Annual Climate Summary 2010

Welcome to the online home of the Annual Climate Summary report for 2010. 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 send an e-mail which includes your postal address to publications@bom.gov.au.

Download the Annual Climate Summary report

The Annual Climate Summary 2010 report is the Bureau of Meteorology's official summary of the Australian climate in 2010. It contains descriptions of Australia's rainfall and temperature patterns during the year, and documents significant weather and climate events.

The report notes that 2010 was Australia’s second wettest year on record, with floods affecting large areas of northern and eastern Australia. In contrast extremely dry conditions were experienced in the southwest of Western Australia, with that region experiencing its driest year on record. The summary also notes that it was the globe's equal warmest year on record, while sea level was also at record high levels in 2010.

Low resolution [2 MB] download file

High resolution [5.5 MB] download file

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