Sunday, 1 December 2013 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC23R0

South Australia in November 2013: Dry with cool nights

• Rainfall tended below average across large parts of the state
• Day temperatures mostly near average
• Night time temperature cooler than average and coolest since 2001

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Rainfall

November rainfall was generally below average across much of the state, apart from western and coastal areas where rainfall tended average to above average, including some sites which had their highest total November rainfall for at least 20 years. Most eastern districts saw very-much-below-average rainfall and some sites had their lowest total November rainfall on record 

Pastoral Districts
Rainfall totals for November as a whole were generally well below average, with most locations struggling to record any more than 5 mm. Ernabella was the wettest location across the pastoral districts, with a total of 8.4 mm.

Agricultural Districts
Rainfall totals in the agricultural districts were widely below average at most locations, with totals generally between 20 and 30 mm, though higher totals in excess of 30 mm were observed at some locations in the southeast. The wettest location overall in the agricultural districts was Parawa, in the southern part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, with 51.6 mm.

Temperature

The mean temperature (the average of the maximum and minimum temperatures) for South Australia as a whole in November 2013 was 0.1 °C warmer than average, while large parts of eastern and southern coastal areas tended cooler than average and some sites had their lowest November mean temperature for at least 20 years.

Maximum temperature

November maximum temperatures were mostly near average across South Australia, with coastal locations observing cooler than usual days. Average maximum temperatures ranged from 18.0°C at Parawa, in the southern part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, to 34.6°C at Marla Police Station, in the northwest of the state. The hottest November day was on the 28th, with 43.9 °C at Moomba Airport. The coldest day in was 10.6°C recorded at Mount Lofty on the 8th. 

Minimum temperature

Minimum temperatures through November were the coolest since 2001, with a state-wide average 0.4 °C below normal. Some sites had their  lowest November temperature on record while other sites had their lowest November mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.

November average minimum temperatures ranged from 6 °C at Keith to 18.4°C at Marla Police Station. The lowest recorded minimum temperature through November was –2.4 °C at Keith, in the Upper South East, on the 10th; with the warmest night being 26.3 °C at Oodnadatta on 28 November. 

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Extremes in November 2013
Hottest day	43.9 °C at Moomba Airport on the 28th
Warmest days on average	34.6 °C at Marla Police Station
Coolest days on average	18.0 °C at Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS)
Coldest day	10.6 °C at Mount Lofty on the 8th
Coldest night	-2.4 °C at Keith (Munkora) on the 10th
Coolest nights on average	6.0 °C at Keith (Munkora)
Warmest nights on average	18.4 °C at Marla Police Station
Warmest night	26.3 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on the 28th
Warmest on average overall	26.3 °C at Oodnadatta Airport
Coolest on average overall	13.5 °C at Mount Lofty
Wettest overall	51.6 mm at Parawa (Sharon)
Driest overall	0 mm at Andamooka 0 mm at Arkaroola 0 mm at Gammon Ranges (Arcoona Bluff) 0 mm at Leigh Creek (North Moolooloo) 0 mm at Leigh Creek (Pfitzners Well) 0 mm at Leigh Creek Airport 0 mm at Marree Aero 0 mm at Marree Comparison 0 mm at Moomba Airport 0 mm at Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) 0 mm at Woomera Aerodrome
Wettest day	29.6 mm at Nullarbor on the 8th
Highest wind gust	87 km/h at Coober Pedy Airport on the 19th

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Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Highest total November rainfall for at least 20 years
	Total rainfall for November 2013 (mm)	Most recent November at least this wet		Years since wetter	Average for November
Nullarbor	46.6	76.8	in 1992	21	17.1

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Record lowest total November rainfall
	Total rainfall for November 2013 (mm)	Previous driest for November		Years of record	Average for November
Marree Comparison	0.0	= 0.0	in 1990	129	11.9
Arkaroola	0.0	= 0.0	in 1990	75	17.6
Woomera Aerodrome	0.0	= 0.0	in 1982	65	16.8
Stockport (Clifton)	0.2	0.3	in 1967	52	30.9
Andamooka	0.0	= 0.0	in 1982	49	14.3
Williamstown (South Para Reservoir)	4.6	5.6	in 1982	46	37.9
Leigh Creek Airport	0.0	= 0.0	in 1988	28	18.3
Morgan (Brenda Park Station)	1.4	2.2	in 1996	24	25.1

Lowest total November rainfall for at least 20 years
	Total rainfall for November 2013 (mm)	Most recent November at least this dry		Years since drier	Average for November
Marrabel	3.6	2.0	in 1922*	90	33.7
Wirrabara Forest	2.4	2.1	in 1951*	61	42.0
Riverton	2.2	1.3	in 1967	46	34.1
Tarlee	2.4	1.3	in 1967	46	31.2
Truro	2.3	0.0	in 1967	46	31.2
Coonalpyn	3.4	1.8	in 1967*	45	29.2
Parrakie	2.8	1.3	in 1967*	45	26.1
Williamstown	5.0	0.0	in 1967*	45	37.2
Angaston	1.8	0.0	in 1967*	41	33.5
Mintaro	7.2	1.8	in 1967*	34	35.0
Blanchetown Lock 1	3.0	0.0	in 1982	31	25.1
Booborowie	1.7	0.0	in 1982	31	29.7
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	8.2	0.6	in 1982	31	34.3
Burra Community School	3.4	0.2	in 1982	31	27.1
Caltowie	4.6	2.0	in 1982	31	33.5
Crystal Brook	1.4	0.8	in 1982	31	26.3
Eudunda	4.4	1.6	in 1982	31	29.8
Farrell Flat	6.2	1.0	in 1982	31	27.7
Karoonda	3.2	2.4	in 1982	31	23.7
Keith	4.0	3.2	in 1982	31	31.4
Koolunga	2.6	0.4	in 1982	31	25.2
Melrose	2.0	1.6	in 1982	31	36.5
Nildottie	3.2	0.0	in 1982	31	21.7
Oodla Wirra	0.2	0.0	in 1982	31	25.6
Orroroo (Black Rock)	1.2	0.4	in 1982	31	25.1
Point Pass	2.8	0.0	in 1982	31	28.5
Robertstown	2.0	0.4	in 1982	31	23.6
Spalding	3.2	0.6	in 1982	31	29.9
Swan Reach	1.6	0.0	in 1982	31	19.1
Yacka	4.4	0.0	in 1982	31	26.4
Yongala	1.8	0.6	in 1982	31	27.8
Alawoona	3.0	0.0	in 1982*	30	21.5
Appila	4.2	2.5	in 1982*	30	28.2
Booleroo Centre	4.4	0.6	in 1982*	30	28.3
Gladstone	4.6	3.4	in 1982*	30	29.5
Jamestown	4.0	2.6	in 1982*	30	33.6
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre)	4.9	2.4	in 1982*	30	28.2
Sedan (Sandleton)	1.2	0.0	in 1982*	30	18.8
Whyte Yarcowie	1.6	0.0	in 1982*	30	24.7
Brinkworth	5.6	0.0	in 1982*	29	26.4
Georgetown	4.4	1.8	in 1982*	29	31.0
Hallett	3.0	1.2	in 1982*	29	30.2
Adelaide (Brighton)	7.4	5.4	in 1943*	27	30.5
Owen	2.0	0.5	in 1982*	27	28.2
Freeling	4.4	4.2	in 1987	26	31.4
Kapunda	4.2	2.4	in 1987	26	30.8
Hamley Bridge	4.2	2.8	in 1987*	25	27.6
Manoora	3.4	3.0	in 1987*	25	31.3
Roseworthy	6.4	1.4	in 1987*	25	28.0
Sutherlands	1.6	0.0	in 1982*	25	21.5
Blyth	5.2	3.4	in 1987*	24	26.8
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	2.6	0.8	in 1990	23	24.2
Caliph	4.0	3.8	in 1990	23	24.1
Erudina	0.6	0.0	in 1990	23	17.5
Laura	10.3	8.6	in 1990	23	30.9
Quorn	2.4	1.0	in 1990	23	24.3
Redhill	5.6	4.2	in 1990	23	26.4
Wilmington	2.2	=2.2	in 1990	23	28.6
Balaklava	5.2	0.0	in 1990*	22	24.2
Iron Knob	1.4	0.0	in 1990*	22	16.8
Port Broughton	2.4	1.4	in 1990*	22	21.6
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	3.2	0.0	in 1990*	22	21.1
Wirrabara	4.6	=4.6	in 1990*	22	32.2
Bute	3.0	0.0	in 1990*	21	24.1
Wilpena Pound	1.2	0.8	in 1990*	21	23.0
Bruce	1.4	1.2	in 1993	20	21.5
Gawler Council Depot	4.0	=4.0	in 1990*	20	27.8
Port Germein	6.0	3.4	in 1993	20	23.6

* 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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Record lowest November temperature
	Lowest temperature in November 2013 (°C)		Previous coolest for November		Years of record	Average for November
Arkaroola	6.6	on the 1st	= 6.6	on the 4th in 2003	36	15.5

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Lowest November mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Mean daily minimum temperature for November 2013 (°C)	Most recent November at least this cool		Years since cooler	Average for November
Robe Comparison	10.7	10.3	in 1977	36	11.4
Meningie	9.6	9.5	in 1986	27	11.3
Adelaide Airport	12.1	11.5	in 1992	21	12.8
Marree Comparison	15.2	14.7	in 1992	21	16.9
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone)	9.5	9.0	in 1993	20	10.8

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Lowest November mean temperature for at least 20 years
	Mean daily temperature for November 2013 (°C)	Most recent November at least this cool		Years since cooler	Average for November
Robe Comparison	14.8	=14.8	in 1977	36	15.5
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone)	14.7	14.5	in 1993	20	16.1

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Summary statistics for November 2013
	Maximum temperatures for November (°C)				Minimum temperatures for November (°C)				Rainfall for November (millimetres)
	Mean for November 2013	Diff from average	Highest for November 2013		Mean for November 2013	Diff from average	Lowest for November 2013		Total for November 2013	Average for November	Rank of November 2013	Fraction of November average
Northwest (district 16)
Andamooka	31.5	-0.3	40.0	27th	15.8	-1.3	11.8	10th	0	14.3	lowest	0%
Coober Pedy Airport	32.1		40.8	27th	17.0		11.4	9th	1.4	12.8	v low	11%
Ernabella (Pukatja)	32.7		39.4	7th	16.5		12.0	12th	8.4
Marla Police Station	34.6	+1.6	40.7	27th	18.4	+0.7	12.5	2nd	1.0	23.0	v low	4%
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome)	31.9		41.0	27th	14.1		7.2	5th	0
Tarcoola Aero	31.4		41.9	27th	14.9		8.4	9th	3.6
Woomera Aerodrome	30.3	+0.5	40.8	27th	15.0	-0.4	10.2	10th	0	16.8	lowest	0%
Far North (district 17)
Arkaroola	29.9	-0.2	39.2	28th	13.2	-2.3	6.6	1st	0	17.6	lowest	0%
Leigh Creek Airport	31.3	+0.6	39.9	27th	14.9	-1.3	10.4	10th	0	18.3	lowest	0%
Marree Aero	33.5		42.8	28th	15.6		9.5	11th	0
Marree Comparison	34.4	+1.1	43.0	28th	15.2	-1.7	9.4	11th	0	11.9	lowest	0%
Moomba Airport	34.3		43.9	28th	17.6		10.7	12th	0
Oodnadatta Airport	34.3	+0.6	42.0	7th	18.2	-0.4	10.6	12th	0.4	12.8	low	3%
Western Agricultural (district 18)
Ceduna AMO	25.9	-0.1	38.7	2nd	12.1	-0.2	6.0	12th	19.8	19.4	average	102%
Cleve	23.9	-1.0	37.0	27th	12.7	+0.5	7.7	9th	26.6	27.2	average	98%
Cleve Aerodrome	24.9		37.6	27th	11.4		7.1	10th	26.6	20.9	high	127%
Cummins Aero	25.3		39.4	6th	10.1		2.3	22nd	19.4
Elliston	23.8	+0.3	37.5	6th	12.3	-0.8	5.6	4th	11.7	19.5	average	60%
Kimba	26.9	-0.2	38.4	27th	10.9	-1.1	5.5	9th	10.2	23.2	low	44%
Kyancutta	28.9	+0.3	39.4	26th	10.0	-0.8	3.9	12th	14.4	21.1	average	68%
Minnipa Pirsa	28.1		39.1	26th	11.4		5.0	10th	18.2
Neptune Island	19.0	-0.2	24.1	6th	13.5	-0.1	10.6	10th	16.4	18.5	average	89%
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS)	22.3	-0.7	38.6	6th	12.3	+0.2	7.6	18th	35.8	18.2	v high	197%
Nullarbor	25.4	-0.6	39.8	30th	13.4	+1.0	8.6	13th	46.6	17.1	v high	273%
Port Augusta Aero	29.7		42.6	27th	13.4		8.5	5th	2.8
Streaky Bay	26.0	+0.4	35.9	6th	13.0	-0.3	9.0	10th	14.0	18.7	average	75%
Whyalla Aero	26.4	-0.2	41.5	27th	13.5	-0.5	8.5	5th	5.0	20.6	low	24%
Wudinna Aero	28.7		39.8	6th	10.2		2.8	12th	16.2
Upper North (district 19)
Hawker	29.2	-0.1	39.0	27th	12.0	-1.6	6.0	9th	1.2	23.0	low	5%
Yongala	26.1	+0.3	37.3	27th	7.3	-1.9	1.2	9th	1.8	27.8	v low	6%
Northeast (district 20)
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot)	27.9		40.7	27th	9.5		4.0	14th	6.6
Yunta Airstrip	28.1		38.8	27th	10.6		4.8	5th	3.8
Lower North (district 21)
Clare High School	24.6		36.6	27th	9.2		2.3	22nd	9.2	37.1	v low	25%
Port Pirie Aerodrome	28.1		39.9	27th	10.7		4.1	10th	2.4
Snowtown (Rayville Park)	27.3		40.4	27th	8.1		2.1	14th	5.2
Yorke Peninsula (district 22A)
Edithburgh	20.8	-1.7	34.2	6th	12.8	-0.5	7.9	1st	18.0	18.2	average	99%
Kadina AWS	27.1		37.2	27th	8.9		2.6	10th	3.2
Maitland	24.4	-0.4	35.5	26th	11.9	-0.3	6.8	10th	8.0	27.8	low	29%
Minlaton Aero	24.1		35.8	6th	10.1		4.8	22nd	12.8
Stenhouse Bay	20.6		35.1	6th	13.0		10.9	9th	21.4
Warooka	22.7	-0.8	34.6	27th	12.2	+0.2	7.4	22nd	20.6	22.5	average	92%
Kangaroo Island (district 22B)
Cape Borda	19.8		28.7	26th	10.3		6.2	4th	21.4
Cape Willoughby	18.3	-0.9	28.2	6th	13.2	+0.2	10.9	10th	18.2	28.2	average	65%
Kingscote Aero	21.5		33.7	27th	9.3		4.4	1st	32.6	23.0	high	142%
Parndana Cfs AWS	19.5		30.9	27th	9.1		5.2	9th	47.0
Adelaide Plains (district 23A)
Adelaide (Kent Town)	25.1	-0.1	37.0	27th	13.1	-1.0	8.4	14th	5.4	30.2	v low	18%
Adelaide Airport	24.2	+0.3	34.9	27th	12.1	-0.7	6.5	14th	4.8	24.8	v low	19%
Edinburgh RAAF	26.0	+0.2	38.5	27th	11.8	-1.1	5.3	14th	5.4	24.1	low	22%
Parafield Airport	26.4	+1.1	38.0	27th	11.6	-1.2	3.6	14th	5.2	26.3	v low	20%
Roseworthy AWS	27.1		40.3	27th	8.7		1.9	22nd	4.2
County Light (district 23B)
Nuriootpa Viticultural	24.6		37.8	27th	9.2		1.4	22nd	3.6
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre)	26.2	+0.4	39.8	27th	9.9	-1.3	1.8	14th	4.9	28.2	low	17%
Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C)
Hindmarsh Island AWS	21.9		36.0	27th	11.9		7.7	1st	25.2
Kuitpo Forest Reserve	20.2		32.4	27th	10.1		6.0	9th	17.2
Mount Barker	21.6	-1.0	35.0	27th	8.8	-0.1	4.9	1st	25.6	39.7	average	64%
Mount Crawford (Mt Crawford AWS)	21.7		34.4	27th	9.1		4.5	4th	7.6	32.3	v low	24%
Mount Lofty	18.8		30.4	27th	8.1		3.8	4th	24.0
Noarlunga	23.5		34.8	26th	12.7		7.6	9th	8.8
Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS)	18.0		30.3	26th	10.3		7.2	9th	47.2	44.8	average	105%
Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay)	21.1		34.9	27th	11.0		4.1	1st	31.4
Upper Murray Valley (district 24A)
Loxton Research Centre	26.9	-0.7	39.1	27th	9.3	-2.0	5.4	1st	5.0	21.2	v low	24%
Renmark Aero	27.8		41.3	27th	9.6		4.2	1st	5.2
Lower Murray Valley (district 24B)
Eudunda	25.0	+0.5	37.2	27th	9.5	-0.9	3.8	4th	4.4	29.8	v low	15%
Meningie	22.8	-0.2	36.0	27th	9.6	-1.7	5.0	4th	10.2	27.4	low	37%
Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome)	24.9		39.5	27th	8.7		2.5	1st	9.0
Murray Bridge Comparison	25.2	-0.5	39.4	27th	10.4	-1.0	6.0	4th	11.0	25.2	low	44%
Strathalbyn Racecourse	22.6		36.5	27th	10.4		5.7	25th	27.2
Murray Mallee (district 25A)
Karoonda	26.0		40.9	27th	9.5		5.0	10th	3.2	23.7	v low	14%
Upper Southeast (district 25B)
Keith	24.6	-0.4	38.2	27th	8.3	-1.7	3.0	25th	4.0	31.4	v low	13%
Keith (Munkora)	25.4		40.5	27th	6.0		-2.4	10th	6.2
Lameroo (Austin Plains)	26.0		39.7	27th	7.8		1.1	10th	7.0
Lameroo Comparison	25.4	-0.8	38.6	27th	9.4	-0.7	3.5	10th	8.0	26.9	low	30%
Lower Southeast (district 26)
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone)	19.9	-1.5	32.5	27th	9.5	-1.3	3.7	25th	23.2	26.7	average	87%
Coonawarra	20.9	-1.7	34.7	27th	7.7	-1.1	2.5	5th	24.0	35.3	average	68%
Mount Gambier Aero	19.6	-0.8	33.5	27th	8.2	-0.2	3.3	10th	47.6	46.8	average	102%
Naracoorte Aerodrome	22.6		36.7	27th	6.8		1.0	25th	17.2
Padthaway South	22.3		36.4	27th	7.3		0.5	10th	12.0
Robe Airfield	19.5		33.4	27th	9.2		3.1	25th	22.2
Robe Comparison	18.8	-0.7	31.5	6th	10.7	-0.7	6.2	25th	21.2	30.3	average	70%

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