Editing Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park (section)

===Climate and seasons===
The park receives an average rainfall of 307.7 millimetres per year. Temperature extremes in the park have been
recorded at {{Convert|45|C}} during the summer and {{Convert|-5|C}} during winter nights. [[UV]] readings on
most extreme summer days reach between 11 and 15.<ref name="Welcome">Welcome to Aboriginal land: Uluru-Kata Tjuta
National Park; visitor guide and maps, Colemans Printing, Darwin, January 2006.</ref> While the Central Australian environment may at first seem stark – a barren landscape supporting spectacular rock formations – closer inspection reveals it as a complex [[ecosystem]], full of life.

Plant and animal life have adapted to the area's extreme conditions and it subsequently supports some of the most unusual flora and fauna on the planet. Many of these have long been a valuable source of [[bush tucker]] and medicine for local [[Indigenous Australian|Aboriginal]] people.
[[File:Australian bush tucker, Alice Springs.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Bush tucker]]'' (bush foods) harvested at Alice Springs Desert Park]]

The Aboriginal Australians recognise six seasons:
# Piryakatu (August/September) – Animals breed and food plants flower
# Wiyaringkupai (October/November) – The really hot season when food becomes scarce
# Itanju- (January/February) Sporadic storms can roll in suddenly
# Wanitjunkupai (March) – Cooler weather
# Tjuntalpa (April/May) – Clouds roll in from the south
# Wari (June/July) – Cold season bringing morning frosts