Climate
The Shire of Wiluna is an area of low rainfall and extreme temperatures. The mean rainfall for Wiluna is 250mm (10 inches) per annum, although high rainfall is possible at any given time. The daily temperature can vary from highs of well over 40 degrees in the summer months to nightly lows in the winter months below zero.
Climate averages for Wiluna
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
| Mean Daily Max Temp (oC) |
37.8 | 36.5 | 34.1 | 29.1 | 23.7 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 21.6 | 26.2 | 30.0 | 34.0 | 36.8 | 29.1 |
| Highest Max Temp (oC) |
46.9 | 46.8 | 43.4 | 40.0 | 37.2 | 32.2 | 28.9 | 33.4 | 37.5 | 41.2 | 43.3 | 46.9 | 46.9 |
| Mean Daily Min Temp (oC) |
22.9 | 22.1 | 19.6 | 14.9 | 9.9 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 13.7 | 17.8 | 21.1 | 14.2 |
| Lowest Min Temp (oC) |
8.3 | 12.1 | 9.4 | 3.9 | -0.6 | -2.0 | -2.2 | -2.3 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 8.3 | -2.3 |
| Mean rainfall (mm) |
34.2 | 37.1 | 36.3 | 28.1 | 27.3 | 25.9 | 15.6 | 10.6 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 19.2 | 254.3 |
| Mean Number of Rain Days |
4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 41.0 |
| Highest Monthly Rainfall (mm) | 231.9 | 271.6 | 234.9 | 527.1 | 142.0 | 108.5 | 149.0 | 67.4 | 71.1 | 88.6 | 63.8 | 161.4 | 527.1 |
| Lowest Monthly Rainfall (mm) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Highest Record Daily Rain (mm) |
82.3 | 124.6 | 76.2 | 56.2 | 69.2 | 68.3 | 73.5 | 42.4 | 25.6 | 78.2 | 37.4 | 112.8 | 124.6 |
The statistical information is provided with the courtesy of the Bureau of Meteorology. More information can be obtained from the Bureau of Meteorology website located at www.bom.gov.au
Last modified
27-08-2007 11:43 AM