Average Weather in Toolooa Australia

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In Toolooa, the summers are long, hot, muggy, wet, windy, and partly cloudy and the winters are short, comfortable, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 57°F to 88°F and is rarely below 50°F or above 93°F.

The hot season lasts for 4.5 months, from November 10 to March 26, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest day of the year is January 17, with an average high of 88°F and low of 74°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.7 months, from May 30 to August 21, with an average daily high temperature below 75°F. The coldest day of the year is July 5, with an average low of 57°F and high of 72°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 Toolooa, 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 Toolooa begins around June 7 and lasts for 5.6 months, ending around November 25. On September 11, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 91% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 9% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 25 and lasts for 6.4 months, ending around June 7. On February 9, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 43% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 57% 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 Toolooa varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.9 months, from October 23 to March 20, with a greater than 20% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 34% on February 15.

The drier season lasts 7.1 months, from March 20 to October 23. The smallest chance of a wet day is 5% on July 31.

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 34% on February 15.

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. Toolooa experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Toolooa. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around February 5, with an average total accumulation of 5.3 inches.

The least rain falls around July 21, with an average total accumulation of 0.9 inches.

The length of the day in Toolooa varies over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is June 21, with 10 hours, 39 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:58 AM on November 30, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 40 minutes later at 6:38 AM on July 4. The earliest sunset is at 5:14 PM on June 7, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 33 minutes later at 6:47 PM on January 13.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Toolooa 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.

Toolooa experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from October 2 to May 3, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 23% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is February 13, with muggy conditions 86% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is June 29, with muggy conditions 2% of the time.

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 Toolooa experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.4 months, from November 11 to April 23, with average wind speeds of more than 5.7 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is March 10, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.6 months, from April 23 to November 11. The calmest day of the year is July 26, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.8 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 1.0 months, from June 10 to July 10, with a peak percentage of 45% on June 25. The wind is most often from the east for 11 months, from July 10 to June 10, with a peak percentage of 67% on January 1.

Toolooa 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 3.9 months, from December 7 to April 4, with an average temperature above 79°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is February 7, with an average temperature of 81°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.0 months, from June 16 to September 17, with an average temperature below 71°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is July 30, with an average temperature of 68°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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from October 6 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest day of the year is December 10, with an average of 7.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from May 4 to August 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.6 kWh. The darkest day of the year is June 15, with an average of 3.9 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Toolooa are -23.933 deg latitude, 151.283 deg longitude, and 125 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Toolooa contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 728 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 166 feet. Within 10 miles also contains significant variations in elevation (794 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,209 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Toolooa is covered by trees (42%), sparse vegetation (40%), and mangroves (11%), within 10 miles by trees (32%) and sparse vegetation (30%), and within 50 miles by water (39%) and trees (32%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Toolooa, 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, Gladstone, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Toolooa.

At a distance of 9 kilometers from Toolooa, 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 Toolooa 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.