Wednesday, 2 November 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0
South Australia in October 2022: very wet with cool days, warm nights in the south-east.
Rainfall in October ranged from above average to highest on record (since 1900) across most of South Australia and overall it was the state's third-wettest October on record. Daytime temperatures for October were below to very much below average across large areas of South Australia, while night-time temperatures were very much above average in the south-east districts.
Third-wettest October on record
- Rainfall in October ranged from above average to highest on record (since 1900) across most of South Australia.
- There were large areas in the state's east that had their wettest October on record, including much of the Murraylands, Riverland, Mid North, and Flinders districts, and parts of the North East Pastoral district. Parts of those same areas had more than 100 mm of rain for the month.
- It was South Australia's third-wettest October on record (since 1900) and the wettest since 1975.
- Most of the Pastoral districts and some agricultural areas recorded at least double their October monthly average rainfall (based on the 1961–1990 average).
- Areas of outback South Australia around Roxby Downs recorded more than 8 times their October monthly average rainfall.
- On the 17th and 18th, thunderstorms in the north-west of South Australia produced gusty winds followed by widespread areas of rain, with scattered thunderstorms observed through northern parts of South Australia, including 52.0 mm recorded at Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill).
- On the 24th, storms caused flash flooding, road closures and warnings of rising rivers across South Australia, including reports of a tornado near Hamley Bridge.
- On the 30th, wind gusts in excess of 100 km/h were recorded at multiple sites as a low pressure system and cold front crossed the state: Oodnadatta Airport recorded a maximum wind gust of 139 km/h during the afternoon, the site's highest wind gust on record in October; North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) recorded a maximum wind gust of 100 km/h during the afternoon, the site's highest wind gust since December 2019 and highest in October since 2013.
- Numerous sites, some with more than 100 years of observations, had their highest October daily rainfall.
- Many sites had their highest total October rainfall on record or their highest total October rainfall for at least 20 years.
- South Australian rainfall for the southern growing season (April to October) was 22% above average and the highest since 2016.
- January to October rainfall was 34% above average for South Australia as a whole, with very much above average year-to-date rainfall across most of the eastern half of the state, apart from a drier than average area in the Lower South East.
Coolest October days since 2010
- Daytime temperatures for October were below to very much below average across large areas of South Australia.
- South Australia as a whole had its lowest mean maximum temperature (coolest days) in October since 2010.
- On the 12th and 13th, Tarcoola Aero and Marree Aero had their coldest October day on record respectively.
- Some sites had their lowest October mean daily maximum temperature on record or their lowest October mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
- Night-time temperatures were very much above average in the south-east districts, and warmer than average across most of the state away from the Northwest Pastoral district.
- Several sites in southern South Australia had their highest October mean daily minimum temperature on record.
- South Australia had its lowest mean maximum temperature for the southern growing season (April to October) since 2010.
- South Australia had its lowest mean maximum temperature for the January to October period since 2010, with year-to-date mean temperatures close to the 1961–1990 average across most of the state.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in October 2022 | |
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| Hottest day |
37.9 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on the 30th |
| Warmest days on average |
29.3 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
15.0 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
8.5 °C at Mount Lofty on the 31st |
| Coldest night |
0.3 °C at Keith (Munkora) on the 9th |
| Coolest nights on average |
8.2 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Warmest nights on average |
16.2 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Warmest night |
23.4 °C at Moomba Airport on the 4th |
| Warmest on average overall |
22.7 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
11.6 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
182.4 mm at Lyrup |
| Wettest day |
95.6 mm at Renmark Aero on the 24th |
| Strongest wind gust |
139 km/h at Oodnadatta Airport on the 30th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest October daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Truro | 45.0 | on the 23rd | 42.8 | on the 31st in 1997 | 139 | |
| Boolcoomatta | 57.0 | on the 14th | 53.3 | on the 22nd in 1938 | 135 | |
| Koonamore | 59.8 | on the 24th | 43.2 | on the 25th in 1913 | 131 | |
| Robertstown | 60.0 | on the 23rd | 52.8 | on the 22nd in 1916 | 120 | |
| Bower | 75.3 | on the 23rd | 58.8 | on the 22nd in 1995 | 118 | |
| Lyrup | 95.0 | on the 24th | 52.3 | on the 12th in 1903 | 118 | |
| Marree (Farina) | 45.2 | on the 19th | 38.8 | on the 3rd in 1993 | 118 | |
| Marree (Witchelina Station) | 72.0 | on the 19th | 69.3 | on the 20th in 1924 | 109 | |
| Lake Everard | 52.0 | on the 19th | 38.8 | on the 13th in 1976 | 85 | |
| Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill) | 52.0 | on the 18th | 46.8 | on the 8th in 1992 | 79 | |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 74.4 | on the 19th | 36.1 | on the 8th in 1949 | 72 | |
| Tarcoola (Mobella) | 55.6 | on the 19th | 35.4 | on the 11th in 2017 | 64 | |
| Berri | 62.0 | on the 24th | 42.0 | on the 6th in 1980 | 62 | |
| Beltana Roadhouse | 57.2 | on the 19th | 33.8 | on the 3rd in 1993 | 37 | |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 59.4 | on the 19th | 33.6 | on the 1st in 2004 | 37 | |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 35.4 | on the 30th | 22.2 | on the 18th in 2005 | 29 | |
| Renmark Aero | 95.6 | on the 24th | 57.0 | on the 22nd in 1995 | 28 | |
| Tarcoola Aero | 42.8 | on the 18th | 22.4 | on the 5th in 2020 | 26 | |
| Marree (Callanna) | 47.2 | on the 19th | 29.0 | on the 19th in 2005 | 25 | |
| Marree Aero | 57.8 | on the 19th | 39.0 | on the 19th in 2005 | 25 | |
| Barossa Valley (Duckponds Creek) | 37.0 | on the 23rd | 26.4 | on the 9th in 2005 | 22 | |
| Sevenhill | 41.4 | on the 23rd | 27.8 | on the 16th in 2010 | 22 | |
| Shea-Oak Log (Greenock Creek) | 31.8 | on the 23rd | 24.2 | on the 9th in 2005 | 21 | |
| Rhynie | 43.2 | on the 23rd | 28.8 | on the 31st in 2010 | 20 | |
| Record highest October total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Brinkworth (Bungaree) | 153.2 | 146.2 | in 1975 | 163 | 51.4 |
| Hawker (Holowiliena) | 109.4 | 104.3 | in 1976 | 153 | 22.5 |
| Blinman | 129.6 | 94.6 | in 1975 | 149 | 24.1 |
| Riverton | 130.0 | 124.6 | in 1980 | 146 | 47.6 |
| Marree (Farina) | 97.8 | 84.1 | in 1904 | 143 | 13.4 |
| Balaklava | 109.8 | 97.0 | in 1975 | 142 | 34.4 |
| Eudunda | 121.1 | 114.4 | in 1892 | 142 | 39.9 |
| Koolunga | 130.7 | 116.8 | in 1976 | 139 | 36.0 |
| Sedan (Sandleton) | 132.8 | 108.2 | in 1892 | 136 | 25.9 |
| Koonamore | 171.6 | 108.4 | in 1975 | 134 | 20.5 |
| Australia Plains | 126.4 | 114.0 | in 1892 | 129 | 28.8 |
| Lyrup | 182.4 | 115.6 | in 1973 | 124 | 25.9 |
| Bower | 176.3 | 107.7 | in 1973 | 119 | 25.8 |
| Marree (Witchelina Station) | 131.9 | 101.8 | in 1924 | 119 | 13.1 |
| Robertstown | 110.8 | 100.6 | in 1975 | 119 | 32.6 |
| Yunta (Panaramitee) | 124.0 | 89.0 | in 1976 | 116 | 22.8 |
| Karoonda | 93.6 | 86.0 | in 1980 | 109 | 31.9 |
| Paruna | 154.4 | 121.6 | in 1975 | 103 | 29.2 |
| Alawoona | 139.2 | 124.9 | in 1973 | 102 | 29.3 |
| Tarcoola (Mulgathing) | 89.0 | 85.2 | in 1974 | 89 | 18.4 |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 137.2 | 82.4 | in 1974 | 74 | 16.9 |
| Hilltown | 150.0 | 138.0 | in 1975 | 68 | 42.6 |
| Manoora (Cooinda) | 133.2 | 111.5 | in 1973 | 66 | 41.9 |
| Tarcoola (Mobella) | 158.8 | 77.8 | in 1974 | 65 | 17.2 |
| Stockport (Clifton) | 122.2 | 117.3 | in 1980 | 64 | 42.0 |
| Berri | 151.2 | 122.3 | in 1973 | 61 | 27.4 |
| Andamooka | 143.3 | 87.6 | in 1975 | 58 | 19.6 |
| Sturt Vale | 111.1 | 91.6 | in 2007 | 55 | 24.8 |
| Lowaldie | 103.8 | 88.6 | in 1980 | 54 | 30.6 |
| Parachilna (Motpena) | 105.4 | 72.0 | in 1992 | 54 | 21.4 |
| Mintaro (Martindale) | 145.6 | 108.6 | in 2000 | 40 | 48.0 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 142.0 | 71.6 | in 2005 | 39 | 26.9 |
| Beltana Roadhouse | 123.8 | 75.6 | in 2010 | 37 | 20.4 |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 124.6 | 60.2 | in 2010 | 37 | 19.0 |
| Strathearn | 73.2 | 66.6 | in 1993 | 34 | 18.6 |
| Morgan (Brenda Park Station) | 133.0 | 125.8 | in 1995 | 31 | 27.5 |
| Clare High School | 149.6 | 117.0 | in 2000 | 29 | 47.3 |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 80.2 | 45.8 | in 2010 | 29 | 13.6 |
| Nangwarry Forestry SA Depot | 147.0 | 121.4 | in 2005 | 29 | 53.7 |
| Renmark Aero | 171.2 | 91.4 | in 1995 | 28 | 28.8 |
| Tarcoola Aero | 97.8 | 44.9 | in 2000 | 26 | 19.2 |
| Marree (Callanna) | 106.0 | 48.9 | in 2001 | 25 | 13.5 |
| Marree Aero | 98.6 | 44.6 | in 2001 | 25 | 12.7 |
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 133.8 | 42.2 | in 2004 | 25 | 16.6 |
| Yunta Airstrip | 131.0 | 61.6 | in 1999 | 25 | 24.0 |
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 102.0 | 64.2 | in 1999 | 24 | 25.1 |
| Minburra | 112.6 | 75.6 | in 2020 | 24 | 24.6 |
| Port Augusta Aero | 72.6 | 68.8 | in 2010 | 22 | 19.3 |
| Furner (Woomera Homestead) | 101.0 | 98.4 | in 2001 | 21 | 46.3 |
| Rhynie | 109.2 | 79.6 | in 2005 | 20 | 30.8 |
| Highest October total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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| Truro | 123.4 | 133.1 | in 1892 | 44.2 | |
| Farrell Flat | 150.6 | 188.6 | in 1894 | 43.8 | |
| Manoora | 143.4 | 145.0 | in 1894* | 45.6 | |
| Yacka | 113.6 | 120.3 | in 1949 | 36.3 | |
| Blanchetown Lock 1 | 122.2 | 125.8 | in 1973 | 30.8 | |
| Elliston | 70.4 | 96.9 | in 1974 | 30.2 | |
| Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill) | 111.9 | 114.6 | in 1974 | 18.0 | |
| Lucindale (Greenvale) | 84.6 | 109.0 | in 1975 | 40.3 | |
| Murray Bridge | 92.5 | 103.2 | in 1975 | 33.3 | |
| Pinnaroo | 113.2 | 150.0 | in 1975 | 32.9 | |
| Auburn | 119.1 | 148.6 | in 1975* | 52.8 | |
| Blinman (Moolooloo) | 96.0 | 106.2 | in 1975* | 26.4 | |
| Crystal Brook | 99.4 | 104.1 | in 1976* | 38.5 | |
| Gulnare | 125.0 | 129.5 | in 1976* | 43.4 | |
| Manna Hill | 82.0 | 83.6 | in 1976* | 21.6 | |
| Keyneton | 111.3 | 123.4 | in 1975* | 44.5 | |
| Cooke Plains | 90.5 | 92.0 | in 1980 | 35.2 | |
| Lake Everard | 93.4 | 101.4 | in 1974* | 21.8 | |
| Tailem Bend | 87.9 | 103.8 | in 1980 | 35.7 | |
| Brinkworth | 109.0 | 119.8 | in 1974* | 36.5 | |
| Huddleston (Willow Ponds) | 98.9 | 99.8 | in 1980* | 41.5 | |
| Purnong (Claypans) | 85.0 | 90.8 | in 1980* | 29.5 | |
| Palmer | 82.0 | 97.6 | in 1980* | 36.7 | |
| Peake | 99.6 | 110.9 | in 1980* | 36.6 | |
| Mintaro | 132.2 | 137.0 | in 1975* | 54.9 | |
| Booborowie | 107.7 | 117.4 | in 1992 | 43.1 | |
| Hawker | 105.9 | 109.6 | in 1992 | 24.8 | |
| Hallett (Old Canowie) | 108.4 | 110.2 | in 1992* | 47.0 | |
| Wirrabara Forest | 105.7 | 139.0 | in 1992* | 61.6 | |
| Yudnapinna | 71.2 | 85.6 | in 1992* | 19.0 | |
| Maralinga | 68.1 | 78.1 | in 1992* | 17.9 | |
| Wellington (Brinkley South) | 70.4 | 93.6 | in 1997* | 33.6 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record lowest October daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Tarcoola Aero | 13.1 | on the 12th | 14.0 | on the 18th in 1997 | 26 | 28.6 |
| Marree Aero | 15.7 | on the 13th | 16.6 | on the 6th in 2020 | 25 | 30.2 |
| Record lowest October mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Hawker | 20.6 | 20.8 | in 1976 | 49 | 25.9 |
| Yunta Airstrip | 21.2 | = 21.2 | in 2001 | 24 | 25.3 |
| Lowest October mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for October |
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| Yongala | 19.0 | 17.6 | in 2001 | 22.0 | |
| Record highest October mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Mount Gambier Aero | 9.0 | 8.9 | in 1975 | 80 | 7.2 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 11.1 | 10.8 | in 2015 | 38 | 8.5 |
| Coonawarra | 9.3 | 9.2 | in 2015 | 37 | 7.3 |
| Kingscote Aero | 9.5 | 8.8 | in 2020 | 28 | 7.2 |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 9.4 | 8.8 | in 2017 | 24 | 6.9 |
| Padthaway South | 9.1 | 9.0 | in 2017 | 22 | 7.7 |
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 10.2 | = 10.2 | in 2015 | 21 | 8.9 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for October 2022 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for October 2022 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2022 |
Mean for October 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2022 |
Total for October 2022 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2022 |
Fraction of October average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 25.5 | -2.9 | 32.9 | 22nd | 13.8 | +0.1 | 9.0 | 13th | 143.3 | 19.6 | highest | 731% |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 25.7 | -3.3 | 33.9 | 22nd | 13.4 | -0.8 | 7.1 | 14th | 80.2 | 13.6 | highest | 590% |
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 26.1 | -3.2 | 33.1 | 21st | 12.8 | -1.5 | 6.1 | 14th | 46.8 | 22.8 | high | 205% |
| Mount Ive | 23.1 | 32.0 | 30th | 3.0 | 9th | 37.9 | 23.0 | high | 165% | |||
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 25.2 | -3.4 | 32.5 | 22nd | 13.0 | +0.2 | 6.5 | 9th | 133.8 | 16.6 | highest | 806% |
| Tarcoola Aero | 24.9 | -3.7 | 33.0 | 30th | 12.2 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 8th | 97.8 | 19.2 | highest | 509% |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 24.0 | -2.5 | 31.3 | 22nd | 12.7 | +0.2 | 8.2 | 8th | 137.2 | 16.9 | highest | 812% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Arkaroola | 24.2 | -2.8 | 30.4 | 6th | 10.9 | -0.8 | 4.5 | 10th | 56.5 | 19.0 | v high | 297% |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 24.3 | -2.9 | 31.7 | 6th | 12.9 | +0.2 | 6.4 | 9th | 124.6 | 19.0 | highest | 656% |
| Marree Aero | 27.2 | -3.0 | 34.2 | 6th | 14.3 | +0.2 | 7.1 | 9th | 98.6 | 12.7 | highest | 776% |
| Moomba Airport | 29.3 | -1.6 | 36.7 | 12th | 16.2 | +0.4 | 9.0 | 9th | 32.8 | 10.2 | high | 322% |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 28.4 | -2.1 | 37.9 | 30th | 15.9 | +0.6 | 7.8 | 14th | 32.4 | 13.5 | high | 240% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 22.1 | -2.0 | 32.8 | 30th | 10.9 | +0.9 | 2.1 | 9th | 56.8 | 25.3 | v high | 225% |
| Cleve | 21.1 | -1.3 | 29.0 | 30th | 10.6 | +0.3 | 5.5 | 9th | 60.2 | 36.3 | high | 166% |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 21.1 | -2.1 | 29.8 | 30th | 9.5 | -0.5 | 3.5 | 9th | 52.2 | 29.2 | high | 179% |
| Coffin Bay (Point Avoid) | 19.3 | 24.9 | 30th | 11.5 | 6.3 | 9th | 42.8 | |||||
| Cultana (Defence) | 23.3 | 29.5 | 30th | 11.5 | 6.7 | 9th | 56.4 | |||||
| Cummins Aero | 20.7 | -2.7 | 29.6 | 30th | 9.2 | +1.2 | 1.4 | 9th | 66.6 | 27.5 | high | 242% |
| Elliston | 21.1 | -0.7 | 28.8 | 30th | 11.7 | +0.5 | 5.4 | 9th | 70.4 | 30.2 | v high | 233% |
| Kimba | 22.0 | -2.1 | 30.4 | 30th | 9.6 | +0.4 | 4.2 | 9th | 60.8 | 30.4 | high | 200% |
| Kyancutta | 24.6 | -0.8 | 31.2 | 30th | 9.4 | +1.0 | 1.2 | 9th | 38.5 | 25.7 | high | 150% |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 22.7 | -2.7 | 31.6 | 30th | 10.1 | -0.2 | 3.6 | 8th | 57.6 | 23.2 | high | 248% |
| Neptune Island | 17.6 | +0.1 | 21.3 | 30th | 13.1 | +0.7 | 10.0 | 8th | 34.4 | 26.4 | high | 130% |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 19.8 | -1.2 | 30.0 | 30th | 10.1 | +0.5 | 4.2 | 9th | 83.8 | 29.9 | v high | 280% |
| Nullarbor | 22.4 | -2.4 | 35.3 | 21st | 10.4 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 9th | 31.4 | 18.0 | high | 174% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 23.8 | -3.4 | 31.3 | 6th | 12.7 | +0.9 | 4.7 | 9th | 72.6 | 19.3 | highest | 376% |
| Streaky Bay | 21.7 | -1.4 | 30.4 | 30th | 11.6 | +0.1 | 5.8 | 9th | 50.6 | 25.9 | high | 195% |
| Whyalla Aero | 22.2 | -2.0 | 31.2 | 30th | 11.6 | +0.8 | 4.7 | 9th | 44.8 | 23.2 | high | 193% |
| Wudinna Aero | 23.7 | -2.4 | 30.9 | 30th | 9.7 | +0.8 | 3.0 | 9th | 50.0 | 21.5 | high | 233% |
| Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
| Hawker | 20.6 | -5.3 | 27.0 | 22nd | 10.9 | +0.9 | 4.5 | 9th | 105.9 | 24.8 | v high | 427% |
| Yongala | 19.0 | -3.0 | 23.7 | 30th | 8.9 | +2.7 | 3.1 | 10th | 75.1 | 33.0 | v high | 228% |
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 22.9 | -3.0 | 28.0 | 30th | 11.0 | +2.3 | 1.5 | 9th | 102.0 | 25.1 | highest | 406% |
| Yunta Airstrip | 21.2 | -4.1 | 26.9 | 6th | 10.6 | +1.2 | 2.0 | 9th | 131.0 | 24.0 | highest | 546% |
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 18.6 | -2.6 | 24.6 | 30th | 9.3 | +1.4 | 0.5 | 9th | 149.6 | 47.3 | highest | 316% |
| Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 22.8 | 29.0 | 11th | 11.6 | 2.7 | 9th | 77.0 | |||||
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 21.7 | -2.9 | 28.2 | 30th | 9.2 | +2.1 | 1.0 | 9th | 41.2 | 26.6 | high | 155% |
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 19.2 | -1.3 | 28.3 | 30th | 10.9 | +0.1 | 4.6 | 9th | 50.0 | 29.5 | high | 169% |
| Kadina AWS | 21.6 | -2.6 | 27.3 | 30th | 10.0 | +1.6 | 2.3 | 9th | 43.2 | 23.5 | high | 184% |
| Minlaton Aero | 20.9 | -1.7 | 28.9 | 30th | 10.2 | +0.8 | 3.8 | 9th | 50.8 | 26.8 | high | 190% |
| Stenhouse Bay | 19.0 | -1.1 | 26.8 | 30th | 12.1 | +0.4 | 8.9 | 16th | 53.8 | 30.4 | high | 177% |
| Warooka | 20.0 | -0.8 | 24.6 | 22nd | 10.9 | +0.7 | 6.5 | 8th | 69.3 | 35.2 | v high | 197% |
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 17.6 | -0.5 | 23.4 | 19th | 11.0 | +0.9 | 6.8 | 30th | 32.2 | 29.7 | average | 108% |
| Cape Willoughby | 17.1 | -0.6 | 22.2 | 30th | 12.2 | +0.7 | 9.2 | 8th | 45.6 | 41.1 | average | 111% |
| Kingscote Aero | 19.1 | -1.1 | 24.6 | 30th | 9.5 | +2.3 | 2.5 | 9th | 68.8 | 31.3 | high | 220% |
| Parndana CFS AWS | 17.7 | -1.1 | 22.6 | 30th | 9.3 | +0.9 | 3.1 | 8th | 58.4 | 35.8 | high | 163% |
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 20.7 | -0.7 | 27.8 | 30th | 12.3 | +1.1 | 5.4 | 9th | 58.0 | 44.3 | high | 131% |
| Adelaide Airport | 20.2 | -1.0 | 26.9 | 30th | 12.4 | +1.6 | 6.0 | 9th | 45.4 | 36.0 | average | 126% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 20.8 | -1.6 | 29.1 | 30th | 11.3 | +1.2 | 3.9 | 9th | 56.4 | 37.5 | high | 150% |
| Parafield Airport | 21.5 | -0.6 | 28.8 | 30th | 11.4 | +1.2 | 3.4 | 9th | 54.2 | 40.2 | high | 135% |
| Roseworthy AWS | 21.4 | -2.4 | 28.6 | 30th | 9.6 | +1.9 | 2.4 | 9th | 99.8 | 34.7 | v high | 288% |
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 18.9 | -2.6 | 26.4 | 30th | 9.7 | +1.5 | 1.4 | 9th | 103.0 | 38.3 | v high | 269% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 19.5 | -1.6 | 28.0 | 30th | 11.7 | +0.8 | 7.3 | 9th | 58.8 | 29.2 | high | 201% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 17.3 | -1.5 | 24.2 | 30th | 9.8 | +0.6 | 5.2 | 9th | 81.8 | 53.4 | high | 153% |
| Mount Barker | 19.1 | -0.5 | 25.4 | 21st | 9.4 | +2.1 | 4.2 | 17th | 90.0 | 65.8 | high | 137% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 16.7 | -1.6 | 23.3 | 30th | 9.1 | +0.6 | 5.1 | 8th | 94.2 | 48.7 | high | 193% |
| Mount Lofty | 15.0 | -0.3 | 21.6 | 30th | 8.2 | +0.7 | 3.7 | 9th | 64.8 | |||
| Noarlunga | 20.2 | -1.3 | 26.9 | 30th | 12.3 | +0.7 | 5.9 | 9th | 42.8 | 33.0 | average | 130% |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 16.3 | -0.6 | 22.4 | 30th | 9.9 | +0.9 | 6.1 | 8th | 94.8 | 62.3 | high | 152% |
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 19.2 | -1.4 | 26.9 | 30th | 10.2 | +1.3 | 3.7 | 10th | 61.2 | 39.9 | high | 153% |
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 22.2 | -2.3 | 28.1 | 30th | 11.1 | +2.6 | 3.2 | 9th | 142.0 | 26.9 | highest | 528% |
| Renmark Aero | 22.2 | -3.3 | 27.6 | 30th | 10.9 | +1.8 | 1.7 | 9th | 171.2 | 28.8 | highest | 594% |
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 18.8 | -2.2 | 26.2 | 30th | 9.8 | +1.7 | 4.8 | 9th | 121.1 | 39.9 | highest | 304% |
| Murray Bridge | 22.4 | -0.7 | 28.8 | 21st | 10.4 | +1.3 | 3.7 | 9th | 92.5 | 33.3 | v high | 278% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 21.5 | -2.5 | 28.7 | 30th | 9.4 | +1.9 | 2.1 | 9th | 82.4 | 22.5 | v high | 366% |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 20.0 | -1.6 | 27.8 | 30th | 10.0 | +1.1 | 4.6 | 10th | 65.4 | 35.3 | high | 185% |
| Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
| Karoonda | 21.8 | -2.2 | 28.5 | 21st | 9.6 | +1.3 | 3.4 | 10th | 93.6 | 31.9 | highest | 293% |
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 20.7 | -1.1 | 27.5 | 21st | 9.5 | +1.3 | 2.2 | 9th | 74.3 | 41.4 | high | 179% |
| Keith (Munkora) | 20.0 | -2.6 | 27.7 | 21st | 8.4 | +2.4 | 0.3 | 9th | 77.4 | 28.9 | v high | 268% |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 20.6 | -3.5 | 26.7 | 20th | 9.8 | +2.4 | 3.2 | 9th | 108.2 | 23.9 | v high | 453% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 18.2 | -0.5 | 22.6 | 18th | 10.2 | +1.0 | 4.2 | 30th | 52.2 | 32.9 | high | 159% |
| Coonawarra | 19.0 | -0.6 | 27.0 | 21st | 9.3 | +2.0 | 1.8 | 9th | 83.8 | 46.1 | v high | 182% |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 18.0 | -0.1 | 25.8 | 21st | 9.0 | +1.8 | 2.6 | 17th | 94.8 | 60.8 | high | 156% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 19.2 | -1.4 | 26.7 | 20th | 9.4 | +2.5 | 2.0 | 9th | 88.0 | 41.0 | high | 215% |
| Padthaway South | 19.5 | -1.3 | 27.2 | 21st | 9.1 | +1.4 | 0.7 | 9th | 85.8 | 40.5 | v high | 212% |
| Robe | 18.2 | +0.5 | 21.9 | 18th | 11.1 | +0.8 | 6.2 | 10th | 58.9 | 44.0 | high | 134% |
| Robe Airfield | 18.3 | -0.6 | 22.7 | 18th | 9.8 | +1.2 | 2.7 | 10th | 58.8 | 35.4 | high | 166% |
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 8 am on Wednesday 2 November 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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