Windy Harbour, Western Australia

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Windy Harbour, Western Australia - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 34°47′32″S 116°04′17″E / 34.7921°S 116.0713°E

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Windy Harbour
Western Australia

Windy Harbour

Coordinates

34°47′32″S 116°04′17″E / 34.7921°S 116.0713°E

Population

30 (SAL 2021)^[1]

Elevation

13 m (43 ft)^[2]

Area

217.9 km² (84.1 sq mi)

Mean max temp^[2]	Mean min temp^[2]	Annual rainfall^[2]
20.3 °C 69 °F	11.5 °C 53 °F	1,061.5 mm 41.8 in

Localities around Windy Harbour:
Southern Ocean	Meerup	Boorara Brook
Southern Ocean	Windy Harbour	Broke
Southern Ocean	Southern Ocean	Southern Ocean

Windy Harbour is a rural locality of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia. It is surrounded by D’Entrecasteaux National Park. It is located 27 km south of Northcliffe, on the south coast of Western Australia east of Augusta and west of Nornalup. It lies just east of Point D'Entrecasteaux.^[3]^[4]

Fishing, snorkelling and whale watching are the major attractions of Windy Harbour.

Coastal zone

The area of Windy Harbour coastal zone was studied before it became part of the national park.^[5]^[6]

Settlement

The history of the settlement is tied in with the forestry communities inland from the harbour^[7] and the rock lobster fishing industry.^[8]

The area was also the location of coastal fishing huts, which have been at times removed due to their not being approved by local authorities.^[9]

Climate

Windy Harbour possesses a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb) with tepid, dry summers and mild, very wet winters.^[10] Average maxima vary from 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) in February to 16.8 °C (62.2 °F) in July, while average minima fluctuate between 14.7 °C (58.5 °F) in February and 8.7 °C (47.7 °F) in July. Precipitation is moderately abundant, as the locality averages 1,061.5 mm (41.79 in) of rain per annum. Rainfall is frequent, as it is distributed over 176.1 precipitation days. The locality is not sunny: receiving 129.0 cloudy days and only 42.6 clear days annually. Extreme temperatures have ranged from 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) on 7 March 2007 to −0.5 °C (31.1 °F) on 5 June 2022.^[11]

Climate data for Windy Harbour (34°50′S 116°02′E / 34.84°S 116.03°E / -34.84; 116.03) (5 m (16 ft) AMSL) (1984-2024 data)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	39.5 (103.1)	39.8 (103.6)	40.3 (104.5)	34.5 (94.1)	30.2 (86.4)	24.7 (76.5)	22.7 (72.9)	25.1 (77.2)	29.4 (84.9)	30.9 (87.6)	37.2 (99.0)	37.0 (98.6)	40.3 (104.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	23.4 (74.1)	23.7 (74.7)	23.4 (74.1)	21.9 (71.4)	19.9 (67.8)	17.8 (64.0)	16.8 (62.2)	17.0 (62.6)	17.7 (63.9)	18.9 (66.0)	20.8 (69.4)	22.1 (71.8)	20.3 (68.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	14.4 (57.9)	14.7 (58.5)	13.7 (56.7)	12.3 (54.1)	10.9 (51.6)	9.5 (49.1)	8.7 (47.7)	9.1 (48.4)	9.5 (49.1)	10.5 (50.9)	11.8 (53.2)	13.1 (55.6)	11.5 (52.7)
Record low °C (°F)	6.5 (43.7)	5.0 (41.0)	3.5 (38.3)	4.3 (39.7)	1.7 (35.1)	−0.5 (31.1)	0.7 (33.3)	1.5 (34.7)	1.5 (34.7)	3.8 (38.8)	4.0 (39.2)	4.5 (40.1)	−0.5 (31.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	16.6 (0.65)	16.7 (0.66)	30.1 (1.19)	69.7 (2.74)	144.2 (5.68)	170.3 (6.70)	195.3 (7.69)	166.6 (6.56)	111.2 (4.38)	68.5 (2.70)	41.3 (1.63)	26.4 (1.04)	1,061.5 (41.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	6.0	6.2	8.8	13.5	18.7	20.8	23.2	23.2	20.0	16.2	11.2	8.3	176.1
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)	73	71	75	73	72	75	74	72	73	73	73	73	73
Average dew point °C (°F)	15.7 (60.3)	15.8 (60.4)	16.0 (60.8)	14.6 (58.3)	12.6 (54.7)	11.3 (52.3)	10.2 (50.4)	10.0 (50.0)	10.8 (51.4)	11.6 (52.9)	13.4 (56.1)	14.6 (58.3)	13.1 (55.5)
Source: Bureau of Meteorology (1984-2024 data)^[2]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Windy Harbour (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Windy Harbour Climate Statistics (1984-2024)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ G.R. Crimp & Associates; Manjimup (W.A. : Shire). Council (1982), Windy Harbour management plan report, G.R. Crimp & Associates, retrieved 28 April 2013
^ Van Steveninck, A. (Annette); McArthur, Bill; Western Australia. Dept. of Conservation and Environment; Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Environment (1985), Windy Harbour draft management plan, Dept. of Conservation and Environment, ISBN 978-0-7309-0490-8
^ Memories are made of this Brief notes about the history of Windy Harbour, given... by James Lionel Jones of Albany. Northcliffe karri pigeon September 2007, p.4. also – Evans, H. D. (Hywel David), Windy Harbour Settlement Manjimup, W.A.: H.D. Evans, 1992. – held in Battye Library
^ Western Australia. Windy Harbour-Augusta Rock Lobster Working Group; Pallot, A; Western Australia. Fisheries Dept (1986), The Windy Harbour – Augusta Rock Lobster Working Group : interim report, Fisheries Department, ISBN 978-0-7309-1441-9
^ "Country News". The West Australian. Perth. 1 October 1948. p. 13 Edition: 2nd EDITION. Retrieved 28 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Climate classification maps: Köppen - all classes". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
^ "Windy Harbour Climate (1984-2024)". FarmOnline Weather. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

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