Tuesday, 1 May 2018 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Adelaide - Product code IDCKGC13L0
Greater Adelaide in April 2018: very warm and slightly drier than average
Rainfall in April was below average across Adelaide and the Hills, despite some heavy rain in the middle of the month. Both days and nights were warmer than average across all sites in Greater Adelaide.
Slightly drier than average
- Despite some heavy rain in the middle of the month, April was drier than average across Greater Adelaide
- Falls at several sites in the Adelaide Hills exceeded 30 mm in the 24 hours to 9am on the 14th, which contributed to Mount Barker receiving close to its monthly average
- April rainfall totals ranged from 33% of average at Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) and Edinburgh RAAF to 92% of average at Mount Barker
- Although the monthly rainfall total was less than average, the total count of rain days in the city during April was close to the long term average
Much warmer than average
- April temperatures were much warmer than average across Adelaide and the Hills
- For the city, it was Adelaide's second-warmest April on record, with a mean maximum of 26.2 °C at West Terrace / ngayirdapira behind 26.9 °C in 1923
- Adelaide city had a total of ten days of 30 °C or more during the month, equalling the April record for counts of such days from 1941 and 1904
- Adelaide city also had a run of five consecutive days of 30 °C or above from the 19th to the 23rd, which was the latest such a run of days has occurred in the year (previous latest run of at least five consecutive 30 °C days ended on 21 April at the old West Terrace site in both 1919 and 1902)
- Mean maximum temperatures ranged from 3.0 °C warmer than average at Noarlunga to 5.3 °C warmer than average at Mount Lofty
- Mean minimum temperatures ranged from 1.2 °C warmer than average at Rosedale to 2.8 °C warmer than average at Mount Barker
- On the 10th and 11th, several sites had their highest April temperature on record
- Several sites around Greater Adelaide had their highest April mean daily maximum temperature on record, exceeding records from 2005
- On the 10th, Mount Crawford and Kuitpo Forest Reserve had their warmest April night on record
- Mount Crawford and Kuitpo Forest Reserve also had their highest April mean daily minimum temperature on record, and Mount Barker had its highest April mean daily minimum temperature since 1968
- Several sites had their highest April mean temperature on record
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)
- Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 14.4 mm, which is 33% of the long-term average of 44.1 mm
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 26.2 °C, which is 4.1 °C above the long-term average of 22.1 °C. The warmest day was 36.3 °C on the 11th, and the coolest day was on the 16th when the temperature reached 19.2 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 14.7 °C, which is 2.0 °C above the long-term average of 12.7 °C. The coldest morning was 8.9 °C on the 30th, and the warmest morning was on the 10th when the minimum temperature was 24.0 °C
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in April 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
38.2 °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 11th 38.2 °C at Parafield Airport on the 11th |
| Warmest days on average |
27.4 °C at Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) |
| Coolest days on average |
21.1 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
12.9 °C at Mount Lofty on the 14th |
| Coldest night |
5.3 °C at Mount Barker on the 28th |
| Coolest nights on average |
11.2 °C at Mount Barker |
| Warmest nights on average |
15.5 °C at Noarlunga |
| Warmest night |
24.7 °C at Mount Crawford AWS on the 10th |
| Warmest on average overall |
20.5 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town) 20.5 °C at Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) |
| Coolest on average overall |
16.6 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
95.4 mm at Crafers West |
| Driest overall |
8.0 mm at Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) |
| Wettest day |
40.0 mm at Crafers West on the 15th |
| Strongest wind gust |
106 km/h at Mount Crawford AWS on the 14th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest April temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 36.3 | on the 11th | 35.8 | on the 5th in 1938 | 93 | 22.1 |
| Mount Barker | 36.0 | on the 10th | 35.2 | on the 2nd in 2005 | 62 | 20.5 |
| Parafield Airport | 38.2 | on the 11th | = 38.2 | on the 9th in 2005 | 62 | 22.7 |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 36.9 | on the 11th | = 36.9 | on the 9th in 2005 | 42 | 22.7 |
| Record highest April mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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| Adelaide Airport | 25.3 | 25.0 | in 2005 | 63 | 22.2 |
| Parafield Airport | 27.2 | 27.0 | in 2005 | 61 | 22.7 |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 27.4 | 26.5 | in 2005 | 56 | 23.1 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 27.1 | 26.6 | in 2005 | 45 | 23.1 |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 26.6 | 26.1 | in 2005 | 41 | 22.7 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 23.2 | 22.9 | in 2005 | 23 | 19.2 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 23.3 | 22.8 | in 2005 | 20 | 19.6 |
| Record highest April daily minimum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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| Mount Crawford AWS | 24.7 | on the 10th | 23.1 | on the 2nd in 2005 | 24 | 10.4 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 23.7 | on the 10th | 22.0 | on the 10th in 2005 | 21 | 11.2 |
| Record highest April mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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| Adelaide Airport | 14.0 | = 14.0 | in 1968 | 63 | 11.8 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 12.8 | 12.3 | in 2007 | 23 | 10.4 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 13.2 | 12.8 | in 2007 | 20 | 11.2 |
| Highest April mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for April |
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| Mount Barker | 11.2 | 11.4 | in 1968 | 8.4 | |
| Record highest April mean temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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| Mount Barker | 18.2 | 17.6 | in 2005 | 117 | 14.4 |
| Adelaide Airport | 19.7 | 19.0 | in 2007 | 63 | 17.0 |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 19.7 | 19.6 | in 2005 | 56 | 16.9 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 20.2 | = 20.2 | in 2005 | 45 | 17.4 |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 20.5 | 20.2 | in 2005 | 41 | 17.6 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 18.0 | 17.2 | in 2005 | 23 | 14.8 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 18.2 | 17.7 | in 2005 | 20 | 15.4 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for April 2018 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for April 2018 |
Diff from average |
Highest for April 2018 |
Mean for April 2018 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for April 2018 |
Total for April 2018 |
Average for April |
Rank of April 2018 |
Fraction of April average |
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| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 26.6 | +3.9 | 36.9 | 11th | 14.2 | +1.7 | 8.7 | 30th | 22.2 | 39.0 | average | 57% |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 26.2 | +4.1 | 36.3 | 11th | 14.7 | +2.0 | 8.9 | 30th | 14.4 | 44.1 | low | 33% |
| Adelaide Airport | 25.3 | +3.1 | 35.9 | 9th | 14.0 | +2.2 | 7.6 | 30th | 14.6 | 34.4 | low | 42% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 27.1 | +4.0 | 38.2 | 11th | 13.3 | +1.6 | 6.8 | 30th | 10.0 | 30.2 | low | 33% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 23.3 | +3.7 | 33.6 | 11th | 13.2 | +2.0 | 8.5 | 30th | 45.0 | 58.0 | average | 78% |
| Mount Barker | 25.2 | +4.7 | 36.0 | 10th | 11.2 | +2.8 | 5.3 | 28th | 53.4 | 58.1 | average | 92% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 23.2 | +4.0 | 33.6 | 10th | 12.8 | +2.4 | 7.8 | 27th | 32.4 | 44.2 | average | 73% |
| Mount Lofty | 21.1 | +5.3 | 31.0 | 11th | 12.1 | +2.3 | 7.2 | 27th | 72.6 | |||
| Noarlunga | 25.3 | +3.0 | 35.2 | 11th | 15.5 | +1.9 | 10.9 | 30th | 26.2 | 33.0 | average | 79% |
| Parafield Airport | 27.2 | +4.5 | 38.2 | 11th | 13.1 | +1.3 | 8.2 | 28th | 14.2 | 38.3 | low | 37% |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 27.4 | +4.3 | 37.8 | 9th | 11.9 | +1.2 | 6.0 | 6th | 18.7 | 36.7 | average | 51% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for April 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 28.6 | 22.7 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 26.4 | 31.9 | 34.2 | 36.6 | 36.5 | 36.9 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 21.6 | 26.8 | 30.3 | 32.2 | 30.9 | 31.9 | 31.5 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 21.2 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.0 | |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 27.3 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 24.7 | 23.9 | 25.8 | 31.2 | 34.0 | 36.3 | 35.4 | 36.3 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 19.2 | 21.1 | 26.8 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 30.6 | 31.9 | 31.2 | 21.9 | 22.6 | 21.3 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 22.4 |
| Adelaide Airport | 25.4 | 21.2 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 35.9 | 34.7 | 34.8 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 26.1 | 30.1 | 31.2 | 29.8 | 29.2 | 30.5 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 20.3 | 21.2 | 21.8 | 22.9 | 20.7 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 27.8 | 22.5 | 23.3 | 26.6 | 24.1 | 26.4 | 31.7 | 36.5 | 37.9 | 37.6 | 38.2 | 24.3 | 25.0 | 19.0 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 22.0 | 27.0 | 30.7 | 31.8 | 31.0 | 32.2 | 33.4 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 21.7 | 24.7 | 23.8 | 23.3 | 24.9 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 24.6 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 23.9 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 28.8 | 31.1 | 33.4 | 32.9 | 33.6 | 20.4 | 19.7 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 23.5 | 26.7 | 29.4 | 27.3 | 28.5 | 27.8 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 18.2 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 17.3 | 21.6 |
| Mount Barker | 27.0 | 23.1 | 25.4 | 24.5 | 23.2 | 29.6 | 32.9 | 34.3 | 36.0 | 35.0 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 24.0 | 28.8 | 29.0 | 29.8 | 30.0 | 29.2 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 20.5 | 21.1 | 22.8 | 19.7 | 23.5 | |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 25.3 | 20.3 | 22.1 | 24.5 | 24.9 | 21.4 | 28.1 | 31.8 | 33.5 | 33.6 | 33.5 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 17.2 | 23.4 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 26.7 | 27.9 | 28.2 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 18.8 | 19.8 | 20.6 | 17.8 | 21.7 |
| Mount Lofty | 22.6 | 18.0 | 20.6 | 22.2 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 26.1 | 28.3 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 31.0 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 15.9 | 20.3 | 24.3 | 25.6 | 24.7 | 25.7 | 24.8 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 16.4 | 20.2 |
| Noarlunga | 26.0 | 21.5 | 22.7 | 24.5 | 23.9 | 24.7 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 34.8 | 33.9 | 35.2 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 18.8 | 20.4 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 25.8 | 29.3 | 31.7 | 28.8 | 30.6 | 30.1 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 20.9 |
| Parafield Airport | 28.0 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 26.8 | 24.9 | 27.0 | 31.8 | 34.7 | 37.0 | 36.8 | 38.2 | 24.7 | 25.1 | 19.0 | 20.9 | 19.7 | 22.2 | 27.3 | 30.7 | 32.0 | 31.4 | 32.4 | 32.0 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 22.4 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 24.4 |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 28.5 | 24.0 | 25.7 | 27.2 | 27.0 | 25.7 | 32.8 | 36.4 | 37.8 | 37.7 | 37.6 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 18.2 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 20.7 | 27.3 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 31.2 | 32.3 | 32.7 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 24.4 | 22.7 | 24.8 | |
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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 April 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 13.8 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 16.6 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 15.2 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 13.1 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 8.7 |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 17.9 | 20.2 | 24.0 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 16.5 | 11.9 | 14.4 | 21.2 | 18.1 | 13.9 | 20.6 | 19.5 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 8.9 | ||||
| Adelaide Airport | 13.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 15.8 | 19.1 | 21.2 | 16.8 | 18.2 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 16.7 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 14.2 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 13.3 | 15.3 | 19.3 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 7.6 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 12.8 | 13.8 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 15.5 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 17.4 | 15.5 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 12.4 | 16.5 | 18.7 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 6.8 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 13.0 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 23.7 | 15.5 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 14.1 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 14.5 | 17.7 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 8.5 |
| Mount Barker | 10.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 13.8 | 16.5 | 17.8 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 14.5 | 11.4 | 6.6 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 17.2 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 6.4 | |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 11.4 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 24.7 | 16.1 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 15.5 | 18.7 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Mount Lofty | 11.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 19.0 | 18.1 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 14.6 | 17.9 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 16.9 | 14.7 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 7.7 |
| Noarlunga | 15.0 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 15.6 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 23.7 | 16.6 | 17.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 16.0 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 16.1 | 20.5 | 18.1 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 19.1 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 10.9 |
| Parafield Airport | 11.8 | 13.4 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 12.5 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 16.8 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 11.9 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 8.2 |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 11.0 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 20.5 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 14.2 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 6.3 |
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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 April 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||
| Adelaide (Brighton) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Glen Osmond) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 13.4 | 10.2 | → | 8.2 | - | - | - | → | → | → | → | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 16.0 | 7.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | 0.4 | 4.0 | ||||||
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Adelaide (Keswick) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | 1.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | → | → | 25.6 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Morphettville Racecourse) | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club) | → | → | 9.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Seaton) | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Council) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | ||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 0.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Adelaide Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | 1.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Adelaide Airport Alert | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aldgate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.8 | 24.2 | 13.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | 1.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ashton Co-op | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.4 | → | 51.0 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.2 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Balhannah (Killara Park) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24.2 | 12.0 | 4.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Beaumont | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.4 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 0.4 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Belair | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.4 | 21.4 | 11.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Belair (St Johns) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.8 | 15.4 | 11.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Belair (State Flora Nursery) | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.4 | 26.6 | 11.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 1.2 | 2.0 | - | |||||
| Bellevue Heights | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.2 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | 2.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Birdwood | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.2 | 13.8 | 7.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Birdwood (McVittie's Hill) | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.2 | 16.8 | 3.6 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | |
| Bridgewater | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.0 | 21.0 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 2.0 | |||||||
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Burnside | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.2 | 11.6 | 7.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 1.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Clarendon | → | 27.0 | → | 1.6 | → | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crafers West | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.6 | 40.0 | 21.6 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 2.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | |
| Cromer Road | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.4 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.6 | 28.8 | 17.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | |
| Cudlee Creek (O'Deas Road) | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.4 | 28.6 | 14.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | |
| Echunga Golf Course | → | → | 54.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edinburgh RAAF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Felixstow (Payneham) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.2 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 1.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gawler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 6.2 | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Gould Creek (Hermitage) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.4 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Greenacres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 2.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hahndorf | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29.1 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | 0.8 | 1.2 | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | |
| Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | 9.2 | 9.0 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Heathfield Works Depot | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 73.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | → | 9.2 | ||||
| Inglewood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.6 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ironstone Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.8 | 15.4 | 10.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | |
| Kangarilla (Saddlebags) | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 18.4 | 14.8 | 9.8 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | |
| Kanmantoo (Millbrae) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | |
| Kersbrook | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.6 | 14.8 | 8.4 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | |
| Kilburn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.6 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | 1.8 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 15.8 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.8 | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | ||||
| Leawood Gardens (Eagle on The Hill) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | 0.6 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lenswood | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30.8 | 29.8 | 12.4 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | 0.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lenswood (Stringybark) | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.4 | 24.2 | 14.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lobethal | → | → | 48.6 | → | → | → | → | → | → | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lobethal (Graeber) | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 18.8 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lobethal (Maidment Road) | - | 1.0 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.6 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Long Ridge (Greenhill) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.2 | 15.8 | 13.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Longwood Alert | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.4 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 2.6 | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | 1.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Macclesfield | → | → | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 28.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | → | → | 1.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | ||||
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 21.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | → | → | 1.2 | 2.4 | |||||||
| Meadows | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 21.2 | 12.6 | 8.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | |
| Mitchell Park (Marion) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.2 | 6.4 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 2.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Montacute | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.0 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Morphettville | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 1.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mount Barker | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.6 | 13.6 | 5.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 0.4 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Mount Bold Reservoir | 0.2 | 1.2 | 14.4 | 16.6 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount Crawford AWS | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.4 | 12.4 | 6.6 | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Mount Lofty | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.8 | 25.6 | 18.2 | 2.8 | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | 0.8 | 1.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | |
| Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 19.8 | 14.8 | 10.2 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Mt Torrens | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | |
| Mylor (Biggs Flat) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24.8 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Nairne | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.6 | → | 11.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | → | 1.2 | |||||
| Noarlunga | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 7.6 | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | 5.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| North Adelaide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 11.0 | 0.8 | - | - | → | → | → | → | 1.4 | → | 14.0 | |||||
| Parafield Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Piccadilly (Woodhouse) | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39.4 | 14.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | ||||||
| Prospect Hill | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 18.0 | 16.8 | 6.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 2.4 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Red Creek (Burwood) | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 1.6 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Regency Park | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 1.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 0.1 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rosslyn Park (Seaview) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.8 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 1.4 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sellicks Beach | 2.2 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla | 35.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla (Sutton Creek) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.0 | 18.6 | 9.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Verdun | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 35.4 | 13.8 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 0.6 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
| Williamstown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 11.4 | 6.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.0 | ||||||
| Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | 0.6 | ||||||
| Willunga | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 22.2 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | |||||||
| Woodside | → | → | 45.2 | → | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Woodside (Wicks Estate) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24.8 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | |
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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, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Greater 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.
In September 2017 this summary was broadened to include data from observing sites in or near the Greater Adelaide “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to “include the population within the urban area of the city, as well as people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the city, and live in small towns and rural areas surrounding the city. It is important to note that GCCSAs do not define the built up edge of the city. They provide a stable definition for these cities and are designed for the output of a range of social and economic survey data.”
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Tuesday 1 May 2018. 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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