Monday, 2 February 2015 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0

South Australia in January 2015: Cool days and mild nights; widespread rain across most districts

Despite hot days through the first week of the month, cooler than normal conditions from the second week of the month onwards resulted in the coolest January days experienced across the state since 1992. Nights were generally near average for much of South Australia, though tending warmer across coastal regions, resulting in the coolest January nights for the state since 2005. Between 8 to 11 January an upper level trough and a burst of tropical activity produced moderate to heavy rainfall for many locations across northern, central and eastern districts . This continued on 13 January as a low pressure system located south of the State extended another trough across the State. The rainfall from these systems saw several sites reporting their highest January daily rainfall on record. Some stations recorded two to three times their long-term January average, resulting in their highest total January rainfall on record. A persistent south-easterly airstream along southern coasts resulted in milder conditions continuing throughout the second half of the month.

  • Tropical activity and low pressure systems bring record high daily and monthly rainfall totals
  • 8th wettest January on record for the state
  • Coolest January days for South Australia in 23 years
  • Coolest nights for the state in 10 years

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Extremes in January 2015
Hottest day 46.4 °C at Port Augusta Aero on the 3rd
Warmest days on average 36.4 °C at Moomba Airport
Coolest days on average 22.3 °C at Neptune Island
Coldest day 12.5 °C at Mount Lofty on the 10th
Coldest night 3.2 °C at Coonawarra on the 27th
Coolest nights on average 11.8 °C at Naracoorte Aerodrome
Warmest nights on average 23.8 °C at Moomba Airport
Warmest night 31.2 °C at Marree Aero on the 3rd
Warmest on average overall 30.1 °C at Moomba Airport
Coolest on average overall 17.3 °C at Mount Lofty
Wettest overall 280.0 mm at Marree (Dulkaninna)
Wettest day 146.5 mm at Marree (Dulkaninna) on the 12th
Strongest wind gust 104 km/h at Keith (Munkora) on the 7th

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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 highest January daily rainfall
New record
(mm)		 Old
record		 Years of
record
Blinman 78.0 on the 13th 74.0 on the 28th in 1974 134
Penola Post Office 81.6 on the 13th 77.0 on the 14th in 2011 133
Booleroo Centre 84.6 on the 10th 65.3 on the 29th in 1890 131
Woomera Aerodrome 66.4 on the 10th 46.2 on the 19th in 1968 66
Mount Bold Reservoir 39.8 on the 13th 34.2 on the 15th in 1977 64
Huddleston (Willow Ponds) 72.8 on the 10th 69.8 on the 15th in 1995 58
Petersville 29.5 on the 10th 28.2 on the 30th in 1974 51
Nildottie 41.0 on the 10th 31.2 on the 20th in 1979 50
Marree (Dulkaninna) 146.5 on the 12th 43.0 on the 21st in 2002 34
Quondong 82.0 on the 12th 75.8 on the 26th in 1993 33
Kalamurina 70.2 on the 10th 56.1 on the 21st in 1885 31
Heathfield Works Depot 29.6 on the 13th 28.6 on the 22nd in 1997 30
Leigh Creek Airport 57.0 on the 13th 54.0 on the 10th in 1990 29
Tieyon 119.4 on the 9th 21.2 on the 17th in 1995 21


Record highest January total rainfall
New record
(mm)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
January
Mount Bold Reservoir 70.4 68.9 in 1963 77 23.9
Huddleston (Willow Ponds) 98.8 91.6 in 1995 57 19.7
Nildottie 92.2 87.4 in 1974 50 16.9
Port Parham 85.2 60.4 in 1974 43 17.3
Marree (Dulkaninna) 280.0 73.2 in 1953 34 18.7
Clare High School 100.0 96.6 in 2007 21 21.8
Tieyon 135.4 91.4 in 1995 21 19.2

Highest January total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)		 Most recent
higher		Years since
higher		 Average for
January
Penola Post Office 110.8 131.3 in 1870 145 26.6
Booleroo Centre 111.6 127.8 in 1890* 124 21.7
Karoonda 93.8 98.2 in 1941 74 17.9
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) 59.6 119.6 in 1941 74 18.6
Callington 83.6 215.2 in 1941* 73 19.5
Two Wells 96.6 152.3 in 1941* 72 18.6
Perponda 121.6 127.0 in 1941* 57 18.4
Keith 59.0 86.4 in 1963 52 19.0
Wellington (Brinkley South) 57.8 72.0 in 1963 52 17.8
Andamooka 70.0 104.5 in 1968 47 18.3
Woomera Aerodrome 88.8 93.0 in 1968 47 15.8
Cooke Plains 43.4 68.9 in 1972 43 15.9
Blinman 135.0 211.2 in 1974 41 24.1
Purnong (Claypans) 108.4 111.7 in 1974 41 18.2
Sedan (Sandleton) 100.2 106.6 in 1974 41 16.0
Birdwood 72.0 73.6 in 1974* 40 24.2
Coonalpyn 40.6 71.4 in 1974* 40 19.1
Curnomona (Curnamona) 87.6 116.6 in 1974* 40 20.3
Melrose 121.4 177.4 in 1974* 40 29.0
Milang 59.4 60.6 in 1974* 40 18.5
Mount Barker 60.8 67.6 in 1974* 40 25.9
Blinman (Moolooloo) 90.4 93.0 in 1976 39 22.6
Nairne 51.0 61.9 in 1977 38 25.3
Hilltown 60.0 68.2 in 1974* 36 18.1
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club) 49.0 62.8 in 1979* 35 19.0
Ashton Co-op 88.8 107.9 in 1977* 35 33.7
Goolwa Council Depot 45.8 53.2 in 1981* 33 19.4
Lameroo (Desford) 65.8 133.8 in 1974* 33 21.4
Sedan 99.4 137.8 in 1974* 33 16.4
Arkaroola 183.9 306.5 in 1984 31 34.9
Mount Pleasant 63.8 72.8 in 1984 31 24.7
Parrakie 87.4 95.1 in 1984 31 19.0
Marree (Farina) 74.8 171.4 in 1984* 30 18.2
Tailem Bend 52.2 62.4 in 1984* 30 17.2
Burnside 45.4 68.5 in 1904* 29 18.9
Woodside 52.8 57.8 in 1977* 27 25.4
Kalamurina 79.0 88.1 in 1890* 25 24.2
Manna Hill 69.2 109.6 in 1991 24 21.1
Balaklava 70.4 74.6 in 1993 22 17.9
Bower 88.0 139.0 in 1993 22 16.5
Braemar 71.8 112.8 in 1993 22 21.9
Brinkworth (Bungaree) 107.2 149.3 in 1993 22 23.6
Cameron Corner (Lindon) 102.0 112.0 in 1993 22 22.0
Coomandook 50.6 55.4 in 1993 22 16.7
Port Wakefield 49.4 68.2 in 1993 22 16.5
Sutherlands 80.4 121.6 in 1993 22 16.5
Hamley Bridge 63.2 63.8 in 1993* 21 19.7
Lenswood Research Centre 75.6 83.8 in 1994 21 31.4
Oodla Wirra 82.9 89.6 in 1993* 21 24.2
Port Vincent 30.4 32.0 in 1993* 21 12.4
Uraidla 93.2 96.0 in 1994 21 33.7
Whyalla (Mullaquana) 83.4 129.2 in 1993* 21 17.5
Leigh Creek Airport 83.4 101.8 in 1995 20 21.7
Oodnadatta Airport 42.6 55.0 in 1995 20 22.8
Sturt Vale 77.6 143.6 in 1993* 20 22.9
Todmorden 61.4 72.4 in 1995 20 20.9

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



Record lowest January daily maximum temperature
New record
(°C)		 Old
record		 Years of
record		 Average for
January
Ceduna AMO 17.9 on the 9th = 17.9 on the 25th in 1984 73 28.6
Streaky Bay 17.7 on the 9th 17.8 on the 2nd in 1970 59 29.3
Eudunda 14.5 on the 10th 15.0 on the 1st in 1970 51 29.3
Loxton Research Centre 19.8 on the 10th 20.2 on the 15th in 2005 31 31.9
Marla Police Station 20.3 on the 10th 20.5 on the 10th in 2012 29 37.3
Edithburgh 18.2 on the 9th 18.6 on the 6th in 2004 23 25.3
Coober Pedy Airport 20.5 on the 10th 21.6 on the 26th in 2000 21 36.8
Mount Crawford (Mt Crawford AWS) 13.6 on the 10th 13.9 on the 1st in 2003 21 27.6
Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) 13.6 on the 9th 14.1 on the 1st in 2000 21 23.6


Lowest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)		 Most recent
lower		Years since
lower		 Average for
January
Arkaroola 31.9 30.2 in 1984 31 34.4
Andamooka 34.4 33.5 in 1992 23 36.6
Woomera Aerodrome 32.9 31.4 in 1992 23 34.6
Oodnadatta Airport 36.3 36.2 in 1995 20 37.9


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Summary statistics for January 2015
Maximum temperatures
(°C)		 Minimum temperatures
(°C)		 Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
January
2015		 Diff
from
average		 Highest for
January
2015		 Mean for
January
2015		 Diff
from
average		 Lowest for
January
2015		 Total for
January
2015		 Average
for
January		 Rank of
January
2015		 Fraction of
January
average
Northwest (district 16)
Andamooka 34.4 -2.2 44.9 3rd 21.1 -0.2 16.3 26th 70.0 18.3 v high 383%
Coober Pedy Airport 34.7 -2.1 43.8 2nd 20.9 -1.4 15.9 26th 19.0 13.4 high 142%
Ernabella (Pukatja) 34.0 -1.6 41.0 19th 20.7 -0.4 13.6 30th 28.8 22.0 average 131%
Marla Police Station 36.0 -1.3 44.1 2nd 21.5 -0.5 15.8 10th 14.4 14.1 average 102%
Mount Ive 32.8   43.2 2nd 16.7   9.7 26th 15.8 13.8 high 114%
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) 34.4 -2.9 45.0 3rd 20.3 -0.8 16.0 26th 44.2 12.6 high 351%
Tarcoola Aero 34.6 -2.4 44.4 2nd 18.4 -1.5 12.1 15th 7.4 11.4 average 65%
Woomera Aerodrome 32.9 -1.7 44.7 3rd 19.4 -0.1 14.5 26th 88.8 15.8 v high 562%
Far North (district 17)
Arkaroola 31.9 -2.5 41.8 2nd 19.4 -0.7 13.5 31st 183.9 34.9 v high 527%
Leigh Creek Airport 34.5 -1.1 43.0 3rd 20.8 0.0 14.6 26th 83.4 21.7 v high 384%
Marree Aero 36.3 -2.8 44.2 3rd 21.8 -1.3 16.1 28th 79.0 16.9 v high 467%
Moomba Airport 36.4 -2.4 42.8 2nd 23.8 -0.8 16.8 28th 41.4 14.4 high 288%
Oodnadatta Airport 36.3 -1.6 45.3 3rd 22.6 -0.4 18.1 29th 42.6 22.8 high 187%
Western Agricultural (district 18)
Ceduna AMO 27.0 -1.6 46.2 2nd 15.8 +0.6 7.9 27th 1.8 11.6 low 16%
Cleve 26.4 -1.9 43.2 2nd 16.1 +0.5 11.0 25th 40.8 15.6 v high 262%
Cleve Aerodrome 26.8 -2.4 43.6 2nd 15.5 -0.5 10.8 25th 34.2 15.3 high 224%
Coulta (Coles Point) 26.3 -1.1 38.7 2nd 15.4 +0.5 7.9 16th 6.4 15.2 average 42%
Cummins Aero 28.1   44.4 2nd 15.4   8.1 25th 28.0
Elliston 25.6 -0.2 41.2 2nd 16.0 +0.3 10.4 18th 8.2 10.2 average 80%
Kimba 29.9 -1.6 43.5 2nd 15.4 -0.3 9.2 26th 47.2 17.1 v high 276%
Kyancutta 31.5 -1.5 45.5 2nd 14.6 +0.2 8.1 29th 18.9 13.9 high 136%
Minnipa Pirsa 30.4 -2.8 44.6 2nd 14.9 -1.1 8.8 26th 11.2 9.4 average 119%
Neptune Island 22.3 +0.3 31.1 7th 16.8 +0.6 15.3 25th 2.4 12.6 low 19%
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) 26.5 +0.4 44.8 2nd 16.0 +0.3 10.8 16th 5.6 15.6 low 36%
Nullarbor 27.1 -0.8 45.0 19th 16.2 +0.4 8.9 24th 3.2 11.4 average 28%
Port Augusta Aero 32.0 -2.4 46.4 3rd 18.4 -1.0 13.1 26th 31.4 12.4 high 253%
Streaky Bay     41.7 2nd 16.6 +0.5 11.7 27th 8.1 10.7 average 76%
Whyalla Aero 28.7 -1.5 44.3 3rd 18.1 +0.5 14.0 16th 73.0 16.1 v high 453%
Wudinna Aero 31.3 -2.2 45.3 2nd 14.1 -1.4 6.4 26th 22.6 11.6 high 195%
Upper North (district 19)
Hawker 32.9 -1.4 43.5 3rd 18.0 -0.1 12.3 29th 47.6 20.1 high 237%
Yongala 29.0 -1.9 40.2 3rd 14.2 +0.7 6.0 26th 87.4 22.7 v high 385%
Northeast (district 20)
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) 31.4 -2.5 45.1 3rd 15.5 -0.3 8.2 26th 54.0 16.9 high 320%
Lower North (district 21)
Clare High School 27.4 -3.0 40.8 2nd 14.7 -0.1 9.8 16th 100.0 21.8 highest 459%
Snowtown (Rayville Park) 30.2 -2.8 43.0 2nd 14.4 -0.1 8.5 27th 44.4 14.1 high 315%
Yorke Peninsula (district 22A)
Edithburgh 25.3 0.0 41.1 7th 16.7 +0.1 11.2 24th 15.8 11.8 high 134%
Kadina AWS 29.4   43.7 2nd 15.1   7.3 27th 18.0 12.0 high 150%
Maitland 27.8 -1.5 43.1 2nd 15.6 -0.2 11.0 27th 38.0 17.2 v high 221%
Minlaton Aero 27.8 -1.8 43.6 2nd 15.5 +0.3 10.0 25th 31.2 12.6 high 248%
Stenhouse Bay 25.3 +0.2 43.3 2nd 16.6 -0.1 13.3 16th 7.8 12.5 average 62%
Warooka 26.3 -0.9 39.6 7th 15.8 +0.3 10.8 25th 14.0 14.2 average 99%
Kangaroo Island (district 22B)
Cape Borda 23.9 -0.7 33.6 2nd 14.5 +0.1 11.1 19th 13.4 14.7 average 91%
Cape Willoughby 22.5 +0.8 37.9 2nd 16.0 +0.2 13.2 16th 22.4 18.4 high 122%
Kingscote Aero 26.4 -0.2 41.7 2nd 14.0 +0.8 8.6 16th 14.8 14.4 average 103%
Parndana Cfs AWS 25.5   41.5 2nd 13.1   7.4 25th 11.2
Adelaide Plains (district 23A)
Adelaide (Kent Town) 28.7 -0.7 44.1 2nd 17.5 +0.3 13.2 16th 38.0 19.3 high 197%
Adelaide Airport 27.6 -0.5 42.5 2nd 17.0 +1.0 12.9 16th 28.6 17.5 high 163%
Edinburgh RAAF 28.8 -1.2 43.9 2nd 17.2 +0.7 11.0 27th 52.4 21.0 v high 250%
Parafield Airport 29.1 -0.5 43.4 2nd 17.0 +0.7 11.8 27th 44.6 21.0 high 212%
Roseworthy AWS 29.6 -2.3 44.7 2nd 15.4 +0.6 8.5 27th 44.4 16.1 v high 276%
County Light (district 23B)
Nuriootpa Viticultural 27.4 -2.7 41.8 2nd 14.2 -0.3 8.6 16th 30.8 15.8 high 195%
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) 28.7 -1.8 43.6 2nd 15.9 +0.7 11.1 16th 59.6 18.6 v high 320%
Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C)
Hindmarsh Island AWS 25.3 -0.1 43.9 2nd 16.0 0.0 10.8 19th 35.4 15.8 high 224%
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 24.5 -1.7 40.5 2nd 13.6 -0.6 9.9 27th 29.0 22.9 high 127%
Mount Barker 25.8 -1.4 41.2 2nd 12.5 +0.6 8.9 16th 60.8 25.9 v high 235%
Mount Crawford (Mt Crawford AWS) 25.0 -2.6 40.0 2nd 13.2 -0.7 7.7 27th 58.4 22.8 high 256%
Mount Lofty 22.6 +0.9 37.7 2nd 11.9 -0.2 6.8 27th 72.4
Noarlunga 27.0 -1.8 42.3 2nd 16.6 -0.4 11.8 27th 38.4 16.5 v high 233%
Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) 22.8 -0.8 39.8 2nd 13.6 -0.1 10.7 26th 37.6 26.7 high 141%
Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) 25.1 +0.1 43.4 2nd 15.0 +0.4 9.2 1st 30.0 20.4 high 147%
Upper Murray Valley (district 24A)
Loxton Research Centre 30.7 -1.2 43.2 3rd 15.6 +1.0 9.5 26th 26.2 18.5 high 142%
Renmark Aero 31.5 -2.2 45.2 3rd 16.6 +0.3 10.6 16th 42.8 19.0 v high 225%
Lower Murray Valley (district 24B)
Eudunda 27.2 -2.1 40.6 2nd 14.1 +0.2 8.8 26th 70.8 21.8 v high 325%
Meningie 26.2 +0.1 42.1 2nd 15.2 +1.2 10.2 30th 43.6 18.5 v high 236%
Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) 28.5   44.5 2nd 14.4   9.3 1st 39.6
Strathalbyn Racecourse 26.5 -1.5 43.5 2nd 14.9 +0.3 10.8 19th 33.2 15.8 v high 210%
Murray Mallee (district 25A)
Karoonda 29.3 -2.3 43.4 2nd 14.6 +0.3 9.7 28th 93.8 17.9 v high 524%
Upper Southeast (district 25B)
Keith     44.5 2nd 14.0 +0.8 7.5 27th 59.0 19.0 v high 311%
Keith (Munkora) 29.1 -1.7 43.7 2nd 13.4 +1.3 6.6 27th 18.6 19.9 average 93%
Lameroo (Austin Plains) 29.6 -2.7 43.0 2nd 14.3 +0.1 7.9 31st 65.8 29.9 high 220%
Lower Southeast (district 26)
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) 24.7 0.0 38.3 2nd 14.0 +0.4 9.2 27th 15.4 16.6 average 93%
Coonawarra 26.8 -0.5 41.8 2nd 12.3 +0.8 3.2 27th 76.4 28.1 v high 272%
Mount Gambier Aero 25.5 +0.2 42.6 2nd 12.1 +0.9 5.8 27th 43.8 27.2 high 161%
Naracoorte Aerodrome 28.4 -1.3 43.2 2nd 11.8 +0.3 4.1 27th 57.0 24.4 high 234%
Padthaway South 27.9 -1.2 42.6 2nd 12.7 +0.3 5.1 27th 17.2 23.8 average 72%
Robe Airfield 24.9 +0.5 38.9 2nd 12.9 +0.2 5.6 26th 32.0 19.2 average 167%

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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 1 pm on Monday 2 February 2015. 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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