Sunday 1 December 2024 - Monthly Climate Summary for Northern Territory - Product code IDCKGC12R0
Northern Territory in November 2024
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in November were above to very much above average for most of the Northern Territory and close to average for parts of the Top End and southern Northern Territory.
- The Northern Territory's area-averaged rainfall total in November was 69.7 mm, 70.0% above the 1961–1990 average
- A few sites had their highest November daily rainfall on record.
- Several sites had their highest total November rainfall on record.
- Nutwood Downs recorded its highest total November rainfall for at least 20 years.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in November were above to very much above average for parts of the Top End and south-eastern Northern Territory and below average for parts of the Carpentaria district and western Northern Territory.
- The Northern Territory's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 36.72 °C, 0.57 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Pirlangimpi Airport recorded its highest November mean maximum temperature on record.
- Mean minimum temperatures in November were above to very much above average for most of the Northern Territory and close to average for parts of the Top End and western Northern Territory.
- The Northern Territory's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 24.25 °C, 1.64 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the fifth-warmest on record for all Novembers since 1910.
- Middle Point recorded its warmest November night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record and its highest November mean minimum temperature on record.
- Dum In Mirrie Airstrip recorded its lowest November mean minimum temperature on record.
- The Northern Territory's area-averaged mean temperature was 30.49 °C, 1.11 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Pirlangimpi Airport recorded its highest November mean temperature on record.
Events
- Heatwave conditions developed from 4 November across the northern Northern Territory and persisted until mid-November across the Top End.
- During November there was significant tropical moisture across the Northern Territory. Darwin Airport recorded its highest November Precipitable Water (total water in a column of air) on record on the 21st. For more details, visit the November national climate summary
Darwin Airport
- Total rainfall for Darwin Airport was 210.8 mm, which is 148% of the long-term average of 142.9 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Darwin Airport was 33.8 °C, which is 0.4 °C above the long-term average of 33.4 °C.
- The warmest day was 36.3 °C on the 15th, and the coolest day was on the 28th when the temperature reached 31.3 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Darwin Airport was 25.3 °C, which is 0.1 °C below the long-term average of 25.4 °C.
- The coldest morning was 21.9 °C on the 3rd, and the warmest morning was on the 13th when the minimum temperature was 27.5 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in November 2024 | |
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| Hottest day |
43.9 °C at Jervois on the 5th |
| Warmest days on average |
39.2 °C at Victoria River Downs |
| Coolest days on average |
31.5 °C at McCluer Island |
| Coldest day |
24.2 °C at Yulara Airport on the 9th |
| Coldest night |
12.8 °C at Alice Springs Airport on the 15th |
| Coolest nights on average |
19.1 °C at Arltunga |
| Warmest nights on average |
28.0 °C at McCluer Island |
| Warmest night |
29.7 °C at Jervois on the 17th |
| Warmest on average overall |
32.6 °C at Bradshaw - Angallari Valley (Defence) |
| Coolest on average overall |
26.3 °C at Arltunga |
| Wettest overall |
304.8 mm at Upper Fergusson River |
| Wettest day |
115.0 mm at Upper Waterhouse River on the 29th |
| Strongest wind gust |
98.0 km/h at Yulara Airport on the 11th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest November daily rainfall | ||||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| McArthur River Mine Airport | 73.6 | on the 1st | 72.4 | on 11 Nov 1970 | 54 | 61.7 |
| Birrimba | 78.6 | on the 28th | 63.5 | on 25 Nov 1968 | 27 | 65.3 |
| Walungurru Airport | 36.2 | on the 11th | 33.0 | on 22 Nov 2023 | 24 | 24.1 |
| Upper Waterhouse River | 115.0 | on the 29th | 102.6 | on 25 Nov 2021 | 24 | 81.2 |
| Record highest November total rainfall | |||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Upper Fergusson River | 304.8 | 226.6 | in 1998 | 25 | 129.1 |
| Walungurru Airport | 88.8 | 57.4 | in 2021 | 24 | 26.8 |
| Lakefield | 219.2 | 167.3 | in 2011 | 24 | 75.0 |
| Upper Victoria River | 168.0 | 162.4 | in 2022 | 23 | 61.6 |
| Yeuralba Ridge | 232.6 | 186.4 | in 2022 | 21 | 92.0 |
| Upper Seventeen Mile Creek | 282.8 | 211.2 | in 2011 | 21 | 101.8 |
| Upper Waterhouse River | 289.2 | 222.2 | in 2021 | 21 | 87.2 |
| Highest November total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for November |
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| Nutwood Downs | 171.0 | 186.0 | in 1981 | 55.6 | |
note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported
| Record highest November mean maximum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Pirlangimpi Airport | 36.1 | =36.1 | in 2015 | 43 | 33.7 |
| Record highest November daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Middle Point | 26.7 | on the 16th | 26.3 | on 03 Nov 2018 | 24 | 23.6 |
| Record highest November mean minimum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Middle Point | 24.7 | 24.2 | in 2023 | 24 | 23.6 |
| Record lowest November mean minimum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Dum In Mirrie Airstrip | 25.2 | =25.2 | in 2019 | 27 | 25.9 |
| Record highest November mean temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Pirlangimpi Airport | 30.4 | 30.2 | in 2015 | 42 | 29.0 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for November 2024 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for November 2024 |
Diff from average |
Highest for November 2024 |
Mean for November 2024 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for November 2024 |
Total for November 2024 |
Average for November |
Rank of November 2024 |
Fraction of November average |
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| Darwin-Daly (district 14GA) | ||||||||||||
| Batchelor Airport | 35.5 | -0.2 | 38.6 | 11th | 24.2 | +0.2 | 21.5 | 3rd | 132.4 | 135.2 | average | 98% |
| Central Arnhem Plateau | 35.7 | +0.4 | 39.5 | 9th | 23.2 | -0.3 | 19.1 | 5th | 162.0 | 111.0 | high | 146% |
| Charles Point | 32.3 | -0.5 | 33.7 | 13th | 25.9 | -0.5 | 23.0 | 2nd | 85.2 | 98.6 | low | 86% |
| Croker Island Airport | 34.9 | +0.7 | 36.3 | 16th | 25.2 | -0.6 | 23.1 | 10th | 72.2 | 52.7 | 137% | |
| Darwin Airport | 33.8 | +0.4 | 36.3 | 15th | 25.3 | -0.1 | 21.9 | 3rd | 210.8 | 142.9 | high | 148% |
| Delamere Weapons Range | 37.6 | -0.1 | 42.1 | 9th | 25.4 | +0.6 | 22.5 | 15th | 132.4 | 85.7 | high | 154% |
| Douglas River Research Farm | 36.3 | -0.7 | 39.8 | 11th | 24.2 | +0.6 | 22.2 | 2nd | 131.4 | 124.4 | average | 106% |
| Dum In Mirrie Airstrip | 33.9 | +0.7 | 36.0 | 15th | 25.2 | -0.7 | 22.3 | 2nd | 128.6 | 122.2 | average | 105% |
| East Point | 33.1 | 34.3 | 13th | 25.5 | 22.0 | 3rd | 146.6 | |||||
| Jabiru Airport | 37.8 | +0.7 | 41.5 | 11th | 25.4 | +0.4 | 22.9 | 18th | 105.8 | 134.6 | average | 79% |
| Kangaroo Flats (Defence) | 36.3 | 38.9 | 11th | 24.9 | 22.6 | 2nd | 137.0 | |||||
| Knuckey Lagoon | 34.5 | 38.1 | 15th | 24.6 | 21.7 | 3rd | 133.0 | |||||
| McCluer Island | 31.5 | -0.5 | 32.4 | 30th | 28.0 | +0.5 | 25.7 | 2nd | 11.6 | 25.4 | average | 46% |
| Middle Point | 35.8 | -0.7 | 38.8 | 15th | 24.7 | +1.1 | 22.9 | 22nd | 91.0 | 120.3 | average | 76% |
| Mount Bundey North (Defence) | 37.1 | 40.5 | 11th | 24.9 | 21.6 | 18th | 184.8 | |||||
| Mount Bundey South (Defence) | 36.7 | 39.8 | 11th | 25.3 | 21.8 | 18th | 127.2 | |||||
| Murganella Airstrip | 35.1 | -0.2 | 36.7 | 14th | 24.1 | +0.6 | 21.4 | 10th | 19.6 | 60.3 | low | 32% |
| Noonamah Airstrip | 35.7 | -0.3 | 38.8 | 11th | 24.9 | +0.2 | 22.6 | 2nd | 159.0 | 128.1 | high | 124% |
| Oenpelli Airport | 38.2 | +0.3 | 40.8 | 8th | 24.8 | +0.2 | 22.0 | 3rd | 93.8 | 87.5 | average | 107% |
| Pirlangimpi Airport | 36.1 | +2.4 | 38.4 | 18th | 24.6 | +0.4 | 22.6 | 10th | 126.0 | 191.8 | low | 66% |
| Point Stuart | 35.0 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 16th | 25.2 | +0.2 | 22.4 | 18th | 134.0 | 104.7 | average | 128% |
| Port Keats Airport | 34.1 | -0.5 | 36.4 | 9th | 25.3 | -0.1 | 21.1 | 2nd | 48.4 | 85.4 | low | 57% |
| Tindal RAAF | 37.5 | -0.1 | 41.2 | 11th | 24.8 | -0.2 | 22.4 | 4th | 131.4 | 97.5 | high | 135% |
| Arnhem (district 14BC) | ||||||||||||
| Gove Airport | 33.2 | 34.6 | 22nd | 24.6 | 22.8 | 2nd | 39.8 | |||||
| Groote Eylandt Airport | 34.6 | 0.0 | 37.3 | 16th | 23.7 | +0.1 | 21.2 | 5th | 100.2 | 124.8 | average | 80% |
| Maningrida Airport | 34.2 | +0.2 | 35.5 | 19th | 25.0 | +0.1 | 20.7 | 2nd | 71.6 | 43.6 | high | 164% |
| Milingimbi Airport | 34.1 | +0.1 | 35.1 | 24th | 25.7 | +0.2 | 21.3 | 2nd | 95.6 | 55.0 | high | 174% |
| Ngayawili | 34.0 | +0.7 | 35.8 | 11th | 24.6 | +0.1 | 22.6 | 9th | 22.6 | 59.0 | average | 38% |
| Warruwi Airport | 34.1 | +0.4 | 35.3 | 30th | 26.8 | +0.4 | 22.9 | 2nd | 15.2 | 55.8 | low | 27% |
| Roper-Mcarthur (district 14DE) | ||||||||||||
| Borroloola Airport | 37.0 | -0.7 | 39.5 | 13th | 24.4 | +0.4 | 21.1 | 1st | 75.4 | 70.9 | average | 106% |
| Bulman | 39.1 | +0.2 | 41.4 | 9th | 24.0 | -0.4 | 19.8 | 5th | 118.0 | 62.7 | high | 188% |
| Centre Island | 34.0 | -0.7 | 37.1 | 13th | 27.1 | +0.3 | 23.4 | 18th | 82.2 | 40.7 | high | 202% |
| Daly Waters Airstrip | 38.0 | -0.2 | 41.5 | 10th | 22.8 | -0.7 | 19.0 | 7th | 106.2 | 53.9 | high | 197% |
| McArthur River Mine Airport | 37.4 | -1.3 | 40.3 | 13th | 25.0 | +0.8 | 21.4 | 1st | 171.6 | 61.6 | high | 279% |
| Ngukurr Airport | 39.1 | -0.7 | 41.7 | 9th | 25.7 | +0.1 | 21.2 | 1st | 43.2 | 46.9 | average | 92% |
| Victoria (district 14F) | ||||||||||||
| Bradshaw | 38.1 | -0.4 | 42.4 | 9th | 25.7 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 18th | 100.6 | 100.2 | average | 100% |
| Bradshaw - Angallari Valley (Defence) | 38.9 | 43.1 | 9th | 26.0 | 23.8 | 15th | 61.0 | |||||
| Bradshaw - Koolendong Valley (Defence) | 37.2 | 41.3 | 9th | 24.7 | 20.5 | 2nd | 162.0 | |||||
| Lajamanu Airport | 38.7 | +0.3 | 42.3 | 5th | 24.8 | +1.5 | 20.6 | 2nd | 69.2 | 34.9 | high | 198% |
| Victoria River Downs | 39.2 | +0.6 | 42.1 | 11th | 25.2 | +0.6 | 21.6 | 2nd | 19.8 | 59.7 | low | 33% |
| Barkly (district 15A) | ||||||||||||
| Elliott | 38.9 | 0.0 | 41.4 | 7th | 25.1 | +1.7 | 21.6 | 1st | 76.8 | 48.2 | high | 159% |
| Tennant Creek Airport | 36.9 | +0.3 | 40.4 | 9th | 24.9 | +1.0 | 21.1 | 27th | 78.4 | 41.0 | high | 191% |
| Alice Springs (district 15B) | ||||||||||||
| Alice Springs Airport | 35.8 | +2.1 | 41.4 | 5th | 20.0 | +2.1 | 12.8 | 15th | 10.4 | 31.5 | low | 33% |
| Arltunga | 33.9 | +0.2 | 40.0 | 16th | 19.1 | +1.1 | 14.7 | 21st | 29.0 | 30.0 | average | 97% |
| Curtin Springs | 35.1 | +0.6 | 41.5 | 3rd | 20.5 | +2.4 | 15.6 | 15th | 47.8 | 24.1 | high | 198% |
| Jervois | 37.3 | +1.2 | 43.9 | 5th | 22.0 | +2.9 | 16.9 | 1st | 22.0 | 24.1 | average | 91% |
| Rabbit Flat | 37.6 | -1.2 | 42.3 | 4th | 22.5 | +0.4 | 18.6 | 15th | 31.6 | 43.1 | average | 73% |
| Territory Grape Farm | 36.1 | +0.5 | 40.9 | 3rd | 20.6 | +1.6 | 16.6 | 15th | 34.2 | 31.3 | average | 109% |
| Walungurru Airport | 36.7 | -0.8 | 42.9 | 5th | 23.7 | +0.4 | 19.0 | 23rd | 88.8 | 26.8 | highest | 331% |
| Watarrka | 34.9 | -0.2 | 42.0 | 6th | 20.5 | +0.8 | 14.8 | 18th | 63.4 | 49.2 | high | 129% |
| Yulara Airport | 34.7 | -0.3 | 42.3 | 3rd | 20.1 | +1.6 | 15.7 | 18th | 54.4 | 33.5 | high | 162% |
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 on Sunday 1 December 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
