Thursday, 19 January 2023 - Annual Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC53R0
South Australia in 2022: wettest since 2016 and coolest since 2010
Rainfall in 2022 was above to very much above average across most of South Australia, with a small area in the North East Pastoral district having its highest annual rainfall on record. Conversely, the Lower South East district and far south-west of the state had average to below average rainfall totals. Overall, it was South Australia's wettest year since 2016. Mean maximum temperatures in 2022 were cooler than average throughout most of the state, with an area near Ceduna experiencing very much below average mean maximum temperatures. Mean minimum temperatures were generally close to average or warmer than average across the state, with an area around the border of the Riverland and Murraylands districts having highest on record mean minimum temperatures. However, nights were cooler than average in some areas of the North East Pastoral district. Averaged across South Australia as a whole, it was the state's overall coolest year since 2010.
Wettest year since 2016
- Rainfall in 2022 was above to very much above average across most of South Australia, including a small area of highest on record in the Northeast Pastoral district.
- Rainfall totals were average to below average in the Lower South East and close to average in the far south-west of the state.
- Rainfall in 2022 for South Australia as a whole was 39% above average, the highest since 2016.
- In January, tropical moisture brought heavy rain to many areas of the state, intense at times, resulting in widespread flooding and many sites on 22 January had their highest daily rainfall on record.
- The highest daily rainfall recorded in South Australia during 2022 was 206.0 mm at Kimba (Cortlinye) on 22 January, which set a new highest January daily rainfall record for the state (the previous highest in South Australia during January was 198.1 mm at Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills) on 17 January 1979).
- Most of the state away from the South East districts had a wetter than average first half of the year, but rainfall in July was below to very much below average throughout South Australia.
- The state's South East districts had below average rainfall for much of the year, but rainfall totals were above average in the South East during spring.
- Spring 2022 was very wet across the state, including South Australia's third-wettest October on record (since 1900).
- Many sites, particularly across central and eastern areas of the state, had either their highest total rainfall on record or their highest total rainfall for at least 20 years.
Coolest year since 2010
- Mean maximum temperatures for 2022 were cooler than average throughout most of South Australia, including an area of very much below average near Ceduna, but were warmer than average in the Lower South East district.
- South Australia's mean maximum temperature for 2022 was 0.09 °C below the 1961–1990 average, the lowest since 2010.
- The highest daily maximum temperature recorded in South Australia during 2022 was 47.6 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on 15 January, which was the highest temperature recorded at the site since 24 December 2019.
- Both daytime and night-time temperatures were above average during April 2022, making it the state's eighth-warmest April on record (since 1910) and warmest since 2018.
- Mean maximum temperatures during spring were very much below average across most of South Australia, making it the state's coolest spring since 2010.
- November 2022 was South Australia's coolest November since 1999.
- Numerous sites had either their lowest mean daily maximum temperature on record or their lowest mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
- Mean minimum temperatures for 2022 were close to average or warmer than average across most of South Australia, including an area of highest on record around the border of the Riverland and Murraylands districts, but were cooler than average in areas of the North East Pastoral district.
- On 6 July, minimum temperatures were more than 8 °C below average in some areas of the state and Ernabella (Pukatja) recorded South Australia's lowest daily minimum temperature for 2022 of -4.9 °C, which was the site's coldest night since 25 July 2008.
- South Australia's mean minimum temperature for 2022 was 0.38 °C above the 1961–1990 average, which was warmer than in 2021 but cooler than 2020.
- Coober Pedy Airport and Tarcoola Aero had their lowest temperature on record during winter.
- Several sites had their highest mean daily minimum temperature on record.
- The overall mean temperature for South Australia was 0.15 °C above the 1961–1990 average, making it the state's coolest year since 2010.
- Some sites had either their lowest mean temperature on record or their lowest mean temperature for at least 20 years.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in 2022 | |
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| Hottest day |
47.6 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on 15 Jan |
| Warmest days on average |
28.3 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
16.3 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
5.2 °C at Mount Lofty on 19 Jul |
| Coldest night |
-4.9 °C at Ernabella (Pukatja) on 6 Jul |
| Coolest nights on average |
8.5 °C at Keith (Munkora) |
| Warmest nights on average |
15.1 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Warmest night |
32.1 °C at Marree Aero on 16 Jan |
| Warmest on average overall |
21.7 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
12.5 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
1368.0 mm at Ashton |
| Wettest day |
206.0 mm at Kimba (Cortlinye) on 22 Jan |
| Strongest wind gust |
139 km/h at Oodnadatta Airport on 30 Oct |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest daily rainfall | ||||||
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Years of record |
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| Cowell | 107.8 | on 24 Jan | 71.1 | on 17 Nov 1961 | 138 | |
| Lyrup | 95.0 | on 24 Oct | 84.8 | on 5 Mar 1910 | 125 | |
| Darke Peak | 151.6 | on 22 Jan | 107.4 | on 18 Feb 1946 | 109 | |
| Kimba (Curtinye) | 108.0 | on 22 Jan | 96.0 | on 18 Feb 1946 | 105 | |
| Kimba | 160.0 | on 22 Jan | 85.6 | on 29 Dec 1962 | 103 | |
| Wirrulla | 115.0 | on 21 Jan | 108.5 | on 20 Feb 1938 | 100 | |
| Booborowie | 78.4 | on 14 Nov | 72.0 | on 7 Feb 1997 | 98 | |
| Waddikee | 153.4 | on 22 Jan | 143.5 | on 17 Feb 1946 | 95 | |
| Cleve (Pineview) | 88.0 | on 23 Jan | 80.3 | on 4 Apr 1950 | 85 | |
| Kimba (Cortlinye) | 206.0 | on 22 Jan | 127.0 | on 18 Feb 1946 | 72 | |
| Mount Ive | 140.0 | on 22 Jan | 106.6 | on 7 Feb 1997 | 56 | |
| Cowell (Winter Springs) | 181.4 | on 22 Jan | 92.6 | on 13 Jan 1998 | 54 | |
| Lock (Terrah Winds) | 70.0 | on 24 Jan | 53.0 | on 14 Jan 1995 | 54 | |
| Murdinga (Mungala) | 93.6 | on 24 Jan | 51.8 | on 6 Dec 1990 | 54 | |
| Rudall (Swaffpro) | 112.0 | on 22 Jan | 48.6 | on 28 Jan 1974 | 54 | |
| Cleve (Ningana) | 118.0 | on 22 Jan | 86.0 | on 6 Feb 1997 | 50 | |
| Buckleboo (Karinya) | 164.6 | on 22 Jan | 76.2 | on 20 Jan 2017 | 36 | |
| Renmark Aero | 95.6 | on 24 Oct | 79.8 | on 15 Feb 2014 | 28 | |
| Cleve (Heggaton) | 93.0 | on 22 Jan | 40.0 | on 29 Sep 2016 | 24 | |
| Wudinna Aero | 47.6 | on 19 Nov | 44.6 | on 12 Dec 2008 | 24 | |
| Gould Creek (Hermitage) | 72.4 | on 30 May | 61.6 | on 28 Dec 2016 | 22 | |
| Record highest annual total rainfall | |||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Annual average |
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| Marree (Witchelina Station) | 433.3 | 419.1 | in 1989 | 114 | 153.6 |
| Wirrulla | 550.4 | 538.3 | in 1992 | 98 | 306.1 |
| Waddikee | 617.6 | 562.8 | in 1956 | 92 | 337.8 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 488.0 | 414.1 | in 1992 | 33 | 263.1 |
| Edithburgh | 523.8 | 494.6 | in 2013 | 28 | 381.3 |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 652.0 | 556.6 | in 2010 | 28 | 399.0 |
| Renmark Aero | 468.2 | 443.4 | in 2011 | 27 | 239.1 |
| Stenhouse Bay | 671.0 | 593.2 | in 2000 | 26 | 453.6 |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 486.6 | 393.2 | in 2011 | 25 | 288.6 |
| Marree Aero | 333.0 | 306.6 | in 2016 | 24 | 147.4 |
| Wudinna Aero | 425.4 | 359.8 | in 2021 | 23 | 278.7 |
| Port Augusta Aero | 391.6 | 346.4 | in 2011 | 21 | 223.2 |
| Highest annual total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Most recent higher |
Annual average |
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| Darke Peak | 621.8 | 651.8 | in 1956 | 379.9 | |
| Loxton (Pyap) | 478.2 | 544.5 | in 1973* | 261.2 | |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 381.4 | 493.0 | in 1974 | 183.9 | |
| Pinnaroo (Kombali) | 532.2 | 601.8 | in 1974* | 318.1 | |
| Moorook | 445.0 | 499.0 | in 1974* | 255.1 | |
| Berri | 450.0 | 602.1 | in 1974* | 266.2 | |
| Whyalla Aero | 404.4 | 510.3 | in 1979* | 265.9 | |
| Mulyungarie | 371.0 | 578.4 | in 1974* | 170.3 | |
| Ceduna AMO | 426.4 | 522.2 | in 1992 | 295.0 | |
| Mount Barry Station | 324.7 | 382.4 | in 1989* | 165.7 | |
| Cleve (Ningana) | 633.4 | 702.0 | in 1992* | 419.5 | |
| Coulta | 697.7 | 849.8 | in 1992* | 521.1 | |
| Kapunda | 725.2 | 756.6 | in 1992* | 493.1 | |
| Kimba | 576.8 | 697.1 | in 1992* | 348.7 | |
| Kyancutta | 423.1 | 518.8 | in 1992* | 312.4 | |
| Elliston | 570.8 | 641.8 | in 1992* | 427.6 | |
| Streaky Bay | 593.9 | 633.4 | in 1992* | 378.8 | |
| Warooka | 583.1 | 797.6 | in 1992* | 443.8 | |
| Yacka | 585.8 | 656.2 | in 1992* | 406.6 | |
| Yardea | 471.2 | 565.5 | in 1992* | 273.8 | |
| Beltana Roadhouse | 380.8 | 387.0 | in 1992* | 214.7 | |
| Ceduna (Maltee) | 454.4 | 500.5 | in 1992* | 301.9 | |
| Cowell (Winter Springs) | 576.2 | 591.4 | in 1992* | 343.6 | |
| Rudall (Swaffpro) | 518.2 | 660.1 | in 1992* | 353.1 | |
| Blinman (Angorichina) | 488.7 | 575.2 | in 1992* | 305.9 | |
| Cummins | 596.6 | 686.0 | in 1992* | 424.0 | |
| Dutton - Section 228 | 590.1 | 887.2 | in 1992* | 440.3 | |
| Meningie (Waltowa) | 648.1 | 716.4 | in 1992* | 453.5 | |
| Penong | 403.8 | 465.1 | in 1992* | 318.0 | |
| Buckleboo (Karinya) | 492.6 | 553.2 | in 1992* | 297.5 | |
| Lock (Terrah Winds) | 523.3 | 597.0 | in 1992* | 373.8 | |
| Murdinga (Mungala) | 547.2 | 572.6 | in 1992* | 335.4 | |
| Smoky Bay | 474.0 | 489.4 | in 1992* | 297.1 | |
| Stansbury | 536.7 | 676.5 | in 1992* | 404.3 | |
| Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale) | 543.7 | 622.2 | in 1992* | 309.4 | |
| Yeelana (Brooker) | 552.7 | 673.8 | in 1992* | 398.1 | |
| Gulnare | 627.0 | 828.1 | in 1992* | 469.6 | |
| Lock | 486.6 | 563.6 | in 1992* | 388.3 | |
| Peake | 460.5 | 631.7 | in 1992* | 383.3 | |
| Wirrabara Forest | 819.3 | 1108.1 | in 1992* | 668.2 | |
| Burra Community School | 587.4 | 726.8 | in 1992* | 424.3 | |
| Australia Plains | 453.6 | 590.4 | in 1992* | 302.6 | |
| Bower | 455.2 | 535.0 | in 1992* | 255.0 | |
| Hawker (Warcowie) | 407.4 | 449.0 | in 2000* | 307.9 | |
| Paruna | 498.6 | 519.1 | in 1992* | 288.4 | |
| Muloorina Station (Muloorina Homestead) | 302.4 | 307.2 | in 1995* | 140.9 | |
| Parachilna (Nilpena) | 286.8 | 324.8 | in 1992* | 206.4 | |
| Yeelanna | 620.8 | 742.3 | in 1992* | 410.8 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record lowest annual mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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Old record |
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Annual average |
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| Whyalla Aero | 22.8 | = 22.8 | in 1946 | 34 | 23.8 |
| Renmark Aero | 23.7 | 23.9 | in 1996 | 27 | 24.9 |
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 20.5 | 21.0 | in 1997 | 26 | 21.6 |
| Stenhouse Bay | 19.8 | = 19.8 | in 1998 | 26 | 20.4 |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 20.7 | 20.9 | in 2003 | 26 | 21.6 |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 21.5 | 21.7 | in 2010 | 25 | 22.6 |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 23.3 | 23.8 | in 2021 | 25 | 24.7 |
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 23.3 | 23.6 | in 2010 | 24 | 24.2 |
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 24.3 | 24.5 | in 2010 | 23 | 25.3 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 18.3 | 18.5 | in 2003 | 23 | 19.2 |
| Tarcoola Aero | 26.6 | 26.8 | in 2010 | 23 | 27.7 |
| Wudinna Aero | 24.4 | 24.7 | in 2010 | 23 | 25.4 |
| Noarlunga | 21.2 | = 21.2 | in 2001 | 22 | 21.7 |
| Keith (Munkora) | 21.9 | 22.2 | in 2020 | 21 | 22.9 |
| Minlaton Aero | 21.8 | 22.0 | in 2010 | 21 | 22.6 |
| Port Augusta Aero | 25.0 | 25.5 | in 2010 | 21 | 26.3 |
| Cape Borda | 18.3 | 18.4 | in 2021 | 20 | 19.1 |
| Lowest annual mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Ceduna AMO | 22.8 | 22.3 | in 1992 | 23.5 | |
| Eudunda | 20.0 | 19.6 | in 1992 | 21.2 | |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 25.3 | 24.6 | in 1992 | 25.9 | |
| Andamooka | 26.6 | 26.0 | in 1992* | 27.6 | |
| Cleve | 21.5 | 20.9 | in 1992* | 22.1 | |
| Clare High School | 20.5 | =20.5 | in 1996 | 21.4 | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 22.1 | 21.8 | in 1996 | 22.7 | |
| Loxton Research Centre | 23.4 | 23.1 | in 1996 | 24.1 | |
| Murray Bridge | 22.7 | 22.4 | in 1996 | 23.1 | |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 20.5 | 20.3 | in 1996 | 21.3 | |
| Parafield Airport | 22.6 | 21.9 | in 1996 | 22.5 | |
| Adelaide Airport | 21.3 | 21.2 | in 1998 | 21.6 | |
| Kingscote Aero | 20.4 | 20.3 | in 1998 | 21.0 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
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| Coober Pedy Airport | -1.0 | on 5 Jul | -0.4 | on 22 Jul 1997 | 29 | 14.2 |
| Tarcoola Aero | -4.5 | on 6 Jul | -3.8 | on 30 Jun 2002 | 26 | 12.1 |
| Record highest annual mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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| Loxton Research Centre | 10.5 | 10.0 | in 2009 | 38 | 9.1 |
| Renmark Aero | 10.7 | 10.5 | in 2009 | 27 | 9.7 |
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 9.8 | = 9.8 | in 2013 | 26 | 9.2 |
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 10.2 | 10.1 | in 2000 | 23 | 9.3 |
| Record lowest annual mean temperature | |||||
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| Cleve Aerodrome | 16.4 | 16.5 | in 1997 | 25 | 17.0 |
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 19.3 | 19.5 | in 2010 | 25 | 20.2 |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 17.1 | 17.4 | in 2021 | 24 | 17.9 |
| Tarcoola Aero | 19.0 | 19.3 | in 2021 | 23 | 19.9 |
| Wudinna Aero | 17.3 | 17.4 | in 2021 | 23 | 17.8 |
| Port Augusta Aero | 18.6 | 18.7 | in 2021 | 21 | 19.2 |
| Lowest annual mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Woomera Aerodrome | 19.0 | 18.4 | in 1992 | 19.3 | |
| Andamooka | 20.2 | 19.6 | in 1992* | 20.7 | |
| Whyalla Aero | 17.3 | 16.9 | in 1989* | 17.7 | |
| Ceduna AMO | 16.8 | =16.8 | in 1997 | 17.0 | |
| Cleve | 16.7 | =16.7 | in 1995* | 16.8 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for 2022 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Diff from average |
Highest for 2022 |
Mean for 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for 2022 |
Total for 2022 |
Average annual total |
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Fraction of annual average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 26.6 | -1.0 | 43.8 | 15 Jan | 13.9 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 15 Jul | 323.2 | 190.1 | high | 170% |
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 26.5 | -1.0 | 42.2 | 14 Jan | 12.6 | -0.6 | -4.9 | 6 Jul | 410.0 | 273.1 | high | 150% |
| Mount Ive | 24.7 | 42.0 | 27 Dec | -2.0 | 21 Jul | 524.3 | 247.4 | v high | 212% | |||
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 26.4 | -1.3 | 43.8 | 15 Jan | 12.3 | -0.3 | -3.0 | 6 Jul | 307.8 | 146.6 | v high | 210% |
| Tarcoola Aero | 26.6 | -1.1 | 43.2 | 27 Dec | 11.5 | -0.6 | -4.5 | 6 Jul | 270.0 | 181.2 | high | 149% |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 25.3 | -0.6 | 41.9 | 15 Jan | 12.7 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 6 Jul | 381.4 | 183.9 | v high | 207% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Leigh Creek Airport | 25.5 | -1.0 | 43.1 | 11 Jan | 12.6 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 15 Jul | 347.6 | 220.8 | high | 157% |
| Marree Aero | 27.8 | -1.3 | 46.0 | 12 Jan | 13.5 | -0.4 | -1.2 | 6 Jul | 333.0 | 147.4 | highest | 226% |
| Moomba Airport | 28.3 | -1.2 | 46.4 | 13 Jan | 15.1 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 11 Jul | 343.0 | 173.0 | v high | 198% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 22.8 | -0.7 | 44.2 | 27 Dec | 10.7 | +0.2 | -3.9 | 6 Jul | 426.4 | 295.0 | v high | 145% |
| Cleve | 21.5 | -0.6 | 41.0 | 27 Dec | 12.0 | +0.6 | 3.0 | 18 Jul | 538.0 | 401.3 | v high | 134% |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 21.5 | -1.1 | 41.9 | 27 Dec | 11.3 | -0.2 | 2.1 | 21 Jul | 445.8 | 354.2 | high | 126% |
| Cultana (Defence) | 24.2 | 42.2 | 27 Dec | 11.9 | 2.4 | 6 Jul | 392.6 | |||||
| Cummins Aero | 21.8 | -1.2 | 43.9 | 27 Dec | 10.1 | +0.3 | -1.4 | 6 Jul | 591.6 | 432.4 | v high | 137% |
| Elliston | 21.8 | +0.2 | 40.0 | 27 Dec | 12.2 | +0.4 | 1.5 | 6 Jul | 570.8 | 427.6 | v high | 133% |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 23.3 | -1.4 | 42.4 | 27 Dec | 11.0 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 23 Aug | 486.6 | 288.6 | highest | 169% |
| Neptune Island | 18.6 | 0.0 | 28.1 | 27 Dec | 8.3 | 23 Aug | 403.4 | 442.1 | average | 91% | ||
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 20.5 | -0.8 | 35.6 | 9 Nov | 11.5 | +0.2 | 2.5 | 15 Jul | 652.0 | 399.0 | highest | 163% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 25.0 | -1.3 | 42.2 | 27 Dec | 12.2 | +0.1 | -2.3 | 6 Jul | 391.6 | 223.2 | highest | 175% |
| Whyalla Aero | 22.8 | -1.0 | 43.0 | 27 Dec | 11.8 | +0.3 | -0.9 | 10 Jul | 404.4 | 265.9 | v high | 152% |
| Wudinna Aero | 24.4 | -1.0 | 43.9 | 27 Dec | 10.2 | 0.0 | -2.1 | 21 Jul | 425.4 | 278.7 | highest | 153% |
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 24.3 | -1.0 | 41.5 | 27 Dec | 10.2 | +0.9 | -4.0 | 28 Jun | 352.1 | 266.8 | high | 132% |
| Yunta Airstrip | 23.4 | -1.2 | 42.1 | 11 Jan | 9.9 | +0.4 | -4.4 | 6 Jul | 356.8 | 203.9 | v high | 175% |
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 20.5 | -0.9 | 38.7 | 11 Jan | 9.5 | +0.5 | -2.1 | 10 Jul | 706.8 | 545.9 | v high | 129% |
| Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 24.3 | 43.4 | 27 Dec | 11.4 | -0.9 | 10 Jul | 346.4 | |||||
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 23.3 | -0.9 | 42.6 | 27 Dec | 9.5 | +0.5 | -1.3 | 10 Jul | 399.4 | 372.4 | average | 107% |
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 20.0 | -0.5 | 40.6 | 27 Dec | 12.4 | +0.4 | 1.1 | 6 Jul | 523.8 | 381.3 | highest | 137% |
| Kadina AWS | 22.4 | -1.2 | 41.9 | 27 Dec | 10.5 | +0.6 | -0.9 | 6 Jul | 452.6 | 324.1 | high | 140% |
| Minlaton Aero | 21.8 | -0.8 | 42.6 | 27 Dec | 11.1 | +0.2 | 1.2 | 20 Jul | 422.4 | 357.3 | v high | 118% |
| Stenhouse Bay | 19.8 | -0.6 | 42.4 | 27 Dec | 13.2 | +0.2 | 4.6 | 10 Jul | 671.0 | 453.6 | highest | 148% |
| Warooka | 39.0 | 27 Dec | 12.0 | +0.5 | 3.8 | 20 Jul | 583.1 | 443.8 | v high | 131% | ||
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 18.3 | -0.8 | 34.4 | 26 Dec | 11.9 | +0.3 | 5.5 | 24 Sep | 635.4 | 558.0 | high | 114% |
| Cape Willoughby | 17.9 | -0.3 | 38.5 | 27 Dec | 13.2 | +0.3 | 7.2 | 1 Nov | 549.5 | 536.8 | average | 102% |
| Kingscote Aero | 20.4 | -0.6 | 39.5 | 27 Dec | 9.8 | +0.8 | -0.6 | 10 Jul | 548.2 | 448.6 | high | 122% |
| Parndana CFS AWS | 19.3 | -0.6 | 40.5 | 27 Dec | 10.1 | +0.3 | 3.1 | 8 Oct | 683.0 | 594.5 | high | 115% |
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 21.8 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 27 Dec | 12.6 | +0.6 | 2.7 | 10 Jul | 612.4 | 527.3 | high | 116% |
| Adelaide Airport | 21.3 | -0.3 | 40.0 | 27 Dec | 12.5 | +1.0 | 1.5 | 10 Jul | 480.4 | 437.5 | average | 110% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 22.1 | -0.6 | 42.2 | 27 Dec | 11.6 | +0.4 | -0.2 | 10 Jul | 562.0 | 429.2 | v high | 131% |
| Parafield Airport | 22.6 | +0.1 | 42.2 | 27 Dec | 11.7 | +0.5 | -0.4 | 10 Jul | 510.4 | 448.5 | high | 114% |
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 20.5 | -1.1 | 38.6 | 27 Dec | 9.8 | +0.6 | -2.2 | 10 Jul | 656.3 | 475.7 | v high | 138% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 20.1 | -0.7 | 42.1 | 27 Dec | 12.1 | +0.2 | 3.0 | 15 Jul | 490.6 | 393.1 | high | 125% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 18.3 | -0.9 | 37.6 | 27 Dec | 10.4 | +0.1 | 2.4 | 10 Jul | 893.0 | 722.5 | v high | 124% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 18.2 | -0.9 | 37.5 | 27 Dec | 9.5 | -0.2 | 2.4 | 23 Aug | 886.4 | 662.0 | high | 134% |
| Mount Lofty | 16.3 | +0.5 | 35.3 | 27 Dec | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 20 Jul | ||||
| Noarlunga | 21.2 | -0.5 | 40.8 | 27 Dec | 12.8 | +0.1 | 3.6 | 15 Jul | 480.4 | 448.5 | average | 107% |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 17.2 | -0.4 | 38.2 | 27 Dec | 10.6 | +0.3 | 3.1 | 10 Jul | 928.4 | 828.6 | high | 112% |
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 23.4 | -0.7 | 41.2 | 27 Jan | 10.5 | +1.4 | -2.7 | 10 Jul | 488.0 | 263.1 | highest | 185% |
| Renmark Aero | 23.7 | -1.2 | 41.6 | 27 Dec | 10.7 | +1.0 | -2.9 | 28 Jun | 468.2 | 239.1 | highest | 196% |
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 20.0 | -1.2 | 38.6 | 27 Dec | 10.1 | +0.8 | 1.9 | 10 Jul | 562.1 | 446.7 | high | 126% |
| Murray Bridge | 22.7 | -0.4 | 41.8 | 27 Dec | 10.5 | +0.6 | -1.0 | 6 Jul | 429.8 | 348.9 | high | 123% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 22.3 | -0.9 | 42.9 | 27 Dec | 9.5 | +0.4 | -3.0 | 6 Jul | 369.4 | 314.8 | average | 117% |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 20.7 | -0.9 | 41.0 | 27 Dec | 10.5 | +0.2 | 1.4 | 6 Jul | 508.0 | 423.3 | high | 120% |
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 41.2 | 27 Dec | 9.6 | +0.4 | -1.6 | 10 Jul | 562.0 | 460.1 | high | 122% | ||
| Keith (Munkora) | 21.9 | -1.0 | 42.5 | 27 Dec | 8.5 | +0.6 | -1.8 | 6 Jul | 482.2 | 402.1 | high | 120% |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 22.2 | -1.2 | 41.2 | 27 Dec | 9.5 | +0.8 | -1.0 | 10 Jul | 467.6 | 314.3 | high | 149% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 19.4 | +0.1 | 39.2 | 27 Dec | 10.7 | +0.3 | 2.3 | 19 Jul | 512.0 | 500.2 | average | 102% |
| Coonawarra | 20.4 | -0.1 | 39.6 | 27 Dec | 8.8 | +0.7 | -2.5 | 20 Jul | ||||
| Mount Gambier Aero | 19.7 | +0.6 | 40.3 | 27 Dec | 9.0 | +0.8 | -2.1 | 20 Jul | 782.2 | 713.9 | average | 110% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 21.0 | -0.6 | 40.5 | 27 Dec | 8.7 | +0.5 | -1.7 | 29 Jul | 579.6 | 484.8 | high | 120% |
| Padthaway South | 21.0 | -0.5 | 40.0 | 27 Dec | 8.8 | +0.3 | -1.8 | 10 Jul | 554.0 | 469.7 | high | 118% |
| Robe | 35.1 | 12 Jan | 11.4 | +0.5 | 3.0 | 29 Jul | 579.7 | 634.1 | average | 91% | ||
| Robe Airfield | 19.4 | -0.2 | 38.1 | 27 Dec | 10.1 | +0.5 | -0.1 | 29 Jul | 557.6 | 601.0 | low | 93% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Annual climate summary, lists the main features of the weather in South Australia using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 8 am on Thursday 19 January 2023. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.
Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from
all available years of record, which vary widely from site to site.
They are not shown for sites with less than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of long-term average rain.
The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site,
based on the
decile ranking
(very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3,
average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
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