Camooweal is a weather station located 231 m above sea level. Its records go back to 1892: 59 years of temperature are available up to 2025, along with rainfall and a comparison with two reference normals. Over 1991–2020 the annual mean temperature there is 25.7 °C, noticeably higher than over 1961–1990 (25.1 °C): a difference of 0.6 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2013 (27.3 °C) and the coldest 1950 (22.3 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 15 out of 59, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.20 °C per decade. The station ranks 106 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1892
The first ten years of the series (1940–1949) average 24.1 °C; the last ten (2016–2025) average 26.1 °C, a difference of +1.9 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 9 fall after 1999. The warmest is 2013 (27.3 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 26.4 °C (2022) and bottoms out at 23.7 °C (1957).
Annual rainfall since 1892
On average 406 mm of rain falls per year over the 131 documented years. The wettest year, 1974, received 988 mm; the driest, 2001, only 100 mm, which is 9.9 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (459 mm per year) is 91 mm (24.7 %) above the 1961–1990 one (368 mm). Over 1991–2020, January is on average the wettest month (118 mm) and July the driest (2 mm). Between 2006 and 2025, 11 years out of 20 exceeded the series average.
Monthly normals: 1961–1990 against 1991–2020
The table compares, month by month, the mean temperature and the rainfall total of two thirty-year reference periods. The difference column shows what the recent period changes compared with the earlier one.
| Month | Temp. 1961–1990 | Temp. 1991–2020 | Difference | Rain 1961–1990 | Rain 1991–2020 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.7 °C | 30.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 93 mm | 118 mm | +25 mm |
| February | 29.9 °C | 29.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 78 mm | 114 mm | +36 mm |
| March | 28.4 °C | 29.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 61 mm | 47 mm | −14 mm |
| April | 25.7 °C | 26.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 15 mm | 15 mm | 0 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | 21.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 12 mm | 8 mm | −4 mm |
| June | 17.7 °C | 18.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | 4 mm | 0 mm |
| July | 16.7 °C | 17.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | 2 mm | −5 mm |
| August | 19.3 °C | 19.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| September | 23.1 °C | 24.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 8 mm | 7 mm | −1 mm |
| October | 27.5 °C | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 14 mm | 15 mm | +1 mm |
| November | 30.0 °C | 30.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 21 mm | 38 mm | +17 mm |
| December | 30.8 °C | 31.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 53 mm | 88 mm | +35 mm |
The largest temperature change is in September (+1.8 °C) and the smallest in February (0.0 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.6 °C, and 11 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in February (+36 mm) and the smallest in March (−14 mm).
Records at Camooweal
- Warmest year: 27.3 °C, in 2013
- Coldest year: 22.3 °C, in 1950
- Driest year: 100 mm, in 2001
- Wettest year: 988 mm, in 1974
- Warmest month: 34.1 °C, in January 2019
- Coldest month: 11.9 °C, in June 1949
- Wettest month: 593 mm, in January 1974
- Hottest day: 46.0 °C, on 15 December 1970
- Coldest day: −4.4 °C, on 23 June 1949
- Heaviest rain in one day: 226.1 mm, on 30 January 1908
5.0 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 50.4 °C.
Temperature trend over 1961–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.20 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, about +1.3 °C over the whole period. That is faster than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.01 °C per decade: the station ranks 106 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 7 months out of 15 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.4 °C. The highest departure was in January 2025 (+2.8 °C); the lowest, in December 2025 (−1.8 °C). The last twelve months add up to 835 mm of rain, which is 182 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (459 mm).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 30.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 10 mm | 15 mm |
| November 2024 | 31.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 62 mm | 38 mm |
| December 2024 | 32.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | 88 mm |
| January 2025 | 33.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 30 mm | 118 mm |
| February 2025 | 31.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 98 mm | 114 mm |
| March 2025 | 30.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 209 mm | 47 mm |
| April 2025 | 25.1 °C | −1.2 °C | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| May 2025 | 21.6 °C | −0.1 °C | 1 mm | 8 mm |
| June 2025 | 16.5 °C | −1.6 °C | 0 mm | 4 mm |
| July 2025 | 17.5 °C | −0.4 °C | 8 mm | 2 mm |
| August 2025 | 18.8 °C | −1.1 °C | 0 mm | 3 mm |
| September 2025 | 24.8 °C | −0.1 °C | 5 mm | 7 mm |
| October 2025 | 30.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 27 mm | 15 mm |
| November 2025 | 29.6 °C | −0.9 °C | 53 mm | 38 mm |
| December 2025 | 29.6 °C | −1.8 °C | 298 mm | 88 mm |
| January 2026 | – | – | 103 mm | 118 mm |
| February 2026 | – | – | 189 mm | 114 mm |
| March 2026 | – | – | 108 mm | 47 mm |
| April 2026 | – | – | 14 mm | 15 mm |
| May 2026 | – | – | 32 mm | 8 mm |
| June 2026 | – | – | 9 mm | 4 mm |
| July 2026 | – | – | 0 mm | 2 mm |
| August 2026 | – | – | 2 mm | 3 mm |
| September 2026 | – | – | 0 mm | 7 mm |
Data source and licence
Data source: Bureau of Meteorology (ACORN-SAT) and NOAA NCEI (GHCN-Daily) (dataset “ACORN-SAT v2 daily (homogenised) + GHCN-Daily”), licence CC BY 4.0; Public domain (NOAA NCEI). Last updated: 29 October 2026.
The data for Camooweal are shown as the source publishes them; this site does not correct them. A year is kept only if at least eleven months of measurements are available, and a normal is computed only with at least twenty years of data out of its thirty. Temperatures are rounded to 0.1 °C and rainfall to the millimetre. The station is one of 227 stations in Australia: the overview page lets you compare them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the annual mean temperature at Camooweal?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Camooweal is 25.7 °C. It was 25.1 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.6 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Camooweal?
Since records began in 1892, the warmest year at Camooweal is 2013, at 27.3 °C on average. The coldest is 1950 (22.3 °C).
Is the climate at Camooweal getting warmer?
Yes: at Camooweal, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.20 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +1.3 °C in total. 9 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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