Our basic max/min thermometer does not allow us to record the hours in a day of a specific temperature. We would like to know what our winter chill hours are for certain fruit trees and what days have the maximum hours at certain temperatures but alas the almighty dollar, or lack of them, prevails. But, according to a local nurseryman we get about 1400 chill hours per year in this area which is good news for all of the fruit trees.
In 1983 the St. Arnaud weather station (No. 79040) stopped recording temperatures.
The thermometer is read every morning which may lead to a carry over to the next day of the minimum temperature but on the whole the readouts give a good indication of our climate.
Minimum daily temperature in blue. Maximum daily temperature in red. Rainfall in green.
January 2006
| 1st 15° 39.5° |
2nd 24° 42° |
3rd 20° 47° |
4th 20° 44.5° 11.5mm |
5th 10.5° 32° |
6th 12° 30° |
7th 11° 37° |
| 8th 14° 40° |
9th 23° 38° |
10th 19° 42° |
11th 13° 29° |
12th 14° 33.5° |
13th 11.5° 31.5° |
14th 15.5° 34.5° |
| 15th 15.5° 34.5° |
16th 17° 34° |
17th 13° 36.5° |
18th 13° 35.5° |
19th 20° 38° |
20th 18° 41.5° 7mm |
21st 19.5° 43.5° |
| 22nd 13° 43.5° |
23rd 12° 33° |
24th 11° 28° |
25th 15° 37° |
26th 17° 44° |
27th 23° 40.5° |
28th 23° 33° |
| 29th 19° 39.5° |
30th 14° 33.5° |
31st 14.5° 30° |
February 2006
| 1st 14.5° 30° |
2nd 14° 33.5° |
3rd 13.5° 34° |
4th 11.5° 34° |
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| 5th 11.5° 29.5° |
6th 14° 33.5° |
7th 7° 28° |
8th 15° 35.5° |
9th 8° 24.5° |
10th 7° 25.5° |
11th 10° 27° |
| 12th 11° 32° |
13th 10° 26° |
14th 13.5° 30° |
15th 15° 32° |
16th 17.5° 37° |
17th 11.5° 36° |
18th 13° 34° |
| 19th 11° 29° |
20th 10° 30° |
21st 12° 33° |
22nd 14.5° 34.5° |
23rd 17.5° 39° |
24th 20° 39° |
25th 16° 32° |
| 26th 10° 27° |
27th 10° 31° |
28th 12° 32.5° |
March 2006
| 1st 12° 33° |
2nd 8.5° 36.5° |
3rd 14° 36.5° |
4th 16.5° 38° |
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| 5th 11.5° 38° |
6th 9.5° 26° |
7th 14° 33.5° |
8th 9° 31.5° |
9th 12° 34° |
10th 13° 33° |
11th 13° 35° |
| 12th 17° 41° 12.5mm |
13th 7° 25° |
14th 12° 25° |
15th 8° 25° |
16th 8° 23° |
17th 8° 25° |
18th 9° 26° |
| 19th 11.5° 27° |
20th 10.5° 25.5° |
21st 11° 31.5° |
22nd 12° 31.5° |
23rd 12° 32° |
24th 12° 33° |
25th 12° 32° |
| 26th 16° 33° |
27th 12.5° 25° |
28th 12.5° 30° |
29th 13° 32.5° |
30th 8° 27° |
31st 9° 21° |
April 2006
| 30th 8° 16.5° |
1st 5° 18° |
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| 2nd 8.5° 20° |
3rd 11° 22.5° |
4th 10° 25° 3.5mm |
5th 5° 20° |
6th 7° 16.5° |
7th 7° 19° |
8th 4° 19° |
| 9th 4° 20.5° |
10th 5° 22° |
11th 8.5° 28° |
12th 7° 20° 3mm |
13th 13° 24° |
14th 5° 23° |
15th 1° 15.5° Frost |
| 16th 0° 17° Frost |
17th 10° 21° 4mm |
18th 7.5° 18.5° |
19th 8° 15° |
20th 7° 16° |
21st 5.5° 15.5° |
22nd 1.5° 14° |
| 23rd 4.5° 16.5° |
24th 3.5° 15.5° |
25th 3.5° 18.5° |
26th 5.5° 22° |
27th 4.5° 23° |
28th 7.5° 19° |
29th 11.5° 15.5° |
May 2006
| 1st 5° 15.5° |
2nd 5.5° 17° 2mm |
3rd 9.5° 17° |
4th 12° 16.5° |
5th 5° 18.5° 6mm |
6th 8.5° 16° 15mm |
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| 7th Hail 2° 12° 3mm |
8th Frost 2° 13° |
9th 6° 15.5° 2.5mm |
10th 6° 13.5° |
11th Frost 0° 13.5° |
12th 4.5° 15° |
13th 8° 14.5° |
| 14th 10° 12.5° |
15th 5° 17° |
16th 4° 18° |
17th 5° 18.5° |
18th 4° 18° |
19th 4° 18° |
20th Frost -1.5° 13.5° |
| 21st 3° 13° |
22nd 1° 12° |
23rd 4° 13° |
24th 1.5° 15° |
25th 2° 13.5° |
26th 2.5° 13.5° |
27th 3° 15.5° |
| 28th 2° 15° |
29th 1° 14° |
30th -1.5° 12.5° |
31st 2° 14° |
June 2006
| 1st 2.5° 15° |
2nd 4.5° 15° |
3rd 2.5° 13° |
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| 4th Frost 1.5° 13° |
5th Frost 0.5° 13° |
6th Frost -1° 13° |
7th Frost -1° 13° |
8th Frost -0.5° 13° |
9th Frost 0° 13.5° |
10th 5° 14° |
| 11th 2° 12° |
12th -4° 11° |
13th -4° 11.5° |
14th 4° 12.5° |
15th 4° 12.5° |
16th 5° 12.5° |
17th 0.5° 11.5° |
| 18th 0° 12° |
19th 0° 13° |
20th 1.5° 14° |
21st 7° 10.5° 3.5mm |
22nd 8° 12.5° 11mm |
23rd 1.5° 13.5° |
24th 0.5° 11.5° |
| 25th 0° 12° |
26th 0° 9° |
27th 3.5° 14° |
28th -2° 12.5° |
29th 0° 11.5° |
30th 6° 11° |
July 2006
| 30th 4° 14.5° 6.5mm |
31st -1° 12° |
1st 6.5° 13° 8.5mm |
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| 2nd 2.5° 11.5° |
3rd 0° 12° |
4th -1° 12° |
5th 0.5° 13.5° |
6th 5° 13° |
7th 7.5° 11.5° |
8th 8° 12.5° 2mm |
| 9th 4° 11° |
10th 7.5° 13.5° |
11th 0° 14° |
12th 1° 10° |
13th 1° 12° |
14th 6° 12° |
15th 8.5° 10° 37mm |
| 16th 10° 14° |
17th 7.5° 16° |
18th 1° 10° |
19th 0° 10.5° |
20th -1° 10.5° |
21st 1° 12° 1mm |
22nd 2.5° 13° |
| 23rd 1° 15° 10mm |
24th .5° 13° |
25th 1.5° 14° |
26th 2° 14° |
27th 0.5° 15° |
28th 4° 14° 1mm |
29th 4.5° 13.5° |
August 2006
| 1st 5° 12° |
2nd 3.5° 10° 1mm |
3rd 8° 14° 2.5 |
4th 1° 14.5° |
5th 3.5° 14.5° |
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| 6th -1° 16° |
7th -.5° 15° |
8th 9° 17° |
9th 1.5° 15.5° |
10th -1.5° 15° |
11th 0° 13.5° |
12th -1° 16° |
| 13th 3° 17° |
14th 0° 17° |
15th -0.5° 17.5° |
16th 9° 18° 2mm |
17th 5.5° 15° |
18th 4.5° 15° |
19th 1.5° 16° |
| 20th 9° 17.5° |
21st 9.5° 19° |
22nd -1.5° 17° |
23rd -0.5° 16° 8mm |
24th 2° 14° |
25th 2.5° 15.5° |
26th 3° 16° |
| 27th 3° 15° |
28th 2° 16.5° |
29th 2° 17° |
30th 2° 19.5° |
31st 5° 21° |
September 2006
| 1st 7° 26° |
2nd 9.5° 25° |
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| 3rd 1° 15° 2mm |
4th -2° 16.5° |
5th 9° 18° 27.5 |
6th 2.5° 11° |
7th 2° 15° |
8th 6° 15° |
9th 6° 15.5° |
| 10th 3° 16.5° |
11th 0.5° 17° |
12th 1° 19.5° |
13th 1° 20° |
14th 6° 22° |
15th 5° 22° |
16th 4° 21° |
| 17th 9.5° 25° |
18th 8.5° 26.5° |
19th 6.5° 31° |
20th 6.5° 18° |
21st 11° 19.5° |
22nd 6.5° 23.5° |
23rd 10° 21° 5.5mm |
| 24th 1° 15.5° 2mm |
25th -1° 16° |
26th -0.5° 20.5° |
27th 3° 22.5° |
28th 0° 21° |
29th 3° 20.5° |
30th 1° 21° |
October 2006
| 1st 6° 30° |
2nd 6° 22.5° |
3rd 6° 33° |
4th 7° 33° |
5th 3° 20.5° |
6th 3° 26° |
7th 10° 28.5° |
| 8th -1° 18° |
9th -0.5° 20° |
10th 3° 25° |
11th 11.5° 31.5° |
12th 12.5° 38.5° |
13th 11.5° 30° |
14th 3.5° 24° |
| 15th 3° 20° |
16th 4° 24° |
17th 12.5° 30° |
18th 11.5° 23° |
19th 8° 26° |
20th 3.5° 23° |
21st 2° 19° |
| 22nd 2° 24° |
23rd 5.5° 29.5° |
24th 8° 35° |
25th 4.5° 21.5° |
26th 3° 25° |
27th 3° 20.5° |
28th 0.5° 17° 8.5mm |
| 29th 1° 22° |
30th 4.5° 21° |
31st 8° 30° |
November 2006
| 1st 15° 34° |
2nd 6° 26° |
3rd 7.5° 26° |
4th 8.5° 26° |
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| 5th 11.5° 26° |
6th 11° 26° |
7th 6.5° 20.5° |
8th 7.5° 21° |
9th 9° 29° |
10th 8° 32.5° |
11th 8° 31.5° 2.5mm |
| 12th 12° 27° |
13th 2° 28° |
14th 5° 21° 0.5mm |
15th 2° 13° |
16th 4.5° 21° |
17th 6.5° 28° |
18th 7° 33° |
| 19th 12° 38.5° |
20th 15° 41° |
21st 12° 42.5° |
22nd 9° 38° |
23rd 9° 30° |
24th 10° 37° |
25th 12° 39.5° |
| 26th 7.5° 29° |
27th 9° 37° |
28th 11.5° 39° |
29th 9° 29° |
30th 13.5° 38° |
December 2006
| 31st 11° 26.5° 14mm |
1st 7.5° 33° |
2nd 7° 23° |
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| 3rd 7.5° 30.5° |
4th 8° 33° |
5th 13° 38° |
6th 8° 30° |
7th 10° 34° |
8th 11° 38.5° |
9th 17° 43.5° |
| 10th 17° 45.5° 8mm |
11th 6.5° 25° |
12th 7° 27° |
13th 11° 34° |
14th 8° 36.5° |
15th 8° 26° |
16th 9° 31° |
| 17th 10.5° 35° |
18th 13° 38° |
19th 13° 31.5° |
20th 15° 37° |
21st 20° 42.5° |
22nd 14.5° 30.5° |
23rd 5.5° 27.5° |
| 24th 6° 26° |
25th 6° 20° |
26th 8.5° 24° |
27th 8° 29° |
28th 10.5° 30° |
29th 13° 34.5° |
30th 17° 35° 4.5mm |