Average Weather in Stanthorpe Australia

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In Stanthorpe, the summers are long, warm, and partly cloudy and the winters are short, cold, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 32°F to 81°F and is rarely below 24°F or above 89°F.

The warm season lasts for 4.1 months, from November 18 to March 20, with an average daily high temperature above 77°F. The hottest day of the year is January 17, with an average high of 81°F and low of 59°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from May 27 to August 23, with an average daily high temperature below 62°F. The coldest day of the year is July 29, with an average low of 32°F and high of 59°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 Stanthorpe, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Stanthorpe begins around July 16 and lasts for 3.1 months, ending around October 19. On September 15, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 84% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 16% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 19 and lasts for 8.9 months, ending around July 16. On June 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 35% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 65% 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 Stanthorpe varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.6 months, from October 18 to March 5, with a greater than 22% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 33% on December 16.

The drier season lasts 7.4 months, from March 5 to October 18. The smallest chance of a wet day is 10% on August 1.

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 33% on December 16.

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. Stanthorpe experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Stanthorpe. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around January 27, with an average total accumulation of 3.5 inches.

The least rain falls around August 3, with an average total accumulation of 1.0 inches.

The length of the day in Stanthorpe varies over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is June 21, with 10 hours, 19 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 58 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:46 AM on December 3, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 59 minutes later at 6:45 AM on July 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:02 PM on June 10, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 53 minutes later at 6:54 PM on January 10.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Stanthorpe during 2017.

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.

Stanthorpe experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from December 10 to March 10, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 3% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is February 2, with muggy conditions 12% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is July 27, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

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 predominant average hourly wind direction in Stanthorpe varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 3.6 months, from June 18 to October 7, with a peak percentage of 37% on July 5. The wind is most often from the east for 8.4 months, from October 7 to June 18, with a peak percentage of 59% on January 1.

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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.1 months, from October 18 to February 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest day of the year is January 1, with an average of 7.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from May 5 to August 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.2 kWh. The darkest day of the year is June 16, with an average of 3.3 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Stanthorpe are -28.654 deg latitude, 151.934 deg longitude, and 2,756 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Stanthorpe contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 531 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,714 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,450 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,541 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Stanthorpe is covered by trees (65%), sparse vegetation (18%), and artificial surfaces (16%), within 10 miles by trees (64%) and sparse vegetation (30%), and within 50 miles by trees (58%) and sparse vegetation (35%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Stanthorpe, 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 are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Stanthorpe.

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

The estimated value at Stanthorpe is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Stanthorpe and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are: RAAF Base Amberley (34%, 136 kilometers, northeast); Oakey Aerodrome (38%, 140 kilometers, north); and Gold Coast Airport (27%, 163 kilometers, east).

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.