Tennant Creek Weather Records

Tennant Creek, Northern Territory weather averages and records from 1875–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.
All-Time Recorded High
The highest temperature ever recorded in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory was 46.1 °C which occurred on January 3, 1939.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
All-Time Recorded Low
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory was 2.4 °C which occurred on July 30, 1919.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Tennant Creek Weather by Month
Averages based on the years 1991–2020
Month Average (°C) Record (°C) Average (cm)
High ☀️ Low 🌙 High ☀️ Low 🌙 Precipitation 💧
January 36.7 25.0 46.1 15.7 12.7
February 35.8 24.5 44.5 11.1 13.6
March 34.8 23.5 43.9 11.9 4.5
April 32.4 20.9 40.0 10.0 1.6
May 27.7 16.4 37.8 5.4 0.8
June 24.8 13.2 34.2 2.8 0.4
July 25.1 12.7 35.2 2.4 0.4
August 27.6 14.4 36.0 2.8 0.2
September 32.5 19.1 39.4 5.6 0.5
October 35.2 22.0 43.0 10.7 1.7
November 36.9 24.2 44.2 10.7 4.6
December 37.0 25.0 45.4 11.7 8.7
Entire year 32.2 20.0 46.1 2.4 49.3
More Tennant Creek Weather Records
1875–2024
Highest daily low 34.4 °C January 30, 1948
Lowest daily high 8.0 °C June 20, 2007
Greatest daily range
(Difference of high and low)		 26.6 °C September 17, 1951
Greatest difference in daily high
over two conscutive days		 16.7 °C Nov 24–25, 1955
Most daily precipitation 23.4 cm February 28, 1910
Most monthly precipitation 43.1 cm March 1930
Most yearly precipitation 100.4 cm 2000
Most yearly days with precipitation 90 1974
Most days in a year ≥ 20 °C 366 1988
Most days in a year ≥ 25 °C 340 2017
Most days in a year ≥ 30 °C 282 1942
Most days in a year ≥ 35 °C 198 1928
Most days in a year ≥ 40 °C 93 2019
Tennant Creek Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
With precipitation 18 days Mar 2–19, 1983
Without precipitation 277 days Jan 26 – Oct 29, 1914
High temperature ≥ 20 °C 690 days Jul 10, 2017 – May 30, 2019
High temperature ≥ 25 °C 283 days Aug 10, 1965 – May 19, 1966
High temperature ≥ 30 °C 204 days Oct 3, 1979 – Apr 23, 1980
High temperature ≥ 35 °C 80 days Dec 8, 1970 – Feb 25, 1971
High temperature ≥ 40 °C 23 days Dec 24, 2018 – Jan 15, 2019
Plant Hardiness Zone
11A
Tennant Creek is in plant hardiness zone 11A
based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020
Tennant Creek Weather by Year
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985
1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975
1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965
1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955
1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945
1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935
1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925
1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915
1914 1913 1912 1911 1910
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