Wednesday, 31 May 2006
MEDIA RELEASE - SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL OFFICE
Very Cool May Nighttime Temperatures in Adelaide
Adelaide has just experienced its coolest mean May minimum temperature for over 100 years. Autumn 2006
The autumn rainfall for 2006 was 121.4 mm, 2.5 mm below the average autumn rainfall of 123.9 mm. This has been the wettest autumn since 2001 when 156.4mm was recorded in Adelaide. Last autumn Adelaide recorded only 23.0 mm.
The mean maximum temperature for Autumn 2006 was 22.2°C, which is 0.3°C below the average autumn mean maximum of 22.5°C. The mean maximum for autumn last year was 24.4°C. This has been the coolest Autumn since 2000 when 22.1°C was achieved.
The mean minimum temperature for Autumn 2006 was 12.5°C, which is equal to the average autumn mean minimum. Last autumn the mean minimum was 13.0°C.
This has been the coolest autumn mean minimum since 2004 when 12.3°C was recorded.
May 2006 rainfall
Adelaide’s rainfall for May 2006 was 48.8mm, which was recorded on 8 days. This compares with the normal total of 60.7 mm, recorded on 12 days. Last year only 8.2 mm was recorded on 6 days. The total rainfall for the first five months of 2006 was 159.4mm. Last year 70.4 mm was recorded over the same period, while normal rainfall for the first five months is 158.0 mm.
May 2006 temperatures
The mean maximum temperature for May 2006 was 17.4°C, which is 1.5°C below the average May mean maximum of 18.9°C. This represents the coolest May daytime temperatures since 1979 when it was 17.3°C.
The mean minimum temperature for May 2006 was 8.8°C, which is 1.3°C below the average of 10.1°C for May. Last May, the mean minimum was 10.3°C. May 2006, recorded its coldest average minimum temperature since 1898 when the average temperature was only 8.2°C.
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MEDIA RELEASE ISSUED 31 May, 2006
Further information:
Bruce Brooks, tel: (08) 8366 2698, e-mail: climate.sa@bom.gov.au
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