Friday, 1 May 2020 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Adelaide - Product code IDCKGC13L0
Greater Adelaide in April 2020: wet, with cool days
Rainfall in April was above to very much above average at all sites across Adelaide and the Hills, with the city having its wettest April since 1998. Daytime temperatures were cooler than average for April, despite two warm days in the middle of the month. Night-time temperatures were cooler than average in parts of the south and the Hills, but close to average or warmer than average in the city and some northern suburbs.
Wettest April in the city since 1998
- Rainfall in April was above to very much above average at all sites across Adelaide and the Hills
- The wettest day was the 26th and saw 44.0 mm recorded at Ashton and Lobethal (Graeber); Salisbury's (Halbury Road) 31.6 mm was its highest April daily rainfall on record
- The wettest site for the month was Ashton with 166.8 mm, which was more than double the site's April average and its wettest April since 2007
- At Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira), 92.6 mm was recorded this month, making it the city's wettest April since 1998 and compares to just 3.2 mm in April 2019
- For the week ending 30 April, most sites across Adelaide and the Hills had their wettest week in April since at least 2009
- Monthly rainfall totals ranged from 147% of average at Mount Barker to 297% of average at Edinburgh RAAF
- Some sites had either their highest total April rainfall on record or their wettest April since at least 1998
- Sites throughout Adelaide and Hills have had a very wet first four months of 2020 compared to last year, with Kent Town having its wettest start to the year since 2014
Generally cool days
- Despite two warm days in the middle of the month, mean maximum temperatures were cooler than average for April
- On the 30th, most sites across Greater Adelaide had their coldest April day since 27 April 2008, and Kuitpo Forest Reserve had its coldest April day on record
- The warmest temperature recorded during the month was 30.7 °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 15th
- Mean maximum temperatures ranged from 1.7 °C cooler than average at Noarlunga to 0.3 °C cooler than average at Mount Lofty
- Night-time temperatures were cooler than average at many sites in the south and in the Hills, but were close to average in the city and warmer than average at Adelaide Airport, Mount Barker, and Edinburgh RAAF
- Temperatures dropped below 10 °C at all sites across Adelaide and the Hills on both the 13th and 30th, with 3.7 °C at Mount Barker on the 13th the coldest temperature recorded for the month
- Mean minimum temperatures ranged from 0.8 °C cooler than average at Noarlunga to 0.8 °C warmer than average at Adelaide Airport and Mount Barker
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)
- Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 92.6 mm, which is 210% of the long-term average of 44.1 mm
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 21.4 °C, which is 0.8 °C below the long-term average of 22.2 °C
- The warmest day was 29.5 °C on the 14th, and the coolest day was on the 30th when the temperature reached 15.1 °C
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 12.8 °C, equal to the long-term average
- The coldest morning was 7.9 °C on the 13th, and the warmest morning was on the 15th when the minimum temperature was 18.4 °C
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in April 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
30.7 °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 15th |
| Warmest days on average |
22.3 °C at Parafield Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
15.9 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
8.8 °C at Mount Lofty on the 30th |
| Coldest night |
3.7 °C at Mount Barker on the 13th |
| Coolest nights on average |
9.2 °C at Mount Barker |
| Warmest nights on average |
13.0 °C at Noarlunga |
| Warmest night |
20.3 °C at Noarlunga on the 15th |
| Warmest on average overall |
17.1 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town),
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira), and
Edinburgh RAAF |
| Coolest on average overall |
12.5 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
166.8 mm at Ashton |
| Wettest day |
44.0 mm at Ashton and
Lobethal (Graeber) on the 26th |
| Strongest wind gust |
80 km/h at Mount Crawford AWS on the 20th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest April daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | 31.6 | on the 26th | 29.2 | on the 24th in 2009 | 20 | |
| Record highest April total rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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| Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) | 102.8 | 102.3 | in 1998 | 40 | 42.7 |
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | 103.6 | 98.0 | in 2007 | 22 | 39.5 |
| Adelaide (Keswick) | 90.6 | 86.0 | in 2007 | 20 | 34.4 |
| Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | 89.2 | 77.2 | in 2007 | 20 | 30.1 |
| Noarlunga | 88.6 | 70.2 | in 2009 | 20 | 34.3 |
| Highest April total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for April |
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| Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club) | 94.4 | 123.8 | in 1971* | 38.5 | |
| Parafield Airport | 91.0 | 94.6 | in 1954* | 38.5 | |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 94.2 | 105.6 | in 1998 | 39.5 | |
| Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | 111.8 | 122.4 | in 1998 | 47.0 | |
| Adelaide (Seaton) | 89.8 | 99.8 | in 1998 | 34.2 | |
| Adelaide Airport | 82.8 | 95.2 | in 1998 | 34.7 | |
| Lenswood | 141.0 | 160.8 | in 1998 | 72.2 | |
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | 95.2 | 114.0 | in 1998 | 38.7 | |
| Adelaide (Glen Osmond) | 102.0 | 118.6 | in 1998* | 50.0 | |
| Heathfield Works Depot | 146.4 | 155.6 | in 1998* | 63.4 | |
| North Adelaide | 88.8 | 96.6 | in 1998* | 43.3 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record lowest April daily maximum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 11.1 | on the 30th | 11.8 | on the 27th in 2008 | 23 | 19.9 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for April 2020 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for April 2020 |
Diff from average |
Highest for April 2020 |
Mean for April 2020 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for April 2020 |
Total for April 2020 |
Average for April |
Rank of April 2020 |
Fraction of April average |
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| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 21.7 | -1.1 | 29.4 | 14th | 12.4 | -0.1 | 7.8 | 13th | 94.2 | 39.5 | v high | 238% |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 21.4 | -0.8 | 29.5 | 14th | 12.8 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 13th | 92.6 | 44.1 | v high | 210% |
| Adelaide Airport | 21.1 | -1.2 | 28.6 | 15th | 12.7 | +0.8 | 6.6 | 13th | 82.8 | 34.7 | v high | 239% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 21.8 | -1.4 | 30.7 | 15th | 12.4 | +0.6 | 8.8 | 12th | 91.6 | 30.8 | v high | 297% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 18.4 | -1.5 | 26.8 | 14th | 10.6 | -0.7 | 5.7 | 30th | 101.6 | 57.7 | high | 176% |
| Mount Barker | 20.0 | -0.5 | 28.3 | 14th | 9.2 | +0.8 | 3.7 | 13th | 85.2 | 57.9 | high | 147% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 18.1 | -1.3 | 26.8 | 15th | 10.1 | -0.5 | 4.6 | 30th | 101.4 | 44.8 | v high | 226% |
| Mount Lofty | 15.9 | -0.3 | 24.7 | 14th | 9.3 | -0.6 | 4.0 | 30th | 119.2 | 63.4 | high | 188% |
| Noarlunga | 20.8 | -1.7 | 28.6 | 14th | 13.0 | -0.8 | 8.4 | 30th | 88.6 | 34.3 | highest | 258% |
| Parafield Airport | 22.3 | -0.6 | 30.3 | 15th | 11.3 | -0.5 | 6.8 | 13th | 91.0 | 38.5 | v high | 236% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for April 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 22.6 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 18.6 | 20.5 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 21.6 | 23.2 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 24.3 | 29.4 | 28.8 | 20.8 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 22.2 | 19.9 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 20.1 | 21.7 | 24.3 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 16.9 | 14.7 |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 22.7 | 25.4 | 24.8 | 18.3 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 22.8 | 20.1 | 18.6 | 23.5 | 29.5 | 28.6 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 18.9 | 22.1 | 19.6 | 23.7 | 22.8 | 20.4 | 21.7 | 24.0 | 19.4 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 16.5 | 15.1 |
| Adelaide Airport | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.8 | 18.7 | 20.6 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 19.9 | 22.3 | 19.7 | 17.9 | 22.8 | 27.8 | 28.6 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 22.4 | 19.4 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 20.1 | 21.6 | 23.6 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.8 | 16.7 | 15.7 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 21.3 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 18.8 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 21.6 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 23.8 | 20.6 | 19.0 | 23.4 | 29.4 | 30.7 | 21.2 | 19.8 | 18.8 | 22.9 | 19.5 | 25.0 | 23.8 | 20.3 | 21.8 | 24.3 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 19.7 | 16.7 | 15.5 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 18.9 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 18.3 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 21.3 | 26.8 | 25.7 | 17.6 | 15.2 | 16.7 | 19.4 | 16.5 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 22.1 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 18.9 | 13.2 | 11.1 |
| Mount Barker | 17.9 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 18.7 | 21.8 | 20.9 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 24.0 | 28.3 | 26.1 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 17.7 | 20.5 | 19.3 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 20.4 | 21.2 | 23.8 | 20.7 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 15.4 | 12.9 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 16.3 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 14.0 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 20.8 | 20.2 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 21.1 | 26.5 | 26.8 | 18.1 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 19.1 | 15.8 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 22.0 | 16.7 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 12.3 | 10.7 |
| Mount Lofty | 17.2 | 19.8 | 18.7 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 18.5 | 24.7 | 23.0 | 15.2 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 16.9 | 14.0 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 18.9 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 10.4 | 8.8 | |
| Noarlunga | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 18.1 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 22.1 | 19.2 | 18.0 | 22.8 | 28.6 | 27.8 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 18.2 | 21.9 | 19.3 | 22.9 | 21.8 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 23.9 | 18.9 | 18.3 | 20.0 | 15.8 | 15.1 |
| Parafield Airport | 23.3 | 25.9 | 25.3 | 19.7 | 21.0 | 21.9 | 22.5 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 24.4 | 21.2 | 19.7 | 24.0 | 30.1 | 30.3 | 21.8 | 20.3 | 19.4 | 23.3 | 20.5 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 20.8 | 21.9 | 24.6 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 17.6 | 15.5 |
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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 April 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 15.6 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 11.5 | 15.1 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 11.4 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 15.9 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 8.7 |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 16.6 | 11.5 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 14.3 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 12.5 | 15.3 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 14.3 | 18.4 | 16.0 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 15.8 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 8.5 |
| Adelaide Airport | 16.0 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 11.9 | 14.3 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 15.9 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 12.5 | 16.1 | 16.9 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 16.2 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 8.9 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 14.2 | 10.3 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 15.4 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 8.9 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 13.3 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 13.4 | 17.8 | 12.8 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 5.7 |
| Mount Barker | 10.0 | 7.6 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 13.4 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 12.0 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 13.6 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 5.4 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 11.3 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 14.3 | 17.4 | 12.6 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 4.6 |
| Mount Lofty | 11.1 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 12.5 | 16.8 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 4.0 | |
| Noarlunga | 16.5 | 11.9 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 14.9 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 20.3 | 15.9 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 14.2 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 8.4 |
| Parafield Airport | 14.9 | 9.2 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 15.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 8.6 | 14.1 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 13.1 | 11.4 | 8.3 |
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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 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||
| Adelaide (Glen Osmond) | - | → | 0.4 | 23.8 | → | → | 6.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | → | → | 2.6 | - | - | 9.6 | → | → | → | 28.4 | 18.6 | 9.8 | |
| Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) | - | 1.2 | - | 16.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | - | - | 10.8 | - | - | 35.8 | 0.4 | 13.0 | 13.0 | ||
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | - | - | 0.2 | 20.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 9.4 | 0.2 | 27.6 | 0.2 | - | 15.0 | 11.2 | |
| Adelaide (Keswick) | - | - | - | 19.4 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 10.6 | - | 26.0 | - | - | 13.6 | 10.8 | |
| Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | - | - | - | 14.8 | 12.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | - | 36.0 | - | - | 12.4 | 13.6 | |
| Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club) | → | 19.6 | 13.0 | 38.0 | 8.2 | 15.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Seaton) | 12.6 | 2.2 | → | → | 0.8 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 27.4 | 29.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | - | - | - | 21.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 9.4 | - | 28.2 | - | - | 11.0 | 12.8 | |
| Adelaide Airport | - | - | - | 14.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | 5.4 | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | 0.2 | 23.6 | - | - | 7.0 | 15.2 | |
| Adelaide Airport Alert | - | - | - | 16.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | 9.8 | - | 27.0 | - | - | 8.0 | 19.4 | |
| Aldgate | - | 2.2 | - | 28.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 6.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 11.4 | - | 34.0 | - | - | 20.0 | 9.8 | |
| Ashton | 0.2 | 2.6 | - | 37.6 | 14.2 | 10.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 13.6 | - | 44.0 | 0.2 | - | 29.6 | 9.0 | |
| Ashton Co-op | - | 1.0 | - | 31.2 | → | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 2.4 | - | 2.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 11.4 | - | - | 40.0 | - | 22.2 | ||
| Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) | - | 1.2 | - | 24.0 | 2.2 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 9.8 | - | 38.4 | 0.2 | - | 14.8 | 9.8 | |
| Balhannah (Gumbooya) | - | 5.6 | - | 16.6 | 5.8 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 5.4 | - | 27.0 | - | - | 9.6 | 11.0 | |
| Beaumont | - | 0.4 | - | 22.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 9.2 | - | 27.2 | - | - | 14.8 | 8.4 | |
| Belair | 0.2 | - | - | 26.2 | 9.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 3.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 9.8 | 0.2 | 32.2 | 0.2 | - | 17.2 | 4.2 | |
| Belair (St Johns) | - | 0.2 | - | 29.6 | 13.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 5.8 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 9.4 | - | 42.0 | - | - | 20.8 | 7.0 | |
| Belair (State Flora Nursery) | - | 0.4 | - | 29.6 | → | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | 12.2 | - | 36.4 | - | - | 18.6 | 5.4 | |
| Bellevue Heights | - | - | - | 19.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | - | 30.6 | - | - | 12.0 | 7.4 | |
| Birdwood | - | 7.2 | - | 16.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 10.0 | - | 31.2 | 0.2 | - | 9.8 | 5.0 | |
| Birdwood (McVittie's Hill) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 3.4 | 31.4 | 0.2 | - | 7.4 | 2.6 | |
| Bridgewater | - | - | - | 38.6 | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | - | → | 4.2 | - | - | - | 11.4 | - | - | - | - | 32.0 | 11.9 | |
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | - | - | - | 23.2 | 5.4 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | 34.6 | - | - | 14.6 | 8.0 | |
| Burnside | - | 0.2 | - | 23.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 10.2 | 0.2 | 29.0 | 0.2 | - | 20.0 | 6.6 | |
| Clarendon | → | 0.2 | 20.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 9.0 | → | 31.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Crafers West | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 31.4 | 15.4 | 11.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 4.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.6 | 10.4 | - | 37.2 | - | 0.2 | 24.8 | 6.8 | |
| Cromer Road | - | 5.4 | - | 16.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | 30.2 | - | - | 5.0 | 6.2 | |
| Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) | - | 2.6 | - | 33.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | 13.0 | 0.2 | 41.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 9.0 | 10.0 | |
| Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) | - | 2.4 | - | 22.6 | 4.2 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 10.8 | - | 42.2 | - | - | 8.0 | 6.2 | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | 11.0 | - | 32.0 | 0.2 | - | 4.2 | 18.0 | |
| Felixstow (Payneham) | - | 0.2 | - | 24.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 9.8 | - | 35.0 | - | - | 16.4 | 12.2 | |
| Forreston Alert | - | 3.6 | - | 26.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 10.4 | - | 31.8 | 0.2 | - | 9.0 | 4.6 | |
| Gawler | - | - | - | 18.8 | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 2.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 9.8 | - | 25.0 | - | - | 11.8 | 17.0 | |
| Gould Creek (Hermitage) | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | 19.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 13.4 | 0.2 | 34.6 | 0.2 | - | 7.2 | 12.2 | |
| Greenacres | - | 0.2 | - | 15.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 11.8 | - | 35.6 | 0.2 | - | 21.2 | 14.8 | |
| Hahndorf | - | 4.1 | - | 20.2 | 9.7 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.3 | - | - | - | 6.4 | 0.1 | 27.8 | - | - | 12.1 | 8.6 | |
| Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | - | 0.6 | - | 13.8 | 1.0 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 13.0 | - | 31.6 | - | - | 6.6 | 13.6 | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | - | 0.2 | - | 13.4 | 5.6 | 9.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 5.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 10.0 | - | 32.8 | 0.2 | - | 14.6 | 8.2 | |
| Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) | - | 6.6 | - | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | 24.4 | - | - | 1.6 | 5.2 | |
| Heathfield Works Depot | - | - | - | → | → | 56.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | → | → | 12.8 | - | 12.6 | → | → | → | → | 56.8 | 8.0 | |
| Inglewood | - | 1.6 | - | 28.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 42.0 | 9.6 | 12.0 | |
| Ironstone Road | - | 7.2 | - | 31.8 | 4.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | 14.4 | - | 40.4 | - | 0.2 | 10.4 | 7.8 | |
| Kangarilla (Saddlebags) | - | 0.8 | - | 22.0 | 13.2 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 32.8 | - | - | 14.6 | 9.6 | |
| Kanmantoo (Millbrae) | - | 7.6 | - | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | 19.4 | - | - | 7.8 | 6.8 | |
| Kersbrook | - | 1.4 | - | 26.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 4.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 13.2 | 0.2 | 34.0 | 0.2 | - | 10.8 | 7.0 | |
| Kilburn | - | 0.2 | - | 11.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 11.8 | 0.2 | 34.8 | - | - | 15.8 | 22.0 | |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | - | 1.2 | - | 17.2 | 11.4 | 4.8 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | - | 7.6 | 0.2 | 29.0 | 0.2 | - | 14.4 | 8.4 | |
| Lenswood | - | 4.0 | - | 28.0 | 12.8 | 7.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 12.0 | - | 39.6 | - | - | 14.2 | 19.6 | |
| Lenswood (Stringybark) | - | 4.2 | - | 33.2 | 10.2 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 13.4 | - | 42.8 | - | - | 17.2 | 4.6 | |
| Lobethal (Graeber) | - | 5.2 | - | 24.8 | 6.4 | 2.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 9.8 | - | 44.0 | - | - | 10.8 | 7.4 | |
| Lobethal (Maidment Road) | - | 4.8 | - | 33.2 | 6.6 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 13.2 | - | 40.6 | 0.2 | - | 11.2 | 6.0 | |
| Long Ridge (Greenhill) | - | 0.2 | - | 28.6 | 6.2 | 5.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | - | 28.6 | 0.2 | - | 18.8 | 7.0 | |
| Longwood | - | 2.0 | - | 24.4 | 14.0 | 6.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 8.0 | - | 33.6 | - | - | 19.4 | 7.9 | |
| Longwood Alert | - | 1.6 | - | 23.0 | 10.6 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 10.4 | - | 36.4 | 0.2 | - | 20.0 | 9.2 | |
| Macclesfield | - | 4.2 | - | → | → | 17.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | → | → | 4.0 | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | 26.0 | - | 7.6 | 16.0 | |
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | - | - | - | → | → | 28.4 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 5.6 | - | - | - | 8.0 | → | → | 28.8 | 0.2 | 18.0 | 5.6 | |
| Meadows | - | 2.6 | - | 18.2 | 5.2 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 5.8 | - | 28.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 12.4 | |
| Mitchell Park (Marion) | - | - | - | 15.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 0.2 | 31.0 | - | - | 8.0 | 8.4 | |
| Montacute | - | 2.0 | 0.2 | 26.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 10.4 | 0.2 | 41.2 | 0.2 | - | 16.0 | 5.6 | |
| Morphettville | - | - | - | 18.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 9.2 | - | 29.6 | - | - | 7.8 | 23.2 | |
| Mount Barker | - | 6.0 | - | 14.8 | 9.2 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 2.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | 26.4 | - | - | 6.8 | 11.4 | |
| Mount Bold Reservoir | - | 0.6 | - | 20.0 | 12.0 | 6.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 7.4 | - | 32.2 | 1.0 | - | 14.4 | 9.4 | |
| Mount Crawford AWS | - | 5.0 | - | 17.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | 12.6 | 0.2 | 33.0 | - | - | 13.2 | 6.4 | |
| Mount Lofty | - | 1.2 | - | 31.4 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 32.2 | 0.2 | - | 20.0 | 8.4 | |||
| Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 22.4 | 12.2 | 4.0 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 7.8 | 0.2 | 31.6 | - | - | 17.6 | 8.2 | |
| Mt Torrens | 0.2 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 16.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 0.2 | 29.0 | 0.2 | - | 4.2 | 7.2 | |
| Mylor (Biggs Flat) | - | 2.4 | - | 18.4 | 9.0 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 6.6 | - | 28.8 | 0.2 | - | 12.8 | 8.2 | |
| Nairne | - | 8.6 | - | 10.2 | - | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | → | 3.0 | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | → | 20.8 | - | 7.0 | 10.4 | |
| Noarlunga | - | 0.6 | - | 10.8 | 9.4 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 8.0 | - | 30.2 | - | - | 10.6 | 9.6 | |
| North Adelaide | - | - | - | - | → | 23.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 4.6 | - | - | - | 8.2 | - | → | 26.2 | - | 16.2 | 10.6 | |
| Parafield Airport | - | 0.2 | - | 13.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | 9.6 | 0.2 | 31.2 | - | - | 8.8 | 17.0 | |
| Piccadilly (Woodhouse) | - | - | - | 38.4 | 13.2 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 11.0 | - | 33.4 | 0.2 | 25.5 | 8.0 | ||
| Prospect Hill | - | 1.8 | - | 16.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 4.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 4.4 | 0.2 | 35.4 | - | - | 13.6 | 10.8 | |
| Red Creek (Burwood) | - | 8.4 | - | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | 18.6 | 0.2 | - | 4.0 | 12.2 | |
| Regency Park | - | - | - | 10.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 9.2 | 0.2 | 27.2 | - | - | 16.8 | 21.4 | |
| Rosslyn Park (Seaview) | - | 0.2 | - | 29.4 | 2.8 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 12.0 | - | 32.6 | - | - | 19.8 | 7.0 | |
| Sellicks Beach | 15.8 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 31.0 | 6.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upper Hermitage | 43.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla | 1.8 | 32.0 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 38.0 | 27.0 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla (Sutton Creek) | 0.2 | 1.4 | - | 28.4 | 11.2 | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 10.0 | 0.2 | 33.6 | - | - | 27.2 | 6.4 | |
| Verdun | - | 4.8 | - | 26.6 | 10.2 | 4.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 9.2 | - | 29.0 | - | - | 14.8 | 9.6 | |
| Williamstown | - | 2.4 | - | 15.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 14.6 | - | 35.2 | - | - | 11.4 | 9.6 | |
| Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) | - | 2.2 | - | 15.4 | 7.2 | 2.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | 15.4 | 0.4 | 39.6 | 0.4 | - | 7.4 | 12.4 | |
| Willunga | - | 2.0 | - | → | → | 25.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 3.2 | - | - | - | 9.0 | → | → | 32.0 | - | 25.0 | 5.0 | |
| Woodside (Inverbrackie) | - | 6.8 | - | 16.4 | 7.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | 31.2 | 0.2 | - | 5.8 | 9.2 | |
| Woodside (Wicks Estate) | - | 7.6 | - | 22.0 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 8.4 | - | 31.0 | - | 0.2 | 10.6 | 7.8 | |
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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 May 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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