Thursday, 1 December 2016 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0
South Australia in November 2016: Dry for most of the State, cool nights across the south-central districts
South Australia had a mostly dry November with mild day time temperatures and cool nights in the south-central district. Rainfall was below average, particularly in the west, with eastern districts recording closer to average rainfall totals.
Below average rainfall in the west
- A lack of rain-bearing systems throughout the month resulted in below average for most of the State, resulting in the driest November since 1996
- November rainfall for South Australia was 52% below average, with large areas of the western districts recording less than 40% of the long term November average
- Little rainfall across western districts, saw some locations have their driest November for at least 20 years
- During the middle of the month, a low pressure system and an associated trough brought widespread rain with daily totals mostly in the 10 to 30 mm range across southern districts; Mount Crawford reported its wettest November day since November 2006.
Mild days, cool nights
- Daytime temperatures were mild for most of South Australia, with southern parts of the state experiencing mostly cooler than average nights
- Several coastal and central locations reported their coolest November nights in more than 20 years
Intense thunderstorms in pastoral district
- Severe thunderstorms developed over northern districts on the 10th, producing a wind gust of 124 km/hr at Moomba Airport
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in November 2016 | |
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| Hottest day | 43.8 °C at Marree Aero on the 11th |
| Warmest days on average | 34.7 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 18.1 °C at Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) |
| Coldest day | 10.4 °C at Mount Lofty on the 13th |
| Coldest night | -1.1 °C at Keith (Munkora) on the 24th |
| Coolest nights on average | 6.4 °C at Keith (Munkora) |
| Warmest nights on average | 18.0 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Warmest night |
26.9 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on the 11th 26.9 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on the 21st |
| Warmest on average overall | 26.4 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest on average overall | 13.4 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall | 71.6 mm at Verdun |
| Wettest day | 48.6 mm at Palmer on the 12th |
| Strongest wind gust | 124 km/h at Moomba Airport on the 10th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest November daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Mount Crawford AWS | 28.2 | on the 13th | =28.2 | on the 12th in 2006 | 23 | |
| Highest November total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for November |
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| Palmer | 60.0 | 77.0 | in 1992* | 25.3 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record lowest November total rainfall | |||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Coober Pedy Airport | 1.2 | = 1.2 | in 1994 | 23 | 11.8 |
| Lowest November total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for November |
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| Blinman | 1.4 | 0.0 | in 1984* | 22.3 | |
| Arno Bay | 4.4 | 1.0 | in 1990 | 21.4 | |
| Cleve | 8.8 | 2.8 | in 1990 | 27.3 | |
| Penong | 4.2 | 0.0 | in 1990 | 18.7 | |
| Wirrulla | 3.8 | 0.6 | in 1990* | 18.5 | |
| Mount Ive | 3.8 | 1.6 | in 1993 | 18.2 | |
| Hawker | 1.2 | 0.4 | in 1994 | 22.9 | |
| Hawker (Wilson) | 1.0 | 0.0 | in 1994 | 23.7 | |
| Streaky Bay | 8.2 | 6.4 | in 1994 | 18.6 | |
| Elliston | 6.0 | 0.2 | in 1996 | 19.4 | |
| Kimba | 4.0 | 3.4 | in 1996 | 22.9 | |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 10.8 | 6.4 | in 1996 | 41.1 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
| Lowest November mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Most recent lower |
Average for November |
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| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 19.6 | 19.5 | in 1994 | 21.4 | |
| Record lowest November temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Arkaroola | 4.8 | on the 1st | 6.5 | on the 3rd in 2014 | 39 | 15.5 |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 4.1 | on the 2nd | 4.9 | on the 3rd in 2003 | 21 | 12.4 |
| Record lowest November mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 8.6 | 8.8 | in 1996 | 54 | 11.3 |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 12.1 | 12.3 | in 2001 | 39 | 14.1 |
| Coulta (Coles Point) | 10.0 | 10.1 | in 1999 | 24 | 12.2 |
| Edithburgh | 11.8 | 12.0 | in 1994 | 23 | 13.4 |
| Kingscote Aero | 8.3 | 8.5 | in 1999 | 22 | 9.7 |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 10.1 | 10.9 | in 1999 | 20 | 12.4 |
| Stenhouse Bay | 12.5 | 12.6 | in 2001 | 20 | 13.8 |
| Lowest November mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for November |
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| Streaky Bay | 11.9 | =11.9 | in 1971* | 13.4 | |
| Ceduna AMO | 11.0 | 10.5 | in 1974 | 12.3 | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 10.7 | 10.1 | in 1974 | 12.9 | |
| Elliston | 11.9 | 11.5 | in 1974 | 13.1 | |
| Kyancutta | 8.7 | 8.0 | in 1974 | 10.9 | |
| Parafield Airport | 10.8 | 10.3 | in 1974 | 12.8 | |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 10.2 | 10.1 | in 1992 | 12.2 | |
| Cleve | 11.4 | 10.9 | in 1992* | 12.3 | |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 8.6 | 8.2 | in 1994 | 10.8 | |
| Clare High School | 8.6 | 8.4 | in 1996 | 10.9 | |
| Kimba | 10.8 | 10.6 | in 1996 | 12.0 | |
| Nullarbor | 11.3 | 10.9 | in 1996 | 12.5 | |
| Nuriootpa Pirsa | 8.5 | 8.3 | in 1996 | 11.0 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
| Record lowest November mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for November |
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| Coulta (Coles Point) | 16.4 | = 16.4 | in 1996 | 24 | 18.3 |
| Lowest November mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for November |
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| Elliston | 17.0 | 16.5 | in 1992 | 18.3 | |
| Streaky Bay | 18.2 | 17.4 | in 1992* | 19.5 | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 17.6 | 17.5 | in 1996 | 19.4 | |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 14.8 | 13.9 | in 1996 | 16.6 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for November 2016 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for November 2016 |
Diff from average |
Highest for November 2016 |
Mean for November 2016 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for November 2016 |
Total for November 2016 |
Average for November |
Rank of November 2016 |
Fraction of November average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 32.3 | +0.4 | 42.3 | 11th | 16.4 | -0.7 | 12.0 | 1st | 0.2 | 14.1 | v low | 1% |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 32.7 | +0.6 | 42.0 | 21st | 16.4 | -1.4 | 10.6 | 14th | 1.2 | 11.8 | lowest | 10% |
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 31.6 | +0.1 | 39.2 | 21st | 15.8 | -1.2 | 10.4 | 1st | 17.0 | 22.7 | average | 75% |
| Mount Ive | 30.4 | 37.5 | 11th | 10.6 | 5.0 | 2nd | 3.8 | 18.2 | low | 21% | ||
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 32.7 | +0.5 | 42.6 | 21st | 14.8 | -1.8 | 9.2 | 16th | 0.4 | 14.3 | low | 3% |
| Tarcoola Aero | 31.9 | +0.2 | 40.1 | 29th | 13.6 | -2.1 | 7.2 | 14th | 1.6 | 18.7 | v low | 9% |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 31.3 | +1.4 | 42.2 | 21st | 14.9 | -0.5 | 10.0 | 15th | 1.4 | 16.4 | low | 9% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Arkaroola | 30.9 | +0.7 | 39.0 | 21st | 13.8 | -1.7 | 4.8 | 1st | 3.3 | 17.4 | average | 19% |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 32.1 | +1.3 | 41.6 | 11th | 14.8 | -1.4 | 7.5 | 1st | 3.2 | 18.1 | low | 18% |
| Marree Aero | 34.5 | +0.8 | 43.8 | 11th | 16.1 | -1.8 | 8.7 | 1st | 0.2 | 14.3 | v low | 1% |
| Moomba Airport | 34.1 | -0.1 | 40.7 | 21st | 17.8 | -1.8 | 11.1 | 1st | 16.6 | 20.0 | average | 83% |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 34.7 | +0.9 | 43.7 | 7th | 18.0 | -0.7 | 11.3 | 1st | 10.8 | 12.6 | average | 86% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 25.8 | -0.2 | 37.3 | 17th | 11.0 | -1.3 | 3.3 | 3rd | 0 | 18.9 | lowest | 0% |
| Cleve | 24.3 | -0.6 | 36.5 | 20th | 11.4 | -0.9 | 5.5 | 2nd | 8.8 | 27.3 | low | 32% |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 24.5 | -1.4 | 37.5 | 20th | 10.1 | -2.3 | 4.1 | 2nd | 7.4 | 21.1 | low | 35% |
| Coulta (Coles Point) | 22.7 | -1.6 | 32.4 | 11th | 10.0 | -2.2 | 4.7 | 9th | 7.0 | 15.0 | low | 47% |
| Cummins Aero | 25.3 | 36.3 | 20th | 8.6 | 1.5 | 4th | 6.4 | 19.3 | v low | 33% | ||
| Elliston | 21.9 | -1.7 | 31.3 | 16th | 11.9 | -1.2 | 6.4 | 9th | 6.0 | 19.4 | low | 31% |
| Kimba | 28.3 | +1.1 | 36.5 | 20th | 10.8 | -1.2 | 5.0 | 2nd | 4.0 | 22.9 | low | 17% |
| Kyancutta | 29.6 | +0.9 | 38.6 | 20th | 8.7 | -2.2 | 2.5 | 2nd | 7.1 | 21.0 | low | 34% |
| Minnipa Pirsa | 28.2 | -0.6 | 37.2 | 17th | 10.6 | -2.0 | 5.4 | 2nd | 5.8 | 16.5 | low | 35% |
| Neptune Island | 18.3 | -0.9 | 26.3 | 17th | 13.1 | -0.5 | 11.3 | 1st | 9.2 | 18.5 | average | 50% |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 21.9 | -1.2 | 34.1 | 17th | 10.2 | -2.0 | 4.7 | 3rd | 9.6 | 17.5 | average | 55% |
| Nullarbor | 25.1 | -1.0 | 38.7 | 16th | 11.3 | -1.2 | 3.9 | 9th | 6.2 | 17.0 | average | 36% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 29.9 | -0.6 | 42.3 | 21st | 13.7 | -1.9 | 9.0 | 1st | 5.6 | 19.4 | low | 29% |
| Streaky Bay | 24.9 | -0.8 | 33.5 | 16th | 11.9 | -1.5 | 7.0 | 3rd | 8.2 | 18.6 | average | 44% |
| Whyalla Aero | 26.1 | -0.5 | 39.9 | 11th | 12.6 | -1.4 | 6.6 | 1st | 4.2 | 21.6 | low | 19% |
| Wudinna Aero | 29.5 | -0.1 | 38.6 | 20th | 8.0 | -3.9 | 1.2 | 23rd | 3.8 | 14.1 | low | 27% |
| Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
| Hawker | 30.6 | +1.2 | 40.5 | 21st | 12.3 | -1.3 | 5.0 | 15th | 1.2 | 22.9 | low | 5% |
| Yongala | 25.8 | 0.0 | 36.7 | 21st | 7.9 | -1.3 | 0.8 | 2nd | 16.8 | 27.7 | average | 61% |
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 28.6 | -0.7 | 41.4 | 21st | 9.9 | -2.3 | 4.0 | 2nd | 16.6 | 28.5 | average | 58% |
| Yunta Airstrip | 28.7 | +0.1 | 39.5 | 21st | 10.5 | -2.1 | 3.7 | 1st | 15.6 | 28.2 | low | 55% |
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 24.4 | -0.6 | 35.2 | 21st | 8.6 | -2.3 | 3.0 | 24th | 27.6 | 36.7 | average | 75% |
| Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 28.0 | 39.0 | 11th | 10.6 | 4.3 | 1st | 4.4 | |||||
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 27.1 | -1.3 | 38.1 | 20th | 8.2 | -2.2 | 1.9 | 24th | 16.6 | 27.7 | low | 60% |
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 21.6 | -0.9 | 36.1 | 17th | 11.8 | -1.6 | 4.2 | 3rd | 10.4 | 17.5 | average | 59% |
| Kadina AWS | 26.1 | -1.9 | 37.8 | 20th | 8.7 | -2.7 | 1.6 | 24th | 5.0 | 15.9 | low | 31% |
| Maitland | 25.3 | +0.4 | 36.5 | 20th | 5.5 | 2nd | 21.6 | 27.8 | average | 78% | ||
| Minlaton Aero | 25.0 | -1.0 | 36.4 | 17th | 9.1 | -2.9 | 3.8 | 3rd | 17.8 | 22.0 | average | 81% |
| Stenhouse Bay | 20.5 | -1.5 | 33.6 | 17th | 12.5 | -1.3 | 8.7 | 4th | 11.2 | 20.5 | low | 55% |
| Warooka | 22.7 | -0.8 | 34.2 | 20th | 11.7 | -0.3 | 7.4 | 3rd | 9.0 | 22.3 | low | 40% |
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 19.2 | -2.0 | 28.7 | 20th | 9.9 | -1.9 | 6.5 | 24th | 10.6 | 29.5 | v low | 36% |
| Kingscote Aero | 21.5 | -1.6 | 30.7 | 17th | 8.3 | -1.4 | 3.1 | 3rd | 33.8 | 22.7 | high | 149% |
| Parndana Cfs AWS | 19.9 | 30.9 | 20th | 8.0 | 3.2 | 24th | 12.4 | |||||
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 24.7 | -0.6 | 36.1 | 20th | 12.1 | -2.0 | 8.1 | 3rd | 33.2 | 29.6 | average | 112% |
| Adelaide Airport | 22.7 | -1.3 | 35.2 | 20th | 12.2 | -0.6 | 8.4 | 24th | 29.2 | 24.7 | average | 118% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 24.4 | -1.5 | 35.8 | 17th | 10.7 | -2.2 | 5.0 | 24th | 20.6 | 23.9 | average | 86% |
| Parafield Airport | 25.1 | -0.3 | 36.3 | 20th | 10.8 | -2.0 | 3.9 | 24th | 19.6 | 26.1 | average | 75% |
| Roseworthy AWS | 25.6 | -2.1 | 38.0 | 21st | 7.8 | -3.0 | 1.2 | 24th | 11.8 | 25.4 | low | 46% |
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa Pirsa | 24.2 | -1.1 | 35.8 | 21st | 8.5 | -2.5 | 2.3 | 2nd | 22.8 | 31.3 | low | 73% |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 25.3 | -0.6 | 37.7 | 21st | 8.6 | -2.7 | 2.5 | 3rd | 13.0 | 28.2 | average | 46% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 21.4 | -2.0 | 33.2 | 21st | 12.2 | -1.0 | 8.9 | 3rd | 19.6 | 19.9 | average | 98% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 20.7 | -1.2 | 31.9 | 20th | 9.6 | -1.6 | 6.4 | 3rd | 35.2 | 34.7 | average | 101% |
| Mount Barker | 23.2 | +0.6 | 34.3 | 20th | 9.3 | +0.4 | 5.0 | 2nd | 47.6 | 39.6 | average | 120% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 20.9 | -1.5 | 32.2 | 21st | 8.6 | -2.2 | 4.6 | 24th | 41.6 | 31.1 | high | 134% |
| Mount Lofty | 18.7 | +1.2 | 29.4 | 20th | 8.0 | -1.1 | 4.2 | 24th | 56.8 | |||
| Noarlunga | 22.8 | -2.1 | 34.9 | 20th | 12.0 | -2.1 | 7.6 | 24th | 16.0 | 22.0 | average | 73% |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 18.1 | -1.4 | 31.1 | 20th | 9.7 | -1.0 | 6.6 | 9th | 10.8 | 41.1 | v low | 26% |
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 20.5 | -2.1 | 31.5 | 17th | 10.2 | -1.4 | 5.4 | 4th | 16.8 | 29.6 | average | 57% |
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 27.7 | +0.1 | 39.8 | 21st | 9.7 | -1.6 | 3.3 | 1st | 12.8 | 21.3 | average | 60% |
| Renmark Aero | 28.1 | -1.0 | 41.9 | 21st | 10.7 | -1.7 | 4.0 | 2nd | 22.6 | 21.2 | average | 107% |
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 24.2 | -0.4 | 35.3 | 21st | 8.8 | -1.6 | 4.8 | 2nd | 29.2 | 29.8 | average | 98% |
| Meningie | 22.5 | -0.6 | 35.5 | 20th | 10.8 | -0.5 | 5.8 | 24th | 12.0 | 27.3 | low | 44% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 25.4 | -1.9 | 39.1 | 21st | 8.4 | -2.4 | 2.0 | 24th | 16.2 | 19.5 | average | 83% |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 22.6 | -1.9 | 35.3 | 20th | 10.1 | -1.2 | 6.1 | 4th | 25.8 | 25.9 | average | 100% |
| Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
| Karoonda | 25.9 | -1.8 | 38.4 | 21st | 8.7 | -2.5 | 2.9 | 3rd | 28.2 | 23.9 | average | 118% |
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 24.0 | -1.0 | 37.0 | 20th | 8.9 | -1.1 | 2.8 | 24th | 22.4 | 31.5 | average | 71% |
| Keith (Munkora) | 24.1 | -2.9 | 38.1 | 20th | 6.4 | -2.3 | -1.1 | 24th | 24.4 | 29.5 | average | 83% |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 26.2 | -1.4 | 38.6 | 21st | 7.7 | -2.9 | 2.5 | 24th | 33.8 | 29.0 | average | 117% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 19.6 | -1.8 | 30.6 | 20th | 10.3 | -0.4 | 5.5 | 4th | 18.4 | 25.8 | average | 71% |
| Coonawarra | 21.1 | -1.6 | 32.3 | 17th | 8.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 8th | 27.0 | 34.5 | average | 78% |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 19.5 | -1.0 | 31.0 | 17th | 8.2 | -0.2 | 2.0 | 28th | 49.6 | 46.2 | average | 107% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 21.8 | -3.0 | 33.4 | 20th | 8.3 | -0.2 | 2.3 | 8th | 24.6 | 33.8 | average | 73% |
| Padthaway South | 22.0 | -2.7 | 34.7 | 21st | 8.2 | -1.5 | 1.3 | 8th | 23.4 | 28.5 | average | 82% |
| Robe Airfield | 19.1 | -2.3 | 30.3 | 17th | 10.1 | -0.3 | 3.2 | 9th | 15.8 | 31.0 | low | 51% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists 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. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Thursday 1 December 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.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
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