Wednesday, 1 November 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Australian Capital Territory - Product code IDCKGC15L0
Australian Capital Territory in October 2023
Rainfall
- October rainfall was below average at most sites in the territory. Most of the monthly rainfall totalls occurred during the 5th.
Temperature
- Maximum temperatures were mostly above average. The warmest day was 29.7 °C recorded at Canberra airport on the 1st.
- Minimum temperatures were below average at all sites. The coldest night was -3.6 °C recorded at Mount Ginini on the 26th.
Canberra Airport
- Total rainfall for Canberra Airport was 32.6 mm, which is 58% of the long-term average at the current site of 55.9 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Canberra Airport was 21.9 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the long-term average at the current site of 21.2 °C.
- The warmest day was 29.7 °C on the 1st, and the coolest day was on the 5th when the temperature reached 14.0 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Canberra Airport was 5.1 °C, which is 1.2 °C below the long-term average at the current site of 6.3 °C.
- The coldest morning was -1.1 °C on the 26th, and the warmest morning was on the 4th when the minimum temperature was 14.3 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in October 2023 | |
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| Hottest day | 29.7 °C at Canberra Airport on the 1st |
| Warmest days on average | 21.9 °C at Canberra Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 12.2 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Coldest day | 2.9 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 5th |
| Coldest night | -3.6 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 26th |
| Coolest nights on average | 2.3 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Warmest nights on average | 6.1 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS |
| Warmest night | 14.3 °C at Canberra Airport on the 4th |
| Warmest on average overall | 14.0 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS |
| Coolest on average overall | 7.3 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Wettest overall | 88.2 mm at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Wettest day | 64.0 mm at Mount Ginini AWS on the 5th |
| Strongest wind gust | 93 km/h at Mount Ginini AWS on the 3rd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for October 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for October 2023 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2023 |
Mean for October 2023 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2023 |
Total for October 2023 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2023 |
Fraction of October average |
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| Canberra Airport | 21.9 | +0.7 | 29.7 | 1st | 5.1 | -1.2 | -1.1 | 26th | 32.6 | 55.9 | average | 58% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 12.2 | -0.3 | 20.1 | 2nd | 2.3 | -0.7 | -3.6 | 26th | 88.2 | 87.5 | average | 101% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 21.8 | +0.9 | 29.4 | 1st | 6.1 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 17th | 35.2 | 59.2 | low | 59% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for October 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 | 29.7 | 27.5 | 26.7 | 19.9 | 14.0 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 19.5 | 23.2 | 21.7 | 23.5 | 26.7 | 17.1 | 19.5 | 18.1 | 15.5 | 18.2 | 22.0 | 24.6 | 26.4 | 29.1 | 19.2 | 22.4 | 25.5 | 19.8 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 20.6 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 22.0 |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 18.1 | 20.1 | 14.8 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 13.4 | 14.6 | 16.7 | 15.3 | 5.9 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 14.6 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 20.0 | 9.6 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 12.6 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 11.4 |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 29.4 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 18.0 | 14.2 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 19.7 | 23.5 | 21.6 | 24.6 | 26.1 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 17.8 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 22.1 | 24.7 | 27.3 | 29.0 | 18.7 | 23.6 | 26.0 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 20.2 | 25.8 | 25.1 | 21.4 |
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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 October 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 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 11.8 | 14.3 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 8.5 | -0.3 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 10.7 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 8.2 |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 9.0 | 7.0 | 9.4 | 6.8 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -2.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 6.3 | -1.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -2.7 | -0.4 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | -3.6 | -3.2 | -1.6 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 3.7 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 10.4 |
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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 October 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 | 22.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.8 | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | |||||
| Bruce (Australian Institute of Sport) | - | - | - | - | 25.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Canberra Airport | - | - | - | - | 20.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mount Ginini AWS | - | - | 1.8 | 4.6 | 64.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | |
| Nicholls (Gungahlin Lakes) | - | - | - | - | 23.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Torrens (Darke St) | - | - | - | 0.4 | 32.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | - | - | - | 0.6 | 28.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | |
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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, usually published in the first week of the following 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.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 11 am on Wednesday 1 November 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.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
