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. Main dam levels are in purple.
January 2007
| 1st 16.5° 30.5° 1.5mm |
2nd 16.5° 30° |
3rd 15° 36° |
4th 19° 38.5° |
5th 23.5° 41° |
6th 17° 32° 4mm |
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| 7th 8.5° 24.5° |
8th 9° 29° |
9th 10° 34° |
10th 20° 41° |
11th 14° 39.5° |
12th 12° 31° |
13th 13° 30° |
| 14th 13.5° 34° |
15th 14° 40° |
16th 23.5° 45.5° |
17th 19° 39° |
18th 21° 42° 7.5mm |
19th 21° 34° 9.5mm |
20th 13° 30° 25mm |
| 21st 10.5° 24.5° 0.5mm |
22nd 12.5° 28° |
23rd 12° 32° |
24th 11° 28° |
25th 11° 30° |
26th 12.5° 29.5° |
27th 10° 22.5° |
| 28th 11° 28° |
29th 12° 30° |
30th 11° 33° |
31st 10.5° 28.5° |
February 2007
| 1st 12° 35° |
2nd 17° 40° |
3rd 15° 41° |
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| 4th 15° 40° |
5th 15° 42° |
6th 12° 28.5° |
7th 11.5° 29° |
8th 12° 28° |
9th 12° 32.5° |
10th 13.5° 28° |
| 11th 16° 24° |
12th 16° 36.5° |
13th 16.5° 37.5° |
14th 16° 36.5° 9mm |
15th 16.5° 39° |
16th 22.5° 39.5° |
17th 17.5° 39.5° |
| 18th 18° 41° 1.5mm |
19th 16.5° 37.5° |
20th 16.5° 39.5° 10mm |
21st 17° 37.5° |
22nd 17° 38° |
23rd 16.5° 38° 2mm |
24th 13.5° 32° |
| 25th 13.5° 28.5° |
26th 15° 35° 5mm |
27th 15° 31° |
28th 15° 32° |
March 2007
| 1st 15° 33° |
2nd 15.5° 35° |
3rd 11° 37° |
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| 4th 10° 28° |
5th 9° 27° |
6th 12° 29.5° |
7th 11° 34° |
8th 10° 27.5° |
9th 10° 31.5° |
10th 15.5° 35° |
| 11th 12° 27.5° |
12th 10° 23° |
13th 8° 30° |
14th 9° 31° |
15th 20° 38.5° 2mm |
16th 8.5° 30° |
17th 9° 27.5° |
| 18th 13.5° 28° |
19th 16° 29° 15mm |
20th 16° 27° |
21st 14° 29° |
22nd 14.5° 33.5° |
23rd 12° 38° 1.5mm |
24th 5° 20° |
| 25th 7.5° 21.5° |
26th 8° 26° |
27th 8° 28° |
28th 9° 24° 4mm |
29th 10.5° 19.5° |
30th 11° 20° |
31st 11° 23° |
April 2007
| 1st 9° 26.5° |
11° 24° |
3rd 10° 23° |
4th 7° 23° |
5th 7° 23.5° |
6th 8.5° 23° |
7th 7° 25° |
| 8th 7° 27° |
9th 9° 28° |
10th 9.5° 29° |
11th 7.5° 29.5° |
12th 10° 29° |
13th 9.5° 29.5° |
14th 8° 31° |
| 15th 8° 23° |
16th 7.5° 23° |
17th 8.5° 25° |
18th 9° 21.5° |
19th 6.5° 25.5° |
20th 8° 26.5° |
21st 8° 19.5° |
| 22nd 8.5° 22.5° |
23rd 10° 22.5° |
24th 10.5° 23° |
25th 7° 23.5° |
26th 8° 24° |
27th 0.6m 11.5° 17° 39mm |
28th 11° 17° 9mm |
| 29th 1.25m 11.5° 18.5° 1.5mm |
30th 8° 20° |
May 2007
| 1st 9° 22° |
2nd 12.5° 21.5° 5mm |
3rd 12° 20.5° 9mm |
4th 13° 18.5° |
5th 13° 21° 1mm |
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| 6th 10° 21° |
7th 10.5° 22.5° 1.5mm |
8th 4° 17° |
9th 4.5° 16.5° |
10th 5.5° 16.5° |
11th 6° 19° |
12th 7.5° 20° |
| 13th 10° 21.5° |
14th 12° 22° 7.5mm |
15th 12.5° 18° 12mm |
16th 11° 20° 6mm |
17th 12° 20° 8mm |
18th 9.5° 20° |
19th 10° 16.5° 0.5mm |
| 20th 10° 15° 0.5mm |
21st 4.5° 14.5° 8.5mm |
22nd 6° 14° 1.5mm |
23rd 6° 17° 0.5mm |
24th 5° 17° |
25th 7° 18° |
26th 3° 16° |
| 27th 0.5° 17° |
28th Frost 8° 15.5° |
29th 11° 16° 20.5mm |
30th 4° 16° 2mm |
31st 7° 15° 3.5mm |
June 2007
| 1st 5° 15° 6mm |
2nd 5° 13.5° 0.5mm |
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| 3rd 2° 11.5° 4mm |
4th 5° 13° |
5th 3° 13° |
6th 4° 13.5° |
7th 5.5° 13.5° |
8th 6° 13° |
9th 5° 14.5° |
| 10th Frost 0° 13° |
11th 3° 13° |
12th Frost 2.5° 13° |
13th Frost 2° 13° |
14th Frost 0.5° 12° |
15th Frost 0.5° 14° |
16th Frost and fog 0° 13° |
| 17th Frost 2° 13.5° |
18th 1.75m 2° 10° |
19th 4° 11° |
20th Frost 1.5° 11.5° |
21st Frost 5.5° 12° |
22nd Frost -1° 10.5° |
23rd 7° 10° |
| 24th Frost -3° 10° |
25th Overcast 0° 11° |
26th 3° 13.5° |
27th 4° 12° |
28th 10° 15° |
29th 2.5° 11.5° |
30th 5° 12.5° |
July 2007
| 1st 4.5° 12° 3mm |
2nd 4° 13° 6mm |
3rd 8.5° 15° |
4th 8° 14° 10mm |
5th 7° 10° 4mm |
6th 1.5° 11.5° 9mm |
7th 5° 10.5° 4.5mm |
| 8th 8° 13.5° |
9th 6° 13.5° |
10th Frost 0.5° 12° |
11th 1.5° 12.5° 1mm |
12th 3° 13° |
13th 2.5° 12° |
14th 1.5° 11.5° |
| 15th Frost -3.5° 11° |
16th Frost 0° 12° |
17th 4.5° 13° 10mm |
18th Frost -2° 10° |
19th Frost 0° 11° |
20th -1° 11.5° |
21st Frost and fog -2° 10.5° |
| 22nd Frost and fog -2° 13.5° |
23rd 2° 11° |
24th 1° 17° |
25th 4.5° 17.5° |
26th 5° 15° |
27th 4.5° 15° |
28th 5.5° 14.5° |
| 29th 4° 10° |
30th 5.5° 15° |
31st 5° 12.5° 8mm |
August 2007
| 1st 7° 15.5° |
2nd 6.5° 14° |
3rd 3° 11.5° 15mm |
4th 1° 12° 1.5mm |
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| 5th 5° 12° |
6th 6.5° 13° |
7th 6° 16° 1.5mm |
8th 9.5° 15.5° |
9th 7.5° 14.5° 1.5mm |
10th 7.5° 18° |
11th 7.5° 17° |
| 12th 3.5° 13° |
13th Frost -1° 13° |
14th Frost -1° 13.5° |
15th Frost -1.5° 14° |
16th Frost -1° 14° |
17th 9° 16° |
18th 4° 15° |
| 19th Frost -0.5° 15° 1mm |
20th Frost -2° 14° |
21st 2° 14° |
22nd 2° 17° |
23rd Frost 1° 17° |
24th 2° 19.5° |
25th 3° 22° |
| 26th 4° 23° |
27th 2.5° 25° |
28th 7° 19° |
29th Frost 1° 18° |
30th Frost -0.5° 24.5° |
31st 3° 15° |
September 2007
| 30th 10° 19.5° |
1st Frost -0.5° 19° |
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| 2nd Frost -1.5° 19° |
3rd 5° 15° |
4th Frost 2° 15.5° |
5th Frost 0° 18° |
6th 3.5° 19.5° |
7th Frost 1.5° 20° |
8th 2° 21.5° |
| 9th 1.5° 22.5° |
10th 6° 19.5° |
11th 10° 17.5° 3.5mm |
12th 8° 14.5° |
13th Frost 1.5° 24° |
14th 3° 15.5° |
15th Frost -1° ° |
| 16th 4.5° 21° 6mm |
17th 5° 17° |
18th Frost 0° 20° |
19th 4° 20.5° 1.5mm |
20th 4° 15.5° |
21st Frost 0.5° 20° |
22nd 2° 19° |
| 23rd Frost 0° 25.5° |
24th Frost 2° 18.5° |
25th Frost -0.5° 21.5° |
26th 10.5° 16° |
27th 5.5° 20.5° 7.5mm |
28th 8.5° 16° 1.5 |
29th 2.5° 14.5° 1mm |
October 2007
| 1st 10.5° 21° |
2nd 2° ° |
3rd 11° 21° |
4th 4° 21° |
5th 6° 24° |
6th 7° 19.5° |
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| 7th Frost 0.5° 18° |
8th Frost 1° 17° |
9th Frost 1.5° 19° |
10th 3.5° 21° |
11th 10° 23° |
12th 5° 17° |
13th Frost 1.5° 16° |
| 14th 4° ° |
15th 6.5° 31.5° |
16th 7° 19.5° |
17th Frost 1° 22.5° |
18th Frost 1.5° 29° |
19th 12° 25° |
20th 4° 31° |
| 21st 11° 39° |
22nd 17° 31° |
23rd 11° 23° 1mm |
24th 6.5° 26° |
25th 10° 25° |
26th 11° 28.5° |
27th 10.5° 34° |
| 28th 15° 21° 2.5mm |
29th 7° 23.5° |
30th 7° 24.5° |
31st 11° 25° |
November 2007
| 1st 13° 32° 9.5mm |
2nd 10.5° 26° 1mm |
3rd 13° 24° 13.5mm |
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| 4th 10° 21° |
5th 7° 21° |
6th 7° 25° |
7th 10° 28° |
8th 10° 29° |
9th 10° 31.5° |
10th 11° 33° |
| 11th 11° 33.5° |
12th 10° 33° |
13th 10.5° 33° |
14th 12° 33.5° |
15th 10° 38.5° |
16th 13.5° 39° |
17th 16.5° 40° |
| 18th 16.5° 37° 5.5mm |
19th 14° 41° |
20th 19° 42.5° |
21st 14° 16° 12mm |
22nd 10° 21.5° 0.5mm |
23rd 10.5° 23.5° |
24th 9.5° 33.5° |
| 25th 10° 33.5° |
26th 11° 33° |
27th 11.5° 36.5° |
28th 20° 36.5° 2.5mm |
29th 14.5° 35° |
30th 15.5° 36.5° |
December 2007
| 30th 15.5° 44° |
31st 19° 46.5° |
1st 12.5° 34° |
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| 2nd 15° 38° 3.5mm |
3rd 16° 27.5° |
4th 10.5° 28° |
5th 10.5° 33° |
6th 12° 39.5° |
7th 16.5° 29° |
8th 10.5° 32° |
| 9th 11° 28.5° |
10th 8° 25.5° |
11th 7° 28° |
12th 11° 32.5° |
13th 13.5° 36° |
14th 13.5° 37.5° |
15th 17.5° 25° |
| 16th 13° 28° |
17th 11.5° 30.5° |
18th 14.5° 24° |
19th 17° 38° |
20th 20° 36.5° 22mm |
21st 18.5° 30° 41mm |
22nd 11.5° 20.5° |
| 23rd 6.5° 20.5° 3mm |
24th 13° 22.5° |
25th 6.5° 26° |
26th 9.5° 31.5° |
27th 10.5° 34° |
28th 12.5° 40° |
29th 18° 44° |