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MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY - NORTHERN TERRITORY
Cool conditions prevailed over most of the Territory during July, as they did in May and June, making this dry season so far unusually cool Territory wide. Most weather observing stations recorded below average monthly mean maximum and minimum temperatures, and several cold-temperature records were broken. The cooler temperatures have largely been associated with cooler, drier air being transported north from more southern parts of the country. Interestingly though, a widespread rainfall event occurred around the middle of the month, giving record rains to some parts of the Top End and central Australia. The rain in southern parts of the Territory eased some emerging rainfall deficiencies, though the rainfall was least in the southeast, where the largest rainfall deficiencies have been.
A table of Territory extremes,
some new records,
and summaries for sites across the Territory
appear below.
Weather extremes during July 2006 | |||
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Highest temperature Hottest day |
35.0 °C | Ngukurr on the 31st | |
Highest mean daily maximum temperature Warmest days on average |
31.0 °C |
Jabiru Airport
AWS and Middle Point AWS | |
Lowest mean daily maximum temperature Coolest days on average |
18.0 °C | Kulgera | |
Lowest daily maximum temperature Coldest day |
10.5 °C | Watarrka on the 14th | |
Lowest temperature Coldest night |
-2.8 °C | Arltunga on the 9th | |
Lowest mean daily minimum temperature Coldest nights on average |
3.8 °C | Arltunga | |
Highest mean daily minimum temperature Warmest nights on average |
20.8 °C | Warruwi AWS | |
Highest daily minimum Warmest night |
24.2 °C | Point Fawcett AWS on the 14th
and Warruwi AWS on the 15th |
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Highest total rainfall Wettest overall |
70.0 mm | Docker River | |
Highest daily rainfall Wettest day |
58.0 mm | Docker River on the 13th | |
Record Highest Total Rainfall for July 2006 |
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Total rainfall (mm) |
Previous highest | Years of record |
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Ali Curung * |
34.4 |
24.1 |
in 1968 |
27 |
Jabiru Airport AWS |
47.4 |
37.2 |
in 1986 |
18 |
Record Highest Daily Rainfall for July 2006 |
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Highest daily rainfall (mm) |
Previous highest | Years of record |
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Ngukurr * |
15.2 |
on the 14th |
14.2 |
on the 3rd in 1938 |
67 |
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Ali Curung * |
29.4 |
on the 14th |
20.1 |
on the 11th in 2001 |
28 |
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Jabiru Airport AWS |
46.2 |
on the 13th |
14.0 |
on the 28th in 1986 |
18 |
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Record Lowest Mean Maximum Temperature for July 2006 |
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Mean daily maximum temperature (°C) |
Previous lowest | Years of record |
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Wollogorang |
28.2 |
28.3 |
in 1989 |
23 |
Katherine Aviation Museum |
28.7 |
29.6 |
in 1994 |
21 |
Kidman Springs |
28.7 |
29.3 |
in 1997 |
10 |
Record Highest Temperature for July 2006 |
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Highest temperature (°C) |
Previous highest | Years of record |
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Centre Island AWS |
31.2 |
on the 31st |
31.1 |
on the 27th in 1993 |
29 |
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Ngukurr |
35.0 |
on the 31st |
34.5 |
on the 1st in 2003 |
12 |
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Record Lowest Daily Maximum Temperature for July 2006 |
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Lowest daily maximum temperature (°C) |
Previous lowest | Years of record |
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Gove Airport |
24.0 |
on the 18th |
24.4 |
on the 29th in 1986 |
26 |
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Katherine Aviation Museum |
23.8 |
on the 18th |
24.1 |
on the 20th in 2004 |
21 |
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Black Point |
25.4 |
on the 13th |
26.5 |
on the 3rd in 2001 |
13 |
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Summary statistics for July 2006 | ||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (mm) |
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| Mean | Difference from normal | Highest | Mean | Difference from normal | Lowest | Total | Normal total | |
Ali Curung |
23.6 |
-0.9 |
30.4 |
6.7 |
-0.7 |
3.2 |
34 |
5 |
Alice Springs Airport |
19.1 |
-0.5 |
26.4 |
4.9 |
+0.9 |
-1.5 |
30 |
14 |
Alyangula Police |
27.1 |
-1.0 |
31.0 |
17.7 |
-0.1 |
13.2 |
0 |
3 |
Arltunga |
18.8 |
25.4 |
3.8 |
-2.8 |
12 |
9 |
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Batchelor Aero AWS |
30.7 |
34.3 |
15.0 |
9.1 |
0 |
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Black Point |
29.1 |
-0.6 |
31.9 |
20.5 |
-0.2 |
16.4 |
9 |
4 |
Borroloola AWS |
28.7 |
-1.8 |
33.4 |
10.6 |
-1.7 |
5.5 |
5 |
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Brunette Downs |
26.3 |
-0.5 |
31.3 |
9.5 |
-1.0 |
6.1 |
0 |
5 |
Centre Island AWS |
26.3 |
+0.1 |
31.2 |
18.3 |
-0.2 |
14.9 |
1 |
2 |
Channel Point |
29.3 |
13.0 |
0 |
0 |
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Curtin Springs |
19.4 |
-0.6 |
25.4 |
5.2 |
+1.6 |
-1.0 |
29 |
13 |
Daly Waters AWS |
28.3 |
-0.5 |
33.4 |
9.6 |
-2.7 |
4.2 |
1 |
2 |
Darwin Airport |
29.6 |
-0.9 |
31.7 |
18.0 |
-1.3 |
13.6 |
0 |
1 |
Delamere Weapons Range AWS |
27.7 |
33.0 |
13.1 |
9.0 |
0 |
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Douglas River AWS |
30.2 |
-1.6 |
34.1 |
12.4 |
-0.7 |
8.0 |
0 |
3 |
Elliott |
32.2 |
2 |
4 |
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Gove Airport |
26.9 |
-0.9 |
29.0 |
20.2 |
+0.1 |
14.4 |
22 |
20 |
Jabiru Airport AWS |
31.0 |
-0.8 |
34.6 |
18.7 |
+0.2 |
12.9 |
47 |
3 |
Jervois |
21.4 |
-0.5 |
27.8 |
6.6 |
+1.5 |
0.5 |
10 |
14 |
Katherine Aviation Museum |
28.7 |
-1.9 |
33.5 |
11.9 |
-1.1 |
7.4 |
0 |
1 |
Kidman Springs |
28.7 |
-1.8 |
34.0 |
10.6 |
-2.1 |
6.6 |
0 |
3 |
Kulgera |
18.0 |
-0.9 |
25.5 |
5.9 |
+1.1 |
-0.2 |
29 |
11 |
Lajamanu AWS |
26.1 |
-0.5 |
32.0 |
7.0 |
-1.9 |
4.0 |
0 |
5 |
Larrimah |
28.3 |
-1.1 |
33.0 |
10.5 |
-2.1 |
5.4 |
1 |
3 |
Mango Farm |
30.0 |
-1.6 |
34.0 |
13.4 |
-1.6 |
8.1 |
0 |
3 |
McArthur River Mine |
28.8 |
-1.1 |
33.3 |
11.0 |
-1.1 |
6.8 |
0 |
3 |
Ngukurr |
35.0 |
10.6 |
15 |
1 |
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Oenpelli |
34.0 |
12.9 |
0 |
2 |
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Papunya |
21.7 |
27.0 |
6.6 |
2.1 |
36 |
10 |
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Pirlangimpi AWS |
29.9 |
-1.0 |
32.1 |
18.6 |
+0.6 |
13.4 |
7 |
3 |
Point Fawcett AWS |
28.4 |
30.2 |
16.6 |
10.9 |
0 |
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Rabbit Flat |
24.8 |
30.8 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
1 |
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Tennant Creek Airport |
23.6 |
-0.9 |
29.6 |
11.0 |
-1.3 |
6.9 |
9 |
5 |
Territory Grape Farm AWS |
21.2 |
-1.5 |
28.2 |
4.2 |
-0.9 |
-0.5 |
13 |
3 |
Timber Creek |
29.3 |
-1.3 |
34.4 |
12.9 |
-2.0 |
8.3 |
0 |
2 |
Tindal RAAF AWS |
29.4 |
-0.6 |
33.8 |
11.6 |
-2.3 |
8.1 |
0 |
8 |
Victoria River Downs |
27.7 |
-1.5 |
33.1 |
8.5 |
-2.6 |
3.5 |
5 |
3 |
Warruwi AWS |
28.6 |
0 |
30.9 |
20.8 |
-0.3 |
16.9 |
0 |
2 |
Watarrka |
20.2 |
-1.6 |
26.3 |
6.6 |
+0.3 |
-1.2 |
28 |
14 |
Wave Hill |
27.1 |
-1.4 |
33.5 |
7.5 |
-3.3 |
3.4 |
0 |
5 |
Wollogorang |
28.2 |
-1.2 |
33.9 |
11.0 |
-0.4 |
5.6 |
1 |
2 |
Yuendumu |
22.1 |
+0.3 |
28.2 |
6.0 |
-0.2 |
1.6 |
17 |
13 |
Yulara Aero AWS |
19.0 |
-1.5 |
24.9 |
4.4 |
-0.2 |
-1.1 |
13 |
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This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Wednesday 2 Auhust. 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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Northern Territory Regional Office
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (08) 8920 3813
Email climate.nt@bom.gov.au
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