"Monthly Climate Statistics for 'MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT' [014704]" "Created on [ 22 Oct 2025 14:43:14 UTC]" "014704 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT" "Commenced: 1968" "Last Record: 2025" "Latitude: 16.44 Degrees South" "Longitude: 136.08 Degrees East" "Elevation: 40 m" "State: NT" "Statistic Element","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December","Annual","Number of Years","Start Year","End Year" "Mean maximum temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2025 ",36.1,35.4,35.4,34.9,32.4,30.1,30.2,32.3,35.5,38.1,38.7,37.8,34.7,46,1969,2025 "Highest temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2025 ",45.0,45.3,43.4,40.2,37.7,35.7,36.2,38.4,40.9,43.7,44.3,46.0,46.0,47,1969,2025 "Date of Highest temperature °C for years 1969 to 2025 ",04 Jan 1971,19 Feb 1983,04 Mar 2022,11 Apr 2022,03 May 2007,07 Jun 2023,30 Jul 2021,25 Aug 2024,21 Sep 2022,24 Oct 1987,20 Nov 1974,31 Dec 1990,31 Dec 1990,N/A,1969,2025 "Lowest maximum temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2025 ",24.5,25.1,24.8,22.2,20.2,17.7,16.9,20.0,22.9,28.0,28.3,25.8,16.9,47,1969,2025 "Date of Lowest maximum temperature °C for years 1969 to 2025 ",14 Jan 2003,20 Feb 2017,31 Mar 2010,07 Apr 2006,20 May 1981,20 Jun 2007,02 Jul 2023,17 Aug 2007,05 Sep 1978,31 Oct 2010,24 Nov 2009,02 Dec 1987,02 Jul 2023,N/A,1969,2025 "Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2025 ",31.6,31.2,31.7,32.3,29.1,26.2,26.3,29.0,32.5,35.3,35.9,33.8, ,40,1969,2025 "Decile 9 maximum temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2025 ",40.0,39.3,38.3,37.3,35.0,33.0,32.9,35.1,38.2,40.5,41.2,41.2, ,40,1969,2025 "Mean number of days >= 30 °C for years 1969 to 2025 ",27.5,25.4,27.3,26.6,23.9,16.3,16.8,24.3,26.3,28.4,27.8,26.9,297.5,47,1969,2025 "Mean number of days >= 35 °C for years 1969 to 2025 ",18.7,15.7,18.1,15.1,3.5,0.3,0.3,3.7,17.7,26.8,26.0,23.0,168.9,47,1969,2025 "Mean number of days >= 40 °C for years 1969 to 2025 ",3.1,1.6,1.2,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.3,5.3,8.2,6.9,26.6,47,1969,2025 "Mean minimum temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2025 ",25.1,24.8,23.6,20.9,16.7,12.9,12.3,13.6,17.4,21.4,24.2,25.1,19.8,46,1969,2025 "Lowest temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2025 ",16.0,17.0,13.8,7.5,3.2,1.6,1.0,2.7,6.0,9.3,14.5,16.5,1.0,47,1969,2025 "Date of Lowest temperature °C for years 1969 to 2025 ",27 Jan 1976,04 Feb 2015,30 Mar 2002,14 Apr 1994,27 May 1974,24 Jun 1976,05 Jul 1984,02 Aug 1977,17 Sep 1977,12 Oct 1982,25 Nov 2003,09 Dec 1993,05 Jul 1984,N/A,1969,2025 "Highest minimum temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2025 ",32.6,30.0,29.3,27.3,25.7,23.7,23.2,23.7,26.1,29.4,29.9,32.3,32.6,47,1969,2025 "Date of Highest minimum temperature °C for years 1969 to 2025 ",25 Jan 1971,20 Feb 1983,18 Mar 1990,03 Apr 2015,09 May 2016,04 Jun 1981,05 Jul 2010,27 Aug 2008,11 Sep 1969,23 Oct 1987,28 Nov 1988,31 Dec 1990,25 Jan 1971,N/A,1969,2025 "Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2025 ",23.0,23.0,20.8,16.5,11.2,7.0,6.7,8.0,12.0,16.9,20.9,22.7, ,40,1969,2025 "Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2025 ",27.0,26.7,25.7,24.2,21.4,18.2,17.6,18.4,22.2,25.1,27.1,27.5, ,40,1969,2025 "Mean number of days <= 2 °C for years 1969 to 2025 ",0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.1,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.1,47,1969,2025 "Mean number of days <= 0 °C for years 1969 to 2025 ",0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,47,1969,2025 "Mean daily ground minimum temperature °C for years 2002 to 2005 ", , , , , , , , , , , , , ,3,2002,2005 "Lowest ground temperature °C for years 2002 to 2005 ", , , , , , , , , , , , , ,3,2002,2005 "Date of Lowest ground temperature °C for years 2002 to 2005 ", , , , , , , , , , , , , ,N/A,2002,2005 "Mean number of days ground min. temp. <= -1 °C for years 2002 to 2005 ", , , , , , , , , , , , , ,3,2002,2005 "Mean rainfall (mm) for years 1968 to 2025 ",212.6,178.9,149.5,30.6,6.5,1.5,2.4,0.3,4.4,19.8,61.6,125.6,797.2,54,1968,2025 "Highest rainfall (mm) for years 1968 to 2025 ",782.3,660.9,562.1,213.6,160.1,18.2,56.6,12.6,89.6,184.6,290.4,435.2,1603.8,54,1968,2025 "Date of Highest rainfall for years 1968 to 2025 ",2003,2001,2011,2010,1968,2000,1986,2007,1978,2001,2013,2000,2011,N/A,1968,2025 "Lowest rainfall (mm) for years 1968 to 2025 ",10.1,5.2,5.4,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,4.4,8.8,293.6,54,1968,2025 "Date of Lowest rainfall for years 1968 to 2025 ",1972,1983,2009,2017,2025,2025,2025,2025,2024,2023,1990,2019,1990,N/A,1968,2025 "Decile 1 monthly rainfall (mm) for years 1800 to 3000 ",65.7,41.3,35.8,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,11.1,35.1, ,56,n/a,n/a "Decile 5 (median) monthly rainfall (mm) for years 1800 to 3000 ",185.8,157.3,113.8,14.0,0.4,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,2.8,40.4,110.5, ,56,n/a,n/a "Decile 5 (median) monthly rainfall (mm) for years 1800 to 3000 ",414.5,378.6,282.6,79.1,16.4,3.6,2.5,0.2,9.2,58.9,145.0,218.7, ,56,n/a,n/a "Highest daily rainfall (mm) for years 1968 to 2025 ",196.4,197.6,274.4,162.2,86.4,15.0,49.0,11.6,48.4,90.6,73.6,122.4,274.4,53,1968,2025 "Date of Highest daily rainfall for years 1968 to 2025 ",25 Jan 2018,15 Feb 1974,19 Mar 2024,01 Apr 2010,11 May 1968,05 Jun 1989,02 Jul 1986,17 Aug 2007,04 Sep 1978,26 Oct 2001,01 Nov 2024,23 Dec 2003,19 Mar 2024,N/A,1968,2025 "Mean number of days of rain for years 1968 to 2025 ",14.7,13.4,11.1,3.5,1.1,0.5,0.4,0.2,0.7,2.1,6.2,10.1,64.0,54,1968,2025 "Mean number of days of rain >= 1 mm for years 1968 to 2025 ",11.1,10.8,9.1,2.6,0.7,0.3,0.2,0.0,0.4,1.5,4.7,8.1,49.5,53,1968,2025 "Mean number of days of rain >= 10 mm for years 1968 to 2025 ",5.5,4.9,4.2,0.9,0.1,0.0,0.1,0.0,0.2,0.5,1.6,3.9,21.9,53,1968,2025 "Mean number of days of rain >= 25 mm for years 1968 to 2025 ",2.5,2.1,1.8,0.3,0.1,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.2,0.7,1.6,9.3,53,1968,2025 "Mean daily wind run (km) for years 1975 to 2025 ",197,179,177,194,191,198,192,200,224,239,231,213,203,18,1975,2025 "Maximum wind gust speed (km/h) for years 1969 to 2025 ",113,91,113,65,59,63,65,72,74,76,117,108,117,39,1969,2025 "Date of Maximum wind gust speed for years 1969 to 2025 ",01 Jan 1990,29 Feb 1992,23 Mar 1984,05 Apr 2022,21 May 1990,22 Jun 1988,27 Jul 1978,19 Aug 1979,20 Sep 1982,13 Oct 1988,11 Nov 1987,04 Dec 1985,11 Nov 1987,N/A,1969,2025 "Mean daily sunshine (hours) for years 1969 to 1995 ",7.1,6.6,7.3,8.6,8.8,9.1,9.1,9.6,9.5,9.3,9.1,8.4,8.5,20,1969,1995 "Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/(m*m)) for years 1990 to 2025 ",22.2,21.8,22.2,21.6,19.7,18.4,19.3,21.8,24.1,25.5,25.5,23.9,22.2,35,1990,2025 "Mean number of clear days for years 1969 to 2010 ",2.0,1.5,4.7,7.5,12.6,15.2,16.1,16.5,13.6,12.3,6.9,3.9,112.8,29,1969,2010 "Mean number of cloudy days for years 1969 to 2010 ",11.5,11.3,8.5,3.9,2.2,1.7,1.7,0.9,1.2,1.7,4.0,6.3,54.9,29,1969,2010 "Mean daily evaporation (mm) for years 1975 to 2014 ",7.4,6.7,6.6,6.8,6.3,5.8,6.0,7.1,8.8,9.7,9.8,8.7,7.5,28,1975,2014 "Mean 9am temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2010 ",29.4,28.7,28.2,27.2,23.9,20.3,19.8,21.5,26.0,29.5,31.0,30.7,26.3,32,1969,2010 "Mean 9am wet bulb temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2010 ",25.2,25.3,24.2,21.6,17.7,14.2,13.8,15.0,18.5,21.4,23.9,24.9,20.5,28,1969,2010 "Mean 9am dew point temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2010 ",23.2,23.5,22.0,18.0,11.9,8.0,7.4,8.0,11.8,15.7,19.5,22.1,15.9,30,1969,2010 "Mean 9am relative humidity (%) for years 1969 to 2010 ",71,75,71,59,50,48,48,47,46,48,53,62,57,30,1969,2010 "Mean 9am cloud cover (okas) for years 1969 to 2010 ",4.7,5.1,4.1,2.7,2.1,1.9,1.7,1.5,1.8,1.8,3.2,4.1,2.9,31,1969,2010 "Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) for years 1969 to 2010 ",6.9,5.9,5.5,6.9,8.7,8.7,8.1,8.6,9.4,9.3,8.2,7.2,7.8,29,1969,2010 "Mean 3pm temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2010 ",34.1,33.6,33.4,33.6,31.5,29.1,29.3,31.1,34.3,36.6,37.0,35.9,33.3,32,1969,2010 "Mean 3pm wet bulb temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2010 ",25.2,25.5,24.3,22.0,19.6,17.4,17.1,17.7,19.7,21.5,23.6,24.5,21.5,27,1969,2010 "Mean 3pm dew point temperature (°C) for years 1969 to 2010 ",20.7,21.3,19.0,14.3,10.1,6.5,5.6,4.7,7.3,10.2,15.1,17.9,12.7,30,1969,2010 "Mean 3pm relative humidity (%) for years 1969 to 2010 ",50,53,47,34,28,25,24,21,21,23,30,39,33,30,1969,2010 "Mean 3pm cloud cover (oktas) for years 1969 to 2010 ",5.6,5.8,5.2,4.2,2.8,2.3,1.9,2.1,2.4,3.3,4.1,4.9,3.7,30,1969,2010 "Mean 3pm wind speed (km/h) for years 1969 to 2010 ",10.2,9.4,10.1,10.7,10.2,10.5,11.0,11.8,13.1,13.2,12.5,11.4,11.2,27,1969,2010