Monday, 1 August 2016 - Monthly Climate Summary for Adelaide - Product code IDCKGC13L0
Adelaide in July 2016: wet and windy with warmer than average nights
Rainfall was above average across the Adelaide region in July, with particularly heavy rain occurring in the first week. Daytime temperatures were generally cooler than average throughout the month, though a warm spell in the third week saw daily maximum temperatures up to 7 degrees above average. Nights were generally warmer than average, especially in the second half of the month.
Heavy rain days and squally cold fronts
- A vigorous southerly airstream on the 5th in the wake of a strong low pressure system, brought highest July daily rainfall totals on record for several locations
- Further rain and cold outbreaks later in the month resulted in some sites having their highest total rainfall for July in at least 20 years and it was the wettest July on record at Burnside
- Adelaide (Kent Town) recorded 20 days with rain and a monthly total of 112.0 mm, about a third of which (37.6 mm) was recorded in the 24 hour period to 9am on the 5th
- Adelaide's wettest month since July 2013, and seventh wettest July recorded at the Kent Town site
Cool days, mild nights
- A squally cold front resulted in Mount Crawford reporting its lowest maximum temperature in more than 20 years
- A warm northwest airstream brought warmer days in the third week on July
- Adelaide recorded it's warmest July day in 14 years on the 21st, while Mount Crawford observed it's warmest July day in more than 20 years
Strong winds, hail and snow flurries
- July was unusually windy, with winds typically about 30% above average over the month
- Cold fronts produced damaging winds on several occasions with record wind gusts for July
- The strongest for the month in the Adelaide region was a gust of 120 km/h at Mount Crawford on the 12th
- Sleet and snow flurries were also observed at Mount Lofty
Further information
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- media@bom.gov.au (03) 9669 4057
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- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in July 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 22.9 °C at Parafield Airport on the 21st |
| Warmest days on average | 15.3 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town) |
| Coolest days on average | 9.3 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day | 4.6 °C at Mount Lofty on the 12th |
| Coldest night | -0.2 °C at Parafield Airport on the 16th |
| Coolest nights on average | 5.0 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Warmest nights on average | 9.0 °C at Noarlunga |
| Warmest night |
14.0 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town) on the 22nd 14.0 °C at Adelaide Airport on the 22nd |
| Warmest on average overall | 11.8 °C at Noarlunga |
| Coolest on average overall | 7.2 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall | 252.2 mm at Uraidla |
| Wettest day | 62.6 mm at Happy Valley Reservoir on the 5th |
| Strongest wind gust | 120 km/h at Mount Crawford AWS on the 12th |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest July daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Mallala | 38.8 | on the 5th | 31.8 | on the 6th in 1891 | 133 | |
| Uraidla | 61.8 | on the 5th | 61.7 | on the 14th in 1955 | 126 | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | 62.6 | on the 5th | 56.4 | on the 8th in 1993 | 125 | |
| Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | 56.0 | on the 5th | 40.0 | on the 31st in 1975 | 112 | |
| Owen | 40.0 | on the 5th | 37.4 | on the 8th in 1993 | 91 | |
| Adelaide (Brighton) | 43.2 | on the 5th | 36.3 | on the 14th in 1941 | 73 | |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 37.6 | on the 5th | 32.8 | on the 8th in 1993 | 40 | |
| Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) | 41.2 | on the 5th | 36.2 | on the 28th in 1998 | 38 | |
| Blackwood (Wittunga) | 50.8 | on the 5th | 48.9 | on the 4th in 1986 | 38 | |
| Burnside | 55.6 | on the 5th | 33.5 | on the 21st in 1920 | 38 | |
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | 46.4 | on the 5th | 28.0 | on the 28th in 1998 | 23 | |
| Record highest July total rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for July |
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| Burnside | 139.6 | 129.8 | in 2013 | 38 | 79.8 |
| Highest July total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for July |
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| Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | 156.4 | 161.2 | in 1890* | 76.3 | |
| Mallala | 92.0 | 106.9 | in 1951 | 45.7 | |
| Owen | 107.2 | 118.7 | in 1951* | 51.2 | |
| Woodside | 218.0 | 301.5 | in 1964* | 118.1 | |
| Adelaide (Brighton) | 126.8 | 136.5 | in 1951* | 64.9 | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | 161.8 | 170.0 | in 1995 | 86.6 | |
| Heathfield Works Depot | 241.1 | 306.4 | in 1995 | 158.3 | |
| Mount Bold Reservoir | 206.2 | 239.6 | in 1995 | 116.8 | |
| Blackwood (Wittunga) | 151.0 | 172.4 | in 1995* | 109.1 | |
| Nairne | 172.0 | 212.0 | in 1995* | 93.5 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
| Record highest July temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for July |
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| Mount Crawford AWS | 18.7 | on the 21st | 18.6 | on the 27th in 2002 | 23 | 10.9 |
| Record lowest July daily maximum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for July |
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| Mount Crawford AWS | 5.5 | on the 12th | 5.7 | on the 14th in 2006 | 23 | 10.9 |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for July 2016 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for July 2016 |
Diff from average |
Highest for July 2016 |
Mean for July 2016 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for July 2016 |
Total for July 2016 |
Average for July |
Rank of July 2016 |
Fraction of July average |
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| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 15.3 | 0.0 | 22.7 | 21st | 8.1 | +0.6 | 2.0 | 16th | 112.0 | 77.4 | high | 145% |
| Adelaide Airport | 15.1 | +0.2 | 22.8 | 21st | 8.4 | +1.4 | 2.4 | 16th | 91.2 | 59.9 | high | 152% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 15.1 | -0.2 | 22.7 | 21st | 6.9 | +0.9 | 1.8 | 16th | 78.8 | 54.1 | high | 146% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 12.1 | -0.2 | 20.1 | 21st | 6.9 | +0.3 | 2.4 | 13th | 208.8 | 112.8 | v high | 185% |
| Mount Barker | 13.8 | +0.9 | 21.2 | 21st | 6.1 | +1.6 | 0.5 | 16th | 184.0 | 107.5 | v high | 171% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 10.7 | -0.2 | 18.7 | 21st | 5.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 13th | 126.2 | 97.2 | high | 130% |
| Mount Lofty | 9.3 | +0.7 | 16.9 | 21st | 5.0 | +0.1 | 0.6 | 5th | 208.8 | |||
| Noarlunga | 14.5 | -0.3 | 21.9 | 21st | 9.0 | +0.4 | 4.0 | 17th | 118.4 | 65.9 | v high | 180% |
| Parafield Airport | 15.2 | +0.1 | 22.9 | 21st | 7.0 | +0.7 | -0.2 | 16th | 96.8 | 59.4 | v high | 163% |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for July 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) | 14.2 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 16.9 | 19.9 | 20.2 | 18.5 | 22.7 | 15.7 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 16.1 | 17.4 | 16.8 |
| Adelaide Airport | 14.1 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 22.8 | 15.7 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 17.1 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 14.2 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 11.8 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 22.7 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 16.7 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 12.0 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 20.1 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 12.3 | 15.3 | 15.8 |
| Mount Barker | 12.9 | 13.4 | 15.6 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 18.3 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 21.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 18.6 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 9.3 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 18.7 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
| Mount Lofty | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 16.9 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 11.4 |
| Noarlunga | 14.5 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 10.6 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 17.3 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 21.9 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 16.6 |
| Parafield Airport | 14.3 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.2 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 17.8 | 22.9 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 16.7 |
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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 July 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) | 6.1 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 12.0 |
| Adelaide Airport | 7.2 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 9.6 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 5.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 13.4 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 10.1 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 6.7 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 9.3 |
| Mount Barker | 5.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 10.9 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 8.4 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 4.9 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 8.6 |
| Mount Lofty | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 7.9 | |
| Noarlunga | 8.4 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| Parafield Airport | 4.9 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 | -0.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 9.8 |
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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 July 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) | 4.0 | 0.6 | - | - | 43.2 | 4.2 | - | - | - | 8.8 | - | 6.6 | 5.4 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | 0.6 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 15.4 | 7.6 | 10.0 | - | 0.6 | - | 6.0 | |
| Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) | - | 1.6 | - | - | 41.2 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 2.0 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 10.6 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 3.6 | |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 2.6 | 1.4 | - | 0.2 | 37.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | - | - | 6.6 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | 0.6 | 4.2 | - | 11.4 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 3.8 | |
| Adelaide (Keswick) | 3.4 | 0.4 | - | - | 43.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | - | - | 7.4 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 11.4 | - | - | - | 3.4 | |
| Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | 7.0 | 56.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 6.4 | → | 7.0 | 21.0 | → | 8.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club) | 8.0 | 29.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Seaton) | 30.8 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 3.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide Airport | 3.0 | 0.4 | - | - | 32.2 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | 7.0 | - | 2.8 | 4.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 13.4 | - | 0.2 | - | 3.0 | |
| Ashton | 6.4 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 46.6 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 18.4 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 9.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 19.4 | 25.2 | 28.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | - | 5.2 | |
| Ashton Co-op | 5.4 | - | → | 9.2 | 50.0 | 10.8 | 5.2 | - | - | → | 10.4 | 12.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.6 | - | 1.6 | - | → | 21.6 | 22.6 | 24.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | |||
| Athelstone (Black Hill) | 3.4 | 1.8 | - | 1.2 | 37.4 | 7.2 | 4.0 | - | 0.2 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | 1.6 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 11.4 | 6.4 | 12.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.6 | |
| Balhannah (Killara Park) | 3.2 | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | 40.6 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 0.2 | - | 5.8 | 0.8 | 18.8 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 12.0 | - | 2.2 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 38.0 | 15.6 | 21.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 2.0 | |
| Beaumont | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 46.6 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 6.8 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 11.8 | 14.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 4.2 | |
| Belair | 4.4 | 5.0 | - | 1.0 | 50.8 | 6.4 | 1.6 | - | - | 5.0 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | 0.6 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 21.6 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | - | 4.6 | |
| Belair (St Johns) | 4.0 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 54.8 | 6.8 | 1.6 | - | 0.2 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | 5.4 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 8.8 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.8 | |
| Bellevue Heights | 4.0 | 2.2 | - | 0.2 | 48.8 | 5.8 | 1.4 | - | - | 5.6 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 19.4 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.6 | |
| Birdwood (McVittie's Hill) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 18.8 | 5.2 | 1.2 | - | - | 6.4 | 2.0 | 17.8 | 11.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 15.8 | 0.8 | 17.6 | 4.6 | 14.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 2.0 | |
| Blackwood (Wittunga) | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.8 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 24.0 | → | 21.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 5.0 | |||||||
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | 3.6 | 2.0 | - | - | 55.6 | 5.0 | 1.4 | - | - | 6.6 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | - | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | 4.0 | |
| Burnside | 5.0 | 1.4 | - | 0.2 | 55.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | - | - | 6.4 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | 0.6 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 14.6 | - | 0.4 | - | 4.2 | |
| Charleston | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 25.6 | 10.4 | 2.0 | - | - | 5.2 | 1.4 | 20.8 | 4.8 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 15.8 | 0.4 | 29.4 | 15.2 | 23.2 | - | - | - | 2.2 | |
| Crafers West | 6.0 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 52.8 | 14.4 | 4.0 | - | - | 6.6 | 1.6 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 5.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 13.0 | 0.6 | 26.8 | 18.6 | 20.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.6 | |
| Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) | - | 3.2 | - | - | 32.2 | 5.2 | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3.8 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 22.0 | 0.2 | 21.6 | 9.0 | 18.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.2 | |
| Cudlee Creek (O'Deas Road) | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 | - | - | 4.8 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 25.8 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 8.8 | 16.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 | |
| Eden Valley (Mt Adam) | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 19.0 | 8.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 1.0 | 1.2 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Edinburgh RAAF | 2.8 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | 29.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | - | - | 7.0 | - | 3.2 | 6.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | - | 0.2 | - | 2.0 | ||
| Felixstow (Payneham) | 2.4 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | 34.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 5.0 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 10.0 | - | 0.2 | - | 3.0 | |
| Gawler | 5.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 17.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | - | - | 7.6 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 10.0 | - | 1.0 | - | 2.4 | |
| Gawler Council Depot | 1.0 | 19.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greenacres | 2.4 | 1.2 | - | 0.4 | 37.0 | 1.4 | 5.2 | - | - | 4.6 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | 0.8 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 8.6 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | |
| Hahndorf | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 43.7 | 10.8 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 20.3 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | 9.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 43.8 | 19.6 | 29.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 3.1 | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 62.6 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 11.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 22.4 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 4.6 | ||||||||
| Heathfield Works Depot | 5.0 | → | → | 11.0 | 53.0 | 19.4 | 4.5 | - | → | → | 11.2 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | → | → | 56.0 | 19.6 | 27.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | |||
| Ironstone Road | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 18.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 17.8 | 13.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 2.6 | 21.8 | 1.2 | 15.4 | 13.8 | 27.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | 3.2 | |
| Kangarilla (Saddlebags) | 6.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 60.4 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 0.4 | - | 6.6 | 1.0 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 19.4 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 23.6 | 16.0 | 14.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.0 | |
| Kersbrook | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 21.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 16.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 20.0 | 0.8 | 17.6 | 12.6 | 23.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 4.2 | |
| Kilburn | 2.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.4 | 31.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | - | - | 6.0 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | 0.4 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 2.8 | |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 55.4 | 9.0 | 6.2 | - | 0.2 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 13.8 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | 26.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 23.2 | 16.6 | 13.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | - | 2.4 | |
| Leawood Gardens (Eagle on The Hill) | 4.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 55.6 | 6.8 | 1.8 | - | - | 8.6 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | 1.6 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.8 | |
| Lenswood Research Centre | 5.0 | → | → | 11.0 | → | → | 51.0 | 0.2 | → | → | 10.0 | → | → | 34.2 | 1.8 | - | - | - | → | → | 10.8 | 2.6 | → | → | 49.2 | → | → | 68.6 | 0.2 | |||
| Lobethal | → | → | → | 9.6 | 29.8 | 7.5 | 2.8 | → | → | → | 31.8 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | → | → | → | → | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | → | → | 50.0 | 16.1 | 25.0 | ||||||
| Lobethal | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 27.4 | 6.8 | 3.8 | - | - | 6.6 | 2.8 | 24.4 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 7.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 35.8 | 19.6 | 26.6 | - | - | - | 3.8 | |
| Lobethal (Maidment Road) | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 26.2 | 6.4 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 19.8 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 22.8 | 0.8 | 26.2 | 13.6 | 22.4 | - | - | 0.4 | 3.4 | |
| Long Ridge (Greenhill) | 3.0 | 2.0 | - | 0.2 | 51.0 | 6.2 | 1.6 | - | - | 4.4 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | - | 0.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 2.8 | |
| Mallala | → | → | 1.6 | → | → | 9.0 | 8.4 | 3.2 | → | → | 16.6 | 2.8 | 11.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | 3.4 | → | → | 7.0 | 46.4 | 4.4 | 1.8 | - | → | → | 6.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | → | → | 0.3 | - | 11.6 | - | 0.8 | → | → | 15.2 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |||
| Melrose Park | 2.4 | 0.6 | - | - | 44.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | 3.2 | |
| Mitchell Park (Marion) | 2.6 | 0.4 | - | - | 46.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | - | - | 6.2 | - | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | 0.6 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 6.0 | - | 0.4 | - | 3.4 | |
| Montacute | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 6.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 16.2 | - | - | - | 3.8 | |
| Morphettville | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 40.6 | 1.6 | 3.2 | - | - | 5.8 | - | 2.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 2.8 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 5.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 2.8 | |
| Mount Barker | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | 40.8 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 0.2 | - | 5.4 | 0.6 | 19.6 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 15.4 | 2.4 | 23.6 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 0.6 | - | - | 1.8 | |
| Mount Bold Reservoir | 5.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 56.8 | 11.0 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 18.4 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 25.8 | 18.8 | 15.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 4.4 | |||||||||
| Mount Crawford AWS | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | - | 15.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 6.8 | 2.8 | 12.2 | 11.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.2 | 20.2 | 0.6 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 17.2 | - | 1.2 | - | 2.8 | |
| Mount Lofty | 5.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 55.2 | 18.4 | 5.4 | 0.2 | - | 10.2 | 3.2 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 21.8 | 20.4 | 21.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | - | 5.6 | ||
| Mt Bold (Scott Creek) | 5.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 50.6 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 | - | 7.0 | 1.2 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 12.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 22.0 | 18.8 | 15.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | - | 4.4 | |
| Mylor (Biggs Flat) | 2.6 | 2.0 | - | 0.6 | 43.2 | 9.4 | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | 7.2 | 1.2 | 16.4 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 26.8 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 0.4 | - | - | 3.4 | |
| Nairne | 1.6 | 0.8 | - | - | 34.4 | 13.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 | - | → | 5.4 | 14.0 | 7.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 13.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 12.0 | → | 26.8 | 12.4 | 16.4 | 0.2 | - | - | ||
| Noarlunga | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 43.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | - | 0.2 | 6.2 | - | 4.8 | 5.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 12.2 | - | 0.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | 2.6 | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.5 | → | → | 0.8 | 37.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | - | → | → | 8.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | → | 8.0 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |||
| Owen | 2.8 | 40.0 | 6.4 | → | → | 9.0 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parafield Airport | 5.8 | 0.8 | - | 0.4 | 26.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | - | - | 6.0 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 12.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 9.0 | - | 5.8 | 3.4 | 14.4 | 0.4 | - | - | 2.6 | ||
| Piccadilly (Woodhouse) | 8.6 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 54.0 | - | 3.8 | - | - | 8.4 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 6.6 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | 1.2 | 11.6 | 1.8 | 42.4 | 28.0 | 29.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | - | 6.2 | |
| Regency Park | 2.4 | 0.6 | - | 0.4 | 23.6 | 1.0 | 4.0 | - | - | 6.4 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 2.4 | |
| Sellicks Beach | 2.6 | 49.8 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 10.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla | 6.2 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 61.8 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 15.0 | 5.2 | 2.8 | → | 8.8 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 31.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 6.0 | |||||||||
| Uraidla (Sutton Creek) | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 46.8 | 10.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | 8.2 | 3.0 | 12.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | 1.2 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 24.8 | 22.2 | 29.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 6.4 | |
| Verdun | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 41.8 | 10.4 | 3.8 | - | 0.2 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 20.2 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 8.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 1.6 | 44.0 | 18.6 | 26.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 3.8 | |
| Williamstown | 7.8 | 2.4 | - | 0.2 | 15.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | - | - | 10.2 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 12.0 | → | → | → | 29.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | - | 4.0 | |
| Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 16.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 15.0 | 1.2 | 4.0 | |||||||||
| Willunga | 8.2 | → | → | 9.8 | 55.6 | 7.2 | 3.4 | - | → | → | 8.0 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | - | 3.6 | → | → | 21.0 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | |||
| Woodside | 4.2 | → | → | 3.8 | 34.8 | 9.6 | → | → | 10.6 | 31.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 1.6 | → | → | 54.0 | 18.8 | 30.2 | |||||||||||||
| Woodside (Wicks Estate) | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 29.6 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | 8.0 | 1.4 | 31.2 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 11.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 12.0 | 1.8 | 32.6 | 16.2 | 23.8 | - | - | - | 3.0 | |
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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). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Monday 1 August 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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