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 2009
| 1st 11.5° 26° |
2nd 10° 24° |
3rd 7° 30.5° |
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| 4th 9.5° 36° |
5th 13° 37° |
6th 16° 37.5° |
7th 15° 30° |
8th 10° 25.5° |
9th 8.5° 32° |
10th 11° 34° |
| 11th 12° 34° |
12th 12° 35.5° |
13th 13° 41.5° |
14th 15° 44° |
15th 14° 29.5° |
16th 9.5° 25.5° |
17th 9.5° 29.5° |
| 18th 11° 36° |
19th 13.5° 40.5° |
20th 16° 44° |
21st 14.5° 37.5° |
22nd 18.5° 37° |
23rd 8° 32.5° |
24th 14° 28° |
| 25th 10° 35.5° |
26th 14° 38.5° |
27th 13° 42.5° |
28th 17.5° 46.25° |
29th 28° 47.5° |
30th 22° 47.5° |
31st 25° 47.5° |
February 2009
| 1st 22.5° 44.5° |
2nd 21.5° 40.5° |
3rd 19° 36.5° |
4th 16° 40° |
5th 19° 42° |
6th 16° 42° |
7th 21.5° 48.5° |
| 8th 17° 28° |
9th 9° 26° |
10th 9° 24° |
11th 8.5° 22.5° |
12th 11° 27.5° |
13th 10° 31° |
14th 11° 33° |
| 15th 14.5° 31° |
16th 14.5° 35° |
17th 15° 35° |
18th 14.5° 35.5° |
19th 14° 39° |
20th 17° 37.5° 4.3mm |
21st 12° 28.5° |
| 22nd 13° 33° |
23rd 12° 36° |
24th 10° 27° |
25th 10° 31° |
26th 11.5° 34.5° |
27th 13° 40.5° |
28th 11° 29.5° |
March 2009
| 1st 11° 25° |
2nd 11.5° 31.5° |
3rd 20° 33.5° 4.5mm |
4th 10° 22° |
5th 11.5° 23° |
6th 12° 24° |
7th 7.5° 26° |
| 8th 10° 26.5° |
9th 9.5° 32° |
10th 13° 32° 8.5mm |
11th 12° 30.5° |
12th 16° 28.5° |
13th 15° 33° |
14th 13.5° 22° 9.5mm |
| 15th 9.5° 21° |
16th 10.5° 22° |
17th 11° 23° |
18th 6° 27° |
19th 9.5° 35° |
20th 13° 33° |
21st 12° 38° |
| 22nd 17° 28° |
23rd 11.5° 25° |
24th 9° 26° 0.3mm |
25th 10.5° 30.5° |
26th 13° 26.5° |
27th 7° 25.5° |
28th 6° 28.5° |
| 29th 6° 31.5° |
30th 9° 30° |
31st 10.5° 31° |
April 2009
| 1st 11° 31.5° |
2nd 11.5° 32.5° |
3rd 17° 23° |
4th 7° 21° |
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| 5th 5.5° 22.5° |
6th 3.5° 19° |
7th 6° 20.5° |
8th 9.5° 23.5° |
9th 8° 26.5° |
10th 8° 27° |
11th 8.5° 25.5° |
| 12th 5.5° 26° |
13th 7° 28° |
14th 6° 28° |
15th 11° 18.5° |
16th 7° 20.5° |
17th 10° 22° |
18th 7° 22° |
| 19th 11° 23.5° |
20th 6.5° 24° |
21st 6° 23° |
22nd 5.5° 24° |
23rd 8° 25° |
24th 14° 18° 26mm |
25th 10.5° 18° 6.5mm |
| 26th 5.5° 14° 0.5mm |
27th 4° 13.5° |
28th 5° 14.5° |
29th 4° 15.5° |
30th -1° 15° |
May 2009
| 31st 3° 15.5° |
1st 5° 20° 8mm |
2nd 4° 17° |
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| 3rd 3° 17° |
4th 3.5° 17.5° |
5th 4° 17° |
6th 5° 17° |
7th 5° 18° |
8th 7° 18° |
9th 12° 19° |
| 10th 8° 18° |
11th 5° 18.5° |
12th 5.5° 17.5° |
13th 4.5° 17° |
14th 5° 17.5° |
15th 9° 16.5° 2mm |
16th 10° 16.5° |
| 17th 5.5° 17.5° |
18th 4° 17.5° |
19th 5° 18.5° |
20th 8° 20° |
21st 7° 22° |
22nd 5° 21° |
23rd 7° 20° |
| 24th 13° 19° |
25th 13.5° 15.5° 18mm |
26th 7.5° 15° |
27th 4° 15.5° |
28th 3.5° 14° |
29th 5° 14° |
30th 3° 15° |
June 2009
| 1st 6° 11.5° 5mm |
2nd 9° 12.5° 18.5mm |
3rd 10° 13.5° 10.2mm |
4th 11° 15.5° 11.5mm |
5th 4° 13.5° 0.6mm |
6th 3° 10° 10mm |
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| 7th 5° 13° 1.1mm |
8th 5° 12° 2.4mm |
9th 5° 12° 0.3mm |
10th Frost 0° 11° |
11th Frost 0.5° 11° |
12th Frost -2° 10° |
13th Frost 0° 10° |
| 14th Frost 1.5° 13.5° 2.5mm |
15th 3° 14° |
16th 3° 14° |
17th Frost 1° 12.5° |
18th Frost 1° 12° |
19th 1° 12.5° |
20th 5° 14° 1.8mm |
| 21st 7° 15° 1.1mm |
22nd 6° 15° |
23rd 8° 12° 4mm |
24th 3.5° 13° |
25th Frost 2° 13.5° |
26th 5° 11.5° 2mm |
27th 7° 14.5° |
| 28th Frost 2.5° 14° |
29th 5.5° 16° 4.5mm |
30th 10° 19.2° 2.5mm |
July 2009
| 1st 7° 13.5° 2.2mm |
2nd 7° 13.5° 9mm |
3rd 4.5° 13° 0.6mm |
4th 6.4° 14.5° |
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| 5th 3.5° 13° |
6th 3° 12.5° |
7th Frost -1° 10.5° |
8th Frost -2° 12° |
9th Frost -0.5° 12.3° |
10th Frost 1.9° 12.5° 11mm |
11th 6° 10° 26.2 |
| 12th 6° 14° 5mm |
13th 7° 13° 1.7mm |
14th 6° 12° 1mm |
15th 3° 12° |
16th Frost 1° 13° |
17th Frost -1° 13° |
18th Frost -1° 13° 2mm |
| 19th 5.5° 15.5° |
20th 5.5° 17° |
21st Frost 2° 14° |
22nd 6° 15° 3mm |
23rd Frost 2° 14° |
24th Frost -2° 12° |
25th 6° 13° |
| 26th Frost -1.2° 13° |
27th Frost 2.5° 14.5° |
28th 6° 14° 1.8mm |
29th 9.5° 15° |
30th 4° 13° 3.5mm |
31st 7.5° 14.5° |
August 2009
| 30th Frost 2° 14° 2mm |
31st 9° 16° |
1st 7° 16° 1.75mm |
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| 2nd 9° 14° |
3rd 3° 13° |
4th 6° 15° 6mm |
5th 5° 15° |
6th 8° 18.5° 1.3mm |
7th 8° 13.5° |
8th Frost -3.2° 13° |
| 9th Frost -1° 13.5° 1.2mm |
10th 4° 13.5° 0.5mm |
11th 7.5° 18.5° |
12th 3° 16° |
13th 6.5° 14.5° |
14th Frost 1° 17.5° |
15th 3° 19° |
| 16th 8.5° 15° 4mm |
17th 5° 15.5° |
18th Frost 2° 18° |
19th Frost 1° 19° |
20th 7° 18.5° 0.5mm |
21st 8.5° 16° 0.7mm |
22nd Frost -2° 16° .75mm |
| 23rd 4° 19° |
24th 10° 16° 15.5mm |
25th 3.5° 14° 5.5mm |
26th 3.5° 15° |
27th 5° 17.5° |
28th 6° 19° 11.5 |
29th 10.5° 17° 1.5mm |
September 2009
| 1st 5° 16° |
2nd 2.5° 20° |
3rd 5.5° 19° |
4th 5.5° 15° |
5th 2° 15° 7mm |
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| 6th 2.5° 18° 1.5mm |
7th 4° 17.5° |
8th 8° 16° |
9th 7.5° 16° |
10th Frost 1° 17.5° |
11th Frost 2° 18° |
12th 7° 31° |
| 13th 12.5° 20° |
14th Frost 0° 17.5° |
15th Frost -1° 20° |
16th Frost 0.5° 19.5° |
17th 7° 17.5° 19mm |
18th 2° 18° |
19th 4° 21.5° |
| 20th 4° 17.5° |
21st 2° 21° 21mm |
22nd 8.5° 19° |
23rd 10° 18° 0.5mm |
24th 9° 17° 1.5mm |
25th 9° 14° |
26th 5° 14.5° 11.75 |
| 27th 3° 14° |
28th 3.5° 16.5° |
29th 3.5° 19.5° |
30th 5° 26° |
October 2009
| 1st 12° 21.5° |
2nd 8.5° 16° |
3rd 7° 17.5° |
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| 4th 6° 21° |
5th 3° 20° |
6th 4° 17.5° |
7th Frost 1° 16° |
8th Frost 0° 18° |
9th 3° 20.5° |
10th 3.5° 22.5° |
| 11th 3.5° 25° |
12th 10° 23° |
13th 5° 18.5° 11mm |
14th 7° 17.5° |
15th 10° 17° 1.5mm |
16th 5° 18.5° |
17th 6° 18° |
| 18th Frost 2° 20° |
19th 2.5° 24.5° |
20th 4.5° 33° |
21st 11.5° 23° |
22nd 7° 25° |
23rd 6.5° 24° |
24th 5° 27.5° |
| 25th 6.5° 21.5° |
26th 6° 23° |
27th 6° 27.5° |
28th 11° 34.5° |
29th 13° 35° 0.5mm |
30th 18° 35° |
31st 16.5° 17.5° 1mm |
November 2009
| 1st 17.5° 36.5° |
2nd 15° 39° |
3rd 11° 24° |
4th 6° 23° |
5th 7.5° 23° |
6th 6° 31.5° |
7th 11.5° 36° |
| 8th 13° 36° |
9th 15° 39° |
10th 16° 41° |
11th 19° 41.5° |
12th 16° 41° |
13th 13° 38° |
14th 13° 40° |
| 15th 16.5° 38.5° |
16th 19° 30° |
17th 11° 31° |
18th 11° 38.5° |
19th 14° 41° |
20th 21.5° 42.5° |
21st 19° 29° |
| 22nd 13° 20° 72mm |
23rd 6.5° 25° |
24th 9° 27° |
25th 13° 36° |
26th 19° 27° 18mm |
27th 16.5° 32° 6.5mm |
28th 11.5° 25° 2.25 |
| 29th 12° 24° 10mm |
30th 10° 24° |
December 2009
| 1st 8.5° 26° |
2nd 8° 32° |
3rd 11° 35° |
4th 5.5° 28° |
5th 8° 28° |
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| 6th 8° 31° |
7th 10° 31° |
8th 10° 22° 21.5mm |
9th 5° 26° |
10th 10° 26° 3mm |
11th 11.5° 24° |
12th 9° 26° |
| 13th 9° 27.5° |
14th 9° 34° |
15th 8° 36° |
16th 12° 42.5° |
17th 20.5° 31° 10.75 |
18th 6° 26° |
19th 11.5° 29.5° |
| 20th 10° 31.5° |
21st 10° 35° |
22nd 15° 36° |
23rd 14.5° 42.5° |
24th 19° 30° |
25th 10.5° 27° |
26th 10° 30.5° |
| 27th 11° 34° |
28th 12° 36° |
29th 14° 36° |
30th 17° 42° |
31st 20° 41.5° 11.5mm |