Thursday, 10 January 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0
South Australia in December 2018: very warm; drier than average in many districts
December temperatures were above average throughout South Australia, with large areas of the State very much warmer than average for both daytime and night time temperatures. Overall, it was the State's second-warmest December on record. Rainfall in December was above average in the State's northwest and in some southern and eastern districts, but it was a drier than average start to summer for much of central and northeastern South Australia.
Drier than average overall; wet in the northwest and southeast
- Overall rainfall was 20% below average, South Australia's driest December since 2014
- December rainfall was above average in parts of the Northwest Pastoral district and some southeastern Agricultural districts
- Central and western Agricultural districts and the Northeast Pastoral district had below average to very much below average rainfall for the month
- Totals were highest in the far northwest and southeast of the State, with some areas recording more than double their December average rainfall
- The State's highest total for the month was 90.4 mm at Frances in the Lower South East
- Little or no rain fell across most of the Northeast Pastoral district and several sites recorded 0.0 mm for the month
- For the State as a whole, the 13th was the wettest day as a complex low crossed the State; totals in excess of 25 mm were recorded in Pastoral districts
- Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) had its highest December daily rainfall on record on the 14th
- Parndana and Myponga had their highest total December rainfall for at least 25 years
- Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam) recorded 0.0 mm for the month, the site's lowest total December rainfall on record, and several other sites had their lowest total December rainfall since the 1990s
Second-warmest December on record
- For overall mean temperature, South Australia had its second-warmest December on record (2.40 °C above average) and warmest since 2015 (+2.53 °C)
- For daytime temperatures, the 27th and 28th were the State's third- and fourth-hottest December days on record respectively (behind 19 December 2013 and 19 December 1953)
- The State's mean maximum temperature was 2.89 °C warmer than average, the third-highest on record
- Andamooka had 13 days with maximum temperatures of 40 °C or more, exceeding its previous highest count in December of 11 such days in 1972
- Marree Aero had 14 nights with minimum temperatures of 25 °C or more, which exceeded its previous highest count in December of eight such nights in 2016
- The mean minimum temperature was 1.90 °C warmer than average, the fourth-highest on record
- Numerous sites had their highest December temperature on record late in the month, including Woomera where temperature observations have been taken for 70 years
- In the middle of the month, a number of sites had their coldest December day on record in association with wet conditions
- Some sites had their highest December mean daily maximum temperature on record and Andamooka had its highest December mean daily maximum temperature since 1972
- Coober Pedy and Cleve had their warmest December night on record
- Numerous sites had either their highest December mean daily minimum temperature on record or their highest December mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
- A few sites had their highest December mean temperature on record or their highest December mean temperature for at least 20 years
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in December 2018 | |
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Hottest day |
48.1 °C at Tarcoola Aero on the 28th |
Warmest days on average |
39.2 °C at Moomba Airport |
Coolest days on average |
22.3 °C at Cape Willoughby |
Coldest day |
12.6 °C at Mount Lofty on the 13th |
Coldest night |
3.9 °C at Naracoorte Aerodrome on the 11th |
Coolest nights on average |
11.5 °C at Mount Gambier Aero |
Warmest nights on average |
24.0 °C at Moomba Airport |
Warmest night |
31.6 °C at Coober Pedy Airport on the 29th |
Warmest on average overall |
31.6 °C at Moomba Airport |
Coolest on average overall |
17.9 °C at Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) |
Wettest overall |
90.4 mm at Frances |
Driest overall |
0 mm at Moomba Airport
and Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) |
Wettest day |
40.2 mm at Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) on the 14th |
Strongest wind gust |
113 km/h at Lameroo (Austin Plains) on the 1st |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Total rainfall |
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Record highest December daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 40.2 | on the 14th | 35.0 | on the 8th in 2010 | 25 |
Highest December total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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Parndana (Turkey Lane) | 62.0 | 68.0 | in 1992 | 25.9 | |
Myponga | 70.0 | 106.2 | in 1993* | 31.4 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record lowest December total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 0.0 | 0.4 | in 2002 | 21 | 15.9 |
Lowest December total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for December |
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Woomera Aerodrome | 2.8 | 0.2 | in 1991 | 14.3 | |
Arkaroola | 1.2 | =1.2 | in 1994 | 25.8 | |
Boolcoomatta | 0.9 | 0.4 | in 1994 | 18.1 | |
Beltana Roadhouse | 4.4 | =4.4 | in 1998 | 22.3 |
Record highest December temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Woomera Aerodrome | 46.2 | on the 28th | 45.5 | on the 18th in 2017 | 70 | 32.4 |
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 44.4 | on the 27th | 43.6 | on the 19th in 2013 | 56 | 28.3 |
Kimba | 44.6 | on the 29th | 44.0 | on the 30th in 2005 | 52 | 29.4 |
Edinburgh RAAF | 43.9 | on the 27th | 43.5 | on the 19th in 2015 | 47 | 27.9 |
Adelaide (Kent Town) | 43.7 | on the 27th | 43.4 | on the 19th in 2013 | 42 | 27.3 |
Whyalla Aero | 46.8 | on the 27th | 45.8 | on the 19th in 2015 | 35 | 28.3 |
Clare High School | 41.7 | on the 28th | = 41.7 | on the 19th in 2015 | 25 | 27.5 |
Coober Pedy Airport | 47.3 | on the 28th | 45.8 | on the 18th in 2017 | 25 | 34.4 |
Nuriootpa PIRSA | 42.2 | on the 27th | 41.8 | on the 30th in 2005 | 23 | 27.3 |
Roseworthy AWS | 45.2 | on the 27th | 44.8 | on the 30th in 2005 | 22 | 29.5 |
Tarcoola Aero | 48.1 | on the 28th | 47.1 | on the 23rd in 2012 | 22 | 34.0 |
Ernabella (Pukatja) | 43.4 | on the 28th | 42.5 | on the 20th in 2013 | 21 | 33.2 |
Yunta Airstrip | 43.6 | on the 27th | 43.3 | on the 19th in 2015 | 21 | 31.3 |
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 45.1 | on the 27th | 45.0 | on the 31st in 2005 | 20 | 31.4 |
Record lowest December daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Whyalla Aero | 17.7 | on the 14th | 18.7 | on the 14th in 2016 | 35 | 28.3 |
Renmark Aero | 18.7 | on the 13th | 18.9 | on the 19th in 2010 | 24 | 31.2 |
Cleve Aerodrome | 15.6 | on the 14th | 16.0 | on the 1st in 2017 | 23 | 27.4 |
Minnipa PIRSA | 15.7 | on the 14th | 15.9 | on the 1st in 2005 | 23 | 30.5 |
Roseworthy AWS | 17.3 | on the 13th | 18.6 | on the 5th in 2013 | 22 | 29.5 |
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 18.5 | on the 13th | 18.9 | on the 15th in 2016 | 20 | 31.4 |
Wudinna Aero | 17.2 | on the 14th | = 17.2 | on the 1st in 2005 | 20 | 31.2 |
Record highest December mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Leigh Creek Airport | 36.6 | 35.9 | in 1994 | 35 | 33.3 |
Coober Pedy Airport | 36.9 | 36.7 | in 2015 | 24 | 34.4 |
Moomba Airport | 39.2 | 38.9 | in 2012 | 23 | 36.7 |
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 36.9 | 36.6 | in 2015 | 21 | 34.5 |
Ernabella (Pukatja) | 36.1 | 35.6 | in 2014 | 20 | 33.2 |
Marree Aero | 39.6* | 37.9 | in 2012 | 20 | 36.0 |
* note: there are three days of missing data at the site, but the estimated monthly mean is still higher than the old record
Highest December mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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Andamooka | 37.1 | 37.6 | in 1972 | 34.6 |
Record highest December daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Coober Pedy Airport | 31.6 | on the 29th | 29.9 | on the 31st in 2005 | 25 | 20.0 |
Cleve Aerodrome | 28.8 | on the 7th | 28.2 | on the 9th in 2006 | 23 | 13.9 |
Record highest December mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Elliston | 16.5 | = 16.5 | in 2015 | 56 | 14.6 |
Edinburgh RAAF | 16.4 | = 16.4 | in 2015 | 46 | 14.8 |
Leigh Creek Airport | 20.9 | 20.8 | in 2015 | 35 | 18.7 |
Loxton Research Centre | 15.7 | 14.7 | in 2015 | 34 | 13.1 |
Kingscote Aero | 12.6 | 12.5 | in 2011 | 24 | 10.9 |
Renmark Aero | 16.8 | 16.3 | in 2015 | 23 | 14.2 |
Cleve Aerodrome | 15.5 | 14.9 | in 2015 | 22 | 13.9 |
Minnipa PIRSA | 16.3 | 16.1 | in 2015 | 22 | 14.2 |
Strathalbyn Racecourse | 14.5 | 14.0 | in 2015 | 22 | 12.9 |
Marree Aero | 22.7 | 21.8 | in 2016 | 20 | 20.3 |
Naracoorte Aerodrome | 12.0 | 11.2 | in 2010 | 20 | 10.0 |
Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 14.7 | 14.1 | in 2015 | 20 | 12.3 |
Highest December mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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Ceduna AMO | 15.7 | 17.1 | in 1965 | 14.1 | |
Kyancutta | 15.3 | 15.4 | in 1965 | 13.0 | |
Andamooka | 21.5 | 21.7 | in 1983 | 19.5 | |
Coonawarra | 11.7 | 13.3 | in 1992 | 10.1 | |
Mount Gambier Aero | 11.5 | 13.0 | in 1992 | 10.0 |
Record highest December mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Leigh Creek Airport | 28.7 | 28.1 | in 2015 | 35 | 26.0 |
Ernabella (Pukatja) | 28.2 | 28.0 | in 2014 | 20 | 26.2 |
Marree Aero | 31.6 | 29.4 | in 2016 | 20 | 28.2 |
Highest December mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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Andamooka | 29.3 | 29.5 | in 1972 | 27.0 | |
Moomba Airport | 31.6 | 31.7 | in 1997 | 29.5 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for December 2018 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for December 2018 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2018 |
Mean for December 2018 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2018 |
Total for December 2018 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2018 |
Fraction of December average |
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Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
Andamooka | 37.1 | +2.5 | 45.4 | 28th | 21.5 | +2.0 | 11.5 | 14th | 3.2 | 18.9 | low | 17% |
Coober Pedy Airport | 36.9 | +2.5 | 47.3 | 28th | 21.0 | +1.0 | 11.1 | 14th | 0.8 | 19.9 | v low | 4% |
Ernabella (Pukatja) | 36.1 | +2.9 | 43.4 | 28th | 20.2 | +1.1 | 11.3 | 15th | 51.2 | 64.5 | average | 79% |
Mount Ive | 33.7 | 45.5 | 27th | 3.3 | 16.8 | low | 20% | |||||
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 36.9 | +2.4 | 46.1 | 28th | 20.3 | +1.4 | 10.7 | 14th | 0 | 15.9 | lowest | 0% |
Tarcoola Aero | 35.6 | +1.6 | 48.1 | 28th | 18.2 | +0.7 | 9.3 | 14th | 2.8 | 20.7 | low | 14% |
Woomera Aerodrome | 35.4 | +3.0 | 46.2 | 28th | 19.7 | +2.0 | 10.8 | 14th | 2.8 | 14.3 | low | 20% |
Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
Leigh Creek Airport | 36.6 | +3.3 | 45.2 | 28th | 20.9 | +2.2 | 10.9 | 14th | 3.2 | 22.4 | low | 14% |
Marree Aero | 39.6* | +3.6 | 46.3 | 19th | 22.7 | +2.4 | 15.6 | 3rd | 0 | 15.1 | lowest | 0% |
Moomba Airport | 39.2 | +2.5 | 47.0 | 19th | 24.0 | +1.6 | 13.1 | 14th | 0 | 13.7 | lowest | 0% |
Oodnadatta Airport | 39.1 | +2.7 | 46.6 | 29th | 22.5 | +1.2 | 12.9 | 14th | 15.0 | 17.4 | average | 86% |
Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
Ceduna AMO | 28.6 | +1.2 | 43.3 | 6th | 15.7 | +1.6 | 8.6 | 4th | 12.2 | 20.7 | average | 59% |
Cleve | 27.5 | +0.7 | 42.2 | 27th | 16.1 | +2.0 | 10.0 | 14th | 35.2 | 26.3 | high | 134% |
Cleve Aerodrome | 27.6 | +0.2 | 43.0 | 27th | 15.5 | +1.6 | 9.7 | 14th | 24.6 | 24.0 | average | 103% |
Coffin Bay (Point Avoid) | 24.2 | 37.1 | 6th | 14.9 | 10.6 | 4th | 9.2 | |||||
Cultana (Defence) | 32.9 | 46.6 | 28th | 17.6 | 10.8 | 14th | 2.2 | |||||
Cummins Aero | 29.6 | +1.2 | 41.6 | 6th | 13.8 | +0.7 | 4.9 | 22nd | 10.2 | 22.0 | low | 46% |
Elliston | 26.1 | +1.4 | 39.9 | 6th | 16.5 | +1.9 | 11.0 | 4th | 5.8 | 16.6 | low | 35% |
Kyancutta | 32.8 | +1.9 | 45.2 | 28th | 15.3 | +2.3 | 8.2 | 23rd | 3.6 | 20.6 | low | 17% |
Minnipa PIRSA | 31.7 | +1.2 | 43.5 | 28th | 16.3 | +2.1 | 9.5 | 22nd | 4.2 | 19.5 | low | 22% |
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 26.3 | +1.6 | 41.4 | 6th | 14.1 | +0.1 | 8.7 | 2nd | 7.0 | 18.5 | low | 38% |
Nullarbor | 28.4 | +1.4 | 44.0 | 6th | 15.4 | +1.0 | 10.0 | 2nd | 8.4 | 15.7 | average | 54% |
Port Augusta Aero | 33.8 | +1.6 | 47.7 | 28th | 18.9 | +1.7 | 11.7 | 14th | 5.0 | 24.5 | v low | 20% |
Streaky Bay | 28.2 | +0.8 | 41.6 | 6th | 8.0 | 2nd | 6.4 | 14.5 | average | 44% | ||
Whyalla Aero | 30.4 | +2.1 | 46.8 | 27th | 16.8 | +0.9 | 11.1 | 3rd | 11.8 | 24.8 | low | 48% |
Wudinna Aero | 32.4 | +1.2 | 44.7 | 28th | 15.6 | +2.1 | 8.0 | 23rd | 4.4 | 17.4 | low | 25% |
Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 33.6 | +2.2 | 45.1 | 27th | 15.8 | +2.1 | 8.9 | 3rd | 16.7 | 34.9 | average | 48% |
Yunta Airstrip | 34.0 | +2.7 | 43.6 | 27th | 16.2 | +1.7 | 8.8 | 3rd | 8.6 | 18.4 | low | 47% |
Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
Clare High School | 30.2 | +2.7 | 41.7 | 28th | 14.8 | +2.2 | 7.8 | 4th | 54.0 | 38.6 | average | 140% |
Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 32.8 | 46.6 | 28th | 17.4 | 10.3 | 22nd | 9.2 | |||||
Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 32.4 | +2.0 | 45.0 | 28th | 14.7 | +2.4 | 6.4 | 23rd | 14.6 | 28.9 | low | 51% |
Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
Edithburgh | 25.6 | +1.6 | 39.5 | 7th | 15.8 | +1.0 | 9.4 | 14th | 18.0 | 16.8 | average | 107% |
Kadina AWS | 31.0 | +1.7 | 43.9 | 27th | 14.8 | +1.5 | 9.1 | 23rd | 6.2 | 30.4 | v low | 20% |
Minlaton Aero | 29.4 | +1.8 | 39.6 | 6th | 14.8 | +1.3 | 9.2 | 23rd | 20.4 | 19.6 | average | 104% |
Stenhouse Bay | 25.1 | +1.8 | 40.7 | 6th | 15.6 | +0.5 | 10.9 | 14th | 9.8 | 17.0 | average | 58% |
Warooka | 26.9 | +1.3 | 37.6 | 27th | 15.4 | +1.6 | 7.8 | 2nd | 20.4 | 18.0 | average | 113% |
Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
Cape Borda | 23.6 | +0.9 | 33.3 | 6th | 13.2 | +0.2 | 8.3 | 14th | 32.0 | 26.7 | average | 120% |
Cape Willoughby | 22.3 | +1.6 | 36.3 | 6th | 15.4 | +0.9 | 10.0 | 2nd | 28.8 | 23.1 | high | 125% |
Kingscote Aero | 26.4 | +1.3 | 39.1 | 27th | 12.6 | +1.7 | 5.6 | 23rd | 31.8 | 20.8 | high | 153% |
Parndana Cfs AWS | 25.3 | 37.3 | 6th | 12.0 | 6.8 | 2nd | 52.4 | |||||
Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
Adelaide (Kent Town) | 30.4 | +3.1 | 43.7 | 27th | 17.0 | +1.4 | 11.4 | 14th | 19.8 | 28.9 | average | 69% |
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 30.0 | +3.2 | 42.2 | 27th | 16.5 | +1.4 | 10.6 | 23rd | 19.8 | 26.3 | average | 75% |
Adelaide Airport | 28.6 | +2.8 | 40.9 | 27th | 16.5 | +1.9 | 10.3 | 23rd | 21.0 | 24.1 | average | 87% |
Edinburgh RAAF | 30.8 | +2.9 | 43.9 | 27th | 16.4 | +1.6 | 8.8 | 23rd | 13.2 | 25.5 | average | 52% |
Parafield Airport | 31.1 | +3.3 | 42.8 | 27th | 16.0 | +1.1 | 9.2 | 22nd | 18.2 | 25.1 | average | 73% |
Roseworthy AWS | 31.9 | +2.4 | 45.2 | 27th | 14.6 | +2.0 | 6.0 | 22nd | 23.2 | 26.5 | average | 88% |
County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
Nuriootpa PIRSA | 30.1 | +2.8 | 42.2 | 27th | 14.1 | +1.7 | 6.1 | 21st | 15.2 | 33.2 | average | 46% |
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 31.8 | +3.5 | 44.4 | 27th | 15.3 | +1.8 | 7.5 | 23rd | 21.4 | 24.3 | average | 88% |
Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
Hindmarsh Island AWS | 25.7 | +1.0 | 39.8 | 27th | 15.7 | +1.1 | 11.7 | 23rd | 19.2 | 25.8 | low | 74% |
Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 25.6 | +1.7 | 38.8 | 27th | 14.1 | +1.5 | 9.0 | 2nd | 45.8 | 36.2 | high | 127% |
Mount Barker | 27.1 | +2.0 | 39.3 | 27th | 12.8 | +2.3 | 8.8 | 2nd | 45.8 | 35.2 | high | 130% |
Mount Crawford AWS | 27.1 | +2.1 | 39.1 | 27th | 14.0 | +1.9 | 7.4 | 14th | 26.4 | 34.3 | average | 77% |
Mount Lofty | 24.2 | +4.6 | 35.5 | 27th | 12.7 | +2.1 | 6.1 | 2nd | 61.0 | 54.7 | high | 112% |
Noarlunga | 28.4 | +2.0 | 41.3 | 27th | 16.7 | +1.3 | 10.4 | 22nd | 17.6 | 21.6 | average | 81% |
Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 22.4 | +0.6 | 35.6 | 6th | 13.4 | +1.4 | 8.3 | 14th | 70.2 | 37.3 | high | 188% |
Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 24.9 | +0.9 | 40.4 | 27th | 14.0 | +1.3 | 9.1 | 5th | 38.6 | 29.1 | high | 133% |
Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
Loxton Research Centre | 32.6 | +2.8 | 44.0 | 28th | 15.7 | +2.6 | 10.4 | 3rd | 39.0 | 24.5 | high | 159% |
Renmark Aero | 33.3 | +2.1 | 45.1 | 28th | 16.8 | +2.6 | 9.4 | 3rd | 33.8 | 23.1 | high | 146% |
Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
Eudunda | 30.2 | +3.1 | 41.7 | 28th | 15.1 | +2.7 | 9.0 | 21st | 37.6 | 26.6 | high | 141% |
Meningie | 26.9 | +2.3 | 39.6 | 27th | 14.1 | +1.1 | 9.1 | 23rd | 27.2 | 23.9 | average | 114% |
Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 30.0 | +1.2 | 43.7 | 27th | 14.3 | +2.0 | 8.9 | 3rd | 28.2 | 30.0 | average | 94% |
Strathalbyn Racecourse | 27.5 | +1.3 | 42.2 | 27th | 14.5 | +1.6 | 9.1 | 23rd | 32.2 | 24.2 | high | 133% |
Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
Karoonda | 31.1 | +1.7 | 43.5 | 27th | 14.6 | +2.0 | 9.8 | 23rd | 18.4 | 25.0 | average | 74% |
Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
Keith | 29.4 | +1.7 | 42.8 | 27th | 13.7 | +1.8 | 7.7 | 23rd | 31.0 | 26.8 | average | 116% |
Keith (Munkora) | 31.0 | +2.1 | 43.9 | 27th | 12.7 | +2.2 | 5.7 | 23rd | 24.2 | 32.2 | average | 75% |
Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 31.4 | +1.9 | 43.2 | 27th | 14.4 | +2.3 | 8.4 | 3rd | 37.0 | 28.3 | high | 131% |
Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 23.9 | +1.0 | 36.3 | 6th | 13.1 | +0.7 | 7.9 | 1st | 9.8 | 23.2 | average | 42% |
Coonawarra | 26.9 | +1.9 | 37.9 | 27th | 11.7 | +1.6 | 4.6 | 23rd | 52.8 | 37.3 | high | 142% |
Mount Gambier Aero | 25.0 | +2.0 | 36.7 | 27th | 11.5 | +1.5 | 5.5 | 23rd | 75.0 | 38.8 | v high | 193% |
Naracoorte Aerodrome | 28.6 | +1.3 | 40.8 | 27th | 12.0 | +2.0 | 3.9 | 11th | 50.2 | 37.7 | high | 133% |
Padthaway South | 28.3 | +1.5 | 40.4 | 27th | 12.3 | +1.7 | 6.0 | 23rd | 57.6 | 33.3 | high | 173% |
Robe Airfield | 23.6 | +0.6 | 33.8 | 6th | 12.7 | +0.9 | 5.2 | 23rd | 49.2 | 33.2 | high | 148% |
* note: there are three days of missing data at the site; the estimated monthly mean maximum is less than 39 °C
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 11 am on Thursday 3 January 2019. 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.
Further information
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- helpdesk.climate@bom.gov.au
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