Tuesday, 1 February 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0
South Australia in January 2022: very wet on the Eyre Peninsula and in the north
Rainfall in January was above average for most of South Australia away from the South East districts, with the state as a whole recording its fourth-wettest January on record and wettest since 1984. Much of the Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula, plus southern parts of the Pastoral districts, recorded more than 5 times their January average rainfall.
Fourth-wettest January on record for the state
- Rainfall in January was above average for most of South Australia away from the South East districts.
- Much of the Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula, plus southern parts of the Pastoral districts, recorded more than 5 times their January average rainfall.
- For the state as a whole, rainfall was 175% above average, making it South Australia's fourth-wettest January on record and wettest since 1984.
- In the middle of the month, ex-tropical cyclone Tiffany brought heavy rain to central Australia as it moved south, causing ponding and overland flow, together with rises in local creeks, impacting local transport.
- Tropical moisture throughout the second half of January continued to bring heavy rain, intense at times, to many parts of South Australia, resulting in large areas of flooding.
- Major transport routes, including the Stuart Highway, Olympic Dam Highway, and Trans-Australian railway line, were cut by flood waters, with infrastructure damaged and communities isolated.
- Mostly between the 21st and 24th, many sites had their highest January daily rainfall on record.
- Many sites had either their highest total January rainfall on record or their highest total January rainfall for at least 20 years.
- In the east, the Riverland, Murrayland, and South East districts generally missed out on the heaviest falls, with most areas recording below average monthly rainfall totals of less than 25 mm.
- The Lower South East district has now recorded 3 consecutive months of below average rainfall.
- Humidity was above average during January, with vapour pressure very much above average for January across most of the state.
Warmer than average nights
- Daytime temperatures for January were cooler than average in central and western districts, but warmer than average in parts of the east.
- For South Australia as a whole, the mean maximum temperature was 0.09 °C above average.
- The highest temperature recorded in South Australia this month was 47.6 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on the 15th.
- A few sites had their coldest January day on record.
- Some sites had their highest January mean daily maximum temperature on record or their highest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
- Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) and Tarcoola Aero had their lowest January mean daily maximum temperature on record and Nullarbor had its lowest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
- Night-time temperatures were above to very much above average across most of the state.
- For South Australia as a whole, the mean minimum temperature was 1.70 °C above average.
- Naracoorte Aerodrome recorded several cool nights during January, including 5.9 °C on the 4th and 18th, the lowest minimum temperature recorded in the state for the month.
- On the 15th, Ernabella (Pukatja) recorded a minimum temperature of 30.3 °C, its warmest January night on record.
- The South East districts recorded their highest mean minimum temperature on record for January and numerous sites had their highest January mean daily minimum temperature on record or their highest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- Several sites across the state's south had their highest January mean temperature on record or their highest January mean temperature for at least 20 years.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in January 2022 | |
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Hottest day |
47.6 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on the 15th |
Warmest days on average |
38.1 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
Coolest days on average |
22.1 °C at Neptune Island |
Coldest day |
13.2 °C at Mount Lofty on the 5th |
Coldest night |
5.9 °C at Naracoorte Aerodrome on the 4th and 18th |
Coolest nights on average |
14.2 °C at Mount Lofty |
Warmest nights on average |
24.8 °C at Moomba Airport |
Warmest night |
32.1 °C at Marree Aero on the 16th |
Warmest on average overall |
31.4 °C at Moomba Airport |
Coolest on average overall |
19.3 °C at Mount Lofty |
Wettest overall |
233.8 mm at Cowell (Winter Springs) |
Wettest day |
181.4 mm at Cowell (Winter Springs) on the 22nd |
Strongest wind gust |
113 km/h at Tarcoola Aero on the 26th |
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 maximum temperatures |
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Mean daily minimum temperatures |
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Record highest January daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Streaky Bay | 78.0 | on the 21st | 66.6 | on the 14th in 1995 | 143 | |
Moonta | 64.0 | on the 24th | 46.7 | on the 25th in 1941 | 141 | |
Yardea | 70.4 | on the 22nd | 61.2 | on the 8th in 1999 | 139 | |
Cowell | 107.8 | on the 24th | 51.0 | on the 27th in 1981 | 135 | |
Cleve | 64.0 | on the 22nd | 51.0 | on the 13th in 1998 | 126 | |
Nonning | 75.0 | on the 22nd | 72.2 | on the 31st in 1974 | 111 | |
Mount Hope (Fairview) | 52.4 | on the 22nd | 38.2 | on the 12th in 2010 | 109 | |
Darke Peak | 151.6 | on the 22nd | 50.2 | on the 25th in 1993 | 108 | |
Kimba | 160.0 | on the 22nd | 69.6 | on the 30th in 1974 | 102 | |
Wirrulla | 115.0 | on the 21st | 26.7 | on the 24th in 1941 | 98 | |
Wharminda | 71.0 | on the 22nd | 35.2 | on the 14th in 1995 | 75 | |
Cleve Aerodrome | 57.2 | on the 22nd | 49.0 | on the 13th in 1998 | 58 | |
Mount Ive | 140.0 | on the 22nd | 56.0 | on the 20th in 2007 | 54 | |
Cowell (Winter Springs) | 181.4 | on the 22nd | 92.6 | on the 13th in 1998 | 53 | |
Beltana Roadhouse | 104.6 | on the 23rd | 66.4 | on the 17th in 1995 | 37 | |
Leigh Creek Airport | 93.2 | on the 23rd | 61.2 | on the 20th in 2017 | 36 | |
Buckleboo (Karinya) | 164.6 | on the 22nd | 76.2 | on the 20th in 2017 | 34 | |
Edithburgh | 39.0 | on the 24th | 28.0 | on the 20th in 2007 | 30 | |
Minnipa PIRSA | 41.0 | on the 22nd | 21.2 | on the 8th in 2012 | 26 | |
Cleve (Heggaton) | 93.0 | on the 22nd | 15.0 | on the 8th in 2012 | 24 | |
Marree (Callanna) | 39.5 | on the 30th | 37.2 | on the 10th in 2015 | 24 | |
Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 45.8 | on the 23rd | 29.2 | on the 20th in 2007 | 24 | |
Minlaton Aero | 35.8 | on the 24th | 34.4 | on the 20th in 2007 | 21 | |
Cape Borda | 54.0 | on the 24th | 29.2 | on the 2nd in 2014 | 20 |
Record highest January total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Moonta | 85.0 | 76.5 | in 1941 | 151 | 14.6 |
Yardea | 125.0 | 80.4 | in 2017 | 146 | 14.2 |
Streaky Bay | 135.4 | 85.7 | in 1889 | 145 | 12.1 |
Cowell | 133.0 | 86.0 | in 1941 | 136 | 15.3 |
Coulta | 88.1 | 60.0 | in 2017 | 135 | 11.3 |
Yudnapinna | 130.6 | 129.6 | in 1974 | 133 | 16.2 |
Cleve | 110.4 | 78.6 | in 1941 | 126 | 16.8 |
Mount Hope (Fairview) | 81.4 | 74.2 | in 2017 | 109 | 10.4 |
Darke Peak | 167.2 | 91.4 | in 1993 | 108 | 15.9 |
Lock | 93.4 | 88.4 | in 1974 | 108 | 13.3 |
Cummins | 101.6 | 81.0 | in 2017 | 107 | 12.2 |
Yeelanna | 140.2 | 107.4 | in 1995 | 107 | 12.7 |
Kimba | 213.0 | 140.6 | in 1974 | 102 | 19.3 |
Wirrulla | 144.8 | 46.8 | in 2017 | 99 | 11.2 |
Price | 118.6 | 65.8 | in 1997 | 78 | 15.1 |
Wharminda | 108.6 | 72.4 | in 1974 | 76 | 14.0 |
Woomera Aerodrome | 105.8 | 93.0 | in 1968 | 73 | 17.9 |
Cleve Aerodrome | 97.6 | 74.5 | in 1972 | 58 | 17.4 |
Mount Ive | 189.2 | 91.4 | in 2007 | 54 | 18.0 |
Cowell (Winter Springs) | 233.8 | 122.2 | in 1993 | 53 | 26.8 |
Whyalla Aero | 172.6 | 93.8 | in 2007 | 43 | 20.5 |
Beltana Roadhouse | 116.6 | 109.8 | in 1995 | 37 | 21.0 |
Leigh Creek Airport | 122.6 | 101.8 | in 1995 | 36 | 25.9 |
Buckleboo (Karinya) | 203.4 | 123.0 | in 2017 | 34 | 23.7 |
Edithburgh | 73.8 | 39.4 | in 2007 | 30 | 14.8 |
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 101.6 | 69.0 | in 1995 | 28 | 18.1 |
Moomba Airport | 129.2 | 63.6 | in 1997 | 27 | 17.6 |
Stenhouse Bay | 66.4 | 53.4 | in 2017 | 26 | 15.8 |
Roseworthy AWS | 64.6 | 50.2 | in 2017 | 25 | 18.9 |
Cleve (Heggaton) | 126.6 | 45.8 | in 2017 | 24 | 18.1 |
Marree (Callanna) | 116.8 | 84.9 | in 2017 | 24 | 17.1 |
Marree Aero | 94.8 | 79.0 | in 2015 | 24 | 20.2 |
Ernabella (Pukatja) | 92.0 | 87.0 | in 2017 | 22 | 31.8 |
Minlaton Aero | 64.6 | 42.6 | in 2017 | 21 | 15.7 |
Highest January total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Minlaton | 66.9 | 120.4 | in 1941 | 14.1 | |
Port Wakefield | 74.6 | 182.4 | in 1941 | 16.9 | |
Port Vincent | 79.2 | 92.5 | in 1941* | 13.3 | |
Stansbury | 107.2 | 141.7 | in 1941* | 15.0 | |
Wallaroo | 93.6 | 111.0 | in 1941* | 15.7 | |
Port Victoria | 49.4 | 116.6 | in 1941* | 12.9 | |
Maitland | 66.5 | 131.6 | in 1941* | 17.9 | |
Andamooka | 85.2 | 104.5 | in 1968 | 19.3 | |
Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill) | 105.7 | 130.5 | in 1968* | 17.2 | |
Yorketown | 66.6 | 67.4 | in 1972 | 14.4 | |
Adelaide (Seaton) | 52.6 | 75.6 | in 1974* | 18.4 | |
North Adelaide | 50.2 | 64.6 | in 1977 | 21.5 | |
Mount Barry Station | 127.1 | 213.8 | in 1984 | 22.8 | |
Tarcoola (Mobella) | 83.6 | 94.4 | in 1981* | 17.5 | |
Marree (Farina) | 128.0 | 171.4 | in 1984* | 19.4 | |
Todmorden | 87.6 | 175.8 | in 1984* | 21.9 | |
Marree (Witchelina Station) | 145.6 | 148.0 | in 1984* | 18.7 | |
Port Clinton (Yararoo) | 82.6 | 131.6 | in 1993* | 17.2 | |
Tumby Bay | 94.2 | 116.4 | in 1995 | 12.4 | |
American River (Redbanks) | 61.2 | 62.4 | in 1995* | 15.9 | |
Strathalbyn | 40.6 | 58.4 | in 1996 | 20.2 | |
Cape Willoughby | 49.0 | 55.2 | in 1997 | 18.6 | |
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper) | 70.2 | 139.2 | in 1995* | 13.9 | |
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 58.2 | 80.1 | in 1963* | 20.1 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record lowest January daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Arkaroola | 18.3 | on the 18th | 19.1 | on the 11th in 1983 | 45 | 34.5 |
Moomba Airport | 25.5 | on the 23rd | 25.8 | on the 21st in 2002 | 27 | 39.0 |
Cape Borda | 16.0 | on the 6th | 16.2 | on the 2nd in 2014 | 20 | 24.7 |
Record highest January mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Mount Gambier Aero | 29.4 | = 29.4 | in 1961 | 79 | 25.4 |
Coonawarra | 30.7 | 30.6 | in 2019 | 36 | 27.5 |
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 27.0 | = 27.0 | in 2001 | 30 | 24.7 |
Highest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Robe | 25.8 | =25.8 | in 1982 | 22.5 |
Record lowest January mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 34.1 | 34.4 | in 2015 | 24 | 37.1 |
Tarcoola Aero | 33.7 | 34.3 | in 2004 | 23 | 36.7 |
Lowest January mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for January |
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Nullarbor | 25.5 | 24.7 | in 1992* | 28.0 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Record highest January daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Ernabella (Pukatja) | 30.3 | on the 15th | 30.0 | on the 2nd in 2014 | 22 | 21.2 |
Record highest January mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Mount Barker | 15.6 | 14.9 | in 2001 | 120 | 12.0 |
Mount Gambier Aero | 14.9 | 14.4 | in 1974 | 79 | 11.3 |
Keith | 16.6 | 16.5 | in 1974 | 67 | 13.2 |
Meningie | 17.4 | 16.2 | in 2007 | 55 | 14.1 |
Murray Bridge | 17.3 | = 17.3 | in 1974 | 55 | 14.7 |
Coonawarra | 15.6 | 14.3 | in 2001 | 36 | 11.7 |
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 15.9 | 15.0 | in 2007 | 30 | 13.7 |
Kingscote Aero | 15.7 | 15.4 | in 2001 | 27 | 13.4 |
Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 15.7 | 15.5 | in 2018 | 27 | 13.8 |
Strathalbyn Racecourse | 16.7 | 16.2 | in 2006 | 25 | 14.7 |
Naracoorte Aerodrome | 14.8 | 14.2 | in 2001 | 23 | 11.7 |
Padthaway South | 15.6 | 14.7 | in 2001 | 21 | 12.5 |
Keith (Munkora) | 15.6 | 15.0 | in 2007 | 20 | 12.2 |
Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 17.4 | 16.3 | in 2006 | 20 | 14.7 |
Highest January mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Robe | 16.4 | 16.7 | in 1908 | 13.6 | |
Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 15.8 | 16.0 | in 2001 | 14.3 |
Record highest January mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for January |
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Mount Gambier Aero | 22.1 | 21.8 | in 1974 | 79 | 18.3 |
Meningie | 22.9 | 22.5 | in 2001 | 55 | 20.2 |
Coonawarra | 23.1 | 22.5 | in 2001 | 36 | 19.6 |
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 21.4 | 20.9 | in 2001 | 30 | 19.2 |
Keith (Munkora) | 24.0 | 23.7 | in 2006 | 20 | 21.6 |
Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 21.8 | 21.3 | in 2018 | 20 | 19.9 |
Highest January mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for January |
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Robe | 21.1 | 21.9 | in 1908 | 18.1 | |
Naracoorte Aerodrome | 23.3 | 23.4 | in 2001 | 20.7 | |
Padthaway South | 23.3 | 23.4 | in 2001 | 20.9 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for January 2022 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for January 2022 |
Diff from average |
Highest for January 2022 |
Mean for January 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for January 2022 |
Total for January 2022 |
Average for January |
Rank of January 2022 |
Fraction of January average |
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Eucla (district 11) | ||||||||||||
Eucla (Red Rocks Point) | 23.4 | -2.1 | 25.7 | 9th | 18.0 | -0.3 | 14.6 | 16th | 20.4 | 24.1 | average | 85% |
Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
Andamooka | 34.6 | -2.0 | 43.8 | 15th | 22.1 | +0.6 | 16.2 | 5th | 85.2 | 19.3 | v high | 441% |
Coober Pedy Airport | 34.9 | -1.9 | 42.9 | 14th | 21.2 | -1.0 | 15.4 | 6th | 37.6 | 14.2 | v high | 265% |
Ernabella (Pukatja) | 34.5 | -0.9 | 42.2 | 14th | 21.7 | +0.5 | 16.5 | 18th | 92.0 | 31.8 | highest | 289% |
Mount Ive | 32.3 | 39.5 | 15th | 16.0 | 28th | 189.2 | 18.0 | highest | 1051% | |||
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 34.1 | -3.0 | 43.8 | 15th | 21.2 | -0.1 | 16.1 | 5th | 67.8 | 15.3 | v high | 443% |
Tarcoola Aero | 33.7 | -3.0 | 42.6 | 15th | 18.5 | -1.2 | 12.3 | 6th | 84.8 | 14.7 | v high | 577% |
Woomera Aerodrome | 33.3 | -1.4 | 41.9 | 15th | 20.2 | +0.6 | 15.1 | 5th | 105.8 | 17.9 | highest | 591% |
Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
Leigh Creek Airport | 34.2 | -1.6 | 43.1 | 11th | 21.4 | +0.4 | 15.1 | 5th | 122.6 | 25.9 | highest | 473% |
Marree Aero | 36.5 | -2.4 | 46.0 | 12th | 23.6 | +0.5 | 18.0 | 5th | 94.8 | 20.2 | highest | 469% |
Moomba Airport | 38.0 | -1.0 | 46.4 | 13th | 24.8 | -0.1 | 19.1 | 24th | 129.2 | 17.6 | highest | 734% |
Oodnadatta Airport | 38.1 | +0.1 | 47.6 | 15th | 24.1 | +1.0 | 17.8 | 9th | 56.2 | 23.9 | v high | 235% |
Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
Ceduna AMO | 26.3 | -2.4 | 38.7 | 9th | 17.1 | +1.8 | 9.4 | 9th | 54.4 | 13.1 | v high | 415% |
Cleve | 27.5 | -0.8 | 38.2 | 10th | 17.4 | +1.7 | 13.8 | 7th | 110.4 | 16.8 | highest | 657% |
Cleve Aerodrome | 27.9 | -1.2 | 38.7 | 10th | 17.0 | +0.9 | 13.6 | 7th | 97.6 | 17.4 | highest | 561% |
Coffin Bay (Point Avoid) | 24.6 | 38.6 | 10th | 16.5 | 13.5 | 8th | 27.2 | |||||
Cultana (Defence) | 32.1 | 41.1 | 10th | 18.7 | 13.7 | 9th | 177.6 | |||||
Cummins Aero | 28.0 | -2.4 | 39.0 | 10th | 15.9 | +0.8 | 10.0 | 5th | 100.8 | 20.4 | v high | 494% |
Elliston | 26.1 | +0.1 | 39.4 | 10th | 17.0 | +1.2 | 14.5 | 4th | 32.1 | 10.9 | v high | 294% |
Kimba | 29.6 | -2.0 | 38.0 | 10th | 16.9 | +1.2 | 11.0 | 14th | 213.0 | 19.3 | highest | 1104% |
Kyancutta | 31.8 | -1.3 | 40.6 | 10th | 16.8 | +2.3 | 10.3 | 19th | 33.4 | 14.7 | high | 227% |
Minnipa PIRSA | 29.9 | -3.1 | 39.1 | 10th | 16.1 | +0.1 | 10.8 | 6th | 50.2 | 12.9 | v high | 389% |
Neptune Island | 22.1 | 0.0 | 27.7 | 20th | 14.7 | 8th | 5.6 | 12.9 | average | 43% | ||
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 25.6 | -0.7 | 34.0 | 1st | 17.1 | +1.3 | 11.5 | 12th | 101.6 | 18.1 | highest | 561% |
Nullarbor | 25.5 | -2.5 | 40.8 | 9th | 16.9 | +0.9 | 11.7 | 9th | 5.0 | 12.6 | average | 40% |
Port Augusta Aero | 32.1 | -2.2 | 41.3 | 10th | 19.9 | +0.4 | 15.3 | 5th | 49.4 | 14.1 | v high | 350% |
Streaky Bay | 26.8 | -2.5 | 36.9 | 9th | 16.4 | +0.3 | 11.1 | 6th | 135.4 | 12.1 | highest | 1119% |
Whyalla Aero | 28.7 | -1.5 | 37.6 | 10th | 19.0 | +1.2 | 14.1 | 9th | 172.6 | 20.5 | highest | 842% |
Wudinna Aero | 31.5 | -2.0 | 40.6 | 10th | 16.5 | +0.9 | 11.4 | 19th | 21.6 | 14.4 | high | 150% |
Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
Yongala | 30.7 | -0.2 | 40.3 | 11th | 16.5 | +2.9 | 8.7 | 5th | 19.4 | 22.9 | average | 85% |
Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 34.5 | +0.5 | 41.0 | 27th | 18.7 | +2.8 | 12.5 | 4th | 16.4 | 17.9 | average | 92% |
Yunta Airstrip | 33.1 | -0.8 | 42.1 | 11th | 18.3 | +1.7 | 12.2 | 4th | 12.6 | 20.7 | average | 61% |
Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
Clare High School | 29.6 | -0.8 | 38.7 | 11th | 16.3 | +1.4 | 7.8 | 4th | 32.6 | 22.9 | high | 142% |
Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 32.1 | 40.9 | 10th | 18.5 | 10.2 | 5th | 23.2 | |||||
Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 31.8 | -1.0 | 40.8 | 11th | 16.3 | +1.7 | 8.0 | 4th | 53.6 | 17.7 | high | 303% |
Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
Edithburgh | 25.9 | +0.4 | 33.9 | 11th | 17.9 | +1.1 | 13.0 | 13th | 73.8 | 14.8 | highest | 499% |
Kadina AWS | 29.6 | -2.4 | 38.3 | 10th | 17.2 | +1.6 | 9.6 | 4th | 115.4 | 19.7 | v high | 586% |
Minlaton Aero | 28.7 | -1.0 | 37.4 | 10th | 16.8 | +1.5 | 10.3 | 9th | 64.6 | 15.7 | highest | 411% |
Stenhouse Bay | 24.5 | -0.7 | 36.2 | 10th | 17.5 | +0.7 | 14.7 | 9th | 66.4 | 15.8 | highest | 420% |
Warooka | 27.6 | +0.3 | 36.1 | 11th | 17.4 | +1.8 | 13.6 | 9th | 55.2 | 14.6 | v high | 378% |
Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
Cape Borda | 23.3 | -1.4 | 31.6 | 10th | 15.8 | +1.3 | 10.6 | 9th | 107.8 | 20.5 | v high | 526% |
Cape Willoughby | 22.6 | +0.8 | 31.2 | 1st | 17.3 | +1.4 | 14.8 | 4th | 49.0 | 18.6 | v high | 263% |
Kingscote Aero | 27.0 | +0.2 | 35.2 | 11th | 15.7 | +2.3 | 8.6 | 3rd | 36.4 | 15.5 | v high | 235% |
Parndana CFS AWS | 26.1 | -0.7 | 36.0 | 11th | 15.1 | +1.6 | 9.1 | 3rd | 44.4 | 19.9 | v high | 223% |
Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 29.1 | +0.5 | 40.3 | 11th | 18.6 | +2.0 | 11.7 | 9th | 58.2 | 20.1 | v high | 290% |
Adelaide Airport | 28.0 | -0.2 | 35.9 | 20th | 18.8 | +2.7 | 12.2 | 9th | 37.6 | 18.2 | high | 207% |
Edinburgh RAAF | 30.2 | +0.1 | 41.2 | 11th | 18.3 | +1.8 | 10.5 | 4th | 48.0 | 21.5 | high | 223% |
Parafield Airport | 30.5 | +0.7 | 41.3 | 11th | 18.4 | +2.0 | 11.4 | 9th | 52.8 | 21.3 | v high | 248% |
Roseworthy AWS | 30.8 | -1.1 | 41.0 | 11th | 16.5 | +1.6 | 6.5 | 4th | 64.6 | 18.9 | highest | 342% |
County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
Nuriootpa PIRSA | 29.8 | -0.4 | 38.6 | 11th | 16.5 | +1.9 | 11.1 | 4th | 22.2 | 16.3 | high | 136% |
Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
Hindmarsh Island AWS | 26.6 | +1.0 | 40.1 | 11th | 18.1 | +1.9 | 15.2 | 4th | 23.0 | 17.2 | average | 134% |
Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 26.0 | -0.3 | 36.5 | 11th | 15.8 | +1.5 | 10.7 | 19th | 47.0 | 28.3 | high | 166% |
Mount Barker | 27.7 | +0.4 | 36.0 | 10th | 15.6 | +3.6 | 10.5 | 19th | 46.8 | 26.2 | high | 179% |
Mount Crawford AWS | 27.3 | -0.4 | 36.1 | 11th | 15.2 | +1.2 | 9.1 | 19th | 51.4 | 24.1 | high | 213% |
Mount Lofty | 24.5 | +1.9 | 34.0 | 11th | 14.2 | +1.8 | 8.2 | 19th | 80.0 | 39.6 | v high | 202% |
Noarlunga | 28.3 | -0.5 | 39.3 | 11th | 18.4 | +1.2 | 14.2 | 19th | 30.6 | 16.9 | high | 181% |
Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 24.5 | +0.7 | 35.3 | 11th | 15.7 | +1.9 | 11.9 | 4th | 79.2 | 29.8 | v high | 266% |
Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 26.3 | +1.1 | 37.5 | 11th | 17.4 | +2.7 | 13.4 | 10th | 46.0 | 22.3 | v high | 206% |
Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
Loxton Research Centre | 34.1 | +2.0 | 41.2 | 27th | 18.3 | +3.5 | 12.4 | 4th | 1.2 | 18.2 | v low | 7% |
Renmark Aero | 34.7 | +0.9 | 41.5 | 27th | 19.3 | +2.9 | 13.3 | 5th | 9.8 | 18.3 | average | 54% |
Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
Eudunda | 29.8 | +0.4 | 37.7 | 11th | 16.6 | +2.5 | 9.4 | 5th | 21.2 | 22.0 | average | 96% |
Meningie | 28.7 | +2.4 | 39.5 | 12th | 17.4 | +3.3 | 11.9 | 10th | 8.6 | 18.5 | average | 46% |
Murray Bridge | 31.1 | +1.7 | 41.0 | 11th | 17.3 | +2.6 | 10.9 | 4th | 17.0 | 16.3 | average | 104% |
Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 31.1 | +0.5 | 40.5 | 12th | 16.7 | +2.3 | 10.5 | 14th | 15.8 | 13.7 | average | 115% |
Strathalbyn Racecourse | 28.4 | +0.3 | 39.1 | 11th | 16.7 | +2.0 | 11.3 | 19th | 34.6 | 17.9 | high | 193% |
Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
Karoonda | 40.1 | 12th | 17.2 | +2.8 | 10.1 | 4th | 9.2 | 17.7 | average | 52% | ||
Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
Keith | 32.0 | +1.9 | 39.4 | 10th | 16.6 | +3.4 | 8.5 | 4th | 17.5 | 19.2 | average | 91% |
Keith (Munkora) | 32.3 | +1.3 | 39.3 | 10th | 15.6 | +3.4 | 7.7 | 4th | 8.4 | 20.0 | low | 42% |
Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 33.3 | +1.0 | 40.0 | 10th | 17.0 | +2.8 | 9.8 | 4th | 21.0 | 25.4 | average | 83% |
Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 27.0 | +2.3 | 36.7 | 12th | 15.9 | +2.2 | 10.6 | 9th | 13.6 | 18.2 | average | 75% |
Coonawarra | 30.7 | +3.2 | 38.9 | 25th | 15.6 | +3.9 | 7.4 | 18th | 15.8 | 27.1 | average | 58% |
Mount Gambier Aero | 29.4 | +4.0 | 38.9 | 25th | 14.9 | +3.6 | 7.6 | 18th | 10.2 | 26.9 | low | 38% |
Naracoorte Aerodrome | 31.8 | +2.0 | 39.1 | 25th | 14.8 | +3.1 | 5.9 | 4th | 14.2 | 21.5 | average | 66% |
Padthaway South | 31.0 | +1.7 | 38.0 | 25th | 15.6 | +3.1 | 6.9 | 18th | 24.6 | 22.8 | average | 108% |
Robe | 25.8 | +3.3 | 35.1 | 12th | 16.4 | +2.8 | 11.1 | 9th | 5.9 | 20.4 | low | 29% |
Robe Airfield | 27.0 | +2.5 | 36.2 | 22nd | 15.5 | +2.6 | 11.2 | 9th | 4.2 | 21.2 | low | 20% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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 10 am on Tuesday 1 February 2022. 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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