39mm of rain, temps plummet 18C in Alice Springs

A RAINY weekend for Central Australia saw temperatures plummet almost 20C below average to 13.5C

Rain at the Clay Pans, Alice Springs. PIC: Sarah Ingles

A RAINY weekend for Central Australia saw temperatures plummet almost 20C below average to 13.5C at the weekend at the lowest, in what was an unusually cold couple of days.

The autumn-like blast was a welcome reprieve from hot and humid conditions felt last week.

The Bureau of Meteorology said the cooler weather was due to a cloud band combined with cool southerly winds.

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Brrr! Record March temperatures yesterday across the continent's interior. #Birdsville recorded a max. of only 19.5°C and @BOM_NT recorded only 19.2°C at #Jervois. What did you record at your place? The previous record at Birdsville was 21.1°C, set in 1956! pic.twitter.com/0SFzMKQZ9g

— Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) March 15, 2021

“Alice Springs hovered around 14–15C for much of (Sunday), about 18 degrees below the average for March!,” they wrote on Twitter.

Alice Springs received 39mm of rain from Saturday to 9am Monday, with 24.4mm falling on Saturday.

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The total rainfall for March this year is 47.4mm – 17mm more than the long-term average. The average maximum temperature in March is 32.8C. For the rest of the week residents can enjoy temperatures in the mid to high 20s.

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