Daly Waters Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
35.8 35.0 34.9 34.1 31.3 29.0 29.1 31.4 35.0 37.6 38.2 37.5 34.0
Mean Min (°C)
24.1 23.5 22.5 19.6 15.9 13.1 11.9 12.6 16.8 21.0 23.5 24.2 19.0
Mean Rain (mm)
167.3 188.1 110.0 21.0 6.1 3.0 2.7 0.3 2.4 21.3 54.8 116.9 675.4
Median Rain (mm)
134.7 153.7 79.8 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.8 33.6 79.8 623.8
Mean Rain Days
14.9 14.3 9.9 2.9 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.8 3.5 7.9 11.7 66.8

Daly Waters Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
43.7 42.1 43.2 42.2 38.6 36.3 36.2 37.8 40.9 44.0 44.5 45.6 45.6
Low Max (°C)
23.9 17.2 22.9 16.7 15.0 14.1 13.5 17.7 22.7 19.0 24.9 23.7 13.5
High Min (°C)
29.4 29.4 28.2 26.5 25.5 24.4 21.9 23.1 27.0 29.4 30.6 31.3 31.3
Low Min (°C)
16.8 12.8 11.4 9.1 4.8 1.3 0.8 2.3 4.3 8.4 12.5 13.0 0.8
High Rain (mm)
156.8 163.8 147.1 56.8 39.6 32.4 37.2 7.4 16.3 76.0 116.2 133.8 163.8

Daly Waters Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
39.7 38.5 39.5 37.8 34.9 32.7 32.8 34.4 37.2 40.1 40.7 41.5 35.8
Low Mn. Max (°C)
31.8 31.5 31.5 30.7 28.2 25.3 26.0 29.1 32.5 34.1 34.4 33.6 32.3
High Mn. Min (°C)
25.9 25.0 24.4 24.1 21.0 17.8 16.2 17.5 21.2 24.0 25.9 26.2 21.3
Low Mn. Min (°C)
22.4 21.5 19.2 14.7 11.3 6.9 8.3 8.6 12.4 15.8 21.1 22.8 16.6
High Rain (mm)
576.0 575.2 353.8 224.6 67.4 71.8 56.9 9.4 28.0 114.2 246.0 634.8 1182.2
Low Rain (mm)
15.0 12.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 225.9

Daly Waters Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Daly Waters annual climate

Daly Waters Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
2.7 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.0 7.5 6.9 22.2
≥ 35°C
19.9 14.6 16.1 11.9 2.6 0.2 0.2 2.9 16.4 27.6 26.9 24.6 162.1
≥ 30°C
29.2 26.6 29.3 28.1 22.5 13.1 13.6 22.2 28.6 30.3 29.3 29.9 300.0
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
≤ 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

Daly Waters 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
39.0 38.2 37.7 36.1 34.0 31.8 31.9 34.0 37.0 39.3 40.5 40.4 38.4
Low Max
32.3 31.7 31.7 31.6 28.0 25.0 25.8 28.0 32.2 35.1 35.6 34.1 29.1
High Min
25.9 25.1 24.7 23.0 20.3 17.2 16.2 17.0 21.7 24.9 26.3 26.6 24.7
Low Min
22.3 22.0 20.1 16.4 11.9 9.3 8.0 9.0 12.9 17.0 21.0 22.2 12.3

Daly Waters Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
55 55 54 55 53 52 54 55 54 55 54 54 53.0
Earliest Entry
1940 1940 1940 1940 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024
Years of Maxima
55 55 54 55 55 52 54 55 54 54 54 54 53.0
Earliest Entry
1940 1940 1940 1940 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024
Years of Rainfall
55 55 55 55 55 52 55 55 54 56 55 54 53.0
Earliest Entry
1940 1940 1940 1940 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939
Latest Entry
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024

Station Details

DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP
Roper-McArthur, Northern Territory
16.2637°S 133.3782°E 210m AMSL
Commenced 1939

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