Thursday, 9 January 2020 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Adelaide - Product code IDCKGC13L0
Greater Adelaide in December 2019: dry and very warm
Rainfall in December was below average throughout Adelaide and the Hills, including some northern suburbs having their driest December on record. A hot second half of the month resulted in above average mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures throughout Adelaide and the Hills.
Drier than average
- Rainfall in December was below average across Adelaide and the Hills, despite a cool and wet start to the month
- The wettest day was on the 2nd, with 23.8 mm recorded at Willunga
- Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) had four raindays for the month, compared to a December average of six raindays
- Rainfall totals ranged from 12% of average at Parafield Airport to 62% of average at Mount Lofty
- Some sites had either their lowest total December rainfall on record or their lowest total December rainfall for at least 30 years
Warmer than average days and nights
- Daytime temperatures were above average throughout Adelaide and the Hills
- The highest temperature recorded in Greater Adelaide during December was 47.0 °C at Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) on the 20th
- On the 19th and 20th, several sites had their highest December temperature on record
- Maximum temperatures exceeded 40 °C in many suburbs from the 17th to the 20th, and the 27th to the 30th, with multiple sites across Greater Adelaide having their highest count of days of 40 °C or above for December
- Most days were cooler than average during the first half of the month, the exception being the 8th, when hot northerly winds brought daytime temperatures into the high 30s at most sites
- Temperatures were very much above average on most days during the second half of December
- Mean maximum temperatures ranged from 2.8 °C above average at Noarlunga to 6.6 °C above average at Mount Lofty
- Night-time temperatures were warmer than average throughout Adelaide and the Hills
- On the 20th, many sites had their warmest December night on record, with the highest daily minimum temperature being 34.2 °C at Edinburgh RAAF
- Mean minimum temperatures ranged from 1.1 °C above average at Parafield Airport to 2.5 °C above average at Mount Barker
- Mount Crawford equalled its highest December mean daily maximum temperature on record
- Edinburgh RAAF had its highest December mean daily minimum temperature on record and Mount Barker had its highest December mean daily minimum temperature since 1965
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)
- Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 8.8 mm, which is 34% of the long-term average of 26.2 mm
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 30.6 °C, which is 3.8 °C above the long-term average of 26.8 °C. The warmest day was 45.3 °C on the 19th, and the coolest day was on the 1st when the temperature reached 17.7 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 16.8 °C, which is 1.7 °C above the long-term average of 15.1 °C. The coldest morning was 8.6 °C on the 7th, and the warmest morning was on the 20th when the minimum temperature was 33.6 °C
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Extremes in December 2019 | |
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Hottest day |
47.0 °C at Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) on the 20th |
Warmest days on average |
32.6 °C at Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) |
Coolest days on average |
26.4 °C at Mount Lofty |
Coldest day |
10.9 °C at Mount Lofty on the 1st |
Coldest night |
5.8 °C at Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) on the 7th |
Coolest nights on average |
13.0 °C at Mount Barker |
Warmest nights on average |
17.4 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town) |
Warmest night |
34.2 °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 20th |
Warmest on average overall |
24.5 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town) |
Coolest on average overall |
19.7 °C at Mount Lofty |
Wettest overall |
38.4 mm at Ashton |
Driest overall |
0.6 mm at Kanmantoo (Millbrae) |
Wettest day |
23.8 mm at Willunga on the 2nd |
Strongest wind gust |
72 km/h at Outer Harbour (Black Pole) on the 2nd 72 km/h at Edinburgh RAAF on the 20th 72 km/h at Parafield Airport on the 30th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Record lowest December total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Parafield Airport | 3.0 | 3.8 | in 1991 | 72 | 24.8 |
Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | 5.0 | 5.6 | in 2014 | 21 | 27.2 |
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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Adelaide Airport | 3.2 | 2.9 | in 1963 | 23.8 | |
Nairne | 5.0 | 0.3 | in 1963 | 32.2 | |
Hahndorf | 10.9 | 5.0 | in 1984* | 37.4 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record highest December temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 45.3 | on the 19th | 44.2 | on the 31st in 1904 | 95 | 26.8 |
Adelaide Airport | 43.9 | on the 19th | 42.4 | on the 30th in 2005 | 65 | 25.9 |
Parafield Airport | 46.7 | on the 20th | 44.2 | on the 17th in 2002 | 64 | 27.9 |
Mount Barker | 42.5 | on the 20th | 41.3 | on the 31st in 2007 | 63 | 25.1 |
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 47.0 | on the 20th | 44.4 | on the 27th in 2018 | 57 | 28.3 |
Edinburgh RAAF | 46.6 | on the 20th | 43.9 | on the 27th in 2018 | 48 | 28.0 |
Adelaide (Kent Town) | 45.2 | on the 19th | 43.7 | on the 27th in 2018 | 43 | 27.3 |
Mount Crawford AWS | 42.0 | on the 20th | 39.7 | on the 6th in 2015 | 26 | 25.1 |
Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 41.9 | on the 20th | 39.3 | on the 19th in 2015 | 22 | 23.9 |
Mount Lofty | 39.0 | on the 20th | 35.5 | on the 27th in 2018 | 20 | 19.8 |
Noarlunga | 43.4 | on the 19th | 41.6 | on the 30th in 2005 | 20 | 26.5 |
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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Mount Crawford AWS | 29.1 | = 29.1 | in 2015 | 25 | 25.1 |
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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Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 30.6 | 31.6 | in 1898* | 26.8 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
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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Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 33.6 | on the 20th | 31.8 | on the 29th in 1897 | 95 | 15.1 |
Adelaide Airport | 31.9 | on the 20th | 31.2 | on the 7th in 2015 | 65 | 14.6 |
Parafield Airport | 34.1 | on the 20th | 31.4 | on the 7th in 2015 | 64 | 14.9 |
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 30.0 | on the 20th | = 30.0 | on the 7th in 2015 | 57 | 13.5 |
Edinburgh RAAF | 34.2 | on the 20th | 31.7 | on the 7th in 2015 | 48 | 14.8 |
Adelaide (Kent Town) | 32.8 | on the 20th | 30.7 | on the 7th in 2015 | 43 | 15.7 |
Mount Crawford AWS | 28.3 | on the 20th | 27.2 | on the 20th in 2013 | 26 | 12.2 |
Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 27.1 | on the 20th | 26.4 | on the 7th in 2015 | 22 | 12.7 |
Mount Lofty | 27.6 | on the 20th | 26.6 | on the 31st in 2005 | 20 | 10.7 |
Noarlunga | 31.0 | on the 20th | 29.9 | on the 7th in 2015 | 20 | 15.4 |
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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Edinburgh RAAF | 16.7 | 16.4 | in 2018 | 47 | 14.8 |
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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Mount Barker | 13.0 | 13.4 | in 1965 | 10.5 |
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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Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 23.7 | 24.6 | in 1898* | 21.0 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Summary statistics for December 2019 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for December 2019 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2019 |
Mean for December 2019 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2019 |
Total for December 2019 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2019 |
Fraction of December average |
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Adelaide (Kent Town) | 31.5 | +4.2 | 45.2 | 19th | 17.4 | +1.7 | 9.4 | 7th | 9.4 | 28.4 | low | 33% |
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 30.6 | +3.8 | 45.3 | 19th | 16.8 | +1.7 | 8.6 | 7th | 8.8 | 26.2 | low | 34% |
Adelaide Airport | 29.1 | +3.2 | 43.9 | 19th | 16.6 | +2.0 | 9.3 | 7th | 3.2 | 23.8 | v low | 13% |
Edinburgh RAAF | 31.5 | +3.5 | 46.6 | 20th | 16.7 | +1.9 | 8.5 | 7th | 6.2 | 25.1 | low | 25% |
Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 27.5 | +3.6 | 41.9 | 20th | 14.1 | +1.4 | 8.3 | 6th | 18.0 | 35.3 | low | 51% |
Mount Barker | 29.9 | +4.8 | 42.5 | 20th | 13.0 | +2.5 | 8.4 | 22nd | 12.2 | 35.0 | low | 35% |
Mount Crawford AWS | 29.1 | +4.0 | 42.0 | 20th | 14.0 | +1.8 | 6.6 | 7th | 16.8 | 33.6 | low | 50% |
Mount Lofty | 26.4 | +6.6 | 39.0 | 20th | 13.1 | +2.4 | 6.3 | 22nd | 32.8 | 52.7 | average | 62% |
Noarlunga | 29.3 | +2.8 | 43.4 | 19th | 17.0 | +1.6 | 8.8 | 7th | 9.4 | 21.0 | low | 45% |
Parafield Airport | 32.4 | +4.5 | 46.7 | 20th | 16.0 | +1.1 | 7.4 | 7th | 3.0 | 24.8 | lowest | 12% |
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 32.6 | +4.3 | 47.0 | 20th | 15.2 | +1.7 | 5.8 | 7th | 11.8 | 24.1 | average | 49% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Daily maximum temperatures for December 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) | 18.2 | 19.5 | 21.7 | 25.0 | 26.1 | 22.9 | 27.7 | 39.6 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 24.5 | 21.6 | 25.6 | 31.3 | 36.5 | 41.8 | 45.0 | 45.2 | 45.0 | 24.7 | 27.5 | 34.7 | 33.4 | 35.7 | 35.4 | 42.7 | 40.1 | 39.8 | 41.5 | 24.7 |
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 17.7 | 19.7 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 21.9 | 27.0 | 38.9 | 24.7 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 23.3 | 20.9 | 23.2 | 30.2 | 34.1 | 42.1 | 43.7 | 45.3 | 43.9 | 24.7 | 27.8 | 33.4 | 31.5 | 35.5 | 35.2 | 42.1 | 37.8 | 38.4 | 41.9 | 24.4 |
Adelaide Airport | 17.8 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 28.0 | 37.6 | 22.8 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 23.2 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 28.3 | 31.1 | 39.3 | 42.4 | 43.9 | 42.2 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 29.3 | 28.0 | 32.1 | 34.4 | 39.0 | 35.4 | 34.1 | 40.7 | 23.8 |
Edinburgh RAAF | 19.3 | 19.9 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 22.3 | 28.6 | 38.9 | 24.2 | 26.9 | 26.6 | 23.6 | 22.0 | 24.9 | 31.4 | 36.1 | 41.4 | 44.7 | 46.2 | 46.6 | 25.9 | 28.2 | 33.8 | 32.0 | 35.1 | 36.2 | 42.2 | 39.3 | 39.1 | 44.4 | 25.0 |
Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 14.7 | 16.1 | 17.8 | 19.4 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 24.0 | 35.3 | 26.3 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 22.3 | 27.2 | 33.0 | 38.1 | 40.0 | 38.7 | 41.9 | 19.5 | 25.2 | 31.7 | 31.9 | 32.7 | 26.4 | 38.5 | 36.3 | 36.8 | 38.9 | 21.4 |
Mount Barker | 16.3 | 18.4 | 20.0 | 23.2 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 26.7 | 36.0 | 32.3 | 22.1 | 22.8 | 21.8 | 24.5 | 26.8 | 30.4 | 39.5 | 41.8 | 41.0 | 42.5 | 22.0 | 25.9 | 34.4 | 33.7 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 39.2 | 38.0 | 40.6 | 39.2 | 24.5 | |
Mount Crawford AWS | 13.9 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 21.7 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 27.8 | 35.7 | 28.4 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 21.3 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 28.5 | 35.2 | 38.4 | 40.6 | 40.6 | 42.0 | 20.3 | 24.3 | 32.6 | 33.4 | 34.7 | 31.4 | 38.1 | 37.5 | 38.1 | 40.1 | 23.2 |
Mount Lofty | 10.9 | 13.5 | 15.2 | 18.4 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 24.9 | 33.3 | 24.8 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 21.5 | 25.2 | 31.8 | 36.3 | 37.7 | 38.7 | 39.0 | 19.4 | 24.1 | 29.7 | 30.8 | 32.4 | 29.1 | 35.8 | 35.1 | 35.2 | 35.8 | 21.2 |
Noarlunga | 17.1 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 28.9 | 38.4 | 23.6 | 23.1 | 23.8 | 22.6 | 19.9 | 21.2 | 29.2 | 33.0 | 40.0 | 42.2 | 43.4 | 42.0 | 23.9 | 29.5 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 34.4 | 32.0 | 39.6 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 40.2 | 23.6 |
Parafield Airport | 20.2 | 21.4 | 22.2 | 24.8 | 27.5 | 23.5 | 29.8 | 39.5 | 26.4 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 25.6 | 22.7 | 25.8 | 31.8 | 37.2 | 42.6 | 44.9 | 46.3 | 46.7 | 27.2 | 29.6 | 35.0 | 33.4 | 35.9 | 36.8 | 42.9 | 40.6 | 40.0 | 42.6 | 25.7 |
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 18.2 | 19.3 | 21.1 | 25.5 | 27.2 | 24.2 | 31.1 | 40.1 | 28.2 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 26.0 | 23.1 | 26.5 | 31.8 | 38.1 | 42.3 | 44.5 | 45.5 | 47.0 | 24.1 | 28.3 | 36.0 | 36.3 | 37.1 | 36.5 | 43.1 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 45.2 | 26.1 |
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 December 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) | 11.3 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 16.6 | 21.7 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 15.1 | 20.7 | 27.9 | 23.2 | 32.8 | 17.4 | 13.0 | 18.4 | 15.7 | 19.4 | 18.2 | 25.1 | 24.4 | 23.3 | 27.8 | 15.2 |
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 11.3 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 14.8 | 20.7 | 13.9 | 10.8 | 14.3 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 14.8 | 19.6 | 28.6 | 21.3 | 33.6 | 17.1 | 12.6 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 18.1 | 16.5 | 23.1 | 23.7 | 21.6 | 26.5 | 14.8 |
Adelaide Airport | 11.6 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 20.1 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 17.4 | 25.2 | 20.8 | 31.9 | 17.3 | 12.1 | 17.4 | 14.0 | 18.7 | 16.7 | 21.3 | 24.1 | 21.8 | 24.5 | 16.0 |
Edinburgh RAAF | 12.0 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 8.5 | 16.3 | 20.4 | 13.5 | 10.6 | 14.0 | 11.2 | 14.0 | 11.4 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 28.8 | 21.4 | 34.2 | 17.8 | 13.3 | 18.2 | 12.7 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 20.1 | 24.2 | 20.5 | 27.7 | 16.0 |
Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 20.0 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 16.5 | 19.5 | 25.6 | 20.6 | 27.1 | 13.1 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 17.6 | 12.7 | 15.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 24.7 | 10.8 |
Mount Barker | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 21.0 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 20.5 | 16.7 | 23.5 | 14.0 | 8.4 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 19.9 | 17.4 | 22.4 | 10.3 | |
Mount Crawford AWS | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 17.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 17.0 | 18.8 | 25.7 | 23.9 | 28.3 | 13.1 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 16.1 | 18.4 | 12.5 | 18.4 | 20.2 | 22.8 | 25.8 | 10.1 |
Mount Lofty | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 17.6 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 15.9 | 18.4 | 24.1 | 23.1 | 27.6 | 11.2 | 6.3 | 12.3 | 15.1 | 17.4 | 12.7 | 16.8 | 18.8 | 20.6 | 25.5 | 9.3 |
Noarlunga | 11.2 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 15.4 | 20.1 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 17.3 | 23.7 | 25.2 | 25.6 | 31.0 | 15.7 | 12.0 | 15.7 | 17.7 | 20.8 | 15.9 | 20.7 | 23.6 | 22.8 | 26.7 | 14.1 |
Parafield Airport | 11.5 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 15.5 | 20.9 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 12.8 | 22.5 | 28.9 | 19.0 | 34.1 | 17.3 | 13.3 | 16.3 | 11.3 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 23.2 | 23.7 | 19.9 | 25.4 | 14.5 |
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 20.7 | 10.9 | 8.0 | 13.4 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 21.0 | 26.4 | 19.5 | 30.0 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 18.2 | 10.0 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 19.0 | 26.9 | 12.4 | |
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 December 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) | 6.2 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Adelaide (Glen Osmond) | 8.0 | → | 8.8 | - | - | - | → | → | → | → | 0.2 | - | → | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) | 4.4 | 6.4 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
Adelaide (Kent Town) | 2.4 | 6.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
Adelaide (Keswick) | 2.4 | 5.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | 9.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 0.8 | - | - | |
Adelaide (Seaton) | 2.6 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 2.4 | 6.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
Adelaide Airport | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Aldgate | 14.0 | 9.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | |
Ashton | 20.4 | 16.8 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Ashton Co-op | → | 30.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) | 7.0 | 9.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Balhannah (Gumbooya) | 1.8 | 4.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Beaumont | 6.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Belair | 12.4 | 10.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
Belair (St Johns) | 9.4 | 15.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | |
Belair (State Flora Nursery) | 16.8 | 7.4 | → | → | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Bellevue Heights | 6.4 | 5.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | |
Birdwood | 3.2 | 6.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Birdwood (McVittie's Hill) | 2.0 | 6.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Bridgewater | → | 21.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | 4.2 | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
Burnside | 6.2 | 8.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Cherry Gardens | 13.2 | 13.8 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | |
Clarendon | → | → | 21.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crafers West | 19.0 | 17.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
Cromer Road | 1.4 | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) | 6.4 | 15.8 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) | 5.8 | 12.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Edinburgh RAAF | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Felixstow (Payneham) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Forreston Alert | 3.2 | 7.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Gawler | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Gould Creek (Hermitage) | 5.4 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Greenacres | 3.0 | 5.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Hahndorf | 3.7 | 6.1 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | |
Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | 0.8 | 4.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Happy Valley Reservoir | 5.2 | 6.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | |
Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Inglewood | 8.2 | 11.8 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Ironstone Road | 4.6 | 14.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Kangarilla (Saddlebags) | 9.8 | 7.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | |
Kanmantoo (Millbrae) | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Kersbrook | 6.2 | 13.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Kilburn | 1.4 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 9.6 | 7.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Lenswood | 9.4 | 13.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Lenswood (Stringybark) | 10.8 | 12.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Lobethal (Graeber) | 2.6 | 6.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Lobethal (Maidment Road) | 5.4 | 9.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Long Ridge (Greenhill) | 9.6 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Longwood Alert | 8.0 | 10.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | |
Macclesfield | - | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | → | 21.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Meadows | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
Mitchell Park (Marion) | 2.8 | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | |
Montacute | 8.6 | 11.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Morphettville | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
Mount Barker | 3.8 | 6.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | ||
Mount Bold Reservoir | 7.6 | 7.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | |
Mount Crawford AWS | 5.6 | 10.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Mount Lofty | 16.0 | 15.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) | 9.6 | 7.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | |
Mt Torrens | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Mylor (Biggs Flat) | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
Nairne | → | 4.6 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Noarlunga | 7.4 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |||
North Adelaide | 2.0 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parafield Airport | 1.2 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Piccadilly (Woodhouse) | 14.0 | 15.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | ||||
Prospect Hill | 11.4 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Red Creek (Burwood) | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Regency Park | 1.6 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 3.4 | 5.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Rosslyn Park (Seaview) | 6.6 | 10.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Sellicks Beach | 5.4 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Uraidla | 17.4 | 19.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Uraidla (Sutton Creek) | 13.8 | 13.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Verdun | 4.8 | 6.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Williamstown | 7.0 | 12.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | ||
Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) | 6.2 | 11.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Willunga | - | 23.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Woodside (Inverbrackie) | 1.8 | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Woodside (Wicks Estate) | 2.0 | 4.4 | 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). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 9 am on Monday 6 January 2020. 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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