Tuesday, 3 January 2023 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Adelaide - Product code IDCKGC13L0
Greater Adelaide in December 2022: below average rainfall; warmer than average daytimes overall
Rainfall totals in December were below average at all sites across Adelaide and the Hills. Mean maximum temperatures were warmer than average at most sites and mean minimum temperatures were cooler than average at most sites.
Much drier than usual
- Most sites had less than half their average December rainfall; some sites had around one-third.
- There were few rain days throughout the month, with the bulk of the rainfall during December being recorded on the 12th, 21st, and 28th.
- The highest daily rainfall total was 10.8 mm recorded at Edinburgh RAAF on the 12th following isolated thunderstorms and showers about Adelaide and the Hills.
Warmer than average days and cooler than average nights at some sites
- Mean maximum temperatures were higher than average at some sites around Adelaide and the Hills.
- The warmest day of the month was the 27th, when most sites at lower elevations reached at least 40 °C, more than 12 °C higher than average.
- Mean minimum temperatures were cooler than average at most sites around Adelaide and the Hills.
- Temperatures were much cooler than average around the middle of the month under a fresh southerly airstream.
- The coldest daily maximum temperature recorded in Greater Adelaide for the month was 11.8 °C at Mount Lofty on the 13th, the lowest at the site in December since 2019.
- Both mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures for December were within 1 °C of their long-term averages at most sites.
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)
- Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 11.2 mm, which is 43% of the long-term average of 25.9 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 27.3 °C, which is 0.4 °C above the long-term average of 26.9 °C.
- The warmest day was 41.0 °C on the 27th, and the coolest day was on the 12th when the temperature reached 19.1 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 14.6 °C, which is 0.5 °C below the long-term average of 15.1 °C.
- The coldest morning was 8.3 °C on the 8th, and the warmest morning was on the 27th when the minimum temperature was 27.0 °C.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in December 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
42.2 °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 27th 42.2 °C at Parafield Airport on the 27th |
| Warmest days on average |
28.6 °C at Parafield Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
22.2 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
11.8 °C at Mount Lofty on the 13th |
| Coldest night |
4.9 °C at Mount Lofty on the 6th |
| Coolest nights on average |
10.5 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Warmest nights on average |
15.0 °C at Noarlunga |
| Warmest night |
28.4 °C at Noarlunga on the 27th |
| Warmest on average overall |
21.4 °C at Parafield Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
16.4 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
20.9 mm at Williamstown |
| Wettest day |
10.8 mm at Edinburgh RAAF on the 12th |
| Strongest wind gust |
133 km/h at Sellicks Hill (Mount Terrible Radar) on the 25th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for December 2022 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for December 2022 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2022 |
Mean for December 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2022 |
Total for December 2022 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2022 |
Fraction of December average |
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| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 27.3 | +0.4 | 41.0 | 27th | 14.6 | -0.5 | 8.3 | 8th | 11.2 | 25.9 | low | 43% |
| Adelaide Airport | 26.5 | +0.6 | 40.0 | 27th | 14.9 | +0.2 | 9.7 | 15th | 7.4 | 23.1 | low | 32% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 28.1 | 0.0 | 42.2 | 27th | 14.1 | -0.7 | 7.2 | 8th | 18.0 | 24.2 | average | 74% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 23.4 | -0.6 | 37.6 | 27th | 12.0 | -0.6 | 7.1 | 8th | 14.6 | 33.0 | low | 44% |
| Mount Barker | 25.8 | +0.6 | 37.9 | 27th | 11.2 | +0.7 | 6.6 | 6th | 15.6 | 34.6 | average | 45% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 24.3 | -0.9 | 37.5 | 27th | 11.1 | -1.1 | 5.1 | 15th | 20.6 | 31.7 | average | 65% |
| Mount Lofty | 22.2 | +1.9 | 35.3 | 27th | 10.5 | -0.3 | 4.9 | 6th | 13.8 | 44.8 | v low | 31% |
| Noarlunga | 26.9 | +0.3 | 40.8 | 27th | 15.0 | -0.4 | 8.8 | 14th | 7.0 | 19.6 | v low | 36% |
| Parafield Airport | 28.6 | +0.7 | 42.2 | 27th | 14.2 | -0.7 | 6.6 | 8th | 16.8 | 24.2 | average | 69% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 26.1 | 28.1 | 33.6 | 35.5 | 23.3 | 27.2 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 27.2 | 35.6 | 22.4 | 19.1 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 22.7 | 27.7 | 30.1 | 32.9 | 30.4 | 27.9 | 25.1 | 23.9 | 25.2 | 32.9 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 22.7 | 24.2 | 28.2 | 32.2 |
| Adelaide Airport | 26.7 | 25.0 | 33.1 | 35.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 26.3 | 35.8 | 20.8 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 20.4 | 21.5 | 23.2 | 28.2 | 30.7 | 34.0 | 32.2 | 25.5 | 22.9 | 21.7 | 23.0 | 27.6 | 35.2 | 40.0 | 21.6 | 24.6 | 27.7 | 30.5 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 26.4 | 29.2 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 23.7 | 27.3 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 27.9 | 37.2 | 23.5 | 20.0 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 21.8 | 23.7 | 28.7 | 31.1 | 33.8 | 30.5 | 28.1 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 26.7 | 34.7 | 39.8 | 42.2 | 22.9 | 25.7 | 28.3 | 33.3 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 20.6 | 25.9 | 29.7 | 31.4 | 17.4 | 23.2 | 17.9 | 16.0 | 22.7 | 31.8 | 18.7 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 21.8 | 26.1 | 30.0 | 27.9 | 25.2 | 24.0 | 22.9 | 24.3 | 30.9 | 34.2 | 37.6 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 21.7 | 26.8 |
| Mount Barker | 23.5 | 28.5 | 32.3 | 33.5 | 18.4 | 24.5 | 20.1 | 18.4 | 24.0 | 32.1 | 22.5 | 18.4 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 25.3 | 28.1 | 29.9 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 28.3 | 33.2 | 36.6 | 37.9 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 25.2 | 30.3 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 22.1 | 25.7 | 29.7 | 32.2 | 18.5 | 23.5 | 18.9 | 16.8 | 22.2 | 31.1 | 22.0 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 17.4 | 18.9 | 23.7 | 26.6 | 28.5 | 26.2 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 25.4 | 32.0 | 36.3 | 37.5 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 25.5 | 30.6 |
| Mount Lofty | 19.8 | 24.2 | 27.8 | 30.0 | 16.4 | 21.1 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 20.9 | 29.2 | 18.8 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 15.3 | 16.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 27.8 | 24.9 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 29.7 | 34.4 | 35.3 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 23.9 | 28.8 |
| Noarlunga | 24.7 | 26.5 | 32.7 | 34.2 | 22.0 | 25.6 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 26.5 | 34.9 | 21.1 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 21.6 | 26.5 | 29.7 | 33.3 | 32.5 | 26.6 | 25.3 | 23.4 | 26.0 | 31.6 | 38.1 | 40.8 | 27.0 | 31.3 | ||
| Parafield Airport | 27.0 | 30.0 | 34.4 | 36.9 | 24.3 | 27.5 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 27.4 | 36.6 | 23.9 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 24.0 | 29.1 | 31.9 | 34.3 | 30.2 | 28.4 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 27.2 | 35.1 | 39.8 | 42.2 | 23.9 | 25.7 | 29.5 | 33.7 |
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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 |
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| Daily minimum temperatures for December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 10.9 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 10.7 | 14.0 | 8.3 | 12.1 | 15.0 | 16.6 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 14.1 | 17.3 | 21.6 | 24.1 | 18.9 | 16.6 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 13.4 | 17.0 | 27.0 | 17.6 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 13.2 |
| Adelaide Airport | 12.0 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 10.2 | 14.1 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 17.2 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 14.7 | 17.5 | 20.2 | 24.3 | 19.1 | 17.2 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 17.1 | 25.7 | 17.8 | 11.8 | 14.5 | 13.5 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 12.0 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 16.1 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 7.2 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 10.6 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 18.0 | 22.0 | 24.1 | 19.1 | 16.5 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 12.3 | 16.4 | 26.8 | 17.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11.9 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 11.0 | 11.9 | 15.2 | 19.1 | 12.2 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 15.5 | 18.8 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 14.5 | 23.7 | 13.8 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 12.2 |
| Mount Barker | 11.2 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 6.6 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 15.3 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 18.2 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 12.4 | 20.5 | 15.2 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 13.0 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 9.3 | 10.5 | 15.4 | 19.1 | 11.2 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 16.7 | 23.0 | 13.4 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 10.7 |
| Mount Lofty | 8.4 | 10.0 | 14.3 | 19.0 | 9.7 | 4.9 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 15.5 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 13.9 | 16.9 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 15.4 | 22.8 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 10.2 |
| Noarlunga | 13.7 | 15.1 | 18.7 | 17.3 | 14.8 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 14.8 | 16.4 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 16.3 | 19.1 | 23.3 | 18.4 | 15.9 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 14.1 | 18.9 | 28.4 | 17.1 | 15.0 | ||
| Parafield Airport | 12.8 | 15.1 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 6.6 | 12.0 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 16.5 | 21.4 | 22.8 | 19.5 | 16.0 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 12.7 | 16.3 | 26.7 | 17.6 | 10.6 | 13.0 | 14.0 |
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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 |
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| Daily rainfall for December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
| Adelaide (Glen Osmond) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | |
| Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | ||||
| Adelaide (Keswick) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 1.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | |
| Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | ||||
| Adelaide (Seaton) | 1.4 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Adelaide Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | |
| Adelaide Airport Alert | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.6 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Aldgate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.6 | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | |
| Ashton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Ashton Co-op | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | |
| Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 6.8 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | |
| Balhannah (Gumbooya) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | |
| Beaumont | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | |
| Belair | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | |
| Belair (St Johns) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | - | - | |
| Belair (State Flora Nursery) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellevue Heights | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Birdwood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | |
| Birdwood (McVittie's Hill) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - | - | |
| Burnside | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 2.6 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | |
| Cherry Gardens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 5.8 | - | 2.4 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | |
| Clarendon | → | 4.4 | → | 3.0 | → | 3.0 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crafers West | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | |
| Cromer Road | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 2.8 | - | - | - | |
| Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | ||||
| Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 4.6 | - | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | - | - | - | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | |
| Felixstow (Payneham) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 6.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Forreston Alert | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 5.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.6 | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | |
| Gawler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | |
| Gould Creek (Hermitage) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | |
| Greenacres | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 4.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | |
| Gumeracha | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.3 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 1.7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | ||
| Hahndorf | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | |
| Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 7.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | - | - | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | ||||
| Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | - | - | |
| Inglewood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | |
| Kangarilla (Saddlebags) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | - | - | - | |
| Kanmantoo (Millbrae) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.0 | - | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | |
| Kersbrook | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Kilburn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Lenswood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.4 | - | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | |
| Lenswood (Stringybark) | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 2.6 | - | - | - | |
| Lobethal (Graeber) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | |
| Lobethal (Maidment Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | - | - | - | |
| Long Ridge (Greenhill) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Longwood Alert | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | 0.2 | - | |
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 1.8 | - | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Park (Marion) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | |
| Montacute | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Morphettville | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | |
| Mount Barker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | |
| Mount Bold Reservoir | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | ||||
| Mount Crawford AWS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | |
| Mount Lofty | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | |
| Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | |
| Mt Torrens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 6.2 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | - | - | - | |
| Mylor (Biggs Flat) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 5.8 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | |
| Noarlunga | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.2 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | |||
| North Adelaide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 5.4 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | - | → | → | → | → | 3.4 | |||
| Parafield Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | - | - | - | |
| Piccadilly (Woodhouse) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | ||||
| Prospect Hill | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | - | - | |
| Red Creek (Burwood) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | |
| Rosslyn Park (Seaview) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Sellicks Beach | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla | 5.6 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla (Sutton Creek) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | |
| Verdun | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 6.8 | - | 4.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | |
| Williamstown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | 8.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.7 | 3.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.7 | ||||
| Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Willunga | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 4.0 | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | ||||
| Woodside (Inverbrackie) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | |
| Woodside (Wicks Estate) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 4.8 | - | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | |
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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). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Tuesday 3 January 2023. 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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