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Greater Adelaide in May 2022: record rainfall for some sites

Heavy rain at the end of May set new daily records at many sites around Greater Adelaide. Overall, temperatures were mostly close to average despite some warm days at times and a cold end to the month.

Wettest day in May in over 100 years for some sites

  • Many sites around Greater Adelaide had their highest May daily rainfall on record on the 30th when a cold front and associated low pressure system brought widespread showers and strong to gale force and gusty winds over much of South Australia, including isolated thunderstorms in the south.
  • A weak tornado was reported at Salisbury in Adelaide's northern suburbs around 5am on the 30th, damaging houses and trees.
  • Due to the exceptional daily rainfall, some sites also had their highest total May rainfall on record.
  • Other sites had their highest total May rainfall for at least 20 years.
  • Rainfall had been tracking slightly below average for the month at some sites before the final days of May.

Typical temperatures at most sites

  • Most sites around Adelaide and the Hills had monthly mean maximum and minimum temperatures within ±0.5 °C of their long-term average (all available years).
  • Many sites had their warmest day of the month on the 3rd ahead of a cold front bringing a cool change. Maximum temperatures reached similar values again on the 23rd.
  • Maximum temperatures on the 30th were around 5 °C cooler than average for sites around Adelaide and the Hills.

Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)

  • Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 86.8 mm, which is 128% of the long-term average of 67.9 mm; (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) had 35.0 mm on 30 May 2022, the highest daily rainfall on record for May for the site is 69.9 mm on 1 May 1853.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 18.9 °C, which is 0.3 °C above the long-term average of 18.6 °C.
  • The warmest day was 23.3 °C on the 3rd, and the coolest day was on the 31st when the temperature reached 13.9 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 10.5 °C, which is 0.1 °C above the long-term average of 10.4 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 5.2 °C on the 20th, and the warmest morning was on the 14th when the minimum temperature was 16.7 °C.

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Extremes in May 2022
Hottest day 24.2 °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 3rd
Warmest days on average 19.5 °C at Parafield Airport
Coolest days on average 12.7 °C at Mount Lofty
Coldest day 7.5 °C at Mount Lofty on the 31st
Coldest night 2.7 °C at Mount Barker on the 10th
Coolest nights on average 7.4 °C at Mount Lofty
Warmest nights on average 11.1 °C at Noarlunga
Warmest night 17.1 °C at Noarlunga on the 14th
Warmest on average overall 14.7 °C at Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)
14.7 °C at Noarlunga
Coolest on average overall 10.1 °C at Mount Lofty
Wettest overall 183.4 mm at Ashton
Wettest day 76.0 mm at Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club) on the 30th
Strongest wind gust 83 km/h at Mount Crawford AWS on the 15th
83 km/h at Outer Harbour (Black Pole) on the 31st

Record highest May daily rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club) 76.0 on the 30th 49.8 on the 26th in 1910 138
Gumeracha 74.6 on the 31st 69.3 on the 14th in 1908 133
Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) 56.2 on the 30th 52.4 on the 17th in 2008 55
Edinburgh RAAF 46.4 on the 30th 31.0 on the 17th in 2008 50
Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) 45.0 on the 30th 36.8 on the 25th in 1999 43
Mount Crawford AWS 50.6 on the 30th 43.8 on the 17th in 2008 28
Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) 53.2 on the 30th 43.0 on the 17th in 2008 22
Gould Creek (Hermitage) 72.4 on the 30th 40.2 on the 26th in 2016 22
Kersbrook 63.0 on the 30th 46.4 on the 17th in 2008 22
Lenswood (Stringybark) 53.2 on the 30th 44.2 on the 17th in 2008 22
Lobethal (Maidment Road) 61.6 on the 30th 43.6 on the 17th in 2008 22
Mt Torrens 45.0 on the 30th 37.2 on the 20th in 2003 22
Ashton 68.8 on the 30th 66.8 on the 17th in 2008 21
Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) 58.4 on the 30th 29.8 on the 26th in 2016 21
Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) 51.8 on the 30th 39.2 on the 17th in 2008 20
Belair (St Johns) 45.4 on the 30th 43.6 on the 26th in 2016 20
Long Ridge (Greenhill) 42.2 on the 30th 30.4 on the 17th in 2008 20
Montacute 49.8 on the 30th 40.0 on the 7th in 2004 20
Rosslyn Park (Seaview) 40.2 on the 30th 35.4 on the 17th in 2008 20



Record highest May total rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
May
Edinburgh RAAF 112.8 87.8 in 1988 50 46.1
Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) 100.8 94.2 in 2002 24 63.4
Adelaide (Keswick) 96.2 87.8 in 2019 22 55.8
Gould Creek (Hermitage) 123.0 108.6 in 2016 22 62.3
Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) 99.6 70.8 in 2016 21 45.6
Long Ridge (Greenhill) 116.8 100.0 in 2019 20 70.5
Rosslyn Park (Seaview) 113.8 106.8 in 2016 20 68.5

Highest May total rainfall for at least 20 years
Observed
(mm)
Most recent
higher
Average for
May
Adelaide (Glen Osmond) 105.2 140.2 in 1999* 77.9
North Adelaide 79.4 82.8 in 2001 63.9

* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported




Summary statistics for May 2022
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
May
2022
Diff
from
average
Highest for
May
2022
Mean for
May
2022
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
May
2022
Total for
May
2022
Average
for
May
Rank of
May
2022
Fraction of
May
average
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 18.9 +0.3 23.3 3rd 10.5 +0.1 5.2 20th 86.8 67.9 high 128%
Adelaide Airport 18.7 +0.1 23.2 23rd 10.4 +0.7 4.8 20th 63.2 53.4 average 118%
Edinburgh RAAF 18.8 -0.4 24.2 3rd 9.1 -0.1 3.4 19th 112.8 46.1 highest 245%
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 15.2 -0.7 19.8 3rd 9.0 -0.3 4.4 5th 100.2 87.1 average 115%
Mount Crawford AWS 14.3 -0.6 19.6 3rd 8.1 -0.5 3.8 6th 106.8 70.0 high 153%
Mount Lofty 12.7 +0.4 17.2 3rd 7.4 -0.4 3.4 5th 161.8 109.9 high 147%
Noarlunga 18.4 0.0 22.5 23rd 11.1 -0.4 6.3 20th 89.8 55.1 high 163%
Parafield Airport 19.5 +0.5 24.0 3rd 9.4 +0.1 3.9 19th - 47.8 - -

Daily maximum temperatures for May 2022
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Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)21.022.923.316.815.015.817.617.320.619.722.518.522.222.020.817.016.917.317.417.518.922.023.221.317.718.115.816.819.015.813.9
Adelaide Airport20.122.023.017.014.615.817.817.219.419.622.418.021.821.320.417.317.217.316.518.219.420.523.221.917.917.915.916.819.316.013.9
Edinburgh RAAF20.822.524.217.515.116.417.117.619.818.721.918.221.421.720.517.816.417.116.117.118.921.822.921.518.118.117.016.519.015.614.3
Kuitpo Forest Reserve18.019.419.814.011.313.012.014.117.615.317.214.518.218.316.312.913.614.814.213.213.918.019.719.413.915.212.813.616.311.89.7
Mount Barker19.421.021.815.712.914.516.617.018.517.417.514.618.520.218.315.215.517.915.015.616.219.020.8
Mount Crawford AWS16.319.019.614.110.711.812.413.316.414.717.413.716.317.615.113.011.314.512.212.414.116.318.416.513.214.612.611.015.010.38.7
Mount Lofty14.516.317.212.49.49.910.311.715.413.817.012.215.215.212.210.110.312.912.111.112.416.117.015.512.313.310.110.212.38.87.5
Noarlunga20.621.822.216.914.815.616.217.919.119.421.319.321.721.319.716.716.917.017.817.017.621.722.521.517.117.715.716.718.615.413.7
Parafield Airport21.322.924.017.815.617.017.417.920.819.722.818.921.722.320.918.116.918.318.218.120.022.623.421.918.219.017.417.114.7
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

Daily minimum temperatures for May 2022
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Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)12.411.810.812.47.35.97.711.210.46.38.410.614.116.712.812.29.811.66.55.27.48.614.113.414.513.010.59.98.911.110.6
Adelaide Airport12.313.59.613.68.65.37.511.19.45.56.410.714.416.813.713.111.412.36.24.86.16.811.912.614.513.99.09.97.311.611.1
Edinburgh RAAF10.09.79.612.97.46.36.810.310.04.55.39.511.815.611.112.19.210.53.45.65.66.39.711.113.711.58.98.15.810.510.7
Kuitpo Forest Reserve10.611.710.69.04.45.47.38.67.57.68.711.612.113.711.99.58.79.16.96.74.67.911.811.412.611.78.68.16.07.87.1
Mount Barker11.09.78.59.04.45.04.08.23.62.73.58.612.413.711.210.28.48.64.65.83.57.48.410.6
Mount Crawford AWS9.410.510.78.54.53.85.67.36.76.28.011.111.011.710.99.27.58.15.44.95.17.09.510.611.710.98.77.26.77.36.8
Mount Lofty9.19.89.87.43.44.35.77.05.96.56.49.710.411.310.27.97.27.35.03.83.86.19.410.610.510.17.16.76.26.45.2
Noarlunga13.414.412.712.07.16.88.411.19.17.810.712.414.417.114.712.211.411.47.96.36.610.113.411.514.413.810.79.69.111.310.9
Parafield Airport10.710.07.212.67.05.37.111.29.65.86.711.013.016.512.012.58.510.63.94.25.37.411.413.414.411.39.08.66.9
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

Daily rainfall for May 2022
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Adelaide (Glen Osmond) 0.4 5.6 3.2 4.2 2.0 10.0 - - 0.4 10.8 2.4 - - - - - - 2.6 12.8 0.2 2.2 39.0 9.4
Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) - - - 3.4 4.2 3.2 1.6 2.0 - - - - - 0.4 - 2.4 3.8 3.4 - - - - - - - 9.0 4.4 1.8 3.4 45.0 7.0
Adelaide (Keswick) 0.6 - - 3.4 6.8 8.6 1.4 2.2 - 0.2 - - - - - 5.8 2.6 0.6 - - - - - - 2.4 10.6 - 2.6 7.2 34.6 6.6
Adelaide (Morphett Vale) - - - 7.2 4.4 6.6 1.8 3.8 - - - - - - - 3.6 6.8 2.2 - - - - - - 4.2 10.4 - 2.4 1.2 41.6 6.2
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club)




























76.0
Adelaide (Seaton)



8.0


2.2




1.2 2.4






6.2 2.2


4.2
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) - 0.2 - 5.8 7.4 6.0 1.6 1.4 - - - - - 0.2 0.2 3.2 1.6 1.6 - - - - - - 2.8 6.4 0.2 2.2 3.4 35.0 7.6
Adelaide Airport - - - 3.0 5.0 3.4 0.8 0.8 - - - - - - - 4.2 1.2 0.6 - - - - - - 2.6 2.4 0.2 0.4 3.6 26.4 8.6
Adelaide Airport Alert - - - 3.0 4.6 3.8 0.8 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - 4.2 1.0 0.2 0.2 - - - - - 2.6 2.4 - 0.4 3.4 29.0 8.0
Aldgate 0.2 - - 6.6 1.0 5.8 5.4 1.0 - - - 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.4 5.4 6.0 3.4 - - - - - - 3.4 20.2 0.1 3.6 2.2 54.8
Ashton 0.2 0.4 - 5.2 1.4 6.0 2.2 8.0 - 0.2 - 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 11.2 6.0 4.6 0.2 - - - 0.2 - 3.6 24.8 0.8 5.4 8.4 68.8 23.2
Ashton Co-op 0.6 - 4.4 1.6 - - 8.3 - - 0.2 0.8 - 13.2 6.8 3.2












Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) 0.2 - 0.2 4.8 7.4 4.6 1.8 2.6 - - - - - 0.4 0.2 3.2 2.0 4.4 - - - - - - 3.6 10.6 1.8 4.4 3.0 51.8 9.6
Balhannah (Gumbooya) - - - 7.2 1.8 5.2 1.6 0.8 - - 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 4.6 3.8 2.4 0.2 - - - - - 0.8 6.6 0.8 1.4 1.2 35.2 16.4
Beaumont - 0.6 - 3.6 2.4 6.6 4.0 5.4 - - - - - - 1.0 4.0 2.0 2.4 0.2 - - - - - 2.4 11.0 - 3.0 7.4 34.0 9.6
Belair 0.2 0.2 - 6.0 1.6 4.4 1.8 2.8 - - - - - 0.2 - 2.8 9.6 4.2 0.2 - - - - - 3.6 15.4 - 2.4 3.8 48.0 17.8
Belair (St Johns) 0.2 0.4 - 6.0 1.6 4.4 1.8 7.8 - - - - - 0.2 - 1.4 5.2 3.0 0.2 - - - - - 3.0 14.6 - 4.0 4.0 45.4 11.6
Belair (State Flora Nursery) 0.2 0.6 - 4.0 1.8 - 14.0 - - - - 3.0 - - 3.0 10.6 4.6 0.2 - - - - - 3.6 12.4 0.2 4.2 4.0 54.2 20.4
Bellevue Heights 0.6 0.2 - 5.0 1.4 5.4 1.6 1.0 - - - - - - 0.6 1.8 5.6 3.8 - - - - - - 1.6 6.2 - 2.0 2.4 46.8 10.6
Birdwood 0.2 0.2 - 3.0 0.8 0.6 5.6 2.0 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.4 1.4 2.0 2.8 - - - - - - 1.8 16.6 5.6 1.0 5.8 47.4 9.2
Birdwood (McVittie's Hill) 0.2 - 0.2 1.8 0.6 - 0.4 3.2 - - - 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.2 3.2 2.4 0.8 - - - - 0.2 - 0.4 13.6 4.2 1.8 0.6 41.8 9.6
Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) 0.2 0.4 0.2 4.2 1.6 4.0 2.2 10.2 - - - - - 0.2 - 1.4 5.6 1.2 - - - - - - 2.2 9.4 - 2.6 5.6 39.0 10.6
Burnside - 0.2 - 5.8 3.0 3.8 2.2 7.4 - - - - - 0.2 0.6 7.2 3.2 1.8 - - - - - - 2.6 13.0 0.2 1.6 6.0 38.4 9.0
Clarendon





15.2 2.0




10.0 3.6




13.0



Crafers West 0.2 0.6 - 7.8 2.4 7.8 2.6 5.4 - - - - - 0.8 0.6 4.6 10.2 7.0 0.2 - - - - - 3.4 19.2 0.2 3.8 7.0 51.4 24.4
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) 0.2 0.2 - 2.4 1.8 3.6 1.2 3.4 - - - - 0.6 1.2 0.2 5.0 3.0 4.6 - - - - - - 0.4 17.4 6.8 2.2 5.6 59.0 15.2
Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) - - - 1.6 0.4 1.6 2.6 4.6 - - - 0.2 0.8 1.0 - 2.8 3.8 3.2 - - - - - - 1.6 14.8 4.2 1.8 2.6 53.2 11.2
Edinburgh RAAF 0.4 0.2 - 1.6 11.2 4.8 0.6 5.4 - - - - - 0.4 0.2 1.6 1.0 5.6 - - - - - - 4.6 5.2 3.0 1.2 12.8 46.4 6.6
Felixstow (Payneham) - - - 3.4 5.4 3.6 1.8 2.8 - - - - - 0.2 - 3.4 1.6 2.4 0.2 - - - - - 2.8 11.2 0.4 3.4 3.0 43.2 7.4
Forreston Alert 0.2 - - 2.6 1.2 1.4 0.6 1.4 - - - 0.2 0.4 1.4 0.2 2.0 2.2 3.2 - - - - - - 2.0 11.0 7.4 1.8 4.6 47.6 7.0
Gawler 0.2 - - 0.8 8.2 2.8 - 1.8 - - - - - 0.6 - 1.0 1.4 1.8 - - - - - - 1.8 3.6 0.2 3.0 3.8 34.2 7.6
Gould Creek (Hermitage) 0.2 - - 1.4 4.6 4.2 1.6 2.8 0.4 - - - - 0.8 - 1.2 4.0 3.2 0.4 - - - - - 2.2 8.8 0.6 3.0 5.2 72.4 6.0
Greenacres 0.2 - - 3.0 6.2 4.6 1.8 1.6 - - - - - - 0.2 1.2 2.8 4.4 - - - - - - 2.8 9.8 0.6 3.2 3.8 43.6 6.6
Gumeracha - - 2.0 2.0 1.0 - 5.4 - - 0.2 0.8 - - - 8.0 3.8 - - - - - - - 18.2 6.6 - - - 74.6
Hahndorf - - - 6.4 1.9 3.4 3.0 1.1 0.2 - - 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.2 7.1 5.8 1.4 - - - - - - 2.9 11.1 0.3 1.5 0.9 39.9 13.5
Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) - - - 2.0 7.0 1.6 0.6 4.6 - - - - - 0.6 - 0.2 5.2 1.8 - - - - - - 3.8 5.0 0.2 0.8 5.0 58.4 2.8
Happy Valley Reservoir 0.4 1.2 - 5.2 2.2 7.6 1.8 2.0 - - - - - 0.2 0.6 4.6 4.8 3.4 - - - - - - 0.6 13.6 1.2 1.2 1.0 44.2 18.8
Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) - - - 2.8 1.2 4.0 1.2 - - - - 2.0 2.0 0.4 - 2.4 1.0 0.8 - - - - - - 0.2 4.8 0.6 0.2 0.4 28.4 4.6
Inglewood - - - 3.4 3.4 2.2 1.8 2.0 - - - - - 0.4 - 1.2 2.0 3.8 - - - - - - 2.2 16.2 1.4 2.6 4.6 46.4 3.6
Ironstone Road - 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 4.2 9.0 - - 4.8 22.2 - - 0.2
Kangarilla (Saddlebags) - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 - 0.6 0.4 6.0 5.8 4.0 0.2 - - - - - 1.8 7.6 1.0 4.4 3.0 38.8 10.2
Kanmantoo (Millbrae) 0.2 0.2 - 3.6 1.8 6.4 1.4 0.2 - - - 2.0 1.0 - 0.2 2.0 1.8 0.6 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 0.2 3.2 - 0.8 0.4 22.4 8.6
Kersbrook - - 0.2 1.4 3.2 2.8 0.8 1.8 - - - - 0.4 1.6 - 1.8 2.6 3.8 0.2 - - - - - 2.4 14.0 4.2 2.8 4.2 63.0 8.6
Kilburn 0.2 0.2 - 2.4 7.2 3.8 0.4 3.8 - - - - - 0.2 - 1.4 1.6 1.0 0.2 - - - - - 3.4 5.2 0.2 1.6 1.8 43.6 5.4
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 0.2 0.2 - 7.0 1.0 7.0 1.4 4.0 - - - - - 0.4 0.6 7.4 9.6
0.4 0.2 - - - - 0.8 9.4 1.0 3.0 2.4 35.2 9.0
Lenswood 0.2 0.2 - 2.6 0.8 3.2 2.6 1.4 - - - 0.2 1.0 1.4 0.6 7.8 3.4 2.8 0.2 - - - - - 2.6 15.0 0.2 2.0 5.6 49.8 13.6
Lenswood (Stringybark) - 0.2 - 3.0 0.8 2.2 1.4 4.2 0.2 - - - 0.8 1.0 - 4.2 2.4 2.4 0.2 - - - - - 2.6 16.2 0.8 3.2 13.2 53.2 13.0
Lobethal (Graeber) - 0.2 - 2.4 1.0 2.8 2.6 1.2 - - - 0.2 1.4 1.2 - 3.4 2.4 1.6 - - - - - - 1.0 14.6 0.6 1.2 5.4 40.6 10.2
Lobethal (Maidment Road) - 0.2 - 2.8 0.8 1.8 3.0 3.6 - - - 1.2 2.2 1.4 0.6 3.2 2.4 1.8 - - - - - - 1.2 12.8 4.0 1.8 2.2 61.6 13.6
Long Ridge (Greenhill) 0.2 1.0 - 5.0 1.2 6.8 3.2 7.4 - - - - - - 0.4 6.8 2.6 2.6 0.2 - - - - - 2.4 13.4 0.2 2.8 7.4 42.2 11.0
Longwood Alert - - 0.2 6.0 1.4 6.2 8.6 0.8 - - - 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 2.6 5.4 2.6 - - - - - - 2.4 12.2 - 2.2 2.0 51.2 8.6
McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) - 1.2 - 3.4 1.4 7.8





















Mitchell Park (Marion) - 0.2 0.2 7.4 3.4 7.2 0.6 9.2 0.2 - - - - - - 0.8 3.6 1.0 - - - - - - 2.2 8.6 - 1.0 2.0 38.8 5.6
Montacute 0.2 - - 3.6 2.2 3.6 1.4 6.8 0.2 - - - - 0.6 - 2.4 1.8 3.4 0.2 - - - - - 2.8 11.2 1.6 3.6 6.0 49.8 11.2
Morphettville - - - 2.0 2.6 4.6 3.0 2.4 - - - - - - - 0.2 1.2 0.2 - - - - - - 2.0 7.4 - 0.6 4.2 29.6 5.2
Mount Barker - - - 4.8 1.2 2.6 2.2 1.6 - - - 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.4 4.4 4.6 4.4 0.2 - - 0.4 - -






Mount Bold Reservoir - - - 7.8 1.2 6.0 5.4 3.4 - - - - - 0.6 0.4 5.0 4.6 3.2 0.2 - - - - - 0.2 10.2 0.6 2.2 2.0 44.4 12.4
Mount Crawford AWS - 0.2 - 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.6 2.2 - - - 0.2 2.2 1.2 0.2 2.2 4.0 3.2 0.2 - - - - - 2.2 13.4 4.0 2.2 3.8 50.6 7.6
Mount Lofty 0.2 0.6 - 6.4 2.0 6.2 3.0 6.8 - - 0.2 - 1.0 1.2 1.4 5.2 6.4 5.4 0.2 0.2 - 0.4 - - 3.8 19.4 - 6.0 14.4 53.2 18.2
Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) - 0.2 - 10.0 1.6 5.8 10.4 2.0 - 0.2 - - - 0.4 1.0 5.6 4.8 3.2 - 0.2 - - - - 2.6 11.0 - 2.4 3.0 51.6 12.8
Mt Torrens - 0.2 - 3.0 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.0 - - - 1.6 2.8 1.0 0.2 2.4 1.8 1.0 - - - 0.2 - - 0.6 10.4 1.0 1.2 1.8 45.0 8.0
Mylor (Biggs Flat) - - - 7.2 1.2 7.4 2.8 1.6 - - - 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.4 4.8 4.8 3.0 - 0.2 - - - - 1.6 12.6 0.2 2.4 1.6 41.0 14.0
Noarlunga - 0.6 - 3.8 3.6 9.2 2.2 3.2 - - - - - - 0.6 5.4 4.0 2.6 - - - - - - 3.0 8.6 - 3.0 2.0 33.2 4.8
North Adelaide - - - 5.0 6.2 7.8 - - 3.4 - - - - 1.8 2.2 - - - - - - 4.2 4.0 5.2 32.4 7.2
Parafield Airport - -
4.0 4.6 6.0 0.2 4.0 0.2 - - - - 0.4 - 1.0 1.8 1.8 - - - - - - 3.6 5.2 0.4 1.8 2.0

Piccadilly (Woodhouse) 0.4 0.2 - 8.0 1.4 6.0 8.2 - - - 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.8 7.4 7.4 5.8 0.2 - - - - - 5.4 15.8 0.4 4.0 10.0 60.0 19.8
Prospect Hill - - - 5.6 2.0 6.6 3.6 2.4 - - - 2.0 - 0.2 0.8 8.8 6.0 2.8 1.0 - - - - - 1.0 7.0 1.0 2.0 - 38.6 5.6
Red Creek (Burwood) - - - 2.4 2.2 7.2 1.0 - - - - 1.6 0.6 - 0.2 3.4 2.4 0.4 - - - - - - 0.2 5.0 0.2 1.0 1.4 20.6 1.6
Regency Park 0.2 - - 2.8 5.6 3.0 0.8 4.2 - - - - - 0.2 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.8 - - - - - - 3.2 3.8 - 2.0 2.0 32.0 0.2
Rosslyn Park (Seaview) - 0.2 - 3.8 5.0 6.0 1.8 6.0 - - - - - 0.2 1.2 5.0 2.8 2.8 - - - - - - 2.8 12.4 0.4 2.2 12.2 40.2 8.8
Sellicks Beach
1.0
5.2 1.0
3.6 2.2






5.6







1.4 8.8
3.6 1.2 22.6
Uraidla


8.0 1.4
2.4 4.8






11.4 4.8






2.0 18.0 2.0 3.4 9.2 61.2
Uraidla (Sutton Creek) 0.2 0.2 - 5.0 1.6 3.8 2.0 4.6 - - - 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.4 6.0 4.8 4.8 - - - - - - 3.0 19.4 - 3.8 8.0 62.6 15.6
Verdun 0.2 - - 6.2 1.4 4.6 3.2 0.4 - - - 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.2 5.2 4.0 2.0 - - - - - - 1.8 15.0 - 1.4 1.2 43.6 13.2
Williamstown - - 4.0 1.3 5.2 2.8 - 3.3 - - - - - 2.1 - 3.2 1.4 - - - - - - - 4.6 8.8 1.0 3.0 11.4 53.0 7.8
Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) - - - 1.2 4.6 4.8 2.6 3.4 - - - - - 1.4 - 2.2 3.0 - 0.2 - - - - - - 12.6 1.8 2.2 9.6 56.2 9.4
Willunga - 6.6 - - 1.2 8.0 - - 3.8 - - - - - - 5.4 - 5.0 - - - - - - 3.0 10.6 - 48.2 3.6
Woodside (Inverbrackie) - 0.2 - 3.8 2.6 1.2 1.2 - - - - 3.6 1.6 1.0 0.6 5.4 4.4 2.4 - - - - - - 0.6 13.2 0.6 1.0 2.8 47.4 10.8
Woodside (Wicks Estate) - - - 3.6 1.4 3.0 1.6 - - 0.2 - 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.2 3.4 4.2 2.0 - - - 0.2 - - 1.0 13.0 0.2 1.2 3.4 36.2 9.8
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).
Rainfalls coloured
according to the amount
0 1.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 25.0 50.0 100 150 200 300 400 600 millimetres

Notes

The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following 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 11 am on Wednesday 1 June 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.

Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.

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