Monday, 2 December 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for Australian Capital Territory - Product code IDCKGC15L0
Australian Capital Territory in November 2019: Dry with warm days
November was a dry and warm month in the ACT, with maximum temperatures well above average and rainfall well below average. Overnight minimum temperatures were close to average.
Rainfall well below average
- Rainfall was well below average throughout the ACT. After widespread rainfall on the 4th, there was little or no rain at most sites for the remainder of the month
Warm days, near-average nights
- Daytime maximum temperatures were generally well above average at lower elevations, although they were near average at Mount Ginini
- Overnight minimum temperatures were near average at most locations
Canberra Airport
- Total rainfall for Canberra Airport was 12.6 mm, which is 19% of the long-term average of 65.1 mm
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Canberra Airport was 26.8 °C, which is 3.8 °C above the long-term average of 23.0 °C. The warmest day was 39.0 °C on the 21st, and the coolest day was on the 9th when the temperature reached 16.7 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Canberra Airport was 9.5 °C, which is 0.6 °C above the long-term average of 8.9 °C. The coldest mornings were 1.6 °C on the 9th and 27th, and the warmest morning was on the 22nd when the minimum temperature was 16.9 °C
Persistent warmth in second half of month
- There were 15 consecutive days of 25 °C or above from 15 to 29 November, equalling the November record set in 2009
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| Extremes in November 2019 | |
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| Hottest day | 39.0 °C at Canberra Airport on the 21st |
| Warmest days on average | 26.8 °C at Canberra Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 15.9 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Coldest day | 4.9 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 9th |
| Coldest night | -5.6 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 9th |
| Coolest nights on average | 4.9 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Warmest nights on average | 9.5 °C at Canberra Airport |
| Warmest night |
16.9 °C at Canberra Airport on the 22nd 16.9 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS on the 22nd |
| Warmest on average overall | 18.2 °C at Canberra Airport |
| Coolest on average overall | 10.4 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Wettest overall | 40.6 mm at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Driest overall | 12.6 mm at Canberra Airport |
| Wettest day | 27.6 mm at Mount Ginini AWS on the 4th |
| Strongest wind gust | 89 km/h at Canberra Airport on the 26th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for November 2019 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for November 2019 |
Diff from average |
Highest for November 2019 |
Mean for November 2019 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for November 2019 |
Total for November 2019 |
Average for November |
Rank of November 2019 |
Fraction of November average |
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| Canberra Airport | 26.8 | +3.8 | 39.0 | 21st | 9.5 | +0.6 | 1.6 | 9th | 12.6 | 65.1 | v low | 19% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 15.9 | +0.3 | 28.1 | 21st | 4.9 | -0.9 | -5.6 | 9th | 40.6 | 108.0 | low | 38% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 26.2 | +1.9 | 38.0 | 21st | 9.4 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 9th | 23.0 | 74.3 | v low | 31% |
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Note:
Observations for “Canberra Airport” are taken from the current site
(Bureau number 070351), which opened in late 2008.
Comparisons are made against data from the previous site Canberra Airport Comparison (070014), which ran from 1939 to 2010, combined with the current site from March 2010 onwards. | ||||||||||||
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for November 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
| Canberra Airport | 32.5 | 31.3 | 25.8 | 22.6 | 19.0 | 23.7 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 16.7 | 20.4 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 20.8 | 24.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 25.1 | 27.0 | 32.5 | 31.4 | 39.0 | 34.9 | 33.1 | 28.6 | 31.5 | 27.3 | 27.1 | 30.3 | 33.1 | 23.8 |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 22.3 | 19.9 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 16.5 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 17.5 | 21.7 | 25.0 | 28.1 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 20.2 | 21.1 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 20.6 | 22.3 | 12.5 |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 31.6 | 31.0 | 24.3 | 21.0 | 18.9 | 22.3 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 16.1 | 21.5 | 25.6 | 25.1 | 20.6 | 24.6 | 24.9 | 25.3 | 24.3 | 27.4 | 31.7 | 30.6 | 38.0 | 34.0 | 31.5 | 28.0 | 31.2 | 26.1 | 27.4 | 30.4 | 31.9 | 23.0 |
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Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily minimum temperatures for November 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
| Canberra Airport | 10.4 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 11.5 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 16.9 | 12.9 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 15.4 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 12.6 | 11.8 |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 11.0 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 4.1 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -5.6 | -2.8 | 1.2 | 7.3 | -4.3 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 11.7 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 10.4 | -2.4 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 8.1 |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 8.6 | 12.6 | 16.1 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 16.9 | 12.6 | 8.7 | 11.2 | 13.3 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
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Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred that morning. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily rainfall for November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ||
| Aranda (Bindaga St) | - | - | - | 14.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bruce (Australian Institute of Sport) | - | → | → | 15.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canberra (Australian National Botanic Ga | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canberra Airport | - | - | - | 12.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ginninderra (Charnwood (ACT)) | - | - | - | 20.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mount Ginini AWS | - | - | 6.4 | 27.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | |
| Torrens (Darke St) | - | - | 0.6 | 18.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | - | - | 0.2 | 22.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
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Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated.
Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day. Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre. Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rainfalls coloured according to the amount |
0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 600 | millimetres | |||||||||||||||||
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Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Australian Capital Territory using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This summary includes data from observing sites in or near the Australian Capital Territory “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to “include the population within the urban area of the city, as well as people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the city, and live in small towns and rural areas surrounding the city. It is important to note that GCCSAs do not define the built up edge of the city. They provide a stable definition for these cities and are designed for the output of a range of social and economic survey data.”
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Monday 2 December 2019. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.
Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from
all available years of record, which vary widely from site to site.
They are not shown for sites with less than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of long-term average rain.
The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site,
based on the
decile ranking
(very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3,
average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
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