Monthly Weather Review December 2012 Monthly Weather Review Northern Territory December 2012

The Monthly Weather Review - Northern Territory is produced twelve times each year by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's Northern Territory Climate Services Centre. It is intended to provide a concise but informative overview of the temperatures, rainfall and significant weather events in Northern Territory for the month. To keep the Monthly Weather Review as timely as possible, much of the information is based on electronic reports. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of these reports, the results can be considered only preliminary until complete quality control procedures have been carried out. Major discrepancies will be noted in later issues. We are keen to ensure that the Monthly Weather Review is appropriate to the needs of its readers. If you have any comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us: By mail Northern Territory Climate Services Centre Bureau of Meteorology PO Box 40050 Casuarina NT 0811 By telephone (08) 8920 3813 By email [email protected] You may also wish to visit the Bureau's home page, http://www.bom.gov.au. Units of measurement Except where noted, temperature is given in degrees Celsius (°C), rainfall in millimetres (mm), and wind speed in kilometres per hour (km/h). Observation times and periods Each station in Northern Territory makes its main observation for the day at 9 am local time. At this time, the precipitation over the past 24 hours is determined, and maximum and minimum thermometers are also read and reset. In this publication, the following conventions are used for assigning dates to the observations made: Maximum temperatures are for the 24 hours from 9 am on the date mentioned. They normally occur in the afternoon of that day. Minimum temperatures are for the 24 hours to 9 am on the date mentioned. They normally occur in the early morning of that day. Mean temperatures are the average of the daily maximum and daily minimum temperatures. Daily rainfall is for the 24 hours to 9 am on the date mentioned. This means a significant fraction of the rain may have occurred on the previous calendar day. Monthly rainfall is for the period from 9 am on the last day of the previous month to 9 am on the last day of this month. Maximum daily wind gusts are in the 24 hours from midnight to midnight. Climatological values The climatological averages shown in the text and tables are generally long-term means based on observations from all available years of record, which vary widely from site to site. They are not shown for sites with less than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably. Climatological extremes are generally taken from available observations from all available years of record. The number of years can vary substantially from site to site. Copyright © Commonwealth of Australia 2013 This work is copyright. You may download, display, print and reproduce this material in unaltered form only (retaining this notice) for your personal, non-commercial use or use within your organisation. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all other rights are reserved. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Attorney General’s Department, Robert Garran Offices, National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 or posted at http://www.ag.gov.au/cca.

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Overview • Second hottest December on record at Darwin Significant weather . • Little rainfall across the Top End. Sparse rainfall across the Top End • No sign of the Northen Australian Monsoon. On average the North Australian Monsoon sets onto the Top End around the last week of December. This year, however, the monsoon did not arrive in Extremes in December 2012 December and rainfall totals for the month were lower than average for the Top End. Adelaide River Hottest day Post Office, Pirlangimpi, Howard Springs Nature Park, (Highest daily maximum temperature) and Darwin Hospital all saw their driest December on 45.3 °C at Walungurru on the 24th record. Leanyer, Karama, and Wagait Beach all saw Warmest days on average their second driest December on record. (Highest mean daily maximum temperature) 40.1 °C at Walungurru Record low rainfall for Arnhem Land Coolest days on average In addition to the lack of monsoon activity, Arnhem (Lowest mean daily maximum temperature) Land was under the influence of a broad-scale area 32.7 °C at McCluer Island of very dry air which extended into the middle layers Coldest day of the atmosphere for most of the month. This dry (Lowest daily maximum temperature) air prevented gulf lines from initiating convection 27.1 °C at Kulgera on the 9th over land. As gulf lines approached Nhulumbuy from Coldest night the east, they quickly dissipated leaving the eastern (Lowest daily minimum temperature) Arnhem Land without the usual precipitation. Gove 13.0 °C at Watarrka on the 19th Airport had its second driest December on record Coolest nights on average with only only 6.4 mm for the month, the long-term (Lowest mean daily minimum temperature) December average is 181.2 mm. Maningrida, 21.0 °C at Kulgera Milingimbi and Ngayawili all had their lowest rainfall Warmest nights on average on record and had its third (Highest mean daily minimum temperature) driest December on record. 28.1 °C at McCluer Island Warmest night Record hot Days in the NT (Highest daily minimum temperature) Darwin Airport measured their seconded hottest 31.2 °C at Walungurru on the 25th December on record this year with a mean daily Warmest on average overall maximum temperature of 34.2 °C (the record is (Highest mean temperature) 34.4 °C set in December 2002). Middle Point, 33.4 °C at Walungurru Pirlangimpi, and saw a record high Coolest on average overall mean daily maximum temperature this year. In the (Lowest mean temperature) Arnhem Land, Ngayawili set a new temperature 28.6 °C at Kulgera record with a mean daily maximum temperature of Wettest overall 34.1 °C. The primary reason for these high (Highest total rainfall) temperatures was the lack of cloud cover at a time 374.8 mm at Geriatric Park when the North Australian Monsoon usually cools Driest overall the land through the combined effects of cloud cover (Lowest total rainfall) and rainfall. Most of December saw high humidity 0 mm at Gilnockie and very direct sunlight, specially over the Top End.. 0 mm at Milingimbi Wettest day (Highest daily rainfall) 114.6 mm at Kidman Springs on the 19th Highest wind gust 93 km/h at Victoria River Downs on the 2nd 93 km/h at Tindal RAAF on the 8th 93 km/h at Bulman on the 25th

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Synoptic summary The month started with a slow moving trough pushing northwest from Western Australia. As the trough slowly creeped northwards, it brough some rain over the southwestern corner of the Alice Springs Distric at the western Victoria River Distric. By the 5th, the trough managed to reach the base of the Top End as a broad area of high pressure over the Bight strengthened. By then the trough dissipated, failing to bring any precipitation further north. As the second week of the month began, another quasi-stationary trough emerge over the central NT and by the 9th, an area of low pressure extended as far south as Victoria. The systrem, brough precipitation to the central NT until about the 13th with some areas receiving 24h totals of up to 25 mm. About half way through the month, the pressure gradient across the NT was week with a poorly organised trough sitting over the northern Alice Springs Distric. On the 13th, with the passage of a vigorous low pressure system over Tasmanian latitudes, an area of low pressure developed extending the trough across most of the country. From about the 16th, warm and moist air originating over the Indian Ocean was directed by this trough over the central NT leading to widespread rainfall across the region. Over the second half of December, the pressure gradient across the NT rtemained weak with no sign of the North Australian Monsoon development. A series of weak low pressure trough continued to skirt the Territory (particularly south and west) but little rainfal eventuated from these systrems. From the 21st to about the 23rd, however, a low pressure system gradually formed over the southern Gulf of carpentaria and moved west over the Top End leading to widespread showers on the 22nd and 23rd. By the end of the month, a weak monsoon trough developed to the north of Australia over southern Indonesia and New Guinea with a low pressure over the Coral Sea which later became tropical cyclone Freda and a low off the northwestern coast of Australia which later became tropical cyclone Mitchel. The last four days of the year, were marked by a strong and slow moving trough in the Bight, which directed hot and humid easterly winds across the nothern NT and lead to speckled storms over the Top End.

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Temperatures The mean temperature for Northern Territory in New temperature records December 2012 was 30.9 °C, which is 0.6 °C above the long-term average. The mean temperature Record highest December daily maximum temperature (daytime and night-time temperatures combined) Years New record Old record of was above average to very much above average over record the Darwin - Daly, Arnhem and northen Roper - Black Point 35.9 on 2nd 35.5 on 19th in 2006 21 McArthur Districts in the northern NT and iin the Alice Springs Distric over the south. An area, to the Record highest December mean maximum temperature northwest of the Top End and across the far south Years registered their highest mean monthly temperature New record Old record of record on record for December. Jabiru Airport 37.1 36.8 in 2002 35 Pirlangimpi 34.4 34.2 in 2002 29 Across the southern Roper - McArthur, the Barkly Black Point 33.9 = 33.9 in 2002 20 and the Victoria River Districs, mean temperatures were around average with just an area around Elliot Highest December mean maximum temperature for at experiencing below average mean temperatures this least 20 years month. Years Observed this Most recent since The warmest on average was Walungurru with month higher higher Yulara Aero 38.3 38.8 in 1985 * 24 33.4 °C, followed by Ngukurr AWS with 32.8 °C and 37.5 37.6 in 1990 22 then by McArthur River Mine with 32.0 °C. The coolest on average was Kulgera with 28.6 °C, * note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible followed by Point Fawcett with 29.2 °C and then by a higher value has gone unreported. Alice Springs Airport and both with Record highest December daily minimum temperature 29.4 °C. Years New record Old record of record Tindal RAAF 28.8 on 7th 28.3 on 6th in 1993 25

Record highest December mean minimum temperature Years New record Old record of record Jabiru Airport 25.5 = 25.5 in 1987 36 Yulara Aero 23.6 22.6 in 2003 26 Territory Grape Farm 22.7 22.6 in 2003 20

Record highest December mean temperature Years New record Old record of record Jabiru Airport 31.3 31.0 in 1991 35 Yulara Aero 31.0 29.9 in 1997 26 Territory Grape Farm 30.2 29.8 in 2007 20

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Maximum temperatures Anomalies of mean daily maximum temperature in December 2012 Mean daily maximum temperatures were above average to very much above average across the Top End and the Alice Springs Distric, with temperatures 2 °C to 3 °C above the norm. In central parts of the NT, including the Victoria River, Barkly and southern Roper -McArthur, daytime temperatures lingered around average with just a small area around the town of Elliot experincing below average mean daytime temperatures of up to 2 °C. Average across the NT, the mean daytime temperature for December was 37.5 °C, which is 0.5 °C above the long-term average Darwin Airport saw its second hottest December on record with a mean daily maximum temperature of 34.2 °C, which is 1.6 °C above the long-term average. Temperatures were also high in the Alice Springs District. Alice Springs Airport had a mean daily maximum temperature of 37.5 °C, the hottest December in 22 years and the third highest on record. The NT average daily maximum temperature for December was 37.35 °C, 0.54 °C above average. A Decile rank of mean daily maximum temperature new highest December maximum temperature in December 2012 record was set at Black Point where they hit 35.9 °C on the 2nd, surpassing the old record of 35.5 °C set on the 19th in 2006. Jabiru Airport, Pirlangimpi and Black Point all had their highest December mean daily maximum temperature on record. The hottest day was at Walungurru with 45.3 °C on the 24th, followed by Rabbit Flat with 44.8 °C on the 8th and then by Curtin Springs with 44.4 °C on the 23rd. The warmest days on average were at Walungurru with 40.1 °C, followed by Rabbit Flat with 39.7 °C, and then by Ngukurr with 39.2 °C. The coolest day was at Kulgera with 27.1 °C on the 9th, followed by Arltunga with 27.6 °C on the 19th and then by Kulgera with 27.7 °C on the 18th. The coolest days on average were at McCluer Island with 32.7 °C, followed by Darwin Harbour with 33.2 °C and then by Dum In Mirrie with 33.7 °C. There could be discrepancies between the values shown on these maps and those at individual locations, as a result of the way the maps are generated.

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Minimum temperatures Anomalies of mean daily minimum temperature in December 2012 As with maximum temperature, mean minimum temperatures were above average to very much above average across most of the Top End (including the northern Roper - McArthur and northern Victoria River Districs) and the Alice Springs District. Although, mean night-time temperatures in the north were up to 2 °C above the norm, mean night-time temperatures in the south were up to 4 °C above the long term average. Tindal RAAF saw their warmest December night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record with a minimum temperature of 28.8 °C on the 7th. Jabiru Airport, Yulara Aero, and Territory Grape Farm each set new records for the highest December mean daily minimum temperature this month. Across central NT, including most of the Victoria River and Barkly Districs, mean night-time temperatures were average to below average with mean night-time temperatures a degree below the norm. When average across the NT, the mean night-time temperature for December was 24.5 °C, Decile rank of mean daily minimum temperature in which is 0.6 °C above the long-term average. December 2012 The coldest night was at Watarrka with 13.0 °C on the 19th, followed by Alice Springs Airport with 14.6 °C on the 6th and then by Alice Springs Airport again with 15.1 °C on the 5th. The coolest nights on average were at Kulgera with 21.0 °C, followed by Alice Springs Airport with 21.2 °C and then by Arltunga with 22.6 °C. The warmest nights on average were at McCluer Island with 28.1 °C, followed by Cape Don with 27.7 °C and then by North East Island with 27.4 °C. The warmest night was at Walungurru with 31.2 °C on the 25th, followed by Walungurru with 30.7 °C on the 31st and then by Yulara Aero with 30.1 °C on the 24th.

There could be discrepancies between the values shown on these maps and those at individual locations, as a result of the way the maps are generated.

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Rainfall

Rainfall across central and southern NT was mostly Total rainfall in December 2012 average to above average, however, the Top End saw below average rainfall totals for December. Territorywide, the NT saw average rainfall with 74.4 mm (the long-term mean December rainfall for the NT is 74.4 mm). Generally speaking, the above average rainfall that fell across the central NT manage to balance the sparse rainfal over the north. Thsi deficit was felt more harshly over the far north coast due to the absence of the North Austalian Monsoon, which onset tends to bring heavy ranfall to the Top End towards the latter part of the month. Darwin Airport received below average rainfall with 203 mm throughout the entire month, which is 81% of its December average. A number of sites received their lowest total December rainfall on record, including: Geriatric Park with 217.2 mm, Adelaide River Post Office with 94 mm, and Howard Springs Nature Park with 47.7 mm. The wettest overall was Geriatric Park with 374.8 mm, followed by Mango Farm with 293.0 mm Decile rank of total rainfall in December 2012 and then by Upper Fergusson River with 273.2 mm. The driest overall were Gilnockie and Milingimbi with 0 mm, followed by Cape Wilberforce with 0.2 mm and then by Curtin Springs with 3.5 mm. The wettest single day was at Kidman Springs with 114.6 mm on the 19th, followed by Wongalara with 104.2 mm on the 22nd and then by Larrimah with 95.2 mm on the 24th.

There could be discrepancies between the values shown on these maps and those at individual locations, as a result of the way the maps are generated. New rainfall records

Record highest December daily rainfall Years New record Old record of record Kidman Springs 114.6 on 19th 106.8 on 30th in 2003 44

Record lowest December total rainfall Years New record Old record of record Legune 7.8 13.2 in 1992 55 Adelaide River Post Office 94.0 103.4 in 1986 49 Pirlangimpi 82.6 94.4 in 1986 42 Gilnockie 0.0 32.6 in 1991 24

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Daily maximum temperature for December 2012

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These maps are presented to give a statewide overview of conditions on each day through the month. There could be discrepancies between the values shown on these maps and those at individual locations, as a result of the way the maps are generated.

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Daily minimum temperature for December 2012

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These maps are presented to give a statewide overview of conditions on each day through the month. There could be discrepancies between the values shown on these maps and those at individual locations, as a result of the way the maps are generated.

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Daily rainfall for December 2012

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These maps are presented to give a statewide overview of conditions on each day through the month. There could be discrepancies between the values shown on these maps and those at individual locations, as a result of the way the maps are generated.

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Summary of observations for Darwin in December 2012 Observations and climatology from Darwin Airport. Observed this month Climatological value Temperature Mean daily maximum temperature 34.2 °C 32.6 °C Mean daily minimum temperature 25.4 °C 25.3 °C Mean temperature 29.8 °C 29.0 °C Mean temperature at 9 am 29.7 °C 28.8 °C Mean temperature at 3 pm 32.3 °C 31.2 °C Highest temperature 36.3 °C on the 13th 37.0 °C on the 18th in 1976 Lowest temperature 22.3 °C on the 30th 19.8 °C on the 4th in 1974 Days 30 °C or warmer 30 28.8 Days 35 °C or warmer 7 1.2 Humidity Mean relative humidity at 9 am 72 % 76 % Mean relative humidity at 3 pm 60 % 65 % Pressure Mean MSL pressure at 9 am 1009.5 hPa 1008.8 hPa Mean MSL pressure at 3 pm 1006.0 hPa 1006.0 hPa Wind Strongest wind gust E 63 km/h on the 28th NNE 217 km/h on the 25th in 1974 Mean wind speed at 9 am 11 km/h 9 km/h Mean wind speed at 3 pm 19 km/h 19 km/h Days with strong wind 3 1.5 Days with gales 0 0.2 Days with gale-force gusts 1 1.8 Rainfall Total precipitation 203.0 mm 251.3 mm Number of rain days 18 16.9 Wettest day 77.6 mm on the 23rd 277.0 mm on the 25th in 1974 Sunshine Mean daily sunshine 7.0 hours 6.9 hours Evaporation Mean daily evaporation 6.0 mm 6.6 mm Phenomena Days of thunder 23 16.5 Days of hail 0 0.0 Days of fog 0 0.3 Days with mist or haze 1 4.9

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Summary of observations for Alice Springs in December 2012 Observed this month Climatological value Temperature Mean daily maximum temperature 37.5 °C 35.4 °C Mean daily minimum temperature 21.2 °C 20.2 °C Mean temperature 29.4 °C 27.8 °C Mean temperature at 9 am 30.2 °C 28.1 °C Mean temperature at 3 pm 35.4 °C 34.0 °C Highest temperature 43.2 °C on the 24th 44.2 °C on the 23rd in 1972 Lowest temperature 14.6 °C on the 6th 9.3 °C on the 12th in 2002 Days 30 °C or warmer 30 27.8 Days 35 °C or warmer 25 18.4 Days 40 °C or warmer 7 3.8 Nights 5 °C or cooler 0 0.0 Nights 2 °C or cooler 0 0.0 Humidity Mean relative humidity at 9 am 26 % 30 % Mean relative humidity at 3 pm 19 % 21 % Pressure Mean MSL pressure at 9 am 1011.3 hPa 1010.5 hPa Mean MSL pressure at 3 pm 1007.6 hPa 1007.0 hPa Wind Strongest wind gust SW 74 km/h on the 14th WNW 131 km/h on the 15th in 1958 Mean wind speed at 9 am 20 km/h 17 km/h Mean wind speed at 3 pm 20 km/h 15 km/h Days with strong wind 6 2.8 Days with gales 1 0.6 Days with gale-force gusts 3 2.6 Rainfall Total precipitation 25.4 mm 36.9 mm Number of rain days 8 5.8 Wettest day 10.4 mm on the 20th 135.8 mm on the 17th in 1975 Sunshine Mean daily sunshine 9.4 hours 10.0 hours Evaporation Mean daily evaporation 13.1 mm 12.4 mm Phenomena Days of thunder 4 4.3 Days of hail 0 0.3 Days of frost 0 0.0 Days of fog 0 0.1 Days with mist or haze 2 9.5

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Daily and mean maximum temperatures for December 2012 Mean is the average of the daily maximum temperature for December 2012; it is only shown if there are sufficient days available. Anom is the difference between the mean daily maximum temperature for December 2012 and the long-term average maximum temperature for December. Decile is the decile rank of mean daily maximum temperature for December 2012 in the climate record of other December mean daily maximum temperatures; “L” indicates this is the lowest on record, and “H” it is the highest on record. Anomalies and deciles are only shown if there are sufficient years of climate record available. The lowest and highest maximum temperatures for each site for December 2012 are highlighted.

Darwin-Daly (14GA) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Batchelor Aero 34.9 +1.2 9 33.3 35.5 36.5 36.7 36.8 37.2 37.4 35.7 35.4 34.9 36.1 33.0 35.5 34.4 34.7 32.8 34.2 35.1 35.4 35.5 31.5 34.3 29.9 34.5 34.7 35.4 35.4 35.5 35.7 35.2 34.6 Black Point 33.9 +1.5 H 33.9 35.9 33.8 33.7 33.2 34.5 34.9 33.6 33.7 33.8 34.2 33.7 34.0 34.2 34.0 34.0 33.9 33.2 33.5 33.6 34.1 34.2 32.7 33.7 34.2 34.1 34.2 33.9 33.4 33.1 33.9 Bradshaw 37.2 +0.7 8 37.1 38.9 39.7 40.6 40.3 40.8 42.3 39.5 38.9 37.1 36.0 33.9 37.8 35.2 36.0 34.1 34.7 36.4 32.2 37.4 33.5 36.4 32.6 34.6 36.4 37.3 37.2 39.4 39.6 38.7 38.8 Cape Don 34.5 35.1 36.8 34.7 34.5 34.6 36.6 36.9 32.6 34.0 32.9 35.2 34.4 33.3 33.5 33.6 34.2 36.1 33.8 34.1 34.3 35.9 35.4 33.8 33.8 32.8 33.9 35.1 34.5 34.0 35.2 34.7 Central Arnhem Plateau 35.1 35.2 37.6 37.4 38.3 36.5 39.9 38.3 37.6 36.3 35.1 37.7 35.8 37.0 36.7 34.3 32.1 31.9 34.5 33.8 34.4 31.8 32.4 32.7 31.3 34.3 34.0 33.1 34.9 35.1 34.4 34.8 Channel Point 31.5 33.4 33.8 34.5 34.0 33.9 34.5 33.0 33.0 33.3 32.0 33.1 33.2 32.7 32.0 34.2 32.9 Croker Island Airport 34.8 35.7 35.9 35.7 35.4 33.6 34.3 34.5 35.1 35.6 35.5 36.3 34.3 35.4 35.7 33.8 34.5 34.4 35.3 34.5 34.8 34.2 34.8 33.3 35.7 34.9 35.0 34.2 34.2 34.3 32.8 34.2 Darwin Airport 34.2 +1.6 10 34.2 34.5 34.1 35.3 34.6 36.3 36.3 35.6 36.0 34.1 34.9 33.3 36.3 33.4 34.8 34.2 32.3 32.9 34.9 35.1 32.9 34.0 29.8 32.6 34.3 33.3 34.3 34.2 34.5 33.5 33.0 Darwin Harbour 33.2 32.4 34.5 33.0 34.0 32.9 34.3 34.5 35.0 34.7 32.8 32.4 34.3 32.8 33.2 32.0 32.5 34.3 34.3 31.3 32.5 29.4 32.9 33.6 32.8 33.2 32.6 33.7 33.6 32.6 Delamere Weapons Range 37.4 +1.8 9 37.8 40.1 39.9 41.1 40.5 41.6 39.9 39.3 39.1 35.4 38.8 37.9 30.4 33.6 36.2 34.7 36.1 30.6 36.3 35.5 35.5 34.8 38.2 38.1 39.9 39.1 38.6 39.2 Douglas River 36.0 +1.0 8 35.3 36.9 36.7 37.6 37.6 37.8 38.0 36.6 36.3 36.0 36.9 32.9 37.0 35.6 35.6 33.4 35.9 36.5 33.6 36.5 36.1 29.9 35.3 36.8 35.4 36.4 36.4 36.7 36.1 37.3 Dum In Mirrie 33.7 +1.2 H 34.2 33.9 33.7 34.0 34.4 34.2 34.6 34.7 34.5 33.9 34.4 32.8 34.2 33.2 34.1 33.1 33.4 34.3 34.0 34.2 33.1 33.3 29.9 33.2 33.9 33.6 34.5 34.0 33.2 33.3 32.8 Jabiru Airport 37.1 +2.2 H 36.6 38.1 38.5 38.9 38.1 39.3 38.6 38.1 37.5 37.7 38.8 38.2 38.5 37.5 37.4 35.2 35.1 37.5 36.8 37.3 35.1 35.8 34.7 35.2 36.8 37.5 36.4 36.8 36.5 36.0 36.8 Katherine Country Club 37.3 36.6 38.0 38.8 39.9 39.3 41.3 41.1 38.6 36.4 36.7 38.4 36.2 38.4 38.1 35.5 36.3 35.5 35.6 36.2 36.9 33.6 38.5 34.1 33.8 36.7 37.6 38.6 38.5 37.1 37.5 Mango Farm 35.3 +0.5 7 33.6 36.5 37.0 37.6 36.9 38.4 37.4 37.1 35.9 34.4 36.1 33.1 35.9 34.9 34.8 32.7 34.8 35.3 33.1 35.9 31.2 36.0 29.0 35.4 35.8 35.6 35.1 35.1 36.4 35.3 36.7 McCluer Island 32.7 +0.7 10 32.1 32.3 31.9 32.2 33.6 34.3 32.5 31.4 31.6 32.2 32.1 32.4 31.8 32.2 32.5 33.0 32.9 33.0 34.6 33.0 34.4 34.2 32.4 32.4 32.1 32.5 34.3 32.2 33.3 32.6 33.1 Middle Point 36.9 +2.1 H 37.0 37.6 37.7 39.2 38.6 38.7 38.9 37.1 37.4 37.3 37.6 36.5 37.8 36.8 38.1 34.6 35.8 35.7 37.5 36.9 34.4 36.3 32.4 36.7 36.2 37.2 36.9 37.3 37.1 37.3 35.7 Murganella Airstrip 35.6 35.7 36.1 35.5 35.6 36.5 38.2 36.1 35.3 35.3 34.6 35.6 35.3 34.9 35.4 34.6 35.1 35.0 35.9 37.8 37.6 36.0 36.3 34.5 35.2 33.5 35.7 35.4 34.1 35.5 35.0 35.4 Noonamah 36.2 36.1 37.1 37.1 38.5 37.2 38.5 38.5 36.8 37.3 36.6 36.5 34.8 36.3 35.9 36.3 33.6 35.6 34.4 36.3 37.1 34.3 36.7 31.7 34.6 36.5 36.8 36.2 36.0 36.2 36.6 35.5 Oenpelli Airport 37.1 37.8 38.7 39.8 40.8 38.8 39.3 38.7 37.5 37.3 36.6 38.5 37.7 37.7 37.6 37.2 36.4 34.6 38.2 36.0 35.1 33.5 34.6 36.5 36.9 36.7 35.5 36.3 35.7 36.3 Oenpelli 38.2 39.2 39.4 39.5 37.6 38.4 38.4 37.4 37.8 34.5 37.4 37.5 38.0 36.4 35.6 37.2 36.1 36.6 36.1 35.7 Pirlangimpi 34.4 +1.8 H 35.3 35.2 35.4 36.7 35.1 36.5 36.0 35.0 35.1 35.0 35.0 34.3 34.8 32.9 33.8 34.3 33.9 34.3 33.2 35.5 32.8 30.2 33.2 34.5 33.5 34.0 34.4 34.9 33.5 34.5 Point Fawcett 33.8 +1.5 H 34.4 33.6 33.6 34.1 33.8 34.4 35.1 35.2 35.2 33.5 33.4 32.1 33.4 33.8 33.3 34.8 33.7 34.0 34.9 35.1 33.2 34.4 30.6 32.1 34.3 32.8 33.6 33.9 33.5 33.7 33.6 Point Stuart 35.2 34.5 35.1 35.4 35.5 35.7 36.4 36.3 35.3 35.5 35.3 36.1 35.7 35.0 34.4 35.0 35.3 35.4 34.5 35.6 35.9 35.9 33.1 33.0 34.8 34.8 35.6 34.2 36.5 35.1 35.4 34.6 Port Keats Aero 34.5 +1.1 9 33.6 33.2 33.7 36.4 35.5 35.9 36.4 36.0 35.0 34.6 36.3 33.3 35.5 31.7 34.2 34.3 33.0 34.0 32.6 35.1 34.3 32.7 34.0 34.2 35.8 34.4 Tindal RAAF 36.9 +1.4 9 36.2 38.3 38.4 39.6 39.0 40.9 40.3 39.0 36.7 36.4 37.6 35.1 38.1 37.9 35.1 35.9 35.6 35.3 35.9 36.2 33.1 37.5 33.5 33.4 36.5 36.0 37.4 38.1 38.2 36.5 37.2 Arnhem (14BC) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Cape Wessel 34.9 34.4 34.9 34.7 34.3 34.6 34.8 35.0 34.8 34.2 33.8 34.2 34.8 34.2 34.4 35.2 34.0 34.1 33.9 35.3 34.8 35.2 34.8 34.8 35.8 35.6 34.5 35.9 36.4 35.6 36.4 35.8 Gove Airport 34.5 +1.6 10 34.2 34.0 34.7 34.9 34.7 35.6 34.0 34.0 32.8 34.4 33.8 34.3 33.0 33.7 34.3 34.1 34.7 34.4 35.4 36.1 35.0 34.9 35.0 34.3 34.6 34.3 35.9 34.0 34.3 34.7 34.3 Groote Eylandt Airport 34.9 +0.8 8 33.6 36.9 37.3 35.7 35.6 34.9 36.2 34.4 33.7 33.4 35.2 35.1 34.9 33.5 35.7 33.9 34.5 37.0 37.7 36.4 35.7 35.3 35.4 32.1 34.6 33.4 35.5 35.1 33.8 32.6 34.3 Maningrida Aero 34.5 34.8 35.7 35.2 34.6 34.6 34.8 35.3 34.8 34.5 35.3 35.2 34.5 34.6 34.2 32.7 33.8 33.9 34.3 34.8 34.5 35.7 35.1 33.1 34.4 34.6 34.3 34.5 33.3 33.2 34.3 34.3 Milingimbi 34.5 34.5 35.1 34.8 34.3 33.8 33.8 34.0 34.2 33.8 35.3 34.7 34.3 34.7 33.8 33.7 33.8 33.9 34.1 34.9 34.3 35.2 34.2 33.4 34.2 35.9 34.0 34.3 34.6 34.6 36.4 35.5 Ngayawili 34.1 +1.5 H 33.9 36.3 34.9 33.5 33.5 33.8 33.8 34.1 33.5 33.8 35.4 34.9 35.1 33.7 33.8 33.4 33.6 33.5 33.9 34.3 34.0 34.1 33.7 34.3 34.6 33.9 33.6 34.7 33.1 33.0 34.2 North East Island 34.0 32.6 34.3 33.4 33.5 33.2 34.3 33.8 34.8 34.4 33.6 34.3 34.3 34.3 34.3 33.5 32.8 33.4 33.8 33.3 34.7 34.2 34.3 34.7 33.4 35.0 34.2 34.6 35.1 33.7 33.7 34.1 Warruwi 34.6 +1.5 10 34.8 35.1 34.8 34.8 34.1 35.7 34.7 34.7 34.3 34.4 34.7 34.4 34.9 35.2 34.9 34.4 34.1 34.6 35.3 34.7 35.8 36.2 32.1 33.3 33.7 35.5 34.9 33.3 34.4 35.3 33.9 Roper-Mcarthur (14DE) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Borroloola 37.1 +0.8 8 38.4 38.8 40.9 42.2 41.5 43.3 40.4 38.8 33.2 37.9 37.3 38.0 37.6 39.2 36.4 30.1 29.9 35.7 37.3 37.4 37.2 36.3 34.6 31.6 35.9 39.0 37.2 36.8 35.5 36.0 36.8 Bulman 38.4 40.8 40.9 41.8 42.2 43.3 40.7 39.2 37.8 38.7 38.6 38.0 39.2 39.7 39.9 38.2 35.2 39.0 40.1 Centre Island 35.3 +0.7 8 35.9 35.5 36.5 36.5 37.8 39.1 37.6 36.5 33.8 35.6 35.0 35.1 35.0 37.2 33.8 31.7 32.5 34.6 36.0 34.7 35.5 34.4 35.0 31.9 34.9 36.4 35.8 35.8 34.7 34.1 34.5 Daly Waters 38.4 +1.1 7 37.9 39.9 39.4 40.9 40.8 42.6 42.8 41.6 37.5 39.2 39.3 37.0 37.9 39.6 35.0 35.8 35.0 35.0 34.6 37.1 35.5 36.3 37.0 35.3 37.4 39.6 38.6 40.7 39.2 40.0 41.5 McArthur River Mine 38.5 +0.9 7 39.8 41.0 43.1 41.6 42.7 44.1 41.7 41.0 32.6 38.6 37.9 38.9 39.4 39.8 37.7 29.0 29.9 37.8 38.1 37.6 37.1 37.1 37.9 34.4 37.5 39.7 39.8 39.3 38.6 39.4 39.9 Ngukurr 39.2 39.6 42.0 41.1 42.6 42.4 43.7 41.9 40.6 34.7 38.5 38.6 39.1 39.7 39.9 38.7 36.6 33.3 39.7 40.4 38.5 39.5 40.4 36.1 35.1 37.4 39.3 38.5 39.2 39.5 39.5 39.7 Wollogorang 36.9 +0.2 7 37.0 38.8 40.0 41.5 40.6 42.0 40.0 38.3 36.7 37.6 34.3 32.0 32.0 33.3 34.8 35.2 35.4 36.9 34.4 37.4 38.6 36.9 36.9 34.4 37.5 36.8 Victoria (14F) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Lajamanu 39.0 +1.0 9 41.0 40.5 40.6 39.7 40.0 41.6 42.8 43.8 43.6 40.1 36.7 32.3 38.7 39.8 40.6 38.3 36.2 33.7 31.6 36.0 32.5 36.7 38.9 39.5 38.9 38.8 40.6 40.6 42.4 39.7 41.3 Timber Creek 38.2 +1.0 8 38.1 39.3 39.9 40.5 41.1 41.3 43.0 39.1 41.6 37.6 37.4 34.0 38.9 35.7 37.2 35.4 36.0 37.4 33.9 38.1 38.0 38.4 34.1 36.7 35.7 38.2 39.1 40.0 40.1 38.9 38.6 Victoria River Downs 37.8 0.0 5 38.8 39.5 40.1 40.9 40.8 42.0 43.8 41.6 39.9 37.7 36.7 30.6 38.2 37.1 36.5 35.6 35.4 34.6 32.7 36.4 34.5 36.2 36.1 35.5 36.3 38.3 38.7 40.0 39.9 37.5 38.8 Wave Hill 38.9 +0.8 7 39.0 40.4 40.0 40.9 41.0 43.0 43.8 43.7 42.0 40.1 37.2 33.3 37.9 39.2 39.5 35.7 35.4 32.0 40.5 36.4 36.0 37.9 38.1 36.8 38.0 40.0 40.2 40.3 39.3 Barkly (15A) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Brunette Downs 38.1 −0.3 5 40.7 40.4 40.2 40.8 37.4 40.6 42.6 41.8 38.9 39.0 37.0 36.4 38.1 39.6 37.6 34.8 31.7 35.2 33.4 34.2 35.8 35.6 36.1 39.4 37.7 40.0 40.1 38.7 40.5 39.8 Elliott 37.7 −0.9 2 40.0 41.1 40.4 42.4 43.7 43.8 38.7 40.3 36.2 35.8 37.4 38.4 38.0 33.0 33.0 33.4 32.5 35.9 31.4 35.0 36.5 36.5 38.6 37.4 39.4 40.2 38.5 38.7 37.5 37.2 0.0 6 39.0 38.6 38.8 38.7 37.4 38.6 40.9 42.0 41.1 39.1 38.8 36.7 38.5 37.1 38.7 35.5 34.6 27.9 29.1 32.1 30.4 36.1 37.4 36.5 38.5 37.6 38.5 38.6 38.1 39.2 39.1 Alice Springs (15B) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Alice Springs Airport 37.5 +2.1 10 38.4 30.9 35.0 30.6 33.5 37.1 40.8 42.6 36.7 38.4 37.9 40.2 42.1 41.7 38.0 36.1 37.0 33.5 28.6 34.1 37.0 38.8 41.2 43.2 39.4 38.1 38.2 38.1 39.1 38.8 38.3 Arltunga 36.4 +2.1 H 36.4 28.6 32.8 36.0 31.5 34.7 38.6 40.5 35.7 37.0 36.5 39.3 40.6 40.6 38.0 34.7 34.6 34.7 27.6 30.1 37.0 38.0 40.2 41.2 39.3 36.5 36.2 36.6 37.4 37.5 38.8 Curtin Springs 37.9 +1.6 9 38.4 32.6 36.7 35.2 35.0 38.9 41.6 39.4 32.1 34.7 37.6 41.2 41.0 39.0 35.4 33.5 28.1 36.4 38.5 39.5 41.0 44.4 43.0 39.6 39.0 39.5 38.5 38.9 39.7 37.5 Jervois 38.9 +1.2 8 41.0 33.3 34.9 32.9 34.0 36.7 40.5 43.0 39.4 40.4 40.3 41.3 42.5 42.8 41.2 39.5 39.2 34.3 31.5 30.4 37.4 40.6 40.9 42.1 42.1 39.3 39.8 41.2 40.9 40.7 41.0 Kulgera 36.3 +1.3 8 38.8 31.4 35.7 31.2 32.2 35.7 40.8 39.9 27.1 34.6 36.4 41.5 41.5 37.0 33.3 29.7 27.7 31.9 36.3 37.2 40.1 42.8 41.5 36.4 36.8 37.5 37.3 37.9 38.5 40.1 Rabbit Flat 39.7 +1.3 9 40.7 36.9 33.5 39.4 40.5 41.6 43.1 44.8 44.3 41.1 39.2 34.5 38.7 41.2 39.1 36.9 36.9 31.3 34.8 38.6 36.3 39.6 41.9 43.0 41.7 41.8 41.4 42.0 42.3 41.4 41.4 Territory Grape Farm 37.5 +1.2 9 38.9 34.7 36.4 33.2 35.0 37.3 40.1 42.4 40.4 39.4 39.2 39.6 40.7 40.1 39.3 37.6 37.1 30.2 28.6 31.4 35.1 38.9 39.7 40.4 40.1 39.2 Walungurru 40.1 +2.1 10 40.7 36.7 38.1 34.7 34.3 40.2 43.2 42.3 41.8 39.6 38.3 38.8 39.5 39.6 41.5 40.7 38.3 34.2 38.3 39.8 39.5 41.7 43.7 45.3 43.7 42.0 42.5 41.9 41.7 42.0 38.9 Watarrka 36.0 35.5 41.4 41.8 39.0 35.2 28.0 35.5 37.9 39.0 40.5 43.4 43.5 41.0 40.0 38.5 39.0 39.5 40.2 39.0 Yuendumu 37.5 +1.3 8 38.8 28.5 33.6 33.0 35.5 39.5 41.2 42.3 42.0 39.8 39.1 39.8 39.5 32.5 29.5 32.0 37.9 40.0 39.6 40.0 36.5 38.8 37.2 38.6 39.2 39.5 Yulara Aero 38.3 +2.0 10 39.2 34.0 36.3 35.8 34.2 38.8 42.0 37.7 32.9 35.3 38.0 41.1 40.2 39.6 39.8 37.7 34.1 30.8 37.5 39.2 39.4 41.5 43.8 43.6 38.8 40.0 39.2 38.8 39.7 40.2 38.9

page 14 Monthly Weather Review Northern Territory December 2012

Daily and mean minimum temperatures for December 2012 Mean is the average of the daily minimum temperature for December 2012; it is only shown if there are sufficient days available. Anom is the difference between the mean daily minimum temperature for December 2012 and the long-term average minimum temperature for December. Decile is the decile rank of mean daily minimum temperature for December 2012 in the climate record of other December mean daily minimum temperatures; “L” indicates this is the lowest on record, and “H” it is the highest on record. Anomalies and deciles are only shown if there are sufficient years of climate record available. The lowest and highest minimum temperatures for each site for December 2012 are highlighted.

Darwin-Daly (14GA) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Batchelor Aero 24.3 +0.2 9 23.9 23.8 24.8 26.5 26.6 23.7 27.2 24.6 21.1 23.4 24.0 24.7 24.6 24.7 25.1 22.7 23.3 24.8 25.4 23.7 23.2 24.4 24.4 23.9 23.2 22.6 24.5 23.9 23.4 24.6 25.7 Black Point 26.0 −0.1 5 24.4 26.7 26.7 23.9 24.2 26.5 29.8 26.4 26.5 26.0 25.2 25.3 25.6 26.7 26.8 26.8 25.4 25.4 25.8 27.9 26.7 26.0 25.2 25.9 25.5 27.0 26.4 23.6 26.6 25.6 24.3 Bradshaw 25.5 +0.1 6 25.3 25.9 27.3 27.4 28.2 26.5 28.7 28.3 27.8 22.2 22.2 23.0 25.2 24.5 26.9 26.4 25.5 26.0 23.9 23.5 26.3 24.6 23.2 23.9 25.6 25.0 24.8 25.3 26.2 24.5 27.7 Cape Don 27.7 27.2 27.9 28.0 27.7 28.1 29.3 29.9 28.3 28.1 27.9 24.3 25.5 27.9 27.8 29.2 28.0 28.9 29.4 29.2 29.0 28.6 29.2 25.5 27.0 27.7 26.9 26.6 25.8 28.7 25.4 25.3 Central Arnhem Plateau 23.8 24.5 23.6 23.9 24.3 24.9 24.7 26.0 24.6 25.3 23.5 23.1 24.0 23.8 23.9 25.3 24.9 22.3 24.6 23.3 24.6 23.0 24.1 22.3 20.8 21.6 24.5 24.5 23.8 22.6 23.2 22.5 Channel Point 24.5 23.8 24.8 26.7 27.9 25.5 28.6 26.0 22.0 23.0 23.8 24.3 25.0 26.3 26.1 23.9 22.0 24.8 Croker Island Airport 26.3 25.4 26.3 26.9 24.4 25.0 26.2 29.1 27.1 26.7 26.1 25.9 25.6 25.5 26.2 26.4 27.9 28.0 26.0 25.0 28.5 28.0 26.4 24.9 26.3 25.0 26.6 27.2 23.9 28.2 24.5 25.3 Darwin Airport 25.4 +0.1 6 25.5 26.3 24.6 27.2 27.0 26.4 29.1 24.6 25.0 25.7 26.2 25.2 24.9 25.7 26.5 26.2 25.2 25.3 25.5 26.1 23.8 25.3 24.0 25.1 24.5 24.9 24.2 25.3 23.8 22.3 24.5 Darwin Harbour 26.3 27.0 27.1 20.4 28.5 29.3 27.3 28.8 23.0 25.5 25.9 28.1 29.0 28.3 27.4 28.4 24.8 26.5 23.9 26.0 26.2 26.2 27.6 25.8 25.6 24.0 22.1 Delamere Weapons Range 25.3 +0.8 9 24.7 25.8 27.2 27.3 28.0 24.7 25.8 27.6 23.9 25.8 23.5 25.6 27.0 25.0 24.9 24.0 25.3 27.5 24.9 22.6 23.4 25.1 24.7 23.8 24.7 26.2 25.0 25.5 Douglas River 24.2 +0.5 7 23.0 24.5 24.0 25.5 24.8 26.6 24.6 23.2 23.4 24.7 22.7 24.0 23.9 25.2 24.9 23.5 24.9 25.1 25.3 24.1 22.9 24.1 23.4 25.2 23.2 23.3 23.6 24.2 Dum In Mirrie 25.8 −0.3 3 26.9 25.9 23.7 27.9 27.3 24.9 26.8 27.7 23.8 24.9 25.7 23.4 25.1 25.9 27.5 25.6 25.2 27.1 26.7 25.7 25.9 25.6 24.9 25.4 25.6 26.2 26.3 25.3 23.4 25.2 27.4 Jabiru Airport 25.5 +0.6 H 24.9 26.3 26.2 25.4 26.1 25.0 27.9 27.0 26.2 25.3 25.8 26.0 26.1 26.2 25.8 25.4 25.8 26.9 24.5 27.0 24.2 25.9 23.3 23.6 25.1 24.9 24.8 24.9 24.9 24.7 24.3 Katherine Country Club 25.2 24.2 24.9 25.2 27.4 26.9 26.8 28.9 26.0 25.2 23.7 25.1 25.5 24.5 25.9 25.9 25.1 24.3 25.6 25.3 25.3 25.2 25.4 23.4 22.4 25.4 24.9 24.9 24.2 23.1 24.9 Mango Farm 24.1 +0.3 8 24.3 23.9 23.9 25.7 25.5 24.7 26.3 24.2 22.9 22.8 24.7 24.2 23.1 24.1 24.9 24.1 23.2 24.0 24.7 23.8 24.8 25.4 23.6 23.2 23.4 22.9 24.7 23.6 22.4 25.4 McCluer Island 28.1 +1.2 H 28.6 28.6 28.6 27.9 28.3 28.7 29.0 29.1 28.8 28.2 29.0 28.6 28.5 28.6 28.9 28.8 29.0 29.1 28.8 29.2 28.9 29.3 26.7 26.6 25.7 29.4 29.6 23.6 27.5 24.8 23.7 Middle Point 23.9 −0.3 2 23.0 23.8 24.3 24.8 24.2 23.3 26.3 25.6 22.9 23.1 23.4 23.8 23.8 24.3 23.4 24.0 23.0 24.0 24.6 23.3 23.1 23.7 24.2 25.2 22.7 23.0 24.6 24.1 24.0 24.4 24.3 Murganella Airstrip 23.9 22.6 24.1 24.4 22.0 23.2 23.8 24.5 23.9 24.3 24.2 23.6 22.4 22.6 23.3 23.8 24.9 24.2 23.2 22.4 23.9 25.4 24.0 22.9 25.4 24.3 25.4 25.5 22.6 25.6 25.4 24.0 Noonamah 24.3 23.9 23.9 24.3 25.6 26.1 22.5 27.3 25.9 23.5 23.5 23.8 23.9 24.1 24.1 25.1 24.6 23.9 24.1 24.4 23.3 23.1 24.1 24.7 25.3 23.4 23.0 24.6 23.6 23.6 24.4 24.8 Oenpelli Airport 24.8 23.4 25.1 24.3 24.4 25.3 23.6 27.1 24.6 24.8 24.4 24.9 23.8 25.1 24.0 24.9 24.2 25.1 26.1 24.7 24.2 23.5 25.6 25.0 25.6 25.6 23.8 25.4 25.7 23.7 Oenpelli 24.6 24.0 23.1 24.9 23.2 25.2 23.6 24.6 23.8 24.3 25.7 24.8 24.4 25.2 24.4 23.2 23.8 25.6 26.1 23.4 Pirlangimpi 24.8 +0.1 7 24.7 24.9 25.6 25.1 24.7 26.6 24.1 23.6 24.9 25.8 25.3 24.2 23.4 23.9 24.7 25.6 25.1 24.6 25.1 24.7 24.6 24.1 23.9 25.5 25.4 25.6 26.2 23.9 22.8 Point Fawcett 24.7 −0.9 L 24.2 23.1 24.8 26.6 26.9 26.3 29.9 26.0 25.1 24.6 24.2 24.1 24.3 23.6 24.6 25.6 25.1 25.0 25.2 23.6 24.2 22.6 23.3 23.3 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.3 24.6 24.6 23.8 Point Stuart 25.3 25.1 25.1 26.5 25.5 26.0 24.3 26.9 28.6 24.5 24.3 25.8 25.7 25.9 25.1 25.8 25.6 24.5 25.6 25.8 25.8 24.3 24.9 23.5 24.8 24.1 24.5 25.4 25.3 24.7 25.2 24.9 Port Keats Aero 25.4 0.0 4 26.9 24.2 25.8 26.8 27.5 27.2 27.1 27.9 25.1 25.4 21.7 24.7 24.1 25.3 26.1 25.1 25.0 25.9 24.9 24.9 24.3 23.5 24.4 24.1 26.2 Tindal RAAF 25.4 +0.6 9 24.8 25.4 25.6 26.7 26.1 26.6 28.8 26.3 25.7 23.7 23.9 26.0 24.7 26.6 25.9 25.3 23.9 26.0 25.6 25.3 25.6 25.5 23.8 22.8 25.4 25.1 25.8 25.3 24.6 23.9 25.2 Arnhem (14BC) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Cape Wessel 26.6 26.9 27.2 27.3 26.4 26.6 26.4 26.2 28.5 27.6 25.1 26.6 27.2 27.0 25.9 27.4 27.0 25.5 24.6 25.4 25.3 25.8 27.1 26.2 25.4 26.9 25.7 28.3 26.4 27.2 28.3 28.4 Gove Airport 24.3 −0.3 2 24.2 23.8 23.3 22.3 23.2 24.7 27.7 25.2 23.8 22.3 23.7 23.1 22.9 23.4 25.8 24.7 24.0 23.8 23.7 24.7 23.8 24.3 25.2 24.1 25.0 25.0 25.7 26.0 24.7 24.4 23.6 Groote Eylandt Airport 24.9 −0.1 4 24.6 23.8 22.4 22.6 25.5 23.0 26.5 25.1 24.9 24.2 23.6 22.6 23.5 24.4 24.2 28.7 26.9 25.2 28.4 25.4 24.0 25.7 26.2 24.8 25.2 25.1 25.4 28.4 25.6 24.2 22.4 Maningrida Aero 25.5 24.8 25.8 25.6 24.1 25.3 25.7 26.8 27.1 26.6 25.7 25.7 24.6 24.1 24.8 26.0 25.8 26.4 25.6 26.3 25.9 27.0 26.5 24.4 25.2 25.9 25.1 26.1 24.2 25.7 25.6 22.7 Milingimbi 26.5 26.0 26.5 27.1 24.8 26.0 26.4 27.5 27.7 26.5 26.5 26.8 25.7 25.3 26.6 28.2 27.0 26.7 26.3 26.2 26.7 27.2 28.0 25.4 26.3 26.9 25.6 27.2 26.4 27.5 25.7 24.8 Ngayawili 25.9 +0.3 7 24.3 24.1 24.1 24.1 24.9 29.0 29.2 26.7 24.7 24.0 23.8 23.3 23.8 24.2 27.9 28.8 27.1 24.9 28.6 29.2 25.0 27.7 25.3 25.8 25.6 25.4 26.0 28.3 27.3 25.9 24.5 North East Island 27.4 27.1 26.0 26.5 26.7 27.6 27.2 27.9 27.9 26.8 27.0 26.5 26.2 26.3 27.7 27.6 27.9 28.0 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.4 27.9 28.4 24.0 28.8 28.5 28.7 29.2 29.0 26.8 25.1 Warruwi 27.1 +0.9 10 26.2 27.1 28.7 25.7 26.8 27.5 28.2 28.6 27.5 26.5 26.9 26.9 26.7 27.0 27.4 27.1 28.1 27.5 27.1 28.9 28.3 28.8 22.6 25.9 28.3 27.7 28.4 24.2 27.7 26.6 24.0 Roper-Mcarthur (14DE) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Borroloola 25.1 −0.1 3 24.3 24.2 26.4 24.8 26.6 24.4 23.2 26.1 22.2 23.2 25.5 25.3 26.1 25.3 27.2 25.4 25.3 23.4 26.2 25.9 27.4 25.4 25.3 23.8 25.1 24.9 27.1 25.3 25.5 24.3 22.2 Bulman 24.2 24.4 22.5 25.9 25.3 25.2 24.7 24.4 24.7 24.2 24.8 25.3 26.0 26.6 25.6 26.3 25.3 26.7 Centre Island 27.3 0.0 5 26.8 27.2 27.8 27.2 28.3 27.3 27.2 28.5 27.0 27.2 28.2 27.2 27.6 27.9 29.0 26.3 23.1 26.6 27.8 27.9 27.9 27.7 26.7 24.9 25.4 27.7 28.4 28.8 28.6 25.9 27.0 Daly Waters 24.2 0.0 5 23.8 23.3 23.5 23.6 22.8 23.1 20.6 27.8 27.8 22.7 23.9 23.0 22.8 24.6 26.7 25.6 25.6 26.7 22.8 24.9 26.0 23.6 24.0 23.0 23.5 25.5 24.8 22.2 25.2 22.3 23.1 McArthur River Mine 25.5 +0.6 7 23.8 24.3 28.2 26.9 26.5 23.2 22.7 27.2 22.1 23.2 25.8 26.2 26.0 26.4 28.7 25.8 25.2 23.9 26.8 26.5 28.1 25.6 25.2 24.3 24.7 27.1 26.5 26.3 24.7 22.5 Ngukurr 26.4 25.9 25.9 25.7 24.9 27.4 26.4 25.1 28.2 28.8 22.4 26.5 27.1 26.2 27.4 29.2 26.2 25.6 26.2 27.9 27.7 27.2 27.7 24.6 25.1 24.2 26.5 27.9 27.3 26.1 26.5 26.1 Wollogorang 23.8 −0.4 4 23.8 25.0 26.0 24.5 24.0 21.0 19.1 25.0 22.5 25.5 25.4 24.6 22.0 23.0 25.4 25.0 25.0 23.5 20.0 25.6 24.7 24.7 25.2 23.7 22.3 21.5 Victoria (14F) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Lajamanu 23.5 −0.6 2 24.6 24.9 25.9 22.6 23.5 22.2 21.4 21.6 26.7 24.1 22.0 22.6 22.5 25.8 25.4 23.8 22.6 23.5 22.5 23.1 23.3 24.3 24.6 24.5 23.8 22.8 26.3 21.9 18.8 24.1 24.1 Timber Creek 25.3 −0.1 5 26.9 25.1 27.0 27.4 27.1 26.5 23.4 28.0 23.9 24.9 22.5 23.5 23.0 26.4 26.6 26.0 26.2 23.0 23.6 27.6 26.2 23.0 23.2 25.5 24.1 23.7 26.9 27.1 24.3 26.1 Victoria River Downs 25.2 +0.1 6 26.6 24.8 25.9 26.0 25.7 26.7 23.5 26.8 26.7 24.0 25.1 24.0 23.9 22.8 25.6 26.4 24.9 24.6 22.6 24.1 27.4 25.6 25.3 26.5 26.4 25.5 26.0 25.2 23.2 24.4 25.7 Wave Hill 24.4 −0.1 4 25.6 25.1 27.4 25.2 24.6 26.8 22.1 22.0 27.5 21.7 23.6 22.6 22.2 26.1 27.4 26.1 22.7 21.0 21.4 25.8 23.7 25.1 25.2 26.5 25.7 25.3 23.0 20.7 25.0 24.8 Barkly (15A) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Brunette Downs 24.9 +0.6 7 26.2 27.6 28.0 29.4 23.4 25.2 24.5 25.5 28.5 24.3 23.9 24.1 23.3 25.2 24.3 25.5 24.8 25.4 23.0 24.8 24.8 22.0 23.2 24.3 23.2 23.5 22.6 25.5 24.1 25.5 Elliott 23.8 −0.6 1 23.2 26.4 26.5 24.8 24.6 24.5 28.1 23.6 21.6 23.0 22.8 25.2 25.1 23.4 24.6 24.4 23.4 23.8 25.1 23.2 22.4 22.9 22.9 23.8 23.7 19.4 24.4 21.4 22.6 Tennant Creek Airport 24.7 −0.2 4 26.7 27.8 27.0 27.5 26.5 26.4 26.5 25.3 26.7 24.0 23.7 21.6 24.1 27.1 25.4 23.1 22.7 22.7 21.7 20.9 23.6 23.2 22.7 23.2 25.1 24.5 25.3 25.4 25.1 25.3 24.8 Alice Springs (15B) Mean Anom Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Alice Springs Airport 21.2 +1.0 8 25.2 21.7 21.3 23.3 15.1 14.6 17.6 20.9 25.3 19.0 22.9 22.2 23.4 29.1 26.1 22.7 23.0 23.2 20.9 21.0 20.2 22.0 22.9 23.1 22.9 21.1 17.4 16.6 16.9 17.4 17.8 Arltunga 22.6 +2.6 H 26.2 20.7 19.8 23.4 19.2 15.7 16.5 17.1 26.6 22.5 23.7 27.2 21.3 26.8 24.4 21.3 26.3 23.0 21.4 20.6 19.0 22.0 21.7 20.0 28.2 23.7 24.5 22.5 24.3 25.6 24.7 Curtin Springs 22.8 +2.3 10 23.4 21.6 20.4 21.5 21.0 22.0 23.1 26.5 21.7 22.0 20.2 25.0 22.5 25.0 20.7 22.2 18.1 22.1 25.5 22.5 30.0 27.0 21.6 21.0 24.0 22.5 22.6 21.3 Jervois 24.0 +2.7 10 27.2 23.6 23.3 25.2 18.8 18.1 17.5 19.3 27.7 24.4 25.8 22.3 26.8 24.8 29.1 26.8 27.0 22.5 24.1 21.6 20.9 26.8 24.8 27.5 28.6 23.9 19.4 21.7 25.1 23.6 25.3 Kulgera 21.0 +0.7 8 22.0 17.7 21.1 18.8 20.4 23.0 26.4 20.6 21.8 22.9 22.8 22.7 24.1 24.7 20.3 19.1 19.0 20.3 21.9 20.8 26.4 24.7 17.8 15.8 19.5 18.6 16.0 18.8 Rabbit Flat 23.8 +0.2 7 27.1 23.0 24.1 22.5 23.7 22.1 22.7 22.3 24.8 25.5 24.0 26.8 24.5 24.5 23.3 24.5 22.1 22.1 23.7 24.8 23.7 23.7 24.6 24.5 25.8 24.0 25.5 21.8 19.2 22.9 22.7 Territory Grape Farm 22.7 +1.8 H 24.3 21.8 20.8 23.7 17.5 18.2 18.8 19.7 26.2 22.3 25.9 23.3 24.6 26.8 25.0 23.5 22.7 22.6 21.9 21.1 21.1 25.2 25.1 22.8 24.8 23.1 20.6 Walungurru 26.8 +2.2 H 27.1 23.3 23.4 26.2 25.2 24.4 26.2 28.4 29.6 26.0 24.5 27.6 27.2 28.4 25.6 29.3 25.6 21.5 23.5 25.3 28.0 28.4 25.3 29.5 31.2 27.9 27.2 26.8 27.3 29.7 30.7 Watarrka 23.0 26.1 23.3 20.9 13.0 21.1 22.4 27.0 27.0 27.9 25.5 24.4 Yuendumu 22.8 +1.4 9 25.8 22.6 20.4 21.5 19.9 22.0 20.0 22.4 28.4 23.3 25.4 27.2 21.4 21.2 20.8 20.9 19.5 21.0 24.2 24.7 26.9 19.9 23.1 23.5 24.0 23.5 Yulara Aero 23.6 +3.0 H 22.4 21.5 21.5 24.0 23.7 21.8 23.1 25.0 21.9 22.6 22.5 20.1 25.0 27.5 26.0 26.3 26.3 22.4 20.1 24.5 27.1 21.6 21.0 30.1 25.7 24.3 22.8 22.5 22.9 21.0 23.6

page 15 Monthly Weather Review Northern Territory December 2012

Daily and total rainfall for December 2012 Total is the total precipitation for December 2012; a missing total indicates there is concern about the quality of some of the daily values. Avg is the long-term average total precipitation for December. Decile is the decile rank of total precipitation for December 2012 in the climate record of other December totals; “L” indicates this is the lowest on record, and “H” it is the highest on record. Long-term average and decile rank are only shown if there are sufficient years of climate record available. Reports of zero precipitation are shown as “· ”. When a reading was accumulated over more than one day, “»” is shown on the days that are part of the accumulation.

Darwin-Daly (14GA) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Acacia, Mocatto Road 208.8 333 2 4.8 4.2 · · · 40.6 · · 7.8 4.8 1.4 4.6 · · · 19.6 7.2 · 8.6 · 29.4 · 21.2 · · · 22.4 18.4 10.6 3.2 · Adelaide River Post Office 94.0 253 L 5.0 3.0 15.0 7.0 3.0 7.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 16.0 2.0 29.0 1.0 2.0 Aurora Kakadu Resort 199.0 245 3 1.0 6.0 · · · 35.0 · · 18.0 6.0 · · · · · 3.0 16.0 5.0 19.0 · 11.0 · 15.0 · 17.0 · · 6.0 34.0 6.0 1.0 Batchelor Aero 178.8 268 4 13.0 · · · · 3.0 0.2 0.6 8.2 10.0 · · · · 30.2 10.8 33.8 0.2 · · 2.8 0.2 0.6 · 25.8 1.4 7.4 2.2 28.2 0.2 · Berrimah Research Farm 157.9 256 3 · · 2.0 · · · · · · 20.0 2.4 4.0 · · · · 2.0 17.5 · · · · 60.0 · » » 20.0 2.0 1.5 12.5 14.0 Berry Springs Rangers 67.6 340 1 14.8 13.6 0.4 2.6 2.4 29.8 4.0 Black Point 58.0 214 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 26.8 · · · · · 7.4 0.2 · · · 14.2 · · 9.4 Bradshaw 153.8 170 6 · · · · · · · · · 43.8 18.6 11.4 · 11.2 · · 0.8 · 15.2 16.6 · 17.6 3.4 0.8 · · 13.2 0.2 · 0.8 0.2 Burrell's Creek 163.9 2.5 · · · · 1.2 · 13.9 8.2 19.7 · 20.6 · · · · 7.4 4.3 43.4 · · 2.0 5.1 4.2 2.5 2.0 · 4.6 20.4 0.9 1.0 Cape Don 92.2 265 1 · · · 0.6 · · · · 1.0 · 11.6 37.4 · · · · · 0.4 · · · · 19.8 0.2 · 1.8 5.0 1.2 · 11.8 1.4 Cdu Katherine Rural Campus 148.8 215 5 10.0 18.0 3.0 2.0 40.8 20.0 55.0 Central Arnhem Plateau 196.4 309 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 39.6 2.4 · · 30.2 1.2 47.0 3.8 32.6 · 0.8 11.6 17.4 0.2 9.6 Channel Island 145.2 271 2 » 7.6 5.2 · · · · 7.6 » » 7.4 2.8 · 26.0 30.0 · » · 11.4 · 3.4 17.6 22.0 3.2 1.0 Channel Point 148.4 316 2 20.8 8.0 · · · · · · 14.2 6.4 » 3.8 0.2 0.4 · 0.6 13.6 » » » » » » » » » » » » 67.0 7.8 Charles Darwin University 14.3 » » 0.8 · · · · · · · · 10.6 · 2.8 » » 0.1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Claravale 216.5 327 3 · · · · · · · 7.0 13.0 · 1.0 · · 20.0 38.0 · · 6.0 · · 21.0 71.5 · · 22.0 · 12.0 · · 5.0 · Cooinda Aerodrome 155.9 199 4 1.3 2.2 · · · 8.2 · · · 5.2 · · · · · 28.0 · · 1.2 · 42.2 1.8 21.0 0.2 · 19.8 23.0 · · 1.8 · Croker Island Airport 28.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.8 · 0.2 5.0 · 13.0 · 5.0 2.6 CSIRO Berrimah 34.0 336 L » » 1.6 » » 7.9 0.8 6.9 6.4 » » 0.4 7.4 2.6 Darwin Airport 203.0 251 5 · · 9.2 · · · · 5.8 0.4 · · 12.2 5.0 · · 2.0 0.2 17.2 1.4 · 2.2 0.2 77.6 · 12.6 · 15.4 4.0 4.2 16.4 17.0 Darwin Botanic Gardens 174.1 263 3 · · 5.6 1.2 · · · 6.4 · · 9.6 16.4 2.2 · » » 32.8 0.4 · · 3.2 · 75.8 · · 0.7 2.8 0.4 0.6 5.6 10.4 Darwin Bowls Club 174.4 · · 6.8 0.2 · · · 5.0 0.6 · 9.2 20.8 1.6 · · 1.8 23.6 · · · 3.2 · 79.2 · · · 4.6 0.4 0.6 6.8 10.0 Darwin Hospital 94.8 307 L » » 6.5 · · · 2.5 » » 1.5 · 0.6 · 2.2 · · · · 9.2 · 1.5 » » 46.2 » » 9.0 · » » 15.6 Darwin River Dam 130.1 274 1 10.0 20.0 · · · 9.8 · 4.8 22.6 19.6 · · 6.6 · · 0.4 8.0 · 0.4 · 3.3 · · · · · 10.0 6.4 6.6 1.6 · Darwin River Ridge 197.4 321 3 24.8 29.4 · · 0.4 14.4 · 3.6 12.8 17.8 · · 18.4 1.8 1.0 7.4 15.6 · 0.4 · 6.0 0.2 0.2 · · · 18.0 16.0 2.0 7.2 · Delamere Weapons Range 49.6 174 1 · · · · · 0.2 · 1.0 · · 4.6 1.2 · 1.8 0.4 1.8 · · · 25.4 · · · 9.4 · · · 3.8 Dorisvale 198.4 210 5 24.6 · · · · · · · · 21.8 · 30.0 · 2.0 · · · · 22.0 · · · 55.0 · · · · · · · 43.0 Douglas River 184.2 207 5 51.6 · · · · · · 0.2 15.6 0.2 14.0 · 17.0 · · 1.0 · 1.0 · 2.0 0.6 11.0 21.4 0.8 47.6 · · 0.2 Dum In Mirrie 132.4 277 2 · · 16.6 · · 3.2 · · 2.8 0.2 · 25.4 0.2 · · 1.4 · · · · · · 34.8 · · · · · 35.4 12.2 0.2 Dundee Beach School 60.6 210 2 · 0.4 · · 13.6 12.8 · · 20.0 0.4 12.0 · · 1.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Edith Falls Ridge 169.0 274 4 4.0 · · · · · · 0.2 · 12.4 2.8 · · 4.0 · · · · 7.8 0.2 2.2 0.2 61.2 20.2 0.2 0.6 · 33.4 · 19.6 · Edith Farms Road 201.4 320 2 0.1 · 2.0 · · · · 0.1 12.8 32.4 1.4 3.2 · 3.0 · · 7.8 · 24.2 · 4.2 0.4 42.6 15.2 · 2.8 · 0.4 · 48.8 · Elizabeth Valley 205.8 307 3 · · · · · · · · · · · 1.2 · · 9.6 6.4 · 0.4 4.0 · 57.0 · 26.2 · · 5.6 30.2 31.0 27.6 5.6 1.0 Fanny Creek 229.0 81.0 · · · · · · · 4.0 · · · · · · 6.4 · · 17.2 · · 18.2 28.2 34.6 · · 5.6 10.4 18.2 5.2 · Fish River 169.4 0.2 · 0.8 · · · · · · 17.0 1.6 8.0 5.2 · 21.4 · 2.0 · 12.8 9.2 · · 6.2 0.2 · 27.2 · 25.4 · 32.2 · Foelsche Headland 36.8 242 2 14.4 2.6 4.4 · · · 5.0 10.4 Fort Hill Wharf 49.0 » » » 49.0 Geriatric Park 374.8 412 6 0.2 76.2 · · 0.2 6.4 · · 23.2 5.4 31.6 29.4 0.2 50.0 1.2 · 3.2 3.6 6.4 · · · 41.4 · 26.6 6.2 14.2 17.8 4.8 20.0 6.6 Girraween 148.2 320 L · · 1.5 0.1 · · · 0.5 0.2 · · 14.0 · · · · 3.7 · 41.4 · 1.7 0.1 7.3 · · 6.4 1.8 · 38.1 13.6 17.8 Hayes Creek 192.0 197 6 59.0 · · · · · · · · 21.0 · 9.0 · · 24.0 · · · 11.0 · · · · 28.0 · · · 26.0 12.0 · 2.0 Howard Springs Nature Park 113.1 293 1 · · 9.8 · · · · 17.6 · 0.4 1.0 5.4 · · · · 2.5 0.8 · · 2.0 · 2.6 2.0 · · · 11.2 16.0 41.0 0.8 Humpty Doo Collard Road 196.1 306 3 · 1.0 9.2 1.6 · 0.8 · 0.6 0.5 · 3.2 7.0 0.4 0.6 6.6 0.2 3.4 8.4 11.2 · 27.0 · 6.2 · · 6.4 22.8 9.0 26.2 18.6 25.2 Jabiru Airport 240.2 235 6 31.8 · · · · 2.2 · · · 2.4 · · · · 1.0 33.0 · · 36.8 · 12.0 5.2 70.6 0.8 0.2 · 4.6 0.2 27.8 3.0 8.6 Karama 95.2 336 1 · · 10.0 » 48.2 · 4.0 · 9.0 19.2 4.8 Katherine - Bray Rd 152.1 3.4 8.8 · · · · · · 0.8 4.5 · · · 1.5 2.6 · 29.6 4.2 11.3 · · · 51.2 8.2 · · 0.4 · · 25.6 · Katherine Aviation Museum 173.2 224 5 1.0 2.8 · · · · · · 13.6 4.0 1.2 · 0.2 · 0.4 1.0 32.0 14.2 · 0.4 · · 61.8 12.8 · 0.2 · · · 27.6 · Katherine Council 124.2 199 3 » » 2.2 · · · · » » 6.0 1.8 · · · » » 11.8 2.0 0.8 · 0.6 · » » » » » » » » 99.0 Katherine Country Club 140.6 1.4 5.2 · · · · · · 1.4 2.8 0.6 · 0.6 · 1.3 · 22.7 1.2 0.4 · 1.6 · 60.4 17.2 · » 0.4 · · 23.4 · Katherine Research Farm 168.1 199 5 · 4.2 · · · · · · 4.2 2.4 1.8 0.5 0.2 · 13.2 · 52.4 4.0 · · 6.0 · 38.0 21.0 · · · · · 20.2 · Labelle Downs 145.0 273 3 15.0 16.0 · · 1.0 · · · 17.0 · · 2.0 · · · 6.0 1.0 10.0 · · · · · · · 23.0 · · 49.0 5.0 · Lake Finniss Farm 62.2 265 1 6.4 5.8 · » » » 1.0 · » » » · · · · · · 30.0 · » » » » » » 19.0 · · · · · Lambell's Lagoon 142.8 263 3 · 1.2 · · 8.0 · · · · · 8.0 · · · · · 27.0 13.4 0.2 · 12.0 · 1.4 · · 1.4 4.2 · 9.0 6.8 50.2 Leanyer 101.6 305 1 · 0.4 0.4 · · · · 2.6 · · 0.2 5.4 · · · · · · · · 8.0 · 53.2 · 2.4 · 2.6 1.4 5.0 16.8 3.2 Litchfield 250.1 276 6 14.8 22.8 30.6 10.2 73.8 7.8 18.5 25.5 10.3 35.8 · Ludmilla 170.6 278 2 · · 13.0 · · · · 4.0 · 1.6 0.8 23.0 1.8 1.0 · 2.0 14.0 4.0 4.2 · 6.8 » 60.0 2.0 · 3.4 · · 17.0 12.0 · Majestic Orchids 186.1 47.2 9.8 · · 0.4 12.2 · 12.8 · 18.0 · · · 4.2 · 3.6 · · 12.0 · 14.2 2.0 · · · · 35.4 5.0 4.5 4.8 · Mango Farm 293.0 246 7 0.2 · · · · 1.2 · · · 26.2 · 0.6 56.0 · 7.4 5.6 53.2 23.8 24.4 · · · 1.2 · 33.4 31.6 3.2 9.8 · 15.2 · Margaret Downs 115.2 188 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · 35.2 2.2 6.0 · · · 4.0 · · · 16.0 37.4 · 11.4 1.6 · 1.4 · · Marrara 147.2 · · 5.4 0.2 · · · 3.0 · · · 9.2 · · · 0.2 · · 0.8 · 1.8 0.2 80.0 0.2 1.6 · 8.2 0.2 13.8 17.4 5.0 Mary River Rangers 183.6 298 2 16.8 2.2 5.8 2.0 0.4 1.4 5.3 25.0 6.2 6.1 14.2 1.4 8.6 18.4 2.6 8.0 15.4 3.8 23.4 16.2 0.4 McCluer Island 82.2 218 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 16.4 · · 19.0 0.2 42.0 4.6 McMinns Lagoon 133.0 305 2 11.4 25.4 8.4 0.8 5.0 4.0 30.4 14.8 32.8 Middle Point 127.0 238 3 4.0 16.4 · · · 10.6 0.2 3.2 · · 3.0 · · · · · 0.8 12.8 39.2 · 10.2 1.8 0.6 · · 0.6 6.8 · 8.8 3.4 4.6 Mount Felix 117.6 1.2 · · · · · · · · 2.6 · · · · 0.4 29.0 0.4 0.2 3.0 · 1.8 0.4 50.0 9.6 · 12.6 · · 3.0 3.4 · Mount Stow 104.8 1.6 · 2.0 · · 1.0 · · · 2.6 · · · · 5.0 5.8 0.2 1.0 0.2 · 2.0 7.2 18.0 36.2 · · 1.8 2.0 17.8 0.4 · Murganella Airstrip 10.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · 10.0 · · 0.2 · · · Nightcliff Pool 97.8 186 4 · 0.2 0.4 · · · · 0.4 2.6 · · 11.8 0.8 1.8 0.2 0.2 5.8 · · · 1.8 0.2 45.8 · · · 0.2 · 4.6 13.0 8.0 Nightcliff Sports Club 102.4 218 3 · · 4.2 · · · · 1.0 · · · 14.0 4.0 1.0 · · · · · · 2.8 · 52.0 · · · 1.2 · 4.8 12.4 5.0 Nitmiluk Rangers 211.3 338 2 21.0 0.3 · · · 0.8 · · · 21.1 · » 6.4 · 0.3 · 2.0 · 12.0 · 4.0 · 47.0 49.8 · · · 3.0 · 43.6 · Nitmiluk Ridge 210.0 270 4 20.2 0.4 · · · · · · · 24.2 0.6 · 8.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.8 · 10.8 · 2.2 · 44.4 51.2 · · · 2.2 · 43.0 · Noonamah 218.8 · 1.6 2.0 5.0 · 13.0 · · · · 4.8 · · · 9.6 6.0 · 0.2 2.6 · 55.0 · 24.0 0.2 · 8.6 22.6 36.4 20.8 4.6 1.8 Northlakes 145.5 320 2 · · 3.0 · · · 5.0 · · · 4.0 · · · 2.5 · · 9.4 · · 2.2 · 53.0 · · 4.0 6.6 4.0 19.4 16.8 15.6 Oenpelli Airport 232.2 2.6 · · · · 8.0 · · 18.0 4.8 · · · · · 17.6 · · · · 0.2 84.8 79.4 · · · 1.2 10.8 · 0.2 4.6 Oenpelli 190.8 227 5 11.4 · · · · · · 13.4 1.8 3.0 · · · · · · 28.0 1.4 · · · 45.4 74.0 · · · 1.2 2.4 · 1.4 7.4 Oolloo 167.9 185 5 20.7 · 21.0 · · 2.0 · · · 24.2 · 1.0 · · · · 53.0 · · · 3.0 · 2.2 · 10.0 4.0 · 14.0 · 12.8 · Palmerston 150.4 305 2 9.6 » 8.8 · · · · 20.8 » 0.2 4.0 6.4 · · · » 3.2 2.0 4.4 · 11.8 · » 2.0 » » 3.2 7.0 41.8 » 25.2 Pinelands 155.6 0.6 · 1.6 · · · · 26.0 0.2 · 5.6 8.8 0.2 · · 5.6 · 19.0 0.2 · 1.4 · 15.2 0.4 2.0 · 22.0 · 8.4 30.0 8.4 Pirlangimpi 82.6 348 L · · · 0.4 · · 4.8 21.8 · · · 0.6 11.2 · · · · · 0.2 2.8 · 6.4 2.4 0.2 · · 0.2 22.4 9.2 Point Fawcett 173.0 309 2 0.2 15.4 · · · · · · 0.4 22.0 1.4 4.8 2.0 3.6 · · · · · · 3.6 0.2 6.2 3.6 1.0 10.4 17.8 6.0 5.4 29.4 39.6 Point Stuart 134.8 206 5 4.8 · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · 8.8 15.8 · · · 2.6 · · 0.8 · 58.6 · · · · · 0.2 · 42.8 Point Stuart 111.8 285 1 · · · · · · · · 3.0 · 1.6 · · · · · · 8.0 2.2 · 66.2 · 1.8 · · · · · 11.0 · 18.0 Port Keats Aero 100.2 161 4 · 19.6 12.2 0.2 0.2 · · · · 33.6 · · 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.0 · · 31.6 0.2 · Rankin Point 122.0 300 L · 1.0 · · 1.0 22.0 · 5.0 14.0 9.0 · 3.5 15.5 1.0 · 6.0 · · · · 2.0 4.0 2.0 · · · 23.0 10.0 1.0 2.0 · Shoal Bay 154.4 321 2 2.2 5.0 · · · · · 6.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.0 · 45.0 1.0 19.0 · 25.0 0.2 5.0 34.0 9.0 South Alligator Rangers 158.4 237 2 2.8 1.8 · · · · · · · · · · 52.0 · · 1.4 · 18.4 · · 9.8 · » 14.8 13.0 · · 4.0 33.4 6.4 0.6 Southport 210.8 · · · 1.2 · 13.0 · 8.4 4.4 3.2 · 2.6 7.6 0.4 5.0 · 5.8 · 54.2 · 37.2 · 4.2 · · 4.4 · 55.2 2.2 1.8 · Stokes Hill 132.6 223 2 · 4.0 8.0 5.8 · · · 13.2 6.2 · 8.6 0.2 1.2 · · 11.0 7.2 · · · 5.0 · 31.8 · 0.6 1.0 1.8 7.2 1.0 7.4 11.4 Territory Wildlife Park 193.4 320 3 · · · · · 25.0 · 9.0 4.0 · · 8.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.2 8.6 · 37.0 · 11.8 · 16.8 · · 8.4 8.2 52.4 1.4 · · The Chase 162.0 · 0.2 13.6 0.6 · · · 7.4 0.2 · 7.4 8.2 · 2.0 · 6.4 · 1.4 2.0 · 13.6 · 3.4 0.2 8.6 · 4.4 9.6 50.0 21.8 1.0 Thorak Cemetery 180.0 346 1 · » 0.4 · · · · · » 24.2 · 6.2 4.1 · · » 0.5 0.4 · · · · » 12.2 · » 63.6 0.4 · » 68.0 Tindal RAAF 150.4 203 4 0.8 · · · · 5.0 · 5.8 3.8 2.2 7.8 · · · · 2.2 33.6 2.0 · · · · 46.2 23.8 0.6 · · 0.2 · 16.2 0.2 Tipperary 211.9 223 7 9.0 · · · · · · · · 9.5 0.4 11.0 · · 37.0 39.0 15.8 · · · · 10.0 10.2 · · 35.0 · 25.0 · 10.0 · Upper Adelaide River 140.4 270 3 9.2 · · · · · · · 8.0 16.6 · · 17.0 · · · 11.4 5.4 17.0 · 0.2 0.2 5.4 2.0 2.2 3.8 · 15.2 14.2 7.6 5.0 Upper Fergusson River 273.2 255 5 12.2 0.6 0.4 · · · · · 12.8 3.6 · · 44.2 11.8 0.2 · 0.8 · 0.6 · 38.4 0.4 17.8 71.4 8.0 11.0 0.8 11.4 2.8 24.0 · Upper Seventeen Mile Creek 14.6 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.2 · · 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.4 · 0.6 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.4 1.6 Wagait Beach 32.2 269 1 » » 0.4 2.4 1.2 » » 21.2 0.2 » » 5.0 1.8 Walker Creek 217.8 311 2 12.2 25.0 · · · 2.6 · 7.6 10.0 37.0 · · 10.2 · 5.0 · 13.2 1.0 · · 14.2 · 12.0 · · · 16.6 2.8 34.4 12.6 1.4 Wandie Creek 182.4 201 5 · · 4.4 · · 3.4 · 8.6 0.6 1.6 · · · 9.2 · · 30.4 · 0.8 · 22.2 · 23.6 10.8 · 20.0 · 18.4 13.0 15.4 · Yeuralba Ridge 147.8 246 3 · · · · · 0.8 · · · 9.4 · · · · · 8.8 0.6 1.0 12.4 0.2 · · 57.4 29.2 4.8 12.2 · 2.8 · 8.2 ·

page 16 Monthly Weather Review Northern Territory December 2012

Daily and total rainfall for December 2012 Total is the total precipitation for December 2012; a missing total indicates there is concern about the quality of some of the daily values. Avg is the long-term average total precipitation for December. Decile is the decile rank of total precipitation for December 2012 in the climate record of other December totals; “L” indicates this is the lowest on record, and “H” it is the highest on record. Long-term average and decile rank are only shown if there are sufficient years of climate record available. Reports of zero precipitation are shown as “· ”. When a reading was accumulated over more than one day, “»” is shown on the days that are part of the accumulation.

Arnhem (14BC) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Cape Wessel 4.2 137 1 · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 0.2 · · · 3.2 · Cape Wilberforce 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 Gove Airport 6.4 181 1 · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 6.0 Groote Eylandt Airport 98.8 189 2 · 4.4 · · · · · 5.6 10.0 0.2 · 0.2 · · 13.4 · · · · · · 0.2 · · 11.2 16.4 9.2 · 8.2 3.0 16.8 Lake Evella 136.8 295 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 22.0 · · · · · 11.6 · 2.2 · 26.0 · 1.4 62.0 11.6 Maningrida Aero 35.2 167 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 6.0 1.4 · · · · · · 7.8 · 0.8 · · · · 19.2 Milingimbi · 138 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Ngayawili 46.8 259 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.4 · · 4.4 23.6 · · · 16.4 DTW 7.0 194 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 7.0 North East Island 16.6 95 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5.4 · · · · · 1.2 10.0 Warruwi 75.2 195 2 · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · 57.6 1.2 · · · 6.6 · · 9.4 Roper-Mcarthur (14DE) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Bing Bong Port 124.8 204 4 · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · 61.0 3.6 · · · · 8.0 0.8 17.0 · · · · 34.0 · Borroloola 114.8 144 6 · · · · · · · · 4.0 3.4 · · · · · 0.6 0.4 18.2 · 0.8 · 8.2 3.8 58.2 0.8 · · 9.2 · 7.2 · Bulman 97.2 226 1 · · · · · · 3.2 · 0.4 · · · · · 16.0 · 1.8 · · 1.0 54.6 2.2 0.2 15.4 0.2 · 0.4 1.6 0.2 Calvert Hills 139.5 128 7 · · · · · · · · 17.2 · · · 7.0 · · 13.8 13.0 · · · 13.0 21.0 1.3 28.2 · · · 13.2 · 1.0 10.8 Cave Creek Station 105.3 277 2 10.6 · · · · · · · · 13.0 · · · 2.2 · · 1.4 0.1 4.0 · · 2.4 40.0 18.0 8.0 · · 5.6 · · · Central Waterhouse 116.4 · 0.2 · · · · · · · 10.6 · · · · · 8.2 6.0 0.2 6.2 0.2 · 14.4 27.8 32.6 1.6 4.4 · 1.6 · 2.2 0.2 Centre Island 90.2 137 5 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 28.2 29.0 · · · · · 0.2 14.2 14.2 · · · · 4.4 · Conways 99.2 3.6 · 3.2 · · · · · · 5.4 · · · · · 5.0 · 12.2 8.8 · 0.6 2.0 23.2 10.8 · · · 6.6 17.2 0.6 · Coodardie 68.0 239 2 3.0 · · · · · · · · 3.2 · · · · · · 8.0 · 4.2 · 14.2 2.4 3.0 30.0 · · · · · · · Daly Waters 56.0 104 3 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · 3.4 4.2 0.6 · · · 0.2 34.2 · · 8.0 · 4.6 · · · 0.6 · · · Daly Waters 20.7 109 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 12.5 6.1 · · · · · · · · 2.1 · · · Gallipoli 40.6 71 4 38.4 2.2 Gilnockie · 161 L · Gorrie 61.4 170 2 6.8 15.4 4.0 29.2 6.0 Hidden Valley 83.5 110 5 39.5 32.5 11.5 Hodgson River 67.2 132 4 34.2 17.0 16.0 Kalala 94.0 125 3 · · 20.0 · · · · · · · · · 13.0 · · · · 16.0 · · 26.0 · 4.0 15.0 · · · · · · · Lakefield 64.2 203 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.2 · 14.6 3.2 10.0 · · 8.6 6.0 18.6 · · · · · · · Larrimah 150.4 141 7 7.4 18.2 22.4 7.2 95.2 Mainoru Outstation Store 108.2 0.4 · · · · · · · 5.6 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · 72.6 7.2 · 0.8 · · 20.6 · 0.6 Mallapunyah 66.0 113 4 · · · · · · · · · · 3.0 · · · 45.0 3.0 · · · · 5.0 · · 10.0 · · · · · · · Maranboy Hill 141.4 255 2 · · · · · · · 7.0 · 1.2 · · · · 0.6 2.4 22.2 · · 0.2 · 11.2 41.6 10.4 · · · 16.2 · 28.4 · Mataranka Airstrip 102.3 213 3 3.5 · · · · · · · · 8.2 · · · · · · 8.2 1.2 8.6 · · 6.6 39.2 25.8 · · · · » » 1.0 Mataranka Homestead Resort 61.9 158 2 0.6 14.4 3.0 39.0 4.9 McArthur River Mine 65.8 123 3 · · · · 1.4 · · · 12.4 0.4 · · · · · 1.8 · 3.4 · 1.6 · 1.0 3.4 15.6 24.8 · · · · · Nathan River 60.4 142 3 8.8 15.0 36.6 Ngukurr 107.0 · · · · · · · · · 11.4 · · · · · 5.4 2.2 · · · · · 37.4 2.0 43.0 · · 5.6 · · · Nutwood Downs 115.6 109 6 10.4 3.0 1.6 7.4 38.2 23.8 17.8 7.4 6.0 Redbank Mine 111.8 145 5 · · · · · · · · 37.0 · · · 19.2 · 1.0 7.8 3.8 · 12.6 · 20.6 1.2 · 1.4 · · · · 6.2 · 1.0 Snowdrop Creek 164.8 218 4 1.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 49.0 · 1.6 · · · 3.0 · 13.2 86.4 9.8 · · · · · · Upper Waterhouse River 170.4 219 4 15.2 · 3.4 · · · · · 3.8 0.6 · · · 0.4 · 7.0 0.6 27.8 10.6 · · · 17.8 41.4 0.2 1.4 · 24.4 15.8 · · West Waterhouse 149.8 178 4 26.8 · · · · · · · · 1.2 · · · 1.4 · 13.4 · · 1.4 · 3.0 · 30.0 45.8 · 2.0 5.4 11.2 6.0 2.2 · Wollogorang 133.1 159 6 · · · · · · · · 26.8 · 10.2 · » » » 38.2 6.0 14.0 1.2 · 1.6 » » 31.7 · · · · · 2.3 1.1 Wongalara 165.6 174 5 37.4 24.0 104.2 Victoria (14F) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Bradshaw Homestead 92.8 165 2 23.0 18.0 4.2 1.2 6.2 8.0 11.8 16.4 4.0 Bradshaw Range Control 127.4 · · · · · · 0.4 · 7.4 7.4 5.6 29.4 · 7.6 · · · · 5.0 · · · 37.2 · 6.6 6.0 2.2 · · 2.8 9.8 Bullita 178.8 144 8 10.3 1.0 31.5 15.8 1.2 13.2 1.0 87.6 6.4 9.4 1.4 Camfield 120.2 79 9 · · · · · · · · · 7.4 7.6 6.0 · · 1.4 2.6 28.6 24.4 35.0 · · · · · · · · · · 7.2 · Keep River Rangers 158.4 141 6 3.8 1.6 · 2.8 · · · · » 16.2 0.9 7.5 · 2.5 · 24.8 2.4 · 38.2 · · · · 16.0 · 13.7 6.3 · · 2.7 19.0 Kidman Springs 153.0 137 8 · · 0.2 · · · · · · 11.6 6.0 · · 1.6 · · 0.8 · 114.6 · · · 2.2 · · 7.6 · · · 8.4 · Lajamanu 107.6 76 8 0.2 · · 26.4 0.2 · · · · 1.0 3.2 1.4 5.8 · · 2.2 2.2 17.4 24.4 0.2 22.8 0.2 · · · · · · · · · Legune 7.8 175 L 7.8 Limbunya 121.6 101 7 44.4 15.0 27.4 8.0 4.2 22.6 Old Delamere 100.2 140 4 · 0.8 · · · 6.8 · · 1.4 12.6 3.2 · · 2.8 3.4 · · · 15.4 · · 40.6 3.2 · · 1.4 0.8 · · 2.6 5.2 Pigeon Hole 151.2 2.8 11.4 31.0 35.0 45.0 20.0 6.0 Riveren 31.4 88 2 16.0 15.4 Rosewood 176.8 107 9 · 31.0 · · · · · · · 22.0 · 5.0 · 15.0 · · · · 85.2 · · · · 18.6 · · · · · · · Shoeing Tool Bore 127.2 · · · 2.6 · · · · · 7.6 0.2 8.4 · · 0.4 · · · 77.0 · 5.2 6.2 · · · 0.2 0.6 · · 18.4 0.4 Sunshine Bore 110.0 19.6 1.4 · 17.0 · · · · · 4.0 · 4.4 0.2 · 9.8 1.0 10.6 14.4 15.6 · 12.0 · · · · · · · · · · Suplejack 27.7 64 4 7.0 4.5 5.0 4.2 7.0 Timber Creek 79.9 174 1 · · · · · 0.4 5.0 · 4.4 6.0 · 7.8 · 7.8 · · · · 12.4 · · · 27.5 · 1.4 1.0 4.8 · · 1.4 · Top Springs Roadhouse 189.0 136 9 · · · 11.0 · · · · 12.0 · 17.0 10.0 7.0 · 3.0 3.0 · · · 69.0 · 57.0 · · · · · · · · · Upper Victoria River 95.2 126 3 · · 4.2 0.6 · · · · · 1.4 0.8 1.2 0.2 1.6 8.8 16.6 5.2 16.0 7.6 · 23.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 · · · 1.0 · · 5.8 Upper Wickham River 190.4 1.6 · 0.6 3.6 · · · · · · 1.2 10.0 0.8 · · 1.4 49.6 35.8 75.6 · · 10.2 · · · · · · · · · Victoria River Downs 138.0 117 7 · · 3.0 · 3.6 · · · · 14.2 2.6 1.2 · 12.2 7.4 · 3.6 0.6 79.8 0.4 · 0.2 · · · · · · · 9.2 · Victoria River Roadhouse 195.2 172 7 · · · · · · · · 2.6 19.0 17.2 9.6 · 5.4 · 5.6 24.0 · 8.2 · · 45.0 17.4 · · 17.2 24.0 · · · · Waterloo 175.5 110 8 22.0 · 3.2 19.4 · · · · · 13.4 7.4 4.8 · 16.4 · · 2.6 39.0 33.2 2.0 · · · · 6.4 5.4 · · · 0.3 · Wave Hill 151.6 117 8 · 0.8 · 0.8 1.6 · · · · 2.2 1.6 20.0 2.0 » 0.2 1.0 53.8 14.4 29.6 · · · » 11.8 · · · · · · · Barkly (15A) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Alexandria 155.4 63 10 · · · 1.0 · · · · · 11.6 25.4 · · · · 4.6 · 29.4 · 22.6 0.4 · 53.8 · · 6.6 · · · · · Avon Downs 64.5 55 7 · · · · · · · · · · · 3.0 11.0 · 11.0 · 3.0 · 32.0 · · · · · · · · 4.5 · · · Brunchilly 136.0 65 10 · · · · · · · · · 9.0 4.5 3.0 · · 31.0 43.0 · 6.5 9.0 · 19.0 · · · 11.0 · · · · · · Brunette Downs 64.8 67 7 · · · · · · · · · 14.8 1.4 · 10.8 · 6.4 · · 4.2 · · · · · 19.2 · · 8.0 · · · · Elliott 124.3 96 8 0.2 · · · · · · · · 1.4 16.0 · 15.0 · 0.3 14.0 0.2 1.4 10.4 8.6 6.4 2.0 4.6 · · 8.4 · · · 34.6 0.8 Eva Downs 11.1 70 1 8.1 3.0 Helen Springs 58.0 59 6 46.0 12.0 Soudan 43.7 53 7 2.6 12.1 2.0 4.2 6.3 16.5 Tennant Creek Airport 113.6 70 8 · · · · · · · · · 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.4 · · 5.0 4.4 55.8 30.6 5.4 9.4 0.2 · · · 0.4 · · · · · Warramunga 70.0 64 7 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5.0 » » » » » » » » 65.0 · · · · ·

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Daily and total rainfall for December 2012 Total is the total precipitation for December 2012; a missing total indicates there is concern about the quality of some of the daily values. Avg is the long-term average total precipitation for December. Decile is the decile rank of total precipitation for December 2012 in the climate record of other December totals; “L” indicates this is the lowest on record, and “H” it is the highest on record. Long-term average and decile rank are only shown if there are sufficient years of climate record available. Reports of zero precipitation are shown as “· ”. When a reading was accumulated over more than one day, “»” is shown on the days that are part of the accumulation.

Alice Springs (15B) Total Avg Decile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Alice Springs Airport 25.4 37 6 0.6 1.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.8 1.8 0.4 8.4 10.4 · · · · 0.2 · · · · · · Alice Springs Desert Park 11.2 4.8 0.4 6.0 Argadargada 49.2 46 7 · 7.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 10.0 6.0 11.4 0.4 12.2 2.0 · · · · · · · 0.2 · · Arltunga 26.4 40 6 15.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 7.0 4.0 · · · · · · · · · · · Atula 3.8 30 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.4 1.0 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · Bond Springs Homestead 86.0 36 9 48.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4.0 9.0 4.0 · 21.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · Coniston 103.0 44 9 53.0 18.0 21.5 10.5 Curtin Springs 3.5 29 2 2.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.5 · · · · · · · · · · · · · East Dam 8.6 2.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 6.6 · · · · · · · · · · · Gemtree Park 100.4 45 10 16.3 2.2 34.4 22.5 25.0 · Glen Helen Lodge 13.4 44 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.6 · · · · 0.8 11.0 · · · · · · · · · · · Glen Helen 53.0 33 8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · » » » 53.0 · · · · · · · · · · · Indiana 26.0 40 5 · 19.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5.0 2.0 · · · · · · · · · · · Jervois 14.8 38 4 · 1.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.2 2.6 2.6 3.6 3.0 0.4 · · · · · · · · · Jindalee - Mt Everard 27.9 36 6 1.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · 6.4 · 10.6 9.3 · · · · · · · · · · · Kulgera 9.0 33 3 » 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.4 · · 2.0 4.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · Kurundi 78.8 56 8 32.2 7.6 39.0 Manners Creek 61.4 · · 16.0 · · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 10.0 · 26.0 · 5.0 · · · · · 1.4 · · 2.0 · · Mount Denison 91.0 48 9 5.0 26.6 2.4 41.0 16.0 Mount Riddock 109.9 42 10 1.2 14.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 17.0 20.5 · 20.0 19.6 16.6 · 1.0 · · · · · · · · Mount Skinner 53.6 48 8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 6.4 · · · 13.0 34.2 · · · · · · · · · · · Murray Downs 66.8 53 7 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.1 5.2 1.3 12.0 31.2 16.0 · · · · · · · · · · · Narwietooma 20.8 47 3 12.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 8.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Neutral Junction 87.1 · 1.4 · · · · · · · · · · · 2.6 3.1 9.2 11.4 1.8 7.6 38.0 12.0 · · · · · · · · · · New Crown 28.2 21 8 26.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · Ormiston Gorge 29.4 39 6 5.0 0.4 0.4 3.2 5.2 1.6 13.6 Palm Valley 26.0 44 5 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.0 · 17.4 · · 6.6 · · · · · · · · · · · Rabbit Flat 64.6 74 4 · 22.0 0.2 · · · · · · · 0.4 · 1.4 · 17.6 · » 14.8 2.8 0.2 0.8 · · · · 1.0 · · · · · Territory Grape Farm 32.6 47 4 3.0 7.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 4.0 0.6 0.2 7.4 9.0 0.2 · · · · · · The Derwent 51.0 34 8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 34.0 3.0 4.0 10.0 · · · · · · · · · · · The Garden 56.2 42 8 · 29.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.0 2.8 2.6 · 14.6 5.2 · · · · · · · · · · · Undoolya 27.8 35 6 5.0 8.4 14.4 Vaughan Springs 14.0 45 4 14.0 Waite River 49.0 49 7 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 9.8 · 31.0 · 5.2 3.0 · · · · · · · · · · Wallace Rock Hole 5.6 37 1 2.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 · · · 1.0 1.0 · · · · · · · · · · · Walungurru 18.0 43 5 0.6 7.0 · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · 0.4 6.0 3.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · Watarrka 27.4 37 5 9.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 5.8 6.2 5.0 · · · · · · · · · · · Yambah 49.0 43 7 26.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.5 · 12.5 7.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · Yuendumu 72.7 46 8 · 10.6 · 2.6 · · · · · · · · · 1.0 6.2 8.2 · 6.3 26.4 11.4 · · · · · · · · · · · Yulara Aero 15.0 41 4 4.6 8.6 · · · · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · · 0.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · ·

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