Annual Climate Summary 2009

Welcome to the online home of the Annual Climate Summary report for 2009. The report is available in both low resolution and high resolution PDF formats for download. If you would prefer to receive a paper copy, please contact (03) 9669 4082 from 10:00am to Noon and 2:00pm to 4:00pm (EST) Monday to Friday, or send an e-mail which includes your postal address to publications@bom.gov.au.

Download the Annual Climate Summary report

The Annual Climate Summary 2009 report is the Bureau of Meteorology's official summary of the Australian climate in 2009. It contains descriptions of Australia's rainfall and temperature patterns during the year, and documents significant weather and climate events.

The report notes that 2009 was Australia’s second warmest year on record, containing three significant heatwaves, while 2000-2009 was Australia’s warmest decade since the Bureau commenced high quality national records in 1910. Floods affected large areas of northern Australia, northeast NSW and Tasmania, while the year started with extremely dry condtions in the southeast and for parts of WA. The report also notes that it was the globe's warmest decade on record, while sea level was also at record levels in 2009.

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High resolution [29 MB] download file

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