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Melton

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Air quality index

24Good
WeatherAvg high 71.3°F
Coordinates-34.08°, 137.98°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Melton sits in South Australia, Australia and is identified as a hamlet. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The settlement sits at -34.083°, 137.982°, a warm-temperate location in the southern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,812 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. Climate records indicate average highs near 71.3°F and lows near 54.4°F and about 15.2 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-34.0833
Longitude
137.9818
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
71.3°F
Avg low
54.4°F
Annual precipitation
15.2 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
24
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
48
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
13,561
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Silver Gull
    Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) · Aves
    533
  • Singing Honeyeater
    Gavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    360
  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    311
  • Welcome Swallow
    Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
    307
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    306
  • Red-necked Stint
    Calidris ruficollis (Pallas, 1776) · Aves
    274
  • Pacific Gull
    Larus pacificus Latham, 1801 · Aves
    268
  • Australian Ibis
    Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) · Aves
    265

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2020-05-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in South Australia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,812

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Melton

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Melton, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Open Library