21°S 141°E Walkabout Creek – Queensland by Degrees

IN THE DEGREE SQUARE Climate: The closest weather station to the confluence is at the Cloncurry Airport, which is 60 km to the north-west of the degree confluence, and has an elevation of 186 m. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean max (ºC) 36.1 36.0 36.0 33.7 29.4 26.4 26.2 28.6 33.1 26.5 37.9 38.8 33.2 Mean min (ºC) 24.5 24.3 22.4 20.0 15.4 11.6 10.3 12.3 16.5 20.5 23.1 24.9 18.8 Mean rain (mm) 193.0 112.6 75.2 20.9 5.4 6.3 1.0 2.3 5.7 24.4 28.6 81.4 534.9 The highest temperature to be recorded was 46.9°C in December 2006, and the lowest was 1.8°C in July 1979. The greatest rainfall recorded in any year was 996.8 mm in 1999, and the least was 117.4 mm in 2008. These and other climate statistics for Cloncurry can be found at: Australian Bureau of Meteorology, http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_029141_All.shtml. Extremes of Nature: Since 1906 there have been three tropical cyclones to pass within 50 km of the degree confluence (Bronwyn in 1972, and Ted in 1976, Winifred in 1986). A further 11 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 experiences extreme heat for much of the year, with Cloncurry having an average of 153 days annually with maximum temperatures equal to or over 35°C.

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