Point Perpendicular is a weather station located 85 m above sea level, 12 km from Vincentia. Its records go back to 1946: 57 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 17.4 °C, noticeably higher than over 1961–1990 (16.9 °C): a difference of 0.5 °C. The warmest year of the series is 2007 (18.1 °C) and the coldest 1948 (16.2 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 1 out of 57, from warmest to coldest. Over 1961–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.20 °C per decade. The station ranks 102 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1946
The first ten years of the series (1946–1955) average 16.5 °C; the last ten (2015–2025) average 17.8 °C, a difference of +1.3 °C. All of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999; the warmest is 2007 (18.1 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 17.8 °C (2025) and bottoms out at 16.4 °C (1953).
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 | 20.7 °C | 21.6 °C | +0.9 °C | – | – | – |
| February | 21.1 °C | 21.4 °C | +0.3 °C | – | – | – |
| March | 20.2 °C | 20.4 °C | +0.2 °C | – | – | – |
| April | 18.1 °C | 18.4 °C | +0.3 °C | – | – | – |
| May | 15.5 °C | 15.9 °C | +0.4 °C | – | – | – |
| June | 13.4 °C | 13.8 °C | +0.4 °C | – | – | – |
| July | 12.3 °C | 12.8 °C | +0.5 °C | – | – | – |
| August | 12.9 °C | 13.5 °C | +0.6 °C | – | 75 mm | – |
| September | 14.6 °C | 15.4 °C | +0.8 °C | – | 57 mm | – |
| October | 16.5 °C | 17.2 °C | +0.7 °C | – | – | – |
| November | 17.9 °C | 18.6 °C | +0.7 °C | – | – | – |
| December | 19.6 °C | 20.3 °C | +0.7 °C | – | – | – |
The largest temperature change is in January (+0.9 °C) and the smallest in March (+0.2 °C); over the year the mean difference is +0.5 °C, and 12 months out of twelve are warmer than before.
Records at Point Perpendicular
- Warmest year: 18.1 °C, in 2007
- Coldest year: 16.2 °C, in 1948
- Driest year: 783 mm, in 2019
- Wettest year: 2460 mm, in 2022
- Warmest month: 23.1 °C, in February 1991
- Coldest month: 11.2 °C, in July 1948
- Wettest month: 544 mm, in March 2022
- Hottest day: 42.1 °C, on 1 January 2006
- Coldest day: 1.5 °C, on 1 August 1946
- Heaviest rain in one day: 226.8 mm, on 29 November 2023
1.9 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 40.6 °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 102 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 13 months out of 15 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.7 °C. The highest departure was in November 2024 (+1.5 °C); the lowest, in June 2025 (−0.8 °C).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 17.0 °C | −0.2 °C | 12 mm | – |
| November 2024 | 20.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 91 mm | – |
| December 2024 | 21.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 37 mm | – |
| January 2025 | 21.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 117 mm | – |
| February 2025 | 22.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 116 mm | – |
| March 2025 | 21.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 178 mm | – |
| April 2025 | 19.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 283 mm | – |
| May 2025 | 16.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 255 mm | – |
| June 2025 | 13.0 °C | −0.8 °C | 92 mm | – |
| July 2025 | 13.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 269 mm | – |
| August 2025 | 13.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 447 mm | 75 mm |
| September 2025 | 16.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 175 mm | 57 mm |
| October 2025 | 18.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 31 mm | – |
| November 2025 | 19.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 45 mm | – |
| December 2025 | 20.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 70 mm | – |
| January 2026 | – | – | 73 mm | – |
| February 2026 | – | – | 47 mm | – |
| March 2026 | – | – | 142 mm | – |
| April 2026 | – | – | 25 mm | – |
| May 2026 | – | – | 159 mm | – |
| June 2026 | – | – | 78 mm | – |
| July 2026 | – | – | 55 mm | – |
| August 2026 | – | – | 61 mm | 75 mm |
| September 2026 | – | – | 33 mm | 57 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 Point Perpendicular 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 Point Perpendicular?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Point Perpendicular is 17.4 °C. It was 16.9 °C over 1961–1990, a difference of +0.5 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Point Perpendicular?
Since records began in 1946, the warmest year at Point Perpendicular is 2007, at 18.1 °C on average. The coldest is 1948 (16.2 °C).
Is the climate at Point Perpendicular getting warmer?
Yes: at Point Perpendicular, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.20 °C per decade between 1961 and 2025, +1.3 °C in total. 10 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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