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Richmond - QLD

Richmond

Kronosaurus Korner, Richmond

"Mutt" on display at Richmond, Qld

Main street, Richmond

Town

Position

DEG: -20.73243 143.14355

DMS: 20º 43' 56.75" S 143º 08' 36.8" E

UTM: 54 K 7705986mN 723210mE

Altitude: 218m

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

546.71kms SouthWest of Daintree - Driving 953 km (11 hours 6 mins)

Address & Contact

A6
Richmond QLD 4822

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Information

Richmond is 499 road klm West of Townsville
Richmond came to the attention of all Australians in 1989 when the skeleton of a 100-million-year-old Pliosaur was discovered near the town. It was the second major discovery of an important fossil in the area. The famous Kronosaurus queenslandicus was discovered at Army Downs north of Richmond in 1929 by a team of palaeontologists from Harvard University. The area is rich in fossils as it was once part of Australia's vast 'inland sea'.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Richmond at 16/07:30am EST

Distance from Richmond 4.41km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
7.9°C	3.6°C	63%	1.3°C	1018.7hPa	0.0mm	E	13km/hr 7knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Richmond Post Office

Distance from Richmond 0.41km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	36.9	35.7	34.8	32.7	29.1	26.1	26.0	28.5	32.3	35.8	37.5	38.1
Mean Min. °C	23.0	22.5	20.7	17.0	13.1	9.8	8.6	10.1	13.9	18.0	20.9	22.5
Mean Rain mm	122.4	103.0	60.9	23.0	15.2	15.3	9.4	4.3	6.4	16.2	30.9	71.1