Table 1.
Locations | Latitude | Average daily irradiance in W/m2 | ||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Yearly Average | ||
Darwin | −12.4 | 507 | 485 | 547 | 538 | 538 | 529 | 554 | 591 | 601 | 580 | 583 | 516 | 548 |
Brisbane | −27.4 | 635 | 575 | 551 | 471 | 358 | 309 | 344 | 396 | 497 | 547 | 584 | 609 | 489 |
Perth | −31.9 | 737 | 668 | 591 | 410 | 330 | 285 | 292 | 392 | 495 | 591 | 692 | 739 | 518 |
Sydney | −33.8 | 610 | 562 | 481 | 410 | 303 | 245 | 267 | 335 | 410 | 488 | 514 | 589 | 434 |
Adelaide | −34.9 | 709 | 669 | 550 | 394 | 273 | 222 | 248 | 338 | 449 | 551 | 641 | 691 | 477 |
Canberra | −35.3 | 654 | 612 | 528 | 413 | 295 | 227 | 252 | 329 | 419 | 517 | 599 | 657 | 458 |
Melbourne | −37.8 | 604 | 555 | 485 | 345 | 227 | 193 | 211 | 285 | 387 | 464 | 555 | 598 | 408 |
Hobart | −42.8 | 568 | 524 | 400 | 286 | 189 | 154 | 179 | 250 | 347 | 446 | 505 | 552 | 366 |