The Bureau of Meteorology stated 2022 was the twenty second warmest 12 months on report since 1910 so definitely was not a report breaker nevertheless it was the ninth wettest 12 months on report.
"Nationwide imply temperature was 0.50C hotter than the 1961–1990 common," the bureau stated.
"Nationwide rainfall was 25 per cent above the 1961–1990 annual common."
In the meantime, the south-east of Australia copped the brunt of the rainfall resulting in important and protracted flooding in a number of months of the 12 months.
This has additionally led to a excessive degree of water within the dams for many of Australia apart from central Queensland, western Tasmania and western Victoria.
"Rainfall was under common for western Tasmania, a lot of the north of the Northern Territory, and the far south-west of Western Australia," the bureau stated.
The annual most temperatures have been above common for many of northern Australia, Tasmania and components of the west coast.
However NSW, southern Queensland and components of South Australia noticed below-average temperatures after months of persistent rain.
The bureau stated the moist however heat situations in 2022 have been symptomatic of a La Nina climate occasion in addition to the destructive Indian Ocean Dipole.
"The 2022–23 La Niña has been the third in a row. It is just the fourth time three successive La Niña occasions in a row have been noticed within the Bureau report since 1900," the bureau stated.
Here's a state-by-state breakdown of the 2022 12 months in climate.
New South Wales
A median of 863mm of rain fell throughout the state in 2022 which is 55 per cent above the decades-long common.
It was the second wettest 12 months on report solely after 1950 when 916mm of rain fell.
"2022 was Sydney's wettest 12 months on report (since 1858) with 2530 mm rainfall, 121 per cent above common. The earlier report was 2110.5 mm in 1860," the bureau stated.
Victoria
Equally to NSW, there was plenty of rain in Victoria in 2022 with a mean of 873mm throughout the state - 32 per cent above common.
"It was the fifth-wettest 12 months on report and the state's highest rainfall since 1974," the bureau stated.
Queensland
Queensland had an general common of 778mm of rainfall however the state's highest rainfall complete stays in 2011 when devastating floods crippled the area.
It was Brisbane's fifth wettest 12 months on report since 1840.
South Australia
South Australia noticed a mean of 310mm of rainfall and was the good 12 months on report since 2010.
Tasmania
Tasmania general has 1321mm of rainfall which is 3 per cent under common.
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Western Australia
Western Australia felt the influence of local weather change after the common temperature rose by 0.5C.
The state noticed a mean of 417mm of rain in 2022.
Northern Territory
Temperatures properly and really rose within the prime finish as the common temperature rose by 0.69C.
Darwin had 1972mm of rain which is simply 8 per cent above common however the wettest 12 months since 2017.
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