Tuesday, 5 July 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for Western Australia - Product code IDCKGC11R0

Western Australia in June 2022: Wet start in the Kimberley, warm everywhere

June rainfall was very much above average in the northern Kimberley and below average in southern parts of the state including the Central West, Lower West and South West districts. Maximum temperatures were above average across the state, with parts of the Kimberley up to 3 °C above average. Minimum temperatures were also above average across the state, except for a small part of western Eucla district. In parts of the Gibson desert, observed minimum temperatures were as much as 4 °C above average.

Wet start in the Kimberley

  • June rainfall was about 23% below 1961-1990 average for Western Australia as a whole.
  • June rainfall was very much above average in the in the northern Kimberley and above average in most of the rest of the Kimberley and north-eastern Interior district due to a low pressure system and associated trough (1st-8th).
  • Up to 100 mm of rain fell in the first week of the month in the northern Kimberley, where the long-term average for June is between 1 and 10 mm.
  • Unseasonal thunderstorms and showers affected the Kimberley on the 3rd, 4th and 5th.
  • Several sites in the Kimberley had their highest June daily rainfall on record, around 5 times the monthly average rainfall on one day.
  • Some sites had their highest total June rainfall for at least 20 years
  • A low-pressure system and associated trough brought around 20-30 mm rainfall to the south-west on the 10th and 11th and a further 40 mm on the 13th and 14th.
  • A cold front combined with a north-west cloudband produced 2-day rainfall totals of 30-40 mm in the south-west of the state on the 18th and 19th.

Warm maximum and minimum temperatures across WA

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Extremes in June 2022
Hottest day 37.1 °C at Wyndham Aero on the 5th
Warmest days on average 32.8 °C at Kalumburu
Coolest days on average 15.6 °C at Katanning
15.6 °C at Rocky Gully
Coldest day 11.5 °C at Narrogin on the 29th
Coldest night -2.8 °C at Eyre on the 26th
Coolest nights on average 5.8 °C at Southern Cross Airfield
Warmest nights on average 25.1 °C at Troughton Island
Warmest night 27.8 °C at Troughton Island on the 1st
Warmest on average overall 28.1 °C at Troughton Island
Coolest on average overall 11.2 °C at Newdegate Research Station
Wettest overall 178.7 mm at Walpole Forestry
Driest overall 0 mm at Kununurra Checkpoint
0 mm at Lake Argyle Resort
0 mm at Mandora
0 mm at Mount Barker
0 mm at Mount House Airstrip
0 mm at Wyndham Aero
Wettest day 81.8 mm at Cape Naturaliste on the 11th
Strongest wind gust 120 km/h at Cape Leeuwin on the 12th

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Maps
ObservedAnomalyDecile rank
Total
rainfall		 Map of Rainfall totals Map of Percentage of normal rainfall Map of Rainfall deciles
Mean
daily
maximum
temperatures		 Map of Mean maximum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean maximum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean maximum temperature
Mean
daily
minimum
temperatures		 Map of Mean minimum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean minimum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean minimum temperature

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Record highest June daily rainfall
New record
(mm)		 Old
record		 Years of
record
Nicholson 28.0 on the 5th 25.9 on the 18th in 1933 81
Coodernuppin 34.5 on the 11th 31.8 on the 10th in 1973 55
Adina 67.4 on the 14th 67.2 on the 14th in 1989 54
The Duke 50.4 on the 14th 43.0 on the 14th in 1989 46
Drysdale River Station 47.0 on the 4th 28.0 on the 15th in 1993 35
Lansdowne 30.0 on the 5th 28.2 on the 13th in 1957 33
Doongan 50.7 on the 4th 28.0 on the 20th in 2007 32
Shannon 52.2 on the 13th 46.0 on the 26th in 1999 25
Kachana 28.6 on the 2nd 22.5 on the 20th in 2007 24
Derby Main Roads 32.4 on the 1st 24.6 on the 7th in 2013 22


Highest June total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)		 Most recent
higher		 Average for
June
Maria 83.0 129.0 in 1983* 44.4
Lansdowne 45.8 70.1 in 1957* 5.8
Bencubbin 66.5 77.0 in 1993* 47.8
Kimbolton 68.6 104.0 in 1978* 13.6
Kulin 71.4 73.5 in 1998* 56.0

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




Lowest June total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)		 Most recent
lower		 Average for
June
Monte Vista 15.6 15.0 in 1987* 40.6
Karnet 45.3 22.0 in 1994* 205.1
Mundrabilla Station 10.1 7.6 in 1997 25.9

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



Record highest June daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
June
Bidyadanga 24.1 on the 21st 23.3 on the 2nd in 1971 64 15.5
Doongan 22.3 on the 4th 21.5 on the 3rd in 2004 32 11.7
Gosnells City 18.1 on the 11th 17.9 on the 6th in 2020 31 9.9
Laverton Aero 17.6 on the 18th 16.5 on the 27th in 2019 31 6.9
York 15.5 on the 11th 14.5 on the 14th in 2002 27 4.7
Katanning 13.3 on the 12th 13.0 on the 20th in 2015 24 6.9
Wandering 13.5 on the 11th = 13.5 on the 11th in 2012 24 4.6


Record lowest June temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
June
Windy Harbour -0.5 on the 5th 1.0 on the 17th in 2006 33 9.5


Record highest June mean daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
June
Albany 12.0 11.2 in 2014 104 9.2
Bridgetown 7.2 7.1 in 2020 24 5.2
Hopetoun North 10.1 10.0 in 2004 24 8.6
Norseman Aero 6.9 6.5 in 2004 22 4.8

Highest June mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)		 Most recent
higher		 Average for
June
Pingelly 8.5 8.8 in 1983* 6.5
Kalbarri 13.0 13.2 in 1996 11.1
Shannon 9.0 9.1 in 1997* 7.7

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



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Summary statistics for June 2022
Maximum temperatures
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
(°C)		 Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
June
2022		 Diff
from
average		 Highest for
June
2022		 Mean for
June
2022		 Diff
from
average		 Lowest for
June
2022		 Total for
June
2022		 Average
for
June		 Rank of
June
2022		 Fraction of
June
average
North Kimberley (district 01)
Doongan 29.6 +0.3 33.5 7th 14.0 +2.3 7.7 15th 79.8 6.8 v high 1174%
Kalumburu 32.8 +0.9 37.0 7th 16.3 +1.8 8.6 13th 2.2 2.2 high 100%
Troughton Island 31.2 +2.1 33.5 7th 25.1 +1.6 23.0 19th 5.4 5.7 high 95%
Truscott 31.1 +0.7 34.8 7th 20.2 +1.0 14.6 13th 33.6 4.1 v high 820%
Wyndham Aero 32.2 +0.6 37.1 5th 17.7 +1.7 11.5 14th 0 2.9 lowest 0%
East Kimberley (district 02)
Argyle Aerodrome 30.6 +1.0 35.4 6th 18.1 +1.9 13.6 11th 3.8 3.6 high 106%
Halls Creek Airport 27.8   30.7 20th 13.2   7.4 16th 19.6
Kununurra Aero 31.3 +0.8 36.0 7th 16.5 +0.8 9.8 13th 0.8 2.9 high 28%
Warmun 30.2 +0.6 34.5 7th 16.3 +2.4 10.0 18th 5.1 5.8 high 88%
West Kimberley (district 03)
Broome Airport 30.5 +1.3 33.6 21st 16.5 +1.3 11.2 25th 15.4 18.2 high 85%
Curtin Aero 32.4 +1.6 35.2 8th 17.9 +1.2 9.6 18th 7.2 6.9 high 104%
Cygnet Bay 28.8 +0.1 31.0 10th 19.6 +2.9 14.5 25th 51.0 19.7 high 259%
Derby Aero 32.5 +1.8 34.9 21st 16.2 +0.4 10.7 25th 22.0 7.8 high 282%
Fitzroy Crossing Aero 31.2 +0.7 34.1 7th 13.7 +0.6 8.5 25th 13.8 6.8 high 203%
Yampi Sound (Defence) 32.2   34.2 8th 14.4   9.2 25th 61.6
De Grey (district 04)
Bedout Island 26.1 +0.5 27.9 15th 21.7 +0.8 16.2 1st
Karratha Aero 27.0 +0.5 29.8 22nd 16.6 +1.4 13.5 1st 22.6 34.4 average 66%
Legendre Island 25.9 +0.7 28.1 19th 20.3 +0.8 17.2 2nd
Mandora 30.3 +1.2 33.4 22nd 15.7 +1.5 8.7 25th 0 17.0 lowest 0%
Marble Bar 27.8 +0.7 31.1 14th 14.5 +1.2 11.5 1st 3.8 22.1 average 17%
Port Hedland Airport 28.7 +1.0 31.8 22nd 15.4 +1.1 10.6 30th 2.2 22.8 average 10%
Roebourne Aero 27.4 -0.6 30.9 22nd 15.6 +2.0 11.8 25th 11.6 29.2 average 40%
Fortescue (district 05)
Barrow Island Airport 25.1 +0.8 26.8 23rd 20.4 +1.6 17.1 25th 45.0 34.7 high 130%
Karijini North 24.9   29.5 16th 13.6   9.6 1st 12.6
Learmonth Airport 25.0 +0.2 28.7 23rd 14.4 +1.3 9.7 27th 104.4 44.0 high 237%
Mardie     31.9 16th 15.7 +1.7 11.7 28th 19.4 36.8 average 53%
Onslow Airport 26.5 +0.5 30.6 22nd 16.2 +1.8 12.4 30th 22.2 45.0 average 49%
Thevenard Island 25.6 +0.1 28.2 24th 19.9 +1.3 14.8 1st 64.0 37.0 high 173%
West Gascoyne (district 06)
Carnarvon Airport 25.0 +1.5 29.8 7th 12.5 +0.3 7.5 3rd 62.4 46.2 high 135%
Denham 23.2 +0.3 27.0 27th 14.9 +1.0 12.0 30th 92.3 54.4 high 170%
Emu Creek Station 27.4 +1.4 30.3 23rd 14.6 +1.9 10.0 30th 23.8 36.2 average 66%
Shark Bay Airport 23.8 -0.1 28.6 7th 13.0 +1.3 8.2 1st 48.8 44.1 average 111%
East Gascoyne (district 07)
Newman Aero 23.4 +0.3 27.7 15th 9.9 +2.4 5.0 28th 22.8 15.8 high 144%
Paraburdoo Aero 25.7 +0.6 29.7 16th 13.0 +1.7 7.8 28th 5.4 22.4 average 24%
Murchison (district 07A)
Meekatharra Airport 21.4 +1.6 25.9 22nd 10.2 +1.4 4.1 1st 20.4 28.8 average 71%
Mount Magnet Aero 20.8 +0.9 25.3 17th 9.1 +0.8 4.2 1st 25.4 21.6 average 118%
Paynes Find 20.6 +1.2 24.7 22nd 7.4 +0.8 1.9 5th 26.4 39.8 average 66%
North Coast (district 08)
Dalwallinu 18.9 +0.3 23.0 10th 7.6 +0.5 1.9 5th 34.0 34.5 average 99%
Geraldton Airport 22.6 +0.7 26.8 8th 11.0 +0.7 5.5 1st 90.4 61.6 high 147%
Kalbarri 24.5 +1.5 28.1 26th 13.0 +1.9 7.9 1st 41.3 76.6 low 54%
Morawa Airport 21.1 +1.0 25.5 10th 8.6 +1.1 2.1 5th 25.2 39.8 average 63%
Mullewa 21.7 +1.6 25.5 22nd 9.6 +1.0 5.1 1st 18.7 62.3 v low 30%
North Island 22.8 +0.4 25.4 26th 16.8 +0.2 12.5 14th 72.0 63.4 high 114%
Wongan Hills 18.9 +0.6 22.3 22nd 7.8 +0.1 2.9 7th 33.6 68.7 low 49%
Central Coast (district 09)
Badgingarra Research Stn 18.7 -0.1 22.7 27th 8.8 +0.4 3.8 2nd 97.6 97.2 average 100%
Bickley 16.3 +0.1 19.8 16th 8.9 +0.7 4.8 7th 134.6 195.6 average 69%
Garden Island HSF 18.9 -0.2 21.7 16th 12.5 +0.4 7.7 1st 154.0 112.9 high 136%
Gingin Aero 19.9 +0.2 22.7 27th 7.5 +0.3 -0.6 4th 86.0 108.4 average 79%
Jandakot Aero 19.6 +0.5 22.7 16th 8.9 +1.4 1.9 4th 102.4 150.1 average 68%
Jurien Bay 21.2 +0.5 23.9 27th 10.3 +0.1 4.9 29th 69.8 104.4 low 67%
Millendon (Swan Valley) 19.7   22.6 27th 8.5   2.1 4th 66.8
Pearce RAAF 19.9 +0.9 22.8 10th 9.1 -0.2 2.4 5th 132.2 130.0 average 102%
Perth Airport 19.9 +0.9 23.0 16th 9.1 +0.1 2.1 4th 66.6 153.4 low 43%
Perth Metro 19.9 +0.4 23.4 16th 9.6 +1.0 3.1 4th 60.8 124.0 low 49%
Rottnest Island 18.9 +0.1 22.2 27th 13.7 +0.3 10.2 29th 146.6 99.9 high 147%
Swanbourne 19.5 0.0 22.9 16th 11.4 +0.7 6.8 29th 71.4 124.0 low 58%
South Coast (district 09A)
Albany 17.6 +0.9 22.2 17th 12.0 +2.8 8.2 26th 63.3 130.5 v low 49%
Albany Airport 17.2 -0.4 21.4 17th 9.4 +1.1 3.9 30th 91.0
Bridgetown 16.6 -0.2 20.1 11th 7.2 +2.0 0.9 26th 79.8 105.5 average 76%
Bunbury 18.1 -0.4 21.2 17th 9.6 +1.6 3.0 5th 110.4 134.5 average 82%
Busselton Aero 17.8 -0.1 20.7 17th 9.0 +1.3 3.5 30th 86.4 122.1 low 71%
Cape Leeuwin 18.2 +0.8 20.3 26th 13.6 +1.4 10.5 29th 135.6 173.7 average 78%
Cape Naturaliste 18.2 +0.8 21.6 17th 12.3 +0.8 7.6 29th 145.6 160.4 average 91%
Collie East 16.7 -0.7 20.4 11th 6.5 +2.1 -0.1 28th 49.4 104.1 low 47%
Dwellingup 16.7 +0.6 20.2 26th 7.5 +1.0 2.7 25th 151.4 232.7 low 65%
Esperance 18.5 +0.4 23.7 22nd 10.1 +0.9 6.5 26th 79.6 77.2 average 103%
Esperance Aero 17.0 -0.5 22.6 17th 9.0 +0.5 5.5 6th 64.0 66.0 average 97%
Hopetoun North 18.6 -0.4 24.2 17th 10.1 +1.5 5.2 8th 52.2 47.9 average 109%
Jarrahwood 17.5 +0.2 20.0 22nd 7.1 +1.7 0.1 7th 104.2 154.9 low 67%
Mandurah 18.5 -0.2 20.8 27th 12.2 +0.6 7.7 29th 102.6 116.5 average 88%
Manjimup 16.0 +0.6 19.9 17th 8.6 +1.1 5.4 1st 107.6 160.0 low 67%
North Walpole 17.1 +0.1 21.0 17th 10.5 +0.6 6.8 7th 127.6 159.1 average 80%
Rocky Gully 15.6 -0.1 19.7 17th 8.7 +1.0 4.7 30th 93.0 88.5 average 105%
Shannon 15.8 +0.1 19.4 17th 9.0 +1.3 5.3 6th 151.4 143.6 average 105%
Windy Harbour 17.8 0.0 21.5 11th 8.7 -0.8 -0.5 5th 144.9 168.4 average 86%
Witchcliffe West 17.3   20.2 11th 10.2   3.6 7th 119.2
North Central (district 10)
Bencubbin 18.3 +0.8 22.2 22nd 7.7 +0.5 1.5 5th 66.5 47.8 high 139%
Cunderdin Airfield 18.6 0.0 22.4 22nd 5.9 0.0 -1.4 4th 42.8 36.8 average 116%
Merredin 18.0 +0.6 22.0 22nd 7.2 +0.5 0.0 5th 36.9 48.4 average 76%
York 18.7 +0.1 22.2 22nd 6.2 +1.5 0.4 29th 54.5 58.2 average 94%
South Central (district 10A)
Beverley 18.7 +0.7 22.6 22nd 7.2 +1.3 2.4 29th 59.4 76.3 average 78%
Brookton 17.1 -0.1 20.2 16th 6.7 +1.2 3.3 2nd 87.2 83.2 average 105%
Hyden 17.8 +0.3 22.5 16th 6.2 +0.6 1.3 3rd 34.0 48.0 average 71%
Jacup 16.3 -0.6 21.3 17th 7.6 +1.0 3.7 25th 58.8 43.6 high 135%
Katanning 15.6 -0.5 18.8 22nd 7.9 +1.0 3.7 26th 63.0 55.4 average 114%
Lake Grace 16.6 -0.4 20.8 17th 7.3 +0.9 1.4 3rd 54.6 33.0 high 165%
Narrogin 16.3 +0.7 20.0 27th 6.3 0.0 1.9 3rd 78.3 84.6 average 93%
Newdegate Research Station 16.4 -0.3 21.0 17th 6.1 +1.0 0.6 3rd 53.4 48.4 average 110%
Pingelly 16.9 +0.4 20.2 17th 8.5 +2.0 3.6 20th 71.3 80.6 average 88%
Ravensthorpe 17.1 -0.2 22.0 22nd 8.5 +0.6 4.0 8th 27.0 43.2 low 63%
Wagin 16.8 +0.3 20.2 17th 7.7 +1.4 2.2 3rd 63.6 70.8 average 90%
Wandering 16.7 -0.3 20.4 16th 6.2 +1.6 -0.6 7th 75.4 80.0 average 94%
Eucla (district 11)
Eucla 19.0 +0.3 25.8 23rd 8.7 +0.5 5.1 25th 24.0 30.0 average 80%
Eyre 19.9 +0.8 28.0 17th 6.2 -0.5 -2.8 26th 21.6 39.2 low 55%
Forrest 19.4 +0.2 25.9 23rd 6.2 +0.3 2.4 21st 2.8 14.4 low 19%
Red Rocks Point 19.1 -0.2 26.7 17th 9.1 +0.3 5.3 21st 28.2 30.2 average 93%
South East (district 12)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport 18.1 +0.5 24.2 22nd 7.4 +1.1 1.6 7th 5.6 26.9 low 21%
Laverton Aero 19.6 +1.0 26.0 23rd 8.3 +1.4 0.9 5th 15.0 14.3 average 105%
Leinster Aero 20.5 +1.2 26.2 23rd 8.2 +1.0 3.4 7th 8.2 13.9 average 59%
Leonora Aero 19.9 +0.5 25.9 23rd 8.3 +1.2 2.4 5th 23.8 14.0 high 170%
Munglinup West 17.1 -0.6 23.0 17th 8.1 +0.4 5.3 20th 41.8 38.9 average 107%
Norseman Aero 17.8 -0.2 23.5 22nd 6.9 +2.1 0.2 26th 27.8 19.0 high 146%
Salmon Gums Res.Stn. 17.4 +0.4 23.4 17th 6.3 +0.6 -1.0 26th 26.4 38.1 average 69%
Southern Cross Airfield 17.9 -0.1 23.0 12th 5.8 +1.2 -0.6 5th 28.2 26.8 average 105%
North East (district 13)
Carnegie 21.2 -0.1 26.5 22nd 8.7 +1.5 4.5 7th 19.6 14.9 average 132%
Giles Meteorological Office 20.9 +0.6 25.2 15th 7.8 -0.2 3.9 29th 20.2 18.1 average 112%
Telfer Aero 26.0 +0.6 29.7 22nd 12.7 +0.7 9.8 25th 4.8 12.0 average 40%
Warburton Airfield 21.1 +0.4 26.3 17th 9.0 +2.4 4.0 3rd 22.2 17.8 average 125%
Wiluna Aero 21.2   26.6 23rd 8.6   3.7 28th 6.8
Offshore Islands (district 200)
Adele Island 29.2   30.7 8th 25.0   22.6 25th
Browse Island 29.9   32.6 8th 26.7   22.6 1st
Rowley Shoals 27.6   28.5 22nd 25.8   22.9 10th
Varanus Island 25.4 +0.6 27.7 16th 21.9 +1.0 18.4 2nd 25.2 26.2 average 96%

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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 Tuesday 5 July 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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