Monday, 2 November 2020 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Adelaide - Product code IDCKGC13L0
Greater Adelaide in October 2020: wettest since 2016
Rainfall in October was higher than average across Adelaide and the Hills, making it the wettest October since 2016. Both daytime and night-time temperatures were generally close to or warmer than the long-term average, but after several very warm years, days were the coolest since 2016.
Wetter than average
- Rainfall in October was higher than average across Adelaide and the Hills.
- For Greater Adelaide as a whole, it was the wettest October since 2016.
- The wettest site was at Uraidla in the Hills, recording 95.6 mm for the month.
- Rainfall totals ranged from 111% of average at Adelaide Airport to 215% of average at Mount Crawford.
- On the 5th, Keswick had its highest October daily rainfall on record.
- Kersbrook had its highest total October rainfall on record and Birswood had its highest total October rainfall since 1992.
- Year-to-date rainfall is close to average across Adelaide and the Hills.
Coolest October since 2016
- After several warm years, mean maximum temperatures at sites across Greater Adelaide were the coolest for October since 2016.
- Daytime temperatures for October were generally close to or warmer than average across Adelaide and the Hills, despite some cold days around the 7th.
- Mean maximum temperatures ranged from 0.6 °C below average at Kuitpo Forest Reserve to 1.6 °C above average at Mount Lofty.
- On the 7th, Mount Crawford AWS and Noarlunga had their coldest October day on record
- Night-time temperatures were warmer than average at most sites across Greater Adelaide.
- Mean minimum temperatures for October at most sites were warmer than 2019, but cooler than 2018.
- Mean minimum temperatures ranged from equalling the average at Kuitpo Forest Reserve to 1.2 °C above average at Edinburgh RAAF.
- On the 3rd, Kuitpo Forest Reserve had its warmest October night on record.
- Overall, it was Greater Adelaide's coolest October since 2016.
- Year-to-date temperatures are within one degree of average at all sites across Adelaide and the Hills.
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)
- Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 50.0 mm, which is 113% of the long-term average of 44.1 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 21.9 °C, which is 0.5 °C above the long-term average of 21.4 °C.
- The warmest day was 32.0 °C on the 14th, and the coolest day was on the 7th when the temperature reached 14.1 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 12.0 °C, which is 0.8 °C above the long-term average of 11.2 °C.
- The coldest morning was 5.7 °C on the 19th, and the warmest morning was on the 3rd when the minimum temperature was 23.9 °C.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in October 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
33.7 °C at Parafield Airport on the 2nd |
| Warmest days on average |
23.3 °C at Parafield Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
16.8 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
6.9 °C at Mount Lofty on the 7th |
| Coldest night |
2.7 °C at Mount Lofty on the 26th |
| Coolest nights on average |
8.0 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Warmest nights on average |
12.0 °C at Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)
and Noarlunga |
| Warmest night |
24.9 °C at Noarlunga on the 3rd |
| Warmest on average overall |
17.1 °C at Parafield Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
12.4 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
120.4 mm at Lobethal (Graeber) |
| Wettest day |
51.2 mm at Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) on the 8th |
| Strongest wind gust |
83 km/h at Sellicks Hill (Mount Terrible Radar) on the 23rd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest October daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Adelaide (Keswick) | 19.2 | on the 5th | 17.8 | on the 7th in 2005 | 20 | |
| Record highest October total rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Kersbrook | 119.6 | 108.8 | in 2001 | 20 | 46.0 |
| Highest October total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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| Birdwood | 101.6 | 118.6 | in 1992* | 59.2 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record lowest October daily maximum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Mount Crawford AWS | 8.1 | on the 7th | 8.3 | on the 31st in 1997 | 27 | 18.4 |
| Noarlunga | 13.0 | on the 7th | = 13.0 | on the 4th in 2002 | 21 | 21.5 |
| Record highest October daily minimum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 22.6 | on the 3rd | 22.2 | on the 12th in 2006 | 23 | 9.3 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for October 2020 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for October 2020 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2020 |
Mean for October 2020 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2020 |
Total for October 2020 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2020 |
Fraction of October average |
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| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 21.9 | +0.5 | 32.0 | 14th | 12.0 | +0.8 | 5.7 | 19th | 50.0 | 44.1 | average | 113% |
| Adelaide Airport | 21.4 | +0.2 | 32.2 | 14th | 11.8 | +1.1 | 6.3 | 1st | 39.8 | 35.7 | average | 111% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 22.2 | -0.2 | 32.9 | 14th | 11.3 | +1.2 | 5.0 | 19th | 55.6 | 36.6 | high | 152% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 18.3 | -0.6 | 27.9 | 14th | 9.3 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 7th | 80.8 | 51.8 | high | 156% |
| Mount Barker | 19.9 | +0.3 | 29.0 | 14th | 8.4 | +1.1 | 3.5 | 19th | 95.2 | 65.7 | high | 145% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 18.3 | -0.1 | 28.4 | 14th | 9.0 | +0.5 | 3.6 | 26th | 99.0 | 46.0 | high | 215% |
| Mount Lofty | 16.8 | +1.6 | 26.3 | 14th | 8.0 | +0.5 | 2.7 | 26th | 111.8 | 63.1 | high | 177% |
| Noarlunga | 21.2 | -0.3 | 31.6 | 14th | 12.0 | +0.4 | 7.2 | 19th | 53.2 | 31.6 | high | 168% |
| Parafield Airport | 23.3 | +1.2 | 33.7 | 2nd | 10.8 | +0.6 | 3.8 | 19th | 52.4 | 39.8 | high | 132% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for October 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 | 31 | |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 24.5 | 31.3 | 29.4 | 24.3 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 14.1 | 16.1 | 20.4 | 21.2 | 24.0 | 28.7 | 25.4 | 32.0 | 26.8 | 20.2 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 24.1 | 24.9 | 26.2 | 22.6 | 17.7 | 16.4 | 19.6 | 21.4 | 23.3 | 20.9 | 18.6 | 18.2 |
| Adelaide Airport | 24.6 | 30.9 | 30.2 | 22.8 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 21.4 | 28.5 | 22.1 | 32.2 | 27.2 | 20.4 | 18.2 | 16.8 | 18.6 | 21.7 | 22.8 | 26.3 | 22.3 | 18.3 | 16.9 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 18.0 | 18.4 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 24.9 | 32.5 | 28.7 | 23.1 | 15.4 | 17.1 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 20.1 | 21.5 | 26.2 | 30.1 | 26.0 | 32.9 | 26.1 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 17.5 | 19.9 | 24.2 | 25.7 | 27.4 | 24.0 | 18.8 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 20.2 | 23.6 | 22.0 | 18.7 | 19.7 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 23.1 | 27.9 | 27.6 | 22.3 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 12.2 | 17.2 | 18.5 | 21.9 | 25.7 | 22.2 | 27.9 | 25.2 | 18.2 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 17.4 | 21.2 | 20.5 | 19.4 | 16.0 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 18.2 | 13.6 | 12.8 |
| Mount Barker | 24.0 | 27.8 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 10.7 | 14.0 | 19.5 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 27.4 | 24.1 | 29.0 | 26.1 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 19.5 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 21.4 | 17.3 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 22.9 | 18.8 | 14.0 | ||
| Mount Crawford AWS | 21.4 | 26.5 | 25.2 | 23.1 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 8.1 | 12.1 | 16.0 | 18.8 | 22.2 | 25.4 | 24.1 | 28.4 | 23.1 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 15.0 | 17.6 | 21.9 | 22.9 | 21.6 | 16.7 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 20.4 | 18.7 | 13.4 | 15.4 |
| Mount Lofty | 20.0 | 25.9 | 24.3 | 20.6 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 9.6 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 21.0 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 26.3 | 21.2 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 20.4 | 17.1 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 18.2 | 16.0 | 11.9 | 11.6 |
| Noarlunga | 25.1 | 29.8 | 28.8 | 24.1 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 15.7 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 23.0 | 28.0 | 25.8 | 31.6 | 25.9 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 16.6 | 19.4 | 22.8 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 19.3 | 17.2 | 15.3 | 19.1 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 19.9 | 17.4 | 18.1 |
| Parafield Airport | 25.8 | 33.7 | 29.2 | 24.7 | 17.9 | 18.7 | 13.1 | 17.6 | 21.1 | 22.4 | 26.5 | 31.2 | 27.2 | 33.3 | 26.7 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 19.3 | 21.3 | 25.9 | 27.4 | 28.7 | 24.8 | 19.1 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 21.8 | 24.7 | 22.5 | 20.3 | 19.9 |
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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 October 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 | 31 | |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 6.8 | 13.4 | 23.9 | 18.4 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 14.6 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 20.8 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 17.6 | 12.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 7.7 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 13.0 |
| Adelaide Airport | 6.3 | 13.2 | 23.4 | 16.9 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 19.3 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 17.0 | 12.4 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.1 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 5.7 | 13.3 | 20.9 | 16.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 14.1 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 16.5 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.1 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 6.8 | 11.0 | 22.6 | 15.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 18.9 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 12.1 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 9.6 |
| Mount Barker | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 15.5 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 12.9 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 9.7 | |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 6.2 | 9.2 | 20.5 | 16.5 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 20.2 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 13.0 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Mount Lofty | 4.6 | 7.8 | 19.9 | 15.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 10.8 | 14.7 | 16.6 | 17.9 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Noarlunga | 7.9 | 14.0 | 24.9 | 18.6 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 8.6 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 20.6 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 16.0 | 11.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
| Parafield Airport | 3.9 | 10.2 | 22.8 | 16.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 19.3 | 15.2 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 13.2 |
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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 October 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 | 31 | ||
| Adelaide (Glen Osmond) | 4.6 | - | - | → | 18.2 | - | 2.8 | 19.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | → | → | → | 1.6 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 0.4 | |
| Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) | 6.0 | - | - | 0.4 | 19.6 | 0.8 | - | 51.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 4.6 | - | 10.0 | - | |
| Adelaide (Keswick) | 1.6 | - | - | - | 19.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 17.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.6 | - | 0.8 | - | |
| Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | 0.8 | - | - | - | 28.6 | - | 2.6 | 20.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | ||
| Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club) | 6.0 | 18.8 | → | 5.2 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Seaton) | 3.0 | 20.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 1.2 | - | - | - | 22.6 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 16.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 1.2 | - | |
| Adelaide Airport | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 19.2 | - | 2.8 | 12.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Adelaide Airport Alert | 1.0 | - | - | 0.2 | 1.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | 0.8 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Aldgate | 5.0 | - | - | 0.2 | 27.4 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | - | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 19.2 | 2.4 | |
| Ashton | 6.6 | - | - | 0.4 | 23.4 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 32.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | - | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 19.0 | 1.8 | |
| Ashton Co-op | 5.4 | - | - | - | - | 25.8 | 4.2 | 24.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 9.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 0.8 | → | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 19.4 | ||
| Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) | 5.8 | - | - | 0.2 | 21.6 | - | 3.8 | 17.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | 0.6 | - | 1.2 | 1.6 | - | 8.6 | 0.2 | |
| Balhannah (Gumbooya) | 1.6 | - | - | - | 31.4 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 21.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | - | 3.2 | 3.8 | - | 22.6 | 2.2 | |
| Beaumont | 3.8 | - | - | - | 18.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 16.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | 8.2 | 0.4 | |
| Belair | 5.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 14.6 | - | 2.2 | 20.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | 1.4 | - | - | 2.2 | - | 12.8 | 1.2 | |
| Belair (St Johns) | 5.2 | - | - | - | 21.4 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 26.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | 2.0 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 1.6 | |
| Belair (State Flora Nursery) | 24.2 | - | - | - | 22.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 26.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.8 | 2.0 | |
| Bellevue Heights | 3.8 | - | - | - | 19.6 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 18.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 0.6 | |
| Birdwood | 3.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 16.8 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 20.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 10.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 24.8 | 1.0 | |
| Birdwood (McVittie's Hill) | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 16.6 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 18.8 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | 14.8 | 0.2 | - | 13.6 | 1.6 | |
| Bridgewater | - | - | - | - | 34.8 | - | 10.8 | 21.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | - | 19.0 | ||
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | 4.8 | - | - | - | 19.6 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 15.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | - | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 0.4 | |
| Burnside | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 16.2 | - | 2.4 | 16.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | - | 7.6 | - | |
| Cherry Gardens | 8.8 | - | - | - | 24.8 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 25.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | - | 0.6 | - | - | 15.0 | 3.0 | |
| Clarendon | → | 4.0 | 25.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | → | 4.0 | → | 2.0 | → | 11.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Crafers West | 9.6 | - | - | - | 27.8 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 28.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 19.8 | 2.6 | |
| Cromer Road | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 17.4 | - | 4.8 | 23.4 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | - | 15.0 | - | 0.2 | 18.2 | 0.8 | |
| Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) | 7.0 | - | - | 0.2 | 18.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 31.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 | - | - | 21.6 | 0.8 | |
| Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) | 3.8 | - | - | - | 16.4 | - | 4.6 | 25.8 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | - | 5.0 | 0.4 | - | 25.2 | 0.4 | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 19.6 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 11.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.0 | - | 3.0 | - | |
| Felixstow (Payneham) | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 20.4 | - | 3.0 | 17.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | 6.8 | - | |
| Forreston Alert | 5.2 | - | - | - | 18.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 24.8 | 1.6 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 9.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 2.0 | - | 30.4 | 0.4 | |
| Gawler | 0.4 | - | - | - | 17.0 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 12.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | 5.2 | - | |
| Gould Creek (Hermitage) | 4.8 | - | - | - | 16.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 16.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 18.2 | 0.2 | |
| Greenacres | 6.6 | - | - | 0.2 | 21.2 | - | 2.8 | 14.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0.2 | 8.0 | - | |
| Hahndorf | 2.9 | - | - | 0.1 | 25.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 19.7 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | - | 1.9 | 3.8 | - | 17.2 | 1.4 | |
| Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | 5.4 | - | - | - | 17.6 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 9.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.2 | 3.4 | - | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | 1.0 | - | - | - | 21.2 | 0.2 | - | 17.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1.8 | |
| Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) | 0.2 | - | - | - | 18.6 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 12.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | - | 8.4 | 0.6 | - | 11.8 | 2.0 | |
| Heathfield Works Depot | 6.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inglewood | 10.4 | - | - | - | 18.6 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 30.6 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | 0.8 | - | 1.6 | - | - | 24.0 | 0.2 | |
| Ironstone Road | 2.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 18.6 | - | - | 39.2 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kangarilla (Saddlebags) | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 14.0 | 2.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Kanmantoo (Millbrae) | 0.2 | - | - | - | 22.4 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 14.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | 3.8 | 0.2 | - | 20.8 | 0.4 | |
| Kersbrook | 8.6 | - | - | 0.2 | 20.8 | - | - | 33.6 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 13.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 0.2 | - | 31.8 | 0.4 | |
| Kilburn | 4.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 21.0 | - | 3.4 | 12.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 4.6 | - | - | - | 23.8 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 17.2 | 1.8 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 2.8 | - | 2.8 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 18.0 | 3.2 | |
| Lenswood | 7.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | 24.0 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 28.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 8.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.4 | - | 16.2 | 2.0 | |
| Lenswood (Stringybark) | 5.8 | - | - | - | 18.8 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 26.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 8.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 | - | 16.8 | 1.0 | |
| Lobethal (Graeber) | 2.4 | - | - | - | 32.2 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 26.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | - | 7.0 | - | 0.2 | 34.8 | 0.6 | |
| Lobethal (Maidment Road) | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 19.8 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 19.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 6.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | - | 6.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 30.0 | 1.2 | |
| Long Ridge (Greenhill) | 3.8 | - | - | - | 22.4 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 16.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | 0.8 | - | 1.0 | 0.8 | - | 13.6 | 0.6 | |
| Longwood | 5.4 | - | - | - | 30.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | - | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | |||
| Longwood Alert | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 32.6 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 23.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 21.2 | 2.6 | |
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | 3.8 | - | → | → | → | 26.4 | 2.6 | 14.6 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | → | → | 2.0 | 0.4 | - | → | 4.0 | ||
| Meadows | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | 28.8 | - | 22.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.2 | - | 5.2 | - | - | 0.8 | 0.6 | 19.2 | ||
| Mitchell Park (Marion) | 4.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 21.8 | - | 2.8 | 14.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| Montacute | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 18.6 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 21.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 1.0 | - | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | 20.0 | 0.2 | |
| Morphettville | 4.0 | - | - | - | 17.4 | - | 2.6 | 12.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 0.6 | - | |
| Mount Barker | 2.2 | - | - | 26.2 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 18.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 0.6 | 3.8 | - | 2.2 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Mount Bold Reservoir | 2.4 | - | - | - | 23.2 | 1.2 | - | 28.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 11.6 | 3.2 | |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 3.4 | - | - | - | 17.6 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 22.8 | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 8.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | - | 5.6 | - | - | 28.8 | 1.2 | |
| Mount Lofty | 9.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 28.4 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 30.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | - | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 16.8 | 4.2 | |
| Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) | 2.8 | - | - | - | 25.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 21.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 13.8 | 1.2 | |
| Mt Torrens | 1.6 | - | - | - | 18.4 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 17.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.0 | - | 14.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 19.0 | 2.0 | |
| Mylor (Biggs Flat) | 3.4 | - | - | - | 25.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 17.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | - | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 17.4 | 1.6 | |
| Nairne | 1.0 | - | - | → | → | 29.2 | 3.6 | 17.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.6 | - | 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | - | 28.0 | 2.4 | |
| Noarlunga | 0.8 | - | - | - | 29.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 16.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | ||
| North Adelaide | 1.0 | - | - | → | → | 18.0 | 3.4 | 13.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | → | → | 2.6 | - | - | - | → | → | → | 2.0 | 0.2 | |||||
| Parafield Airport | - | - | - | 19.6 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 13.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 6.6 | - | ||
| Piccadilly (Woodhouse) | 10.0 | - | - | - | 27.0 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 33.3 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 4.8 | 19.0 | 3.2 | |
| Prospect Hill | 5.4 | - | - | - | 27.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 17.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 3.2 | - | 7.2 | - | 1.6 | - | 0.2 | 20.8 | 4.2 | |
| Red Creek (Burwood) | 0.4 | - | - | - | 22.4 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 13.8 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | 1.0 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 24.6 | 0.2 | |
| Regency Park | 4.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 12.6 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 10.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | |
| Rosslyn Park (Seaview) | 3.8 | - | - | - | 18.4 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 15.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | - | 8.2 | 0.4 | |
| Sellicks Beach | 2.4 | 26.8 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla | 10.0 | 27.0 | 36.4 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla (Sutton Creek) | 6.2 | - | - | - | 25.4 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 26.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 7.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | - | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 17.0 | 3.0 | |
| Verdun | 3.2 | - | - | - | 29.8 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 23.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 4.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | - | 1.8 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 18.0 | 1.6 | |
| Williamstown | 0.8 | - | - | → | 16.4 | - | 4.4 | 19.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | - | 2.8 | - | - | 19.8 | 0.2 | |
| Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) | 3.0 | - | - | - | 16.2 | - | 2.6 | 22.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 9.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | 2.2 | - | - | 16.2 | ||
| Willunga | 17.4 | - | - | → | → | 30.0 | 1.8 | 12.8 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.6 | → | → | 5.6 | - | - | - | 13.2 | ||
| Woodside (Inverbrackie) | 1.8 | - | - | - | 23.4 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 15.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 | - | 9.2 | - | - | 33.6 | 1.4 | |
| Woodside (Wicks Estate) | 2.6 | - | - | - | 24.2 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 16.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | - | 6.0 | 0.2 | - | 19.0 | 1.0 | |
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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 2 November 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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