"Monthly Climate Statistics for 'DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM' [014901]" "Created on [ 22 Oct 2025 14:07:59 UTC]" "014901 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM" "Commenced: 1968" "Last Record: 2025" "Latitude: 13.83 Degrees South" "Longitude: 131.19 Degrees East" "Elevation: 43 m" "State: NT" "Statistic Element","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December","Annual","Number of Years","Start Year","End Year" "Mean maximum temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2025 ",33.8,33.5,34.1,34.7,33.4,31.6,31.9,33.8,36.9,37.9,36.9,35.3,34.5,33,1968,2025 "Highest temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2025 ",40.1,39.5,38.9,39.8,38.4,37.2,36.8,39.3,40.7,44.1,43.1,41.7,44.1,35,1968,2025 "Date of Highest temperature °C for years 1968 to 2025 ",09 Jan 2014,04 Feb 2013,09 Mar 2019,17 Apr 2013,01 May 2016,06 Jun 2022,26 Jul 2015,26 Aug 2024,19 Sep 2022,20 Oct 2019,15 Nov 2019,06 Dec 2019,20 Oct 2019,N/A,1968,2025 "Lowest maximum temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2025 ",24.6,23.6,25.9,25.5,23.0,18.2,17.8,20.2,27.1,22.0,27.0,25.1,17.8,35,1968,2025 "Date of Lowest maximum temperature °C for years 1968 to 2025 ",29 Jan 2018,03 Feb 2004,14 Mar 2012,11 Apr 2017,22 May 2020,20 Jun 2007,13 Jul 1968,17 Aug 2007,17 Sep 2024,20 Oct 2000,02 Nov 2010,30 Dec 2016,13 Jul 1968,N/A,1968,2025 "Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2025 ",30.3,30.2,31.2,32.5,30.1,28.0,28.7,31.1,34.8,35.3,34.0,32.0, ,26,1968,2025 "Decile 9 maximum temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2025 ",36.3,36.0,36.2,36.8,35.8,34.5,34.5,36.0,38.8,40.1,39.5,38.0, ,26,1968,2025 "Mean number of days >= 30 °C for years 1968 to 2025 ",24.8,23.6,28.2,27.1,26.1,21.5,24.2,28.1,27.7,29.2,28.3,26.6,315.4,35,1968,2025 "Mean number of days >= 35 °C for years 1968 to 2025 ",9.6,7.6,11.6,13.4,8.2,1.8,1.8,8.4,24.9,27.4,23.8,16.3,154.8,35,1968,2025 "Mean number of days >= 40 °C for years 1968 to 2025 ",0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.3,3.9,1.8,0.4,6.4,35,1968,2025 "Mean minimum temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2025 ",24.0,23.9,23.3,20.6,16.9,13.9,13.0,14.1,18.9,22.5,23.6,23.9,19.9,35,1968,2025 "Lowest temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2025 ",18.2,18.6,11.6,10.0,5.5,3.7,2.0,2.5,4.5,11.5,14.2,16.4,2.0,36,1968,2025 "Date of Lowest temperature °C for years 1968 to 2025 ",08 Jan 2014,05 Feb 2015,17 Mar 1968,20 Apr 1977,10 May 1974,30 Jun 2007,19 Jul 1977,02 Aug 1977,19 Sep 1977,18 Oct 1972,13 Nov 1999,26 Dec 1969,19 Jul 1977,N/A,1968,2025 "Highest minimum temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2025 ",28.2,28.2,27.8,25.9,24.8,23.9,24.4,25.0,26.3,27.3,28.6,27.7,28.6,36,1968,2025 "Date of Highest minimum temperature °C for years 1968 to 2025 ",26 Jan 2013,09 Feb 1973,01 Mar 1969,06 Apr 2010,16 May 2010,01 Jun 2015,09 Jul 2013,29 Aug 1971,17 Sep 1995,22 Oct 2021,30 Nov 1995,20 Dec 2023,30 Nov 1995,N/A,1968,2025 "Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2025 ",22.4,22.5,21.2,16.7,11.8,8.7,8.4,9.1,13.8,19.5,22.0,22.4, ,28,1968,2025 "Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2025 ",25.4,25.1,24.7,23.8,21.9,18.8,17.6,19.3,22.7,24.6,25.2,25.4, ,28,1968,2025 "Mean number of days <= 2 °C for years 1968 to 2025 ",0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.1,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.1,36,1968,2025 "Mean number of days <= 0 °C for years 1968 to 2025 ",0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,36,1968,2025 "Mean daily ground minimum temperature °C for years null to null ", , , , , , , , , , , , , ,, , "Lowest ground temperature °C for years null to null ", , , , , , , , , , , , , ,, , "Date of Lowest ground temperature °C for years null to null ", , , , , , , , , , , , , ,N/A, , "Mean number of days ground min. temp. <= -1 °C for years 2006 to 2007 ", , , , , , , , , , , , , ,0,2006,2007 "Mean rainfall (mm) for years 1968 to 2025 ",295.6,280.3,222.2,50.7,9.2,1.8,2.8,1.1,5.6,40.6,124.4,217.0,1204.6,52,1968,2025 "Highest rainfall (mm) for years 1968 to 2025 ",786.6,680.2,636.4,410.4,107.6,86.8,47.7,21.4,64.8,136.4,261.6,515.6,1996.0,52,1968,2025 "Date of Highest rainfall for years 1968 to 2025 ",1998,2008,1974,2006,2010,1973,1968,2007,2016,2010,2018,2003,2024,N/A,1968,2025 "Lowest rainfall (mm) for years 1968 to 2025 ",60.6,77.4,33.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,21.6,30.0,640.5,52,1968,2025 "Date of Lowest rainfall for years 1968 to 2025 ",2016,1986,2010,2009,2024,2025,2025,2025,2023,2014,2009,1972,1970,N/A,1968,2025 "Decile 1 monthly rainfall (mm) for years 1800 to 3000 ",127.3,140.2,80.4,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.1,54.2,98.1, ,56,n/a,n/a "Decile 5 (median) monthly rainfall (mm) for years 1800 to 3000 ",257.4,247.5,160.8,22.3,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.2,29.2,123.9,198.6, ,56,n/a,n/a "Decile 5 (median) monthly rainfall (mm) for years 1800 to 3000 ",440.4,481.6,445.6,107.6,19.9,0.4,2.0,1.8,14.0,109.1,205.8,377.5, ,56,n/a,n/a "Highest daily rainfall (mm) for years 1968 to 2025 ",194.6,212.0,167.8,101.0,52.8,40.1,41.8,13.4,61.0,93.5,99.4,244.4,244.4,52,1968,2025 "Date of Highest daily rainfall for years 1968 to 2025 ",27 Jan 1998,01 Feb 2014,15 Mar 2012,26 Apr 2006,07 May 1990,16 Jun 1973,26 Jul 1986,18 Aug 2007,22 Sep 2025,24 Oct 1969,04 Nov 2022,26 Dec 2015,26 Dec 2015,N/A,1968,2025 "Mean number of days of rain for years 1968 to 2025 ",19.1,17.9,15.5,5.0,1.2,0.2,0.3,0.2,1.1,4.4,10.4,15.3,90.6,53,1968,2025 "Mean number of days of rain >= 1 mm for years 1968 to 2025 ",14.6,13.6,11.2,3.3,0.8,0.1,0.2,0.2,0.9,3.4,7.8,11.3,67.4,52,1968,2025 "Mean number of days of rain >= 10 mm for years 1968 to 2025 ",7.8,7.4,5.9,1.2,0.2,0.1,0.1,0.0,0.2,1.2,3.7,5.9,33.7,52,1968,2025 "Mean number of days of rain >= 25 mm for years 1968 to 2025 ",3.6,3.4,2.8,0.5,0.1,0.0,0.1,0.0,0.1,0.5,1.5,2.8,15.4,52,1968,2025 "Mean daily wind run (km) for years 2002 to 2025 ",159,137,130,180,221,246,234,209,175,165,145,136,178,15,2002,2025 "Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) for years 2002 to 2025 ",89,80,78,93,65,61,61,67,91,80,89,89,93,22,2002,2025 "Date of Maximum wind gust speed for years 2002 to 2025 ",12 Jan 2019,04 Feb 2025,03 Mar 2006,04 Apr 2015,29 May 2008,13 Jun 2011,26 Jul 2022,03 Aug 2019,29 Sep 2010,19 Oct 2011,29 Nov 2016,14 Dec 2013,04 Apr 2015,N/A,2002,2025 "Mean daily sunshine (hours) for years 1973 to 1979 ", , , , , , , , , , , , , ,2,1973,1979 "Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/(m*m)) for years 1990 to 2025 ",20.9,21.0,22.7,22.3,20.4,19.4,20.2,22.3,23.9,24.7,24.2,22.4,22.0,35,1990,2025 "Mean number of clear days for years 1968 to 2002 ", , , , , , , , , , , , , ,6,1968,2002 "Mean number of cloudy days for years 1968 to 2002 ", , , , , , , , , , , , , ,6,1968,2002 "Mean daily evaporation (mm) for years 1968 to 2016 ",5.3,5.1,5.2,5.9,6.1,6.0,6.5,7.2,7.7,7.7,6.6,5.8,6.3,21,1968,2016 "Mean 9am temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2010 ",27.5,27.1,27.1,26.5,23.9,20.8,20.2,22.7,26.8,29.0,29.2,28.5,25.8,21,1968,2010 "Mean 9am wet bulb temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2010 ",25.4,25.4,24.8,23.0,19.1,15.9,15.3,17.6,21.8,24.1,25.2,25.6,21.9,20,1968,2010 "Mean 9am dew point temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2010 ",24.5,24.6,23.9,21.1,15.7,11.5,10.6,13.3,18.4,21.4,23.3,24.3,19.4,20,1968,2010 "Mean 9am relative humidity (%) for years 1968 to 2010 ",84,86,83,73,62,58,57,59,63,66,71,79,70,20,1968,2010 "Mean 9am cloud cover (okas) for years 1968 to 2002 ",5.8,5.9,4.7,3.0,1.9,1.5,1.0,1.3,1.9,3.5,3.5,5.1,3.3,13,1968,2002 "Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) for years 1968 to 2010 ",6.8,6.3,5.8,8.1,9.6,12.3,10.6,7.9,7.0,7.3,6.6,6.1,7.9,17,1968,2010 "Mean 3pm temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2010 ",31.7,31.4,32.2,33.6,32.1,30.2,30.4,32.4,35.3,36.2,35.3,33.6,32.9,20,1968,2010 "Mean 3pm wet bulb temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2010 ",26.1,26.2,25.5,23.6,21.3,18.5,18.5,19.5,21.3,23.4,24.8,25.8,22.9,18,1968,2010 "Mean 3pm dew point temperature (°C) for years 1968 to 2010 ",23.7,23.9,22.2,17.8,13.6,8.8,8.3,8.8,10.9,15.5,19.3,22.1,16.2,18,1968,2010 "Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) for years 1968 to 2010 ",65,66,58,42,35,28,27,25,24,32,41,54,41,18,1968,2010 "Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) for years 1968 to 2002 ", , , , , , , , , , , , , ,6,1968,2002 "Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) for years 1968 to 2010 ",10.6,10.1,10.3,14.8,14.5,16.4,16.1,13.2,11.5,9.7,8.7,9.1,12.1,16,1968,2010