Tuesday, 1 September 2020 - Monthly Climate Summary for Western Australia - Product code IDCKGC11R0
Western Australia in August 2020: very warm in the north
Daytime temperatures were warmer than average for most of Western Australia, and very warm in the north. Overnight temperatures were well above average for the two-thirds of the state. For the state as a whole, the mean maximum temperature ranked as the sixth-highest on record for August, and the mean minimum temperature was the fifth-highest on record. Rainfall was above average in the northwest, the western Eucla coast, and both the north and far south of the South West Land Division, though parts of the south-west saw below average rainfall.
Statewide rainfall slightly above average
- For Western Australia as a whole, rainfall was about 6% above average.
- The year-to-date rainfall was 10% below average for the January–August period for Western Australia.
- Early in August, a cold front and associated low pressure system produced moderate daily rainfall in excess of 30 mm along the state's south coast between the 3rd and 6th, with heavier falls between 80 and 100 mm around and including Albany; many sites had their highest August daily rainfall on record.
- A cloudband and cold front produced moderate fall to the western WA on the 9th and 10th, resulting in the state's northwest, and northern parts of the South West Land Division (SWLD) receiving above average rainfall.
- Several sites in the South Coastal and Southeast Coastal Districts, including Esperance either had their wettest August on record; Eyre (a mid-point along the Eucla coast) and several sites in the Central West District had their wettest August for at least 20 years.
Very hot days in the north
- The mean temperature was 1.75 °C above average, which was the fourth-highest for August on record, and highest since 2009 for Western Australia as a whole.
- Mean maximum temperatures were above average for most of Western Australia, and well above average in the north, a number of sites in the north Kimberley had their warmest August days on record.
- The state's mean maximum temperature was 2.10 °C above average, which was the sixth-highest for August on record.
- Mean minimum temperatures were well above average for the two-thirds of the state apart from the far north and south-west, and several sites in the north-west and south-west either had their mildest August nights on record, or mildest August for at least 20 years.
- The state's mean minimum temperature was 1.41 °C above average, which was the fifth-highest for August on record and highest since 1998.
- The year-to-date mean maximum and minimum temperatures were second-highest and eighth-highest on record for the January–August period for Western Australia.
- It was a very cold day in the south-west on the 3rd with daily maximum temperatures staying below 12 °C at several sites; a number of sites including Perth Metro had their coldest August day on record.
- Extreme heat was built up and persisted in the state's north in late August from the 21st, then expanded to the south and southeast covering the eastern SWLD, Goldfields and Southern Interior towards the end of the month.
- Many record high August temperatures were set, with several sites exceeding their previous August records on multiples days.
- West Roebuck (about 10km east of Broome Airport) recorded 41.2 °C, Australia's highest August temperature on record on the 23rd, a day after Yampi Sound (75 km northeast of Derby) recorded the country's first 40 °C (40.7 °C on the 22nd) for August for 50 years (40.0 °C at Kulumburu Mission on 27 August 1970); along with 40.1 °C at West Roebuck on the 27th, the country had recorded three 40 °C days in August within a week.
- Port Hedland Airport had 7 out of 9 days exceeded its previous August record (36.8 °C) between the 23rd and 31st; its maximum temperature of 39.9 °C on the 29th was 3.1 °C higher than its old record.
- Marble Bar had exceeded its previous August record (38 °C) on 6 consecutive days between the 24th and 29th; Marble Bar had not recorded a single 38 °C in August prior to 2017, with records going back to 1901.
- Telfer Aero had exceeded its previous August record (36.2 °C) on 6 consecutive days between the 24th and 29th.
- Several sites in the state's north-west including Carnavon Airport and the south-east including Eucla (town) had their highest August mean daily minimum temperature on record, or highest for at least 20 years.
Strong winds and storm surge
- A strong cold front produced severe winds gusts and a 50–70 cm storm surge along the west coast of WA on 9 August, though impacts were minimal due to low tides.
- On the 9th, the highest wind gust was 109 km/h (59 kt) at Cape Naturaliste, as raised dust moved through Gascoyne, and the winds brought downed trees and caused minor roof damage in an area from Kalbarri to Albany, including Perth metropolitan area.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in August 2020 | |
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Hottest day |
41.2 °C at West Roebuck on the 23rd 40.7 °C at Yampi Sound (Defence) on the 22nd 40.1 °C at West Roebuck on the 27th |
Warmest days on average | 36.2 °C at Wyndham Aero |
Coolest days on average | 15.2 °C at Shannon |
Coldest day | 9.2 °C at Jacup on the 3rd |
Coldest night | -2.9 °C at Salmon Gums Res.Stn. on the 8th |
Coolest nights on average | 3.6 °C at York |
Warmest nights on average |
23.2 °C at Troughton Island 19.5 °C at Argyle Aerodrome 19.5 °C at Truscott |
Warmest night | 25.1 °C at Troughton Island on the 17th |
Warmest on average overall | 27.2 °C at Argyle Aerodrome |
Coolest on average overall | 10.3 °C at Wandering |
Wettest overall | 241.4 mm at Cheyne Beach |
Wettest day | 103.6 mm at Mettler on the 4th |
Strongest wind gust | 109 km/h at Cape Naturaliste on the 9th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Record highest August daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Albany | 81.0 | on the 4th | 73.0 | on the 5th in 1979 | 114 | |
Denmark | 49.6 | on the 4th | 45.0 | on the 23rd in 1955 | 110 | |
Badgebup | 34.0 | on the 3rd | 33.2 | on the 30th in 2014 | 103 | |
Barrett Meadows | 68.0 | on the 4th | 63.6 | on the 5th in 1979 | 103 | |
Bremer Bay | 66.8 | on the 4th | 53.0 | on the 15th in 1976 | 88 | |
Pleasant Valley | 54.4 | on the 4th | 44.5 | on the 19th in 1968 | 72 | |
Eyre | 75.0 | on the 6th | 34.8 | on the 1st in 2015 | 69 | |
Tamar | 102.6 | on the 4th | 75.0 | on the 2nd in 1992 | 60 | |
Telina Downs | 48.6 | on the 4th | 40.2 | on the 29th in 1997 | 58 | |
Mettler | 103.6 | on the 4th | 78.4 | on the 26th in 1993 | 54 | |
Esperance | 54.4 | on the 4th | 47.2 | on the 16th in 2013 | 52 | |
Windrush | 93.0 | on the 4th | 38.6 | on the 19th in 1998 | 50 | |
Denbarker | 51.0 | on the 4th | 47.2 | on the 23rd in 2003 | 49 | |
Kimberley | 54.0 | on the 4th | 42.7 | on the 6th in 1973 | 49 | |
The Duke | 75.0 | on the 4th | 38.4 | on the 17th in 2013 | 44 | |
Mount Howick | 45.6 | on the 4th | 36.0 | on the 26th in 1993 | 43 | |
Warra Jarra | 74.0 | on the 4th | 67.2 | on the 26th in 1993 | 42 | |
Beaumont West | 38.0 | on the 4th | 35.0 | on the 27th in 1993 | 39 | |
Munglinup | 41.0 | on the 4th | 32.0 | on the 5th in 2018 | 30 | |
Hill Plains | 40.4 | on the 4th | 24.4 | on the 15th in 2019 | 26 | |
Hopetoun North | 36.4 | on the 4th | 33.4 | on the 9th in 2017 | 25 | |
Narrikup West | 70.2 | on the 4th | 34.6 | on the 22nd in 2011 | 25 | |
Katanning | 37.2 | on the 3rd | 35.2 | on the 30th in 2014 | 22 | |
Varanus Island | 9.2 | on the 10th | 3.4 | on the 12th in 2003 | 21 | |
Cheyne Beach | 93.6 | on the 4th | 30.2 | on the 3rd in 2003 | 20 | |
Marble Bar | 3.4 | on the 6th | 2.4 | on the 29th in 2016 | 20 |
Record highest August total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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Bremer Bay | 157.9 | 154.6 | in 1992 | 110 | 78.9 |
Windrush | 180.6 | 157.3 | in 2017 | 60 | 83.1 |
Mettler | 174.7 | 140.1 | in 1992 | 54 | 70.5 |
Esperance | 164.2 | 148.2 | in 2018 | 51 | 85.9 |
The Duke | 175.6 | 159.4 | in 2018 | 44 | 89.9 |
Varanus Island | 9.2 | 4.6 | in 2003 | 21 | 1.1 |
Marble Bar | 5.6 | 2.4 | in 2016 | 20 | 0.7 |
Highest August total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for August |
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Eyre | 81.2 | 88.7 | in 1909* | 30.3 | |
Kalbarri | 87.1 | 205.5 | in 1992 | 48.1 | |
Northampton | 119.6 | 197.2 | in 1992 | 73.1 | |
Denmark | 217.2 | 233.4 | in 1992* | 148.4 | |
Riverside | 67.6 | 120.4 | in 1992* | 36.2 | |
Tamar | 200.6 | 234.2 | in 1992* | 93.2 | |
Three Springs | 101.8 | 109.4 | in 1992* | 51.2 | |
Yaringa Station | 61.2 | 68.6 | in 1992* | 18.5 | |
Chillinup | 91.5 | 98.6 | in 1993* | 42.8 | |
Lynton | 103.0 | 139.9 | in 1992* | 56.6 | |
Mumby | 106.6 | 166.5 | in 1992* | 56.8 | |
Kimberley | 201.7 | 226.4 | in 1992* | 134.7 | |
Badgebup | 78.0 | 81.0 | in 1998 | 48.4 | |
Neds Creek | 11.6 | 20.0 | in 1998 | 7.1 | |
Yalleen | 9.0 | 10.6 | in 1998 | 4.5 | |
Mount Florance | 3.1 | 37.0 | in 1998* | 5.9 | |
Woolgorong | 40.5 | 65.0 | in 1997* | 23.2 | |
Wahroonga | 27.0 | 49.8 | in 1998* | 16.1 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest August temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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Broome Airport | 38.9 | on the 23rd | 37.8 | on the 27th in 1995 | 82 | 30.3 |
Corrigin | 29.5 | on the 30th | 29.0 | on the 29th in 2006 | 73 | 16.4 |
Port Hedland Airport | 39.9 | on the 29th | 36.8 | on the 31st in 1962 | 73 | 29.3 |
Meekatharra Airport | 33.4 | on the 28th | 32.6 | on the 29th in 1950 | 70 | 21.6 |
Giles Meteorological Office | 34.0 | on the 26th | 33.2 | on the 24th in 1995 | 65 | 22.8 |
Mardie | 39.0 | on the 29th | 38.1 | on the 17th in 1990 | 64 | 29.6 |
Bidyadanga | 38.5 | on the 26th | 38.2 | on the 23rd in 2017 | 61 | 31.1 |
Ravensthorpe | 31.0 | on the 28th | 29.5 | on the 29th in 2006 | 58 | 17.3 |
Brookton | 26.8 | on the 28th | = 26.8 | on the 28th in 2019 | 53 | 16.8 |
Ongerup | 27.5 | on the 28th | 27.1 | on the 29th in 2006 | 53 | 15.9 |
Beverley | 27.4 | on the 28th | = 27.4 | on the 29th in 2006 | 51 | 17.8 |
Telfer Aero | 37.4 | on the 26th | 36.2 | on the 25th in 2017 | 47 | 28.4 |
Learmonth Airport | 35.7 | on the 28th | 35.3 | on the 27th in 2017 | 46 | 26.4 |
Derby Aero | 39.3 | on the 22nd | 38.6 | on the 24th in 1998 | 36 | 32.6 |
Kununurra Aero | 38.5 | on the 21st | 38.4 | on the 20th in 2010 | 34 | 32.7 |
Warburton Airfield | 34.8 | on the 26th | 33.8 | on the 28th in 2012 | 31 | 23.3 |
Curtin Aero | 39.1 | on the 23rd | = 39.1 | on the 23rd in 1995 | 29 | 33.1 |
Laverton Aero | 33.6 | on the 28th | 31.8 | on the 29th in 2007 | 29 | 20.8 |
Jacup | 29.6 | on the 28th | 28.6 | on the 29th in 2006 | 28 | 16.8 |
Karratha Aero | 39.1 | on the 29th | 36.3 | on the 25th in 2017 | 28 | 28.3 |
Leinster Aero | 33.7 | on the 28th | 32.3 | on the 29th in 2007 | 27 | 21.7 |
Mount Elizabeth | 38.5 | on the 28th | 36.0 | on the 21st in 2013 | 26 | 30.5 |
Mount Magnet Aero | 33.2 | on the 31st | 32.0 | on the 28th in 1995 | 26 | 21.3 |
Pardoo Station | 38.3 | on the 29th | 36.9 | on the 23rd in 1995 | 26 | 30.1 |
Newdegate Research Station | 29.0 | on the 28th | 28.2 | on the 29th in 2006 | 25 | 16.3 |
Paraburdoo Aero | 36.7 | on the 28th | 35.4 | on the 28th in 2017 | 25 | 27.6 |
Cunderdin Airfield | 30.3 | on the 28th | 29.5 | on the 29th in 2006 | 24 | 18.0 |
Fitzroy Crossing Aero | 39.5 | on the 23rd | 39.0 | on the 25th in 1998 | 24 | 33.3 |
Hopetoun North | 32.2 | on the 28th | 31.5 | on the 29th in 2006 | 24 | 18.7 |
Lake Grace | 29.5 | on the 28th | 28.6 | on the 29th in 2006 | 24 | 16.8 |
Newman Aero | 35.6 | on the 25th | 34.3 | on the 31st in 2010 | 24 | 26.1 |
Southern Cross Airfield | 31.1 | on the 28th | 31.0 | on the 30th in 2006 | 24 | 18.5 |
Barrow Island Airport | 33.0 | on the 30th | 31.1 | on the 31st in 2006 | 22 | 25.1 |
Kalumburu | 38.1 | on the 27th | 37.9 | on the 19th in 2019 | 22 | 33.6 |
Katanning | 24.7 | on the 28th | 24.4 | on the 16th in 2015 | 22 | 15.4 |
Marble Bar | 38.9 | on the 24th | 38.0 | on the 25th in 2017 | 20 | 30.2 |
Roebourne Aero | 39.5 | on the 29th | 38.7 | on the 25th in 2017 | 20 | 30.3 |
Record lowest August daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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Jandakot Aero | 13.3 | on the 3rd | 13.4 | on the 28th in 2004 | 31 | 18.7 |
Jacup | 9.2 | on the 3rd | 10.0 | on the 10th in 1997 | 28 | 16.8 |
Perth Metro | 12.1 | on the 3rd | 13.2 | on the 10th in 1997 | 27 | 19.1 |
Swanbourne | 11.6 | on the 3rd | 12.8 | on the 4th in 1994 | 27 | 18.9 |
Gingin Aero | 12.9 | on the 3rd | 13.5 | on the 22nd in 2003 | 25 | 19.1 |
Newdegate Research Station | 10.2 | on the 3rd | 10.8 | on the 9th in 2017 | 25 | 16.3 |
Hopetoun North | 11.6 | on the 3rd | 11.8 | on the 9th in 2015 | 24 | 18.7 |
Lake Grace | 11.0 | on the 3rd | = 11.0 | on the 28th in 2004 | 24 | 16.8 |
Record highest August mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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Kununurra Aero | 35.3 | 34.8 | in 2013 | 33 | 32.7 |
Doongan | 33.6 | 33.5 | in 1998 | 31 | 31.6 |
Argyle Aerodrome | 34.8 | 34.4 | in 2009 | 26 | 32.1 |
Mount Elizabeth | 33.0 | 32.8 | in 1998 | 25 | 30.5 |
Pardoo Station | 32.0 | 31.9 | in 2012 | 25 | 30.1 |
Kalumburu | 35.9 | 35.1 | in 2017 | 21 | 33.6 |
Record highest August daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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Carnarvon Airport | 19.8 | on the 9th | 19.5 | on the 14th in 2017 | 74 | 11.6 |
Meekatharra Airport | 20.1 | on the 28th | 18.8 | on the 31st in 2010 | 70 | 8.6 |
Telfer Aero | 22.4 | on the 29th | = 22.4 | on the 21st in 2009 | 47 | 12.5 |
Barrow Island Airport | 23.0 | on the 30th | = 23.0 | on the 17th in 2001 | 22 | 17.7 |
Varanus Island | 23.5 | on the 30th | 23.1 | on the 25th in 2017 | 21 | 20.1 |
Record highest August mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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Carnarvon Airport | 13.5 | = 13.5 | in 1988 | 73 | 11.6 |
Onslow Airport | 15.7 | 15.5 | in 2015 | 54 | 13.6 |
Telfer Aero | 15.2 | 14.6 | in 2009 | 46 | 12.5 |
Warburton Airfield | 10.1 | 9.4 | in 1955 | 45 | 7.2 |
Murchison | 9.7 | 9.5 | in 2014 | 31 | 7.1 |
Carnegie | 9.2 | = 9.2 | in 1998 | 30 | 7.3 |
Forrest | 7.4 | 7.2 | in 2017 | 27 | 5.8 |
Shark Bay Airport | 12.7 | 12.5 | in 2014 | 20 | 11.1 |
Highest August mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for August |
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Eucla | 9.3 | 9.6 | in 1914* | 7.5 | |
Meekatharra Airport | 10.8 | 11.5 | in 1982 | 8.6 | |
Warmun | 17.1 | 17.3 | in 1992 | 14.7 | |
Thevenard Island | 18.6 | 18.8 | in 1994* | 17.4 | |
Argyle Aerodrome | 19.5 | 19.8 | in 1998 | 17.3 | |
Newman Aero | 9.6 | 10.0 | in 1998 | 7.9 | |
Barrow Island Airport | 18.7 | 18.9 | in 1999 | 17.7 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest August mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for August |
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Karratha Aero | 22.6 | 22.4 | in 1999 | 27 | 21.3 |
Argyle Aerodrome | 27.2 | 26.8 | in 1998 | 26 | 24.7 |
Thevenard Island | 22.7 | = 22.7 | in 2012 | 22 | 21.6 |
Barrow Island Airport | 22.5 | = 22.5 | in 2012 | 21 | 21.4 |
Kalumburu | 25.7 | 25.2 | in 2005 | 21 | 24.1 |
Highest August mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for August |
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Warmun | 25.8 | 25.9 | in 1979 | 23.5 | |
Kununurra Aero | 25.6 | 25.9 | in 1998 | 24.1 | |
Mardie | 22.5 | 23.1 | in 1999 | 21.0 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for August 2020 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for August 2020 |
Diff from average |
Highest for August 2020 |
Mean for August 2020 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for August 2020 |
Total for August 2020 |
Average for August |
Rank of August 2020 |
Fraction of August average |
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North Kimberley (district 01) | ||||||||||||
Doongan | 33.6 | +2.0 | 36.5 | 23rd | 13.3 | +1.2 | 7.5 | 2nd | 0 | 0.8 | lowest | 0% |
Kalumburu | 35.9 | +2.3 | 38.1 | 27th | 15.6 | +1.0 | 9.0 | 1st | 0 | 0.3 | lowest | 0% |
Mount Elizabeth | 33.0 | +2.5 | 38.5 | 28th | 9.7 | +0.7 | 3.4 | 3rd | 0 | 1.9 | lowest | 0% |
Troughton Island | 29.4 | +0.5 | 32.6 | 31st | 23.2 | +0.6 | 20.5 | 1st | 1.0 | 0.5 | high | 200% |
Truscott | 32.7 | +1.0 | 36.1 | 27th | 19.5 | +0.7 | 16.1 | 2nd | 0.4 | 0.4 | average | 100% |
Wyndham Aero | 36.2 | +2.3 | 39.3 | 21st | 17.4 | +1.3 | 11.5 | 2nd | 0 | 0 | lowest | |
East Kimberley (district 02) | ||||||||||||
Argyle Aerodrome | 34.8 | +2.7 | 38.6 | 22nd | 19.5 | +2.2 | 13.7 | 3rd | 0 | 0.3 | lowest | 0% |
Halls Creek Airport | 32.4 | 36.0 | 27th | 13.1 | 5.2 | 7th | 0 | |||||
Kununurra Aero | 35.3 | +2.6 | 38.5 | 21st | 15.9 | +0.4 | 9.8 | 2nd | 0 | 0.1 | lowest | 0% |
Warmun | 34.5 | +2.3 | 38.0 | 22nd | 17.1 | +2.4 | 11.0 | 2nd | 0 | 1.3 | lowest | 0% |
West Kimberley (district 03) | ||||||||||||
Bidyadanga | 31.9 | +0.8 | 38.5 | 26th | 14.9 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 1st | 1.8 | 2.3 | high | 78% |
Broome Airport | 31.7 | +1.4 | 38.9 | 23rd | 15.2 | +0.3 | 10.0 | 1st | 1.6 | 2.2 | high | 73% |
Curtin Aero | 34.5 | +1.4 | 39.1 | 23rd | 15.2 | -0.5 | 8.8 | 3rd | 0 | 2.2 | lowest | 0% |
Cygnet Bay | 30.6 | +0.9 | 34.1 | 27th | 15.6 | +0.8 | 11.5 | 2nd | 0 | 0.9 | lowest | 0% |
Derby Aero | 34.2 | +1.6 | 39.3 | 22nd | 15.5 | -0.3 | 9.8 | 1st | 0 | 1.1 | lowest | 0% |
Fitzroy Crossing Aero | 34.9 | +1.6 | 39.5 | 23rd | 14.3 | +0.8 | 8.0 | 7th | 0 | 2.7 | lowest | 0% |
Yampi Sound (Defence) | 35.4 | 40.7 | 22nd | 13.0 | 6.2 | 7th | 0 | |||||
De Grey (district 04) | ||||||||||||
Bedout Island | 26.7 | +0.3 | 29.3 | 29th | 20.9 | +0.8 | 18.8 | 1st | ||||
Karratha Aero | 29.7 | +1.4 | 39.1 | 29th | 15.6 | +1.3 | 12.0 | 6th | 7.6 | 4.1 | high | 185% |
Legendre Island | 26.6 | +0.5 | 31.9 | 29th | 19.4 | +0.8 | 16.9 | 18th | ||||
Mandora | 32.8 | +1.9 | 38.8 | 31st | 12.3 | -0.9 | 6.5 | 9th | 0 | 2.5 | lowest | 0% |
Marble Bar | 31.9 | +1.7 | 38.9 | 24th | 13.7 | +0.7 | 7.8 | 15th | 5.6 | 0.7 | highest | 800% |
Pardoo Station | 32.0 | +1.9 | 38.3 | 29th | 0.9 | 4.5 | high | 20% | ||||
Port Hedland Airport | 31.4 | +2.1 | 39.9 | 29th | 14.0 | +0.8 | 9.5 | 5th | 3.4 | 4.6 | high | 74% |
Roebourne Aero | 31.3 | +1.0 | 39.5 | 29th | 13.3 | +0.8 | 8.8 | 1st | 2.4 | 0.8 | v high | 300% |
Fortescue (district 05) | ||||||||||||
Barrow Island Airport | 26.4 | +1.3 | 33.0 | 30th | 18.7 | +1.0 | 14.9 | 7th | 6.8 | 2.7 | high | 252% |
Karijini North | 28.7 | 36.4 | 27th | 13.9 | 7.6 | 14th | 5.4 | |||||
Learmonth Airport | 28.4 | +2.0 | 35.7 | 28th | 13.4 | +1.3 | 8.7 | 7th | 7.0 | 11.3 | average | 62% |
Mardie | 30.9 | +1.3 | 39.0 | 29th | 14.3 | +1.8 | 10.3 | 5th | 0 | 7.0 | lowest | 0% |
Onslow Airport | 29.2 | +1.9 | 37.2 | 29th | 15.7 | +2.1 | 12.0 | 7th | 3.2 | 8.2 | average | 39% |
Thevenard Island | 26.8 | +0.8 | 33.5 | 30th | 18.6 | +1.2 | 14.3 | 7th | 3.6 | 2.9 | high | 124% |
West Gascoyne (district 06) | ||||||||||||
Carnarvon Airport | 23.7 | +0.5 | 28.7 | 30th | 13.5 | +1.9 | 8.0 | 14th | 23.6 | 17.5 | high | 135% |
Denham | 22.1 | -0.5 | 26.9 | 8th | 38.1 | 21.9 | high | 174% | ||||
Murchison | 23.2 | +0.1 | 32.0 | 27th | 9.7 | +2.6 | 5.0 | 14th | 22.7 | 18.6 | average | 122% |
Shark Bay Airport | 23.4 | -0.7 | 27.2 | 30th | 12.7 | +1.6 | 6.7 | 15th | 30.0 | 20.5 | average | 146% |
East Gascoyne (district 07) | ||||||||||||
Newman Aero | 28.1 | +2.0 | 35.6 | 25th | 9.6 | +1.7 | 3.7 | 14th | 2.2 | 6.4 | average | 34% |
Paraburdoo Aero | 28.8 | +1.2 | 36.7 | 28th | 11.3 | +0.4 | 5.9 | 18th | 7.4 | 9.8 | average | 76% |
Murchison (district 07A) | ||||||||||||
Meekatharra Airport | 23.5 | +1.9 | 33.4 | 28th | 10.8 | +2.2 | 6.2 | 13th | 18.6 | 10.8 | high | 172% |
Mount Magnet Aero | 22.0 | +0.7 | 33.2 | 31st | 9.8 | +1.8 | 5.1 | 7th | 10.2 | 16.3 | average | 63% |
Paynes Find | 20.2 | 0.0 | 31.9 | 28th | 7.8 | +1.8 | 2.7 | 7th | 27.4 | 27.2 | average | 101% |
North Coast (district 08) | ||||||||||||
Dalwallinu | 18.3 | +0.1 | 29.0 | 28th | 7.1 | +1.0 | 2.8 | 7th | 56.6 | 40.5 | high | 140% |
Geraldton Airport | 20.4 | 26.5 | 8th | 9.5 | 5.1 | 30th | 87.8 | |||||
Kalbarri | 22.6 | +0.1 | 28.4 | 27th | 11.4 | +1.5 | 7.3 | 31st | 87.1 | 48.1 | v high | 181% |
Morawa Airport | 19.9 | -0.4 | 29.3 | 27th | 7.7 | +1.2 | 2.6 | 30th | 59.6 | 35.0 | high | 170% |
Mullewa | 20.4 | +0.1 | 29.5 | 27th | 8.6 | +1.4 | 5.1 | 17th | 73.0 | 42.4 | v high | 172% |
North Island | 21.4 | -0.2 | 25.5 | 8th | 15.8 | +0.5 | 10.1 | 14th | 62.4 | 36.2 | high | 172% |
Wongan Hills | 18.3 | +0.3 | 27.9 | 28th | 6.8 | +0.1 | 3.1 | 19th | 59.2 | 52.0 | high | 114% |
Central Coast (district 09) | ||||||||||||
Badgingarra Research Stn | 18.2 | -0.1 | 26.0 | 27th | 7.9 | +0.8 | 5.2 | 30th | ||||
Bickley | 15.9 | -0.1 | 23.2 | 27th | 7.5 | -0.1 | 4.1 | 30th | 143.0 | 176.2 | low | 81% |
Garden Island HSF | 17.8 | -0.3 | 21.4 | 8th | 11.1 | -0.1 | 8.1 | 19th | ||||
Gingin Aero | 19.1 | 0.0 | 26.5 | 27th | 6.7 | +0.1 | 1.1 | 30th | 83.2 | 108.6 | low | 77% |
Jandakot Aero | 18.7 | 0.0 | 24.4 | 27th | 7.7 | +0.5 | 2.4 | 31st | 94.6 | 128.4 | low | 74% |
Karnet | 16.5 | +0.5 | 23.6 | 27th | 6.8 | +0.5 | 2.8 | 19th | 113.0 | 184.1 | low | 61% |
Lancelin | 20.0 | +0.6 | 25.7 | 27th | 9.5 | -0.4 | 4.5 | 7th | 87.7 | 91.0 | average | 96% |
Millendon (Swan Valley) | 19.2 | 26.3 | 27th | 7.8 | 3.3 | 2nd | 102.4 | |||||
Pearce RAAF | 19.0 | +0.6 | 26.1 | 27th | 8.3 | +0.1 | 3.0 | 2nd | 89.4 | 105.9 | average | 84% |
Perth Airport | 19.2 | +0.6 | 26.5 | 27th | 7.9 | -0.2 | 3.7 | 31st | 99.8 | 118.7 | average | 84% |
Perth Metro | 19.1 | 0.0 | 25.4 | 27th | 8.7 | +0.4 | 4.6 | 30th | 92.8 | 124.4 | low | 75% |
Rottnest Island | 17.9 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 8th | 12.1 | -0.3 | 9.5 | 7th | 100.6 | 88.3 | average | 114% |
Swanbourne | 18.4 | -0.5 | 22.3 | 8th | 10.1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7th | 78.6 | 117.7 | low | 67% |
South Coast (district 09A) | ||||||||||||
Albany | 16.7 | +0.3 | 26.2 | 28th | 9.5 | +1.1 | 6.2 | 25th | 199.1 | 126.7 | v high | 157% |
Albany Airport | 17.0 | 25.9 | 28th | 7.7 | 2.9 | 25th | 205.6 | |||||
Bridgetown | 16.4 | 0.0 | 21.6 | 28th | 5.5 | +0.5 | -0.7 | 30th | 88.8 | 120.8 | low | 74% |
Bunbury | 17.6 | -0.1 | 20.2 | 27th | 7.2 | -0.4 | 2.4 | 30th | 65.6 | 118.1 | v low | 56% |
Busselton Aero | 17.1 | -0.2 | 19.7 | 27th | 6.8 | -0.4 | 1.7 | 30th | 79.2 | 107.0 | low | 74% |
Cape Leeuwin | 17.2 | +0.7 | 20.1 | 25th | 11.5 | +0.2 | 7.6 | 3rd | 69.2 | 135.3 | v low | 51% |
Cape Naturaliste | 17.6 | +1.1 | 20.8 | 22nd | 10.0 | -0.1 | 5.9 | 4th | 105.0 | 112.6 | average | 93% |
Collie East | 17.4 | +0.2 | 23.4 | 28th | 4.8 | +0.1 | -0.9 | 30th | 65.0 | 115.0 | low | 57% |
Donnybrook | 18.1 | +0.8 | 22.6 | 27th | 81.8 | 148.3 | low | 55% | ||||
Dwellingup | 16.5 | +0.8 | 23.1 | 27th | 5.6 | +0.1 | 1.3 | 19th | 133.0 | 193.8 | low | 69% |
Esperance | 18.0 | 0.0 | 29.6 | 28th | 9.4 | +0.8 | 4.6 | 8th | 164.2 | 85.9 | highest | 191% |
Esperance Aero | 17.0 | -0.4 | 26.5 | 28th | 8.1 | +0.4 | 3.2 | 8th | 110.6 | 72.3 | high | 153% |
Hopetoun North | 18.2 | -0.5 | 32.2 | 28th | 8.3 | +0.5 | 3.7 | 31st | 107.6 | 58.1 | v high | 185% |
Jarrahwood | 17.6 | +0.7 | 22.0 | 27th | 5.1 | -0.1 | -1.2 | 7th | 86.4 | 145.9 | v low | 59% |
Mandurah | 18.1 | 0.0 | 21.6 | 27th | 10.7 | -0.3 | 7.7 | 7th | 59.2 | 95.6 | v low | 62% |
North Walpole | 16.5 | -0.2 | 22.1 | 28th | 8.6 | -0.5 | 5.0 | 25th | 201.8 | 160.0 | high | 126% |
Rocky Gully | 15.3 | -0.1 | 23.1 | 28th | 6.5 | -0.3 | 2.4 | 21st | 141.8 | 93.1 | high | 152% |
Shannon | 15.2 | -0.3 | 20.4 | 28th | 7.1 | +0.2 | 2.5 | 30th | 139.0 | 136.2 | average | 102% |
Windy Harbour | 17.1 | +0.2 | 20.1 | 22nd | 9.2 | +0.2 | 4.6 | 7th | 102.7 | 162.8 | v low | 63% |
Witchcliffe | 16.3 | -0.5 | 19.3 | 22nd | 8.2 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 30th | 169.6 | 157.9 | average | 107% |
North Central (district 10) | ||||||||||||
Bencubbin | 17.3 | -0.4 | 27.8 | 28th | 6.9 | +0.9 | 3.5 | 19th | 41.2 | 37.5 | average | 110% |
Cunderdin Airfield | 18.9 | +0.9 | 30.3 | 28th | 4.6 | +0.1 | -1.0 | 30th | 29.6 | 41.3 | low | 72% |
Merredin | 18.0 | +0.5 | 29.0 | 28th | 6.8 | +1.2 | 0.9 | 19th | 48.6 | 39.4 | high | 123% |
Northam | 18.5 | +0.5 | 27.5 | 28th | 5.9 | +0.3 | 0.9 | 31st | 44.9 | 60.8 | average | 74% |
York | 18.2 | +0.2 | 26.7 | 28th | 3.6 | -0.3 | -1.5 | 31st | 54.6 | 58.5 | average | 93% |
South Central (district 10A) | ||||||||||||
Beverley | 18.7 | +0.9 | 27.4 | 28th | 4.9 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 31st | 43.4 | 58.9 | average | 74% |
Brookton | 17.5 | +0.7 | 26.8 | 28th | 4.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 31st | 47.1 | 62.3 | low | 76% |
Hyden | 18.8 | +1.2 | 30.0 | 28th | 5.3 | +0.6 | -0.5 | 20th | 19.1 | 41.0 | low | 47% |
Jacup | 17.0 | +0.2 | 29.6 | 28th | 5.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 30th | 73.0 | 52.6 | high | 139% |
Katanning | 15.6 | +0.2 | 24.7 | 28th | 5.6 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 30th | 80.0 | 60.9 | high | 131% |
Lake Grace | 17.6 | +0.8 | 29.5 | 28th | 5.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 20th | 15.4 | 36.7 | v low | 42% |
Narembeen | 18.6 | +0.9 | 29.8 | 28th | 7.1 | +1.7 | 3.4 | 2nd | 33.1 | 42.3 | average | 78% |
Narrogin | 16.6 | +1.2 | 26.0 | 28th | 5.0 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 30th | 47.2 | 67.7 | low | 70% |
Newdegate Research Station | 17.1 | +0.8 | 29.0 | 28th | 4.1 | -0.2 | -2.0 | 30th | 20.0 | 44.5 | low | 45% |
Ravensthorpe | 17.8 | +0.5 | 31.0 | 28th | 7.1 | +0.4 | 1.8 | 4th | 71.1 | 45.5 | high | 156% |
Wagin | 17.0 | +0.9 | 26.1 | 28th | 5.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 30th | 29.9 | 56.7 | low | 53% |
Wandering | 16.5 | 0.0 | 25.2 | 28th | 3.9 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 30th | 64.8 | 93.4 | low | 69% |
Eucla (district 11) | ||||||||||||
Balladonia | 27.8 | 28th | 6.6 | +1.3 | 1.5 | 2nd | 3.9 | 21.1 | v low | 18% | ||
Eucla | 19.1 | -0.1 | 27.8 | 31st | 9.3 | +1.8 | 4.0 | 15th | 32.4 | 26.5 | average | 122% |
Eyre | 19.4 | -0.1 | 27.4 | 28th | 6.8 | +0.8 | -2.7 | 9th | 81.2 | 30.3 | v high | 268% |
Forrest | 21.3 | +0.3 | 28.8 | 28th | 7.4 | +1.6 | 0.7 | 9th | 6.2 | 13.1 | average | 47% |
Red Rocks Point | 19.2 | -0.3 | 26.7 | 16th | 9.5 | +1.3 | 4.9 | 31st | 3.4 | 37.8 | v low | 9% |
South East (district 12) | ||||||||||||
Bulga Downs | 21.8 | -0.3 | 34.3 | 28th | 8.4 | +2.4 | 2.2 | 4th | 26.2 | 15.3 | high | 171% |
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport | 19.4 | +0.7 | 31.9 | 28th | 7.7 | +2.0 | 3.1 | 4th | 13.6 | 21.2 | average | 64% |
Laverton Aero | 21.9 | +1.1 | 33.6 | 28th | 8.7 | +1.5 | 2.3 | 5th | 8.6 | 9.8 | average | 88% |
Leinster Aero | 22.5 | +0.8 | 33.7 | 28th | 9.0 | +1.4 | 3.8 | 14th | 10.8 | 8.9 | average | 121% |
Leonora Aero | 21.7 | 0.0 | 34.1 | 28th | 9.0 | +1.6 | 3.7 | 15th | 13.4 | 11.1 | average | 121% |
Munglinup West | 17.5 | -0.5 | 31.1 | 28th | 6.8 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4th | 55.2 | 47.6 | average | 116% |
Norseman Aero | 19.0 | -0.3 | 29.7 | 28th | 5.6 | +1.2 | -0.4 | 8th | 20.6 | 23.5 | average | 88% |
Salmon Gums Res.Stn. | 17.7 | +0.3 | 29.3 | 28th | 5.2 | +0.5 | -2.9 | 8th | 44.2 | 34.4 | high | 128% |
Southern Cross Airfield | 18.5 | 0.0 | 31.1 | 28th | 5.9 | +2.1 | 0.4 | 20th | 34.2 | 30.7 | average | 111% |
North East (district 13) | ||||||||||||
Carnegie | 25.5 | +1.3 | 34.9 | 28th | 9.2 | +1.9 | 3.0 | 1st | 5.6 | 6.6 | high | 85% |
Giles Meteorological Office | 25.3 | +2.5 | 34.0 | 26th | 10.9 | +2.2 | 3.7 | 8th | 22.2 | 9.5 | high | 234% |
Telfer Aero | 30.4 | +2.0 | 37.4 | 26th | 15.2 | +2.7 | 8.2 | 9th | 5.8 | 4.7 | high | 123% |
Warburton Airfield | 25.6 | +2.3 | 34.8 | 26th | 10.1 | +2.9 | 3.0 | 19th | 6.2 | 8.7 | high | 71% |
Wiluna Aero | 24.2 | 34.9 | 28th | 8.2 | 2.4 | 14th | 6.6 | |||||
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Adele Island | 28.1 | 30.8 | 29th | 23.4 | 20.5 | 7th | ||||||
Varanus Island | 26.1 | +0.7 | 30.5 | 30th | 17.8 | 4th | 9.2 | 1.1 | highest | 836% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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 9 am on Tuesday 1 September 2020. 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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