Friday, 1 February 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Adelaide - Product code IDCKGC13L0
Greater Adelaide in January 2019: very hot and dry
Daytime temperatures during January were amongst the hottest on record for Greater Adelaide. The highest temperature ever at the Bureau's official city site was recorded on the 24th, with 46.6 °C at West Terrace / ngayirdapira. Night-time temperatures weren't as extreme but were still warmer than average for January throughout Adelaide and the Hills. January was very dry, with little or no rain around Greater Adelaide, and it was the first January since 1957 that no rainfall was recorded in the city.
Little or no rain
- January rainfall totals were very much below average (less than 6% of average) throughout Adelaide and the Hills
- In the city, West Terrace / ngayirdapira recorded 0.0 mm for the month, which has only happened six times in January (combined observations from West Terrace and Kent Town began in 1839); the most recent occurrence was more than six decades ago in 1957
- No rainfall for the month was recorded at sites throughout Greater Adelaide including Kent Town, Morphettville, Burnside, Mount Lofty, Edinburgh RAAF, and Parafield Airport
- Numerous sites had either their lowest total January rainfall on record or their lowest total January rainfall for at least 50 years
Very hot at times
- Mean maximum temperatures were 3–6 °C above average across Greater Adelaide; most sites had their warmest January for 18 years since 2001, while Mount Barker had its warmest January (month) in 117 years of record
- The hottest day of the month was the 24th, with daytime temperatures in excess of 40 °C at all sites across Greater Adelaide, including 41.1 °C at Mount Lofty, the site's first 40 °C
- Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) recorded 46.6 °C on the 24th, the highest temperature recorded at the Bureau's official Adelaide city site in its history
- Numerous sites had their highest January temperature on record on the 24th, including Greater Adelaide's highest temperature of 47.7 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town) and Parafield Airport
- Minimum temperatures weren't as extreme as the maxima, but nights were still warmer than average throughout Adelaide and the Hills
- Mean minimum temperatures ranged from 1.0 °C warmer than average at Noarlunga to 2.6 °C warmer than average at Mount Barker
- A few sites had their highest January mean daily maximum temperature on record and Kuitpo Forest Reserve also had its highest January mean temperature on record
- Further information about the heatwaves that have affected large areas of the country can be found in the Special Climate Statement Widespread heatwaves during December 2018 and January 2019
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)
- Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 0 mm, which is 0% of the long-term average of 19.7 mm
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 33.0 °C, which is 4.4 °C above the long-term average of 28.6 °C. The warmest day was 46.6 °C on the 24th, and the coolest day was on the 5th when the temperature reached 23.1 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 18.1 °C, which is 1.5 °C above the long-term average of 16.6 °C. The coldest morning was 12.8 °C on the 8th, and the warmest morning was on the 24th when the minimum temperature was 30.7 °C
Further information
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in January 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
47.7 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town)
and Parafield Airport on the 24th |
| Warmest days on average |
34.8 °C at Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) |
| Coolest days on average |
28.3 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
18.6 °C at Mount Lofty on the 5th |
| Coldest night |
7.2 °C at Mount Lofty on the 10th |
| Coolest nights on average |
14.4 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Warmest nights on average |
19.0 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town) |
| Warmest night |
31.1 °C at Parafield Airport on the 24th |
| Warmest on average overall |
26.4 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town) |
| Coolest on average overall |
21.4 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
1.6 mm at Kuitpo Forest Reserve
and McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) |
| Driest overall | 0 mm at many locations |
| Wettest day |
1.2 mm at Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) on the 19th |
| Strongest wind gust |
100 km/h at Outer Harbour (Black Pole) on the 16th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record lowest January total rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Hahndorf | 0.1 | 0.3 | in 1957 | 134 | 26.8 |
| Prospect Hill | 1.2 | = 1.2 | in 2009 | 51 | 28.0 |
| Aldgate | 1.5 | 2.6 | in 2009 | 49 | 33.5 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 0.0 | 0.2 | in 2009 | 47 | 21.2 |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 0.0 | 0.4 | in 1992 | 42 | 20.1 |
| Belair | 0.0 | 1.0 | in 2009 | 21 | 20.8 |
| Lowest January total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for January |
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| Adelaide (Glen Osmond) | 0.2 | 0.0 | in 1926* | 22.9 | |
| Macclesfield | 1.0 | =1.0 | in 1957 | 25.4 | |
| Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) | 0.3 | 0.0 | in 1957* | 27.4 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
| Record highest January temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 46.6 | on the 24th | 46.1 | on the 12th in 1939 | 95 | 28.6 |
| Adelaide Airport | 45.8 | on the 24th | 44.1 | on the 4th in 2013 | 64 | 28.2 |
| Parafield Airport | 47.7 | on the 24th | 46.4 | on the 25th in 2003 | 63 | 29.7 |
| Mount Barker | 44.5 | on the 24th | = 44.5 | on the 28th in 2009 | 62 | 27.3 |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 47.2 | on the 24th | 46.4 | on the 31st in 1968 | 58 | 30.6 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 47.5 | on the 24th | 46.2 | on the 23rd in 1982 | 47 | 30.1 |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 47.7 | on the 24th | 45.7 | on the 28th in 2009 | 42 | 29.5 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 43.7 | on the 24th | 43.3 | on the 28th in 2009 | 25 | 27.6 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 44.0 | on the 24th | 42.7 | on the 28th in 2009 | 21 | 26.2 |
| Mount Lofty | 41.1 | on the 24th | 37.9 | on the 28th in 2018 | 20 | 22.1 |
| Record highest January mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Mount Barker | 32.1 | 31.9 | in 2001 | 117 | 27.3 |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 33.8 | 33.7 | in 2001 | 41 | 29.5 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 29.6 | 28.9 | in 2001 | 20 | 26.2 |
| Record highest January mean temperature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 22.6 | 22.5 | in 2001 | 20 | 20.2 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for January 2019 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for January 2019 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2019 |
Mean for January 2019 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2019 |
Total for January 2019 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2019 |
Fraction of January average |
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| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 33.8 | +4.3 | 47.7 | 24th | 19.0 | +1.7 | 13.1 | 10th | 0 | 20.1 | lowest | 0% |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 33.0 | +4.4 | 46.6 | 24th | 18.1 | +1.5 | 12.8 | 8th | 0 | 19.7 | lowest | 0% |
| Adelaide Airport | 31.2 | +3.0 | 45.8 | 24th | 17.9 | +1.8 | 13.2 | 1st | 0.2 | 17.7 | v low | 1% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 33.7 | +3.6 | 47.5 | 24th | 17.9 | +1.4 | 12.0 | 6th | 0 | 21.2 | lowest | 0% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 29.6 | +3.4 | 44.0 | 24th | 15.6 | +1.3 | 10.3 | 10th | 1.6 | 25.8 | v low | 6% |
| Mount Barker | 32.1 | +4.8 | 44.5 | 24th | 14.5 | +2.6 | 9.2 | 10th | 0.6 | 25.9 | v low | 2% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 31.1 | +3.5 | 43.7 | 24th | 15.6 | +1.6 | 8.3 | 10th | 1.0 | 23.2 | low | 4% |
| Mount Lofty | 28.3 | +6.2 | 41.1 | 24th | 14.4 | +2.1 | 7.2 | 10th | 0 | 34.0 | v low | 0% |
| Noarlunga | 31.9 | +3.2 | 46.2 | 24th | 18.2 | +1.0 | 13.3 | 9th | 0.4 | 16.5 | v low | 2% |
| Parafield Airport | 34.4 | +4.7 | 47.7 | 24th | 17.6 | +1.2 | 10.6 | 6th | 0 | 21.0 | lowest | 0% |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 34.8 | +4.2 | 47.2 | 24th | 16.6 | +1.4 | 8.0 | 6th | 0.8 | 18.9 | low | 4% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 31 | |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 33.7 | 33.4 | 42.3 | 29.6 | 24.0 | 27.7 | 29.4 | 26.9 | 26.3 | 31.1 | 38.9 | 32.7 | 34.8 | 41.0 | 42.3 | 41.3 | 40.4 | 27.4 | 28.7 | 32.8 | 36.4 | 39.9 | 42.0 | 47.7 | 31.9 | 28.6 | 26.8 | 30.6 | 34.3 | 40.2 | 25.6 |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 32.4 | 33.6 | 41.5 | 26.8 | 23.1 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 25.9 | 29.8 | 38.2 | 32.5 | 34.9 | 39.9 | 41.9 | 40.3 | 39.6 | 27.2 | 29.0 | 32.1 | 34.9 | 38.9 | 40.9 | 46.6 | 28.5 | 26.6 | 25.3 | 29.2 | 32.5 | 38.8 | 25.6 | |
| Adelaide Airport | 29.6 | 33.6 | 40.1 | 24.1 | 22.4 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 23.7 | 25.2 | 28.5 | 37.3 | 32.4 | 34.4 | 35.2 | 39.4 | 39.0 | 38.9 | 25.8 | 29.2 | 31.6 | 30.5 | 35.2 | 38.6 | 45.8 | 26.9 | 24.7 | 24.8 | 26.7 | 30.1 | 38.6 | 25.7 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 32.9 | 34.7 | 41.8 | 27.2 | 24.0 | 26.7 | 29.1 | 25.4 | 26.8 | 31.7 | 38.9 | 36.0 | 34.6 | 40.7 | 41.6 | 40.6 | 40.4 | 26.4 | 30.7 | 32.5 | 36.8 | 40.3 | 42.0 | 47.5 | 30.1 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 30.2 | 33.4 | 40.3 | 26.9 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 26.7 | 25.4 | 38.6 | 28.0 | 21.1 | 22.8 | 25.9 | 24.4 | 20.8 | 25.9 | 34.9 | 23.7 | 28.0 | 37.9 | 39.2 | 39.1 | 35.8 | 24.1 | 23.1 | 28.8 | 34.1 | 36.7 | 35.2 | 44.0 | 29.5 | 24.8 | 23.1 | 27.2 | 30.5 | 35.8 | 21.1 |
| Mount Barker | 29.6 | 28.5 | 38.7 | 28.9 | 24.2 | 26.0 | 28.1 | 28.4 | 23.2 | 40.4 | 40.6 | 38.0 | 37.5 | 25.0 | 26.1 | 36.6 | 40.0 | 37.9 | 44.5 | 33.2 | 28.8 | 26.9 | 30.9 | 32.4 | 36.8 | 24.5 | |||||
| Mount Crawford AWS | 30.0 | 29.0 | 39.0 | 31.8 | 21.7 | 25.9 | 27.3 | 26.0 | 22.7 | 27.6 | 35.2 | 28.9 | 31.0 | 39.0 | 39.8 | 38.6 | 36.5 | 25.0 | 25.3 | 30.6 | 34.9 | 37.6 | 37.5 | 43.7 | 31.3 | 26.0 | 24.1 | 28.4 | 31.7 | 36.0 | 22.5 |
| Mount Lofty | 26.5 | 26.2 | 36.3 | 28.6 | 18.6 | 23.0 | 24.3 | 22.1 | 20.0 | 25.4 | 32.6 | 26.2 | 27.5 | 35.6 | 37.6 | 36.2 | 33.9 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 29.0 | 31.6 | 34.9 | 35.7 | 41.1 | 28.6 | 22.3 | 21.3 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 32.9 | 20.6 |
| Noarlunga | 31.0 | 30.6 | 40.4 | 27.3 | 22.4 | 26.1 | 26.6 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 27.4 | 37.3 | 28.3 | 30.9 | 37.4 | 40.8 | 41.9 | 37.7 | 26.4 | 27.7 | 32.6 | 33.0 | 37.1 | 39.9 | 46.2 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 27.9 | 31.3 | 37.4 | ||
| Parafield Airport | 33.4 | 34.4 | 42.8 | 28.2 | 24.4 | 28.4 | 30.0 | 26.2 | 26.9 | 31.1 | 38.8 | 35.3 | 36.5 | 41.1 | 42.3 | 41.8 | 40.6 | 27.7 | 30.8 | 33.7 | 36.6 | 40.2 | 41.8 | 47.7 | 31.6 | 27.9 | 26.7 | 30.3 | 34.4 | 39.8 | |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 34.6 | 34.3 | 43.0 | 34.6 | 24.6 | 27.8 | 31.0 | 28.0 | 27.3 | 31.0 | 39.6 | 35.5 | 36.1 | 42.5 | 43.2 | 40.4 | 40.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 34.0 | 38.4 | 40.7 | 42.8 | 47.2 | 33.0 | 29.4 | 26.5 | 31.6 | 35.1 | 40.3 | 27.0 |
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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 January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 31 | |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 14.6 | 16.9 | 21.3 | 26.4 | 16.4 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 13.1 | 16.6 | 22.2 | 15.6 | 17.9 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 25.3 | 24.0 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 21.1 | 22.7 | 24.2 | 30.8 | 24.2 | 18.2 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 16.5 |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 13.0 | 15.5 | 19.2 | 25.5 | 16.3 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 16.5 | 22.9 | 13.6 | 17.0 | 20.7 | 21.4 | 24.4 | 22.7 | 15.3 | 16.4 | 20.3 | 21.5 | 23.1 | 30.7 | 23.7 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 16.2 |
| Adelaide Airport | 13.2 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 23.3 | 16.9 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 21.4 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 23.7 | 21.7 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 20.2 | 21.5 | 22.7 | 27.0 | 23.5 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 17.6 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 12.3 | 15.0 | 18.4 | 25.7 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 15.6 | 23.1 | 12.9 | 15.6 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 24.3 | 22.3 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 18.8 | 20.9 | 23.1 | 30.7 | 24.1 | 20.2 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 17.2 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 12.7 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 25.1 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 16.5 | 11.7 | 15.7 | 24.6 | 18.9 | 22.7 | 19.6 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 14.9 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 23.4 | 21.3 | 14.6 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 15.3 | 12.7 |
| Mount Barker | 12.1 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 23.0 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 15.5 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 11.0 | 13.2 | 16.1 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 22.5 | 15.6 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 12.7 | |||||
| Mount Crawford AWS | 11.7 | 12.3 | 15.6 | 23.7 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 11.8 | 16.3 | 10.2 | 16.4 | 25.7 | 21.3 | 23.8 | 21.6 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 16.5 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 25.4 | 21.7 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 15.8 | 17.1 | 12.0 |
| Mount Lofty | 11.6 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 24.7 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 13.8 | 9.5 | 14.1 | 23.1 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 20.5 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 14.4 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 23.7 | 20.4 | 13.1 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 15.1 | 17.1 | 11.0 |
| Noarlunga | 14.1 | 16.4 | 18.7 | 24.0 | 16.3 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 20.3 | 14.2 | 19.2 | 22.1 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 21.4 | 15.1 | 16.3 | 19.1 | 23.1 | 24.2 | 28.1 | 23.1 | 16.2 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 15.6 | 17.8 | 16.6 |
| Parafield Airport | 11.7 | 16.0 | 20.7 | 25.6 | 16.2 | 10.6 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 15.1 | 22.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 24.5 | 23.3 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 24.5 | 31.1 | 23.8 | 19.5 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 15.2 |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 8.8 | 12.5 | 18.9 | 26.8 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 15.4 | 22.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 25.1 | 23.3 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 21.0 | 29.0 | 23.8 | 18.1 | 15.9 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 14.7 | 13.6 |
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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 January 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 31 | ||
| Adelaide (Brighton) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Adelaide (Glen Osmond) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Adelaide (Keswick) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Adelaide Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aldgate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Ashton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Balhannah (Killara Park) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Beaumont | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Belair | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Belair (St Johns) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Belair (State Flora Nursery) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Bellevue Heights | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Birdwood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Birdwood (McVittie's Hill Rndsup) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 2.4 | ||||
| Burnside | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Crafers West | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cromer Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||
| Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Gawler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gould Creek (Hermitage) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Greenacres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hahndorf | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Inglewood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ironstone Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Kangarilla (Saddlebags Rndsup) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Kanmantoo (Millbrae) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | |
| Kersbrook | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Kilburn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Leawood Gardens (Eagle on The Hill) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lenswood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lenswood (Stringybark) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lobethal (Graeber) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Lobethal (Maidment Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Long Ridge (Greenhill) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Longwood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Longwood Alert | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Macclesfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | → | 1.0 | |||
| Meadows | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Park (Marion) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Montacute | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Morphettville | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mount Barker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | → | → | → | → | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Mount Bold Reservoir | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount Crawford AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mount Lofty | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mt Torrens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mylor (Biggs Flat) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nairne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||
| Noarlunga | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Parafield Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Prospect Hill | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Red Creek (Burwood) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Regency Park | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rosslyn Park (Seaview) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sellicks Beach | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla (Sutton Creek) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Verdun | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Williamstown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | |||||
| Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | |||||||||||||
| Willunga | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | → | 0.4 | |||
| Woodside (Inverbrackie) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Woodside (Wicks Estate) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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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 |
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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 Friday 1 February 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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