Thursday, 9 January 2020 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0
South Australia in December 2019: dry and very hot
South Australia had its warmest December on record and driest December since 1972. Rainfall was below average across most of the State, including some areas of driest on record. Both daytime and night-time temperatures were very much above average across large areas of South Australia.
Driest December since 1972
- Rainfall in December was below average over most of South Australia, including some areas of driest on record
- For the State as a whole, December rainfall was 79% below average, the driest December since 1972
- Most areas of the State had less than 10 mm for the month
- The wettest locations for December were in the Adelaide Hills, with 38.4 mm at Ashton the highest total for the month
- December continued a run of 13 consecutive months of less than average rainfall for South Australia as a whole
- Many sites had either their lowest total December rainfall on record or their lowest total December rainfall for at least 20 years
Warmest December on record
- South Australia's overall mean temperature was 4.09 °C above the December average, much higher than the previous record of +2.53 °C from December 2015, and the third-highest difference from average for any month
- Daytime temperatures were very much above average across the State, including large areas of highest on record
- The mean maximum temperature was 5.28 °C above average, easily exceeding the previous record of +3.01 °C from December 1972
- On the 19th and 20th, many sites had their highest December temperature on record
- Numerous long-term sites across the State had their highest count of December days of 40 °C or above, including Oodnadatta Airport (21 days), Andamooka (16 days), Ceduna AMO (9 days), Cleve (7 days), Adelaide Airport (4 days), and Keith (7 days)
- Many sites had either their highest December mean daily maximum temperature on record or their highest December mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years
- Night-time temperatures were above average to highest on record across South Australia
- The mean minimum temperature was 2.89 °C above average, more than half a degree above the previous highest of +2.32 °C from December 1965
- Strong winds and low humidity combined with the high temperatures to create dangerous fire weather conditions on multiple days during the month, including some areas with catastrophic fire danger ratings
- Nearly all of South Australia recorded its highest accumulated Forest Fire Danger Index for December, with highest on record daily Forest Fire Danger Index values for December around Adelaide, in the Mid North, and on the Yorke Peninsula over the 30th and 31st
- It was a cool start to the month and on the 4th, Tarcoola Aero equalled its lowest December temperature on record
- On the 20th, many sites 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
- For overall mean temperature, many sites had either 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 2019 | |
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Hottest day |
49.9 °C at Nullarbor on the 19th |
Warmest days on average |
41.6 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
Coolest days on average |
22.4 °C at Cape Willoughby |
Coldest day |
10.9 °C at Mount Lofty on the 1st |
Coldest night |
1.2 °C at Keith (Munkora) on the 7th |
Coolest nights on average |
10.7 °C at Mount Gambier Aero |
Warmest nights on average |
24.8 °C at Moomba Airport |
Warmest night |
34.9 °C at Marree Aero on the 20th |
Warmest on average overall |
32.9 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
Coolest on average overall |
18.2 °C at Mount Gambier Aero |
Wettest overall |
38.4 mm at Ashton |
Driest overall |
0 mm at Loxton Research Centre |
Wettest day |
23.8 mm at Willunga on the 2nd |
Strongest wind gust |
128 km/h at Kadina AWS on the 20th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Maps | |||
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Observed | Anomaly | Decile rank | |
Total rainfall |
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Mean daily minimum temperatures |
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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 |
Loxton Research Centre | 0.0 | 1.6 | in 2015 | 36 | 23.9 |
Coonawarra | 5.4 | 5.6 | in 1997 | 34 | 36.4 |
Goolwa Barrage | 1.9 | 2.8 | in 1989 | 30 | 26.6 |
Tieyon | 1.6 | 3.6 | in 1996 | 25 | 30.8 |
Strathalbyn Racecourse | 1.0 | 2.2 | in 1996 | 23 | 23.1 |
Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | 5.0 | 5.6 | in 2014 | 21 | 27.2 |
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 0.7 | 2.4 | in 2001 | 20 | 33.1 |
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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Finniss | 4.4 | 2.3 | in 1932* | 23.5 | |
Warooka | 2.2 | 1.8 | in 1949 | 17.9 | |
Adelaide Airport | 3.2 | 2.9 | in 1963 | 23.8 | |
Nairne | 5.0 | 0.3 | in 1963 | 32.2 | |
Strathalbyn | 2.0 | 1.1 | in 1963 | 25.7 | |
Meadows | 8.0 | 3.8 | in 1963* | 38.5 | |
Nullarbor | 0.2 | 0.0 | in 1962* | 15.5 | |
Blanchetown Lock 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | in 1981 | 23.6 | |
Cowell | 0.4 | 0.2 | in 1981* | 18.0 | |
Mount Schank (Jethia) | 7.8 | 3.4 | in 1982 | 39.5 | |
Port Wakefield | 2.6 | 2.2 | in 1982 | 18.7 | |
Wellington (Brinkley South) | 6.2 | 1.8 | in 1984 | 25.1 | |
Cook | 0.5 | 0.0 | in 1979* | 18.0 | |
Purnong (Claypans) | 0.8 | 0.0 | in 1984* | 23.1 | |
Hahndorf | 10.9 | 5.0 | in 1984* | 37.4 | |
Berri | 0.4 | =0.4 | in 1984* | 20.5 | |
Leigh Creek Airport | 0.6 | 0.4 | in 1984* | 21.8 | |
Port Parham | 3.2 | 2.8 | in 1985* | 22.2 | |
Beltana Roadhouse | 1.0 | 0.0 | in 1991 | 21.7 | |
Hawker | 0.3 | 0.0 | in 1991 | 22.0 | |
Woomera Aerodrome | 2.4 | 0.2 | in 1991 | 14.2 | |
Bruce | 1.8 | 0.6 | in 1991* | 21.2 | |
Morgan (Brenda Park Station) | 1.2 | 0.0 | in 1991* | 29.1 | |
Mount Ive | 1.3 | 1.0 | in 1991* | 16.5 | |
Port Clinton (Yararoo) | 2.0 | 0.0 | in 1991* | 19.2 | |
Wharminda | 2.2 | =2.2 | in 1991* | 22.7 | |
Yongala | 3.0 | 0.6 | in 1991* | 24.5 | |
Kingscote Aero | 3.2 | 1.8 | in 1996 | 20.1 | |
Frances | 5.4 | 4.4 | in 1998 | 29.6 | |
Hawker (Wilson) | 2.8 | =2.8 | in 1998 | 22.6 | |
Roseworthy AWS | 10.0 | 0.0 | in 1998* | 25.7 |
* 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 |
Kyancutta | 48.0 | on the 20th | 46.4 | on the 27th in 1961 | 90 | 30.9 |
Ceduna AMO | 48.9 | on the 19th | 47.3 | on the 30th in 1976 | 79 | 27.4 |
Mount Gambier Aero | 45.9 | on the 20th | 43.3 | on the 31st in 2007 | 78 | 23.1 |
Oodnadatta Airport | 48.4 | on the 19th | 48.3 | on the 30th in 1949 | 71 | 36.4 |
Woomera Aerodrome | 48.2 | on the 20th | 46.2 | on the 28th in 2018 | 71 | 32.5 |
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 |
Cleve | 45.9 | on the 20th | 43.3 | on the 23rd in 2012 | 63 | 26.8 |
Mount Barker | 42.5 | on the 20th | 41.3 | on the 31st in 2007 | 63 | 25.1 |
Streaky Bay | 47.1 | on the 19th | 43.0 | on the 30th in 1976 | 62 | 27.4 |
Yongala | 43.1 | on the 19th | 41.9 | on the 28th in 2018 | 62 | 28.7 |
Elliston | 43.5 | on the 17th | 42.4 | on the 30th in 1976 | 58 | 24.7 |
Keith | 47.8 | on the 20th | 44.1 | on the 10th in 1980 | 58 | 27.7 |
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 47.0 | on the 20th | 44.4 | on the 27th in 2018 | 57 | 28.3 |
Eudunda | 44.0 | on the 20th | 41.8 | on the 18th in 2015 | 55 | 27.1 |
Kimba | 46.0 | on the 20th | 44.6 | on the 29th in 2018 | 53 | 29.4 |
Andamooka | 47.2 | on the 19th | 47.0 | on the 23rd in 2005 | 51 | 34.6 |
Edinburgh RAAF | 46.6 | on the 20th | 43.9 | on the 27th in 2018 | 48 | 28.0 |
Hawker | 46.1 | on the 19th | 44.5 | on the 23rd in 2005 | 46 | 32.0 |
Adelaide (Kent Town) | 45.2 | on the 19th | 43.7 | on the 27th in 2018 | 43 | 27.3 |
Maitland | 46.0 | on the 19th | 42.9 | on the 19th in 2013 | 38 | 26.8 |
Leigh Creek Airport | 46.2 | on the 20th | 45.4 | on the 23rd in 2005 | 37 | 33.4 |
Loxton Research Centre | 47.3 | on the 20th | 44.2 | on the 31st in 2005 | 36 | 29.9 |
Coonawarra | 45.8 | on the 20th | 42.8 | on the 31st in 2007 | 35 | 25.1 |
Nullarbor | 49.9 | on the 19th | 46.1 | on the 27th in 2013 | 34 | 27.0 |
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 45.6 | on the 20th | 43.7 | on the 20th in 2005 | 28 | 24.8 |
Edithburgh | 47.0 | on the 20th | 43.2 | on the 23rd in 2012 | 27 | 24.1 |
Clare High School | 44.3 | on the 19th | 41.7 | on the 28th in 2018 | 26 | 27.6 |
Coober Pedy Airport | 48.3 | on the 20th | 47.3 | on the 28th in 2018 | 26 | 34.5 |
Mount Crawford AWS | 42.0 | on the 20th | 39.7 | on the 6th in 2015 | 26 | 25.1 |
Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 40.3 | on the 20th | 38.8 | on the 23rd in 2012 | 26 | 21.8 |
Renmark Aero | 48.6 | on the 20th | 46.3 | on the 31st in 2005 | 25 | 31.3 |
Cleve Aerodrome | 46.6 | on the 20th | 44.4 | on the 30th in 2005 | 24 | 27.4 |
Minnipa Pirsa | 47.2 | on the 19th | 45.0 | on the 30th in 2005 | 24 | 30.6 |
Nuriootpa Pirsa | 44.7 | on the 20th | 42.2 | on the 27th in 2018 | 24 | 27.5 |
Stenhouse Bay | 43.2 | on the 20th | 41.3 | on the 31st in 2007 | 24 | 23.4 |
Strathalbyn Racecourse | 45.9 | on the 20th | 43.2 | on the 31st in 2007 | 24 | 26.2 |
Roseworthy AWS | 47.6 | on the 20th | 45.2 | on the 27th in 2018 | 23 | 29.6 |
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 47.4 | on the 20th | 46.4 | on the 18th in 2017 | 23 | 34.6 |
Ernabella (Pukatja) | 45.1 | on the 24th | 43.4 | on the 28th in 2018 | 22 | 33.3 |
Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 41.9 | on the 20th | 39.3 | on the 19th in 2015 | 22 | 23.9 |
Marree Aero | 48.0 | on the 19th | = 48.0 | on the 23rd in 2005 | 22 | 36.2 |
Naracoorte Aerodrome | 47.7 | on the 20th | 45.0 | on the 31st in 2007 | 22 | 27.4 |
Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 46.9 | on the 20th | 45.2 | on the 19th in 2015 | 22 | 30.5 |
Yunta Airstrip | 45.9 | on the 19th | 43.6 | on the 27th in 2018 | 22 | 31.4 |
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 48.6 | on the 20th | 45.1 | on the 27th in 2018 | 21 | 31.5 |
Wudinna Aero | 48.4 | on the 19th | 46.1 | on the 19th in 2013 | 21 | 31.3 |
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 |
Padthaway South | 46.1 | on the 20th | 43.2 | on the 31st in 2007 | 20 | 26.9 |
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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Streaky Bay | 31.4 | 31.1 | in 2015 | 92 | 27.4 |
Yongala | 33.6 | 32.1 | in 1994 | 92 | 28.7 |
Kyancutta | 35.8 | 35.4 | in 2015 | 89 | 30.9 |
Ceduna AMO | 32.0 | 31.7 | in 2015 | 78 | 27.4 |
Oodnadatta Airport | 41.6 | 40.2 | in 1994 | 70 | 36.4 |
Woomera Aerodrome | 37.9 | 35.7 | in 2015 | 70 | 32.5 |
Elliston | 29.5 | 28.4 | in 2015 | 57 | 24.7 |
Andamooka | 39.2 | 37.6 | in 1972 | 50 | 34.6 |
Hawker | 36.2 | 34.9 | in 2015 | 45 | 32.0 |
Arkaroola | 37.7 | 35.9 | in 2015 | 42 | 32.9 |
Leigh Creek Airport | 38.3 | 36.6 | in 2018 | 36 | 33.4 |
Loxton Research Centre | 34.2 | 34.1 | in 2015 | 35 | 29.9 |
Nullarbor | 31.4 | 30.6 | in 2015 | 33 | 27.0 |
Clare High School | 32.1 | 31.3 | in 2015 | 25 | 27.6 |
Coober Pedy Airport | 39.7 | 36.9 | in 2018 | 25 | 34.5 |
Mount Crawford AWS | 29.1 | = 29.1 | in 2015 | 25 | 25.1 |
Moomba Airport | 40.4 | 39.2 | in 2018 | 24 | 36.8 |
Minnipa Pirsa | 35.5 | 33.9 | in 2015 | 23 | 30.6 |
Nuriootpa Pirsa | 31.7 | 31.3 | in 2015 | 23 | 27.5 |
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 38.9 | 36.9 | in 2018 | 22 | 34.6 |
Tarcoola Aero | 39.2 | 37.1 | in 2015 | 22 | 34.0 |
Ernabella (Pukatja) | 38.9 | 36.1 | in 2018 | 21 | 33.3 |
Marree Aero | 40.6 | 39.6 | in 2018 | 21 | 36.2 |
Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 34.3 | 34.1 | in 2015 | 21 | 30.5 |
Yunta Airstrip | 34.8 | 34.3 | in 2015 | 21 | 31.4 |
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 35.6 | 35.1 | in 2015 | 20 | 31.5 |
Wudinna Aero | 35.0 | = 35.0 | in 2015 | 20 | 31.3 |
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 |
Kyancutta | 28.3 | on the 30th | 28.0 | on the 22nd in 1976 | 90 | 13.0 |
Oodnadatta Airport | 33.9 | on the 20th | 32.7 | on the 26th in 1954 | 71 | 21.3 |
Woomera Aerodrome | 32.3 | on the 20th | 31.8 | on the 19th in 2015 | 71 | 17.7 |
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 |
Streaky Bay | 28.0 | on the 20th | 27.3 | on the 13th in 1996 | 62 | 15.0 |
Yongala | 26.6 | on the 20th | 26.3 | on the 19th in 1994 | 62 | 11.6 |
Elliston | 28.6 | on the 20th | 28.0 | on the 11th in 1975 | 58 | 14.7 |
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 30.0 | on the 20th | = 30.0 | on the 7th in 2015 | 57 | 13.5 |
Kimba | 28.2 | on the 20th | 28.0 | on the 20th in 2013 | 53 | 14.0 |
Andamooka | 32.9 | on the 20th | 31.3 | on the 22nd in 1972 | 51 | 19.5 |
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 |
Maitland | 32.0 | on the 20th | 28.2 | on the 9th in 2006 | 38 | 13.9 |
Leigh Creek Airport | 33.2 | on the 20th | 32.5 | on the 19th in 2015 | 37 | 18.8 |
Clare High School | 27.3 | on the 20th | = 27.3 | on the 19th in 1994 | 26 | 12.7 |
Coober Pedy Airport | 32.9 | on the 30th | 31.6 | on the 29th in 2018 | 26 | 20.0 |
Mount Crawford AWS | 28.3 | on the 20th | 27.2 | on the 20th in 2013 | 26 | 12.2 |
Minnipa Pirsa | 30.6 | on the 20th | 28.4 | on the 2nd in 1999 | 24 | 14.3 |
Nuriootpa Pirsa | 28.3 | on the 20th | 27.9 | on the 7th in 2015 | 24 | 12.5 |
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 32.8 | on the 20th | 31.5 | on the 19th in 2015 | 23 | 18.9 |
Ernabella (Pukatja) | 30.5 | on the 25th | 28.3 | on the 18th in 2017 | 22 | 19.2 |
Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 27.1 | on the 20th | 26.4 | on the 7th in 2015 | 22 | 12.7 |
Marree Aero | 34.9 | on the 20th | 32.7 | on the 30th in 2003 | 22 | 20.4 |
Yunta Airstrip | 32.0 | on the 20th | 29.3 | on the 19th in 2015 | 22 | 14.6 |
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 lowest December temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Tarcoola Aero | 7.8 | on the 4th | = 7.8 | on the 2nd in 2015 | 23 | 17.5 |
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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Yongala | 15.0 | = 15.0 | in 2018 | 92 | 11.6 |
Woomera Aerodrome | 21.1 | 20.7 | in 2015 | 70 | 17.7 |
Andamooka | 22.0 | 21.7 | in 1983 | 50 | 19.5 |
Edinburgh RAAF | 16.7 | 16.4 | in 2018 | 47 | 14.8 |
Arkaroola | 20.5 | 20.2 | in 2018 | 42 | 17.9 |
Leigh Creek Airport | 22.0 | 20.9 | in 2018 | 36 | 18.8 |
Nullarbor | 15.8 | 15.5 | in 2011 | 33 | 14.4 |
Coober Pedy Airport | 23.3 | 21.7 | in 2015 | 25 | 20.0 |
Moomba Airport | 24.8 | 24.7 | in 1997 | 24 | 22.4 |
Cleve Aerodrome | 15.6 | 15.5 | in 2018 | 23 | 14.0 |
Minnipa Pirsa | 16.9 | 16.3 | in 2018 | 23 | 14.3 |
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 21.7 | 20.7 | in 2015 | 22 | 18.9 |
Tarcoola Aero | 21.0 | 19.9 | in 2015 | 22 | 17.5 |
Ernabella (Pukatja) | 22.5 | 20.7 | in 2012 | 21 | 19.2 |
Marree Aero | 22.9 | 22.7 | in 2018 | 21 | 20.4 |
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 | 16.2 | 17.1 | in 1965 | 14.1 | |
Mount Barker | 13.0 | 13.4 | in 1965 | 10.5 | |
Oodnadatta Airport | 24.3 | 25.5 | in 1994 | 21.3 |
Record highest December mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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Yongala | 24.2 | 23.3 | in 2015 | 92 | 20.2 |
Ceduna AMO | 24.1 | 23.6 | in 2015 | 78 | 20.8 |
Oodnadatta Airport | 32.9 | = 32.9 | in 1994 | 70 | 28.9 |
Woomera Aerodrome | 29.5 | 28.2 | in 2015 | 70 | 25.1 |
Elliston | 22.9 | 22.5 | in 2015 | 57 | 19.7 |
Andamooka | 30.6 | 29.5 | in 1972 | 50 | 27.1 |
Hawker | 27.1 | = 27.1 | in 2018 | 45 | 24.0 |
Leigh Creek Airport | 30.2 | 28.8 | in 2018 | 36 | 26.1 |
Loxton Research Centre | 24.4 | = 24.4 | in 2015 | 35 | 21.6 |
Nullarbor | 23.6 | 23.0 | in 2015 | 33 | 20.7 |
Coober Pedy Airport | 31.5 | 29.2 | in 2015 | 25 | 27.3 |
Moomba Airport | 32.6 | 31.7 | in 1997 | 24 | 29.6 |
Cleve Aerodrome | 23.4 | = 23.4 | in 2015 | 23 | 20.7 |
Minnipa Pirsa | 26.2 | 25.0 | in 2015 | 23 | 22.4 |
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 30.3 | 28.7 | in 2015 | 22 | 26.8 |
Tarcoola Aero | 30.1 | 28.5 | in 2015 | 22 | 25.8 |
Ernabella (Pukatja) | 30.7 | 28.2 | in 2018 | 21 | 26.3 |
Marree Aero | 31.7 | 31.2 | in 2018 | 21 | 28.3 |
Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 24.2 | 24.1 | in 2015 | 21 | 21.4 |
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 25.4 | 25.1 | in 2015 | 20 | 22.7 |
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 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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Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
Andamooka | 39.2 | +4.6 | 47.2 | 19th | 22.0 | +2.5 | 13.0 | 1st | 9.2 | 18.6 | average | 49% |
Coober Pedy Airport | 39.7 | +5.2 | 48.3 | 20th | 23.3 | +3.3 | 12.2 | 1st | 0.4 | 19.1 | v low | 2% |
Ernabella (Pukatja) | 38.9 | +5.6 | 45.1 | 24th | 22.5 | +3.3 | 11.9 | 1st | 19.0 | 62.4 | v low | 30% |
Mount Ive | 37.1 | 48.5 | 19th | 7.0 | 4th | 1.3 | 16.5 | low | 8% | |||
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 38.9 | +4.3 | 47.4 | 20th | 21.7 | +2.8 | 11.7 | 5th | 0.2 | 15.2 | v low | 1% |
Tarcoola Aero | 39.2 | +5.2 | 48.0 | 20th | 21.0 | +3.5 | 7.8 | 4th | 0.4 | 19.8 | v low | 2% |
Woomera Aerodrome | 37.9 | +5.4 | 48.2 | 20th | 21.1 | +3.4 | 12.4 | 1st | 2.4 | 14.2 | low | 17% |
Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
Arkaroola | 37.7 | +4.8 | 45.3 | 19th | 20.5 | +2.6 | 11.8 | 5th | ||||
Leigh Creek Airport | 38.3 | +4.9 | 46.2 | 20th | 22.0 | +3.2 | 11.7 | 1st | 0.6 | 21.8 | v low | 3% |
Marree Aero | 40.6 | +4.4 | 48.0 | 19th | 22.9 | +2.5 | 14.2 | 4th | 0.8 | 14.5 | low | 6% |
Moomba Airport | 40.4 | +3.6 | 46.4 | 19th | 24.8 | +2.4 | 15.2 | 4th | 10.8 | 13.6 | average | 79% |
Oodnadatta Airport | 41.6 | +5.2 | 48.4 | 19th | 24.3 | +3.0 | 13.5 | 1st | 5.0 | 17.2 | low | 29% |
Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
Ceduna AMO | 32.0 | +4.6 | 48.9 | 19th | 16.2 | +2.1 | 5.4 | 4th | 1.6 | 20.5 | v low | 8% |
Cleve | 30.9 | +4.1 | 45.9 | 20th | 16.1 | +2.0 | 8.3 | 1st | 4.0 | 26.1 | low | 15% |
Cleve Aerodrome | 31.3 | +3.9 | 46.6 | 20th | 15.6 | +1.6 | 8.2 | 4th | 1.2 | 23.5 | v low | 5% |
Coffin Bay (Point Avoid) | 25.5 | 41.4 | 17th | 15.6 | 10.6 | 15th | 10.8 | |||||
Cultana (Defence) | 35.2 | 47.0 | 19th | 18.1 | 9.7 | 3rd | 6.4 | |||||
Cummins Aero | 31.5 | +3.0 | 45.3 | 19th | 13.4 | +0.3 | 4.9 | 5th | 8.4 | 21.0 | v low | 40% |
Elliston | 29.5 | +4.8 | 43.5 | 17th | 16.3 | +1.6 | 6.7 | 5th | 4.0 | 16.6 | low | 24% |
Kyancutta | 35.8 | +4.9 | 48.0 | 20th | 14.6 | +1.6 | 5.2 | 4th | 5.5 | 20.4 | low | 27% |
Minnipa Pirsa | 35.5 | +4.9 | 47.2 | 19th | 16.9 | +2.6 | 8.2 | 4th | 6.4 | 18.9 | low | 34% |
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 27.5 | +2.7 | 45.6 | 20th | 14.4 | +0.4 | 9.2 | 15th | 6.6 | 18.1 | low | 36% |
Nullarbor | 31.4 | +4.4 | 49.9 | 19th | 15.8 | +1.4 | 5.1 | 4th | 0.2 | 15.5 | low | 1% |
Port Augusta Aero | 35.3 | +3.0 | 48.5 | 19th | 19.5 | +2.2 | 11.2 | 1st | 2.8 | 23.4 | v low | 12% |
Streaky Bay | 31.4 | +4.0 | 47.1 | 19th | 14.9 | -0.1 | 9.1 | 13th | 4.9 | 14.4 | low | 34% |
Whyalla Aero | 30.6 | +2.2 | 45.8 | 20th | 16.7 | +0.7 | 9.9 | 5th | 1.2 | 24.2 | lowest | 5% |
Wudinna Aero | 35.0 | +3.7 | 48.4 | 19th | 14.3 | +0.7 | 4.1 | 4th | 4.2 | 16.8 | low | 25% |
Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
Hawker | 36.2 | +4.2 | 46.1 | 19th | 18.9 | +2.9 | 9.8 | 4th | 0.3 | 22.0 | v low | 1% |
Yongala | 33.6 | +4.9 | 43.1 | 19th | 15.0 | +3.4 | 6.0 | 13th | 3.0 | 24.5 | v low | 12% |
Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 35.6 | +4.1 | 48.6 | 20th | 15.3 | +1.5 | 7.5 | 7th | 0.7 | 33.1 | lowest | 2% |
Yunta Airstrip | 34.8 | +3.4 | 45.9 | 19th | 15.5 | +0.9 | 7.7 | 3rd | 0.8 | 17.6 | v low | 5% |
Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
Clare High School | 32.1 | +4.5 | 44.3 | 19th | 14.4 | +1.7 | 5.2 | 5th | 10.8 | 37.5 | low | 29% |
Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 34.5 | 47.5 | 19th | 16.6 | 8.9 | 13th | 3.8 | |||||
Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 34.3 | +3.8 | 46.9 | 20th | 14.0 | +1.6 | 4.7 | 7th | 8.0 | 27.9 | low | 29% |
Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
Edithburgh | 26.4 | +2.3 | 47.0 | 20th | 15.2 | +0.3 | 7.3 | 5th | 3.8 | 16.3 | v low | 23% |
Kadina AWS | 32.9 | +3.5 | 46.0 | 19th | 14.7 | +1.3 | 4.7 | 5th | 12.8 | 29.2 | low | 44% |
Minlaton Aero | 31.1 | +3.4 | 45.8 | 20th | 14.5 | +1.0 | 6.8 | 7th | 3.0 | 18.8 | v low | 16% |
Stenhouse Bay | 25.4 | +2.0 | 43.2 | 20th | 15.4 | +0.3 | 9.7 | 15th | 4.4 | 16.5 | v low | 27% |
Warooka | 28.8 | +3.2 | 40.9 | 18th | 15.1 | +1.3 | 10.5 | 5th | 2.2 | 17.9 | low | 12% |
Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
Cape Borda | 25.4 | +2.6 | 40.0 | 18th | 13.6 | +0.6 | 6.5 | 7th | ||||
Cape Willoughby | 22.4 | +1.7 | 38.0 | 20th | 15.1 | +0.6 | 9.9 | 1st | 2.0 | 23.0 | v low | 9% |
Kingscote Aero | 28.1 | +3.0 | 42.3 | 20th | 12.0 | +1.0 | 4.5 | 7th | 3.2 | 20.1 | v low | 16% |
Parndana Cfs AWS | 27.5 | 41.8 | 20th | 12.2 | 5.2 | 15th | 1.6 | |||||
Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
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% |
Parafield Airport | 32.4 | +4.5 | 46.7 | 20th | 16.0 | +1.1 | 7.4 | 7th | 3.0 | 24.8 | lowest | 12% |
Roseworthy AWS | 32.8 | +3.2 | 47.6 | 20th | 14.0 | +1.3 | 4.6 | 7th | 10.0 | 25.7 | v low | 39% |
County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
Nuriootpa Pirsa | 31.7 | +4.2 | 44.7 | 20th | 13.5 | +1.0 | 4.0 | 13th | 7.4 | 32.2 | v low | 23% |
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 32.6 | +4.3 | 47.0 | 20th | 15.2 | +1.7 | 5.8 | 7th | 11.8 | 24.1 | average | 49% |
Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
Hindmarsh Island AWS | 26.5 | +1.7 | 45.2 | 20th | 15.3 | +0.6 | 9.8 | 22nd | 2.2 | 24.4 | v low | 9% |
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% |
Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 25.7 | +3.9 | 40.3 | 20th | 12.9 | +0.8 | 7.1 | 7th | 13.2 | 36.3 | v low | 36% |
Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 25.8 | +1.7 | 44.2 | 20th | 13.2 | +0.4 | 7.4 | 8th | 3.2 | 27.7 | v low | 12% |
Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
Loxton Research Centre | 34.2 | +4.3 | 47.3 | 20th | 14.7 | +1.5 | 7.4 | 5th | 0 | 23.9 | lowest | 0% |
Renmark Aero | 34.5 | +3.2 | 48.6 | 20th | 15.8 | +1.5 | 8.8 | 5th | 2.4 | 22.3 | low | 11% |
Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
Eudunda | 30.9 | +3.8 | 44.0 | 20th | 13.9 | +1.5 | 6.9 | 7th | 25.0 | 26.6 | average | 94% |
Meningie | 27.9 | +3.2 | 42.0 | 18th | 14.4 | +1.4 | 7.8 | 22nd | 5.6 | 23.7 | low | 24% |
Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 31.7 | +2.8 | 48.1 | 20th | 13.7 | +1.2 | 5.4 | 5th | 0 | 27.8 | v low | 0% |
Strathalbyn Racecourse | 29.1 | +2.9 | 45.9 | 20th | 13.9 | +0.9 | 8.3 | 15th | 1.0 | 23.1 | lowest | 4% |
Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
Karoonda | 32.5 | +3.0 | 47.6 | 20th | 13.9 | +1.1 | 7.1 | 7th | 3.2 | 24.8 | v low | 13% |
Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
Keith | 30.8 | +3.1 | 47.8 | 20th | 12.7 | +0.7 | 4.8 | 7th | 4.8 | 26.7 | v low | 18% |
Keith (Munkora) | 31.8 | +2.8 | 49.2 | 20th | 11.8 | +1.2 | 1.2 | 7th | 5.2 | 30.7 | v low | 17% |
Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 32.9 | +3.3 | 48.4 | 20th | 13.0 | +0.7 | 4.2 | 7th | 5.8 | 26.9 | v low | 22% |
Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 24.8 | +1.9 | 40.1 | 20th | 13.0 | +0.6 | 7.3 | 22nd | 1.0 | 22.3 | lowest | 4% |
Coonawarra | 27.9 | +2.8 | 45.8 | 20th | 11.3 | +1.1 | 2.8 | 7th | 5.4 | 36.4 | lowest | 15% |
Mount Gambier Aero | 25.7 | +2.6 | 45.9 | 20th | 10.7 | +0.7 | 4.2 | 22nd | 13.8 | 38.4 | low | 36% |
Naracoorte Aerodrome | 29.8 | +2.4 | 47.7 | 20th | 11.3 | +1.2 | 3.2 | 22nd | 12.2 | 36.5 | low | 33% |
Padthaway South | 29.3 | +2.4 | 46.1 | 20th | 12.1 | +1.4 | 3.9 | 7th | 7.0 | 32.0 | v low | 22% |
Robe Airfield | 24.6 | +1.5 | 43.3 | 20th | 12.4 | +0.5 | 6.4 | 16th | 3.0 | 31.4 | v low | 10% |
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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 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 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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