Tuesday, 4 December 2007 - Monthly Climate Summary for Western Australia - Product code IDCKGC11R0

Western Australia in November 2007

The fourth warmest November on record

A very warm November was experienced across much of WA with very much above average maximum temperatures recorded. Averaged across the state, WA saw its fourth warmest November on record since comparable records commenced in 1950 with an anomaly of 1.60°C. With the exception of eastern parts of the Kimberley and Interior, most of WA saw above to very much above average maximum temperatures in November. Many locations registered their highest mean maximum temperature for November on record.

The statewide mean minimum temperature was above average, 0.62°C above the long term mean (1961−1990). Much of the state saw 1−2°C above the mean minimum temperature whilst some areas of the Kimberley and Interior experienced 1−2°C cool anomalies.

For Western Australia as a whole, rainfall in November was near average. Large areas of the west and south of the the state stretching from Carnarvon to Eucla received below to very much below average rainfall whilst parts of the Kimberley, Pilbara and Interior recorded above average rainfall.

Some extremes and records for individual locations in WA are tabulated below.

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Details

Further information

Yanhui Blockley or Glenn Cook
Western Australia Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (08) 9263 2222
Email climate.wa@bom.gov.au

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Extremes

Hottest day Highest temperature	46.2°C at Port Hedland Airport on the 20th 46.2°C at Roebourne on the 20th 46.2°C at Roebourne Aero on the 20th
Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature	42.2°C at Fitzroy Crossing Aero
Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature	19.8°C at Albany
Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature	14.5°C at Albany Airport on the 2nd
Coldest night Lowest temperature	−0.5°C at Eyre on the 22nd
Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature	8.5°C at Wandering
Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature	27.9°C at Troughton Island
Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature	32.0°C at Wittenoom on the 27th
Wettest overall Highest total rainfall	150.6 mm at Diggers Rest
Wettest day Highest daily rainfall	93.8 mm at Mornington Airstrip on the 8th
Highest wind gust	135 km/h at Wyndham Aero on the 14th

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Records

Record lowest total November rainfall
	Total rainfall for November 2007 (mm)	Previous lowest for November		Years of record	Normal for November
Newbicup	2.0	2.1	in 1975	82	26.1
Waroona	3.2	3.3	in 1943	69	35.9
Lancelin	0.6	0.8	in 1999	43	20.3
Telina Downs	4.4	7.7	in 1972	41	34.5
Lort River	0.4	0.6	in 1990	39	28.4

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Record highest November mean daily maximum temperature
	Mean daily maximum temperature for November 2007 (°C)	Previous highest for November		Years of record	Normal for November
Perth Metro	28.5	27.7	in 1920	110	26.2
Donnybrook	27.9	27.5	in 1943	103	24.8
Dwellingup	27.2	26.7	in 1999	70	23.5
Manjimup	24.7	24.6	in 2006	69	21.8
Perth Airport	29.0	28.4	in 2003	64	25.7
Carnarvon Airport	30.4	30.3	in 1982	62	27.4
Corrigin	31.7	30.8	in 1957	60	26.9
Gascoyne Junction	38.7	38.2	in 1969	45	35.1
Merredin	32.0	31.2	in 1982	42	28.4
Brookton	30.0	29.8	in 2002	41	27.4
Wongan Hills	32.1	31.6	in 2002	40	28.8
Narembeen	32.1	31.4	in 2006	39	28.3
Beverley	31.2	30.6	in 2002	38	28.3
Emu Creek Station	40.1	38.9	in 1990	36	36.7
Pingelly	29.6	29.2	in 2006	36	26.0
Kalbarri	31.8	30.4	in 2002	35	27.9
Learmonth Airport	37.8	37.1	in 1994	33	34.3

Record highest November temperature
	Highest temperature in November 2007 (°C)		Previous highest for November		Years of record	Normal for November
Onslow	45.5	on the 27th	45.1	on the 30th in 1997	47	33.8
Onslow Airport	44.8	on the 27th	44.6	on the 22nd in 1969	41	34.3
Jurien Bay	40.5	on the 11th	40.3	on the 14th in 2002	39	25.7
Hyden	43.2	on the 13th	43.0	on the 23rd in 2006	36	28.2

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Record highest November mean daily minimum temperature
	Mean daily minimum temperature for November 2007 (°C)	Previous highest for November		Years of record	Normal for November
Onslow	22.5	21.9	in 1957	117	19.2
Mardie	22.4	22.1	in 2006	52	19.9
Gascoyne Junction	21.1	20.7	in 1999	45	18.0
Onslow Airport	22.6	22.2	in 1957	41	19.8
Emu Creek Station	22.2	21.1	in 1982	36	19.2
Learmonth Airport	20.9	20.3	in 1982	33	18.3

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Record lowest November mean daily minimum temperature
	Mean daily minimum temperature for November 2007 (°C)	Previous lowest for November		Years of record	Normal for November
Wyndham	25.7	26.0	in 1999	40	27.2

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Record highest November daily minimum temperature
	Highest daily minimum temperature in November 2007 (°C)		Previous highest for November		Years of record	Normal for November
Emu Creek Station	29.0	on the 23rd	28.2	on the 18th in 1972	36	19.2

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Notes

Further information

Yanhui Blockley or Glenn Cook
Western Australia Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (08) 9263 2222
Email climate.wa@bom.gov.au

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