Tuesday, 1 June 2021 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Adelaide - Product code IDCKGC13L0
Greater Adelaide in May 2021: below average rainfall
Rainfall in May was below average across Adelaide and the Hills, with all sites recording no more than 70% of their monthly average rainfall. Despite a cool end to the month, mean maximum temperatures were generally warmer than average at sites across Adelaide and the Hills, with night-time temperatures closer to the May average.
Drier than average
- Rainfall in May was below average at all sites across Adelaide and the Hills.
- There were several days of rain during the middle of the month from the 9th to the 15th, and again later in May from the 25th to the 27th.
- The heaviest rain was recorded on the 25th, when Bridgewater recorded 28.0 mm.
- The overall wettest location was Ashton, which recorded 79.0 mm for the month.
- Rainfall totals for May ranged from 52% of average at Edinburgh RAAF to 70% at Noarlunga.
- The passage of a cold front on the 24th and 25th brought strong and gusty winds and a maximum wind gust of 80 km/h was recorded at Adelaide Airport during the afternoon of the 25th; similar gusts were recorded about the Hills, including 81 km/h at Mount Crawford on the night of the 24th.
Warmer than average days
- Mean maximum temperatures were above average at all sites across Adelaide and the Hills.
- The warmest day of the month was on the 1st, with 29.9 °C at Parafield Airport the highest recorded temperature in May across Greater Adelaide.
- Mount Lofty recorded a maximum temperature of 23.0 °C on the 1st, its highest May temperature on record.
- Despite a few cold nights in the middle and at the end of the month, mean minimum temperatures for May were above average at most sites in Greater Adelaide.
- The lowest temperature recorded for the month was -0.1 °C at Parafield Airport on the morning of the 30th, and Parafield Airport was also the only site in Greater Adelaide with a mean minimum temperature below the May average.
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)
- Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 38.0 mm, which is 56% of the long-term average of 67.8 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 19.6 °C, which is 1.0 °C above the long-term average of 18.6 °C.
- The warmest day was 29.0 °C on the 1st, and the coolest day was on the 31st when the temperature reached 15.9 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 10.7 °C, which is 0.3 °C above the long-term average of 10.4 °C.
- The coldest morning was 3.5 °C on the 30th, and the warmest morning was on the 24th when the minimum temperature was 18.1 °C.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in May 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
29.9 °C at Parafield Airport on the 1st |
| Warmest days on average |
20.3 °C at Parafield Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
13.6 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
8.9 °C at Mount Lofty on the 11th |
| Coldest night |
-0.1 °C at Parafield Airport on the 30th |
| Coolest nights on average |
7.8 °C at Mount Barker |
| Warmest nights on average |
11.5 °C at Noarlunga |
| Warmest night |
18.5 °C at Noarlunga on the 1st |
| Warmest on average overall |
15.1 °C at Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)
and Noarlunga |
| Coolest on average overall |
10.9 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
79.2 mm at Ashton |
| Wettest day |
28.0 mm at Bridgewater on the 25th |
| Strongest wind gust |
81 km/h at Mount Crawford AWS on the 24th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest May temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Mount Lofty | 23.0 | on the 1st | 21.8 | on the 4th in 2005 | 21 | 12.3 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for May 2021 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for May 2021 |
Diff from average |
Highest for May 2021 |
Mean for May 2021 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for May 2021 |
Total for May 2021 |
Average for May |
Rank of May 2021 |
Fraction of May average |
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| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 19.6 | +1.0 | 29.0 | 1st | 10.7 | +0.3 | 3.5 | 30th | 38.0 | 67.8 | low | 56% |
| Adelaide Airport | 19.1 | +0.5 | 28.9 | 1st | 9.9 | +0.2 | 2.2 | 30th | 30.4 | 53.3 | low | 57% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 19.8 | +0.6 | 29.7 | 1st | 9.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 30th | 23.2 | 44.7 | low | 52% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 16.1 | +0.2 | 26.2 | 1st | 9.5 | +0.2 | 5.1 | 30th | 58.2 | 86.5 | low | 67% |
| Mount Barker | 17.6 | +1.0 | 26.2 | 1st | 7.8 | +1.0 | 2.5 | 30th | 52.9 | 87.3 | low | 61% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 15.5 | +0.6 | 25.2 | 1st | 8.9 | +0.3 | 3.8 | 29th | 40.6 | 68.6 | low | 59% |
| Mount Lofty | 13.6 | +1.3 | 23.0 | 1st | 8.2 | +0.5 | 3.4 | 29th | 62.8 | 106.2 | low | 59% |
| Noarlunga | 18.7 | +0.3 | 28.0 | 1st | 11.5 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 30th | 37.4 | 53.4 | low | 70% |
| Parafield Airport | 20.3 | +1.3 | 29.9 | 1st | 8.3 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 30th | 26.2 | 48.0 | low | 55% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for May 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | 29.0 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 17.6 | 19.6 | 21.9 | 22.4 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 19.9 | 21.9 | 24.9 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 25.4 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 15.9 |
| Adelaide Airport | 28.9 | 20.5 | 19.6 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 22.2 | 21.8 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 23.5 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 14.5 | 16.7 | 16.3 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 29.7 | 21.2 | 19.9 | 17.9 | 19.3 | 23.0 | 22.4 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 20.7 | 23.3 | 24.9 | 23.8 | 25.3 | 25.9 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 16.4 | 17.6 | 17.8 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 26.2 | 17.3 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 13.5 | 11.6 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 22.2 | 20.5 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 14.8 | 13.6 |
| Mount Barker | 26.2 | 17.0 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 19.3 | 21.8 | 20.6 | 16.2 | 15.2 | 12.1 | 16.4 | 14.9 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 16.9 | 13.9 | |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 25.2 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 12.9 | 15.1 | 17.8 | 20.0 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 14.2 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 17.1 | 19.9 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 10.7 | 14.0 | 12.6 |
| Mount Lofty | 23.0 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 17.1 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 17.5 | 19.6 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 13.1 | 12.1 |
| Noarlunga | 28.0 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 21.3 | 21.9 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 21.9 | 22.8 | 24.4 | 24.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 17.8 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.9 |
| Parafield Airport | 29.9 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 16.9 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 19.4 | 21.0 | 22.7 | 25.3 | 24.1 | 25.8 | 26.1 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 16.4 | 17.9 | 17.0 |
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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 May 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | 16.8 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 14.8 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 7.6 | 14.1 | 13.0 | 18.1 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 7.4 |
| Adelaide Airport | 14.8 | 14.1 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 5.9 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 17.2 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 4.1 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 15.9 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 13.2 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.9 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 17.0 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 14.1 | 12.5 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| Mount Barker | 11.2 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 9.6 | 12.3 | 6.5 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 11.7 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 17.3 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 14.4 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 6.4 |
| Mount Lofty | 15.6 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 7.5 |
| Noarlunga | 18.5 | 15.8 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 10.5 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 9.2 | 12.2 | 14.2 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 17.4 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Parafield Airport | 13.3 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 18.3 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 2.9 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
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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 May 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 15.8 | - | 0.4 | 7.6 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 13.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | - | - | |||
| Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 1.0 | - | - | 7.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | - | |||
| Adelaide (Keswick) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | 7.8 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | |
| Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 3.2 | - | - | - | 4.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 19.2 | |||||
| Adelaide (Seaton) | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 11.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 | - | - | 9.8 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Adelaide Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.6 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 5.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Aldgate | - | - | 0.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 12.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26.8 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | - | - | - | |
| Ashton | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 17.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 10.8 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26.6 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Ashton Co-op | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 23.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.6 | 5.8 | 3.4 | |||||
| Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 12.0 | 1.8 | - | 0.2 | 6.0 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Balhannah (Gumbooya) | - | - | 0.2 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.4 | 5.8 | 1.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Beaumont | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Belair | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 9.6 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Belair (St Johns) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5.2 | 2.0 | - | 0.4 | 15.0 | 2.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.2 | 4.4 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Belair (State Flora Nursery) | - | - | → | → | → | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 12.4 | 1.8 | - | 1.6 | 11.2 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.8 | → | 8.6 | 0.4 | ||||
| Bellevue Heights | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | - | 0.2 | 9.4 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.8 | 6.4 | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Birdwood | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | |
| Birdwood (McVittie's Hill) | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Bridgewater | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | - | 14.4 | 2.0 | - | 3.8 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.0 | |||||||
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 5.4 | 1.6 | - | - | 9.8 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.6 | 1.4 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Burnside | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 8.2 | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | 7.4 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Clarendon | → | 7.0 | → | 2.2 | → | 26.0 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crafers West | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 11.8 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.8 | 6.0 | 5.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Cromer Road | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | - | 2.2 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 13.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | - | 4.8 | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 16.4 | 10.0 | 4.2 | - | - | |||
| Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 13.0 | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | 6.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | 1.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Felixstow (Payneham) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 9.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Forreston Alert | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Gawler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.8 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gould Creek (Hermitage) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 8.6 | 0.4 | - | - | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Greenacres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 6.4 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 6.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.2 | 2.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
| Gumeracha | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 4.8 | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hahndorf | - | - | 0.1 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.0 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | |
| Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 6.2 | 0.2 | - | - | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | - | - | 6.6 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.0 | 7.2 | 2.0 | |||||
| Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) | - | - | 0.6 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.2 | 2.8 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Inglewood | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.6 | 11.8 | 2.2 | - | 0.2 | 5.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.4 | 5.2 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Ironstone Road | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 11.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 22.6 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Kangarilla (Saddlebags) | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 10.6 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26.4 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | |
| Kanmantoo (Millbrae) | - | - | 1.6 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.6 | 4.6 | - | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Kersbrook | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 9.2 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | 4.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Kilburn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 6.8 | - | - | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.6 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 12.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.6 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | |
| Lenswood | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 6.8 | 18.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24.6 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Lenswood (Stringybark) | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 13.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.2 | 3.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Lobethal (Graeber) | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 13.4 | 1.6 | - | - | 2.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | 4.6 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Lobethal (Maidment Road) | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 12.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.2 | 5.8 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Long Ridge (Greenhill) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.8 | - | 0.2 | 5.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Longwood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood Alert | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 7.6 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.2 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | |
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 17.0 | 0.8 | - | 1.8 | 0.8 | → | → | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.8 | 5.0 | 1.8 | |||||
| Meadows | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 18.6 | 7.4 | - | - | 1.0 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | 22.6 | - | 8.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |||
| Mitchell Park (Marion) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 6.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
| Montacute | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 11.6 | 1.0 | - | 0.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | |
| Morphettville | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 5.2 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Mount Barker | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | - | - | |
| Mount Bold Reservoir | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 11.4 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | 6.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.8 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Mount Crawford AWS | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | - | 3.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | 4.6 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| Mount Lofty | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 9.8 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 9.6 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26.4 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Mt Torrens | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Mylor (Biggs Flat) | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.8 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | |
| Nairne | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | - | - | - | → | 11.8 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | - | - | → | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |||
| Noarlunga | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | 4.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | |
| North Adelaide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 7.2 | 0.6 | - | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.2 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Parafield Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 6.0 | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Piccadilly (Woodhouse) | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 15.6 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 3.0 | - | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | - | ||||
| Prospect Hill | - | - | 0.2 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | 14.0 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.8 | 14.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | - | - | |
| Red Creek (Burwood) | - | - | 1.2 | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | 13.4 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.6 | 5.0 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Regency Park | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.8 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rosslyn Park (Seaview) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
| Sellicks Beach | 0.6 | 14.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla | 7.0 | 19.0 | 11.8 | 3.0 | 24.8 | 8.8 | 3.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla (Sutton Creek) | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.8 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
| Verdun | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.8 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | |
| Williamstown | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | → | 2.4 | 10.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 2.0 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | |||||
| Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 8.4 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.4 | 5.4 | 0.2 | |||||
| Willunga | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 19.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | → | → | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.2 | 10.8 | 1.4 | |||||
| Woodside (Inverbrackie) | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | - | 3.2 | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.0 | 5.8 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | |
| Woodside (Wicks Estate) | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | - | 4.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.0 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | |
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Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated.
Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day. Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre. Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes
The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Greater Adelaide using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This summary includes data from observing sites in or near the Greater Adelaide “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to “include the population within the urban area of the city, as well as people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the city, and live in small towns and rural areas surrounding the city. It is important to note that GCCSAs do not define the built up edge of the city. They provide a stable definition for these cities and are designed for the output of a range of social and economic survey data.”
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Tuesday 1 June 2021. 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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