North East Island Long-term Averages

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Mean Max (°C)
33.1 32.8 32.0 31.7 29.9 27.2 26.2 27.3 29.5 32.0 32.9 33.4 30.6
Mean Min (°C)
26.8 26.5 26.2 26.0 25.3 23.0 22.0 21.4 22.9 24.9 26.2 26.9 24.8
Mean Rain (mm)
125.5 163.2 204.4 190.1 52.8 5.5 2.0 1.4 4.4 6.4 47.7 95.4 848.0
Median Rain (mm)
15.1 0.0 712.8 - - - - - - - - - -
Mean Rain Days
9.8 10.8 11.7 10.4 5.6 2.4 2.0 2.0 1.2 1.0 4.0 7.2 65.2

North East Island Daily Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max (°C)
35.8 35.3 34.6 34.2 32.9 31.1 29.1 30.1 32.2 34.8 35.4 35.9 35.9
Low Max (°C)
28.3 28.5 27.6 27.2 23.6 22.7 23.0 23.5 25.3 27.8 28.4 29.1 22.7
High Min (°C)
29.4 29.2 29.4 28.2 28.1 26.2 24.2 23.9 25.5 27.3 28.2 29.6 29.6
Low Min (°C)
22.9 22.6 23.0 23.4 21.2 19.4 19.5 18.6 21.0 21.6 21.6 23.6 18.6
High Rain (mm)
123.0 148.0 186.0 172.0 176.0 25.0 6.0 8.0 77.7 31.0 89.4 95.0 186.0

North East Island Monthly Records

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)
34.3 34.1 32.6 32.3 31.2 28.5 27.4 28.3 30.6 32.6 33.3 34.0 31.5
Low Mn. Max (°C)
32.1 31.9 31.3 30.3 28.6 25.9 24.9 26.5 28.6 31.5 32.5 32.9 30.1
High Mn. Min (°C)
27.5 27.3 26.5 26.3 25.8 24.5 23.0 21.9 23.6 25.3 26.5 27.4 25.3
Low Mn. Min (°C)
25.9 26.2 25.7 25.4 24.4 21.7 21.2 20.8 22.5 24.5 25.9 26.5 24.5
High Rain (mm)
437.8 566.6 645.6 832.2 340.0 25.0 8.8 10.0 77.7 37.0 326.0 419.6 2113.6
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 0.0

North East Island Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

North East Island annual climate

North East Island Average Number of Days With Temperatures

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
≥ 40°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≥ 35°C
1.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.5 6.3
≥ 30°C
29.5 27.2 28.0 26.2 19.8 1.5 0.0 0.7 13.7 29.3 29.0 29.8 230.7
≤ 2°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
≤ 0°C
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

North East Island 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
High Max
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Low Max
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
High Min
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Low Min
- - - - - - - - - - - - -

North East Island Data Availability

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Years of Minima
4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3.0
Earliest Entry
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010
Latest Entry
2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014
Years of Maxima
4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3.0
Earliest Entry
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010
Latest Entry
2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014
Years of Rainfall
24 24 24 24 23 25 23 23 22 21 21 21 23.0
Earliest Entry
1987 1987 1987 1987 1974 1974 1987 1987 1974 1987 1987 1987 1974
Latest Entry
2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014

Station Details

NORTH EAST ISLAND
Arnhem, Northern Territory
13.6449°S 136.9445°E 17m AMSL
Commenced 1971 / Closed 2014

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