Monday, 2 April 2012 - Monthly Climate Summary for Western Australia - Product code IDCKGC21R0

Western Australia in March 2012: wet and cool in the north, warm and dry in the southwest

• Rainfall: Above average for WA, 5th driest March for southwest WA
• Maximum temperature: below average for WA, 6th warmest March for southwest WA
• Minimum temperature: below average for WA, near average for southwest WA.

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Rainfall

Rainfall during March 2012 was above to very much above average in the Kimberley and adjacent parts of the Pilbara and Interior, mostly due to a monsoonal burst during the middle of the month. Above average rainfall was also observed in parts of the Gascoyne, Goldfields, Southeast Coastal, and western Eucla mostly as a result of ex-Tropical Cyclone Lua moving through central WA. In contrast, below average rainfall was observed in western and southern parts of the Southwest Land Division (SWLD) and the adjacent southwest Gascoyne, as well as in the eastern Interior and inland Eucla with little or no rainfall recorded during the month. When averaged across the state, March 2012 rainfall was above average, however the Lower Southwest (southwest a line from Jurien Bay to Bremer Bay) as a whole experienced its 5th driest March since comparable records commenced in 1900, though rainfall during March is typically low.

A trough extending across the Kimberley and northeast Interior resulted in scattered showers and thunderstorms in these regions in the first few days of March, with some heavy falls and daily totals up to 100 mm observed in the north and east Kimberley. An active monsoon across northern Australia continued to produce showers and thunderstorms in the Kimberley into the second week of the month and caused flooding in some communities. A tropical low off the Pilbara coast developed into Tropical Cyclone Lua in the afternoon of the 13th before eventually crossing the Pilbara coast near Pardoo Roadhouse on the 17th and tracking southwards through central WA in subsequent days. Edjudina in the Goldfields registered 75.0 mm on the 19th when ex-TC Lua passed through the region, the wettest March day in its 104 years of daily rainfall record. Troughton Island in the north Kmberley recorded a daily total of 260.6 mm on the 14th, which is its third wettest day in 27 years of record and more than double the previous March highest daily rainfall of 104.6 mm on 25 March 1964. This was also the highest daily rainfall recorded in WA in March 2012.

Dampier Downs in the west Kimberley recorded 341.6 mm in March, exceeding its previous wettest March of 340.3 mm in 2007, whilst Home Valley in the north Kimberley received 1194.0 mm, the wettest spot in WA during March 2012. From the 10th to the 15th, Home Valley experienced the brunt of a monsoonal burst with four days with over 100 mm, including a daily fall of 244.0 mm on the 13th.

A number of sites in western parts of the SWLD recorded very low or no measurable rainfall during March 2012, with several sites, particularly in the Southwest district, observing their driest March on record, the result of a lack of frontal or thunderstorm activity for much of the month. Cape Leeuwin recorded its driest March in 116 years of record.

Maximum temperature

Much of WA saw below to very much below average maximum temperatures in March, with areas up to 4 °C cooler than normal in the east Pilbara and far east Gascoyne. Above to very much above average maximum temperatures were confined to the west Gascoyne, western parts of SWLD, and the southeast Eucla, with up to 4 °C warmer than normal maxima in coastal parts of the southwest Gascoyne, and 3 °C warmer than normal maxima in the southwest Lower West and Southwest districts. When averaged across the state, the mean maximum temperature for WA during March 2012 was below average, however, daytime temperatures over the Lower Southwest were the 6th warmest for March on record. Comparable records commenced in 1950.

Widespread rainfall and overcast conditions brought a number of cooler than normal days to the east Pilbara during the passage of TC Lua. Several sites in the region experienced their coolest March day on record on the 17th, with Port Hedland Airport recording a daily maximum temperature of 24.1 °C, which is 12.7 °C below normal and 1.7 °C below the previous coolest March day on recordat the airport. Port Hedland Airport also experienced its coolest March in 63 years of record. Cool days were experienced through central WA over subsequent days as ex-TC Lua moved through the state bringing heavy rainfall and cloudy conditions, while a ridge to the south of the state and a deck of cloud over central parts saw very cool days persist in the Goldfields and southern coastal areas through to the 21st with daily maxima in the mid-to-high teens. In contrast to the cool weather over central parts of the state after the middle of the month, the first half of March 2012 saw very hot conditions at times in western parts of the Gascoyne and SWLD, with numerous locations observing multiple days of over 40 °C. Kalbarri in the Central West recorded a mean daily maximum temperature of 35.6 °C, exceeding the previous March record of 35.3 °C set last year.

Minimum temperature

March 2012 saw below average mean minimum temperatures in the Eucla, Goldfields, east Gascoyne, much of the Interior, east Pilbara, and parts of the Kimberley, with areas up to 3 °C cooler than normal in the northern Goldfields, eastern Gascoyne, and central Interior. Above average overnight temperatures were observed along the SWLD south coast, as well as in the Central West, west Gascoyne, and west Pilbara. When averaged across the state, the mean minimum temperature for WA was below average, whilst the Lower Southwest recorded near average overnight temperatures.

Other Phenomena

Tropical Cyclone Lua formed to the northwest of Karratha, well off the west Pilbara coast, on the afternoon of 13 March 2012. Lua moved northwestward and intensified to category two on the 15th before taking a u-turn and moving southeastward towards the WA coast. Lua intensified further to category 3 on the 16th and took a south-southeast track on the 17th as it intensified to category four and approached the east Pilbara coast. Lua crossed the coast near Pardoo Roadhouse on the afternoon of the 17th as a category four system. After landfall, Lua tracked southwards through the inland Pilbara and steadily weakened to below tropical cyclone strength on the morning of the 18th in the northeast Gascoyne. Significant damage was reported from Pardoo Roadhouse and the Yarrie mine site with uprooted trees and damage to buildings. TC Lua caused moderate to major flooding of the De Grey river system in the east Pilbara, particularly in the vicinity of Tumbinna Pool and Nullagine. Ex-TC Lua moved through the Goldfields, Southeast Coastal, and Eucla between the 19th and 20th, bringing some significant rainfall.

Further information

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

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Extremes in March 2012
Hottest day	44.6 °C at Kalbarri on the 9th
Warmest days on average	37.0 °C at Emu Creek Station
Coolest days on average	23.9 °C at Albany
Coldest day	17.4 °C at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport on the 21st
Coldest night	2.7 °C at Salmon Gums Res.Stn. on the 16th
Coolest nights on average	10.3 °C at Collie East
Warmest nights on average	26.7 °C at Varanus Island 25.1 °C at Onslow (mainland)
Warmest night	29.0 °C at Varanus Island on the 9th 29.0 °C at Onslow on the 10th
Wettest overall	1194.0 mm at Home Valley
Wettest day	260.6 mm at Troughton Island on the 14th 244.0 mm at Home Valley (mainland) on the 13th
Highest wind gust	109 km/h at Varanus Island on the 15th 96 km/h at Broome Airport on the 17th

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Record highest March daily rainfall
	Highest daily rainfall in March 2012 (mm)		Previous wettest for March		Years of record
Edjudina	75.0	on the 19th	66.8	on the 19th in 1927	104

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Record highest total March rainfall
	Total rainfall for March 2012 (mm)	Previous wettest for March		Years of record	Average for March
Dampier Downs	341.6	340.3	in 2007	38	92.9

 

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Record lowest total March rainfall
	Total rainfall for March 2012 (mm)	Previous driest for March		Years of record	Average for March
Cape Leeuwin	1.2	1.6	in 1983	116	28.0
Cape Naturaliste	0.2	0.6	in 1974	108	22.5
Pemberton	2.9	5.1	in 1974	72	36.6
Walpole	5.7	8.8	in 1983	61	44.5
Karnet	0.0	0.4	in 2011	49	23.4
Jarrahwood	0.0	1.2	in 1976	37	18.1
Munglinup Melaleuca	0.0	5.4	in 1977	36	27.2

 

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Record lowest March daily maximum temperature
	Lowest daily maximum temperature in March 2012 (°C)		Previous coolest for March		Years of record	Average for March
Port Hedland Airport	24.1	on the 17th	25.8	on the 21st in 1965	64	36.8
Wittenoom	22.2	on the 17th	22.6	on the 29th in 1988	59	36.7
Roebourne	25.4	on the 17th	25.6	on the 2nd in 1961	54	37.6

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Record highest March mean daily maximum temperature
	Mean daily maximum temperature for March 2012 (°C)	Previous warmest for March		Years of record	Average for March
Kalbarri	35.6	35.3	in 2011	38	32.6

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Record lowest March mean daily maximum temperature
	Mean daily maximum temperature for March 2012 (°C)	Previous coolest for March		Years of record	Average for March
Port Hedland Airport	32.9	33.4	in 2000	63	36.8

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Summary statistics for March 2012
	Maximum temperatures for March (°C)				Minimum temperatures for March (°C)				Rainfall for March (millimetres)
	Mean for March 2012	Diff from average	Highest for March 2012		Mean for March 2012	Diff from average	Lowest for March 2012		Total for March 2012	Average for March	Rank of March 2012	Fraction of March average
North Kimberley (district 01)
Doongan	31.5	-1.6	34.0	31st	22.2	+0.4	19.4	27th	668.4	209.9	v high	318%
Kalumburu	32.3	-1.2	35.6	30th	22.4	-1.1	18.9	27th
Mount Elizabeth	31.3	-1.0	34.0	31st	21.5	+1.1	15.9	26th	271.3	165.1	high	164%
Troughton Island	31.3	-0.7	32.7	28th	26.1	-0.3	22.5	29th	518.2	145.3	v high	357%
Truscott	31.6		33.6	30th	24.7		22.7	29th
Wyndham	33.6	-2.4	36.9	22nd	25.0	-0.5	19.2	26th	334.0	163.2	high	205%
Wyndham Aero	33.9	-1.6	36.9	22nd	25.0	-0.5	20.1	26th	258.4	158.1	high	163%
East Kimberley (district 02)
Argyle Aerodrome	33.9	-1.3	36.5	31st	24.2	-0.4	20.7	26th	268.2	164.9	high	163%
Halls Creek Airport	32.6	-2.8	35.5	31st	22.4	-0.4	17.3	26th	137.4	81.5	high	169%
Kununurra Aero	33.8	-1.7	36.5	31st	24.0	-0.2	18.9	26th	455.6	157.4	v high	289%
Warmun	34.0	-1.9	37.5	29th	23.4	+0.2	16.3	26th	132.6	121.4	average	109%
West Kimberley (district 03)
Bidyadanga	33.4	-1.9	38.2	5th	24.0	-0.9	19.8	3rd	358.8	98.3	v high	365%
Broome Airport	32.5	-1.4	36.1	5th	24.6	-0.8	21.7	4th	240.2	102.7	high	234%
Curtin Aero	33.6	-2.5	37.9	28th	23.4	-0.8	21.5	27th	497.0	174.3	v high	285%
Cygnet Bay	31.8	-1.9	34.8	31st	23.6	-0.9	19.9	23rd	430.4	175.0	v high	246%
Derby Aero	33.0	-2.2	36.4	28th	24.3	-0.7	22.7	4th	316.6	135.8	v high	233%
Fitzroy Crossing Aero	34.5	-2.0	37.6	31st	23.3	-0.7	20.8	27th	271.6	128.7	high	211%
West Roebuck	33.7	-1.0	37.4	5th	23.7	-0.6	20.2	3rd	287.6	173.1	high	166%
De Grey (district 04)
Bedout Island	31.2		34.0	6th	25.7		23.0	15th
Karratha Aero	33.2	-2.9	38.8	8th	24.7	-1.0	20.8	4th	57.6	51.3	high	112%
Legendre Island	31.5		35.4	8th	25.7		20.3	17th
Marble Bar	34.5	-3.0	39.8	29th	23.2	-1.8	19.5	18th	88.2	87.2	average	101%
Pardoo Station	33.6	-2.6	38.6	28th	23.1	-1.4	17.0	5th	131.3	64.6	high	203%
Port Hedland Airport	32.9	-3.9	38.5	29th	23.5	-1.0	18.5	4th	172.2	50.1	v high	344%
Roebourne	34.3	-3.3	39.6	29th	24.2	-1.1	20.1	4th	84.6	64.5	high	131%
Roebourne Aero	33.8	-3.7	38.9	5th	23.8	-1.4	18.3	4th	110.0	47.9	high	230%
Fortescue (district 05)
Barrow Island Airport	31.8	-1.4	35.5	30th	25.8	-0.7	22.9	17th	30.4	60.4	average	50%
Learmonth Airport	35.7	-0.7	39.6	30th	23.7	+0.8	20.3	6th	15.0	39.0	average	39%
Mardie	35.7	-1.9	40.9	6th	24.5	+0.4	20.8	18th	4.8	50.0	average	10%
Onslow	34.3	-1.1	39.5	30th	25.1	+1.8	22.1	18th	25.1	49.0	average	51%
Onslow Airport	35.7	-0.3	40.2	30th	24.8	+0.8	21.7	18th	6.0	73.3	average	8%
Thevenard Island	33.6	-0.2	37.9	6th	26.0	0.0	23.6	1st	7.0	26.1	average	27%
Wittenoom	33.4	-3.3	38.4	30th	22.9	-1.4	17.7	17th	28.8	69.7	average	41%
West Gascoyne (district 06)
Carnarvon Airport	34.3	+2.8	41.5	6th	22.1	0.0	17.9	5th	59.6	16.5	v high	361%
Denham	32.9	+1.9	40.2	6th	24.1	+2.1	20.3	21st	9.2	14.4	average	64%
Emu Creek Station	37.0	-1.4	41.2	7th	24.0	+0.2	21.1	18th	59.8	40.2	high	149%
Murchison	35.4	+0.2	41.0	8th	20.0	+0.1	15.5	4th	6.6	32.9	average	20%
Shark Bay Airport	35.9	+1.8	41.9	6th	21.7	+0.6	18.4	3rd	8.2	14.6	high	56%
East Gascoyne (district 07)
Newman Aero									49.0	40.5	average	121%
Paraburdoo Aero	33.5	-3.1	39.1	15th	22.0	-1.2	16.8	18th	77.0	46.4	high	166%
Murchison (district 07A)
Meekatharra Airport	31.3	-3.0	38.3	14th	19.4	-1.9	13.8	18th	69.4	28.8	high	241%
Mount Magnet Aero	31.9	-1.1	39.7	13th	18.7	-1.4	13.3	21st	42.2	35.4	average	119%
North Coast (district 08)
Dalwallinu	31.4	-0.3	39.3	12th	15.9	-0.5	10.3	31st	0.8	22.4	v low	4%
Dalwallinu Comparison	31.5	-0.1	39.5	12th	16.8	+0.1	11.0	31st	1.0	23.9	low	4%
Geraldton Airport	33.7		43.5	9th	18.2		14.0	22nd	0
Geraldton Airport Comparison	33.5	+2.5	42.8	9th	18.4	+0.5	13.8	22nd	0	15.6	lowest	0%
Kalbarri	35.6	+3.0	44.6	9th	20.9	+1.8	15.6	30th	0	11.6	lowest	0%
Morawa Airport	33.7	+0.5	41.0	9th	17.8	-0.1	13.0	31st	2.4	14.9	average	16%
Mullewa	34.6	+0.9	40.8	9th	19.2	+0.9	14.7	22nd	0	18.6	lowest	0%
North Island	30.3	+2.2	37.4	6th	22.9	+1.0	20.3	3rd	1.4	2.4	average	58%
Wongan Hills	31.8	+0.9	40.5	12th	16.1	-0.3	9.5	31st	26.4	20.3	high	130%
Central Coast (district 09)
Badgingarra Research Stn	32.3	+0.3	40.1	9th	17.1	+0.7	10.7	31st	0.8	15.8	low	5%
Bickley	28.9	+0.8	38.1	12th	14.6	+0.1	10.0	31st	0	24.1	lowest	0%
Champion Lakes	30.5		39.6	11th	17.4		12.0	31st	0
Garden Island HSF	28.5	+1.1	37.7	11th	17.6	-0.7	13.5	31st	0.2	12.3	low	2%
Gingin Aero	32.0	+1.2	41.2	12th	15.2	0.0	5.9	31st	0	13.8	v low	0%
Gooseberry Hill	31.0	+1.1	40.5	10th	17.0	+0.6	12.3	20th
Gosnells City	32.3	+1.8	41.9	11th					0	15.7	lowest	0%
Jandakot Aero	31.3	+1.6	40.2	11th	15.0	-0.4	7.0	31st	0.2	14.9	v low	1%
Jurien Bay	31.1	+1.7	40.0	9th	16.4	-0.2	10.0	22nd	2.7	13.3	average	20%
Karnet	28.9	+1.0	38.2	11th	14.0	-0.1	6.5	1st	0	23.4	lowest	0%
Lancelin	30.9	+2.4	40.7	9th	16.1	-0.7	10.5	16th	0	13.8	lowest	0%
Medina Research Centre	31.1	+1.8	41.1	11th	15.8	-0.1	7.8	31st	0	18.3	v low	0%
Pearce RAAF	32.0	+1.5	41.8	12th	15.9	-0.1	6.0	31st	0.6	14.3	v low	4%
Perth Airport	31.6	+1.9	40.9	11th	15.6	-0.3	7.6	31st	0	15.7	lowest	0%
Perth Metro*	31.4	+1.8	41.1	11th	16.1	-0.5	9.0	31st	0.2	19.4	low	1%
Rottnest Island	28.0	+1.9	37.5	11th	19.1	+0.4	15.4	31st	1.4	14.3	low	10%
Swanbourne	30.5	+1.5	39.4	11th	17.1	-0.3	11.5	31st	0	20.0	v low	0%
South Coast (district 09A)
Albany	23.9	+1.7	37.3	6th	16.1	+1.4	10.2	16th	12.4	38.2	low	32%
Albany Airport	25.9		38.2	6th	13.5		6.6	16th	16.4
Albany Airport Comparison	25.8	+1.7	38.0	5th	13.5	+0.1	6.8	16th	9.6	32.6	v low	29%
Bridgetown	28.9	+1.2	38.3	10th	10.4	-1.3	5.6	16th	0	16.6	v low	0%
Bridgetown Comparison	29.5	+2.3	38.5	11th	10.9	+0.1	6.6	16th	0	25.7	lowest	0%
Bunbury	29.0	+1.3	37.8	11th	13.3	-0.9	7.6	22nd	0	14.1	v low	0%
Busselton Aero	29.0	+1.0	37.1	10th	12.3	-1.1	7.5	26th	0.2	14.8	v low	1%
Cape Leeuwin	25.3	+2.6	37.9	6th	17.8	+1.1	14.4	24th	1.2	28.0	lowest	4%
Cape Naturaliste	27.2	+2.8	33.2	11th	16.0	+1.0	11.6	15th	0.2	22.5	lowest	1%
Collie East	29.2		38.4	11th	10.3		4.2	31st	0	12.3	v low	0%
Donnybrook	30.2	+2.2	39.8	11th	14.0	+1.1	8.6	31st	0	24.3	lowest	0%
Dwellingup	29.4	+2.4	38.3	11th	12.8	-0.1	5.9	31st	0.2	25.8	v low	1%
Esperance	26.3	+1.1	40.7	12th	15.6	+0.5	10.3	16th	50.8	27.6	high	184%
Esperance Aero	26.3	+0.4	39.6	12th	14.6	+0.1	9.0	31st	48.0	31.4	high	153%
Harvey	30.1	+0.7	39.2	11th	14.0	-1.0	8.5	20th	0	11.0	v low	0%
Hopetoun North	25.9	+0.9	41.3	12th	14.7	+0.3	9.1	4th	16.8	27.4	average	61%
Jarrahwood	30.0	+2.4	38.5	11th	10.4	-1.2	5.2	21st	0	18.1	lowest	0%
Mandurah	28.9	+1.1	34.4	9th	17.9	-0.3	12.8	31st	0	13.9	v low	0%
Manjimup	27.7	+2.9	37.8	6th	12.7	+0.2	9.2	16th	1.4	29.8	v low	5%
North Walpole	25.5		38.1	6th	14.4		10.9	16th	4.4
Pemberton	27.3	+2.8	37.5	5th	13.2	+0.5	8.6	16th	2.9	36.6	lowest	8%
Rocky Gully	26.7	+1.4	37.1	5th	12.0	-0.5	5.3	16th	3.4	34.8	v low	10%
Windy Harbour	25.3	+1.9	39.4	6th	13.5	0.0	8.6	24th	5.3	30.2	v low	17%
Witchcliffe	27.5	+1.6	36.7	6th	13.0	+0.1	7.6	14th	1.4	19.7	v low	7%
North Central (district 10)
Bencubbin	30.4	-0.4	39.5	12th	16.0	-0.2	8.5	31st	7.2	22.6	average	32%
Cunderdin Airfield	31.6	+0.6	41.5	12th	14.4	-0.9	5.4	31st	5.8	15.4	average	38%
Kellerberrin	31.1	+0.8	41.0	12th					9.7	20.4	average	48%
Merredin	31.1	+0.8	40.7	12th	16.0	-0.2	8.8	31st	6.2	20.1	average	31%
Northam	32.1	+1.3	41.9	12th					0.2	18.1	low	1%
York	31.5	+0.7	41.5	12th					0	14.3	v low	0%
South Central (district 10A)
Beverley					13.9	-0.8	7.0	31st	0.8	16.2	low	5%
Brookton	30.7	+1.2	40.6	12th	13.9	-0.4	10.0	20th	2.8	17.6	low	16%
Corrigin	29.6	+0.7	40.0	12th	13.9	-0.4	10.1	31st	6.0	21.1	average	28%
Hyden	30.5	+0.5	41.1	12th	14.2	0.0	6.6	31st	17.5	19.6	average	89%
Katanning	28.1	+0.7	39.1	12th	12.7	-0.3	8.3	16th	3.6	14.6	low	25%
Katanning Comparison	28.2	+1.3	39.2	10th	12.4	-0.2	7.1	31st	0.8	22.1	v low	4%
Lake Grace	28.5	+0.3	39.3	10th	14.3	0.0	8.9	31st	9.2	15.7	average	59%
Lake Grace Comparison	28.4	+0.3	39.2	10th	14.1	0.0	8.8	31st	9.2	22.1	average	42%
Narembeen	30.9	+0.6	40.1	12th	14.9	+0.1	8.8	31st	21.0	20.1	high	104%
Narrogin	28.7	+1.4	38.7	12th	13.6	+0.6	6.6	31st	2.6	20.5	low	13%
Newdegate Research Station	28.6	+0.5	39.3	12th	11.7	-1.0	3.8	31st	8.2	20.3	average	40%
Ongerup	27.4	+1.5	38.4	12th	13.4	+0.2	8.5	31st	16.0	21.9	average	73%
Pingelly	29.6	+1.2	40.1	12th	14.5	-0.2	10.6	20th	6.0	16.8	average	36%
Ravensthorpe	27.5	+0.9	38.9	10th	14.5	+0.9	8.2	31st	26.6	30.9	average	86%
Wagin	29.0	+1.3	39.5	10th	12.8	-0.6	7.0	31st	5.8	19.8	average	29%
Wandering	29.8	+0.6	39.8	12th	11.8	-0.6	4.5	31st	0.4	12.5	v low	3%
Eucla (district 11)
Balladonia	27.4	-0.7	39.0	12th	13.5	0.0	7.5	31st	39.4	27.1	high	145%
Eucla	26.3	+1.2	38.9	13th	15.4	-0.5	10.6	4th	44.2	22.8	high	194%
Eyre	26.6	+1.0	39.5	12th	13.7	-0.6	4.2	5th	23.2	27.3	average	85%
Forrest	30.4	+1.4	39.0	13th	13.5	-0.8	7.3	4th	2.4	28.4	v low	8%
Red Rocks Point	24.9		38.9	19th	16.6		10.4	4th	17.8
South East (district 12)
Bulga Downs	30.6		39.5	13th	16.4		11.0	23rd	64.2	24.1	high	266%
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	27.4	-2.1	38.3	12th	15.6	-0.5	9.8	2nd	70.0	24.8	v high	282%
Laverton Aero	29.4	-0.9	38.7	13th	17.0	-1.1	12.3	24th	47.4	37.1	average	128%
Leonora	29.6	-3.1	39.6	13th	16.6	-2.0	11.9	24th	68.2	28.8	v high	237%
Leonora Aero	29.4		39.3	13th	17.1		12.5	22nd	61.6
Munglinup West	27.4		39.6	12th	13.7		8.0	2nd	39.4	28.9	high	136%
Norseman Aero	27.3	-1.6	38.7	12th	13.4	-0.6	6.1	16th	65.8	28.3	high	233%
Salmon Gums Res.Stn.	27.4	+0.1	39.2	7th	12.2	-0.4	2.7	16th	61.4	24.8	v high	248%
Southern Cross Airfield	29.4	-1.3	39.7	12th	14.9	-0.1	9.0	31st	23.2	35.5	average	65%
Yeelirrie	30.4	-2.9	38.7	13th	16.4	-1.9	10.0	3rd	50.1	31.7	high	158%
North East (district 13)
Balgo Hills	33.9	-2.8	37.4	29th	22.7	-0.8	18.4	26th	127.7	46.8	high	273%
Carnegie	32.9	-1.0	38.9	30th	18.1	-1.8	11.4	2nd	23.7	33.0	average	72%
Giles Meteorological Office	31.5	-2.2	37.4	31st	18.1	-2.4	11.9	3rd	2.4	36.1	low	7%
Telfer Aero	34.9	-2.4	40.2	29th	23.3	-0.6	17.1	3rd	57.4	79.1	average	73%
Warburton Airfield	32.1	-1.8	39.2	30th	18.4	-1.5	13.3	23rd	0	31.1	lowest	0%
Offshore Islands (district 200)
Christmas Island Aero	26.7	-1.5	28.1	1st	22.6	-0.4	21.5	25th	690.0	301.1	v high	229%
Cocos Island Airport	30.2	+0.2	31.2	6th	25.2	0.0	23.9	3rd	207.2	230.4	average	90%
Varanus Island	31.8	-0.8	34.6	8th	26.7	-0.3	21.3	17th	29.4	51.1	average	58%

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Further information

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

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