 Yanyuwa Calendar Gulf of Carpenteria showing five seasons (Wet season cyclone period from Nov to May) |
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| January February | March April May | June July | August September | October November December |
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| Wunthurru | Lhabayi | Rra-mardu | Ngardaru | Na-yinarramba |
Ngardaru - hot weather time August and SeptemberDescriptionEarly in the season, a-wurrarumu, the north wind blows from the sea, becoming yunduyunduwarra or hot winds as the season progresses. Kurumbirribirri (dust storms) are prevalent. During Ngardara, grasses die back, waterholes often dry out and dust storms are whipped up. Harvested plants and animalsCycad and pandanus nuts are harvested then ground, dried and stored to be made later into dampers. Mature water lily corms are harvested. |
Bureau of Meteorology Temperature and Rainfall Graphs for this region Permission to use the Yanyuwa seasonal calendar is granted by Karrakayn (Annie Isaac), a senior Law person of the Yanyuwa |