Monday, 3 September 2018 - Seasonal Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC23R0

South Australia in winter 2018: mild days and cool nights

Rainfall in winter was below average in many areas of South Australia, although the Lower South East and West Coast districts had average to above average rainfall for the season. Daytime temperatures were warmer than average for all districts except the Lower South East. Nights were very much cooler than average in eastern parts of the Northeast Pastoral district.

Drier than average for most of the State

• Much of eastern and northern South Australia had below average rainfall for winter
• Some agricultural areas, including eastern parts of Eastern Eyre Peninsula and northern Yorke Peninsula, were very much drier than average
• Winter rainfall was average to above average in the Lower South East, where rainfall totals were above average in each month of the season
• For the State as a whole, winter rainfall was 24% below average
• Cowell had its lowest total winter rainfall since 1982

Mild days and cool nights

• Daytime temperatures were above average across most of South Australia; only the Lower South East had average to cooler than average days for winter
• The mean maximum temperature for South Australia as a whole was 1.29 °C warmer than average; ninth-warmest winter days on record
• Winter 2018 was the seventh consecutive season with a warmer than average mean maximum temperature for South Australia; spring 2016 was the last season with overall cooler than average days for the State
• Night time temperatures were slightly below average for South Australia as a whole
• Winter nights were particularly cold in the Northeast Pastoral district, with the mean minimum temperature more than 1 °C cooler than average in an area east of Marree
• Nights were warmer than average along the West Coast and in some central agricultural districts
• The mean minimum temperature for South Australia as a whole was just 0.08 °C cooler than average
• On 30 August, numerous sites in central areas of the State, including Adelaide, had their warmest winter night on record
• Arkaroola had its lowest winter mean daily minimum temperature since 1997

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