Monday, 3 December 2018 - Seasonal Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC23R0
South Australia in spring 2018: wet in the west, mild to warm days
Rainfall in spring was generally below average in eastern Agricultural districts, but above average in the west and across South Australia's northern border. Daytime temperatures were average to above average throughout South Australia, while night time temperatures were generally below average in eastern Agricultural districts.
Wet in the west, dry in the east
- Spring rainfall totals were generally below average in eastern Agricultural districts, but above average in the west and across the northern border
- For the State as a whole, spring rainfall equalled the long-term average
- September was a very dry month across the whole State; South Australia's third-driest September on record
- Rainfall in October was near-average overall, but it continued to be dry in eastern Agricultural districts
- November was particularly wet in the State's west
- The State's wettest site was Uraidla in the Adelaide Hills, which had 218.8 mm for the season
- Two sites had their highest spring daily rainfall on record
Mild daytime temperatures and cool nights in the southeast
- Daytime temperatures for November were warmer than average throughout South Australia
- The State's mean maximum temperature for spring was 0.80 °C above average
- Spring continued a run of eight consecutive seasons of warmer than average days for South Australia
- Night time temperatures for spring were generally cooler than average across southern and eastern parts of South Australia
- Mean minimum temperatures were very much below average in isolated patches around the Riverland and Upper South East districts
- In the western half of the State and in much of the northern Pastoral districts, night time temperatures were warmer than average
- Nights were cold in September, particularly in eastern districts
- The State's overall mean minimum temperature for spring was 0.42 °C above average
- In September, several sites had their lowest spring temperature on record
- Snowtown (Rayville Park) had its lowest spring mean daily minimum temperature on record and Keith had its lowest spring mean daily minimum temperature since 1974
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in spring 2018 | |
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| Hottest day |
42.3 °C at Moomba Airport on 2 Nov and 4 Nov |
| Warmest days on average |
30.8 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
16.6 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
7.2 °C at Mount Lofty on 15 Sep |
| Coldest night |
-3.3 °C at Keith (Munkora) on 24 Sep |
| Coolest nights on average |
5.7 °C at Keith (Munkora) |
| Warmest nights on average |
15.4 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Warmest night |
29.4 °C at Moomba Airport on 2 Nov |
| Warmest on average overall |
23.0 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
12.0 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
218.8 mm at Uraidla |
| Driest overall |
16.2 mm at Moomba Airport |
| Wettest day |
56.6 mm at Ashton on 22 Nov |
| Strongest wind gust |
131 km/h at Neptune Island on 21 Nov |
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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| Coffin Bay | 47.0 | on 15 Oct | 46.4 | on 23 Nov 2017 | 31 | |
| Tarcoola Aero | 48.2 | on 6 Nov | 37.0 | on 22 Nov 2009 | 22 | |
| Record lowest spring temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for spring |
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| Nuriootpa Pirsa | -2.1 | on 29 Sep | -1.0 | on 15 Oct 2014 | 23 | 8.6 |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 0.2 | on 25 Sep | 0.4 | on 5 Sep 2007 | 23 | 9.3 |
| Tarcoola Aero | 0.3 | on 16 Sep | 0.4 | on 15 Sep 2016 | 22 | 12.2 |
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | -3.2 | on 4 Sep | -2.2 | on 11 Sep 2002 | 20 | 9.2 |
| Wudinna Aero | -1.8 | on 29 Sep | = -1.8 | on 24 Sep 2015 | 20 | 9.2 |
| Record lowest spring mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for spring |
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| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 6.7 | = 6.7 | in 2004 | 20 | 7.6 |
| Lowest spring mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent lower |
Average for spring |
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| Keith | 7.7 | 7.6 | in 1974* | 8.4 | |
* 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 2018 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for spring 2018 |
Diff from average |
Highest for spring 2018 |
Mean for spring 2018 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for spring 2018 |
Total for spring 2018 |
Average for spring |
Rank of spring 2018 |
Fraction of spring average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 28.4 | +0.1 | 41.1 | 2 Nov | 13.9 | +0.2 | 5.0 | 8 Sep | 45.3 | 44.2 | average | 102% |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 28.8 | -0.1 | 40.9 | 2 Nov | 13.8 | -0.6 | 4.4 | 19 Sep | 46.8 | 35.0 | average | 134% |
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 28.9 | -0.1 | 38.8 | 26 Nov | 14.0 | +0.1 | 2.7 | 8 Sep | 78.4 | 63.4 | high | 124% |
| Mount Ive | 25.6 | 37.0 | 1 Nov | -1.5 | 7 Sep | 68.9 | 64.3 | average | 107% | |||
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 28.2 | -0.5 | 40.8 | 2 Nov | 12.3 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 8 Sep | 16.2 | 35.2 | low | 46% |
| Tarcoola Aero | 27.8 | -0.8 | 40.7 | 31 Oct | 12.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 16 Sep | 100.6 | 46.9 | v high | 214% |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 26.8 | +0.4 | 39.1 | 31 Oct | 12.6 | +0.1 | 3.4 | 16 Sep | 53.2 | 46.0 | average | 116% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Leigh Creek Airport | 27.4 | +0.3 | 39.2 | 2 Nov | 12.6 | -0.1 | 2.9 | 16 Sep | 25.4 | 52.5 | low | 48% |
| Marree Aero | 29.8 | -0.4 | 41.6 | 2 Nov | 13.5 | -0.7 | 3.3 | 8 Sep | 11.8 | 31.8 | low | 37% |
| Moomba Airport | 30.5 | -0.3 | 42.3 | 4 Nov | 15.4 | -0.4 | 3.7 | 17 Sep | 16.2 | 42.9 | average | 38% |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 30.8 | +0.5 | 41.7 | 19 Nov | 15.1 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 13 Sep | 58.6 | 36.6 | high | 160% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 24.4 | +0.6 | 39.0 | 31 Oct | 10.4 | +0.4 | 1.7 | 3 Sep | 71.2 | 70.2 | average | 101% |
| Cleve | 22.2 | -0.1 | 35.6 | 1 Nov | 10.7 | +0.3 | 3.6 | 16 Sep | 94.2 | 105.5 | average | 89% |
| Coffin Bay (Point Avoid) | 20.0 | 31.7 | 13 Oct | 11.1 | 4.7 | 7 Sep | 68.4 | |||||
| Cultana (Defence) | 25.5 | 38.8 | 19 Nov | 11.3 | 3.6 | 16 Sep | 29.8 | |||||
| Cummins Aero | 22.3 | -1.0 | 37.0 | 19 Nov | 7.5 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 29 Sep | 62.4 | 77.9 | low | 80% |
| Elliston | 22.1 | +0.6 | 34.0 | 1 Nov | 11.0 | -0.3 | 4.3 | 9 Sep | 92.2 | 88.8 | average | 104% |
| Kyancutta | 25.6 | +0.3 | 39.5 | 31 Oct | 8.4 | -0.1 | -1.2 | 29 Sep | 72.8 | 78.0 | average | 93% |
| Minnipa Pirsa | 24.3 | -1.0 | 38.5 | 31 Oct | 10.4 | +0.1 | 2.4 | 29 Sep | 65.8 | 64.4 | average | 102% |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 20.8 | -0.1 | 37.0 | 19 Nov | 9.2 | -0.7 | 2.0 | 4 Sep | 53.4 | 82.7 | low | 65% |
| Nullarbor | 24.5 | +0.1 | 38.7 | 18 Nov | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 7 Sep | 107.4 | 53.3 | v high | 202% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 26.5 | -0.7 | 40.3 | 19 Nov | 11.2 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 8 Sep | 32.2 | 53.5 | average | 60% |
| Whyalla Aero | 23.8 | -0.4 | 38.8 | 31 Oct | 10.4 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 4 Sep | 47.1 | 69.8 | average | 67% |
| Wudinna Aero | 25.2 | -0.8 | 39.9 | 31 Oct | 8.4 | -0.8 | -1.8 | 29 Sep | 64.8 | 60.4 | average | 107% |
| Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
| Yongala | 34.5 | 31 Oct | 6.8 | +0.3 | -2.8 | 9 Sep | 56.0 | 98.4 | low | 57% | ||
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 25.5 | -0.4 | 38.5 | 1 Nov | 8.0 | -1.2 | -3.2 | 4 Sep | 41.6 | 73.6 | low | 57% |
| Yunta Airstrip | 24.9 | -0.4 | 36.6 | 4 Nov | 8.6 | -0.9 | -2.4 | 4 Sep | 29.6 | 62.3 | low | 48% |
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 21.2 | 0.0 | 34.6 | 31 Oct | 7.2 | -1.1 | -1.6 | 29 Sep | 93.6 | 140.6 | low | 67% |
| Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 24.8 | 38.6 | 31 Oct | 10.1 | 0.0 | 4 Sep | 83.6 | |||||
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 24.4 | 0.0 | 37.2 | 31 Oct | 6.7 | -0.9 | -2.4 | 29 Sep | 59.4 | 92.6 | low | 64% |
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 20.0 | -0.3 | 36.4 | 1 Nov | 10.2 | -0.7 | 1.4 | 17 Sep | 65.6 | 88.2 | average | 74% |
| Kadina AWS | 23.0 | -1.2 | 37.1 | 31 Oct | 8.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 4 Sep | 58.0 | 70.9 | average | 82% |
| Minlaton Aero | 22.0 | -0.6 | 36.6 | 19 Nov | 9.0 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 3 Sep | 58.2 | 80.0 | average | 73% |
| Stenhouse Bay | 19.5 | -0.6 | 36.0 | 19 Nov | 11.5 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 17 Sep | 62.6 | 93.5 | low | 67% |
| Warooka | 20.7 | 0.0 | 32.0 | 19 Nov | 10.1 | -0.2 | 4.1 | 3 Sep | 59.4 | 103.2 | low | 58% |
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 17.6 | -0.8 | 27.6 | 1 Nov | 9.5 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 4 Sep | 95.4 | 105.8 | average | 90% |
| Cape Willoughby | 17.9 | +0.3 | 30.4 | 19 Nov | 11.6 | -0.1 | 6.2 | 19 Sep | ||||
| Kingscote Aero | 20.4 | 0.0 | 33.6 | 1 Nov | 6.9 | -0.9 | -1.6 | 30 Sep | 55.6 | 96.7 | low | 57% |
| Parndana Cfs AWS | 18.7 | 32.8 | 19 Nov | 7.7 | 2.1 | 3 Sep | 95.8 | |||||
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 22.6 | +0.4 | 36.6 | 19 Nov | 11.3 | -0.5 | 3.8 | 4 Sep | 93.6 | 130.1 | low | 72% |
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 22.1 | +0.7 | 36.1 | 19 Nov | 11.1 | -0.1 | 3.4 | 3 Sep | 76.6 | 125.7 | low | 61% |
| Adelaide Airport | 21.5 | +0.4 | 36.6 | 19 Nov | 11.1 | +0.2 | 2.9 | 4 Sep | 67.4 | 105.8 | low | 64% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 22.9 | +0.5 | 37.3 | 19 Nov | 10.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 4 Sep | 88.4 | 109.4 | average | 81% |
| Parafield Airport | 23.2 | +1.1 | 37.9 | 19 Nov | 10.0 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 4 Sep | 94.2 | 110.3 | average | 85% |
| Roseworthy AWS | 23.7 | 0.0 | 38.1 | 19 Nov | 7.6 | -0.7 | -1.8 | 29 Sep | 76.2 | 101.5 | average | 75% |
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa Pirsa | 21.5 | 0.0 | 34.5 | 31 Oct | 7.7 | -0.9 | -2.1 | 29 Sep | 79.4 | 124.7 | low | 64% |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 22.9 | +0.8 | 37.1 | 19 Nov | 8.1 | -0.6 | -1.5 | 4 Sep | 93.0 | 124.9 | average | 74% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 20.9 | -0.2 | 36.7 | 19 Nov | 10.6 | -0.6 | 4.0 | 5 Sep | 62.4 | 87.3 | average | 71% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 18.8 | -0.3 | 34.5 | 19 Nov | 9.1 | -0.4 | 3.4 | 4 Sep | 122.4 | 160.3 | low | 76% |
| Mount Barker | 20.7 | +1.1 | 33.0 | 19 Nov | 7.6 | +0.2 | -0.6 | 4 Sep | 127.4 | 191.0 | low | 67% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 18.6 | 0.0 | 33.2 | 19 Nov | 8.1 | -0.8 | 1.7 | 24 Sep | 126.8 | 150.9 | average | 84% |
| Mount Lofty | 16.6 | +1.6 | 30.8 | 19 Nov | 7.4 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 24 Sep | 179.2 | 221.4 | average | 81% |
| Noarlunga | 21.3 | -0.3 | 36.6 | 19 Nov | 11.4 | -0.6 | 5.1 | 16 Sep | 46.2 | 96.3 | low | 48% |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 17.0 | 0.0 | 32.2 | 19 Nov | 8.7 | -0.6 | 3.7 | 15 Sep | 123.0 | 183.1 | low | 67% |
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 20.2 | -0.4 | 36.2 | 19 Nov | 8.5 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 30 Sep | 102.0 | 127.2 | average | 80% |
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 24.7 | +0.4 | 38.7 | 1 Nov | 8.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 17 Sep | 28.0 | 71.7 | v low | 39% |
| Renmark Aero | 25.4 | -0.1 | 39.7 | 1 Nov | 8.9 | -0.5 | -1.7 | 17 Sep | 27.8 | 69.7 | low | 40% |
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 21.6 | +0.7 | 34.7 | 31 Oct | 8.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 16 Sep | 76.6 | 118.0 | low | 65% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 23.4 | -0.5 | 38.0 | 19 Nov | 7.4 | -0.5 | -2.3 | 5 Sep | 49.8 | 71.6 | average | 70% |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 21.7 | +0.1 | 36.3 | 19 Nov | 8.6 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 25 Sep | 66.6 | 107.0 | low | 62% |
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 22.1 | +0.3 | 35.0 | 12 Nov | 7.7 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 25 Sep | 69.9 | 122.6 | low | 57% |
| Keith (Munkora) | 22.3 | -0.5 | 36.3 | 19 Nov | 5.7 | -1.1 | -3.3 | 24 Sep | 59.4 | 95.2 | low | 62% |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 23.3 | -0.5 | 36.6 | 1 Nov | 7.1 | -0.7 | -1.0 | 29 Sep | 49.6 | 79.9 | low | 62% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 18.6 | -0.2 | 34.7 | 19 Nov | 9.4 | -0.2 | 1.9 | 26 Sep | 79.6 | 105.5 | low | 75% |
| Coonawarra | 19.5 | -0.3 | 33.4 | 1 Nov | 7.3 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 3 Sep | 92.8 | 140.3 | low | 66% |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 18.7 | +0.5 | 33.7 | 19 Nov | 7.4 | +0.1 | -1.4 | 26 Sep | 125.4 | 178.6 | low | 70% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 19.9 | -1.1 | 34.2 | 19 Nov | 7.2 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 26 Sep | 92.0 | 124.0 | low | 74% |
| Padthaway South | 20.5 | -0.6 | 34.3 | 1 Nov | 7.2 | -1.1 | -1.0 | 29 Sep | 64.4 | 109.4 | low | 59% |
| Robe Airfield | 18.4 | -0.7 | 33.6 | 19 Nov | 8.8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 3 Sep | 90.8 | 116.9 | low | 78% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Seasonal climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each 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 11 am on Monday 3 December 2018. 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.
Further information
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