Monday, 1 October 2018 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Adelaide - Product code IDCKGC13L0
Greater Adelaide in September 2018: drier than average
September was drier than average at all sites across Adelaide and the Hills, with several sites having their driest September for at least 20 years. Nights were cooler than average throughout Adelaide and the Hills, while daytime temperatures were generally close to average.
Drier than average
- September rainfall was below average at all sites across Adelaide and the Hills
- Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) had ten rain days during the month, about three less than the site's September average
- Monthly rainfall totals ranged from 21% of average at Noarlunga to 62% of average at Parafield Airport
- Several sites had either their lowest total September rainfall on record or their lowest total September rainfall for at least 20 years
Cool nights
- Night time temperatures were cooler than average throughout Adelaide and the Hills
- Mean minimum temperatures ranged from 2.8 °C cooler than average at Rosedale to 0.9 °C cooler than average at Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)
- Daytime temperatures were generally close to average, slightly cooler than average near the city and in the southern suburbs, and slightly warmer than average in the north and in the Hills
- On 14 September, warm northerly winds ahead of a cold front resulted in the city's hottest day since autumn, with 29.3 °C at Edinburgh RAAF the highest temperature recorded in Greater Adelaide for the month
- Mean maximum temperatures ranged from 1.1 °C cooler than average at Kuitpo Forest Reserve to 0.8 °C warmer than average at Mount Lofty
- Parafield Airport, Rosedale, and Mount Crawford had their lowest September mean daily minimum temperature on record
- A few sites had their lowest September mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)
- Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 21.4 mm, which is 42% of the long-term average of 50.9 mm
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 18.4 °C, equal to the long-term average.. The warmest day was 26.7 °C on the 14th, and the coolest day was on the 15th when the temperature reached 13.3 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 8.3 °C, which is 0.9 °C below the long-term average of 9.2 °C. The coldest morning was 3.4 °C on the 3rd, and the warmest morning was on the 11th when the minimum temperature was 15.6 °C
Strong winds at times
- Associated with the passage of cold fronts, wind gusts in excess of 80 km/h were recorded around Greater Adelaide on both the 11th and 15th
- The strongest wind gust recorded in Greater Adelaide was 91 km/h at Outer Harbour (Black Pole) on the 15th
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in September 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
29.3 °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 14th |
| Warmest days on average |
19.3 °C at Parafield Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
12.9 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
7.2 °C at Mount Lofty on the 15th |
| Coldest night |
-1.5 °C at Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) on the 4th |
| Coolest nights on average |
3.8 °C at Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) |
| Warmest nights on average |
8.6 °C at Noarlunga |
| Warmest night |
15.6 °C at Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) on the 11th |
| Warmest on average overall |
13.5 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town) |
| Coolest on average overall |
8.9 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
52.0 mm at Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) |
| Driest overall |
8.2 mm at Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) |
| Wettest day |
13.6 mm at Inglewood on the 20th |
| Strongest wind gust |
91 km/h at Outer Harbour (Black Pole) on the 15th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record lowest September total rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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| Lenswood | 33.6 | 41.8 | in 1987 | 49 | 115.0 |
| Aldgate | 36.6 | 43.0 | in 1987 | 47 | 120.6 |
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | 21.6 | 24.0 | in 2008 | 20 | 56.4 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 27.0 | 30.0 | in 2008 | 20 | 75.5 |
| Lowest September total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for September |
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| Mount Bold Reservoir | 24.6 | 20.8 | in 1951 | 77.9 | |
| Meadows | 28.6 | 22.3 | in 1951* | 97.9 | |
| Belair (State Flora Nursery) | 27.2 | 15.3 | in 1951* | 80.1 | |
| Mount Barker | 28.4 | 25.2 | in 1987 | 85.5 | |
| Prospect Hill | 35.4 | 26.0 | in 1987* | 88.3 | |
| Hahndorf | 27.8 | 27.6 | in 1987* | 96.2 | |
| Birdwood | 34.2 | 25.8 | in 1994 | 81.4 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
| Record lowest September mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for September |
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| Parafield Airport | 6.1 | 6.6 | in 1995 | 61 | 8.3 |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 3.8 | 4.6 | in 1969 | 56 | 6.6 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 5.6 | 5.7 | in 2008 | 24 | 7.4 |
| Lowest September mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for September |
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| Mount Barker | 4.9 | 4.3 | in 1982 | 5.9 | |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 8.1 | 7.9 | in 1985 | 9.8 | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 6.2 | 6.1 | in 1985 | 8.1 | |
| Adelaide Airport | 7.9 | 7.7 | in 1992 | 9.0 | |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for September 2018 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for September 2018 |
Diff from average |
Highest for September 2018 |
Mean for September 2018 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for September 2018 |
Total for September 2018 |
Average for September |
Rank of September 2018 |
Fraction of September average |
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| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 18.9 | -0.2 | 27.3 | 14th | 8.1 | -1.7 | 3.8 | 4th | 23.2 | 58.7 | v low | 40% |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 18.4 | 0.0 | 26.7 | 14th | 8.3 | -0.9 | 3.4 | 3rd | 21.4 | 50.9 | low | 42% |
| Adelaide Airport | 18.3 | +0.1 | 26.0 | 14th | 7.9 | -1.1 | 2.9 | 4th | 19.4 | 45.2 | low | 43% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 19.2 | +0.2 | 29.3 | 14th | 6.2 | -1.9 | 0.5 | 4th | 20.6 | 47.7 | low | 43% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 15.1 | -1.1 | 23.3 | 14th | 6.6 | -1.5 | 3.4 | 4th | 27.0 | 75.5 | lowest | 36% |
| Mount Barker | 17.1 | +0.6 | 24.3 | 14th | 4.9 | -1.0 | -0.6 | 4th | 28.4 | 85.5 | v low | 33% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 14.2 | -0.9 | 23.0 | 14th | 5.6 | -1.8 | 1.7 | 24th | 33.8 | 72.7 | v low | 46% |
| Mount Lofty | 12.9 | +0.8 | 21.4 | 14th | 4.9 | -1.3 | 0.8 | 24th | 31.4 | 115.7 | v low | 27% |
| Noarlunga | 17.8 | -0.8 | 24.5 | 14th | 8.6 | -1.8 | 5.1 | 16th | 9.4 | 44.0 | v low | 21% |
| Parafield Airport | 19.3 | +0.3 | 28.5 | 14th | 6.1 | -2.2 | 1.4 | 4th | 27.2 | 44.2 | low | 62% |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 19.1 | +0.7 | 28.0 | 14th | 3.8 | -2.8 | -1.5 | 4th | 24.5 | 53.2 | low | 46% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for September 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) | 16.5 | 13.9 | 16.1 | 18.0 | 21.1 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 18.8 | 20.2 | 25.5 | 23.4 | 16.6 | 19.5 | 27.3 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 20.9 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 20.2 | 22.4 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 19.8 | 25.8 | 18.9 | 16.5 | 17.3 | |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 15.9 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 18.2 | 19.6 | 25.2 | 23.1 | 15.8 | 19.1 | 26.7 | 13.3 | 15.5 | 20.1 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 19.7 | 21.7 | 19.7 | 17.6 | 19.3 | 25.3 | 18.0 | 16.4 | 16.0 | |
| Adelaide Airport | 15.3 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 17.8 | 21.2 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 17.8 | 19.1 | 24.8 | 22.7 | 16.0 | 18.7 | 26.0 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 19.4 | 16.1 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 19.0 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 17.9 | 18.9 | 24.5 | 17.5 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 23.1 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 15.8 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 17.8 | 21.6 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 18.9 | 20.1 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 16.6 | 20.2 | 29.3 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 23.1 | 18.1 | 15.3 | 16.7 | 20.0 | 22.8 | 20.5 | 18.2 | 19.0 | 26.1 | 18.9 | 16.7 | 16.6 | |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 12.8 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 15.3 | 17.7 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 15.8 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 12.6 | 17.2 | 23.3 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 17.0 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 16.3 | 19.4 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 14.1 | 21.4 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 13.4 | |
| Mount Barker | 15.3 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 18.4 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 18.2 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 15.1 | 17.2 | 24.3 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 18.7 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 18.9 | 22.3 | 16.6 | 15.0 | 16.7 | 23.0 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 20.0 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 12.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 16.2 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 12.0 | 15.5 | 23.0 | 8.5 | 11.3 | 17.0 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 16.4 | 19.0 | 14.2 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 21.5 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 13.1 | |
| Mount Lofty | 10.7 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 14.9 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 19.5 | 17.7 | 9.6 | 13.5 | 21.4 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 14.9 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 14.3 | 17.2 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 13.8 | 19.3 | 13.5 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 17.3 |
| Noarlunga | 15.1 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 20.1 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 23.9 | 22.9 | 15.4 | 19.1 | 24.5 | 12.8 | 15.3 | 19.4 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 18.8 | 20.5 | 18.4 | 16.2 | 18.4 | 24.2 | 17.2 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 21.6 |
| Parafield Airport | 16.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 17.9 | 21.1 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 18.5 | 19.8 | 26.0 | 25.1 | 17.0 | 19.6 | 28.5 | 14.8 | 16.0 | 22.3 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 20.2 | 23.1 | 20.8 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 26.0 | 19.6 | 17.3 | 17.5 | |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 15.3 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 20.5 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 26.0 | 16.3 | 20.9 | 28.0 | 15.5 | 21.9 | 17.2 | 15.2 | 17.0 | 20.9 | 23.3 | 19.1 | 17.8 | 19.0 | 26.3 | 18.7 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 23.4 | ||
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Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily minimum temperatures for September 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) | 10.4 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 6.1 | |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 10.2 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 15.6 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 12.1 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 11.8 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| Adelaide Airport | 10.4 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 12.0 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 10.3 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 11.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 3.7 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 8.2 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
| Mount Barker | 8.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 6.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 13.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| Mount Lofty | 5.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Noarlunga | 10.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 12.2 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 15.5 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 12.1 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 8.3 |
| Parafield Airport | 10.6 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 7.6 |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 9.0 | 7.0 | 0.6 | -1.5 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 6.9 | -1.0 | 3.2 | ||
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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 September 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) | → | → | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Glen Osmond) | 8.4 | → | → | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | → | - | 4.2 | - | - | 0.8 | 3.4 | 6.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | |||
| Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) | 7.8 | - | 1.8 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 4.8 | 2.4 | - | - | 5.0 | 8.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | |||
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 7.4 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 3.8 | 0.6 | - | - | 2.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | ||
| Adelaide (Keswick) | 7.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 3.6 | 0.8 | - | - | 3.8 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Morphettville Racecourse) | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club) | 5.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Seaton) | 4.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Council) | - | - | 9.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | → | → | → | 20.8 | |||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 8.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 4.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 2.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Adelaide Airport | 7.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 3.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 2.6 | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Adelaide Airport Alert | 8.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aldgate | 6.8 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 3.4 | - | - | 8.2 | 1.8 | - | - | 9.8 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | |
| Ashton Co-op | → | → | 11.4 | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | 8.2 | - | - | - | 6.4 | 8.8 | |||||||||||
| Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) | 11.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 5.2 | 1.0 | - | - | 3.8 | 10.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | |
| Balhannah (Killara Park) | 4.4 | 2.0 | - | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 4.8 | - | - | 6.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | 5.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 2.2 | - | - | |
| Beaumont | 7.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 4.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 2.2 | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Belair | 5.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | |
| Belair (St Johns) | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 4.2 | 1.6 | - | - | 2.4 | 5.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Belair (State Flora Nursery) | 6.8 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 1.4 | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Bellevue Heights | 4.8 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 3.2 | 2.0 | - | - | 6.4 | 4.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Birdwood | 7.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 7.0 | 2.0 | - | 0.2 | 4.4 | 6.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | |||
| Birdwood (McVittie's Hill Rndsup) | 7.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | 5.4 | 1.2 | - | - | 3.2 | 2.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | |
| Bridgewater | 6.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | → | → | 21.0 | 3.0 | - | ||||||||||
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 5.0 | 0.8 | - | - | 1.8 | 8.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Burnside | 10.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 5.2 | 6.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Clarendon | → | 11.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.4 | → | 1.6 | 10.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crafers West | 8.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 6.4 | 2.2 | - | - | 4.8 | 6.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Cromer Road | 5.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 5.0 | 1.8 | - | - | 2.6 | 5.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) | 11.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | - | - | 0.6 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | 7.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | 10.4 | 12.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | |||
| Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) | 9.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.6 | - | - | 8.4 | 2.4 | - | - | 7.0 | 6.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 6.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 3.4 | 1.2 | - | - | 1.6 | 6.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Felixstow (Payneham) | 9.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 5.8 | 0.6 | - | - | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | |
| Gawler | 3.8 | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 2.0 | 1.6 | - | - | 1.0 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | |
| Gould Creek (Hermitage) | 8.2 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | 2.6 | 7.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Greenacres | 7.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 4.6 | 1.0 | - | - | 3.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | |
| Hahndorf | 4.0 | 0.1 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 0.2 | - | 6.3 | 1.6 | - | - | 6.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | |
| Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | 4.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 2.0 | 1.4 | - | - | 3.0 | 7.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 2.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 1.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Inglewood | 11.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 6.2 | 2.2 | - | - | 5.2 | 13.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | |
| Ironstone Road | 10.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | 4.6 | 1.8 | - | - | 2.2 | 9.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | |
| Kangarilla (Saddlebags Rndsup) | 3.0 | 1.6 | - | 0.2 | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 5.0 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 1.2 | - | - | |
| Kanmantoo (Millbrae) | 0.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | 2.8 | 1.2 | - | - | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Kersbrook | 8.4 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 9.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | |
| Kilburn | 4.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 3.4 | 0.8 | - | - | 4.0 | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 1.4 | 4.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 4.8 | - | - | 4.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | - | 3.6 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 0.4 | - | |
| Leawood Gardens (Eagle on The Hill) | 6.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | 3.0 | 8.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Lenswood | 8.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 3.4 | - | - | 7.0 | 2.6 | - | - | 5.8 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | |
| Lenswood (Stringybark) | 11.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 5.6 | 1.6 | - | 0.2 | 3.2 | 7.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | |
| Lobethal | → | → | 6.0 | → | → | 0.9 | → | → | → | 0.1 | → | → | 9.2 | 5.4 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lobethal (Graeber) | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 2.4 | - | - | 6.8 | 2.6 | - | - | 5.8 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | |
| Lobethal (Maidment Road) | 9.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 2.4 | - | - | 7.8 | 2.0 | - | - | 5.2 | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | |
| Long Ridge (Greenhill) | 7.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 4.2 | 1.6 | - | - | 3.8 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Longwood | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | 10.0 | 2.0 | - | - | 11.6 | 2.2 | |||||||||||
| Longwood Alert | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | 0.2 | 8.8 | 1.6 | - | - | 11.6 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | |
| Macclesfield | → | → | → | 13.4 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.8 | - | - | → | → | 7.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 | → | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | → | → | 4.4 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | - | → | → | 3.8 | - | 3.8 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | |||
| Meadows | 1.0 | 5.0 | - | 1.2 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | - | - | 5.8 | 1.2 | - | 0.2 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | 0.8 | |
| Mitchell Park (Marion) | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 1.4 | - | - | 1.8 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Montacute | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 7.0 | 2.0 | - | - | 2.4 | 9.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | |
| Morphettville | 8.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.8 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mount Barker | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 6.8 | 0.2 | - | 6.2 | 1.4 | - | - | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | |
| Mount Bold Reservoir | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mount Crawford AWS | 10.8 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 3.8 | 1.6 | - | - | 3.2 | 8.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | |
| Mount Lofty | 7.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 6.0 | 2.2 | - | - | 4.8 | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | 7.8 | 2.2 | - | - | 8.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Mt Torrens | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 2.4 | - | - | 6.0 | 2.4 | - | - | 5.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | |
| Mylor (Biggs Flat) | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | 0.2 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | - | 10.0 | 1.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Nairne | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | 5.4 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | |||
| Noarlunga | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | - | - | 1.8 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| North Adelaide | → | → | 9.4 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | → | → | 4.6 | - | 0.8 | 4.8 | |||||||||||
| Parafield Airport | 6.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 3.4 | 1.4 | - | - | 2.4 | 11.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Piccadilly (Woodhouse) | 8.0 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | 9.0 | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 5.0 | 0.2 | ||||||||||
| Prospect Hill | 3.0 | 11.6 | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | 4.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | - | |
| Red Creek (Burwood) | 0.6 | 7.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.4 | - | 3.2 | 3.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 2.2 | - | |
| Regency Park | 5.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 4.2 | 1.0 | - | - | 2.2 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 6.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | → | 0.6 | - | - | 5.0 | → | 2.6 | - | 1.0 | 6.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.5 | - | - | |
| Rosslyn Park (Seaview) | 9.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 3.6 | 1.2 | - | - | 4.0 | 6.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | |
| Sellicks Beach | 0.6 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla | 10.0 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla (Sutton Creek) | 6.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | 4.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Verdun | 4.8 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | 6.4 | 2.8 | - | - | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | |
| Williamstown | 12.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | 2.6 | - | - | 1.6 | 13.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | |||
| Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) | 11.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.6 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 4.8 | 4.0 | - | - | 2.2 | 12.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | |||
| Willunga | → | → | 7.8 | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | → | → | 5.6 | - | → | 4.0 | - | ||||||||||
| Woodside | → | → | 3.4 | 1.0 | 3.4 | → | → | 6.8 | 5.2 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Woodside (Wicks Estate) | 2.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 3.4 | - | 0.2 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | 4.2 | 1.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | |
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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.
This summary includes 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 Monday 1 October 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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