Friday, 29 February 2008 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0

South Australia in February 2008
Cool though rainfall generally misses the state!!

Summary

Rainfall tended to be below average across South Australia, particularly in the east of the state, while other states generally saw good falls from the ongoing La Nina event.
Temperatures were generally below average across the state in a cooler southerly air-stream. This was due to persistent high pressure systems to the southwest of the Great Australian Bight, and increased cloudiness from the La Nina event. As a result some locations had record lowest daily maximum temperatures for February.

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Rainfall

Pastoral Districts

Rainfall over the Pastoral Districts was near to below average.
Some locations in the centre of the state received above average falls in thunderstorm activity near the start of the month.
Rainfall totals were generally less than 5 mm, with Marla, Andamooka and Yunta (Melton) receiving no rainfall for the month.
The highest rainfall total was 34.9 mm at Mount Eba in the North West District.

Agricultural Districts

Rainfall totals over the Agricultural Districts were near average, tending to below average in the east and were typically less than 5 mm, though the Mt Lofty ranges, the South East, Kangaroo Island, and parts of the Eyre Peninsula saw totals more consistently in the 10−15 mm range.
The highest rainfall reported in the Agricultural Districts was 28.4 mm at Parawa on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Some sites had their lowest total February rainfall on record.
See a map of total rainfall.
See a map of rainfall deciles.

Temperature

Maximum

Mean maximum temperatures were generally 1 to 2°C below average across the state for February 2008.
This is in contrast to last years warmest February in the area averaged record for South Australia, which runs since 1950.
Mean maximum temperatures across the Pastoral Districts ranged from 29.7°C at Yunta in the Northeast Pastoral district to 35.3°C at Marree Comparison in the Far North Pastoral district.
Moomba Airport recorded the highest daily maximum for the month with 43.3°C on the 22nd. Nonning recorded the coolest with 21.4°C on the 22nd.
Both figures were associated with the passage of a cold front during that day.
Mean maximum temperatures across the Agricultural Districts ranged from 20.0°C at Cape Willoughby on Kangaroo Island, to 31.3°C at Hawker in the Upper North district.
Murray Bridge Comparison recorded the highest maximum across the agricultural areas with 40.7°C on the 19th.
The coolest daily maximum was 15.0°C at Mount Crawford on the 20th.
Price on Yorke Peninsula and Minnipa on Eyre Peninsula both recorded record lowest February daily maximum temperatures in 56 and 49 years respectively.

Minimum

Mean minimum temperatures were generally 1 to 2°C below average over the state.
Mean minimum temperatures in the Pastoral districts ranged from 13.8°C at Gluepot in the Northeast district to 22.3°C at Moomba Aerodrome in the Far North district.
The lowest recorded daily minimum temperature in the Pastoral districts was 6.3°C at Gluepot on the 29th.
Across the Agricultural areas mean minimum temperatures ranged from 9.3°C at Naracoorte Aerodrome in the Lower South East district to 18.1°C at Port Augusta Aerodrome.
The lowest recorded daily minimum temperature in the Agricultural districts and statewide was 1.6°C at Keith in the Upper Southeast district on the 29th.

Some sites had their coldest February day (lowest maximum temperature) on record.
See a map of mean maximum temperatures.
See a map of maximum temperature anomalies.
See a map of mean minimum temperatures.
See a map of minimum temperature anomalies.

Further information

South Australian Regional Office
South Australian Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (08) 8366 2600
Email climate.sa@bom.gov.au

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Extremes

Hottest day Highest temperature	43.3°C at Moomba Airport on the 22nd
Warmest days on average Highest mean daily maximum temperature	35.3°C at Marree Comparison
Coolest days on average Lowest mean daily maximum temperature	20.0°C at Cape Willoughby
Coldest day Lowest daily maximum temperature	15.0°C at Mount Crawford Fire Tower on the 20th
Coldest night Lowest temperature	1.6°C at Keith (Munkora) on the 29th
Coolest nights on average Lowest mean daily minimum temperature	9.3°C at Naracoorte Aerodrome
Warmest nights on average Highest mean daily minimum temperature	22.3°C at Moomba Airport
Warmest night Highest daily minimum temperature	29.6°C at Ceduna AMO on the 19th
Wettest overall Highest total rainfall	34.9 mm at Mount Eba
Highest wind gust	83 km/h at Lameroo (Austin Plains) on the 22nd

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Records

Record lowest total February rainfall
	Total rainfall for February 2008 (mm)	Previous lowest for February		Years of record	Normal for February
Price	0.0	= 0.0	in 2007	64	20.0
Andamooka	0.0	= 0.0	in 2005	43	22.6

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Record lowest February daily maximum temperature
	Lowest daily maximum temperature in February 2008 (°C)		Previous lowest for February		Years of record	Normal for February
Price	19.9	on the 6th	20.0	on the 5th in 1973	44	28.2

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Summaries

In this table, key sites have been highlighted to make them easier to find.

Summary statistics for February 2008
	Maximum temperatures for February (°C)				Minimum temperatures for February (°C)				Rainfall for February (millimetres)
	Mean for February 2008	Diff from normal	Highest for February 2008		Mean for February 2008	Diff from normal	Lowest for February 2008		Total for February 2008	Normal for February	Rank of February 2008	Fraction of February normal
Northwest (district 16)
Andamooka	33.5	−2.1	39.7	20th	19.6	−1.6	12.4	23rd	0	22.6	lowest	0%
Coober Pedy Airport	33.6		40.7	19th	19.7		14.2	29th	1.6
Marla Police Station	34.7	−1.5	42.0	21st	20.3	−1.1	14.0	11th	0	26.5	very low	0%
Nonning	30.4	−2.5	38.8	19th	16.1	−0.7	10.6	29th	6.9	16.7	normal	41%
Roxby Downs	33.4		39.1	20th	18.8		14.2	11th	1.2
Tarcoola Aero	33.3		42.3	19th	17.3		11.4	24th	0.2
Woomera Aerodrome	31.8	−1.8	38.4	19th	18.1	−1.2	12.9	29th	34.0	19.4	high	175%
Far North (district 17)
Arkaroola			37.5	20th	17.9	−1.4	13.0	9th	1.1	35.0	low	3%
Leigh Creek Airport	33.0	−1.4	39.1	21st	18.7	−1.7	13.6	29th	21.2	23.0	normal	92%
Marree Aero	34.7		41.4	21st	20.0		13.1	29th	15.0
Marree Comparison	35.3	−1.5	41.7	21st	19.7	−1.3	13.1	29th	22.3	20.7	high	108%
Moomba Airport	34.8		43.3	22nd	22.3		16.3	8th	14.0
Oodnadatta Airport	35.2	−1.4	42.4	21st	20.7	−1.6	14.0	29th	4.2	31.8	normal	13%
Western Agricultural (district 18)
Ceduna AMO	27.0	−1.2	42.1	18th	14.4	−0.7	7.9	27th	7.0	13.0	normal	54%
Cleve	25.5	−2.2	38.2	18th	16.1	+0.1	12.5	10th	6.4	22.0	normal	29%
Cleve Aerodrome	26.0		39.6	19th	15.6		11.3	10th	5.6	17.5	normal	32%
Coulta	26.2		37.2	17th	14.6		9.0	9th	4.6
Cummins Aero	27.4		40.2	18th	15.1		9.3	28th	5.2
Elliston	24.6	−1.0	39.7	19th	15.2	−0.6	10.3	9th	3.6	13.3	normal	27%
Kimba	28.9	−2.2	38.5	19th	15.4	−0.7	10.5	29th	2.6	20.2	normal	13%
Kyancutta	30.8	−1.6	41.6	19th	13.9	−0.5	7.8	10th	14.8	15.0	normal	99%
Minnipa DPI	29.3		40.3	19th	14.8		9.0	10th	21.2
Neptune Island	21.6	−0.6	29.9	18th	16.0	−0.5	14.5	29th	7.8	13.5	normal	58%
North Shields	24.6		37.1	19th	15.9		14.0	7th	9.4
Nullarbor	25.8	−2.1	41.7	18th	15.9	−0.1	11.0	11th	4.8	12.3	normal	39%
Port Augusta Aero	31.1		40.2	19th	18.1		12.1	29th	4.2
Streaky Bay	27.8	−1.3	40.2	18th	15.4	−0.6	10.7	10th	2.8	13.7	normal	20%
Whyalla Aero	27.4	−2.2	40.2	19th	17.4	−0.3	13.1	29th	5.4	25.0	low	22%
Wudinna Aero	30.2		40.4	19th	14.6		8.0	10th	6.0
Upper North (district 19)
Hawker	31.3	−2.1	37.4	19th	16.9	−1.1	11.3	7th	1.4	20.4	low	7%
Yongala	28.5	−1.6	35.5	19th	13.0	−0.3	6.5	8th	1.6	20.0	low	8%
Northeast (district 20)
Gluepot Reserve	29.9		37.9	19th	13.8		6.3	29th	0.6
Yunta Airstrip	29.7		35.7	19th	14.1		8.6	9th	1.0
Lower North (district 21)
Clare High School	27.2		36.7	19th	13.6		7.3	27th	1.0
Port Pirie Aerodrome	30.2		38.8	19th	16.0		9.5	9th	1.4
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	30.3	−1.5	38.5	18th	17.5	−0.3	11.5	9th	1.7	17.8	low	10%
Snowtown	29.5		39.2	19th	13.2		6.3	29th	3.2
Yorke Peninsula (district 22A)
Edithburgh	23.4		37.9	19th	16.1		13.9	8th	7.4
Kadina AWS	28.9		39.2	19th	14.5		7.4	9th	0
Maitland	26.6	−1.7	37.5	19th	15.0	−0.7	11.0	29th	1.2	22.3	low	5%
Minlaton Aero	27.5		38.1	19th	14.9		10.2	28th	2.0
Stenhouse Bay	23.7		38.0	18th	16.0		14.2	29th	17.4
Warooka	24.8	−2.3	37.0	17th	15.4	−0.5	12.5	9th	11.8	16.7	normal	71%
Kangaroo Island (district 22B)
Cape Borda	23.6		33.9	17th	14.3		11.2	28th	12.6
Cape Willoughby	20.0	−1.9	32.0	19th	15.2	−1.0	13.1	9th	12.8	17.9	normal	72%
Kingscote Aero	25.1		36.4	17th	13.2		8.1	28th	24.6
Adelaide Plains (district 23A)
Adelaide	27.7	−1.6	38.1	19th	16.4	−0.7	11.6	29th	2.6	12.9	low	20%
Adelaide Airport	26.9	−1.2	37.1	17th	15.6	−0.4	10.7	29th	2.6	18.4	low	14%
Edinburgh RAAF	28.5	−1.5	39.2	19th	15.9	−0.6	10.0	25th	0.6	16.1	low	4%
Parafield Airport	28.9	−0.3	38.2	19th	15.4	−1.0	9.0	29th	1.0	17.7	low	6%
Roseworthy AWS	29.0		40.5	19th	13.2		4.0	9th	0
County Light (district 23B)
Nuriootpa Viticultural	27.1		38.2	19th	13.3		7.2	29th	0.4
Rosedale	28.6	−1.9	40.1	19th	14.3	−1.2	5.7	8th	0.2	18.0	low	1%
Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23°C)
Kuitpo Forest Reserve	23.4		34.7	19th	12.2		7.7	29th	10.8
Mount Barker	26.5	−0.2	37.0	19th	10.7	−1.2	5.2	29th	10.6	25.4	normal	42%
Mount Crawford Fire Tower	24.6		36.3	19th	11.9		5.7	29th	2.8
Noarlunga	26.2		36.5	19th	15.6		9.7	29th	3.8
Parawa	21.1		34.2	18th	12.5		9.5	9th	28.4
Victor Harbor	22.2		37.7	19th	13.6		8.9	15th	19.5
Upper Murray Valley (district 24A)
Loxton Research Centre	29.7	−1.6	37.5	19th	13.5	−0.7	8.2	29th	1.0	16.9	low	6%
Renmark Aero	30.3		38.6	19th	14.5		8.8	29th	0.2
Lower Murray Valley (district 24B)
Eudunda	27.3	−1.7	36.1	19th	13.0	−1.2	7.0	29th	0.4	22.0	very low	2%
Meningie	24.4	−1.9	37.2	17th	12.7	−1.1	7.3	29th	4.4	16.8	normal	26%
Murray Bridge	27.4		40.6	19th	12.7		7.0	29th	5.4
Murray Bridge Comparison	28.1	−1.1	40.7	19th	13.2	−1.4	7.6	8th	2.3	18.2	low	13%
Strathalbyn Racecourse	24.8		38.6	19th	12.8		7.0	29th	13.2
Murray Mallee (district 25A)
Karoonda	28.3		38.9	19th	12.6		6.8	29th	0.2	19.2	very low	1%
Upper Southeast (district 25B)
Keith	28.0	−1.8	39.8	19th	11.8	−1.3	5.0	29th	1.6	20.1	low	8%
Keith	28.4		39.9	19th	10.2		1.6	29th	2.0
Lameroo	29.0		38.4	19th	12.3		6.1	8th	0.2
Lameroo Comparison	28.6	−1.9	38.4	19th	13.0	−0.5	6.6	8th	2.2	22.2	low	10%
Lower Southeast (district 26)
Cape Jaffa	23.4		35.2	17th	12.1		7.2	29th	10.0
Coonawarra	25.8	−1.6	37.7	19th	9.9	−1.7	3.3	29th	9.8	17.9	normal	55%
Mount Gambier Aero	24.0	−1.1	38.5	19th	11.5	−0.1	6.1	1st	19.2	26.0	normal	74%
Naracoorte Aerodrome	27.6		39.0	19th	9.3		3.0	9th	4.8
Padthaway South	26.9		38.1	19th	10.2		2.5	29th	4.2
Robe Airfield	22.3		35.3	19th	10.7		3.6	29th	11.4
Robe Comparison	21.3	−1.3	32.1	17th	12.7	−1.0	8.2	29th	13.4	18.6	normal	72%

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Notes

Further information

South Australian Regional Office
South Australian Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (08) 8366 2600
Email climate.sa@bom.gov.au

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