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Climate In The Pilbara, Robert Sudmeyer
Climate In The Pilbara, Robert Sudmeyer
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The Pilbara is characterised by very hot summers, mild winters and low and variable rainfall. It is classified as hot desert in northern and inland areas and hot grasslands in the north-west. The Pilbara claims a number of climate records:
- seven of Western Australia’s top 10 hottest days, with Mardie recording the hottest day on record — 50.5 degrees Celsius (°C)
- most sunshine hours a day in Australia (more than 10 hours a day)
- second highest inter-annual variability in rainfall (second only to central Australia)
- the most cyclone-prone area along the Australian coastline.
During summer and early autumn (December to …