Tuesday 1 April 2025 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0

South Australia in March 2025

Rainfall

• Rainfall totals in March were above to very much above average for most of the state's north and north-east, and below to very much below average for regions in the south-west and south-east of the state.
• South Australia's area-averaged rainfall total in March was 26.9 mm, 34% above the 1961–1990 average. This followed drier than average conditions in January and February.
• Ernabella (Pukatja) had its highest March daily rainfall on record.
• Mount Barry Station and Ernabella (Pukatja) had their highest total March rainfall for at least 20 years.

Temperature

• Mean maximum temperatures in March were above to very much above average across the state.
• South Australia's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 34.5 °C, 3.17 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the fourth-warmest March on record since 1910.
• South Australia had its highest mean maximum temperature for March since 2017.
• Mean minimum temperatures in March were above to very much above average for most of the state, and highest on record for regions in the west and north-east.
• South Australia's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 19.7 °C, 3.35 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the warmest March on record since 1910, surpassing the previous March record of 3.35 °C above average set in 2024.
• South Australia's area-averaged mean temperature was 27.1 °C, 3.26 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the warmest March on record since 1910.
• Many sites had their hottest March day (highest daily maximum temperature) on record.
• Many sites had their highest March mean maximum temperature on record, and their highest March mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
• Several sites had their warmest March night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
• Many sites had their highest March mean minimum temperature on record, while Kimba and Ernabella (Pukatja) had their highest March mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
• Many sites had their highest March mean temperature on record, and their highest March mean temperature for at least 20 years.

Events

• For more details, visit the March national climate summary.

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Extremes in March 2025
Hottest day	46.1 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on the 1st
Warmest days on average	36.1 °C at Marree Aero
Coolest days on average	22.8 °C at Cape Willoughby
Coldest day	17.1 °C at Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) on the 16th
Coldest night	2.9 °C at Coonawarra on the 18th
Coolest nights on average	11.3 °C at Naracoorte Aerodrome 11.3 °C at Padthaway South
Warmest nights on average	23.6 °C at Moomba Airport
Warmest night	30.0 °C at Moomba Airport on the 2nd
Warmest on average overall	29.5 °C at Moomba Airport 29.5 °C at Oodnadatta Airport
Coolest on average overall	18.6 °C at Robe
Wettest overall	91.6 mm at Ernabella (Pukatja)
Wettest day	60.8 mm at Ernabella (Pukatja) on the 22nd
Strongest wind gust	93.0 km/h at Coober Pedy Airport on the 8th

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Maps
	Observed	Anomaly	Decile rank
Total rainfall
Mean daily maximum temperatures
Mean daily minimum temperatures

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Record highest March daily rainfall
	New record (mm)		Old record		Years of record	Average for March
Ernabella (Pukatja)	60.8	on the 22nd	50.8	on 28 Mar 2013	28	25.0

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Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years
	Observed (mm)	Most recent higher		Average for March
Mount Barry Station	53.5	282.0	in 1989	16.3
Ernabella (Pukatja)	91.6	124.2	in 2001	27.4

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported

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Record highest March temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for March
Oodnadatta Airport	46.1	on the 1st	44.9	on 05 Mar 1951	77	33.9
Meningie	42.0	on the 10th	40.8	on 01 Mar 2019	59	24.4
Leigh Creek Airport	42.4	on the 1st	42.3	on 18 Mar 2023	43	31.5
Maitland	40.7	on the 16th	40.1	on 09 Mar 2008	43	26.2
Loxton Research Centre	42.3	on the 15th	41.5	on 06 Mar 2016	41	28.4
Mount Lofty	36.0	on the 15th	35.8	on 01 Mar 2019	35	20.1
Clare High School	39.3	on the 15th	38.8	on 09 Mar 2024	31	26.3
Kingscote Aero	41.9	on the 15th	39.9	on 11 Mar 2024	31	24.6
Mount Crawford AWS	37.9	on the 15th	37.6	on 01 Mar 2019	31	23.6
Moomba Airport	45.4	on the 1st	=45.4	on 19 Mar 2015	30	34.2
Renmark Aero	43.7	on the 15th	42.2	on 06 Mar 2016	30	29.2
Cleve Aerodrome	42.1	on the 15th	41.9	on 02 Mar 2007	29	26.1
Nuriootpa PIRSA	40.2	on the 15th	39.6	on 02 Mar 2019	29	26.1
Ernabella (Pukatja)	42.6	on the 1st	42.2	on 11 Mar 2019	28	31.7
Roseworthy AWS	43.4	on the 15th	42.6	on 01 Mar 2019	28	28.4
Marree Aero	45.3	on the 1st	44.3	on 02 Mar 2009	27	34.0
Snowtown (Rayville Park)	41.7	on the 15th	41.5	on 01 Mar 2019	27	28.9
Wudinna Aero	43.8	on the 15th	43.5	on 02 Mar 2007	26	29.7
Padthaway South	40.9	on the 15th	40.2	on 09 Mar 2024	25	26.0
Port Augusta Aero	43.2	on the 15th	43.1	on 03 Mar 2019	24	30.6
Minlaton Aero	41.2	on the 15th	41.0	on 13 Mar 2008	24	26.7
Karoonda	42.2	on the 15th	42.0	on 13 Mar 2008	23	27.9
Lameroo (Austin Plains)	42.4	on the 15th	41.7	on 13 Mar 2008	21	28.0
Kadina AWS	42.1	on the 15th	41.3	on 02 Mar 2007	20	28.3
Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome)	42.6	on the 15th	42.1	on 13 Mar 2008	20	27.5

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Record highest March mean maximum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for March
Mount Gambier Aero	27.1	27.0	in 2008	84	23.3
Keith	31.0	30.7	in 2008	71	26.9
Neptune Island	23.4	=23.4	in 2008	64	21.1
Kimba	31.9	31.5	in 2017	58	28.0
Edinburgh RAAF	31.2	31.1	in 2008	53	27.0
Loxton Research Centre	32.6	31.8	in 2008	41	28.4
Clare High School	30.7	30.0	in 2024	31	26.3
Mount Crawford AWS	27.9	27.1	in 2024	31	23.6
Renmark Aero	33.1	32.3	in 2017	30	29.2
Minnipa PIRSA	32.2	31.9	in 2023	29	29.0
Nuriootpa PIRSA	30.3	29.8	in 2008	29	26.1
Tarcoola Aero	35.4	=35.4	in 2024	28	32.0
Snowtown (Rayville Park)	32.8	32.1	in 2024	27	28.9
Yunta Airstrip	32.2	=32.2	in 2017	27	29.0
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot)	33.3	32.5	in 2008	26	29.5
Mount Lofty	26.1	25.4	in 2024	25	20.1
Padthaway South	29.7	29.5	in 2008	25	26.0
Port Augusta Aero	34.2	33.7	in 2008	24	30.6
Lameroo (Austin Plains)	31.6	31.4	in 2008	21	28.0

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Highest March mean maximum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for March
Parafield Airport	31.6	31.8	in 1940	27.0
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)	30.5	31.3	in 1940	26.1
Kyancutta	33.7	35.6	in 1940	29.9

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported

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Record highest March daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for March
Leigh Creek Airport	29.8	on the 1st	29.7	on 08 Mar 1983	43	17.6
Ernabella (Pukatja)	27.6	on the 15th	27.5	on 18 Mar 2023	28	17.9
Yunta Airstrip	25.4	on the 16th	25.1	on 10 Mar 2024	27	13.0
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot)	25.3	on the 16th	24.5	on 08 Mar 2011	26	12.4
Port Augusta Aero	25.6	on the 16th	=25.6	on 11 Mar 2014	24	16.8

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Record highest March mean minimum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for March
Woomera Aerodrome	20.4	20.3	in 2024	76	17.0
Eudunda	15.1	14.8	in 2024	61	12.3
Loxton Research Centre	14.9	14.8	in 2017	41	12.3
Whyalla Aero	18.6	17.8	in 2024	39	15.7
Nullarbor	17.3	16.2	in 1988	38	14.4
Edithburgh	18.1	17.1	in 2013	33	15.8
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS)	16.8	16.1	in 2016	33	14.7
Clare High School	15.8	14.7	in 2024	31	12.3
Moomba Airport	23.6	23.4	in 2024	30	20.7
Stenhouse Bay	17.6	=17.6	in 2013	30	16.0
Renmark Aero	15.7	15.2	in 2017	30	13.1
Nuriootpa PIRSA	15.2	14.4	in 2013	29	12.1
Cleve Aerodrome	16.3	=16.3	in 2008	29	14.6
Tarcoola Aero	19.0	18.5	in 2024	28	16.3
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome)	20.9	=20.9	in 2024	28	17.4
Yunta Airstrip	16.3	14.8	in 2024	27	13.0
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot)	15.3	14.2	in 2017	26	12.4
Minlaton Aero	16.4	16.3	in 2013	24	14.0
Port Augusta Aero	19.9	19.2	in 2024	24	16.8
Kadina AWS	15.6	15.1	in 2016	20	13.6
Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome)	14.2	=14.2	in 2016	20	12.4

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Highest March mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for March
Kimba	16.6	16.7	in 1971	14.1
Ernabella (Pukatja)	20.8	21.4	in 1999	17.9

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported

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Record highest March mean temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for March
Mount Barker	21.1	20.8	in 2008	125	17.6
Kimba	24.3	24.0	in 2008	57	21.0
Edinburgh RAAF	24.0	23.8	in 2008	53	20.8
Loxton Research Centre	23.8	23.2	in 2017	41	20.4
Whyalla Aero	24.5	23.9	in 1986	39	21.5
Nullarbor	23.2	22.6	in 2008	38	20.5
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS)	21.7	21.5	in 2013	33	19.5
Edithburgh	22.0	21.8	in 2013	33	19.7
Mount Crawford AWS	21.2	20.6	in 2024	31	17.9
Clare High School	23.3	22.4	in 2024	31	19.3
Stenhouse Bay	21.8	21.7	in 2008	30	19.7
Renmark Aero	24.5	23.8	in 2017	30	21.2
Nuriootpa PIRSA	22.8	21.8	in 2024	29	19.1
Tarcoola Aero	27.3	27.0	in 2024	28	24.1
Snowtown (Rayville Park)	23.8	22.8	in 2008	27	20.5
Yunta Airstrip	24.3	23.3	in 2017	27	21.0
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot)	24.4	23.2	in 2017	26	21.0
Mount Lofty	19.8	19.3	in 2024	25	15.7
Port Augusta Aero	27.1	26.4	in 2024	24	23.7
Keith (Munkora)	21.4	=21.4	in 2013	24	18.9
Karoonda	23.0	22.2	in 2024	23	20.0
Lameroo (Austin Plains)	22.5	22.3	in 2017	21	20.0
Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome)	22.1	21.9	in 2008	20	20.0
Kadina AWS	23.4	22.6	in 2024	20	20.9

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Highest March mean temperature for at least 20 years
	Observed (°C)	Most recent higher		Average for March
Parafield Airport	24.1	24.6	in 1940	20.8
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)	23.6	24.7	in 1940	20.7
Kyancutta	24.0	24.8	in 1940	21.2
Keith	22.0	22.7	in 1974	19.2

note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported

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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Summary statistics for March 2025
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for March 2025	Diff from average	Highest for March 2025		Mean for March 2025	Diff from average	Lowest for March 2025		Total for March 2025	Average for March	Rank of March 2025	Fraction of March average
Northwest (district 16)
Andamooka	34.9	+2.5	42.0	1st	21.7	+3.3	14.4	17th	31.2	13.4	high	233%
Coober Pedy Airport	35.0	+2.8	43.2	10th	21.0	+2.4	16.0	17th	47.0	10.5	high	448%
Ernabella (Pukatja)	33.6	+1.9	42.6	1st	20.8	+2.9	15.3	29th	91.6	25.0	high	366%
Mount Ive	33.5	+2.7	41.5	15th	17.2	+3.3	11.0	19th	7.6	13.5	average	56%
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome)	34.6	+2.2	41.8	1st	20.9	+3.5	11.8	18th	24.8	7.1	high	349%
Tarcoola Aero	35.4	+3.4	43.1	14th	19.0	+2.7	12.4	31st	12.8	15.5	average	83%
Woomera Aerodrome	34.0	+3.4	41.8	10th	20.4	+3.4	13.0	17th	7.6	12.5	average	61%
Far North (district 17)
Arkaroola	32.1	+1.9	38.9	1st	20.2	+4.2	13.3	19th	41.4	28.6	high	145%
Leigh Creek Airport	34.5	+3.0	42.4	1st	21.5	+3.9	14.0	17th	32.2	17.5	high	184%
Marree Aero	36.3	+2.3	45.3	1st	22.4	+3.5	14.0	18th	0.0	12.4	lowest	0%
Moomba Airport	35.6	+1.4	45.4	1st	23.6	+2.9	19.3	18th	31.2	25.7	average	121%
Oodnadatta Airport	36.1	+2.2	46.1	1st	23.1	+3.7	17.7	20th	38.2	13.8	high	277%
Western Agricultural (district 18)
Ceduna AMO	29.0	+2.3	44.1	15th	15.6	+2.3	8.5	18th	8.2	15.9	average	52%
Cleve	28.7	+2.8	41.4	15th	15.2	+0.4	10.7	23rd	4.4	21.5	low	20%
Cleve Aerodrome	28.7	+2.6	42.1	15th	16.3	+1.7	10.7	18th	3.0	20.8	low	14%
Coffin Bay (Point Avoid)	25.4		37.4	8th	16.2		12.4	22nd	12.8
Cultana (Defence)	32.8		42.3	10th	18.1		12.3	18th	3.4
Cummins Aero	29.7	+2.4	42.4	15th	15.2	+1.9	8.9	18th
Elliston	27.9	+3.5	38.5	15th	16.0	+1.6	10.1	19th	7.4	14.7	average	50%
Kimba	31.9	+3.9	40.2	15th	16.6	+2.5	11.8	2nd	12.8	16.6	average	77%
Kyancutta	33.7	+3.8	43.4	15th	14.3	+1.9	6.2	18th	10.4	13.8	average	75%
Minnipa PIRSA	32.2	+3.2	42.0	15th	15.9	+1.6	10.2	17th	18.6	17.5	average	106%
Neptune Island	23.4	+2.3	32.3	15th	17.7	+1.6	15.6	18th	0.4	17.8	v low	2%
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS)	26.5	+2.1	43.2	15th	16.8	+2.1	11.7	19th	3.4	16.5	low	21%
Nullarbor	29.0	+2.4	44.8	14th	17.3	+2.9	10.8	18th	1.0	21.1	low	5%
Port Augusta Aero	34.2	+3.6	43.2	15th	19.9	+3.1	10.7	19th	0.2	11.9	v low	2%
Streaky Bay	30.5	+3.3	42.1	15th	16.8	+2.1	11.9	18th	19.6	14.7	high	133%
Whyalla Aero	30.3	+2.9	42.9	15th	18.6	+2.9	10.8	19th	0.6	17.1	v low	4%
Wudinna Aero	34.2	+4.5	43.8	15th	15.4	+2.4	6.4	18th	14.0	15.2	average	92%
Upper North (district 19)
Hawker	32.9	+2.7	39.6	10th	19.6	+4.5	11.8	17th	25.2	16.2	high	156%
Yongala	30.8	+3.6	38.5	14th	15.0	+4.0	7.6	17th	12.4	16.0	average	78%
Northeast (district 20)
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot)	33.3	+3.8	41.5	15th	15.3	+2.9	5.5	18th	0.5	12.0	low	4%
Yunta Airstrip	32.2	+3.2	40.0	15th	16.3	+3.3	6.4	18th	20.0	12.8	average	156%
Lower North (district 21)
Clare High School	30.7	+4.4	39.3	15th	15.8	+3.5	8.9	17th	4.0	21.9	low	18%
Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS	33.6	+3.5	42.7	15th	17.3	+2.2	8.5	17th	0.2	9.6	low	2%
Snowtown (Rayville Park)	32.8	+3.9	41.7	15th	14.7	+2.6	7.4	17th	4.8	15.9	average	30%
Yorke Peninsula (district 22A)
Edithburgh	25.8	+2.2	41.6	15th	18.1	+2.3	11.8	19th	1.2	16.2	lowest	7%
Kadina AWS	31.2	+2.9	42.1	15th	15.6	+2.0	9.5	19th	1.8	25.0	low	7%
Maitland	30.5	+4.3	40.7	16th	16.0	+1.5	12.6	18th	1.8	20.6	v low	9%
Minlaton Aero	29.1	+2.4	41.2	15th	16.4	+2.4	11.2	18th	0.8	13.3	v low	6%
Price	26.8	+0.5	40.5	16th	17.4	+3.1	12.1	19th	2.9	17.3	low	17%
Stenhouse Bay	25.9	+2.5	40.2	15th	17.6	+1.6	14.4	19th	3.2	18.1	v low	18%
Kangaroo Island (district 22B)
Cape Borda	25.2	+2.7	34.1	15th	15.1	+1.3	10.4	22nd	5.4	20.9	low	26%
Cape Willoughby	23.0	+2.2	34.4	10th	17.6	+2.0	15.4	30th	3.8	20.9	low	18%
Kingscote Aero	27.1	+2.5	41.9	15th	12.9	+1.4	5.9	22nd	3.4	21.6	low	16%
Parndana CFS AWS	26.3	+2.3	40.4	15th	13.5	+1.1	7.2	22nd	6.6	16.5	low	40%
Adelaide Plains (district 23A)
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)	30.5	+4.4	41.7	15th	16.7	+1.5	12.0	22nd	7.4	23.5	low	32%
Adelaide Airport	29.3	+3.7	38.8	15th	16.6	+2.0	11.6	18th	3.6	20.8	low	17%
Edinburgh RAAF	31.2	+4.2	42.4	15th	16.6	+2.0	11.4	19th	10.0	23.1	average	43%
Parafield Airport	31.6	+4.6	41.9	15th	16.6	+2.0	11.0	19th	5.0	21.5	low	23%
Roseworthy AWS	32.2	+3.8	43.4	15th	15.2	+2.3	8.7	17th	3.8	15.5	low	24%
County Light (district 23B)
Nuriootpa PIRSA	30.3	+4.2	40.2	15th	15.2	+3.1	7.5	17th	1.2	24.1	lowest	5%
Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C)
Hindmarsh Island AWS	25.4	+1.5	40.3	15th	15.7	+1.1	10.8	18th	4.4	14.4	low	31%
Kuitpo Forest Reserve	26.6	+3.3	37.7	15th	14.7	+1.9	10.0	18th	9.2	31.5	v low	29%
Mount Barker	29.0	+4.3	39.4	10th	13.2	+2.6	7.2	18th	8.8	30.7	low	29%
Mount Crawford AWS	27.9	+4.3	37.9	15th	14.2	+1.9	7.7	17th	8.2	25.9	low	32%
Mount Lofty	26.1	+6.0	36.0	15th	13.3	+2.0	7.5	18th	15.8	40.4	low	39%
Noarlunga	28.7	+2.9	38.4	15th	17.4	+1.7	13.7	17th	4.0	18.0	v low	22%
Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS)	23.9	+2.7	36.7	15th	14.7	+1.7	10.3	22nd	2.0	32.0	lowest	6%
Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay)	25.7	+2.1	40.4	15th	13.9	+1.0	7.0	19th	8.4	19.2	v low	44%
Upper Murray Valley (district 24A)
Loxton Research Centre	32.6	+4.2	42.3	15th	14.9	+2.6	6.5	19th	6.2	11.5	average	54%
Renmark Aero	33.1	+3.9	43.7	15th	15.7	+2.6	7.7	19th	3.4	10.9	average	31%
Lower Murray Valley (district 24B)
Eudunda	29.9	+4.1	39.7	16th	15.1	+2.8	8.9	17th	4.0	20.7	low	19%
Meningie	29.1	+4.7	42.0	10th					6.5	21.7	low	30%
Murray Bridge	30.3	+3.4	42.9	15th	14.8	+1.8	9.4	19th	2.1	19.8	low	11%
Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome)	29.9	+2.4	42.6	15th	14.2	+1.8	7.1	18th	2.4	16.5	lowest	14%
Strathalbyn Racecourse	27.9	+2.6	40.8	15th	14.2	+1.3	8.2	18th	4.8	16.8	low	29%
Murray Mallee (district 25A)
Karoonda	31.2	+3.3	42.2	15th	14.2	+2.1	8.2	17th	4.5	16.9	average	27%
Upper Southeast (district 25B)
Keith	31.0	+4.1	41.2	15th	12.8	+1.3	5.8	17th	7.9	20.9	average	38%
Keith (Munkora)	30.7	+3.2	42.3	15th	12.1	+1.8	4.1	17th	7.2	17.1	low	42%
Lameroo (Austin Plains)	31.6	+3.6	42.4	15th	13.3	+1.3	5.7	17th	6.8	16.5	average	41%
Lower Southeast (district 26)
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone)	25.2	+2.5	36.6	10th	13.7	+1.1	8.0	18th	6.2	20.2	low	31%
Coonawarra	28.4	+3.4	39.8	15th	11.4	+1.1	2.9	18th	36.6	26.2	high	140%
Mount Gambier Aero	27.1	+3.8	39.2	15th	11.9	+1.3	5.2	22nd	15.4	35.0	low	44%
Naracoorte Aerodrome	29.6	+3.4	41.9	15th	11.3	+1.1	3.4	18th	19.6	22.7	average	86%
Padthaway South	29.7	+3.7	40.9	15th	11.3	+0.8	3.8	22nd	3.4	22.7	lowest	15%
Robe	23.5	+2.4	34.5	10th	13.7	+0.9	8.0	22nd	11.9	26.4	low	45%
Robe Airfield	25.7	+2.6	37.9	10th	12.2	+0.8	4.2	22nd	11.8	23.5	low	50%

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