Monday, 1 March 2021 - Monthly Climate Summary for Western Australia - Product code IDCKGC11R0
Western Australia in February 2021: wet and below average daytime temperatures
Rainfall was above average for most of Western Australia. Areas along the west coast recorded very much above average rainfall, and western Gascoyne areas had their wettest February on record. However, northern and western parts of the Kimberley recorded below average rainfall. Mean maximum temperatures were below average for most of the state, while mean minimum temperatures were generally near average.
Record wet in the Gascoyne
- Rainfall was above average for most of WA, and the state averaged rainfall was 28% above average.
- Many locations in the west Gascoyne, and western parts of the South West Land Division recorded their highest February rainfall total on record, or highest February rainfall for at least 20 years
- Carnarvon Airport recorded a new February rainfall record of 186.2 mm, which is about 10 times its February average; Marron, located south-east of Carnarvon, recorded 189.4 mm, which was more than 8 times its average, and the sites's highest February rainfall in 109 years.
- After a long track across inland Kimberley and Pilbara in late January and early February, a tropical low (12U) moved off the northern Gascoyne coast, near Carnavon on the 5th, then travelled south along the west coast and south-west of the state for a few days till the 8th. The low resulted in daily rainfall in excess of 100 mm to 150 mm in the northwest Gascoyne, and between 20 mm and 60 mm from the Central West down to the South West, including many February daily rainfall records.
- Carnarvan Airport recorded a daily rainfall 137.2 mm on the 5th, which is nearly 50 mm more than its previous record set 50 years ago in 1970.
Below average mean maximum temperatures for most of WA
- The mean maximum temperature for Western Australia was 1.09 °C below average, which made it the coolest February since 2011.
- Mean maximum temperatures were below average for most of WA, some sites had their coolest February days on record or coolest for at least 20 years.
- Cape Naturaliste and a number of other sites in the state's south-west had their coolest February day on record on the 7th or 8th.
- The mean minimum temperature for Western Australia was 0.34 °C below average, the coolest February since 2012.
Tropical low (12U)
- A tropical low (12U) tracked south-west through the inland Kimberly, Pilbara and northern Gascoyne districts, to offshore near Carnarvon on the 5th before tracking southward along the west coast and south-west till the 8th. The low brought significant rainfall to the state's north and west, caused extensive flooding and damage in the northwest. One of the hardest hit areas was in and around Carnarvon in the Gascoyne. Rain brought relief from the heat to the state's south-west, dampening fires in and south of Perth.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in February 2021 | |
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Hottest day | 44.6 °C at Eucla on the 18th |
Warmest days on average | 37.1 °C at Telfer Aero |
Coolest days on average | 21.9 °C at Albany |
Coldest day | 16.7 °C at Karnet on the 6th |
Coldest night | 3.2 °C at Eyre on the 21st |
Coolest nights on average | 13.0 °C at Jarrahwood |
Warmest nights on average | 27.3 °C at Bedout Island |
Warmest night | 30.8 °C at Barrow Island Airport on the 24th |
Warmest on average overall | 31.2 °C at Telfer Aero |
Coolest on average overall | 18.0 °C at Windy Harbour |
Wettest overall | 308.2 mm at Troughton Island |
Wettest day | 153.0 mm at Hill Springs on the 4th |
Strongest wind gust | 111 km/h at Laverton Aero on the 26th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Mean daily minimum temperatures |
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Record highest February daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Greenbushes | 61.4 | on the 8th | 56.4 | on the 17th in 1955 | 118 | |
Carnarvon Airport | 137.2 | on the 5th | 78.2 | on the 16th in 1970 | 77 | |
Hill Springs | 153.0 | on the 4th | 127.8 | on the 23rd in 1994 | 65 | |
Kimberley | 48.0 | on the 8th | 47.5 | on the 28th in 1976 | 49 | |
Frankland | 40.5 | on the 8th | 34.0 | on the 10th in 2017 | 46 | |
Jarrahwood | 33.0 | on the 7th | 27.2 | on the 27th in 1989 | 46 | |
Perivale Orchard | 45.0 | on the 7th | 23.0 | on the 27th in 2020 | 41 | |
Useless Loop | 61.8 | on the 5th | 58.6 | on the 21st in 1986 | 35 | |
Windy Harbour | 66.8 | on the 8th | 31.2 | on the 9th in 2000 | 35 | |
Worsley Downs | 44.0 | on the 7th | 39.4 | on the 11th in 1980 | 28 | |
Bunbury | 41.2 | on the 7th | 31.3 | on the 25th in 1997 | 26 | |
Rocky Gully | 56.6 | on the 8th | 37.0 | on the 15th in 2005 | 26 | |
Ludlow | 43.4 | on the 7th | 30.2 | on the 26th in 1989 | 25 | |
Steep Point | 88.0 | on the 6th | 30.0 | on the 17th in 2004 | 25 | |
Busselton Aero | 33.2 | on the 7th | 16.6 | on the 27th in 2020 | 24 | |
Shannon | 55.4 | on the 8th | 31.0 | on the 9th in 2000 | 23 | |
Witchcliffe | 44.6 | on the 8th | 16.0 | on the 9th in 2000 | 22 | |
Acton Park | 26.8 | on the 7th | 11.0 | on the 14th in 2017 | 21 | |
Shark Bay Airport | 96.6 | on the 5th | 67.0 | on the 17th in 2004 | 21 | |
Moascar | 26.6 | on the 6th | 25.4 | on the 7th in 2008 | 20 | |
Port Denison | 34.6 | on the 6th | 20.2 | on the 2nd in 2015 | 20 |
Record highest February total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Gascoyne Junction | 288.4 | 168.6 | in 1961 | 111 | 31.2 |
Marron | 189.4 | 164.4 | in 2011 | 110 | 23.5 |
Margaret River | 83.0 | 78.4 | in 1989 | 92 | 13.0 |
Carey Downs | 258.0 | 162.8 | in 1945 | 88 | 32.2 |
Pemberton | 97.5 | 86.4 | in 1955 | 81 | 20.4 |
Cowaramup | 81.4 | 67.8 | in 1983 | 79 | 12.2 |
Carnarvon Airport | 186.2 | 148.5 | in 1970 | 77 | 21.3 |
Warner Glen | 89.4 | 79.8 | in 1997 | 72 | 14.1 |
Hill Springs | 260.5 | 259.2 | in 1994 | 70 | 47.4 |
Wahroonga | 244.6 | 157.3 | in 2011 | 69 | 28.4 |
Perivale Orchard | 67.4 | 56.8 | in 1989 | 41 | 11.0 |
Useless Loop | 103.0 | 100.6 | in 1986 | 39 | 13.6 |
Windy Harbour | 109.1 | 70.0 | in 1989 | 34 | 17.5 |
Bunbury | 54.6 | 50.0 | in 1997 | 26 | 9.0 |
Rocky Gully | 87.0 | 55.6 | in 1997 | 26 | 19.8 |
Ludlow | 62.2 | 56.9 | in 1989 | 25 | 12.6 |
Steep Point | 163.3 | 41.6 | in 2011 | 25 | 12.8 |
Busselton Aero | 54.8 | 26.6 | in 2017 | 24 | 6.9 |
Shannon | 105.8 | 46.4 | in 2017 | 23 | 20.6 |
Acton Park | 57.8 | 25.0 | in 2017 | 21 | 7.7 |
Witchcliffe | 80.4 | 24.2 | in 2000 | 21 | 12.2 |
Port Denison | 50.0 | 43.0 | in 2011 | 20 | 11.0 |
Highest February total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for February |
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Busselton Shire | 68.4 | 79.5 | in 1918 | 10.6 | |
Cape Leeuwin | 92.4 | 132.2 | in 1921 | 16.2 | |
Cape Naturaliste | 79.6 | 107.9 | in 1921* | 11.9 | |
Tamala | 107.8 | 127.0 | in 1921* | 10.2 | |
Dairy Creek | 178.1 | 195.6 | in 1918* | 34.3 | |
Doorawarrah | 250.0 | 307.1 | in 1943* | 37.0 | |
Denmark | 57.8 | 139.0 | in 1955* | 27.0 | |
Northcliffe | 80.8 | 130.3 | in 1955* | 22.7 | |
Wereroa | 69.8 | 75.4 | in 1970 | 31.4 | |
Codg Codgen | 72.6 | 106.2 | in 1970* | 16.6 | |
Denham | 125.2 | 143.7 | in 1970* | 16.1 | |
Newbicup | 64.0 | 116.8 | in 1980* | 14.4 | |
Jurien Bay | 114.0 | 164.4 | in 1986 | 16.4 | |
Dandaragan West | 72.0 | 123.5 | in 1986* | 14.6 | |
Darkan | 64.4 | 92.3 | in 1986* | 14.3 | |
Dongara | 47.5 | 90.6 | in 1986* | 10.9 | |
Jarrahwood | 64.4 | 74.2 | in 1989 | 13.6 | |
Greenbushes | 65.6 | 70.4 | in 1989* | 15.7 | |
Nannup | 61.7 | 66.7 | in 1989* | 13.7 | |
Chapman Hill | 67.6 | 75.6 | in 1989* | 9.6 | |
Frankland | 65.5 | 68.4 | in 1970* | 14.1 | |
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport | 95.2 | 196.6 | in 1995 | 32.4 | |
Wialki South | 77.0 | 81.6 | in 1995 | 20.1 | |
Marriwood | 56.8 | 71.4 | in 1997 | 13.0 | |
Giles Meteorological Office | 142.8 | 297.2 | in 2000 | 44.7 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record lowest February daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Cape Naturaliste | 18.2 | on the 7th | = 18.2 | on the 10th in 2017 | 65 | 25.9 |
Badgingarra Research Stn | 19.6 | on the 6th | = 19.6 | on the 9th in 2017 | 54 | 34.6 |
Busselton Aero | 19.6 | on the 7th | 20.2 | on the 10th in 2017 | 24 | 30.1 |
Witchcliffe | 18.0 | on the 7th | 18.9 | on the 10th in 2017 | 22 | 27.2 |
Record lowest February mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Rocky Gully | 25.0 | 25.7 | in 2017 | 25 | 27.4 |
Busselton Aero | 28.2 | = 28.2 | in 2018 | 23 | 30.1 |
Bridgetown | 26.8 | 27.5 | in 2017 | 22 | 29.9 |
Shannon | 24.2 | 24.9 | in 2017 | 22 | 26.8 |
Witchcliffe | 25.2 | 25.6 | in 2018 | 21 | 27.2 |
Lowest February mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for February |
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Karnet | 28.0 | 27.0 | in 1986* | 30.4 | |
Mullewa | 33.8 | 32.9 | in 1990* | 36.5 | |
Dwellingup | 28.4 | 28.0 | in 1994 | 29.7 | |
Jarrahwood | 28.5 | 27.7 | in 1994* | 30.0 | |
Emu Creek Station | 36.2 | 35.9 | in 1999 | 40.3 | |
Dalwallinu | 31.9 | 31.1 | in 2001 | 34.8 | |
Morawa Airport | 33.5 | 32.2 | in 2001 | 36.8 | |
Paynes Find | 32.7 | 30.5 | in 2001 | 36.5 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record lowest February temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Paraburdoo Aero | 17.9 | on the 5th | 18.5 | on the 1st in 2006 | 25 | 25.1 |
Record lowest February mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Morawa Airport | 18.7 | 18.8 | in 2005 | 23 | 20.5 |
Lowest February mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for February |
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Lancelin | 16.9 | 16.2 | in 1998 | 18.1 |
Record lowest February mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for February |
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Rocky Gully | 19.1 | = 19.1 | in 2017 | 25 | 20.3 |
Bridgetown | 20.0 | 20.1 | in 2017 | 22 | 21.7 |
Shannon | 18.8 | 19.0 | in 2017 | 22 | 20.1 |
Witchcliffe | 19.6 | = 19.6 | in 2005 | 21 | 20.8 |
Lowest February mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for February |
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Busselton Aero | 21.2 | 20.8 | in 2001 | 22.4 | |
Dalwallinu | 24.4 | 24.3 | in 2001 | 26.6 | |
Morawa Airport | 26.1 | 25.8 | in 2001 | 28.7 | |
Mount Magnet Aero | 27.3 | 25.7 | in 2001 | 30.1 | |
Mullewa | 26.8 | 26.5 | in 2001 | 28.3 | |
Paynes Find | 26.0 | 24.7 | in 2001 | 28.9 | |
Wongan Hills | 24.2 | 24.0 | in 2001 | 26.2 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for February 2021 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for February 2021 |
Diff from average |
Highest for February 2021 |
Mean for February 2021 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for February 2021 |
Total for February 2021 |
Average for February |
Rank of February 2021 |
Fraction of February average |
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North Kimberley (district 01) | ||||||||||||
Doongan | 32.7 | -0.1 | 35.5 | 21st | 23.3 | +0.7 | 21.5 | 27th | 33.0 | 230.6 | lowest | 14% |
Kalumburu | 34.2 | +0.6 | 37.0 | 18th | 24.6 | +0.2 | 22.8 | 27th | 183.6 | 289.5 | average | 63% |
Mount Elizabeth | 32.4 | 0.0 | 35.5 | 21st | 20.4 | 21st | 67.7 | 228.1 | v low | 30% | ||
Troughton Island | 31.2 | -0.4 | 32.0 | 12th | 26.4 | +0.1 | 23.6 | 2nd | 308.2 | 191.5 | high | 161% |
Truscott | 31.9 | -0.4 | 34.8 | 27th | 25.6 | +0.1 | 22.8 | 26th | 161.6 | 225.5 | average | 72% |
Wyndham Aero | 35.5 | -0.6 | 38.6 | 28th | 26.2 | +0.2 | 24.2 | 10th | 84.8 | 213.0 | low | 40% |
East Kimberley (district 02) | ||||||||||||
Argyle Aerodrome | 35.0 | -0.9 | 38.4 | 18th | 25.5 | +0.2 | 21.6 | 10th | 191.4 | 181.2 | average | 106% |
Halls Creek Airport | 33.9 | 36.7 | 21st | 23.2 | 20.5 | 25th | 180.2 | |||||
Kununurra Aero | 34.7 | -0.5 | 38.1 | 28th | 25.0 | +0.3 | 22.7 | 10th | 156.2 | 216.0 | average | 72% |
Warmun | 35.0 | -1.1 | 38.5 | 28th | 24.6 | +0.3 | 22.0 | 10th | 195.7 | 176.7 | average | 111% |
West Kimberley (district 03) | ||||||||||||
Bidyadanga | 39.0 | 23rd | 25.1 | -0.6 | 22.5 | 15th | 105.6 | 137.4 | average | 77% | ||
Broome Airport | 33.1 | +0.2 | 37.7 | 22nd | 26.7 | +0.6 | 22.3 | 22nd | 61.6 | 178.1 | low | 35% |
Curtin Aero | 34.9 | -0.7 | 38.1 | 22nd | 24.3 | -0.4 | 20.9 | 25th | 75.6 | 183.0 | low | 41% |
Cygnet Bay | 33.1 | -0.1 | 36.0 | 21st | 25.3 | 0.0 | 23.2 | 25th | 101.9 | 196.0 | average | 52% |
Derby Aero | 34.4 | -0.2 | 39.2 | 22nd | 25.7 | +0.2 | 21.8 | 25th | 83.2 | 198.1 | low | 42% |
Fitzroy Crossing Aero | 35.2 | -1.8 | 38.3 | 22nd | 24.8 | 0.0 | 21.8 | 10th | 214.8 | 144.4 | high | 149% |
Yampi Sound (Defence) | 34.6 | 38.5 | 22nd | 24.9 | 20.7 | 26th | ||||||
De Grey (district 04) | ||||||||||||
Bedout Island | 32.8 | -0.7 | 35.5 | 23rd | 27.3 | -0.2 | 24.5 | 1st | ||||
Karratha Aero | 33.7 | -2.0 | 38.6 | 10th | 26.6 | -0.1 | 24.0 | 5th | 70.6 | 78.7 | average | 90% |
Legendre Island | 32.1 | -1.4 | 35.2 | 23rd | 26.7 | -0.3 | 23.1 | 13th | ||||
Port Hedland Airport | 34.5 | -1.7 | 41.6 | 23rd | 25.7 | +0.2 | 23.7 | 8th | 114.0 | 89.3 | high | 128% |
Roebourne Aero | 35.8 | -2.4 | 42.5 | 23rd | 25.8 | -0.4 | 22.6 | 7th | 97.8 | 61.0 | average | 160% |
Fortescue (district 05) | ||||||||||||
Barrow Island Airport | 33.3 | -0.2 | 37.5 | 23rd | 26.3 | +0.1 | 23.5 | 8th | 18.6 | 46.7 | high | 40% |
Karijini North | 35.0 | 39.0 | 26th | 24.0 | 20.6 | 8th | 164.2 | |||||
Learmonth Airport | 35.6 | -2.0 | 41.9 | 23rd | 24.3 | +0.3 | 21.1 | 27th | 12.8 | 39.2 | average | 33% |
Mardie | 34.5 | -3.0 | 42.0 | 22nd | 25.7 | +0.3 | 23.1 | 28th | 0 | 61.7 | lowest | 0% |
Onslow Airport | 34.8 | -1.6 | 42.6 | 23rd | 25.9 | +0.9 | 23.1 | 27th | 33.2 | 58.4 | average | 57% |
Thevenard Island | 32.9 | -0.8 | 38.2 | 23rd | 26.1 | 0.0 | 23.8 | 8th | 27.6 | 61.2 | average | 45% |
West Gascoyne (district 06) | ||||||||||||
Carnarvon Airport | 32.3 | -0.2 | 42.8 | 23rd | 23.7 | +0.3 | 20.2 | 19th | 186.2 | 21.3 | highest | 874% |
Denham | 30.9 | -0.9 | 42.4 | 23rd | 21.5 | -1.4 | 16.0 | 11th | 125.2 | 16.1 | v high | 778% |
Emu Creek Station | 36.2 | -4.1 | 42.0 | 24th | 24.4 | -0.7 | 21.5 | 28th | 153.6 | 64.3 | v high | 239% |
Murchison | 35.4 | -3.2 | 41.6 | 25th | 21.3 | -2.0 | 17.0 | 8th | 89.6 | 32.6 | high | 275% |
Shark Bay Airport | 33.4 | -1.3 | 43.3 | 24th | 21.6 | -0.7 | 17.6 | 19th | 125.6 | 26.9 | v high | 467% |
East Gascoyne (district 07) | ||||||||||||
Newman Aero | 34.9 | -2.5 | 38.8 | 26th | 23.2 | -0.9 | 19.5 | 26th | 169.0 | 72.3 | high | 234% |
Paraburdoo Aero | 36.4 | -2.5 | 40.6 | 24th | 24.2 | -0.9 | 17.9 | 5th | 89.0 | 75.6 | average | 118% |
Murchison (district 07A) | ||||||||||||
Meekatharra Airport | 35.8 | -1.0 | 39.7 | 25th | 23.2 | -0.6 | 20.2 | 5th | 9.4 | 36.1 | average | 26% |
Mount Magnet Aero | 33.3 | -3.7 | 40.7 | 25th | 21.2 | -2.1 | 16.6 | 19th | 93.4 | 37.6 | high | 248% |
Paynes Find | 32.7 | -3.8 | 40.9 | 16th | 19.3 | -1.9 | 13.9 | 6th | 38.8 | 24.1 | high | 161% |
North Coast (district 08) | ||||||||||||
Dalwallinu | 31.9 | -2.9 | 40.3 | 22nd | 16.8 | -1.7 | 12.1 | 19th | 33.2 | 14.6 | high | 227% |
Geraldton Airport | 31.1 | 41.1 | 1st | 18.4 | 11.7 | 19th | 52.8 | 12.2 | v high | 433% | ||
Kalbarri | 32.1 | -2.0 | 42.5 | 1st | 20.0 | -0.7 | 13.7 | 19th | 17.3 | 8.2 | high | 211% |
Morawa Airport | 33.5 | -3.3 | 41.8 | 22nd | 18.7 | -1.8 | 14.4 | 19th | 37.4 | 19.9 | high | 188% |
Mullewa | 33.8 | -2.7 | 41.8 | 22nd | 19.0 | -1.2 | 12.1 | 19th | 23.4 | 19.1 | high | 123% |
North Island | 27.5 | -0.9 | 31.7 | 1st | 21.7 | -0.2 | 17.3 | 6th | 67.6 | 11.4 | v high | 593% |
Wongan Hills | 32.0 | -2.1 | 41.0 | 23rd | 16.4 | -1.8 | 11.7 | 19th | 37.8 | 16.1 | high | 235% |
Central Coast (district 09) | ||||||||||||
Badgingarra Research Stn | 31.4 | -3.2 | 41.4 | 22nd | 17.3 | -0.5 | 12.5 | 9th | ||||
Bickley | 28.3 | -2.2 | 37.0 | 23rd | 15.1 | -0.8 | 9.5 | 19th | 67.6 | 21.6 | v high | 313% |
Garden Island HSF | 26.4 | -1.9 | 36.8 | 1st | 18.4 | -1.0 | 14.0 | 19th | 54.0 | 17.0 | v high | 318% |
Gingin Aero | 31.3 | -1.8 | 41.0 | 23rd | 16.1 | -1.0 | 9.3 | 20th | ||||
Jandakot Aero | 30.1 | -1.5 | 39.0 | 23rd | 17.0 | -0.2 | 9.3 | 19th | 47.4 | 18.1 | v high | 262% |
Jurien Bay | 29.3 | -1.5 | 39.9 | 1st | 17.3 | -0.7 | 11.3 | 19th | 114.0 | 16.4 | v high | 695% |
Karnet | 28.0 | -2.4 | 36.3 | 23rd | 15.3 | -0.5 | 9.3 | 19th | 66.0 | 21.6 | v high | 306% |
Lancelin | 28.1 | -1.8 | 38.9 | 1st | 16.9 | -1.2 | 10.0 | 7th | 73.0 | 14.1 | v high | 518% |
Millendon (Swan Valley) | 31.3 | 41.1 | 23rd | 17.1 | 10.5 | 20th | 26.6 | |||||
Pearce RAAF | 31.9 | -1.4 | 42.0 | 23rd | 17.5 | -0.1 | 11.1 | 20th | 22.8 | 13.2 | high | 173% |
Perth Airport | 30.8 | -1.2 | 39.9 | 23rd | 17.2 | -0.3 | 10.5 | 20th | 27.4 | 15.1 | high | 181% |
Perth Metro | 30.1 | -1.5 | 39.5 | 23rd | 17.7 | -0.7 | 12.1 | 20th | 38.6 | 14.3 | v high | 270% |
Rottnest Island | 25.9 | -1.4 | 34.9 | 2nd | 18.5 | -1.0 | 14.2 | 19th | 50.4 | 11.7 | v high | 431% |
Swanbourne | 28.1 | -2.3 | 37.4 | 22nd | 18.0 | -0.7 | 12.2 | 19th | 47.8 | 13.4 | v high | 357% |
South Coast (district 09A) | ||||||||||||
Albany | 21.9 | -1.0 | 28.9 | 15th | 16.5 | +0.9 | 11.5 | 19th | 46.8 | 22.7 | high | 206% |
Albany Airport | 23.8 | 36.7 | 15th | 14.7 | 7.7 | 19th | 49.0 | |||||
Bridgetown | 26.8 | -3.1 | 36.4 | 2nd | 13.3 | -0.2 | 4.8 | 19th | 77.4 | 14.4 | v high | 538% |
Bunbury | 28.5 | -1.5 | 35.4 | 1st | 15.1 | -0.8 | 7.2 | 19th | 54.6 | 9.0 | highest | 607% |
Busselton Aero | 28.2 | -1.9 | 36.0 | 23rd | 14.3 | -0.4 | 6.5 | 19th | 54.8 | 6.9 | highest | 794% |
Cape Leeuwin | 22.7 | -0.7 | 27.5 | 2nd | 17.4 | +0.1 | 14.7 | 18th | 92.4 | 16.2 | v high | 570% |
Cape Naturaliste | 26.4 | +0.5 | 32.1 | 2nd | 14.9 | -0.8 | 11.0 | 19th | 79.6 | 11.9 | v high | 669% |
Collie East | 28.8 | -1.9 | 36.8 | 2nd | 13.7 | -0.3 | 5.4 | 19th | 68.0 | 13.2 | v high | 515% |
Donnybrook | 29.3 | -1.2 | 37.6 | 14th | 12.0 | 1st | 69.2 | 15.2 | v high | 455% | ||
Dwellingup | 28.4 | -1.3 | 36.5 | 15th | 14.4 | -0.2 | 7.6 | 19th | 74.6 | 22.1 | v high | 338% |
Esperance | 26.3 | +0.1 | 39.8 | 16th | 15.9 | -0.3 | 11.6 | 20th | 18.8 | 25.7 | average | 73% |
Esperance Aero | 27.9 | +0.3 | 40.8 | 16th | 14.7 | -0.8 | 11.8 | 10th | 20.4 | 29.3 | average | 70% |
Hopetoun North | 24.8 | -0.6 | 40.2 | 16th | 15.9 | +0.1 | 11.9 | 20th | 27.0 | 24.9 | high | 108% |
Jarrahwood | 28.5 | -1.5 | 37.0 | 15th | 13.0 | -0.5 | 4.0 | 19th | 64.4 | 13.6 | v high | 474% |
Mandurah | 28.3 | -1.4 | 37.0 | 1st | 18.4 | -1.0 | 13.1 | 19th | 45.6 | 13.6 | v high | 335% |
North Walpole | 22.9 | -2.0 | 33.5 | 15th | 14.8 | -0.3 | 10.8 | 19th | 79.2 | 24.5 | v high | 323% |
Rocky Gully | 25.0 | -2.4 | 36.3 | 15th | 13.3 | +0.1 | 7.3 | 19th | 87.0 | 19.8 | highest | 439% |
Shannon | 24.2 | -2.6 | 34.9 | 2nd | 13.4 | -0.1 | 7.1 | 19th | 105.8 | 20.6 | highest | 514% |
Windy Harbour | 22.5 | -1.2 | 28.5 | 2nd | 13.6 | -1.1 | 10.0 | 4th | 109.1 | 17.5 | highest | 623% |
Witchcliffe | 25.2 | -2.0 | 34.0 | 2nd | 14.1 | -0.3 | 8.7 | 19th | 80.4 | 12.2 | highest | 659% |
North Central (district 10) | ||||||||||||
Bencubbin | 31.2 | -2.4 | 39.1 | 16th | 17.2 | -1.0 | 12.0 | 5th | 25.0 | 20.5 | high | 122% |
Cunderdin Airfield | 31.9 | -2.3 | 41.3 | 23rd | 16.3 | -1.2 | 12.2 | 19th | 28.6 | 17.6 | high | 163% |
Merredin | 31.5 | -1.7 | 40.0 | 16th | 17.1 | -1.0 | 11.4 | 5th | 18.4 | 15.7 | high | 117% |
Northam | 31.9 | -1.8 | 41.9 | 23rd | 16.8 | -0.4 | 11.5 | 19th | 17.3 | 14.0 | high | 124% |
York | 32.0 | -1.7 | 41.5 | 23rd | 15.7 | -0.9 | 9.0 | 19th | 18.5 | 19.3 | average | 96% |
South Central (district 10A) | ||||||||||||
Beverley | 32.6 | -1.0 | 41.4 | 23rd | 15.8 | -0.9 | 9.4 | 19th | 22.2 | 14.3 | high | 155% |
Brookton | 30.8 | -1.5 | 40.1 | 23rd | 15.3 | -0.7 | 8.9 | 19th | 15.7 | 15.5 | average | 101% |
Hyden | 31.3 | -1.7 | 41.9 | 16th | 15.1 | -0.8 | 7.7 | 19th | 22.1 | 20.3 | high | 109% |
Jacup | 26.7 | -0.8 | 40.4 | 16th | 13.4 | -0.3 | 7.6 | 19th | 32.0 | 22.1 | high | 145% |
Katanning | 28.1 | -1.6 | 39.0 | 16th | 14.0 | -0.1 | 8.2 | 19th | 40.0 | 15.2 | v high | 263% |
Lake Grace | 29.0 | -1.7 | 41.0 | 16th | 15.0 | -0.6 | 9.5 | 19th | 22.4 | 17.2 | high | 130% |
Narrogin | 29.0 | -1.3 | 38.7 | 23rd | 14.2 | -0.2 | 8.1 | 19th | 27.0 | 17.1 | high | 158% |
Newdegate Research Station | 28.8 | -1.7 | 40.4 | 16th | 13.9 | -0.2 | 8.6 | 4th | 25.2 | 22.4 | high | 113% |
Pingelly | 30.0 | -1.3 | 39.6 | 23rd | 15.3 | -0.7 | 9.2 | 19th | 20.2 | 14.3 | high | 141% |
Ravensthorpe | 27.5 | -0.8 | 40.0 | 17th | 14.3 | -0.3 | 10.0 | 19th | 38.8 | 26.6 | high | 146% |
Wagin | 29.2 | -1.2 | 38.5 | 23rd | 14.6 | -0.3 | 8.0 | 19th | 31.2 | 16.5 | high | 189% |
Wandering | 29.7 | -2.0 | 39.3 | 23rd | 13.9 | -0.8 | 6.0 | 19th | 46.6 | 17.3 | v high | 269% |
Eucla (district 11) | ||||||||||||
Balladonia | 28.9 | -1.7 | 42.9 | 17th | 14.3 | -0.6 | 10.6 | 12th | 53.2 | 20.3 | v high | 262% |
Eucla | 26.0 | +0.3 | 44.6 | 18th | 17.2 | +0.1 | 11.8 | 21st | 19.0 | 19.1 | average | 99% |
Eyre | 26.0 | -0.6 | 38.9 | 18th | 14.0 | -2.0 | 3.2 | 21st | 19.1 | 19.3 | high | 99% |
Forrest | 29.9 | -2.3 | 42.7 | 18th | 15.6 | -0.9 | 9.8 | 5th | 20.6 | 29.7 | average | 69% |
South East (district 12) | ||||||||||||
Bulga Downs | 33.7 | -3.1 | 40.6 | 25th | 19.9 | -1.8 | 15.8 | 4th | 27.4 | 30.5 | average | 90% |
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport | 30.0 | -2.1 | 37.4 | 24th | 17.6 | -0.3 | 10.4 | 5th | 95.2 | 32.4 | v high | 294% |
Laverton Aero | 33.1 | -0.9 | 39.6 | 26th | 19.9 | -0.9 | 12.7 | 5th | 15.8 | 55.2 | low | 29% |
Leinster Aero | 33.4 | -2.1 | 39.5 | 26th | 20.4 | -1.9 | 16.0 | 5th | 54.2 | 41.0 | high | 132% |
Leonora Aero | 33.0 | -2.0 | 40.4 | 26th | 20.1 | -1.6 | 13.9 | 5th | 49.6 | 38.5 | high | 129% |
Munglinup West | 28.1 | -0.8 | 40.8 | 16th | 14.0 | -1.0 | 8.4 | 19th | 26.0 | 38.1 | average | 68% |
Norseman Aero | 30.4 | -1.2 | 40.6 | 17th | 15.0 | -1.1 | 7.5 | 12th | 33.2 | 26.4 | average | 126% |
Salmon Gums Res.Stn. | 29.1 | -0.5 | 38.9 | 16th | 13.7 | -0.4 | 8.0 | 12th | 41.4 | 24.6 | high | 168% |
Southern Cross Airfield | 31.7 | -2.0 | 39.1 | 16th | 17.1 | -0.7 | 10.6 | 5th | 26.2 | 27.5 | average | 95% |
North East (district 13) | ||||||||||||
Carnegie | 36.2 | -0.9 | 42.3 | 9th | 21.5 | -1.5 | 17.6 | 24th | 136.6 | 53.8 | high | 254% |
Giles Meteorological Office | 34.2 | -1.9 | 38.4 | 18th | 21.4 | -1.4 | 14.6 | 26th | 142.8 | 44.7 | v high | 319% |
Telfer Aero | 37.1 | -1.7 | 42.2 | 19th | 25.5 | +0.1 | 22.8 | 26th | 13.0 | 95.1 | low | 14% |
Warburton Airfield | 34.2 | -2.4 | 41.2 | 18th | 21.4 | -0.9 | 15.8 | 5th | 28.0 | 34.6 | average | 81% |
Wiluna Aero | 35.1 | 40.6 | 26th | 21.9 | 18.5 | 7th | 59.4 | |||||
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Adele Island | 31.2 | 32.2 | 22nd | 21.9 | 25th | |||||||
Rowley Shoals | 29.8 | 31.4 | 23rd | 27.7 | 22.9 | 1st | ||||||
Varanus Island | 31.8 | -0.6 | 36.3 | 22nd | 26.6 | 0.0 | 24.7 | 6th | 48.6 | 48.6 | high | 100% |
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 3 pm on Monday 1 March 2021. 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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