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Douglas River Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
33.6 33.1 33.7 34.5 33.1 31.1 31.7 33.5 36.6 37.5 36.8 35.0 34.2
Mean Min (°C)
23.9 23.8 23.1 20.6 16.7 13.6 13.0 14.5 18.8 22.4 23.5 23.8 19.7
Mean Rain (mm)
305.9 311.3 240.8 49.4 10.7 2.4 2.8 1.4 4.3 38.3 116.1 214.7 1242.5
Median Rain (mm)
240.4 247.5 154.3 16.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.9 107.1 178.7 1196.7
Mean Rain Days
17.2 16.5 14.3 4.6 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 4.1 9.7 13.6 73.8

Douglas River Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
39.2 37.4 37.6 38.5 38.4 36.6 36.6 38.7 40.6 42.6 41.5 40.7 42.6
Low Max (°C)
25.9 23.6 25.9 26.7 24.5 18.2 17.8 20.2 29.0 22.0 27.0 27.0 17.8
High Min (°C)
26.9 28.2 27.8 25.9 24.8 23.4 21.8 26.8 28.8 26.7 28.6 27.3 28.8
Low Min (°C)
19.5 19.5 11.6 10.0 5.5 3.7 2.0 2.5 4.5 11.5 14.2 16.4 2.0
High Rain (mm)
194.6 206.4 169.0 101.0 52.8 40.1 41.8 13.4 37.2 93.5 98.0 113.0 206.4

Douglas River Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
35.1 35.2 35.6 37.0 34.9 33.2 33.5 34.8 38.2 39.7 38.9 38.0 35.2
Low Mn. Max (°C)
32.0 30.9 31.7 31.7 30.3 28.4 29.1 32.6 35.1 35.3 35.1 33.5 33.1
High Mn. Min (°C)
24.8 24.5 24.2 23.0 21.4 16.0 17.6 17.3 22.1 24.4 24.6 24.5 21.3
Low Mn. Min (°C)
23.0 23.0 21.5 17.3 13.9 9.9 10.6 11.1 16.0 20.0 22.3 22.9 19.2
High Rain (mm)
786.6 744.6 606.8 410.4 107.6 86.8 47.7 21.4 37.6 136.4 247.2 515.6 1876.6
Low Rain (mm)
106.3 77.4 33.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.6 30.0 314.6

Douglas River Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Douglas River annual climate

Douglas River Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.8 1.3 0.4 3.7
≥ 35°C
7.7 5.5 8.0 11.6 6.2 0.9 1.4 6.3 23.4 26.0 22.9 13.5 107.9
≥ 30°C
23.0 22.0 26.9 26.4 25.4 19.1 23.5 27.4 27.0 28.5 27.4 24.9 240.6
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
≤ 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

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

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
35.7 35.5 35.7 36.6 35.4 33.9 34.0 35.4 38.5 39.5 39.0 37.7 37.4
Low Max
31.2 30.4 31.9 33.1 30.6 28.4 29.3 31.5 35.0 35.5 34.8 32.5 31.2
High Min
25.1 25.0 24.4 23.4 21.2 18.0 16.8 18.8 22.3 24.4 25.1 25.1 24.3
Low Min
22.5 22.6 21.5 17.6 12.2 9.4 8.5 10.0 15.5 20.0 22.1 22.4 13.3

Douglas River Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
19 18 20 20 20 19 20 22 22 21 22 18 20.1
Earliest Entry
1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968
Latest Entry
2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Maxima
19 18 19 19 19 18 19 21 21 20 19 18 19.3
Earliest Entry
1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968
Latest Entry
2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Rainfall
36 37 38 39 39 39 40 42 41 41 38 37 38.9
Earliest Entry
1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968
Latest Entry
2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012

Station Details

DOUGLAS RIVER
Darwin-Daly, Northern Territory
13.8345°S 131.1872°E 43m AMSL
Commenced 1968

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