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Meekatharra - WA

Meekatharra

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Meekatharra

Town

Position

DEG: -26.591245 118.496007

DMS: 26º 35' 28.48" S 118º 29' 45.64" E

UTM: 50 J 7057966mN 648970mE

Altitude: 521.06m

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

646.82kms NorthEast of Perth - Driving 774 km (8 hours 17 mins)

Address & Contact

95
Meekatharra WA 6642

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Email: N/A

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Information

Meekatharra is a town of approximately 800 inhabitants. Meekatharra is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning 'place of little water'. There is a considerable local Aboriginal population. Meekatharra is major supply centre for the pastoral and mining area in the Murchison region of Western Australian.

PlaceID	58537

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Meekatharra at 16/01:30pm WST

Distance from Meekatharra 4.79km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
24.5°C	19.6°C	15%	-3.8°C	1020.0hPa	0.0mm	N	13km/hr 7knots	19km/hr 10knots

Closest Climatic Station

Meekatharra Airport

Distance from Meekatharra 4.79km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	38.3	36.7	34.2	29.2	23.8	19.7	19.0	21.4	25.6	29.6	33.2	36.4
Mean Min. °C	24.4	23.8	21.3	17.0	12.1	8.8	7.4	8.5	11.5	15.1	18.7	22.0
Mean Rain mm	28.4	36.5	28.5	19.9	22.8	30.4	21.7	11.3	4.8	6.3	11.6	14.5