Cairns Racecourse Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	32.2	32.1	31.3	30.1	28.0	26.4	26.1	27.0	28.7	30.3	31.8	32.1	29.7
Mean Min (°C)	23.9	23.9	23.4	21.9	19.8	18.3	16.7	16.3	18.1	20.0	21.8	23.0	20.6
Mean Rain (mm)	461.6	355.8	410.9	257.1	100.8	62.9	68.8	28.2	43.6	54.1	65.1	288.6	2176.0
Median Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mean Rain Days	20.0	17.9	18.7	16.2	14.0	13.6	11.3	8.4	8.0	8.9	11.5	14.6	161.4

Cairns Racecourse Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	39.2	40.1	37.2	34.9	31.5	30.7	30.3	30.8	32.7	33.7	43.6	38.8	43.6
Low Max (°C)	25.0	25.2	25.0	24.6	20.3	20.3	19.1	22.6	24.1	24.5	27.9	25.4	19.1
High Min (°C)	28.3	28.7	29.1	24.8	24.8	23.1	23.0	23.1	24.1	26.5	26.9	27.2	29.1
Low Min (°C)	19.2	18.9	18.6	13.5	10.3	8.6	7.8	7.9	7.6	13.8	15.4	13.4	7.6
High Rain (mm)	281.6	254.0	177.8	189.0	107.4	33.2	78.8	17.2	67.6	121.2	33.2	278.2	281.6

Cairns Racecourse Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	33.5	33.9	32.8	31.2	29.2	27.8	26.9	28.1	29.4	31.8	33.9	33.4	30.1
Low Mn. Max (°C)	30.8	30.4	30.2	29.3	27.1	25.3	24.9	26.3	27.7	28.8	30.3	30.8	29.3
High Mn. Min (°C)	25.0	24.8	24.3	22.7	22.0	19.7	19.1	18.2	20.5	22.1	23.3	24.2	21.2
Low Mn. Min (°C)	23.3	22.9	22.8	20.9	18.7	15.6	14.3	14.8	15.0	18.0	20.1	21.8	19.9
High Rain (mm)	721.6	627.0	1000.6	804.4	211.0	248.6	137.6	88.2	88.0	183.8	147.8	980.0	3158.8
Low Rain (mm)	109.2	126.8	109.6	35.0	34.2	18.0	4.4	2.0	0.4	13.4	3.4	11.4	1210.0

Cairns Racecourse Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Cairns Racecourse Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.5
≥ 35°C	2.3	3.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	1.4	8.8
≥ 30°C	27.9	24.5	25.1	15.7	4.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	5.3	19.5	27.1	27.4	177.1
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Cairns Racecourse 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low Max	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Min	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low Min	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Cairns Racecourse Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10.0
Earliest Entry	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10.0
Earliest Entry	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10.0
Earliest Entry	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013	2013
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

Station Details

CAIRNS RACECOURSE
North Coast & Tableland, Queensland

16.9463°S 145.7474°E 5m AMSL
Commenced 2013

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