Annual Weather Review, 2024
Published: 1 January 2025
Summary
Total rainfall for the year was 411.7 mm. The highest daily rainfall was 56.3 mm on April 2.
Maximum temperatures varied from a low of 10.4° C on July 6 to a high of 40.8° C on December 16.
Minimum temperatures varied from a low of -0.5° C on July 4 to a high of 24.1° C on February 22.
Weather Records
January
Nil
February
The mean maximum temperature of 27.0° C is a new station record for the warmest February mean maximum temperature.
The previous record of 26.9° C was set in 2018.
There> were 9 days over 30° C in February.
The previous record was 7 days in 2018. The mean number of days over 30° C is 5.2 in February.
There were 6 days over 35° C in February.
The previous record was 3 days in 2019. The mean number of days over 35° C is 1.9 in February.
March
The total rainfall of 6.6 mm is a new station record for the lowest March total rainfall.
The previous record of 7.8 mm was set in 2019.
The maximum temperature of 38.9° C on the 9th equals and replaces the station record for the warmest March maximum temperature.
The previous record was set on 1 March 2019.
The mean maximum temperature of 25.2° C equals and replaces the station record for the warmest March mean maximum temperature.
The previous record was set in 2019.
The 6 days over 30° C is a new station record for the most days in March over 30° C. The March mean is 3.3 days over 30° C.
The previous record of 5 days was set in 2019.
The 3 days over 35° C equals and replaces the station record for the most days in March over 35° C. The March mean is 0.7 days over 35° C.
The previous record was set in 2019.
The mean sea level pressure of 1032.1 hPa on the 21st is a new station record for the highest March pressure.
The previous record of 1031.2 hPa was set on 20 March 2018.
April
The mean maximum temperature of 19.3° C is a new station record for the coolest April mean maximum temperature.
The previous record of 19.4° C was set in 2020.
May
Nil
June
The total rainfall of 6.7 mm is a new station record for the lowest June total rainfall.
The previous record of 11.8 mm was set in 2017.
The mean maximum temperature of 14.3° C is a new station record for the coolest June mean maximum temperature.
The previous record of 14.4° C was in 2022.
July
The total rainfall of 52.5 mm is a new station record for the highest July total rainfall.
The previous record of 37.7 mm was set in 2022.
The maximum temperature of 10.4° C on the 6th is a new station record for the coolest July daily maximum temperature.
The previous record of 10.9° C was set on 11 July 2018.
The mean temperature of 5.5° C on the 3rd is a new station record for the coolest July daily mean temperature.
The previous record of 5.8° C was set on 20 July 2022.
The mean maximum temperature of 13.7° C is a new station record for the coolest July mean maximum temperature.
The previous record of 13.9° C was set in 2022.
The mean sea level pressure of 1043 hPa on the 6th is a new station record for the all-time highest pressure.
The previous record of 1038.3 hPa was set on 1 June 2017.
August
The total rainfall of 11.3 mm is a new station record for the lowest August total rainfall.
The previous record of 20.5 mm was set in 2023.
The maximum temperature of 25.1° C on the 25th is a new station record for the warmest August daily maximum temperature.
The previous record of 22.3° C was set on 22 August 2021.
The minimum temperature of 14.8° C on the 16th is a new station record for the warmest August daily minimum temperature.
The previous record of 13.1° C was set on 4 August 2023.
The mean temperature of 17.6° C on the 25th is a new station record for the warmest August daily mean temperature.
The previous record of 16.6° C was set on 30 August 2020.
The mean maximum temperature of 18.7° C is a new station record for the warmest August mean maximum temperature.
The previous record of 16.6° C was set in 2021.
The mean minimum temperature of 8.2° C is a new station record for the warmest August mean minimum temperature.
The previous record of 7.5° C was set in 2023.
The mean sea level pressure of 1037.2 hPa on the 1st is a new station record for the highest August pressure.
The previous record of 1035.9 hPa was set on 6 August 2023.
September
The maximum temperature of 11.6° C on the 14th is a new station record for the coolest September daily maximum temperature.
The previous record of 11.8° C was set on 25 September 2020.
The mean minimum temperature of 9.2° C is a new station record for the warmest September mean minimum temperature.
The previous record of 9.0° C was set in 2020.
The mean sea level pressure of 1038.9 hPa on the 15th is a new station record for the highest September pressure.
The previous record of 1035.9 hPa was set on 11 September 2023.
October
The 32.3 mm of rain on the 19th is a new station record for the highest October daily rainfall.
The previous record of 27.8 mm was set on 22 October 2022.
The mean minimum temperature of 10.7° C is a new station record for the warmest October mean minimum temperature.
The previous record of 10.6° C was set in 2017.
November
The mean temperature of 29.9° C on the 23rd is a new station record for the warmest November daily mean temperature.
The previous record of 29.4° C was set on 30 November 2017.
December
The mean maximum temperature of 26.9° C is a new station record for the warmest December mean maximum temperature.
The previous record of 26.1° C was set in 2018.
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Units of Measurement
Unless otherwise advised, temperature is given in degrees Celsius (° C) and rainfall in millimetres (mm).
Observation Times & Reporting Periods
The main observation for the day is at 9 am when the precipitation over the past 24 hours is determined, and the maximum and minimum thermometers are also read and reset. The following conventions are used for assigning dates to the observations made:
- Maximum temperature : the 24 hours from 9 am on the date the data are recorded. The maximum temperature will usually occur in the afternoon of that day.
- Minimum temperature : the 24 hours to 9 am on the date the data are recorded. The minimum temperature will usually occur in the morning of that day.
- Mean temperature : the average of the daily maximum and minimum temperatures on the date the data are recorded.
- Daily rainfall : the 24 hours to 9 am on the date the data are recorded. A significant portion of the rain may have occurred on the previous calendar day.
- Monthly rainfall : from 9 am on the last day of the previous month to 9 am on the last day of the current month.
- Phenomena : the 24 hours to midnight on the date the data are recorded.
Climatology & Station Records
Our climatology and station records are based on all available data since 1 April 2017. All annual data are based on complete calendar years commencing in 2018. If a station record is equalled, the date shall be the most recent occasion to conform to standard BoM practice.
Note: Anomaly is the observed value minus cliimatology.
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