Tuesday, 30 October 2018 - Monthly Climate Summary for Northern Territory - Product code IDCKGC12R0

Northern Territory in September 2018: Very warm in the north; dry throughout

Daytime temperatures were generally average to well above average across the Northern Territory in September; in the northern half, tempartures were very much above average. Apart from a few isolated areas, rainfall was well below average throughout the Territory.

Near-record daytime temperatures for the Top End

• Averaged across the Top End, the mean daily maximum temperature was the second highest on record, behind only September 2017
• Across the entire NT, the mean maximum temperature was 1.38 °C above the long-term average for September. Maximum temperatures were well above average in the northern half of the Territory and near-average in the southern half.
• Overnight temperatures were near average; overall the mean daily minimum temperature was 0.03 °C above the long-term average across the Territory. Minimum temperatures were generally near to above average in the northern half and below average in the southern half of the NT.

Generally dry, but unseasonable rain across northwest late in month

• Averaged across the Northern Territory, rainfall during September was 85% below average
• In the final week of September some unseasonable rainfall was observed across the western Top End, including a record September daily rainfall at Port Keats on the 26th

Darwin Airport

• Total rainfall for Darwin Airport was 33.0 mm, which is 209% of the long-term average of 15.8 mm
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Darwin Airport was 33.6 °C, which is 1.0 °C above the long-term average of 32.6 °C. The warmest day was 36.0 °C on the 23rd, and the coolest day was on the 1st when the temperature reached 31.1 °C
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Darwin Airport was 22.8 °C, which is 0.2 °C below the long-term average of 23.0 °C. The coldest morning was 21.4 °C on the 1st, and the warmest morning was on the 28th when the minimum temperature was 24.3 °C

Alice Springs Airport

• Total rainfall for Alice Springs Airport was 1.2 mm, which is 14% of the long-term average of 8.5 mm
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Alice Springs Airport was 27.7 °C, which is 0.4 °C above the long-term average of 27.3 °C. The warmest day was 35.2 °C on the 28th, and the coolest day was on the 21st when the temperature reached 17.9 °C
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Alice Springs Airport was 8.7 °C, which is 1.6 °C below the long-term average of 10.3 °C, and lowest since 2015. The coldest morning was 2.5 °C on the 17st, and the warmest morning was on the 15th when the minimum temperature was 15.9 °C

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	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top