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Papunya Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
 38.0 37.0 34.5 31.9 25.9 22.1 22.9 25.5 31.0 34.4 35.5 36.4 31.5
Mean Min (°C)
 22.9 22.3 20.1 16.3 10.7 6.7 6.4 8.3 13.4 17.5 19.5 21.5 15.7
Mean Rain (mm)
 46.9 38.2 46.8 16.6 23.5 15.8 9.6 6.3 6.7 19.7 34.2 34.3 302.5
Median Rain (mm)
 25.5 8.8 12.2 0.3 9.9 3.2 0.0 1.2 1.2 5.0 22.6 19.7 256.5
Mean Rain Days
 4.8 4.0 3.0 1.5 2.7 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.5 2.8 4.5 4.5 29.8

Papunya Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
 44.5 43.5 41.5 38.8 34.5 30.2 30.1 35.5 39.1 41.5 43.5 44.1 44.5
Low Max (°C)
 22.0 25.0 21.5 17.3 9.5 11.4 13.3 13.4 20.5 18.2 18.0 24.0 9.5
High Min (°C)
 31.6 28.4 27.4 26.5 20.2 18.0 14.3 18.5 22.4 26.6 26.5 29.1 31.6
Low Min (°C)
 15.2 14.0 11.4 7.1 1.7 -0.7 0.5 -0.5 4.0 8.0 11.1 12.2 -0.7
High Rain (mm)
 73.4 101.0 148.1 82.6 54.3 63.4 46.2 22.9 22.6 56.6 137.2 47.4 148.1

Papunya Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
 41.6 39.3 37.8 35.1 28.9 23.6 23.8 29.2 32.3 36.0 38.9 38.7 32.3
Low Mn. Max (°C)
 35.1 34.7 31.1 29.4 22.5 19.8 21.2 22.5 28.0 31.2 32.9 33.5 29.5
High Mn. Min (°C)
 25.0 24.0 22.3 19.2 13.5 9.2 7.7 10.6 15.2 19.2 21.2 22.7 16.1
Low Mn. Min (°C)
 21.8 20.7 18.1 15.2 9.1 4.1 4.2 7.0 10.5 17.1 17.4 20.6 14.7
High Rain (mm)
 383.7 347.4 311.5 119.5 172.5 92.9 116.4 54.1 31.5 124.2 170.7 114.6 598.8
Low Rain (mm)
 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 71.5

Papunya Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Papunya annual climate

Papunya Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
 9.4 5.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.2 5.1 22.3
≥ 35°C
 23.3 20.0 14.1 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.8 12.5 16.6 17.6 104.3
≥ 30°C
 26.6 24.6 24.8 17.0 4.4 0.3 0.1 3.7 17.6 21.0 23.2 24.0 169.6
≤ 2°C
 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.8 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8
≤ 0°C
 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

Papunya 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
 41.5 40.5 38.5 35.5 30.8 26.7 26.8 29.9 35.5 38.4 39.9 40.5 39.0
Low Max
 34.5 34.0 31.8 28.4 22.4 18.5 19.5 20.5 25.9 30.8 31.5 31.8 23.0
High Min
 25.5 25.5 23.9 20.3 14.9 11.2 9.5 13.0 17.9 21.1 23.1 24.9 23.2
Low Min
 20.0 19.5 16.0 12.2 7.0 3.5 3.0 4.3 9.0 14.0 16.4 18.4 6.6

Papunya Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
 9 9 9 8 8 9 8 8 7 8 9 9 8.2
Earliest Entry
 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 2001 2001
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Maxima
 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 9 8 9 10 9 9.0
Earliest Entry
 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 2001 2001
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
Years of Rainfall
 46 47 47 47 46 44 44 43 43 43 43 44 44.6
Earliest Entry
 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1959 1958
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012

Station Details

PAPUNYA
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
23.2044°S 131.9156°E 608m AMSL
Commenced 1957

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