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MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY - NORTHERN TERRITORY
Not much rain fell in the Territory during September 2006, though there was the odd shower about here and there, mostly light. The dry September perpetuates an ongoing dry spell in the far southeast of the Territory, where 12-month rainfall figures are approaching their lowest 10% of historical values.
Temperatures were above normal in the south. In the north maximum temperatures were generally close to normal, but minimums were much cooler than the long-term mean, most notably in the Victoria River district, with departures from average of 3-4oC. A particularly cold burst was evident early in the month and several centres, including Darwin, recorded their coldest September night on record. See the records tables for more detail.
A table of Territory extremes,
some new records,
and summaries for sites across the Territory
appear below.
Weather extremes during September 2006 | |||
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Highest temperature Hottest day |
39.4 °C |
Douglas River
on the 29th
and Bradshaw on the 29th |
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Highest mean daily maximum temperature Warmest days on average |
36.2 °C |
Bradshaw | |
Lowest mean daily maximum temperature Coolest days on average |
27.4 °C |
Arltunga | |
Lowest daily maximum temperature Coldest day |
18.4 °C |
Arltunga on the 10th | |
Lowest temperature Coldest night |
2.3 °C |
Kulgera on the 10th | |
Lowest mean daily minimum temperature Coldest nights on average |
11.3 °C |
Yulara Aero AWS | |
Highest mean daily minimum temperature Warmest nights on average |
22.6 °C |
Warruwi AWS | |
Highest daily minimum Warmest night |
25.5 °C |
Point Fawcett AWS
on the 24th Sep
and Wulungurru AWS on the 28th Sep | |
Highest total rainfall Wettest overall |
34.6 mm |
Nightcliff Pool | |
Highest daily rainfall Wettest day |
34.0 mm |
Nightcliff Pool on the 22nd | |
Record Lowest Mean Maximum Temperature for September 2006 |
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Mean daily maximum temperature (°C) |
Previous lowest | Years of record |
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Alyangula Police |
29.7 |
29.9 |
in 2004 |
21 |
Record Lowest Daily Maximum Temperature for September 2006 |
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Lowest daily maximum temperature (°C) |
Previous lowest | Years of record |
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Channel Point |
28.5 |
on the 11th |
28.7 |
on the 3rd in 1994 |
11 |
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Record Lowest Mean Daily Minimum Temperature for September 2006 |
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Mean daily minimum temperature (°C) |
Previous lowest | Years of record |
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Timber Creek |
17.2 |
17.5 |
in 2004 |
25 |
Record Highest Daily Minimum Temperature for September 2006 |
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Highest daily minimum temperature (°C) |
Previous highest | Years of record |
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Curtin Springs |
22.4 |
on the 28th |
21.5 |
on the 28th in 2005 |
40 |
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Yulara Aero AWS |
24.2 |
on the 28th |
20.9 |
on the 25th in 2005 |
18 |
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Record Lowest Temperature for September 2006 |
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Lowest temperature (°C) |
Previous lowest | Years of record |
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Darwin Airport |
14.3 |
on the 1st |
14.4 |
on the 5th in 2004 |
65 |
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Mango Farm |
9.1 |
on the 1st |
9.4 |
on the 5th in 2003 |
25 |
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Timber Creek |
10.4 |
on the 1st |
10.9 |
on the 25th in 1982 |
25 |
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Black Point |
15.8 |
on the 1st |
18.2 |
on the 11th in 1991 |
14 |
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Channel Point |
14.0 |
on the 12th |
14.4 |
on the 5th in 2004 |
11 |
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Batchelor Aero |
10.4 |
on the 1st |
11.0 |
on the 5th in 2003 |
10 |
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Summary statistics for September 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 |
31.7 |
-0.7 |
37.4 |
14.0 |
-0.9 |
7.1 |
0 |
8 |
Alice Springs Airport |
28.3 |
+1.2 |
36.1 |
11.4 |
+1.2 |
3.5 |
0 |
9 |
Alyangula Police |
29.7 |
-1.5 |
31.9 |
19.2 |
-1.0 |
15.1 |
0 |
4 |
Arltunga |
27.4 |
34.1 |
11.6 |
4.9 |
0 |
6 |
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Batchelor Aero AWS |
35.8 |
-0.2 |
38.0 |
18.3 |
-2.3 |
10.4 |
0 |
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Black Point |
31.2 |
-0.2 |
33.9 |
21.6 |
-1.5 |
15.8 |
1 |
1 |
Borroloola AWS |
33.9 |
-0.9 |
36.9 |
15.6 |
-2.2 |
9.8 |
0 |
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Brunette Downs |
33.6 |
+0.1 |
38.5 |
16.7 |
+0.1 |
8.7 |
0 |
6 |
Centre Island AWS |
30.4 |
-0.1 |
35.7 |
21.3 |
-0.9 |
18.2 |
0 |
2 |
Channel Point |
30.3 |
-0.7 |
35.5 |
19.5 |
-2.2 |
14.0 |
0 |
7 |
Curtin Springs |
29.6 |
+2.1 |
36.4 |
11.6 |
+1.8 |
4.5 |
1 |
10 |
Daly Waters AWS |
35.0 |
+0.6 |
38.6 |
14.1 |
-3.1 |
8.5 |
0 |
2 |
Darwin Airport |
32.8 |
+0.3 |
37.0 |
21.1 |
-2.0 |
14.3 |
6 |
15 |
Delamere Weapons Range AWS |
34.2 |
38.0 |
17.9 |
12.0 |
0 |
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Douglas River |
36.1 |
-0.4 |
39.4 |
16.4 |
-2.1 |
9.1 |
0 |
4 |
Elliott |
34.5 |
-0.8 |
38.5 |
9.5 |
1 |
7 |
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Gove Airport |
29.6 |
-0.7 |
31.8 |
18.7 |
-1.0 |
14.5 |
0 |
4 |
Jabiru Airport AWS |
35.9 |
-0.1 |
38.2 |
20.3 |
-1.3 |
13.9 |
0 |
9 |
Jervois |
30.1 |
+0.4 |
36.4 |
13.1 |
+2.0 |
7.3 |
0 |
6 |
Katherine Aviation Museum |
34.5 |
-1.4 |
37.4 |
16.6 |
-3.6 |
8.2 |
0 |
8 |
Kidman Springs |
35.4 |
-1.4 |
39.1 |
15.9 |
-4.2 |
10.2 |
0 |
4 |
Kulgera |
27.7 |
+0.9 |
35.4 |
12.1 |
+1.0 |
2.3 |
1 |
17 |
Lajamanu AWS |
34.2 |
-0.5 |
38.0 |
15.1 |
-1.9 |
9.0 |
0 |
5 |
Larrimah |
34.2 |
-0.9 |
37.3 |
15.6 |
-2.9 |
8.1 |
2 |
4 |
Mango Farm |
35.5 |
-0.8 |
38.1 |
17.0 |
-2.4 |
9.1 |
0 |
8 |
Maningrida |
34.9 |
13.4 |
0 |
2 |
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McArthur River Mine |
35.0 |
0 |
38.7 |
16.0 |
-0.7 |
9.1 |
0 |
6 |
Ngukurr |
37.1 |
13.0 |
0 |
2 |
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Oenpelli |
37.2 |
17.5 |
0 |
5 |
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Papunya |
30.3 |
35.6 |
13.6 |
8.1 |
0 |
6 |
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Pirlangimpi AWS |
33.1 |
+0.3 |
35.2 |
20.5 |
-0.7 |
15.9 |
0 |
30 |
Point Fawcett AWS |
31.0 |
34.2 |
18.6 |
12.6 |
0 |
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Rabbit Flat |
33.5 |
37.8 |
13.3 |
7.3 |
0 |
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Tennant Creek Airport |
31.7 |
+0.2 |
36.2 |
18.3 |
0 |
10.8 |
0 |
8 |
Territory Grape Farm AWS |
30.2 |
-0.2 |
35.4 |
11.6 |
-0.4 |
6.0 |
0 |
9 |
Timber Creek |
35.9 |
-0.4 |
39.3 |
17.2 |
-3.5 |
10.4 |
0 |
7 |
Tindal RAAF AWS |
34.8 |
-0.7 |
37.8 |
16.3 |
-4.1 |
9.1 |
0 |
13 |
Victoria River Downs |
34.4 |
-1.0 |
38.0 |
14.7 |
-3.6 |
7.7 |
0 |
5 |
Warruwi AWS |
30.7 |
-0.1 |
32.6 |
22.6 |
-0.9 |
19.7 |
0 |
1 |
Watarrka |
30.2 |
+0.6 |
35.5 |
15.1 |
+1.9 |
8.5 |
2 |
10 |
Wave Hill |
34.3 |
-0.8 |
38.5 |
15.2 |
-2.7 |
7.9 |
0 |
11 |
Wollogorang |
37.9 |
9.2 |
0 |
4 |
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Yuendumu |
30.6 |
+1.0 |
36.2 |
12.3 |
-0.8 |
7.2 |
0 |
8 |
Yulara Aero AWS |
29.3 |
+0.7 |
35.8 |
11.3 |
+0.6 |
5.6 |
0 |
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This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Friday 6 October. 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:
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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