Friday, 3 June 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for Western Australia - Product code IDCKGC11R0
Western Australia in May 2022: Very wet with a cold finish in the Pilbara
May rainfall was above average in the Pilbara and the adjacent interior as a number of cloudbands produced moderate to locally heavy daily falls from the middle of May. May rainfall was below average in the southern parts of the state including the Central West, southern Gascoyne and Goldfields, and South Coastal areas. The Kimberley and southern parts of the state recorded above average daytime temperatures, although below average daytime temperatures were observed in northern inland WA along the passage of cloudbands. Overnight temperatures were above average for most of the state, and it was particularly warm in the Pillara
Very wet in the Pilbara
- May rainfall was above average in the Pilbara and the adjacent interiors from a number of cloudbands (12th-13th, 16th-18th, 22nd-23rd, 26th-31st).
- Some sites in the west Pilbara coastal area including Karratha, Onslow and Mardie recorded 200 mm to 400 mm in total, their wettest May on record, while some sites in the east and south Pilbara had their wettest May for at least 20 years.
- May rainfall was about 18% above 1961-90 average for WA as a whole.
- May rainfall was 95.7 mm and 254% above average for the Pilbara District as a whole, whist was the district's fifth-wettest May on record and wettest since 1988.
- A strong cold front tracked the south-west WA on the 12th, and an associated cloudband extended from the north-west and produced widespread moderate falls in western parts of the state on the 13th, with Exmouth recording more than 50 mm .
- A cloudband produced 2-day (to the 18th) rainfall totals of 70–180 mm in the Pilbara coastal areas between Karratha and Onslow.
- A cloudband produced moderate daily falls of 20–40 mm in central WA at and around Carnegie on the 22nd, while daily falls of 10–40 mm were recorded in parts of the South West Land Division (SWLD) on the 23rd and 24th from a cold front.
- A cloudband produced heavy daily falls in excess of 100 mm to 160 mm along the coastal Pilbara areas on the 29th and 30th, and moderate falls to 40 mm in the west Kimberley coast on the 31st.
- Mount Florance, Red Hill and Indee with over 100 years of rainfall observations had their highest May daily rainfall on record
Warmer days in the Kimberley; cooler daytime temperature in northern inland WA
- Mean maximum temperatures were above average in the Kimberley, and a number of sites including Argyle had their warmest warmest May on record
- The mean maximum temperature was 0.92 °C above the 1961–90 average for WA.
- Mean minimum temperatures were above average for most of the state, and it is particularly warm in the Pilbara. Port Hedland equalled its May record, and Karratha had its warmest May since 1998.
- The mean minimum temperature was 1.34 °C above the 1961–90 average for WA, the warmest since 2014.
- It was a frosty night in inland south-west WA on the 7th, with some sites including Collie East, Bridgetown recording sub-zero temperatures.
- On the last 2 days of May. maximum temperatures were in the teens and more than 10 °C cooler than average in the Pilbara and the Southern Interior, including a number of May low maximum temperature records.
- The maximum temperature was 10.2 °C at Newman Aero on the 31st, which is its annual lowest maximum temperature on record at the town, and the state's lowest maximum temperature for May since 30 May 2013 with maximum temperatures below 10 °C at several sites.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in May 2022 | |
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Hottest day | 39.2 °C at Curtin Aero on the 1st |
Warmest days on average | 35.5 °C at Wyndham Aero |
Coolest days on average | 18.1 °C at Shannon |
Coldest day | 10.2 °C at Newman Aero on the 31st |
Coldest night | -1.5 °C at Collie East on the 7th |
Coolest nights on average | 5.9 °C at Collie East |
Warmest nights on average | 26.6 °C at Troughton Island |
Warmest night | 28.8 °C at Troughton Island on the 6th |
Warmest on average overall | 30.0 °C at Troughton Island |
Coolest on average overall | 13.1 °C at Collie East |
Wettest overall | 413.4 mm at Varanus Island |
Wettest day | 158.0 mm at Varanus Island on the 29th |
Strongest wind gust | 113 km/h at Varanus Island on the 13th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Record highest May daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Mount Florance | 85.0 | on the 29th | 73.9 | on the 16th in 1942 | 125 | |
Red Hill | 145.2 | on the 29th | 103.6 | on the 4th in 1931 | 114 | |
Indee | 137.6 | on the 30th | 124.5 | on the 31st in 1929 | 108 | |
Sherlock | 125.4 | on the 30th | 95.3 | on the 31st in 1970 | 48 | |
Jacup | 39.0 | on the 13th | =39.0 | on the 28th in 1999 | 28 | |
Thevenard Island | 120.2 | on the 29th | 78.4 | on the 30th in 2021 | 25 | |
Varanus Island | 158.0 | on the 29th | 48.6 | on the 30th in 2021 | 23 | |
Cheela Plains | 32.0 | on the 13th | 24.0 | on the 26th in 2018 | 21 |
Record highest May total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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Mardie | 268.8 | 211.5 | in 1970 | 136 | 38.8 |
Mount Florance | 237.9 | 168.4 | in 2015 | 136 | 23.1 |
Red Hill | 269.8 | 245.2 | in 1970 | 118 | 35.7 |
Yarraloola Homestead | 250.6 | 230.6 | in 1970 | 118 | 37.9 |
Coolawanyah | 230.6 | 163.6 | in 2015 | 98 | 23.3 |
Yalleen | 290.0 | 217.7 | in 1970 | 64 | 32.8 |
Onslow Airport | 310.4 | 236.7 | in 1942 | 59 | 52.3 |
Karratha Aero | 215.4 | 143.7 | in 1973 | 50 | 32.2 |
Pannawonica | 293.6 | 178.6 | in 1984 | 49 | 33.8 |
Sherlock | 214.6 | 175.1 | in 1970 | 49 | 26.4 |
Thevenard Island | 299.2 | 143.2 | in 2002 | 25 | 49.3 |
Marble Bar | 77.6 | 72.4 | in 2013 | 22 | 14.3 |
Varanus Island | 413.4 | 133.6 | in 2005 | 22 | 46.9 |
Cheela Plains | 85.0 | 53.0 | in 2015 | 20 | 18.1 |
Highest May total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for May |
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Indee | 189.6 | 211.8 | in 1929* | 26.5 | |
Warambie | 179.3 | 254.8 | in 1942* | 29.0 | |
Tangadee | 123.6 | 163.4 | in 1970* | 20.1 | |
Neds Creek | 76.0 | 114.4 | in 1984 | 18.3 | |
Mount Vernon | 99.4 | 136.0 | in 1984* | 21.3 | |
Paraburdoo Aero | 70.0 | 112.8 | in 1988 | 19.6 | |
Turee Creek | 80.2 | 151.8 | in 1988 | 22.2 | |
Port Hedland Airport | 123.8 | 157.0 | in 1993 | 27.6 | |
Exmouth Town | 213.0 | 235.8 | in 1992* | 49.4 | |
Williambury | 83.0 | 103.0 | in 1992* | 28.5 | |
Carnegie | 73.7 | 91.6 | in 1997 | 16.7 | |
Doolgunna | 44.8 | 128.9 | in 1997 | 24.1 | |
Lorna Glen | 71.6 | 75.0 | in 1997 | 20.8 | |
Glen Florrie Station | 111.0 | 166.8 | in 1998* | 32.6 | |
Barrow Island Airport | 283.2 | 295.0 | in 1999* | 62.7 | |
Granite Peak | 56.2 | 129.2 | in 1997* | 17.5 | |
Cape Naturaliste | 175.4 | 189.0 | in 2001 | 114.3 | |
Mount Stuart | 100.0 | 129.9 | in 1998* | 26.5 | |
Warrawagine | 64.8 | 86.8 | in 2000* | 18.6 | |
Yarrie | 75.0 | 101.9 | in 1997* | 21.6 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record lowest May daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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Telfer Aero | 12.3 | on the 31st | 15.0 | on the 14th in 1978 | 47 | 29.1 |
Eyre | 15.4 | on the 29th | 15.8 | on the 31st in 1993 | 34 | 21.5 |
Warburton Airfield | 12.2 | on the 30th | 14.4 | on the 6th in 1970 | 33 | 24.4 |
Karratha Aero | 17.7 | on the 31st | 19.0 | on the 14th in 2013 | 29 | 30.1 |
Gingin Aero | 13.3 | on the 12th | 14.4 | on the 12th in 2001 | 27 | 22.8 |
Paraburdoo Aero | 13.4 | on the 31st | 18.7 | on the 29th in 1999 | 27 | 29.1 |
Newman Aero | 10.2 | on the 31st | 14.7 | on the 25th in 2015 | 26 | 27.1 |
Thevenard Island | 19.8 | on the 31st | 21.2 | on the 14th in 2013 | 26 | 28.8 |
Marble Bar | 14.0 | on the 31st | 16.8 | on the 30th in 2004 | 22 | 31.2 |
Shark Bay Airport | 18.7 | on the 30th | = 18.7 | on the 4th in 2014 | 22 | 27.4 |
Roebourne Aero | 16.2 | on the 31st | 19.9 | on the 27th in 2015 | 20 | 31.7 |
Record highest May mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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Troughton Island | 33.3 | 32.8 | in 2007 | 42 | 31.2 |
Argyle Aerodrome | 34.4 | = 34.4 | in 2016 | 27 | 32.1 |
Mount Elizabeth | 32.9 | 31.8 | in 2014 | 25 | 30.2 |
Record highest May daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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Warmun | 28.6 | on the 1st | 28.4 | on the 20th in 1990 | 60 | 17.2 |
Record highest May mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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Port Hedland Airport | 20.6 | = 20.6 | in 1958 | 73 | 17.3 |
Mandora | 20.3 | 19.6 | in 2016 | 59 | 16.9 |
Cygnet Bay | 22.7 | 22.1 | in 1988 | 35 | 19.2 |
Highest May mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for May |
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Karratha Aero | 20.7 | 21.1 | in 1998 | 18.3 | |
Mardie | 20.1 | 20.9 | in 1998 | 17.0 |
Record highest May mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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Mandora | 26.8 | = 26.8 | in 2014 | 59 | 24.6 |
Troughton Island | 30.0 | 29.9 | in 2016 | 42 | 28.3 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for May 2022 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for May 2022 |
Diff from average |
Highest for May 2022 |
Mean for May 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for May 2022 |
Total for May 2022 |
Average for May |
Rank of May 2022 |
Fraction of May average |
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North Kimberley (district 01) | ||||||||||||
Doongan | 33.1 | +1.8 | 35.6 | 16th | 16.5 | +1.7 | 11.5 | 11th | 0 | 13.1 | lowest | 0% |
Kalumburu | 34.7 | +1.1 | 36.4 | 19th | 18.4 | +1.5 | 13.6 | 28th | 2.0 | 15.9 | average | 13% |
Mount Elizabeth | 32.9 | +2.7 | 35.4 | 16th | 12.7 | +0.4 | 6.3 | 10th | 0 | 15.7 | lowest | 0% |
Troughton Island | 33.3 | +2.1 | 35.2 | 3rd | 26.6 | +1.2 | 25.4 | 13th | 0 | 36.3 | lowest | 0% |
Truscott | 33.2 | +1.0 | 35.1 | 4th | 22.0 | +0.5 | 18.0 | 29th | 0 | 19.9 | v low | 0% |
Wyndham Aero | 35.5 | +1.3 | 38.1 | 4th | 20.3 | +1.1 | 16.0 | 28th | 0 | 11.8 | lowest | 0% |
East Kimberley (district 02) | ||||||||||||
Argyle Aerodrome | 34.4 | +2.3 | 37.2 | 15th | 21.2 | +2.0 | 18.0 | 10th | 0 | 7.6 | lowest | 0% |
Halls Creek Airport | 32.5 | 36.1 | 16th | 17.0 | 9.5 | 10th | 0.6 | |||||
Kununurra Aero | 34.7 | +1.7 | 37.0 | 15th | 18.6 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 23rd | 3.2 | 6.7 | high | 48% |
Warmun | 34.7 | +2.5 | 37.5 | 17th | 18.4 | +1.2 | 13.4 | 10th | 0 | 10.0 | lowest | 0% |
West Kimberley (district 03) | ||||||||||||
Broome Airport | 33.0 | +1.4 | 37.1 | 2nd | 20.5 | +2.2 | 14.3 | 10th | 13.4 | 26.9 | average | 50% |
Curtin Aero | 35.0 | +1.7 | 39.2 | 1st | 20.1 | +1.0 | 14.0 | 12th | 15.6 | 15.0 | high | 104% |
Cygnet Bay | 31.8 | +0.8 | 34.0 | 5th | 22.7 | +3.5 | 19.0 | 13th | 26.0 | 40.1 | high | 65% |
Derby Aero | 34.5 | +1.5 | 37.7 | 16th | 20.5 | +1.7 | 12.8 | 10th | 11.0 | 19.4 | average | 57% |
Fitzroy Crossing Aero | 34.8 | +1.5 | 38.2 | 17th | 18.1 | +2.1 | 9.4 | 10th | 0 | 15.2 | lowest | 0% |
Yampi Sound (Defence) | 35.4 | 38.3 | 2nd | 18.5 | 10.0 | 11th | 23.4 | |||||
De Grey (district 04) | ||||||||||||
Bedout Island | 29.0 | +0.2 | 31.9 | 4th | 24.9 | +1.2 | 22.7 | 12th | ||||
Karratha Aero | 28.5 | -1.6 | 34.5 | 3rd | 20.7 | +2.4 | 14.8 | 31st | 215.4 | 32.2 | highest | 669% |
Legendre Island | 28.7 | +0.3 | 31.7 | 3rd | 20.8 | 17th | ||||||
Mandora | 33.2 | +1.0 | 38.8 | 3rd | 20.3 | +3.4 | 11.5 | 12th | 47.2 | 25.4 | high | 186% |
Marble Bar | 29.7 | -1.5 | 35.0 | 3rd | 19.3 | +2.2 | 11.5 | 31st | 77.6 | 14.3 | highest | 543% |
Port Hedland Airport | 30.9 | +0.2 | 36.2 | 3rd | 20.6 | +3.3 | 14.7 | 11th | 123.8 | 27.6 | v high | 449% |
Roebourne Aero | 29.8 | -1.9 | 36.7 | 3rd | 19.8 | +3.0 | 13.4 | 11th | 195.6 | 43.0 | v high | 455% |
Fortescue (district 05) | ||||||||||||
Barrow Island Airport | 27.3 | -0.2 | 33.3 | 3rd | 22.4 | +1.1 | 18.9 | 26th | 283.2 | 62.7 | v high | 452% |
Karijini North | 26.5 | 32.3 | 3rd | 17.4 | 9.6 | 31st | 98.6 | |||||
Learmonth Airport | 27.5 | -1.1 | 34.3 | 3rd | 17.1 | +1.1 | 12.6 | 24th | 62.4 | 42.2 | high | 148% |
Mardie | 30.2 | -1.3 | 36.9 | 4th | 20.1 | +3.1 | 17.1 | 11th | 268.8 | 38.8 | highest | 693% |
Onslow Airport | 28.4 | -1.0 | 34.8 | 3rd | 19.6 | +2.2 | 15.7 | 25th | 310.4 | 52.3 | highest | 593% |
Thevenard Island | 27.6 | -1.2 | 32.3 | 3rd | 22.4 | +1.2 | 17.5 | 31st | 299.2 | 49.3 | highest | 607% |
West Gascoyne (district 06) | ||||||||||||
Carnarvon Airport | 27.2 | +0.8 | 33.0 | 7th | 15.1 | +0.3 | 9.9 | 16th | 22.8 | 33.1 | average | 69% |
Denham | 25.1 | -0.7 | 30.0 | 7th | 17.8 | +1.4 | 13.0 | 30th | 52.8 | 36.4 | high | 145% |
Emu Creek Station | 30.0 | -0.1 | 35.6 | 4th | 17.8 | +1.7 | 12.4 | 24th | 28.8 | 35.1 | average | 82% |
Murchison | 26.0 | -0.1 | 31.0 | 9th | 11.5 | +0.4 | 4.6 | 16th | 8.9 | 16.9 | average | 53% |
Shark Bay Airport | 26.7 | -0.7 | 32.1 | 10th | 15.5 | +1.0 | 10.9 | 15th | 41.0 | 24.1 | high | 170% |
East Gascoyne (district 07) | ||||||||||||
Newman Aero | 24.9 | -2.2 | 31.2 | 12th | 13.9 | +2.0 | 7.5 | 16th | 59.4 | 19.0 | v high | 313% |
Paraburdoo Aero | 26.7 | -2.4 | 33.1 | 12th | 16.6 | +1.9 | 10.1 | 31st | 70.0 | 19.6 | v high | 357% |
Murchison (district 07A) | ||||||||||||
Meekatharra Airport | 23.7 | -0.2 | 29.0 | 12th | 13.1 | +1.0 | 7.6 | 14th | 12.4 | 21.9 | average | 57% |
Mount Magnet Aero | 23.6 | -0.3 | 28.6 | 10th | 12.0 | +0.4 | 7.2 | 15th | 1.4 | 17.3 | low | 8% |
Paynes Find | 23.5 | +0.3 | 29.1 | 9th | 9.2 | -0.2 | 4.2 | 30th | 9.8 | 35.4 | low | 28% |
North Coast (district 08) | ||||||||||||
Dalwallinu | 28.3 | 9th | 9.1 | -0.6 | 4.5 | 30th | 14.6 | 34.9 | average | 42% | ||
Geraldton Airport | 24.7 | -0.5 | 29.7 | 8th | 12.6 | +0.4 | 3.9 | 30th | 32.2 | 38.9 | average | 83% |
Kalbarri | 26.2 | +0.1 | 31.0 | 4th | 14.7 | +1.4 | 8.9 | 30th | 31.9 | 53.8 | average | 59% |
Morawa Airport | 23.5 | -0.5 | 30.0 | 9th | 10.3 | -0.1 | 3.7 | 30th | 25.2 | 35.7 | average | 71% |
Mullewa | 24.3 | +0.5 | 30.1 | 9th | 11.6 | +0.4 | 3.0 | 31st | 30.8 | 45.6 | average | 68% |
North Island | 24.4 | 0.0 | 27.1 | 8th | 18.2 | -0.2 | 12.4 | 17th | 25.8 | 41.1 | average | 63% |
Wongan Hills | 21.8 | +0.2 | 28.7 | 9th | 9.6 | -0.3 | 4.5 | 30th | 41.4 | 51.1 | average | 81% |
Central Coast (district 09) | ||||||||||||
Badgingarra Research Stn | 21.1 | -1.4 | 27.6 | 9th | 10.7 | +0.1 | 6.2 | 30th | 0 | 66.0 | lowest | 0% |
Bickley | 19.1 | -0.2 | 24.2 | 8th | 10.1 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 29th | 142.4 | 131.3 | average | 108% |
Garden Island HSF | 21.1 | -0.3 | 25.3 | 21st | 13.3 | -0.6 | 9.2 | 30th | 112.4 | 76.4 | high | 147% |
Gingin Aero | 22.2 | -0.6 | 28.0 | 9th | 8.4 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 30th | 89.6 | 73.7 | high | 122% |
Jandakot Aero | 21.8 | -0.2 | 25.7 | 21st | 9.2 | -0.1 | 2.8 | 30th | 101.8 | 105.2 | average | 97% |
Jurien Bay | 22.9 | -0.4 | 26.5 | 7th | 11.0 | -0.7 | 3.2 | 30th | 81.8 | 75.6 | average | 108% |
Millendon (Swan Valley) | 22.3 | 27.6 | 8th | 9.7 | 3.4 | 30th | 85.8 | |||||
Pearce RAAF | 22.4 | +0.3 | 28.0 | 9th | 10.5 | -0.2 | 4.0 | 30th | 93.8 | 83.2 | average | 113% |
Perth Airport | 22.2 | +0.4 | 26.5 | 8th | 10.0 | -0.4 | 2.8 | 30th | 72.8 | 97.5 | average | 75% |
Perth Metro | 22.2 | -0.1 | 26.5 | 8th | 10.3 | -0.2 | 4.5 | 30th | 83.6 | 88.4 | average | 95% |
Rottnest Island | 20.8 | -0.3 | 24.3 | 7th | 14.9 | -0.3 | 11.3 | 30th | 84.6 | 73.2 | average | 116% |
Swanbourne | 21.4 | -0.8 | 25.6 | 21st | 12.1 | -0.4 | 7.0 | 30th | 115.8 | 90.3 | high | 128% |
South Coast (district 09A) | ||||||||||||
Albany | 19.0 | +0.3 | 23.2 | 8th | 11.6 | +0.8 | 8.0 | 7th | 72.5 | 115.0 | low | 63% |
Albany Airport | 19.4 | -0.1 | 23.7 | 8th | 9.3 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 7th | 76.4 | 83.2 | average | 92% |
Bridgetown | 19.8 | +0.3 | 25.0 | 8th | 6.7 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 7th | 90.4 | 98.0 | average | 92% |
Bunbury | 20.9 | -0.1 | 25.4 | 17th | 8.5 | -0.7 | 1.6 | 7th | 111.0 | 99.5 | average | 112% |
Busselton Aero | 20.5 | +0.1 | 24.3 | 21st | 8.4 | -0.6 | 2.9 | 7th | 87.4 | 101.2 | average | 86% |
Cape Leeuwin | 20.1 | +0.9 | 22.7 | 17th | 14.5 | +0.8 | 11.1 | 6th | 95.4 | 136.3 | low | 70% |
Cape Naturaliste | 20.6 | +1.3 | 24.3 | 8th | 12.7 | +0.1 | 8.8 | 4th | 175.4 | 114.3 | high | 153% |
Collie East | 20.2 | +0.2 | 25.1 | 17th | 5.9 | -0.1 | -1.5 | 7th | 96.8 | 94.9 | average | 102% |
Dwellingup | 19.3 | +0.7 | 24.8 | 8th | 7.6 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 7th | 166.0 | 156.0 | average | 106% |
Esperance | 21.3 | +0.8 | 30.3 | 10th | 11.4 | +0.4 | 7.6 | 6th | 74.2 | 71.1 | average | 104% |
Esperance Aero | 20.9 | +0.7 | 28.5 | 10th | 10.5 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 6th | 39.6 | 64.7 | low | 61% |
Hopetoun North | 20.3 | -0.7 | 26.5 | 8th | 10.6 | +0.2 | 6.1 | 17th | 58.4 | 46.3 | high | 126% |
Jarrahwood | 20.8 | +0.8 | 25.0 | 17th | 5.9 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 7th | 101.8 | 124.2 | average | 82% |
Mandurah | 20.6 | -0.5 | 24.9 | 21st | 12.8 | -0.6 | 8.6 | 30th | 81.8 | 86.3 | average | 95% |
Manjimup | 18.7 | +1.0 | 23.9 | 17th | 9.0 | +0.1 | 6.0 | 6th | 108.0 | 127.9 | average | 84% |
North Walpole | 19.4 | +0.3 | 23.0 | 17th | 10.9 | -0.3 | 7.5 | 16th | 104.6 | 120.4 | average | 87% |
Rocky Gully | 18.4 | -0.1 | 23.9 | 8th | 8.9 | -0.3 | 5.9 | 7th | 77.6 | 77.7 | average | 100% |
Shannon | 18.1 | +0.1 | 22.2 | 17th | 8.7 | -0.1 | 3.5 | 7th | 113.6 | 119.7 | average | 95% |
Windy Harbour | 20.0 | +0.1 | 23.0 | 21st | 10.2 | -0.5 | 5.5 | 6th | 124.6 | 146.2 | average | 85% |
North Central (district 10) | ||||||||||||
Bencubbin | 21.5 | +0.6 | 27.5 | 9th | 9.8 | +0.7 | 3.8 | 30th | 21.3 | 36.3 | average | 59% |
Cunderdin Airfield | 22.1 | +0.2 | 28.9 | 10th | 7.7 | -0.5 | 1.4 | 30th | 21.8 | 30.7 | average | 71% |
Merredin | 21.5 | +0.8 | 28.0 | 10th | 9.2 | +0.3 | 4.0 | 30th | 32.2 | 40.4 | average | 80% |
Northam | 22.4 | +1.1 | 28.2 | 8th | 9.1 | +0.7 | 3.3 | 7th | 36.8 | 54.7 | average | 67% |
York | 22.1 | +0.2 | 27.4 | 10th | 7.6 | +0.8 | 1.0 | 7th | 58.1 | 47.3 | high | 123% |
South Central (district 10A) | ||||||||||||
Beverley | 22.4 | +0.9 | 28.6 | 10th | 8.0 | +0.2 | 1.4 | 7th | 60.4 | 53.3 | average | 113% |
Brookton | 20.7 | +0.2 | 27.2 | 10th | 7.6 | -0.1 | 2.2 | 7th | 63.8 | 56.4 | average | 113% |
Hyden | 21.5 | +0.7 | 28.2 | 10th | 7.6 | +0.1 | 3.3 | 16th | 39.1 | 39.0 | average | 100% |
Jacup | 19.3 | -0.4 | 28.4 | 10th | 8.5 | +0.1 | 4.9 | 7th | 74.6 | 35.6 | high | 210% |
Katanning | 18.9 | -0.3 | 26.6 | 10th | 7.8 | -0.8 | 3.8 | 6th | 50.8 | 48.5 | average | 105% |
Lake Grace | 20.0 | 0.0 | 28.4 | 10th | 7.9 | -0.7 | 3.7 | 7th | 52.6 | 32.2 | high | 163% |
Narrogin | 20.1 | +1.5 | 28.0 | 10th | 7.9 | +0.1 | 4.3 | 7th | 65.2 | 62.1 | average | 105% |
Newdegate Research Station | 20.3 | +0.4 | 28.8 | 10th | 6.2 | -0.9 | 0.4 | 7th | 37.4 | 42.0 | average | 89% |
Ravensthorpe | 20.0 | -0.1 | 27.5 | 10th | 9.6 | -0.1 | 7.0 | 27th | 43.4 | 43.7 | average | 99% |
Wagin | 20.0 | +0.5 | 26.1 | 10th | 7.7 | -0.3 | 3.0 | 6th | 28.9 | 53.6 | low | 54% |
Wandering | 20.1 | +0.1 | 27.0 | 10th | 6.5 | +0.3 | -1.4 | 7th | 84.0 | 58.1 | high | 145% |
Eucla (district 11) | ||||||||||||
Eucla | 21.3 | +0.2 | 30.4 | 23rd | 10.5 | -0.1 | 4.9 | 28th | 28.0 | 30.6 | average | 92% |
Eyre | 22.5 | +1.0 | 30.1 | 12th | 8.2 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 7th | 33.8 | 38.1 | average | 89% |
Forrest | 22.7 | +0.4 | 29.4 | 23rd | 8.7 | +0.1 | 3.5 | 10th | 7.8 | 15.8 | average | 49% |
Red Rocks Point | 21.2 | -0.1 | 29.5 | 23rd | 11.0 | -0.2 | 6.6 | 28th | 41.8 | 27.5 | high | 152% |
South East (district 12) | ||||||||||||
Bulga Downs | 23.8 | -0.1 | 28.2 | 9th | 9.7 | +0.7 | 4.5 | 15th | 6.4 | 24.6 | low | 26% |
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport | 21.2 | +0.5 | 26.7 | 9th | 10.4 | +1.7 | 4.7 | 30th | 9.4 | 24.6 | average | 38% |
Laverton Aero | 22.4 | +0.1 | 28.1 | 18th | 10.7 | +0.3 | 4.4 | 15th | 11.0 | 13.9 | average | 79% |
Leinster Aero | 22.7 | -0.5 | 28.5 | 12th | 10.8 | +0.4 | 5.5 | 15th | 4.4 | 14.6 | average | 30% |
Leonora Aero | 23.0 | -0.1 | 27.6 | 12th | 11.3 | +1.7 | 6.0 | 30th | 1.8 | 10.1 | average | 18% |
Munglinup West | 20.4 | -0.1 | 28.8 | 10th | 9.5 | -0.1 | 5.8 | 7th | 44.0 | 39.2 | average | 112% |
Norseman Aero | 21.2 | +0.2 | 27.0 | 11th | 7.6 | +0.6 | 1.9 | 27th | 13.8 | 18.5 | average | 75% |
Salmon Gums Res.Stn. | 20.9 | +1.0 | 27.8 | 10th | 7.2 | +0.1 | 0.9 | 6th | 28.2 | 33.6 | average | 84% |
Southern Cross Airfield | 21.8 | +0.5 | 28.4 | 10th | 8.3 | +1.0 | 2.6 | 30th | 30.0 | 28.0 | average | 107% |
North East (district 13) | ||||||||||||
Carnegie | 29.9 | 12th | 11.7 | +0.9 | 5.5 | 18th | 73.7 | 16.7 | v high | 441% | ||
Giles Meteorological Office | 23.4 | -0.4 | 29.7 | 13th | 12.5 | +1.2 | 4.6 | 7th | 34.0 | 20.4 | high | 167% |
Telfer Aero | 28.1 | -1.0 | 32.9 | 3rd | 17.5 | +2.0 | 10.5 | 31st | 58.6 | 19.5 | high | 301% |
Warburton Airfield | 23.6 | -0.8 | 30.3 | 13th | 12.3 | +1.8 | 4.8 | 9th | 15.4 | 15.1 | average | 102% |
Wiluna Aero | 22.9 | 30.1 | 12th | 11.0 | 5.1 | 15th | 57.4 | |||||
Offshore Islands (district 200) | ||||||||||||
Adele Island | 30.7 | 32.5 | 6th | 26.9 | 22.3 | 7th | ||||||
Browse Island | 31.5 | 33.4 | 3rd | 28.2 | 26.8 | 11th | ||||||
Rowley Shoals | 29.1 | 30.1 | 4th | 27.2 | 23.4 | 30th | ||||||
Varanus Island | 27.3 | -0.7 | 31.0 | 3rd | 23.7 | +0.1 | 19.9 | 30th | 413.4 | 46.9 | highest | 881% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following 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 Wednesday 1 June 2022. 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.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
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