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Victoria River Downs Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
 36.6 35.4 35.0 34.5 31.8 29.2 29.3 31.9 35.5 37.7 38.4 37.6 34.4
Mean Min (°C)
 24.9 24.5 23.2 19.8 15.9 12.0 11.0 13.3 18.3 22.4 24.5 25.1 19.6
Mean Rain (mm)
 153.5 161.1 110.8 22.0 5.8 2.5 2.3 1.0 4.2 19.5 59.4 116.1 659.9
Median Rain (mm)
 126.5 123.5 75.0 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.2 48.2 92.1 626.9
Mean Rain Days
 11.3 11.0 8.2 1.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 2.6 6.6 9.7 51.8

Victoria River Downs Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
 44.4 43.9 42.2 40.6 38.0 36.3 36.5 39.2 40.4 43.1 45.4 44.2 45.4
Low Max (°C)
 26.0 25.0 24.3 20.4 17.0 15.1 13.1 21.9 24.6 18.6 19.5 26.2 13.1
High Min (°C)
 31.4 31.2 29.9 28.0 26.1 23.3 23.4 24.7 29.4 31.5 31.0 31.2 31.5
Low Min (°C)
 15.9 17.0 12.7 9.3 4.5 2.5 1.3 2.7 5.5 10.5 14.2 15.1 1.3
High Rain (mm)
 127.5 222.3 177.8 211.8 57.2 50.8 65.8 42.2 64.2 99.0 122.0 186.7 222.3

Victoria River Downs Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
 40.4 40.7 38.1 37.8 34.7 32.6 31.3 35.2 38.3 40.4 40.7 40.2 36.2
Low Mn. Max (°C)
 33.0 32.4 32.4 31.5 28.7 24.5 26.7 29.4 32.9 35.2 35.4 34.3 33.0
High Mn. Min (°C)
 26.4 26.0 25.3 23.2 19.9 15.3 16.3 17.9 22.9 25.8 26.7 26.7 21.3
Low Mn. Min (°C)
 24.0 23.2 19.9 15.3 11.1 7.5 7.0 9.1 14.3 17.4 22.0 24.1 17.5
High Rain (mm)
 781.4 645.4 456.5 254.0 59.2 86.0 75.8 42.7 68.2 227.2 220.3 302.2 1196.8
Low Rain (mm)
 13.4 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 185.6

Victoria River Downs Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Victoria River Downs annual climate

Victoria River Downs Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
 4.1 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.3 8.3 6.3 25.0
≥ 35°C
 20.9 14.5 15.9 13.0 3.3 0.3 0.3 4.2 18.5 25.3 25.4 23.1 160.3
≥ 30°C
 28.6 26.0 27.6 26.6 22.1 12.6 13.1 22.3 26.6 27.8 27.7 27.4 280.3
≤ 2°C
 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≤ 0°C
 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Victoria River Downs 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
 39.9 38.9 37.7 36.9 34.7 32.6 32.4 35.0 38.0 40.0 41.0 40.7 39.0
Low Max
 33.2 32.1 32.5 32.4 28.7 25.5 26.1 28.5 33.0 35.6 36.0 34.5 29.8
High Min
 26.7 26.0 25.1 23.6 20.8 16.6 15.7 18.7 23.2 26.1 27.2 27.2 25.5
Low Min
 23.1 23.0 20.8 16.0 11.1 7.4 6.6 8.5 13.0 17.8 22.0 23.1 11.5

Victoria River Downs Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
 43 43 44 42 42 41 42 43 42 43 43 39 42.2
Earliest Entry
 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Maxima
 44 45 44 43 43 43 43 44 42 43 44 41 43.2
Earliest Entry
 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965 1965
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Rainfall
 124 123 120 125 123 119 120 122 122 124 122 122 122.0
Earliest Entry
 1886 1886 1886 1886 1886 1886 1886 1886 1886 1885 1885 1885 1885
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012

Station Details

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
Victoria River, Northern Territory
16.4030°S 131.0145°E 89m AMSL
Commenced 1885

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