Ararat Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	27.2	27.2	24.1	19.7	15.5	12.5	11.9	13.1	15.3	18.4	21.8	24.9	19.2
Mean Min (°C)	11.3	11.3	9.7	7.3	5.5	3.9	3.4	3.9	5.1	6.1	7.9	9.5	7.1
Mean Rain (mm)	41.2	29.8	29.7	42.6	54.7	57.8	61.9	67.7	60.5	57.1	45.2	37.5	586.2
Median Rain (mm)	32.7	23.2	24.4	33.5	48.0	53.1	61.4	63.6	56.4	52.9	47.2	27.1	599.0
Mean Rain Days	7.0	5.4	8.1	10.3	14.0	17.0	18.7	18.1	15.1	12.6	10.5	8.3	145.4

Ararat Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	43.1	44.7	39.0	33.5	26.2	20.4	21.0	24.5	28.9	34.7	39.8	43.3	44.7
Low Max (°C)	13.3	11.9	12.5	9.6	4.7	5.0	5.7	6.2	7.2	9.4	10.1	11.5	4.7
High Min (°C)	29.8	26.7	23.5	20.0	17.7	13.3	11.0	12.5	15.9	18.5	25.0	25.2	29.8
Low Min (°C)	0.6	0.3	-0.9	-5.7	-5.2	-6.4	-7.5	-6.2	-4.0	-4.5	-4.5	-1.0	-7.5
High Rain (mm)	91.2	98.6	57.0	58.4	46.0	36.8	36.8	38.1	51.6	48.2	43.7	68.0	98.6

Ararat Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	31.8	30.5	27.7	23.8	17.8	14.2	13.2	15.9	18.6	26.1	27.1	30.0	20.9
Low Mn. Max (°C)	23.6	23.5	20.3	16.2	12.8	10.9	10.4	11.2	12.0	15.1	18.3	20.3	17.7
High Mn. Min (°C)	14.3	14.2	12.6	10.4	9.1	6.6	5.3	5.9	6.9	8.5	11.3	12.1	8.3
Low Mn. Min (°C)	7.6	8.5	6.3	3.6	3.7	-0.5	-0.1	1.3	2.9	3.3	5.5	6.9	5.6
High Rain (mm)	178.0	225.7	100.8	110.0	144.5	127.7	113.5	152.0	168.4	201.6	102.7	105.5	908.6
Low Rain (mm)	0.3	0.0	2.9	3.6	7.4	9.5	17.0	12.1	10.0	2.7	11.2	0.3	301.9

Ararat Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Ararat Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.9
≥ 35°C	3.6	2.5	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.8	8.9
≥ 30°C	10.1	9.4	4.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	3.2	6.6	35.0
≤ 2°C	0.1	0.1	0.6	2.9	6.1	8.8	9.7	8.3	6.3	4.6	1.8	0.6	49.3
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	2.6	4.9	5.2	3.8	2.7	1.6	0.4	0.1	22.0

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	33.7	33.4	30.0	24.7	18.5	14.4	13.7	15.5	18.9	22.8	27.9	31.5	27.3
Low Max	20.5	20.7	18.3	14.9	12.4	10.2	9.6	10.4	11.7	13.8	15.5	18.1	11.9
High Min	15.1	15.3	14.0	11.6	9.5	7.4	6.5	7.0	8.7	10.1	11.9	13.2	11.7
Low Min	6.9	7.3	5.3	2.6	1.1	-0.5	-0.5	0.2	1.0	1.8	3.3	5.1	2.0

Ararat Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	54	54	55	54	53	54	52	55	54	54	54	54	54.0
Earliest Entry	1970	1970	1970	1970	1970	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	54	55	54	54	53	55	54	55	54	53	53	53	54.0
Earliest Entry	1970	1970	1970	1970	1970	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	55	55	55	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54.0
Earliest Entry	1970	1970	1970	1970	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969	1969
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

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37.2769°S 142.9786°E 295m AMSL
Commenced 1969

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