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Seasonal calendars >>> Brambuk D'harawal Jawoyn Miriwoong Nyoongar Walabunnba Wardaman Yanyuwa Yawuru Yawuru Calendar Approximately 50km north of Broome, showing six seasons
Mankala	Marul	Wirralburu	Barrgana	Wirlburu	Larja	Mankala
Wet season	Hot	Cooling period	Cold	Cool to hot	Hot	Wet season
	Still winds	Dry	Fog	Dry	High humidity
		Winds stronger	Dust storms	Dust storms

	Go to Bureau of Meteorology rainfall & temperature graphs for this region	Permission to use the Yawuru seasonal calendar is granted by "Yawuru Native Title Holders Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC ICN 7033".
	Yawuru Seasons - after Merrilee Lands and Maria Mann, unpublished; courtesy of Yawuru Corporation. (Further Reading)