Wednesday 1 April 2026 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0
South Australia in March 2026
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in March were above to very much above average for most of the state, including the highest on record for eastern parts of the state.
- South Australia's area-averaged rainfall total in March was 78.3 mm, 291% above the 1961–1990 average, the second-wettest on record for all Marchs since 1900.
- It was the wettest March in South Australia since 1989.
- Many sites had their highest March daily rainfall on record.
- Many sites had their highest total March rainfall on record.
- Many sites had their highest total March rainfall for at least 20 years.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in March were below to very much below average for much of South Australia, and average to above average for southern parts of the state and Kangaroo Island.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 30.1 °C, 1.23 °C below the 1961–1990 average.
- South Australia had its lowest mean maximum temperature for March since 2011.
- Mean minimum temperatures in March were above to very much above average for parts of the state's west, south and north-east, and average elsewhere.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 17.3 °C, 0.88 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- South Australia had its highest mean minimum temperature for March since 2021.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean temperature was 23.7 °C, 0.17 °C below the 1961–1990 average.
- Moomba Airport had its coolest March day (lowest daily maximum temperature) on record, and its equal lowest March mean maximum temperature on record.
- Karoonda had its coldest March night (lowest daily minimum temperature) on record.
Events
- For more details, visit the March national climate summary.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in March 2026 | |
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| Hottest day |
37.4 °C at Nullarbor on the 10th |
| Warmest days on average |
31.2 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
20.4 °C at Robe 20.4 °C at Cape Willoughby |
| Coldest day |
13.8 °C at Mount Lofty on the 27th |
| Coldest night |
3.5 °C at Karoonda on the 27th |
| Coolest nights on average |
10.3 °C at Padthaway South |
| Warmest nights on average |
20.3 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Warmest night |
26.6 °C at Moomba Airport on the 1st |
| Warmest on average overall |
25.7 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
16.6 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
279.6 mm at Braemar |
| Wettest day |
153.0 mm at Cameron Corner (Lindon) on the 17th |
| Strongest wind gust |
81.0 km/h at Hindmarsh Island AWS on the 26th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest March daily rainfall | ||||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Paruna | 81.6 | on the 1st | 72.2 | on 16 Mar 1996 | 107 | 14.4 |
| Alawoona | 70.0 | on the 2nd | 53.3 | on 17 Mar 1950 | 105 | 13.5 |
| Todmorden | 91.2 | on the 17th | 87.4 | on 07 Mar 1967 | 77 | 16.9 |
| Burra Community School | 73.0 | on the 2nd | 50.4 | on 21 Mar 2011 | 66 | 17.1 |
| Sturt Vale | 127.0 | on the 1st | 64.5 | on 17 Mar 2022 | 62 | 10.2 |
| Braemar | 149.0 | on the 1st | 74.0 | on 14 Mar 1989 | 62 | 13.3 |
| Oodla Wirra (McCoys Well) | 125.0 | on the 1st | 84.0 | on 14 Mar 1989 | 54 | 12.7 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 56.0 | on the 1st | 43.4 | on 01 Mar 2012 | 42 | 11.3 |
| Cameron Corner (Lindon) | 153.0 | on the 17th | 72.0 | on 09 Mar 2011 | 39 | 17.1 |
| Minburra | 59.2 | on the 2nd | 37.4 | on 01 Mar 2012 | 29 | 8.8 |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 60.4 | on the 1st | 45.6 | on 21 Mar 2017 | 28 | 22.6 |
| Marree (Callanna) | 91.0 | on the 16th | 52.0 | on 08 Mar 2011 | 28 | 12.8 |
| Gammon Ranges (Moolawatana) | 104.0 | on the 18th | 30.5 | on 09 Mar 2011 | 28 | 14.4 |
| Marree Aero | 119.4 | on the 17th | 38.8 | on 31 Mar 2024 | 28 | 12.0 |
| Yunta Airstrip | 129.0 | on the 1st | 29.4 | on 13 Mar 2009 | 28 | 13.5 |
| Wudinna Aero | 38.2 | on the 1st | 33.6 | on 08 Mar 2009 | 27 | 15.1 |
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 87.0 | on the 1st | 58.2 | on 01 Mar 2012 | 27 | 11.6 |
| Padthaway South | 46.6 | on the 1st | 24.0 | on 29 Mar 2010 | 26 | 22.0 |
| Rosslyn Park (Seaview) | 32.8 | on the 17th | 28.2 | on 08 Mar 2011 | 24 | 21.5 |
| Balhannah (Gumbooya) | 25.4 | on the 17th | 22.0 | on 09 Mar 2011 | 23 | 24.3 |
| Saddleworth (Gumdale) | 44.2 | on the 2nd | 33.8 | on 10 Mar 2016 | 22 | 18.0 |
| Lake George (Maharishi Vedic College) | 48.6 | on the 1st | 26.0 | on 21 Mar 2017 | 22 | 23.1 |
| Mannanarie | 62.6 | on the 2nd | 45.4 | on 01 Mar 2012 | 22 | 18.5 |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 47.8 | on the 2nd | 31.4 | on 08 Mar 2011 | 21 | 15.8 |
| Record highest March total rainfall | |||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Port Broughton | 89.6 | 77.8 | in 1947 | 141 | 15.8 |
| Koonamore | 180.0 | 170.0 | in 1989 | 137 | 16.1 |
| Manna Hill | 173.4 | 170.6 | in 1989 | 136 | 14.4 |
| Mount Bryan | 115.6 | 108.8 | in 1913 | 129 | 17.3 |
| Brinkworth | 104.6 | 92.1 | in 1989 | 126 | 17.8 |
| Maitland | 85.2 | 80.3 | in 1900 | 123 | 20.4 |
| Yunta (Panaramitee) | 204.0 | 142.0 | in 1989 | 119 | 15.3 |
| Karoonda | 115.8 | 114.6 | in 2011 | 112 | 16.8 |
| Renmark Irrigation | 95.0 | 85.9 | in 1969 | 108 | 12.7 |
| Alawoona | 95.6 | 94.3 | in 1956 | 104 | 13.5 |
| Paruna | 165.4 | 76.2 | in 2012 | 104 | 14.1 |
| Burra Community School | 114.8 | 77.8 | in 1989 | 65 | 17.1 |
| Sturt Vale | 196.0 | 76.5 | in 2022 | 61 | 10.2 |
| Braemar | 279.6 | 130.7 | in 1989 | 61 | 13.3 |
| Tickera | 101.2 | 90.2 | in 2016 | 57 | 17.5 |
| Oodla Wirra (McCoys Well) | 245.0 | 175.2 | in 1989 | 53 | 12.7 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 105.0 | 51.6 | in 2012 | 41 | 11.3 |
| Cameron Corner (Lindon) | 205.0 | 121.5 | in 2012 | 38 | 17.1 |
| Quondong | 233.4 | 224.7 | in 1989 | 33 | 19.3 |
| Wilpena (Oraparinna) | 92.3 | 83.3 | in 1989 | 32 | 14.6 |
| Renmark Aero | 85.4 | 68.0 | in 2012 | 30 | 10.6 |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 83.6 | 73.6 | in 2011 | 28 | 17.6 |
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 48.6 | 39.8 | in 2012 | 27 | 7.7 |
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 87.2 | 60.0 | in 2006 | 27 | 15.5 |
| Marree (Callanna) | 114.1 | 90.3 | in 2011 | 27 | 12.8 |
| Marree Aero | 148.2 | 68.2 | in 2016 | 27 | 12.0 |
| Gammon Ranges (Moolawatana) | 174.0 | 92.9 | in 2011 | 27 | 14.4 |
| Wudinna Aero | 81.4 | 66.6 | in 2007 | 26 | 15.1 |
| Minburra | 152.0 | 71.8 | in 2012 | 26 | 8.9 |
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 155.0 | 69.8 | in 2012 | 26 | 11.6 |
| Yunta Airstrip | 222.6 | 39.4 | in 2012 | 26 | 13.1 |
| Padthaway South | 75.8 | 60.9 | in 2011 | 25 | 22.0 |
| Bordertown (Industrial Estate) | 49.5 | 34.2 | in 2011 | 24 | 16.1 |
| Saddleworth (Gumdale) | 88.8 | 66.8 | in 2011 | 21 | 18.0 |
| Lake George (Maharishi Vedic College) | 66.9 | 45.7 | in 2017 | 20 | 23.4 |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 95.6 | 85.4 | in 2011 | 20 | 15.8 |
| Mannanarie | 123.2 | 64.6 | in 2012 | 20 | 19.3 |
| Highest March total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for March |
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| Bower | 82.4 | 105.5 | in 1910 | 15.2 | |
| Lyrup | 90.0 | 131.5 | in 1910 | 14.1 | |
| Murray Bridge | 111.2 | 169.3 | in 1910 | 20.4 | |
| Auburn | 94.7 | 185.4 | in 1910 | 26.0 | |
| Pinnaroo | 89.2 | 119.6 | in 1921 | 18.5 | |
| Melrose | 147.2 | 206.2 | in 1921 | 24.9 | |
| Paskeville | 77.4 | 120.4 | in 1947 | 17.6 | |
| Port Clinton (Yararoo) | 78.7 | 96.0 | in 1947 | 19.7 | |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 37.8 | 81.8 | in 1975 | 23.4 | |
| Kimba | 68.2 | 77.0 | in 1983 | 17.1 | |
| Robertstown | 64.0 | 93.5 | in 1983 | 15.9 | |
| Wilpena (Oraparinna) | 81.6 | 83.3 | in 1989 | 17.0 | |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 108.8 | 175.1 | in 1989 | 20.2 | |
| Beltana Roadhouse | 131.2 | 318.2 | in 1989 | 23.0 | |
| Mount Barry Station | 86.4 | 282.0 | in 1989 | 17.9 | |
| Todmorden | 126.4 | 250.2 | in 1989 | 18.3 | |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 56.6 | 191.2 | in 1989 | 13.1 | |
| Arkaroola | 184.5 | 403.8 | in 1989 | 30.5 | |
| Morchard (The Rocks) | 121.8 | 130.4 | in 1989 | 16.8 | |
| Mount Eba | 60.4 | 303.4 | in 1989 | 12.3 | |
| Marree (Witchelina Station) | 129.2 | 291.0 | in 1989 | 14.9 | |
| Booleroo Centre (Willowie) | 127.8 | 138.2 | in 1989 | 17.0 | |
| Bruce | 96.0 | 134.1 | in 1989 | 15.6 | |
| Anna Creek | 75.6 | 336.2 | in 1989 | 14.1 | |
| Yudnapinna | 88.1 | 109.1 | in 1989 | 12.2 | |
| Hallett (Old Canowie) | 90.0 | 142.4 | in 1989 | 19.6 | |
| Koolunga | 74.7 | 105.8 | in 1989 | 17.4 | |
| Carrieton | 93.0 | 143.2 | in 1989 | 14.8 | |
| Hawker | 218.9 | 236.0 | in 1989 | 17.7 | |
| Booleroo Centre | 104.6 | 117.6 | in 1989 | 17.8 | |
| Yongala | 103.0 | 125.2 | in 1989 | 16.6 | |
| Quorn | 125.4 | 195.0 | in 1989 | 16.6 | |
| Marree (Farina) | 153.4 | 188.8 | in 1989 | 16.1 | |
| Wirrabara | 80.8 | 127.3 | in 1989 | 20.9 | |
| Orroroo (Black Rock) | 135.6 | 137.6 | in 1989 | 16.7 | |
| Blinman | 186.2 | 294.2 | in 1989 | 20.2 | |
| Hawker (Holowiliena) | 156.4 | 257.2 | in 1989 | 21.9 | |
| Buckleboo (Karinya) | 54.5 | 57.0 | in 1992 | 15.8 | |
| Wilmington | 112.9 | 125.8 | in 1992 | 18.8 | |
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 54.0 | 59.0 | in 2001 | 20.9 | |
| Robe | 66.9 | 68.2 | in 2004 | 26.5 | |
| Mount Hope (Fairview) | 38.0 | 40.7 | in 2006 | 14.1 | |
| Gulnare | 68.4 | 110.8 | in 2006 | 18.2 | |
| Yacka | 68.4 | 122.6 | in 2006 | 17.3 | |
note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported
| Record lowest March daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Moomba Airport | 20.4 | on the 27th | 21.7 | on 04 Mar 2020 | 31 | 34.2 |
| Record lowest March mean maximum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Moomba Airport | 31.1 | =31.1 | in 2012 | 31 | 34.2 |
| Record lowest March temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Karoonda | 3.5 | on the 27th | 4.0 | on 28 Mar 2008 | 24 | 12.2 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for March 2026 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for March 2026 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2026 |
Mean for March 2026 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2026 |
Total for March 2026 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2026 |
Fraction of March average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 29.8 | -2.6 | 36.3 | 25th | 18.7 | +0.2 | 11.8 | 27th | 47.0 | 13.7 | high | 343% |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 29.9 | -2.4 | 36.4 | 25th | 18.4 | -0.3 | 11.9 | 29th | 53.4 | 11.7 | high | 456% |
| Mount Ive | 27.4 | -3.6 | 34.1 | 24th | 13.8 | -0.4 | 6.8 | 28th | 23.1 | 13.4 | high | 172% |
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 29.5 | -3.0 | 35.9 | 25th | 17.9 | +0.4 | 10.8 | 27th | 48.6 | 7.7 | highest | 631% |
| Tarcoola Aero | 29.9 | -2.2 | 36.6 | 25th | 16.6 | +0.2 | 8.8 | 27th | 43.2 | 15.4 | high | 280% |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 28.5 | -2.2 | 34.9 | 25th | 17.4 | +0.4 | 10.2 | 27th | 56.6 | 12.6 | high | 449% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Arkaroola | 26.2 | -4.0 | 34.3 | 11th | 16.1 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 27th | 184.5 | 28.7 | high | 643% |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 29.3 | -2.3 | 35.6 | 15th | 17.4 | -0.3 | 9.6 | 28th | 108.8 | 17.9 | high | 608% |
| Marree Aero | 31.0 | -3.0 | 36.9 | 11th | 18.7 | -0.4 | 10.1 | 28th | 148.2 | 12.0 | highest | 1235% |
| Moomba Airport | 31.1 | -3.1 | 37.1 | 11th | 20.3 | -0.5 | 10.2 | 28th | 116.4 | 25.9 | high | 449% |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 31.2 | -2.7 | 37.2 | 11th | 19.3 | -0.2 | 10.9 | 28th | 108.4 | 14.1 | high | 769% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 25.2 | -1.6 | 35.8 | 10th | 14.7 | +1.3 | 7.0 | 28th | 45.4 | 15.8 | high | 287% |
| Cleve | 24.6 | -1.4 | 34.5 | 24th | 15.7 | +0.9 | 12.5 | 27th | 78.7 | 21.3 | high | 370% |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 24.4 | -1.8 | 35.1 | 10th | 15.2 | +0.5 | 11.6 | 14th | 78.0 | 20.5 | high | 380% |
| Coffin Bay (Point Avoid) | 22.7 | 31.8 | 23rd | 14.4 | 9.8 | 9th | 26.4 | |||||
| Cultana (Defence) | 25.8 | 34.4 | 15th | 15.6 | 11.9 | 28th | 65.4 | |||||
| Cummins Aero | 26.9 | -0.5 | 35.2 | 10th | 13.2 | -0.2 | 6.7 | 27th | 33.8 | 14.0 | high | 241% |
| Elliston | 24.6 | +0.2 | 32.4 | 23rd | 14.5 | +0.1 | 9.0 | 9th | 43.8 | 14.6 | high | 300% |
| Kimba | 27.0 | -1.1 | 34.4 | 24th | 14.6 | +0.5 | 8.2 | 28th | 68.2 | 16.6 | high | 411% |
| Kyancutta | 28.6 | -1.4 | 36.2 | 24th | 13.8 | +1.3 | 8.6 | 27th | 62.4 | 13.7 | high | 456% |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 26.8 | -2.3 | 34.6 | 10th | 14.7 | +0.4 | 8.6 | 27th | 83.6 | 17.6 | highest | 475% |
| Neptune Island | 21.5 | +0.3 | 26.5 | 24th | 16.6 | +0.5 | 14.7 | 27th | 10.0 | 17.6 | average | 57% |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 23.9 | -0.6 | 35.1 | 31st | 15.5 | +0.8 | 11.4 | 21st | 26.4 | 16.1 | high | 164% |
| Nullarbor | 25.5 | -1.2 | 37.4 | 10th | 15.6 | +1.1 | 9.1 | 28th | 16.2 | 20.9 | average | 78% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 27.7 | -3.0 | 36.1 | 15th | 17.1 | +0.2 | 10.9 | 28th | 70.8 | 11.4 | high | 621% |
| Streaky Bay | 26.1 | -1.2 | 34.1 | 24th | 13.9 | -0.9 | 7.2 | 27th | 43.5 | 14.7 | high | 296% |
| Whyalla Aero | 26.0 | -1.4 | 34.9 | 10th | 16.6 | +0.9 | 10.8 | 14th | 66.2 | 16.7 | high | 396% |
| Wudinna Aero | 27.7 | -2.2 | 35.7 | 10th | 14.1 | +1.0 | 8.5 | 27th | 81.4 | 15.1 | highest | 539% |
| Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
| Hawker | 26.6 | -3.7 | 31.5 | 10th | 15.8 | +0.6 | 7.8 | 27th | 218.9 | 16.2 | high | 1351% |
| Yongala | 24.6 | -2.6 | 31.1 | 15th | 12.2 | +1.2 | 5.2 | 27th | 103.0 | 16.0 | high | 644% |
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 27.6 | -2.1 | 35.2 | 24th | 13.8 | +1.2 | 6.5 | 14th | 155.0 | 11.6 | highest | 1336% |
| Yunta Airstrip | 25.7 | -3.4 | 34.0 | 15th | 13.9 | +0.8 | 7.3 | 27th | 222.6 | 13.1 | highest | 1699% |
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 24.6 | -1.9 | 32.4 | 15th | 12.3 | -0.1 | 6.9 | 27th | 77.6 | 21.3 | high | 364% |
| Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 28.1 | -2.3 | 34.9 | 15th | 15.2 | -0.1 | 8.1 | 28th | 45.0 | 8.7 | highest | 517% |
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 27.3 | -1.7 | 35.6 | 10th | 13.4 | +1.2 | 7.2 | 28th | 87.2 | 15.5 | highest | 563% |
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 23.2 | -0.5 | 32.2 | 31st | 16.2 | +0.3 | 12.3 | 22nd | 15.8 | 15.7 | average | 101% |
| Kadina AWS | 26.3 | -2.1 | 33.6 | 24th | 14.0 | +0.3 | 8.7 | 14th | 63.0 | 23.8 | high | 265% |
| Maitland | 26.5 | +0.3 | 33.4 | 1st | 14.8 | +0.2 | 10.5 | 27th | 33.4 | 20.4 | high | 164% |
| Minlaton Aero | 26.0 | -0.8 | 32.7 | 15th | 14.2 | +0.1 | 8.6 | 27th | 28.4 | 12.8 | high | 222% |
| Price | 24.9 | -1.4 | 33.3 | 10th | 16.0 | +1.6 | 13.0 | 16th | 31.2 | 17.1 | high | 182% |
| Stenhouse Bay | 23.5 | 0.0 | 32.2 | 23rd | 16.4 | +0.3 | 13.3 | 10th | 8.8 | 17.6 | average | 50% |
| Warooka | 24.2 | -0.9 | 26.5 | 9th | 14.0 | -0.7 | 13.0 | 10th | 29.4 | 16.2 | high | 182% |
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 22.2 | -0.4 | 27.4 | 24th | 13.8 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 27th | 14.0 | 20.3 | average | 69% |
| Cape Willoughby | 20.4 | -0.4 | 29.0 | 10th | 16.1 | +0.4 | 14.0 | 28th | 19.8 | 20.8 | average | 95% |
| Kingscote Aero | 24.2 | -0.5 | 31.9 | 23rd | 12.9 | +1.4 | 7.0 | 22nd | 16.4 | 21.0 | average | 78% |
| Parndana CFS AWS | 23.2 | -0.9 | 31.2 | 24th | 12.8 | +0.4 | 8.7 | 9th | 19.2 | 15.8 | average | 122% |
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 26.0 | -0.1 | 33.4 | 24th | 15.0 | -0.2 | 10.5 | 9th | 37.8 | 23.4 | high | 162% |
| Adelaide Airport | 25.5 | 32.7 | 10th | 14.2 | 9.2 | 29th | 29.8 | |||||
| Adelaide Airport M.O. | 25.1 | -0.5 | 32.7 | 10th | 15.0 | +0.4 | 10.0 | 29th | 31.2 | 20.6 | high | 152% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 26.4 | -0.7 | 34.1 | 10th | 14.9 | +0.3 | 9.0 | 27th | 39.8 | 22.9 | high | 174% |
| Parafield Airport | 26.8 | -0.3 | 33.9 | 23rd | 13.9 | -0.8 | 7.0 | 27th | 35.4 | 21.3 | high | 166% |
| Roseworthy AWS | 27.4 | -1.1 | 36.1 | 10th | 13.5 | +0.5 | 5.3 | 27th | 45.0 | 15.1 | high | 298% |
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 25.6 | -0.7 | 33.8 | 10th | 12.4 | +0.2 | 4.6 | 27th | 57.2 | 23.3 | high | 246% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 23.0 | -1.0 | 32.9 | 23rd | 15.3 | +0.7 | 11.4 | 14th | 28.2 | 13.9 | high | 203% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 23.0 | -0.4 | 31.1 | 10th | 13.2 | +0.3 | 9.3 | 27th | 46.2 | 30.6 | high | 151% |
| Mount Barker | 24.4 | -0.4 | 33.2 | 10th | 12.3 | +1.7 | 8.1 | 5th | 47.4 | 30.6 | high | 155% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 23.4 | -0.3 | 32.3 | 10th | 12.8 | +0.5 | 7.3 | 27th | 45.6 | 25.3 | high | 180% |
| Mount Lofty | 21.3 | +1.0 | 28.9 | 15th | 11.8 | +0.5 | 6.5 | 13th | 61.8 | 38.9 | high | 159% |
| Noarlunga | 25.1 | -0.8 | 33.0 | 10th | 15.5 | -0.2 | 11.1 | 27th | 20.8 | 17.5 | average | 119% |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 21.3 | 0.0 | 29.9 | 23rd | 13.0 | -0.1 | 9.9 | 14th | 33.6 | 31.4 | average | 107% |
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 22.5 | -1.1 | 30.4 | 31st | 13.6 | +0.7 | 7.8 | 14th | 31.6 | 18.7 | high | 169% |
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 27.4 | -1.1 | 34.8 | 24th | 14.1 | +1.7 | 8.1 | 27th | 105.0 | 11.3 | highest | 929% |
| Renmark Aero | 27.4 | -1.9 | 34.2 | 15th | 14.3 | +1.1 | 8.6 | 27th | 85.4 | 10.6 | highest | 806% |
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 24.4 | -1.5 | 31.6 | 10th | 13.0 | +0.6 | 7.5 | 27th | 80.1 | 20.5 | high | 391% |
| Meningie | 25.5 | +1.0 | 33.4 | 11th | 18.0 | 21.6 | average | 83% | ||||
| Murray Bridge | 26.3 | -0.7 | 35.3 | 10th | 14.2 | +1.2 | 8.9 | 13th | 111.2 | 19.7 | high | 564% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 25.3 | -2.3 | 35.5 | 10th | 13.4 | +0.9 | 8.0 | 14th | 95.6 | 15.8 | highest | 605% |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 24.9 | -0.5 | 34.4 | 10th | 13.9 | +1.0 | 8.0 | 14th | 34.4 | 16.4 | high | 210% |
| Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
| Karoonda | 26.1 | -1.9 | 33.3 | 15th | 12.8 | +0.6 | 3.5 | 27th | 115.8 | 16.8 | highest | 689% |
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 26.5 | -0.4 | 33.9 | 10th | 12.1 | +0.6 | 6.2 | 27th | 39.2 | 20.8 | high | 188% |
| Keith (Munkora) | 26.2 | -1.4 | 34.1 | 10th | 11.1 | +0.7 | 5.6 | 27th | 28.0 | 16.7 | high | 168% |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 26.3 | -1.9 | 33.6 | 15th | 12.6 | +0.6 | 5.8 | 27th | 61.4 | 16.0 | high | 384% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 21.5 | -1.2 | 28.0 | 31st | 12.6 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 22nd | 54.0 | 19.8 | high | 273% |
| Coonawarra | 24.7 | -0.4 | 31.8 | 10th | 10.5 | +0.2 | 5.7 | 27th | 42.8 | 26.5 | high | 162% |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 23.5 | +0.2 | 31.5 | 23rd | 11.2 | +0.6 | 7.2 | 14th | 48.4 | 34.8 | high | 139% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 25.0 | -1.3 | 32.3 | 23rd | 10.5 | +0.3 | 4.5 | 27th | 77.8 | 22.6 | high | 344% |
| Padthaway South | 24.9 | -1.2 | 32.2 | 10th | 10.3 | -0.2 | 4.9 | 27th | 75.8 | 22.0 | highest | 344% |
| Robe | 20.4 | -0.7 | 25.0 | 24th | 13.4 | +0.6 | 10.6 | 4th | 66.9 | 26.3 | high | 254% |
| Robe Airfield | 21.6 | -1.6 | 29.9 | 31st | 11.9 | +0.4 | 6.9 | 4th | 54.4 | 22.9 | high | 238% |
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 on Wednesday 1 April 2026. 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, excluding the current year. The length of record can
vary widely from site to site. Averages are not shown for sites with fewer 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
