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Watarrka Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
 38.4 36.8 34.4 30.6 24.8 21.3 21.7 24.4 29.5 32.9 34.8 36.1 30.5
Mean Min (°C)
 23.6 23.2 20.6 16.7 10.8 6.9 6.3 8.4 13.1 17.3 19.8 21.9 15.6
Mean Rain (mm)
 35.4 48.5 41.2 14.8 21.9 18.0 16.6 5.9 12.0 29.1 48.8 37.1 328.9
Median Rain (mm)
 11.6 9.8 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.9 1.7 2.6 2.4 13.2 42.0 26.0 250.9
Mean Rain Days
 5.3 5.7 3.1 2.8 3.5 2.8 2.9 1.7 2.9 4.6 6.6 7.3 47.1

Watarrka Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
 45.1 45.2 42.3 39.0 33.9 31.2 30.5 34.9 38.0 43.0 44.2 45.3 45.3
Low Max (°C)
 24.2 19.8 16.1 13.2 12.0 10.6 6.8 13.4 11.6 17.9 15.9 19.8 6.8
High Min (°C)
 32.2 32.5 30.7 27.5 22.0 19.4 18.2 23.7 24.4 28.1 30.2 32.0 32.5
Low Min (°C)
 15.7 12.0 8.3 3.1 -0.5 -4.6 -5.1 -3.6 -2.8 5.0 7.8 10.4 -5.1
High Rain (mm)
 88.8 100.6 81.6 62.4 64.0 53.2 36.0 12.8 34.6 49.0 72.2 41.8 100.6

Watarrka Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
 40.5 40.2 37.9 34.7 28.3 25.0 23.9 28.9 31.7 35.8 39.0 38.9 31.8
Low Mn. Max (°C)
 36.1 33.5 27.6 25.4 21.0 18.1 18.3 20.7 26.2 29.2 31.3 33.1 27.6
High Mn. Min (°C)
 26.4 24.7 23.2 20.7 13.7 11.3 8.4 11.6 15.9 20.1 23.6 23.9 17.1
Low Mn. Min (°C)
 21.7 20.6 17.0 12.9 7.7 3.4 2.2 6.2 11.0 13.3 17.5 20.1 13.7
High Rain (mm)
 177.5 377.8 237.2 161.6 158.1 133.5 82.5 25.3 115.7 123.7 168.5 103.9 879.3
Low Rain (mm)
 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 78.2

Watarrka Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Watarrka annual climate

Watarrka Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
 11.0 6.7 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.6 5.4 27.8
≥ 35°C
 25.7 20.0 15.2 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 11.2 15.2 19.3 109.9
≥ 30°C
 29.5 25.2 26.6 17.9 3.2 0.4 0.2 3.0 15.7 22.2 25.1 26.0 188.1
≤ 2°C
 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.1 4.1 2.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.9
≤ 0°C
 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 1.9 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0

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

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
 41.6 40.9 38.6 34.9 29.4 25.9 26.2 29.3 34.4 37.8 39.9 40.5 38.6
Low Max
 34.8 32.5 30.6 26.5 20.2 17.0 17.0 19.6 23.2 27.7 30.5 31.1 21.4
High Min
 26.8 26.4 24.6 20.9 15.5 12.1 10.8 13.3 18.3 21.6 24.4 25.8 23.8
Low Min
 20.4 20.0 16.7 12.5 5.8 2.0 2.1 3.2 7.8 12.4 16.0 18.0 6.4

Watarrka Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
 20 20 19 19 20 21 21 20 21 20 21 21 20.2
Earliest Entry
 1991 1991 1991 1991 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990
Latest Entry
 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
Years of Maxima
 20 20 20 19 19 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20.3
Earliest Entry
 1991 1991 1991 1991 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990
Latest Entry
 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
Years of Rainfall
 22 22 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21.8
Earliest Entry
 1991 1991 1991 1991 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990
Latest Entry
 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012

Station Details

WATARRKA
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
24.2914°S 131.5488°E 614m AMSL
Commenced 1990

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