MCARTHUR RIVER, NORTHERN TERRITORY

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		27		30		29		29		27		24		21		20		22		25		29		31		31

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		34.3		35.8		35.2		35		34.5		32.4		29.8		29.7		32		34.7		37.6		38.6		37.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		19.7		24.8		24.7		23.1		20.2		16.5		12.6		12.2		13.5		16.6		20.7		24.1		24.8

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		46		45		45.3		42.4		38		37.4		35.6		34.7		37.8		39.7		43.7		44.3		46

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1.6		16		17.4		15.6		7.5		3.2		1.6		2.8		2.7		6		9.3		15.6		17.9

Average Morning Temperature

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		26.3		29.4		28.6		28.1		26.7		23.9		20.3		19.6		21.5		25.6		29.4		30.7		30.5

Average Afternoon Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		33.1		33.9		33.6		33.9		33.7		31.7		29.4		29		31.2		33.9		36.5		37.1		36

Average Number of Days Above 104F/40C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		20.5		2.7		1.8		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		3.3		7		5.1

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		161.7		18.6		14.9		18		14.1		3.2		0.1		---		2.9		13.6		25.5		26.2		24.6

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		301.8		28.6		26		28.2		27.7		25.1		16		15.1		24.5		26.3		27.6		27.9		28.9

Average Number of Days Below 35F/2C

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		700		180		170		130		30		10		---		---		---		---		10		40		100

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		59		13.2		12.5		10.4		3.2		1.4		0.5		0.4		0.1		0.8		1.8		5.4		9.3

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		190		170		190		120		80		80		10		40		---		40		30		70		110

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		430		430		420		410		180		160		10		50		---		80		60		130		220

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		57		71		75		70		58		51		48		47		47		47		46		54		64

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		32		48		50		44		31		28		25		24		20		21		22		29		38

Average Morning Dew Point

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		16.2		23.2		23.5		21.8		17.1		12.5		8.3		6.9		8.3		11.5		15.3		19.8		22.2

Average Afternoon Dew Point

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		12.7		20.7		21.2		18.5		12.5		10.2		6.6		5.5		4.6		7		10.1		15.1		17.5

Average Morning Web Bulb

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		20.5		25.2		25.1		24.1		21.1		17.8		14.5		13.6		15.1		18.2		21.3		23.8		25.1

Average Afternoon Wet Bulb

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		21.4		25.2		25.3		24.2		21.4		19.6		17.5		17		17.6		19.5		21.5		23.5		24.4

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3347.5		361.7		321.7		327.2		266.7		180.8		75		68.9		129.2		208.3		327.2		383.3		387.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6518.3		620		557.2		585.6		516.7		439.2		325		327.2		387.5		458.3		585.6		600		620

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		13.4		13		12.5		12.1		11.7		11.6		11.6		11.9		12.4		12.8		13.3		13.5

Average Daily Sunshine

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		8.4		6.9		6.6		7.6		8.7		8.8		9		9		9.7		9.4		9.4		9.2		8.2

Average Number of Clear Days

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		131.6		2.2		2.2		5.8		9.9		14.8		17.3		17.3		19.7		16.4		13.8		7.6		4.6

Average Number of Cloudy Days

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		55.6		11.3		11.8		8.9		4.2		2.4		1.6		1.6		0.8		1.2		1.5		3.6		6.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.6		21.6		20.3		20.7		20.4		19.2		18.1		19.1		21.6		24.2		25.3		24.7		23.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6		8.6		8.5		7.2		5.5		4		3.5		3.5		4		5.1		6.5		7.7		8.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.5		21.2		19.3		20.7		21.9		22.1		21.6		22.4		24		24.9		24.4		24.2		23.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		24		18.7		16.9		19.6		23.3		26		26.5		27.4		28.3		28.3		26.9		24.3		21.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.6		21.6		20.3		20.7		20.4		19.2		18.1		19.1		21.6		24.2		25.3		24.7		23.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.8		9.1		8.9		8.1		6.5		5.1		4.3		4.4		4.5		5.8		7.4		8.5		9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		25		25.4		23.8		24.7		23.6		24.1		22.8		23.6		25.3		26.5		26		26.5		28.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		28.7		26.3		25.3		27		26.5		29.8		28.7		29.8		30.9		31.5		30.1		28.9		29.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.4		15.9		15.3		15.6		17.4		16.7		16.3		17.1		20.6		22.8		23.1		21.8		18.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.2		7.5		7.3		6		4.9		3.3		3.1		3		3.5		4.4		5.8		6.8		6.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.2		15.4		14.6		15.5		18.4		18.8		19.1		19.7		22.8		23.4		22.3		21.3		18.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.1		9.8		9.2		11		17		19.8		21.6		22.3		26		25.3		22.4		19		13.9