Perth in October 2016: Coolest October for eleven years

Rainfall in October 2016 was near average for most sites in Perth. Both mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures were below average; as a result, this month was the coldest October for eleven years in Perth.

Near average rainfall

  • Daily rainfalls were generally less than 10 mm, though moderate falls were reported on the 8th and 9th, and 15th, with the highest daily rainfall for the month being 20.2 mm at Bungendore (Perth Hills) on the 15th
  • Twelve rain days were recorded at most sites

Below average maximum and minimum temperatures across Perth

  • Mean maximum temperatures were generally 1-2 °C below average across Perth; most sites recorded their coolest October for eleven years since 2005
  • Days were mostly cool to mild, with rare warm days on the 12th, 22nd and 23rd as a result of northeast to northerly winds
  • Ten days with a daily maximum below 20 °C at Perth Metro was the highest number of such days for eleven years since 2005, when twelve such days were recorded
  • Mean minimum temperatures were mostly close to 1 °C below average across Perth; coldest October nights for eleven years at Perth Metro and Perth Airport since 2005

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Extremes in October 2016
Hottest day 33.4 °C at Swanbourne on the 12th
Warmest days on average 22.5 °C at Gosnells City
Coolest days on average 18.9 °C at Karnet
Coldest day 12.7 °C at Bickley on the 1st
Coldest night 3.5 °C at Karnet on the 16th
3.5 °C at Karnet on the 30th
Coolest nights on average 7.9 °C at Karnet
Warmest nights on average 13.3 °C at Rottnest Island
12.0 °C at Swanbourne (mainland)
Warmest night 17.2 °C at Garden Island HSF on the 6th
16.2 °C at Bickley on the 13th
16.2 °C at Medina Research Station on the 14th
Warmest on average overall 16.5 °C at Rottnest Island
16.4 °C at Swanbourne (mainland)
Coolest on average overall 13.4 °C at Karnet
Wettest overall 83.8 mm at Mundaring
Driest overall 24.6 mm at Rottnest Island
35.0 mm at Wanneroo(mainland)
Wettest day 20.2 mm at Bungendore on the 15th
Strongest wind gust 96 km/h at Perth Airport on the 1st
96 km/h at Rottnest Island on the 1st

Lowest October mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
lower
Average for
October
Gosnells City 10.1 9.8 in 1993* 11.9

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported.




Summary statistics for October 2016
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
October
2016
Diff
from
average
Highest for
October
2016
Mean for
October
2016
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
October
2016
Total for
October
2016
Average
for
October
Rank of
October
2016
Fraction of
October
average
Bickley 19.2 -2.1 29.8 12th 8.9 -0.9 4.1 21st 69.6 65.4 average 106%
Garden Island HSF 19.3 -1.8 31.4 12th 12.7 -1.0 8.8 21st 29.2 29.3 average 100%
Gosnells City 22.5 -1.7 33.0 12th 10.1 -1.8 5.5 5th 50.2 45.9 average 109%
Jandakot Aero 21.3 -1.6 31.9 12th 9.1 -0.6 4.6 30th 59.8 46.3 high 129%
Karnet 18.9 -2.0 29.8 12th 7.9 -1.2 3.5 16th 71.2 75.6 average 94%
Pearce RAAF 22.4 -1.1 32.5 12th 8.9 -1.2 4.6 19th 44.6 36.0 average 124%
Perth Airport 22.0 -0.7 32.6 12th 9.4 -0.9 4.9 16th 36.4 43.6 average 83%
Perth Metro 21.8 -1.6 33.1 12th 10.6 -0.9 6.5 10th 37.4 51.6 average 72%
Rottnest Island 19.6 -1.0 31.6 12th 13.3 -0.7 9.1 2nd 24.6 29.2 average 84%
Swanbourne 20.8 -1.6 33.4 12th 12.0 -0.4 8.2 21st 42.0 43.4 average 97%
Note: Observations for “Perth Metro” are taken from the current site at Mount Lawley (Bureau number 009225).
Comparisons are made against combined data from the current site (which opened in early 1993) and the previous site at Perth Regional Office (009034), which ran from 1876 to early 1992.

Daily maximum temperatures for October 2016
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Bickley12.714.315.317.721.118.622.814.315.018.722.629.823.418.314.317.117.819.916.216.819.626.027.319.117.320.920.820.516.320.421.8
Garden Island HSF15.316.418.019.120.220.921.918.517.116.922.131.421.420.416.116.817.417.618.115.819.326.322.218.518.120.019.119.718.717.117.6
Gosnells City16.917.818.923.524.524.525.018.819.022.526.033.025.521.917.620.020.022.019.519.522.429.029.523.024.023.022.520.521.823.9
Jandakot Aero16.517.518.820.322.721.623.919.318.219.825.331.923.820.617.419.319.520.418.919.021.128.127.921.119.621.521.921.820.320.722.1
Karnet14.114.314.417.220.219.522.015.015.219.423.529.822.519.514.416.717.118.616.116.020.525.625.317.415.719.519.420.017.919.3
Medina Research Centre16.017.219.223.324.519.518.020.726.232.924.022.717.019.519.319.919.518.929.220.821.1
Pearce RAAF16.717.920.022.124.723.326.118.618.320.825.432.526.621.117.619.921.022.119.219.522.128.629.922.420.823.123.323.120.922.424.5
Perth Airport16.217.519.021.123.621.824.718.719.020.926.132.624.920.817.820.420.121.819.819.422.028.529.322.120.322.622.622.220.521.522.9
Perth Metro16.517.518.821.023.222.424.318.818.220.726.233.124.521.417.219.419.821.619.819.122.028.529.522.021.422.321.922.420.021.222.5
Rottnest Island16.216.918.819.520.121.021.318.917.617.320.831.621.420.116.717.618.517.818.916.818.126.122.519.118.520.220.420.319.518.118.5
Swanbourne16.317.419.220.421.320.322.218.617.818.124.833.422.721.117.218.619.319.919.918.021.428.125.820.419.320.621.121.120.319.419.4
Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day.
Temperatures coloured according to 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 Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily minimum temperatures for October 2016
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Bickley9.95.78.410.39.612.713.912.58.55.85.99.516.213.87.35.96.97.16.67.44.16.813.59.27.08.39.28.711.55.67.0
Garden Island HSF13.19.713.514.613.817.215.015.213.210.910.114.514.717.012.010.513.510.511.211.88.812.313.913.110.010.813.312.815.210.411.0
Gosnells City11.38.27.611.15.515.011.39.010.515.516.010.96.28.010.06.510.08.010.413.410.59.08.58.511.48.911.0
Jandakot Aero12.88.57.411.78.512.414.415.311.55.17.612.19.115.810.84.96.39.55.510.17.68.59.48.66.65.26.05.414.24.67.4
Karnet8.86.58.39.98.513.514.113.09.04.56.511.29.114.07.53.55.37.24.07.35.08.011.67.24.34.55.46.810.03.56.3
Medina Research Centre11.09.013.012.59.015.513.56.99.112.39.116.211.56.39.49.26.710.27.28.17.06.9
Pearce RAAF10.88.96.912.16.810.512.714.310.28.27.912.710.013.210.25.96.08.94.69.88.07.410.48.18.35.65.24.79.68.09.0
Perth Airport10.59.17.111.48.112.014.715.212.76.39.113.29.313.511.24.96.610.65.910.07.78.38.88.67.16.66.35.911.76.910.7
Perth Metro12.310.09.111.29.012.314.715.313.06.58.913.911.116.010.47.89.310.88.111.17.99.510.210.78.98.49.99.815.08.99.7
Rottnest Island13.29.113.313.314.716.515.515.012.611.911.315.216.516.911.211.913.711.112.910.69.613.215.214.512.313.815.014.414.912.011.7
Swanbourne13.59.713.512.910.416.214.915.013.58.99.115.015.215.810.79.612.010.89.710.48.211.514.411.810.710.311.411.015.310.09.9
Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred that morning.
Temperatures coloured according to 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 Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily rainfall for October 2016
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Anketell 5.4 6.8 0.2 2.8 0.2 - 2.8 10.8 3.4 - - - - 0.6 7.4 1.2 - - - 2.6 - - - - - 0.4 - - 3.2 1.2
Bickley 7.8 5.4 0.2 2.4 0.2 - 1.0 12.8 14.8 0.2 - - - 1.4 11.0 2.8 - - - 2.6 - - - - - - - 0.2 3.2 3.6 -
Bungendore 9.4 5.6 0.2 2.4 0.2 0.2 10.6 10.2 10.6 0.2 - - - 1.0 20.2 1.0 - 0.2 - 2.2 - - - - - - 0.2 - 1.0 3.6 -
Chidlow 8.0 4.6 - - - - 17.4 8.4 - - - 0.4 6.8 - - - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - 1.6 0.4
Garden Island HSF 3.6 2.8 0.2 1.0 0.4 - 1.2 9.4 1.8 - - - - - 2.8 0.4 - - - 3.8 - - - - - 0.2 - - 1.2 0.4 -
Gidgegannup 8.4 6.8 - 4.2 0.2 - - 19.4 13.4 0.2 - - - 0.6 9.6 2.6 - - - 1.6 - - - - - - - - 1.8 1.8 -
Gosnells City 6.1 4.2 0.1 1.4 0.1 - 6.0 7.3 10.5 - - - - 0.8 8.2 2.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.5 2.2 -
Jandakot Aero 3.4 4.2 - 1.0 0.6 - 17.6 9.2 9.8 - - - - 0.2 8.8 1.0 - - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - 0.6 - -
Jarrahdale 9.2 6.4 1.2 4.8 0.4 0.2 4.2 18.8 13.6 - - 0.2 - 1.0 16.4 1.0 - 0.2 - 1.2 0.2 - - - - 0.2 - 0.2 0.8 3.2 -
Karnet 6.6 4.0 0.6 1.2
- 2.8 16.1 10.8 0.2 - - - 1.0 17.4 0.4 - - - 2.5 - - - - - - - - 5.0 2.6 -
Karragullen North 5.6 6.4 0.4 3.4 - - 6.2 12.8 16.4 - - - - - 12.6 2.2 - - - 1.6 - - - - - - - - 1.0 1.8
Maida Vale 5.6 6.8 0.4 4.6 0.2 - 0.8 10.0 6.8 - - - - 1.8 4.4 1.4 - - - 3.0 - - - - - - - - 4.2 1.0
Medina Research Centre 4.0 3.6 - 1.4 0.6 9.6 3.0 0.6 - - - 0.1 4.2 1.0 - - - 1.6 - - - - - 0.6




Midland - - - 20.2 - - - 12.4 - - - 1.6 8.2 - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - 2.2
Mount Helena 7.2 8.6
4.2

0.2 19.6 16.8



0.8 8.2 1.0


5.4







2.2 1.4
Mundaring 9.6 7.4 0.2 5.0 0.2 - 1.6 19.4 12.0 - - - - 1.2 10.0 2.0 - - - 6.8 - - - - - - - - 3.6 4.8
Pearce RAAF 2.8 5.2 - 4.4 - 0.2 - 15.2 8.0

- - 0.2 3.8 1.2 - - - 2.2 - - - - - - - - - 1.4 -
Perth Airport 4.2 2.8 - 3.4 0.2 - 0.2 7.0 6.8 0.2 - - - 0.6 4.2 0.6 - - - 4.2 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.2 1.6 -
Perth Metro 4.6 2.8 - 0.8 - - 1.2 9.0 5.2 - - - - 0.6 4.8 1.4 - - - 2.6 - - - - - - - - 1.4 3.0 -
Pickering Brook 9.8 5.2



4.4 11.2 15.6



1.6 8.2



3.8










Roleystone 7.2 4.8 0.3 2.8 - - 7.6 13.1 18.6 - - - - 0.9 11.6 8.0 - - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - 1.2

Rottnest Island 2.6 2.2 - 0.4 0.2 - 4.6 6.8 0.2 - - - 0.2 - 2.6 0.2 - - - 2.8 - - - 0.4 - - - - 1.0 0.4 -
Serpentine 6.0 4.4 0.2 3.4 0.2 - 2.2 11.2 11.2 0.2 - - - 0.6 8.8 1.0 - - - 2.2 - - - - - - - - 1.8 1.2 -
Swanbourne 5.4 3.2 - 0.6 - - 9.4 7.0 4.2 - - - - 1.0 3.6 1.8 - - - 4.0 - - - - - - - - 0.2 1.6 -
Wanneroo 6.6 4.0 - - 0.4 12.0 - - - - - 10.2 - - - - 1.8
Werribee 7.0 7.4 0.2 2.8 0.2 0.2 - 9.0 9.2 - - - - - 6.6 0.4 - - - 2.6 - - - - - - - - 1.2 1.2 -
Whiteman Park 5.2 5.0 - - - - - 9.4 9.2 - - - - 1.2
















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 shown 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).
Rainfalls coloured
according to the amount
0 1.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 25.0 50.0 100 150 200 300 400 600 millimetres

Notes

The Monthly climate summary lists 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.

A climate summary is generally published on the first working day of each month.

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 9 am on Tuesday 1 November 2016. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

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.

Observations for “Perth Metro” are taken from the current site at Mount Lawley (Bureau number 009225).
Comparisons are made against combined data from the current site (which opened in early 1993) and the previous site at Perth Regional Office (009034), which ran from 1876 to early 1992.

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.

The ACORN-SAT dataset is used for temperature area averages.

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