Myara, Western Australia
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| Coordinates: 32°29′S 116°04′E / 32.48°S 116.06°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 286 m (938 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (SAL 2016)[3][4] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6207 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 22.6 °C (72.7 °F)[5] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 10.7 °C (51.3 °F)[5] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,120.9 mm (44.13 in)[5] | ||||||||||||
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Myara is a rural locality of the Shire of Murray in the Peel Region of Western Australia, located on the northern shore of the North Dandalup Dam.[6][7]
Myara is located on the traditional land of the Pindjarup people of the Noongar nation.[8] The Pindjarup language is now considered extinct but the Noongar people remain present in the region.[9][failed verification]
Despite its name, the locality is not part of Alcoa's plan to extend bauxite mining in the area by expanding the Huntly bauxite mine into its new Myara North mining area, which is further to the north.[10] Bauxite mining has however taken place at Myara and expansion of mining in the jarrah forest, close to the dams providing Perth's drinking water supplies, is controversial.[11]
Geography
Climate
Myara has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa); with warm to hot, dry summers and mild to cool, very wet winters.[12] Climate data was sourced from the nearest weather station at the Karnet Prison Farm. On average, there are 94.3 clear days and 91.4 cloudy days per annum. Extreme temperatures ranged from 44.5 °C (112.1 °F) on 23 February 1991 to −2.0 °C (28.4 °F) on 22 June 1981, 30 July 1975 and 1 August 1994. The wettest recorded day was 26 June 1967 with 145.8 mm (5.74 in) of rainfall.[13]
| Climate data for Karnet (32°26′S 116°05′E / 32.44°S 116.08°E) (286 m (938 ft) AMSL) (1963-2025) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.5 (110.3) |
44.5 (112.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
36.6 (97.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
39.9 (103.8) |
42.0 (107.6) |
44.5 (112.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
22.6 (72.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.7 (51.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.6 (0.69) |
20.3 (0.80) |
24.9 (0.98) |
63.0 (2.48) |
136.1 (5.36) |
202.0 (7.95) |
219.8 (8.65) |
183.6 (7.23) |
129.0 (5.08) |
74.0 (2.91) |
43.4 (1.71) |
17.4 (0.69) |
1,120.9 (44.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 8.5 | 13.4 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 120.9 |
| Average afternoon relative humidity (%) | 38 | 41 | 45 | 54 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 45 | 56 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology (1963-2025)[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Myara (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Myara (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Myara (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Myara (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Karnet Climate Statistics (1996-2025)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Pindjarup". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Pindjarup (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Our project". www.alcoa.com. Alcoa. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Milne, Peter (22 February 2023). "Alcoa faces two lean years until it expands mining near Serpentine Dam". WAtoday. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Climate classification maps: Köppen - all classes". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Karnet Climate (1963-2025)". FarmOnline Weather. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
