Key Facts

From 1951 to 2025, long-record stations in Australia warmed by +0.17 C per decade (+0.30 F) (95 percent interval +0.13 to +0.20 C), from 127 stations measured against each station's own 1961-1990 mean.
The latest year in the series for Australia, 2025, was +1.05 C against the 1961-1990 mean.
In Australia the daily maximum rose faster than the daily minimum, by 0.06 C per decade (the two intervals overlap).
Of 212 stations in Australia with at least 50 complete years of record, 26 had 2024 as their warmest year.
In Australia, the mean annual temperature of 117 stations changed by +0.76 C between the 1961-1990 and 2011-2025 periods.

Warming

Australia, against 1961-1990

Annual mean temperature of the long-record stations in Australia as a difference from each station's own 1961-1990 mean, 1951 to 2025. 127 stations in 33 grid cells of 5 by 5 degrees, area weighted. Years with too little coverage are left blank and the line or columns are not drawn across the gap; the earliest and latest years can rest on fewer of these stations than the middle years. The station set does not change from year to year. Zero line: each station's own 1961-1990 mean.

Annual mean temperature against the 1961-1990 mean, Australia
Year	Difference from the 1961-1990 mean
1951	-0.36 C
1952	-0.42 C
1953	-0.40 C
1954	-0.31 C
1955	-0.26 C
1956	-0.75 C
1957	-0.07 C
1958	+0.05 C
1959	+0.14 C
1960	-0.56 C
1961	+0.03 C
1962	-0.06 C
1963	-0.19 C
1964	-0.23 C
1965	+0.04 C
1966	-0.49 C
1967	-0.19 C
1968	-0.31 C
1969	-0.09 C
1970	-0.08 C
1971	-0.18 C
1972	+0.06 C
1973	+0.51 C
1974	-0.50 C
1975	-0.12 C
1976	-0.54 C
1977	-0.09 C
1978	-0.28 C
1979	+0.18 C
1980	+0.59 C
1981	+0.24 C
1982	-0.08 C
1983	+0.25 C
1984	-0.36 C
1985	+0.14 C
1986	+0.14 C
1987	+0.17 C
1988	+0.77 C
1989	+0.04 C
1990	+0.38 C
1991	+0.38 C
1992	+0.04 C
1993	+0.22 C
1994	+0.13 C
1995	+0.13 C
1996	+0.31 C
1997	+0.06 C
1998	+0.65 C
1999	+0.18 C
2000	-0.07 C
2001	+0.03 C
2002	+0.50 C
2003	+0.47 C
2004	+0.31 C
2005	+0.80 C
2006	+0.29 C
2007	+0.58 C
2008	+0.27 C
2009	+0.73 C
2010	+0.29 C
2011	-0.06 C
2012	+0.10 C
2013	+1.05 C
2014	+0.85 C
2015	+0.72 C
2016	+0.87 C
2017	+0.92 C
2018	+0.91 C
2019	+1.11 C
2020	+0.91 C
2021	+0.53 C
2022	+0.43 C
2023	+0.76 C
2024	+1.26 C
2025	+1.05 C

From 1951 to 2025, the long-record stations in Australia warmed by +0.17 C per decade (+0.30 F) (95 percent interval +0.13 to +0.20 C), from 127 stations in 33 grid cells of 5 by 5 degrees, each measured against its own 1961-1990 mean.

The latest year in the series, 2025, was +1.1 C (+1.9 F) against the 1961-1990 mean.

The five warmest years in the series are 2024 (+1.26 C), 2019 (+1.11 C), 2025 (+1.05 C), 2013 (+1.05 C) and 2017 (+0.92 C).

Trend

Warming trend per decade, Australia
Measure	Trend per decade (C)	95% interval (C)	Years	Stations
Annual mean temperature	+0.17	+0.13 to +0.20	1951 to 2025	127

Warmest and coolest years in the series

Warmest and coolest years of the 1961-1990 anomaly series, Australia
Rank	Warmest year	Difference from mean	Coolest year	Difference from mean
1	2024	+1.26 C	1956	-0.75 C
2	2019	+1.11 C	1960	-0.56 C
3	2025	+1.05 C	1976	-0.54 C
4	2013	+1.05 C	1974	-0.50 C
5	2017	+0.92 C	1966	-0.49 C

127 stations in 33 grid cells of 5 by 5 degrees. Each station is compared with its own 1961-1990 mean, so stations at different heights and latitudes can be averaged. Stations are averaged within each grid cell and cells are weighted by the cosine of latitude.

Warmest Years

Australia, 212 stations

For each year 1871 to 2025, the number of the 212 stations in Australia with at least 50 complete years of record that had it as their warmest year on record. A station counts once, so the bars add up to 212.

Stations that had each year as their warmest on record, Australia
Year	Stations with this as their warmest year
1871	0
1872	0
1873	0
1874	0
1875	0
1876	0
1877	0
1878	0
1879	0
1880	0
1881	0
1882	0
1883	0
1884	1
1885	0
1886	0
1887	0
1888	0
1889	1
1890	0
1891	0
1892	1
1893	0
1894	0
1895	0
1896	0
1897	2
1898	1
1899	0
1900	0
1901	0
1902	1
1903	0
1904	0
1905	0
1906	1
1907	0
1908	0
1909	0
1910	0
1911	0
1912	1
1913	0
1914	5
1915	2
1916	0
1917	0
1918	0
1919	2
1920	0
1921	3
1922	0
1923	0
1924	0
1925	0
1926	0
1927	0
1928	1
1929	0
1930	0
1931	1
1932	0
1933	0
1934	0
1935	0
1936	0
1937	0
1938	3
1939	0
1940	0
1941	0
1942	3
1943	0
1944	0
1945	0
1946	0
1947	1
1948	0
1949	0
1950	0
1951	0
1952	0
1953	0
1954	0
1955	0
1956	0
1957	0
1958	0
1959	3
1960	0
1961	3
1962	0
1963	0
1964	0
1965	1
1966	0
1967	0
1968	0
1969	0
1970	0
1971	0
1972	7
1973	6
1974	0
1975	0
1976	0
1977	0
1978	1
1979	0
1980	3
1981	0
1982	0
1983	0
1984	0
1985	0
1986	0
1987	1
1988	7
1989	0
1990	0
1991	1
1992	1
1993	0
1994	2
1995	0
1996	1
1997	0
1998	2
1999	1
2000	2
2001	0
2002	0
2003	0
2004	0
2005	5
2006	0
2007	19
2008	0
2009	4
2010	0
2011	7
2012	1
2013	13
2014	12
2015	1
2016	18
2017	6
2018	5
2019	22
2020	0
2021	0
2022	0
2023	0
2024	26
2025	1

Of the 212 stations in Australia with at least 50 complete years of record, 26 (12.3%) had 2024 as their warmest year on record.

The years that were the warmest on record at the most stations are 2024 (26 stations), 2019 (22 stations), 2007 (19 stations), 2016 (18 stations) and 2013 (13 stations).

85 of the 212 stations (40.1%) had their warmest year in the 2010s.

By decade

Stations by the decade of their warmest year, Australia
Decade	Stations with their warmest year in it	Share of stations	Stations with one of their five warmest years in it
1870s	0	0.0%	4
1880s	2	0.9%	17
1890s	4	1.9%	11
1900s	2	0.9%	6
1910s	10	4.7%	32
1920s	4	1.9%	17
1930s	4	1.9%	14
1940s	4	1.9%	17
1950s	3	1.4%	17
1960s	4	1.9%	28
1970s	14	6.6%	54
1980s	11	5.2%	78
1990s	8	3.8%	67
2000s	30	14.2%	172
2010s	85	40.1%	357
2020s (to date)	27	12.7%	169

The set is the 212 stations with at least 50 complete years (all twelve months with 20 or more days of maximum and minimum). A station's warmest year is the one with the highest annual mean temperature, a tie going to the later year. The count describes these stations, not the whole area.

Days and Nights

Australia, against 1961-1990

Annual mean daily maximum, daily minimum and day-night range of the long-record stations in Australia as differences from each station's own 1961-1990 mean, 1951 to 2025. 127 stations in 33 grid cells of 5 by 5 degrees, area weighted. The station set does not change from year to year.

Daily maximum, daily minimum and day-night range against the 1961-1990 mean, Australia
Year	Daily maximum	Daily minimum	Day-night range (maximum minus minimum)
1951	-0.18 C	-0.54 C	+0.35 C
1952	-0.36 C	-0.47 C	+0.12 C
1953	-0.22 C	-0.58 C	+0.36 C
1954	-0.35 C	-0.26 C	-0.09 C
1955	-0.60 C	+0.08 C	-0.68 C
1956	-0.96 C	-0.53 C	-0.43 C
1957	+0.24 C	-0.37 C	+0.61 C
1958	+0.01 C	+0.10 C	-0.09 C
1959	+0.10 C	+0.19 C	-0.09 C
1960	-0.60 C	-0.51 C	-0.09 C
1961	+0.21 C	-0.16 C	+0.37 C
1962	-0.05 C	-0.08 C	+0.03 C
1963	-0.33 C	-0.05 C	-0.28 C
1964	-0.25 C	-0.20 C	-0.05 C
1965	+0.20 C	-0.13 C	+0.32 C
1966	-0.50 C	-0.48 C	-0.02 C
1967	-0.05 C	-0.32 C	+0.27 C
1968	-0.50 C	-0.12 C	-0.38 C
1969	+0.01 C	-0.19 C	+0.20 C
1970	+0.10 C	-0.26 C	+0.36 C
1971	-0.22 C	-0.15 C	-0.07 C
1972	+0.32 C	-0.19 C	+0.51 C
1973	+0.14 C	+0.88 C	-0.74 C
1974	-0.71 C	-0.28 C	-0.44 C
1975	-0.21 C	-0.03 C	-0.18 C
1976	-0.36 C	-0.72 C	+0.36 C
1977	+0.09 C	-0.28 C	+0.36 C
1978	-0.41 C	-0.15 C	-0.27 C
1979	+0.23 C	+0.13 C	+0.10 C
1980	+0.79 C	+0.39 C	+0.40 C
1981	+0.20 C	+0.28 C	-0.08 C
1982	+0.20 C	-0.36 C	+0.55 C
1983	+0.10 C	+0.40 C	-0.30 C
1984	-0.41 C	-0.31 C	-0.09 C
1985	+0.19 C	+0.10 C	+0.09 C
1986	+0.07 C	+0.20 C	-0.14 C
1987	+0.12 C	+0.21 C	-0.09 C
1988	+0.71 C	+0.82 C	-0.11 C
1989	-0.14 C	+0.22 C	-0.37 C
1990	+0.30 C	+0.45 C	-0.15 C
1991	+0.47 C	+0.30 C	+0.17 C
1992	-0.16 C	+0.24 C	-0.40 C
1993	+0.07 C	+0.38 C	-0.31 C
1994	+0.53 C	-0.27 C	+0.80 C
1995	-0.03 C	+0.28 C	-0.31 C
1996	+0.33 C	+0.28 C	+0.05 C
1997	+0.08 C	+0.03 C	+0.05 C
1998	+0.55 C	+0.76 C	-0.21 C
1999	+0.17 C	+0.18 C	-0.02 C
2000	-0.18 C	+0.05 C	-0.23 C
2001	+0.20 C	-0.14 C	+0.34 C
2002	+1.07 C	-0.08 C	+1.16 C
2003	+0.59 C	+0.35 C	+0.23 C
2004	+0.46 C	+0.16 C	+0.30 C
2005	+0.96 C	+0.64 C	+0.32 C
2006	+0.54 C	+0.05 C	+0.49 C
2007	+0.70 C	+0.46 C	+0.24 C
2008	+0.43 C	+0.12 C	+0.31 C
2009	+0.96 C	+0.50 C	+0.46 C
2010	-0.03 C	+0.62 C	-0.65 C
2011	-0.07 C	-0.05 C	-0.02 C
2012	+0.47 C	-0.27 C	+0.74 C
2013	+1.30 C	+0.79 C	+0.51 C
2014	+1.11 C	+0.59 C	+0.52 C
2015	+0.91 C	+0.52 C	+0.39 C
2016	+0.82 C	+0.93 C	-0.12 C
2017	+1.26 C	+0.58 C	+0.68 C
2018	+1.32 C	+0.49 C	+0.83 C
2019	+1.65 C	+0.56 C	+1.08 C
2020	+1.01 C	+0.82 C	+0.19 C
2021	+0.60 C	+0.45 C	+0.15 C
2022	+0.29 C	+0.58 C	-0.29 C
2023	+1.10 C	+0.42 C	+0.68 C
2024	+1.43 C	+1.10 C	+0.33 C
2025	+1.34 C	+0.76 C	+0.58 C

From 1951 to 2025, the daily maximum in Australia changed by +0.20 C per decade (+0.35 F) (95 percent interval +0.15 to +0.24 C) and the daily minimum by +0.14 C per decade (+0.24 F) (95 percent interval +0.10 to +0.17 C), from 127 stations.

The daily maximum rose faster, by 0.06 C per decade more than the daily minimum; the two intervals overlap, so the data do not separate them.

The day-night range (daily maximum minus daily minimum) changed by +0.06 C per decade (95 percent interval +0.02 to +0.10 C), which means the range widened.

Trends per decade

Trends in the daily maximum, the daily minimum and the day-night range, Australia
Measure	Trend per decade (C)	95% interval (C)	Years	Stations
Daily maximum	+0.20	+0.15 to +0.24	1951 to 2025	127
Daily minimum	+0.14	+0.10 to +0.17	1951 to 2025	127
Day-night range (maximum minus minimum)	+0.06	+0.02 to +0.10	1951 to 2025	127

The day-night range is the daily maximum minus the daily minimum, so a falling range means the minimum rose by more than the maximum. Intervals allow for year to year persistence in the series.

Hot Days, Warm Nights and Frost Days by Decade: Australia

Up to 63 stations per measure, fixed sets

In Australia, the mean number of days with a daily maximum at or above 30 C (86 F) per year at 63 stations rose from 87.4 to 102.1 between the 1960s and the 2010s; the 2020s so far (6 years) average 102.4.
In Australia, the mean number of days with a daily maximum at or above 35 C (95 F) per year at 63 stations rose from 30.4 to 37.4 between the 1960s and the 2010s; the 2020s so far (6 years) average 37.2.
In Australia, the mean number of days with a daily maximum at or above 40 C (104 F) per year at 63 stations rose from 4.8 to 7.7 between the 1960s and the 2010s; the 2020s so far (6 years) average 7.1.
In Australia, the mean number of warm nights, with a daily minimum at or above 20 C (68 F) per year at 62 stations rose from 58.3 to 70.5 between the 1960s and the 2010s; the 2020s so far (6 years) average 71.7.
In Australia, the mean number of frost days, with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F) per year at 62 stations fell from 5.0 to 4.5 between the 1960s and the 2010s; the 2020s so far (6 years) average 3.7.
In Australia, the mean number of ice days, with a daily maximum at or below 0 C (32 F) per year at 63 stations was 0.0 in both between the 1960s and the 2010s; the 2020s so far (6 years) average 0.0.

Days at or above 30 C

Mean days with a daily maximum at or above 30 C (86 F) per year, by decade (1960s to 2020s), Australia. The same 63 stations are in every decade: each has complete years in every decade from the 1960s, so a change in the station mix cannot move the bars. The 2020s are not over: 6 years so far.

Days at or above 35 C

Mean days with a daily maximum at or above 35 C (95 F) per year, by decade (1960s to 2020s), Australia. The same 63 stations are in every decade: each has complete years in every decade from the 1960s, so a change in the station mix cannot move the bars. The 2020s are not over: 6 years so far.

Days at or above 40 C

Mean days with a daily maximum at or above 40 C (104 F) per year, by decade (1960s to 2020s), Australia. The same 63 stations are in every decade: each has complete years in every decade from the 1960s, so a change in the station mix cannot move the bars. The 2020s are not over: 6 years so far.

Tropical nights (min at or above 20 C)

Mean warm nights, with a daily minimum at or above 20 C (68 F) per year, by decade (1960s to 2020s), Australia. The same 62 stations are in every decade: each has complete years in every decade from the 1960s, so a change in the station mix cannot move the bars. The 2020s are not over: 6 years so far.

Frost days (min at or below 0 C)

Mean frost days, with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F) per year, by decade (1960s to 2020s), Australia. The same 62 stations are in every decade: each has complete years in every decade from the 1960s, so a change in the station mix cannot move the bars. The 2020s are not over: 6 years so far.

Ice days (max at or below 0 C)

Mean ice days, with a daily maximum at or below 0 C (32 F) per year, by decade (1960s to 2020s), Australia. The same 63 stations are in every decade: each has complete years in every decade from the 1960s, so a change in the station mix cannot move the bars. The 2020s are not over: 6 years so far.

Each measure counts days in complete years only. A station is in a measure's set when it has complete years in every decade from the 1960s, so each chart compares the same places over time. A grey bar is a decade that is not over.

Heavy Rain and Dry Spells by Decade: Australia

1,910 stations in the annual rain series

In Australia, annual rain at 1,910 stations is shown as a percent difference from each station's own 1961-1990 mean, for 75 years from 1951 to 2025.
The trend in annual rain is +1.0 percent per decade (95 percent interval -1.6 to +3.6), fitted to 75 years from 1951 to 2025. The interval includes zero, so the series does not separate a trend from year to year variation.
In Australia, the share of a year's rain that fell in its wettest five days fell from 16.6 to 15.8 percent between the 1960s and the 2020s at 895 stations.
In Australia, the mean number of days with 25 mm (1.0 in) or more of rain per year rose from 5.20 to 6.41 between the 1960s and the 2020s.
In Australia, the mean number of days with 50 mm (2.0 in) or more of rain per year rose from 1.24 to 1.62 between the 1960s and the 2020s.
In Australia, the mean number of days with 100 mm (3.9 in) or more of rain per year rose from 0.20 to 0.28 between the 1960s and the 2020s.
In Australia, the mean longest dry spell of the year, in days with less than 1 mm of rain in a row, fell from 45.7 to 40.3 days between the 1960s and the 2020s, over the same 895 stations in every decade.

Annual rain against the 1961-1990 mean

Annual rain in Australia as a percent difference from each station's own 1961-1990 mean, for 1,910 stations with a long record, 1951 to 2025. Stations are averaged in 5 degree grid cells and the cells are weighted by the cosine of latitude.

Annual rain as a percent difference from the 1961-1990 mean, Australia
Year	Annual rain, percent difference from the mean
1951	-14.4%
1952	-5.8%
1953	-3.9%
1954	-4.7%
1955	31.1%
1956	27.7%
1957	-18.2%
1958	-4.2%
1959	-17.8%
1960	4.3%
1961	-21.5%
1962	-7.6%
1963	8.2%
1964	-8.1%
1965	-24.1%
1966	-9.1%
1967	-12.6%
1968	19.1%
1969	-14.6%
1970	-16.6%
1971	6.0%
1972	-26.8%
1973	38.4%
1974	62.3%
1975	25.8%
1976	7.5%
1977	-8.8%
1978	12.3%
1979	-5.1%
1980	-6.2%
1981	10.8%
1982	-14.4%
1983	5.2%
1984	15.9%
1985	-16.1%
1986	-13.2%
1987	-7.5%
1988	-1.1%
1989	6.1%
1990	-9.3%
1991	-3.7%
1992	9.7%
1993	0.7%
1994	-28.1%
1995	13.1%
1996	3.9%
1997	15.0%
1998	17.2%
1999	20.8%
2000	48.7%
2001	9.3%
2002	-32.9%
2003	-3.0%
2004	5.4%
2005	-13.8%
2006	-0.9%
2007	1.4%
2008	-2.7%
2009	-3.3%
2010	40.0%
2011	44.7%
2012	-2.6%
2013	-6.4%
2014	-3.7%
2015	-7.1%
2016	16.9%
2017	5.0%
2018	-12.1%
2019	-41.8%
2020	4.8%
2021	9.9%
2022	30.1%
2023	-5.5%
2024	16.3%
2025	4.0%

Share of the year's rain in its wettest five days

Mean share of a year's rain that fell in its wettest five days, by decade, Australia, 1960s to 2020s, for 895 stations that report complete years in every decade.

Days with 25 mm or more rain

Mean number of days with 25 mm (1.0 in) or more of rain per year, by decade, Australia, 1960s to 2020s, for a fixed set of stations that report complete years in every decade.

Days with 50 mm or more rain

Mean number of days with 50 mm (2.0 in) or more of rain per year, by decade, Australia, 1960s to 2020s, for a fixed set of stations that report complete years in every decade.

Days with 100 mm or more rain

Mean number of days with 100 mm (3.9 in) or more of rain per year, by decade, Australia, 1960s to 2020s, for a fixed set of stations that report complete years in every decade.

Longest dry spell of the year

Mean length in days of the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain in a year, by decade, Australia, 1960s to 2020s, over the same 895 stations in every decade.

The annual rain series uses stations with at least 50 complete years since 1951 and a 1961-1990 baseline. The decade charts use fixed sets of stations, the same in every decade from the 1960s. A dry day has less than 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain.

The New Normal

Australia, 1961-1990 against 2011-2025

Change in annual mean temperature from 1961-1990 to 2011-2025 at 109 stations in Australia, one dot per station (the stations with the most complete years, at most one per half degree cell). The scope figures use 117 stations with at least 20 complete years in 1961-1990 and in 1991-2020 and at least 8 in 2011-2025. Made with Natural Earth.

Change in annual mean temperature from 1961-1990 to 2011-2025, Australia
Station	Change in mean temperature
Cunnamulla Post Office	+1.3 C (+2.3 F)
Kyabram Dpi	+1.3 C (+2.3 F)
Katoomba (Murri St)	+1.3 C (+2.3 F)
Charleville Aero	+1.2 C (+2.2 F)
Trangie Research Station AWS	+1.2 C (+2.2 F)
Taroom Post Office	+1.2 C (+2.2 F)
Gunnedah Resource Centre	+1.2 C (+2.1 F)
Yamba Pilot Station	+1.2 C (+2.1 F)
Ararat Prison	+1.2 C (+2.1 F)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	+1.2 C (+2.1 F)
Mount Barker	+1.1 C (+2.1 F)
Longreach Aero	+1.1 C (+2.0 F)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	+1.1 C (+2.0 F)
Merredin	+1.1 C (+2.0 F)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	+1.1 C (+2.0 F)
Meekatharra Airport	+1.1 C (+1.9 F)
Peak Hill Post Office	+1.1 C (+1.9 F)
Rockhampton Aero	+1.1 C (+1.9 F)
Dwellingup	+1.0 C (+1.9 F)
Port Hedland Airport	+1.0 C (+1.9 F)
Richmond Post Office	+1.0 C (+1.9 F)
Cobar Mo	+1.0 C (+1.9 F)
Pingelly	+1.0 C (+1.8 F)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	+1.0 C (+1.8 F)
Perth Airport	+1.0 C (+1.8 F)
Inverell Research Centre	+1.0 C (+1.8 F)
Mackay M.O	+1.0 C (+1.8 F)
Eddystone Point	+1.0 C (+1.8 F)
Cape Naturaliste	+1.0 C (+1.7 F)
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	+1.0 C (+1.7 F)
Williamtown Raaf	+1.0 C (+1.7 F)
Oodnadatta Airport	+0.9 C (+1.7 F)
Elliston	+0.9 C (+1.7 F)
Wagga Wagga AMO	+0.9 C (+1.7 F)
Woomera Aerodrome	+0.9 C (+1.7 F)
Barcaldine Post Office	+0.9 C (+1.7 F)
Bankstown Airport AWS	+0.9 C (+1.7 F)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	+0.9 C (+1.7 F)
Hume Reservoir	+0.9 C (+1.7 F)
Eudunda	+0.9 C (+1.6 F)
Bombala (Therry Street)	+0.9 C (+1.6 F)
Mildura Airport	+0.9 C (+1.6 F)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	+0.9 C (+1.6 F)
Carnarvon Airport	+0.9 C (+1.5 F)
Quirindi Post Office	+0.9 C (+1.5 F)
Mardie	+0.9 C (+1.5 F)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	+0.9 C (+1.5 F)
Giles Meteorological Office	+0.8 C (+1.5 F)
Laverton Raaf	+0.8 C (+1.5 F)
Lake Eildon	+0.8 C (+1.5 F)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	+0.8 C (+1.5 F)
Cape Leeuwin	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Manjimup	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Adelaide Airport	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Murray Bridge Comparison	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Lockhart River Airport	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Tambo Post Office	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Innisfail	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Hobart Airport	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Kyancutta	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Gladstone Radar	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Scoresby Research Institute	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Kerang	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Alice Springs Airport	+0.7 C (+1.3 F)
Cairns Aero	+0.7 C (+1.3 F)
University of Queensland Gatto	+0.7 C (+1.3 F)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	+0.7 C (+1.3 F)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	+0.7 C (+1.3 F)
Wongan Hills	+0.7 C (+1.3 F)
Townsville Aero	+0.7 C (+1.3 F)
Ouyen (Post Office)	+0.7 C (+1.3 F)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	+0.7 C (+1.3 F)
Mount Gambier Aero	+0.7 C (+1.2 F)
Cape Willoughby	+0.7 C (+1.2 F)
Maryborough	+0.7 C (+1.2 F)
Broome Airport	+0.7 C (+1.2 F)
Lady Elliot Island	+0.7 C (+1.2 F)
East Sale Airport	+0.7 C (+1.2 F)
Tennant Creek Airport	+0.7 C (+1.2 F)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	+0.6 C (+1.2 F)
Castlemaine Prison	+0.6 C (+1.2 F)
Lancelin	+0.6 C (+1.1 F)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	+0.6 C (+1.1 F)
Flinders Island Airport	+0.6 C (+1.1 F)
Bencubbin	+0.6 C (+1.1 F)
Ballarat Aerodrome	+0.6 C (+1.1 F)
Esperance	+0.6 C (+1.0 F)
Rutherglen Research	+0.6 C (+1.0 F)
Maryborough	+0.6 C (+1.0 F)
Echuca Aerodrome	+0.6 C (+1.0 F)
Wittenoom	+0.6 C (+1.0 F)
Ceduna AMO	+0.5 C (+1.0 F)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	+0.5 C (+0.9 F)
Mount Isa Aero	+0.5 C (+0.9 F)
Amberley AMO	+0.5 C (+0.8 F)
Darwin Airport	+0.5 C (+0.8 F)
Streaky Bay	+0.4 C (+0.8 F)
Northam	+0.4 C (+0.7 F)
Hillston Airport	+0.4 C (+0.7 F)
Keith	+0.3 C (+0.6 F)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	+0.3 C (+0.6 F)
Tocumwal Airport	+0.3 C (+0.5 F)
Camooweal Township	+0.2 C (+0.4 F)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	+0.2 C (+0.4 F)
Robe Comparison	+0.2 C (+0.3 F)
Halls Creek Airport	+0.1 C (+0.1 F)
Barraba Post Office	+0.1 C (+0.1 F)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	0.0 C (0.0 F)

Across 117 stations in Australia with long records, the mean annual temperature was 21.0 C (69.8 F) in 1961-1990, 21.5 C (70.7 F) in 1991-2020 and 21.8 C (71.2 F) in 2011-2025, a change of +0.8 C (+1.4 F) from the first period to the latest.

Mean annual rain, from years with at least 329 days of rain data, was 668.6 mm (26.3 in) in 1961-1990, 657.7 mm (25.9 in) in 1991-2020 and 663.2 mm (26.1 in) in 2011-2025, a change of -0.8% from the first period to the latest.

Of the 109 stations on the map, 109 were warmer in 2011-2025 than in 1961-1990.

23 of the 108 stations on the map with a rain figure had more rain and 85 had less.

Three periods

Mean temperature and annual rain in three periods, Australia
Period	Mean temperature	Annual rain
1961-1990	21.0 C (69.8 F)	668.6 mm (26.3 in)
1991-2020	21.5 C (70.7 F)	657.7 mm (25.9 in)
2011-2025	21.8 C (71.2 F)	663.2 mm (26.1 in)
Change, 1991-2020 against 1961-1990	+0.5 C (+0.8 F)	-1.6%
Change, 2011-2025 against 1961-1990	+0.8 C (+1.4 F)	-0.8%

Based on 117 stations with at least 20 complete years in 1961-1990 and in 1991-2020 and at least 8 in 2011-2025. The periods 1991-2020 and 2011-2025 overlap. Scope means are weighted by grid cell, as in the warming series; rain counts years with at least 329 days of rain data.

Longest Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry Streaks: Australia

7 lists of 10

In Australia, the longest run of hot days in a row in the data is 200 days, at Marble Bar Comparison (Australia), from 5 October 1923 to 21 April 1924.
In Australia, the longest run of days in a row at or above 40 C in the data is 106 days, at Marble Bar Comparison (Australia), from 9 November 1921 to 22 February 1922.
In Australia, the longest run of frost days in a row in the data is 116 days, at Thredbo AWS (Australia), from 24 May 2000 to 16 September 2000.
In Australia, the longest run of ice days in a row in the data is 53 days, at Mount Hotham (Australia), from 7 July 2008 to 28 August 2008.
In Australia, the longest run of dry days in a row in the data is 350 days, at Ivanhoe (Mt Manara) (Australia), in 1902.
In Australia, the longest run of wet days in a row in the data is 60 days, at Topaz (Australia), in 2006.
In Australia, the longest run of longest run of nights at or above 25 c in the data is 101 days, at Troughton Island (Australia), from 27 September 2019 to 5 January 2020.

Longest run of days at or above 35 C

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 35 C (95 F).

Longest run of days at or above 35 C, Australia: the 10 longest runs
Rank	Station	Country	Length	When
1	Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	200 days	5 October 1923 to 21 April 1924
2	Telfer Aero	Australia	158 days	17 October 2018 to 23 March 2019
3	Wittenoom	Australia	147 days	1 November 1963 to 26 March 1964
4	Fitzroy Crossing Aero	Australia	143 days	28 August 2023 to 17 January 2024
5	Wyndham	Australia	138 days	4 September 1992 to 19 January 1993
6	Warmun	Australia	136 days	4 September 1992 to 17 January 1993
7	Curtin Aero	Australia	134 days	12 September 2015 to 23 January 2016
8	Rabbit Flat	Australia	133 days	19 November 2018 to 31 March 2019
9	Paraburdoo Aero	Australia	125 days	21 November 2025 to 25 March 2026
10	Borroloola	Australia	124 days	19 September 2019 to 20 January 2020

Longest run of days at or above 40 C

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 40 C (104 F).

Longest run of days at or above 40 C, Australia: the 10 longest runs
Rank	Station	Country	Length	When
1	Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	106 days	9 November 1921 to 22 February 1922
2	Paraburdoo Aero	Australia	57 days	2 January to 27 February 2005
3	Emu Creek Station	Australia	56 days	27 December 2004 to 20 February 2005
4	Gascoyne Junction	Australia	51 days	5 January to 24 February 1991
5	Wittenoom	Australia	50 days	2 January to 20 February 2005
6	Telfer Aero	Australia	47 days	28 November 2015 to 13 January 2016
7	Cloncurry Airport	Australia	43 days	16 December 2018 to 27 January 2019
8	Rabbit Flat	Australia	41 days	5 January to 14 February 2019
9	Rabbit Flat	Australia	41 days	5 January to 14 February 2019
10	Camooweal Township	Australia	40 days	16 December 2018 to 24 January 2019

Longest run of frost days (minimum at or below 0 C)

Consecutive days with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F).

Longest run of frost days (minimum at or below 0 C), Australia: the 10 longest runs
Rank	Station	Country	Length	When
1	Thredbo AWS	Australia	116 days	24 May to 16 September 2000
2	Mount Hotham	Australia	102 days	20 May to 29 August 2006
3	Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chal	Australia	85 days	12 May to 4 August 1968
4	Falls Creek	Australia	71 days	15 June to 24 August 2004
5	Falls Creek Sec	Australia	67 days	3 July to 7 September 1989
6	Inverell Comparison	Australia	62 days	19 June to 19 August 1883
7	Mount Baw Baw	Australia	59 days	24 June to 21 August 2004
8	Perisher Valley Ski Centre	Australia	55 days	16 June to 9 August 1982
9	Mount Buller	Australia	55 days	11 July to 3 September 2012
10	Kiandra Chalet	Australia	52 days	17 June to 7 August 1968

Longest run of ice days (maximum at or below 0 C)

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or below 0 C (32 F).

Longest run of ice days (maximum at or below 0 C), Australia: the 10 longest runs
Rank	Station	Country	Length	When
1	Mount Hotham	Australia	53 days	7 July to 28 August 2008
2	Thredbo AWS	Australia	21 days	27 June to 17 July 2000
3	Mount Buller	Australia	20 days	3 to 22 July 1989
4	Perisher Valley Ski Centre	Australia	12 days	3 to 14 July 1978
5	Mount Baw Baw	Australia	12 days	4 to 15 July 2011
6	Cabramurra Smhea	Australia	11 days	4 to 14 July 1978
7	Falls Creek	Australia	11 days	24 July to 3 August 1994
8	Mount Wellington	Australia	9 days	6 to 14 June 2022
9	Charlotte Pass (Kosciusko Chal	Australia	8 days	23 to 30 June 1968
10	Cabramurra Smhea AWS	Australia	7 days	24 to 30 July 2003

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with less than 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year, Australia: the 10 longest runs
Rank	Station	Country	Length	When
1	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	350 days	within 1902
2	Camballin	Australia	348 days	within 2024
3	Mabel Downs	Australia	346 days	within 1953
4	Sunnyside	Australia	346 days	within 2002
5	Butcher Hill Station	Australia	345 days	within 2023
6	Mount Satirist	Australia	342 days	within 1940
7	Lorna Downs	Australia	340 days	within 1979
8	Glengyle	Australia	338 days	within 1922
9	Majors Creek	Australia	338 days	within 1991
10	Balmoral	Australia	336 days	within 1936

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with 1 mm (0.04 in) or more of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year, Australia: the 10 longest runs
Rank	Station	Country	Length	When
1	Topaz	Australia	60 days	within 2006
2	Trowutta	Australia	58 days	within 1954
3	Nimbin (Mount Nardi)	Australia	58 days	within 1971
4	Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	55 days	within 1939
5	Kareeya	Australia	54 days	within 1971
6	Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	53 days	within 1971
7	Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	53 days	within 1974
8	Innisfail	Australia	52 days	within 1971
9	Jujumna Farm	Australia	50 days	within 1941
10	Mutarnee Store	Australia	49 days	within 2009

Longest run of nights at or above 25 C

Longest run of nights at or above 25 C, Australia: the 10 longest runs
Rank	Station	Country	Length	When
1	Troughton Island	Australia	101 days	27 September 2019 to 5 January 2020
2	McCluer Island	Australia	86 days	19 September to 13 December 2024
3	Karratha Aero	Australia	85 days	23 December 2018 to 17 March 2019
4	Cockatoo Island	Australia	76 days	6 November 1969 to 20 January 1970
5	Coconut Island	Australia	75 days	24 August to 6 November 2022
6	Broome Airport	Australia	67 days	5 November 1959 to 10 January 1960
7	Centre Island	Australia	65 days	20 January to 25 March 1986
8	Roebourne	Australia	62 days	16 December 1993 to 15 February 1994
9	Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	58 days	10 January to 8 March 1913
10	Derby Aero	Australia	53 days	17 December 2023 to 7 February 2024

A run belongs to the year it started in, even when it ran on into the next year. A station appears once per list, with its longest run in a complete year. Dry and wet spells are the longest run within a year. Lists use complete years only, so a long run in a year with gaps in the record is not counted.

Biggest One Day Temperature Swings: Australia

5 lists of 10

In Australia, the largest reported one day rise in the daily maximum is 25.2 C (45.4 F), at Melbourne Regional Office (Australia) on 16 January 1900.
In Australia, the largest reported one day drop in the daily maximum is 28.2 C (50.8 F), at Deniliquin Airport AWS (Australia) on 2 February 2005.
In Australia, the largest reported one day rise in the daily minimum is 27.5 C (49.5 F), at Pardoo Station (Australia) on 24 July 2016.
In Australia, the largest reported one day drop in the daily minimum is 32.5 C (58.5 F), at Wiluna (Australia) on 12 March 2019.
In Australia, the largest reported widest range between the high and the low of one day is 43.0 C (77.4 F), at Wiluna (Australia) on 12 March 2019.

Caveat.Single readings can still be instrument errors that quality control missed. A station with one faulty value can top a list, so read each entry as a reported value, not as a confirmed event.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum

The largest increase in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum, Australia
Rank	Station	Country	Value	Date
1	Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	25.2 C (45.4 F)	16 January 1900
2	Nullarbor	Australia	23.7 C (42.7 F)	29 January 1990
3	Eucla	Australia	22.7 C (40.9 F)	23 November 1957
4	Jervois	Australia	22.2 C (40.0 F)	21 November 2014
5	Hamilton Research Station	Australia	22.1 C (39.8 F)	23 January 1982
6	Ceduna Post Office	Australia	21.7 C (39.1 F)	13 December 1941
7	Minnipa Dpi	Australia	21.4 C (38.5 F)	1 April 2016
8	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	21.2 C (38.2 F)	22 December 1882
9	Hamilton	Australia	21.2 C (38.2 F)	23 January 1982
10	Avalon Airport	Australia	21.2 C (38.2 F)	20 December 2019

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum

The largest decrease in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum, Australia
Rank	Station	Country	Value	Date
1	Deniliquin Airport AWS	Australia	28.2 C (50.8 F)	2 February 2005
2	Minnipa Dpi	Australia	27.6 C (49.7 F)	4 January 2020
3	Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	27.3 C (49.1 F)	2 February 2005
4	Kerang	Australia	27.3 C (49.1 F)	2 February 2005
5	Kyancutta	Australia	27.3 C (49.1 F)	4 January 2020
6	Mount Nowa Nowa	Australia	27.1 C (48.8 F)	5 January 2019
7	Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	27.0 C (48.6 F)	2 February 2005
8	Braidwood Racecourse AWS	Australia	27.0 C (48.6 F)	5 January 2020
9	Eyre	Australia	26.7 C (48.1 F)	25 October 2008
10	Woomera Aerodrome	Australia	26.6 C (47.9 F)	20 October 1995

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum

The largest increase in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum, Australia
Rank	Station	Country	Value	Date
1	Pardoo Station	Australia	27.5 C (49.5 F)	24 July 2016
2	Broken Hill Airport AWS	Australia	24.7 C (44.5 F)	6 March 1991
3	Inverell Comparison	Australia	23.6 C (42.5 F)	18 October 1957
4	Curtin Springs	Australia	23.0 C (41.4 F)	16 November 2018
5	Hawker	Australia	22.5 C (40.5 F)	5 December 2018
6	Jervois	Australia	22.1 C (39.8 F)	8 February 2014
7	Nabawa	Australia	21.8 C (39.2 F)	9 December 1964
8	Georgetown Post Office	Australia	21.3 C (38.3 F)	17 June 1904
9	Snowtown	Australia	21.1 C (38.0 F)	29 November 1928
10	Watarrka	Australia	21.0 C (37.8 F)	6 October 2018

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum

The largest decrease in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum, Australia
Rank	Station	Country	Value	Date
1	Wiluna	Australia	32.5 C (58.5 F)	12 March 2019
2	Carnegie	Australia	23.9 C (43.0 F)	5 December 2022
3	Mount Crawford Forest Headquar	Australia	23.5 C (42.3 F)	13 February 1977
4	Jervois	Australia	23.3 C (41.9 F)	7 February 2014
5	Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	22.8 C (41.0 F)	1 January 1914
6	Eneabba	Australia	22.7 C (40.9 F)	12 February 2009
7	Georgetown Post Office	Australia	22.4 C (40.3 F)	18 June 1904
8	Serviceton	Australia	22.1 C (39.8 F)	20 December 1957
9	Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	22.1 C (39.8 F)	26 December 1996
10	Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve	Australia	22.0 C (39.6 F)	23 November 2009

Widest range between the high and the low of one day

The largest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Widest range between the high and the low of one day, Australia
Rank	Station	Country	Value	Date
1	Wiluna	Australia	43.0 C (77.4 F)	12 March 2019
2	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	41.1 C (74.0 F)	12 January 1872
3	Streaky Bay	Australia	40.7 C (73.3 F)	27 January 2014
4	Eneabba	Australia	40.5 C (72.9 F)	12 February 2009
5	Curtin Springs	Australia	40.0 C (72.0 F)	26 November 2018
6	Carnegie	Australia	39.8 C (71.6 F)	5 December 2022
7	Kellerberrin	Australia	39.6 C (71.3 F)	1 February 2012
8	Balgair	Australia	39.5 C (71.1 F)	17 February 2012
9	Lake Victoria Storage	Australia	39.5 C (71.1 F)	13 January 2024
10	Wongan Hills	Australia	39.0 C (70.2 F)	1 February 2010

Only stations with at least 10 complete years are listed, and a station appears once per list.

Hot and Dry Summers: Australia

400 stations with a 1961-1990 record

In Australia, the share of stations with a hot and dry summer is shown for each year from 1888 to 2025, for 400 stations with at least 20 complete summers in 1961-1990. Each year counts the stations of that set with a complete summer in the year.
In Australia, 8.1% of station summers in 1961-1990 were hot and dry (10,293 station summers).
In Australia, 16.6% of station summers in 2011-2025 were hot and dry (2,048 station summers).
In Australia, 1901 had the highest share: 52.0% of 25 stations (13).

A summer is hot when its mean daily maximum is at or above the station's 80th percentile of its 1961-1990 summers, and dry when its rain is at or below the 20th percentile. A summer is hot and dry when it is both. Summer is June to August north of the equator and December to February south of it, labelled by the year of its first month.

Share of stations with a hot and dry summer

Percent of stations with a complete summer that were both hot and dry, by year, Australia, 1888 to 2025, out of 400 stations with at least 20 complete summers in 1961-1990. Dashed line: the 1961-1990 level in this data, 8.1% of station summers. The most in one year was 52.0%. Dashed line: 1961-1990 level, 8.1%.

Share of stations with a hot and dry summer by year, Australia
Summer	Stations with a hot and dry summer
1888	20.0%
1889	27.3%
1890	0.0%
1891	0.0%
1892	16.7%
1893	11.8%
1894	0.0%
1895	0.0%
1896	5.0%
1897	13.6%
1898	0.0%
1899	14.3%
1900	45.5%
1901	52.0%
1902	28.6%
1903	10.0%
1904	14.3%
1905	21.7%
1906	4.5%
1907	0.0%
1908	3.6%
1909	6.9%
1910	3.0%
1911	24.2%
1912	5.7%
1913	19.4%
1914	11.4%
1915	11.4%
1916	0.0%
1917	5.6%
1918	32.4%
1919	13.9%
1920	8.3%
1921	2.6%
1922	20.5%
1923	2.8%
1924	2.6%
1925	36.1%
1926	0.0%
1927	0.0%
1928	13.9%
1929	11.1%
1930	13.5%
1931	8.1%
1932	10.8%
1933	0.0%
1934	13.2%
1935	5.1%
1936	0.0%
1937	7.7%
1938	10.5%
1939	20.5%
1940	2.2%
1941	3.9%
1942	0.0%
1943	10.3%
1944	1.6%
1945	3.3%
1946	0.0%
1947	6.2%
1948	0.0%
1949	11.3%
1950	4.1%
1951	17.1%
1952	2.7%
1953	0.0%
1954	0.0%
1955	10.1%
1956	1.3%
1957	13.9%
1958	2.1%
1959	1.6%
1960	19.4%
1961	2.0%
1962	0.9%
1963	2.5%
1964	13.1%
1965	2.4%
1966	2.0%
1967	8.7%
1968	10.2%
1969	4.0%
1970	3.5%
1971	4.6%
1972	7.4%
1973	2.1%
1974	3.5%
1975	3.1%
1976	12.8%
1977	3.9%
1978	3.4%
1979	16.7%
1980	8.4%
1981	22.6%
1982	42.5%
1983	1.0%
1984	9.3%
1985	4.3%
1986	6.2%
1987	9.0%
1988	2.3%
1989	11.3%
1990	10.8%
1991	5.5%
1992	2.4%
1993	7.0%
1994	8.1%
1995	3.4%
1996	4.5%
1997	23.6%
1998	10.5%
1999	1.9%
2000	18.7%
2001	7.6%
2002	15.2%
2003	4.1%
2004	16.5%
2005	21.2%
2006	14.7%
2007	4.1%
2008	4.8%
2009	16.7%
2010	2.9%
2011	1.6%
2012	19.3%
2013	32.4%
2014	10.5%
2015	10.3%
2016	13.4%
2017	14.4%
2018	37.4%
2019	10.3%
2020	2.5%
2021	18.6%
2022	14.5%
2023	8.3%
2024	27.7%
2025	32.1%

The ten most extreme station summers

The most extreme hot and dry station summers, Australia
Rank	Station	Country	Summer	Mean daily maximum vs 1961-1990	Rain, percent of 1961-1990 mean
1	Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	1997	+3.4 C (+6.1 F)	24%
2	Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	2016	+2.7 C (+4.8 F)	20%
3	Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	1897	+4.4 C (+7.9 F)	36%
4	Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	1896	+4.4 C (+7.8 F)	57%
5	Eddystone Point	Australia	2009	+3.1 C (+5.6 F)	46%
6	Eddystone Point	Australia	2015	+3.3 C (+5.9 F)	68%
7	Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	2001	+3.0 C (+5.4 F)	41%
8	Eddystone Point	Australia	2018	+3.2 C (+5.7 F)	64%
9	Eddystone Point	Australia	2002	+2.7 C (+4.9 F)	32%
10	Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	2005	+3.0 C (+5.5 F)	55%

Ranked by the temperature z score minus the rain z score against the station's own 1961-1990 mean and standard deviation (at least 0.3 C and 5 mm). A summer is labelled by the year of its first month.

Decade	Mean days per year
1960s	87.4
1970s	87.1
1980s	91.6
1990s	91.7
2000s	97.9
2010s	102.1
2020s (so far, 6 years)	102.4

Decade	Mean days per year
1960s	30.4
1970s	28.6
1980s	32.5
1990s	31.7
2000s	34.6
2010s	37.4
2020s (so far, 6 years)	37.2

Decade	Mean days per year
1960s	58.3
1970s	61.2
1980s	63.6
1990s	64.2
2000s	65.6
2010s	70.5
2020s (so far, 6 years)	71.7

Decade	Share of annual rain
1960s	16.6%
1970s	16.6%
1980s	15.8%
1990s	16.3%
2000s	16.9%
2010s	17.5%
2020s	15.8%

Decade	Mean days per year
1960s	5.20
1970s	6.05
1980s	5.45
1990s	5.40
2000s	4.72
2010s	5.37
2020s	6.41

Decade	Mean days per year
1960s	1.24
1970s	1.59
1980s	1.28
1990s	1.28
2000s	1.14
2010s	1.39
2020s	1.62

Decade	Mean days per year
1960s	0.20
1970s	0.30
1980s	0.20
1990s	0.22
2000s	0.19
2010s	0.26
2020s	0.28

Decade	Mean longest dry spell, days
1960s	45.7 days
1970s	43.4 days
1980s	44.8 days
1990s	44.6 days
2000s	46.3 days
2010s	42.2 days
2020s	40.3 days

Climate Trends in Australia