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South Australia in November 2024

Rainfall

• Rainfall totals in November were above to very much above (highest 10% of all years since 1900) average for most of the state's Pastoral districts.
• Rainfall totals were close to above or below average in many southern agricultural districts.
• South Australia's area-averaged rainfall total in November was 31.8 mm, 108% above the 1961–1990 average, making it the state's wettest November since 2021.
• During November, low pressure troughs moved across the state bringing rain, particularly to inland areas.
• Several sites had their highest November daily rainfall on record.
• Numerous sites in the state's north had their highest total November rainfall on record or their highest total November rainfall for at least 20 years.
• At Andamooka in the state's north, there were 4 days with at least 10 mm of rainfall. This is the highest number of such wet days in November recorded at this site, surpassing the previous record of 2 days in 2021.

Temperature

• Mean maximum temperatures in November were above average for large areas of South Australia, including areas of very much above average (warmest 10% of all years since 1910) in both the state's north and south.
• South Australia's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 32.8 °C, 1.83 °C above the 1961–1990 average and the highest since 2020.
• On the 22nd, Coonawarra had its hottest November day on record.
• Mean minimum temperatures in November were very much above average (warmest 10% of all years since 1910) for most of the state.
• South Australia's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 17.5 °C, 2.24 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the fifth-warmest on record for all Novembers since 1910.
• On the 23rd, a few sites had their warmest November night on record.
• Moomba Airport had its highest November mean minimum temperature on record.
• Several sites in the state's east had their longest runs of consecutive nights in November with minimum temperatures of 15 °C or above, including Naracoorte Aerodrome (4 days), Lameroo (Austin Plains) (7 days), Keith (Munkora) (5 days), and Yongala (6 days). At Marree Aero in the state's north, every daily minimum temperature for the month was above 15 °C for the first time in November.

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Extremes in November 2024
Hottest day	44.5 °C at Moomba Airport on the 6th
Warmest days on average	36.5 °C at Moomba Airport
Coolest days on average	20.3 °C at Neptune Island
Coldest day	13.9 °C at Mount Lofty on the 17th
Coldest night	-0.7 °C at Keith (Munkora) on the 1st
Coolest nights on average	9.1 °C at Coonawarra
Warmest nights on average	22.2 °C at Moomba Airport
Warmest night	29.5 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on the 23rd
Warmest on average overall	29.3 °C at Moomba Airport
Coolest on average overall	15.7 °C at Mount Lofty
Wettest overall	100.0 mm at Oodla Wirra
Wettest day	56.6 mm at Yunta Airstrip on the 24th
Strongest wind gust	154.0 km/h at Woomera Aerodrome on the 11th

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

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Record highest November daily rainfall
	New record (mm)		Old record		Years of record	Average for November
Blyth	42.8	on the 12th	36.6	on 03 Nov 1939	144	27.6
Mount Barry Station	42.0	on the 24th	27.5	on 02 Nov 1985	43	13.6
Renmark Aero	36.2	on the 25th	25.6	on 16 Nov 2017	30	23.3
Yunta Airstrip	56.6	on the 24th	41.0	on 09 Nov 2000	27	28.8

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Record highest November total rainfall
	New record (mm)	Old record		Years of record	Average for November
Andamooka	73.4	55.4	in 1998	60	15.0
Mount Barry Station	69.3	64.0	in 2009	43	14.9
Yunta Airstrip	85.8	63.6	in 2021	27	30.9
Minburra	79.4	58.0	in 2009	26	28.8
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome)	80.8	55.0	in 2021	26	16.6

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Highest November total rainfall for at least 20 years
	Observed (mm)	Most recent higher		Average for November
Yunta (Panaramitee)	95.4	95.7	in 1920	21.7
Oodla Wirra	100.0	142.4	in 1977	27.1
Woomera Aerodrome	56.4	79.8	in 1979	17.2
Oodnadatta Airport	49.4	54.2	in 1998	13.2

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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Record highest November temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for November
Coonawarra	37.9	on the 22nd	37.8	on 30 Nov 2014	40	22.6

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Record highest November daily minimum temperature
	New record (°C)		Old record		Years of record	Average for November
Mount Gambier Aero	23.4	on the 23rd	22.7	on 23 Nov 1966	83	8.5
Yunta Airstrip	27.5	on the 23rd	27.1	on 21 Nov 2019	27	12.4
Hindmarsh Island AWS	22.2	on the 23rd	22.0	on 24 Nov 2010	22	13.1

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Record highest November mean minimum temperature
	New record (°C)	Old record		Years of record	Average for November
Moomba Airport	22.2	21.9	in 2023	30	19.5

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Summary statistics for November 2024
	Maximum temperatures (°C)				Minimum temperatures (°C)				Rainfall (millimetres)
	Mean for November 2024	Diff from average	Highest for November 2024		Mean for November 2024	Diff from average	Lowest for November 2024		Total for November 2024	Average for November	Rank of November 2024	Fraction of November average
Northwest (district 16)
Andamooka	32.3	+0.5	39.4	5th	19.0	+1.9	14.8	8th	73.4	15.0	highest	489%
Coober Pedy Airport	32.5	+0.4	42.0	5th	18.6	+1.0	14.2	13th	36.8	16.1	high	229%
Ernabella (Pukatja)	31.9	+0.3	38.5	2nd	17.8	+0.8	11.5	15th	44.4	26.3	high	169%
Mount Ive	30.5	+0.9	38.0	22nd	15.0	+1.8	10.0	18th	24.6	20.1	average	122%
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome)	32.0	0.0	40.2	5th	18.1	+1.7	13.2	8th	80.8	16.6	highest	487%
Tarcoola Aero	32.2	+0.6	43.5	5th	15.8	+0.4	8.4	8th	24.8	20.6	average	120%
Woomera Aerodrome	31.0	+1.1	40.2	5th	17.3	+1.9	11.7	8th	56.4	17.2	high	328%
Far North (district 17)
Arkaroola	31.3	+1.1	38.9	6th	17.6	+2.2	12.7	8th	47.5	18.4	high	258%
Leigh Creek Airport	31.3	+0.5	39.1	5th	18.3	+2.1	13.5	18th	49.4	19.0	high	260%
Marree Aero	34.0	+0.4	41.0	5th	19.7	+2.0	15.9	19th	30.6	15.0	high	204%
Moomba Airport	36.5	+2.3	44.5	6th	22.2	+2.7	15.3	2nd	34.2	18.8	high	182%
Oodnadatta Airport	34.8	+0.9	43.5	5th	20.8	+2.1	16.6	13th	49.4	13.2	high	374%
Western Agricultural (district 18)
Ceduna AMO	26.8	+0.8	41.6	2nd	13.6	+1.2	3.6	15th	7.6	19.3	low	39%
Cleve	26.8	+1.9	37.4	22nd	11.6	-0.7	7.0	7th	19.7	27.9	average	71%
Cleve Aerodrome	26.5	+0.9	38.4	22nd	12.7	+0.4	8.4	14th	16.2	22.7	average	71%
Coffin Bay (Point Avoid)	23.1		35.8	22nd	13.9		9.9	15th	28.8
Cultana (Defence)	29.7		38.4	5th	15.1		9.7	18th	23.6
Cummins Aero	26.7	+0.6	39.6	22nd	11.3	+0.2	2.1	14th	18.0	20.3	average	89%
Elliston	26.1	+2.5	39.6	22nd	14.1	+1.0	9.4	14th	30.2	19.8	high	152%
Kimba	28.6	+1.4	38.2	5th	13.0	+1.1	8.0	18th	22.4	23.4	average	96%
Kyancutta	30.1	+1.4	40.7	5th	12.6	+1.7	6.0	14th	16.0	22.2	average	72%
Minnipa PIRSA	28.6	+0.1	40.3	5th	13.2	+0.7	8.7	19th	31.4	21.2	high	148%
Neptune Island	20.3	+1.1	28.3	22nd	14.7	+1.1	12.7	17th	16.6	18.3	average	91%
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS)	24.9	+1.9	39.3	22nd	12.8	+0.7	8.4	9th	20.8	21.4	average	97%
Nullarbor	26.9	+0.9	42.1	2nd	13.7	+1.1	6.9	8th	6.6	18.9	average	35%
Port Augusta Aero	29.9	-0.1	39.5	5th	16.6	+1.4	10.0	8th	33.2	22.2	high	150%
Streaky Bay	26.9	+1.3	39.9	21st	14.8	+1.5	10.1	19th	10.9	18.6	average	59%
Whyalla Aero	27.4	+0.9	38.6	16th	15.2	+1.2	8.4	8th	6.6	23.2	low	28%
Wudinna Aero	29.8	+0.6	40.9	5th	12.7	+1.1	4.9	14th	18.8	22.0	average	86%
Upper North (district 19)
Hawker	28.9	-0.3	36.9	5th	15.3	+1.7	8.9	8th	59.3	23.0	high	258%
Yongala	27.0	+1.2	34.5	22nd	12.7	+3.4	7.5	18th	77.5	28.8	high	269%
Northeast (district 20)
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot)	29.8	+0.8	38.5	22nd	13.4	+1.5	4.5	2nd	48.0	32.7	high	147%
Yunta Airstrip	29.6	+1.2	36.4	6th	14.1	+1.7	6.9	8th	85.8	30.9	highest	278%
Lower North (district 21)
Clare High School	26.2	+1.3	34.8	22nd	11.9	+1.2	7.4	14th	56.2	39.7	high	142%
Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS	28.9		38.9	22nd	14.4		9.4	8th	26.0
Snowtown (Rayville Park)	28.9	+0.8	38.2	22nd	12.3	+2.0	6.0	19th	8.8	28.7	low	31%
Yorke Peninsula (district 22A)
Edithburgh	23.8	+1.2	37.2	16th	14.4	+1.1	6.8	7th	29.0	20.1	high	144%
Kadina AWS	27.5	+0.3	37.3	22nd	12.9	+1.7	7.3	1st	1.4	19.8	lowest	7%
Maitland	26.9	+1.8	36.1	24th	13.2	+1.0	8.6	1st	28.2	28.4	average	99%
Minlaton Aero	26.1	+0.3	37.6	22nd	12.9	+1.1	6.3	1st	26.4	22.2	average	119%
Price	25.3	+0.2	35.7	24th	14.3	+2.3	11.0	11th	1.6	21.2	v low	8%
Stenhouse Bay	23.9	+2.0	38.2	22nd	14.2	+0.6	8.6	7th	25.8	22.1	average	117%
Warooka	27.9	+4.4	35.3	24th	15.6	+3.5	12.5	21st	17.6	22.6	average	78%
Kangaroo Island (district 22B)
Cape Borda	20.9	+0.2	30.7	22nd	12.3	+0.6	8.1	15th	23.8	26.8	average	89%
Cape Willoughby	21.1	+1.8	35.9	22nd	14.2	+1.1	11.4	17th	30.2	27.9	average	108%
Kingscote Aero	25.0	+2.0	37.5	22nd	10.6	+0.9	2.8	15th	28.0	22.5	high	124%
Parndana CFS AWS	23.1	+1.3	36.0	22nd	10.4	+0.6	5.0	9th	35.0	26.6	high	132%
Adelaide Plains (district 23A)
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)	26.7	+2.3	37.5	22nd	14.6	+1.4	9.1	1st	19.8	31.1	average	64%
Adelaide Airport	25.4	+1.4	36.6	22nd	14.7	+1.8	9.6	15th	22.4	25.8	average	87%
Edinburgh RAAF	27.3	+1.5	38.8	22nd	14.3	+1.4	7.9	15th	15.2	25.8	average	59%
Parafield Airport	27.6	+2.1	39.0	22nd	14.2	+1.4	8.2	14th	16.2	26.8	average	60%
Roseworthy AWS	27.9	+0.5	38.9	22nd	12.2	+1.6	4.5	14th	15.0	29.1	average	52%
County Light (district 23B)
Nuriootpa PIRSA	26.3	+1.3	35.9	22nd	12.0	+1.3	3.8	14th	11.6	35.0	low	33%
Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C)
Hindmarsh Island AWS	24.0	+0.9	38.7	22nd	13.8	+0.7	9.3	15th	26.4	24.5	average	108%
Kuitpo Forest Reserve	23.2	+1.5	35.1	22nd	11.8	+0.8	7.5	9th	37.2	40.7	average	91%
Mount Barker	24.7	+2.1	34.7	22nd	10.8	+1.8	5.5	15th	28.8	40.5	average	71%
Mount Crawford AWS	23.6	+1.4	33.9	22nd	11.2	+0.6	4.9	1st	24.2	38.4	average	63%
Mount Lofty	21.3	+3.3	31.6	22nd	10.2	+1.0	4.8	1st	45.2	47.6	average	95%
Noarlunga	25.5	+0.9	36.3	22nd	14.6	+0.7	9.3	1st	28.6	24.8	average	115%
Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS)	21.5	+2.1	34.2	22nd	11.4	+0.7	7.0	15th	42.0	43.6	average	96%
Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay)	23.9	+1.5	37.7	22nd	12.1	+0.7	5.1	2nd	44.2	34.9	high	127%
Upper Murray Valley (district 24A)
Loxton Research Centre	28.7	+1.1	37.8	22nd	12.9	+1.6	4.9	9th	44.6	25.6	high	174%
Renmark Aero	29.6	+0.8	39.1	22nd	13.7	+1.3	5.6	9th	60.6	24.6	high	246%
Lower Murray Valley (district 24B)
Eudunda	25.6	+1.0	34.8	22nd	12.1	+1.7	4.6	17th	26.2	30.6	average	86%
Meningie	26.5	+3.4	37.0	22nd					24.2	27.9	average	87%
Murray Bridge	27.7	+1.9	38.4	22nd	12.9	+1.4	6.8	2nd	7.6	25.7	low	30%
Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome)	27.4	+0.8	39.1	22nd	11.9	+1.3	4.6	2nd	5.6	26.5	v low	21%
Strathalbyn Racecourse	25.7	+1.4	39.0	22nd	12.4	+1.1	7.0	15th	15.6	28.9	low	54%
Murray Mallee (district 25A)
Karoonda	27.5	+0.2	38.0	22nd	11.6	+0.6	6.0	9th	38.2	24.6	high	155%
Upper Southeast (district 25B)
Keith	26.7	+1.6	38.8	22nd	11.3	+1.3	2.4	1st	31.9	31.5	average	101%
Keith (Munkora)	27.2	+0.6	39.6	22nd	9.8	+1.2	-0.7	1st	33.8	29.5	average	115%
Lameroo (Austin Plains)	27.7	+0.5	37.9	22nd	11.1	+0.8	3.7	9th	28.8	32.3	average	89%
Lower Southeast (district 26)
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone)	22.9	+1.5	36.1	22nd	12.1	+1.3	4.9	2nd	18.2	26.5	average	69%
Coonawarra	24.4	+1.8	37.9	22nd	9.1	+0.2	2.3	15th	46.6	36.0	high	129%
Mount Gambier Aero	23.4	+2.8	37.7	22nd	10.3	+1.8	4.0	5th	35.2	46.5	average	76%
Naracoorte Aerodrome	25.8	+1.3	39.4	22nd	9.4	+0.7	1.6	15th	56.6	38.4	high	147%
Padthaway South	25.6	+1.3	37.8	22nd	9.2	-0.3	0.4	1st	38.0	32.0	average	119%
Robe	21.4	+1.8	32.3	22nd	12.8	+1.3	7.7	15th	13.9	30.5	low	46%
Robe Airfield	22.5	+1.3	34.5	22nd	11.4	+0.9	3.2	5th	14.4	31.8	low	45%

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