Scottsdale (West Minstone Road is a weather station located 198 m above sea level, 3 km from Scottsdale. Its records go back to 1972: 45 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 12.3 °C; the 1961–1990 period is not documented well enough to compare. The warmest year of the series is 1988 (13.4 °C) and the coldest 1976 (11.4 °C). The last complete year, 2025, ranks 13 out of 45, from warmest to coldest. Over 1972–2025, the annual mean temperature changes by +0.15 °C per decade. The station ranks 161 out of 227 stations, from the fastest rise to the slowest.
Annual mean temperature since 1972
The first ten years of the series (1972–1990) average 12.0 °C; the last ten (2016–2025) average 12.5 °C, a difference of +0.5 °C. Of the ten warmest years in the series, 7 fall after 1999. The warmest is 1988 (13.4 °C). The ten-year running mean peaks at 12.5 °C (2025) and bottoms out at 12.2 °C (1998).
Annual rainfall since 1972
On average 970 mm of rain falls per year over the 52 documented years. The wettest year, 1974, received 1426 mm; the driest, 2006, only 556 mm, which is 2.6 times less. Over 1991–2020, August is on average the wettest month (117 mm) and February the driest (41 mm). Between 2005 and 2025, 8 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 | – | 17.3 °C | – | – | 61 mm | – |
| February | – | 17.3 °C | – | – | 41 mm | – |
| March | – | 15.7 °C | – | 63 mm | 53 mm | −10 mm |
| April | – | 12.8 °C | – | 97 mm | 66 mm | −31 mm |
| May | – | 10.4 °C | – | – | 84 mm | – |
| June | – | 8.6 °C | – | – | 99 mm | – |
| July | – | 8.0 °C | – | – | 107 mm | – |
| August | – | 8.3 °C | – | 119 mm | 117 mm | −2 mm |
| September | – | 9.6 °C | – | 99 mm | 91 mm | −8 mm |
| October | – | 11.3 °C | – | 91 mm | 72 mm | −19 mm |
| November | – | 13.5 °C | – | 74 mm | 63 mm | −11 mm |
| December | – | 15.4 °C | – | – | 58 mm | – |
Records at Scottsdale (West Minstone Road
- Warmest year: 13.4 °C, in 1988
- Coldest year: 11.4 °C, in 1976
- Driest year: 556 mm, in 2006
- Wettest year: 1426 mm, in 1974
- Warmest month: 19.8 °C, in February 2000
- Coldest month: 6.3 °C, in July 1977
- Wettest month: 288 mm, in July 1974
- Hottest day: 37.7 °C, on 30 January 2009
- Coldest day: −4.7 °C, on 6 August 1974
- Heaviest rain in one day: 110.0 mm, on 23 April 1980
2.0 °C separate the warmest year of the series from the coldest. Between the hottest and the coldest day on record, the range reaches 42.4 °C.
Temperature trend over 1972–2025
The regression line of annual mean temperature changes by +0.15 °C per decade between 1972 and 2025, about +0.8 °C over the whole period. That is slower than the median of the 227 stations (+0.19 °C per decade), by 0.04 °C per decade: the station ranks 161 out of 227.
The last 24 months against the 1991–2020 normal
Over the last 24 months (October 2024 to September 2026), 17 months out of 24 were warmer than the 1991–2020 normal for the same month; the mean departure is +0.4 °C. The highest departure was in May 2026 (+2.3 °C); the lowest, in December 2025 (−1.7 °C). The last twelve months add up to 983 mm of rain, which is 108 % of the 1991–2020 annual normal (912 mm).
| Month | Temperature | Departure from normal | Rain | Normal rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | 11.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 102 mm | 72 mm |
| November 2024 | 14.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 73 mm | 63 mm |
| December 2024 | 15.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 73 mm | 58 mm |
| January 2025 | 18.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 38 mm | 61 mm |
| February 2025 | 18.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 18 mm | 41 mm |
| March 2025 | 17.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 61 mm | 53 mm |
| April 2025 | 14.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 28 mm | 66 mm |
| May 2025 | 10.7 °C | +0.3 °C | – | 84 mm |
| June 2025 | 8.1 °C | −0.5 °C | 102 mm | 99 mm |
| July 2025 | 8.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 138 mm | 107 mm |
| August 2025 | 9.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 90 mm | 117 mm |
| September 2025 | 9.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 93 mm | 91 mm |
| October 2025 | 10.2 °C | −1.1 °C | 142 mm | 72 mm |
| November 2025 | 11.9 °C | −1.6 °C | 76 mm | 63 mm |
| December 2025 | 13.7 °C | −1.7 °C | 51 mm | 58 mm |
| January 2026 | 17.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 5 mm | 61 mm |
| February 2026 | 16.9 °C | −0.4 °C | 26 mm | 41 mm |
| March 2026 | 16.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 64 mm | 53 mm |
| April 2026 | 12.6 °C | −0.2 °C | 62 mm | 66 mm |
| May 2026 | 12.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 110 mm | 84 mm |
| June 2026 | 9.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 160 mm | 99 mm |
| July 2026 | 8.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 147 mm | 107 mm |
| August 2026 | 9.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 64 mm | 117 mm |
| September 2026 | 10.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 76 mm | 91 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 Scottsdale (West Minstone Road 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 Scottsdale (West Minstone Road?
Over 1991–2020, the annual mean temperature at Scottsdale (West Minstone Road is 12.3 °C.
What is the warmest year ever measured at Scottsdale (West Minstone Road?
Since records began in 1972, the warmest year at Scottsdale (West Minstone Road is 1988, at 13.4 °C on average. The coldest is 1976 (11.4 °C).
Is the climate at Scottsdale (West Minstone Road getting warmer?
Yes: at Scottsdale (West Minstone Road, the annual mean temperature rises by 0.15 °C per decade between 1972 and 2025, +0.8 °C in total. 7 of the 10 warmest years in the series fall after 1999.
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