Monday, 1 July 2019 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0

South Australia in June 2019: cooler than average nights, dry in the north

Rainfall in June was below average for the State as a whole, but was generally close to average in the southern Agricultural districts. Daytime temperatures in June were close to average across most of the State, but night-time temperatures were cooler than average in most areas, with a week of frosty mornings across much of the State around both sides of the winter solstice.

Drier than average in the north

• Rainfall in June was 42% below average for the State as a whole
• Rainfall was generally close to average in the southern Agricultural districts
• It was a very dry June with no rain or little rainfall (less than 5 mm) in the northwest and eastern areas of the Pastoral districts
• Several cold fronts during the month brought rainfall to southern areas
• The wettest day was on the 12th, when a strong cold front and associated cloud band crossed the State, bringing widespread rain to the southern Agricultural districts and daily totals of more than 60 mm to several sites in the Adelaide Hills
• On the 12th, several sites had their highest June daily rainfall on record
• The year-to-date (January–June) rainfall for the State as a whole was the fourth-driest first six month of the year on record, and driest since 1970

Daytime temperatures close to average, cool nights

• Daytime temperatures were close to average for June across most of South Australia, but tended warmer in the northwest
• The mean maximum temperature was 0.42 °C warmer than average for the State as a whole
• The year-to-date (January–June) mean maximum temperature for the State was 2.03 °C above average, the highest for the first six months of the year on record
• Night-time temperatures in June were generally cooler than average
• Keith and Coonawarra each had six consecutive mornings with minimum temperatures at or below 0 °C between the 19th and 24th, exceeding their previous longest runs of five such days in June (14–18 June 2007 and 11–15 June 1972 at Keith, 12–16 June 1996 at Coonawarra)
• The June mean minimum temperature was 0.94 °C cooler than average for the State as a whole
• On the 11th, Marree Aero had its highest June temperature on record and a late-season record of 31.6 °C at Oodnadatta Airport
• On the 24th, several sites had either their coldest June day on record or their lowest June temperature on record
• A few days later on the 29th, some sites in the Lower South East had their warmest June night on record
• The year-to-date mean minimum temperature was 0.61 °C above average for South Australia

Severe wind gusts

• On the 9th and 10th, a cold front crossed southern South Australia, bringing rain and wind gusts in excess of 80 km/h to many locations
• A cold front on the morning of the 29th again brought strong winds to South Australia, with gusts in excess of 80 km/h at several locations in southern areas of the State
• The strongest recorded gust was 106 km/h at Neptune Island late on the night of the 9th

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top