Tuesday, 1 October 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for Western Australia - Product code IDCKGC11R0
Western Australia in September 2019: Dry and record warm days
Rainfall in September 2019 was below average in the southern two-thirds of Western Australia. It was the fifth-driest September on record for WA. Mean maximum temperatures were above average for most of the State except for the far northeast and record warm over much of the south. It was the State's warmest September on record for daytime temperatures since records commenced in 1910. Mean minimum temperatures were above average for much of WA, but were below average in the Kimberley and southern coast areas west of Eucla.
For the first nine months of 2019, rainfall was the third-lowest rainfall on record, lowest since 1936 for Western Australia. It was also the State's warmest year-to-date on record in terms of mean maximum temperatures.
Dry across southern two-third of WA
- September rainfall was 68% below average for WA as whole, the fifth-driest September on record
- Western Australia's year-to-date rainfall was 47% below average, which was the third-lowest rainfall on record, and lowest since 1936
- For the South West Land Division (SWLD), September rainfall was the fifth-driest September on record, while year-to-date rainfall was the fourth-driest year-to-date on record
- Several sites in the SWLD and southern Goldfields wither had their driest September on record, or driest September for at least 20 years
Above average daytime and overnight temperatures for much of WA
- Western Australia's mean maximum temperature was 2.81 °C above average, the warmest September on record
- Western Australia's year-to-date mean maximum temperature was 2.13 °C above average, the warmest year-to-date on record and more than 0.6 °C higher than the previous record (+1.45 °C in 2005)
- Hot days with temperatures well into the mid-30s were recorded in the SWLD on the 9th, 10th and 30th, including several September temperature records
- Very hot days with temperatures over 40 °C were recorded in the Kimberley and Pilbara at the end of September; Fitzroy Crossing Aero in the west Kimberley recorded 41.7 °C on the 30th, the highest September temperatures for three years for WA since 41.8 °C at Wyndham Aero on 26 September 2016
- For the SWLD as a whole, the mean maximum temperature in September 2019 was 3.45 °C above average, the second-warmest September on record, behind 1914 (3.63 °C)
- Many sites in the SWLD including Perth Metro, in southern Goldfields including Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, and in the Gascoyne district had their warmest September on record in terms of maximum temperatures
- Light winds and clear night skies resulted in cold nights in the SWLD in early September between 5th and 8th; frost damage occurred in the Southeast Coastal district as temperatures dipped to below 2 °C
- Cloudy conditions and northerly winds resulted in warm nights with minimum temperatures in the mid-10s in the State's southwest on the 12th, 14th and 30th, a number of sites had their warmest September night on record
- Mean minimum temperatures were below average in the Kimberley; Broome Airport had its coolest September since 1994
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in September 2019 | |
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Hottest day | 41.7 °C at Fitzroy Crossing Aero on the 30th |
Warmest days on average | 37.2 °C at Fitzroy Crossing Aero |
Coolest days on average | 18.1 °C at Shannon |
Coldest day | 10.3 °C at Shannon on the 4th |
Coldest night |
-5.5 °C at Salmon Gums Res.Stn. on the 6th -5.5 °C at Eyre on the 8th |
Coolest nights on average | 4.5 °C at York |
Warmest nights on average | 23.7 °C at Troughton Island |
Warmest night | 28.0 °C at Argyle Aerodrome on the 29th |
Warmest on average overall | 28.5 °C at Argyle Aerodrome |
Coolest on average overall | 12.7 °C at Wandering |
Wettest overall | 113.5 mm at Pemberton |
Driest overall | 0 mm at several sites |
Wettest day | 38.0 mm at Walpole Forestry on the 3rd |
Strongest wind gust | 102 km/h at Cape Leeuwin on the 2nd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Total rainfall |
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Mean daily minimum temperatures |
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Record highest September daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Fitzroy Crossing Aero | 2.6 | on the 24th | 2.2 | on the 16th in 2010 | 23 |
Record highest September total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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Fitzroy Crossing Aero | 4.0 | 3.0 | in 2010 | 23 | 0.5 |
Highest September total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for September |
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Sturt Creek | 17.0 | 50.5 | in 1984* | 3.4 | |
Meda | 1.2 | 2.0 | in 1975* | 1.7 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record lowest September total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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Westonia | 2.4 | = 2.4 | in 2015 | 105 | 23.2 |
Gabbin | 2.6 | 2.8 | in 2018 | 80 | 23.2 |
Highfields | 3.4 | 4.9 | in 1959 | 63 | 24.7 |
Adina | 19.0 | 23.2 | in 1981 | 51 | 71.5 |
The Duke | 25.2 | 26.8 | in 1993 | 41 | 61.7 |
Arena | 3.8 | 6.0 | in 2018 | 40 | 39.6 |
Mosman Park | 17.6 | 20.5 | in 1977 | 39 | 68.7 |
Useless Loop | 0.0 | 0.4 | in 1994 | 37 | 9.8 |
Munglinup | 23.2 | 24.0 | in 2007 | 29 | 54.8 |
Perth Metro | 31.4 | 35.2 | in 2018 | 27 | 82.8 |
Swanbourne | 18.0 | 30.4 | in 2000 | 26 | 79.0 |
Koolyanobbing | 1.4 | 1.6 | in 2015 | 25 | 18.2 |
Steep Point | 1.6 | 5.0 | in 2007 | 24 | 11.6 |
Lake Grace | 3.0 | 3.6 | in 2010 | 23 | 26.8 |
Southern Cross Airfield | 1.4 | 2.8 | in 2015 | 23 | 20.3 |
York | 10.4 | 11.5 | in 2015 | 22 | 36.8 |
Lowest September total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for September |
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Bullfinch | 1.0 | 0.0 | in 1914 | 19.4 | |
Nangeenan | 1.8 | 0.0 | in 1914 | 24.4 | |
Berkshire Valley | 5.0 | 3.2 | in 1916 | 35.4 | |
Geraldton Town | 2.1 | 1.0 | in 1916* | 29.9 | |
Barberton | 8.6 | =8.6 | in 1939 | 38.4 | |
Brookton | 10.1 | 8.6 | in 1939* | 38.3 | |
Bencubbin | 2.6 | 2.5 | in 1939* | 21.6 | |
Coorow | 3.7 | 3.3 | in 1939* | 29.6 | |
Bonnie Rock | 1.8 | 1.5 | in 1956* | 18.3 | |
Latham | 4.0 | 1.8 | in 1956* | 19.0 | |
Wubin | 1.3 | 0.0 | in 1956* | 19.9 | |
Windrush | 28.4 | 28.2 | in 1969 | 74.3 | |
Wagin | 12.1 | 9.5 | in 1972* | 40.8 | |
Trayning | 2.3 | 2.2 | in 1977 | 22.9 | |
Yandanooka | 3.4 | 2.8 | in 1977 | 32.0 | |
Yuna | 4.6 | 2.6 | in 1977 | 23.8 | |
Mundaring | 45.8 | 42.2 | in 1977* | 111.6 | |
Gleneva | 5.8 | 1.2 | in 1977* | 24.1 | |
Goodlands | 1.8 | 0.6 | in 1979 | 20.9 | |
Walebing | 8.8 | 7.1 | in 1977* | 43.8 | |
Maida Vale | 39.8 | 28.2 | in 1977* | 85.9 | |
Manarra | 4.0 | =4.0 | in 1981* | 28.3 | |
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport | 0.4 | =0.4 | in 1988* | 13.7 | |
Esperance | 24.4 | 24.2 | in 1990 | 60.7 | |
Denham | 1.0 | 0.0 | in 1994 | 8.0 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record highest September temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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Pemberton | 28.4 | on the 9th | = 28.4 | on the 20th in 2014 | 61 | 16.8 |
Manjimup | 28.6 | on the 9th | 28.5 | on the 20th in 2014 | 60 | 16.6 |
Ravensthorpe | 33.0 | on the 30th | = 33.0 | on the 21st in 1987 | 58 | 19.5 |
Ongerup | 31.6 | on the 30th | 31.5 | on the 29th in 2006 | 53 | 17.9 |
Lancelin | 33.4 | on the 9th | 32.5 | on the 9th in 2015 | 52 | 20.5 |
Forrest | 38.9 | on the 14th | 37.9 | on the 21st in 2004 | 27 | 24.4 |
Jacup | 33.1 | on the 10th | 32.1 | on the 29th in 2006 | 27 | 18.8 |
Newdegate Research Station | 32.5 | on the 30th | 31.9 | on the 29th in 2006 | 24 | 18.8 |
Rocky Gully | 27.4 | on the 10th | = 27.4 | on the 29th in 2006 | 24 | 16.5 |
Hopetoun North | 34.8 | on the 30th | 34.6 | on the 29th in 2006 | 23 | 20.0 |
Lake Grace | 32.3 | on the 10th | 32.0 | on the 29th in 2006 | 23 | 19.2 |
Southern Cross Airfield | 34.7 | on the 13th | 34.5 | on the 29th in 2006 | 23 | 21.7 |
Bridgetown | 28.1 | on the 9th | 28.0 | on the 20th in 2014 | 21 | 17.6 |
Norseman Aero | 36.0 | on the 10th | = 36.0 | on the 21st in 2014 | 20 | 22.3 |
Record highest September mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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Cape Naturaliste | 19.4 | 19.1 | in 2010 | 115 | 17.4 |
Narrogin | 21.1 | = 21.1 | in 1957 | 101 | 17.7 |
Dwellingup | 20.3 | 19.8 | in 2015 | 81 | 17.3 |
Salmon Gums Res.Stn. | 23.6 | 23.4 | in 1961 | 80 | 20.4 |
Manjimup | 19.2 | 18.9 | in 1987 | 79 | 16.6 |
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport | 26.1 | 25.5 | in 1981 | 78 | 22.3 |
Mullewa | 27.1 | 26.4 | in 1936 | 75 | 23.5 |
Perth Airport | 23.1 | 22.8 | in 2015 | 75 | 20.2 |
Meekatharra Airport | 29.6 | 29.4 | in 2014 | 69 | 25.7 |
Bencubbin | 24.7 | 24.6 | in 1987 | 68 | 21.0 |
Pearce RAAF | 23.0 | 22.7 | in 2015 | 58 | 20.1 |
Ravensthorpe | 22.8 | 22.1 | in 1981 | 57 | 19.5 |
Merredin | 24.8 | 23.7 | in 2014 | 53 | 20.5 |
Wongan Hills | 24.6 | 23.3 | in 2014 | 52 | 20.7 |
Esperance | 21.6 | 21.5 | in 2014 | 50 | 19.4 |
Beverley | 23.6 | 22.9 | in 2015 | 49 | 20.3 |
Narembeen | 24.6 | 23.3 | in 2014 | 48 | 20.5 |
Pingelly | 22.1 | 20.7 | in 2015 | 47 | 18.4 |
Hyden | 24.7 | 23.2 | in 2014 | 46 | 20.4 |
Wagin | 21.1 | 20.1 | in 2015 | 44 | 18.2 |
Paynes Find | 27.6 | 26.5 | in 2014 | 40 | 23.8 |
Jarrahwood | 20.4 | 19.9 | in 2015 | 37 | 18.2 |
Jandakot Aero | 22.4 | 22.2 | in 2015 | 29 | 20.1 |
Murchison | 29.8 | 28.8 | in 2015 | 29 | 26.2 |
Esperance Aero | 21.7 | 21.6 | in 2014 | 27 | 18.9 |
Laverton Aero | 28.5 | 28.0 | in 2014 | 27 | 24.5 |
Forrest | 27.6 | 26.3 | in 2012 | 26 | 24.4 |
Gosnells City | 23.0 | 22.9 | in 2014 | 26 | 20.8 |
Jacup | 22.1 | 21.0 | in 2014 | 26 | 18.8 |
Bickley | 20.2 | 19.8 | in 2015 | 25 | 17.5 |
Leinster Aero | 28.9 | 28.4 | in 2014 | 25 | 25.5 |
Perth Metro | 22.9 | 22.5 | in 2015 | 25 | 20.3 |
Mount Magnet Aero | 28.6 | 27.5 | in 2014 | 24 | 24.6 |
Gingin Aero | 23.5 | 22.9 | in 2015 | 23 | 20.6 |
Newdegate Research Station | 22.4 | 20.8 | in 2012 | 23 | 18.8 |
Rocky Gully | 18.8 | 18.4 | in 2014 | 23 | 16.5 |
York | 23.2 | 22.6 | in 2015 | 23 | 20.2 |
Cunderdin Airfield | 24.5 | 23.2 | in 2015 | 22 | 20.8 |
Dalwallinu | 25.4 | 23.9 | in 2014 | 22 | 21.0 |
Lake Grace | 22.7 | 21.0 | in 2014 | 22 | 19.2 |
Morawa Airport | 27.0 | 26.0 | in 2015 | 22 | 23.1 |
Southern Cross Airfield | 25.7 | 24.3 | in 2014 | 22 | 21.7 |
Bridgetown | 19.6 | 19.0 | in 2015 | 20 | 17.6 |
Katanning | 19.9 | 19.1 | in 2015 | 20 | 17.5 |
Wandering | 20.8 | 20.1 | in 2015 | 20 | 18.3 |
Witchcliffe | 18.8 | 18.7 | in 2010 | 20 | 17.4 |
Highest September mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for September |
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Northam | 23.4 | 24.7 | in 1914* | 20.5 | |
Donnybrook | 20.8 | 20.9 | in 1954* | 18.8 | |
Brookton | 21.8 | 22.0 | in 1987* | 19.2 | |
Badgingarra Research Stn | 23.7 | 24.6 | in 1994* | 20.5 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest September daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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Albany | 16.5 | on the 14th | 16.1 | on the 27th in 1961 | 76 | 9.3 |
Merredin | 17.9 | on the 30th | = 17.9 | on the 13th in 1981 | 54 | 6.7 |
Jarrahwood | 16.0 | on the 14th | 15.0 | on the 10th in 2015 | 38 | 6.0 |
Eyre | 24.2 | on the 11th | 18.0 | on the 7th in 2016 | 32 | 7.6 |
Leinster Aero | 20.9 | on the 10th | 20.8 | on the 27th in 2001 | 26 | 10.6 |
Busselton Aero | 16.4 | on the 12th | 15.0 | on the 13th in 2002 | 22 | 7.7 |
Witchcliffe | 17.2 | on the 12th | 15.1 | on the 3rd in 2013 | 21 | 8.6 |
Norseman Aero | 17.7 | on the 14th | 16.9 | on the 24th in 2013 | 20 | 6.2 |
Record lowest September temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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Salmon Gums Res.Stn. | -5.5 | on the 6th | -4.4 | on the 19th in 1953 | 81 | 5.7 |
Troughton Island | 20.5 | on the 12th | 20.6 | on the 20th in 1967 | 41 | 24.6 |
Eyre | -5.5 | on the 8th | -5.1 | on the 14th in 2017 | 32 | 7.6 |
Esperance Aero | 1.9 | on the 6th | 2.7 | on the 26th in 2016 | 28 | 8.4 |
Hopetoun North | 1.4 | on the 6th | 1.6 | on the 3rd in 2015 | 23 | 8.5 |
Shannon | 0.3 | on the 6th | 0.7 | on the 1st in 2014 | 22 | 7.3 |
Record highest September mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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Ravensthorpe | 8.9 | 8.6 | in 2000 | 57 | 7.4 |
Lowest September mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for September |
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Broome Airport | 16.6 | =16.6 | in 1994 | 18.5 |
Record highest September mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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Cape Naturaliste | 15.2 | = 15.2 | in 2006 | 115 | 13.9 |
Narrogin | 13.9 | = 13.9 | in 2014 | 100 | 11.8 |
Manjimup | 13.6 | = 13.6 | in 2014 | 79 | 11.9 |
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport | 18.2 | 17.7 | in 1981 | 78 | 15.2 |
Meekatharra Airport | 21.7 | = 21.7 | in 2014 | 69 | 18.6 |
Bencubbin | 16.9 | 16.7 | in 2014 | 68 | 14.1 |
Ravensthorpe | 15.6 | 15.1 | in 2014 | 57 | 13.5 |
Merredin | 16.7 | = 16.7 | in 2014 | 53 | 13.6 |
Wongan Hills | 16.5 | = 16.5 | in 2014 | 52 | 14.1 |
Esperance | 16.2 | = 16.2 | in 2014 | 50 | 14.5 |
Narembeen | 16.1 | 16.0 | in 2014 | 48 | 13.4 |
Hyden | 15.8 | 15.1 | in 2014 | 46 | 13.2 |
Murchison | 20.9 | 20.8 | in 2014 | 29 | 17.9 |
Jacup | 14.6 | 14.2 | in 2014 | 26 | 12.5 |
Bickley | 14.7 | 14.3 | in 2014 | 25 | 12.9 |
Mount Magnet Aero | 20.7 | 20.3 | in 2014 | 24 | 17.5 |
Newdegate Research Station | 13.9 | 13.1 | in 2000 | 23 | 11.8 |
Rocky Gully | 13.3 | = 13.3 | in 2014 | 23 | 11.8 |
Hopetoun North | 15.7 | 15.6 | in 1999 | 22 | 14.3 |
Lake Grace | 15.0 | 14.5 | in 2014 | 22 | 12.8 |
Katanning | 13.5 | 13.1 | in 2014 | 20 | 11.8 |
Highest September mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for September |
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Salmon Gums Res.Stn. | 15.1 | 15.2 | in 1983* | 13.1 | |
Badgingarra Research Stn | 16.2 | 16.3 | in 1994* | 14.1 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for September 2019 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for September 2019 |
Diff from average |
Highest for September 2019 |
Mean for September 2019 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for September 2019 |
Total for September 2019 |
Average for September |
Rank of September 2019 |
Fraction of September average |
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North Kimberley (district 01) | ||||||||||||
Doongan | 35.0 | -0.5 | 37.3 | 30th | 16.2 | -1.4 | 7.2 | 12th | 2.2 | 5.0 | high | 44% |
Kalumburu | 35.0 | -1.0 | 38.4 | 25th | 17.4 | -1.7 | 10.4 | 1st | 0 | 1.6 | lowest | 0% |
Mount Elizabeth | 33.6 | -0.6 | 37.7 | 30th | 12.4 | -2.3 | 4.5 | 13th | 1.0 | 7.6 | average | 13% |
Troughton Island | 29.7 | -0.6 | 32.1 | 25th | 23.7 | -0.9 | 20.5 | 12th | 0 | 0.3 | lowest | 0% |
Truscott | 31.8 | -1.7 | 36.2 | 25th | 20.0 | -2.0 | 15.9 | 2nd | 0 | 0.2 | v low | 0% |
Wyndham Aero | 36.7 | -1.1 | 39.6 | 30th | 19.4 | -2.1 | 11.1 | 12th | 0 | 3.5 | lowest | 0% |
East Kimberley (district 02) | ||||||||||||
Argyle Aerodrome | 36.1 | -0.5 | 40.7 | 30th | 20.9 | -1.4 | 15.8 | 2nd | 10.6 | 2.5 | v high | 424% |
Halls Creek Airport | 34.8 | 39.9 | 30th | 15.9 | 8.0 | 2nd | 0.4 | |||||
Kununurra Aero | 36.3 | -0.4 | 40.6 | 29th | 17.5 | -2.3 | 10.2 | 1st | 0.6 | 4.0 | average | 15% |
Warmun | 35.9 | -0.3 | 40.5 | 29th | 19.0 | -0.3 | 10.5 | 1st | 21.0 | 4.5 | v high | 467% |
West Kimberley (district 03) | ||||||||||||
Broome Airport | 32.3 | +0.4 | 37.3 | 10th | 16.6 | -1.9 | 10.2 | 13th | 2.0 | 1.4 | high | 143% |
Curtin Aero | 36.9 | +0.2 | 40.7 | 30th | 16.6 | -1.7 | 10.0 | 3rd | 0 | 0.1 | lowest | 0% |
Cygnet Bay | 33.3 | +0.7 | 36.1 | 26th | 16.6 | -1.2 | 12.5 | 12th | 0 | 1.2 | lowest | 0% |
Derby Aero | 36.3 | +0.8 | 40.2 | 29th | 17.4 | -1.9 | 11.5 | 1st | 0 | 1.0 | lowest | 0% |
Fitzroy Crossing Aero | 37.2 | -0.2 | 41.7 | 30th | 17.4 | -1.1 | 10.4 | 1st | 4.0 | 0.5 | highest | 800% |
De Grey (district 04) | ||||||||||||
Bedout Island | 28.5 | -0.3 | 30.2 | 15th | 21.5 | -0.6 | 19.6 | 2nd | ||||
Karratha Aero | 32.0 | +1.1 | 35.3 | 19th | 17.2 | +0.2 | 13.7 | 22nd | 0 | 1.2 | lowest | 0% |
Legendre Island | 27.5 | 30.4 | 12th | 20.7 | 19.4 | 8th | ||||||
Mandora | 35.0 | +1.2 | 38.9 | 30th | 13.6 | -2.1 | 7.0 | 3rd | 0.6 | 1.0 | high | 60% |
Marble Bar | 35.3 | +0.6 | 39.9 | 30th | 15.8 | -0.9 | 10.8 | 13th | 0 | 3.7 | lowest | 0% |
Port Hedland Airport | 33.3 | +0.9 | 40.0 | 30th | 14.8 | -0.7 | 9.7 | 14th | 1.0 | 1.2 | high | 83% |
Roebourne Aero | 34.0 | +0.6 | 38.8 | 30th | 14.4 | -1.0 | 9.7 | 13th | 0 | 2.0 | v low | 0% |
Fortescue (district 05) | ||||||||||||
Barrow Island Airport | 28.2 | +1.2 | 32.3 | 17th | 19.2 | -0.3 | 16.1 | 21st | 1.2 | 1.2 | high | 100% |
Karijini North | 33.1 | 37.4 | 30th | 16.9 | 10.1 | 21st | 0 | |||||
Learmonth Airport | 31.4 | +2.0 | 36.9 | 12th | 13.6 | -0.2 | 10.5 | 24th | 0.4 | 2.0 | average | 20% |
Mardie | 33.2 | +0.9 | 37.5 | 12th | 15.0 | +0.6 | 11.1 | 23rd | 0.4 | 1.3 | high | 31% |
Onslow Airport | 31.3 | +1.2 | 36.2 | 11th | 16.6 | +1.2 | 13.3 | 6th | 0.4 | 1.4 | average | 29% |
Thevenard Island | 28.9 | +1.3 | 33.2 | 13th | 19.0 | +0.4 | 14.7 | 9th | 1.6 | 1.2 | high | 133% |
West Gascoyne (district 06) | ||||||||||||
Carnarvon Airport | 26.3 | +1.8 | 34.2 | 8th | 15.0 | +1.1 | 9.8 | 23rd | 0.4 | 6.1 | v low | 7% |
Denham | 24.9 | +1.0 | 31.0 | 8th | 11.5 | 20th | 1.0 | 8.0 | low | 13% | ||
Murchison | 29.8 | +3.6 | 36.5 | 13th | 11.9 | +2.3 | 5.9 | 23rd | 1.0 | 8.1 | low | 12% |
Shark Bay Airport | 27.6 | +1.7 | 36.1 | 13th | 13.2 | +0.5 | 9.7 | 6th | 1.2 | 9.2 | v low | 13% |
East Gascoyne (district 07) | ||||||||||||
Newman Aero | 32.0 | +1.5 | 37.5 | 30th | 13.2 | +1.0 | 6.8 | 21st | 0 | 3.7 | lowest | 0% |
Paraburdoo Aero | 33.0 | +1.6 | 37.1 | 10th | 14.3 | +0.7 | 10.5 | 14th | 0 | 3.4 | lowest | 0% |
Murchison (district 07A) | ||||||||||||
Meekatharra Airport | 29.6 | +3.9 | 35.5 | 10th | 13.8 | +2.3 | 7.3 | 21st | 0 | 4.4 | lowest | 0% |
Mount Magnet Aero | 28.6 | +4.0 | 35.9 | 10th | 12.9 | +2.5 | 4.6 | 20th | 0.8 | 9.6 | v low | 8% |
Paynes Find | 27.6 | +3.8 | 35.8 | 13th | 9.2 | +1.1 | 1.9 | 20th | 1.2 | 14.0 | v low | 9% |
North Coast (district 08) | ||||||||||||
Dalwallinu | 25.4 | +4.4 | 33.1 | 13th | 7.8 | +1.0 | -0.1 | 6th | 5.0 | 23.9 | v low | 21% |
Geraldton Airport | 24.1 | 34.9 | 9th | 8.7 | 2.9 | 7th | 4.4 | |||||
Kalbarri | 25.4 | +1.4 | 35.0 | 9th | 11.3 | +0.5 | 5.2 | 20th | 4.3 | 23.5 | v low | 18% |
Morawa Airport | 27.0 | +3.9 | 34.6 | 13th | 8.8 | +1.1 | 2.4 | 6th | 4.6 | 22.0 | v low | 21% |
Mullewa | 27.1 | +3.6 | 34.6 | 13th | 10.2 | +1.6 | 5.3 | 4th | 5.1 | 21.5 | low | 24% |
North Island | 23.2 | +1.1 | 27.4 | 23rd | 16.3 | +0.4 | 10.6 | 18th | 1.4 | 18.5 | v low | 8% |
Wongan Hills | 24.6 | +3.9 | 32.5 | 9th | 8.3 | +0.7 | 1.8 | 20th | 5.4 | 29.4 | v low | 18% |
Central Coast (district 09) | ||||||||||||
Badgingarra Research Stn | 23.7 | +3.2 | 32.5 | 9th | 8.8 | +1.2 | 3.4 | 20th | 11.4 | 48.6 | v low | 23% |
Bickley | 20.2 | +2.7 | 29.4 | 9th | 9.2 | +1.0 | 2.4 | 5th | 67.0 | 123.2 | low | 54% |
Garden Island HSF | 19.9 | +1.1 | 28.9 | 9th | 12.4 | +0.5 | 7.5 | 5th | 23.0 | 62.7 | v low | 37% |
Gingin Aero | 23.5 | +2.9 | 32.7 | 9th | 6.9 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 20th | 30.0 | 78.2 | v low | 38% |
Gosnells City | 23.0 | +2.2 | 33.0 | 9th | 10.2 | +0.2 | 4.0 | 7th | 11.6 | 79.8 | v low | 15% |
Jandakot Aero | 22.4 | +2.3 | 32.2 | 9th | 8.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 7th | 31.2 | 84.2 | v low | 37% |
Jurien Bay | 22.8 | +1.5 | 30.0 | 9th | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 7th | 12.0 | 43.6 | v low | 28% |
Karnet | 19.7 | +2.1 | 29.4 | 9th | 7.4 | +0.2 | 0.2 | 5th | 82.9 | 131.6 | low | 63% |
Lancelin | 21.9 | +1.4 | 33.4 | 9th | 10.4 | -0.1 | 3.0 | 20th | 28.8 | 56.5 | low | 51% |
Millendon (Swan Valley) | 23.2 | 31.4 | 9th | 8.5 | 2.1 | 7th | 34.2 | |||||
Pearce RAAF | 23.0 | +2.9 | 31.5 | 9th | 9.1 | +0.3 | 1.5 | 20th | 29.6 | 68.2 | v low | 43% |
Perth Airport | 23.1 | +2.9 | 32.6 | 9th | 9.0 | +0.1 | 1.7 | 7th | 31.4 | 72.2 | low | 43% |
Perth Metro | 22.9 | +2.6 | 33.1 | 9th | 9.6 | +0.1 | 2.5 | 7th | 31.4 | 82.8 | lowest | 38% |
Rottnest Island | 20.0 | +1.2 | 27.1 | 9th | 13.8 | +0.9 | 9.0 | 5th | 17.8 | 53.2 | v low | 33% |
Swanbourne | 21.2 | +1.3 | 32.9 | 9th | 11.7 | +0.7 | 5.3 | 5th | 18.0 | 79.0 | lowest | 23% |
South Coast (district 09A) | ||||||||||||
Albany | 19.3 | +2.0 | 29.0 | 9th | 10.7 | +1.4 | 4.0 | 6th | 43.2 | 101.3 | v low | 43% |
Albany Airport | 19.9 | 28.5 | 9th | 8.2 | 1.6 | 6th | 52.2 | |||||
Bridgetown | 19.6 | +2.0 | 28.1 | 9th | 6.0 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 6th | 49.2 | 86.0 | low | 57% |
Busselton Aero | 19.6 | +1.3 | 25.5 | 29th | 8.3 | +0.6 | 1.7 | 5th | 30.6 | 73.0 | low | 42% |
Cape Leeuwin | 18.3 | +1.2 | 22.4 | 24th | 12.8 | +1.0 | 8.3 | 6th | 19.0 | 89.8 | lowest | 21% |
Cape Naturaliste | 19.4 | +2.0 | 23.3 | 29th | 11.1 | +0.7 | 4.6 | 5th | 22.0 | 75.4 | v low | 29% |
Collie East | 20.8 | +2.5 | 29.5 | 9th | 6.2 | +0.7 | -2.0 | 6th | 50.8 | 88.2 | low | 58% |
Donnybrook | 20.8 | +2.0 | 30.5 | 9th | 46.8 | 101.8 | low | 46% | ||||
Dwellingup | 20.3 | +3.0 | 29.9 | 9th | 7.3 | +0.8 | -0.6 | 5th | 59.0 | 129.8 | low | 45% |
Esperance | 21.6 | +2.2 | 33.4 | 10th | 10.6 | +1.1 | 3.6 | 6th | 24.4 | 60.7 | v low | 40% |
Esperance Aero | 21.7 | +2.8 | 33.1 | 10th | 9.0 | +0.6 | 1.9 | 6th | 37.8 | 58.2 | low | 65% |
Hopetoun North | 22.0 | +2.0 | 34.8 | 30th | 9.4 | +0.9 | 1.4 | 6th | 50.6 | 50.4 | average | 100% |
Jarrahwood | 20.4 | +2.2 | 29.1 | 9th | 6.2 | +0.2 | -2.0 | 6th | 50.8 | 103.4 | v low | 49% |
Mandurah | 20.3 | +1.3 | 26.8 | 9th | 12.3 | +0.6 | 5.4 | 5th | 22.8 | 61.8 | low | 37% |
Manjimup | 19.2 | +2.6 | 28.6 | 9th | 8.0 | +0.8 | 1.3 | 5th | 56.6 | 107.7 | low | 53% |
North Walpole | 19.1 | +1.9 | 27.8 | 9th | 9.9 | +0.7 | 4.9 | 5th | 89.6 | 111.9 | average | 80% |
Rocky Gully | 18.8 | +2.3 | 27.4 | 10th | 7.8 | +0.7 | 1.1 | 6th | 52.0 | 93.5 | low | 56% |
Shannon | 18.1 | +1.7 | 26.7 | 9th | 7.4 | +0.1 | 0.3 | 6th | 85.6 | 110.4 | low | 78% |
Witchcliffe | 18.8 | +1.4 | 25.5 | 29th | 8.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 6th | 54.0 | 107.7 | low | 50% |
North Central (district 10) | ||||||||||||
Bencubbin | 24.7 | +3.7 | 32.9 | 13th | 9.0 | +1.8 | 1.0 | 20th | 2.6 | 21.6 | v low | 12% |
Cunderdin Airfield | 24.5 | +3.7 | 33.0 | 10th | 5.0 | +0.1 | -1.3 | 7th | 12.0 | 25.5 | low | 47% |
Merredin | 24.8 | +4.3 | 33.0 | 10th | 8.6 | +1.9 | 0.5 | 20th | 3.2 | 25.5 | v low | 13% |
Northam | 23.4 | +2.9 | 30.8 | 10th | 6.9 | +0.1 | 0.2 | 7th | 13.4 | 37.0 | low | 36% |
York | 23.2 | +3.0 | 30.5 | 29th | 4.5 | -0.2 | -1.2 | 6th | 10.4 | 36.8 | lowest | 28% |
South Central (district 10A) | ||||||||||||
Beverley | 23.6 | +3.3 | 30.6 | 29th | -0.2 | 7th | 16.2 | 35.9 | low | 45% | ||
Brookton | 21.8 | +2.6 | 28.8 | 29th | 5.8 | +0.4 | -1.0 | 20th | 10.1 | 38.3 | v low | 26% |
Hyden | 24.7 | +4.3 | 34.0 | 10th | 7.0 | +1.1 | -1.5 | 7th | 13.1 | 27.6 | low | 47% |
Jacup | 22.1 | +3.3 | 33.1 | 10th | 7.1 | +0.9 | -0.8 | 6th | 23.8 | 43.2 | low | 55% |
Katanning | 19.9 | +2.4 | 27.4 | 10th | 7.1 | +1.0 | 0.8 | 6th | 19.8 | 50.1 | v low | 40% |
Lake Grace | 22.7 | +3.5 | 32.3 | 10th | 7.4 | +1.0 | -1.6 | 5th | 3.0 | 26.8 | lowest | 11% |
Narembeen | 24.6 | +4.1 | 33.2 | 10th | 7.4 | +1.2 | 0.7 | 6th | 12.0 | 25.9 | low | 46% |
Narrogin | 21.1 | +3.4 | 28.7 | 10th | 6.7 | +0.7 | -0.5 | 5th | 15.4 | 46.2 | v low | 33% |
Newdegate Research Station | 22.4 | +3.6 | 32.5 | 30th | 5.4 | +0.6 | -3.5 | 6th | 13.8 | 32.8 | v low | 42% |
Pingelly | 22.1 | +3.7 | 28.4 | 29th | 7.4 | +0.9 | 0.2 | 5th | 9.5 | 40.5 | v low | 23% |
Ravensthorpe | 22.8 | +3.3 | 33.0 | 30th | 8.9 | +1.5 | 0.5 | 6th | 12.1 | 41.8 | v low | 29% |
Wagin | 21.1 | +2.9 | 29.0 | 10th | 6.6 | +0.4 | 0.0 | 6th | 12.1 | 40.8 | v low | 30% |
Wandering | 20.8 | +2.5 | 28.7 | 10th | 4.6 | -0.1 | -1.6 | 5th | 29.4 | 57.7 | low | 51% |
Eucla (district 11) | ||||||||||||
Eucla | 24.4 | +3.1 | 38.8 | 14th | 9.8 | +0.7 | 2.1 | 7th | 11.6 | 22.2 | average | 52% |
Eyre | 23.7 | +2.3 | 36.5 | 10th | 7.4 | -0.2 | -5.5 | 8th | 17.2 | 23.5 | average | 73% |
Forrest | 27.6 | +3.2 | 38.9 | 14th | 7.9 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 7th | 0.4 | 14.2 | v low | 3% |
Red Rocks Point | 22.4 | +1.0 | 37.3 | 11th | 10.3 | +0.4 | 2.5 | 7th | 0 | 25.4 | v low | 0% |
South East (district 12) | ||||||||||||
Bulga Downs | 28.7 | +3.4 | 36.2 | 13th | 11.2 | +2.3 | 3.1 | 5th | ||||
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport | 26.1 | +3.8 | 36.0 | 13th | 10.3 | +2.3 | 2.0 | 21st | 0.4 | 13.7 | v low | 3% |
Laverton Aero | 28.5 | +4.0 | 36.1 | 14th | 12.2 | +1.7 | 4.8 | 6th | 0 | 7.1 | lowest | 0% |
Leinster Aero | 28.9 | +3.4 | 36.1 | 13th | 12.9 | +2.3 | 5.2 | 20th | 0 | 3.7 | lowest | 0% |
Leonora Aero | 28.5 | +3.4 | 36.9 | 13th | 12.0 | +2.0 | 3.9 | 20th | 0 | 6.8 | v low | 0% |
Munglinup West | 22.8 | +2.8 | 34.5 | 10th | 8.3 | +1.0 | 0.1 | 6th | 23.6 | 38.3 | low | 62% |
Norseman Aero | 25.3 | +3.0 | 36.0 | 10th | 7.4 | +1.2 | -3.7 | 6th | 3.8 | 20.3 | low | 19% |
Salmon Gums Res.Stn. | 23.6 | +3.2 | 35.3 | 10th | 6.6 | +0.9 | -5.5 | 6th | 5.4 | 31.6 | v low | 17% |
Southern Cross Airfield | 25.7 | +4.0 | 34.7 | 13th | 7.2 | +1.8 | -1.3 | 20th | 1.4 | 20.3 | lowest | 7% |
North East (district 13) | ||||||||||||
Carnegie | 31.3 | +2.6 | 38.0 | 30th | 13.1 | +1.6 | 5.7 | 21st | 0 | 3.5 | lowest | 0% |
Giles Meteorological Office | 30.3 | +2.7 | 37.9 | 30th | 14.0 | +1.0 | 3.0 | 21st | 3.0 | 10.3 | average | 29% |
Telfer Aero | 34.4 | +1.5 | 40.8 | 30th | 17.3 | +0.8 | 11.7 | 21st | 0.2 | 2.1 | high | 10% |
Warburton Airfield | 31.2 | +3.2 | 39.4 | 30th | 13.6 | +2.3 | 7.6 | 21st | 0 | 5.3 | lowest | 0% |
Wiluna Aero | 30.4 | 36.6 | 30th | 12.1 | 5.8 | 21st | 0 | |||||
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Adele Island | 29.3 | 31.8 | 26th | 24.0 | 22.5 | 1st | ||||||
Browse Island | 28.6 | 29.7 | 24th | 25.0 | 23.8 | 3rd | ||||||
Rowley Shoals | 26.4 | 28.6 | 14th | 23.9 | 22.4 | 3rd |
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Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Western Australia using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 11 am on Tuesday 1 October 2019. 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.
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