Australia records its second-warmest September
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology ranked September 2026 as the second-warmest in national records that began in 1910.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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The Bureau of Meteorology’s monthly summary, released on 1 October, put Australia’s area-averaged temperature in September 2026 at 2.90°C above the 1961–1990 average. It was the second-highest September value since national observations began in 1910.
The area-averaged mean minimum temperature was also a September record, while national rainfall was 17% below the reference-period average. These national averages do not by themselves describe differences between states and territories.
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- Australia area-averaged mean temperature anomaly
- 2.9 °C
- 2026-09 · Observed
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