Monday, 4 June 2007 - Monthly Climate Summary for Northern Territory - Product code IDCKGC12R0
A Sweltering Start To The Dry - Northern Territory in May 2007
The Territory recorded its second hottest May on record this year, with the average maximum temperature of 30.2°CC more than two degrees above the long-term mean. The hottest May was recorded in 1958. During a particularly hot spell early in the month, we also recorded our hottest ever May temperature of 38.6°CC at two separate locations (Timber Creek and Daly Waters) on two separate days (4th and 5th respectively). Numerous stations recorded their hottest May on Record, several of these breaking the previous mark more than once. For instance at Yuendumu, where the previous May record of 33.0°CC was broken on seven of the first eight days of the month (peaking at 34.8°CC on the 4th), whilst Tennant Creek exceeded its previous hottest May day on three consecutive days. Night-time was also relatively warm over the Territory, with the fourth highest area-averaged minimum temperature on record, which was also more than 2°CC warmer than the long-term mean. Several stations recorded their hottest May-averaged minimum on record.
Darwin
Lack of cool days gave Darwin its equal hottest May-average maximum temperature of 33.4°CC, while it was the first May since 1993 that Darwin’s minimum temperature failed to fall below 20°CC at least once during the month. The coolest day had a maximum of 31.6°CC. Not since records began has Darwin had a May without a cooler day.
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Further information
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Extremes
| Hottest day Highest temperature |
38.6°C at Timber Creek on the 4th and at Daly Waters AWS on the 5th |
|---|---|
| Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature |
35.6°C at Bradshaw |
| Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature | 24.5°C at Kulgera |
| Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature | 17.1°C at Arltunga on the 31st |
| Coldest night Lowest temperature | 1.0°C at Alice Springs Airport on the 31st |
| Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature |
9.6°C at Yulara Aero AWS |
| Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature | 25.1°C at Warruwi AWS |
| Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature |
26.6°C at Cape Don AWS on the 6th |
| Wettest overall Highest total rainfall | 182.7 mm at Nhulunbuy DTW |
| Wettest day Highest daily rainfall | 64.8 mm at Upper Wickham River on the 17th |
| Highest wind gust |
72 km/h at McCluer Island AWS on the 31st |
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Records
| Record highest total rainfall for May 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall (mm) |
Previous highest | Years of record |
||
Wycliffe Well |
72.8 |
44.2 |
in 1993 |
19 |
Leanyer |
57.6 |
55.0 |
in 1990 |
17 |
| Record highest daily rainfall for May 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Highest daily rainfall (°C) |
Previous highest | Years of record |
|||
Lajamanu AWS |
45.6 |
on the 17th |
29.0 |
on the 19th in 1959 |
35 |
Wycliffe Well |
62.0 |
on the 17th |
26.6 |
on the 12th in 1993 |
17 |
Leanyer |
52.8 |
on the 13th |
25.0 |
on the 5th in 1997 |
16 |
| Record highest mean daily maximum temperature for May 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily maximum temperature (°C) |
Previous highest | Years of record |
||
Larrimah |
34.1 |
33.7 |
in 1988 |
39 |
Daly Waters AWS |
34.9 |
34.1 |
in 1958 |
37 |
Jabiru Airport AWS |
35.2 |
34.8 |
in 1988 |
29 |
Timber Creek |
35.5 |
35.1 |
in 1988 |
26 |
Wollogorang |
33.7 |
33.4 |
in 1988 |
24 |
McArthur River Mine |
34.8 |
34.4 |
in 1988 |
23 |
Katherine Aviation Museum |
34.0 |
33.6 |
in 1998 |
20 |
Borroloola AWS |
33.9 |
33.5 |
in 2003 |
13 |
Kidman Springs |
34.6 |
34.0 |
in 2002 |
11 |
| Record highest temperature for May 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Highest temperature (°C) |
Previous highest | Years of record |
|||
Brunette Downs |
38.1 |
on the 6th |
37.6 |
on the 4th in 1988 |
42 |
Yuendumu |
34.8 |
on the 4th |
33.0 |
on the 16th in 2002 |
41 |
Larrimah |
36.5 |
on the 4th |
36.4 |
on the 1st in 1998 |
39 |
Daly Waters AWS |
38.6 |
on the 5th |
37.8 |
on the 4th in 1942 |
37 |
Tennant Creek Airport |
36.4 |
on the 4th |
35.5 |
on the 4th in 1988 |
37 |
Jabiru Airport AWS |
37.6 |
on the 2nd |
37.0 |
on the 2nd in 2003 |
29 |
Timber Creek |
38.6 |
on the 4th |
37.7 |
on the 2nd in 1987 |
26 |
McArthur River Mine |
37.7 |
on the 3rd |
37.4 |
on the 3rd in 1988 |
24 |
Wollogorang |
37.7 |
on the 3rd |
37.2 |
on the 1st in 1992 |
24 |
Ali Curung |
36.6 |
on the 5th |
36.0 |
on the 17th in 1990 |
17 |
Lajamanu AWS |
37.2 |
on the 3rd |
36.0 |
on the 1st in 2005 |
14 |
Territory Grape Farm AWS |
34.8 |
on the 4th |
33.0 |
on the 13th in 1995 |
12 |
Kidman Springs |
38.2 |
on the 5th |
36.9 |
on the 1st in 2001 |
11 |
| Record highest mean daily minimum temperature for May 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C) |
Previous highest | Years of record |
||
Jervois |
13.0 |
12.8 |
in 1988 |
39 |
Centre Island AWS |
24.6 |
24.0 |
in 1988 |
30 |
Pirlangimpi AWS |
23.0 |
22.2 |
in 1988 |
23 |
Douglas River |
19.8 |
19.7 |
in 2004 |
15 |
Territory Grape Farm AWS |
12.9 |
12.3 |
in 2004 |
12 |
Kidman Springs |
20.5 |
18.7 |
in 2004 |
11 |
Channel Point |
23.0 |
22.5 |
in 2004 |
10 |
| Record highest daily minimum temperature for May 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Highest daily minimum temperature (°C) |
Previous highest | Years of record |
|||
Territory Grape Farm AWS |
21.2 |
on the 6th |
17.6 |
on the 24th in 2003 |
12 |
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Summaries
| Summary statistics for May 2007 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
||||||||||
| Mean | Diff from normal |
Highest | Mean | Diff from normal |
Lowest | Total | Rank | Fraction of normal |
||||
| Darwin-Daly (district 14GA) | ||||||||||||
| Batchelor Aero AWS | 34.5 |
+1.8 |
36.4 |
4th |
20.2 |
+1.4 |
14.7 |
24th |
67.8 |
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| Bradshaw | 35.6 |
38.3 |
3rd |
21.7 |
13.7 |
24th |
0.0 |
|||||
| Cape Don AWS | 31.7 |
33.4 |
5th |
25.0 |
24.1 |
17th |
19.8 |
normal |
57% |
|||
| Central Arnhem Plateau AWS | 32.2 |
34.4 |
5th |
20.6 |
17.4 |
23rd |
8.4 |
|||||
| Channel Point | 32.3 |
+1.3 |
34.8 |
5th |
23.0 |
+2.7 |
19.0 |
23rd |
14.6 |
high |
190% |
|
| Darwin Airport | 33.4 |
+1.4 |
34.8 |
7th |
23.5 |
+1.4 |
20.9 |
23rd |
19.2 |
high |
91% |
|
| Delamere Weapons Range AWS | 33.9 |
+2.4 |
37.0 |
6th |
20.9 |
+3.4 |
17.0 |
23rd |
8.0 |
high |
308% |
|
| Douglas River | 34.9 |
+1.9 |
37.7 |
4th |
19.8 |
+3.3 |
13.9 |
24th |
14.6 |
high |
170% |
|
| Dum In Mirrie AWS | 33.1 |
35.3 |
5th |
23.7 |
19.7 |
23rd |
10.8 |
normal |
65% |
|||
| Jabiru Airport AWS | 35.2 |
+1.7 |
37.6 |
2nd |
22.8 |
+1.2 |
19.5 |
9th |
19.6 |
high |
181% |
|
| Katherine Aviation Museum | 34.0 |
+1.8 |
36.5 |
5th |
19.6 |
+2.8 |
11.5 |
23rd |
0.0 |
low |
0% |
|
| Mango Farm | 34.6 |
+1.4 |
37.0 |
5th |
20.7 |
+2.2 |
15.0 |
24th |
25.0 |
high |
294% |
|
| McCluer Island AWS | 29.8 |
31.6 |
10th |
26.1 |
24.0 |
15th |
24.2 |
normal |
59% |
|||
| Middle Point AWS | 34.1 |
35.6 |
5th |
20.8 |
15.7 |
23rd |
16.8 |
|||||
| Pine Creek Council | 33.9 |
36.1 |
5th |
21.5 |
18.2 |
23rd |
0.0 |
|||||
| Pirlangimpi AWS | 33.1 |
+0.7 |
34.5 |
3rd |
23.0 |
+2.0 |
21.1 |
7th |
19.4 |
normal |
88% |
|
| Point Fawcett AWS | 32.1 |
+1.0 |
33.9 |
6th |
21.8 |
+0.3 |
18.4 |
23rd |
43.6 |
high |
143% |
|
| Tindal RAAF AWS | 34.0 |
+1.9 |
36.4 |
3rd |
19.7 |
+2.2 |
12.8 |
23rd |
0.0 |
low |
0% |
|
| Arnhem (district 14BC) | ||||||||||||
| Alyangula Police | 31.4 |
+0.7 |
34.0 |
2nd |
22.0 |
+0.8 |
19.0 |
9th |
38.2 |
high |
123% |
|
| Gove Airport | 30.3 |
+0.4 |
31.7 |
5th |
23.0 |
+0.4 |
20.3 |
10th |
134.8 |
high |
162% |
|
| Groote Eylandt Airport AWS | 32.1 |
34.8 |
2nd |
20.4 |
17.4 |
9th |
52.4 |
|||||
| Maningrida Aero AWS | 32.3 |
34.5 |
5th |
22.8 |
20.5 |
9th |
42.0 |
|||||
| Milingimbi AWS | 31.8 |
33.6 |
5th |
23.2 |
20.4 |
23rd |
18.6 |
|||||
| Ngayawili AWS | 31.2 |
32.8 |
2nd |
22.9 |
20.4 |
10th |
76.2 |
|||||
| Warruwi AWS | 31.5 |
+0.8 |
33.0 |
23rd |
25.1 |
+1.1 |
22.9 |
9th |
8.0 |
normal |
53% |
|
| Roper-Mcarthur (district 14DE) | ||||||||||||
| Borroloola AWS | 33.9 |
+1.6 |
35.5 |
3rd |
18.5 |
+2.8 |
12.5 |
23rd |
3.4 |
high |
136% |
|
| Bulman AWS | 33.5 |
35.7 |
2nd |
19.1 |
14.6 |
23rd |
52.2 |
|||||
| Centre Island AWS | 31.2 |
+1.6 |
33.6 |
9th |
24.6 |
+2.1 |
21.8 |
12th |
32.0 |
very high |
256% |
|
| Daly Waters AWS | 34.9 |
+3.9 |
38.6 |
5th |
19.3 |
+3.2 |
15.0 |
23rd |
0.2 |
normal |
2% |
|
| Larrimah | 34.1 |
+2.4 |
36.5 |
4th |
19.0 |
+2.6 |
12.5 |
24th |
0.0 |
low |
0% |
|
| McArthur River Mine | 34.8 |
+2.4 |
37.7 |
3rd |
19.8 |
+3.6 |
14.1 |
23rd |
1.6 |
normal |
21% |
|
| Wollogorang | 33.7 |
+2.3 |
37.7 |
3rd |
18.4 |
+2.9 |
11.8 |
22nd |
2.5 |
high |
33% |
|
| Victoria (district 14F) | ||||||||||||
| Kidman Springs | 34.6 |
+2.2 |
38.2 |
5th |
20.5 |
+4.6 |
12.8 |
23rd |
12.8 |
high |
298% |
|
| Lajamanu AWS | 31.4 |
+1.9 |
37.2 |
3rd |
17.3 |
+4.0 |
10.5 |
24th |
53.4 |
very high |
774% |
|
| Timber Creek | 35.5 |
+2.6 |
38.6 |
4th |
20.8 |
+2.5 |
16.4 |
24th |
3.0 |
high |
40% |
|
| Victoria River Downs | 33.8 |
+2.0 |
37.9 |
3rd |
19.5 |
+3.5 |
9.9 |
23rd |
4.0 |
high |
73% |
|
| Wave Hill | 33.3 |
+2.1 |
38.0 |
3rd |
18.3 |
+3.3 |
10.4 |
23rd |
26.9 |
high |
354% |
|
| Barkly (district 15A) | ||||||||||||
| Tennant Creek Airport | 29.8 |
+2.2 |
36.4 |
4th |
18.7 |
+2.3 |
12.9 |
24th |
3.0 |
normal |
38% |
|
| Alice Springs (district 15B) | ||||||||||||
| Ali Curung | 29.3 |
+1.9 |
36.6 |
5th |
14.7 |
+2.8 |
7.8 |
24th |
73.0 |
very high |
432% |
|
| Alice Springs Airport | 26.1 |
+3.1 |
34.3 |
1st |
11.4 |
+3.1 |
1.0 |
31st |
16.4 |
normal |
85% |
|
| Arltunga | 25.1 |
33.4 |
4th |
12.0 |
2.8 |
25th |
26.5 |
high |
130% |
|||
| Curtin Springs | 25.5 |
+1.6 |
32.5 |
7th |
10.6 |
+2.0 |
3.1 |
31st |
19.6 |
high |
109% |
|
| Jervois | 27.4 |
+2.0 |
35.3 |
2nd |
13.0 |
+3.2 |
5.2 |
20th |
6.6 |
normal |
33% |
|
| Kulgera | 24.5 |
+1.9 |
32.3 |
7th |
11.5 |
+2.3 |
4.5 |
31st |
15.7 |
high |
130% |
|
| Papunya | 27.8 |
34.5 |
1st |
13.5 |
6.6 |
24th |
12.5 |
normal |
51% |
|||
| Rabbit Flat | 30.9 |
+1.8 |
36.8 |
5th |
14.9 |
+3.3 |
6.5 |
25th |
29.0 |
very high |
468% |
|
| Territory Grape Farm AWS | 27.3 |
+1.8 |
34.8 |
4th |
12.9 |
+3.8 |
5.6 |
25th |
43.4 |
high |
172% |
|
| Watarrka | 26.2 |
+1.5 |
32.5 |
7th |
12.3 |
+1.8 |
4.0 |
19th |
0.2 |
low |
1% |
|
| Wulungurru AWS | 28.5 |
34.2 |
1st |
16.0 |
9.1 |
30th |
0.0 |
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| Yuendumu | 28.8 |
+3.7 |
34.8 |
4th |
14.0 |
+2.9 |
6.3 |
25th |
11.9 |
normal |
49% |
|
| Yulara Aero AWS | 25.5 |
+1.1 |
32.6 |
7th |
9.6 |
+0.1 |
3.7 |
19th |
0.0 |
low |
0% |
|
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Notes
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 3 pm on Monday 4 June 2007. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Means are long-term means based on observations from
all previous available records for that station.
They are not shown for sites with less than 10 years of record in that time.
The median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of "normal" rain.
The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site,
based on the
decile ranking
(very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3,
normal in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of normal shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
Further information
NT Climate Services CentreBureau of Meteorology
Phone (08) 8920 3819
Email climate.NT@bom.gov.au