Greater Adelaide in April 2023

Rainfall

  • Rainfall totals in April were higher than average at all sites across Adelaide and the Hills.
  • Rainfall totals ranged from 120% of average at Kuitpo Forest Reserve to 171% of average at Edinburgh RAAF.

Temperature

  • Mean maximum temperatures in April were near-average or cooler than average at all sites across Adelaide and the Hills.
  • Mean minimum temperatures in April were within 1 °C of average at all sites across Adelaide and the Hills.

Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)

  • Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 66.2 mm, which is 151% of the long-term average of 43.8 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 22.2 °C, equal to the long-term average.
  • The warmest day was 28.9 °C on the 5th, and the coolest day was on the 29th when the temperature reached 17.3 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 13.1 °C, which is 0.3 °C above the long-term average of 12.8 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 8.5 °C on the 10th, and the warmest morning was on the 26th when the minimum temperature was 21.1 °C.

Extremes in April 2023
Hottest day 30.4 °C at Parafield Airport on the 5th
Warmest days on average 23.0 °C at Parafield Airport
Coolest days on average 16.6 °C at Mount Lofty
Coldest day 11.6 °C at Mount Lofty on the 29th
Coldest night 4.1 °C at Mount Barker on the 29th
Coolest nights on average 9.4 °C at Mount Barker
Warmest nights on average 13.3 °C at Noarlunga
Warmest night 21.1 °C at Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) on the 26th
Warmest on average overall 17.6 °C at Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) and Noarlunga
Coolest on average overall 13.2 °C at Mount Lofty
Wettest overall 109.0 mm at Ashton
Wettest day 32.8 mm at Ashton on the 15th
Strongest wind gust 72 km/h at Mount Crawford AWS on the 12th




Summary statistics for April 2023
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
April
2023
Diff
from
average
Highest for
April
2023
Mean for
April
2023
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
April
2023
Total for
April
2023
Average
for
April
Rank of
April
2023
Fraction of
April
average
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 22.2 0.0 28.9 5th 13.1 +0.3 8.5 10th 66.2 43.8 high 151%
Adelaide Airport 21.8 -0.5 29.7 26th 12.5 +0.6 8.6 10th 46.4 34.3 high 135%
Edinburgh RAAF 22.6 -0.6 30.2 5th 12.1 +0.3 7.2 10th 52.4 30.6 high 171%
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 19.0 -0.8 25.9 5th 11.0 -0.3 7.1 2nd 67.2 55.9 average 120%
Mount Barker 26.9 4th 4.1 29th 41.2* 57.4
Mount Crawford AWS 18.4 -1.0 25.0 5th 10.2 -0.4 5.6 2nd 59.0 43.6 average 135%
Mount Lofty 16.6 +0.2 24.3 5th 9.7 -0.2 4.3 2nd 83.2 59.8 high 139%
Noarlunga 21.9 -0.6 28.9 26th 13.3 -0.4 9.2 29th 51.8 33.5 high 155%
Parafield Airport 23.0 +0.1 30.4 5th 11.8 0.0 6.4 10th 54.0 38.1 high 142%

* note: there were several days without observations at Mount Barker, so the monthly rainfall total is likely higher.


Daily maximum temperatures for April 2023
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Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)19.320.724.328.428.924.321.319.418.420.321.120.520.326.720.318.321.724.018.219.020.523.424.728.028.628.622.718.317.317.7
Adelaide Airport18.919.823.627.527.424.820.719.319.019.321.720.419.627.219.918.321.622.618.718.519.521.622.927.427.829.722.218.516.817.9
Edinburgh RAAF19.821.624.728.030.225.722.320.519.121.421.421.321.027.719.618.521.523.119.218.020.823.525.528.228.029.123.818.617.318.7
Kuitpo Forest Reserve14.417.521.125.025.923.417.816.315.316.618.517.816.224.016.215.418.920.214.715.917.720.721.825.425.625.119.315.114.314.2
Mount Barker21.219.023.026.926.824.521.323.317.417.920.922.816.716.820.424.223.025.625.625.621.717.216.118.0
Mount Crawford AWS14.216.921.324.625.022.917.215.414.017.517.216.617.322.514.014.518.519.215.414.319.620.720.823.724.923.520.114.413.013.5
Mount Lofty13.215.518.922.224.319.414.813.112.215.816.513.615.219.312.912.515.917.113.216.719.120.422.323.221.616.612.011.611.7
Noarlunga18.821.124.028.527.725.321.419.518.821.022.020.719.926.119.518.521.423.317.318.620.022.622.426.128.728.921.917.917.116.5
Parafield Airport20.821.725.328.430.425.922.520.219.221.521.621.220.828.020.119.021.723.719.121.524.125.828.228.529.223.119.217.518.4
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 April 2023
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Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)11.611.013.014.318.716.613.813.810.98.513.016.214.211.214.910.210.510.911.512.110.410.012.814.116.921.115.815.09.810.8
Adelaide Airport11.910.110.111.914.116.914.714.811.68.610.016.614.69.915.312.29.710.711.812.111.79.310.111.113.419.015.515.410.610.5
Edinburgh RAAF12.910.412.310.912.916.413.912.412.87.213.216.114.29.114.59.38.79.811.510.410.58.313.111.014.419.915.014.58.88.8
Kuitpo Forest Reserve8.87.18.911.415.016.311.811.79.38.99.212.011.49.512.47.610.211.68.99.610.210.611.013.215.217.014.011.57.18.7
Mount Barker9.211.04.57.09.513.712.011.77.57.37.58.08.29.08.77.28.29.513.716.013.712.14.17.0
Mount Crawford AWS7.35.67.511.013.215.511.210.48.47.47.911.59.59.911.06.98.911.88.38.89.89.59.612.316.517.213.211.16.57.3
Mount Lofty6.74.36.910.714.012.310.410.47.77.37.610.68.69.610.66.07.710.47.69.79.512.316.317.012.09.96.5
Noarlunga11.29.412.713.216.719.414.714.611.010.012.315.114.410.714.510.912.113.811.312.111.612.114.112.616.020.416.114.89.211.5
Parafield Airport10.410.811.410.113.616.814.112.211.96.412.315.513.59.414.98.38.88.410.910.98.38.413.58.615.320.415.314.98.29.0
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 April 2023
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Adelaide (Glen Osmond) - - - - - 10.0 5.4 0.4 - - 3.4 0.2 - 13.0 15.0 0.1 - 1.5 - - - - - - - 4.2 2.8 3.0 1.5
Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) 0.2 - - - - - 8.0 3.6 0.8 - - 4.0 4.4 - 9.2 27.4 - - - - - - - - - - 4.2


Adelaide (Keswick) 0.2 - - - - 1.4 4.6 8.6 0.2 - - 3.0 - - 10.4 11.8 - - 2.2 - - - - - - - 4.6 2.4 6.2 0.2
Adelaide (Morphett Vale) - - - - - - 4.4 2.0 - - - 8.0 - - 18.2 10.2 - - - - - - - - - - 9.2 2.2 2.8 2.2
Adelaide (Seaton)





6.6 2.4 3.4

3.4

7.6 6.2









5.4
10.4 2.2
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 0.2 - - - - 0.8 6.8 6.6 0.2 - - 5.0 - - 12.4 13.0 - - 3.2 - - - - - - - 5.4 3.2 8.8 0.6
Adelaide Airport - - - - - 0.4 4.4 4.8 1.2 - - 3.2 - - 7.4 8.4 - - 2.0 - - - - - - - 4.2 0.8 9.0 0.6
Adelaide Airport Alert - - - - - 0.4 4.2 5.0 1.2 - - 3.0 - - 7.6 8.2 - - 2.2 - - - - - - - 6.4 1.2 8.6 0.4
Aldgate 0.8 - - - - 1.0 5.4 5.0 0.6 0.9 0.1 10.0 0.1 - 20.0 15.2 0.2 - 2.0 - - 0.6 - - - - 5.0 7.0 4.2 1.6
Ashton 0.8 0.2 0.2 - - 1.2 11.8 3.6 0.4 0.6 0.2 6.6 0.6 - 32.8 27.4 0.2 0.2 1.2 - 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - - 4.6 6.0 6.6 3.2
Ashton Co-op 0.6 - - - - 8.6 5.2 - 5.6

















Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) - - - - - 1.0 10.8 7.4 - - 0.2 4.2 0.2 - 11.6 20.6 - - 1.8 0.2 - - - - - - 4.6 2.4 6.2 0.4
Balhannah (Gumbooya) 1.0 0.2 0.2 - - 0.4 3.8 2.0 - 1.2 0.2 9.0 - - - 13.0 - - 0.4 0.2 - 0.4 - - - - 4.8 - - -
Beaumont - - - - - 1.2 4.4 2.8 - - - 3.6 - - 14.0 13.8 - - 1.2 - - - - - - - 3.6 3.0 3.8 2.0
Belair - - - - - 1.0 6.0 6.2 0.4 0.2 - 5.0 0.4 - 23.2 19.2 - - 1.8 - - - - - - - 4.6 4.4 4.8 1.6
Belair (St Johns) - - - - - 0.6 3.8 3.0 0.6 0.2 - 5.4 0.2 - 19.4 21.8 0.2 - 1.4 - 0.2 - - - - - 5.8 4.8 7.0 4.0
Belair (State Flora Nursery) - - - - - - - - - - - 21.8 - - - 45.2 - - - - - - - - - - 5.6 5.4 - 7.6
Bellevue Heights 0.2 - - - - 1.0 2.8 5.4 0.4 - 0.2 3.0 - - 14.4 12.0 - - 0.4 - - - - - - - 7.0 5.6 2.8 4.4
Birdwood 0.6 - - - - 0.4 7.8 1.6 - 0.4 0.2 8.8 0.2 - 10.6 14.4 0.4 - 0.6 - - - - - - - 2.0 1.8 3.4 0.2
Birdwood (McVittie's Hill) - - - - - - 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 - - - - - - - - 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 - - - - - - -
Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) - - - - - 1.0 11.6 2.0 0.4 - - 3.6 - - 16.8 23.4 - - 2.6 - - - - - - - 5.2 3.8 3.8 4.6
Burnside - - - - - 0.8 8.8 4.0 0.2 - - 2.8 0.2 - 14.6 15.6 - - 1.4 - - - - - - - 3.8 2.0 3.2 1.0
Clarendon





5.0 3.0

10.6

26.6


1.4





8.0 6.0 1.0
Crafers West 0.2 0.2 - - - 1.4 5.4 6.6 0.6 1.0 - 5.6 0.6 - 28.0 23.4 - - 2.8 - 0.2 0.2 - - - - 5.4 6.2 4.0 1.8
Cromer Road 0.2 0.2 - - - - 10.4 1.4 - 1.4 - 11.6 - - 7.2 19.4 - - 0.4 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - 0.8 1.2 2.2 -
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) - - - - - 0.2 11.0 6.6 - - - 10.6 0.4 - 15.0 29.2 0.8 0.2 1.2 - - 0.4 0.2 - - - 2.0 5.4 5.2 1.0
Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) 0.8 - - - - - 11.2 3.8 - 0.2 - 10.2 - 0.2 11.8 24.8 0.2 - 0.6 - - 0.2 - - - - 2.0 5.0 4.2 -
Edinburgh RAAF 1.2 - - - - 0.8 4.8 1.0 3.6 - - 4.8 - - 7.0 16.4 0.2 - 0.4 - - - - - - - 2.4 3.2 3.6 3.0
Felixstow (Payneham) 0.4 - - - - - 3.2 7.4 0.4 - - 1.4 0.2 - 7.2 20.4 - - 4.2 - - - - - - - 4.6 1.6 2.8 8.0
Forreston Alert 0.4 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.4 7.6 1.2 - 0.2 0.2 11.2 - 0.2 10.6 17.6 0.2 - 0.6 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 - - 1.4 1.4 2.6 0.4
Gawler 0.4 - - - - 0.4 2.0 0.8 0.8 - - 11.8 - - 6.4 5.0 0.2 - 0.8 - - - - - - - 0.8 1.6 2.6 0.2
Gould Creek (Hermitage) - 0.2 - - - - 8.8 0.8 - - - 8.8 0.2 - 10.8 14.8 - - 0.2 - - - - - - - 1.6 2.2 2.8 0.2
Greenacres - - - - - 0.6 8.6 2.4 - - - 3.8 - - 9.2 16.6 - - 4.4 - - - - - - - - 1.8 8.6 1.4
Gumeracha - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53.0 1.0 - - - - - - - 1.6


Hahndorf 1.0 - 0.1 - - 1.3 4.4 3.1 0.5 1.0 0.1 11.4 - 0.1 7.6 11.1 0.2 - 1.0 - 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 5.9 6.0 3.1 0.3
Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) 0.2 - - - - 1.8 5.6 5.0 2.0 - - 3.2 - - 9.4 10.2 - - 1.2 - - - - - - - 2.6 1.2 6.4 2.0
Happy Valley Reservoir 0.2 - - - - - 5.4 4.2 0.6 0.2 - 6.4 0.2 - 17.6 9.8 0.4 - 0.4 - - - - - - - 6.8 3.8 1.2 4.4
Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) 1.4 - - - - - 1.0 0.4 - 1.4 0.4 4.2 - - 1.6 6.6 - - 0.2 - - 0.4 - - - - 1.0 0.2 1.0 -
Inglewood - - - - - - 1.8 1.0 - - - 1.6 - - 2.4 6.6 - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - 0.8 0.6 0.2
Kangarilla (Saddlebags) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 - 0.4 0.2 0.2 - - - 6.6 4.8 2.4 3.2
Kanmantoo (Millbrae) 1.2 - - 0.2 - 0.2 2.0 0.8 - 1.2 0.2 5.2 - 0.2 0.8 6.4 - - - - 0.2 0.2 - - - - 1.8 1.2 2.4 -
Kersbrook 0.4 - - - - 0.2 11.0 3.0 - 0.2 - 13.8 - - 14.2 19.2 0.2 - 0.8 - - 0.2 - - - - 1.4 2.2 2.6 -
Kilburn 0.2 - - - - 0.2 9.2 1.2 0.8 0.2 - 3.8 - - 6.8 10.6 - - 0.8 - - - - - - - 3.8 1.0 6.8 1.6
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 2.2 - 0.2 - - - 5.2 2.6 0.4 1.4 0.2 11.0 - - 12.2 14.4 0.2 - 1.6 - 0.4 0.4 0.2 - - - 7.2 4.2 1.8 1.4
Lenswood 0.4 - - 0.2 - 0.8 4.6 3.6 0.4 0.8 0.2 7.0 - 0.4 20.8 16.2 - - 0.6 - 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 5.0 3.0 3.0 0.4
Lenswood (Stringybark) 0.2 0.2 - - - 2.2 12.6 2.2 - 0.2 0.2 4.8 0.4 - 14.4 23.4 - - 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - - 2.2 3.4 2.6 1.4
Lobethal (Graeber) 0.6 - - - - - 5.6 1.6 - 0.4 - 7.0 - - 8.6 11.0 - - 0.4 - 0.2 0.2 - - - - 2.0 2.6 3.0 0.6
Lobethal (Maidment Road) 0.8 0.2 - - - 0.2 7.0 1.6 - 0.4 - 9.8 0.2 - 12.8 20.8 - - 0.8 - - 0.2 - - - - 1.8 2.2 2.2 0.8
Long Ridge (Greenhill) - - - - - 1.2 5.2 3.4 0.2 - - 2.6 0.2 - 11.6 18.2 0.2 - 0.8 - - - - - - - 4.6 3.6 3.4 3.8
Longwood Alert - - - - 0.2 - 2.8 3.0 - - - 6.2 - - 7.2 11.2 - - 0.2 - - - - - - - 5.4 5.4 2.2 -
Mitchell Park (Marion) - - - - - 1.4 3.2 1.6 2.0 0.2 - 1.8 - - 10.0 14.2 - 0.2 1.0 - - - - - - - 7.2 4.0 4.4 7.4
Montacute 0.2 0.2 - - - 1.2 13.0 8.0 0.2 - - 4.6 - - 9.6 24.0 0.2 - 1.4 - - 0.2 - - - - 2.6 3.0 5.2 0.6
Morphettville 0.2 - - - - 0.4 4.4 7.2 - - - 2.0 - - 9.0 9.4 - - 1.2 - - - - - - - 7.2 2.0 5.0 0.4
Mount Barker 1.6 - - - - 0.8 2.2 1.4 9.8 10.2 - - 0.8 - 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 5.6 4.4 2.8 1.2
Mount Bold Reservoir 2.0 0.2 - - - - 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.8 - 7.8 - - 11.0 11.8 0.4 - 4.8 - 0.4 - 0.4 - - - 7.2 3.0 1.8 1.2
Mount Crawford AWS 0.8 - - - - - 3.6 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 15.0 0.2 0.2 12.6 15.6 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 0.4 0.2 - - - 0.8 2.6 2.0 0.8
Mount Lofty 0.6 0.4 - - - 2.4 5.6 5.4 0.8 1.0 0.4 6.6 0.4 - 30.2 13.6 0.2 - 1.6


0.2
- - 5.0 6.6
2.2
Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) 0.6 - - - - 1.0 5.2 2.2 0.4 0.2 - 5.0 - - 12.6 12.8 - - 1.0 - - - - 0.2 - - 7.2 3.6 2.4 0.2
Mt Torrens 1.6 0.2 - - - - 6.6 1.2 - 1.6 - 8.4 - 0.2 5.6 12.6 - - 1.0 - - 0.2 - - - - 2.0 1.0 3.2 2.6
Mylor (Biggs Flat) 1.2 - - - - - 8.0 1.6 0.4 0.6 - 6.8 - 0.2 7.6 12.2 0.2 - 0.8 - 0.4 - 0.2 - - - 5.8 5.2 2.8 1.0
Noarlunga - - - -
- 3.6 0.8 0.2 - - 7.0 - - 13.4 9.6 - - 0.2 - - - - - - - 12.4 2.8 0.8 1.0
North Adelaide - - - - - 0.8 - 8.4 5.2 0.2 - 20.4 - 3.8 - - - - - - - 4.2 2.2

Parafield Airport 0.2 - - - - 0.6 5.8 4.2 1.0 - - 5.6 - - 8.0 14.8 0.2 - 1.8 -
- - - - - 2.8 1.6 6.4 1.0
Piccadilly (Woodhouse) - 0.4 - - 0.3 2.4 5.0 4.8 0.5 0.8 - 6.4 - 0.2 28.0 25.0 - - 2.0 - 0.2 - - - 0.4 - 6.0 7.6 3.3 0.4
Prospect Hill 3.0 - - - - - 1.8 2.6 1.6 2.4 0.2 7.0 - - 10.2 10.4 0.2 - 0.6 - - 0.8 - - - - 7.0 4.2 2.0 0.6
Red Creek (Burwood) - - - - - 0.4 0.4 1.4 0.4 1.0 - 4.2 - - 1.2 4.0 - - - - 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 5.4 0.6 0.2 -
Rosslyn Park (Seaview)

- - - 0.6 6.6 4.4 -




















Sellicks Beach





1.6



7.4

11.2 14.6









12.6

4.4
Uraidla





9.0 4.0


6.0

31.0 28.8









6.0 3.6 3.2 2.0
Uraidla (Sutton Creek) 0.4 0.2 - - - 1.6 6.2 5.4 0.4 0.8 - 5.8 0.4 - 31.6 27.0 - - 0.8 - - - 0.2 - - - 5.6 5.2 3.4 1.0
Verdun




2.0 4.6 2.6 0.4 1.0 - 7.0 - - 9.4 12.8 0.2 - 0.8 - 0.2 - 0.4 - - - 5.4 4.6 2.2 0.4
Williamstown - - - - - - 4.6 1.2 - - - 8.0 0.2 - 9.6 11.4 0.2 - 0.4










Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) 0.4 - - - - 0.4 6.8 1.4 0.2 - - 14.0 - 0.2 10.0 13.4 0.4 - - - - 0.6 - - - - 1.0 3.0 2.8 0.8
Willunga 3.6 - - - - 3.6 4.6 - 36.2 - 4.2 - - - - - - - 10.4 3.6

Woodside (Inverbrackie) 1.6 - 0.2 - - 0.4 5.0 3.2 - 1.8 0.2 5.8 - 0.2 4.6 10.0 0.2 - 0.4 - 0.6 - 0.2 - - - 2.0 1.4 1.8 0.4
Woodside (Wicks Estate) 0.8 0.2 - - - 1.0 5.4 2.6 0.2 0.4 - 6.2 - - 8.4 10.6 0.2 - 0.4 - 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 - - 3.0 2.0 1.4 0.4
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.

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 represent a socio-economic definition of each capital city. This means the greater capital city boundary includes people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the capital city, but live in the small towns and rural areas surrounding the capital city. It does not define the built up edge of the capital city.

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 1 pm on Monday 1 May 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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