Tuesday, 1 July 2014 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC23R0
South Australia in June 2014: mild start to winter, with wet conditions across the south
Rainfall was below average across most of South Australia during June, though tending above average across southern parts of the Agricultural districts. Several fronts, troughs and low pressure systems crossed southern parts of the State during the latter half of June, bringing rainfall to southern parts. Notably, a deep low pressure system tracked south of the State on the 24th, and another on the 28th, both producing significant rainfall and strong, gusty winds. Several sites reported record high rainfall for June, with the wettest location at Uraidla in the Adelaide Hills which had a total 222.0 mm for the month. Overall, rainfall totals were above average over southern agricultural parts of South Australia, with below average to very much below average totals reported across Pastoral districts of the State. Averaged across the State, rain was 27% below normal.
Warm conditions continued into June and despite a few cooler days, overall temperatures were generally above average for the month across the State. A few sites reported their warmest mean June temperatures since at least 1991. The twelve months to the end of June 2014 has been South Australia's warmest such period on record for mean temperatures.
- Statewide maximum 0.6 °C, warmest June since 2007
- Statewide minimum 0.8 °C
- Rainfall below average; 27% below across the state as a whole
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| Extremes in June 2014 | |
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| Hottest day | 27.6 °C at Marla Police Station on the 22nd |
| Warmest days on average | 20.9 °C at Marree Comparison |
| Coolest days on average | 10.8 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day | 6.7 °C at Mount Lofty on the 28th |
| Coldest night | -2.0 °C at Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) on the 10th |
| Coolest nights on average |
4.7 °C at Ernabella (Pukatja) 4.7 °C at Marla Police Station |
| Warmest nights on average | 13.1 °C at Neptune Island |
| Warmest night | 15.3 °C at Neptune Island on the 17th |
| Warmest on average overall | 14.8 °C at Neptune Island |
| Coolest on average overall | 8.7 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall | 222.0 mm at Uraidla |
| Driest overall |
0 mm at Ernabella (Pukatja) 0 mm at Marree Comparison 0 mm at Oodnadatta Airport 0 mm at Willochra Plain (Gum Glen) |
| Wettest day | 55.6 mm at Port Lincoln (White Flat) on the 13th |
| Highest wind gust | 124 km/h at Neptune Island on the 22nd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest June daily rainfall | ||||||
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Highest daily rainfall in June 2014 (mm) |
Previous wettest for June |
Years of record |
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| Coffin Bay | 54.4 | on the 13th | 38.0 | on the 5th in 1992 | 26 | |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 45.8 | on the 13th | 31.6 | on the 18th in 2005 | 21 | |
| Record highest total June rainfall | |||||
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Total rainfall for June 2014 (mm) |
Previous wettest for June |
Years of record |
Average for June |
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| Clare High School | 147.2 | 120.2 | in 2013 | 21 | 69.6 |
| Highest total June rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Total rainfall for June 2014 (mm) |
Most recent June at least this wet |
Years since wetter |
Average for June |
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| Ungarra | 116.0 | 141.1 | in 1956* | 52 | 54.8 |
| Minlaton | 108.4 | 158.0 | in 1978 | 36 | 61.7 |
| Booborowie | 100.0 | 101.4 | in 1991 | 23 | 48.9 |
| Yardea | 54.2 | 126.0 | in 1991 | 23 | 33.5 |
| Blyth | 101.2 | 119.6 | in 1991* | 21 | 52.2 |
| Balaklava | 105.5 | 109.4 | in 1991* | 20 | 45.7 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
| Record lowest total June rainfall | |||||
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Total rainfall for June 2014 (mm) |
Previous driest for June |
Years of record |
Average for June |
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| Marree Comparison | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 2011 | 129 | 13.6 |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 0.0 | = 0.0 | in 2010 | 67 | 11.5 |
| Lowest total June rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Total rainfall for June 2014 (mm) |
Most recent June at least this dry |
Years since drier |
Average for June |
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| Wrattonbully (Joeville) | 11.0 | 10.4 | in 1967 | 47 | 70.4 |
| Paruna | 7.4 | 3.8 | in 1984* | 29 | 28.6 |
| Blanchetown Lock 1 | 8.0 | 5.0 | in 1986 | 28 | 27.2 |
| Koonamore | 2.2 | 0.0 | in 1985* | 27 | 20.2 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported.
| Highest June mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Mean daily maximum temperature for June 2014 (°C) |
Most recent June at least this warm |
Years since warmer |
Average for June |
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| Robe Comparison | 15.4 | 15.8 | in 1991* | 22 | 14.3 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
| Record highest June mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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Mean daily minimum temperature for June 2014 (°C) |
Previous warmest for June |
Years of record |
Average for June |
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| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 9.5 | 9.3 | in 2008 | 21 | 8.0 |
| Edithburgh | 10.1 | 9.8 | in 2008 | 20 | 8.9 |
| Highest June mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Mean daily minimum temperature for June 2014 (°C) |
Most recent June at least this warm |
Years since warmer |
Average for June |
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| Coonawarra | 7.3 | 7.6 | in 1991 | 23 | 5.4 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 6.4 | 8.4 | in 1991 | 23 | 4.7 |
| Lameroo Comparison | 7.2 | 8.6 | in 1991* | 22 | 5.1 |
| Mount Barker | 7.3 | 8.7 | in 1991* | 22 | 5.2 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
| Record highest June mean temperature | |||||
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Mean daily temperature for June 2014 (°C) |
Previous warmest for June |
Years of record |
Average for June |
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| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 12.5 | 12.3 | in 2008 | 21 | 11.3 |
| Edithburgh | 13.4 | 13.3 | in 2008 | 20 | 12.4 |
| Highest June mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Mean daily temperature for June 2014 (°C) |
Most recent June at least this warm |
Years since warmer |
Average for June |
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| Loxton Research Centre | 11.6 | 13.1 | in 1991 | 23 | 10.5 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for June 2014 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for June (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for June (°C) |
Rainfall for June (millimetres) |
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| Mean for June 2014 |
Diff from average |
Highest for June 2014 |
Mean for June 2014 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for June 2014 |
Total for June 2014 |
Average for June |
Rank of June 2014 |
Fraction of June average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 19.1 | +0.5 | 22.1 | 12th | 8.1 | +1.2 | 5.0 | 9th | 1.6 | 15.7 | low | 10% |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 18.8 | 25.0 | 22nd | 7.3 | 2.9 | 30th | 0.2 | 12.2 | low | 2% | ||
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 17.8 | 25.7 | 22nd | 4.7 | -1.5 | 11th | 0 | |||||
| Marla Police Station | 19.4 | -0.3 | 27.6 | 22nd | 4.7 | -0.7 | 1.2 | 18th | 0.4 | 13.6 | low | 3% |
| Mount Ive | 17.7 | 20.0 | 5th | 5.7 | 1.0 | 27th | 25.1 | 29.1 | average | 86% | ||
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 19.4 | 22.1 | 27th | 5.9 | -0.4 | 26th | 2.6 | |||||
| Tarcoola Aero | 19.4 | 26.0 | 22nd | 5.8 | 0.3 | 26th | 4.2 | |||||
| Woomera Aerodrome | 18.3 | +0.9 | 21.6 | 27th | 7.3 | +0.6 | 3.9 | 30th | 4.2 | 15.8 | low | 27% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Arkaroola | 17.3 | +0.5 | 20.1 | 21st | 6.1 | +1.7 | 0.7 | 27th | 6.6 | 14.9 | average | 44% |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 17.5 | +0.5 | 20.8 | 11th | 6.2 | +0.8 | 1.3 | 26th | 1.6 | 16.6 | low | 10% |
| Marree Aero | 20.1 | 22.7 | 12th | 6.2 | 2.0 | 26th | 0.2 | |||||
| Marree Comparison | 20.9 | +1.3 | 24.0 | 11th | 8.3 | +2.4 | 4.1 | 26th | 0 | 13.6 | lowest | 0% |
| Moomba Airport | 20.3 | 25.2 | 11th | 7.2 | 2.5 | 27th | 2.0 | |||||
| Oodnadatta Airport | 20.4 | +0.5 | 25.3 | 27th | 6.7 | +0.2 | 2.8 | 26th | 0 | 11.5 | lowest | 0% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 18.2 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 19th | 7.8 | +1.3 | 3.6 | 7th | 62.0 | 35.7 | high | 174% |
| Cleve | 16.6 | +0.6 | 18.5 | 4th | 9.0 | +1.0 | 6.5 | 6th | 61.6 | 47.4 | high | 130% |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 16.7 | 18.6 | 4th | 9.2 | 6.3 | 9th | 58.0 | 43.8 | high | 132% | ||
| Cummins Aero | 16.4 | 18.7 | 3rd | 7.7 | 4.4 | 8th | 98.2 | |||||
| Elliston | 17.4 | +0.3 | 19.5 | 19th | 9.8 | +1.3 | 5.8 | 9th | 82.0 | 73.1 | average | 112% |
| Kimba | 16.2 | +0.2 | 18.8 | 4th | 6.5 | +0.6 | 3.5 | 18th | 57.2 | 40.4 | high | 142% |
| Kyancutta | 18.0 | +0.2 | 20.4 | 4th | 6.9 | +1.6 | 1.6 | 7th | 43.7 | 38.8 | average | 113% |
| Minnipa Pirsa | 16.5 | 18.9 | 19th | 7.7 | 5.3 | 30th | 61.4 | |||||
| Neptune Island | 16.5 | +0.5 | 18.1 | 8th | 13.1 | +0.8 | 8.6 | 23rd | 89.4 | 68.4 | high | 131% |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 17.0 | +0.2 | 19.8 | 3rd | 9.1 | +0.5 | 5.8 | 10th | 96.2 | 63.4 | v high | 152% |
| Nullarbor | 18.5 | -0.3 | 23.6 | 26th | 6.9 | +0.6 | 3.6 | 17th | 32.0 | 30.2 | average | 106% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 17.8 | 20.4 | 27th | 6.4 | 1.4 | 20th | 17.2 | |||||
| Streaky Bay | 18.0 | +0.8 | 20.7 | 5th | 10.3 | +1.3 | 6.7 | 7th | 65.7 | 62.4 | average | 105% |
| Whyalla Aero | 17.7 | +0.5 | 20.4 | 27th | 6.9 | +0.8 | 2.2 | 18th | 19.0 | 27.4 | average | 69% |
| Wudinna Aero | 17.2 | 19.7 | 4th | 7.2 | 2.1 | 7th | 53.0 | |||||
| Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
| Hawker | 15.5 | -0.9 | 18.5 | 5th | 5.6 | +1.2 | 0.5 | 22nd | 16.0 | 38.1 | average | 42% |
| Yongala | 13.4 | -0.2 | 16.4 | 5th | 4.8 | +2.0 | -0.1 | 23rd | 34.2 | 39.6 | average | 86% |
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 17.2 | 20.5 | 12th | 5.7 | -2.0 | 10th | 17.9 | |||||
| Yunta Airstrip | 15.6 | 18.9 | 12th | 4.8 | -1.2 | 10th | 6.8 | |||||
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 13.5 | 16.6 | 10th | 6.6 | 2.3 | 22nd | 147.2 | 69.6 | highest | 211% | ||
| Port Pirie Aerodrome | 17.3 | 20.2 | 4th | 8.0 | 2.9 | 22nd | 26.0 | |||||
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 16.4 | 19.5 | 4th | 7.0 | 2.8 | 18th | 83.2 | |||||
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 16.6 | +0.8 | 19.6 | 19th | 10.1 | +1.2 | 6.4 | 22nd | 98.6 | 60.2 | v high | 164% |
| Kadina AWS | 16.6 | 18.7 | 2nd | 7.5 | 2.9 | 18th | 45.2 | |||||
| Maitland | 15.9 | +0.5 | 19.0 | 2nd | 9.0 | +1.1 | 6.5 | 6th | 100.9 | 69.7 | high | 145% |
| Minlaton Aero | 16.3 | 19.4 | 2nd | 8.8 | 5.2 | 30th | 61.2 | |||||
| Stenhouse Bay | 16.7 | 19.0 | 3rd | 11.3 | 7.7 | 22nd | 79.8 | |||||
| Warooka | 16.5 | +0.6 | 19.0 | 7th | 9.7 | +1.2 | 6.4 | 29th | 75.2 | 65.4 | average | 115% |
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 15.7 | 17.9 | 2nd | 10.6 | 6.1 | 28th | 115.4 | |||||
| Cape Willoughby | 15.8 | +0.9 | 18.4 | 3rd | 11.8 | +1.0 | 6.2 | 24th | 75.4 | 75.2 | average | 100% |
| Kingscote Aero | 16.7 | 19.1 | 3rd | 8.3 | 4.2 | 22nd | 70.4 | 67.2 | average | 105% | ||
| Parndana Cfs AWS | 15.1 | 17.3 | 8th | 8.5 | 5.7 | 30th | 110.6 | |||||
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 16.4 | +0.3 | 19.3 | 7th | 9.3 | +1.2 | 5.0 | 18th | 104.2 | 79.3 | high | 131% |
| Adelaide Airport | 16.5 | +0.6 | 19.3 | 7th | 8.9 | +1.3 | 4.7 | 18th | 67.2 | 56.8 | average | 118% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 16.3 | +0.4 | 18.7 | 4th | 7.8 | +1.0 | 3.2 | 10th | 67.8 | 55.0 | average | 123% |
| Parafield Airport | 16.5 | +0.7 | 19.5 | 7th | 7.7 | +0.6 | 2.2 | 10th | 60.8 | 54.6 | average | 111% |
| Roseworthy AWS | 16.2 | 19.4 | 10th | 7.8 | 3.2 | 10th | 50.6 | |||||
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa Viticultural | 14.1 | 17.2 | 4th | 6.5 | 2.5 | 30th | 96.4 | |||||
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 15.5 | -0.1 | 18.3 | 5th | 6.7 | +0.5 | 1.4 | 6th | 82.7 | 56.9 | high | 145% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 16.3 | 18.7 | 3rd | 10.0 | 6.6 | 10th | 56.4 | |||||
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 13.2 | 17.4 | 10th | 8.2 | 5.2 | 24th | 103.4 | |||||
| Mount Barker | 14.5 | +0.8 | 17.6 | 3rd | 7.3 | +2.1 | 3.0 | 6th | 144.6 | 100.5 | high | 144% |
| Mount Crawford (Mt Crawford AWS) | 11.8 | 15.1 | 2nd | 7.0 | 3.1 | 24th | 144.8 | 87.6 | high | 165% | ||
| Mount Lofty | 10.8 | 13.9 | 10th | 6.4 | 2.9 | 24th | 176.0 | |||||
| Noarlunga | 16.0 | 18.9 | 7th | 10.3 | 6.6 | 10th | 47.2 | |||||
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 13.2 | 14.8 | 10th | 8.6 | 5.5 | 24th | 137.4 | 126.8 | average | 108% | ||
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 16.6 | 19.5 | 10th | 9.0 | 3.0 | 10th | 85.2 | |||||
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 16.8 | +0.5 | 19.6 | 4th | 6.4 | +1.7 | 0.0 | 10th | 21.4 | 25.9 | average | 83% |
| Renmark Aero | 17.3 | 20.0 | 4th | 5.7 | -1.6 | 10th | 9.4 | |||||
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 13.7 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 4th | 6.8 | +1.1 | 3.5 | 10th | 85.4 | 52.4 | high | 163% |
| Meningie | 16.0 | +0.4 | 18.5 | 4th | 8.4 | +1.4 | 3.8 | 9th | 112.0 | 62.5 | v high | 179% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 16.2 | 19.7 | 4th | 7.5 | 1.2 | 10th | 68.4 | |||||
| Murray Bridge Comparison | 16.9 | +0.2 | 21.8 | 4th | 8.0 | +2.0 | 2.9 | 10th | 57.3 | 38.6 | high | 148% |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 16.0 | 18.0 | 22nd | 9.1 | 3.7 | 10th | 65.6 | |||||
| Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
| Karoonda | 16.0 | 19.6 | 27th | 6.3 | 1.9 | 9th | 29.4 | 35.4 | average | 83% | ||
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 15.8 | +0.3 | 18.5 | 3rd | 7.2 | +1.3 | 1.8 | 9th | 73.2 | 53.1 | high | 138% |
| Keith (Munkora) | 16.0 | 19.0 | 10th | 6.6 | 0.1 | 9th | 70.8 | |||||
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 15.2 | 18.1 | 4th | 6.2 | 2.3 | 9th | 63.8 | |||||
| Lameroo Comparison | 16.2 | +0.6 | 19.5 | 4th | 7.2 | +2.1 | 2.6 | 10th | 46.6 | 40.6 | average | 115% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 15.5 | +0.8 | 17.7 | 3rd | 9.5 | +1.5 | 4.5 | 10th | 69.2 | 69.3 | average | 100% |
| Coonawarra | 14.9 | +0.4 | 17.7 | 3rd | 7.3 | +1.9 | 0.0 | 9th | 72.2 | 75.5 | average | 96% |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 14.4 | +0.6 | 17.5 | 3rd | 7.6 | +1.9 | 1.1 | 9th | 136.4 | 84.3 | high | 162% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 15.3 | 18.1 | 10th | 7.2 | -1.0 | 9th | 85.6 | |||||
| Padthaway South | 14.9 | 17.2 | 7th | 7.6 | 1.4 | 6th | 81.4 | |||||
| Robe Airfield | 16.0 | 18.2 | 3rd | 8.5 | -0.1 | 9th | 94.6 | |||||
| Robe Comparison | 15.4 | +1.1 | 17.7 | 3rd | 10.2 | +1.4 | 4.5 | 9th | 86.5 | 95.3 | average | 91% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
A Monthly Climate Summary is prepared to list 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. Later information, including data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review, usually published in the fourth week of the month.
A Climate Summary is generally published on the first working day of each month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 9 am on Tuesday 1 July 2014. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Averages 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 20 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.
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