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Hutchinson Memorial - SA

Hutchinson Memorial

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -29.075001 134.853333

DMS: 29º 04' 30" S 134º 51' 12" E

UTM: 53 J 6783696mN 485725mE

Altitude: 206.32m

Address & Contact

Stuart Hwy
Maralinga SA 5710

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Information

A memorial to Will Hutchinson who first discovered Opal in this area on the 1st February 1915 which then led to the establishment of the Coober Pedy Opal fields.

PlaceID	98875

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Coober Pedy Airport at 02/05:00pm CST

Distance from Hutchinson Memorial 13.5km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
18.8°C	11.0°C	27%	-0.6°C	1013.7hPa	0.0mm	WSW	30km/hr 16knots	37km/hr 20knots

Closest Climatic Station

Coober Pedy Airport

Distance from Hutchinson Memorial 13.5km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	36.7	35.4	31.5	27.1	21.9	18.4	18.4	20.9	25.5	28.3	31.9	34.1
Mean Min. °C	22.2	21.7	18.2	14.2	9.9	6.8	6.4	7.6	11.2	14.0	17.7	19.8
Mean Rain mm	13.8	14.3	10.0	6.3	8.7	12.9	5.3	6.8	7.9	12.7	13.3	19.7