Friday, 1 December 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Northern Territory - Product code IDCKGC12R0

Northern Territory in November 2023

Rainfall

Temperature

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
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

Maps
ObservedAnomalyDecile rank
Total
rainfall		 Map of Rainfall totals Map of Percentage of normal rainfall Map of Rainfall deciles
Mean
daily
maximum
temperatures		 Map of Mean maximum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean maximum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean maximum temperature
Mean
daily
minimum
temperatures		 Map of Mean minimum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean minimum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean minimum temperature

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Record highest November daily rainfall
New record
(mm)		 Old
record		 Years of
record
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
New record
(mm)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
November
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
Observed
(mm)		 Most recent
higher		 Average for
November
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
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
November
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
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
November
Port Keats Airport 33.7 = 33.7 in 1997 24 34.6


Record highest November mean daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
November
Middle Point 24.2 24.1 in 2002 22 23.5


Record lowest November mean temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
November
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
Maximum temperatures
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
(°C)		 Rainfall
(millimetres)
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
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.

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