Wednesday, 1 February 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Australian Capital Territory - Product code IDCKGC15L0
Australian Capital Territory in January 2023: below average temperatures
Rainfall was average in most sites in the ACT. Temperatures were below average.
Average to above average rain
- Rainfall in January was average to above average in most sites.
- Most rainfall occurred on January 5 and on the last two days of the month.
- Scattered rain also fell on other days of the month.
- The highest daily rainfall was 39.2 mm recorded at Australian National Botanic Gardens on 5 January to 9 am. .
Below Average temperatures
- Both maximum and minimum temperatures were below average across the territory.
- The warmest day was 34.8 °C recorded at two sites, Canberra Airport and Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) on 28 January.
- The Territory experienced cold nights between 5-10 and 20-26 of January.
- Mt Gemini had the coldest day and the coldest night on the 5th and 7th of January, respectively.
Canberra Airport
- Total rainfall for Canberra Airport was 82.0 mm, which is 155% of the average at the current site of 52.9 mm and 140.7% of average over all years of 58.3mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Canberra Airport was 27.6 °C, which is 2.7 °C below average at the current site of 30.3 °C and 0.7 °C below the average over all years of 28.3 °C. The warmest day was 34.8 °C on the 28th, and the coolest day was on the 5th when the temperature reached 19.2 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Canberra Airport was 12.8 °C, which is 1.5 °C below the average at the current site of 14.3 °C and 0.5 °C below the average over all years of 13.3 °C . The coldest morning was 5.6 °C on the 8th, and the warmest morning was on the 29th when the minimum temperature was 19.6 °C
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Extremes in January 2023 | |
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Hottest day |
34.8 °C at Canberra Airport on the 28th 34.8 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS on the 28th |
Warmest days on average | 27.7 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS |
Coolest days on average | 18.6 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
Coldest day | 8.1 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 5th |
Coldest night | 2.2 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 7th |
Coolest nights on average | 9.0 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
Warmest nights on average | 13.7 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS |
Warmest night | 19.6 °C at Canberra Airport on the 29th |
Warmest on average overall | 20.7 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS |
Coolest on average overall | 13.8 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
Wettest overall | 83.2 mm at Mount Ginini AWS |
Wettest day | 39.2 mm at Canberra (Australian National Botanic Ga on the 5th |
Strongest wind gust | 93 km/h at Canberra Airport on the 15th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Summary statistics for January 2023 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for January 2023 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2023 |
Mean for January 2023 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2023 |
Total for January 2023 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2023 |
Fraction of January average |
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Canberra Airport | 27.6 | -2.7 | 34.8 | 28th | 12.8 | -1.5 | 5.6 | 8th | 82.0 | 52.9 | high | 155% |
Mount Ginini AWS | 18.6 | -2.3 | 24.3 | 28th | 9.0 | -1.1 | 2.2 | 7th | 83.2 | 85.0 | average | 98% |
Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 27.7 | -1.9 | 34.8 | 28th | 13.7 | -0.8 | 7.5 | 21st | 82.4 | 58.1 | high | 142% |
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 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 31 | |
Canberra Airport | 27.3 | 30.5 | 32.4 | 24.9 | 19.2 | 20.8 | 22.0 | 27.8 | 32.3 | 29.8 | 30.2 | 32.9 | 30.7 | 29.7 | 33.2 | 26.8 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 25.3 | 23.0 | 24.8 | 29.1 | 29.4 | 33.6 | 27.3 | 34.8 | 24.2 | 21.3 | 27.6 |
Mount Ginini AWS | 19.7 | 21.6 | 23.0 | 16.8 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 16.2 | 18.3 | 23.5 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 20.5 | 23.1 | 17.9 | 21.5 | 20.5 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 15.0 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 22.5 | 20.7 | 24.3 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 19.3 |
Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 26.8 | 30.9 | 33.4 | 24.4 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 23.2 | 28.6 | 32.3 | 30.1 | 30.7 | 32.6 | 31.5 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 26.9 | 30.3 | 29.6 | 20.7 | 22.4 | 25.3 | 24.2 | 25.3 | 27.7 | 29.9 | 33.0 | 27.3 | 34.8 | 23.5 | 21.8 | 27.1 |
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 |
Daily minimum temperatures for January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 31 | |
Canberra Airport | 15.7 | 17.4 | 12.2 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 17.0 | 14.2 | 18.1 | 12.8 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 19.6 | 17.6 | 15.6 |
Mount Ginini AWS | 8.9 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 13.1 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 9.8 |
Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 17.0 | 18.2 | 12.8 | 17.0 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 10.6 | 14.3 | 17.2 | 15.0 | 18.6 | 14.6 | 17.4 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 12.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 17.0 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 16.4 |
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 |
Daily rainfall for January 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 31 | ||
Aranda (Bindaga St) | - | - | - | 0.6 | 15.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.4 | 22.2 | |
Bruce (Australian Institute of Sport) | - | - | - | 0.4 | 7.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.6 | 17.8 | |
Canberra (Australian National Botanic Ga | 0.2 | - | - | - | 39.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | 2.7 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 13.9 | 18.4 | |
Canberra Airport | - | 0.8 | - | 0.8 | 27.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 14.6 | 17.2 | |
Ginninderra (Charnwood (ACT)) | 0.8 | - | - | - | 19.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 15.0 | 22.4 | |||
Mount Ginini AWS | 3.8 | - | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 15.4 | - | - | 3.8 | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2.8 | 4.2 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 22.0 | 19.4 | |
Nicholls (Gungahlin Lakes) | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 25.0 | 15.0 | |
Torrens (Darke St) | - | - | 5.6 | 6.4 | 12.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 13.0 | 19.6 | |
Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 16.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.8 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 10.8 | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 14.0 | 18.0 | |
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 9 am on Wednesday 1 February 2023. 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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