climate/Pests
The climate around Macquarie Island is always extremely cold with the average temperature high of around 4-9 degrees, it is also one of the cloudiest places on earth and has a very low rate of sunshine every year meaning it can be a very dull place to be. Since the island is surrounded by sea the weather can be extremely unpredictable and it also means that the island has a very large average annual rainfall (967mm). The highest recorded temperature recorded on Macquarie island is 14.4 degrees Celsius and the lowest recorded temperature is -9.4 Degrees Celsius!