Monday, 1 January 2024 - Monthly Climate Summary for Greater Adelaide - Product code IDCKGC13L0
Greater Adelaide in December 2023
Rainfall
- Rainfall in December was above to very much above average across Adelaide and the Hills.
- Most of the rain fell between the 9th and 12th as low pressure troughs and a cold front crossed the city, with widespread falls of more than 50 mm across the 4 days.
- On the 10th, Noarlunga had its highest December daily rainfall on record.
- Multiple sites had their highest total December rainfall on record or their highest total December rainfall for at least 20 years.
Temperature
- Daytime temperatures were general cooler than average across Adelaide and the Hills.
- Mean maximum temperatures ranged from 2.6 °C below average at Kuitpo Forest Reserve to equalling the December average at Mount Lofty.
- On the 9th, several sites had their coldest December day on record.
- Kuitpo Forest Reserve and Mount Barker had their lowest December mean daily maximum temperature since 2001 and Kuitpo Forest Reserve had its lowest December mean temperature since 2001.
- Night-time temperatures were generally slightly cooler than average across Adelaide and the Hills.
- Mean minimum temperatures ranged from 0.9 °C cooler than average at Noarlunga to 1.2 °C warmer than average at Mount Barker.
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)
- Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 73.4 mm, which is 280% of the long-term average of 26.2 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 25.5 °C, which is 1.4 °C below the long-term average of 26.9 °C.
- The warmest day was 36.0 °C on the 4th, and the coolest day was on the 9th when the temperature reached 15.9 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 14.8 °C, which is 0.3 °C below the long-term average of 15.1 °C.
- The coldest morning was 9.7 °C on the 3rd, and the warmest morning was on the 8th when the minimum temperature was 22.2 °C.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in December 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 39.0 °C at Edinburgh RAAF on the 8th |
| Warmest days on average | 27.3 °C at Parafield Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 20.4 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day | 11.8 °C at Mount Lofty on the 9th |
| Coldest night | 6.2 °C at Mount Lofty on the 20th |
| Coolest nights on average | 10.4 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Warmest nights on average | 15.0 °C at Adelaide Airport |
| Warmest night | 23.7 °C at Parafield Airport on the 8th |
| Warmest on average overall | 20.7 °C at Parafield Airport |
| Coolest on average overall | 15.4 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall | 138.4 mm at Prospect Hill |
| Wettest day | 51.4 mm at Prospect Hill on the 10th |
| Strongest wind gust | 106 km/h at Mount Crawford AWS on the 8th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record highest December daily rainfall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Noarlunga | 40.0 | on the 10th | 33.6 | on the 28th in 2016 | 24 | |
| Record highest December total rainfall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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| Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | 94.2 | 73.8 | in 1937 | 119 | 25.9 |
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | 70.0 | 61.0 | in 2016 | 29 | 23.7 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 107.0 | 86.6 | in 2010 | 26 | 35.8 |
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | 81.2 | 74.6 | in 2016 | 25 | 27.0 |
| Noarlunga | 84.8 | 48.0 | in 2016 | 24 | 22.4 |
| Crafers West | 111.4 | 108.2 | in 2010 | 23 | 44.5 |
| Belair (St Johns) | 82.2 | 80.0 | in 2016 | 22 | 32.8 |
| Long Ridge (Greenhill) | 84.0 | 77.2 | in 2010 | 21 | 32.2 |
| Highest December total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 73.4 | 86.9 | in 1936* | 26.2 | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | 92.4 | 117.4 | in 1992 | 29.4 | |
| Mount Barker | 110.0 | 164.8 | in 1992 | 35.1 | |
| Mount Bold Reservoir | 114.8 | 139.0 | in 1992 | 36.3 | |
| Willunga | 100.8 | 112.4 | in 1992 | 25.7 | |
| Prospect Hill | 138.4 | 151.4 | in 1992* | 39.6 | |
| Sellicks Beach | 74.8 | 92.9 | in 1992* | 25.1 | |
| Clarendon | 90.8 | 110.5 | in 1993* | 35.4 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record lowest December daily maximum temperature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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| Edinburgh RAAF | 17.2 | on the 9th | = 17.2 | on the 20th in 1988 | 52 | 28.1 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 12.8 | on the 9th | 13.3 | on the 19th in 2010 | 30 | 25.2 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 12.8 | on the 9th | 13.0 | on the 3rd in 2001 | 26 | 24.0 |
| Noarlunga | 15.3 | on the 9th | 16.9 | on the 13th in 2018 | 24 | 26.6 |
| Lowest December mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for December |
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| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 21.4 | 19.4 | in 2001 | 24.0 | |
| Mount Barker | 23.4 | 21.9 | in 2001 | 25.2 | |
| Lowest December mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for December |
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| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 16.6 | 14.7 | in 2001 | 18.3 | |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for December 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for December 2023 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2023 |
Mean for December 2023 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2023 |
Total for December 2023 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2023 |
Fraction of December average |
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| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 25.5 | -1.4 | 36.0 | 4th | 14.8 | -0.3 | 9.7 | 3rd | 73.4 | 26.2 | v high | 280% |
| Adelaide Airport | 25.0 | -0.9 | 34.4 | 4th | 15.0 | +0.3 | 10.0 | 3rd | 56.2 | 23.6 | v high | 238% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 26.6 | -1.5 | 39.0 | 8th | 14.6 | -0.2 | 9.5 | 3rd | 57.2 | 24.8 | v high | 231% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 21.4 | -2.6 | 32.4 | 4th | 11.8 | -0.8 | 9.2 | 3rd | 107.0 | 35.8 | highest | 299% |
| Mount Barker | 23.4 | -1.8 | 34.0 | 8th | 11.7 | +1.2 | 7.5 | 17th | 110.0 | 35.1 | v high | 313% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 22.8 | -2.4 | 34.6 | 8th | 11.4 | -0.7 | 6.7 | 20th | 61.4 | 32.6 | high | 188% |
| Mount Lofty | 20.4 | 0.0 | 30.4 | 4th | 10.4 | -0.4 | 6.2 | 20th | 121.0 | 49.9 | high | 242% |
| Noarlunga | 24.4 | -2.2 | 34.9 | 4th | 14.5 | -0.9 | 11.0 | 3rd | 84.8 | 22.4 | highest | 379% |
| Parafield Airport | 27.3 | -0.7 | 37.8 | 8th | 14.2 | -0.7 | 9.5 | 3rd | 56.4 | 24.6 | v high | 229% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | 25.0 | 21.7 | 29.0 | 36.0 | 27.4 | 31.3 | 31.7 | 34.8 | 15.9 | 22.5 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 24.1 | 22.4 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 29.6 | 31.7 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 22.6 | 28.2 | 27.6 | 21.8 | 19.7 | 21.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 25.1 | 21.8 | 26.6 |
| Adelaide Airport | 22.7 | 21.8 | 28.5 | 34.4 | 25.8 | 30.2 | 32.5 | 33.1 | 16.0 | 21.2 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 23.8 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 21.1 | 29.6 | 30.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 22.9 | 29.1 | 24.9 | 21.9 | 20.0 | 21.7 | 24.9 | 29.8 | 25.1 | 21.2 | 27.2 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 25.9 | 23.5 | 30.7 | 37.4 | 28.3 | 32.6 | 31.3 | 39.0 | 17.2 | 20.7 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 29.7 | 32.8 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 25.1 | 28.2 | 28.4 | 23.1 | 20.6 | 23.9 | 26.2 | 31.3 | 27.7 | 23.3 | 27.7 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 19.7 | 16.3 | 27.1 | 32.4 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 29.9 | 31.3 | 12.8 | 15.8 | 24.6 | 21.8 | 21.4 | 17.4 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 26.3 | 27.4 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 17.2 | 23.6 | 26.1 | 18.3 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 18.5 | 22.4 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 20.4 |
| Mount Barker | 22.5 | 18.1 | 28.0 | 33.8 | 30.2 | 29.7 | 27.7 | 34.0 | 13.8 | 16.6 | 25.4 | 24.3 | 23.2 | 21.3 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 27.3 | 29.0 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 20.6 | 26.6 | 28.5 | 20.4 | 15.9 | 17.2 | 20.9 | 25.6 | 21.3 | 19.4 | 23.8 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 23.5 | 18.1 | 26.5 | 33.7 | 27.0 | 32.2 | 28.4 | 34.6 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 18.0 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 27.2 | 30.3 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 19.7 | 25.9 | 27.4 | 18.9 | 15.2 | 18.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 21.0 | 19.2 | 22.8 |
| Mount Lofty | 19.9 | 15.4 | 23.9 | 30.4 | 26.1 | 29.4 | 28.8 | 29.8 | 11.8 | 14.1 | 21.3 | 20.0 | 18.6 | 15.6 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 25.3 | 26.1 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 17.7 | 23.6 | 24.9 | 16.2 | 12.2 | 14.3 | 20.7 | 23.1 | 18.9 | 16.9 | 21.2 |
| Noarlunga | 23.8 | 20.1 | 28.5 | 34.9 | 27.8 | 30.5 | 31.8 | 32.2 | 15.3 | 19.1 | 26.4 | 24.9 | 23.1 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 29.4 | 29.8 | 20.4 | 19.8 | 21.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 21.2 | 18.2 | 19.5 | 23.7 | 27.6 | 22.5 | 20.5 | 25.2 |
| Parafield Airport | 26.7 | 24.2 | 30.6 | 37.1 | 29.4 | 33.7 | 32.4 | 37.8 | 17.7 | 20.8 | 26.9 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 23.1 | 23.7 | 23.1 | 30.9 | 32.8 | 23.2 | 25.2 | 29.0 | 29.2 | 24.0 | 21.3 | 25.1 | 28.4 | 30.9 | 28.0 | 23.2 | 27.8 | |
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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 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | 12.5 | 14.7 | 9.7 | 17.4 | 19.4 | 15.1 | 19.4 | 22.2 | 15.9 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 10.3 | 18.7 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 13.4 | 12.0 |
| Adelaide Airport | 14.0 | 15.2 | 10.0 | 15.9 | 19.5 | 15.7 | 19.3 | 21.3 | 16.0 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 17.7 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 13.4 | 15.1 | 11.0 | 19.1 | 14.5 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 17.1 | 14.2 | 13.1 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 13.0 | 14.2 | 9.5 | 16.0 | 18.9 | 14.9 | 20.0 | 22.9 | 16.6 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 17.6 | 14.9 | 16.1 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 19.1 | 15.4 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 14.1 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 12.6 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 10.4 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 11.7 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 14.4 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 15.6 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 15.2 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 9.7 |
| Mount Barker | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 13.4 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 16.3 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 9.1 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 10.4 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 14.3 | 17.4 | 11.3 | 14.2 | 18.0 | 12.3 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 14.3 | 10.7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| Mount Lofty | 9.9 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 12.4 | 16.8 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 14.0 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 8.0 | 6.9 |
| Noarlunga | 14.1 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 16.8 | 18.8 | 15.2 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 15.1 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 19.3 | 13.9 | 11.0 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 15.6 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 13.4 | 11.8 |
| Parafield Airport | 13.1 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 14.7 | 18.6 | 14.5 | 19.5 | 23.7 | 16.2 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 9.9 | 19.5 | 14.9 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 12.3 | 17.7 | 12.1 | 11.1 |
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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 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.8 | 26.4 | → | 23.0 | - | 3.4 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.8 | - | - | 0.4 | - | ||
| Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 22.0 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 0.4 | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | ||||||
| Adelaide (Keswick) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 7.4 | 26.6 | 9.0 | 14.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Adelaide (Morphett Vale) | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 44.6 | 15.4 | 21.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | 0.4 | |||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 30.6 | 11.8 | 20.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Adelaide Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.8 | 28.4 | 7.4 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Adelaide Airport Alert | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.6 | 31.8 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Aldgate | - | 0.6 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 12.0 | 39.4 | 20.2 | 24.4 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 7.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Ashton | - | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 9.6 | 32.0 | 17.2 | 15.4 | - | 6.4 | - | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Ashton Co-op | - | 0.6 | → | 0.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 12.4 | → | 47.8 | 15.6 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | → | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||
| Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 25.0 | 18.0 | 23.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Balhannah (Gumbooya) | 16.6 | 6.2 | 19.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.0 | 0.6 | - | 0.4 | - | - | ||||||||||
| Beaumont | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | 25.4 | 13.8 | 21.8 | - | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Belair | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 20.4 | 10.6 | 15.6 | - | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | |
| Belair (St Johns) | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.6 | 28.2 | 12.2 | 25.6 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Belair (State Flora Nursery) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.8 | 26.4 | 13.2 | 18.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.8 | |||||
| Bellevue Heights | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 35.4 | 16.0 | 22.8 | 0.4 | 2.6 | - | 0.6 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Birdwood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 30.2 | 6.4 | 18.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | - | 1.4 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 8.0 | 0.1 | - | 7.8 | - | - | |
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 6.4 | 29.0 | 13.8 | 23.4 | 0.2 | 4.4 | - | 0.6 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Burnside | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 22.0 | 11.2 | 19.6 | - | 2.6 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cherry Gardens | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 38.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | - | 5.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4 | 0.8 | - | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Clarendon | 1.0 | → | → | → | 78.0 | → | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | → | → | 7.2 | → | → | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Crafers West | - | 1.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 10.4 | 37.8 | 18.2 | 17.4 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 12.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Cromer Road | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 33.8 | 4.8 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.6 | - | - | 3.6 | 0.2 | - | |
| Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 24.2 | 7.8 | 18.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | - | - | 3.8 | - | - | |
| Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edinburgh RAAF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | 28.4 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | |
| Felixstow (Payneham) | 9.6 | 11.2 | 17.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | ||||||||||
| Forreston Alert | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.4 | 26.4 | 4.6 | 17.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.4 | - | - | 7.2 | 0.2 | - | |
| Gould Creek (Hermitage) | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 22.8 | 8.6 | 13.6 | - | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - | |
| Greenacres | 9.0 | 12.6 | 17.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | ||||||||||
| Gumeracha | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51.6 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 4.6 | |||
| Hahndorf | - | 2.7 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 15.9 | 33.7 | 9.8 | 20.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 12.6 | 0.5 | - | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 4.4 | 25.2 | 12.8 | 9.4 | - | 1.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 37.4 | 17.6 | 24.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | - | - | 1.0 | |||
| Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) | - | 1.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 30.4 | 4.8 | 16.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Inglewood | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 4.2 | 25.0 | 11.6 | 19.4 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 6.8 | - | - | |
| Ironstone Road | 23.8 | 5.8 | 23.4 | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | - | 0.2 | 3.0 | - | - | ||||||||||
| Kangarilla (Saddlebags) | - | 1.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 9.8 | 44.0 | 17.0 | 22.6 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 14.6 | 0.8 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | |
| Kanmantoo (Millbrae) | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 36.0 | 3.8 | 9.8 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Kersbrook | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.2 | 26.2 | 5.6 | 18.4 | - | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | 4.4 | - | - | |
| Kilburn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 5.6 | 26.2 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 43.0 | 14.4 | 20.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 13.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | - | |
| Lenswood | - | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 36.4 | 8.6 | 22.8 | 0.4 | 3.6 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 12.8 | 0.4 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | |
| Lenswood (Stringybark) | - | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2 | 28.0 | 7.4 | 23.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Lobethal (Graeber) | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 29.8 | 5.0 | 15.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Lobethal (Maidment Road) | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | 30.8 | 6.8 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 12.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | |
| Long Ridge (Greenhill) | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 27.6 | 15.4 | 20.6 | 0.2 | 3.6 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.8 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Longwood Alert | - | 0.2 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 48.4 | 18.6 | 22.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.8 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 50.6 | 14.8 | 0.6 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||
| Mitchell Park (Marion) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | 34.2 | 11.6 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | - | 0.4 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Montacute | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 19.8 | 9.0 | 12.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Morphettville | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 3.2 | 38.4 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mount Barker | - | 2.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 11.6 | 42.2 | 5.2 | 21.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 20.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Mount Bold Reservoir | - | 0.8 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 48.4 | 15.6 | 24.6 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 9.6 | 0.8 | - | 0.8 | |||
| Mount Crawford AWS | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | 25.4 | 4.4 | 15.0 | - | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.4 | - | 0.2 | 3.2 | - | - | |
| Mount Lofty | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 13.0 | 41.0 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 19.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | |
| Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 6.6 | 47.0 | 13.2 | 25.6 | 0.2 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.4 | - | - | |
| Mt Torrens | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 34.2 | 4.6 | 13.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 12.8 | - | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | |
| Mylor (Biggs Flat) | - | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 7.8 | 41.2 | 13.2 | 16.8 | - | 2.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 12.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | |
| Noarlunga | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4.8 | 40.0 | 12.6 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | |
| North Adelaide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | → | → | 47.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | |||
| Parafield Airport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.4 | 25.4 | 14.0 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.6 | - | - | ||
| Piccadilly (Woodhouse) | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | 13.4 | 36.0 | 17.6 | 24.8 | - | 7.4 | - | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 14.0 | ||||||
| Prospect Hill | - | 2.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | 51.4 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 0.4 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.4 | 14.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | - | 0.4 | |
| Red Creek (Burwood) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 34.2 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7.8 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
| Rosslyn Park (Seaview) | 7.4 | 15.6 | 23.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | ||||||||||
| Sellicks Beach | 1.2 | 1.0 | 39.2 | 8.2 | 14.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 4.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla | 1.0 | 8.6 | 36.8 | 18.4 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 14.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uraidla (Sutton Creek) | - | 0.4 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 9.4 | 42.8 | 19.0 | 23.2 | - | 7.0 | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 13.4 | 0.4 | - | 0.8 | - | - | |
| Verdun | - | 2.2 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 40.4 | 8.6 | 15.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | 12.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | - | - | |
| Williamstown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | 24.0 | 4.6 | 12.6 | - | 2.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | 3.6 | |||
| Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.2 | 21.6 | 6.8 | 11.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | ||||||
| Willunga | - | → | → | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | → | → | 56.0 | 29.8 | - | 2.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | → | → | → | → | 8.6 | |||||
| Woodside (Inverbrackie) | - | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 5.6 | 37.2 | 7.0 | 15.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | 0.8 | - | 0.8 | - | - | |
| Woodside (Wicks Estate) | - | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 28.0 | 4.6 | 16.0 | - | 1.0 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.8 | 0.2 | - | 0.6 | - | - | |
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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.
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 6 pm on Monday 1 January 2024. 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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