Sunday 2 March 2025 - Monthly Climate Summary for Northern Territory - Product code IDCKGC12R0

The Northern Territory in February 2025

Rainfall

• Rainfall totals in February were below to very much below average for north-eastern and scattered parts of the Top End and parts of the southern half of the Northern Territory.
• Rainfall totals in February were above average for small scattered parts of the Top End.
• The Northern Territory's area-averaged rainfall total in February was 88.9 mm, 28% below the 1961–1990 average.
• It was the driest February in the Northern Territory since 2022.

Temperature

• Mean maximum temperatures in February were above average for most of the northern half of the Northern Territory and very much above average for most of its southern half.
• The Northern Territory's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 37.7 °C, 2.31 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the sixth-warmest on record for all Februarys since 1910.
• The Northern Territory had its highest mean maximum temperature for February since 2019.
• Daly Waters Airstrip recorded its hottest February day (highest daily maximum temperature) on record.
• Territory Grape Farm recorded its highest February mean maximum temperature on record.
• Alice Springs Airport recorded its highest February mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
• Mean minimum temperatures in February were above to very much above average across most of the Northern Territory and below average for a small region of the western Carpentaria district.
• The Northern Territory's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 24.4 °C, 1.20 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the ninth-warmest on record for all Februarys since 1910.
• The Northern Territory had its lowest mean minimum temperature for February since 2023.
• Several sites had their warmest February night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
• Yulara Airport and Watarrka had their highest February mean minimum temperature on record.
• The Northern Territory's area-averaged mean temperature was 31.1 °C, 1.76 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the fifth-warmest on record for all Februarys since 1910.
• Territory Grape Farm recorded its highest February mean temperature on record.

Events

• The monsoon onset was finally observed at Darwin on 7 February, the latest onset at Darwin since records began in the 1957–58 wet season, surpassing the previous latest onset date of 25 January during the 1972–73 wet season.
• For more details, visit the February national climate summary.

Darwin Airport

• Total rainfall for Darwin Airport was 385.8 mm, which is 104% of the long-term average of 371.8 mm.
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Darwin Airport was 32.6 °C, which is 1.1 °C above the long-term average of 31.5 °C.
• The warmest day was 34.6 °C on the 2nd, and the coolest day was on the 4th when the temperature reached 30.2 °C.
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Darwin Airport was 25.0 °C, which is 0.2 °C above the long-term average of 24.8 °C.
• The coldest morning was 21.6 °C on the 4th, and the warmest morning was on the 3rd when the minimum temperature was 30.0 °C.

Alice Springs Airport

• Total rainfall for Alice Springs Airport was 1.8 mm, which is 4% of the long-term average of 41.2 mm.
• The mean daily maximum temperature for Alice Springs Airport was 39.0 °C, which is 3.7 °C above the long-term average of 35.3 °C.
• The warmest day was 44.1 °C on the 12th, and the coolest day was on the 14th when the temperature reached 26.9 °C.
• The mean daily minimum temperature for Alice Springs Airport was 22.1 °C, which is 1.4 °C above the long-term average of 20.7 °C.
• The coldest morning was 14.7 °C on the 21st, and the warmest morning was on the 12th when the minimum temperature was 30.9 °C.

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Extremes in February 2025
Hottest day	45.6 °C at Jervois on the 12th
Warmest days on average	40.9 °C at Rabbit Flat
Coolest days on average	31.5 °C at McCluer Island
Coldest day	22.5 °C at Watarrka on the 14th
Coldest night	14.7 °C at Alice Springs Airport on the 21st
Coolest nights on average	22.1 °C at Alice Springs Airport
Warmest nights on average	28.0 °C at Walungurru Airport
Warmest night	33.5 °C at Walungurru Airport on the 2nd
Warmest on average overall	34.4 °C at Walungurru Airport
Coolest on average overall	27.7 °C at Central Arnhem Plateau
Wettest overall	525.2 mm at Wagait Beach
Wettest day	138.0 mm at Wagait Beach on the 6th
Strongest wind gust	100.0 km/h at Rabbit Flat on the 24th

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Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Record highest February temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for February
Daly Waters Airstrip	42.4	on the 2nd	42.1	on 01 Feb 1948	56	35.0

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Record highest February mean maximum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for February
Territory Grape Farm	39.5	39.3	in 1996	32	36.4

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Highest February mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for February
Alice Springs Airport	39.0	39.1	in 1983	35.3

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported

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Record highest February daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for February
Darwin Airport	30.0	on the 3rd	29.7	on 26 Feb 2020	85	24.8
Jervois	31.8	on the 13th	30.8	on 13 Feb 2018	57	22.2
Channel Point	29.5	on the 2nd	=29.5	on 26 Feb 2020	31	25.2
Dum In Mirrie Airstrip	30.4	on the 3rd	29.7	on 26 Feb 2020	27	25.5
Walungurru Airport	33.5	on the 2nd	31.5	on 25 Feb 2024	24	26.0

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Record highest February mean minimum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for February
Yulara Airport	24.9	=24.9	in 2007	39	22.2
Watarrka	24.9	=24.9	in 2015	33	22.8

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Record highest February mean temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for February
Territory Grape Farm	31.1	30.9	in 2024	32	29.0

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Summary statistics for February 2025
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for February 2025	Diff from average	Highest for February 2025		Mean for February 2025	Diff from average	Lowest for February 2025		Total for February 2025	Average for February	Rank of February 2025	Fraction of February average
Darwin-Daly (district 14GA)
Batchelor Airport	33.0	+0.5	35.3	24th	23.8	-0.1	21.0	4th	344.2	326.2	average	106%
Central Arnhem Plateau	32.4	+0.4	35.2	28th	23.1	-0.1	21.2	4th	272.2	257.7	average	106%
Channel Point	32.7	+1.1	34.8	24th	25.4	+0.2	22.3	22nd	425.0	383.0	average	111%
Charles Point	31.9	+0.3	33.5	2nd	25.4	-0.3	22.1	4th	0.0	319.3	lowest	0%
Darwin Airport	32.6	+1.1	34.6	2nd	25.0	+0.2	21.6	4th	385.8	371.8	average	104%
Delamere Weapons Range	35.7	+1.3	39.1	3rd	24.3	+0.4	22.3	28th	271.8	221.3	average	123%
Douglas River Research Farm	33.9	+0.4	36.3	23rd	23.8	0.0	21.0	5th	276.0	280.4	average	98%
Dum In Mirrie Airstrip	32.6	+1.1	34.7	2nd	25.1	-0.4	22.4	4th	279.6	407.5	average	69%
East Point	32.3		34.1	2nd	25.3		21.9	4th	373.8
Jabiru Airport	33.7	+0.3	36.7	25th	24.7	+0.2	22.8	4th	411.2	350.6	average	117%
Kangaroo Flats (Defence)	34.0		36.6	27th	24.3		21.4	4th	378.4
Knuckey Lagoon	32.7		34.9	2nd	24.7		22.2	23rd	388.4
McCluer Island	31.5	+0.4	33.3	24th	26.7	+0.4	23.8	5th	139.0	230.6	average	60%
Middle Point	34.0	+0.5	36.9	2nd	24.3	+0.1	22.3	23rd	306.2	290.8	average	105%
Mount Bundey North (Defence)	33.8		35.9	2nd	24.0		22.3	21st	374.2
Mount Bundey South (Defence)	34.3		36.7	2nd	24.2		22.0	24th	256.2
Murganella Airstrip	32.5	-0.1	34.1	25th	24.2	-0.1	22.3	5th	315.2
Noonamah Airstrip	33.6	+0.5	35.9	23rd	24.5	-0.2	21.8	4th	331.8	316.7	average	105%
Oenpelli Airport	32.8	-0.2	36.0	28th	24.8	-0.4	22.6	5th	142.0	299.0	low	48%
Pirlangimpi Airport	33.0	+1.2	35.0	28th	25.0	+0.4	22.5	4th	106.4	370.9	v low	29%
Point Stuart	32.6	+0.3	34.2	24th	25.1	-0.1	23.2	1st	219.0	271.5	low	81%
Port Keats Airport	32.9	+0.2	36.4	26th	24.8	-0.1	22.2	5th	409.8	304.2	average	135%
Tindal RAAF	35.3	+1.3	37.9	2nd	23.9	-0.2	21.9	26th	263.6	233.4	high	113%
Arnhem (district 14BC)
Gove Airport	32.1		34.1	19th	25.3		23.6	15th	189.2
Groote Eylandt Airport	34.1	+1.0	36.0	1st	25.8	+0.7	23.3	26th	102.0	239.8	low	42%
Maningrida Airport	32.3	0.0	34.5	1st	24.8	-0.1	22.9	27th	214.0	259.9	low	82%
Milingimbi Airport	33.2	+0.4	35.4	1st	25.4	+0.1	23.7	26th	225.6	244.3	average	92%
Ngayawili	31.8	+0.3	32.7	27th	26.2	+0.5	23.7	26th	0.0	290.8	lowest	0%
Warruwi Airport	32.2	+0.6	33.8	22nd	25.7	+0.3	23.9	14th	193.4	232.3	average	83%
Roper-Mcarthur (district 14DE)
Borroloola Airport	36.6	+2.5	41.3	1st	25.4	+0.8	23.1	25th	127.6	212.4	average	60%
Bulman	35.4	+0.7	38.0	2nd	24.0	-0.2	21.8	26th	181.4	220.1	average	82%
Centre Island	34.4	+1.3	38.2	1st	27.4	+0.8	24.6	15th	183.0	283.5	average	65%
Daly Waters Airstrip	37.3	+2.3	42.4	2nd	23.3	-0.2	19.2	26th	114.0	188.1	average	61%
McArthur River Mine Airport	37.5	+2.1	42.6	1st	25.5	+0.7	23.4	26th	106.6	180.2	average	59%
Ngukurr Airport	37.2	+1.3	41.5	2nd	25.6	+0.3	23.2	16th	150.6	170.7	average	88%
Victoria (district 14F)
Bradshaw	36.2	+0.9	39.1	21st	25.0	+0.1	23.1	26th	113.4	225.4	low	50%
Bradshaw - Angallari Valley (Defence)	36.6		40.0	3rd	25.3		22.1	24th	221.0
Bradshaw - Koolendong Valley (Defence)	35.5		38.6	3rd	24.6		21.8	20th	264.6
Lajamanu Airport	38.9	+2.6	43.2	2nd	24.5	+0.9	20.4	21st	53.4	143.8	average	37%
Victoria River Downs	37.3	+1.8	42.3	3rd	25.3	+0.8	22.3	28th	183.4	162.0	average	113%
Barkly (district 15A)
Elliott	37.3	+0.8	41.7	1st	24.2	+0.3	18.0	20th	69.6	157.4	average	44%
Tennant Creek Airport	37.9	+2.1	42.5	1st	25.4	+0.9	21.0	14th	40.2	118.4	average	34%
Alice Springs (district 15B)
Alice Springs Airport	39.0	+3.7	44.1	12th	22.1	+1.4	14.7	21st	1.8	41.2	low	4%
Curtin Springs	39.9	+3.2	44.7	28th	24.2	+2.5	19.2	15th	4.8	25.5	average	19%
Jervois	39.7	+2.7	45.6	12th	24.0	+1.8	18.2	18th	14.0	53.2	average	26%
Rabbit Flat	40.9	+3.4	44.1	2nd	24.0	+0.5	17.1	21st	10.4	82.7	low	13%
Territory Grape Farm	39.5	+3.1	43.1	1st	22.7	+1.1	16.3	22nd	6.6	53.6	low	12%
Walungurru Airport	40.8	+1.9	45.0	2nd	28.0	+2.0	19.6	14th	23.8	31.2	average	76%
Watarrka	39.2	+2.2	44.0	11th	24.9	+2.1	16.1	15th	25.3	38.2	average	66%
Yulara Airport	40.2	+3.1	44.8	11th	24.9	+2.7	18.5	15th	6.8	35.4	average	19%

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