Sandy Cape Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
29.4 29.3 28.5 26.8 24.2 21.9 21.3 22.4 24.3 26.0 27.4 28.6 25.8
Mean Min (°C)
22.5 22.5 21.8 20.1 17.8 15.4 14.5 15.3 17.1 18.8 20.3 21.7 19.0
Mean Rain (mm)
157.7 170.8 157.5 119.0 118.1 107.0 89.2 63.4 49.1 66.0 76.1 97.4 1255.8
Median Rain (mm)
134.0 129.4 129.0 98.7 105.4 82.1 71.1 54.6 38.7 45.9 59.9 71.1 1217.5
Mean Rain Days
13.5 14.4 16.4 15.5 15.3 12.9 11.9 10.1 8.3 8.4 8.9 10.7 145.2

Sandy Cape Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
34.2 35.8 34.7 31.9 31.0 27.8 26.5 27.2 29.3 31.8 34.5 36.0 36.0
Low Max (°C)
22.7 22.2 21.9 18.9 14.9 13.5 11.6 13.1 17.4 17.5 21.0 20.6 11.6
High Min (°C)
27.5 27.3 26.6 24.8 23.4 22.0 20.2 20.1 22.1 23.3 24.6 26.0 27.5
Low Min (°C)
16.7 15.0 14.6 13.3 9.6 6.7 5.2 5.6 1.0 11.2 13.9 15.5 1.0
High Rain (mm)
374.7 432.4 265.0 193.5 254.0 214.6 178.3 111.0 178.8 280.8 400.0 196.3 432.4

Sandy Cape Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
31.2 31.6 30.5 28.5 26.4 23.8 23.1 24.4 26.0 28.7 29.0 31.0 26.6
Low Mn. Max (°C)
26.7 27.4 26.4 24.3 22.3 20.0 19.4 20.7 22.9 23.8 25.3 26.4 24.5
High Mn. Min (°C)
23.7 24.4 23.2 21.2 19.9 17.0 17.0 17.2 18.6 21.2 22.1 23.6 20.0
Low Mn. Min (°C)
20.4 20.7 20.4 18.7 15.7 12.8 12.5 13.4 14.8 17.3 19.1 20.0 17.8
High Rain (mm)
838.1 810.8 567.1 523.3 420.3 354.8 439.8 252.6 318.2 636.6 608.9 428.3 2399.4
Low Rain (mm)
2.6 7.4 6.8 6.2 9.4 11.9 5.8 0.2 0.0 2.3 1.4 4.4 455.8

Sandy Cape Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Sandy Cape annual climate

Sandy Cape Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°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
≥ 35°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
≥ 30°C
12.1 9.9 6.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 6.7 34.8
≤ 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

Sandy Cape 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
31.1 31.1 30.1 28.4 26.2 24.0 23.4 24.3 26.0 27.6 29.0 30.4 29.4
Low Max
27.5 27.5 26.8 25.0 22.3 19.5 18.9 20.2 22.5 24.3 25.7 27.0 22.0
High Min
24.1 24.1 23.3 21.8 20.0 17.8 17.0 17.4 19.2 20.7 22.1 23.6 22.6
Low Min
20.7 21.0 20.0 18.4 15.6 12.7 11.5 12.6 14.8 16.9 18.6 20.0 15.0

Sandy Cape Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
63 61 61 60 58 62 59 59 56 58 58 58 57.0
Earliest Entry
1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957
Latest Entry
2024 2023 2023 2023 2021 2023 2023 2023 2022 2023 2023 2023 2024
Years of Maxima
62 59 61 60 56 61 57 60 57 59 58 57 57.0
Earliest Entry
1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957
Latest Entry
2024 2023 2023 2023 2022 2023 2023 2023 2022 2023 2023 2023 2024
Years of Rainfall
133 132 132 127 127 132 131 129 129 132 128 126 128.0
Earliest Entry
1888 1888 1888 1888 1888 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887 1887
Latest Entry
2024 2023 2023 2023 2021 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2024

Station Details

SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE
Wide Bay & Burnett, Queensland
24.7297°S 153.2083°E 100m AMSL
Commenced 1871

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