Monday, 2 September 2019 - Seasonal Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC23R0

South Australia in winter 2019: driest winter for more than a decade

Rainfall in winter was below to very much below average across most of the State, making it South Australia's tenth-driest winter on record and driest since 2007. Daytime temperatures were warmer than average for the northern two thirds of the State, but nights were cooler than average in many central and northern areas.

Driest winter since 2007

• Rainfall in winter was 56% below average, making it South Australia's tenth-driest winter on record and driest since 2007
• Rainfall was very much below average across large areas of the State
• All winter months of June, July, and August were drier than average
• Winter rainfall was near-average in some central and southeastern Agricultural districts
• The very dry winter has significantly expanded the areas experiencing serious and severe rainfall deficiency from the first five months of the year and they now cover most of the State except the far northeast and the southeast for the January to August period
• A very dry first eight months of the year, with rainfall very much below average in most areas
• Second-driest year-to-date (January to August) on record; the driest since 1929
• On 12 June, numerous sites had their highest winter daily rainfall on record
• Several sites had either their lowest total winter rainfall on record or their lowest total winter rainfall for at least 20 years

Warm days and cool nights across the north

• Daytime temperatures for winter were warmer than average across the northern two thirds of South Australia
• The mean maximum temperature for South Australia as a whole was 1.06 °C above average
• Night-time temperatures were cooler than average in the Northeast and some areas of the central and western districts, but average to warmer than average in the South East Agricultural districts
• The mean minimum temperature for South Australia as a whole was 0.45 °C below average, the lowest for winter since 2012
• A very warm first eight months of the year, with most of the State very much warmer than average
• South Australia's mean temperature for January to August was 1.14 °C above average; the fourth-highest on record
• Several sites had their lowest winter temperature on record
• On 29 June, Coonawarra had its warmest winter night on record

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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

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* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top