Tuesday, 1 August 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Northern Territory - Product code IDCKGC12R0

Northern Territory in July 2023

Rainfall

• Rainfall was above average for most of the central and southern parts of the Northern Territory. The Territory averaged July rainfall was 26.12 mm, 284% above the 1961–1990 average. It was the ninth wettest July on record (since 1900) and the wettest since 2010.
• A cloudband in late June/early July brought reasonable daily rainfall totals across the central and southern Northern Territory, contributing to July rainfall totals being up to 113.6 mm at Lajamanu Airport, over 19 times of the 1961–1990 July average of 5.9 mm. Several sites had their wettest July on record, breaking some records that stretched back to 1968.
• Some sites had their highest July daily rainfall on record.
• Some sites had their highest total July rainfall on record.
• Some sites had their highest total July rainfall for at least 20 years.

Temperature

• Mean maximum temperatures were above average for parts of the Arnhem, Carpentaria and Simpson Districts, and below average in the central west. For the Northern Territory as a whole, the mean maximum temperature was 0.37 °C above the 1961–1990 average of 25.06 °C.
• Mean minimum temperatures were above average for most of the Territory. For the Northern Territory as a whole, the mean minimum temperature was 12.48 °C or 1.53 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the highest since 2017.
• For the Northern Territory as a whole, the mean temperature was 0.95 °C above the 1961–1990 average of 18.00 °C.
• Hot days with daily maximum temperatures in the mid-30s were recorded in the northern and eastern regions late in July at Noonamah Airstrip, Jabiru Airport, Douglas River Research farm and at Oenpelli Airport. Knuckey Lagoon observed its warmest July day on record, with 35.0 °C observed on 31 July.
• Very cold days with daily maximum temperatures down to below 10 °C were observed in the south in early July at Alice Springs, Territory Grape Farm and Watarrka.
• Alice Spring recorded 7.6 °C on the 1st, which was its lowest maximum temperature in July since 2010.
• Despite very cold days at the beginning of July, Alice Spring Airport observed a warmer end to the month with 27.9 °C being recorded on 28 July.
• Very warm nights with minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid-20s were recorded in the Top End on the 5th, 11th, 17th and 23rd.
• Some sites had their coldest July day (lowest maximum temperature) on record.
• Some sites had their lowest July temperature on record.

Darwin Airport

• The warmest day was 34.7 °C on the 31st, and the coolest day was on the 25th when the temperature reached 26.0 °C.
• The coldest morning was 13.4 °C on the 25th, and the warmest morning was on the 17th when the minimum temperature was 23.2 °C.
• Total rainfall for Darwin Airport was 0 mm, which is 0% of the long-term average of 1.1 mm.
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Darwin Airport was 31.6 °C, which is 0.9 °C above the long-term average of 30.7 °C.
• The warmest day was 34.7 °C on the 31st, and the coolest day was on the 25th when the temperature reached 26.0 °C.
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Darwin Airport was 20.4 °C, which is 1.1 °C above the long-term average of 19.3 °C.
• The coldest morning was 13.4 °C on the 25th, and the warmest morning was on the 17th when the minimum temperature was 23.2 °C.

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

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* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top