Greater Perth in October 2024

Rainfall

  • October rainfall was above average at most coastal plain sites and at the Perth Hills, although rainfall was slightly below average along the coast and offshore islands sites.
  • A cold front brought 3 consecutive days of moderate daily rainfall of 10–30 mm between 2 and 4 October, and the highest daily rainfall for the month of 36.4 mm was recorded at Bickley on the 3rd.

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures were all above average across Greater Perth, with the departures ranging from 0.2 °C above average at Garden Island HSF to 2.6 °C above average at Perth Airport.
  • Mean minimum temperatures were all above average across Greater Perth, with the departures ranging from 0.8 °C above average at Garden Island HSF and Mandurah to 1.8 °C above average at Perth Airport and Jandakot Aero.
  • Perth Metro recorded 4 consecutive days (ending 31 October) with maximum temperatures at or above 32 °C, which was only the second occurrence in October in the Perth official records. The first time Perth had a run of 4 days with maximum temperatures above 32 °C was 9 years ago on 9-12 October 2015.

Perth Metro

  • Total rainfall for Perth Metro was 47.6 mm, which is 121% of the long-term average of 39.5 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Perth Metro was 24.6 °C, which is 1.2 °C above the long-term average of 23.4 °C.
  • The warmest day was 34.1 °C on the 29th, and the coolest day was on the 2nd when the temperature reached 18.0 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Perth Metro was 13.0 °C, which is 1.4 °C above the long-term average of 11.6 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 7.7 °C on the 23rd, and the warmest morning was on the 12th when the minimum temperature was 18.0 °C.

Extremes in October 2024
Hottest day 35.9 °C at Pearce RAAF on the 29th
Warmest days on average 25.8 °C at Millendon (Swan Valley)
Coolest days on average 21.3 °C at Rottnest Island
Coldest day 13.4 °C at Bickley on the 2nd
Coldest night 5.6 °C at Jandakot Aero on the 23rd
Coolest nights on average 10.2 °C at Karnet
Warmest nights on average 15.0 °C at Rottnest Island
Warmest night 18.2 °C at Jandakot Aero on the 11th
Warmest on average overall 18.8 °C at Perth Airport
18.8 °C at Perth Metro
Coolest on average overall 16.2 °C at Karnet
Wettest overall 106.4 mm at Bickley
Wettest day 36.4 mm at Bickley on the 3rd
Strongest wind gust 87.0 km/h at Rottnest Island on the 3rd
87.0 km/h at Rottnest Island on the 2nd


Summary statistics for October 2024
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
October
2024
Diff
from
average
Highest for
October
2024
Mean for
October
2024
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
October
2024
Total for
October
2024
Average
for
October
Rank of
October
2024
Fraction of
October
average
Bickley 22.5 +1.3 32.8 29th 11.1 +1.4 7.5 23rd 106.4 66.7 high 160%
Garden Island HSF 21.3 +0.2 28.6 11th 14.4 +0.8 11.6 23rd 26.4 27.8 average 95%
Jandakot Aero 24.3 +1.3 33.1 29th 11.7 +1.8 5.6 23rd 56.6 46.3 high 122%
Karnet 22.2 +1.3 31.7 29th 10.2 +1.2 6.1 23rd 85.2 74.0 average 115%
Mandurah 22.4 +0.5 30.1 29th 14.2 +0.8 10.7 21st 27.0 31.0 average 87%
Millendon (Swan Valley) 25.8 35.6 29th 11.6 6.5 22nd 57.2
Pearce RAAF 25.4 +1.8 35.9 29th 11.8 +1.6 7.0 23rd 60.4 37.0 high 163%
Perth Airport 25.5 +2.6 35.7 29th 12.1 +1.8 6.0 23rd 49.4 42.8 high 115%
Perth Metro 24.6 +1.2 34.1 29th 13.0 +1.4 7.7 23rd 47.6 39.5 high 120%
Rottnest Island 21.3 +0.7 26.7 28th 15.0 +0.9 11.2 3rd 24.8 27.2 average 91%
Swanbourne 22.8 +0.5 32.5 31st 13.5 +1.0 9.7 24th 43.2 43.1 average 100%

Daily maximum temperatures for October 2024
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Bickley 28.5 13.4 13.7 16.7 19.6 21.4 24.7 20.2 22.4 25.0 28.9 20.2 24.2 19.9 19.0 18.7 18.9 19.9 21.8 19.9 16.7 17.9 22.3 27.9 23.7 23.0 25.5 29.8 32.8 30.9 30.6
Garden Island HSF 21.8 17.3 17.1 19.4 20.5 21.4 19.7 19.7 18.8 26.9 28.6 19.4 21.5 21.6 19.3 20.5 20.0 22.2 22.6 20.5 19.3 20.3 19.6 21.0 19.6 20.0 23.1 28.5 24.4 22.6 24.0
Jandakot Aero 29.1 18.3 17.0 20.1 21.8 22.8 24.2 21.9 24.8 27.8 30.6 21.8 25.6 22.6 21.3 21.8 21.1 22.0 23.4 22.3 19.3 20.9 23.1 28.6 24.1 22.9 26.2 31.9 33.1 30.8 33.0
Karnet 28.5 14.7 14.3 17.2 19.2 20.8 22.9 19.8 21.0 25.1 28.2 20.7 23.4 19.9 17.8 19.4 18.2 19.5 22.1 19.1 17.1 18.7 21.5 26.5 22.5 22.0 25.2 29.6 31.7 30.1 30.5
Mandurah 21.4 17.1 17.7 20.1 20.2 21.5 23.1 21.1 22.7 27.9 25.0 21.2 21.0 21.1 20.3 20.7 20.1 20.3 22.0 19.8 19.6 21.1 21.3 24.4 22.3 21.5 24.1 28.4 30.1 28.0 27.8
Millendon (Swan Valley) 31.4 17.7 16.6 20.3 23.4 25.0 26.7 23.0 24.9 27.5 31.6 23.4 26.8 23.7 23.8 22.3 22.5 23.5 25.7 24.2 21.1 22.0 25.3 31.0 26.4 25.4 27.9 32.8 35.6 33.0 34.2
Pearce RAAF 31.2 17.3 16.9 19.8 22.8 24.0 26.2 22.2 24.9 28.0 31.1 22.9 25.7 23.4 23.3 21.8 22.0 23.3 24.6 24.4 20.2 21.8 24.7 30.9 25.7 25.1 28.4 32.8 35.9 33.1 34.3
Perth Airport 31.1 17.8 17.5 20.5 23.2 23.8 26.0 23.0 25.4 27.9 31.4 23.3 26.1 22.5 22.4 21.8 21.9 22.5 25.1 23.7 20.6 22.7 24.9 30.8 26.0 24.9 27.9 33.1 35.7 32.2 34.2
Perth Metro 29.7 18.0 18.1 20.5 22.6 23.5 25.3 21.8 23.9 28.0 31.4 22.2 25.4 22.5 21.9 21.9 21.3 22.7 24.3 22.6 19.7 21.2 23.1 29.6 23.5 22.5 26.2 31.8 34.1 29.9 33.3
Rottnest Island 22.1 17.1 17.6 18.8 20.7 21.6 20.5 20.8 19.1 25.0 26.7 19.9 21.5 21.4 20.7 19.9 20.2 21.9 22.4 19.8 18.9 20.8 20.4 22.6 20.9 19.8 21.4 26.7 26.6 22.1 23.1
Swanbourne 23.1 17.7 17.3 19.3 21.4 21.8 22.0 21.4 20.8 28.2 29.1 21.0 22.2 22.0 20.6 20.1 20.6 21.9 22.5 21.1 19.2 20.8 22.7 25.6 21.7 20.8 25.0 30.9 28.0 24.0 32.5
Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily minimum temperatures for October 2024
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Bickley 9.8 9.6 8.5 9.8 11.6 12.2 11.3 11.5 11.9 8.3 14.4 15.1 10.1 14.2 11.7 10.1 11.5 12.4 11.6 11.7 7.8 7.9 7.5 9.5 12.5 9.6 10.2 11.0 14.8 13.5 11.4
Garden Island HSF 12.2 13.7 12.1 13.8 14.9 15.5 14.1 14.2 15.1 12.5 17.9 17.3 12.8 16.4 15.1 11.9 15.0 16.4 17.3 13.4 11.9 14.5 11.6 12.2 15.5 14.1 13.8 13.7 16.6 16.8 15.2
Jandakot Aero 7.7 12.8 11.7 13.0 14.3 12.8 10.1 8.1 13.5 11.9 18.2 17.6 10.8 14.0 11.8 8.2 12.2 15.5 12.3 10.0 7.6 7.3 5.6 8.7 9.7 10.7 11.2 12.5 12.4 14.2 15.0
Karnet 9.5 10.0 9.0 10.5 11.5 12.8 9.1 9.0 11.5 8.5 12.1 14.0 9.1 11.2 9.9 7.0 9.0 12.4 11.8 8.9 6.4 7.0 6.1 10.8 10.0 8.7 10.2 10.6 15.9 12.9 12.0
Mandurah 12.5 13.5 11.8 13.3 15.4 15.9 14.1 13.6 14.5 12.2 18.0 17.2 13.6 16.1 14.6 12.5 14.5 16.1 16.9 15.0 10.7 13.7 11.1 12.8 14.3 12.6 13.0 14.3 16.6 15.7 15.2
Millendon (Swan Valley) 8.0 12.3 11.2 12.4 14.3 11.7 10.4 9.7 14.1 12.0 17.6 16.4 10.9 16.9 12.5 8.7 12.4 14.6 10.7 10.1 8.1 6.5 6.7 8.3 8.7 12.7 11.3 11.2 12.0 12.6 14.9
Pearce RAAF 9.2 12.3 11.2 12.5 13.9 11.6 10.4 10.2 14.1 12.2 17.6 16.5 9.7 16.0 12.0 9.4 12.4 14.7 10.9 10.1 8.8 7.6 7.0 9.2 8.7 12.2 10.9 12.1 13.9 12.2 14.8
Perth Airport 8.1 12.1 11.8 13.2 14.7 13.0 10.5 9.2 14.0 12.1 17.8 17.3 11.7 17.4 12.6 8.4 13.3 15.2 10.9 10.3 7.6 8.1 6.0 9.1 9.3 12.6 12.0 12.3 12.7 15.3 15.0
Perth Metro 9.3 12.1 11.7 13.2 14.9 13.9 11.7 11.4 14.4 12.3 17.6 18.0 13.7 15.5 14.5 10.3 13.0 15.7 12.6 12.1 9.8 9.5 7.7 10.8 11.4 13.1 13.5 14.4 13.9 16.3 15.1
Rottnest Island 14.1 13.0 11.2 13.1 15.3 15.6 15.4 15.6 15.4 13.0 17.0 17.1 15.0 15.9 14.8 14.1 15.4 16.3 16.4 16.1 12.3 13.9 13.0 14.3 16.3 14.6 14.3 15.7 17.6 16.8 16.4
Swanbourne 10.4 12.1 11.5 13.1 14.7 16.0 12.7 13.5 13.8 12.7 18.0 17.4 12.3 15.7 14.9 11.8 14.2 16.3 14.0 13.9 11.0 11.0 9.8 9.7 13.4 12.9 12.4 13.5 14.4 15.7 15.4
Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred that morning.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily rainfall for October 2024
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Anketell - 13.9 8.3 4.6 1.4 0.2 - - 0.6 - - - - - 2.6 0.4 1.8 0.1 - - 8.6 0.8 0.1 - - - - - - -
Araluen - - 58.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 - 9.0
Bickley - 23.4 36.4 14.4 4.0 - - 0.2 0.4 - - - - - 2.4 0.6 9.4 0.2 - - 14.8 - - 0.2 - - - - - - -
Bungendore 0.2 17.2 13.6 12.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 - 0.2 - - - - - 2.6 0.8 0.4 - - - 15.0 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - -
Chidlow - 13.1 24.0 7.9 1.4 - - - 0.1 - - - - - 0.9 - 3.0 - - 7.9
Garden Island HSF - 8.6 5.6 2.6 - 0.6 - - 0.2 0.2 - - - - 1.4 2.2 2.2 - - - 2.0 0.8 - - - - - - - - -
Gidgegannup - 16.4 21.2 14.6 2.8 - 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - - 2.0 0.2 2.4 0.2 - - 13.6 0.2 - - - - - - - - -
Gosnells City - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Huntly - 23.0 25.2 8.2 - 1.6 - - 1.4 - - - - - 4.0 0.2 0.2 - - - 26.0 0.1 - - - - - - - - -
Jandakot Aero - 13.8 11.4 7.0 2.6 - - - 0.6 - - - - - 3.8 0.6 3.8 - - - 12.8 0.2 - - - - - - - - -
Jarrahdale 0.2 23.0 27.8 12.8 0.8 0.6 - 0.2 - - - - - 4.0 2.2 2.0 - - - 17.2 0.2 0.4 - - - - - - -
Karnet - 23.8 25.2 9.6 0.1 0.5 - - 0.4 - - - - - 4.2 0.2 9.0 - - - 11.6 0.6 - - - - - - - - -
Karragullen North - 25.0 14.8 13.8 1.6 - - - 0.6 - - - - - 3.8 1.4 - 0.8 - - 10.0 - 0.4
Maida Vale - 16.8 20.4 8.2 1.2 - - - 1.0 - - - - - 1.2 0.6 8.4 - - - 6.4
Mandurah - 5.4 6.4 1.4 - - - - 0.2 - - - - - 0.6 - 3.8 - - - 7.2 1.6 0.4 - - - - - - - -
Millendon (Swan Valley) - 13.6 15.8 9.2 1.2 - - - 0.2 - - - - - 3.8 0.4 6.0 - - - 7.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mount Solus 0.2 18.0 30.6 8.8 0.8 0.8 0.2 - - - - - - - 1.8 1.4 1.8 - - - 10.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - -
Muchea - 11.8 23.0 5.4 2.4 0.2 - - - 0.2 - - - - 0.8 0.2 4.8 - - - 6.2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mundaring - 19.0 29.0 18.0 4.4 - - - 0.4 - - - - - 2.0 1.2 3.6 - - - 13.4
Pearce RAAF - 11.0 18.2 6.2 2.8 - - - - 0.2 - - - - 1.4 0.2 15.6 - - - 4.8 - - - - - - - - - -
Perth Airport - 15.4 13.8 5.2 0.8 - - - 0.4 - - - - - 1.0 1.0 5.6 - - - 5.8 - 0.4 - - - - - - - -
Perth Metro - 15.6 10.0 5.4 0.2 - - - 0.6 - - - - - 1.6 0.2 8.6 - - - 5.2 - 0.2 - - - - - - - -
Pinjarra South - 11.2 11.2 2.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - - 2.2 - 0.6 - - - 14.2 1.0 0.2 - - - - - - - -
Roleystone - 16.2 22.2 12.4 - - - - - - - - - - 4.2 0.4 0.4 - - - 8.2
Rottnest Island - 6.4 6.6 1.8 2.8 - - - - 0.2 - - - - 1.6 0.2 2.2 - - - 2.8 0.2 - - - - - - - - -
Serpentine - 17.2 10.4 7.2 - 0.4 0.2 - 0.4 - - - - - 2.0 0.4 0.4 - - - 9.2 - - - - - - - - - -
Swanbourne - 9.0 12.6 3.6 0.2 - - - 0.6 - - - - - 0.4 0.2 8.6 - - - 6.8 0.2 1.0 - - - - - - - -
Tamala Park (Mindarie) - 10.7 6.9 3.3 4.4 - - - 0.4 - - - - - 1.3 - 5.2 - - - 4.2 - - - - - - -
Wanneroo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 - 17.2 - 7.2
Werribee - 7.6 20.8 7.2 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - - - 1.6 0.2 5.8 - - - 4.8 0.2 - - - - - - - - -
Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated. Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day.
Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre.
Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell).
Rainfalls coloured
according to the amount
0 1.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 25.0 50.0 100 150 200 300 400 600 millimetres

Notes

The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Greater Perth using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.

This summary includes data from observing sites in or near the Greater Perth “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to represent a socio-economic definition of each capital city. This means the greater capital city boundary includes people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the capital city, but live in the small towns and rural areas surrounding the capital city. It does not define the built up edge of the capital city.

This statement has been prepared based on information available on Monday 4 November 2024. 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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