Temperature

What is happening to Australia's temperature?
Observed temperature trends

What is happening to Australia's temperature?

Australian temperatures have increased by approximately 0.9ºC since 1910, mostly since 1950.

This warming has not been uniform across the country, nor has it been the same for maximum and minimum temperatures. The amount of warming has also varied between seasons.

Observed temperature trends

Overnight temperatures have increased more than daytime temperatures.
There has been an increase in the frequency of warm days and nights, and a decrease in the number of cool days and nights.
There has been a significant decrease in the number of days with minimum temperatures below 0°C.
The frost season is getting shorter, particularly in inland eastern Australia.

Use the maps below for more detailed information about observed temperatures in Australia since 1910.

Australian Climate Change and Variability - 1900-2006

More detailed maps of Australia's rainfall patterns over the last 100 years are available on the Australia's Climate Variability and Change web site.
(Developed by the Bureau of Meteorology with funding from the Australian Greenhouse Office)

Australia's seasonal temperatures

Summer	Autumn

Winter	Spring