Wednesday, 1 May 2024 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0
South Australia in April 2024
Rainfall
- April 2024 was the eighth-driest April on record (since 1900) for South Australia as a whole.
- For South Australia as a whole, April rainfall was 86% below the 1961–1990 average.
- Rainfall totals in April were below (lowest 30% of all years since 1900) to very much below (lowest 10% of all years since 1900) average across most of the state.
- Little or no rain was recorded for the month in most of the state's north.
- Rainfall totals were within 10 mm of the 1961–1990 average across much of the Northeast Pastoral district, including small, isolated areas with April totals in the highest 30% of all years since 1900 in southern parts of the district.
- The wettest area of the state was in the Lower South East, with Mount Gambier recording a monthly total of 49.8 mm, though still below the site's April average of 54.1 mm.
- Rainfall totals for the 3 months since February 2024 have been very much below average across the central and eastern agricultural districts, including some areas of lowest on record for the 3-month period (since 1900).
Temperature
- South Australia as a whole had its coolest April since 1983 based on the overall mean temperature.
- Mean maximum temperatures were below average (lowest 30% of all years since 1910) across most of the state, up to 4 °C cooler than the 1961–1990 average in the West Coast district.
- The April mean maximum temperature for South Australia was 1.14 °C below the 1961–1990 average, the lowest since 2015.
- A few sites had their lowest April mean daily maximum temperature on record or their lowest April mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
- Mean minimum temperatures were cooler than the 1961–1990 average across most of the state and in the lowest 10% of all years since 1910 across many agricultural districts.
- The April mean minimum temperature for South Australia was 2.14 °C below the 1961–1990 average, the tenth-lowest on record (since 1910) and lowest since 1999.
- Some sites had their lowest April temperature on record.
- Numerous sites had their lowest April mean daily minimum temperature on record or their lowest April mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- The April mean temperature for South Australia was 1.63 °C below the 1961–1990 average, the lowest since 1983.
- Multiple sites had their lowest April mean temperature on record or their lowest April mean temperature for at least 20 years.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in April 2024 | |
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| Hottest day | 34.6 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on the 1st |
| Warmest days on average | 27.6 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 15.8 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day | 11.3 °C at Mount Lofty on the 30th |
| Coldest night | -1.5 °C at Yunta Airstrip on the 27th |
| Coolest nights on average | 5.2 °C at Wudinna Aero |
| Warmest nights on average | 14.2 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Warmest night | 22.4 °C at Andamooka on the 1st |
| Warmest on average overall | 20.2 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Coolest on average overall | 11.8 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall | 49.8 mm at Mount Gambier Aero |
| Wettest day | 38.8 mm at Hallett (Old Canowie) on the 1st |
| Strongest wind gust | 78 km/h at Cape Willoughby on the 23rd |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record lowest April mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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| Nullarbor | 21.9 | 22.1 | in 2015 | 37 | 24.9 |
| Moomba Airport | 26.2 | 26.7 | in 1996 | 28 | 29.3 |
| Lowest April mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for April |
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| Robe | 17.6 | 17.4 | in 1995 | 18.9 | |
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 18.2 | =18.2 | in 2001 | 20.0 | |
| Record lowest April temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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| Streaky Bay | 4.0 | on the 25th | 5.0 | on the 25th in 1965 | 67 | 12.8 |
| Meningie | 0.2 | on the 21st | 0.6 | on the 3rd in 1976 | 58 | 10.9 |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 4.8 | on the 24th | 5.1 | on the 21st in 2001 | 27 | 12.2 |
| Wudinna Aero | -0.1 | on the 24th | 1.6 | on the 11th in 2012 | 26 | 10.3 |
| Karoonda | 0.6 | on the 22nd | 2.0 | on the 20th in 2013 | 22 | 9.7 |
| Robe Airfield | 0.4 | on the 22nd | 1.2 | on the 18th in 2011 | 21 | 9.7 |
| Record lowest April mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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| Streaky Bay | 8.4 | 9.9 | in 1999 | 97 | 12.8 |
| Kyancutta | 6.0 | 6.3 | in 1965 | 92 | 9.6 |
| Cleve | 9.3 | 9.7 | in 1940 | 83 | 12.4 |
| Elliston | 8.0 | 9.1 | in 1999 | 62 | 12.3 |
| Kimba | 9.2 | = 9.2 | in 1977 | 55 | 11.3 |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 12.0 | 12.2 | in 1995 | 29 | 14.5 |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 10.5 | = 10.5 | in 1999 | 27 | 12.5 |
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 6.9 | 7.0 | in 1999 | 27 | 9.2 |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 8.5 | 9.8 | in 1999 | 26 | 12.2 |
| Tarcoola Aero | 8.1 | 9.0 | in 1999 | 26 | 12.3 |
| Minlaton Aero | 9.5 | 10.2 | in 2001 | 23 | 11.9 |
| Noarlunga | 11.4 | 11.7 | in 2015 | 23 | 13.7 |
| Keith (Munkora) | 5.5 | 6.3 | in 2021 | 22 | 8.3 |
| Lowest April mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for April |
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| Neptune Island | 14.0 | 13.8 | in 1995 | 15.1 | |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 10.4 | 10.3 | in 1995 | 12.3 | |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 10.9 | =10.9 | in 1996 | 13.0 | |
| Adelaide Airport | 10.5 | 9.2 | in 1999 | 11.9 | |
| Cape Willoughby | 13.2 | 12.7 | in 1999 | 14.3 | |
| Ceduna AMO | 6.8 | 6.5 | in 1999 | 10.8 | |
| Clare High School | 6.3 | 6.2 | in 1999 | 9.1 | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 9.4 | 7.2 | in 1999 | 11.8 | |
| Keith | 7.0 | 5.5 | in 1999 | 9.3 | |
| Marree Aero | 12.2 | 11.8 | in 1999 | 14.2 | |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 8.5 | 8.0 | in 1999 | 10.6 | |
| Nullarbor | 9.7 | 9.0 | in 1999 | 11.8 | |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 12.7 | 12.1 | in 1999 | 14.5 | |
| Parafield Airport | 8.6 | 8.4 | in 1999 | 11.8 | |
| Renmark Aero | 7.2 | 6.2 | in 1999 | 9.3 | |
| Roseworthy AWS | 7.6 | 6.6 | in 1999 | 10.6 | |
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 6.5 | 6.1 | in 1999 | 9.5 | |
| Wudinna Aero | 5.2 | 4.0 | in 1999 | 10.3 | |
| Yongala | 6.0 | 5.1 | in 1999 | 7.3 | |
| Padthaway South | 6.4 | 6.3 | in 2001 | 8.3 | |
| Mount Lofty | 7.8 | 7.7 | in 1995* | 9.9 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
| Record lowest April mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for April |
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| Streaky Bay | 15.1 | 15.7 | in 1946 | 97 | 18.3 |
| Ceduna AMO | 14.0 | 14.3 | in 1946 | 82 | 17.6 |
| Elliston | 14.2 | 14.8 | in 1999 | 62 | 17.4 |
| Nullarbor | 15.8 | 16.2 | in 1995 | 37 | 18.4 |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 15.5 | = 15.5 | in 1995 | 32 | 17.3 |
| Moomba Airport | 20.2 | = 20.2 | in 1996 | 28 | 22.5 |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 15.7 | 16.0 | in 2015 | 26 | 18.6 |
| Tarcoola Aero | 16.9 | 17.5 | in 1999 | 26 | 19.8 |
| Marree Aero | 19.5 | 19.6 | in 1999 | 25 | 21.6 |
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 14.5 | 14.9 | in 1999 | 25 | 17.2 |
| Minlaton Aero | 15.4 | = 15.4 | in 2015 | 23 | 17.6 |
| Noarlunga | 15.7 | = 15.7 | in 2015 | 23 | 18.1 |
| Robe Airfield | 13.4 | 13.9 | in 2006 | 20 | 15.1 |
| Lowest April mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for April |
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| Kyancutta | 15.0 | 14.8 | in 1952* | 17.5 | |
| Neptune Island | 16.2 | 16.1 | in 1995 | 17.3 | |
| Adelaide Airport | 15.4 | 15.0 | in 1999 | 17.1 | |
| Clare High School | 13.4 | 13.3 | in 1999 | 15.5 | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 15.4 | 14.7 | in 1999 | 17.5 | |
| Edithburgh | 15.9 | 15.7 | in 1999 | 17.2 | |
| Parafield Airport | 15.3 | =15.3 | in 1999 | 17.4 | |
| Robe | 13.9 | 13.7 | in 1999 | 15.2 | |
| Roseworthy AWS | 14.7 | 14.5 | in 1999 | 17.4 | |
| Wudinna Aero | 14.3 | 10.8 | in 1999 | 17.9 | |
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 14.0 | 13.5 | in 2001 | 15.4 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for April 2024 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for April 2024 |
Diff from average |
Highest for April 2024 |
Mean for April 2024 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for April 2024 |
Total for April 2024 |
Average for April |
Rank of April 2024 |
Fraction of April average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 26.0 | -1.4 | 31.7 | 1st | 12.8 | -1.4 | 7.3 | 27th | 0 | 16.1 | lowest | 0% |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 25.6 | -1.6 | 30.8 | 1st | 12.0 | -2.5 | 8.5 | 27th | 0 | 14.3 | lowest | 0% |
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 25.1 | -2.2 | 31.0 | 1st | 11.4 | -2.0 | 6.2 | 28th | 0.2 | 15.1 | low | 1% |
| Mount Ive | 24.2 | -1.7 | 28.0 | 23rd | 8.8 | 4.0 | 27th | 0.1 | 16.7 | low | 1% | |
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 25.8 | -1.5 | 31.1 | 1st | 10.6 | -2.2 | 4.3 | 27th | 0 | 16.5 | lowest | 0% |
| Tarcoola Aero | 25.6 | -1.6 | 30.3 | 23rd | 8.1 | -4.2 | 5.6 | 24th | 0 | 14.2 | lowest | 0% |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 24.5 | -1.2 | 29.3 | 23rd | 11.3 | -1.9 | 7.6 | 27th | 0 | 12.8 | lowest | 0% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Leigh Creek Airport | 25.1 | -1.3 | 31.7 | 1st | 10.9 | -2.1 | 5.5 | 11th | 0.2 | 14.2 | low | 1% |
| Marree Aero | 27.0 | -1.9 | 34.1 | 1st | 12.2 | -2.0 | 5.9 | 28th | 0 | 9.8 | lowest | 0% |
| Moomba Airport | 26.2 | -3.1 | 30.1 | 16th | 14.2 | -1.5 | 9.4 | 27th | 0.2 | 8.6 | low | 2% |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 27.6 | -1.0 | 34.6 | 1st | 12.7 | -1.8 | 7.8 | 28th | 0.2 | 11.1 | low | 2% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 21.3 | -3.0 | 29.9 | 22nd | 6.8 | -4.0 | 0.9 | 21st | 0.2 | 20.1 | v low | 1% |
| Cleve | 21.6 | -1.2 | 28.0 | 23rd | 9.3 | -3.1 | 5.1 | 25th | 10.0 | 28.6 | low | 35% |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 20.4 | -3.0 | 27.8 | 22nd | 10.5 | -2.0 | 7.7 | 13th | 9.6 | 24.9 | low | 39% |
| Coffin Bay (Point Avoid) | 19.2 | 23.5 | 22nd | 11.4 | 8.2 | 21st | 8.6 | |||||
| Cultana (Defence) | 23.0 | 28.8 | 23rd | 10.5 | 7.2 | 27th | 2.8 | |||||
| Cummins Aero | 21.5 | -2.5 | 27.3 | 22nd | 6.2 | -4.4 | -1.0 | 24th | 2.6 | 25.3 | v low | 10% |
| Elliston | 20.6 | -1.9 | 24.4 | 28th | 8.0 | -4.3 | 4.6 | 26th | 4.6 | 27.1 | low | 17% |
| Kimba | 22.1 | -2.0 | 27.2 | 22nd | 9.2 | -2.1 | 6.4 | 24th | 0.2 | 22.5 | v low | 1% |
| Kyancutta | 24.0 | -1.5 | 30.3 | 22nd | 6.0 | -3.6 | 1.5 | 24th | 0.6 | 19.4 | v low | 3% |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 22.8 | -2.2 | 28.4 | 22nd | 8.5 | -3.7 | 4.8 | 24th | 0.8 | 15.6 | v low | 5% |
| Neptune Island | 18.4 | -1.2 | 21.9 | 28th | 14.0 | -1.1 | 12.4 | 30th | 8.0 | 29.5 | low | 27% |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 20.3 | -2.1 | 28.1 | 22nd | 10.4 | -1.9 | 6.1 | 28th | 6.6 | 21.1 | low | 31% |
| Nullarbor | 21.9 | -3.0 | 29.7 | 28th | 9.7 | -2.1 | 5.5 | 21st | 1.4 | 22.4 | low | 6% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 23.6 | -3.2 | 30.3 | 23rd | 11.4 | -1.6 | 4.9 | 28th | 1.6 | 19.9 | low | 8% |
| Streaky Bay | 21.7 | -2.2 | 28.4 | 22nd | 8.4 | -4.4 | 4.0 | 25th | 4.7 | 23.8 | low | 20% |
| Whyalla Aero | 21.4 | -2.6 | 30.1 | 23rd | 11.8 | -0.1 | 4.6 | 27th | 1.2 | 21.0 | v low | 6% |
| Wudinna Aero | 23.5 | -2.0 | 29.2 | 22nd | 5.2 | -5.1 | -0.1 | 24th | 0.6 | 16.9 | lowest | 4% |
| Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
| Hawker | 27.9 | 2nd | 9.6 | -1.5 | 6.5 | 26th | 4.2 | 19.8 | average | 21% | ||
| Yongala | 21.1 | -0.9 | 25.5 | 22nd | 6.0 | -1.3 | 1.4 | 27th | 4.6 | 24.9 | low | 18% |
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 23.0 | -2.0 | 30.0 | 23rd | 6.8 | -1.8 | -1.0 | 27th | 23.2 | 20.4 | average | 114% |
| Yunta Airstrip | 22.7 | -1.8 | 30.6 | 1st | 6.7 | -2.5 | -1.5 | 27th | 2.6 | 11.8 | average | 22% |
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 20.5 | -1.3 | 25.5 | 23rd | 6.3 | -2.8 | 1.6 | 25th | 10.0 | 36.7 | low | 27% |
| Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 23.3 | 28.9 | 23rd | 8.3 | 4.6 | 27th | 2.2 | 21.5 | low | 10% | ||
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 22.5 | -2.3 | 28.5 | 23rd | 6.5 | -3.0 | 1.0 | 27th | 1.2 | 23.8 | lowest | 5% |
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 19.7 | -1.7 | 24.9 | 23rd | 12.1 | -1.0 | 5.2 | 28th | 3.4 | 25.3 | v low | 13% |
| Kadina AWS | 21.7 | -2.4 | 26.3 | 22nd | 8.0 | -2.5 | 2.7 | 28th | 4.8 | 24.4 | v low | 20% |
| Minlaton Aero | 21.3 | -2.0 | 25.0 | 22nd | 9.5 | -2.4 | 5.3 | 24th | 1.6 | 25.2 | lowest | 6% |
| Stenhouse Bay | 19.3 | -1.9 | 25.0 | 22nd | 12.9 | -1.2 | 8.8 | 28th | 7.2 | 27.4 | low | 26% |
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 17.9 | -1.9 | 20.9 | 6th | 10.7 | -1.9 | 6.6 | 21st | 11.4 | 38.8 | low | 29% |
| Cape Willoughby | 17.6 | -1.6 | 23.1 | 23rd | 13.2 | -1.1 | 10.9 | 25th | 9.6 | 38.8 | v low | 25% |
| Kingscote Aero | 20.5 | -1.3 | 25.4 | 22nd | 8.2 | -0.7 | 1.4 | 22nd | 8.8 | 26.0 | low | 34% |
| Parndana CFS AWS | 18.7 | -2.3 | 23.7 | 22nd | 9.2 | -1.5 | 3.4 | 22nd | 15.8 | 36.5 | low | 43% |
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 21.1 | -1.1 | 26.4 | 22nd | 10.8 | -2.0 | 6.3 | 22nd | 12.0 | 43.6 | low | 28% |
| Adelaide Airport | 20.3 | -2.0 | 25.8 | 22nd | 10.5 | -1.4 | 5.4 | 21st | 12.8 | 34.0 | low | 38% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 21.4 | -1.8 | 28.3 | 23rd | 9.4 | -2.4 | 3.8 | 21st | 4.0 | 30.1 | v low | 13% |
| Parafield Airport | 22.0 | -0.9 | 27.3 | 23rd | 8.6 | -3.2 | 2.5 | 22nd | 6.6 | 37.6 | low | 18% |
| Roseworthy AWS | 21.9 | -2.3 | 28.9 | 23rd | 7.6 | -3.0 | 3.1 | 25th | 3.0 | 28.7 | v low | 10% |
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 20.6 | -1.4 | 26.4 | 23rd | 6.9 | -2.3 | -0.2 | 25th | 4.8 | 33.0 | low | 15% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 19.1 | -2.7 | 25.5 | 23rd | 11.7 | -0.8 | 6.8 | 22nd | 12.4 | 27.7 | low | 45% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 17.8 | -2.0 | 23.1 | 22nd | 9.5 | -1.8 | 6.4 | 30th | 9.8 | 54.2 | v low | 18% |
| Mount Barker | 19.5* | -1.1 | 25.3 | 22nd | 7.6 | -0.8 | 3.3 | 22nd | 21.4 | 57.1 | low | 37% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 18.2 | -1.2 | 24.2 | 22nd | 8.5 | -2.1 | 5.4 | 27th | 6.2 | 42.4 | v low | 15% |
| Mount Lofty | 15.8 | -0.6 | 20.4 | 22nd | 7.8 | -2.1 | 4.3 | 30th | 34.6 | 58.1 | low | 60% |
| Noarlunga | 20.1 | -2.4 | 25.3 | 22nd | 11.4 | -2.3 | 8.0 | 20th | 9.6 | 32.5 | low | 30% |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 16.1 | -2.2 | 20.6 | 22nd | 10.1 | -1.2 | 7.5 | 27th | 18.8 | 55.4 | low | 34% |
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 22.5 | -1.5 | 29.3 | 23rd | 7.1 | -1.6 | -0.2 | 27th | 0.4 | 18.0 | v low | 2% |
| Renmark Aero | 23.1 | -1.5 | 30.7 | 1st | 7.2 | -2.1 | -0.6 | 27th | 0.2 | 17.6 | v low | 1% |
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 19.3 | -2.2 | 25.9 | 22nd | 9.1 | -0.8 | 5.6 | 27th | 9.9 | 32.8 | low | 30% |
| Meningie | 20.2 | -1.6 | 26.0 | 22nd | 10.0 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 21st | 7.5 | 37.0 | v low | 20% |
| Murray Bridge | 21.9 | -1.7 | 29.4 | 22nd | 9.5 | -0.9 | 2.4 | 22nd | 6.3 | 28.7 | low | 22% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 21.4 | -2.1 | 28.9 | 23rd | 8.4 | -1.1 | -0.2 | 22nd | 3.0 | 24.2 | low | 12% |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 20.0 | -2.5 | 26.7 | 23rd | 9.6 | -1.1 | 4.4 | 22nd | 8.8 | 27.0 | low | 33% |
| Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
| Karoonda | 22.1 | -1.6 | 29.2 | 23rd | 8.1 | -1.6 | 0.6 | 22nd | 4.7 | 24.3 | low | 19% |
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 21.2 | -1.4 | 28.1 | 23rd | 7.0 | -2.3 | 0.9 | 21st | 2.4 | 32.3 | v low | 7% |
| Keith (Munkora) | 21.3 | -1.9 | 29.1 | 23rd | 5.5 | -2.8 | -1.0 | 22nd | 2.8 | 23.9 | low | 12% |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 21.9 | -1.5 | 29.8 | 23rd | 6.5 | -2.8 | 0.9 | 27th | 5.2 | 23.2 | low | 22% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 18.2 | -1.8 | 20.8 | 23rd | 9.9 | -0.9 | 4.1 | 22nd | 20.0 | 31.8 | low | 63% |
| Coonawarra | 19.4 | -1.7 | 26.2 | 23rd | 6.8 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 22nd | 23.6 | 34.9 | average | 68% |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 18.4 | -1.2 | 24.8 | 23rd | 8.7 | -0.1 | 2.0 | 22nd | 49.8 | 54.1 | average | 92% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 20.3 | -1.7 | 26.7 | 23rd | 7.0 | -1.3 | 0.3 | 22nd | 13.0 | 27.3 | low | 48% |
| Padthaway South | 19.9 | -2.1 | 27.4 | 23rd | 6.4 | -1.9 | -0.7 | 22nd | 13.0 | 28.3 | v low | 46% |
| Robe | 17.6 | -1.3 | 19.9 | 1st | 10.1 | -1.5 | 6.0 | 22nd | 35.9 | 45.9 | average | 78% |
| Robe Airfield | 18.3 | -2.2 | 21.9 | 23rd | 8.5 | -1.2 | 0.4 | 22nd | 34.8 | 40.3 | average | 86% |
* note: there were several days of missing temperature observations at Mount Barker during the month
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.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 10 am on Wednesday 1 May 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.
Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
