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TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT
An extended list of climate statistics recorded is provided below. There is also a summary table for printing with the commonly requested statistics and a map showing the location of this site. Monthly statistics are only included if there are more than 10 years of suitable data.
Note: Many statistics are updated quarterly and recent weather events may not be represented in the statistics below. For more current information on recent extreme values, please refer to the corresponding Daily rainfall, Maximum temperature and Minimum temperature data tables for this site, and our Australian Climate and Weather Extremes Monitoring System. Missing observations associated with the observer being unavailable (where observations are undertaken manually), a failure in the observing equipment, or when an event has produced suspect data may result in an extreme event not being recorded.Site details
| Site name: TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT | Site number: 015135 | Commenced: 1969 | Map | |
| Latitude: 19.64° S | Longitude: 134.18° E | Elevation: 376 m | Operational status: Open | |
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 36.6 | 35.7 | 34.5 | 31.8 | 27.7 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 27.5 | 31.7 | 34.9 | 36.6 | 37.2 | 32.0 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 45.6 | 44.5 | 42.0 | 38.4 | 36.8 | 34.0 | 34.7 | 36.0 | 39.4 | 41.9 | 43.4 | 45.4 | 45.6 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Date | 03 Jan 2014 | 18 Feb 1970 | 02 Mar 2016 | 09 Apr 2005 | 01 May 2016 | 07 Jun 2016 | 16 Jul 1995 | 31 Aug 2013 | 27 Sep 2017 | 27 Oct 2018 | 30 Nov 1996 | 02 Dec 2007 | 03 Jan 2014 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 23.8 | 24.0 | 20.0 | 15.1 | 16.1 | 8.0 | 10.4 | 14.1 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 20.4 | 8.0 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Date | 17 Jan 2009 | 02 Feb 2004 | 09 Mar 2000 | 25 Apr 1983 | 14 May 1979 | 20 Jun 2007 | 13 Jul 2016 | 14 Aug 1978 | 09 Sep 1974 | 20 Oct 2000 | 17 Nov 1981 | 25 Dec 2006 | 20 Jun 2007 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 31.6 | 30.8 | 30.1 | 27.5 | 23.0 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 22.6 | 26.2 | 29.8 | 31.9 | 32.6 | 48 | 1969 2018 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 40.8 | 39.8 | 38.0 | 35.4 | 31.8 | 29.3 | 29.0 | 32.2 | 36.1 | 38.9 | 40.2 | 40.9 | 48 | 1969 2018 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 29.4 | 26.3 | 28.2 | 23.1 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 8.4 | 21.2 | 27.8 | 28.7 | 29.8 | 236.0 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 22.0 | 17.3 | 15.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 17.9 | 21.9 | 24.4 | 130.0 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 19.8 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 24.9 | 24.4 | 23.3 | 20.4 | 16.4 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 21.8 | 23.9 | 24.9 | 19.8 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 17.2 | 17.2 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 4.5 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Date | 14 Jan 2002 | 03 Feb 2004 | 31 Mar 1973 | 26 Apr 1983 | 27 May 1974 | 27 Jun 1977 | 14 Jul 1978 | 03 Aug 1990 | 16 Sep 1977 | 21 Oct 2000 | 19 Nov 1981 | 28 Dec 2006 | 14 Jul 1978 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 33.2 | 31.4 | 29.7 | 27.8 | 25.2 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 23.8 | 27.6 | 30.2 | 31.6 | 32.1 | 33.2 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Date | 05 Jan 1971 | 26 Feb 1986 | 07 Mar 1988 | 21 Apr 1998 | 01 May 2016 | 17 Jun 2016 | 16 Jul 1990 | 29 Aug 1992 | 30 Sep 1988 | 15 Oct 1987 | 23 Nov 1990 | 31 Dec 1986 | 05 Jan 1971 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 22.1 | 22.0 | 20.5 | 16.5 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 13.5 | 17.7 | 20.1 | 21.8 | 48 | 1969 2018 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 28.0 | 27.3 | 26.0 | 23.9 | 20.4 | 17.3 | 16.4 | 18.9 | 23.0 | 25.6 | 27.2 | 28.0 | 48 | 1969 2018 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 24.0 | 23.6 | 22.0 | 18.9 | 14.8 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 12.3 | 16.5 | 20.1 | 22.5 | 23.7 | 18.3 | 46 | 1969 2017 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 16.3 | 14.9 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 2.1 | 46 | 1969 2017 |
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| Date | 22 Jan 2007 | 09 Feb 1973 | 25 Mar 1976 | 27 Apr 2012 | 27 May 1974 | 24 Jun 1981 | 10 Jul 1974 | 16 Aug 2014 | 16 Sep 1977 | 19 Oct 1974 | 18 Nov 1981 | 28 Dec 2006 | 10 Jul 1974 | ||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46 | 1969 2017 |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean rainfall (mm) | 119.3 | 118.7 | 53.6 | 16.4 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 19.2 | 41.6 | 74.5 | 473.1 | 49 | 1969 2018 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 357.4 | 377.0 | 237.6 | 135.4 | 53.6 | 85.3 | 74.2 | 42.7 | 55.6 | 107.2 | 159.8 | 256.6 | 1004.2 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Date | 2006 | 2003 | 2001 | 2000 | 2010 | 1973 | 1978 | 2015 | 1975 | 2005 | 2000 | 2015 | 2000 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 170.0 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Date | 1985 | 1989 | 2014 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | 2014 | 1986 | 2018 | 1970 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 12.9 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 227.1 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 93.2 | 71.2 | 29.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 37.8 | 47.0 | 425.8 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 276.8 | 309.3 | 148.8 | 52.9 | 29.1 | 16.8 | 20.2 | 6.6 | 26.2 | 48.7 | 83.3 | 184.4 | 747.1 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 138.4 | 153.6 | 96.4 | 102.8 | 22.6 | 45.5 | 62.2 | 19.8 | 29.6 | 57.4 | 71.6 | 134.8 | 153.6 | 50 | 1969 2019 |
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| Date | 26 Jan 1982 | 17 Feb 2003 | 25 Mar 2007 | 22 Apr 2000 | 07 May 1986 | 15 Jun 1973 | 09 Jul 1978 | 26 Aug 2015 | 29 Sep 1979 | 16 Oct 2011 | 13 Nov 2000 | 23 Dec 1993 | 17 Feb 2003 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 10.2 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 50.3 | 50 | 1969 2018 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 7.8 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 37.7 | 50 | 1969 2019 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 13.5 | 50 | 1969 2019 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 50 | 1969 2019 |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 370 | 358 | 382 | 414 | 419 | 426 | 414 | 418 | 411 | 413 | 389 | 375 | 399 | 25 | 1992 2018 |
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| Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) | 117 | 102 | 95 | 98 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 104 | 100 | 106 | 117 | 48 | 1969 2018 |
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| Date | 23 Jan 2012 | 24 Feb 1987 | 12 Mar 2002 | 14 Apr 1984 | 30 May 2000 | 29 Jun 2002 | 18 Jul 1998 | 16 Aug 1970 | 22 Sep 2008 | 15 Oct 1969 | 19 Nov 2004 | 01 Dec 1996 | 23 Jan 2012 | ||||
| Mean daily sunshine (hours) | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 47 | 1969 2017 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 25.5 | 24.6 | 23.7 | 21.5 | 18.5 | 17.1 | 18.1 | 21.1 | 23.6 | 25.4 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 22.6 | 29 | 1990 2019 |
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| Mean number of clear days | 6.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 15.5 | 18.7 | 20.5 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 20.5 | 17.2 | 11.4 | 8.0 | 181.0 | 41 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean number of cloudy days | 12.4 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 10.1 | 72.0 | 41 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 12.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 45 | 1969 2016 |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 29.2 | 28.4 | 27.1 | 24.3 | 19.9 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 18.6 | 23.2 | 27.0 | 29.1 | 29.8 | 24.0 | 41 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 21.2 | 21.2 | 19.1 | 15.7 | 12.7 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 13.4 | 16.1 | 18.5 | 20.3 | 15.7 | 41 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 15.3 | 16.1 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 41 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 50 | 54 | 46 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 42 | 39 | 41 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 41 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 16.9 | 16.8 | 19.6 | 23.7 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 23.7 | 25.2 | 25.6 | 24.9 | 21.7 | 18.4 | 22.1 | 42 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | 35.3 | 34.4 | 33.4 | 30.8 | 26.9 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 26.6 | 30.6 | 33.6 | 35.2 | 35.7 | 30.9 | 41 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 22.0 | 22.1 | 20.5 | 18.1 | 15.6 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 16.2 | 18.2 | 19.9 | 21.2 | 17.9 | 41 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm dew-point temperature (°C) | 12.6 | 13.8 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 41 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) | 32 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 41 | 1969 2010 |
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| Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) | 15.5 | 16.0 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 41 | 1969 2010 |
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red = highest value
blue = lowest value
Product IDCJCM0038 Prepared at Thu 17 Jan 2019 01:51:58 AM EST
Monthly statistics are only included if there are more than 10 years of data. The number of years (provided in the 2nd last column of the table) may differ between elements if the observing program at the site changed. More detailed data for individual sites can be obtained by contacting the Bureau.
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http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_015135.shtml - About climate averages: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cdo/about/about-stats.shtml
- Data file (csv): http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/tables/text/IDCJCM0038_015135.csv
- Climate averages home page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/index.shtml
- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
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