Thursday Island, Australia

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Thursday Island, or "TI" as it is usually known, is the best known of the Torres Strait islands. At one time Thursday Island was a major pearling center, and pearlers' cemeteries tell the hard tale of this dangerous occupation. Some pearls are still produced here, from seeded "culture farms."

Language: English     Currency: Australian dollar

Thursday Island, Australia Map

Thursday Island, Australia Weather
Temperature (Fahrenheit)

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 86 85 85 85 84 83 82 82 84 86 88 88
Low 77 76 76 76 76 74 73 73 74 76 77 78
Average 81 81 81 81 80 79 77 78 79 81 83 83
Temperature (Celsius)

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 30 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 29 30 31 31
Low 25 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 24 25 26
Average 27 27 27 27 27 26 25 26 26 27 28 28
Precipitation

 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Inches 17 15 15 8 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 9
Centimeters 43 38 38 20 5 3 3 3 0 3 5 23


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