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MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY - NORTHERN TERRITORY
Dry conditions were seen over the northeast corner of the Territory, about the eastern Top End and Gulf Country. There were also a couple of regions of above average falls. The biggest rainfalls were recorded in the Katherine region, with widespread substantial falls during the last week or so of the month. The southwest of the Territory also recorded above average falls for the month.
Overall the NT was slightly warmer than normal in December, though there were some regions that experienced cooler than average conditions, including the base of the Top End and east coast and gulf country.
Minimum temperatures were generally above average in December. Anomalies were mostly small, except for parts of the Alice Springs district, with some anomalies exceeding 2oC.
A table of Territory extremes, some new records, and summaries for sites across the Territory appear below.
Weather extremes during December 2005 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Highest temperature Hottest day |
45.2 °C |
Kulgera on the 23rd | |
Highest mean daily maximum temperature Warmest days on average |
39.8 °C |
Brunette Downs | |
Lowest mean daily maximum temperature Coolest days on average |
32.7 °C |
Channel Point | |
Lowest daily maximum temperature Coldest day |
26.3 °C |
Alice Springs Airport on the 15th | |
Lowest temperature Coldest night |
10.0 °C |
Yulara Aero AWS on the 30th | |
Lowest mean daily minimum temperature Coldest nights on average |
20.7 °C |
Yulara Aero AWS | |
Highest mean daily minimum temperature Warmest nights on average |
28.4 °C |
Centre Island AWS | |
Highest daily minimum Warmest night |
31 °C |
Jervois on the 24th | |
Highest total rainfall Wettest overall |
480.0 mm |
Seventeen Mile Creek | |
Highest daily rainfall Wettest day |
126.4 mm |
Tindal RAAF AWS on the 27th | |
Record Highest Total Rainfall for December 2005 |
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Total rainfall (mm) |
Previous highest | Years of record |
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Timber Creek* |
308.7 |
307.6 |
in 1988 |
24 |
Record Lowest Total Rainfall for December 2005 |
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Total rainfall (mm) |
Previous lowest | Years of record |
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The Pines* |
27.6 |
49.2 |
in 2002 |
34 |
Nathan River* |
17.4 |
31.2 |
in 2002 |
19 |
Killarney* |
25.2 |
43.0 |
in 2002 |
18 |
Renner Springs* |
2.6 |
3.6 |
in 1970 |
13 |
Territory Wildlife Park* |
124.8 |
140.1 |
in 1991 |
13 |
Thorak Cemetery* |
70.0 |
181.0 |
in 1995 |
13 |
Palmerston* |
41.5 |
81.0 |
in 1992 |
12 |
Ramingining* |
69.2 |
76.3 |
in 2002 |
11 |
CSIRO Berrimah* |
91.3 |
117.8 |
in 2002 |
10 |
Walker Creek* |
58.2 |
166.6 |
in 2004 |
10 |
Record Highest Daily Rainfall for December 2005 |
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Highest daily rainfall |
Previous highest | Years of record |
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Timber Creek* |
87.0 |
on the 3rd |
77.6 |
on the 14th in 1981 |
24 |
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Bunda* |
90.0 |
on the 6th |
74.0 |
on the 29th in 1996 |
19 |
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Record Highest Mean Maximum Temperature for December 2005 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mean daily maximum temperature (°C) |
Previous highest | Years of record |
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Kulgera |
37.7 |
37.2 |
in 1990 |
24 |
Record Highest Temperature for December 2005 |
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Highest temperature (°C) |
Previous highest | Years of record |
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Black Point |
35.3 |
on the 5th |
35.2 |
on the 28th in 1991 |
13 |
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Record Highest Mean Daily Minimum Temperature for December 2005 |
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Mean daily minimum temperature (°C) |
Previous highest |
Years of record |
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Ali Curung |
24.6 |
24.2 |
in 2003 |
17 |
Record Highest Daily Minimum Temperature for December 2005 |
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Highest daily minimum temperature (°C) |
Previous highest |
Years of record |
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Lajamanu AWS |
30 |
on the 24th |
29.6 |
on the 27th in 1972 |
12 |
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Summary statistics for December 2005 | ||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall for December (mm) |
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| Mean | Difference from normal | Highest | Mean | Difference from normal | Lowest | Total | Normal total | |
Ali Curung |
38.0 |
+0.4 |
42.6 |
24.6 |
+1.4 |
18.1 |
18 |
63 |
Alice Springs Airport |
36.1 |
+0.8 |
43.1 |
21.5 |
+1.4 |
15.4 |
40 |
38 |
Alyangula Police |
34.5 |
+0.6 |
37.0 |
27.0 |
+0.8 |
23.7 |
76 |
163 |
Arltunga |
35.6 |
42.0 |
21.8 |
13.6 |
30 |
41 |
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Batchelor Aero AWS |
34.2 |
+0.6 |
36.9 |
24.5 |
+0.5 |
22.2 |
168 |
243 |
Black Point |
35.3 |
23.5 |
105 |
207 |
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Borroloola AWS |
38.2 |
+2.0 |
40.7 |
25.6 |
+0.3 |
21.5 |
40 |
143 |
Bradshaw |
37.1 |
40.7 |
25.7 |
21.8 |
195 |
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Brunette Downs |
39.8 |
+1.4 |
43.6 |
25.8 |
+1.5 |
20.8 |
41 |
68 |
Centre Island AWS |
35.9 |
+1.4 |
37.3 |
28.4 |
+1.1 |
24.9 |
30 |
126 |
Channel Point |
32.7 |
+0.4 |
34.6 |
24.3 |
-0.7 |
21.9 |
242 |
288 |
Curtin Springs |
37.4 |
+1.0 |
44.2 |
21.0 |
+0.6 |
15.0 |
75 |
31 |
Daly Waters AWS |
37.3 |
0 |
40.7 |
23.9 |
-0.4 |
20.6 |
191 |
104 |
Darwin Airport |
33.2 |
+0.7 |
35.7 |
25.4 |
+0.1 |
21.7 |
156 |
246 |
Delamere Weapons Range |
36.3 |
39.0 |
24.7 |
23.0 |
224 |
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Douglas River |
34.5 |
-0.6 |
36.7 |
23.8 |
0 |
20.5 |
171 |
196 |
Dum In Mirrie AWS |
32.8 |
34.4 |
25.7 |
22.7 |
339 |
260 |
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Elliott |
38.7 |
0 |
42.5 |
24.5 |
0 |
18.8 |
98 |
93 |
Gove Airport |
33.6 |
+0.7 |
35.2 |
25.4 |
+0.8 |
23.5 |
79 |
176 |
Jabiru Airport |
35.7 |
+0.9 |
38.5 |
25.1 |
+0.3 |
22.8 |
189 |
219 |
Jervois |
39.1 |
+1.3 |
45.0 |
24.2 |
+3.0 |
15.0 |
10 |
39 |
Katherine Aviation Museum |
35.7 |
-0.4 |
38.0 |
24.1 |
-0.5 |
21.7 |
393 |
209 |
Kidman Springs |
37.5 |
+0.2 |
41.5 |
25.6 |
+0.4 |
22.8 |
152 |
136 |
Kulgera |
37.7 |
+2.8 |
45.2 |
22.3 |
+1.8 |
15.1 |
32 |
34 |
Lajamanu AWS |
38.3 |
+0.4 |
44.0 |
24.7 |
+0.6 |
21.0 |
165 |
76 |
Larrimah |
37.1 |
+0.2 |
41.0 |
24.3 |
-0.2 |
22.2 |
233 |
135 |
Mango Farm |
34.8 |
0 |
37.4 |
24.0 |
+0.1 |
20.4 |
185 |
227 |
Maningrida |
34.0 |
+0.9 |
36.0 |
25.5 |
+0.5 |
23.4 |
104 |
224 |
McArthur River Mine |
42.4 |
21.5 |
25 |
126 |
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McCluer Island AWS |
32.5 |
34.0 |
27.5 |
23.1 |
223 |
220 |
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Ngukurr |
39.2 |
+1.4 |
42.0 |
26.0 |
+0.6 |
23.0 |
88 |
129 |
Oenpelli |
34.8 |
-0.2 |
37.2 |
24.8 |
+0.3 |
20.7 |
187 |
226 |
Papunya |
43.0 |
17.5 |
30 |
32 |
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Point Fawcett AWS |
32.9 |
35.1 |
25.3 |
22.2 |
275 |
261 |
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Rabbit Flat |
45.1 |
21.0 |
89 |
83 |
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Tennant Creek Airport |
37.6 |
+0.3 |
41.8 |
25.6 |
+0.7 |
22.3 |
47 |
70 |
Territory Grape Farm AWS |
36.5 |
+0.3 |
42.0 |
21.7 |
+1.0 |
16.0 |
58 |
49 |
Timber Creek |
37.1 |
0 |
40.4 |
24.7 |
-0.8 |
22.5 |
309 |
168 |
Tindal RAAF AWS |
35.4 |
0 |
37.9 |
24.4 |
-0.3 |
22.4 |
430 |
201 |
Victoria River Downs |
37.1 |
-0.5 |
40.6 |
25.3 |
+0.3 |
23.1 |
159 |
117 |
Warruwi AWS |
33.4 |
+0.3 |
36.0 |
26.7 |
+0.5 |
23.0 |
157 |
190 |
Watarrka |
37.0 |
+0.6 |
43.6 |
22.5 |
+0.5 |
17.1 |
47 |
36 |
Wave Hill |
38.1 |
0 |
42.1 |
26.1 |
+1.6 |
22.4 |
85 |
114 |
Wollogorang |
38.9 |
+2.3 |
41.6 |
25.3 |
+1.1 |
19.9 |
33 |
171 |
Yuendumu |
35.9 |
-0.2 |
42.0 |
21.8 |
+0.2 |
16.0 |
73 |
48 |
Yulara Aero AWS |
37.2 |
+0.9 |
43.1 |
20.7 |
+0.1 |
10.0 |
69 |
43 |
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Thurssday 5 January. Although every effort has been made to verify the data, it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
* denotes that one or more observations missing, or that the data is unconfirmed
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:
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Phone (08) 8920 3813
Email climate.nt@bom.gov.au
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