Saturday, 21 January 2023 - Annual Climate Summary for Australian Capital Territory - Product code IDCKGC55L0

Australian Capital Territory in 2022: Wet with warm nights

Rainfall in 2022 for the Australian Capital Territory was very much above average with 7 months of the year being wet, including a very wet May and October. Daytime temperatures were around 0.5-1 °C;° below the 1961-1990 average. Night-time temperatures were 0.5-1 °C above average

Wet for seven months of the year

• Despite some dry periods, it was generally a wet year across the Australian Capital Territory with rainfall totals around 40-80% above average.
• Three sites had their highest total rainfall on record.
• July was the driest month of the year when rainfall dropped to below 50% of historical average in most sites.
• October was the wettest month across territory and many sites had their highest daily or monthly total rainfall record. Canberra Airport recorded 100 mm , or 1.8 times, more than, its average.
• Wet conditions in October resulted in flash floods around Canberra.
• May was also a wet month and some sites had their highest total rainfall on the record.

Warm nights cool days

• The territory experienced warmer than average nights and mostly cooler than average days.
• Mean maximum temperatures over the Territory were 0.8 °C below the 1961-1990 average.
• Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) with 26 years of data had its lowest mean daily maximum temperature on record
• Canberra Airport recorded a total of 14 days with maximum temperatures at least 30 °C(4 in January,6 in February and 4 consecutive days in December), which was the least number of 30 °C days since 1992 (6 days).
• Mean minimum temperature was around 0.4  °C above the 1961-1990 average
• Canberra Airport recorded 2 frosty nights with minimum temperatures below 2 °C in December, which equalled the record high number set in 1962.

Canberra Airport

• Total rainfall for Canberra Airport was 892.4 mm, which was 139% of the average at the current site of 643.6 mm and 143.6% of the long-term average of 621.5 mm.
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Canberra Airport was 19.3 °C, which was 1.7 °C below the maximum temperature at the current site of 21 °C and 0.6 °C below the long-term average of 19.9 °C. The warmest day was 33.6 °C on 26 Dec, and the coolest day was on 14 Jun when the temperature reached 6.8 °C.
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Canberra Airport was 7.1 °C, which was 0.3 °C above the minimum temperature at the current site of 6.8 °C and 0.6 °C above the long-term average of 6.5 °C. The coldest morning was -6.5 °C on 30 Jul, and the warmest morning was on 29 Jan when the minimum temperature was 19.8 °C.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top