Sunday 5 January 2025 - Monthly Climate Summary for Australian Capital Territory - Product code IDCKGC15L0
Australian Capital Territory in December 2024
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals for December were above average at all sites across Australian Capital Territory.
- December rainfall totals ranged from around 134% of average at Canberra Airport to 158% of average at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS.
- Majority of rainfall occurred during the first 8 days of the month.
- The wettest day was the 7th when 65.0 mm rain fell at Mount Ginini AWS. This location also recorded the wettest overall of the month with 152.8 mm rainfall.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures for December were above average at all sites across Australian Capital Territory .
- December mean maximum temperatures for the territory ranged from 2.1 °C to 2.3 °C above average at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS and Mount Ginini AWS, respectively.
- The warmest day was the 16th when 34.5 °C was recorded at the Canberra Airport and the coldest day was at Mount Ginini AWS on the 23rd where 11.3 °C was recorded.
- Mean minimum temperatures for December at all sites across Australian Capital Territory were above average.
- December mean minimum temperatures for the territory ranged from 0.7 °C to 1.5 °C above average at Canberra Airport and Mount Ginini AWS, respectively.
- The coldest nightly temperature was 0.2 °C recorded at Mount Ginini AWS on the 24th and the warmest nightly temperature was 19.7 °C recorded at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS.
Canberra Airport
- Total rainfall for Canberra Airport was 101.8 mm, which is 134% of the long-term average at the current site of 75.8 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Canberra Airport was 29.4 °C, which is 2.2 °C above the long-term average at the current site of 27.2 °C.
- The warmest day was 34.5 °C on the 16th, and the coolest day was on the 23rd when the temperature reached 22.2 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Canberra Airport was 12.7 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the long-term average at the current site of 12.0 °C.
- The coldest morning was 3.6 °C on the 24th, and the warmest morning was on the 7th when the minimum temperature was 19.6 °C.
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in December 2024 | |
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| Hottest day |
34.5 °C at Canberra Airport on the 16th |
| Warmest days on average |
29.4 °C at Canberra Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
20.1 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Coldest day |
11.3 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 23rd |
| Coldest night |
0.2 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 24th |
| Coolest nights on average |
8.9 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Warmest nights on average |
13.5 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS |
| Warmest night |
19.7 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS on the 7th |
| Warmest on average overall |
21.4 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS |
| Coolest on average overall |
14.5 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Wettest overall |
152.8 mm at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Wettest day |
65.0 mm at Mount Ginini AWS on the 7th |
| Strongest wind gust |
74.0 km/h at Mount Ginini AWS on the 3rd |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for December 2024 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for December 2024 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2024 |
Mean for December 2024 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2024 |
Total for December 2024 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2024 |
Fraction of December average |
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| Canberra Airport | 29.4 | +2.2 | 34.5 | 16th | 12.7 | +0.7 | 3.6 | 24th | 101.8 | 75.8 | average | 134% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 20.1 | +2.3 | 26.3 | 16th | 8.9 | +1.5 | 0.2 | 24th | 152.8 | 109.8 | high | 139% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 29.2 | +2.1 | 34.2 | 16th | 13.5 | +1.2 | 4.8 | 24th | 107.6 | 68.2 | high | 158% |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| Canberra Airport | 26.2 | 30.8 | 25.3 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 31.0 | 28.0 | 23.1 | 28.0 | 27.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 32.2 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 32.5 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 29.7 | 32.7 | 29.6 | 22.2 | 26.2 | 31.3 | 34.1 | 28.6 | 26.5 | 29.8 | 31.0 | 30.7 |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 14.7 | 20.1 | 14.9 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 25.1 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 14.9 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 21.7 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 25.0 | 26.3 | 22.6 | 17.0 | 18.2 | 22.6 | 23.3 | 19.3 | 11.3 | 18.1 | 22.4 | 23.7 | 18.6 | 16.3 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 23.4 |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 25.6 | 30.1 | 25.7 | 30.9 | 30.3 | 34.2 | 31.3 | 27.8 | 23.1 | 28.1 | 26.9 | 30.4 | 30.3 | 32.0 | 33.3 | 34.2 | 31.8 | 25.3 | 26.1 | 29.8 | 32.7 | 29.3 | 21.9 | 26.4 | 31.5 | 33.7 | 28.1 | 25.3 | 29.4 | 30.4 | 30.3 |
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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 |
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| Daily minimum temperatures for December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| Canberra Airport | 17.6 | 10.2 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 18.3 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 11.8 | 7.2 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 16.4 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 17.7 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 18.9 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 14.9 |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 9.1 | 8.6 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 10.7 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 16.2 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 9.3 |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 17.3 | 10.5 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 19.7 | 18.1 | 12.7 | 6.7 | 14.6 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 16.9 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 18.4 | 13.7 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 17.6 | 13.1 | 8.2 | 15.6 | 18.0 |
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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 |
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| Daily rainfall for December 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| Aranda (Bindaga St) | 39.0 | 2.4 | - | 7.8 | 8.4 | - | 17.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Bruce (Australian Institute of Sport) | 50.4 | - | 10.0 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canberra (Australian National Botanic Ga | 40.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 13.2 | - | 19.0 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | |
| Canberra Airport | 40.4 | 0.6 | - | 7.0 | 4.4 | - | 48.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 53.6 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 21.4 | - | 0.2 | 65.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
| Nicholls (Gungahlin Lakes) | - | 58.0 | - | 25.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Torrens (Darke St) | 49.0 | 0.6 | - | 6.2 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 48.2 | 1.0 | - | 9.8 | 3.0 | - | 40.2 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations 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 Australian Capital Territory using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.
This statement has been prepared based on information available on Sunday 5 January 2025. 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 previous 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.
Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
