Warooka, South Australia

Warooka
South Australia
Main street
Warooka is located in Yorke Peninsula Council
Warooka
Warooka
Coordinates34°59′24″S 137°23′56″E / 34.99000°S 137.39889°E / -34.99000; 137.39889
Population194 (UCL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)5577
Location
LGA(s)Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s)Narungga[2]
Federal division(s)Grey[3]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
21.2 °C
70 °F		 11.5 °C
53 °F		 444.2 mm
17.5 in
Localities around Warooka:
Corny Point[4] The Pines
Point Souttar
Point Turton
Spencer Gulf[4]		 Hardwicke Bay[4]
White Hut[4] Warooka Yorketown[4]
Marion Bay[4] Foul Bay
Investigator Strait[4]		 Port Moorowie[4]

Warooka is a town on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, known as the 'Gateway to the bottom end'.[5]

Climate

Warooka has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen): Csb, with warm, dry summers and mild, relatively wet winters.

Climate data for Warooka (34º59'S, 137º24'E, 53 m AMSL) (1951-2023 normals and extremes, rainfall 1861-2024)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 44.1
(111.4) 		41.6
(106.9) 		39.3
(102.7) 		33.5
(92.3) 		29.0
(84.2) 		23.2
(73.8) 		21.6
(70.9) 		23.6
(74.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		36.4
(97.5) 		40.6
(105.1) 		41.0
(105.8) 		44.1
(111.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.3
(81.1) 		27.0
(80.6) 		25.1
(77.2) 		22.1
(71.8) 		18.5
(65.3) 		15.9
(60.6) 		15.0
(59.0) 		15.7
(60.3) 		17.9
(64.2) 		20.8
(69.4) 		23.5
(74.3) 		25.6
(78.1) 		21.2
(70.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.6
(60.1) 		16.0
(60.8) 		14.7
(58.5) 		12.6
(54.7) 		10.5
(50.9) 		8.6
(47.5) 		7.6
(45.7) 		7.7
(45.9) 		8.7
(47.7) 		10.2
(50.4) 		12.1
(53.8) 		13.8
(56.8) 		11.5
(52.7)
Record low °C (°F) 8.1
(46.6) 		9.0
(48.2) 		7.6
(45.7) 		5.6
(42.1) 		3.8
(38.8) 		2.1
(35.8) 		0.6
(33.1) 		2.4
(36.3) 		2.0
(35.6) 		2.6
(36.7) 		4.2
(39.6) 		6.2
(43.2) 		0.6
(33.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14.6
(0.57) 		17.3
(0.68) 		16.2
(0.64) 		32.9
(1.30) 		53.9
(2.12) 		64.4
(2.54) 		65.0
(2.56) 		59.0
(2.32) 		45.6
(1.80) 		35.0
(1.38) 		22.6
(0.89) 		18.1
(0.71) 		444.2
(17.49)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1.9 1.9 2.3 4.7 7.8 9.3 10.5 10.1 7.4 5.4 3.5 2.9 67.7
Average afternoon relative humidity (%) 42 44 47 52 62 68 68 64 59 50 44 43 54
Average dew point °C (°F) 10.9
(51.6) 		11.7
(53.1) 		10.9
(51.6) 		9.9
(49.8) 		9.6
(49.3) 		8.7
(47.7) 		7.9
(46.2) 		7.7
(45.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		7.8
(46.0) 		8.1
(46.6) 		9.5
(49.1) 		9.2
(48.6)
Source: Bureau of Meteorology[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warooka (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "New Ward Structure 2014". Yorke Peninsula Council. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. ^ "2905.0 – Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Warooka Climate Statistics". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

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