Yirrkala Mission Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	32.1	31.4	30.9	31.0	29.8	28.3	27.5	28.2	29.6	31.0	32.6	32.9	30.5
Mean Min (°C)	24.9	24.6	23.9	24.0	23.6	22.2	20.9	20.3	21.0	22.5	24.2	24.8	23.1
Mean Rain (mm)	218.3	245.4	262.5	259.4	85.6	29.8	12.0	5.0	3.3	5.8	48.2	142.4	1331.2
Median Rain (mm)	187.2	213.4	224.9	177.3	60.0	16.2	5.9	2.3	0.3	0.0	11.2	95.2	1225.0
Mean Rain Days	13.6	14.9	15.2	13.1	8.8	5.5	3.6	1.7	0.9	0.9	3.7	8.1	86.7

Yirrkala Mission Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	37.8	36.7	36.2	34.4	35.8	34.4	30.2	31.4	33.4	35.0	36.5	37.4	37.8
Low Max (°C)	25.9	25.0	25.0	26.1	25.6	24.1	23.3	24.9	25.4	28.0	27.8	26.7	23.3
High Min (°C)	29.0	28.3	28.9	27.8	27.9	26.1	25.6	25.3	26.2	28.1	28.0	28.5	29.0
Low Min (°C)	19.0	20.5	15.6	18.6	14.7	13.3	12.5	13.0	13.2	15.7	16.9	17.2	12.5
High Rain (mm)	507.5	247.9	205.7	405.1	180.8	58.7	48.5	27.9	52.6	33.0	122.7	141.0	507.5

Yirrkala Mission Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	33.9	32.9	32.1	32.4	30.8	29.7	28.7	29.0	30.8	32.7	33.9	35.0	31.0
Low Mn. Max (°C)	30.1	30.4	29.1	29.5	29.0	27.2	26.3	27.4	28.7	29.8	30.9	31.7	29.7
High Mn. Min (°C)	26.2	25.4	25.3	24.8	24.8	23.8	22.8	22.5	23.0	24.0	25.6	25.8	24.1
Low Mn. Min (°C)	24.1	24.0	23.6	22.9	22.5	20.8	19.1	18.9	18.7	21.5	23.1	23.3	22.3
High Rain (mm)	602.0	567.2	678.7	687.7	445.2	106.8	56.3	53.3	58.2	49.0	266.6	500.0	2015.2
Low Rain (mm)	35.6	60.8	48.0	9.3	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	593.8

Yirrkala Mission Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Yirrkala Mission Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
≥ 35°C	3.0	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	2.1	5.6	11.1
≥ 30°C	26.1	21.5	24.4	24.4	16.2	1.5	0.3	1.8	10.6	25.4	28.7	29.2	199.0
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Yirrkala Mission 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	34.4	33.3	32.3	32.2	30.9	29.3	28.8	29.4	30.8	32.5	34.4	35.1	32.9
Low Max	29.7	29.4	29.2	29.7	28.3	27.2	26.3	27.2	28.4	29.7	31.1	31.0	27.9
High Min	26.7	26.1	25.6	25.8	25.6	24.2	23.1	22.4	23.6	24.9	26.1	26.7	25.6
Low Min	23.4	23.3	22.8	22.2	21.6	20.0	18.6	18.1	18.5	20.2	22.2	23.3	20.3

Yirrkala Mission Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	14	13	14	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12.9
Earliest Entry	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962
Latest Entry	1975	1974	1975	1975	1974	1974	1974	1974	1974	1974	1974	1974	1975
Years of Maxima	14	13	13	14	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13.0
Earliest Entry	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962	1962
Latest Entry	1975	1975	1974	1975	1974	1974	1974	1974	1974	1974	1974	1974	1975
Years of Rainfall	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	35.3
Earliest Entry	1936	1936	1936	1936	1936	1936	1936	1936	1936	1936	1936	1936	1936
Latest Entry	1975	1975	1975	1975	1974	1974	1974	1974	1974	1974	1974	1974	1975

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Station Details

YIRRKALA MISSION
Arnhem, Northern Territory

12.2500°S 136.8833°E 9m AMSL
Commenced 1936 / Closed 1975

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