Tuesday, 3 July 2007 - Monthly Climate Summary for Northern Territory - Product code IDCKGC12R0

Rain and records fall - Northern Territory in June 2007

On the heels of the Territory's second hottest May on record comes the coldest June ever.

 

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Details

An unusual cloudband persisted over the nothern half of the Territory mainly due to a mid-level trough bringing weather more akin to a southern winter. In addition to the cloudy skies, cool southeasterly airflow from the southern latitudes caused the temperatures to fall.

Rainfall

Rainfall for the month was above average in the northern 2/3rds of the Territory. Some areas in the Victoria River District recorded highest on record rainfall with Victoria River Downs recording 96.2 mm when the previous record, during it's 114 year history, was 27.5 mm. Similarly, Keep River Rangers received 111.4 mm of rainfall, smashing it's previous record of 4.4 mm.

Some sites had their highest total June rainfall on record.

Some sites had their highest daily June rainfall on record.

Maximum temperature

Maximum temperatures of 4 to 5 degrees below normal prevailed in the central areas of the Northern Territory. Some stations recorded their lowest ever maximum temperature not only for June but for any month of the year. For example, Larrimah recorded 14.9°C on the 20th of June where its previous lowest record was 17.4°C for June and 16.9°C for any month of the year. Similarly Tennant Creek reported 8.0°C on the 20th where 12.8°C was the previous record for June and 11.9°C for any month. Other areas in the Territory reported maximum temperatures between 2 and 3 degrees below normal.

Some sites had their lowest June mean daily maximum temperature on record.

Some sites had their coldest June day (lowest maximum temperature) on record.

Some sites had their lowest mean daily maximum temperature on record for any month.

Some sites had their lowest daily maximum temperature on record for any month.

 

Minimum temperature

The minimum temperatures were mostly below average with the exception of the eastern Roper-McArthur district and nothern Top End which were slightly warmer than normal. The southern half of the Territory, temperatures were well below normal. The area around Alice Springs was particularly cold with −3.6°C being recorded at Alice Springs Airport on the16th.

Some sites had their lowest June mean daily minimum temperature on record.

Some sites had their warmest June night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.

Some sites had their lowest June temperature on record.

Some sites had their lowest mean daily minimum temperature for any month.

Some sites had their lowest temperature for any month.

 

Further information

NT Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (08) 8920 3819
Email climate.NT@bom.gov.au

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Extremes

Hottest day
Highest temperature		 34.7°C at Jabiru Airport AWS on the 6th
Warmest days on average
Highest mean daily maximum temperature		 30.8°C at Middle Point AWS
Coolest days on average
Lowest mean daily maximum temperature		 15.6°C at Arltunga
Coldest day
Lowest daily maximum temperature		 8.0°C at Ali Curung on the 20th
and at Tennant Creek Airport on the 20th
Coldest night
Lowest temperature		 −3.6°C at Alice Springs Airport on the 16th
Coolest nights on average
Lowest mean daily minimum temperature		 1.4°C at Kulgera
Warmest nights on average
Highest mean daily minimum temperature		 22.9°C at Cape Don AWS
Warmest night
Highest daily minimum temperature		 26.2°C at Warruwi AWS on the 7th
Wettest overall
Highest total rainfall		 117.4 mm at Avon Downs
Wettest day
Highest daily rainfall		 71.4 mm at Oenpelli on the 18th
Highest wind gust
 72 km/h at Rabbit Flat on the 19th

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Records

Record highest total rainfall for June 2007
Total rainfall
(mm) 		Previous highest Years of
record
Victoria River Downs
96.2
27.5
in 1923
114
Rosewood
80.6
77.2
in 1939
106
Oenpelli
73.4
41.2
in 1973
94
Katherine Rural College
7.8
2.0
in 1994
41
Camfield
83.4
61.5
in 1973
38
Bullita
74.4
48.7
in 1973
37
Kidman Springs
102.6
16.0
in 1973
35
Lajamanu AWS
40.0
38.0
in 1985
33
Wave Hill
71.4
29.8
in 1978
32
Daly Waters AWS
71.8
26.4
in 1941
31
Hodgson River
13.4
9.0
in 1987
31
Katherine Aviation Museum
8.0
5.6
in 1998
31
Gove Airport
112.8
94.9
in 1944
30
Nhulunbuy DTW
68.6
53.8
in 1975
28
Mango Farm
3.4
2.8
in 1989
26
Eva Downs
38.4
19.0
in 1978
25
Timber Creek
70.2
3.2
in 1985
25
Mataranka Station
15.6
5.0
in 1998
24
Keep River Rangers
111.4
4.4
in 1986
23
Suplejack
53.5
29.6
in 1985
23
Bunda
40.0
19.0
in 1993
22
Yirrkala Tropical Gardens
115.0
55.5
in 1997
22
Gorrie
32.6
0.6
in 2003
19
Dorisvale
14.2
10.0
in 1986
18
Gilnockie
58.6
15.0
in 1989
17
Mary River Rangers
7.6
2.5
in 1990
16
Moolooloo
71.0
13.6
in 2003
16
Stokes Hill
2.0
0.0
in 1985
16
Birrindudu
68.0
35.2
in 1993
10
Tindal RAAF AWS
11.0
2.0
in 1981
10

Record highest daily rainfall for June 2007
Highest daily rainfall
(mm) 		Previous highest Years of
record
Victoria River Downs
56.4
on the 20th
20.8
on the 17th in 1913
113
Oenpelli
71.4
on the 18th
31.8
on the 4th in 1933
94
Waterloo
32.0
on the 20th
21.0
on the 12th in 1978
87
Katherine Rural College
2.8
on the 21st
2.0
on the 7th in 1994
40
Camfield
52.0
on the 20th
38.1
on the 15th in 1973
38
Kidman Springs
51.2
on the 20th
11.7
on the 13th in 1978
35
Wave Hill
39.6
on the 20th
21.4
on the 13th in 1978
32
Daly Waters AWS
32.4
on the 21st
25.1
on the 8th in 1941
31
Tanumbirini
17.4
on the 21st
14.4
on the 3rd in 1985
30
Alyangula Police
40.4
on the 18th
21.0
on the 5th in 1997
29
Timber Creek
41.6
on the 20th
3.2
on the 3rd in 1985
25
Eva Downs
21.0
on the 20th
19.0
on the 13th in 1978
25
Mango Farm
3.2
on the 20th
2.8
on the 5th in 1989
25
Yirrkala Tropical Gardens
43.0
on the 16th
24.0
on the 6th in 1982
24
Keep River Rangers
56.8
on the 20th
4.4
on the 20th in 1986
23
Suplejack
23.0
on the 20th
19.0
on the 30th in 1986
23
Bunda
40.0
on the 20th
19.0
on the 14th in 1993
22
Gorrie
14.0
on the 21st
0.6
on the 16th in 2003
19
Jabiru Airport AWS
10.2
on the 18th
9.0
on the 4th in 1985
18
Gilnockie
20.0
on the 21st
14.0
on the 5th in 1989
17
Wycliffe Well
15.0
on the 20th
9.4
on the 16th in 1993
17
Moolooloo
44.4
on the 20th
6.8
on the 17th in 2003
16
Stokes Hill
1.2
on the 20th
0.0
on the 30th in 1985
16
Mary River Rangers
3.0
on the 17th
2.5
on the 18th in 1990
16
Channel Point
1.6
on the 20th
0.2
on the 3rd in 1999
15
Birrindudu
38.0
on the 20th
19.4
on the 14th in 1993
10


Record lowest mean daily maximum temperature for June 2007
Mean daily maximum
temperature
(°C) 		Previous lowest Years of
record
Tennant Creek Airport
19.9
21.6
in 1985
37
Victoria River Downs
24.5
26.4
in 1985
37
Daly Waters AWS
25.1
25.3
in 1949
35
Jervois
18.3
19.2
in 1993
35
Wave Hill
24.1
25.4
in 1977
31
Rabbit Flat
21.8
22.5
in 1985
29
Gove Airport
26.5
26.7
in 2000
28
Mango Farm
28.2
28.6
in 1985
26
McArthur River Mine
26.6
28.0
in 1989
26
Timber Creek
26.5
27.6
in 1985
26
Alyangula Police
26.2
26.3
in 2000
24
Pirlangimpi AWS
29.7
29.8
in 2000
24
Katherine Aviation Museum
26.8
27.6
in 2000
22
Tindal RAAF AWS
26.6
27.0
in 2000
19
Wollogorang
25.6
26.1
in 2000
19
Ali Curung
19.3
22.2
in 1990
18
Watarrka
18.0
18.1
in 1993
17
Douglas River
28.4
29.0
in 2000
14
Borroloola AWS
26.9
27.0
in 2000
12
Lajamanu AWS
22.2
24.5
in 2000
12
Territory Grape Farm AWS
18.9
20.3
in 2000
11
Delamere Weapons Range AWS
26.6
26.8
in 2000
10
Kidman Springs
25.8
27.8
in 2000
10

Record lowest daily maximum temperature for June 2007
Lowest daily maximum
temperature
(°C) 		Previous lowest Years of
record
Darwin Airport
22.7
on the 20th
24.2
on the 23rd in 1963
66
Brunette Downs
10.8
on the 20th
13.9
on the 12th in 1978
41
Larrimah
14.9
on the 20th
17.4
on the 1st in 1969
39
Victoria River Downs
15.1
on the 21st
16.6
on the 15th in 1993
39
Yuendumu
9.1
on the 20th
11.4
on the 5th in 1993
39
Tennant Creek Airport
8.0
on the 20th
12.8
on the 15th in 1993
37
Daly Waters AWS
14.1
on the 20th
17.8
on the 1st in 1969
35
Jervois
10.0
on the 20th
10.9
on the 20th in 1986
35
Wave Hill
13.0
on the 21st
14.2
on the 12th in 1978
32
Centre Island AWS
17.2
on the 21st
18.7
on the 9th in 2000
28
Gove Airport
22.2
on the 25th
23.7
on the 28th in 1997
28
Mango Farm
18.5
on the 20th
22.0
on the 9th in 1982
26
McArthur River Mine
17.7
on the 20th
21.2
on the 13th in 1978
26
Timber Creek
17.7
on the 20th
19.8
on the 15th in 1993
26
Alyangula Police
21.5
on the 25th
23.0
on the 10th in 2000
24
Elliott
12.1
on the 21st
18.0
on the 23rd in 1987
24
Pirlangimpi AWS
24.2
on the 20th
25.3
on the 22nd in 1982
24
Katherine Aviation Museum
16.5
on the 20th
23.2
on the 19th in 1995
22
Tindal RAAF AWS
16.1
on the 20th
22.4
on the 9th in 2000
19
Ali Curung
8.0
on the 20th
12.0
on the 15th in 1993
18
Douglas River
18.2
on the 20th
23.4
on the 1st in 1969
14
Ngukurr
18.5
on the 20th
22.3
on the 22nd in 1963
13
Lajamanu AWS
10.7
on the 21st
19.0
on the 13th in 2006
12
Rabbit Flat
9.7
on the 20th
14.0
on the 13th in 1993
11
Territory Grape Farm AWS
9.3
on the 20th
13.9
on the 13th in 1987
11
Channel Point
19.4
on the 20th
23.4
on the 12th in 2000
10
Delamere Weapons Range AWS
15.0
on the 20th
21.0
on the 30th in 2000
10
Kidman Springs
15.8
on the 21st
18.3
on the 16th in 2003
10

Record lowest mean daily maximum temperature of any month

Mean daily maximum
temperature
for June 2007
(°C)

Previous lowest
Tennant Creek Airport
19.9
21.6
in June 1985
Victoria River Downs
24.5
26.4
in June 1985
Daly Waters AWS
25.1
25.3
in June 1949
Wave Hill
24.1
25.4
in June 1977
Gove Airport
26.5
26.7
in June 2000
Mango Farm
28.2
28.6
in June 1985
McArthur River Mine
26.6
28.0
in June 1989 & July 1985
Timber Creek
26.5
27.6
in June 1985
Alyangula Police
26.2
26.3
in June 2000
Katherine Aviation Museum
26.8
27.6
in June 2000
Tindal RAAF AWS
26.6
27.0
in June 2000
Wollogorang
25.6
26.1
in June 2000
Ali Curung
19.3
22.2
in June 1990
Watarrka
18.0
18.1
in June 1993
Douglas River
28.4
29.0
in June 2000
Borroloola AWS
26.9
27.0
in June 2000
Lajamanu AWS
22.2
22.4
in July 1968
Territory Grape Farm AWS
18.9
20.3
in June 2000
Delamere Weapons Range AWS
26.6
26.8
in June 2000
Kidman Springs
25.8
27.8
in June 2000

Record lowest daily maximum temperature for any month
Lowest daily maximum
temperature
for June 2007
(°C) 		Previous lowest
Brunette Downs
10.8
on the 20th
13.3
on the 23rd of May 1959
Larrimah
14.9
on the 20th
16.9
on the 14th of July 1968
Tennant Creek Airport
8.0
on the 20th
11.9
on the 14th of July 1984
Daly Waters AWS
14.1
on the 20th
15.0
on the 23rd of May 1959
Wave Hill
13.0
on the 21st
14.2
on the 12th of June 1978
Centre Island AWS
17.2
on the 21st
18.7
on the 9th of June 2000
Mango Farm
18.5
on the 20th
22.0
on the 9th of June 1982
McArthur River Mine
17.7
on the 20th
18.9
on the 28th of July 1986
Pirlangimpi AWS
24.2
on the 20th
25.0
on the 7th of July 1983
Katherine Aviation Museum
16.5
on the 20th
23.2
on the 19th of June 1995
Tindal RAAF AWS
16.1
on the 20th
17.2
on the 28th of July 1986
Ali Curung
8.0
on the 20th
12.0
on the 15th of June 1993
Ngukurr
18.5
on the 20th
21.9
on the 14th of July 1968
Lajamanu AWS
10.7
on the 21st
12.7
on the 12th of July 1968
Rabbit Flat
9.7
on the 20th
13.3
on the 14th of July 1984
Territory Grape Farm AWS
9.3
on the 20th
13.1
on the 20th of April 2000
Channel Point
19.4
on the 20th
23.4
on the 12th of June 2000


Record lowest mean daily minimum temperature for June 2007
Mean daily minimum
temperature
(°C) 		Previous lowest Years of
record
Tennant Creek Airport
9.8
10.2
in 1977
37
Kulgera
1.4
2.3
in 1982
26
Ali Curung
5.0
5.3
in 2002
18
Watarrka
3.3
3.8
in 2002
17
Territory Grape Farm AWS
2.7
3.3
in 2006
11

Record highest daily minimum temperature for June 2007
Highest daily minimum
temperature
(°C) 		Previous highest Years of
record
Warruwi AWS
26.2
on the 7th
26.1
on the 4th in 1998
35

Record lowest temperature for June 2007
Lowest temperature
(°C)

Previous lowest

 Years of
record
Maningrida
9.7
on the 29th
10.4
on the 28th in 1994
39
Douglas River
3.7
on the 30th
4.0
on the 6th in 1974
15
Black Point
15.1
on the 30th
16.0
on the 23rd in 1992
13
Channel Point
9.9
on the 30th
10.8
on the 2nd in 2000
10

Record lowest mean daily minimum temperature for any month
Mean daily minimum
temperature
for June 2007
(°C) 		Previous lowest
Tennant Creek Airport
9.8
10.2
in June & July 1977


Record lowest temperature for any month
Lowest temperature
for June 2007
(°C)

Previous lowest
Channel Point
9.9
on the 30th
10.6
on the 15th of July 1996

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Summaries

Summary statistics for June 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
29.5
−2.0
33.8
6th
17.3
+0.1
7.7
30th
2.2
very high
440%
Black Point
29.5
−0.4
33.0
5th
22.3
+0.6
15.1
30th
1.7
high
46%
Bradshaw
27.8
33.4
2nd
14.8
7.0
29th
41.8
Cape Don AWS
28.1
31.2
5th
22.9
18.2
29th
1.8
high
64%
Central Arnhem Plateau AWS
25.9
30.3
6th
16.0
8.1
29th
1.0
Darwin Airport
29.9
−0.7
33.9
6th
20.0
0
12.4
30th
4.0
very high
200%
Delamere Weapons Range AWS
26.6
−2.5
32.0
2nd
14.5
−0.8
8.0
28th
45.0
very high
45000%
Douglas River
28.4
−3.0
33.1
6th
14.6
+1.0
3.7
30th
3.4
very high
126%
Dum In Mirrie AWS
29.5
33.7
2nd
19.3
11.0
29th
3.0
very high
86%
Jabiru Airport AWS
30.5
−1.2
34.7
6th
20.2
+1.1
11.4
29th
10.4
very high
1040%
Katherine Aviation Museum
26.8
−3.5
33.6
6th
14.2
+0.3
4.4
29th
8.0
highest
2667%
Mango Farm
28.2
−3.2
33.0
6th
16.0
+0.3
6.1
10th
3.4
highest
1700%
McCluer Island AWS
27.1
29.5
3rd
22.9
18.8
29th
1.4
normal
9%
Middle Point AWS
30.8
34.6
6th
16.1
5.6
29th
1.0
Pine Creek Council AWS
27.5
32.2
6th
16.5
10.6
28th
0.7
Pirlangimpi AWS
29.7
−1.4
32.8
6th
20.4
+1.8
12.8
29th
3.6
high
75%
Point Fawcett AWS
28.4
−1.1
31.8
17th
19.6
+0.2
9.2
30th
2.0
normal
22%
Port Keats Aero AWS
30.4
36.5
5th
15.5
8.2
29th
39.0
Tindal RAAF AWS
26.6
−3.3
31.7
2nd
14.2
0
4.3
29th
11.0
highest
2200%
Arnhem (district 14BC)
Alyangula Police
26.2
−2.5
30.0
4th
18.9
+0.1
12.5
28th
45.7
very high
486%
Gove Airport
26.5
−1.8
30.3
1st
22.0
+0.7
13.9
30th
111.0
highest
358%
Groote Eylandt Airport AWS
26.6
30.3
2nd
17.6
7.5
30th
30.2
Maningrida Aero AWS
29.1
32.4
6th
19.7
9.6
29th
2.6
Milingimbi AWS
29.2
32.8
6th
19.8
10.0
29th
0.0
Ngayawili
28.1
31.0
6th
20.5
11.6
29th
6.6
Warruwi AWS
29.4
+0.1
32.7
6th
22.1
+0.3
16.3
29th
0.0
normal
0%
Roper-Mcarthur (district 14DE)
Borroloola AWS
26.9
−3.5
32.8
2nd
13.2
0
4.1
29th
5.8
very high
187%
Bulman AWS
27.4
31.8
6th
15.1
3.6
29th
1.0
Centre Island AWS
24.8
−2.0
30.3
2nd
18.2
−1.3
14.1
21st
8.4
high
108%
Daly Waters AWS
25.1
−3.6
32.7
2nd
13.3
0
4.3
29th
71.8
highest
4787%
Larrimah
25.9
−3.4
32.0
2nd
12.9
−0.4
4.9
10th
47.0
very high
1382%
McArthur River Mine
26.6
−3.3
32.6
1st
14.3
+1.7
4.5
29th
13.6
very high
850%
Wollogorang
25.6
−3.5
31.7
2nd
13.3
+1.0
3.4
10th
17.1
very high
503%
Victoria (district 14F)
Kidman Springs
25.8
−4.3
31.5
2nd
12.9
−0.3
6.9
28th
102.6
highest
7329%
Lajamanu AWS
22.2
−4.6
26.4
1st
9.5
−0.3
3.6
10th
40.0
highest
1600%
Timber Creek
26.5
−3.9
32.6
1st
15.0
−0.7
6.4
29th
70.2
highest
14040%
Victoria River Downs
24.5
−4.7
30.1
1st
11.4
−0.7
4.5
10th
96.2
highest
4810%
Wave Hill
24.1
−4.2
29.7
3rd
10.5
−1.1
2.5
10th
71.4
highest
2462%
Barkly (district 15A)
Tennant Creek Airport
19.9
−4.7
24.5
30th
9.8
−3.1
5.7
21st
32.4
very high
689%
Alice Springs (district 15B)
Ali Curung
19.3
−5.1
24.5
30th
5.0
−3.4
0.9
15th
28.2
very high
705%
Alice Springs Airport
16.9
−2.9
23.9
29th
1.6
−3.5
−3.6
16th
6.6
normal
46%
Arltunga
15.6
24.2
30th
2.3
−2.4
29th
10.2
normal
60%
Curtin Springs
18.4
−1.8
25.0
30th
2.6
−2.4
−1.0
27th
0.0
normal
0%
Jervois
18.3
−3.9
25.2
30th
4.1
−2.5
−0.8
23rd
1.8
normal
16%
Kulgera
16.4
−2.6
23.5
30th
1.4
−4.1
−3.2
14th
0.0
normal
0%
Papunya
19.8
26.1
30th
4.6
0.5
16th
1.2
normal
7%
Rabbit Flat
21.8
−4.1
26.1
1st
5.7
−2.1
0.4
9th
17.2
very high
337%
Territory Grape Farm AWS
18.9
−3.7
25.7
30th
2.7
−3.7
−1.4
16th
9.0
high
106%
Watarrka
18.0
−3.5
25.5
30th
3.3
−3.9
−1.0
28th
0.3
normal
1%
Wulungurru AWS
20.5
25.4
30th
8.4
4.0
29th
0.0
Yulara Aero AWS
18.2
−2.2
25.4
30th
2.8
−3.0
−0.3
24th
0.0
normal
0%

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Notes

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 11 am on Monday 2 July 2007. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

Normals are long-term means based on observations from the years 1800 to 2006. They are not shown for sites with less than 10 years of record in that time, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
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 Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (08) 8920 3819
Email climate.NT@bom.gov.au