Arltunga Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	35.5	34.9	32.4	28.9	23.2	19.5	20.0	23.1	27.7	31.6	33.5	35.0	28.7
Mean Min (°C)	21.9	21.0	18.8	13.4	8.3	4.3	3.2	4.8	10.2	14.8	18.0	20.4	13.0
Mean Rain (mm)	48.7	42.6	41.6	15.6	18.1	15.2	9.0	6.4	7.5	21.3	30.6	42.2	297.8
Median Rain (mm)	19.9	18.6	6.2	0.1	1.3	4.2	0.0	0.5	1.4	13.1	18.3	24.2	254.9
Mean Rain Days	4.6	4.0	2.9	1.7	2.1	2.1	1.6	1.4	1.7	3.6	4.5	5.1	35.2

Arltunga Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	43.9	43.7	41.6	39.0	33.4	30.2	30.4	35.0	39.0	41.0	42.5	44.5	44.5
Low Max (°C)	18.6	20.1	16.3	15.8	10.1	8.5	6.7	11.8	11.1	12.5	19.1	16.0	6.7
High Min (°C)	31.3	28.9	28.3	25.8	20.4	15.4	15.9	18.9	27.0	26.8	28.8	29.9	31.3
Low Min (°C)	10.0	8.6	6.9	1.5	-4.2	-5.0	-6.5	-5.0	-0.9	0.0	6.6	7.5	-6.5
High Rain (mm)	111.5	162.2	197.4	80.4	71.1	49.5	32.7	30.0	43.2	71.9	77.0	91.9	197.4

Arltunga Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	38.5	37.5	36.0	32.6	26.0	21.0	23.8	27.5	32.0	34.3	36.8	39.0	30.4
Low Mn. Max (°C)	32.1	32.4	27.4	25.2	20.7	15.6	17.5	19.1	21.6	26.2	29.4	31.5	25.1
High Mn. Min (°C)	25.5	23.7	21.6	16.4	12.0	8.2	6.9	8.5	13.6	17.8	20.1	22.6	14.5
Low Mn. Min (°C)	19.8	17.5	16.4	10.1	3.9	1.1	-2.0	1.8	6.8	12.0	13.7	17.5	10.7
High Rain (mm)	241.4	240.8	339.5	215.1	110.4	85.0	112.7	73.9	100.0	159.5	135.7	201.0	1025.1
Low Rain (mm)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	58.8

Arltunga Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Arltunga Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	3.2	1.5	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.4	4.2	11.0
≥ 35°C	18.9	14.7	10.1	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	8.5	12.8	17.2	81.6
≥ 30°C	26.8	23.9	22.4	12.9	2.0	0.3	0.1	2.4	11.3	19.5	22.6	25.5	161.5
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	2.7	10.2	12.7	10.4	1.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	36.8
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	6.6	8.4	6.0	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	21.7

Arltunga 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	39.5	38.5	36.7	33.5	28.0	24.5	24.8	28.4	33.7	36.2	38.2	38.6	36.7
Low Max	31.5	30.6	28.0	24.5	18.9	15.5	15.5	17.3	21.0	25.5	28.8	29.4	19.3
High Min	25.4	25.0	23.7	18.6	13.2	9.7	8.3	11.0	17.2	20.3	22.9	24.7	22.5
Low Min	19.0	16.9	13.5	9.5	3.2	-0.9	-1.6	-0.5	5.5	9.2	14.5	16.0	3.5

Arltunga Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	20	19	19	19	19	20	19	21	19	19	20	21	20.0
Earliest Entry	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2000	2000	2000
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	20	19	19	19	20	20	19	21	19	19	20	19	21.0
Earliest Entry	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2000	2000	2000
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	78	74	77	77	76	76	77	76	76	79	80	79	76.0
Earliest Entry	1901	1901	1901	1901	1901	1901	1901	1901	1901	1900	1900	1900	1900
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

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ARLTUNGA
Alice Springs, Northern Territory

23.4564°S 134.6849°E 661m AMSL
Commenced 1988

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