4	6.2	7.1	9.8	13.2	16.8	20.5	14.5
Mean Rain (mm)	20.1	31.7	32.3	21.3	16.1	28.4	26.5	19.4	8.1	5.0	6.5	12.9	230.7
Median Rain (mm)	5.5	13.3	12.4	11.2	10.4	19.8	18.1	13.7	4.8	2.1	3.5	5.2	211.8
Mean Rain Days	3.3	4.2	3.9	4.1	4.1	7.0	6.5	5.4	2.9	1.5	2.2	2.8	48.3

Murchison Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	47.2	47.6	45.4	41.0	36.8	31.0	30.0	35.5	39.5	43.0	45.5	46.0	47.6
Low Max (°C)	22.8	23.0	19.8	19.7	16.4	13.2	12.0	14.3	16.7	18.1	21.0	23.9	12.0
High Min (°C)	31.2	34.1	31.1	26.5	22.6	17.8	17.5	19.0	20.5	26.0	28.0	32.5	34.1
Low Min (°C)	13.0	13.0	8.5	5.5	-0.6	-2.4	-6.5	-1.8	0.0	3.5	6.6	9.0	-6.5
High Rain (mm)	47.0	142.5	127.6	56.4	71.2	36.4	41.1	42.2	33.0	21.9	19.0	27.0	142.5

Murchison Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	42.2	42.6	38.3	34.0	29.0	24.1	23.8	27.8	31.1	33.9	37.7	40.5	32.1
Low Mn. Max (°C)	36.0	34.4	31.1	26.6	23.2	19.0	17.5	19.1	22.6	27.4	30.9	35.1	28.6
High Mn. Min (°C)	25.0	27.5	24.0	18.7	15.0	11.6	9.3	9.7	12.9	16.0	19.7	22.5	15.9
Low Mn. Min (°C)	20.9	18.4	17.8	13.3	6.4	4.0	1.5	2.4	7.6	11.0	14.5	18.3	12.7
High Rain (mm)	135.9	183.0	280.6	71.5	98.0	78.2	88.0	93.7	43.0	41.2	24.3	47.4	437.9
Low Rain (mm)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	95.9

Murchison Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Murchison Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	15.2	11.2	4.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	3.0	10.2	41.6
≥ 35°C	26.1	23.0	17.5	5.4	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	5.5	13.2	22.3	109.1
≥ 30°C	29.2	26.8	26.3	16.5	4.3	0.0	0.0	1.5	6.3	16.0	23.1	28.4	171.9
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	2.7	4.2	2.7	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.4
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.4	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9

Murchison 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	43.2	42.6	40.0	35.2	30.0	25.0	24.3	26.9	30.3	35.5	39.0	41.8	39.3
Low Max	35.2	34.0	30.2	25.9	21.8	18.5	17.8	18.7	22.0	25.3	28.7	32.2	21.0
High Min	26.1	26.1	23.6	19.9	16.1	12.6	11.0	11.0	12.6	16.0	20.4	24.4	22.3
Low Min	18.5	19.0	16.0	12.4	6.2	2.6	1.7	2.7	5.7	9.6	13.2	15.7	5.8

Murchison Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	31	35	33	29	32	33	32	31	31	29	29	25	32.0
Earliest Entry	1989	1989	1989	1989	1989	1989	1989	1989	1989	1989	1990	1989	1989
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2022	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	32	36	33	29	31	31	31	31	33	30	31	26	32.0
Earliest Entry	1989	1989	1989	1989	1989	1989	1989	1989	1989	1989	1990	1989	1989
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	34	37	37	35	34	35	35	37	37	36	36	33	35.0
Earliest Entry	1988	1988	1988	1988	1988	1988	1987	1987	1987	1987	1987	1987	1987
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

Station Details

MURCHISON
Gascoyne, Western Australia

26.8956°S 115.9567°E 287m AMSL
Commenced 1987

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