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Adelaide in June 2017: dry with warmer days and cooler nights

June 2017 was much drier than average throughout Adelaide and the Hills. Daytime temperatures in June were warmer than average, while overnight temperatures were generally cooler than average.

Very much below average rainfall in the Adelaide region

  • June rainfall was either lowest on record or very much below average throughout Adelaide and the Hills
  • Monthly rainfall was less than 10 mm in the city, with Kent Town recording 8.6 mm
  • Since 1887, the city has had only three previous years (1967, 1959, 1958) when June rainfall was less than 10 mm
  • Almost all sites in the Adelaide region recorded less rain days than average for June
  • Adelaide (Kent Town) had just 7 rain days during the month, compared to the long-term average of around 15 days of rain during June
  • Many sites across the Adelaide region had either their lowest total June rainfall on record or their lowest total June rainfall for at least 20 years

Warmer than average days and cooler than average nights

  • All sites around Adelaide and the Hills had warmer than average daytime temperatures
  • Nights in June were generally cooler than average, though Mount Lofty and Mount Crawford had warmer than average mean minimum temperatures
  • Adelaide (Kent Town) recorded a daily minimum temperature of 2.9 °C on the 1st, the earliest occurrence of a cold morning with temperatures below 3 °C since 25 May, 2006
  • Adelaide (Kent Town) had its coldest start to winter (1-7 June) since 1989
  • Mount Barker had its highest June mean daily maximum temperature since 1957
  • Parafield Airport had its lowest June mean daily minimum temperature on record

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Extremes in June 2017
Hottest day 20.2 °C at Parafield Airport on the 19th
Warmest days on average 17.3 °C at Parafield Airport
Coolest days on average 11.6 °C at Mount Lofty
Coldest day 7.9 °C at Mount Lofty on the 29th
Coldest night -0.5 °C at Parafield Airport on the 4th
Coolest nights on average 3.4 °C at Parafield Airport
Warmest nights on average 7.7 °C at Noarlunga
Warmest night 11.8 °C at Noarlunga on the 15th
Warmest on average overall 12.0 °C at Noarlunga
Coolest on average overall 8.9 °C at Mount Lofty
Wettest overall 26.2 mm at Willunga
Driest overall 1.0 mm at Charleston
Wettest day 16.8 mm at McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) on the 29th
Strongest wind gust 52 km/h at Edinburgh RAAF on the 25th

Record lowest June total rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
June
Happy Valley Reservoir 10.2 11.6 in 1959 143 87.6
Uraidla 20.0 24.1 in 1958 126 158.0
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) 13.4 15.0 in 1958 103 111.6
Ashton Co-op 13.8 26.0 in 1959 80 135.0
Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) 11.2 17.4 in 1975 49 89.1
Adelaide (Kent Town) 8.6 12.4 in 2006 40 78.8
Burnside 11.2 11.8 in 1913 38 96.9
Blackwood (Wittunga) 13.4 27.7 in 1979 36 102.8
Heathfield Works Depot 14.8 50.0 in 2006 30 142.5

Lowest June total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)
Most recent
lower
Average for
June
Mount Barker 17.4 15.5 in 1913 100.2
Williamstown 11.0 9.9 in 1959 98.5
Adelaide Airport 11.2 7.2 in 1967 56.5
North Adelaide 12.6 12.4 in 1967 73.2
Nairne 16.4 =16.4 in 1967* 88.5
Hahndorf 22.0 20.8 in 1967* 116.5
Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) 10.8 5.8 in 1979 82.2
Mount Crawford AWS 18.0 13.2 in 1994 85.4

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




Highest June mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
higher
Average for
June
Mount Barker 16.0 18.3 in 1957* 13.7

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




Record lowest June mean daily minimum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
June
Parafield Airport 3.4 3.6 in 2006 60 7.1


Summary statistics for June 2017
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
June
2017
Diff
from
average
Highest for
June
2017
Mean for
June
2017
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
June
2017
Total for
June
2017
Average
for
June
Rank of
June
2017
Fraction of
June
average
Adelaide (Kent Town) 17.0 +0.9 19.5 22nd 5.7 -2.5 1.7 4th 8.6 78.8 lowest 11%
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 16.9 +1.1 19.4 22nd 6.4 -2.1 3.2 3rd 6.0 71.7 lowest 8%
Adelaide Airport 16.5 +0.6 19.3 19th 5.4 -2.3 1.8 4th 11.2 56.5 v low 20%
Edinburgh RAAF 17.1 +1.2 19.8 19th 4.7 -2.1 0.8 4th 12.4 54.3 v low 23%
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 14.0 +1.0 17.0 19th 6.9 -0.5 2.7 1st 21.8 109.2 v low 20%
Mount Barker 16.0 +2.3 18.8 21st 4.2 -1.0 0.7 4th 17.4 100.2 v low 17%
Mount Crawford AWS 12.9 +1.3 16.8 21st 6.9 +0.4 3.1 1st 18.0 85.4 v low 21%
Mount Lofty 11.6 +2.5 14.5 19th 6.1 +0.5 2.7 1st 22.4
Noarlunga 16.2 +0.7 18.4 20th 7.7 -1.7 4.0 4th 21.8 65.5 v low 33%
Parafield Airport 17.3 +1.5 20.2 19th 3.4 -3.7 -0.5 4th 6.4 54.0 lowest 12%

Daily maximum temperatures for June 2017
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Adelaide (Kent Town)15.417.218.116.317.616.515.516.815.116.216.017.717.919.018.514.816.816.919.419.119.219.518.517.314.616.016.916.014.315.6
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)15.717.118.215.617.717.115.417.014.815.816.017.718.119.114.817.017.119.319.218.919.418.517.214.715.516.815.614.615.9
Adelaide Airport14.516.317.415.417.417.014.716.715.015.415.517.216.318.818.415.317.116.019.319.018.118.918.215.814.015.416.415.414.715.0
Edinburgh RAAF15.517.218.415.617.317.216.017.114.416.515.417.519.119.818.814.416.916.119.819.119.719.619.017.416.214.316.515.815.3
Kuitpo Forest Reserve13.314.415.213.614.613.512.213.411.513.412.514.315.015.516.113.114.314.117.015.416.316.515.314.910.813.513.912.110.512.9
Mount Barker14.216.018.416.315.613.914.916.211.915.015.317.615.817.718.112.517.016.917.818.418.817.518.317.013.015.917.015.513.314.0
Mount Crawford AWS12.113.414.412.812.712.312.112.99.012.511.713.313.714.914.19.913.313.815.314.616.815.214.914.110.011.012.511.710.411.5
Mount Lofty10.713.112.812.411.111.310.710.28.611.710.711.712.912.913.211.612.412.114.512.913.413.413.212.58.710.510.910.47.910.0
Noarlunga14.215.416.315.417.116.614.315.915.116.215.217.017.117.717.915.616.617.417.618.417.418.217.916.814.115.615.814.614.514.4
Parafield Airport16.317.518.916.117.917.615.717.115.116.616.018.319.119.615.217.616.320.219.119.619.918.917.915.415.316.816.214.915.8
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

Daily minimum temperatures for June 2017
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Adelaide (Kent Town)2.92.52.61.75.18.83.53.96.18.23.96.55.95.48.69.86.08.05.24.94.54.65.45.08.08.79.25.86.14.7
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)4.53.53.23.25.69.83.34.06.17.73.87.46.67.28.810.46.88.96.05.65.47.88.16.08.78.99.16.55.44.7
Adelaide Airport2.92.42.91.85.18.62.73.85.97.83.37.06.45.48.59.74.77.14.53.54.04.96.34.17.17.79.05.84.63.9
Edinburgh RAAF1.61.13.40.82.97.52.81.54.09.52.45.84.64.77.39.64.87.63.53.62.34.35.22.86.66.78.26.44.2
Kuitpo Forest Reserve2.74.64.66.38.98.04.65.47.27.75.28.57.77.68.89.28.86.57.47.88.56.47.27.48.07.47.96.36.44.6
Mount Barker1.21.11.80.72.48.11.93.14.58.10.74.33.05.65.47.47.54.13.45.43.03.45.03.15.76.76.33.84.63.7
Mount Crawford AWS3.13.94.97.16.57.43.55.65.16.66.07.18.08.510.19.07.77.97.79.09.37.38.17.77.36.77.47.55.24.9
Mount Lofty2.74.25.85.06.66.53.34.44.95.74.96.27.48.39.28.07.07.06.87.77.67.07.36.87.15.65.95.85.04.0
Noarlunga4.34.25.04.08.810.24.86.07.68.46.59.49.48.711.811.09.17.67.68.16.56.99.08.19.48.09.98.46.76.5
Parafield Airport2.90.41.9-0.52.36.91.50.61.68.00.94.72.82.66.18.13.27.22.61.20.82.83.21.66.28.56.83.92.91.2
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

Daily rainfall for June 2017
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Adelaide (Brighton) - - - - - 2.2 - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - - - 6.0 - 0.8 6.2 1.2
Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.6 0.2 - - - - - - - 3.8 - - 1.4 2.8
Adelaide (Kent Town) - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 1.4 0.2 - - - - - - - 1.6 - - 3.0 2.0
Adelaide (Keswick) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.8 0.2 - - - - - - - 1.0 - - 2.0 1.6
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)























1.0

4.6 11.0
Adelaide (Seaton)




1.2























Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - -
1.2 - - - - - - - -
0.2 - 1.6 2.8
Adelaide Airport - - - - - 1.0 - - 0.6 - - - - - - - 1.0 0.2 - - - - - - - 1.8 - 0.4 4.4 1.8
Ashton - - - - 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 - 0.4 0.4 - - - 0.2 2.0 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - 4.0 - - 1.6 6.2
Ashton Co-op - - - - - 0.6 - - 0.6 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - - 4.4 0.2 - 2.2 5.2
Athelstone (Black Hill) - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 0.4 2.0 - - - - - - - - 1.4 - 0.2 0.6 4.6
Balhannah (Killara Park) - - - 0.2 - 1.8 0.2 - 1.2 0.2 - 0.2 0.4 - - 0.2 2.2 0.2 0.2 - - - 0.2 - - 0.6 0.2 - 3.8 3.4
Beaumont - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 1.4 - - - - - - - - 2.0 - - 4.4 4.2
Belair - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - 0.2 0.8 - - - - - - - - 3.0 - - 2.0 4.2
Belair (St Johns) 0.2 - - - - 0.8 - - 0.2 - 0.2 - - 0.2 - - 1.4 0.2 - - - - - - - 5.0 0.4 - 2.4 4.0
Bellevue Heights 0.2 - - - - 0.6 - - 0.6 - - - - - - - 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - - - 2.6 - 1.2 2.8 1.6
Birdwood (McVittie's Hill) - - - - - 0.4 0.2 - 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 - - - 1.2 2.0 0.2 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - 0.4 0.2 - 6.0 2.0
Blackwood (Wittunga)
0.2


1.0

0.6

0.2



1.4 0.2






3.6

2.6 3.6
Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - 6.6 - - 3.4 2.2
Burnside - - - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - - 1.6 - - - - - - - - 1.2 - 0.2 4.0 3.6
Charleston - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Crafers West - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - 1.4 - 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - 0.2 1.6 0.2 - - - - - - - 3.6 - - 3.4 8.6
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) - - - - - 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 0.2 - - - 0.2 3.0 0.2 0.4 - - - - - - 2.0 - - 4.8 2.2
Cudlee Creek (O'Deas Road) - - - - - 0.4 - - 0.8 - - - 0.2 - - 0.6 1.6 0.2 0.2 - - 0.8 - - - 0.6 - - 6.4 1.6
Edinburgh RAAF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 1.4 - - - - - - - - 5.0 - - 5.6
Felixstow (Payneham) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 1.6 - - - - - - - - 2.4 0.2 - 2.0 3.0
Gawler - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 1.0 - 0.2 - - - - - - 0.6 - - 2.2 0.2
Greenacres - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 1.6 - - - - - 0.2 - - 2.6 - - 1.0 2.4
Hahndorf - 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.2 - 1.4 - 0.2 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.4 1.7 - 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - 1.1 0.2 - 10.7 3.1
Happy Valley Reservoir




0.4

0.6 0.2
0.2



0.6







2.0
1.0 3.8 1.4
Heathfield Works Depot - - - - - 0.6 - - - 3.2 - - - - - - - - - - 4.2 - 2.6 4.2
Ironstone Road - - - - - 0.4 - 0.2 1.0 0.6 - - - 0.2 - 1.0 1.4 0.2 - 0.2 - - - - - 1.2 - - 5.4 1.4
Kangarilla (Saddlebags) 0.2 - 0.2 - - 1.0 0.2 0.2 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - - 0.8 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 - - 0.2 3.4 0.2 0.2 5.2 6.0
Kersbrook - 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - 0.2 0.2 - - 1.0 1.4 - 0.2 0.2 - - 0.2 - - 0.4 0.2 0.4 5.8 0.6
Kilburn - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 1.6 - - - - - 0.8 - - 5.6 - - 1.6 1.8
Kuitpo Forest Reserve
- - - - 0.4 - 0.2 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 - 0.2 - - 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 - 0.4 - - 1.0 2.4 0.2 0.8 7.0 5.4
Leawood Gardens (Eagle on The Hill) - - - - - 0.6 - - 0.4 - - 0.2 - - - - 2.0 - - - - - - - - 4.8 - - 2.8 4.6
Lenswood Research Centre - - - - - 0.8 - - 2.4 0.4 - - 0.4 2.4










Lobethal 1.1 3.6 0.5 2.1



1.2 4.1
Lobethal - - 0.2 - - 0.8 - 0.2 3.6 - - 0.2 - - - 0.4 2.0 - - - 0.2 - - - 0.2 1.4 - - 1.8 2.0
Lobethal (Maidment Road) - - - - 0.2 0.8 - 0.2 3.0 - - 0.2 0.2 0.2 - 0.6 2.4 0.2 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - 0.6 - - 5.0 1.8
Long Ridge (Greenhill) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 1.2 - - - - - - - - 3.0 - - 3.8 5.4
Mallala














2.2











7.0
McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) - - - - - - - - 2.0 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - 2.4 16.8 2.6
Melrose Park - - - - - 1.2 - - 0.4 - - - - - - 0.2 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - - 3.4 - 0.2 4.6 3.0
Mitchell Park (Marion) - - - - - 0.4 - - 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - - 0.4 0.4 - - - - - - - 7.6 - 0.2 3.0 4.0
Montacute 0.2 - - - - - 0.2 - - - - 0.4 - - - 0.4 2.4 0.4 - - - - - - - 2.0 - - 1.0 3.0
Morphettville - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - 4.2 1.6
Mount Barker - - 0.2 - - 2.2 0.2 - 1.4 - - 0.2 - - - 0.4 1.8 0.2 - - - 0.2 - - 0.4 1.0 - 0.2 5.2 3.8
Mount Bold Reservoir




0.4

2.2 0.2





1.0







2.2

5.4 4.4
Mount Crawford AWS - - - - - 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.2 - - - 1.2 2.2 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - 2.2 0.2 - 7.6 1.2
Mount Lofty 0.2 - - - - 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 - 0.2 - - 2.4 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - 4.0 - - 4.4 8.0
Mt Bold (Scott Creek) - 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.4 0.2 - 1.8 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 0.2 0.8 - 0.2 - - - 0.2 - - 1.8 - 0.2 6.6 3.2
Mylor (Biggs Flat) 0.4 - - 0.2 - 0.6 - 0.2 2.2 - - - 0.2 - - 0.2 1.8 - - 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - 0.2 1.0 - - 3.8 5.0
Nairne - - - - - 2.4 - - 1.6 - 0.6 - - - 3.0 - - - - - - - 1.0 - - 5.0 2.8
Noarlunga - - - - - 0.4 - - 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - 0.6 0.6 - 2.8 15.6 1.2
North Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.8 - - - - 5.0 - - 3.0 2.8
Owen














2.0











11.0 2.0
Parafield Airport - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1.6 - - - - -
- - 2.4 - - 0.8 1.6
Piccadilly (Woodhouse) - 0.4 0.4 - - - - - 1.6 - - 0.6 - - - 0.8 1.8 - - - - - - - - 2.6 - - 10.6 3.0
Regency Park - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 1.4 0.2 - - - - 0.2 - - 1.6 - - 7.8 1.8
Sellicks Beach










1.0














3.6 11.0 2.2
Uraidla







3.0






3.6







5.0

3.4 5.0
Uraidla (Sutton Creek) - - 0.2 - 0.2 0.4 - -





















Verdun - 0.2 - - 0.2 0.8 - - 3.0 - - - 0.2 - - 0.2 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - 0.2 - - 0.6 - - 10.6 2.8
Williamstown - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - 1.8 1.6 - - - - - - - - 3.4 0.2 - 2.8 0.8
Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 - 0.2 0.2 - - - - 0.4 0.2 - - 2.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - - 2.6 0.4 - - 1.6
Willunga - - - - - - - - 1.4 2.4 - - - - - - - - - - 1.6 - - 16.4 4.4
Woodside




1.0

1.8






2.4





0.6
4.0 2.2
Woodside (Wicks Estate) - - - - - 1.0 - - 1.4 - - - - - - 0.2 1.8 0.2 - - - 0.2 - 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 - 2.6 2.0
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
0 1.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 25.0 50.0 100 150 200 300 400 600 millimetres

Notes

The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, 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. 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 9 am on Monday 3 July 2017. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.

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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