Monday, 2 June 2014 - Seasonal Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC23R0

South Australia in autumn 2014: A warm and wet season across the state

Both day and night temperatures were above average through autumn with temperatures more than 2 °C above average across northern districts. Rainfall was above average across most of South Australia, with totals in excess of 200% of the seasonal average at locations across northern agricultral districts and pastoral districts, mainly due to rain events in late March and the first half of April. Several sites had record highest autumn daily rainfall totals from the early April rainfall event. Rainfall in the southeast of the state was near average though tending below average in some areas. The start to the cropping season came early for the northern agricultural districts due the early April rainfall, though areas further south on lower Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas, Kangaroo Island and the South East districts missed much of this rainfall, waiting until the 29th of April for significant rainfall to start the season.

• Fourth-warmest autumn mean temperatures on record, with daytime and nighttime temperatures together being +1.6 °C warmer than average
• Warmest autumn nights on record with nights +1.9 °C warmer than average
• Rainfall above average across the state as a whole, the wettest since 2011
• Several locations have their wettest autumn on record for at least 20 years

For further information on events throughout the season, please see the relevant Monthly Climate Summaries

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

Further information

Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 9669 4057
Email media@bom.gov.au

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Extremes in autumn 2014
Hottest day	41.0 °C at Marree Comparison on 10 Mar
Warmest days on average	30.7 °C at Moomba Airport
Coolest days on average	17.7 °C at Mount Lofty
Coldest day	7.7 °C at Mount Lofty on 2 May
Coldest night	-1.3 °C at Naracoorte Aerodrome on 27 Apr -1.3 °C at Coonawarra on 8 May
Coolest nights on average	9.1 °C at Coonawarra 9.1 °C at Padthaway South
Warmest nights on average	17.0 °C at Moomba Airport
Warmest night	27.9 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on 15 Mar
Warmest on average overall	23.8 °C at Moomba Airport
Coolest on average overall	14.0 °C at Mount Lofty
Wettest overall	248.8 mm at Parndana (Turkey Lane)
Driest overall	9.2 mm at Coulta (Coles Point)
Wettest day	115.0 mm at Coober Pedy Airport on 10 Apr
Highest wind gust	100 km/h at Mount Crawford (Mt Crawford AWS) on 11 Mar

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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

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Record highest autumn daily rainfall
	Highest daily rainfall in autumn 2014 (mm)		Previous wettest for autumn		Years of record
Smoky Bay	60.0	on 10 Apr	44.2	on 11 Mar 1969	102
Kokatha	61.0	on 10 Apr	60.0	on 14 Mar 1989	84
Haslam	48.1	on 10 Apr	44.2	on 14 Mar 1971	53
Moonaree (Kangaroo Well)	75.6	on 10 Apr	75.0	on 1 Mar 1992	29
Coober Pedy Airport	115.0	on 10 Apr	46.2	on 2 May 2011	20

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Record highest total autumn rainfall
	Total rainfall for autumn 2014 (mm)	Previous wettest for autumn		Years of record	Average for autumn
Moonaree (Kangaroo Well)	161.9	145.7	in 1989	28	48.3
Mintabie	126.8	98.6	in 1998	22	43.4
Clare High School	195.8	189.6	in 2000	20	115.5

Highest total autumn rainfall for at least 20 years
	Total rainfall for autumn 2014 (mm)	Most recent autumn at least this wet		Years since wetter	Average for autumn
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	188.1	238.6	in 1974*	39	67.8
Farrell Flat	205.8	248.8	in 1974*	39	102.8
Point Pass	195.9	301.4	in 1974*	39	95.1
Iron Knob	128.7	163.0	in 1974*	38	48.8
Sutherlands	139.8	191.0	in 1974*	35	64.0
Nonning	145.6	160.6	in 1983	31	54.3
Streaky Bay	129.0	256.3	in 1983	31	84.1
Robertstown	159.8	166.7	in 1983*	29	71.6
Mallala	147.4	205.3	in 1983*	28	97.4
Appila	142.2	198.9	in 1989	25	85.1
Blanchetown Lock 1	121.8	123.8	in 1989	25	65.1
Coober Pedy	138.4	311.2	in 1989	25	34.8
Hawker	135.1	295.4	in 1989	25	67.2
Mount Barry Station	57.4	326.0	in 1989	25	31.6
Orroroo (Black Rock)	120.8	191.8	in 1989	25	67.2
Wirrabara	169.0	180.5	in 1989	25	103.4
Yunta (Panaramitee)	112.6	207.2	in 1989	25	49.6
Blinman	135.6	155.6	in 1990	24	66.8
Blinman (Moolooloo)	117.8	157.6	in 1990	24	63.7
Bruce	155.8	206.9	in 1989*	24	57.3
Coondambo	108.2	210.8	in 1989*	24	38.8
Crystal Brook	154.8	181.5	in 1989*	24	89.6
Manna Hill	175.1	237.4	in 1989*	24	47.9
Mount Eba	65.2	351.2	in 1989*	24	32.8
Oodla Wirra	129.0	199.4	in 1989*	24	62.3
Oodla Wirra (McCoys Well)	127.1	217.2	in 1989*	24	50.0
Yongala	132.4	183.7	in 1989*	24	76.6
Beltana Station	90.4	299.1	in 1989*	23	48.8
Belton (Shadow Vale)	117.6	282.4	in 1989*	23	52.9
Orroroo	111.6	140.4	in 1990*	23	70.7
Alawoona	111.4	123.4	in 1992	22	62.6
Braemar	117.6	165.4	in 1989*	22	50.4
Eudunda	173.6	197.7	in 1992	22	99.4
Hallett	161.2	176.3	in 1989*	22	88.4
Port Germein	156.4	187.0	in 1992	22	81.0
Quorn	161.6	210.7	in 1992	22	70.5
Redhill	153.5	179.6	in 1992	22	95.6
Sedan (Sandleton)	126.0	169.4	in 1992	22	62.3
Booleroo Centre	143.8	163.4	in 1992*	21	83.4
Buckleboo (Karinya)	103.4	122.8	in 1992*	21	57.1
Mount Gambier Aero	209.2	252.2	in 1992*	21	160.7
Port Broughton	131.2	170.8	in 1992*	21	85.4
Whyte Yarcowie	108.6	122.6	in 1992*	21	72.1
Wilmington	207.0	212.2	in 1992*	21	95.5

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

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Record highest autumn mean daily minimum temperature
	Mean daily minimum temperature for autumn 2014 (°C)	Previous warmest for autumn		Years of record	Average for autumn
Yongala	9.9	9.7	in 2013	88	7.5
Oodnadatta Airport	16.8	16.7	in 1973	65	14.5
Andamooka	15.8	= 15.8	in 2013	42	14.1
Arkaroola	13.2	= 13.2	in 2007	35	11.3
Loxton Research Centre	10.8	10.6	in 2007	29	8.9

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Summary statistics for autumn 2014
	Maximum temperatures for autumn (°C)				Minimum temperatures for autumn (°C)				Rainfall for autumn (millimetres)
	Mean for autumn 2014	Diff from average	Highest for autumn 2014		Mean for autumn 2014	Diff from average	Lowest for autumn 2014		Total for autumn 2014	Average for autumn	Rank of autumn 2014	Fraction of autumn average
Northwest (district 16)
Andamooka	28.0	+0.7	38.5	11 Mar	15.8	+1.7	8.0	5 May	97.0	45.4	high	214%
Coober Pedy Airport	27.6		39.1	1 Apr	16.0		7.7	31 May	176.2
Ernabella (Pukatja)	27.6		37.9	14 Mar	14.1		5.2	29 May	78.0
Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome)	28.1		39.7	11 Mar	14.3		5.9	4 May	67.0
Tarcoola Aero	27.7		40.4	10 Mar	14.3		7.0	29 May	66.0
Woomera Aerodrome	26.8	+1.3	39.2	11 Mar	14.8	+1.7	6.7	3 May	64.8	43.7	high	148%
Far North (district 17)
Arkaroola	26.2	+1.1	38.9	5 Mar	13.2	+1.9	2.5	4 May	84.4	63.0	high	134%
Leigh Creek Airport	27.3	+1.1	38.7	11 Mar	14.5	+1.5	3.3	4 May	81.6	49.4	high	165%
Marree Aero	29.1		38.6	10 Mar	15.3		6.3	4 May	53.2
Marree Comparison	30.2	+1.7	41.0	10 Mar			8.0	4 May	57.5	38.7	high	149%
Moomba Airport	30.7		39.4	9 Mar	17.0		6.3	4 May	18.2
Oodnadatta Airport	29.8	+1.3	40.7	14 Mar	16.8	+2.3	8.2	29 May	52.6	38.3	high	137%
Western Agricultural (district 18)
Ceduna AMO	24.9	+0.9	40.1	1 Apr	12.2	+1.4	4.6	23 Apr	111.6	68.7	high	162%
Cleve	23.3	+0.8	36.5	9 Mar	13.9	+1.6	6.5	4 May	97.0	91.1	average	106%
Cleve Aerodrome	23.7		37.5	1 Apr	13.7		6.7	4 May	85.0	85.5	average	99%
Cummins Aero	24.2		38.6	1 Apr	11.4		3.1	23 Apr	96.4
Elliston	22.8	+0.8	36.8	1 Apr	13.2	+0.9	5.6	4 May	112.2	94.8	high	118%
Kimba	23.8	+0.1	37.0	10 Mar	12.1	+0.9	6.0	4 May	101.8	75.3	high	135%
Kyancutta	26.1	+0.7	39.4	10 Mar	11.4	+1.7	3.6	4 May	83.1	66.4	high	125%
Minnipa Pirsa	24.9		37.9	10 Mar	12.9		6.8	3 May	139.8
Neptune Island	20.1	+0.6	27.0	1 Apr	15.7	+0.8	9.9	3 May	113.0	105.7	average	107%
North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS)	23.0	+1.0	38.4	1 Apr	13.2	+0.8	6.7	4 May	122.0	84.3	v high	145%
Nullarbor	25.0	+0.7	39.0	9 Mar	13.0	+1.4	7.1	1 May	81.8	73.9	average	111%
Port Augusta Aero	26.0		40.5	10 Mar	13.8		4.4	3 May	139.8
Streaky Bay	24.8	+1.1	36.4	9 Mar	13.9	+1.1	9.3	5 Apr	129.0	84.1	high	153%
Whyalla Aero	24.2	+0.2	38.2	1 Apr	13.3	+1.3	4.2	4 May	109.8	67.4	v high	163%
Wudinna Aero	25.6		39.5	10 Mar	11.6		4.5	14 Apr	97.0
Upper North (district 19)
Hawker	25.3	+0.1	36.3	10 Mar	12.5	+1.5	1.0	4 May	135.1	67.2	v high	201%
Yongala	22.3	+0.2	34.3	10 Mar	9.9	+2.4	2.0	8 May	132.4	76.6	v high	173%
Northeast (district 20)
Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot)	25.1		38.7	10 Mar	10.6		0.0	8 May	77.3
Yunta Airstrip	24.7		37.5	11 Mar	11.2		0.5	4 May	122.8
Lower North (district 21)
Clare High School	21.8		34.7	1 Apr	10.2		0.0	4 May	195.8	115.5	highest	170%
Port Pirie Aerodrome	25.0		37.9	9 Mar	12.8		4.5	4 May	132.8
Snowtown (Rayville Park)	24.8		37.6	1 Apr	10.5		1.2	4 May	109.4
Yorke Peninsula (district 22A)
Edithburgh	21.6	+0.6	37.9	1 Apr	13.6	+0.4	5.4	4 May	86.4	88.1	average	98%
Kadina AWS	24.1		36.6	9 Mar	11.6		3.4	4 May	132.4
Maitland	23.3	+1.1	35.5	1 Apr	13.5	+1.2	5.2	4 May	137.2	126.7	average	108%
Minlaton Aero	23.1		36.9	1 Apr	12.8		4.6	4 May	104.0
Stenhouse Bay	21.6		34.5	1 Apr	14.4		8.5	2 May	120.4
Warooka	22.1	+0.2	34.6	9 Mar	13.3	+0.7	6.6	4 May	107.8	103.3	average	104%
Kangaroo Island (district 22B)
Cape Borda	20.0		29.3	4 Mar	12.6		7.4	2 May	168.0
Cape Willoughby	19.6	+0.7	31.1	4 Mar	14.8	+0.7	8.1	3 May	88.4	122.4	low	72%
Kingscote Aero	22.2		35.2	9 Mar	10.3		2.0	25 Apr	90.2	100.7	average	90%
Parndana Cfs AWS	20.8		33.5	4 Mar	11.1		4.0	4 May	151.8
Adelaide Plains (district 23A)
Adelaide (Kent Town)	23.6	+0.9	36.8	1 Apr	13.6	+1.0	5.9	4 May	134.0	126.9	average	105%
Adelaide Airport	23.1	+1.0	35.2	9 Mar	13.0	+1.1	5.2	8 May	113.0	111.2	average	102%
Edinburgh RAAF	23.8	+0.8	37.9	1 Apr	12.6	+0.8	4.4	8 May	99.4	101.2	average	98%
Parafield Airport	24.1	+1.3	37.8	1 Apr	12.4	+0.5	4.8	23 Apr	100.8	110.1	average	92%
Roseworthy AWS	24.4		38.1	1 Apr	11.8		3.3	22 Mar	108.6
County Light (district 23B)
Nuriootpa Viticultural	21.8		35.6	1 Apr	10.1		0.2	4 May	105.8
Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre)	23.4	+0.4	37.4	1 Apr	11.4	+0.6	2.3	3 May	139.7	110.4	high	127%
Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C)
Hindmarsh Island AWS	22.0		37.1	1 Apr	13.1		5.0	8 May	67.0
Kuitpo Forest Reserve	20.1		34.2	1 Apr	11.8		5.2	8 May	154.2
Mount Barker	21.5	+1.0	35.1	1 Apr	10.5	+2.0	2.7	8 May	133.4	177.0	low	75%
Mount Crawford (Mt Crawford AWS)	19.5		33.8	1 Apr	11.2		4.3	3 May	146.0	140.9	average	104%
Mount Lofty	17.7		30.5	1 Apr	10.3		3.7	3 May	208.6
Noarlunga	22.5		34.8	9 Mar	14.1		7.3	8 May	119.8
Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS)	18.7		32.4	1 Apr	11.9		6.0	3 May	233.4	192.2	high	121%
Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay)	21.8		36.7	1 Apr	11.5		3.1	8 May	101.2
Upper Murray Valley (district 24A)
Loxton Research Centre	24.3	+0.4	37.4	10 Mar	10.8	+1.9	2.1	8 May	80.0	53.1	high	151%
Renmark Aero	24.8		38.4	10 Mar	11.1		2.4	7 May	60.8
Lower Murray Valley (district 24B)
Eudunda	21.8	+0.5	35.0	1 Apr	11.1	+1.2	3.2	8 May	173.6	99.4	v high	175%
Meningie	22.0	+0.6	36.1	9 Mar	11.4	+0.7	3.9	8 May	120.8	114.6	average	105%
Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome)	23.3		37.8	1 Apr	10.3		1.1	8 May	85.2
Murray Bridge Comparison	24.0	+0.7	38.4	1 Apr	11.4	+1.0	2.7	8 May	88.9	84.5	average	105%
Strathalbyn Racecourse	22.5		37.1	1 Apr	11.8		2.6	8 May	85.2
Murray Mallee (district 25A)
Karoonda	23.7		37.0	9 Mar	10.5		2.1	8 May	91.2	77.3	average	118%
Upper Southeast (district 25B)
Keith	23.4	+0.8	36.8	1 Apr	10.4	+0.9	1.5	27 Apr	81.1	106.1	average	76%
Keith (Munkora)	23.9		37.8	9 Mar	9.3		-0.8	27 Apr	82.0
Lameroo (Austin Plains)	23.7		37.3	9 Mar			1.9	27 Apr	88.4
Lameroo Comparison	23.7	+0.7	36.5	9 Mar	11.2	+2.0	3.6	8 May	105.8	85.4	high	124%
Lower Southeast (district 26)
Cape Jaffa (The Limestone)	20.1	+0.2	33.4	9 Mar	11.3	+0.5	2.8	25 Apr	132.4	107.7	high	123%
Coonawarra	21.8	+0.7	36.2	1 Apr	9.1	+0.9	-1.3	8 May	110.1	113.8	average	97%
Mount Gambier Aero	20.6	+1.0	35.8	1 Apr	9.9	+1.0	1.6	8 May	209.2	160.7	high	130%
Naracoorte Aerodrome	22.9		36.9	1 Apr	9.2		-1.3	27 Apr	94.6
Padthaway South	22.6		36.2	1 Apr	9.1		-0.8	27 Apr	68.4
Robe Airfield	20.5		32.7	1 Apr	9.9		1.9	7 May	140.4
Robe Comparison	19.2	+0.4	26.8	4 Mar	12.1	+0.6	4.7	8 May	134.7	145.8	average	92%

Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top

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Further information

Bureau of Meteorology
Phone (03) 9669 4057
Email media@bom.gov.au

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