Tuesday, 5 July 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0
South Australia in June 2022: drier than average for parts of the north
Much of south-eastern South Australia had near average June rainfall, however, parts of the Northern Agricultural Areas extending into the North West Pastoral and North East Pastoral districts were drier than average. Maximum temperatures were close to average for most of the state, tending to above average along the western border and northern parts of the North West Pastoral district. Minimum temperatures were in warmest 10% of all years since 1910 for parts of the south-east.
Average to below average rainfall for most of the state
- Overall, South Australia's rainfall was 26% below average (1961-1990) for June.
- Rainfall was close to average for most parts, tending to below average across the Northern Agricultural Areas extending into the North West Pastoral and North East Pastoral districts.
- June rainfall was higher than average for parts of the northern border.
- Some sites had their highest June daily rainfall on record on the 5th — including Uraidla and Glen Osmond with over 120 years of record — when a cold front crossing the south of the state brought heavy rainfall, flash flooding and damaging winds.
- A few sites with relatively short historical records had their highest total June rainfall on record.
- Glen Osmond had its highest total June rainfall since 1981.
Mild nights in the south-east
- Mean maximum temperatures were close to average for most of the State, tending to warmer than average in the west and cooler than average in the east.
- Minimum temperatures were very much above average (warmest 10% of all years since 1910) for parts of the Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Mid North, Murraylands and Riverland districts, and above average for adjacent areas of the south-east, and north-western parts of the North West Pastoral district.
- In contrast, mean minimum temperatures were very much lower than average for parts of the North East Pastoral district.
- The mean maximum temperature for South Australia as a whole was 0.07 °C cooler than the 1961–1990 average and the coolest June since 2016.
- Despite some cold mornings at times, South Australia's mean minimum temperature was 0.39 °C higher than the 1961–1990 average.
- Adelaide Airport had its highest June mean daily minimum temperature since 1991, and Nurioopta had its equal highest June mean daily minimum temperature on record.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Extremes in June 2022 | |
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Hottest day |
26.1 °C at Nullarbor on the 23rd |
Warmest days on average |
19.8 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
Coolest days on average |
9.4 °C at Mount Lofty |
Coldest day |
6.8 °C at Mount Lofty on the 5th |
Coldest night |
-4.0 °C at Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) on the 28th |
Coolest nights on average |
3.8 °C at Yongala |
Warmest nights on average |
12.3 °C at Neptune Island |
Warmest night |
14.2 °C at Neptune Island on the 23rd |
Warmest on average overall |
14.1 °C at Neptune Island |
Coolest on average overall |
7.6 °C at Mount Lofty |
Wettest overall |
275.6 mm at Piccadilly (Woodhouse) |
Wettest day |
91.0 mm at Cherry Gardens on the 5th |
Strongest wind gust |
109 km/h at Neptune Island on the 5th |
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 June daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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Uraidla | 89.0 | on the 5th | 77.5 | on the 12th in 1932 | 132 | |
Adelaide (Glen Osmond) | 54.8 | on the 5th | 53.3 | on the 26th in 1916 | 124 | |
Cherry Gardens | 91.0 | on the 5th | 77.0 | on the 12th in 1932 | 123 | |
Burnside | 50.8 | on the 5th | =50.8 | on the 12th in 2019 | 44 | |
Beaumont | 47.0 | on the 5th | 46.6 | on the 12th in 2019 | 22 | |
Crafers West | 60.2 | on the 5th | 57.0 | on the 12th in 2019 | 22 | |
Piccadilly (Woodhouse) | 80.0 | on the 5th | 63.6 | on the 1st in 2013 | 22 | |
Verdun | 59.8 | on the 5th | 51.2 | on the 12th in 2019 | 22 | |
Ashton | 74.8 | on the 5th | 69.0 | on the 21st in 2005 | 21 | |
Bordertown (Industrial Estate) | 32.4 | on the 6th | 25.6 | on the 12th in 2013 | 21 |
Record highest June total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for June |
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Beaumont | 130.0 | 129.8 | in 2004 | 22 | 79.7 |
Crafers West | 232.4 | 228.0 | in 2004 | 22 | 139.1 |
Lenswood (Stringybark) | 212.4 | 200.8 | in 2005 | 22 | 118.9 |
Ashton | 270.4 | 246.8 | in 2004 | 21 | 152.6 |
Highest June total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for June |
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Adelaide (Glen Osmond) | 149.2 | 218.8 | in 1981* | 87.3 | |
Uraidla | 270.8 | =270.8 | in 1996 | 158.6 | |
Burnside | 143.0 | 206.3 | in 1920* | 96.3 |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
Record highest June mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for June |
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Nuriootpa PIRSA | 6.8 | = 6.8 | in 2005 | 25 | 5.0 |
Highest June mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for June |
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Adelaide Airport | 9.6 | 10.8 | in 1991 | 7.7 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Summary statistics for June 2022 | ||||||||||||
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Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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Mean for June 2022 |
Diff from average |
Highest for June 2022 |
Mean for June 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for June 2022 |
Total for June 2022 |
Average for June |
Rank of June 2022 |
Fraction of June average |
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Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
Andamooka | 18.1 | -0.5 | 23.6 | 24th | 7.0 | +0.1 | 1.3 | 28th | 2.4 | 14.8 | low | 16% |
Coober Pedy Airport | 18.2 | -0.1 | 24.5 | 24th | 6.8 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 28th | 9.2 | 12.0 | average | 77% |
Ernabella (Pukatja) | 18.3 | +0.5 | 24.2 | 14th | 5.4 | +0.7 | -1.7 | 12th | 17.0 | 15.3 | high | 111% |
Mount Ive | 16.7 | 22.0 | 23rd | 8.5 | 25th | 12.1 | 28.2 | low | 43% | |||
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 18.1 | -0.4 | 23.4 | 24th | 4.8 | -0.3 | -0.9 | 28th | 0.2 | 13.9 | lowest | 1% |
Tarcoola Aero | 18.8 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 14th | 5.0 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 10th | 3.4 | 13.1 | low | 26% |
Woomera Aerodrome | 16.9 | -0.5 | 21.2 | 24th | 6.5 | -0.2 | 2.2 | 28th | 2.0 | 15.6 | low | 13% |
Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
Leigh Creek Airport | 16.4 | -0.7 | 20.5 | 24th | 4.6 | -0.9 | 0.9 | 28th | 2.6 | 16.0 | low | 16% |
Marree Aero | 18.4 | -1.0 | 22.1 | 24th | 5.2 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 28th | 0.6 | 10.0 | average | 6% |
Moomba Airport | 19.0 | -0.9 | 23.9 | 15th | 5.6 | -1.7 | 1.2 | 14th | 4.6 | 10.0 | average | 46% |
Oodnadatta Airport | 19.8 | -0.1 | 25.5 | 20th | 7.0 | +0.5 | 2.8 | 11th | 4.4 | 11.4 | average | 39% |
Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
Ceduna AMO | 17.9 | -0.3 | 23.6 | 23rd | 6.8 | +0.4 | 1.5 | 27th | 25.6 | 35.7 | average | 72% |
Cleve | 16.0 | 0.0 | 21.7 | 23rd | 8.7 | +0.7 | 5.2 | 12th | 26.2 | 47.3 | low | 55% |
Cleve Aerodrome | 15.7 | -0.4 | 21.5 | 23rd | 8.7 | +0.5 | 4.7 | 12th | 22.6 | 43.1 | low | 52% |
Coffin Bay (Point Avoid) | 16.2 | 17.7 | 17th | 10.4 | 6.0 | 27th | 58.0 | |||||
Cultana (Defence) | 16.9 | 21.4 | 23rd | 7.2 | 4.9 | 6th | 3.8 | |||||
Cummins Aero | 16.1 | -0.5 | 20.5 | 23rd | 6.8 | +0.7 | 1.8 | 8th | 47.2 | 58.5 | average | 81% |
Elliston | 17.5 | +0.3 | 20.0 | 23rd | 9.0 | +0.6 | 4.6 | 27th | 67.6 | 71.9 | average | 94% |
Kimba | 15.4 | -0.6 | 20.6 | 23rd | 6.2 | +0.3 | 1.5 | 28th | 28.0 | 40.2 | average | 70% |
Kyancutta | 17.8 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 23rd | 6.3 | +1.0 | 1.9 | 30th | 28.7 | 38.3 | average | 75% |
Minnipa PIRSA | 16.3 | -0.4 | 21.5 | 23rd | 7.8 | +0.5 | 5.7 | 8th | 24.2 | 37.2 | average | 65% |
Neptune Island | 15.9 | -0.1 | 18.3 | 23rd | 12.3 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 5th | 46.0 | 66.6 | average | 69% |
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 16.8 | 0.0 | 20.4 | 23rd | 8.6 | +0.2 | 4.7 | 28th | 46.4 | 59.8 | low | 78% |
Nullarbor | 19.0 | +0.3 | 26.1 | 23rd | 6.8 | +0.5 | 2.3 | 10th | 28.8 | 30.3 | average | 95% |
Port Augusta Aero | 17.9 | -0.1 | 22.4 | 23rd | 5.9 | +0.1 | -1.9 | 28th | 4.6 | 23.6 | low | 19% |
Streaky Bay | 17.1 | -0.1 | 21.3 | 23rd | 9.3 | +0.3 | 5.1 | 17th | 61.7 | 61.7 | average | 100% |
Whyalla Aero | 17.2 | 0.0 | 21.9 | 23rd | 6.5 | +0.4 | -0.2 | 28th | 6.8 | 27.3 | v low | 25% |
Wudinna Aero | 17.2 | -0.2 | 21.9 | 23rd | 7.4 | +0.9 | 1.3 | 27th | 28.8 | 36.5 | average | 79% |
Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
Hawker | 15.2 | -1.2 | 17.2 | 26th | 4.6 | +0.1 | 0.1 | 30th | 7.7 | 37.3 | low | 21% |
Yongala | 13.2 | -0.4 | 17.5 | 23rd | 3.8 | +0.9 | -0.9 | 28th | 22.0 | 39.0 | low | 56% |
Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 16.7 | -0.5 | 23.0 | 23rd | 5.7 | +1.7 | -4.0 | 28th | 8.4 | 23.2 | low | 36% |
Yunta Airstrip | 15.4 | -0.4 | 20.5 | 23rd | 3.9 | +0.4 | -2.4 | 28th | 5.0 | 14.2 | low | 35% |
Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
Clare High School | 12.9 | -0.6 | 17.0 | 23rd | 5.7 | +0.9 | -0.3 | 29th | 78.0 | 67.2 | average | 116% |
Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 16.7 | 20.2 | 23rd | 7.8 | 0.5 | 28th | 19.2 | |||||
Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 15.8 | -0.4 | 19.1 | 23rd | 6.9 | +1.4 | 1.5 | 28th | 32.0 | 49.3 | average | 65% |
Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
Edithburgh | 15.8 | -0.1 | 19.2 | 23rd | 9.5 | +0.7 | 5.2 | 2nd | 71.2 | 55.2 | high | 129% |
Kadina AWS | 15.7 | -0.4 | 18.7 | 23rd | 7.8 | +2.0 | 1.8 | 27th | 41.4 | 39.4 | average | 105% |
Minlaton Aero | 15.8 | -0.5 | 18.8 | 23rd | 8.5 | +0.7 | 3.7 | 8th | 33.8 | 49.7 | low | 68% |
Stenhouse Bay | 16.0 | -0.3 | 18.6 | 23rd | 10.2 | +0.2 | 5.2 | 28th | 94.4 | 70.5 | high | 134% |
Warooka | 8.9 | +0.4 | 5.2 | 28th | 75.3 | 64.2 | average | 117% | ||||
Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
Cape Borda | 14.6 | -0.4 | 17.0 | 23rd | 10.0 | +0.1 | 6.6 | 27th | 91.2 | 87.9 | average | 104% |
Cape Willoughby | 14.8 | -0.1 | 17.6 | 22nd | 10.7 | -0.2 | 7.8 | 6th | 73.0 | 74.6 | average | 98% |
Kingscote Aero | 15.9 | -0.2 | 18.6 | 23rd | 7.2 | +0.6 | 0.8 | 28th | 44.2 | 64.3 | low | 69% |
Parndana CFS AWS | 14.2 | -0.4 | 16.9 | 22nd | 7.4 | -0.1 | 3.5 | 27th | 89.2 | 97.5 | average | 91% |
Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 15.6 | -0.2 | 18.8 | 23rd | 9.7 | +1.3 | 4.0 | 27th | 100.8 | 71.6 | high | 141% |
Adelaide Airport | 15.4 | -0.5 | 18.2 | 23rd | 9.6 | +1.9 | 3.2 | 27th | 59.2 | 56.1 | average | 106% |
Edinburgh RAAF | 15.5 | -0.4 | 19.2 | 23rd | 8.3 | +1.5 | 2.2 | 27th | 44.4 | 52.9 | average | 84% |
Parafield Airport | 15.8 | -0.1 | 20.0 | 23rd | 8.5 | +1.5 | 2.3 | 27th | 70.2 | 53.7 | average | 131% |
Roseworthy AWS | 15.4 | -0.8 | 19.0 | 23rd | 8.2 | +1.7 | 2.3 | 27th | 52.8 | 45.5 | average | 116% |
County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
Nuriootpa PIRSA | 13.6 | -0.5 | 17.5 | 23rd | 6.8 | +1.8 | 0.1 | 29th | 66.8 | 55.3 | high | 121% |
Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
Hindmarsh Island AWS | 15.5 | -0.4 | 18.9 | 23rd | 9.5 | +1.0 | 4.0 | 28th | 51.8 | 56.2 | average | 92% |
Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 12.3 | -0.8 | 15.5 | 23rd | 7.5 | +0.2 | 3.6 | 28th | 146.4 | 109.5 | high | 134% |
Mount Barker | 13.9 | +0.1 | 17.7 | 23rd | 7.4 | +2.1 | 2.7 | 28th | 137.8 | 100.3 | high | 137% |
Mount Crawford AWS | 11.0 | -0.7 | 14.9 | 23rd | 6.6 | +0.1 | 4.4 | 1st | 119.2 | 86.9 | high | 137% |
Mount Lofty | 9.4 | -0.1 | 13.1 | 23rd | 5.8 | +0.2 | 3.1 | 6th | 239.4 | 143.5 | v high | 167% |
Noarlunga | 15.1 | -0.5 | 17.3 | 23rd | 10.1 | +0.9 | 6.2 | 28th | 74.8 | 64.4 | average | 116% |
Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 12.0 | -0.4 | 14.3 | 23rd | 7.8 | +0.1 | 4.7 | 28th | 148.0 | 123.3 | average | 120% |
Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 15.8 | -0.4 | 18.8 | 23rd | 7.7 | +0.5 | 0.4 | 28th | 87.2 | 80.0 | average | 109% |
Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
Loxton Research Centre | 15.5 | -0.9 | 20.8 | 23rd | 6.5 | +1.9 | -2.0 | 28th | 11.8 | 23.9 | low | 49% |
Renmark Aero | 15.5 | -1.3 | 21.5 | 23rd | 6.2 | +1.8 | -2.9 | 28th | 16.4 | 19.1 | average | 86% |
Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
Eudunda | 12.6 | -1.1 | 16.5 | 23rd | 6.6 | +0.9 | 3.4 | 28th | 34.3 | 51.5 | average | 67% |
Murray Bridge | 16.6 | -0.2 | 20.8 | 23rd | 7.0 | +1.0 | 1.2 | 28th | 25.1 | 38.0 | average | 66% |
Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 15.8 | -0.3 | 19.9 | 23rd | 6.2 | +1.2 | -1.0 | 29th | 20.0 | 30.1 | low | 66% |
Strathalbyn Racecourse | 15.4 | -0.4 | 19.0 | 23rd | 8.2 | +0.9 | 1.8 | 28th | 56.2 | 52.3 | average | 107% |
Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
Karoonda | 20.3 | 23rd | 6.7 | +1.6 | 0.9 | 29th | 39.0 | 34.5 | average | 113% | ||
Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
Keith | 15.0 | -0.6 | 18.6 | 23rd | 6.7 | +0.8 | 0.8 | 27th | 61.7 | 52.3 | average | 118% |
Keith (Munkora) | 14.7 | -0.9 | 18.6 | 23rd | 6.2 | +1.1 | 0.0 | 27th | 64.4 | 49.1 | high | 131% |
Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 14.1 | -1.3 | 18.8 | 23rd | 6.0 | +1.0 | 0.8 | 28th | 32.0 | 27.9 | average | 115% |
Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 14.4 | -0.3 | 16.9 | 15th | 8.7 | +0.8 | 4.0 | 30th | 70.6 | 67.4 | average | 105% |
Coonawarra | 13.9 | -0.6 | 17.6 | 23rd | 6.4 | +1.0 | 0.9 | 18th | 82.8 | 73.8 | average | 112% |
Mount Gambier Aero | 13.6 | -0.3 | 16.7 | 23rd | 6.7 | +0.9 | 2.5 | 13th | 99.8 | 84.7 | high | 118% |
Naracoorte Aerodrome | 14.1 | -0.8 | 17.9 | 23rd | 6.4 | +0.9 | 1.7 | 1st | 66.2 | 55.5 | high | 119% |
Padthaway South | 14.2 | -0.8 | 18.2 | 23rd | 6.4 | +0.9 | -0.1 | 27th | 69.6 | 55.2 | average | 126% |
Robe | 14.0 | -0.3 | 15.6 | 22nd | 9.4 | +0.7 | 3.8 | 1st | 94.8 | 95.2 | average | 100% |
Robe Airfield | 14.4 | -0.8 | 16.2 | 23rd | 8.4 | +1.9 | 4.3 | 18th | 92.2 | 88.5 | average | 104% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following 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 9 am on Tuesday 5 July 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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