Weekly Tropical Note. 162 - forecasts for country Northern Territory which includes provincial city forecasts. The Northern Territory's climate is distinctly different from those of southern Australia, and varies greatly between the Territory's northern and southern extremities. In the Top End, the average year-round daytime temperature ranges from 30 C to 33 C, with overnight temperatures in the high teens to mid 20 C's. At the height of the wet season, median rainfall is 300 - 400 millimetres per month.
Tropical cyclones can occur during the wet season, usually forming within an active monsoon trough.
The rest of the year rainfall is minimal. In the southern and central parts, the contrast between wet and dry is not as marked. While zero rainfall can be experienced in all calendar months, significant totals are also possible in all months, but are more likely in summer. In Central Australia the average summer daytime temperatures are around 35 C or more, dropping to about 25 C in June and July. From May to September the prevailing southeasterlies bring predominantly fine conditions throughout the Territory.