Thursday, 1 August 2024 - Monthly Climate Summary for Northern Territory - Product code IDCKGC12R0
Northern Territory in July 2024
Rainfall
- Average rainfall for July was 4.49 mm across the Northern Territory, 34.0% below the 1961–1990 average of 6.80 mm.
- Rainfall was average to very much above average for central and south-eastern parts of the NT and below average for parts of the eastern Arnhem District and south-western NT.
- Point Fawcett had its highest total July rainfall on record.
- Darwin Airport and Howard Springs Nature Park had their highest total July rainfall for at least 20 years.
Temperature
- The mean maximum temperature across the NT was 25.22 °C, 0.16 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Maximum temperatures were close to average across most of the NT, above average across most of the Top End and below average in the far south-east.
- The mean minimum temperature across the NT was 11.27 °C, 0.32 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Minimum temperatures were above average for parts of the Top End and eastern NT and below average for parts of southern NT.
- Central Arnhem Plateau recorded its lowest July temperature on record on the 27th.
- Several sites had their warmest July night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
- The mean temperature across the NT was 18.24 °C, 0.24 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
Darwin Airport
- Total rainfall for Darwin Airport was 2.4 mm, which is 218% of the long-term average of 1.1 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Darwin Airport was 31.3 °C, which is 0.6 °C above the long-term average of 30.7 °C.
- The warmest day was 33.8 °C on the 10th, and the coolest day was on the 18th when the temperature reached 26.9 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Darwin Airport was 20.0 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the long-term average of 19.3 °C.
- The coldest morning was 14.8 °C on the 18th, and the warmest morning was on the 27th when the minimum temperature was 24.9 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in July 2024 | |
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| Hottest day | 35.9 °C at Douglas River Research Farm on the 1st |
| Warmest days on average | 32.8 °C at Oenpelli Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 19.5 °C at Alice Springs Airport |
| Coldest day | 10.5 °C at Arltunga on the 1st |
| Coldest night | -3.1 °C at Alice Springs Airport on the 30th |
| Coolest nights on average | 3.0 °C at Alice Springs Airport |
| Warmest nights on average | 23.9 °C at Cape Wessel |
| Warmest night | 25.4 °C at Cape Wessel on the 2nd |
| Warmest on average overall | 27.0 °C at Cape Wessel |
| Coolest on average overall | 11.3 °C at Alice Springs Airport |
| Wettest overall | 20.6 mm at Tennant Creek Airport |
| Wettest day | 14.4 mm at Tennant Creek Airport on the 1st |
| Strongest wind gust |
65 km/h at McCluer Island on the 3rd 65 km/h at Cape Wessel on the 17th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest July total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for July |
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| Point Fawcett | 4.2 | 3.2 | in 2019 | 28 | 0.5 |
| Highest July total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Average for July |
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| Darwin Airport | 2.4 | 26.6 | in 2001 | 1.1 | |
| Howard Springs Nature Park | 0.6 | 12.8 | in 2001* | 1.0 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record highest July daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for July |
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| Central Arnhem Plateau | 22.6 | on the 27th | 22.1 | on the 5th in 2010 | 20 | 15.7 |
| Record lowest July temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for July |
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| Daly Waters Airstrip | 0.8 | on the 20th | 1.5 | on the 20th in 1965 | 55 | 11.9 |
| Borroloola Airport | 3.1 | on the 19th | 3.4 | on the 10th in 2007 | 31 | 12.0 |
| Delamere Weapons Range | 5.5 | on the 19th | 8.0 | on the 11th in 2007 | 28 | 14.9 |
| Point Fawcett | 9.7 | on the 19th | 9.8 | on the 26th in 2023 | 26 | 18.0 |
| McCluer Island | 19.0 | on the 19th | 19.4 | on the 10th in 2007 | 25 | 23.1 |
| Maningrida Airport | 9.6 | on the 18th | 10.7 | on the 22nd in 2012 | 21 | 18.4 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for July 2024 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for July 2024 |
Diff from average |
Highest for July 2024 |
Mean for July 2024 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for July 2024 |
Total for July 2024 |
Average for July |
Rank of July 2024 |
Fraction of July average |
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| Darwin-Daly (district 14GA) | ||||||||||||
| Batchelor Airport | 31.9 | -0.1 | 34.7 | 1st | 17.0 | +0.6 | 10.2 | 20th | 0 | 0.8 | lowest | 0% |
| Central Arnhem Plateau | 29.0 | -0.1 | 32.8 | 26th | 15.9 | +0.2 | 8.7 | 19th | 1.0 | 1.8 | high | 56% |
| Charles Point | 29.6 | +0.1 | 32.8 | 11th | 20.6 | +0.3 | 15.5 | 19th | 0 | 0.3 | v low | 0% |
| Croker Island Airport | 29.9 | -0.2 | 32.3 | 11th | 20.3 | -0.7 | 16.3 | 5th | 0 | 0.3 | v low | 0% |
| Darwin Airport | 31.3 | +0.6 | 33.8 | 10th | 20.0 | +0.7 | 14.8 | 18th | 2.4 | 1.1 | high | 218% |
| Delamere Weapons Range | 29.0 | -0.7 | 33.0 | 7th | 14.9 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 19th | 1.6 | 1.8 | high | 89% |
| Douglas River Research Farm | 31.9 | 0.0 | 35.9 | 1st | 14.6 | +1.7 | 6.0 | 20th | 0 | 2.8 | lowest | 0% |
| East Point | 31.0 | 34.4 | 10th | 20.2 | 14.9 | 18th | 4.4 | |||||
| Jabiru Airport | 32.5 | +0.4 | 35.2 | 26th | 19.1 | +0.3 | 11.8 | 18th | 3.4 | 2.8 | high | 121% |
| Kangaroo Flats (Defence) | 32.4 | 35.3 | 1st | 18.5 | 12.6 | 18th | 0 | |||||
| Knuckey Lagoon | 32.1 | 35.0 | 18th | 17.4 | 10.6 | 19th | 0.8 | |||||
| McCluer Island | 27.4 | 0.0 | 29.6 | 11th | 23.4 | +0.3 | 19.0 | 19th | 0 | 1.0 | lowest | 0% |
| Middle Point | 32.4 | -0.4 | 34.5 | 10th | 16.0 | +1.5 | 6.8 | 18th | 0 | 0.3 | lowest | 0% |
| Mount Bundey North (Defence) | 32.1 | 34.6 | 9th | 18.8 | 12.0 | 19th | 0 | |||||
| Mount Bundey South (Defence) | 32.2 | 34.6 | 9th | 17.7 | 9.2 | 18th | 0.8 | |||||
| Murganella Airstrip | 30.2 | -0.7 | 32.8 | 11th | 17.0 | +0.2 | 8.9 | 18th | 0 | 0.5 | v low | 0% |
| Noonamah Airstrip | 32.7 | -0.3 | 35.0 | 10th | 17.1 | +1.0 | 8.3 | 18th | 0 | 0.1 | v low | 0% |
| Oenpelli Airport | 32.8 | -0.5 | 35.0 | 25th | 18.6 | -0.1 | 9.2 | 18th | 0 | 2.0 | v low | 0% |
| Pirlangimpi Airport | 32.2 | +0.9 | 34.8 | 31st | 19.8 | +1.3 | 13.3 | 18th | 0 | 2.4 | lowest | 0% |
| Point Fawcett | 30.0 | -0.2 | 32.8 | 1st | 17.8 | -0.2 | 9.7 | 19th | 4.2 | 0.5 | highest | 840% |
| Port Keats Airport | 31.1 | -0.4 | 34.9 | 8th | 17.8 | +1.0 | 10.9 | 18th | 0 | 1.3 | lowest | 0% |
| Tindal RAAF | 30.6 | +0.2 | 33.7 | 8th | 14.5 | +0.9 | 6.1 | 19th | 0 | 3.0 | lowest | 0% |
| Arnhem (district 14BC) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Wessel | 30.1 | +0.3 | 31.7 | 14th | 23.9 | 0.0 | 21.6 | 19th | 5.6 | 17.5 | low | 32% |
| Gove Airport | 28.5 | 30.1 | 13th | 21.5 | 17.4 | 15th | 7.8 | |||||
| Groote Eylandt Airport | 28.5 | -0.3 | 31.8 | 27th | 16.1 | +0.4 | 8.1 | 20th | 0.2 | 2.5 | low | 8% |
| Maningrida Airport | 30.5 | -0.3 | 32.7 | 11th | 18.3 | -0.1 | 9.6 | 18th | 0.6 | 0.7 | high | 86% |
| Milingimbi Airport | 30.3 | -0.3 | 32.6 | 10th | 19.0 | -0.3 | 11.5 | 18th | 0.8 | 2.4 | average | 33% |
| Ngayawili | 29.7 | 0.0 | 31.5 | 26th | 19.7 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 19th | 0.8 | 3.2 | average | 25% |
| Warruwi Airport | 28.8 | 0.0 | 31.9 | 11th | 21.6 | +0.3 | 17.5 | 19th | 0 | 1.7 | lowest | 0% |
| Roper-Mcarthur (district 14DE) | ||||||||||||
| Borroloola Airport | 30.5 | 0.0 | 34.0 | 26th | 12.7 | +0.7 | 3.1 | 19th | 0 | 1.1 | lowest | 0% |
| Bulman | 30.7 | -0.2 | 34.5 | 26th | 14.6 | +0.8 | 5.7 | 19th | 0 | 1.0 | lowest | 0% |
| Centre Island | 26.5 | +0.1 | 30.6 | 12th | 19.1 | +0.4 | 15.3 | 18th | 1.2 | 1.8 | average | 67% |
| Daly Waters Airstrip | 28.5 | -0.6 | 33.3 | 8th | 10.7 | -1.2 | 0.8 | 20th | 5.6 | 2.7 | v high | 207% |
| McArthur River Mine Airport | 30.2 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 9th | 13.1 | +0.8 | 3.7 | 19th | 0.2 | 2.5 | high | 8% |
| Ngukurr Airport | 30.9 | -0.1 | 34.0 | 26th | 15.7 | +1.4 | 5.9 | 18th | 0 | 0.5 | v low | 0% |
| Victoria (district 14F) | ||||||||||||
| Bradshaw | 31.0 | -1.1 | 35.0 | 9th | 15.9 | +0.6 | 5.8 | 19th | 1.0 | 0.5 | high | 200% |
| Bradshaw - Angallari Valley (Defence) | 30.6 | 34.8 | 8th | 16.9 | 8.5 | 19th | 4.8 | |||||
| Bradshaw - Koolendong Valley (Defence) | 31.0 | 34.9 | 7th | 12.5 | 2.1 | 19th | 6.2 | |||||
| Lajamanu Airport | 27.1 | -0.1 | 31.7 | 26th | 10.7 | +1.2 | 2.2 | 19th | 0 | 5.8 | lowest | 0% |
| Victoria River Downs | 29.1 | -0.4 | 33.0 | 9th | 12.5 | +1.5 | 4.3 | 20th | 2.4 | 2.9 | high | 83% |
| Barkly (district 15A) | ||||||||||||
| Elliott | 26.3 | -2.0 | 31.2 | 25th | 13.2 | +1.7 | 4.6 | 20th | 6.1 | 3.5 | high | 174% |
| Tennant Creek Airport | 24.2 | -0.5 | 30.0 | 7th | 11.7 | -0.6 | 5.9 | 20th | 20.6 | 6.5 | high | 317% |
| Alice Springs (district 15B) | ||||||||||||
| Alice Springs Airport | 19.5 | -0.4 | 28.5 | 11th | 3.0 | -1.0 | -3.1 | 30th | 3.2 | 14.2 | average | 23% |
| Curtin Springs | 19.9 | -0.5 | 26.6 | 11th | 3.7 | -0.2 | -1.7 | 21st | 0.8 | 11.6 | average | 7% |
| Jervois | 20.7 | -1.4 | 28.6 | 11th | 5.8 | +0.4 | 0.4 | 19th | 1.8 | 13.2 | average | 14% |
| Rabbit Flat | 26.1 | -0.3 | 31.0 | 11th | 7.7 | +1.0 | 1.6 | 18th | 0 | 5.6 | lowest | 0% |
| Territory Grape Farm | 21.9 | -0.9 | 28.6 | 11th | 4.9 | -0.2 | -2.3 | 4th | 0 | 6.0 | lowest | 0% |
| Walungurru Airport | 23.1 | -0.8 | 29.1 | 11th | 9.9 | -0.9 | 3.8 | 5th | 0 | 9.5 | lowest | 0% |
| Watarrka | 21.4 | -0.6 | 28.0 | 11th | 6.2 | +0.1 | -3.0 | 4th | 2.6 | 11.8 | average | 22% |
| Yulara Airport | 20.1 | -0.7 | 26.6 | 11th | 3.9 | -0.6 | -1.1 | 21st | 0 | 14.7 | lowest | 0% |
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 11 am on Thursday 1 August 2024. 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
