Friday, 3 June 2022 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0
South Australia in May 2022: wetter and cooler than average
Rainfall was higher than average for May across patches of South Australia, particularly in the east, tending to near-average elsewhere. Days were cooler than average for much of the state away from the southern coastline, while nights were cooler than average across the Western Agricultural district, tending to warmer than average in the north-west and north-east.
Record breaking rain at the end of May
- Overall, South Australia's rainfall was 11% above average (1961–1990) for May and the wettest since 2016.
- Many sites had their highest May daily rainfall on record on the 30th when a cold front and associated low pressure system brought widespread showers and strong to gale force and gusty winds over much of South Australia, including isolated thunderstorms in the south.
- A weak tornado was reported at Salisbury in Adelaide's northern suburbs around 5am on the 30th, damaging houses and trees.
- Rainfall was above average for May across parts of the Murray, Mallee, Far North, Northwest and Western Agricultural rainfall districts; elsewhere, rainfall was mostly close to average.
- Some sites in the south-east had their highest total May rainfall on record.
- Other sites in the south-east had their highest total May rainfall for at least 20 years.
Cooler than average days and nights for central South Australia
- Maximum temperatures were cooler than average for most of the state's eastern and central interior, extending to the coast around Ceduna.
- Minimum temperatures were cooler than average across the Western Agricultural district, but warmer than average in the north-east and north-west.
- Days were cooler than average at times during the middle and end of the month, with maximum temperatures more than 8 °C cooler than average for pockets of the interior on the 18th and 19th, and more than 10 °C cooler than average in the far north-west on the 30th.
- The mean maximum temperature for South Australia as a whole was 0.30 °C cooler than the 1961–1990 average.
- South Australia's mean minimum temperature was very close to the long-term average (0.01 °C below average).
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in May 2022 | |
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| Hottest day |
29.0 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on the 14th |
| Warmest days on average |
22.3 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
12.7 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
7.5 °C at Mount Lofty on the 31st |
| Coldest night |
-2.5 °C at Yongala on the 7th |
| Coolest nights on average |
5.0 °C at Yongala |
| Warmest nights on average |
13.9 °C at Neptune Island |
| Warmest night |
17.1 °C at Edithburgh on the 14th 17.1 °C at Noarlunga on the 14th |
| Warmest on average overall |
16.6 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
10.1 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
183.4 mm at Ashton |
| Wettest day |
76.0 mm at Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club) on the 30th |
| Strongest wind gust |
94 km/h at Neptune Island on the 31st |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest May daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Club) | 76.0 | on the 30th | 49.8 | on the 26th in 1910 | 138 | |
| Gumeracha | 74.6 | on the 31st | 69.3 | on the 14th in 1908 | 133 | |
| Port Vincent | 46.0 | on the 30th | 39.6 | on the 8th in 1923 | 119 | |
| Wirrulla | 48.0 | on the 30th | 36.8 | on the 13th in 1974 | 99 | |
| Stockport (Clifton) | 51.0 | on the 30th | 43.2 | on the 9th in 1989 | 63 | |
| Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) | 56.2 | on the 30th | 52.4 | on the 17th in 2008 | 55 | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 46.4 | on the 30th | 31.0 | on the 17th in 2008 | 50 | |
| Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) | 45.0 | on the 30th | 36.8 | on the 25th in 1999 | 43 | |
| Kingscote Aero | 35.0 | on the 30th | 31.0 | on the 3rd in 1997 | 29 | |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 50.6 | on the 30th | 43.8 | on the 17th in 2008 | 28 | |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 33.2 | on the 30th | 27.8 | on the 25th in 2009 | 26 | |
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 45.2 | on the 30th | 34.2 | on the 19th in 2002 | 26 | |
| Marree (Callanna) | 26.2 | on the 30th | 22.2 | on the 8th in 2016 | 25 | |
| Roseworthy AWS | 46.0 | on the 30th | 35.6 | on the 4th in 2014 | 25 | |
| Wudinna Aero | 22.4 | on the 30th | 17.0 | on the 23rd in 2002 | 24 | |
| Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) | 53.2 | on the 30th | 43.0 | on the 17th in 2008 | 22 | |
| Gould Creek (Hermitage) | 72.4 | on the 30th | 40.2 | on the 26th in 2016 | 22 | |
| Kersbrook | 63.0 | on the 30th | 46.4 | on the 17th in 2008 | 22 | |
| Lenswood (Stringybark) | 53.2 | on the 30th | 44.2 | on the 17th in 2008 | 22 | |
| Lobethal (Maidment Road) | 61.6 | on the 30th | 43.6 | on the 17th in 2008 | 22 | |
| Minlaton Aero | 43.2 | on the 30th | 27.6 | on the 19th in 2015 | 22 | |
| Mt Torrens | 45.0 | on the 30th | 37.2 | on the 20th in 2003 | 22 | |
| Ashton | 68.8 | on the 30th | 66.8 | on the 17th in 2008 | 21 | |
| Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | 58.4 | on the 30th | 29.8 | on the 26th in 2016 | 21 | |
| Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) | 51.8 | on the 30th | 39.2 | on the 17th in 2008 | 20 | |
| Belair (St Johns) | 45.4 | on the 30th | 43.6 | on the 26th in 2016 | 20 | |
| Long Ridge (Greenhill) | 42.2 | on the 30th | 30.4 | on the 17th in 2008 | 20 | |
| Montacute | 49.8 | on the 30th | 40.0 | on the 7th in 2004 | 20 | |
| Rosslyn Park (Seaview) | 40.2 | on the 30th | 35.4 | on the 17th in 2008 | 20 | |
| Shea-Oak Log (Greenock Creek) | 40.2 | on the 30th | 32.0 | on the 26th in 2016 | 20 | |
| Record highest May total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Port Parham | 87.8 | 86.9 | in 1974 | 53 | 38.7 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 112.8 | 87.8 | in 1988 | 50 | 46.1 |
| Renmark Aero | 44.0 | 40.6 | in 2013 | 27 | 16.9 |
| Roseworthy AWS | 78.8 | 69.8 | in 2016 | 25 | 39.5 |
| Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) | 100.8 | 94.2 | in 2002 | 24 | 63.4 |
| Adelaide (Keswick) | 96.2 | 87.8 | in 2019 | 22 | 55.8 |
| Gould Creek (Hermitage) | 123.0 | 108.6 | in 2016 | 22 | 62.3 |
| Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | 99.6 | 70.8 | in 2016 | 21 | 45.6 |
| Long Ridge (Greenhill) | 116.8 | 100.0 | in 2019 | 20 | 70.5 |
| Rosslyn Park (Seaview) | 113.8 | 106.8 | in 2016 | 20 | 68.5 |
| Highest May total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Average for May |
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| Stockport (Clifton) | 89.2 | 102.9 | in 1968* | 47.0 | |
| Pinnaroo | 56.4 | 61.9 | in 1971* | 33.2 | |
| Truro | 99.2 | 116.7 | in 1988 | 52.4 | |
| Berri | 46.8 | 58.2 | in 1992 | 22.0 | |
| Lyrup | 50.6 | 54.6 | in 1992 | 21.9 | |
| Bower | 44.5 | 57.8 | in 1992* | 23.9 | |
| Port Vincent | 59.4 | 67.0 | in 1995 | 37.8 | |
| Paruna | 58.0 | 61.4 | in 1992* | 27.6 | |
| Adelaide (Glen Osmond) | 105.2 | 140.2 | in 1999* | 77.9 | |
| North Adelaide | 79.4 | 82.8 | in 2001 | 63.9 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record lowest May temperature | ||||||
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Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Wudinna Aero | -1.2 | on the 21st | -0.3 | on the 30th in 2019 | 24 | 8.6 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for May 2022 | ||||||||||||
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Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for May 2022 |
Diff from average |
Highest for May 2022 |
Mean for May 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for May 2022 |
Total for May 2022 |
Average for May |
Rank of May 2022 |
Fraction of May average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 20.9 | -1.4 | 24.5 | 3rd | 10.1 | +0.1 | 6.4 | 7th | 6.4 | 15.0 | average | 43% |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 20.6 | -1.5 | 26.2 | 13th | 9.3 | -0.7 | 5.8 | 8th | 22.8 | 10.0 | high | 228% |
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 20.6 | -1.3 | 27.7 | 13th | 8.4 | +0.1 | 1.5 | 7th | 14.8 | 14.0 | average | 106% |
| Mount Ive | 20.0 | 25.0 | 3rd | 19.4 | 24.8 | average | 78% | |||||
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 20.5 | -1.8 | 24.0 | 25th | 8.0 | -0.2 | 3.8 | 8th | 5.0 | 8.6 | average | 58% |
| Tarcoola Aero | 21.0 | -1.4 | 25.7 | 13th | 7.6 | -0.5 | 3.2 | 8th | 23.4 | 11.2 | high | 209% |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 19.6 | -1.1 | 23.5 | 13th | 9.3 | -0.1 | 5.5 | 7th | 13.6 | 17.5 | average | 78% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Leigh Creek Airport | 20.1 | -1.0 | 23.5 | 23rd | 8.6 | -0.2 | 3.4 | 29th | 3.0 | 16.3 | average | 18% |
| Marree Aero | 21.3 | -2.0 | 24.8 | 14th | 9.2 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 8th | 21.8 | 7.7 | high | 283% |
| Moomba Airport | 22.1 | -1.7 | 26.5 | 14th | 11.2 | +0.6 | 6.3 | 7th | 2.2 | 9.3 | average | 24% |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 22.3 | -1.0 | 29.0 | 14th | 9.5 | -0.3 | 4.7 | 8th | 14.0 | 12.1 | high | 116% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 20.3 | -0.6 | 25.3 | 3rd | 7.3 | -1.3 | 0.2 | 11th | 48.2 | 32.4 | high | 149% |
| Cleve | 19.0 | 0.0 | 24.4 | 3rd | 9.6 | -0.5 | 5.9 | 7th | 39.2 | 40.2 | average | 98% |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 18.9 | -0.4 | 24.6 | 3rd | 9.1 | -1.3 | 5.4 | 7th | 29.6 | 36.3 | average | 82% |
| Coffin Bay (Point Avoid) | 18.8 | 22.8 | 23rd | 11.2 | 6.5 | 7th | 68.6 | |||||
| Cultana (Defence) | 19.9 | 24.7 | 3rd | 9.0 | 5.3 | 5th | 20.6 | |||||
| Cummins Aero | 19.4 | -0.2 | 24.2 | 23rd | 7.1 | -1.4 | 2.1 | 10th | 44.6 | 43.8 | average | 102% |
| Elliston | 19.7 | +0.2 | 25.0 | 23rd | 9.7 | -0.7 | 4.2 | 22nd | 73.1 | 52.3 | high | 140% |
| Kimba | 18.8 | -0.6 | 24.0 | 3rd | 7.9 | -0.5 | 4.0 | 6th | 41.8 | 35.1 | average | 119% |
| Kyancutta | 20.9 | -0.2 | 26.6 | 3rd | 6.1 | -1.3 | -1.2 | 21st | 36.9 | 31.7 | average | 116% |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 19.4 | -0.8 | 24.3 | 3rd | 9.2 | -0.6 | 5.3 | 7th | 63.8 | 28.9 | v high | 221% |
| Neptune Island | 17.8 | 0.0 | 20.1 | 3rd | 13.9 | +0.1 | 10.4 | 6th | 74.2 | 53.4 | high | 139% |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 19.6 | +0.1 | 24.2 | 3rd | 9.5 | -0.9 | 5.3 | 29th | 53.4 | 43.6 | average | 122% |
| Nullarbor | 21.5 | 0.0 | 27.7 | 13th | 8.0 | -0.9 | 3.8 | 7th | 33.6 | 29.6 | average | 114% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 21.0 | -0.6 | 25.4 | 14th | 7.9 | -0.8 | 1.6 | 7th | 24.0 | 17.2 | high | 140% |
| Streaky Bay | 19.7 | -0.4 | 22.9 | 23rd | 9.8 | -1.1 | 4.9 | 22nd | 73.7 | 46.4 | high | 159% |
| Whyalla Aero | 19.6 | -0.9 | 25.4 | 3rd | 7.7 | -1.1 | 3.3 | 10th | 14.2 | 23.2 | low | 61% |
| Wudinna Aero | 20.8 | 0.0 | 25.4 | 3rd | 7.1 | -1.5 | -1.2 | 21st | 32.8 | 23.5 | high | 140% |
| Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
| Hawker | 22.4 | 14th | 7.3 | +0.1 | 0.8 | 7th | 3.2 | 30.0 | low | 11% | ||
| Yongala | 17.0 | -0.1 | 21.7 | 14th | 5.0 | +0.4 | -2.5 | 7th | 40.0 | 34.5 | average | 116% |
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 19.7 | -0.8 | 24.3 | 3rd | 6.4 | +0.4 | 0.0 | 21st | 17.4 | 18.2 | average | 96% |
| Yunta Airstrip | 18.2 | -1.1 | 22.2 | 3rd | 6.1 | +0.4 | 1.2 | 8th | 16.4 | 11.3 | high | 145% |
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 17.1 | 0.0 | 21.8 | 13th | 6.6 | +0.1 | 0.6 | 7th | 65.6 | 53.3 | average | 123% |
| Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 20.4 | 24.6 | 3rd | 8.4 | 4.9 | 5th | 38.6 | |||||
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 19.8 | -0.1 | 24.2 | 3rd | 6.6 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 6th | 36.8 | 35.8 | average | 103% |
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 18.5 | 0.0 | 23.9 | 3rd | 10.5 | -0.2 | 3.8 | 29th | 67.0 | 45.0 | high | 149% |
| Kadina AWS | 19.4 | 0.0 | 24.1 | 3rd | 8.0 | -0.3 | 3.5 | 19th | 38.6 | 38.1 | average | 101% |
| Minlaton Aero | 19.3 | -0.1 | 22.8 | 3rd | 9.3 | -0.6 | 4.1 | 20th | 65.8 | 40.7 | v high | 162% |
| Stenhouse Bay | 18.6 | 0.0 | 23.8 | 23rd | 11.9 | -0.1 | 7.1 | 29th | 54.6 | 53.0 | average | 103% |
| Warooka | 10.4 | -0.1 | 5.9 | 5th | 78.9 | 54.0 | high | 146% | ||||
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 16.5 | -0.4 | 19.1 | 3rd | 10.8 | -0.5 | 7.3 | 6th | 88.0 | 69.3 | high | 127% |
| Cape Willoughby | 17.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 3rd | 12.3 | -0.3 | 8.0 | 6th | 43.8 | 61.3 | average | 71% |
| Kingscote Aero | 18.6 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 3rd | 6.8 | -1.2 | 2.2 | 11th | 68.2 | 49.4 | high | 138% |
| Parndana CFS AWS | 16.9 | -0.2 | 20.5 | 3rd | 8.5 | -0.8 | 4.8 | 11th | 91.4 | 66.5 | high | 137% |
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 18.9 | +0.3 | 23.3 | 3rd | 10.5 | +0.1 | 5.2 | 20th | 86.8 | 67.9 | high | 128% |
| Adelaide Airport | 18.7 | +0.1 | 23.2 | 23rd | 10.4 | +0.7 | 4.8 | 20th | 63.2 | 53.4 | average | 118% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 18.8 | -0.4 | 24.2 | 3rd | 9.1 | -0.1 | 3.4 | 19th | 112.8 | 46.1 | highest | 245% |
| Parafield Airport | 19.5 | +0.5 | 24.0 | 3rd | 9.4 | +0.1 | 3.9 | 19th | 37.0 | 47.8 | average | 77% |
| Roseworthy AWS | 19.3 | -0.4 | 24.5 | 3rd | 8.3 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 20th | 78.8 | 39.5 | highest | 199% |
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 16.9 | -0.5 | 22.3 | 3rd | 7.3 | +0.4 | 0.1 | 10th | 87.0 | 48.5 | v high | 179% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 17.8 | -0.7 | 23.1 | 3rd | 10.2 | -0.3 | 5.8 | 21st | 71.6 | 44.6 | high | 161% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 15.2 | -0.7 | 19.8 | 3rd | 9.0 | -0.3 | 4.4 | 5th | 100.2 | 87.1 | average | 115% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 14.3 | -0.6 | 19.6 | 3rd | 8.1 | -0.5 | 3.8 | 6th | 106.8 | 70.0 | high | 153% |
| Mount Lofty | 12.7 | +0.4 | 17.2 | 3rd | 7.4 | -0.4 | 3.4 | 5th | 161.8 | 109.9 | high | 147% |
| Noarlunga | 18.4 | 0.0 | 22.5 | 23rd | 11.1 | -0.4 | 6.3 | 20th | 89.8 | 55.1 | high | 163% |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 15.0 | +0.1 | 19.1 | 23rd | 9.6 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 5th | 127.2 | 98.1 | high | 130% |
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 18.2 | -0.4 | 22.9 | 3rd | 7.9 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 21st | 91.2 | 63.0 | high | 145% |
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 19.0 | -0.6 | 23.6 | 3rd | 7.4 | +1.0 | 1.5 | 19th | 46.6 | 23.4 | high | 199% |
| Renmark Aero | 19.0 | -1.1 | 23.6 | 3rd | 7.4 | +0.9 | 1.6 | 19th | 44.0 | 16.9 | highest | 260% |
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 15.7 | -1.3 | 21.4 | 2nd | 8.0 | +0.4 | 2.5 | 21st | 70.1 | 45.2 | high | 155% |
| Meningie | 18.4 | +0.1 | 23.1 | 3rd | 9.4 | +0.5 | 4.3 | 21st | 56.8 | 54.9 | average | 103% |
| Murray Bridge | 19.3 | -0.3 | 25.1 | 3rd | 7.7 | -0.4 | 2.8 | 10th | 37.5 | 35.2 | average | 107% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 18.9 | -0.3 | 24.1 | 3rd | 6.7 | -0.8 | 1.1 | 10th | 30.0 | 31.3 | average | 96% |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 17.8 | -0.7 | 23.0 | 3rd | 8.7 | -0.4 | 2.1 | 21st | 64.8 | 44.9 | high | 144% |
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 18.4 | 0.0 | 23.9 | 3rd | 8.0 | +0.2 | 2.0 | 6th | 54.4 | 52.0 | average | 105% |
| Keith (Munkora) | 18.4 | -0.3 | 24.8 | 3rd | 6.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 6th | 46.6 | 40.9 | average | 114% |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 18.1 | -0.6 | 23.5 | 3rd | 7.4 | +0.3 | 1.0 | 6th | 44.6 | 29.7 | high | 150% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 17.2 | +0.3 | 21.0 | 13th | 9.8 | +0.4 | 3.9 | 21st | 71.4 | 55.8 | high | 128% |
| Coonawarra | 17.4 | +0.2 | 23.3 | 3rd | 7.4 | +0.4 | -0.5 | 10th | 57.8 | 55.9 | average | 103% |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 16.9 | +0.8 | 22.2 | 3rd | 7.5 | +0.1 | 0.7 | 23rd | 86.4 | 73.2 | average | 118% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 17.7 | 0.0 | 23.8 | 3rd | 7.7 | +0.4 | -0.5 | 21st | 51.4 | 42.8 | average | 120% |
| Padthaway South | 17.6 | 0.0 | 23.7 | 3rd | 7.4 | +0.4 | -0.4 | 20th | 49.2 | 45.4 | average | 108% |
| Robe | 16.5 | +0.1 | 19.2 | 13th | 10.3 | +0.1 | 5.9 | 21st | 78.4 | 73.6 | average | 107% |
| Robe Airfield | 17.5 | +0.1 | 22.0 | 13th | 8.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 10th | 82.2 | 68.3 | high | 120% |
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. 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 statement has been prepared based on information available at 11 am on Wednesday 1 June 2022. 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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