Monthly Weather Review October 2012 Monthly Weather Review Northern Territory October 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 AUSTRALIA 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 2012 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

October heralds the start of the wet season across Significant weather northern Australia and the beginning of the peak fire First taste of severe thunderstorms in weather season for central and southern parts of the Darwin Northern Territory. Strengthening northerly winds ahead of approaching cold fronts or troughs, On the early hours of Ocotber 28, thunderstorms represent a classic weather situation for the month with heavy rain formed over Darwin with the of October, however, October saw below average heaviest falls occurring in the northern suburbs. In rainfall across most of the Top End with some very just a couple of hours, 110.8 mm of rain were hot days but relative cool nights throughout. reported at Leanyer with reported flash flooding in the suburb of Lyons. The rainfall was a classic example of very localised heavy rainfall over Darwin Extremes in October 2012 as both the northern suburbs and the region from Humpty Doo to the Cox Peninsula received more Hottest day than 40 mm while the and the immidiate (Highest daily maximum temperature) suburbs to the south, including the city, missed out 42.8 °C at Rabbit Flat on the 10th (Darwin Airport recorded only 6 mm for the day). Warmest days on average (Highest mean daily maximum temperature) October bushfires 39.2 °C at Bradshaw Fires near Lambells Lagoon in Darwin's rural area Coolest days on average required aerial suppression techniques on the 3 (Lowest mean daily maximum temperature) October. The fires, managed to damage a number of 30.5 °C at McCluer Island sheds, trucks and other vehicles. Later in the month Coldest day (14th) and again near Lambells Lagoon, aerial (Lowest daily maximum temperature) suppression techniques were required to control 20.4 °C at Arltunga on the 26th fires that damaged an estimated $57,8000 of mango Coldest night trees. Hot, dry easterly winds due to a high pressure (Lowest daily minimum temperature) system over NSW produced Grassland Fire Danger 4.0 °C at on the 13th Index values in the very high range over the Top End Coolest nights on average and Darwin rural area. (Lowest mean daily minimum temperature) 13.3 °C at Arltunga Central Australia feels the heat Warmest nights on average On October 24th at 14:30 hours, the temperature at (Highest mean daily minimum temperature) the Alice Springs Airport reached 41.7 °C, equaling 26.3 °C at McCluer Island the previous hottest Ocotber day record set on 18 Warmest night October 2002. This came at the end of a hot spell for (Highest daily minimum temperature) the Alice Springs which saw 9 consecutive days 28.0 °C at Timber Creek on the 28th above 37 °C, a new record for an October hot spell of Warmest on average overall that magnitude. (Highest mean temperature) 31.7 °C at Bradshaw Coolest on average overall (Lowest mean temperature) 22.6 °C at Arltunga Wettest overall (Highest total rainfall) 166.4 mm at Pirlangimpi Wettest day (Highest daily rainfall) 110.8 mm at Leanyer on the 28th Highest wind gust 87 km/h at Walungurru on the 24th

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Synoptic summary The month started with a strong high pressure system over central Australia directing dry but cool winds across most of the Northern Territory. These winds, along with clear skies led to below average temperatures across most of the Alice Springs District and Barkly for a couple of days. A slow moving trough gradually pushed into the Territory from Western Australia bringing hot northerly winds across the southern Northern Territory ahead of the trough. The trough eventually pushed east on the 10th bringing a cool relief to the Alice Springs District. From the 11th to the 14th another relatively strong high pressure system kept skies clear over most of the Northern Territory, particularly over the south. From the 14th to the to the 24th, a series of weak troughs skirted the southern parts of the Northern Territory but these were too week to bring any associated rainfall. On the 24th, a strong, fast moving trough swept through central Australia bringing very hot northerly winds ahead of a gusty but cooler change. The same system, brough some of the heaviest falls of the month to the base of the Top End as the cool air mass behind the trough merged with the warm and moist air mass to the north. From the 25th until the end of the month a slow moving ridge dominated most of the continent leading to mostly sunny conditions, cool nights and warm days.

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Daily mean sea level pressure analyses 1 October 2012 2 October 2012 3 October 2012

4 October 2012 5 October 2012 6 October 2012

7 October 2012 8 October 2012 9 October 2012

10 October 2012 11 October 2012 12 October 2012

13 October 2012 14 October 2012 15 October 2012

16 October 2012 17 October 2012 18 October 2012

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19 October 2012 20 October 2012 21 October 2012

22 October 2012 23 October 2012 24 October 2012

25 October 2012 26 October 2012 27 October 2012

28 October 2012 29 October 2012 30 October 2012

31 October 2012

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Temperatures During Ocotber, the overall mean temperature (average of daily maximum and daily minimum temperature) was above average across the far southern NT and the Tiwi Islands while below average mean temperatures were only observed in the far southern Darwin - Daly and Victoria River districs. Everywhere else across the Territory was average with a mean area averaged temperature of 27.3 °C. The warmest on average was Bradshaw with 31.7 °C, followed by Timber Creek with 31.1 °C and then by and Katherine Country Club with 30.9 °C. The coolest on average was Arltunga with 22.6 °C, followed by Alice Springs Airport with 23.4 °C and then by Kulgera with 23.6 °C.

New temperature records

Record highest October daily maximum temperature Years New record Old record of record Alice Springs Airport 41.7 on 24th = 41.7 on 18th in 2002 71

Record lowest October daily minimum temperature Years New record Old record of record Daly Waters 9.9 on 14th 10.0 on 2nd in 2002 43 Wollogorang 10.0 on 14th 10.7 on 6th in 2009 31 Lajamanu 9.0 on 14th 10.0 on 13th in 2003 20

* note : there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported.

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Maximum temperatures Anomalies of mean daily maximum temperature in October 2012 Maximum temperatures were above average across the Top End and the Alice Springs District, with areas in the far south and far northwest experiencing very much above average temperatures. During the month, two hot spells affected the southern NT as high pressure systems over the Tasman directed hot northerly winds across the region ahead of slow moving troughs. The first hot spell earlier in the month was short lived as it lasted only from about the 5th to the 9th bringing daytime temperautres 7 to 8 °C warmer than usual. Maximum temperatures in the Roper - McArthur, Victoria River and Barkly Districs were around average just a degree cooler than the norm. The second hot spell lasted from about the 16th to the 24th with temperatures up to 10 °C warmer than usual. Alice Springs Airport recorded 11 consecutive days above their monthly average, including 9 days above 37 °C. Alice Springs Airport tied their highest October temperature on record with 41.7 °C on the 24th. Overall, when averaged across the NT, the mean daily maximum temperature for the month was 35.5 °C, just one Decile rank of mean daily maximum temperature degree above normal. in October 2012 The warmest days on average were at Bradshaw with 39.2 °C, followed by Timber Creek with 39.1 °C and then by Douglas River with 38.6 °C. The coolest day was at Arltunga with 20.4 °C on the 26th, followed by Jervois with 21.6 °C on the 26th and then Arltunga with 22.0 °C on the 12th. The coolest days on average were at McCluer Island with 30.5 °C, followed by North East Island with 31.5 °C and then Arltunga with 31.8 °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 October 2012 Daily minimum temperatures across the entire Northern Territory were below average by about 1 to 2 degrees. An area extending from the base of the Top End into the Victoria River had the coolest nights of the months with very much below average temperatures reaching up to 3 degrees below the norm. Minimum temperatures at Daly Waters dropped to 9.9 °C on the 14th, their coolest in 43 years worth of records while Lajamanu dropped to 9.0 °C on the same night, their coldest in 20 years of records. The coolest nights on average were at Arltunga with 13.3 °C, followed by Alice Springs Airport with 13.5 °C and then Yulara Aero with 14.4 °C. The warmest nights on average were at McCluer Island with 26.3 °C, followed by Cape Don with 25.9 °C and then by Darwin Harbour with 25.8 °C. The warmest night was at Timber Creek with 28.0 °C on the 28th, followed by Bradshaw with 27.9 °C on the 31st and then Katherine Country Club with Decile rank of mean daily minimum temperature in 27.9 °C on the 31st. October 2012

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

Raingauges across most of the NT were left empty Total rainfall in October 2012 during October, in spite of being the beginning of the north Australian wet season. Areas across the southern Darwin - Daly, Roper McArthur and Barkly received below average rainfall while Victoria River and eastern Alice Springs Districs were very much below average. The month area averaged rainfall across the Northern Territory was only 5.77 mm of rain, well below the average of 18.82 mm. Throughout October, rain fell over Darwin Airport on 10 days, 3 more rain days than the average, yet it only manage to received 14.6 mm of rain which is well below the monthly average of 71.0 mm. Conversely over the south, Uluru just managed 0.4 mm of rain (average is 26.7 mm) and Alice Springs 0.6 (average is 21.7 mm). Only the Tiwi Islands, Darwin's northern suburbs, and the far southeastern corner of the Arnhem Land managed to get above average rainfall with Pirlangimpi picking up 166.4 mm of rain in 13 days, nearly twice as much as their monthly average rainfall of 83.6 mm. Decile rank of total rainfall in October 2012 The wettest overall was Pirlangimpi with 166.4 mm, followed by Leanyer with 147.2 mm and then by Darwin Hospital with 108.8 mm. The wettest single day was at Leanyer with 110.8 mm on the 28th, followed by Cooinda Aerodrome with 110.0 mm on the 29th and then by The Chase with 79.0 mm on the 28th.

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 October daily rainfall Years New record Old record of record Leanyer 110.8 on 28th 63.4 on 31st in 2010 23

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Daily maximum temperature for October 2012

1 October 2012 2 October 2012 3 October 2012 4 October 2012 5 October 2012

6 October 2012 7 October 2012 8 October 2012 9 October 2012 10 October 2012

11 October 2012 12 October 2012 13 October 2012 14 October 2012 15 October 2012

16 October 2012 17 October 2012 18 October 2012 19 October 2012 20 October 2012

21 October 2012 22 October 2012 23 October 2012 24 October 2012 25 October 2012

26 October 2012 27 October 2012 28 October 2012 29 October 2012 30 October 2012

31 October 2012

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 October 2012

1 October 2012 2 October 2012 3 October 2012 4 October 2012 5 October 2012

6 October 2012 7 October 2012 8 October 2012 9 October 2012 10 October 2012

11 October 2012 12 October 2012 13 October 2012 14 October 2012 15 October 2012

16 October 2012 17 October 2012 18 October 2012 19 October 2012 20 October 2012

21 October 2012 22 October 2012 23 October 2012 24 October 2012 25 October 2012

26 October 2012 27 October 2012 28 October 2012 29 October 2012 30 October 2012

31 October 2012

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 October 2012

1 October 2012 2 October 2012 3 October 2012 4 October 2012 5 October 2012

6 October 2012 7 October 2012 8 October 2012 9 October 2012 10 October 2012

11 October 2012 12 October 2012 13 October 2012 14 October 2012 15 October 2012

16 October 2012 17 October 2012 18 October 2012 19 October 2012 20 October 2012

21 October 2012 22 October 2012 23 October 2012 24 October 2012 25 October 2012

26 October 2012 27 October 2012 28 October 2012 29 October 2012 30 October 2012

31 October 2012

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 October 2012 Observations and climatology from Darwin Airport. Observed this month Climatological value Temperature Mean daily maximum temperature 33.9 °C 33.2 °C Mean daily minimum temperature 24.3 °C 24.9 °C Mean temperature 29.1 °C 29.1 °C Mean temperature at 9 am 29.0 °C 28.7 °C Mean temperature at 3 pm 32.3 °C 32.0 °C Highest temperature 36.6 °C on the 13th 38.9 °C on the 18th in 1982 Lowest temperature 22.6 °C on the 1st 19.0 °C on the 2nd in 1982 Days 30 °C or warmer 31 30.7 Days 35 °C or warmer 6 3.0 Humidity Mean relative humidity at 9 am 66 % 69 % Mean relative humidity at 3 pm 49 % 52 % Pressure Mean MSL pressure at 9 am 1012.9 hPa 1012.7 hPa Mean MSL pressure at 3 pm 1008.7 hPa 1008.8 hPa Wind Strongest wind gust N 57 km/h on the 28th E 102 km/h on the 15th in 2008 Mean wind speed at 9 am 13 km/h 9 km/h Mean wind speed at 3 pm 20 km/h 20 km/h Days with strong wind 0 0.9 Days with gales 0 0.1 Days with gale-force gusts 0 0.5 Rainfall Total precipitation 16.8 mm 70.2 mm Number of rain days 11 6.8 Wettest day 5.8 mm on the 28th 95.5 mm on the 25th in 1969 Sunshine Mean daily sunshine 9.6 hours 9.4 hours Evaporation Mean daily evaporation 6.9 mm 8.0 mm Phenomena Days of thunder 5 5.8 Days of hail 0 0.0 Days of fog 0 0.2 Days with mist or haze 29 15.9

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Summary of observations for Alice Springs in October 2012 Observed this month Climatological value Temperature Mean daily maximum temperature 33.4 °C 30.9 °C Mean daily minimum temperature 13.5 °C 14.8 °C Mean temperature 23.4 °C 22.8 °C Mean temperature at 9 am 25.7 °C 23.3 °C Mean temperature at 3 pm 32.1 °C 30.0 °C Highest temperature 41.7 °C on the 24th 41.7 °C on the 18th in 2002 Lowest temperature 4.0 °C on the 13th 1.3 °C on the 1st in 1982 Days 30 °C or warmer 21 18.3 Days 35 °C or warmer 16 7.7 Days 40 °C or warmer 1 0.2 Nights 5 °C or cooler 2 0.4 Nights 2 °C or cooler 0 0.0 Humidity Mean relative humidity at 9 am 18 % 30 % Mean relative humidity at 3 pm 10 % 19 % Pressure Mean MSL pressure at 9 am 1016.9 hPa 1015.9 hPa Mean MSL pressure at 3 pm 1012.3 hPa 1011.9 hPa Wind Strongest wind gust N 70 km/h on the 24th NW 104 km/h on the 17th in 1986 Mean wind speed at 9 am 20 km/h 17 km/h Mean wind speed at 3 pm 17 km/h 17 km/h Days with strong wind 2 2.5 Days with gales 0 0.3 Days with gale-force gusts 1 2.6 Rainfall Total precipitation 0.6 mm 21.4 mm Number of rain days 1 4.6 Wettest day 0.6 mm on the 26th 38.8 mm on the 2nd in 1993 Sunshine Mean daily sunshine 11.1 hours 10.0 hours Evaporation Mean daily evaporation 11.0 mm 10.3 mm Phenomena Days of thunder 1 3.1 Days of hail 0 0.3 Days of frost 0 0.5 Days of fog 0 0.4 Days with mist or haze 14 8.9

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Daily and mean maximum temperatures for October 2012 Mean is the average of the daily maximum temperature for October 2012; it is only shown if there are sufficient days available. Anom is the difference between the mean daily maximum temperature for October 2012 and the long-term average maximum temperature for October. Decile is the decile rank of mean daily maximum temperature for October 2012 in the climate record of other October 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 October 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 36.3 −0.5 5 34.3 35.3 36.3 36.3 36.4 33.9 35.5 35.3 36.3 36.6 37.4 34.5 36.4 37.5 36.9 36.7 35.5 34.1 36.2 36.9 37.0 37.2 37.6 36.7 37.4 37.4 36.7 35.7 36.8 36.4 38.1 Black Point 32.9 +0.2 8 33.8 34.7 32.0 32.9 32.2 32.5 31.4 32.0 32.2 33.4 32.9 33.2 33.0 34.1 33.2 33.0 33.7 33.0 33.0 32.2 32.3 32.5 32.7 33.3 32.7 32.6 32.6 32.6 33.2 33.4 34.1 Bradshaw 39.2 +0.5 7 36.8 36.3 37.1 38.1 37.8 38.4 39.6 40.1 40.7 41.6 39.4 36.2 37.5 39.0 40.0 38.9 40.5 38.2 40.0 40.1 38.8 39.0 40.1 39.5 40.2 40.4 40.1 40.0 41.0 40.6 Cape Don 33.7 32.9 33.5 33.5 34.1 34.6 32.7 32.2 31.5 32.1 33.2 34.4 33.8 35.2 34.5 34.4 34.7 34.5 34.4 34.3 32.7 33.7 33.8 33.3 34.5 35.0 33.8 32.7 33.1 33.0 34.8 34.6 Central Arnhem Plateau 35.1 31.7 32.6 34.0 34.4 34.6 34.7 36.0 33.5 37.3 36.5 36.2 31.7 33.6 34.5 36.0 36.1 35.1 35.7 36.0 35.6 35.4 36.1 36.5 34.8 34.5 34.4 35.5 35.5 36.9 36.0 37.9 Channel Point 32.6 31.9 32.0 32.0 30.1 31.1 31.4 31.6 32.0 31.6 32.1 31.5 32.0 32.8 31.5 32.9 32.2 32.4 Croker Island Airport 33.7 34.1 34.9 33.4 32.9 32.5 33.7 31.9 31.7 32.0 32.9 32.8 33.5 32.7 34.4 34.6 33.3 33.5 35.7 34.3 34.0 34.3 33.8 34.3 34.0 33.8 33.6 34.3 32.9 34.1 34.8 34.5 Darwin Airport 33.9 +0.7 9 31.3 34.2 35.1 32.9 33.9 31.9 32.6 32.9 34.2 35.1 33.9 34.7 36.6 36.2 34.4 33.6 34.8 31.3 33.2 33.6 33.3 33.4 35.2 35.3 33.6 34.3 34.1 32.8 34.2 34.1 34.4 Darwin Harbour 32.6 30.3 32.8 32.5 32.0 32.5 30.6 30.8 31.5 33.1 34.3 33.0 34.0 34.6 33.8 33.2 32.8 34.3 30.6 32.4 33.0 31.6 31.2 32.7 34.4 32.7 32.8 31.9 30.6 33.5 33.0 33.8 Delamere Weapons Range 37.8 +0.5 7 34.1 34.7 33.7 36.6 36.5 37.2 38.6 38.9 40.2 41.1 34.6 35.0 37.3 37.1 38.4 36.0 37.4 37.8 38.8 39.0 39.2 39.7 40.0 39.5 39.2 38.4 39.2 40.5 Douglas River 38.6 +1.1 8 36.3 36.8 36.8 37.2 37.9 37.0 38.1 38.2 39.4 39.9 39.7 36.7 37.7 38.9 38.3 39.5 38.4 36.0 37.7 39.5 38.6 39.2 40.0 38.9 38.9 39.5 40.9 39.5 39.8 39.9 40.3 Dum In Mirrie 32.8 +0.1 6 30.6 33.1 31.9 32.0 32.6 31.8 31.5 31.6 32.0 32.3 33.3 35.5 34.8 33.0 33.2 33.3 33.6 30.3 32.6 32.7 32.7 32.6 32.5 33.9 33.1 32.9 33.9 31.5 33.9 33.6 33.8 Jabiru Airport 38.0 +0.4 7 35.7 37.0 37.2 37.6 38.0 37.9 38.0 35.9 37.4 37.5 39.5 36.3 37.3 38.3 38.8 38.8 37.9 38.8 39.0 37.7 37.7 37.8 38.1 37.9 37.8 38.0 39.1 38.7 38.6 39.1 40.5 Katherine Country Club 38.1 35.1 35.1 36.5 37.3 37.0 36.7 38.6 36.0 39.4 39.9 38.0 35.4 35.9 37.5 38.6 39.5 37.2 36.7 38.7 38.8 39.5 39.4 39.9 39.1 38.5 39.4 38.5 39.3 40.1 39.9 40.6 Mango Farm 37.7 +0.3 6 35.4 35.7 36.3 36.7 37.0 36.0 37.7 37.9 37.3 39.8 39.0 35.3 36.7 37.6 38.7 38.8 37.8 35.0 36.8 38.0 38.3 37.8 39.2 38.8 38.6 37.0 39.4 38.4 38.5 38.8 39.1 McCluer Island 30.5 −0.1 3 31.7 32.0 29.7 29.3 29.9 29.5 30.1 29.9 30.7 31.0 30.4 30.5 28.9 30.6 30.1 30.1 30.0 32.1 30.4 30.5 30.4 30.3 32.2 30.7 30.2 30.5 30.6 31.1 30.9 31.4 31.2 Middle Point 36.7 −0.6 2 36.0 36.7 37.5 36.8 37.2 34.3 35.4 35.2 36.8 36.8 39.3 34.9 36.9 37.6 37.4 37.2 37.0 35.3 37.0 36.2 37.1 36.6 38.4 36.9 35.1 38.3 38.6 34.3 36.6 37.2 37.1 Murganella Airstrip 35.3 34.1 32.4 33.1 34.3 33.7 32.8 33.4 35.6 35.1 33.4 34.3 34.7 34.9 34.0 33.2 34.4 34.6 34.7 35.2 35.4 34.1 Noonamah 37.3 35.6 36.6 37.9 36.8 37.0 36.0 35.7 36.5 37.5 37.3 39.0 35.7 37.6 38.6 38.1 37.6 38.1 34.5 37.9 37.4 37.8 38.0 39.1 37.6 36.3 38.3 39.1 35.2 38.3 37.3 38.7 Oenpelli Airport 38.1 36.2 37.2 36.7 37.4 37.1 37.4 37.6 36.6 38.2 38.6 39.5 37.9 37.8 38.0 38.9 38.5 37.6 38.8 38.8 37.1 37.1 38.7 38.5 38.5 37.4 38.3 39.0 38.6 39.2 39.3 39.2 Oenpelli 36.3 36.2 37.8 37.2 37.8 39.8 37.2 38.4 37.9 37.9 37.6 37.5 38.0 37.0 Pirlangimpi 33.7 +0.3 7 32.4 32.9 33.5 35.3 35.6 33.7 32.8 31.7 33.2 33.0 35.1 33.9 34.9 36.4 35.1 34.7 34.0 33.5 33.1 33.1 32.6 32.3 32.8 34.6 33.5 33.9 34.3 31.4 34.5 33.7 34.6 Point Fawcett 32.5 −0.3 5 31.4 32.5 32.1 32.3 33.4 32.5 30.9 30.7 31.5 32.1 32.4 33.2 33.3 33.7 32.4 33.6 32.0 32.2 32.3 32.5 32.3 32.7 31.7 33.4 33.2 32.4 33.0 31.7 33.6 32.4 32.7 Point Stuart 34.6 34.4 34.4 34.2 34.4 34.4 34.6 34.9 34.2 34.8 34.4 32.9 34.1 34.5 34.7 Port Keats Aero 34.0 −0.4 2 31.9 34.5 32.0 31.4 32.2 33.0 32.3 32.9 32.8 33.5 37.3 35.6 36.2 37.0 33.2 33.5 33.0 33.3 34.3 33.9 33.7 33.4 33.0 34.4 34.7 34.7 36.2 36.5 35.2 35.4 34.5 Tindal RAAF 38.1 +0.6 8 35.2 35.2 36.7 37.5 37.5 37.2 38.6 35.8 39.9 39.8 38.5 35.1 35.6 37.6 38.3 39.1 36.6 37.2 38.6 39.1 39.1 39.1 39.7 39.4 38.6 39.4 38.5 39.2 39.5 39.2 40.6 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 32.7 32.6 32.0 32.3 32.5 32.1 32.0 32.1 32.5 32.2 32.4 32.7 32.1 32.2 31.9 33.8 32.5 32.8 33.2 32.7 33.0 33.0 33.2 31.9 33.1 33.3 32.5 32.7 33.0 33.6 33.7 34.1 32.2 +0.5 9 31.9 31.5 31.1 31.4 30.8 31.3 31.7 31.5 33.2 35.5 32.2 30.7 31.4 32.5 30.8 31.4 31.5 32.8 31.9 32.3 32.4 33.0 32.8 31.6 32.3 32.0 32.7 35.5 33.2 32.5 32.8 Groote Eylandt Airport 33.5 −0.7 2 32.1 33.1 31.1 32.7 33.0 32.1 32.1 34.7 34.2 36.8 32.6 31.5 31.8 34.6 33.4 33.4 33.4 33.9 34.1 32.9 34.5 31.8 33.8 35.1 34.1 35.0 33.7 34.4 33.3 32.9 35.0 Maningrida Aero 33.5 35.4 34.9 32.3 32.3 32.1 33.9 32.3 31.8 33.5 33.1 32.5 35.9 35.3 35.4 33.4 32.6 32.4 32.6 32.4 33.0 34.1 33.3 34.7 34.1 33.6 32.9 33.0 33.8 32.8 34.7 33.9 Milingimbi 32.9 33.5 33.5 31.5 32.0 32.1 32.9 31.5 32.4 32.7 33.4 32.8 34.3 34.4 33.7 33.0 32.1 32.1 32.5 32.0 32.7 33.0 32.5 33.5 33.4 33.0 32.0 34.3 33.8 33.6 33.0 33.5 Ngayawili 32.9 +0.3 7 34.0 34.3 32.4 33.4 32.8 32.4 31.7 31.2 32.1 31.4 33.9 33.9 34.2 34.3 33.1 32.8 33.3 32.1 32.4 32.4 32.9 31.9 33.8 34.6 34.2 32.0 32.1 32.5 32.1 32.2 35.0 North East Island 31.5 29.9 30.2 31.0 30.6 30.6 30.9 31.9 31.8 31.9 32.5 31.0 27.8 29.4 31.9 31.4 31.2 31.8 31.7 31.5 31.8 31.8 31.9 32.2 32.5 32.7 31.6 32.7 33.2 32.9 32.6 33.0 Warruwi 33.0 +0.5 7 32.0 33.8 31.8 31.7 31.4 32.4 33.5 33.2 32.6 34.0 33.0 32.3 33.5 33.1 33.4 32.3 33.8 33.6 32.8 33.1 32.9 33.6 32.9 32.9 32.5 33.8 34.1 33.0 34.1 33.2 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 36.7 +0.1 6 34.2 35.4 35.2 34.7 35.4 34.9 35.3 38.6 40.0 39.7 34.0 33.4 34.8 36.1 36.8 35.4 38.0 37.1 36.6 35.1 36.5 37.9 37.3 36.7 36.0 38.0 38.7 39.2 39.9 38.8 38.1 Bulman 37.4 −1.0 3 33.1 34.2 36.4 36.9 36.9 36.2 35.8 37.6 38.8 39.8 37.8 33.1 34.9 36.3 38.7 37.9 37.3 38.1 38.6 37.5 36.8 39.0 37.7 38.2 37.4 38.5 38.2 39.2 39.5 39.4 39.9 Centre Island 33.0 0.0 5 32.5 33.6 32.4 31.9 32.3 33.2 34.3 34.9 33.0 31.0 30.5 33.4 32.0 31.9 30.8 31.7 32.0 32.3 32.5 33.8 33.3 33.0 33.4 34.2 34.9 35.6 34.3 34.9 33.9 Daly Waters 37.8 +0.6 7 34.3 35.2 36.0 37.7 36.6 37.6 37.6 38.9 40.6 40.9 30.6 32.8 34.1 37.7 38.7 38.5 37.3 39.1 38.7 39.3 38.7 39.8 40.4 40.2 39.3 39.2 37.8 37.5 39.1 39.6 38.4 McArthur River Mine 37.5 −0.3 5 34.0 35.2 36.9 36.0 38.0 37.2 36.7 39.2 40.7 41.0 32.1 32.8 34.0 36.6 38.7 36.8 38.5 38.6 38.3 37.2 38.5 39.0 38.7 38.4 37.8 39.6 37.4 38.9 39.5 39.8 Ngukurr 37.7 34.7 34.6 36.6 36.2 36.7 36.6 35.6 38.6 41.0 40.9 36.5 32.6 33.0 35.1 38.5 37.5 38.7 38.5 38.5 38.1 38.3 38.7 38.5 38.5 38.6 40.0 38.7 38.5 39.7 39.8 40.3 Wollogorang 37.1 +0.5 7 33.6 35.7 35.2 34.6 34.3 35.5 37.1 40.4 40.5 40.1 33.2 36.9 37.5 36.5 36.4 36.7 36.7 36.0 38.2 40.2 38.9 36.4 37.2 39.2 37.0 37.6 37.7 38.1 38.2 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 30.5 31.6 34.1 36.2 38.7 38.9 40.1 40.4 41.6 42.2 32.5 30.9 33.9 35.6 37.4 39.0 40.0 40.2 40.3 40.2 40.4 40.3 41.1 41.7 Timber Creek 39.1 +0.8 9 35.4 35.0 36.1 37.7 38.5 39.1 39.9 39.2 40.5 41.0 36.3 34.4 38.1 40.1 39.7 39.5 40.1 39.4 39.6 39.5 40.1 39.5 39.9 40.1 40.3 39.5 40.1 40.7 41.7 41.4 Victoria River Downs 38.3 +0.5 7 31.5 34.1 35.3 36.7 38.6 38.4 39.3 39.8 41.0 40.9 28.3 33.4 35.0 37.1 39.0 39.2 39.5 39.5 39.4 39.5 39.9 40.2 40.5 41.1 40.2 39.6 38.6 38.9 39.9 41.5 40.8 Wave Hill 40.5 29.6 31.0 34.0 35.5 37.4 39.4 39.0 39.0 39.9 38.6 39.3 39.8 40.0 39.3 39.0 36.4 36.8 38.5 40.1 41.6 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 36.9 +0.2 5 30.7 32.4 36.4 35.9 36.9 37.4 38.3 39.5 40.6 41.4 27.6 29.5 30.6 34.8 37.4 38.4 38.2 39.7 39.8 39.6 40.6 41.6 40.0 38.9 35.7 33.5 34.5 36.6 38.8 40.3 Elliott 36.9 −1.1 3 32.2 32.5 35.6 37.0 38.3 33.0 39.2 41.2 41.4 24.6 32.5 35.9 32.6 38.4 38.8 38.8 38.8 39.4 38.9 40.5 39.5 39.8 39.1 35.6 36.4 37.6 39.4 35.2 +0.5 6 28.2 29.2 34.1 35.1 35.3 36.7 37.0 38.0 39.6 40.3 28.0 27.6 29.6 32.7 35.3 37.0 37.4 37.4 38.2 38.3 38.3 38.9 39.5 38.9 37.6 28.4 31.6 32.7 35.0 37.3 38.9 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 33.4 +2.5 10 25.7 24.7 30.1 35.5 36.8 38.2 34.5 38.6 39.8 27.4 24.7 23.3 26.8 30.6 34.3 37.3 38.0 39.6 39.4 38.3 38.2 38.5 39.6 41.7 29.9 22.5 27.4 28.9 31.9 35.4 38.8 Arltunga 31.8 +1.0 5 23.7 23.4 30.1 34.6 35.1 37.1 33.8 35.7 37.5 25.7 22.4 22.0 25.6 28.9 33.0 35.3 36.8 36.7 37.0 37.1 37.0 37.1 38.2 39.6 28.7 20.4 26.0 25.2 31.1 34.2 37.1 Curtin Springs 33.8 +2.2 9 26.2 26.2 29.5 34.6 38.0 35.4 36.1 39.7 36.9 27.5 26.2 25.5 28.5 32.8 36.5 38.6 39.4 40.0 38.4 35.4 37.8 39.1 42.0 37.4 25.5 26.5 28.4 30.0 32.2 37.7 41.0 Jervois 33.8 +0.6 7 25.7 26.3 33.2 35.2 35.9 38.1 35.9 35.0 37.9 30.8 24.0 23.5 26.8 30.6 34.8 37.0 37.8 38.1 38.7 38.9 39.1 40.1 40.4 41.6 31.9 21.6 28.5 30.0 33.5 36.0 39.8 Kulgera 32.1 +2.0 9 24.3 24.7 29.0 34.3 37.0 32.3 33.0 34.8 33.0 24.4 23.6 22.7 26.0 30.8 35.2 37.2 38.0 39.9 38.7 37.6 36.2 38.0 40.2 36.5 23.2 23.2 27.2 28.8 31.0 35.6 38.8 Papunya 26.1 26.7 29.6 34.7 36.9 38.0 36.5 38.7 39.9 28.9 25.2 26.9 29.9 32.0 34.9 37.5 38.5 37.4 38.7 37.9 38.5 32.8 36.3 39.2 Rabbit Flat 37.3 +0.3 6 31.5 30.7 33.1 37.4 39.2 39.7 39.9 40.2 41.8 42.8 32.1 31.8 32.0 35.1 37.2 38.8 40.5 40.9 40.5 39.9 40.3 41.3 41.9 40.8 33.5 30.0 32.5 34.8 35.6 39.1 41.6 Territory Grape Farm 34.0 +1.0 7 26.8 26.5 31.5 35.7 36.5 37.2 36.5 37.7 39.3 32.7 25.8 26.1 28.0 31.6 34.4 36.5 37.7 38.2 38.2 38.0 38.0 39.1 39.5 39.2 34.4 24.4 28.8 30.1 32.7 35.3 37.9 Walungurru 36.2 +0.6 5 28.7 30.1 31.4 35.9 38.8 39.8 39.6 40.7 40.5 29.8 28.1 30.1 32.6 34.9 37.7 39.3 40.4 41.1 39.4 37.9 40.7 41.6 42.2 40.4 25.9 33.0 32.6 34.2 35.4 39.3 41.4 Watarrka 26.8 27.0 30.2 35.4 38.0 38.2 38.5 39.7 37.0 24.0 26.0 26.0 39.8 40.4 38.2 38.9 40.5 33.4 27.0 28.5 29.0 33.1 37.4 40.2 Yuendumu 27.2 31.5 35.5 38.2 38.5 37.0 33.8 26.0 28.5 29.9 32.6 35.0 35.6 39.0 Yulara Aero 34.1 +2.2 8 26.3 27.1 29.4 34.7 37.7 36.4 36.7 40.5 36.3 27.3 26.2 25.9 30.0 33.5 36.6 38.9 39.9 40.4 39.5 36.0 37.6 39.4 41.3 36.3 25.4 26.9 28.8 30.6 32.7 37.4 40.9

page 14 Monthly Weather Review Northern Territory October 2012

Daily and mean minimum temperatures for October 2012 Mean is the average of the daily minimum temperature for October 2012; it is only shown if there are sufficient days available. Anom is the difference between the mean daily minimum temperature for October 2012 and the long-term average minimum temperature for October. Decile is the decile rank of mean daily minimum temperature for October 2012 in the climate record of other October 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 October 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 23.1 +0.1 5 21.6 21.2 20.8 22.1 22.8 24.2 21.9 23.1 24.2 23.4 24.2 23.6 21.6 21.0 21.6 23.1 24.6 24.6 22.8 21.4 22.9 23.6 22.7 22.3 25.5 24.4 23.5 23.8 24.5 24.6 25.5 Black Point 24.5 −0.2 4 23.3 24.1 24.1 25.1 25.8 25.0 21.4 24.6 22.6 24.1 24.2 25.9 24.6 24.6 26.2 26.2 25.0 25.4 23.3 22.2 24.1 23.4 22.9 25.5 25.9 24.3 23.8 25.6 24.1 24.7 26.4 Bradshaw 24.1 −0.8 2 25.0 19.7 15.6 21.3 25.1 26.4 23.3 26.4 25.4 25.4 25.7 23.7 21.8 19.3 17.6 22.6 25.5 24.9 24.7 25.7 25.0 22.1 26.6 25.8 26.7 25.3 26.6 24.7 26.9 27.9 Cape Don 25.9 24.2 24.8 24.9 25.5 25.9 25.6 24.8 25.7 25.7 27.0 26.5 25.0 25.9 26.0 26.3 26.4 25.8 26.5 25.5 25.2 26.0 25.8 25.6 26.4 26.8 26.2 26.4 27.1 27.2 26.6 27.1 Central Arnhem Plateau 21.6 21.1 16.3 16.6 22.2 21.2 22.5 20.2 23.2 23.1 23.0 23.6 20.9 19.3 19.0 17.9 23.3 23.1 22.8 20.4 21.2 20.9 21.5 21.7 20.6 23.4 22.9 23.1 24.9 22.0 23.2 23.3 Channel Point 21.6 22.1 24.9 25.5 24.9 22.5 24.4 24.7 24.6 23.1 22.6 24.5 25.0 24.7 26.9 25.0 25.5 25.4 Croker Island Airport 24.5 23.9 23.1 24.7 24.9 25.4 24.7 22.0 24.6 23.1 24.7 23.4 26.1 24.6 25.0 25.9 25.5 24.9 24.7 23.7 22.8 24.0 23.7 23.0 25.2 25.6 24.7 24.1 25.8 25.3 25.3 26.4 Darwin Airport 24.3 −0.6 2 22.6 23.0 22.7 24.4 24.6 25.5 22.7 24.3 24.3 24.6 25.6 25.3 23.5 23.4 24.3 24.5 26.2 25.4 24.5 23.3 24.8 24.2 24.2 23.5 25.4 24.7 25.2 22.9 23.3 25.5 26.0 Darwin Harbour 25.8 23.1 25.0 24.3 25.8 26.1 26.5 23.9 25.3 26.2 27.2 26.6 26.4 25.7 26.4 26.6 26.5 27.1 26.2 25.3 26.1 26.8 25.5 25.9 24.9 27.3 27.0 26.5 22.3 23.7 27.0 27.8 Delamere Weapons Range 23.5 −0.3 3 23.1 19.9 19.0 20.8 25.0 23.0 24.7 25.1 26.2 27.0 19.4 18.4 18.8 19.3 24.5 25.5 24.2 21.9 25.4 23.8 23.8 25.1 25.0 26.1 26.1 25.6 23.8 26.2 Douglas River 22.0 −0.4 3 23.6 15.9 15.3 20.1 21.1 24.5 21.3 23.1 24.7 22.6 21.9 20.9 17.2 15.7 17.5 22.4 22.6 23.7 21.5 21.9 23.3 23.1 22.9 24.2 23.3 22.9 25.3 23.3 25.2 24.3 25.6 Dum In Mirrie 25.2 −0.4 3 22.9 22.2 23.1 23.6 24.6 26.3 24.2 23.5 24.5 26.8 26.4 27.1 23.4 24.9 23.1 24.5 26.8 27.4 25.7 24.8 26.0 26.9 24.3 24.0 27.0 27.3 25.8 24.9 25.1 27.2 27.4 Jabiru Airport 23.8 −0.1 4 23.3 19.8 21.1 24.2 22.9 24.9 22.2 24.5 23.2 23.9 24.3 24.7 23.0 22.2 23.0 25.1 25.5 25.1 23.1 21.6 23.3 22.8 24.0 23.0 25.1 24.6 25.2 26.2 25.6 25.6 25.2 Katherine Country Club 23.7 23.2 20.2 16.1 22.0 23.5 25.5 24.3 24.4 25.3 25.2 20.6 20.0 19.6 18.4 23.6 26.1 26.6 23.8 21.9 23.4 25.1 24.1 24.7 24.5 26.8 25.5 25.4 24.8 27.5 27.9 Mango Farm 21.5 −0.8 3 21.6 18.7 15.3 16.7 16.1 22.6 20.6 22.5 23.4 20.6 21.9 23.2 20.2 17.8 18.0 22.1 22.2 24.0 20.5 22.9 22.0 22.7 20.9 21.8 22.3 23.0 24.1 24.1 24.6 24.8 25.4 McCluer Island 26.3 +0.2 6 25.5 25.9 26.0 26.0 26.4 26.2 23.8 26.3 24.9 26.8 25.1 26.5 25.5 26.4 26.9 26.6 26.7 26.6 25.4 26.3 26.6 25.8 25.8 27.2 27.3 27.0 26.0 27.5 27.4 27.7 27.7 Middle Point 21.7 −0.5 2 21.2 21.4 19.2 21.7 22.3 22.2 20.7 21.9 21.9 21.7 21.2 23.6 19.3 18.6 19.8 22.1 23.1 22.6 22.3 19.8 20.5 22.2 22.1 22.3 22.6 22.8 21.1 22.5 23.6 22.7 23.2 Murganella Airstrip 19.8 24.6 19.3 20.2 24.5 23.2 23.3 23.1 20.4 19.4 20.7 20.7 21.2 21.9 24.4 21.5 22.2 23.4 22.4 22.9 24.1 Noonamah 22.4 22.6 21.7 20.7 22.2 23.0 23.8 21.3 22.4 23.7 22.2 22.2 24.2 20.7 19.8 20.3 22.5 24.3 23.2 21.9 20.0 21.4 22.6 22.7 22.5 23.2 22.7 22.5 23.2 24.4 23.4 24.0 Oenpelli Airport 22.6 22.4 17.9 18.1 21.9 22.2 22.6 20.4 23.0 22.1 22.9 21.2 25.0 22.4 20.7 22.0 23.0 24.4 23.4 21.2 20.0 21.8 21.8 22.6 24.4 24.4 24.3 24.3 25.4 25.9 23.8 24.0 Oenpelli 16.5 23.2 21.4 18.6 21.7 21.5 18.7 20.7 22.6 20.4 18.8 20.4 24.1 24.5 24.4 Pirlangimpi 23.2 +0.2 6 20.7 23.0 21.6 23.0 23.6 23.4 23.8 23.4 22.1 22.6 22.8 24.4 22.6 22.9 23.6 24.4 21.9 23.8 23.1 22.5 22.2 23.3 22.0 23.3 23.9 23.2 23.6 24.4 24.4 23.8 24.4 Point Fawcett 22.6 −1.2 1 20.9 21.9 19.6 20.9 21.8 23.8 21.7 24.3 22.7 22.9 22.4 25.0 21.4 20.6 21.1 22.0 22.6 24.9 22.6 21.8 21.3 22.5 21.4 22.7 23.4 24.4 22.8 24.7 22.7 24.7 24.3 Point Stuart 26.6 24.9 24.6 21.2 22.3 22.4 23.7 23.9 25.8 23.8 24.8 23.1 22.3 25.0 27.0 Port Keats Aero 23.1 −0.9 1 21.4 19.7 18.9 21.3 22.2 23.5 24.1 24.3 23.7 24.2 24.4 23.9 22.0 18.3 17.3 22.4 23.8 25.6 24.5 24.7 21.7 22.4 18.2 22.8 25.0 26.0 25.6 25.8 25.4 26.3 25.8 Tindal RAAF 23.2 −0.9 2 22.1 17.2 15.4 21.4 22.5 25.8 23.8 23.8 25.5 24.1 25.1 19.9 18.6 17.2 17.1 23.1 25.6 25.9 22.7 20.5 23.4 25.1 23.9 25.0 25.3 26.4 27.1 25.5 24.9 27.6 27.2 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 25.1 24.7 25.2 25.0 25.4 25.2 24.0 23.9 25.3 23.1 24.0 24.0 26.0 25.1 25.7 24.8 25.7 25.0 24.7 25.3 25.0 24.7 25.2 25.1 25.6 26.5 25.3 25.5 24.9 25.6 26.6 26.4 Gove Airport 21.5 −0.1 6 22.7 20.0 20.7 20.5 19.9 17.7 20.3 23.0 21.7 21.3 19.9 24.2 23.8 23.0 22.3 22.0 20.6 21.3 18.3 19.8 20.1 20.5 23.5 22.3 22.4 20.7 21.1 21.8 23.0 25.5 23.0 Groote Eylandt Airport 20.5 −0.6 3 19.2 15.0 17.9 21.4 19.1 17.3 20.0 22.1 22.0 20.9 23.3 23.6 21.4 16.9 19.1 22.1 20.5 20.1 19.0 18.9 20.1 20.0 22.7 20.2 20.5 20.8 21.2 22.3 22.3 22.1 22.6 Maningrida Aero 22.8 22.7 16.9 19.3 22.2 21.9 22.3 21.9 21.7 22.8 23.7 22.9 23.3 21.5 20.2 22.4 23.5 24.3 23.5 21.9 21.9 23.1 23.1 24.1 24.0 23.4 24.2 23.4 24.4 26.1 25.6 24.4 Milingimbi 23.6 23.4 19.9 21.5 22.3 22.6 21.6 22.6 23.1 23.8 23.6 23.1 23.1 21.1 22.6 23.6 25.3 24.0 23.4 22.2 23.4 23.9 24.3 24.5 25.2 23.7 25.5 25.0 25.4 24.7 25.5 26.3 Ngayawili 22.4 −0.3 4 23.3 21.3 21.2 21.5 20.4 20.0 21.2 22.3 22.7 22.5 22.5 24.0 23.1 22.6 23.6 22.9 21.8 21.6 21.1 22.3 22.1 22.1 23.3 22.7 21.9 23.1 24.1 22.9 23.1 24.4 23.9 North East Island 24.5 25.2 22.6 22.5 23.3 23.0 22.7 23.9 24.6 25.7 25.2 25.1 24.8 24.7 24.7 23.5 23.9 23.2 23.4 22.8 23.6 25.0 24.5 26.4 26.0 25.4 24.7 24.5 25.9 26.4 26.7 26.1 Warruwi 25.5 +0.2 6 23.8 23.9 24.6 26.2 25.6 26.1 24.0 24.8 24.3 24.7 24.2 25.6 25.3 25.4 26.3 27.0 26.1 24.7 23.7 23.8 26.3 24.5 24.9 26.0 27.4 26.0 25.8 27.1 26.0 27.3 27.7 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 20.5 −1.1 2 18.1 17.0 17.9 20.2 21.3 18.7 19.6 21.6 22.1 21.5 23.4 17.8 18.4 13.7 16.2 21.3 21.7 21.3 20.1 20.6 20.9 20.3 22.3 21.3 22.1 21.7 25.4 22.2 20.2 23.4 23.5 Bulman 20.5 −1.2 3 21.2 15.7 15.3 20.0 20.1 20.6 19.1 20.4 21.8 21.1 20.2 21.9 16.6 15.4 17.0 20.5 22.7 22.3 18.3 16.4 19.8 20.3 21.9 22.6 21.6 23.7 23.5 24.0 23.1 23.6 23.5 Centre Island 24.2 −0.7 2 24.2 23.3 22.7 23.4 23.8 23.0 24.4 25.0 24.8 25.9 22.0 22.8 22.5 22.2 23.8 24.0 23.5 23.3 23.9 24.1 24.7 25.4 24.9 25.1 24.6 26.1 26.4 26.0 25.5 26.1 Daly Waters 18.4 −2.8 1 20.4 19.6 11.7 17.5 22.1 18.4 17.8 19.1 19.2 18.9 23.4 17.5 16.0 9.9 11.2 16.5 22.3 20.5 17.2 16.6 20.4 18.8 17.3 20.7 17.8 21.7 22.5 20.9 17.7 17.2 19.7 McArthur River Mine 21.0 −0.1 6 17.1 16.6 17.5 20.1 22.8 19.5 20.2 22.2 21.8 23.2 25.1 17.2 18.3 11.7 14.9 22.3 23.2 22.5 23.0 20.7 21.4 21.2 22.6 22.2 21.8 23.1 27.7 24.2 19.3 22.9 25.0 Ngukurr 22.3 21.3 17.8 17.4 22.7 22.2 22.6 21.3 22.5 23.9 23.5 23.7 21.1 18.5 16.5 17.6 22.4 24.2 22.6 21.7 21.4 23.5 21.9 23.7 25.5 23.6 25.2 24.8 24.6 24.2 24.5 24.3 Wollogorang 18.4 −1.4 2 14.7 14.5 19.0 21.0 17.3 15.2 17.6 19.4 18.3 17.5 20.2 10.0 15.9 19.3 19.0 18.7 18.2 17.4 16.8 19.3 20.1 19.6 17.7 22.0 21.1 22.0 17.8 20.3 22.4 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 18.1 −2.4 L 20.7 12.2 13.5 13.1 18.0 19.9 26.4 17.4 20.2 21.9 23.8 19.7 12.5 9.0 10.8 12.4 16.1 20.8 21.8 18.9 19.3 18.2 17.6 23.1 26.0 Timber Creek 23.1 −0.9 2 25.2 21.4 20.2 15.6 22.7 24.4 23.4 24.5 24.6 24.1 24.4 24.3 25.0 15.9 20.9 21.4 24.1 24.6 23.6 24.1 22.4 21.4 22.9 26.0 26.4 23.3 28.0 23.2 21.9 23.2 Victoria River Downs 20.2 −2.2 1 24.2 12.7 12.2 15.5 22.6 24.8 23.1 22.0 22.8 26.9 26.1 15.9 15.4 11.5 11.7 11.3 18.0 25.9 23.9 20.7 22.2 20.4 20.4 22.7 24.0 26.0 24.6 22.1 18.7 19.2 18.5 Wave Hill 20.1 −1.5 2 21.5 16.5 14.5 15.6 20.2 23.2 19.4 16.1 11.0 15.0 14.3 17.9 24.6 25.4 22.1 22.2 21.2 24.2 26.7 26.1 22.6 24.1 20.0 18.3 20.2 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 19.1 −1.5 2 12.1 16.3 13.9 24.2 22.3 19.8 22.9 12.3 11.5 12.9 15.4 21.0 20.1 20.7 19.5 22.5 21.4 20.8 22.7 21.9 25.5 20.1 20.0 18.8 17.5 19.9 Elliott 19.5 −1.4 2 16.1 18.4 13.4 19.5 21.2 19.2 27.0 20.1 21.7 17.1 15.6 13.4 12.7 18.1 22.9 21.4 19.9 19.6 24.6 21.0 20.0 21.6 21.1 21.1 22.9 18.2 18.2 18.6 Tennant Creek Airport 20.9 −0.8 3 15.9 16.5 18.1 19.4 25.3 22.7 22.3 23.2 23.6 25.3 19.1 14.2 14.8 15.8 19.5 21.6 22.9 22.9 22.3 23.6 24.0 22.7 23.6 25.5 24.2 20.5 16.9 19.8 20.6 20.6 21.6 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 13.5 −1.3 3 5.7 4.9 5.5 12.5 19.3 23.4 17.9 15.0 21.8 14.9 8.4 6.0 4.0 6.7 9.5 11.9 14.2 18.4 19.9 19.6 17.4 16.7 17.5 22.2 20.1 15.0 8.9 7.5 8.3 10.7 13.4 Arltunga 13.3 −1.4 3 11.9 11.8 5.2 11.8 22.2 18.5 20.8 15.1 18.6 20.6 9.7 10.6 4.8 5.5 7.0 8.1 11.8 14.3 13.1 14.6 13.3 18.3 18.0 18.7 20.0 13.8 11.8 13.6 11.7 7.6 10.7 Curtin Springs 14.9 +0.7 6 10.0 8.3 6.0 9.1 12.2 15.0 16.4 20.0 20.6 16.5 9.3 11.0 9.5 10.0 13.0 13.4 20.4 16.2 21.4 20.7 22.0 20.5 20.9 24.7 16.6 13.7 11.5 12.0 11.0 12.4 16.7 Jervois 15.8 +0.2 6 10.9 11.2 12.3 16.4 18.3 18.7 20.5 17.3 18.7 22.3 12.8 10.6 8.4 8.5 9.7 12.3 18.6 19.2 17.0 16.7 18.1 22.0 20.6 22.7 18.5 12.6 13.5 14.5 12.7 17.4 Kulgera 15.1 +0.2 6 5.8 5.3 7.2 11.9 16.4 19.4 13.6 18.4 17.0 16.8 7.2 7.8 7.7 15.7 17.2 18.8 20.0 21.6 20.2 22.5 20.4 16.6 23.5 21.5 16.7 13.4 9.8 8.2 10.8 18.1 19.6 Papunya 12.0 10.2 9.1 13.5 14.6 17.2 23.3 19.0 22.0 22.0 12.4 11.2 11.4 13.4 15.3 16.0 15.5 20.8 25.0 26.4 22.7 21.2 16.6 15.6 Rabbit Flat 15.9 −2.6 L 20.9 14.0 7.8 10.1 13.8 17.7 22.2 19.4 18.2 22.0 22.4 9.9 7.9 8.3 9.6 10.7 13.7 17.1 17.1 17.3 16.8 15.8 16.3 19.4 20.3 18.9 19.3 19.1 16.0 15.4 15.9 Territory Grape Farm 15.2 −0.4 5 8.2 8.7 8.3 14.3 21.7 22.4 20.5 18.7 20.2 24.9 12.0 7.6 6.6 10.6 10.2 12.4 14.8 15.1 16.5 16.8 18.3 18.4 20.9 20.0 22.0 14.6 11.7 13.3 12.1 14.2 15.6 Walungurru 20.3 −0.4 5 16.9 17.8 15.3 17.9 16.5 17.8 22.8 23.4 25.9 21.2 13.8 15.5 16.5 18.5 15.5 17.5 21.2 21.5 22.6 22.9 27.6 27.7 23.3 25.2 20.2 20.7 19.1 19.9 20.6 22.8 22.0 Watarrka 13.5 13.1 9.8 6.8 9.9 11.3 19.6 25.0 9.8 9.8 12.6 12.6 21.9 27.4 16.4 21.5 24.5 17.4 14.5 14.4 15.0 19.4 22.6 Yuendumu 11.2 13.0 15.2 15.9 23.0 12.9 10.7 8.9 10.6 11.2 12.9 13.4 18.6 Yulara Aero 14.4 −0.4 5 10.6 8.9 6.3 7.9 10.3 14.9 16.5 20.9 20.7 16.5 9.4 8.6 8.6 9.3 10.6 11.7 18.3 15.0 21.4 24.2 23.3 19.0 17.0 24.8 17.2 15.6 12.3 12.1 10.6 10.9 14.5

page 15 Monthly Weather Review Northern Territory October 2012

Daily and total rainfall for October 2012 Total is the total precipitation for October 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 October. Decile is the decile rank of total precipitation for October 2012 in the climate record of other October 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 17.2 71 2 1.0 · · · · · 2.2 · 0.2 · · · · · · · 3.4 5.8 · · · · · 4.6 · · · · · · · Adelaide River Post Office 35.0 61 4 4.0 2.0 7.0 1.0 8.0 8.0 5.0 Aurora Kakadu Resort 5.0 40 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5.0 · · · · · Batchelor Aero 58.6 69 6 5.0 0.2 · · · · 3.6 14.2 7.0 · · · · · · · 2.2 · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 25.4 0.2 0.4 Berrimah Research Farm 40.2 79 4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.1 · · · · · · · 5.0 · · 13.0 · 20.1 Berry Springs Rangers 10.8 68 1 10.8 Black Point 3.2 12 6 1.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.4 · · · · · · Bonalbo 24.7 41 5 9.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 10.2 · · 2.5 · 1.6 · · 1.4 · · · · Bradshaw 5.8 24 2 · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 3.4 · · · 1.4 · · · · Burrell's Creek 54.5 7.8 · · · · · 8.0 · 1.0 · · · · · · · · 8.6 17.9 · · · 3.8 7.4 · · · · · · · Cape Don 5.4 27 5 3.6 · · · · · · · · · · 1.6 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Cdu Katherine Rural Campus 3.4 24 3 3.4 Central Arnhem Plateau 27.0 · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · 7.0 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · 19.0 · · · · 0.2 · · Channel Island 30.4 67 3 2.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 9.6 · · · · · · · · 17.6 0.8 · · Channel Point 49.2 64 5 · 3.0 · · · · · · 8.2 · 0.2 · · · · · · · 17.6 · · · · 2.0 16.4 · · · 1.8 · · Charles Darwin University 79.5 2.0 · · · · » » 0.9 · · · · · · · · · 1.6 · · · · · · · · » » 75.0 · · Cooinda Aerodrome · · · · · · 9.4 9.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 12.4 · · · · 110.0 · · Croker Island Airport 1.0 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 0.2 · · · · · CSIRO Berrimah 97.7 76 8 0.3 · · · » » 0.6 · · · · · · · · · 2.9 · » » · · · · 4.0 » » 89.9 · · Darwin Airport 16.8 70 3 3.2 · · 0.4 · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 1.2 · · 0.6 0.6 0.4 · 0.2 · 5.8 3.2 · · Darwin Botanic Gardens 52.2 65 5 2.4 · · 0.2 0.4 · 9.8 · 3.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · 25.4 · 0.6 · 1.8 · 5.8 2.2 · · Darwin Bowls Club 48.8 3.0 · · · 0.2 · 7.0 · 5.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · 22.8 · 1.0 · 1.0 · 6.6 1.6 · · Darwin Hospital 108.8 69 8 34.0 » » 6.0 2.2 » » 66.6 Darwin River Dam 22.3 71 4 4.4 5.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 9.6 · · · · · · 0.2 · · 2.6 0.3 · · · Darwin River Ridge 34.0 50 6 2.4 0.2 · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · 1.0 1.0 · 5.6 0.2 22.6 · · · Delamere Weapons Range · 34 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Douglas River 7.0 37 4 2.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4.6 · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · Dum In Mirrie 14.8 68 3 · 0.4 · · · · 1.2 3.6 3.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 6.2 0.4 · · Edith Falls Ridge · 35 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Edith Farms Road 26.0 40 6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 14.8 · · · · 11.2 · · · · · · · Elizabeth Valley 19.6 72 2 1.0 5.2 2.4 0.8 10.2 Fanny Creek 3.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Fish River 2.0 1.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · Foelsche Headland · 18 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Geriatric Park 68.6 76 6 0.4 16.2 1.0 12.0 10.8 9.4 6.0 5.0 0.8 2.8 4.2 · Girraween 79.0 69 6 · · · · · · 0.2 1.8 1.2 · · · · · · · 5.7 37.1 · · · · · 1.1 · 1.6 · · 30.3 · · Howard Springs Nature Park 63.6 71 6 · 1.6 · 0.2 · · · 1.6 · · · · · · · · 6.0 · · · · · · · · 1.8 · 52.4 · · · Humpty Doo Collard Road 83.6 79 6 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.2 7.2 16.2 58.4 · Jabiru Airport 26.8 41 6 3.4 0.2 · · · · · 1.2 16.0 · · 1.4 · · · · · · · · · · · 3.4 0.2 · · 0.8 0.2 · · Karama 98.8 72 8 · · 3.0 · · · · 2.2 · · · · 3.5 · · · · · 4.2 0.1 2.6 · · · · · · 78.4 4.8 · · Katherine Aviation Museum · 33 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Katherine Council · 28 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Katherine Country Club 3.2 · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 0.6 · · 1.2 · · · · Labelle Downs 50.0 91 3 7.0 · · · · · · 5.0 · · 4.0 · · · · 1.0 15.0 2.0 · · 4.0 · 8.0 · 2.0 · 2.0 · · · · Lake Finniss Farm 44.2 66 5 · » » » » 2.0 · » 14.0 · » » » » » » 0.8 · » » » » » » » » 3.4 » 24.0 · · Lambell's Lagoon 59.2 66 6 · 0.4 6.2 5.0 34.8 0.2 4.2 8.4 Leanyer 147.2 70 9 15.6 6.8 · 2.6 · · · 3.0 · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · 3.4 · 110.8 4.8 · · Litchfield 27.7 63 3 11.8 15.9 · Ludmilla 72.0 53 8 43.2 · · 0.4 1.0 · · 3.8 · · · · · · · · 5.6 · · · · 8.2 · 1.2 · 3.2 · 5.4 · · · Majestic Orchids 12.1 1.7 · · · · · · 3.6 · · · · · · · · 6.8 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Mango Farm 1.7 44 1 · · · · · · 0.2 · · 0.1 · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · 1.0 · · Marrara 50.0 2.0 · · 0.2 · · 1.6 · · · · · · · · · · 1.2 0.8 · · · · · · · · 41.6 2.6 · · Mary River Rangers 13.1 55 2 1.4 4.4 7.3 McCluer Island · 8.2 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · McMinns Lagoon 88.2 81 6 · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · 33.4 · · · · 0.6 · · 3.6 8.0 42.0 · · · Middle Point 43.8 50 6 · 1.0 0.2 · · · · · 2.0 · · 4.4 · · · · · 19.2 0.2 · · · · 0.2 · · · 16.2 0.4 · · Mount Felix 1.2 · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · Mount Stow 24.0 · · · · · · · · · · · 1.8 · · · 9.0 · · · · · · 4.6 8.4 · · · 0.2 · · · Murganella Airstrip · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Nightcliff Pool 31.0 62 4 3.2 · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · 0.8 · · · · · 23.2 3.0 · · Nightcliff Sports Club 33.9 78 4 2.5 · · · · 1.0 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · 0.8 · · · 1.2 · · · · · 24.4 3.4 · · Nitmiluk Rangers 1.2 48 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.2 · · · · Nitmiluk Ridge · 26 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Noonamah 18.6 0.2 · · · · · · · 0.2 0.2 · 6.4 · · · · 4.0 0.4 0.2 · · · · · · · · 7.0 · · · Oenpelli Airport 4.8 · · · · · · · 4.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · · Oenpelli 3.0 26 4 · · · · · · · » 3.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Palmerston 69.5 59 7 1.4 0.4 · 1.2 · · » 1.8 · · · · · · · · 1.4 2.6 · · · · · 0.1 · · » » 60.6 · · Pinelands 58.0 2.0 · · 0.4 0.2 · 0.4 0.2 · · · · · · · · · 0.8 · · · · 6.6 3.8 · 0.6 · 40.4 2.6 · · Pirlangimpi 166.4 82 9 32.4 7.2 · · · · 12.0 · 2.0 0.2 · 7.2 · · · · 26.0 0.2 25.6 19.6 · · 17.2 · · · · 12.0 4.8 · · Point Fawcett 76.6 67 6 21.6 · · · · · 19.8 0.2 · 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · 22.0 · 0.2 · 7.0 5.6 · · Point Stuart 92.8 53 8 · · · · · · 7.6 · · 31.4 53.8 · · Point Stuart 51.4 63 6 · · · · · · 10.0 4.2 3.0 · · 20.0 · · · 2.6 · · · · · · · 6.4 · 2.6 · · 2.6 · · Port Keats 58.0 38 7 40.4 0.2 · · · 0.2 1.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 8.2 · 6.2 1.6 · · · · · · · Rankin Point 47.0 67 7 10.0 · · · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · · · · 10.0 · · · · 6.0 · · 4.0 10.0 · · · 6.0 Shoal Bay 21.0 63 2 · · · · · · · 1.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 17.0 3.0 · · South Alligator Rangers 27.4 42 5 8.0 · · · · · · 4.4 13.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.2 · · · · 0.8 · · Southport 28.2 1.4 · · · · · · 7.0 · · · 4.6 · · · · 3.6 · · · · · · · · · · 11.6 · · · Stokes Hill 29.8 61 3 3.0 · · · · · · · 3.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 0.2 · · 1.4 · 18.4 2.8 · · The Chase 103.0 1.2 0.6 · 0.2 · · 0.6 · 0.8 · · · · · · · 9.8 4.0 · · · · · 0.2 0.2 1.0 4.2 79.0 1.2 · · Thorak Cemetery 77.0 77 6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 14.0 · · · · · · 22.0 · · » 41.0 · · Tindal RAAF 0.2 36 1 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Tipperary 16.3 45 4 2.6 · · · · · · · · · · 6.8 · · · · · 6.5 · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · Upper Adelaide River 56.8 35 9 3.8 · · · · · · · 9.0 · · · · · · · 1.2 2.6 35.2 · · · · 1.0 · · · · 4.0 · · Upper Fergusson River 3.6 18 1 0.2 · · · · · · · 2.8 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · Upper Seventeen Mile Creek 1.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.4 · · · · Wagait Beach 62.0 67 6 34.0 2.0 7.0 19.0 Walker Creek 6.3 68 2 4.8 0.1 1.4 Wandie Creek 8.0 31 1 0.8 · · · · · 5.0 · · · · 2.2 · · Yeuralba Ridge 5.6 26 5 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5.4 · · · · · · · 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 5.8 14 7 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.2 · · · · · · · 3.6 0.6 · · · · · · · Gove Airport 7.8 11 8 · · · · · · · 3.6 · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · 0.2 · · · 3.4 · · · · · · Groote Eylandt Airport 26.8 28 6 · · · 5.0 · · · 5.4 · · · · · · · 13.8 · · 0.2 · · · 1.4 1.0 · · · · · · · Maningrida Aero 0.6 15 5 0.2 0.2 · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Milingimbi 0.6 11 4 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Ngayawili · 8.4 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · North East Island 2.4 6.0 7 1.0 · · 1.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Warruwi · 12 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Yirrkala Tropical Gardens 1.5 21 5 1.5

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Daily and total rainfall for October 2012 Total is the total precipitation for October 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 October. Decile is the decile rank of total precipitation for October 2012 in the climate record of other October 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.

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 Borroloola · 16 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Bulman 28.4 23 9 · · · · · · · 1.4 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 26.6 0.2 · · · · · · Central Waterhouse 1.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.6 · · · · Centre Island · 8.5 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Conways 10.2 · · · · · 7.8 2.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · Daly Waters 21.2 23 7 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · 20.4 · · · · Daly Waters 16.8 23 6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4.0 · · · · · 12.8 · · · · · Gallipoli 3.4 17 5 3.4 Gorrie 3.6 24 4 3.6 Lakefield 5.4 49 4 5.4 Mainoru Outstation Store 2.7 0.7 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.0 · · · · · · · · Maranboy Hill 1.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.4 · · 0.2 · · · · Mataranka Airstrip · 43 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · McArthur River Mine · 21 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Ngukurr 0.2 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Redbank Mine 16.4 40 5 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 16.4 · · · · Snowdrop Creek 4.2 20 5 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4.2 · · · · · · · Upper Waterhouse River 0.4 21 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · West Waterhouse 7.0 26 6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 7.0 · · · · · · · Wollogorang 15.8 27 6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 15.8 · · · · 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 Keep River Rangers 37.3 28 7 35.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.9 · · · · 1.0 · · · · · · Lajamanu · 21 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Legune 29.5 Limbunya 6.6 24 4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.0 · · · · · · 3.6 · · · · · Old Delamere 7.0 18 5 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.2 · · · 3.6 1.2 · · · · · · · · Shoeing Tool Bore 0.8 · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 0.4 · · · · · · · · Sunshine Bore 7.6 · · · · · · · · · · 7.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · · · Timber Creek 0.4 28 1 · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Upper Victoria River 0.2 14 5 0.2 · · · · · · · Upper Wickham River · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Victoria River Downs · 20 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Wave Hill · 29 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 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 2.0 13 4 2.0 Brunette Downs · 16 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Elliott · 23 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Tennant Creek Airport 3.0 21 3 · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 2.0 · · · · 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 0.6 21 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · Alice Springs Desert Park 0.6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.6 · · · · · Ammaroo · 15 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Arltunga 4.2 22 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 3.2 · · · · Atula 1.2 17 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.2 · · · · Curtin Springs 3.5 19 4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.5 · · · · · · East Dam 1.0 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.0 · · · · · Gemtree Park 0.8 27 3 0.8 Glen Helen Lodge 0.4 20 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · Jervois 0.2 15 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 · · · · Jindalee - Mt Everard 0.9 32 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.9 · · · · · Kulgera · 22 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Manners Creek 3.0 3.0 · Mount Denison 4.2 20 3 4.2 Mount Riddock · 22 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Mount Skinner 3.0 19 4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3.0 · · · · · · Narwietooma 1.2 26 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.2 · · · · · New Crown 2.8 16 5 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.8 · · · · · Ormiston Gorge 1.8 23 3 1.8 · Owen Springs 1.8 18 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.8 · · · · · Palm Valley 2.7 20 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.7 · · · · · Papunya · 18 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Rabbit Flat 28.6 23 6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 18.2 10.4 · · · · · Territory Grape Farm 6.0 17 4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 2.8 3.0 · · · · The Garden 3.0 28 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.2 1.4 1.4 · · · · Uluru Rangers 0.4 22 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · · Waite River 2.6 16 5 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.6 · · · · Wallace Rock Hole 1.4 21 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.4 · · · · · Walungurru 1.4 20 5 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1.4 · · · · · · · · · · · · Watarrka 0.5 28 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 0.1 · · · · · Yambah 3.0 26 3 3.0 Yuendumu · 21 L · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Yulara Aero 0.4 23 1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 0.4 · · · · · · · · · ·

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