Wednesday, 1 September 2010 - Seasonal Climate Summary for Adelaide Metro & Hills - Product code IDCKGC13R0
Adelaide Metro & Hills in winter 2010
Cool with average to above average winter rainfall
- Rainfall across the metropolitan Adelaide during winter was average to above average.
- Maximum and minimum temperatures slightly cooler than average for winter 2010.
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Rainfall
Winter rainfall across the metropolitan area was mostly near to or above average. Adelaide (Kent Town) recorded 240.8 mm which is 18.6 mm above the long-term rainfall average for winter at Kent Town. Last year 216.8 mm was recorded for winter.
The lowest winter rainfall total on record at Adelaide (Kent Town) is 59.8 mm recorded in 2006. The highest winter rainfall total at Kent Town is 397.0 mm in 1981.
The wettest location in the Adelaide metropolitan and hills area during the winter of 2010 was in the Adelaide Hills at Uraidla with 561.8 mm.
Temperature
Maximum temperatures were slightly cooler than average across the Adelaide metropolitan and hills area. The mean maximum temperature recorded at Adelaide (Kent Town), for winter 2010 was 15.4 °C, which is 0.6 °C below the average winter mean maximum of 16.0 °C. The mean maximum for winter last year was 16.8 °C.
The hottest maximum temperature recorded in the Adelaide metropolitan and hills area was 21.1 °C at Parafield Airport on the 31st. Mount Lofty recorded the coolest day during winter with 5.7 °C on the 4th of August.
Parafield Airport recorded the warmest days on average with 15.7 °C. The coolest days on average were at Mount Lofty with 9.5 °C.
Minimum temperatures were also slightly cooler than average across the Adelaide metropolitan and hills area. The mean minimum temperature for winter 2010 was 7.4 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town), which is 0.5 °C below the average winter mean minimum of 7.9 °C. Last winter the mean minimum was 9.0 °C.
The coldest night during winter was recorded at Mount Barker with -1.2 °C on the 15th of June. Adelaide (Kent Town) recorded the warmest night during winter with 14.1°C on the 31st August.
The coolest nights on average were 4.5 °C at Mount Barker, whilst the warmest nights on average was at Noarlunga with 8.4 °C.
Further information
South Australian Regional OfficeSouth Australian Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (08) 8366 2600
Email climate.sa@bom.gov.au
| Extremes in winter 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day | 21.1 °C at Parafield Airport on 31 Aug |
| Warmest days on average | 15.7 °C at Parafield Airport |
| Coolest days on average | 9.5 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day | 5.7 °C at Mount Lofty on 4 Aug |
| Coldest night | -1.2 °C at Mount Barker on 15 Jun |
| Coolest nights on average | 4.5 °C at Mount Barker |
| Warmest nights on average | 8.4 °C at Noarlunga |
| Warmest night | 14.1 °C at Adelaide (Kent Town) on 31 Aug |
| Wettest overall | 561.8 mm at Uraidla |
| Highest wind gust |
91 km/h at Mount Lofty on 10 Jul 91 km/h at Noarlunga on 10 Jul |
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| Summary statistics for winter 2010 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures for winter (°C) |
Minimum temperatures for winter (°C) |
Rainfall for winter (millimetres) |
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| Mean for winter 2010 |
Diff from average |
Highest for winter 2010 |
Mean for winter 2010 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for winter 2010 |
Total for winter 2010 |
Average for winter |
Rank of winter 2010 |
Fraction of winter average |
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| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 15.4 | -0.6 | 20.1 | 31 Aug | 7.4 | -0.5 | 2.2 | 14 Jun | 240.8 | 222.2 | average | 108% |
| Adelaide Airport | 15.2 | -0.4 | 19.6 | 30 Aug | 7.0 | -0.4 | 1.8 | 15 Jun | 185.2 | 165.1 | high | 112% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 15.3 | -0.6 | 19.7 | 31 Aug | 6.1 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 15 Jun | 140.4 | 156.0 | average | 90% |
| Mount Barker | 13.9 | +0.3 | 18.5 | 30 Aug | 4.5 | -0.4 | -1.2 | 15 Jun | 350.8 | 308.2 | average | 114% |
| Mount Lofty | 9.5 | 14.6 | 31 Aug | 4.9 | 0.6 | 14 Jun | 490.4 | |||||
| Noarlunga | 15.0 | 18.9 | 31 Aug | 8.4 | 4.0 | 5 Jul | 198.4 | |||||
| Parafield Airport | 15.7 | 0.0 | 21.1 | 31 Aug | 6.0 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 6 Jul | 168.0 | 166.8 | average | 101% |
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Notes
A Seasonal Climate Summary is prepared to list the main features of the weather in Adelaide Metro & Hills using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. Later information, including data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review, usually published in the fourth week of the month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 3 pm on Wednesday 1 September 2010. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
Averages 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 20 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.
Further information
South Australian Regional OfficeSouth Australian Climate Services Centre
Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (08) 8366 2600
Email climate.sa@bom.gov.au
