Friday, 2 December 2022 - Seasonal Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC23R0
South Australia in spring 2022: very wet with cool days
Rainfall for spring was very much above average across most of South Australia, with each of September, October, and November wetter than average for the state as a whole. Overall, it was the state's fifth-wettest spring on record since 1900 and the wettest since 2010. Mean maximum temperatures were very much below average across most of South Australia and overall, it was state's coolest spring days since 2010. Mean minimum temperatures were generally close to average, though nights were cooler than average across some central and eastern areas of the state and warmer than average in the far north and south.
Fifth-wettest spring on record
- Rainfall in spring was very much above average across most of South Australia.
- Each month of spring ( September, October, and November) was wetter than average for the state as a whole, including the third-wettest October on record.
- Rainfall for South Australia as a whole was 125% above average (1961–1990), making it the state's fifth-wettest spring on record since 1900 and the highest rainfall in spring since 2010.
- Numerous sites had their highest spring daily rainfall on record.
- A large number of sites had their highest total spring rainfall on record or their highest total spring rainfall for at least 20 years.
- Year-to-date (January to November) rainfall for South Australia was the tenth-wettest such period on record and the highest since 2011.
Coolest spring since 2010
- Mean maximum temperatures were very much below average across most of South Australia.
- The mean maximum temperature for South Australia as a whole was 1.29 °C cooler than average (1961–1990), making it the state's coolest spring daytime temperatures since 2010.
- On 13 October, Marree Aero had its coldest spring day on record.
- Many sites had their lowest spring mean daily maximum temperature on record or their lowest spring mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years.
- Mean minimum temperatures were generally close to average, though nights were cooler than average across some central and eastern areas of the state and warmer than average in the far north and south.
- The mean minimum temperature for South Australia as a whole was 0.28 °C warmer than average (1961–1990).
- The overall mean temperature for spring was 0.50 °C cooler than average, the lowest since 2010.
- Some sites had their lowest spring mean temperature on record or their lowest spring mean temperature for at least 20 years.
- South Australia's mean temperature for the year-to-date (January to November) was the coolest such period since 2010.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in spring 2022 | |
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| Hottest day |
41.1 °C at Moomba Airport on 19 Nov |
| Warmest days on average |
28.7 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
14.4 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
7.7 °C at Mount Lofty on 2 Sep |
| Coldest night |
-1.9 °C at Roseworthy AWS on 3 Sep |
| Coolest nights on average |
7.3 °C at Yongala |
| Warmest nights on average |
15.3 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Warmest night |
25.7 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on 19 Nov |
| Warmest on average overall |
21.9 °C at Moomba Airport
and Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
11.0 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
476.4 mm at Ashton |
| Wettest day |
95.6 mm at Renmark Aero on 24 Oct |
| Strongest wind gust |
139 km/h at Oodnadatta Airport on 30 Oct |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Record highest spring daily rainfall | ||||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
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| Kapunda | 82.0 | on 24 Oct | 69.0 | on 31 Oct 1997 | 139 | |
| Milang | 71.2 | on 13 Nov | 66.3 | on 18 Nov 1964 | 139 | |
| Lyrup | 95.0 | on 24 Oct | 65.0 | on 19 Sep 1913 | 122 | |
| Robertstown | 60.0 | on 23 Oct | 56.0 | on 28 Nov 1977 | 120 | |
| Bower | 75.3 | on 23 Oct | 66.5 | on 17 Nov 1961 | 119 | |
| Marree (Witchelina Station) | 72.0 | on 19 Oct | 69.3 | on 20 Oct 1924 | 116 | |
| Booborowie | 78.4 | on 14 Nov | 70.8 | on 27 Sep 1979 | 96 | |
| Kokatha | 83.8 | on 18 Oct | 53.3 | on 11 Sep 1935 | 91 | |
| Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill) | 52.0 | on 18 Oct | 46.8 | on 8 Oct 1992 | 80 | |
| Parachilna (Nilpena) | 63.0 | on 19 Oct | 58.4 | on 13 Nov 2000 | 46 | |
| Mantung | 76.0 | on 24 Oct | 63.2 | on 12 Nov 1998 | 45 | |
| Loxton Research Centre | 52.2 | on 13 Nov | 51.8 | on 4 Sep 2010 | 39 | |
| Sellicks Beach | 42.6 | on 13 Nov | 42.0 | on 31 Oct 1997 | 31 | |
| Renmark Aero | 95.6 | on 24 Oct | 57.0 | on 22 Oct 1995 | 28 | |
| Wudinna Aero | 47.6 | on 19 Nov | 36.2 | on 23 Nov 2017 | 24 | |
| Port Augusta Aero | 39.6 | on 8 Sep | 33.4 | on 22 Nov 2009 | 22 | |
| Sevenhill | 53.0 | on 1 Nov | 50.0 | on 30 Sep 2016 | 22 | |
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 60.0 | on 13 Nov | 56.2 | on 3 Nov 2007 | 22 | |
| Rhynie | 43.2 | on 23 Oct | 41.8 | on 13 Sep 2013 | 21 | |
| Shea-Oak Log (Greenock Creek) | 39.0 | on 13 Nov | =39.0 | on 4 Sep 2010 | 21 | |
| Record highest spring total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for spring |
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| Brinkworth (Bungaree) | 359.2 | 347.0 | in 1979 | 163 | 149.4 |
| Kapunda | 335.1 | 258.6 | in 2016 | 162 | 132.6 |
| Auburn | 318.4 | 317.6 | in 1992 | 156 | 156.4 |
| Georgetown | 314.2 | 303.0 | in 1992 | 145 | 130.4 |
| Riverton | 340.4 | 336.2 | in 1992 | 145 | 141.6 |
| Farrell Flat | 348.4 | 288.0 | in 1894 | 144 | 125.4 |
| Yacka | 301.8 | 274.6 | in 1979 | 142 | 108.9 |
| Balaklava | 259.8 | 202.6 | in 1979 | 140 | 99.6 |
| Milang | 245.2 | 215.6 | in 2016 | 140 | 99.9 |
| Koolunga | 290.8 | 268.6 | in 1992 | 139 | 103.8 |
| Murray Bridge | 215.1 | 213.6 | in 1974 | 137 | 95.9 |
| Sedan (Sandleton) | 247.8 | 182.4 | in 1992 | 135 | 71.2 |
| Sedan | 265.1 | 198.2 | in 1992 | 133 | 81.9 |
| Koonamore | 225.0 | 190.3 | in 1892 | 132 | 55.1 |
| Australia Plains | 259.0 | 214.0 | in 1979 | 129 | 83.1 |
| Manoora | 406.6 | 312.0 | in 1979 | 127 | 134.9 |
| Lyrup | 348.0 | 219.1 | in 1903 | 123 | 71.1 |
| Brinkworth | 266.0 | 244.4 | in 1992 | 118 | 106.7 |
| Marree (Witchelina Station) | 150.1 | 129.3 | in 1924 | 118 | 33.1 |
| Bower | 293.2 | 180.8 | in 1992 | 117 | 72.4 |
| Gulnare | 364.1 | 322.4 | in 1992 | 117 | 129.2 |
| Mintaro | 360.8 | 336.8 | in 1979 | 117 | 160.5 |
| Pinnaroo | 262.0 | 219.7 | in 1916 | 116 | 96.4 |
| Robertstown | 303.6 | 220.2 | in 1979 | 116 | 96.3 |
| Yunta (Panaramitee) | 217.2 | 193.5 | in 1920 | 115 | 62.0 |
| Parrakie | 274.2 | 234.2 | in 1992 | 114 | 104.0 |
| Peake | 225.8 | 218.7 | in 1992 | 112 | 103.3 |
| Karoonda | 225.7 | 216.0 | in 1992 | 109 | 91.6 |
| Alawoona | 281.6 | 205.8 | in 1979 | 101 | 79.8 |
| Paruna | 292.8 | 231.7 | in 1973 | 98 | 81.6 |
| Booborowie | 338.8 | 326.1 | in 1992 | 97 | 123.1 |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 159.8 | 138.4 | in 1977 | 74 | 48.1 |
| Manoora (Cooinda) | 309.0 | 284.6 | in 1979 | 65 | 130.9 |
| Hilltown | 364.4 | 302.0 | in 1979 | 62 | 126.3 |
| Tarcoola (Mobella) | 179.6 | 172.9 | in 1964 | 61 | 47.5 |
| Andamooka | 158.0 | 129.6 | in 1992 | 58 | 45.6 |
| Berri | 299.2 | 189.7 | in 1973 | 58 | 80.0 |
| Stockport (Clifton) | 297.8 | 281.6 | in 1992 | 58 | 129.7 |
| Braemar | 208.8 | 191.0 | in 1992 | 57 | 79.0 |
| Burra Community School | 358.0 | 276.6 | in 1979 | 57 | 115.9 |
| Blanchetown Lock 1 | 245.8 | 182.9 | in 1973 | 55 | 86.7 |
| Sturt Vale | 240.6 | 173.2 | in 1992 | 55 | 67.1 |
| Bowillia | 246.0 | 208.8 | in 1997 | 52 | 100.0 |
| Caliph | 189.2 | 187.2 | in 1992 | 47 | 83.5 |
| Burra (Leighton) | 337.0 | 287.8 | in 1992 | 46 | 127.6 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 327.2 | 154.9 | in 1992 | 36 | 80.6 |
| Coffin Bay | 188.4 | 178.8 | in 2010 | 32 | 92.6 |
| Morgan (Brenda Park Station) | 245.6 | 181.5 | in 1992 | 31 | 80.6 |
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 186.4 | 182.6 | in 2016 | 29 | 109.0 |
| Clare High School | 344.0 | 265.2 | in 2016 | 29 | 145.5 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 359.0 | 309.0 | in 2001 | 29 | 159.1 |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 237.0 | 174.6 | in 2020 | 29 | 91.6 |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 104.8 | 74.0 | in 2021 | 28 | 38.3 |
| McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) | 238.4 | 234.8 | in 2005 | 28 | 119.9 |
| Renmark Aero | 322.4 | 153.2 | in 2016 | 28 | 78.4 |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 180.0 | 132.0 | in 2021 | 27 | 72.4 |
| Nangwarry Forestry SA Depot | 304.1 | 259.8 | in 2016 | 27 | 165.1 |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 222.8 | 222.2 | in 2016 | 27 | 111.7 |
| Marree (Callanna) | 127.2 | 118.4 | in 2021 | 25 | 42.5 |
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 301.9 | 259.8 | in 2005 | 25 | 132.9 |
| Tarcoola Aero | 108.4 | 104.6 | in 2001 | 25 | 49.1 |
| Yunta Airstrip | 219.0 | 129.4 | in 2010 | 25 | 70.0 |
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 237.8 | 163.7 | in 2010 | 24 | 82.4 |
| Roseworthy AWS | 263.6 | 218.4 | in 2005 | 24 | 108.0 |
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 151.4 | 77.2 | in 2005 | 24 | 41.4 |
| Wudinna Aero | 195.0 | 137.0 | in 2005 | 24 | 69.2 |
| Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) | 202.0 | 167.6 | in 2005 | 23 | 95.3 |
| Minburra | 193.4 | 145.0 | in 2020 | 23 | 70.9 |
| Padthaway South | 218.8 | 209.0 | in 2016 | 23 | 116.8 |
| Barossa Valley (Duckponds Creek) | 314.4 | 262.4 | in 2005 | 22 | 123.6 |
| Birdwood (McVittie's Hill) | 314.8 | 291.4 | in 2016 | 22 | 147.2 |
| Cromer Road | 406.6 | 318.2 | in 2016 | 22 | 159.2 |
| Keith (Munkora) | 209.0 | 175.4 | in 2001 | 22 | 97.7 |
| Mt Torrens | 332.6 | 309.2 | in 2016 | 22 | 154.0 |
| Port Augusta Aero | 147.4 | 128.6 | in 2005 | 22 | 60.6 |
| Sevenhill | 360.2 | 289.6 | in 2016 | 21 | 157.4 |
| Shea-Oak Log (Greenock Creek) | 280.8 | 262.2 | in 2005 | 21 | 107.9 |
| Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) | 326.4 | 313.6 | in 2005 | 20 | 149.3 |
| Bordertown (Industrial Estate) | 218.0 | 213.2 | in 2016 | 20 | 112.3 |
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 197.6 | 179.2 | in 2016 | 20 | 94.5 |
| Rhynie | 214.6 | 191.0 | in 2001 | 20 | 104.3 |
| Willalooka (Nioka) | 233.8 | 200.8 | in 2016 | 20 | 111.7 |
| Highest spring total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for spring |
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| Marree (Farina) | 126.4 | 129.8 | in 1904* | 36.4 | |
| Quorn | 234.4 | 283.6 | in 1920* | 87.5 | |
| Hawker (Holowiliena) | 186.8 | 217.9 | in 1958 | 66.7 | |
| Frances | 252.0 | 263.4 | in 1964* | 141.8 | |
| Manna Hill | 163.0 | 182.0 | in 1975* | 56.4 | |
| Huddleston (Willow Ponds) | 282.5 | 296.6 | in 1979* | 123.2 | |
| Keyneton | 326.8 | 330.4 | in 1979* | 135.1 | |
| Coulta | 209.5 | 246.2 | in 1992 | 107.7 | |
| Darke Peak | 218.0 | 221.2 | in 1992 | 96.1 | |
| Elliston | 161.2 | 239.2 | in 1992 | 89.2 | |
| Eudunda | 274.6 | 280.4 | in 1992 | 119.1 | |
| Hawker | 199.3 | 227.7 | in 1992 | 74.9 | |
| Keith | 219.3 | 227.4 | in 1992 | 123.0 | |
| Morchard (The Rocks) | 237.0 | 255.0 | in 1992 | 100.8 | |
| Orroroo | 236.1 | 255.4 | in 1992 | 90.4 | |
| Orroroo (Black Rock) | 198.2 | 255.9 | in 1992 | 85.8 | |
| Port Germein | 199.8 | 224.0 | in 1992 | 87.9 | |
| Robe | 198.5 | 231.0 | in 1992 | 134.1 | |
| Strathalbyn | 238.8 | 289.8 | in 1992 | 124.7 | |
| Tanunda | 327.8 | 344.4 | in 1992 | 141.9 | |
| Truro | 337.1 | 359.0 | in 1992 | 130.3 | |
| Yankalilla | 269.4 | 270.4 | in 1992 | 133.0 | |
| Yongala | 220.1 | 255.2 | in 1992 | 99.4 | |
| Booleroo Centre (Willowie) | 232.7 | 237.2 | in 1992* | 86.3 | |
| Bruce | 162.2 | 204.4 | in 1992* | 72.6 | |
| Ceduna AMO | 147.6 | 151.0 | in 1993 | 71.3 | |
| Coonalpyn | 234.0 | 249.8 | in 1992* | 117.6 | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 231.6 | 288.6 | in 1992* | 111.2 | |
| Jamestown PIRSA | 295.8 | 331.6 | in 1992* | 133.8 | |
| Laura | 288.0 | 309.5 | in 1992* | 130.6 | |
| Oodla Wirra | 188.5 | 220.8 | in 1992* | 82.3 | |
| Parachilna (Motpena) | 129.4 | 155.2 | in 1992* | 56.5 | |
| Purnong (Claypans) | 201.3 | 204.2 | in 1992* | 82.8 | |
| Tailem Bend | 210.3 | 214.0 | in 1992* | 101.9 | |
| Tarcoola (Mulgathing) | 104.8 | 121.2 | in 1992* | 48.7 | |
| Tarlee | 264.4 | 274.8 | in 1992* | 127.1 | |
| Warooka | 210.1 | 261.4 | in 1992* | 103.7 | |
| Wilmington | 255.0 | 309.2 | in 1992* | 115.4 | |
| Wirrabara | 269.8 | 356.8 | in 1992* | 129.6 | |
| Wirrulla | 166.8 | 224.2 | in 1992* | 73.4 | |
| Bute | 192.7 | 269.0 | in 1992* | 100.6 | |
| Cooke Plains | 237.2 | 246.0 | in 1992* | 102.3 | |
| Crystal Brook | 248.8 | 266.5 | in 1992* | 109.0 | |
| Hallett (Old Canowie) | 349.0 | 375.8 | in 1992* | 141.5 | |
| Cummins | 180.8 | 197.4 | in 1992* | 94.1 | |
| Williamstown | 371.5 | 491.2 | in 1992* | 168.3 | |
| Palmer | 214.7 | 250.0 | in 1992* | 107.7 | |
| Strathearn | 134.2 | 138.0 | in 1992* | 57.1 | |
| Wirrabara Forest | 392.3 | 434.4 | in 1992* | 178.1 | |
| Parafield Airport | 208.6 | 208.8 | in 1997 | 111.1 | |
| Yudnapinna | 129.0 | 182.2 | in 1992* | 52.9 | |
| Callington | 190.2 | 191.4 | in 1997* | 100.9 | |
| Kingston SE | 186.1 | 213.8 | in 1992* | 129.6 | |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 258.2 | 265.4 | in 2000 | 179.7 | |
| Tintinara | 214.3 | 239.7 | in 1992* | 124.2 | |
| Blyth | 219.8 | 228.6 | in 1992* | 112.7 | |
| Kingscote Aero | 211.6 | 214.2 | in 2001 | 101.1 | |
| Adelaide (Glen Osmond) | 261.5 | 263.7 | in 2001* | 148.6 | |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 208.6 | 233.0 | in 1964* | 126.0 | |
| Penong | 137.2 | 147.4 | in 2001* | 73.1 | |
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 177.8 | 212.0 | in 2001* | 97.1 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported
| Record lowest spring daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for spring |
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| Marree Aero | 15.7 | on 13 Oct | 16.0 | on 13 Sep 2016 | 25 | 30.1 |
| Record lowest spring mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for spring |
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| Hawker | 21.4 | 22.7 | in 1976 | 47 | 25.7 |
| Clare High School | 18.1 | 18.4 | in 2001 | 28 | 21.2 |
| Kingscote Aero | 18.7 | 18.8 | in 1994 | 28 | 20.4 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 16.0 | = 16.0 | in 1996 | 28 | 18.6 |
| Renmark Aero | 21.8 | 23.0 | in 2010 | 27 | 25.5 |
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 18.3 | 19.2 | in 2001 | 26 | 21.5 |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 19.2 | 19.5 | in 2010 | 26 | 21.6 |
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 25.8 | = 25.8 | in 2010 | 24 | 28.7 |
| Yunta Airstrip | 21.8 | 22.4 | in 2010 | 24 | 25.3 |
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 22.6 | 23.3 | in 2010 | 23 | 25.9 |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 16.6 | 17.1 | in 2010 | 23 | 19.0 |
| Padthaway South | 18.8 | 18.9 | in 2016 | 22 | 21.0 |
| Keith (Munkora) | 19.7 | 20.2 | in 2016 | 21 | 22.7 |
| Port Augusta Aero | 24.2 | = 24.2 | in 2010 | 21 | 27.1 |
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 18.8 | 19.0 | in 2010 | 21 | 20.6 |
| Lowest spring mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for spring |
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| Adelaide Airport | 19.7 | 18.8 | in 1992 | 21.2 | |
| Andamooka | 26.0 | 25.0 | in 1992 | 28.4 | |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 20.3 | 19.4 | in 1992 | 22.4 | |
| Eudunda | 18.1 | 17.7 | in 1992 | 20.9 | |
| Keith | 20.2 | 19.3 | in 1992 | 21.8 | |
| Loxton Research Centre | 21.6 | 21.3 | in 1992 | 24.4 | |
| Mount Barker | 18.4 | 17.5 | in 1992 | 19.6 | |
| Murray Bridge | 21.4 | 20.3 | in 1992 | 23.0 | |
| Parafield Airport | 21.0 | 20.3 | in 1992 | 22.2 | |
| Yongala | 19.0 | 18.6 | in 1992 | 22.0 | |
| Noarlunga | 19.7 | 19.6 | in 2001 | 21.6 | |
| Roseworthy AWS | 20.7 | 20.6 | in 2001 | 23.7 | |
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 21.4 | 21.3 | in 2001 | 24.5 | |
| Tarcoola Aero | 26.0 | 25.8 | in 2001 | 28.6 | |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 24.7 | 24.6 | in 2001 | 26.4 | |
| Record lowest spring mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for spring |
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| Hawker | 15.5 | = 15.5 | in 1974 | 47 | 17.9 |
| Clare High School | 13.2 | = 13.2 | in 2016 | 28 | 14.7 |
| Renmark Aero | 15.7 | 16.1 | in 2016 | 27 | 17.5 |
| Yunta Airstrip | 15.4 | 15.8 | in 2001 | 24 | 17.4 |
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 16.0 | 16.1 | in 2016 | 23 | 17.5 |
| Lowest spring mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for spring |
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| Andamooka | 19.6 | 18.6 | in 1992 | 21.0 | |
| Streaky Bay | 16.3 | 16.1 | in 1992* | 17.3 | |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 18.3 | 18.0 | in 2001 | 20.0 | |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 18.4 | 18.2 | in 2001 | 19.5 | |
* 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
| Summary statistics for spring 2022 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for spring 2022 |
Diff from average |
Highest for spring 2022 |
Mean for spring 2022 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for spring 2022 |
Total for spring 2022 |
Average for spring |
Rank of spring 2022 |
Fraction of spring average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 26.0 | -2.4 | 36.0 | 9 Nov | 13.2 | -0.5 | 6.3 | 18 Sep | 158.0 | 45.6 | highest | 346% |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 26.4 | -2.6 | 37.2 | 9 Nov | 13.2 | -1.1 | 6.5 | 4 Sep | 104.8 | 38.3 | highest | 274% |
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 26.1 | -3.0 | 36.4 | 12 Nov | 12.8 | -1.2 | 5.0 | 18 Sep | 103.6 | 61.8 | high | 168% |
| Mount Ive | 24.0 | 35.5 | 25 Nov | 3.0 | 11 Sep | 107.1 | 66.6 | high | 161% | |||
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 25.8 | -2.9 | 37.1 | 12 Nov | 12.1 | -0.7 | 2.6 | 4 Sep | 151.4 | 41.4 | highest | 366% |
| Tarcoola Aero | 26.0 | -2.6 | 36.8 | 25 Nov | 11.4 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 10 Sep | 108.4 | 49.1 | highest | 221% |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 24.7 | -1.7 | 36.3 | 12 Nov | 12.0 | -0.5 | 5.4 | 3 Sep | 159.8 | 48.1 | highest | 332% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Leigh Creek Airport | 24.7 | -2.5 | 35.9 | 12 Nov | 12.0 | -0.7 | 4.3 | 4 Sep | 150.4 | 54.7 | v high | 275% |
| Marree Aero | 27.5 | -2.6 | 37.3 | 12 Nov | 13.1 | -1.0 | 4.2 | 4 Sep | 118.0 | 38.7 | v high | 305% |
| Moomba Airport | 28.5 | -2.3 | 41.1 | 19 Nov | 15.3 | -0.5 | 7.9 | 18 Sep | 89.4 | 44.1 | high | 203% |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 28.7 | -1.7 | 41.0 | 12 Nov | 15.2 | +0.1 | 5.6 | 4 Sep | 57.4 | 36.5 | high | 157% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 22.4 | -1.5 | 37.5 | 25 Nov | 10.5 | +0.4 | -0.3 | 1 Sep | 147.6 | 71.3 | v high | 207% |
| Cleve | 20.8 | -1.5 | 35.0 | 25 Nov | 10.5 | +0.1 | 3.4 | 1 Sep | 158.6 | 106.1 | high | 149% |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 20.8 | -2.3 | 35.7 | 25 Nov | 9.4 | -0.9 | 2.6 | 19 Sep | 135.0 | 86.9 | high | 155% |
| Cultana (Defence) | 23.6 | 35.6 | 25 Nov | 10.9 | 4.2 | 4 Sep | 110.0 | |||||
| Cummins Aero | 20.6 | -2.5 | 36.0 | 25 Nov | 9.0 | +0.6 | 1.3 | 24 Sep | 195.8 | 89.7 | v high | 218% |
| Elliston | 21.3 | -0.3 | 35.5 | 7 Nov | 11.5 | +0.2 | 3.4 | 1 Sep | 161.2 | 89.2 | v high | 181% |
| Kimba | 21.6 | -2.3 | 34.6 | 25 Nov | 9.1 | -0.3 | 2.8 | 1 Sep | 151.8 | 90.6 | v high | 168% |
| Kyancutta | 24.0 | -1.4 | 36.6 | 25 Nov | 8.9 | +0.4 | -0.7 | 1 Sep | 125.6 | 78.7 | high | 160% |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 22.6 | -2.6 | 36.7 | 25 Nov | 9.8 | -0.6 | 2.1 | 28 Sep | 180.0 | 72.4 | highest | 249% |
| Neptune Island | 17.2 | -0.4 | 23.1 | 9 Nov | 12.8 | +0.3 | 9.0 | 1 Nov | 122.0 | 89.6 | high | 136% |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 19.4 | -1.5 | 35.6 | 9 Nov | 9.9 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6 Sep | 237.0 | 91.6 | highest | 259% |
| Nullarbor | 22.5 | -2.0 | 39.3 | 8 Nov | 10.4 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 9 Oct | 147.6 | 54.8 | v high | 269% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 24.2 | -2.9 | 36.8 | 12 Nov | 11.9 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 9 Oct | 147.4 | 60.6 | highest | 243% |
| Streaky Bay | 21.7 | -1.3 | 34.5 | 7 Nov | 10.9 | -0.7 | 4.0 | 3 Sep | 140.7 | 79.9 | v high | 176% |
| Whyalla Aero | 22.0 | -2.2 | 35.3 | 25 Nov | 11.1 | +0.1 | 2.6 | 6 Sep | 115.6 | 73.2 | high | 158% |
| Wudinna Aero | 23.5 | -2.5 | 36.9 | 25 Nov | 9.3 | +0.1 | -0.5 | 1 Sep | 195.0 | 69.2 | highest | 282% |
| Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
| Hawker | 21.4 | -4.3 | 32.6 | 25 Nov | 9.7 | -0.4 | 1.5 | 1 Sep | 199.3 | 74.9 | v high | 266% |
| Yongala | 19.0 | -3.0 | 30.3 | 25 Nov | 7.3 | +0.8 | -0.7 | 3 Sep | 220.1 | 99.4 | v high | 221% |
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 22.6 | -3.3 | 33.0 | 25 Nov | 9.4 | +0.3 | -0.5 | 3 Sep | 237.8 | 82.4 | highest | 289% |
| Yunta Airstrip | 21.8 | -3.5 | 33.5 | 26 Nov | 9.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | 6 Sep | 219.0 | 70.0 | highest | 313% |
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 18.1 | -3.1 | 29.0 | 25 Nov | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 9 Oct | 344.0 | 145.5 | highest | 236% |
| Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 22.8 | 35.2 | 25 Nov | 10.6 | 0.5 | 3 Sep | 192.6 | |||||
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 21.4 | -3.1 | 34.9 | 25 Nov | 8.0 | +0.4 | -0.2 | 3 Sep | 177.8 | 97.1 | v high | 183% |
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 18.9 | -1.4 | 28.5 | 8 Nov | 10.9 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1 Sep | 174.0 | 92.2 | v high | 189% |
| Kadina AWS | 21.2 | -2.8 | 35.0 | 9 Nov | 8.9 | +0.3 | -0.7 | 3 Sep | 136.6 | 76.4 | high | 179% |
| Minlaton Aero | 20.4 | -2.2 | 35.4 | 9 Nov | 9.6 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 1 Sep | 125.2 | 80.9 | high | 155% |
| Stenhouse Bay | 18.8 | -1.3 | 34.0 | 8 Nov | 11.9 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 1 Sep | 186.6 | 98.0 | v high | 190% |
| Warooka | 32.6 | 9 Nov | 10.5 | +0.2 | 5.5 | 1 Sep | 210.1 | 103.7 | v high | 203% | ||
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 16.9 | -1.4 | 27.7 | 25 Nov | 10.6 | +0.2 | 5.5 | 24 Sep | 157.4 | 106.4 | high | 148% |
| Cape Willoughby | 17.0 | -0.6 | 27.5 | 8 Nov | 11.9 | +0.2 | 7.2 | 1 Nov | 200.2 | 124.8 | v high | 160% |
| Kingscote Aero | 18.7 | -1.7 | 29.2 | 8 Nov | 8.9 | +1.1 | 2.5 | 9 Oct | 211.6 | 101.1 | v high | 209% |
| Parndana CFS AWS | 17.2 | -1.9 | 28.7 | 25 Nov | 9.0 | +0.5 | 3.1 | 8 Oct | 200.6 | 126.2 | high | 159% |
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 20.2 | -1.2 | 32.9 | 25 Nov | 11.5 | +0.3 | 3.9 | 1 Sep | 208.6 | 126.0 | v high | 166% |
| Adelaide Airport | 19.7 | -1.5 | 34.1 | 9 Nov | 11.5 | +0.6 | 3.6 | 1 Sep | 184.0 | 106.1 | v high | 173% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 20.3 | -2.1 | 32.6 | 25 Nov | 10.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 3 Sep | 231.6 | 111.2 | v high | 208% |
| Parafield Airport | 21.0 | -1.2 | 33.7 | 25 Nov | 10.5 | +0.1 | 0.4 | 3 Sep | 208.6 | 111.1 | v high | 188% |
| Roseworthy AWS | 20.7 | -3.0 | 34.8 | 25 Nov | 8.4 | +0.1 | -1.9 | 3 Sep | 263.6 | 108.0 | highest | 244% |
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 18.3 | -3.2 | 30.1 | 25 Nov | 8.6 | +0.1 | -0.8 | 3 Sep | 301.9 | 132.9 | highest | 227% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 19.1 | -2.0 | 33.3 | 8 Nov | 11.0 | -0.1 | 5.1 | 13 Sep | 197.6 | 94.5 | highest | 209% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 16.6 | -2.4 | 29.3 | 9 Nov | 9.2 | -0.3 | 4.6 | 3 Sep | 336.8 | 168.7 | v high | 200% |
| Mount Barker | 18.4 | -1.2 | 30.5 | 25 Nov | 8.6 | +1.2 | 1.5 | 1 Sep | 357.6 | 191.7 | v high | 187% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 16.0 | -2.6 | 28.6 | 25 Nov | 8.3 | -0.5 | 2.9 | 3 Sep | 359.0 | 159.1 | highest | 226% |
| Mount Lofty | 14.4 | -0.9 | 27.0 | 25 Nov | 7.5 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 1 Nov | ||||
| Noarlunga | 19.7 | -1.9 | 33.2 | 9 Nov | 11.5 | -0.5 | 5.5 | 1 Sep | 155.6 | 99.7 | high | 156% |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 15.7 | -1.3 | 28.1 | 9 Nov | 9.4 | +0.2 | 5.4 | 13 Sep | 321.8 | 188.5 | v high | 171% |
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 18.8 | -1.8 | 31.5 | 9 Nov | 9.8 | +0.5 | 1.7 | 13 Sep | 266.6 | 133.0 | v high | 200% |
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 21.6 | -2.8 | 31.5 | 9 Nov | 9.8 | +1.1 | 1.1 | 1 Sep | 327.2 | 80.6 | highest | 406% |
| Renmark Aero | 21.8 | -3.7 | 32.7 | 26 Nov | 9.6 | +0.2 | 0.0 | 1 Sep | 322.4 | 78.4 | highest | 411% |
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 18.1 | -2.8 | 30.4 | 25 Nov | 8.8 | +0.5 | 3.2 | 3 Sep | 274.6 | 119.1 | v high | 231% |
| Murray Bridge | 21.4 | -1.6 | 34.0 | 25 Nov | 9.6 | +0.3 | 1.7 | 3 Sep | 215.1 | 95.9 | highest | 224% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 20.6 | -3.2 | 34.2 | 9 Nov | 8.4 | +0.6 | -0.8 | 3 Sep | 207.4 | 83.6 | v high | 248% |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 19.2 | -2.4 | 31.9 | 25 Nov | 9.4 | +0.1 | 2.5 | 3 Sep | 222.8 | 111.7 | highest | 199% |
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 20.2 | -1.6 | 31.3 | 9 Nov | 8.8 | +0.4 | 0.0 | 3 Sep | 219.3 | 123.0 | v high | 178% |
| Keith (Munkora) | 19.7 | -3.0 | 30.9 | 9 Nov | 7.6 | +0.9 | -1.6 | 3 Sep | 209.0 | 97.7 | highest | 214% |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 20.4 | -3.3 | 32.0 | 9 Nov | 8.4 | +0.7 | -0.4 | 3 Sep | 259.0 | 87.4 | v high | 296% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 18.0 | -0.8 | 31.0 | 9 Nov | 9.7 | +0.2 | 3.5 | 25 Sep | 186.4 | 109.0 | highest | 171% |
| Coonawarra | 18.4 | -1.4 | 30.2 | 9 Nov | 8.2 | +0.7 | -0.4 | 3 Sep | 203.2 | 141.0 | high | 144% |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 17.9 | -0.3 | 30.5 | 9 Nov | 8.2 | +0.9 | -0.5 | 13 Sep | 258.2 | 179.7 | v high | 144% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 18.7 | -2.2 | 30.3 | 9 Nov | 8.2 | +0.8 | -0.7 | 3 Sep | 214.4 | 127.3 | v high | 168% |
| Padthaway South | 18.8 | -2.2 | 29.5 | 9 Nov | 8.1 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 3 Sep | 218.8 | 116.8 | highest | 187% |
| Robe | 17.8 | +0.1 | 29.1 | 8 Nov | 10.5 | +0.2 | 5.4 | 24 Sep | 198.5 | 134.1 | v high | 148% |
| Robe Airfield | 18.0 | -1.0 | 31.4 | 9 Nov | 9.4 | +0.4 | 1.1 | 3 Sep | 178.0 | 123.2 | v high | 144% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Seasonal 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. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 8 am on Friday 2 December 2022. 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, which vary widely from site to site.
They are not shown for sites with less 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.
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