Greater Perth in September 2024

Rainfall

  • September rainfall totals were below average at all reporting sites in Greater Perth.
  • Rainfall totals ranged from 33% of average at Swanbourne to 66% of average at Perth Airport.
  • Mundaring was the wettest location in Greater Perth this September, receiving 85.1 mm during the month.

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures were above average at all sites across Greater Perth and ranged from 0.8 °C above average at Garden Island HSF to 2.8 °C above average at Perth Airport.
  • Mean minimum temperatures were above average at most sites across Greater Perth and ranged from 0.1 °C below average at Garden Island HSF to 1.3 °C above average at Pearce RAAF.
  • The warmest day for the month was on the 26th when most reporting stations recorded daily maximum temperatures at or above 26.0 °C.
  • Perth Airport equalled its highest September mean maximum temperature on record.

Perth Metro

  • Total rainfall for Perth Metro was 39.2 mm, which is 49% of the long-term average of 79.3 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Perth Metro was 22.6 °C, which is 2.0 °C above the long-term average of 20.6 °C.
  • The warmest day was 28.6 °C on the 26th, and the coolest day was on the 5th when the temperature reached 15.3 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Perth Metro was 10.3 °C, which is 0.6 °C above the long-term average of 9.7 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 5.8 °C on the 22nd, and the warmest morning was on the 4th when the minimum temperature was 14.5 °C.

Extremes in September 2024
Hottest day 29.7 °C at Pearce RAAF on the 26th
29.7 °C at Millendon (Swan Valley) on the 26th
Warmest days on average 23.1 °C at Perth Airport
Coolest days on average 19.8 °C at Karnet
19.8 °C at Garden Island HSF
19.8 °C at Rottnest Island
Coldest day 11.0 °C at Bickley on the 5th
Coldest night 4.2 °C at Jandakot Aero on the 22nd
Coolest nights on average 8.3 °C at Karnet
Warmest nights on average 13.3 °C at Rottnest Island
Warmest night 15.8 °C at Rottnest Island on the 13th
Warmest on average overall 16.6 °C at Rottnest Island
Coolest on average overall 13.9 °C at Karnet
Wettest overall 85.1 mm at Mundaring
Wettest day 49.6 mm at Mundaring on the 5th
Strongest wind gust 96.0 km/h at Garden Island HSF on the 5th

Record highest September mean maximum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
September
Perth Airport 23.1 =23.1 in 2019 81 20.3




Summary statistics for September 2024
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
September
2024
Diff
from
average
Highest for
September
2024
Mean for
September
2024
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
September
2024
Total for
September
2024
Average
for
September
Rank of
September
2024
Fraction of
September
average
Bickley 19.9 +2.2 26.6 26th 8.7 +0.3 5.6 6th 79.6 122.2 low 65%
Garden Island HSF 19.8 +0.8 25.6 12th 11.9 -0.1 8.2 17th 21.8 60.5 v low 36%
Jandakot Aero 22.3 +2.0 28.2 13th 9.0 +0.6 4.2 22nd 44.2 82.1 low 54%
Karnet 19.8 +2.1 26.1 13th 8.3 +1.0 4.5 29th 68.1 129.1 low 53%
Mandurah 20.4 +1.1 25.8 14th 12.0 +0.1 9.7 25th 23.4 57.1 low 41%
Millendon (Swan Valley) 22.8 29.7 26th 9.4 5.4 28th 51.2
Pearce RAAF 22.5 +2.3 29.7 26th 10.1 +1.3 5.0 28th 29.8 67.1 low 44%
Perth Airport 23.1 +2.8 29.5 26th 9.9 +1.0 5.6 28th 47.2 72.1 low 66%
Perth Metro 22.6 +2.0 28.6 26th 10.3 +0.6 5.8 22nd 39.2 79.3 low 49%
Rottnest Island 19.8 +0.9 25.6 12th 13.3 +0.3 10.0 6th 18.2 51.0 v low 36%
Swanbourne 21.4 +1.4 28.3 13th 11.5 +0.4 8.4 21st 25.6 76.8 v low 33%

Daily maximum temperatures for September 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
Bickley 16.4 22.5 18.0 16.8 11.0 14.3 16.8 18.5 19.9 19.1 21.9 24.2 25.2 22.5 21.3 21.4 24.6 23.0 19.6 18.8 20.2 24.5 21.3 18.8 20.7 26.6 14.4 15.4 18.4 22.3
Garden Island HSF 17.8 21.4 20.1 15.9 17.7 19.5 18.3 18.3 20.5 19.9 25.6 22.6 25.2 23.5 23.4 22.0 19.0 20.0 16.8 16.2 18.2 18.2 17.7 20.7 22.4 16.7 17.2 18.9 19.5
Jandakot Aero 18.5 24.7 20.8 20.3 15.4 17.5 18.8 19.3 20.9 21.8 24.4 26.9 28.2 25.8 24.0 24.3 27.3 24.0 22.0 21.8 20.8 24.8 22.7 22.3 23.3 28.1 18.2 18.1 20.4 23.7
Karnet 15.9 23.1 20.5 16.2 12.1 15.2 16.7 17.0 19.0 18.3 23.1 24.5 26.1 23.1 21.0 21.9 19.5 19.2 21.4 20.7 18.9 20.3 26.0 15.4 15.9 17.4 21.2
Mandurah 18.1 20.7 19.5 18.9 15.4 17.8 19.4 18.9 20.0 20.7 23.2 25.8 24.1 23.3 22.2 21.8 19.2 19.5 18.3 21.7 21.0 20.6 21.8 22.2 18.1 17.9 18.6 21.2
Millendon (Swan Valley) 19.4 25.2 21.1 20.5 15.6 18.1 20.1 21.0 22.5 21.4 23.9 26.1 27.3 25.3 23.2 23.4 28.1 25.6 22.4 22.4 22.1 26.9 24.3 23.2 23.0 29.7 17.6 19.5 21.5 25.0
Pearce RAAF 19.5 25.6 21.5 20.3 16.2 17.7 19.8 20.5 21.8 23.5 25.9 27.3 24.9 23.2 23.5 27.2 24.6 21.9 21.5 21.1 26.0 23.3 22.0 23.2 29.7 17.4 18.7 21.1 24.7
Perth Airport 19.8 25.9 21.2 20.4 15.3 18.9 20.5 21.2 22.8 22.2 25.0 27.1 28.2 25.6 24.1 24.1 27.8 25.3 22.7 22.9 22.0 26.4 24.1 23.1 23.4 29.5 17.6 18.9 21.2 25.0
Perth Metro 19.2 25.9 21.7 20.7 15.3 18.5 19.9 20.2 21.3 22.2 25.1 26.9 28.4 26.2 24.3 24.0 28.3 24.1 22.3 21.3 19.8 24.6 22.5 21.7 23.3 28.6 17.5 18.5 20.9 24.3
Rottnest Island 18.5 22.5 19.7 16.4 18.1 18.9 18.2 18.4 18.4 18.9 25.6 23.2 23.4 22.1 22.9 24.3 20.0 18.3 17.2 16.7 18.9 19.2 18.8 19.6 22.8 17.3 17.8 18.9 19.8
Swanbourne 18.7 23.8 21.2 19.8 16.3 18.1 19.3 19.0 20.1 20.5 25.0 27.6 28.3 26.2 24.3 24.1 25.3 21.3 21.2 19.1 17.7 20.8 20.1 19.8 22.7 25.6 17.9 18.4 19.8 21.4
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 September 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
Bickley 11.1 7.9 11.7 11.2 7.2 5.6 8.6 8.7 9.0 9.9 8.6 9.3 10.6 9.9 8.5 8.3 9.8 9.8 9.0 6.7 6.2 7.4 9.5 8.7 5.7 10.4 11.2 5.7 6.3 8.2
Garden Island HSF 14.6 10.4 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.8 11.3 12.1 13.1 11.2 12.6 13.2 13.8 12.9 13.5 8.2 13.1 11.8 10.3 11.0 10.8 13.3 13.1 10.5 11.9 14.3 10.1 12.6 9.6
Jandakot Aero 14.4 6.3 8.6 14.2 10.0 7.4 7.4 10.4 9.2 9.1 11.1 9.6 10.9 13.4 12.1 12.6 5.0 6.1 11.1 6.4 4.5 4.2 6.9 10.5 9.4 10.7 12.7 5.7 5.4 5.6
Karnet 11.5 6.3 9.4 12.1 7.9 4.6 5.7 6.3 8.4 9.3 9.4 10.9 9.9 10.5 10.2 9.0 9.1 5.3 7.0 8.6 8.0 6.8 9.5 9.2 7.8 4.5 5.2
Mandurah 14.7 10.5 12.8 15.0 11.5 9.7 11.7 12.3 12.1 12.7 10.8 14.1 13.1 13.3 11.9 12.5 11.3 9.7 10.2 10.8 12.5 13.0 9.7 14.0 13.6 10.3 10.6 10.4
Millendon (Swan Valley) 13.1 6.1 8.5 11.9 10.0 7.0 7.3 7.2 8.7 8.8 11.9 14.0 14.2 13.5 11.9 11.6 7.8 6.5 11.7 8.8 7.2 6.8 8.3 9.7 9.6 12.7 10.7 5.4 5.5 5.7
Pearce RAAF 13.4 6.8 8.9 12.2 10.4 8.5 9.0 7.7 9.1 12.1 15.1 14.7 13.6 12.6 13.2 10.5 7.2 11.9 9.2 8.5 7.7 8.6 10.6 9.7 14.9 10.9 5.0 5.9 6.2
Perth Airport 13.5 7.6 8.4 12.4 10.4 6.8 8.5 8.1 8.7 9.9 11.9 13.3 14.6 13.8 12.2 11.8 8.8 6.6 11.9 9.6 8.6 6.5 9.5 10.9 9.4 12.9 12.3 5.6 6.0 5.8
Perth Metro 14.5 7.1 10.2 14.5 10.3 8.6 9.4 10.3 10.5 11.4 11.5 12.1 11.8 13.7 12.3 12.2 8.1 9.2 11.6 9.0 7.8 5.8 9.5 12.2 9.5 10.7 13.4 6.8 8.3 7.2
Rottnest Island 14.7 13.4 14.9 10.3 10.0 13.7 13.8 13.8 14.1 12.3 14.9 15.8 14.6 13.6 14.1 14.4 14.6 12.1 11.0 11.8 12.2 14.3 14.2 11.6 13.9 13.8 11.4 13.9 12.7
Swanbourne 14.8 8.8 13.5 15.0 10.6 10.0 9.9 11.9 10.7 11.5 11.7 13.6 14.0 14.6 13.0 12.5 12.4 10.7 11.4 9.1 8.4 9.8 10.0 11.8 10.2 14.4 13.6 8.8 10.2 9.5
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 September 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
Anketell 2.3 0.1 - 6.2 16.8 6.7 3.7 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.6 4.1 - -
Bickley 1.6 0.2 - 9.2 46.4 8.6 1.8 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.4 6.0 0.2 -
Bungendore 3.8 - 0.2 14.8 25.4 9.8 6.0 - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - 8.0 5.8 - -
Chidlow - - - 3.5 29.7 8.1 2.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.4 5.2
Garden Island HSF 0.6 0.2 - 3.4 2.2 0.8 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.0 7.4 - -
Gidgegannup 0.4 - - 5.8 26.4 5.0 1.0 - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.8 4.0 - 0.2
Gosnells City - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.0
Huntly 4.8 0.8 - 10.0 33.2 9.0 9.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.0 4.2 0.2 -
Jandakot Aero 0.6 - - 5.2 13.8 6.4 2.0 - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.0 4.0 - -
Jarrahdale 2.4 0.2 - 9.0 27.6 10.0 1.8 - 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - - 5.0 5.6 - -
Karnet 3.0 - 0.1 16.6 34.1 4.4 2.8 - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.2 2.6 0.1 -
Karragullen North 2.4 - - 11.8 34.4 11.8 5.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.8 3.6
Maida Vale 1.4 - - 4.0 20.6 6.6 1.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.4 6.8
Mandurah 0.4 - - 2.2 7.0 2.4 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.8 5.0 1.0 -
Millendon (Swan Valley) 0.2 - - 5.0 23.8 4.8 3.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.4 4.8 - -
Mount Solus 1.8 0.2 0.2 9.0 30.4 6.6 2.0 - 0.4 - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.6 2.4 - 0.2
Muchea 2.4 - - 2.2 14.2 8.6 2.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - 14.8 8.0 - -
Mundaring 1.3 - 5.2 49.6 9.0 3.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.2 10.4
Pearce RAAF 0.8 0.2 - 4.2 19.2 3.0 2.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Perth Airport 1.4 - - 2.0 16.4 9.0 4.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.2 5.2 0.2 -
Perth Metro 0.2 - - 2.4 14.0 5.0 4.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.0 4.6 0.2 -
Pinjarra Refinery 1.1 1.0 0.3 11.0 14.2 4.0 3.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.1 - - - 13.4 2.7 0.2 0.1
Pinjarra South 1.4 - - 8.6 12.0 4.8 2.8 - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11.0 3.0 0.4 0.2
Roleystone 3.6 - - 11.6 33.8 11.0 5.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.2
Rottnest Island - 0.2 2.2 4.8 2.4 2.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 1.2 0.2 -
Serpentine 0.6 - - 11.4 18.8 6.8 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.8 5.2 - -
Swanbourne 0.2 - 0.2 1.8 10.4 4.4 2.0 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.0 2.4 - -
Tamala Park (Mindarie) 0.2 - - 2.4 8.0 3.0 3.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26.0 7.2 - -
Wanneroo 1.6 - 4.6 8.2 5.0 - 3.4
Werribee 0.2 - - 3.4 26.6 4.8 0.4 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.8 2.0 - -
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 Wednesday 2 October 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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