Tuesday, 2 October 2012 - Monthly Climate Summary for Perth - Product code IDCKGC11L0
Perth in September 2012: A warm month with mostly near average rainfall
- Rainfall: near average to above average
- Maximum temperature: above average
- Minimum temperature: near average
Details Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
Rainfall
September 2012 rainfall across the Perth metropolitan area was generally close to average; however, some sites reported above average rainfall. Bickley in the hills reported 207.8 mm for the month, which is very much above average, and the fifth highest September total in 44 years of record at Bickley. Both Bickley and Perth Airport recorded their highest September rainfall totals in over ten years.
A strong cold front moved through the Perth region on the 3rd, bringing moderate to heavy rainfall. Bickley recorded the highest daily total from this event with 67.2 mm in the 24 hours to 9am on the 4th, which is the 4th highest daily total for the site in September in 44 years of record, and was the highest daily total in WA for September 2012. Garden Island observed its highest September daily rainfall total on the 4th with 21.2 mm recorded. Cold fronts and a westerly flow over the southwest of the state during the latter part of the month brought further rainfall to the Perth area, with moderate falls observed in the 24 hours to 9am on the 22nd and 27th.
Perth Metro recorded 90.8 mm of rainfall on 15 rain days in September 2012, which is slightly above average and the first month at Perth Metro to exceed the mean monthly rainfall total since April. Perth Metro's year to date rainfall total remains very much below average, and in combination with the driest July in 137 years of record, and a very much below average May, Perth Metro has recorded its ninth driest January to September period on record with 514.2 mm on 82 rain days. Perth Metro's driest January to September period was in 1914 when 421.4 mm was recorded, whilst in 2010, Perth Metro's second driest year, it recorded its fourth driest January to September period with 454.2 mm.
Maximum temperature
Mean maximum temperatures in September 2012 were above average across the Perth region, with most sites observing mean daily maxima in the low twenties.
Relatively warm spells were recorded across the metropolitan area from the 8th to the 10th, 14th to 17th, and on the 30th, with most sites recording their warmest day for the month on the 9th. The highest temperature recorded in Perth in September was 30.2 °C at Gosnells City on the 9th. Cooler days were reported on the 4th, 6th, and 22nd, whilst the 27th was the coolest day of the month at all recording sites, with the maximum of 10.9 °C at Bickley the lowest in the metropolitan area for September 2012.
Perth Metro's mean daily maximum temperature in September 2012 was 21.5 °C, which is 1.4 °C above average, and equal 6th highest on record. Temperatures ranged from a high of 29.3 °C on the 9th, the warmest September day at Perth Metro in 6 years, to a low of 14.9 °C on the 27th.
For the January to September period, Perth Metro observed a mean maximum temperature of 25.1 °C, which is the second highest mean maximum temperature for the year to September, only behind a mean of 25.3 °C observed in January to September 2011.
Minimum temperature
Mean minimum temperatures in September 2012 were generally close to average across the Perth region, with mean minima generally in the 8 °C to 11 °C range, though 1 to 2 °C higher at Garden Island and Rottnest Island.
Mild overnight temperatures were reported on the 10th and 11th, and 17th to 21st at most sites, with the highest minima for the month recorded on either the 10th or 17th. Gosnells City recorded a minimum of 17.8 °C on the 17th, the highest for the metropolitan area for September 2012. Cool nights were recorded on the 6th and 7th, 12th and 13th, 23rd and 24th, and 28th and 29th. Most recording sites reported their lowest temperature for the month on the 28th, with Jandakot Aerodrome recording the lowest temperature across the Perth region this month with 1.0 °C.
Perth Metro's mean daily minimum temperature in September was 9.8 °C, 0.4 °C above the September average. Minima ranged from a mild 15.6 °C on the 10th, to a cold 3.8 °C on the 28th.
Sunshine
Perth recorded an average daily sunshine of 8.7 hours in September 2012, which is the 6th sunniest September on record and the sunniest since the record of 9.3 hours per day was set in 2010. The average sunshine for September is 7.7 hours per day.
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| Extremes in September 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 30.2 °C at Gosnells City on the 9th |
| Warmest days on average | 21.8 °C at Gosnells City |
| Coolest days on average | 18.1 °C at Bickley |
| Coldest day | 10.9 °C at Bickley on the 27th |
| Coldest night | 1.0 °C at Jandakot Aero on the 28th |
| Coolest nights on average | 8.2 °C at Bickley |
| Warmest nights on average | 13.1 °C at Rottnest
Island 11.1 °C at Swanbourne |
| Warmest night | 17.8 °C at Gosnells City on the 17th |
| Wettest overall | 207.8 mm at Bickley |
| Wettest day | 67.2 mm at Bickley on the 4th |
| Highest wind gust | 107 km/h at Garden Island HSF on the 27th |
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest September daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Highest daily rainfall in September 2012 (mm) |
Previous wettest for September |
Years of record |
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| Garden Island HSF | 21.2 | on the 4th | 18.6 | on the 25th in 2007 | 11 | |
| Highest total September rainfall for at least 10 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total rainfall for September 2012 (mm) |
Most recent September at least this wet |
Years since wetter |
Average for September |
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| Bickley | 207.8 | 209.7 | in 1996 | 16 | 123.6 |
| Perth Airport | 103.6 | 114.4 | in 1998 | 14 | 72.2 |
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for September 2012 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for September (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for September (°C) |
Rainfall for September (millimetres) |
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| Mean for September 2012 |
Diff from average |
Highest for September 2012 |
Mean for September 2012 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for September 2012 |
Total for September 2012 |
Average for September |
Rank of September 2012 |
Fraction of September average |
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| Bickley | 18.1 | +0.7 | 25.9 | 9th | 8.2 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 28th | 207.8 | 123.6 | high | 168% |
| Champion Lakes | 20.4 | 27.8 | 9th | 10.6 | 3.6 | 28th | 107.4 | |||||
| Garden Island HSF | 19.4 | +0.6 | 27.8 | 16th | 12.4 | +0.6 | 6.7 | 28th | 66.2 | 60.4 | average | 110% |
| Gosnells City | 21.8 | +1.1 | 30.2 | 9th | 10.7 | +0.7 | 3.3 | 28th | 105.5 | 81.7 | high | 129% |
| Jandakot Aero | 21.1 | +1.2 | 29.1 | 9th | 8.4 | +0.3 | 1.0 | 28th | 114.2 | 86.2 | high | 132% |
| Medina Research Centre | 21.2 | +1.0 | 28.9 | 9th | 10.0 | +0.9 | 2.7 | 29th | 69.0 | 76.3 | average | 90% |
| Pearce RAAF | 21.5 | +1.5 | 28.7 | 9th | 8.8 | +0.1 | 2.9 | 24th | 74.2 | 68.8 | average | 108% |
| Perth Airport | 21.4 | +1.3 | 29.5 | 9th | 8.8 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 28th | 103.6 | 72.2 | high | 143% |
| Perth Metro* | 21.5 | +1.4 | 29.3 | 9th | 9.8 | +0.4 | 3.8 | 28th | 90.8 | 80.8 | average | 112% |
| Rottnest Island | 19.4 | +0.7 | 24.0 | 9th | 13.1 | +0.3 | 8.9 | 28th | 48.0 | 52.7 | average | 91% |
| Swanbourne | 21.4 | +1.7 | 29.2 | 16th | 11.1 | +0.2 | 5.3 | 28th | 90.8 | 81.0 | average | 112% |
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast (09) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Bickley | 17.3 | 17.6 | 15.6 | 11.1 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 22.2 | 25.9 | 20.5 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 19.1 | 22.2 | 23.6 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 14.1 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 10.9 | 14.7 | 18.4 | 24.9 |
| Champion Lakes | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 15.1 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 18.2 | 24.5 | 27.8 | 21.6 | 19.4 | 18.5 | 21.4 | 24.2 | 26.4 | 27.1 | 24.3 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 16.4 | 20.2 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 17.8 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 20.0 | 27.4 |
| Garden Island HSF | 19.7 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 16.1 | 18.1 | 15.8 | 19.3 | 24.3 | 25.4 | 21.9 | 19.5 | 16.8 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 27.8 | 22.9 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 19.0 | 15.9 | 17.9 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 17.8 | 14.4 | 15.9 | 18.1 | 23.9 |
| Gosnells City | 22.0 | 21.6 | 20.8 | 15.5 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 19.5 | 26.0 | 30.2 | 23.8 | 21.3 | 20.0 | 22.6 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 28.3 | 26.5 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 16.0 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 19.1 | 15.2 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 29.0 |
| Jandakot Aero | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 15.3 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 19.3 | 25.0 | 29.1 | 23.1 | 20.2 | 19.2 | 21.6 | 25.0 | 25.8 | 28.1 | 25.6 | 20.6 | 21.1 | 20.4 | 21.6 | 17.9 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 20.3 | 18.4 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 19.7 | 28.1 |
| Medina Research Centre | 20.1 | 21.5 | 19.5 | 15.8 | 19.3 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 26.1 | 28.9 | 23.9 | 20.3 | 19.3 | 21.2 | 24.0 | 25.2 | 28.6 | 26.3 | 22.5 | 21.8 | 20.1 | 17.0 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 17.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 19.4 | 27.7 | |
| Pearce RAAF | 20.0 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 16.2 | 19.2 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 24.9 | 28.7 | 23.4 | 19.9 | 19.4 | 21.4 | 24.7 | 25.6 | 27.8 | 26.9 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 20.8 | 22.9 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 19.5 | 15.1 | 17.4 | 20.4 | 28.1 |
| Perth Airport | 20.2 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 15.8 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 25.4 | 29.5 | 23.1 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 22.1 | 25.2 | 26.7 | 28.2 | 26.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 20.5 | 22.3 | 17.8 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 18.9 | 15.1 | 17.4 | 20.8 | 28.1 |
| Perth Metro | 20.5 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 15.9 | 18.8 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 25.6 | 29.3 | 23.2 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 22.0 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 28.6 | 25.2 | 21.9 | 22.6 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 17.7 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 20.5 | 19.2 | 14.9 | 17.1 | 20.7 | 28.5 |
| Rottnest Island | 20.2 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 16.1 | 18.5 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 21.5 | 19.9 | 17.4 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 19.6 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 19.8 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 18.4 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 18.8 | 23.5 |
| Swanbourne | 21.1 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 15.9 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 20.2 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 23.1 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 23.7 | 29.2 | 22.8 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 18.0 | 20.9 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 19.1 | 15.3 | 18.2 | 19.5 | 26.8 |
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| The temperatures in this table are coloured by their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C difference from average |
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Daily minimum temperature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast (09) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Bickley | 9.7 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 10.2 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 7.0 |
| Champion Lakes | 9.2 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 13.2 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 17.3 | 15.2 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 9.8 |
| Garden Island HSF | 15.6 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 17.3 | 16.0 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 13.8 | 17.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 10.7 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 10.4 |
| Gosnells City | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 14.5 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 9.9 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 7.5 | |
| Jandakot Aero | 8.5 | 4.8 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 10.9 | 6.3 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 16.6 | 15.3 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| Medina Research Centre | 13.3 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 11.4 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 11.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 8.2 | |
| Pearce RAAF | 10.0 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 12.2 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 10.8 | 17.2 | 14.1 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 5.9 |
| Perth Airport | 8.9 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 13.8 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 6.5 |
| Perth Metro | 12.0 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 6.5 |
| Rottnest Island | 14.6 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 16.1 | 17.6 | 16.5 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 15.1 | 16.9 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 16.4 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 12.3 | 14.8 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
| Swanbourne | 15.0 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 12.8 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 10.9 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 8.6 |
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| The temperatures in this table are coloured by their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C difference from average |
Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Daily rainfall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast (09) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Bickley | 9.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 67.2 | 9.2 | 10.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 12.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 27.0 | - | - | 10.0 | 10.6 | 35.6 | 7.2 | - | - |
| Champion Lakes | 6.6 | - | - | 33.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.8 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 11.2 | - | - | 5.4 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | - |
| Garden Island HSF | 0.8 | - | 4.0 | 21.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | 4.4 | - | 7.4 | - | - | 3.8 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 0.2 | - |
| Gosnells City | 2.2 | - | 0.8 | 36.0 | 5.2 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 17.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | - | 1.0 | - | 3.8 | 2.2 | 21.6 | 3.4 | - | - |
| Jandakot Aero | 8.8 | - | 2.0 | 35.4 | 4.8 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 13.0 | - | - | 9.4 | 2.6 | 16.0 | 3.6 | - | - |
| Jarrahdale | 9.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 45.6 | 13.8 | 5.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 6.0 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 27.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 27.0 | 6.2 | 0.2 | - |
| Medina Research Centre | 4.8 | - | 2.6 | 16.2 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 8.8 | - | - | 4.8 | 3.2 | 10.6 | 5.6 | - | - |
| Mundaring | 12.4 | 0.2 | 45.0 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 13.6 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 23.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Pearce RAAF | >> | >> | 4.2 | 20.2 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 6.4 | - | 6.8 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 2.0 | - | - | |
| Perth Airport | 0.8 | - | 31.2 | 10.0 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 13.2 | - | - | 7.6 | 3.0 | 14.8 | 3.0 | - | - | |
| Perth Metro | 1.2 | - | 0.2 | 28.2 | 5.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 10.8 | - | 2.6 | 1.2 | 11.8 | 0.2 | - | 6.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 5.4 | - | - |
| Roleystone | 39.6 | 1.8 | 13.0 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 21.8 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 25.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rottnest Island | 3.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | 3.0 | - | 6.0 | 0.2 | - | 2.8 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | - | - |
| Serpentine | 3.8 | - | 0.8 | 26.4 | 11.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | 4.6 | 0.2 | 17.2 | - | - | 3.4 | 4.2 | 13.6 | 3.6 | - | - |
| Swanbourne | 1.0 | - | 1.2 | 41.0 | 8.2 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 9.6 | - | - | 3.2 | 2.8 | 10.2 | 4.2 | - | - |
Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated.
Days marked with »» are part of a longer accumulation, which is marked like this on the final day.
Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre.
Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero;
days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell).
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Extremes Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
A Monthly Climate Summary is prepared to list the main features of the weather in Perth using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. Later information, including data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review, usually published in the fourth week of the month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 12 pm on Tuesday 2 October 2012. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Averages 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.
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.
*Official Perth observations have been recorded at several different sites with varying instrumentation over the years, and these changes can affect the continuity of the climate record. For the current Mt Lawley site, the most significant changes of this kind relate to minimum temperature and rain days.
For that reason, current mean temperature and rain-day data quoted here are based only on readings from the Mt Lawley site, which commenced observations in 1993. Sunshine recordings are from Perth Airport and for similar reasons current means use only Perth Airport data, which commenced in 1993.
For PDF files of Perth Metro climate statistics for other months, please click here for extremes and here for averages.
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