Bourke Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	36.3	35.3	32.4	27.4	22.2	18.5	17.9	20.5	24.5	28.8	32.6	35.3	27.5
Mean Min (°C)	21.0	20.4	17.6	12.9	8.7	5.9	4.6	6.2	9.2	13.2	16.7	19.4	12.9
Mean Rain (mm)	42.0	42.2	35.0	27.0	30.0	27.3	23.4	20.0	20.0	26.3	29.1	32.2	354.0
Median Rain (mm)	24.9	27.8	15.7	12.2	21.1	19.1	17.5	12.3	12.7	19.4	18.2	20.8	328.4
Mean Rain Days	4.0	4.1	3.8	2.8	4.0	4.3	4.5	3.7	3.6	4.4	3.9	4.1	46.4

Bourke Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	49.7	48.3	46.7	41.1	35.0	30.0	28.9	34.4	37.8	43.3	45.6	48.9	49.7
Low Max (°C)	17.8	17.8	18.3	14.4	8.9	8.3	6.1	8.8	12.2	14.0	15.4	18.6	6.1
High Min (°C)	33.3	32.2	30.0	25.8	19.2	16.7	16.1	20.6	25.0	30.6	30.6	31.4	33.3
Low Min (°C)	8.9	10.6	5.6	1.7	-2.8	-3.9	-3.3	-3.3	-1.7	1.7	3.3	5.0	-3.9
High Rain (mm)	185.9	106.2	93.2	114.3	71.2	53.8	53.6	78.0	63.8	49.8	71.9	78.4	185.9

Bourke Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	43.4	41.6	37.2	32.7	25.6	22.3	21.0	24.9	29.1	34.5	38.9	40.2	30.7
Low Mn. Max (°C)	29.2	29.6	28.2	23.1	17.5	15.1	11.7	15.8	20.0	22.2	21.1	31.2	23.2
High Mn. Min (°C)	25.7	23.5	21.7	16.0	13.0	9.6	8.3	9.1	12.6	19.0	21.4	24.8	14.9
Low Mn. Min (°C)	17.2	16.4	13.7	9.2	4.7	1.9	1.2	2.3	4.8	9.4	12.9	16.2	10.2
High Rain (mm)	310.9	283.4	224.3	205.5	196.4	127.5	110.4	99.0	97.9	154.2	158.8	169.4	854.6
Low Rain (mm)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	102.2

Bourke Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Bourke Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	7.7	4.7	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.3	5.6	21.2
≥ 35°C	19.7	15.9	8.8	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	4.3	10.4	16.7	75.2
≥ 30°C	27.9	24.9	22.6	8.4	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.5	3.9	12.6	20.9	26.9	146.0
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	3.7	7.0	2.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.2
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.2	2.4	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	41.7	40.0	37.1	31.8	26.7	22.2	21.4	25.0	29.4	34.8	38.3	40.6	36.7
Low Max	31.1	30.6	27.8	22.8	18.1	15.0	14.5	16.4	19.6	23.3	27.0	30.0	18.3
High Min	25.0	23.9	21.1	17.2	12.8	10.0	8.3	10.0	13.3	17.8	21.1	23.8	21.0
Low Min	17.2	16.9	13.9	8.5	4.4	2.2	1.1	2.8	5.0	8.9	12.2	15.3	4.8

Bourke Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	120	121	121	122	123	124	124	124	123	123	120	121	122.1
Earliest Entry	1873	1873	1873	1871	1872	1872	1872	1871	1871	1871	1872	1872	1871
Latest Entry	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1995	1995	1995	1995	1996
Years of Maxima	121	122	122	123	124	125	125	124	123	123	123	121	123.1
Earliest Entry	1872	1872	1872	1871	1871	1871	1871	1871	1871	1871	1871	1871	1871
Latest Entry	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1995	1995	1995	1995	1996
Years of Rainfall	122	124	123	123	124	126	126	125	124	124	124	124	124.1
Earliest Entry	1872	1872	1872	1871	1871	1871	1871	1871	1871	1871	1871	1871	1871
Latest Entry	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1996	1995	1995	1995	1995	1996

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Upper Western, New South Wales/ACT

30.0917°S 145.9358°E 106m AMSL
Commenced 1871 / Closed 1996

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13:20 AEST A weeklong stretch of low wind power was broken on Wednesday evening, as a weak cold front marched across southern Australia. The chart below shows that the National Electricity Market (NEM) has endured a weeklong stretch of low wind generation, with wind power providing around 6% of the NEM’s electricity, down from last year’s average of 13.1% (Mon, April 15 to Wed, April 17).