Monday, 4 April 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0

South Australia in March 2022: Warmer than average days and nights, wetter than average across parts of the east but drier in central areas

Rainfall was below average in central parts of South Australia including much of the Eyre Peninsula but areas in the east and north had above average rainfall. Daytime temperatures were above average across much of the state, though areas in the far south-west and parts of the upper north-east experienced daytime temperatures closer to average. Night-time temperatures were warmer than average across most of the state.

Wetter in the east, drier on the Eyre Peninsula

• Rainfall in March was above average in parts of the of the state's east, and below average across central areas including much of the Eyre Peninsula.
• State-wide, March rainfall was 56.5% below average.
• Much of the rainfall recorded in March fell on the first week of the month and again during the third week, with heaviest falls being recorded in the state's east around the 17th.
• Sturt Vale in the state's northeast recorded its highest March daily rainfall on record on the 17th when a trough of low pressure triggered thunderstorms to the east of the Flinders Ranges.
• It was mostly dry throughout the month with few rain days, most areas reported monthly rainfall totals less than 25 mm while central parts of the state had totals generally less than 10 mm.

Warmer than average days and nights for much of the state

• Daytime temperatures were warmer than average across most of the state, though closer to average across parts of the north-east and far south-west.
• Across the state as a whole, the mean maximum temperature was 1.71 °C above average, coming in as the tenth warmest March since temperature records started in 1910.
• Night-time temperatures were also warmer than average for most of South Australia, but closer to average in parts of the of the upper northeast.
• The mean minimum temperature for South Australia as a whole was 1.18 °C above average.

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	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top