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Centre Island (Australia)

Coordinates: 15°41′S 136°47′E / 15.683°S 136.783°E / -15.683; 136.783
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Centre Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria within the Northern Territory of Australia.[1]

An automated weather station run by the Bureau of Meteorology has been operating on the island since 1968. Temperatures range from 23.8 °C to 31.2 °C and the average annual rainfall is 1053.4 mm.[2]

Climate

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Climate data for Centre Island, elevation 12 m (39 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1974–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 40.6
(105.1)
40.6
(105.1)
40.2
(104.4)
37.9
(100.2)
35.1
(95.2)
33.0
(91.4)
32.3
(90.1)
33.3
(91.9)
36.5
(97.7)
39.2
(102.6)
39.5
(103.1)
41.6
(106.9)
41.6
(106.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.8
(92.8)
33.4
(92.1)
33.3
(91.9)
32.3
(90.1)
29.5
(85.1)
27.0
(80.6)
26.6
(79.9)
28.1
(82.6)
31.0
(87.8)
33.3
(91.9)
34.9
(94.8)
34.9
(94.8)
31.5
(88.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.5
(79.7)
25.5
(77.9)
22.6
(72.7)
19.8
(67.6)
18.9
(66.0)
19.6
(67.3)
22.4
(72.3)
25.0
(77.0)
26.8
(80.2)
27.3
(81.1)
24.0
(75.2)
Record low °C (°F) 19.0
(66.2)
21.5
(70.7)
22.0
(71.6)
18.8
(65.8)
14.4
(57.9)
13.2
(55.8)
12.0
(53.6)
12.4
(54.3)
14.5
(58.1)
14.5
(58.1)
20.0
(68.0)
22.3
(72.1)
12.0
(53.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 267.2
(10.52)
265.9
(10.47)
187.8
(7.39)
92.9
(3.66)
7.2
(0.28)
5.0
(0.20)
1.8
(0.07)
1.8
(0.07)
1.7
(0.07)
6.1
(0.24)
43.3
(1.70)
161.8
(6.37)
1,042.5
(41.04)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 11.7 11.3 8.0 3.8 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 2.4 7.1 46.6
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Centre Island". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Climate statistics for Australian locations- CENTRE ISLAND". 7 April 2024.

15°41′S 136°47′E / 15.683°S 136.783°E / -15.683; 136.783