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Climate statistics for Australian locations
Monthly climate statistics
All years of record
ADELAIDE (WAITE INSTITUTE)
An extended list of climate statistics recorded is provided below. There is also a summary table for printing with the commonly requested statistics and a map showing the location of this site. Monthly statistics are only included if there are more than 10 years of suitable data.
Note: Many statistics are updated quarterly and recent weather events may not be represented in the statistics below. For more current information on recent extreme values, please refer to the corresponding Daily rainfall, Maximum temperature and Minimum temperature data tables for this site, and our Australian Climate and Weather Extremes Monitoring System. Missing observations associated with the observer being unavailable (where observations are undertaken manually), a failure in the observing equipment, or when an event has produced suspect data may result in an extreme event not being recorded.Site details
| Site name: ADELAIDE (WAITE INSTITUTE) | Site number: 023031 | Commenced: 1925 | Map | |
| Latitude: 34.97° S | Longitude: 138.63° E | Elevation: 115 m | Operational status: Closed 13 Jan 2000 | |
| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean maximum temperature (°C) | 27.7 | 27.6 | 25.6 | 21.4 | 17.8 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 15.2 | 17.5 | 20.2 | 23.2 | 25.8 | 20.9 | 55 | 1925 1986 |
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| Highest temperature (°C) | 43.6 | 43.1 | 41.4 | 36.6 | 28.8 | 21.9 | 25.5 | 26.3 | 31.3 | 33.4 | 40.7 | 41.2 | 43.6 | 21 | 1965 1986 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 1968 | 15 Feb 1981 | 06 Mar 1986 | 03 Apr 1986 | 04 May 1967 | 25 Jun 1979 | 29 Jul 1975 | 25 Aug 1977 | 29 Sep 1980 | 25 Oct 1982 | 24 Nov 1982 | 11 Dec 1975 | 31 Jan 1968 | ||||
| Lowest maximum temperature (°C) | 16.6 | 19.5 | 15.4 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 9.1 | 21 | 1965 1986 |
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| Date | 01 Jan 1970 | 26 Feb 1969 | 22 Mar 1983 | 26 Apr 1982 | 18 May 1981 | 25 Jun 1968 | 08 Jul 1986 | 08 Aug 1978 | 13 Sep 1969 | 01 Oct 1968 | 24 Nov 1965 | 01 Dec 1966 | 08 Jul 1986 | ||||
| Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C) | 21.2 | 21.9 | 19.5 | 16.8 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 19.1 | 21 | 1965 1986 |
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| Decile 9 maximum temperature(°C) | 36.4 | 36.6 | 32.8 | 28.8 | 22.1 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 19.7 | 22.7 | 27.8 | 32.1 | 34.7 | 21 | 1965 1986 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C | 11.1 | 10.8 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 44.3 | 21 | 1965 1986 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C | 4.7 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 14.0 | 21 | 1965 1986 |
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| Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 21 | 1965 1986 |
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| Mean minimum temperature (°C) | 16.2 | 16.5 | 15.4 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 12.0 | 55 | 1925 1986 |
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| Lowest temperature (°C) | 8.0 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 21 | 1965 1986 |
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| Date | 01 Jan 1970 | 19 Feb 1966 | 30 Mar 1970 | 23 Apr 1966 | 24 May 1967 | 04 Jun 1982 | 15 Jul 1968 | 08 Aug 1966 | 15 Sep 1970 | 01 Oct 1968 | 03 Nov 1974 | 19 Dec 1977 | 15 Jul 1968 | ||||
| Highest minimum temperature (°C) | 35.2 | 32.8 | 30.3 | 24.8 | 20.4 | 15.8 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 20.4 | 25.9 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 35.2 | 21 | 1965 1986 |
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| Date | 24 Jan 1982 | 08 Feb 1970 | 13 Mar 1985 | 11 Apr 1980 | 06 May 1980 | 09 Jun 1967 | 28 Jul 1975 | 29 Aug 1982 | 17 Sep 1981 | 28 Oct 1977 | 18 Nov 1975 | 31 Dec 1976 | 24 Jan 1982 | ||||
| Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C) | 12.2 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 21 | 1965 1986 |
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| Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C) | 22.9 | 23.6 | 20.9 | 18.2 | 14.7 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 13.4 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 21.9 | 21 | 1965 1986 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21 | 1965 1986 |
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| Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21 | 1965 1986 |
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| Mean daily ground minimum temperature (°C) | 12.3 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 8.1 | 20 | 1965 1986 |
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| Lowest ground temperature (°C) | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | -1.2 | -3.0 | -4.0 | -3.9 | -4.2 | -2.8 | -3.6 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -4.2 | 20 | 1965 1986 |
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| Date | 17 Jan 1967 | 25 Feb 1980 | 20 Mar 1967 | 23 Apr 1966 | 19 May 1973 | 08 Jun 1982 | 16 Jul 1966 | 08 Aug 1966 | 03 Sep 1966 | 22 Oct 1966 | 14 Nov 1974 | 17 Dec 1974 | 08 Aug 1966 | ||||
| Mean number of days ground min. temp. ≤ -1 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 20 | 1965 1986 |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean rainfall (mm) | 23.8 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 52.3 | 76.6 | 76.6 | 87.6 | 75.4 | 63.5 | 52.2 | 36.7 | 29.5 | 622.1 | 75 | 1925 1999 |
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| Highest rainfall (mm) | 92.2 | 107.2 | 105.6 | 189.5 | 174.9 | 179.0 | 183.1 | 162.6 | 172.2 | 155.0 | 120.2 | 93.5 | 890.0 | 75 | 1925 1999 |
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| Date | 1941 | 1969 | 1983 | 1971 | 1960 | 1981 | 1951 | 1992 | 1979 | 1949 | 1952 | 1929 | 1992 | ||||
| Lowest rainfall (mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 12.3 | 30.0 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 326.4 | 75 | 1925 1999 |
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| Date | 1926 | 1991 | 1994 | 1993 | 1934 | 1958 | 1977 | 1944 | 1951 | 1969 | 1967 | 1960 | 1967 | ||||
| Decile 1 rainfall (mm) | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 11.1 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 45.0 | 33.9 | 28.0 | 16.1 | 10.8 | 6.5 | 75 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 5 (median) rainfall (mm) | 19.7 | 14.1 | 17.4 | 44.4 | 67.3 | 69.4 | 81.9 | 71.6 | 63.6 | 48.5 | 32.0 | 27.3 | 75 | n/a n/a |
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| Decile 9 rainfall (mm) | 45.5 | 61.2 | 54.0 | 117.2 | 140.1 | 135.3 | 132.4 | 118.8 | 100.5 | 90.4 | 68.9 | 54.8 | 75 | n/a n/a |
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| Highest daily rainfall (mm) | 56.9 | 81.8 | 47.6 | 57.7 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 44.7 | 44.0 | 36.0 | 57.0 | 65.0 | 57.4 | 81.8 | 69 | 1925 1999 |
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| Date | 13 Jan 1963 | 09 Feb 1969 | 16 Mar 1985 | 21 Apr 1964 | 03 May 1942 | 21 Jun 1957 | 14 Jul 1941 | 30 Aug 1992 | 10 Sep 1985 | 31 Oct 1997 | 18 Nov 1964 | 04 Dec 1966 | 09 Feb 1969 | ||||
| Mean number of days of rain | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 137.2 | 69 | 1925 1999 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 86.0 | 69 | 1925 1999 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 16.6 | 69 | 1925 1999 |
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| Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 69 | 1925 1999 |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean daily wind run (km) | 266 | 248 | 225 | 210 | 187 | 180 | 202 | 217 | 240 | 238 | 243 | 253 | 226 | 20 | 1965 1986 |
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| Mean daily sunshine (hours) | 9.5 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 20 | 1965 1986 |
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| Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m2) | 27.0 | 23.8 | 18.8 | 13.2 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 11.0 | 15.1 | 20.1 | 24.0 | 26.3 | 17.0 | 35 | 1990 2025 |
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| Mean daily evaporation (mm) | 7.4 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 20 | 1965 1986 |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean 9am temperature (°C) | 22.0 | 21.7 | 20.4 | 17.1 | 14.1 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 20.7 | 16.4 | 54 | 1925 1986 |
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| Mean 9am wet-bulb temperature (°C) | 15.5 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 12.2 | 54 | 1925 1986 |
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| Mean 9am dew-point temperature (°C) | 10.3 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 17 | 1965 1986 |
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| Mean 9am relative humidity (%) | 49 | 52 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 61 | 51 | 1925 1986 |
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| Mean 9am cloud cover (oktas) | |
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| Mean 9am wind speed (km/h) | 2 | 1965 1967 |
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| 9am wind speed vs direction plot | |
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| Statistics | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | Years | Plot | Map | |
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| Mean 3pm temperature (°C) | |
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| Mean 3pm wet-bulb temperature (°C) | |
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| 3pm wind speed vs direction plot | |
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red = highest value
blue = lowest value
Product IDCJCM0034 Prepared at Wed 17 Sep 2025 23:30:17 PM AEST
Monthly statistics are only included if there are more than 10 years of data. The number of years (provided in the 2nd last column of the table) may differ between elements if the observing program at the site changed. More detailed data for individual sites can be obtained by contacting the Bureau.
Related Links
- This page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_023031_All.shtml
- Summary statistics and locational map for this site:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_023031.shtml - About climate averages: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/cdo/about/about-stats.shtml
- Data file (csv): http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/tables/text/IDCJCM0034_023031.csv
- Climate averages home page URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/index.shtml
- Bureau of Meteorology website: http://www.bom.gov.au
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