Maralinga Climate
Maralinga Long-term Averages
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Max (°C) |
32.9 | 32.4 | 29.8 | 25.6 | 21.0 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 18.8 | 22.4 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 31.1 | 25.0 |
Mean Min (°C) |
17.0 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 13.2 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 11.6 |
Mean Rain (mm) |
14.9 | 17.8 | 20.2 | 15.3 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 15.0 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 26.1 | 211.5 |
Median Rain (mm) |
7.2 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 8.6 | 17.7 | 11.8 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 207.9 |
Mean Rain Days |
2.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 51.0 |
Maralinga Daily Records
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High Max (°C) |
44.7 | 43.1 | 40.5 | 38.8 | 31.7 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 33.0 | 37.3 | 41.1 | 43.3 | 43.2 | 44.7 |
Low Max (°C) |
19.8 | 18.3 | 16.6 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 9.2 |
High Min (°C) |
28.2 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 25.6 | 20.3 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 17.0 | 19.6 | 26.8 | 27.8 | 29.6 | 29.6 |
Low Min (°C) |
9.8 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 7.1 | -0.7 |
High Rain (mm) |
35.7 | 80.4 | 53.0 | 33.2 | 34.2 | 32.2 | 42.6 | 28.2 | 53.0 | 33.0 | 47.4 | 100.4 | 100.4 |
Maralinga Monthly Records
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High Mn. Max (°C) |
34.6 | 35.3 | 31.9 | 28.4 | 22.8 | 21.5 | 18.7 | 20.9 | 25.4 | 29.3 | 32.5 | 33.7 | 26.2 |
Low Mn. Max (°C) |
31.3 | 28.2 | 26.6 | 23.8 | 18.0 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 19.0 | 22.4 | 27.0 | 27.8 | 23.8 |
High Mn. Min (°C) |
17.8 | 17.8 | 16.6 | 14.7 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 15.7 | 18.6 | 12.5 |
Low Mn. Min (°C) |
16.1 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 10.8 |
High Rain (mm) |
65.2 | 84.8 | 112.6 | 89.5 | 75.0 | 72.6 | 71.6 | 81.4 | 145.0 | 112.5 | 65.0 | 142.1 | 434.0 |
Low Rain (mm) |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 58.0 |
Maralinga Annual Temperatures & Rainfall
MARALINGA
Maralinga Average Number of Days With Temperatures
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≥ 40.0°C |
3.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 7.8 |
≥ 35.0°C |
12.0 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 36.2 |
≥ 30.0°C |
21.7 | 18.0 | 14.5 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 9.3 | 14.2 | 16.2 | 88.2 |
≤ 2.0°C |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
≤ 0.0°C |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Maralinga 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High Max |
39.3 | 38.4 | 35.9 | 31.8 | 25.5 | 22.8 | 20.1 | 23.3 | 28.0 | 32.7 | 36.7 | 37.8 | 33.4 |
Low Max |
26.4 | 26.1 | 23.9 | 20.3 | 16.8 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 20.3 | 23.1 | 24.4 | 16.7 |
High Min |
21.9 | 22.0 | 19.6 | 16.9 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 15.8 | 18.3 | 19.3 | 16.7 |
Low Min |
12.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 6.1 |
Maralinga Data Availability
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Years of Minima |
5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 11.0 |
Earliest Entry |
1956 | 1956 | 1956 | 1956 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 |
Latest Entry |
1966 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 |
Years of Maxima |
6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 11.0 |
Earliest Entry |
1956 | 1956 | 1956 | 1956 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 |
Latest Entry |
1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 | 1967 |
Years of Rainfall |
50 | 49 | 53 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 51.0 |
Earliest Entry |
1957 | 1957 | 1956 | 1956 | 1957 | 1957 | 1955 | 1955 | 1956 | 1956 | 1956 | 1956 | 1955 |
Latest Entry |
2021 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2021 |
Station Details
West Coast, South Australia
Commenced 1955
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