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Wednesday, 1 October 2014 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0

South Australia in September 2014: A warm and dry start to spring

Maximum temperatures were generally above average across South Australia during September, with coastal districts experiencing daytime temperatures that were very much above average for the month. Across the state as whole, the September maximum temperature was 2.2°C above the long term average. While minimum temperatures were 1.0°C above the long term average for the state, some eastern districts observed cooler than average nights, particululary during the third week of the month. In the last week of the month, strong to gale force northerly winds ahead of cold front saw several locations observe both day and night temperatures that were significantly above average, with several locations throughout coastal and southeast districts observing highest on record daily September minimum temperatures.

Rainfall was very much below average across most of the state, though tended average to above average for some locations in the northeast Pastoral districts, continuing a pattern that became established during the final weeks of winter. The heaviest rainfall occurred on the 24th of the month as a low pressure trough with embedded thunderstorms crossed central and eastern districts. Isolated showers cleared by the afternoon of the 25th. Very little rainfall was recorded during other periods of the month which resulted in a statewide monthly average that was 57% below the long term average.

  • A warm spell at months end results in record warm nights
  • Below average rainfall for most of the state
  • Daytime temperatures above average

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Extremes in September 2014
Hottest day 38.2 °C at Marla Police Station on the 28th
Warmest days on average 28.4 °C at Oodnadatta Airport
Coolest days on average 14.8 °C at Mount Lofty
Coldest day 9.0 °C at Mount Lofty on the 18th
Coldest night -2.3 °C at Naracoorte Aerodrome on the 19th
Coolest nights on average 4.3 °C at Yongala
Warmest nights on average 12.3 °C at Oodnadatta Airport
Warmest night 21.7 °C at Cleve Aerodrome on the 28th
21.7 °C at Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) on the 28th
21.7 °C at Wudinna Aero on the 28th
Warmest on average overall 20.3 °C at Oodnadatta Airport
Coolest on average overall 11.1 °C at Mount Lofty
Wettest overall 58.0 mm at Crafers West
58.0 mm at Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir)
Wettest day 27.2 mm at Hawker (Wilson) on the 24th
Strongest wind gust 113 km/h at Hindmarsh Island AWS on the 28th

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Maps
ObservedAnomalyDecile rank
Total
rainfall		 Map of Rainfall totals Map of Percentage of normal rainfall Map of Rainfall deciles
Mean
daily
maximum
temperatures		 Map of Mean maximum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean maximum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean maximum temperature
Mean
daily
minimum
temperatures		 Map of Mean minimum temperature Map of Anomaly in mean minimum temperature Map of Decile rank of mean minimum temperature

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Record lowest September total rainfall
New record
(mm)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
September
Port Elliot Caravan Park 7.2 8.7 in 1951 146 52.6
Echunga Golf Course 16.2 22.2 in 1951 134 89.0
Angaston 1.6 5.4 in 1885 133 61.9
Mount Bryan 7.4 7.6 in 1918 115 51.0
Kalangadoo 21.6 22.2 in 1987 99 78.2
Wrattonbully (Joeville) 7.0 21.4 in 1967 46 67.9
Mount Schank (Jethia) 21.6 27.8 in 1987 44 75.7
Nangwarry Forestry SA Depot 26.2 40.0 in 1995 20 70.3

Lowest September total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)		 Most recent
lower		Years since
lower		 Average for
September
Hallett 7.8 4.4 in 1938* 73 47.0
Ashton Co-op 37.6 28.4 in 1944* 67 110.7
Kapunda 18.0 14.2 in 1948 66 54.7
Watervale 18.8 16.5 in 1948 66 72.9
Riverton 17.4 15.8 in 1948* 65 58.7
Macclesfield 27.2 20.2 in 1951 63 82.2
Longwood 33.6 29.4 in 1951* 62 102.4
Belair (State Flora Nursery) 17.0 15.3 in 1951* 58 78.9
Ardrossan 10.4 10.1 in 1962* 51 36.4
Truro 15.6 7.4 in 1974 40 53.9
Policeman Point 18.6 18.5 in 1972* 39 51.0
Peake 12.5 12.1 in 1980 34 41.5
Pinnaroo 4.8 =4.8 in 1982* 30 35.2
Coonawarra 15.4 3.2 in 1985 29 61.3
Adelaide (Morphett Vale) 24.0 19.5 in 1967* 27 58.0
Lucindale Post Office 20.8 13.4 in 1987 27 63.5
Millicent 30.1 18.6 in 1987 27 73.8
Mount Barker 32.6 25.2 in 1987 27 85.1
Mount Gambier Aero 31.0 27.4 in 1987 27 71.8
Nairne 29.2 23.4 in 1987 27 75.7
Strathalbyn 21.1 16.6 in 1987 27 52.6
Coonalpyn 16.4 9.5 in 1987* 26 47.7
Geranium 13.4 12.0 in 1987* 26 43.1
Palmer 16.8 11.2 in 1987* 26 45.9
Penola Post Office 23.3 21.8 in 1987* 26 70.8
Beachport 28.2 23.2 in 1987* 25 64.6
Meadows 31.6 =31.6 in 1987* 25 97.9
Mount Pleasant 29.8 20.4 in 1987* 25 75.9
Parndana (Turkey Lane) 17.2 15.2 in 1987* 25 71.1
Aldgate 46.6 43.0 in 1987* 24 118.2
Birdwood 34.4 25.8 in 1994 20 81.3
Edinburgh RAAF 20.2 17.4 in 1994 20 47.0
Freeling 16.6 16.2 in 1994 20 57.9
Lyndoch 21.6 18.8 in 1994 20 62.8
Mount Crawford (Mt Crawford AWS) 32.8 21.8 in 1994 20 71.2
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) 23.5 17.4 in 1994 20 53.1
Yankalilla 25.4 11.4 in 1994 20 58.5

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported.



Record highest September temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
September
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) 34.0 on the 27th 33.7 on the 17th in 2006 23 18.7


Record highest September daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
September
Mount Barker 18.4 on the 28th 18.3 on the 5th in 1972 58 5.8
Warooka 18.2 on the 28th = 18.2 on the 28th in 1999 50 8.7
Meningie 18.2 on the 28th 17.1 on the 30th in 2001 49 8.3
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) 16.0 on the 28th 15.3 on the 4th in 2013 23 8.6
Edithburgh 21.3 on the 28th 16.5 on the 19th in 2006 22 8.6


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Summary statistics for September 2014
Maximum temperatures
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
(°C)		 Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
September
2014		 Diff
from
average		 Highest for
September
2014		 Mean for
September
2014		 Diff
from
average		 Lowest for
September
2014		 Total for
September
2014		 Average
for
September		 Rank of
September
2014		 Fraction of
September
average
Northwest (district 16)
Andamooka 25.7 +1.0 35.1 28th 11.2 +0.7 6.1 2nd 1.0 12.4 low 8%
Coober Pedy Airport 26.8 +1.0 37.1 28th 11.2 -0.1 5.2 2nd 0.2 7.1 low 3%
Ernabella (Pukatja) 27.4 +0.9 35.0 28th 11.9 +1.0 6.1 11th 0 11.7 v low 0%
Marla Police Station 28.0 +1.0 38.2 28th 11.3 +0.5 2.7 3rd 0 9.8 lowest 0%
Mount Ive     30.4 14th 7.9   1.6 5th 19.4 23.1 average 84%
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) 25.8 +0.3 35.7 28th 9.4 0.0 1.9 3rd 6.0 9.7 average 62%
Tarcoola Aero 26.6 +1.0 37.0 8th 9.3 +0.2 1.0 2nd 1.2 9.3 low 13%
Woomera Aerodrome 24.6 +1.9 35.5 28th 10.2 +0.7 4.7 2nd 5.0 14.4 average 35%
Far North (district 17)
Leigh Creek Airport 24.4 +1.0 31.9 30th 9.9 +0.5 3.3 3rd 14.0 17.6 average 80%
Marree Aero 26.7 -0.2 35.7 30th 10.7 -0.2 5.1 3rd 16.6 8.1 high 205%
Moomba Airport 27.6 -0.1 35.9 29th 11.6 -0.7 5.4 3rd 0.6 12.8 average 5%
Oodnadatta Airport 28.4 +1.7 37.4 8th 12.3 +0.8 4.1 3rd 3.8 9.7 average 39%
Western Agricultural (district 18)
Ceduna AMO 23.3 +1.8 35.7 27th 7.9 0.0 1.9 18th 8.4 27.2 low 31%
Cleve 21.7 +2.2 32.2 27th 10.2 +1.6 4.7 2nd 23.0 42.2 low 55%
Cleve Aerodrome 22.1 +1.8 32.7 27th 9.2 +0.5 3.8 19th 21.2 36.2 average 59%
Coulta (Coles Point) 20.3 +1.9 29.4 27th 9.3 +0.4 1.8 19th 20.0 33.3 low 60%
Cummins Aero 21.4   33.8 27th 6.6   0.6 18th 14.0
Elliston 21.3 +2.1 32.7 27th 10.5 +1.0 5.3 5th 12.2 39.4 v low 31%
Kimba 22.0 +1.7 31.0 27th 7.6 +0.6 3.5 2nd 21.8 37.0 average 59%
Kyancutta 24.3 +2.4 34.1 27th 6.7 +0.4 0.5 19th 11.2 31.2 low 36%
Minnipa Pirsa 22.8 +0.9 33.2 27th 8.6 +0.3 1.6 2nd 15.8 27.5 average 57%
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) 20.1 +1.4 34.0 27th 7.9 -0.1 3.2 18th 18.4 39.9 low 46%
Nullarbor 24.0 +1.5 36.6 27th 9.1 +1.1 3.6 17th 17.6 17.7 average 99%
Port Augusta Aero 24.7 +0.5 35.5 28th 8.3 -0.3 3.9 13th 15.8 18.1 average 87%
Streaky Bay 22.1 +1.9 28.4 13th 10.7 +0.8 5.1 19th 11.1 35.1 low 32%
Whyalla Aero 22.8 +1.1 34.4 28th 8.1 -0.1 3.0 22nd 18.2 26.2 average 69%
Wudinna Aero 24.1 +1.5 34.6 27th 7.0 -0.4 0.7 18th 12.6 25.0 low 50%
Upper North (district 19)
Hawker 22.9 +1.1 31.3 28th 6.1 -0.7 1.0 5th 37.8 27.7 high 136%
Yongala 19.3 +1.3 28.8 28th 4.3 +0.3 0.5 21st 26.0 37.9 average 69%
Northeast (district 20)
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) 22.7 -0.1 34.1 28th 5.3 -1.6 -1.0 6th 14.5 20.6 average 70%
Yunta Airstrip 22.0 -0.1 32.1 28th 5.5 -1.4 -0.7 3rd 13.2 14.3 average 92%
Lower North (district 21)
Clare High School 18.6 +1.2 28.4 28th 6.4 +0.2 0.6 18th 22.2 56.6 low 39%
Port Pirie Aerodrome 22.7   32.8 28th 7.6   2.0 13th 22.4
Snowtown (Rayville Park) 21.5 +1.0 31.3 28th 4.4 -1.2 -0.6 22nd 14.6 37.8 low 39%
Yorke Peninsula (district 22A)
Edithburgh 19.4 +1.6 32.1 27th 9.8 +1.2 3.7 13th 13.0 41.8 low 31%
Kadina AWS 21.2   30.1 28th 5.9   1.4 20th 19.2 33.2 average 58%
Maitland 20.4 +2.3 29.8 27th 9.8 +1.3 5.5 18th 20.6 49.4 low 42%
Minlaton Aero 20.8 +1.6 31.3 27th 8.6 +0.5 2.1 18th 23.0 36.1 average 64%
Stenhouse Bay 19.1 +1.0 30.7 27th 11.4 +1.0 6.8 3rd 22.2 43.9 low 51%
Warooka 20.1 +2.3 26.6 27th 9.6 +0.9 5.2 2nd 15.2 45.8 v low 33%
Kangaroo Island (district 22B)
Cape Borda 17.0 +0.9 23.6 27th 10.3 +0.8 5.2 13th 21.0 41.0 low 51%
Cape Willoughby 16.9 +1.0 24.9 28th 11.7 +1.3 9.0 18th 19.2 56.0 v low 34%
Kingscote Aero 18.9 +1.0 26.4 27th 6.0 -0.5 0.4 19th 27.0 45.0 low 60%
Parndana Cfs AWS 17.2   24.9 27th 7.7   2.7 3rd 28.2
Adelaide Plains (district 23A)
Adelaide (Kent Town) 20.9 +1.8 30.6 27th 10.8 +1.0 5.6 3rd 31.4 58.7 low 53%
Adelaide Airport 20.1 +1.9 29.3 27th 9.9 +1.0 4.1 5th 22.0 45.1 low 49%
Edinburgh RAAF 21.1 +2.1 31.8 28th 8.5 +0.4 2.3 18th 20.2 47.0 low 43%
Parafield Airport 21.4 +2.5 31.9 27th 9.2 +1.0 2.3 5th 25.6 43.8 low 58%
Roseworthy AWS 21.3 +1.4 32.2 28th 6.2 -0.4 0.0 18th 22.0 46.2 v low 48%
County Light (district 23B)
Nuriootpa Viticultural 19.1 +1.1 29.3 28th 6.7 -0.2 0.5 18th 14.2 56.2 v low 25%
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) 20.3 +1.9 30.9 28th 6.8 +0.1 0.0 18th 23.5 53.1 low 44%
Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C)
Hindmarsh Island AWS 20.0 +1.1 29.4 27th 10.0 +0.5 4.7 20th 28.4 39.7 low 72%
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 17.3 +1.0 26.5 27th 8.9 +0.8 4.7 2nd 32.4 70.6 v low 46%
Mount Barker 19.1 +2.6 29.2 27th 7.4 +1.6 1.9 3rd 32.6 85.1 v low 38%
Mount Crawford (Mt Crawford AWS) 16.2 +1.0 26.0 27th 8.2 +0.8 3.5 3rd 32.8 71.2 v low 46%
Mount Lofty 14.8 +2.7 24.2 27th 7.3 +1.2 2.9 19th 51.8
Noarlunga 20.0 +1.3 28.7 27th 11.2 +0.8 5.9 3rd 26.8 46.5 low 58%
Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) 15.9 +1.3 23.8 27th 9.0 +0.9 5.2 3rd 45.8 82.4 low 56%
Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) 19.5 +0.9 28.8 27th 7.7 0.0 1.9 22nd 44.6 56.2 low 79%
Upper Murray Valley (district 24A)
Loxton Research Centre 21.6 +0.8 33.2 28th 6.5 +0.1 1.2 22nd 17.4 26.4 average 66%
Renmark Aero 22.2 0.0 34.0 28th 5.6 -1.2 -0.3 20th 10.2 22.7 average 45%
Lower Murray Valley (district 24B)
Eudunda 18.9 +1.8 29.0 28th 6.8 +0.4 1.9 18th 21.0 48.5 low 43%
Meningie 20.3 +2.2 28.0 27th 8.9 +0.6 2.7 13th 23.4 48.0 low 49%
Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) 21.2   31.8 28th 4.6   -2.2 22nd 19.2
Strathalbyn Racecourse 19.9 +1.1 29.8 27th 7.9 +0.1 2.6 19th 20.2 46.5 v low 43%
Upper Southeast (district 25B)
Keith 20.6 +2.0 32.9 28th 7.2 +0.2 0.1 19th 14.9 50.2 v low 30%
Keith (Munkora) 20.3 +1.6 32.1 28th 5.3 -0.3 -1.9 19th 13.2 37.8 v low 35%
Lameroo (Austin Plains) 20.8 +0.9 33.1 28th 5.5 +0.1 -0.1 12th 15.4 27.9 low 55%
Lower Southeast (district 26)
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) 17.6 +1.4 23.6 23rd 8.9 +0.3 3.9 3rd 37.2 47.4 low 78%
Coonawarra 18.7 +1.8 27.7 28th 6.3 -0.2 -0.9 20th 15.4 61.3 v low 25%
Mount Gambier Aero 17.8 +1.9 26.0 28th 6.6 +0.3 -1.7 21st 31.0 71.8 v low 43%
Naracoorte Aerodrome 19.2 +1.6 28.7 28th 6.1 -0.5 -2.3 19th 16.0 52.7 v low 30%
Padthaway South 19.4 +1.5 29.7 28th 7.0 -0.3 -0.6 19th 18.8 43.8 v low 43%
Robe Airfield 18.1 +1.2 24.5 23rd 8.1 0.0 -0.2 19th 37.8 49.1 low 77%

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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 10 am on Wednesday 1 October 2014. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

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.

The ACORN-SAT dataset is used for temperature area averages.

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