Wednesday, 1 June 2016 - Monthly Climate Summary for Adelaide - Product code IDCKGC13L0
Adelaide in May 2016: Warm nights; heavy rainfall days
Heavy rainfall resulted in the wettest May in more than 20 years at several locations. Maximum temperatures were above average at the start of the month, but the month saw a cooler finish. Warmer than average nights through the month.
- Wettest May in 16 years for Adelaide
- Warmest nights since 1975
- Warm days at the start of the month
Rainfall was above average across the metropolitan and Hills areas, with several locations having their wettest May in several years. Adelaide (Kent Town) recorded its wettest May since 2000. The passage of a deep low pressure system across southern parts of South Australia on the 9th and 10th saw Lenswood report its highest daily rainfall for May on record. Severe wind gusts in excess of 100 km/h, and record high sea level readings in St Vincent and Spencer Gulfs, were reported with this weather system. Towards the end of the month, the passage of a cold front saw rainfall totals of 20 to 35 mm across the city and hills in the 24 hours to 9am on the 26th which saw Owen have its wettest May day on record while Adelaide (Kent Town) recorded its wettest day in just over 12 months. The heavy rainfall throughout the month resulted in Mount Crawford, located in the Adelaide Hills, having its wettest May on record, while several other locations observed their wettest May in more than 25 years.
Maximum temperatures were well above average across the city. The first week of May saw much warmer than average daily maximum temperatures recorded at all metropolitan locations. Days became milder between the 9th and 12th, before warming up again from the 13th. The mean maximum temperature at Adelaide (Kent Town) was 0.8 °C above the long-term May average.
Overnight temperatures were above average throughout much of May. At Adelaide (Kent Town) the mean minimum temperature for May was 12.4 °C, 2.1 °C above the long term average, the warmest May nights observed in the city at the Kent Town location. May nights during 2016 rank as 6th warmest on record and the warmest since 1975 when comparing observations from both the Kent Town and West Terrace locations.
The persistent warm nights, owing to increased cloud cover, and above average rainfall throughout the month resulted in some locations having their highest May mean daily minimum temperature on record. From the 25th, nights tended to be cooler than average across the region as a cold front followed by south to south westerly airstream was directed over the region.
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Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in May 2016 | |
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| Hottest day | 25.7 °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 5th |
| Warmest days on average | 20.2 °C at Parafield Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 13.8 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day | 9.2 °C at Mount Lofty on the 27th |
| Coldest night | 4.1 °C at Mount Barker on the 29th |
| Coolest nights on average | 8.8 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Warmest nights on average | 13.3 °C at Noarlunga |
| Warmest night | 17.7 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town) on the 22nd |
| Warmest on average overall | 16.2 °C at Noarlunga |
| Coolest on average overall | 11.3 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall | 229.6 mm at Lenswood Research Centre |
| Wettest day | 88.0 mm at Lenswood Research Centre on the 10th |
| Strongest wind gust | 96 km/h at Mount Crawford AWS on the 9th |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest May daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Owen | 37.2 | on the 26th | 34.8 | on the 9th in 1989 | 92 | |
| Lenswood Research Centre | 88.0 | on the 10th | 77.4 | on the 25th in 1999 | 49 | |
| Record highest May total rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Mount Crawford AWS | 143.4 | 115.7 | in 2003 | 22 | 69.8 |
| Highest May total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for May |
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| Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) | 194.0 | 206.6 | in 1975 | 102.4 | |
| Woodside | 159.0 | =159.0 | in 1975* | 92.5 | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 76.4 | 87.8 | in 1988 | 45.3 | |
| Nairne | 109.4 | 137.6 | in 1988 | 73.4 | |
| Williamstown | 143.0 | 163.6 | in 1988 | 77.6 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
| Record highest May mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Mount Barker | 10.1 | 9.8 | in 2014 | 115 | 6.7 |
| Adelaide Airport | 12.5 | 12.1 | in 2007 | 61 | 9.6 |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 12.4 | 12.3 | in 2013 | 39 | 10.3 |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for May 2016 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for May 2016 |
Diff from average |
Highest for May 2016 |
Mean for May 2016 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for May 2016 |
Total for May 2016 |
Average for May |
Rank of May 2016 |
Fraction of May average |
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| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 19.8 | +0.8 | 25.0 | 6th | 12.4 | +2.1 | 8.9 | 29th | 88.0 | 61.0 | high | 144% |
| Adelaide Airport | 19.6 | +1.0 | 24.2 | 5th | 12.5 | +2.9 | 8.2 | 29th | 61.0 | 54.2 | average | 113% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 20.0 | +0.8 | 25.7 | 5th | 11.4 | +2.2 | 7.8 | 29th | 76.4 | 45.3 | v high | 169% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 16.5 | +0.5 | 21.2 | 6th | 10.7 | +1.3 | 7.0 | 29th | ||||
| Mount Barker | 18.2 | +1.6 | 24.1 | 6th | 10.1 | +3.4 | 4.1 | 29th | 127.0 | 87.7 | high | 145% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 15.4 | +0.5 | 22.7 | 6th | 9.6 | +1.0 | 5.3 | 29th | 143.4 | 69.8 | highest | 205% |
| Mount Lofty | 13.8 | +1.7 | 18.5 | 6th | 8.8 | +1.0 | 4.7 | 29th | 201.8 | |||
| Noarlunga | 19.0 | +0.5 | 23.6 | 5th | 13.3 | +1.9 | 9.2 | 29th | 66.4 | 55.4 | high | 120% |
| Parafield Airport | 20.2 | +1.3 | 25.5 | 7th | 11.4 | +2.0 | 7.0 | 18th | 73.2 | 48.6 | high | 151% |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for May 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 18.3 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 19.7 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 21.4 | 23.1 | 21.0 | 22.4 | 19.8 | 20.1 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 24.3 | 23.2 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 17.8 | 18.2 |
| Adelaide Airport | 18.6 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 24.2 | 21.7 | 23.1 | 19.9 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 22.1 | 20.1 | 21.8 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 23.7 | 22.8 | 18.9 | 20.8 | 15.4 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 17.9 | 17.4 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 18.6 | 21.6 | 18.8 | 25.7 | 24.7 | 25.3 | 19.9 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 19.2 | 21.7 | 24.1 | 21.0 | 22.8 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 24.4 | 25.2 | 18.8 | 21.3 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 16.7 | 16.5 | |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 15.2 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 20.1 | 17.2 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 17.6 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 19.1 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 15.5 | 17.8 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 15.1 |
| Mount Barker | 18.2 | 18.2 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 22.9 | 24.1 | 21.0 | 17.7 | 14.3 | 17.8 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 21.7 | 21.1 | 19.2 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 17.8 | 19.2 | 13.5 | 17.3 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 16.5 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 14.4 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 20.9 | 22.7 | 20.4 | 15.3 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 16.9 | 19.1 | 17.6 | 18.5 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 13.2 | 15.7 | 19.6 | 20.9 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.5 |
| Mount Lofty | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 12.6 |
| Noarlunga | 17.9 | 19.6 | 19.1 | 17.6 | 23.6 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 19.0 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 18.2 | 19.9 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 21.3 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 18.4 | 19.9 | 15.0 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 17.7 | 18.5 |
| Parafield Airport | 19.0 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 18.4 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 25.5 | 20.3 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 21.3 | 24.5 | 21.3 | 23.1 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 18.8 | 19.7 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 19.3 | 21.9 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 17.4 |
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Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily minimum temperatures for May 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 12.9 | 12.4 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 16.4 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 15.3 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 14.2 | 9.1 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 17.7 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 13.3 |
| Adelaide Airport | 13.1 | 13.2 | 16.6 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 15.2 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 14.3 | 9.8 | 13.7 | 14.8 | 13.1 | 17.3 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 11.6 | 13.2 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 12.6 | 9.9 | 13.0 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 15.5 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 16.1 | 10.9 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 11.1 | 12.3 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 8.5 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 14.4 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 9.3 |
| Mount Barker | 9.3 | 9.9 | 12.9 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 14.7 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 14.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 9.6 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 8.0 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 14.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Mount Lofty | 6.5 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 8.8 |
| Noarlunga | 12.4 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 11.9 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 16.9 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 16.1 | 11.3 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 16.4 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 12.8 |
| Parafield Airport | 12.5 | 10.9 | 13.9 | 9.3 | 13.6 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 16.0 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 7.9 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 12.8 | 16.6 | 11.9 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 13.1 |
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Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred that morning. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily rainfall for May 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
| Adelaide (Brighton) | 7.4 | - | 2.2 | 10.0 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | 4.2 | - | 4.2 | 27.0 | 9.4 | 4.6 | - | 0.8 | 1.2 | |
| Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | 0.4 | 17.4 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 29.2 | 4.8 | 21.4 | - | - | 2.0 | |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 1.6 | - | 0.8 | 5.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | 16.0 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 7.2 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 24.2 | 2.8 | 17.0 | - | 1.2 | 0.4 | |
| Adelaide (Keswick) | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | 5.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.6 | 15.2 | - | 3.0 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 27.8 | 0.6 | 13.2 | - | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | 9.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club) | 6.0 | 8.2 | 27.0 | 9.0 | 11.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Seaton) | 11.8 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 22.6 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide Airport | - | 0.2 | - | 5.8 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | 11.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 20.6 | 1.8 | 8.0 | - | 0.6 | 1.0 | |
| Ashton | 2.8 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 12.2 | 1.2 | - | - | 1.2 | 3.0 | 56.6 | 2.0 | 33.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 2.0 | - | - | 17.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 38.8 | 11.2 | 24.8 | - | 1.2 | 2.0 | |
| Ashton Co-op | → | 1.6 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 1.4 | - | - | → | 4.0 | 65.0 | 1.6 | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Athelstone (Black Hill) | 3.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.8 | 0.6 | 27.4 | 1.0 | 12.2 | 0.6 | - | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 6.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 32.8 | 6.0 | 17.4 | - | 1.0 | 1.2 | |
| Balhannah (Killara Park) | 9.4 | - | 2.6 | 11.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | 2.6 | 45.2 | 1.6 | 5.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 14.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 15.6 | 7.4 | 17.2 | - | 0.6 | 2.2 | |
| Beaumont | 1.0 | - | 0.4 | 6.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.0 | 17.0 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 7.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 26.0 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | |
| Belair | 4.8 | - | 2.0 | 13.6 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 3.0 | 28.2 | 1.8 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 2.6 | - | - | 10.8 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 32.4 | 3.2 | 17.2 | - | 1.2 | 0.4 | |
| Belair (St Johns) | 6.0 | - | 0.8 | 16.2 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.4 | 18.8 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 3.0 | 0.4 | - | 6.6 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 43.6 | 1.6 | 11.6 | - | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Bellevue Heights | 5.0 | - | 3.0 | 11.8 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.2 | 16.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | 4.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 26.8 | 0.8 | 14.0 | - | 0.6 | 1.0 | |
| Birdwood (McVittie's Hill) | 12.4 | - | 0.8 | 5.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 43.6 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 0.4 | - | - | 2.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 23.2 | 4.0 | 13.6 | - | 0.4 | 2.8 | |
| Blackwood (Wittunga) | 5.4 | 2.0 | 12.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 19.2 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 31.2 | 1.0 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 12.8 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.0 | 10.8 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 7.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 27.6 | 1.8 | 13.2 | - | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| Burnside | 1.0 | - | 1.2 | 5.0 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | 27.6 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 0.6 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 8.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 27.2 | 3.8 | 17.4 | - | 1.2 | 0.6 | |
| Charleston | 11.2 | - | 1.6 | 5.4 | - | - | - | 1.6 | 2.0 | 59.6 | 0.6 | 5.8 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | - | 1.4 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 20.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | |
| Crafers (Mt Lofty) | 7.2 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 18.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 2.4 | 4.6 | 35.6 | 2.8 | 25.2 | 2.4 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 21.2 | |||||||||||||
| Crafers West | 6.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 18.0 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.8 | 3.4 | 36.6 | 2.6 | 22.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 2.8 | - | - | 12.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 30.2 | 6.0 | 20.4 | - | 1.0 | 1.4 | |
| Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) | 7.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 0.6 | 54.0 | 0.6 | 26.6 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 34.8 | 4.2 | 33.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | |
| Cudlee Creek (O'Deas Road) | 6.8 | - | 2.0 | 6.4 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 35.2 | 1.2 | 12.0 | 0.4 | - | - | 2.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 31.2 | 3.2 | 32.8 | - | 0.4 | 3.0 | |
| Eden Valley (Mt Adam) | 2.4 | - | 0.2 | 2.8 | - | - | - | 4.2 | 0.4 | 36.0 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 11.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 38.4 | 5.6 | 16.6 | - | - | 3.6 | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | 2.0 | 29.0 | 2.4 | 14.0 | - | 0.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Felixstow (Payneham) | 3.0 | - | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.6 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 24.0 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 22.0 | 7.2 | 9.4 | - | 1.2 | 0.6 | |
| Gawler | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | 4.0 | 0.6 | 7.6 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 2.2 | 31.6 | 3.4 | 14.2 | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | |
| Gawler Council Depot | 0.2 | 3.6 | 8.6 | 9.2 | → | → | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 38.0 | 3.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Greenacres | 2.6 | - | 0.8 | 5.4 | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 12.6 | 0.4 | 7.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 26.6 | 5.4 | 9.8 | - | 1.0 | 0.6 | |
| Hahndorf | 7.1 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.4 | 3.2 | 46.0 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | - | 0.9 | - | - | 16.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 15.3 | 8.8 | 17.0 | - | 0.6 | 2.6 | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | 1.8 | 1.6 | 15.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 14.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 32.2 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | |||||||||||||
| Heathfield Works Depot | → | 5.8 | → | 22.8 | - | - | → | → | 6.6 | 45.0 | → | 25.0 | 1.6 | → | → | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | → | → | 19.4 | - | 3.2 | 24.4 | 7.0 | → | → | 21.5 | 2.0 | |
| Ironstone Road | 19.2 | - | 1.4 | 5.2 | 0.6 | - | - | 2.2 | 1.6 | 42.0 | 0.8 | 14.2 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 8.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 34.8 | 6.2 | 13.0 | - | 0.6 | 2.8 | |
| Kangarilla (Saddlebags) | 8.4 | - | 7.4 | 9.6 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 3.0 | 36.6 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | 12.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 14.4 | - | 0.4 | 1.2 | |
| Kersbrook | 10.2 | - | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 29.0 | 0.6 | 14.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 34.2 | 7.2 | 23.6 | - | 0.8 | 2.2 | |
| Kilburn | 2.8 | - | 0.6 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.6 | 19.6 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | 2.8 | 22.0 | 5.6 | 13.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 10.0 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 6.6 | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.4 | 2.4 | - | - | 15.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 18.4 | 9.8 | 15.0 | - | 0.6 | 1.0 | |||||||
| Leawood Gardens (Eagle on The Hill) | 3.8 | - | 2.0 | 16.6 | 0.6 | - | - | 0.8 | 3.4 | 23.2 | 1.0 | 14.4 | 1.4 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | 10.0 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 34.4 | 4.0 | 18.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | |
| Lenswood Research Centre | → | 5.2 | 4.8 | 10.8 | 0.4 | - | → | → | 7.8 | 88.0 | 1.8 | 23.2 | 0.6 | → | → | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | → | → | 18.8 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 23.0 | → | → | → | 36.8 | 3.2 | |
| Lobethal | → | 11.4 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 0.2 | → | → | → | 6.4 | 56.0 | 1.4 | 12.0 | → | → | → | 1.8 | 0.3 | → | → | 12.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 20.2 | 6.3 | → | → | 26.2 | 2.3 | ||||
| Lobethal | 13.6 | - | 2.4 | 7.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 2.2 | 3.8 | 65.6 | 1.2 | 11.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 13.6 | - | 2.4 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 20.4 | - | 0.8 | 2.4 | |
| Lobethal (Maidment Road) | 8.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 14.0 | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 4.4 | - | - | 2.4 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 13.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 26.0 | 4.6 | 23.4 | - | 0.8 | 2.4 | ||||
| Long Ridge (Greenhill) | 1.6 | - | 1.0 | 6.6 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 18.8 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 5.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 23.2 | 2.2 | 20.2 | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
| Mallala | 4.0 | 12.2 | 5.0 | → | → | 0.8 | 2.6 | 35.0 | → | → | 13.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | → | 3.2 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 0.2 | - | → | → | 4.0 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | → | → | 11.8 | - | 4.0 | 8.0 | - | → | → | 14.6 | 0.8 | |
| Melrose Park | 3.0 | - | 1.4 | 11.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 4.6 | - | 2.6 | 26.4 | 1.2 | 10.4 | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | |
| Mitchell Park (Marion) | 5.0 | - | 1.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | 3.2 | - | 2.8 | 23.8 | 0.6 | 7.2 | - | 0.6 | 1.0 | |
| Montacute | 4.8 | - | 0.6 | 5.8 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.6 | 31.4 | 1.2 | 14.0 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 8.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 34.2 | 6.6 | 28.0 | - | 0.4 | 2.4 | |
| Morphettville | 0.8 | - | 0.6 | 4.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | 3.2 | 24.2 | 1.8 | 9.6 | - | 0.6 | 1.0 | |
| Mount Barker | 6.4 | - | 3.0 | 10.8 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 2.8 | 44.6 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 13.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 12.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | |
| Mount Bold Reservoir | 11.2 | 4.2 | 13.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 41.6 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 14.2 | 4.2 | 16.6 | 1.4 | ||||||||||||
| Mount Crawford AWS | 8.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.6 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1.0 | 32.6 | 1.2 | 17.8 | 0.6 | - | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 12.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 35.6 | 6.4 | 13.8 | - | 0.6 | 3.0 | |
| Mount Lofty | 7.2 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 18.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 2.4 | 4.8 | 36.6 | 2.8 | 26.0 | 2.6 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.2 | - | - | 16.4 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 36.2 | 10.6 | 22.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | |
| Mt Bold (Scott Creek) | 4.0 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 14.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 3.2 | 41.2 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 2.4 | - | - | 11.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 13.6 | 6.4 | 13.4 | - | 0.6 | 0.8 | |
| Mylor (Biggs Flat) | 4.4 | - | 5.6 | 9.6 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 3.6 | 47.6 | 2.2 | 9.0 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 17.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 8.8 | 15.2 | - | 0.8 | 2.6 | |
| Nairne | → | 9.0 | 2.0 | 10.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 33.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | → | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | → | 9.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 18.2 | 5.0 | 13.6 | → | 0.4 | 1.8 | |
| Noarlunga | 2.4 | - | 2.4 | 4.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 11.6 | - | 3.8 | 13.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 | - | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| North Adelaide | → | 0.8 | - | 4.8 | - | - | → | 1.0 | 0.8 | 15.4 | - | 3.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | → | → | 6.4 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 1.0 | → | → | 15.4 | ||
| Owen | 2.6 | → | → | 4.6 | 6.0 | 37.2 | 5.0 | → | 12.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parafield Airport | 4.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 25.8 | 4.6 | 12.6 | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| Piccadilly (Woodhouse) | 8.0 | - | 6.6 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3.8 | 60.6 | 4.0 | 30.5 | 2.0 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | 19.8 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 30.6 | 12.0 | 1.4 | 24.4 | 1.6 | 3.4 | |
| Regency Park | 2.2 | 0.2 | - | 4.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.0 | 0.6 | 12.6 | - | 4.8 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 20.8 | 3.0 | 6.8 | - | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Sellicks Beach | 7.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 14.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla | 3.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 54.0 | 2.6 | 34.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 31.6 | 11.4 | 29.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||
| Uraidla (Sutton Creek) | 4.8 | - | 3.2 | 12.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 1.6 | 3.6 | 40.4 | 1.8 | 17.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | - | 0.2 | 18.4 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 30.2 | 15.0 | 22.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.2 | |
| Verdun | 5.6 | - | 2.8 | 11.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 2.8 | 47.0 | 1.8 | 10.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 17.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 18.0 | 9.6 | 15.6 | - | 0.6 | 1.8 | |
| Williamstown | 4.0 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 0.2 | 30.2 | 0.8 | 19.8 | 1.4 | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 8.2 | - | 2.2 | 45.8 | 5.4 | 15.8 | - | 0.4 | 2.6 | |
| Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) | 4.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 21.8 | 0.8 | 19.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 42.0 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Willunga | → | 3.0 | 10.2 | 3.4 | - | - | → | → | 7.0 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | → | → | 12.5 | - | 3.6 | 6.0 | 4.0 | → | → | 11.6 | 1.4 | |
| Woodside | → | 6.2 | 2.4 | 8.4 | → | → | 8.4 | 64.2 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 0.6 | → | → | 13.4 | 1.2 | → | 19.6 | 7.4 | → | → | 18.0 | 1.4 | ||||||||||
| Woodside (Wicks Estate) | 6.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.8 | 2.8 | 52.4 | 0.8 | 4.8 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 12.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 19.6 | 7.2 | 15.4 | - | 0.6 | 1.8 | |
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Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated.
Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day. Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre. Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rainfalls coloured according to the amount |
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Notes
The Monthly climate summary lists the main features of the weather in Adelaide 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.
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 Wednesday 1 June 2016. 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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