Friday, 1 December 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Northern Territory - Product code IDCKGC12R0
Northern Territory in November 2023
Rainfall
- November rainfall was 42.3% above the 1961–1990 average for the Northern Territory as a whole.
- Most of the territory received above average rainfall, with only parts of the western Top End recording rainfall totals below the November average.
- Above average rainfall this month was a result of widespread thunderstorms and showers.
- Several sites had their highest November daily rainfall on record.
- Some sites had their highest total November rainfall on record or their highest total November rainfall for at least 20 years.
Temperature
- For the Northern Territory as a whole, the mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures were 0.78 °C and 1.18 °C above the 1960–1990 average for November.
- Mean maximum temperatures were above average or very much above average for most of the Top End and large areas in the south of the territory.
- Mean minimum temperatures were above average or very much above average for much of the territory, but below average in parts of the Arnhem and Barkly districts.
- Batchelor Airport and Central Arnhem Plateau had their highest November temperature on record.
- Port Keats equalled its lowest November mean daily maximum temperature on record.
- Middle Point had its highest November mean daily minimum temperature on record.
Darwin Airport
- Total rainfall for Darwin Airport was 60.4 mm, which is 43% of the long-term average of 142.1 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Darwin Airport was 34.4 °C, which is 1.0 °C above the long-term average of 33.4 °C.
- The warmest day was 36.1 °C on the 19th, and the coolest day was on the 10th when the temperature reached 31.6 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Darwin Airport was 26.0 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the long-term average of 25.3 °C.
- The coldest morning was 23.8 °C on the 11th, and the warmest morning was on the 10th when the minimum temperature was 27.8 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in November 2023 | |
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| Hottest day | 43.3 °C at Ngukurr Airport on the 18th |
| Warmest days on average |
39.2 °C at Bradshaw - Angallari Valley (Defence) 39.2 °C at Ngukurr Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 31.2 °C at McCluer Island |
| Coldest day | 26.7 °C at Tennant Creek Airport on the 19th |
| Coldest night | 12.4 °C at Arltunga on the 7th |
| Coolest nights on average | 19.4 °C at Alice Springs Airport |
| Warmest nights on average | 27.2 °C at McCluer Island |
| Warmest night | 29.1 °C at Bradshaw on the 20th |
| Warmest on average overall | 32.5 °C at Bradshaw - Angallari Valley (Defence) |
| Coolest on average overall |
27.2 °C at Alice Springs Airport 27.2 °C at Territory Grape Farm |
| Wettest overall | 646.0 mm at Jabiru Council |
| Wettest day | 106.0 mm at Yeuralba Ridge on the 10th |
| Strongest wind gust | 113 km/h at Alice Springs Airport on the 30th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest November daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Walungurru Airport | 33.0 | on the 22nd | 28.2 | on the 8th in 2021 | 23 | |
| Yeuralba Ridge | 106.0 | on the 10th | 54.4 | on the 23rd in 2011 | 22 | |
| Edith Falls Ridge | 94.4 | on the 24th | 76.8 | on the 26th in 2016 | 20 | |
| Record highest November total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Delamere Weapons Range | 193.8 | 157.4 | in 2022 | 27 | 83.9 |
| Port Keats Airport | 222.6 | 217.0 | in 2001 | 25 | 86.8 |
| Highest November total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Average for November |
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| Mount Skinner | 79.0 | 84.6 | in 2001* | 28.8 | |
| Territory Grape Farm | 86.2 | 119.2 | in 2002 | 31.2 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record highest November temperature | ||||||
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Old record |
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Average for November |
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| Batchelor Airport | 41.2 | on the 3rd | 40.5 | on the 3rd in 2003 | 28 | 35.7 |
| Central Arnhem Plateau | 39.6 | on the 18th | 39.5 | on the 14th in 2004 | 20 | 35.3 |
| Record lowest November mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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Average for November |
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| Port Keats Airport | 33.7 | = 33.7 | in 1997 | 24 | 34.6 |
| Record highest November mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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Average for November |
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| Middle Point | 24.2 | 24.1 | in 2002 | 22 | 23.5 |
| Record lowest November mean temperature | |||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Port Keats Airport | 29.3 | = 29.3 | in 2010 | 24 | 30.0 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for November 2023 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for November 2023 |
Diff from average |
Highest for November 2023 |
Mean for November 2023 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for November 2023 |
Total for November 2023 |
Average for November |
Rank of November 2023 |
Fraction of November average |
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| Darwin-Daly (district 14GA) | ||||||||||||
| Batchelor Airport | 35.8 | +0.1 | 41.2 | 3rd | 24.2 | +0.2 | 22.3 | 27th | 151.6 | 135.3 | average | 112% |
| Central Arnhem Plateau | 36.2 | +0.9 | 39.6 | 18th | 23.8 | +0.3 | 21.6 | 24th | 106.8 | 108.4 | average | 99% |
| Channel Point | 33.0 | +0.1 | 35.0 | 30th | 24.6 | -0.4 | 22.5 | 8th | 87.4 | 129.4 | average | 68% |
| Charles Point | 32.4 | 33.8 | 29th | 26.7 | 24.0 | 13th | 93.8 | 100.0 | average | 94% | ||
| Croker Island Airport | 34.5 | +0.3 | 36.0 | 22nd | 24.1 | -1.8 | 22.4 | 3rd | 33.0 | |||
| Darwin Airport | 34.4 | +1.0 | 36.1 | 19th | 26.0 | +0.7 | 23.8 | 11th | 60.4 | 142.1 | low | 43% |
| Delamere Weapons Range | 37.9 | +0.2 | 42.1 | 19th | 24.5 | -0.3 | 20.8 | 24th | 193.8 | 83.9 | highest | 231% |
| Douglas River Research Farm | 37.2 | +0.3 | 41.7 | 3rd | 24.3 | +0.7 | 22.5 | 9th | 112.8 | 124.2 | average | 91% |
| East Point | 34.0 | 35.6 | 30th | 26.8 | 24.2 | 11th | 57.2 | |||||
| Jabiru Airport | 38.7 | +1.7 | 41.5 | 3rd | 25.7 | +0.7 | 23.5 | 3rd | 56.8 | 135.2 | v low | 42% |
| Kangaroo Flats (Defence) | 36.2 | 41.2 | 3rd | 25.1 | 23.0 | 9th | 172.8 | |||||
| Knuckey Lagoon | 35.7 | 38.1 | 5th | 24.3 | 22.9 | 3rd | 107.2 | |||||
| McCluer Island | 31.2 | -0.9 | 33.5 | 30th | 27.2 | -0.3 | 23.8 | 24th | 13.4 | 25.9 | average | 52% |
| Middle Point | 37.1 | +0.6 | 40.4 | 3rd | 24.2 | +0.7 | 22.6 | 27th | 79.0 | 121.6 | low | 65% |
| Mount Bundey North (Defence) | 38.2 | 41.5 | 3rd | 25.3 | 22.2 | 15th | 98.2 | |||||
| Mount Bundey South (Defence) | 38.0 | 41.1 | 3rd | 25.7 | 22.6 | 15th | 113.2 | |||||
| Murganella Airstrip | 35.1 | -0.2 | 36.5 | 2nd | 22.2 | -1.4 | 19.5 | 3rd | 30.0 | 63.7 | average | 47% |
| Noonamah Airstrip | 36.0 | 0.0 | 39.8 | 3rd | 25.0 | +0.4 | 22.5 | 9th | 126.6 | 125.2 | average | 101% |
| Oenpelli Airport | 38.5 | +0.7 | 40.8 | 18th | 24.7 | +0.1 | 22.3 | 3rd | 95.8 | 86.9 | average | 110% |
| Pirlangimpi Airport | 35.1 | +1.4 | 37.3 | 1st | 24.2 | 0.0 | 22.6 | 5th | 251.4 | 193.0 | high | 130% |
| Point Fawcett | 33.6 | +0.3 | 34.8 | 21st | 24.7 | -0.2 | 22.7 | 1st | 85.0 | 126.7 | average | 67% |
| Point Stuart | 35.2 | +0.2 | 36.7 | 30th | 25.6 | +0.6 | 23.1 | 15th | 86.2 | 103.5 | average | 83% |
| Port Keats Airport | 33.7 | -0.9 | 36.4 | 30th | 24.9 | -0.5 | 21.0 | 1st | 222.6 | 86.8 | highest | 256% |
| Tindal RAAF | 37.9 | +0.4 | 42.2 | 3rd | 25.2 | +0.2 | 21.6 | 12th | 134.4 | 96.7 | high | 139% |
| Arnhem (district 14BC) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Wessel | 34.1 | -0.4 | 35.6 | 23rd | 25.6 | -0.6 | 23.8 | 15th | 4.0 | 31.1 | average | 13% |
| Gove Airport | 32.7 | 34.2 | 30th | 23.4 | 20.3 | 3rd | 5.6 | |||||
| Groote Eylandt Airport | 34.1 | -0.5 | 36.7 | 30th | 23.4 | -0.3 | 19.9 | 2nd | 186.2 | 125.8 | high | 148% |
| Maningrida Airport | 33.9 | -0.1 | 34.9 | 22nd | 22.0 | 3rd | 31.8 | 42.2 | average | 75% | ||
| Milingimbi Airport | 33.5 | -0.5 | 34.9 | 22nd | 25.1 | -0.4 | 21.5 | 3rd | 28.4 | 53.2 | average | 53% |
| Ngayawili | 33.1 | -0.2 | 35.3 | 22nd | 23.6 | -0.9 | 19.9 | 3rd | 5.0 | 60.4 | low | 8% |
| Warruwi Airport | 33.6 | -0.1 | 35.5 | 28th | 25.8 | -0.6 | 23.9 | 24th | 44.0 | 56.2 | average | 78% |
| Roper-Mcarthur (district 14DE) | ||||||||||||
| Borroloola Airport | 38.1 | +0.4 | 41.6 | 18th | 24.1 | +0.1 | 21.1 | 16th | 76.6 | 70.8 | high | 108% |
| Bulman | 38.8 | -0.1 | 42.2 | 18th | 24.4 | 0.0 | 19.9 | 2nd | 64.2 | 60.1 | average | 107% |
| Centre Island | 34.2 | -0.5 | 36.3 | 30th | 27.0 | +0.2 | 24.4 | 13th | 15.2 | 39.9 | average | 38% |
| Daly Waters Airstrip | 37.9 | -0.3 | 41.8 | 7th | 22.0 | -1.6 | 17.1 | 7th | 156.2 | 52.9 | v high | 295% |
| McArthur River Mine Airport | 38.5 | -0.2 | 41.8 | 3rd | 24.8 | +0.6 | 22.1 | 28th | 87.2 | 59.5 | high | 147% |
| Ngukurr Airport | 39.2 | -0.7 | 43.3 | 18th | 25.3 | -0.3 | 22.4 | 2nd | 49.4 | 47.2 | average | 105% |
| Victoria (district 14F) | ||||||||||||
| Bradshaw | 38.2 | -0.4 | 42.0 | 17th | 25.7 | 0.0 | 21.3 | 27th | 53.6 | 100.1 | average | 54% |
| Bradshaw - Angallari Valley (Defence) | 39.2 | 42.8 | 18th | 25.9 | 21.7 | 27th | 62.8 | |||||
| Bradshaw - Koolendong Valley (Defence) | 37.7 | 42.1 | 3rd | 24.9 | 22.4 | 24th | 67.2 | |||||
| Lajamanu Airport | 38.6 | +0.2 | 42.6 | 18th | 24.3 | +1.1 | 21.3 | 21st | 47.8 | 34.4 | high | 139% |
| Victoria River Downs | 39.0 | +0.4 | 42.9 | 17th | 24.7 | +0.1 | 21.1 | 27th | 66.8 | 60.0 | average | 111% |
| Barkly (district 15A) | ||||||||||||
| Elliott | 38.1 | -0.9 | 41.8 | 17th | 23.1 | -0.4 | 20.0 | 10th | 44.0 | 47.1 | average | 93% |
| Tennant Creek Airport | 37.0 | +0.4 | 40.9 | 16th | 24.0 | +0.1 | 18.9 | 25th | 50.4 | 40.3 | average | 125% |
| Alice Springs (district 15B) | ||||||||||||
| Alice Springs Airport | 35.0 | +1.3 | 40.0 | 15th | 19.4 | +1.5 | 14.3 | 1st | 92.4 | 31.7 | v high | 291% |
| Curtin Springs | 36.1 | +1.6 | 40.5 | 11th | 19.7 | +1.6 | 16.1 | 2nd | 43.0 | 23.8 | high | 181% |
| Jervois | 36.8 | +0.8 | 42.8 | 15th | 21.4 | +2.3 | 15.8 | 7th | 51.6 | 24.1 | high | 214% |
| Rabbit Flat | 38.7 | -0.1 | 42.1 | 17th | 23.6 | +1.6 | 17.9 | 4th | 63.0 | 43.5 | high | 145% |
| Territory Grape Farm | 34.9 | -0.8 | 40.3 | 15th | 19.5 | +0.6 | 14.7 | 7th | 86.2 | 31.2 | v high | 276% |
| Walungurru Airport | 38.6 | +1.1 | 42.7 | 16th | 24.0 | +0.7 | 19.0 | 22nd | 49.2 | 24.1 | high | 204% |
| Watarrka | 36.6 | +1.6 | 40.6 | 11th | 21.2 | +1.5 | 17.1 | 27th | 90.8 | 48.8 | high | 186% |
| Yulara Airport | 36.0 | +1.0 | 41.0 | 10th | 20.3 | +1.8 | 16.7 | 19th | 48.4 | 32.9 | high | 147% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Northern 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 4 pm on Friday 1 December 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
