Barrow Creek Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	37.1	35.3	33.4	30.3	25.6	22.5	22.3	25.4	29.3	32.9	35.4	36.9	30.5
Mean Min (°C)	23.9	23.3	21.2	17.2	12.7	9.3	8.1	10.5	14.3	18.4	21.5	23.1	17.0
Mean Rain (mm)	59.2	66.2	42.2	13.3	14.4	11.0	8.4	5.0	8.7	16.9	28.0	43.3	316.0
Median Rain (mm)	32.7	41.9	13.6	1.3	0.8	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.5	7.0	19.6	31.2	273.3
Mean Rain Days	5.0	5.1	3.1	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.2	0.9	1.3	2.9	4.0	5.1	33.2

Barrow Creek Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	44.5	43.7	40.6	37.9	34.8	31.0	31.0	35.1	36.7	40.7	42.5	43.6	44.5
Low Max (°C)	21.8	19.1	20.7	13.9	13.4	11.0	9.9	10.4	12.8	15.6	11.0	20.9	9.9
High Min (°C)	32.3	30.6	28.8	25.2	23.0	20.1	17.5	21.7	24.5	28.7	29.8	31.5	32.3
Low Min (°C)	13.2	14.6	9.9	7.5	2.3	-1.1	-0.4	-0.5	3.3	6.2	9.3	11.1	-1.1
High Rain (mm)	158.4	233.7	228.6	67.8	73.9	51.3	80.6	53.3	61.0	47.8	85.1	200.0	233.7

Barrow Creek Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	40.3	40.2	37.2	32.6	27.7	25.3	25.6	28.5	32.6	35.8	38.4	39.4	32.1
Low Mn. Max (°C)	31.7	30.8	29.8	27.2	23.0	19.6	18.9	20.3	25.4	29.8	32.5	33.8	28.8
High Mn. Min (°C)	26.3	26.7	23.6	20.5	15.2	11.8	11.7	13.1	16.6	21.3	24.0	24.6	18.3
Low Mn. Min (°C)	19.3	20.8	19.0	14.9	8.8	6.4	5.1	6.8	11.8	16.0	18.0	20.3	15.2
High Rain (mm)	383.4	454.9	340.8	143.6	179.4	109.7	139.0	108.4	104.2	96.5	184.4	255.2	1153.4
Low Rain (mm)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	70.3

Barrow Creek Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Barrow Creek Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	6.9	2.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	2.2	5.7	17.5
≥ 35°C	22.3	15.6	10.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.2	11.2	17.7	22.3	100.5
≥ 30°C	28.1	24.0	25.0	16.6	3.4	0.2	0.4	4.5	13.9	23.1	25.9	28.0	188.7
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2

Barrow Creek 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	40.8	39.4	37.4	34.1	29.6	26.8	26.7	30.2	33.8	37.1	39.2	40.5	38.0
Low Max	32.6	30.9	29.6	26.0	21.4	18.5	18.2	20.6	24.5	28.4	31.2	33.4	22.7
High Min	27.1	26.6	24.4	20.7	16.5	13.1	12.3	14.9	18.6	22.4	25.0	26.5	24.2
Low Min	21.3	20.5	17.8	13.2	8.8	5.5	4.4	6.2	10.0	14.6	17.7	20.1	9.0

Barrow Creek Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	24	24	25	22	21	21	22	20	24	23	24	22	24.0
Earliest Entry	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964
Latest Entry	1988	1988	1988	1988	1987	1987	1987	1987	1987	1987	1987	1987	1988
Years of Maxima	25	24	24	22	23	22	21	22	22	22	24	22	24.0
Earliest Entry	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964	1964
Latest Entry	1988	1988	1988	1988	1987	1987	1987	1987	1987	1987	1987	1987	1988
Years of Rainfall	119	123	122	124	124	123	129	127	126	119	120	118	117.0
Earliest Entry	1883	1880	1881	1880	1877	1876	1875	1874	1875	1881	1884	1884	1874
Latest Entry	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2015	2015	2015	2016

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Station Details

BARROW CREEK
Alice Springs, Northern Territory

21.5317°S 133.8901°E 511m AMSL
Commenced 1874

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