Climate
Casey Station experiences a polar climate:
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−8 (17.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) |
−5 (23.0) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−18 (0) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−9 (15.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.3 (13.5) |
−18 (−0.4) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−31.3 (−24.3) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
−34.1 (−29.4) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−37.5 (−35.5) |
−31.2 (−24.2) |
−31.2 (−24.2) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−13 (8.6) |
−37.5 (−35.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 9.3 (0.366) |
15.2 (0.598) |
18.0 (0.709) |
20.6 (0.811) |
25.6 (1.008) |
27.5 (1.083) |
28.5 (1.122) |
21.0 (0.827) |
17.3 (0.681) |
16.5 (0.65) |
12.7 (0.5) |
12.9 (0.508) |
222.5 (8.76) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 6.6 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 100.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 161.2 | 135.6 | 99.2 | 60.0 | 21.7 | 3.0 | 12.4 | 43.4 | 87.0 | 139.5 | 213.0 | 182.9 | 1,158.9 |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology | |||||||||||||
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