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Parachilna Siding - SA

Parachilna Siding

Parachilna

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -31.132771 138.394089

DMS: 31º 07' 57.97" S 138º 23' 38.72" E

UTM: 54 J 6552761mN 251529mE

Altitude: 142m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

421.42kms North of Adelaide - Driving 488 km (5 hours 21 mins)

Address & Contact

Parachilna Station
South Australia 5710

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Information

The railway line opposite the pub is still in use for massive coal loads on their way to Port Augusta. These are "monster trains" of up to 3 km in length. It takes 5 minutes until the entire train has passed by. Of course, the railway was originally part of the Ghan.

PlaceID	41803

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Leigh Creek at 02/01:00am CST

Distance from Parachilna Siding 59.67km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
11.4°C	7.9°C	49%	1.1°C	1029.1hPa	0.0mm	ESE	9km/hr 5knots	11km/hr 6knots

Closest Climatic Station

Leigh Creek Airport

Distance from Parachilna Siding 59.67km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	35.5	34.5	31.1	26.2	20.9	17.0	16.6	19.1	23.2	26.7	30.5	33.0
Mean Min. °C	20.7	20.4	17.3	12.9	8.7	5.4	4.7	6.1	9.3	12.4	16.1	18.6
Mean Rain mm	20.2	28.7	20.3	13.1	16.1	17.2	17.4	15.6	18.3	18.6	19.0	24.2