20°S 146°E Charters Towers – Queensland by Degrees

IN THE DEGREE SQUARE Climate: The closest representative weather station is at the Charters Towers Airport, which is approximately 28 km to the east-south-east of the degree confluence, and has an elevation of 290 m. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean max (ºC) 33.6 32.7 32.2 30.3 27.6 25.0 24.8 26.4 30.1 32.9 33.9 34.4 30.3 Mean min (ºC) 22.4 22.4 20.8 18.3 15.4 13.0 11.4 12.4 15.2 18.4 20.6 22.0 17.3 Mean rain (mm) 165.4 149.4 53.0 28.3 21.5 23.5 16.9 17.1 10.2 17.2 72.9 75.4 663.1 The highest temperature recorded was 44.9°C in January 1994, and the lowest was 2.0°C in June 2000. The greatest rainfall recorded in a year was 1 286.8 mm in 2000, and the least was 262.4 mm in 1993. These and other climate statistics for Charters Towers can be found at: Australian Bureau of Meteorology, http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_034084_All.shtml. Extremes of Nature: Given the confluence's tropical location, its surrounding area has been subject to numerous cyclones since 1906; seven tropical cyclones have passed within 50 km of the degree confluence during this time, and a further 36 have passed within 200 km. Cyclone information for this area and all of Australia can be found at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology website, http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/silo/cyclones.cgi. Cyclone tracks within 200 km of point 1906 to 2006 (Bureau of Meteorology web site) The area can also experience extreme heat throughout some of the year, with Charters Towers having an average of 52 days annually that have maximum temperatures equal to or over 35°C.

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