| Normanton Queensland |
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| Population: | 1,100 [1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 4890 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 17°40′S 141°04′E / 17.667°S 141.067°ECoordinates: 17°40′S 141°04′E / 17.667°S 141.067°E | ||||||
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| LGA: | Carpentaria Shire Council | ||||||
| State District: | Mount Isa | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Kennedy | ||||||
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Normanton is a small cattle town in the northwest of the state of Queensland, Australia, just south of the Gulf of Carpentaria, on the Norman River. The town's population is 1,100, 60 per cent of whom are Indigenous Australians.[1] The town is one terminus of the isolated Normanton - Croydon Railway, which was built during gold rush days in the 1890s. The Gulflander motor train operates once a week. The town is the administrative centre of Carpentaria Shire Council.
Among Normanton's most notable features is a statue of an 8.64 m long salt water crocodile,named Kris, the largest ever shot. Barramundi and salmon may also be caught in the river.
| Weather data for Normanton, Queensland | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.1 (110) |
41.0 (106) |
40.1 (104) |
39.5 (103) |
37.2 (99) |
35.6 (96) |
36.7 (98) |
38.3 (101) |
40.1 (104) |
41.8 (107) |
43.3 (110) |
43.3 (110) |
43.3 (110) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 34.7 (94) |
33.9 (93) |
34.2 (94) |
34.0 (93) |
31.7 (89) |
29.2 (85) |
29.1 (84) |
31.1 (88) |
33.9 (93) |
35.9 (97) |
36.8 (98) |
36.1 (97) |
33.4 (92) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 25.1 (77) |
24.9 (77) |
24.4 (76) |
22.4 (72) |
19.1 (66) |
16.1 (61) |
15.2 (59) |
16.5 (62) |
19.5 (67) |
22.6 (73) |
24.8 (77) |
25.3 (78) |
21.3 (70) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.3 (65) |
17.3 (63) |
16.7 (62) |
12.2 (54) |
7.2 (45) |
6.7 (44) |
7.0 (45) |
6.6 (44) |
11.1 (52) |
13.7 (57) |
15.5 (60) |
18.9 (66) |
6.6 (44) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 260.2 (10.24) |
250.8 (9.87) |
157.7 (6.21) |
30.9 (1.22) |
7.5 (0.3) |
9.2 (0.36) |
3.2 (0.13) |
1.7 (0.07) |
3.0 (0.12) |
10.5 (0.41) |
45.1 (1.78) |
144.4 (5.69) |
921.7 (36.29) |
| Source: [2] {{{accessdate}}} | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Normanton (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL344600&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ Climate statistics for Australian locations - Normanton Post Office (1872-2001)
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