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Victoria River Research Station - NT

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Position

DEG: -16.11667 130.95779

DMS: 16º 07' 0.01" S 130º 57' 28.06" E

UTM: 52 K 8217166mN 709380mE

Altitude: 100.56m

Place Type

Population - Place Name

Location

405.1kms South of Darwin - Driving 655 km (8 hours 18 mins)

Address & Contact

Victoria River NT

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2016-08-03/victoria-river-research-station-celebrates-half-century/7686326

Information

The Victoria River Research Station, widely known as Kidman Springs, is a major Northern Territory Government pastoral research facility. Located about 220 km southwest of Katherine on the Buchanan Highway, it focuses on beef cattle production, rangeland management, and sustainable livestock industries in the Top End

PlaceID	26882

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Victoria River Downs at 11/09:30am CST

Distance from Victoria River Research Station 32.39km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
29.8°C	26.0°C	22%	5.8°C	1018.7hPa	0.0mm	E	15km/hr 8knots	24km/hr 13knots

Closest Climatic Station

Kidman Springs

Distance from Victoria River Research Station 0.24km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	36.1	35.6	35.3	35.3	32.3	29.6	30.2	32.5	36.7	38.5	38.8	37.4
Mean Min. °C	25.1	24.7	23.4	20.7	15.9	12.6	12.4	13.4	19.7	23.6	24.9	25.3
Mean Rain mm	167.8	191.2	127.0	24.9	5.5	3.5	2.6	0.1	3.7	26.5	58.6	137.1