TENNANT CREEK, NORTHERN TERRITORY

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		79		88		86		84		78		72		66		65		70		76		83		86		89

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		89		98		96		94		88		82		76		76		82		88		95		98		100

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		67		77		76		74		68		62		55		53		58		64		71		75		77

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		112		111		112		105		100		96		90		90		96		102		107		109		112

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		40		64		65		58		53		44		42		40		43		45		53		51		64

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		128		23		18		15		3		---		---		---		---		4		17		22		26

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		246		30		27		29		24		11		3		3		11		21		29		29		31

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		278		12		13		21		28		31		30		31		31		29		24		17		11

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		145		---		---		1		9		23		29		30		28		17		6		1		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		16.9		3.9		4.1		2.5		0.7		0.3		0.3		0.3		0.1		0.4		0.8		1.3		2.3

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		34		7		6		3		---		---		---		---		---		1		3		6		8

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		32.9		11		13.4		7.5		3.4		2		3.4		2.9		0.6		2.2		3		4.4		8.5

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		6.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.1

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		48		59		63		56		47		47		50		45		38		34		37		46		50

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		25		30		33		31		27		27		26		23		19		17		18		21		24

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		44		56		58		54		47		42		37		33		33		34		40		48		52

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		15.5		---		---		---		---		---

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4918.3		697.5		593.3		589		390		217		15		---		155		330		558		645		728.5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10242.5		1116		1017		1054		840		682		465		449.5		620		780		1023		1080		1116

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		13.6		13.1		12.6		12		11.6		11.4		11.5		11.8		12.4		12.9		13.4		13.7

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		11		10		10		10		11		12		12		11		11		11		11		11		10

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.1		7		6.6		6.3		5.8		5.1		4.7		5		5.7		6.3		6.8		7.1		7.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		2.2		2.1		1.7		1.3		1		0.8		0.8		1		1.5		1.9		2.2		2.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.5		7		6.3		6.4		6.5		6.2		5.8		6.3		6.7		6.7		6.6		6.5		7.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.2		6.8		6.4		6.8		7.4		7.5		7.5		7.7		8		7.4		7.2		7		7.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.1		7		6.6		6.3		5.8		5.1		4.7		5		5.7		6.3		6.8		7.1		7.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.9		2.6		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.3		1		1.1		1.2		1.6		2.2		2.4		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.3		8.3		7.4		7.3		7.2		6.9		6.3		6.9		7.1		7.5		7.5		7.1		7.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		8.8		9.5		8.9		8.5		8.7		8.7		8.5		8.8		8.8		9.2		9		8.5		8.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		5.7		5.1		5.1		4.8		4.3		4.3		4.4		5.3		5.9		5.8		6.4		5.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		1.7		1.7		1.4		1		0.7		0.6		0.6		0.8		1.1		1.5		1.9		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.5		5.6		4.9		5.1		5.2		5.1		5.2		5.4		6.1		6.1		5.6		5.9		5.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		4.5		3.8		4.4		5		5.5		6.3		6.2		6.8		6.4		5.2		5.8		4.7