Greater Adelaide in November 2023

Rainfall

Temperature

  • November mean maximum temperatures were generally close to average at sites across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills.
  • Daytime temperatures were cooler than average on most days during November however, several locations recorded very high daily maximum temperatures on the 10th.
  • The highest temperature recorded in Greater Adelaide during November was 41.6  °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 10th.
  • Mean maximum temperatures ranged from 1.8  °C cooler than average at Kuitpo Forest Reserve to 1.9  °C warmer than average at Mount Lofty.
  • November mean minimum temperatures were generally cooler than average at most sites across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills.
  • Mean minimum temperatures ranged from 1.7  °C cooler than average at Mount Crawford to 0.9  °C warmer than average at Mount Barker.
  • The lowest temperature recorded during November was 3.9  °C at Mount Lofty on the 1st.
  • Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) had its lowest November mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.

Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)

  • Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 60.6 mm, which is 195% of the long-term average of 31.1 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 24.6 °C, which is 0.2 °C above the long-term average of 24.4 °C.
  • The warmest day was 40.3 °C on the 10th, and the coolest day was on the 23rd when the temperature reached 19.1 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 11.8 °C, which is 1.4 °C below the long-term average of 13.2 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 7.6 °C on the 1st, and the warmest morning was on the 10th when the minimum temperature was 16.1 °C.

Extremes in November 2023
Hottest day 41.6 °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 10th
Warmest days on average 26.1 °C at Parafield Airport
Coolest days on average 19.9 °C at Kuitpo Forest Reserve
19.9 °C at Mount Lofty
Coldest day 12.5 °C at Mount Lofty on the 28th
Coldest night 3.9 °C at Mount Lofty on the 1st
Coolest nights on average 8.4 °C at Mount Lofty
Warmest nights on average 12.4 °C at Noarlunga
Warmest night 19.8 °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 10th
Warmest on average overall 18.8 °C at Parafield Airport
Coolest on average overall 14.2 °C at Mount Lofty
Wettest overall 103.8 mm at Brownhill Creek (Scotch College)
Wettest day 74.8 mm at Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) on the 28th
Strongest wind gust 80 km/h at Outer Harbour (Black Pole) on the 28th

Record highest November daily rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Sellicks Beach 44.6 on the 28th 42.6 on the 13th in 2022 32
McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) 49.6 on the 28th 28.0 on the 8th in 2005 31
Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) 74.8 on the 28th 37.8 on the 8th in 2005 26
Noarlunga 46.2 on the 28th 27.4 on the 3rd in 2007 24
Adelaide (Keswick) 37.4 on the 28th 33.2 on the 8th in 2005 23
Belair (St Johns) 52.8 on the 28th 50.6 on the 8th in 2005 21
Adelaide Airport Alert 39.6 on the 28th 23.6 on the 13th in 2022 20



Record highest November total rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
November
Noarlunga 74.6 50.8 in 2005 24 24.7



Lowest November mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years
Observed
(°C)
Most recent
lower
Average for
November
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 11.8 11.3 in 1960* 13.2

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




Summary statistics for November 2023
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
November
2023
Diff
from
average
Highest for
November
2023
Mean for
November
2023
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
November
2023
Total for
November
2023
Average
for
November
Rank of
November
2023
Fraction of
November
average
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 24.6 +0.2 40.3 10th 11.8 -1.4 7.6 1st 60.6 31.1 v high 195%
Adelaide Airport 23.5 -0.5 40.0 10th 12.2 -0.7 8.1 1st 60.6 25.8 v high 235%
Edinburgh RAAF 25.3 -0.5 41.6 10th 11.6 -1.3 5.9 1st 37.8 26.0 high 145%
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 19.9 -1.8 38.1 10th 9.8 -1.3 6.7 1st 60.0 40.9 high 147%
Mount Barker 22.5 -0.1 37.9 10th 9.9 +0.9 4.6 1st 69.2 40.6 high 170%
Mount Crawford AWS 22.3 +0.1 37.8 10th 8.9 -1.7 4.7 1st 69.2 38.8 high 178%
Mount Lofty 19.9 +1.9 34.5 10th 8.4 -0.8 3.9 1st 67.4 44.6 high 151%
Noarlunga 23.4 -1.2 40.0 10th 12.4 -1.5 6.8 1st 74.6 24.7 highest 302%
Parafield Airport 26.1 +0.7 41.4 10th 11.5 -1.3 5.6 1st 46.8 27.0 v high 173%

Daily maximum temperatures for November 2023
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)22.325.023.423.425.826.226.627.831.240.323.019.721.321.223.622.325.126.924.826.324.325.519.121.221.523.426.119.524.127.0
Adelaide Airport21.724.422.723.422.321.723.026.930.540.023.119.620.019.722.422.624.123.321.523.024.325.218.120.120.523.726.419.623.227.1
Edinburgh RAAF21.324.924.124.426.727.827.326.433.041.626.221.222.022.023.822.924.028.026.025.226.527.018.022.123.224.527.319.823.628.0
Kuitpo Forest Reserve17.119.017.017.222.625.722.623.327.738.116.714.619.515.821.216.719.324.323.920.218.118.515.418.316.517.519.513.517.321.0
Mount Barker20.222.019.420.825.427.725.826.429.737.920.017.522.517.223.619.722.925.625.523.421.622.015.820.719.721.222.514.319.024.3
Mount Crawford AWS18.321.519.819.424.627.328.027.529.537.819.616.921.418.424.017.921.425.026.326.122.321.916.319.118.919.921.813.922.123.5
Mount Lofty16.919.517.417.821.524.124.725.326.834.518.014.019.314.320.516.720.023.023.323.318.919.315.716.015.418.119.712.518.422.0
Noarlunga21.824.621.021.323.224.627.527.528.240.021.218.922.520.224.421.024.325.625.224.422.622.616.720.319.622.124.419.021.725.6
Parafield Airport22.525.525.224.826.928.428.327.433.241.426.121.423.822.924.223.525.428.827.227.126.827.219.623.123.325.427.719.826.428.7
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 November 2023
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)7.69.810.110.79.510.310.29.310.816.115.29.38.413.49.312.59.59.413.512.710.913.814.814.514.515.613.111.712.315.8
Adelaide Airport8.110.411.711.39.09.611.29.711.414.815.411.09.613.69.613.411.29.113.613.412.914.314.614.415.115.713.811.412.215.7
Edinburgh RAAF5.99.67.610.97.910.210.57.610.719.816.08.28.914.59.113.69.27.514.512.79.113.315.214.313.815.913.811.713.013.5
Kuitpo Forest Reserve6.76.88.78.57.19.59.39.310.314.111.48.59.59.59.210.08.68.89.510.810.411.110.011.112.611.69.99.69.812.4
Mount Barker4.66.29.18.75.05.410.59.811.511.512.48.010.110.511.010.68.28.910.611.511.611.510.511.012.512.310.59.09.813.0
Mount Crawford AWS4.76.16.96.46.012.910.97.19.016.011.26.86.69.28.38.46.27.410.69.39.09.38.99.311.811.28.97.68.311.6
Mount Lofty3.95.36.56.05.412.212.68.08.016.79.46.36.88.47.77.85.96.612.58.78.78.68.48.610.110.28.46.87.810.5
Noarlunga6.810.311.511.710.012.111.511.813.018.713.99.611.712.710.012.811.611.912.413.212.214.313.214.115.314.112.811.811.815.4
Parafield Airport5.612.011.28.610.78.59.28.412.616.915.57.97.813.410.612.98.99.014.512.78.411.014.114.313.615.613.911.412.814.2
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 November 2023
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Adelaide (Glen Osmond) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - - 17.4 0.2 0.2 - 41.1 7.2 -
Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - - 17.4 - 0.2 - 29.6 7.8
Adelaide (Keswick) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - 1.8 21.0 - - - 37.4 3.6 -
Adelaide (Morphett Vale) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - - 20.8 4.2 0.4 - 53.0 8.2
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - 22.8 - - - 33.6 3.8 -
Adelaide Airport - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - - 19.2 - - - 38.0 2.6 -
Adelaide Airport Alert - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - 0.2 19.8 - - - 39.6 2.8 -
Aldgate - - - 0.1 - - - - - - - - - 1.2 - 0.4 - - - - - - - 19.0 - 1.0 - 32.2 10.0 -
Ashton - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - - - - - - - 0.2 21.6 0.2 0.4 - 29.6 12.8 0.2
Ashton Co-op - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - - 19.8 0.2 0.8 35.6 10.6
Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - 0.2 19.4 - 0.6 - 38.0 7.8 -
Beaumont - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - 15.8 - 0.2 - 37.2 6.2 -
Belair - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - 13.4 - 1.0 - 32.8 5.8 -
Belair (St Johns) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - - - - - - - - 20.6 - 0.6 - 52.8 7.2 -
Belair (State Flora Nursery) 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17.2 - 1.2 - 45.4 8.4
Bellevue Heights 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 1.2 - 0.2 - - - - - - - 19.0 0.2 0.2 - 56.0 5.8 -
Birdwood - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 1.4 - 0.2 - - - - - - 1.6 22.4 - 0.4 - 19.0 20.6 -
Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - - - - - - - - 21.6 - 0.2 0.2 74.8 5.8 0.2
Burnside - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - 15.0 - - - 32.4 4.6 -
Clarendon












1.0







19.2

39.0 8.0
Crafers West - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - - - 19.0 - 1.4 - 35.6 11.8 -
Cromer Road - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - 1.0 27.0 - 0.4 - 15.6 27.0 -
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - 22.6 - 0.6 - 18.2 22.2 0.2
Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - 4.0 6.4 0.8 0.2 - 0.2 0.2
Edinburgh RAAF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - 10.8 - - - 21.6 5.4 -
Forreston Alert - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - 0.2 24.0 0.2 0.2 - 27.6 16.4 -
Gawler - -



























Gould Creek (Hermitage) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13.8 - - 0.2 33.6 10.6 -
Gumeracha - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - 24.0 - - - 44.8

Hahndorf - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.7 - 0.5 - - - - - - - 21.2 - 1.4 - 22.6 18.6 -
Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 14.0 - - - 25.0 5.8 -
Happy Valley Reservoir - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - - 18.0 - 0.8 - 40.4 19.2 0.2
Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - 0.2 30.2 - 0.6 - 15.4 19.2 0.2
Inglewood - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 20.2 - 0.2 - 33.0 13.6 -
Kangarilla (Saddlebags) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - - 16.0 3.6 1.2 - 40.8 14.6 -
Kanmantoo (Millbrae) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 - 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 22.4 - 0.2 - 14.8 25.0 -
Kersbrook - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - 21.4 0.2 0.4 - 26.4 14.6 0.2
Kilburn - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 15.4 - - - 27.2 1.0 -
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 0.2 - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - 1.2 - - - - - - - - - 15.4 2.8 1.6 - 23.8 14.6 0.2
Lenswood - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 0.4 - - - - - - - - 21.0 - 0.8 - 24.0 17.4 -
Lenswood (Stringybark) 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 - - - - - - - - 0.2 21.4 - 0.4 0.2 20.0 11.4 -
Lobethal (Graeber) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - 0.2 18.2 - 0.4 - 23.0 25.8 -
Lobethal (Maidment Road) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - 23.6 - 0.4 - 23.8 17.8 -
Long Ridge (Greenhill) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - 0.2 16.4 - 0.4 - 37.8 7.2 -
Longwood Alert - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - - - - 17.8 - 0.6 - 26.0 11.0 -
McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - 13.4 - - 0.4 49.6 14.6
Mitchell Park (Marion) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - - - - - - - 0.2 22.2 - - - 43.4 4.8 -
Montacute - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - 15.6 0.2 0.2 - 25.2 8.2 -
Morphettville - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - 1.0 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 36.0 -
Mount Barker - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.6 - 0.6 - - - - - - - 26.6 1.0 1.0 - 19.6 18.6 0.2
Mount Bold Reservoir - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - - 15.6 2.6 1.0 - 17.6 34.2
Mount Crawford AWS - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 18.8 - 0.4 - 34.2 15.4 0.2
Mount Lofty - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - 1.2 - - - - - - - - - 20.2 - 1.4 - 34.2 10.2 -
Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.4 - - - - - - - - - 17.6 2.0 0.6 0.2 33.4 11.8 -
Mt Torrens - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - 0.2 30.8 - 0.4 - 18.8 19.8 -
Mylor (Biggs Flat) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - 20.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 25.0 18.8 -
Noarlunga - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.6 - - - - - - - - - 19.6 0.6 0.4 - 46.2 7.2 -
North Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35.0
Parafield Airport - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - 0.6 16.2 - - - 25.4 4.4 -
Piccadilly (Woodhouse) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0 - - - - - - - - - 19.5 - - - 31.0 10.6
Prospect Hill - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 - 0.2 - - - - - - - 14.0 1.0 2.6 - 22.8 17.0 -
Red Creek (Burwood) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.2 - - - - - - - - 0.2 20.4 0.6 0.4 - 12.2 15.8 -
Sellicks Beach












1.4








14.4


44.6 6.4
Uraidla






















16.4
1.0
28.6 13.8
Uraidla (Sutton Creek) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 0.2 - - - - - - - - 21.2 - 1.0 - 31.6 12.8 -
Verdun - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.8 0.2 - - - - - - - - 20.4 - 0.8 - 24.0 12.4 -
Williamstown - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.3 - - - - - - - - - 11.5 - - - 30.4 18.4
Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 10.8 0.2 - - 24.2 17.8
Willunga - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 - - - - - - - - - 13.2 3.0 39.0 14.0
Woodside (Inverbrackie) - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - 1.0 - 0.2 - - - - - - - 23.0 0.2 0.6 - 21.8 17.6 -
Woodside (Wicks Estate) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 - - - - - - - - 0.2 19.0 0.2 1.0 - 16.2 24.6 0.2
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 10 am on Friday 1 December 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.


Creative Commons By Attribution logo Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

Climate