Average Weather in Millicent Australia

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5. Millicent

In Millicent, the summers are comfortable and dry; the winters are long, cold, wet, and windy; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 45°F to 75°F and is rarely below 39°F or above 89°F.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from December 16 to March 17, with an average daily high temperature above 71°F. The hottest day of the year is February 6, with an average high of 75°F and low of 56°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.6 months, from May 23 to September 12, with an average daily high temperature below 59°F. The coldest day of the year is July 20, with an average low of 45°F and high of 56°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Millicent, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Millicent begins around December 7 and lasts for 3.7 months, ending around March 28. On February 8, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 71% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 29% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 28 and lasts for 8.3 months, ending around December 7. On June 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 52% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 48% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Millicent varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.9 months, from May 2 to September 30, with a greater than 23% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 39% on July 24.

The drier season lasts 7.1 months, from September 30 to May 2. The smallest chance of a wet day is 7% on February 11.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 39% on July 24.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Millicent experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Millicent. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around July 2, with an average total accumulation of 2.9 inches.

The least rain falls around February 14, with an average total accumulation of 0.6 inches.

The length of the day in Millicent varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is June 21, with 9 hours, 34 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 46 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:40 AM on December 8, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 44 minutes later at 7:24 AM on June 29. The earliest sunset is at 4:56 PM on June 13, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 37 minutes later at 8:33 PM on January 5.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Millicent during 2017, starting in the spring on October 1 and ending in the fall on April 2.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Millicent, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Millicent experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from June 14 to October 31, with average wind speeds of more than 5.7 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is August 9, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.5 months, from October 31 to June 14. The calmest day of the year is April 7, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Millicent varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 2.9 weeks, from April 23 to May 13 and for 3.0 months, from July 27 to October 28, with a peak percentage of 44% on September 30. The wind is most often from the north for 2.5 months, from May 13 to July 27, with a peak percentage of 39% on July 12. The wind is most often from the south for 5.8 months, from October 28 to April 23, with a peak percentage of 50% on January 1.

Millicent is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.7 months, from January 4 to March 25, with an average temperature above 61°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is February 10, with an average temperature of 63°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.0 months, from August 1 to November 1, with an average temperature below 58°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is September 16, with an average temperature of 57°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from November 8 to February 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.7 kWh. The brightest day of the year is January 3, with an average of 8.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from April 28 to August 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.1 kWh. The darkest day of the year is June 23, with an average of 1.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Millicent are -37.594 deg latitude, 140.349 deg longitude, and 59 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Millicent contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 115 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 61 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (860 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (915 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Millicent is covered by cropland (62%), artificial surfaces (18%), and trees (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (59%) and trees (26%), and within 50 miles by water (41%) and cropland (39%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Millicent, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Mount Gambier Aerodrome, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Millicent.

At a distance of 41 kilometers from Millicent, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Millicent according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.