Friday, 1 March 2024 - Monthly Climate Summary for Northern Territory - Product code IDCKGC12R0

Northern Territory in February 2024

Rainfall

• Across the NT, average rainfall was 157.75 mm, which was the 28.5% above the 1961–1990 February average.
• Tropical cyclone Lincoln crossed the Northern Territory Carpentaria coast on 16 February and brought widespread heavy rain across Northern Territory and Western Australia as a tropical low.
• Rainfall was above to very much above average across the central and east of the Territory and the highest on record on the north-east border.
• Rainfall was below to very much below average in the south-west and areas of the Arnhem and Daly districts and most of the Tiwi Islands.
• Several sites had their highest February daily rainfall on record.
• A couple of sites had their highest total February rainfall on record.
• Alexandria had its highest total February rainfall for at least 20 years.

Temperature

• The mean temperature across the NT was 0.82° C above the long-term average (based on 1961–1990).
• The mean maximum temperature across the NT was 0.44° C above the long-term average (based on 1961–1990).
• Maximum temperatures were above to very much above average in the south of the NT, including a small region of the south-west that was the highest on record. Maximum temperatures were above average across the north of the NT.
• Territory Grape Farm had its highest February mean temperature on record.
• Arltunga had its highest February temperature on record.
• The minimum temperature across the NT was 1.20° C above the long-term average (based on 1961–1990), the 8th highest on record.
• Minimum temperatures were above average across the whole of the NT, very much above average in the north and the south, and the highest on record in the north-east of the Arnhem district and regions of the Simpson and Barkly districts.
• Walungurru Airport had its warmest February night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
• Borroloola Airport had its highest February mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
• Multiple sites had their highest February mean daily minimum temperature on record.

Darwin Airport

• Total rainfall for Darwin Airport was 446.6 mm, which is 120% of the long-term average of 371.5 mm.
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Darwin Airport was 32.4 °C, which is 0.9 °C above the long-term average of 31.5 °C.
• The warmest day was 35.0 °C on the 25th, and the coolest day was on the 12th when the temperature reached 28.1 °C.
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Darwin Airport was 26.3 °C, which is 1.5 °C above the long-term average of 24.8 °C.
• The coldest morning was 23.3 °C on the 17th, and the warmest morning was on the 24th when the minimum temperature was 28.9 °C.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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