Spring temperature anomalies in Australia
Australia: Spring temperature anomalies was -0.4864 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Spring temperature anomalies in Australia, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Australia recorded -0.4864 °C for spring temperature anomalies in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 127.6% on the previous year and down 141.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spring temperature anomalies in Australia peaked at 1.77 °C in 1986 and was at its lowest, -2.07 °C, in 1967.
That places Australia 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spring temperature anomalies in Australia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.8889 °C | — |
| 1941 | 1.13 °C | +26.8% |
| 1942 | 1.39 °C | +23.1% |
| 1943 | -1.57 °C | -213.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0543 °C | -103.5% |
| 1945 | -0.4677 °C | -961.6% |
| 1946 | 0.0368 °C | -107.9% |
| 1947 | -0.6302 °C | -1814.4% |
| 1948 | -1.26 °C | +99.2% |
| 1949 | -1.4 °C | +11.9% |
| 1950 | -0.4959 °C | -64.7% |
| 1951 | 1.47 °C | -397.4% |
| 1952 | 0.4367 °C | -70.4% |
| 1953 | 1.41 °C | +223.6% |
| 1954 | 1.01 °C | -28.3% |
| 1955 | -0.3924 °C | -138.7% |
| 1956 | -0.6414 °C | +63.5% |
| 1957 | -0.2373 °C | -63.0% |
| 1958 | 0.6164 °C | -359.7% |
| 1959 | 0.7755 °C | +25.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0023 °C | -99.7% |
| 1961 | 0.813 °C | +35331.4% |
| 1962 | -0.2239 °C | -127.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4058 °C | -281.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7054 °C | +73.8% |
| 1965 | -0.5232 °C | -174.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4709 °C | -190.0% |
| 1967 | -2.07 °C | -539.1% |
| 1968 | -0.6212 °C | -70.0% |
| 1969 | -0.6114 °C | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0648 °C | -110.6% |
| 1971 | -0.0354 °C | -154.5% |
| 1972 | -0.832 °C | +2252.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1335 °C | -116.1% |
| 1974 | -0.7996 °C | -698.8% |
| 1975 | -1.4 °C | +74.9% |
| 1976 | -1.16 °C | -17.0% |
| 1977 | -1.03 °C | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6993 °C | -168.1% |
| 1979 | 0.149 °C | -78.7% |
| 1980 | 1.02 °C | +587.7% |
| 1981 | -0.8289 °C | -180.9% |
| 1982 | -1.37 °C | +64.8% |
| 1983 | -0.2367 °C | -82.7% |
| 1984 | -1.7 °C | +619.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6743 °C | -139.6% |
| 1986 | 1.77 °C | +162.3% |
| 1987 | -0.9331 °C | -152.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5917 °C | -163.4% |
| 1989 | -0.8646 °C | -246.1% |
| 1990 | 1.05 °C | -221.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2452 °C | -76.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9177 °C | +274.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1033 °C | -88.7% |
| 1994 | -0.8642 °C | -936.9% |
| 1995 | -1.08 °C | +25.0% |
| 1996 | -0.0887 °C | -91.8% |
| 1997 | -0.7329 °C | +726.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9664 °C | -231.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0458 °C | -95.3% |
| 2000 | -0.9649 °C | -2208.5% |
| 2001 | -1.59 °C | +64.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0627 °C | -96.1% |
| 2003 | -0.8046 °C | +1183.7% |
| 2004 | -0.082 °C | -89.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8142 °C | -1093.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1211 °C | -85.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1904 °C | -257.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2816 °C | -247.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2364 °C | -16.1% |
| 2010 | -0.103 °C | -143.6% |
| 2011 | -1.85 °C | +1699.3% |
| 2012 | -1.63 °C | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4171 °C | -125.6% |
| 2014 | 0.634 °C | +52.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5416 °C | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 1.17 °C | +116.5% |
| 2017 | 1.17 °C | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5952 °C | -49.3% |
| 2019 | 1.59 °C | +167.7% |
| 2020 | 0.185 °C | -88.4% |
| 2021 | -0.4413 °C | -338.5% |
| 2022 | 1.04 °C | -335.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5999 °C | -42.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1171 °C | -80.5% |
| 2025 | 1.76 °C | +1407.3% |
| 2026 | -0.4864 °C | -127.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's -0.4864 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5862 °C. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's -0.4864 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2606 °C. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spring temperature anomalies in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +35331.4% | 0.0023 °C | 0.813 °C |
| 1972 | -2252.2% | -0.0354 °C | -0.832 °C |
| 2000 | -2208.5% | 0.0458 °C | -0.9649 °C |
| 1947 | -1814.4% | 0.0368 °C | -0.6302 °C |
| 2011 | -1699.3% | -0.103 °C | -1.85 °C |
| 2025 | +1407.3% | 0.1171 °C | 1.76 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.1836 °C | -1.57 °C | 1.39 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3963 °C | -0.6414 °C | 1.47 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.165 °C | -2.07 °C | 0.813 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4204 °C | -1.4 °C | 0.6993 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1872 °C | -1.7 °C | 1.77 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0559 °C | -1.08 °C | 1.05 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2238 °C | -1.59 °C | 0.8142 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2541 °C | -1.85 °C | 1.59 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3965 °C | -0.4864 °C | 1.76 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spring temperature anomalies in Australia?
- Spring temperature anomalies in Australia was -0.4864 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spring temperature anomalies recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 °C in 1986.
- What is the lowest spring temperature anomalies recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.07 °C in 1967.
- How does Australia rank for spring temperature anomalies?
- Australia ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is spring temperature anomalies rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 141.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Spring temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.