Nanutarra, Western Australia

Nanutarra, Western Australia

Nanutarra, Western Australia is a locality adjacent to where the Ashburton river is crossed by the North West Coastal Highway. It is also close to the turn off for route 136 to Paraburdoo and Tom Price [1]. It is 40 kilometres south of the Onslow turnoff in the Cane River conservation park where it is on either side of the highway.

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Etymology

The name is related to the locality, station Nanutarra (pastoral lease), the bridge over the Ashburton river, the mine and the roadhouse.[2]

Due to its isolation from other localities, it is a reference point to issues along the North West Coastal Highway from some distance in either direction [3]

Geography

To the south from this location the next significant stopping place is 217 kilometres Minilya, Western Australia, to the north 160 kilometres to the Fortescue River roadhouse.

Climate

Nanutarra has a hot semi-arid climate.

Climate data for Emu Creek Station
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 49.1
(120.4)		 49.8
(121.6)		 47.0
(116.6)		 42.6
(108.7)		 39.3
(102.7)		 32.8
(91.0)		 32.6
(90.7)		 35.6
(96.1)		 40.4
(104.7)		 44.4
(111.9)		 46.4
(115.5)		 48.4
(119.1)		 49.8
(121.6)
Average high °C (°F) 41.3
(106.3)		 40.2
(104.4)		 38.5
(101.3)		 34.9
(94.8)		 29.8
(85.6)		 26.0
(78.8)		 25.4
(77.7)		 27.3
(81.1)		 30.6
(87.1)		 34.3
(93.7)		 36.8
(98.2)		 39.8
(103.6)		 33.7
Average low °C (°F) 24.4
(75.9)		 25.1
(77.2)		 23.8
(74.8)		 20.7
(69.3)		 16.1
(61.0)		 12.6
(54.7)		 11.3
(52.3)		 12.2
(54.0)		 14.0
(57.2)		 16.8
(62.2)		 19.3
(66.7)		 22.3
(72.1)		 18.2
Record low °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2)		 16.4
(61.5)		 15.1
(59.2)		 12.5
(54.5)		 7.6
(45.7)		 4.7
(40.5)		 2.5
(36.5)		 2.0
(35.6)		 5.7
(42.3)		 8.4
(47.1)		 12.0
(53.6)		 15.3
(59.5)		 2.0
(35.6)
Precipitation mm (inches) 45.2
(1.78)		 65.6
(2.583)		 39.9
(1.571)		 20.5
(0.807)		 35.6
(1.402)		 37.0
(1.457)		 22.1
(0.87)		 11.6
(0.457)		 2.0
(0.079)		 2.1
(0.083)		 3.9
(0.154)		 13.4
(0.528)		 298.9
(11.768)
Avg. precipitation days 4.7 6.1 3.9 1.9 3.2 4.1 2.6 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.5 31.3
Source: [4]


References

  1. ^ Western Australia. Main Roads Dept. Karratha-Tom Price Road, Karratha to Nanutarra-Munjina Rd section : consultative environmental review. Main Roads Western Australia, 2003.http://henrietta.liswa.wa.gov.au/record=b2116813~S2
  2. ^ http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazm01?placename=nanutarra&placetype=0&state=WA+
  3. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/11/3090874.htm in relation to a road accident December 2010
  4. ^ "Climate statistics for Nanutarra". Bureau of Meteorology. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_006072_All.shtml. Retrieved 13 October 2011. 

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