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MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY - NORTHERN TERRITORY
Widespread rainfall over central and southern parts of the Territory during the second and third weeks of the month brought some relief to these areas, parts of which had their driest 12 months on record. Meanwhile, northern regions experienced warmer than average conditions for June.
A northwest cloudband that formed in the second week of the month and then again in the third week was responsible for the rainfalls, with totals approaching 100mm for the month over parts of the Alice Springs district. At least six stations recorded their highest rainfall on record for June, including Ali Curung, The Garden, Jervois, Wycliffe Well, Atula and Gemtree Park. Many other stations in the Alice Springs district were also in their top ten or twenty percent of records, with the highest rainfall total of 91.8mm for the month recorded at Jervois (this was also the highest for the whole Territory).
Note though, that rainfall deficiencies still exist. For instance, Alice Springs has recorded its 13-month lowest cumulative rainfall total for this period even though it received almost as much rain this month as it has in the past 12 months.
Meanwhile, temperatures across the Territory were above average, especially overnight lows which were as much as 2oC or 3oC warmer than normal. This was in stark contrast to last month, especially in the north, where minimums were around 3oC below average. The several stations that recorded their highest daily and average monthly minimum temperatures were all located around the centre of the Territory in the Roper-McArthur and Victoria River districts.
Maximum temperatures were also above average and were up to 2oC warmer than normal for June. Yuendemu, Ali Curung and Lajamanu broke their highest daily maximum temperatures recorded for the month.
Maps displaying recent temperature and rainfall patterns can be seen on the Bureau’s web site.
A table of State extremes,
some new records,
and summaries for sites across the Territory
appear below.
Weather extremes during June 2005 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature Hottest day |
35.8 °C | Timber Creek on 7th | |
| Highest mean daily maximum temperature Warmest days on average |
33.1 °C |
Oenpelli
and Middle Point AWS | |
| Lowest mean daily maximum temperature Coolest days on average |
19.9 °C | Arltunga | |
| Lowest daily maximum temperature Coldest day |
14.1 °C | Arltunga on 28th | |
| Lowest temperature Coldest night |
-1.5 °C | Watarrka on 15th | |
| Lowest mean daily minimum temperature Coldest nights on average |
5.8 °C |
Curtin Springs
and Yulara Aero | |
| Highest mean daily minimum temperature Mildest nights on average |
21.0 °C | Centre Island and Gove Airport | |
| Highest daily minimum Warmest night |
26.2 °C | Dum In Mirrie AWS on the 20th | |
| Highest total rainfall Wettest overall |
91.8 mm | Jervois | |
| Highest daily rainfall Wettest day |
42.6 mm | Atula on 19th | |
Record Highest Total Rainfall for June |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for June 2005 (mm) |
Previous highest for June |
Years of record |
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The Garden* |
72.0 |
64.6 |
in 1999 |
51 |
Jervois* |
91.8 |
54.2 |
in 1999 |
39 |
Ali Curung* |
43.4 |
40.7 |
in 1973 |
27 |
Atula* |
76.2 |
41.6 |
in 1993 |
26 |
Wycliffe Well* |
54.2 |
22.4 |
in 1993 |
17 |
Gemtree Park* |
59.2 |
57.0 |
in 1999 |
15 |
Record Highest Daily Rainfall for June |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Daily Rainfall in June 2005 (mm) |
Previous highest for June |
Years of record |
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Jervois* |
40.0 |
on 19th |
37.1 |
on 15th in 1973 |
39 |
|
Ali Curung* |
21.7 |
on 20th |
20.3 |
on 16th in 1973 |
27 |
|
Atula* |
42.6 |
on 19th |
25.0 |
on 3rd in 1993 |
26 |
|
Wycliffe Well* |
27.9 |
on 19th |
9.4 |
on 16th in 1993 |
17 |
|
Territory Grape Farm* |
29.0 |
on 19th |
21.6 |
on 3rd in 1993 |
16 |
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Record Lowest 13-month Cumulative Rainfall totals for June to June |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total rainfall for June 2004 - June 2005 (mm) |
Previous lowest June - June | Years of record |
|||
Alice Springs Airport
|
67.2 |
98.0 |
in 1964 |
62 |
|
Arltunga |
90.3 |
92.9 |
in 1926 |
51 |
|
Ali Curung |
125.7 |
170.7 |
in 1968 |
24 |
|
Ormiston Gorge |
109.4
|
155.6 |
in 1990 |
22 |
|
Gemtree Park |
144.6
|
176.8 |
in 1995 |
11 |
|
Record Highest Temperature for June |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Highest temperature in June 2005 (°C) |
Previous highest for June |
Years of record |
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Yuendumu |
30.7 |
on 10th |
30.5 |
on 21st in 1996 |
38 |
|
Ali Curung |
33.3 |
on 9th |
33.2 |
on 21st in 1996 |
16 |
|
Lajamanu |
35.0 |
on 9th and 10th |
34.0 |
on 15th in 2002 |
11 |
|
Record Highest Mean Daily Minimum Temperature for June |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature for June 2005 (°C) |
Previous highest for June |
Years of record |
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Wave Hill |
14.6 |
14.5 |
in 1998 |
30 |
Ngukurr |
19.1 |
18.7 |
in 1962 |
12 |
Lajamanu |
13.4 |
11.2 |
in 2001 |
10 |
Record Highest Daily Minimum Temperature for June |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Highest daily minimum temperature in June 2005 (°C) |
Previous highest for June |
Years of record |
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Brunette Downs |
24.3 |
on 19th |
22.0 |
on 3rd in 1989 |
35 |
|
Wave Hill |
22.7 |
on 9th |
22.0 |
on 1st in 1981 |
30 |
|
Alyangula Police |
24.5 |
on 19th and 20th |
24.2 |
on 3rd in 1998 |
22 |
|
Douglas River |
23.4 |
on 17th |
23.0 |
on 2nd in 2004 |
12 |
|
Lajamanu |
21.0 |
on 19th |
20.0 |
on 3rd in 2004 |
10 |
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Summary statistics for June 2005 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures for June (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for June (°C) |
Rainfall for June (mm) |
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| Mean for 2005 | Difference from normal | Highest for 2005 | Mean for 2005 | Difference from normal | Lowest for 2005 | Total for 2005 | Normal total | |
Ali Curung |
24.4 |
-0.1 |
33.3 |
11.0 |
+2.6 |
5.0 |
43 |
3 |
Alice Springs Airport |
21.0 |
+1.1 |
31.2 |
6.2 |
+1.1 |
0.7 |
31 |
15 |
Alyangula Police |
29.5 |
+0.7 |
31.5 |
20.0 |
+1.2 |
14.5 |
8 |
10 |
Arltunga |
19.9 |
30.2 |
6.6 |
0.5 |
53 |
17 |
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Batchelor Aero |
32.9 |
34.9 |
18.0 |
11.2 |
1 |
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Borroloola |
30.8 |
+0.3 |
33.8 |
15.2 |
+2.1 |
6.4 |
0 |
|
Brunette Downs |
28.2 |
+1.3 |
34.0 |
14.2 |
+2.6 |
5.6 |
0 |
7 |
Centre Island |
28.3 |
+1.5 |
30.9 |
21.0 |
+1.6 |
16.2 |
2 |
8 |
Channel Point |
29.2 |
+0.1 |
31.2 |
18.8 |
+1.1 |
11.5 |
0 |
1 |
Curtin Springs |
20.9 |
+0.7 |
28.9 |
5.8 |
+0.8 |
0.5 |
18 |
15 |
Daly Waters AWS |
30.6 |
+1.9 |
34.8 |
15.4 |
+2.1 |
6.6 |
0 |
2 |
Darwin Airport |
31.5 |
+0.9 |
34.0 |
20.6 |
+0.6 |
16.1 |
0 |
2 |
Delamere Weapons Range |
30.6 |
34.0 |
17.5 |
11.0 |
0 |
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Douglas River |
32.2 |
+0.7 |
34.9 |
15.5 |
+2.1 |
7.8 |
0 |
3 |
Dum In Mirrie AWS |
30.7 |
33.0 |
20.3 |
12.4 |
0 |
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Elliott |
30.5 |
+1.9 |
35.5 |
14.4 |
+2.0 |
6.1 |
0 |
4 |
Gove Airport |
29.1 |
+0.7 |
30.6 |
21.0 |
-0.3 |
16.3 |
8 |
33 |
Jabiru Airport |
32.8 |
+1.3 |
35.4 |
19.9 |
+0.8 |
14.6 |
0 |
1 |
Jervois |
21.7 |
-0.5 |
33.0 |
8.9 |
+2.4 |
3.0 |
92 |
9 |
Katherine Aviation Museum |
31.3 |
+0.9 |
34.1 |
15.6 |
+1.6 |
5.4 |
0 |
0 |
Kidman Springs |
30.9 |
35.2 |
14.9 |
6.2 |
1 |
2 |
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Kulgera |
20.1 |
+1.1 |
27.8 |
6.6 |
+1.0 |
0.0 |
10 |
19 |
Lajamanu |
28.2 |
+1.3 |
35.0 |
13.4 |
+3.8 |
5.0 |
10 |
2 |
Larrimah |
30.4 |
+1.1 |
33.5 |
15.1 |
+1.8 |
7.5 |
0 |
4 |
Mango Farm |
32.6 |
+1.2 |
35.2 |
17.0 |
+1.4 |
10.0 |
0 |
0 |
Maningrida |
30.7 |
+0.2 |
33.2 |
19.9 |
+1.3 |
15.0 |
0 |
2 |
McArthur River Mine |
31.2 |
+1.3 |
35.3 |
15.3 |
+2.8 |
6.4 |
0 |
2 |
McCluer Island |
28.4 |
30.5 |
24.5 |
21.7 |
0 |
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Ngukurr |
31.7 |
+1.4 |
35.0 |
19.1 |
+2.9 |
12.0 |
0 |
6 |
Oenpelli |
33.1 |
+1.0 |
34.8 |
20.8 |
+1.1 |
15.1 |
0 |
2 |
Papunya |
22.0 |
30.0 |
8.5 |
3.0 |
44 |
18 |
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Point Fawcett |
30.9 |
32.8 |
20.7 |
14.6 |
0 |
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Rabbit Flat |
26.1 |
34.2 |
10.9 |
3.1 |
15 |
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Tennant Creek Airport |
25.2 |
+0.6 |
32.3 |
14.8 |
+1.8 |
8.2 |
16 |
5 |
Territory Grape Farm |
22.0 |
-0.9 |
31.0 |
8.2 |
+1.7 |
3.0 |
52 |
7 |
Timber Creek |
31.8 |
+1.3 |
35.8 |
15.9 |
+0.2 |
7.6 |
0 |
1 |
Tindal RAAF |
30.9 |
+1.0 |
33.6 |
15.9 |
+1.6 |
6.9 |
0 |
1 |
Victoria River Downs |
30.0 |
+0.7 |
34.2 |
13.6 |
+1.5 |
3.6 |
4 |
2 |
Warruwi |
30.2 |
+1.0 |
32.0 |
22.6 |
+0.7 |
20.0 |
0 |
3 |
Watarrka |
21.8 |
0 |
30.5 |
6.8 |
-0.7 |
-1.5 |
31 |
23 |
Wave Hill |
29.3 |
+0.9 |
34.0 |
14.6 |
+3.0 |
2.4 |
0 |
3 |
Wollogorang |
30.4 |
+1.2 |
34.4 |
14.8 |
+2.6 |
5.9 |
0 |
4 |
Yuendumu |
22.5 |
+0.4 |
30.7 |
8.5 |
+0.9 |
1.3 |
43 |
13 |
Yulara Aero |
20.5 |
-0.2 |
29.0 |
5.8 |
0 |
-0.4 |
18 |
26 |
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Monday 4 July 2005. Although every effort has been made to verify the data, it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
The Daily Weather Observations lists daily temperatures and rainfall, plus many other meteorological variables, at more than 50 locations across the Territory (and over 700 across Australia). Data from the last 13 months are available from this web site.
Monthly rainfall and temperature maps are also available.
Further climate data and information can be obtained from:
Climate and Consultative Services
Northern Territory Regional Office
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (08) 8920 3813
Email climate.nt@bom.gov.au
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