Perth Observatory - WA

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Position

DEG: -32.00769 116.13462

DMS: 32º 00' 27.69" S 116º 08' 4.63" E

UTM: 50 H 6458385mN 418266mE

Altitude: 385.81m

Place Type

Population - Place Name

Location

26.55kms East of Perth - Driving 30.5 km (34 mins)

Address & Contact

324-362 Walnut Rd
Bickley WA 6076

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Information

The Perth Observatory is situated in the Darling Range, 25 km from Perth and conducts research in astronomy, providing an important service to all in WA.

Address: 337 Walnut Rd, Bickley 6076.
Tel: 08 9293 8255, Fax: 08 9293 8138, Info line: 08 9293 8109

The Perth Observatory has been running for 100 years as a professional astronomical observatory and is open to the public. Willian Ernest Cooke was the first Perth Government Astronomer, appointed in 1896. The original site of the observatory was relocated to Bickley in the 1960's.

PlaceID	61914

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Bickley at 02/12:30am WST

Distance from Perth Observatory 0.29km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
18.2°C	19.2°C	97%	17.7°C	hPa	0.0mm	NW	9km/hr 5knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Bickley

Distance from Perth Observatory 0.29km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	30.6	30.7	28.2	23.5	19.5	16.0	15.1	15.9	17.4	21.1	24.8	28.0
Mean Min. °C	15.2	15.8	14.5	12.5	10.2	8.1	7.1	7.5	8.2	9.5	11.8	13.6
Mean Rain mm	18.0	19.7	25.2	55.4	130.0	201.7	217.5	169.6	123.6	66.6	43.9	13.8