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Centre Island is a small island in Australia. It's located in the Northern Territory, within a group of islands called the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands. This group is found in the Gulf of Carpentaria. No one lives on Centre Island.

Since 1968, a special weather station has been working there. It's run by the Bureau of Meteorology. This station helps scientists learn about the weather. The temperature on the island usually stays warm, between about 24°C and 31°C. It also gets a lot of rain, averaging over 1000 mm each year.

Climate on Centre Island

Centre Island has a tropical climate. This means it's generally warm all year round. The weather station on the island collects important data about temperatures and rainfall. This information helps us understand the climate in this part of Australia.

Climate data for Centre Island, elevation 12 m (39 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1974–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 40.6
(105.1)
40.6
(105.1)
40.2
(104.4)
37.9
(100.2)
35.1
(95.2)
33.0
(91.4)
32.3
(90.1)
33.3
(91.9)
36.5
(97.7)
39.2
(102.6)
39.5
(103.1)
41.6
(106.9)
41.6
(106.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.8
(92.8)
33.4
(92.1)
33.3
(91.9)
32.3
(90.1)
29.5
(85.1)
27.0
(80.6)
26.6
(79.9)
28.1
(82.6)
31.0
(87.8)
33.3
(91.9)
34.9
(94.8)
34.9
(94.8)
31.5
(88.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.1)
26.5
(79.7)
25.5
(77.9)
22.6
(72.7)
19.8
(67.6)
18.9
(66.0)
19.6
(67.3)
22.4
(72.3)
25.0
(77.0)
26.8
(80.2)
27.3
(81.1)
24.0
(75.2)
Record low °C (°F) 19.0
(66.2)
21.5
(70.7)
22.0
(71.6)
18.8
(65.8)
14.4
(57.9)
13.2
(55.8)
12.0
(53.6)
12.4
(54.3)
14.5
(58.1)
14.5
(58.1)
20.0
(68.0)
22.3
(72.1)
12.0
(53.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 267.2
(10.52)
265.9
(10.47)
187.8
(7.39)
92.9
(3.66)
7.2
(0.28)
5.0
(0.20)
1.8
(0.07)
1.8
(0.07)
1.7
(0.07)
6.1
(0.24)
43.3
(1.70)
161.8
(6.37)
1,042.5
(41.04)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 11.7 11.3 8.0 3.8 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 2.4 7.1 46.6
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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