Karnet is a weather station located 286 m above sea level. Its records go back to 1965: 28 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 16.8 °C, noticeably higher than over 1961–1990 (16.3 °C): a difference of 0.5 °C. The warmest year of the series is 1999 (17.7 °C) and the coldest 1968 (14.3 °C). The last complete year, 2014, ranks 5 out of 28, from warmest to coldest. Over 1965–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.28 °C per decade. The station ranks 33 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1965
The first ten years of the series (1965–1982) average 15.9 °C; the last ten (1993–2014) average 16.7 °C, a difference of +0.8 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 2 fall after 1999. The warmest is 1999 (17.7 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 16.7 °C (2000) and bottoms out at 15.7 °C (1973).
Annual rainfall since 1965
On average 1142 mm of rain falls per year over the 55 documented years. The wettest year, 1973, received 1649 mm; the driest, 2010, only 532 mm, which is 3.1 times less. The 1991–2020 normal (1101 mm per year) is 112 mm (9.2 %) below the 1961–1990 one (1213 mm). Over 1991–2020, July is on average the wettest month (211 mm) and February the driest (16 mm). Between 2003 and 2025, 6 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 | 22.8 °C | 23.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | 20 mm | +2 mm |
| February | 22.9 °C | 23.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 25 mm | 16 mm | −9 mm |
| March | 20.7 °C | 21.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 24 mm | 25 mm | +1 mm |
| April | 17.1 °C | 18.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 78 mm | 48 mm | −30 mm |
| May | 13.7 °C | 14.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 147 mm | 129 mm | −18 mm |
| June | 11.7 °C | 12.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 234 mm | 190 mm | −44 mm |
| July | 10.6 °C | 11.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 228 mm | 211 mm | −17 mm |
| August | 10.8 °C | 11.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 184 mm | 189 mm | +5 mm |
| September | 12.4 °C | 12.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 124 mm | 142 mm | +18 mm |
| October | 14.7 °C | 15.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 85 mm | 67 mm | −18 mm |
| November | 17.7 °C | 18.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 45 mm | 45 mm | 0 mm |
| December | 20.7 °C | 20.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 21 mm | 19 mm | −2 mm |
The largest temperature change is in April (+0.9 °C) and the smallest in September (0.0 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.5 °C, and 11 months out of twelve are warmer than before. For rainfall, the largest difference is in September (+18 mm) and the smallest in June (−44 mm).
Records at Karnet
- Warmest year: 17.7 °C, in 1999
- Coldest year: 14.3 °C, in 1968
- Driest year: 532 mm, in 2010
- Wettest year: 1649 mm, in 1973
- Warmest month: 26.6 °C, in February 1985
- Coldest month: 9.0 °C, in August 1968
- Wettest month: 455 mm, in June 1970
- Hottest day: 44.5 °C, on 23 February 1991
- Coldest day: −2.0 °C, on 30 July 1975
- Heaviest rain in one day: 145.8 mm, on 26 June 1967
3.4 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 46.5 °C.
Temperature trend over 1965–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.28 °C per decade between 1965 and 2025, about +1.7 °C over the whole period. That is faster than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.09 °C per decade: the station ranks 33 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 12 months out of 15 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.8 °C. The highest departure was in March 2025 (+1.8 °C); the lowest, in July 2025 (−0.7 °C). The last twelve months add up to 680 mm of rain, which is 62 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (1101 mm).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 16.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 85 mm | 67 mm |
| November 2024 | – | – | 25 mm | 45 mm |
| December 2024 | – | – | 6 mm | 19 mm |
| January 2025 | 25.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 8 mm | 20 mm |
| February 2025 | – | – | 1 mm | 16 mm |
| March 2025 | 23.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 17 mm | 25 mm |
| April 2025 | 19.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 24 mm | 48 mm |
| May 2025 | 16.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 56 mm | 129 mm |
| June 2025 | 13.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 134 mm | 190 mm |
| July 2025 | 10.4 °C | −0.7 °C | 216 mm | 211 mm |
| August 2025 | 11.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 256 mm | 189 mm |
| September 2025 | 13.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 121 mm | 142 mm |
| October 2025 | – | – | 76 mm | 67 mm |
| November 2025 | – | – | 27 mm | 45 mm |
| December 2025 | – | – | 4 mm | 19 mm |
| January 2026 | – | – | 5 mm | 20 mm |
| February 2026 | 23.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 6 mm | 16 mm |
| March 2026 | 22.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | 25 mm |
| April 2026 | – | – | 47 mm | 48 mm |
| May 2026 | 14.0 °C | −0.4 °C | 43 mm | 129 mm |
| June 2026 | 11.9 °C | −0.2 °C | 225 mm | 190 mm |
| July 2026 | 12.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 72 mm | 211 mm |
| August 2026 | 12.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 114 mm | 189 mm |
| September 2026 | – | – | 54 mm | 142 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 Karnet 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 Karnet?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Karnet is 16.8 °C. It was 16.3 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.5 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Karnet?
Since records began in 1965, the warmest year at Karnet is 1999, at 17.7 °C on average. The coldest is 1968 (14.3 °C).
Is the climate at Karnet getting warmer?
Yes: at Karnet, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.28 °C per decade between 1965 and 2025, +1.7 °C in total. 2 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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