Greater Adelaide in May 2019: wetter than average

Rainfall in May was above average across Adelaide and the Hills, with raindays spread throughout the month. Daytime temperatures were close to average in Adelaide and the Hills despite a week of cooler than average days towards the end of the month. Night-time temperatures tended to be near-average or warmer than average, with a very warm night on the 19th and a cold morning on the 30th.

Wetter than average

  • Rainfall in May was above average across Adelaide and the Hills
  • There were several rain events during the month and Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) had 17 raindays, four more than the May average
  • The highest monthly total was 199.2 mm at Cherry Gardens in the Adelaide Hills
  • Rainfall totals ranged from 117% of average at Rosedale to 168% of average at Kuitpo Forest Reserve
  • Several sites had either their highest total May rainfall on record or their highest total May rainfall for at least 20 years

Cool end to the month

  • Daytime temperatures were within 1 °C of average throughout Adelaide and the Hills
  • The month ended with a week of cool temperatures at the end of May, with temperatures almost 5 °C below average on the 29th
  • The warmest temperature recorded in Greater Adelaide was 27.9 °C at Rosedale on the 23rd, towards the end of a warm spell that lasted more than a week
  • Mean maximum temperatures ranged from 0.4 °C cooler than average at Edinburgh RAAF and Noarlunga to 0.7 °C warmer than average at Mount Lofty
  • Night-time temperatures were generally within 1 °C of average at sites throughout Greater Adelaide, ranging from 0.6 °C cooler than average at Parafield Airport to 1.0 °C warmer than average at Mount Barker
  • The month ended with a very cold night on the 30th, with minimum temperatures below 5 °C at most sites in Greater Adelaide and the lowest recorded was 1.3 °C at Rosedale

Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)

  • Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 83.0 mm, which is 122% of the long-term average of 68.1 mm
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 18.6 °C, equal to the long-term average.. The warmest day was 24.9 °C on the 18th, and the coolest day was on the 9th when the temperature reached 12.3 °C
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 10.8 °C, which is 0.4 °C above the long-term average of 10.4 °C. The coldest morning was 4.9 °C on the 30th, and the warmest morning was on the 19th when the minimum temperature was 18.6 °C

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Extremes in May 2019
Hottest day 27.9 °C at Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) on the 23rd
Warmest days on average 19.2 °C at Parafield Airport
Coolest days on average 13.0 °C at Mount Lofty
Coldest day 7.3 °C at Mount Lofty on the 9th
Coldest night 1.3 °C at Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) on the 30th
Coolest nights on average 7.8 °C at Mount Barker
7.8 °C at Mount Lofty
Warmest nights on average 11.4 °C at Noarlunga
Warmest night 18.9 °C at Noarlunga on the 19th
Warmest on average overall 14.8 °C at Noarlunga
Coolest on average overall 10.4 °C at Mount Lofty
Wettest overall 199.2 mm at Cherry Gardens
Driest overall 51.0 mm at Gawler
Wettest day 32.4 mm at Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) on the 8th
Strongest wind gust 87 km/h at Mount Crawford AWS on the 26th

Record highest May total rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
May
McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) 117.2 106.0 in 2003 24 64.8
Belair 147.8 143.8 in 2016 22 83.7

Highest May total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)
Most recent
higher
Average for
May
Prospect Hill 172.2 190.2 in 1968* 89.4
Willunga 141.4 148.0 in 1971* 81.2
Aldgate 196.8 283.2 in 1999 123.3
Belair (State Flora Nursery) 162.8 216.2 in 1999 98.6
Clarendon 161.4 166.0 in 1999 98.4

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




Summary statistics for May 2019
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
May
2019
Diff
from
average
Highest for
May
2019
Mean for
May
2019
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
May
2019
Total for
May
2019
Average
for
May
Rank of
May
2019
Fraction of
May
average
Adelaide (Kent Town) 18.9 -0.1 25.1 23rd 10.0 -0.3 5.0 30th 87.4 61.5 high 142%
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 18.6 0.0 24.9 18th 10.8 +0.4 4.9 30th 83.0 68.1 average 122%
Adelaide Airport 18.5 -0.1 25.4 18th 10.4 +0.7 4.6 30th 70.4 53.7 high 131%
Edinburgh RAAF 18.8 -0.4 25.8 23rd 9.6 +0.3 2.6 30th 64.0 45.2 high 142%
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 15.8 -0.2 22.3 18th 9.2 -0.2 4.7 10th 146.4 86.9 high 168%
Mount Barker 17.2 +0.6 24.0 23rd 7.8 +1.0 2.0 6th 111.6 87.5 high 128%
Mount Crawford AWS 14.8 -0.1 22.5 23rd 8.4 -0.2 3.6 10th 97.6 69.7 high 140%
Mount Lofty 13.0 +0.7 19.4 23rd 7.8 0.0 2.9 30th 182.0 108.9 high 167%
Noarlunga 18.1 -0.4 25.1 18th 11.4 -0.1 6.3 30th 87.6 54.0 high 162%
Parafield Airport 19.2 +0.2 26.0 23rd 8.8 -0.6 2.0 30th 63.2 48.4 high 131%
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) 18.6 -0.1 27.9 23rd 7.9 -0.4 1.3 30th 62.0 53.1 average 117%

Daily maximum temperatures for May 2019
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Adelaide (Kent Town)19.617.418.818.818.620.318.118.112.014.817.517.019.520.220.521.523.124.823.219.323.022.425.123.716.415.815.216.114.015.215.2
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)18.817.918.918.718.719.617.817.112.315.417.316.718.819.519.521.122.924.923.118.622.621.624.223.416.815.915.115.814.415.615.1
Adelaide Airport19.317.319.318.418.519.417.717.412.815.617.516.919.118.417.918.522.525.423.218.722.519.523.622.817.016.215.816.014.215.215.9
Edinburgh RAAF19.717.019.118.018.519.919.816.911.915.018.117.019.019.021.321.123.524.422.719.322.521.725.823.517.615.915.615.714.114.915.3
Kuitpo Forest Reserve16.013.814.515.215.016.916.113.89.512.213.713.015.817.317.819.020.222.321.215.719.920.421.720.512.913.011.912.711.212.213.0
Mount Barker17.214.916.016.716.619.417.915.710.912.816.214.017.821.019.519.821.421.520.218.021.623.024.022.213.515.013.513.712.413.614.0
Mount Crawford AWS15.713.314.815.415.216.315.812.49.310.311.311.615.017.617.016.918.419.319.814.919.020.922.519.711.610.410.910.49.710.512.0
Mount Lofty13.59.711.114.013.415.012.510.47.39.410.210.813.315.216.016.417.619.118.312.117.119.119.417.410.99.58.69.98.29.49.7
Noarlunga18.817.918.718.017.818.117.017.012.415.316.616.218.218.718.818.321.925.123.518.221.520.822.421.816.416.114.716.213.714.815.1
Parafield Airport20.418.120.219.819.620.419.317.912.415.918.417.619.119.620.921.323.524.322.919.422.721.726.023.817.015.816.215.614.415.815.5
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre)20.017.618.416.018.221.020.116.514.214.015.516.718.919.721.021.722.522.924.523.527.924.018.515.014.914.713.314.115.0
Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily minimum temperatures for May 2019
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Adelaide (Kent Town)12.611.59.410.012.56.610.39.610.66.99.512.18.36.67.08.39.89.518.610.610.66.78.613.411.910.811.511.710.25.08.1
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)12.911.410.011.413.16.612.411.210.67.59.812.28.47.67.68.413.411.618.612.713.47.78.215.012.711.711.811.710.84.98.8
Adelaide Airport13.411.49.911.313.15.611.211.411.37.411.213.69.07.06.77.910.79.018.110.710.56.57.614.011.912.412.212.011.94.68.9
Edinburgh RAAF12.410.48.011.712.15.710.88.411.16.19.811.17.46.76.96.911.613.118.610.811.16.56.914.410.77.511.010.410.92.66.9
Kuitpo Forest Reserve10.79.38.99.29.46.49.98.48.24.77.110.17.68.39.29.19.310.914.111.212.211.810.013.611.58.77.18.56.65.06.9
Mount Barker10.89.69.08.59.72.07.57.09.54.96.510.06.05.85.04.17.55.911.412.011.05.15.913.511.47.07.58.76.84.27.3
Mount Crawford AWS9.17.96.58.28.55.58.46.68.53.64.99.28.19.29.58.29.810.313.010.010.812.913.612.710.26.36.97.16.73.65.7
Mount Lofty8.36.86.87.47.44.88.46.56.23.04.28.27.68.59.37.910.610.413.69.19.211.613.211.99.46.55.86.24.42.94.9
Noarlunga13.011.311.612.012.39.112.711.810.57.110.612.49.710.88.810.612.912.318.913.613.39.510.614.613.212.911.811.69.16.39.9
Parafield Airport12.510.98.810.010.04.510.27.110.64.68.69.76.44.75.46.711.112.518.89.98.84.54.412.210.37.611.310.711.12.07.4
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre)11.410.26.810.510.05.65.45.510.03.56.511.03.03.64.47.98.58.516.98.07.07.912.79.57.59.99.59.41.34.5
Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred that morning.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily rainfall for May 2019
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Adelaide (Brighton) 5.4 8.0 6.8 11.6 - - - 4.4 - 11.6 4.6 - - - - 4.8
Adelaide (Glen Osmond) 7.6 11.0 7.2 7.8 - - - 14.6 6.2 8.2 2.2 1.0 - - - - 3.4 - - 1.2 2.2 19.4 10.2 2.8 -
Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) 8.4 - 2.2 - - - - 15.4 1.4 10.8 - 1.4 5.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 0.2
Adelaide (Kent Town) 7.4 10.0 5.2 4.6 - - - 18.2 4.6 9.8 1.6 0.8 - 0.2 - - - - - 4.2 - - - 1.6 0.8 2.8 10.0 0.6 2.8 2.2 -
Adelaide (Keswick) 6.8 8.0 9.4 5.8 - - - 12.8 6.4 8.6 1.0 1.2 - - - - - - - 6.6 - - - 1.2 1.8 2.0 8.2 0.2 6.0 1.8 -
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)
13.0 12.0
















6.0


5.0 7.0 9.0

3.0
Adelaide (Morphettville Racecourse) 7.0

















10.0










Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club) 7.0 6.0




8.2
12.6









8.0



20.0 4.0


Adelaide (Seaton) 6.8 8.8 5.4 3.8


10.6 8.6 10.8 1.0 1.4






4.6 5.4

2.4 1.8 3.2 8.2 0.6
1.4 1.2
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Council) 14.0 6.0 2.0 - - - 0.4 8.6 5.6 - 11.6 - - - - 6.4 - - - - 17.2 3.6 6.0

Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 6.4 8.0 5.2 4.6 - - - 15.2 5.2 9.6 1.6 1.4 - - - - - - - 5.6 - - - 1.2 1.0 4.4 10.4 0.4 2.2 0.6 -
Adelaide Airport 6.4 5.0 7.0 3.2 - - - 11.6 4.6 8.4 0.6 0.4 - - - - - - - 4.6 0.2 - - 1.2 3.4 1.6 5.4 0.4 2.0 4.0 0.4
Aldgate 14.2 18.2 7.4 14.0 0.2 - - 25.8 11.4 13.2 3.2 4.4 - 0.4 - - - - - 9.2 0.2 - - 1.8 6.6 9.6 31.0 6.2 14.8 4.4 0.6
Ashton Co-op 11.2 9.4 10.8 15.0 - - - 21.2 9.4 6.0 - - 2.2 - - - - - - 6.6 - - - 1.6 10.8 - 27.4 4.6 12.0 5.6
Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) 10.4 7.6 2.8 4.2 0.2 - - 20.4 5.2 5.6 2.4 1.6 - - - - - - - 7.2 - - - 1.2 0.8 8.4 8.4 2.0 8.8 3.4 -
Balhannah (Gumbooya) 5.8 6.2 1.8 5.8 - 0.2 - 13.6 0.8 12.8 2.8 1.6 - - 0.2 - 0.2 - - 7.2 - 0.2 - 0.6 2.6 5.0 13.0 1.4 6.2 7.8 0.6
Beaumont 9.6 11.2 8.8 9.4 - - - 13.0 6.0 7.0 3.0 1.4 - - - - - - - 4.0 - - - 1.2 1.4 5.8 11.2 1.0 7.2 2.0 -
Belair 9.8 15.6 12.0 16.8 - 0.2 - 12.2 11.8 5.8 2.2 2.4 - - - - - - - 6.2 - - - 1.4 7.4 8.0 20.2 4.6 8.0 3.2 -
Belair (St Johns) 8.6 12.8 7.2 16.0 - - - 10.0 10.2 5.2 2.0 2.2 - - - - - - - 8.4 - - - 1.0 8.0 6.6 16.8 3.8 4.0 3.6 -
Belair (State Flora Nursery) 10.6 16.6 9.8 21.0 - 0.2 - 13.4 14.2 6.8 2.6 - - - - - - 8.6 - - - 2.0 13.0 26.4 6.0 6.4 5.2 -
Bellevue Heights 6.4 8.8 8.2 10.8 - - - 9.8 10.6 6.8 2.4 1.2 - - - - - - - 6.8 0.2 - - 1.0 9.4 6.4 13.2 3.0 4.2 4.2 -
Birdwood 11.0 9.4 3.6 1.2 - - - 15.8 3.0 8.0 2.8 1.6 0.8 - 0.2 0.2 - - - 8.0 - - - 0.6 1.6 7.6 7.4 1.8 14.2 4.6 0.6
Birdwood (McVittie's Hill Rndsup) 7.6 6.8 1.6 5.0 - - - 17.2 1.6 12.8 1.4 2.0 - - 0.2 - 0.2 - - 9.4 - - - 0.6 0.8 6.4 7.0 2.0 10.2 5.6 0.4
Bridgewater 14.0 14.8 - - - 24.0 - 20.0 6.8 14.8 - - - - - - - - - 13.2 - - - 12.4 - 19.6 10.8 - 9.8 4.2
Burnside 9.0 10.6 7.0 6.8 - - - 14.0 6.2 8.0 2.4 0.8 0.2 - - - - - - 4.0 - - - 1.0 0.6 5.2 15.0 1.6 7.8 3.4 -
Cherry Gardens 13.8 16.8 14.2 10.4 0.4 0.6 - 18.6 16.6 8.8 4.0 4.6 - - - - - - - 12.8 0.6 - - 1.8 19.2 17.8 17.2 8.8 6.6 4.8 0.8
Clarendon 45.0


40.4 4.6 0.4





9.0 0.6

23.0 27.0 3.0 8.4
Crafers West 11.2 15.0 10.8 19.6 - 0.2 0.2 15.4 9.6 9.2 3.6 4.0 - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - 1.6 7.0 15.4 25.4 6.8 11.2 4.4 0.2
Cromer Road 9.8 7.8 2.0 2.4 - - 0.2 13.6 1.4 9.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 4.6 - - - 0.4 0.2 6.8 9.4 2.2 8.8 3.0 0.8
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) 12.0 9.6 5.2 4.0 0.2 - 21.2 2.6 10.2 3.6 1.4 0.4 0.2 - - - - - 14.8 0.2 - - - 0.4 10.4 13.8 3.0 13.0 3.6 0.4
Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) 10.0 5.0 3.4 6.4 - 0.2 - 32.4 4.0 8.4 3.4 2.6 - - - 0.2 - - - 16.8 - - - 0.6 0.8 5.8 8.0 2.4 14.0 6.6 0.4
Edinburgh RAAF 8.4 4.8 7.8 2.2 - - - 5.4 1.0 11.8 - 0.2 - - - - - - - 4.6 - - - 0.4 0.2 4.8 6.0 2.6 1.8 1.6 0.4
Gawler 4.2 3.6 1.2 3.0 - - - 6.6 0.2 9.8 - 0.4 - - - - - - - 5.4 - - - - - 5.6 4.0 3.8 2.2 0.8 0.2
Gould Creek (Hermitage) 11.6 7.2 4.4 2.8 - - - 9.4 5.4 7.2 2.4 2.6 0.4 0.2 - - - - - 12.2 - - - 0.2 0.2 8.4 12.8 2.6 7.2 1.2 0.2
Greenacres 7.4 8.2 6.8 1.6 - - - 13.8 4.0 8.2 1.8 1.0 0.2 - - - - - - 2.0 0.2 - - 1.6 0.6 7.6 8.8 1.6 3.0 1.0 -
Hahndorf 8.6 10.4 3.9 11.6 0.1 - - 21.2 3.2 12.6 3.1 2.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 13.7 0.2 - - 1.4 7.2 4.2 21.8 2.4 8.2 6.1 0.5
Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) 6.6 6.0 2.2 1.4 - - - 7.8 1.2 13.6 1.0 0.8 - - - - - - - 2.6 - - - 0.4 - 7.0 7.6 - 7.0 1.0 -
Happy Valley Reservoir - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 - - - - - - - 6.4 - - - 1.6 0.4 31.2 6.0 4.2 3.6 3.6
Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) 4.4 4.8 0.6 3.2 - - - 9.0 0.2 10.6 1.0 0.2 - - - - - - - 6.4 - - - 0.2 0.4 5.2 2.2 - 2.6 3.6 0.2
Heathfield Works Depot 34.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 75.2 4.8 1.0
Inglewood 16.6 6.4 6.2 1.6 - - 0.2 14.6 7.0 6.2 2.4 2.8 0.4 - 0.2 - - - - 6.4 - - - 0.6 0.2 9.6 16.0 2.6 9.6 2.0 -
Ironstone Road 12.2 8.4 3.2 5.0 - 0.2 - 16.0 5.8 7.8 3.4 2.6 1.0 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 - - 7.4 - - - 0.2 1.0 12.8 10.8 5.4 15.6 5.2 0.6
Kangarilla (Saddlebags Rndsup) 13.0 13.4 14.0 7.2 - 0.2 - 13.0 11.4 13.0 1.8 6.8 0.2 - - 0.4 - - - 11.6 0.2 - - 2.0 14.2 9.4 15.8 4.6 3.8 3.0 0.6
Kanmantoo (Millbrae) 4.2 5.4 - 4.8 - - - 9.0 1.6 16.0 2.4 0.6 - - - - - - - 10.4 - - 0.2 1.0 0.2 4.4 5.8 - 1.8 5.6 0.6
Kersbrook 12.8 7.0 2.6 4.6 0.2 - - 18.8 5.8 5.6 1.8 2.4 0.6 - 0.2 - 0.2 - - 6.8 - - - 0.6 1.0 12.2 14.2 4.2 11.0 2.8 0.2
Kilburn 6.2 5.6 5.6 0.8 - - - 8.0 3.0 10.4 1.0 0.4 - - - - - - - 2.4 0.2 - - 1.4 1.0 4.0 8.6 0.2 3.4 1.0 0.2
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 10.6 11.8 22.0 9.6 - 0.2 - 9.8 9.6 11.8 2.0 4.6 1.0 - - 0.4 - - - 7.8 - 0.2 0.2 1.4 5.4 12.8 12.6 4.8 3.8 3.4 0.6
Lenswood 11.8 10.6 12.4 15.4 0.2 0.2 - 16.6 9.8 8.4 2.8 1.6 - - - 0.2 - - - 10.4 - - - 2.0 0.8 10.8 20.4 6.0 15.8 5.8 0.4
Lenswood (Stringybark) 11.8 7.0 3.6 5.8 - 0.4 - 31.0 3.6 6.8 2.8 1.6 - - - - - - - 7.2 - - - 0.4 0.4 8.6 8.6 3.4 13.0 3.8 0.8
Lobethal (Graeber) 13.6 8.0 3.0 8.8 - - 0.2 16.4 4.8 13.8 3.6 1.2 0.2 - - - 0.4 - - 14.4 - - - 0.6 1.8 10.4 10.4 2.8 11.6 10.0 0.2
Lobethal (Maidment Road) 11.0 9.6 3.2 7.4 - 0.4 - 30.4 4.2 11.0 2.2 2.0 - - 0.2 0.4 - - - 13.6 - - - 0.8 1.4 6.4 8.8 3.0 15.6 6.8 -
Long Ridge (Greenhill) 5.0 8.6 4.6 10.4 - - - 17.2 4.2 7.0 3.6 2.0 - - - - - - - 2.2 - - - 0.6 0.4 6.4 15.0 1.6 8.4 2.6 0.2
Longwood Alert 16.2 16.2 15.6 11.2 - 0.2 - 15.6 10.0 13.2 2.4 2.2 - - - - - - - 8.6 - - - 1.2 10.8 11.2 13.4 2.6 6.6 3.6 0.4
Macclesfield 6.0 9.0 5.2 7.8 - 11.2 - 21.4 3.6 - - 0.2 - 7.8 - - 0.4 - 32.2 4.6 5.2 10.4 0.2
McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) 10.6 12.4 4.2 4.6 - 8.0 13.4 11.6 6.6 - - - - 7.8 0.6 - - 1.0 21.0 7.6 4.8 3.0
Meadows 8.6 9.8 12.2 12.4 - - - 18.0 7.8 18.0 3.8 - - 0.1 - - - 7.6 - - - - 7.6 13.2 19.4 7.6 7.6 9.8 0.8
Mitchell Park (Marion) 5.0 7.2 5.8 17.6 - - - 6.0 6.8 7.0 2.4 1.4 - - - - - - - 5.0 - - - 1.2 7.0 3.4 16.0 0.6 3.4 2.2 0.2
Montacute 11.0 8.8 2.4 4.4 - - 0.2 27.2 4.2 5.4 3.6 1.8 - 0.2 - - - - 0.2 5.2 - 0.2 - 1.4 0.4 9.2 8.4 1.8 8.8 3.0 0.2
Morphettville 5.4 5.2 6.6 3.8 0.2 - - 6.2 9.0 8.4 1.2 0.4 - - - - - - - 4.6 - - - 1.0 7.0 7.6 8.6 0.2 0.8 1.0 -
Mount Barker 5.0 7.4 1.6 4.6 0.2 0.2 - 13.6 2.0 13.8 3.6 4.0 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - 8.4 - - 0.2 1.0 8.2 10.6 8.8 1.8 5.4 10.0 0.8
Mount Bold Reservoir - - - - - - - - - - - 3.4 - - - - - - 0.2 10.8 0.2 - - 2.0 2.0 24.0 14.8 3.2 3.4 3.4 0.6
Mount Crawford AWS 9.6 7.0 4.0 1.6 - 0.2 - 12.2 3.4 6.8 3.4 1.2 0.8 - - 0.2 0.2 - - 4.2 1.4 - - 0.2 0.4 2.6 12.0 4.2 17.6 4.0 0.4
Mount Lofty 13.0 11.6 12.8 15.0 - 0.2 - 15.6 9.0 10.4 4.8 3.2 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - 6.8 0.2 - - 1.8 7.4 19.0 23.4 8.2 12.6 5.2 1.4
Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) 12.8 16.0 12.2 6.6 - 0.2 - 15.2 12.8 10.6 1.8 3.0 0.2 - 0.2 - - 0.2 - 11.8 0.2 0.2 - 2.0 17.2 13.2 14.2 2.4 6.2 3.0 0.4
Mt Torrens 11.6 10.6 5.2 9.4 - 0.2 - 13.4 2.6 23.0 2.8 1.2 0.2 - 0.2 0.4 - - - 6.4 0.2 - - 0.2 1.8 4.0 4.2 1.2 8.2 5.8 0.8
Mylor (Biggs Flat) 10.4 11.6 8.6 7.8 - - 0.2 16.4 5.4 11.6 2.0 1.2 - 0.2 - - 0.2 - - 8.6 - - - 1.6 7.4 12.0 11.0 2.4 7.2 4.4 0.2
Nairne 5.4 7.6 1.4 7.2 0.4 - 11.4 2.0 11.8 1.4 2.0 - - - - - - 11.2 - - - 1.4 2.6 - 18.0 1.2 5.0 8.6 0.6
Noarlunga 7.0 9.4 4.6 3.8 - - - 7.6 11.0 8.6 0.4 1.8 - - - - - - - 8.0 - - - - - 12.8 5.6 1.8 1.4 3.8 -
North Adelaide 7.2 10.1 5.8 - - - - 19.4 3.2 - - - 3.8 - - - - - - 4.9 - - - - - - 12.8 0.4 3.0 1.0
Parafield Airport 6.0 6.4 1.2 3.4 - - - 7.4 2.2 9.4 0.4 1.8 1.2 - - - - - - 2.2 - 0.2 - 0.6 - 4.6 9.2 2.4 3.8 0.8 -
Piccadilly (Woodhouse) 13.2 12.0 14.0 16.0 0.2 - - 21.6 9.4 10.6 2.8 2.8 - - - - 0.8 - - 8.4 - - - 2.0 1.5 19.5 23.4 8.0 12.4 4.6 0.6
Prospect Hill 8.0 10.0 24.2 7.0 0.4 - - 11.6 12.2 17.0 1.2 4.8 0.4 - - - - - - 8.4 - - - 1.8 4.2 14.0 20.8 4.8 14.0 5.6 1.8
Red Creek (Burwood) 3.4 4.0 - 3.8 - - - 5.4 3.0 13.4 1.4 0.2 - - - - - - - 6.6 - - - 0.6 5.6 5.4 6.0 0.2 0.8 3.4 0.4
Regency Park 6.2 5.6 4.0 1.0 - - - 9.0 2.8 9.6 1.0 0.2 - 0.2 - - - - - 4.8 - - - 1.4 1.0 5.8 6.8 0.4 4.4 1.2 -
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) 7.0 3.2 1.8 4.6 - - - 7.5 0.5 9.0 0.6 1.2 - - - - - - - 3.0 0.2 - - 0.2 - 5.2 3.8 7.2 5.8 1.2 -
Rosslyn Park (Seaview) 9.6 11.2 6.8 6.2 - - - 14.8 6.0 5.0 2.6 0.8 - - - - - - - 3.0 - - - 2.0 0.8 3.4 9.8 1.8 7.6 2.6 -
Sellicks Beach
8.2 1.6 4.8


7.6
6.4 2.4








5.4

3.2
2.8 5.2 1.0
0.8 0.2
Uraidla 11.0 14.0 15.2


20.0 9.8 9.0 4.0 3.0






10.0 11.4

1.4 1.4 17.2 25.0 7.0
6.0 1.0
Uraidla (Sutton Creek) 13.8 11.8 14.2 14.6 0.2 - - 15.2 9.2 8.2 1.6 1.6 - - - - - 0.2 - 7.4 - 0.2 - 0.8 4.2 14.6 13.6 3.8 9.6 3.8 0.4
Verdun 10.2 11.8 6.8 12.4 - - - 21.2 4.0 12.0 3.0 1.4 - - 0.2 - - - - 13.4 - - - 1.2 3.4 6.6 20.8 2.8 8.4 5.2 0.6
Williamstown 8.0 3.8 4.2 0.8 - - - 9.2 1.2 6.6 2.0 0.8 - - - - - - - 6.8 - - - 0.2 0.2 12.2 9.2 8.6 9.4 1.4
Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) 9.4 5.4 4.2 2.2 - - - 13.0 0.8 7.0 1.8 1.4 0.4 0.2 - - - - - 6.6 - - 0.4 - 0.2 10.0 11.6 4.6 16.0 2.2
Willunga 22.0 14.4 5.0 - - - - 15.8 11.4 12.2 - - 7.0 - - - - - - 8.2 - - - 1.8 36.4 1.6 5.0 0.6
Woodside (Inverbrackie) 9.2 6.6 1.6 8.0 - - 0.2 13.8 2.2 16.6 3.8 0.8 - - - - - - - 15.8 - - - 1.2 1.6 7.0 6.2 0.8 8.2 7.8 1.0
Woodside (Wicks Estate) 10.8 10.2 5.6 11.6 - 0.2 - 16.4 3.2 10.0 3.8 0.6 - - - 0.2 - - - 11.4 - - - 1.8 1.2 6.6 7.6 2.0 8.0 7.0 0.4
Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated. Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day.
Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre.
Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell).
Rainfalls coloured
according to the amount
0 1.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 25.0 50.0 100 150 200 300 400 600 millimetres

Notes

The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in 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 9 am on Monday 3 June 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.

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