Cairns Daily Summaries

May 2024
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date min to 9am anomaly max from 9am anomaly rain to 9am  
°C °C °C °C mm
Wed 01/05/2024 22.8 +2.8 - - 0.6  
Thu 02/05/2024 22.8 +2.8 29.1 +1.4 -  
Fri 03/05/2024 22.4 +2.4 28.4 +0.7 10.0  
Sat 04/05/2024 22.1 +2.1 28.9 +1.2 3.6  
Sun 05/05/2024 22.2 +2.2 29.4 +1.7 0.0  
Mon 06/05/2024 21.4 +1.4 29.3 +1.6 0.4  
Tue 07/05/2024 21.1 +1.1 29.1 +1.4 1.2  
Wed 08/05/2024 22.4 +2.4 28.8 +1.1 3.0  
Thu 09/05/2024 22.5 +2.5 27.2 -0.5 12.6  
Fri 10/05/2024 22.4 +2.4 26.1 -1.6 2.6  
Sat 11/05/2024 21.7 +1.7 27.6 -0.1 5.6  
Sun 12/05/2024 21.6 +1.6 28.0 +0.3 6.0  
Mon 13/05/2024 19.7 -0.3 29.1 +1.4 0.6  
Tue 14/05/2024 22.4 +2.4 29.0 +1.3 -  
Wed 15/05/2024 22.7 +2.7 27.5 -0.2 1.8  
 
May 2024 Average 22.0 +2.0 28.4 +0.7    
May 1943-2023 Average 20.0   27.7      
May 1943-2023 Highest 25.0 3rd 2023 31.3 1st 2020    
May 1943-2023 Lowest 10.1 26th 1953 20.3 23rd 2020    
 
May 2024 Total         48.0 12 day(s)
May 1943-2023 Average Total         91.7 13.7 day(s)
May 1943-2023 Wettest Total         322.3 1964
May 1943-2023 Wettest 24hr Total         119.7 22nd 2016
May 1943-2023 Driest Total         3.2 2001
 
Jan-May 2024 Total         1940.6 96 day(s)
Jan-May 1943-2024 Average Total         1553.2 88.2 day(s)
 
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Station Details

CAIRNS AERO
North Coast & Tableland, Queensland
16.8736°S 145.7458°E 3m AMSL
Commenced 1941

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