Tirari Desert - SA

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Position

DEG: -27.87852 137.73812
DMS: 27º 52' 42.67" S 137º 44' 17.21" E
UTM: 53 J 6913241mN 769578mE
Altitude: 7.37m

Description

Place Type

Population - Place Name

Location

785.96kms North of Adelaide

Address & Contact

5710
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Information

The Tirari Desert features salt lakes and large north-south running sand dunes. It is located partly within the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park. It lies mainly to the east of Lake Eyre North. Cooper Creek runs through the centre of the desert.

The adjacent deserts of the area include Simpson Desert which lies to the north while the Strzelecki Desert is to the east and the Sturt Stony Desert runs aligned with the Birdsville track to the north east.

The desert experiences harsh conditions with high temperatures and very low rainfall (mean annual rainfall is below 125 millimetres
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Marree Airport at 14/02:00pm CDT
Distance from Tirari Desert 200.41km S
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
30.5°C25.8°C20%5.0°ChPa0.0mmSW19km/hr
10knots
33km/hr
18knots

Closest Climatic Station

Marree Comparison
Distance from Tirari Desert 199.18km S
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C37.936.833.928.523.119.619.121.425.729.533.336.1
Mean Min. °C21.421.118.013.38.95.94.96.39.813.416.919.5
Mean Rain mm17.221.214.410.713.313.710.09.110.613.212.016.5

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