The Bureau of Meteorology has published the preliminary summary of Australia's 2024 climate information.
This follows the publication of the raw data for the full 2024 calendar year on the Bureau's website here and here.
The full Annual Climate Statement for 2024 will be released in early February 2025.
The Annual Climate Statement for 2024 is the official record of climate conditions across Australia in 2024. It includes information on temperature, rainfall, water resources, oceans, atmosphere and significant weather events.
2024 was Australia's second-warmest year since national records began in 1910, with the national mean temperature 1.46 °C warmer than the 1961–1990 average.
The national mean maximum temperature was 1.48 °C above average, the fourth-warmest since national records began in 1910. The national mean minimum temperature was 1.43 °C above average, and the warmest since national records began in 1910.
Warmth was persistent throughout the year. Nationally, summer 2023–24 was the third-warmest on record, winter was the second-warmest on record and spring was the warmest on record.
Low-intensity to severe heatwave conditions affected large parts of Australia during early 2024 and from September to December.
Nationally-averaged rainfall in 2024 was 28% above the 1961–1990 average at 594.0?
