Wednesday, 6 January 2016 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0
South Australia in December 2015: Record warm, and dry in the south
The year ended very warm for South Australia, with a heatwave during the middle of December that saw several locations report record high December temperatures. Rainfall was very much below average across the southern half of the State, whereas the northern Pastoral districts saw average to above average rainfall, mainly from a trough of low pressure that crossed in the second half of the month.
- Warmest December on record for South Australia
- Record early summer heat
- Very dry across agricultural districts
- Above average rainfall in northern Pastorals
The South Australian mean temperature for December was a record 2.69 °C above average, well clear of the previous record from 1972. The State's mean minimum temperature was also a record at 2.42 °C above average, and the mean maximum temperature was 2.96 °C above average (second-highest to 1972). Numerous sites set new December records for highest mean daily maximum temperature, highest mean daily minimum, or highest mean temperature.
The month began with below average temperatures across southern parts of South Australia, and a few locations in the central districts recorded their lowest December temperature on record on the 2nd. The cooler temperatures were short lived as a northerly airstream saw daytime and overnight temperatures at least ten degrees above average across much of the southern and eastern districts between the 5th and 7th, and on the morning of the 7th several sites in central districts had their warmest December minimum temperature on record.
Temperatures remained above average for much of the month, and became extremely warm in the third week when heatwave conditions extended across large areas. High temperatures occurred through much of South Australia during this period, with December records for long spells of consecutive hot days occurring in the central districts and around Adelaide. These included four consecutive days of 40 °C or above from the 16th to the 19th at Snowtown, and six consecutive days of 35 °C or above from the 14th to the 19th at Eudunda. The heatwave resulted in several locations reporting their highest December temperature on record. There was a return to hot conditions at the end of the month, with temperatures again exceeding 40 °C in southern and eastern districts on the 31st. More information about the heat, which also affected Victoria and Tasmania, can be found in the Special Climate Statement: Widespread record December temperatures in southeast Australia.
Dry conditions persisted across southern agricultural districts throughout the month, resulting in December rainfall that was very much below average in those areas, and several sites reporting their lowest total December rainfall since 1991. In the north of the State, a trough of low pressure brought moderate to locally heavy falls around the 21st, and gave total monthly rain above the December average.
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in December 2015 | |
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| Hottest day | 47.2 °C at Port Augusta Aero on the 19th |
| Warmest days on average | 38.1 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
23.9 °C at Cape Willoughby and Neptune Island |
| Coldest day |
11.7 °C at Mount Lofty on the 1st |
| Coldest night |
0.2 °C at Coonawarra on the 2nd |
| Coolest nights on average |
10.8 °C at Naracoorte Aerodrome |
| Warmest nights on average | 24.2 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Warmest night | 34.1 °C at Moomba Airport on the 7th |
| Warmest on average overall | 31.2 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Coolest on average overall | 19.8 °C at Mount Gambier Aero |
| Wettest overall | 102.2 mm at Mount Dare |
| Wettest day | 47.8 mm at Marree (Farina) on the 21st |
| Strongest wind gust | 122 km/h at Woomera Aerodrome on the 7th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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| Highest December total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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| Marree (Farina) | 78.4 | 78.5 | in 1975* | 15.1 | |
| Mount Dare | 102.2 | 103.6 | in 1991 | 20.0 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
| Record lowest December total rainfall | |||||
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New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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| Loxton Research Centre | 1.6 | 3.2 | in 1995 | 32 | 24.1 |
| Edithburgh | 1.8 | 2.0 | in 2002 | 23 | 16.4 |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 8.0 | 9.8 | in 2002 | 22 | 33.7 |
| Lowest December total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (mm) |
Most recent lower |
Average for December |
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| Mintaro | 1.2 | 0.8 | in 1925* | 28.8 | |
| Warooka | 2.4 | 1.8 | in 1949 | 17.7 | |
| Koolunga | 0.4 | 0.0 | in 1956 | 23.1 | |
| Sedan (Sandleton) | 0.6 | 0.0 | in 1956 | 18.7 | |
| Yacka | 0.4 | 0.0 | in 1956* | 23.6 | |
| Booborowie | 0.7 | 0.6 | in 1974 | 24.9 | |
| Point Pass | 0.2 | 0.0 | in 1974* | 26.9 | |
| Blanchetown Lock 1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | in 1982 | 23.2 | |
| Nildottie | 1.8 | 0.2 | in 1984 | 21.7 | |
| Whyalla Aero | 2.0 | 1.4 | in 1981* | 23.2 | |
| Port Germein | 2.2 | 1.8 | in 1988 | 21.1 | |
| Parawa (Sharon) | 9.8 | 6.4 | in 1989 | 38.4 | |
| Appila | 4.6 | 0.8 | in 1991 | 25.5 | |
| Caliph | 1.0 | 0.0 | in 1991 | 21.4 | |
| Eudunda | 4.0 | 3.4 | in 1991 | 26.2 | |
| Freeling | 4.8 | 1.8 | in 1991 | 26.9 | |
| Huddleston (Willow Ponds) | 1.4 | 0.8 | in 1991 | 27.0 | |
| Kapunda | 5.6 | 0.0 | in 1991 | 26.2 | |
| Laura | 1.6 | 0.8 | in 1991 | 25.1 | |
| Orroroo (Black Rock) | 2.2 | 0.0 | in 1991 | 21.9 | |
| Redhill | 1.0 | 0.6 | in 1991 | 22.0 | |
| Spalding | 1.0 | 0.2 | in 1991 | 26.0 | |
| Truro | 3.7 | 2.0 | in 1991 | 27.9 | |
| Jamestown Pirsa | 0.8 | 0.2 | in 1991* | 26.4 | |
| Manoora | 5.8 | 4.4 | in 1991* | 27.1 | |
| Morgan (Brenda Park Station) | 3.4 | 0.0 | in 1991* | 29.0 | |
| Oodla Wirra | 2.4 | 0.0 | in 1991* | 26.2 | |
| Port Broughton | 1.2 | 0.0 | in 1991* | 18.1 | |
| Robertstown | 3.6 | 0.8 | in 1991* | 22.1 | |
| Sutherlands | 2.2 | 0.0 | in 1991* | 22.5 | |
| Whyte Yarcowie | 2.6 | 0.0 | in 1991* | 23.5 | |
| Wilpena (Oraparinna) | 4.4 | 0.2 | in 1991* | 26.3 | |
| Yongala | 3.0 | 0.6 | in 1991* | 24.2 | |
| Australia Plains | 3.4 | 1.2 | in 1991* | 22.2 | |
| Bower | 0.2 | 0.0 | in 1991* | 20.2 | |
| Cherry Gardens | 10.8 | 10.6 | in 1994 | 39.8 | |
| Clare High School | 2.4 | 2.2 | in 1994 | 34.8 | |
| Caltowie | 7.2 | 4.6 | in 1995 | 26.3 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a lower value has gone unreported.
| Record highest December temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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| Neptune Island | 35.1 | on the 19th | 34.3 | on the 11th in 1998 | 53 | 20.5 |
| Eudunda | 41.8 | on the 18th | 41.7 | on the 30th in 2005 | 51 | 26.9 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 43.5 | on the 19th | = 43.5 | on the 10th in 1980 | 44 | 27.8 |
| Whyalla Aero | 45.8 | on the 19th | 44.9 | on the 23rd in 2012 | 32 | 28.2 |
| Clare High School | 41.7 | on the 19th | 41.4 | on the 30th in 2005 | 22 | 27.3 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 39.7 | on the 6th | 39.6 | on the 31st in 2007 | 22 | 24.8 |
| Record highest December mean daily maximum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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| Mount Barker | 30.5 | 29.4 | in 1876 | 113 | 25.1 |
| Streaky Bay | 31.1 | 30.5 | in 1972 | 88 | 27.4 |
| Kyancutta | 35.1 | = 35.1 | in 1931 | 85 | 30.9 |
| Cleve | 31.5 | 30.0 | in 1976 | 76 | 26.7 |
| Ceduna AMO | 31.7 | 30.4 | in 1951 | 74 | 27.3 |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 28.7 | 26.2 | in 1960 | 73 | 22.9 |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 35.7 | 35.3 | in 1994 | 66 | 32.4 |
| Adelaide Airport | 30.3 | 28.2 | in 1994 | 60 | 25.7 |
| Parafield Airport | 32.5 | 31.0 | in 1994 | 59 | 27.7 |
| Warooka | 30.1 | 28.0 | in 1977 | 56 | 25.5 |
| Elliston | 28.1 | 27.8 | in 2005 | 53 | 24.6 |
| Neptune Island | 23.9 | 22.3 | in 2009 | 52 | 20.5 |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 32.8 | 31.2 | in 2000 | 52 | 28.2 |
| Eudunda | 31.2 | 30.0 | in 1994 | 50 | 26.9 |
| Meningie | 29.8 | 26.7 | in 2007 | 49 | 24.5 |
| Cape Willoughby | 23.9 | 23.2 | in 2005 | 48 | 20.6 |
| Kimba | 33.7 | 31.9 | in 1972 | 48 | 29.3 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 32.4 | 30.1 | in 1994 | 43 | 27.8 |
| Hawker | 34.9 | = 34.9 | in 1972 | 41 | 31.9 |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 32.5 | 29.0 | in 2003 | 38 | 27.1 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 34.1 | 32.4 | in 1994 | 31 | 29.6 |
| Whyalla Aero | 32.5 | 30.7 | in 2005 | 31 | 28.2 |
| Coonawarra | 30.1 | 27.4 | in 1994 | 30 | 24.8 |
| Nullarbor | 30.6 | 29.9 | in 2005 | 29 | 26.7 |
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 27.3 | 24.8 | in 2004 | 24 | 22.7 |
| Coulta (Coles Point) | 29.3 | 28.0 | in 2013 | 24 | 25.5 |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 28.9 | 27.2 | in 2005 | 23 | 24.5 |
| Edithburgh | 27.9 | 25.7 | in 2009 | 22 | 23.8 |
| Clare High School | 31.3 | 30.4 | in 1994 | 21 | 27.3 |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 36.7 | 36.3 | in 2012 | 21 | 34.3 |
| Kingscote Aero | 29.3 | 27.1 | in 2007 | 21 | 24.8 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 29.1 | 27.2 | in 1994 | 21 | 24.8 |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 27.6 | 24.0 | in 2007 | 21 | 21.5 |
| Renmark Aero | 34.9 | 33.1 | in 2005 | 20 | 31.1 |
| Highest December mean daily maximum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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| Keith | 32.5 | 34.3 | in 1950* | 27.6 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
| Record highest December daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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| Woomera Aerodrome | 31.8 | on the 19th | 30.5 | on the 30th in 1949 | 67 | 17.6 |
| Adelaide Airport | 31.2 | on the 7th | 28.7 | on the 11th in 1975 | 61 | 14.5 |
| Parafield Airport | 31.4 | on the 7th | 30.1 | on the 22nd in 1942 | 60 | 14.8 |
| Mount Barker | 26.0 | on the 7th | 24.1 | on the 12th in 1998 | 59 | 10.4 |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 30.0 | on the 7th | 27.0 | on the 29th in 2002 | 53 | 13.4 |
| Eudunda | 26.8 | on the 7th | 25.2 | on the 12th in 1998 | 51 | 12.3 |
| Meningie | 28.8 | on the 7th | 26.6 | on the 12th in 1998 | 50 | 13.0 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 31.7 | on the 7th | 29.2 | on the 9th in 2006 | 44 | 14.8 |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 30.7 | on the 7th | 29.3 | on the 12th in 1998 | 39 | 15.6 |
| Maitland | 30.5 | on the 31st | 28.2 | on the 9th in 2006 | 34 | 13.8 |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 32.5 | on the 19th | 31.6 | on the 19th in 2013 | 33 | 18.6 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 29.0 | on the 7th | 25.7 | on the 31st in 2009 | 32 | 13.0 |
| Moomba Airport | 34.1 | on the 7th | 32.1 | on the 31st in 2003 | 21 | 22.1 |
| Renmark Aero | 29.9 | on the 19th | 27.8 | on the 31st in 2009 | 21 | 14.1 |
| Nuriootpa Viticultural | 27.9 | on the 7th | 25.4 | on the 17th in 2003 | 20 | 12.3 |
| Record lowest December temperature | ||||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 2.2 | on the 2nd | 3.1 | on the 5th in 1995 | 53 | 13.4 |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 7.9 | on the 2nd | 8.0 | on the 3rd in 1987 | 39 | 15.6 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 4.4 | on the 12th | 4.5 | on the 1st in 2001 | 32 | 13.0 |
| Coonawarra | 0.2 | on the 2nd | 0.5 | on the 1st in 1994 | 31 | 10.1 |
| Nuriootpa Viticultural | 1.1 | on the 2nd | 3.0 | on the 18th in 1996 | 20 | 12.3 |
| Record highest December mean daily minimum temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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| Streaky Bay | 17.2 | 16.9 | in 1977 | 88 | 14.9 |
| Yongala | 14.9 | 14.1 | in 1945 | 88 | 11.5 |
| Cleve | 16.5 | 16.2 | in 1950 | 76 | 14.0 |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 20.7 | 20.1 | in 1965 | 66 | 17.6 |
| Keith | 14.6 | 14.5 | in 1965 | 60 | 11.9 |
| Warooka | 16.1 | 15.3 | in 2003 | 56 | 13.7 |
| Elliston | 16.5 | 15.7 | in 1965 | 53 | 14.6 |
| Neptune Island | 16.6 | = 16.6 | in 2003 | 51 | 14.9 |
| Eudunda | 16.0 | 14.6 | in 1965 | 50 | 12.3 |
| Meningie | 14.9 | 14.7 | in 1992 | 49 | 13.0 |
| Cape Willoughby | 16.2 | 15.8 | in 1994 | 48 | 14.4 |
| Kimba | 16.5 | 16.0 | in 2003 | 48 | 13.9 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 16.4 | 16.3 | in 2003 | 43 | 14.8 |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 18.1 | 16.9 | in 2003 | 38 | 15.6 |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 20.8 | 20.6 | in 2003 | 32 | 18.6 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 14.7 | = 14.7 | in 2009 | 31 | 13.0 |
| Whyalla Aero | 17.2 | 17.1 | in 1998 | 31 | 15.9 |
| Coulta (Coles Point) | 15.5 | 15.1 | in 2003 | 24 | 13.7 |
| Edithburgh | 16.0 | = 16.0 | in 1999 | 22 | 14.8 |
| Clare High School | 15.5 | 13.9 | in 2003 | 21 | 12.4 |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 21.7 | = 21.7 | in 2000 | 21 | 19.8 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 15.2 | 13.5 | in 1999 | 21 | 12.0 |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 14.7 | 12.9 | in 2004 | 21 | 11.8 |
| Renmark Aero | 16.3 | 15.8 | in 2003 | 20 | 14.1 |
| Highest December mean daily minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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| Parafield Airport | 16.7 | 17.4 | in 1941* | 14.8 | |
| Adelaide Airport | 17.2 | 17.6 | in 1965 | 14.5 | |
| Mount Barker | 12.8 | 13.4 | in 1965 | 10.4 | |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 15.8 | 16.7 | in 1965* | 13.4 | |
| Ceduna AMO | 15.5 | =15.5 | in 1980 | 14.1 | |
| Kyancutta | 14.7 | 14.9 | in 1988 | 12.9 | |
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 13.7 | 14.8 | in 1992 | 12.3 | |
| Coonawarra | 11.3 | 13.3 | in 1992 | 10.1 | |
* note: there are gaps in the historical record at this site, so it is possible a higher value has gone unreported.
| Record highest December mean temperature | |||||
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New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for December |
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| Mount Barker | 21.4 | 20.2 | in 1871 | 113 | 17.8 |
| Streaky Bay | 24.2 | 23.5 | in 1965 | 88 | 21.2 |
| Kyancutta | 24.9 | 24.3 | in 1965 | 85 | 21.9 |
| Cleve | 24.0 | 22.6 | in 1972 | 76 | 20.4 |
| Ceduna AMO | 23.6 | 23.2 | in 1965 | 74 | 20.7 |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 19.8 | 18.5 | in 1965 | 73 | 16.4 |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 28.2 | 27.5 | in 1965 | 66 | 25.0 |
| Adelaide Airport | 23.7 | 22.9 | in 1965 | 60 | 20.1 |
| Keith | 23.4 | = 23.4 | in 1950 | 60 | 19.8 |
| Parafield Airport | 24.6 | 23.6 | in 1994 | 59 | 21.3 |
| Warooka | 23.1 | 21.5 | in 1965 | 56 | 19.6 |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 24.3 | 23.8 | in 1965 | 52 | 20.8 |
| Neptune Island | 20.1 | 19.1 | in 2009 | 51 | 17.7 |
| Eudunda | 23.6 | 21.9 | in 2003 | 50 | 19.6 |
| Meningie | 22.4 | 20.3 | in 1973 | 49 | 18.7 |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 24.4 | 23.1 | in 1994 | 43 | 21.3 |
| Hawker | 26.3 | 26.0 | in 1972 | 41 | 23.8 |
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 25.3 | 23.0 | in 2003 | 38 | 21.3 |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 28.1 | = 28.1 | in 1994 | 32 | 25.9 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 24.4 | 23.1 | in 2003 | 31 | 21.3 |
| Whyalla Aero | 24.9 | 23.2 | in 2003 | 31 | 22.0 |
| Coonawarra | 20.7 | 19.0 | in 2003 | 30 | 17.5 |
| Nullarbor | 23.0 | 22.1 | in 1989 | 29 | 20.5 |
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 20.5 | 19.5 | in 1992 | 24 | 17.5 |
| Coulta (Coles Point) | 22.4 | 21.3 | in 1998 | 24 | 19.6 |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 21.6 | 20.5 | in 2007 | 23 | 19.2 |
| Edithburgh | 22.0 | 20.5 | in 2009 | 22 | 19.3 |
| Clare High School | 23.4 | 21.8 | in 2003 | 21 | 19.9 |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 29.2 | 28.6 | in 2012 | 21 | 27.1 |
| Kingscote Aero | 20.5 | 19.2 | in 2003 | 21 | 17.9 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 22.1 | 20.2 | in 1994 | 21 | 18.4 |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 21.3 | 18.4 | in 1994 | 21 | 16.7 |
| Renmark Aero | 25.6 | 24.2 | in 2003 | 20 | 22.6 |
| Highest December mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for December |
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| Andamooka | 28.8 | 29.5 | in 1972 | 26.9 | |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for December 2015 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for December 2015 |
Diff from average |
Highest for December 2015 |
Mean for December 2015 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for December 2015 |
Total for December 2015 |
Average for December |
Rank of December 2015 |
Fraction of December average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 36.4 | +1.9 | 44.8 | 19th | 21.2 | +1.8 | 12.8 | 2nd | 6.5 | 18.2 | low | 36% |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 36.7 | +2.4 | 44.1 | 18th | 21.7 | +1.9 | 12.8 | 2nd | 10.2 | 18.3 | average | 56% |
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 34.2 | +1.0 | 41.0 | 5th | 20.2 | +1.1 | 12.5 | 3rd | 73.2 | 58.4 | high | 125% |
| Mount Ive | 35.1 | 44.3 | 19th | 17.6 | 8.5 | 2nd | 6.0 | 16.1 | average | 37% | ||
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 36.6 | +2.3 | 45.0 | 18th | 20.7 | +2.1 | 12.3 | 2nd | 0 | 13.9 | v low | 0% |
| Tarcoola Aero | 37.1 | +3.3 | 45.7 | 18th | 19.9 | +2.6 | 7.8 | 2nd | 0.2 | 20.2 | v low | 1% |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 35.7 | +3.3 | 44.8 | 18th | 20.7 | +3.1 | 11.3 | 2nd | 3.8 | 13.8 | low | 28% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Leigh Creek Airport | 35.4 | +2.3 | 44.4 | 19th | 20.8 | +2.2 | 11.5 | 2nd | 18.8 | 23.2 | average | 81% |
| Marree Aero | 37.1 | +1.3 | 45.2 | 19th | 21.6 | +1.4 | 13.4 | 3rd | 26.6 | 13.8 | high | 193% |
| Moomba Airport | 38.1 | +1.6 | 45.6 | 6th | 24.2 | +2.1 | 17.0 | 3rd | 14.0 | 13.6 | average | 103% |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 37.1 | +0.8 | 44.2 | 6th | 22.9 | +1.6 | 14.1 | 3rd | 34.4 | 17.1 | high | 201% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 31.7 | +4.4 | 45.3 | 5th | 15.5 | +1.4 | 5.7 | 2nd | 4.0 | 20.3 | low | 20% |
| Cleve | 31.5 | +4.8 | 42.2 | 19th | 16.5 | +2.5 | 8.0 | 2nd | 13.6 | 25.8 | average | 53% |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 31.8 | +4.6 | 43.1 | 19th | 14.9 | +1.0 | 7.6 | 2nd | 12.2 | 23.3 | average | 52% |
| Coulta (Coles Point) | 29.3 | +3.8 | 38.5 | 5th | 15.5 | +1.8 | 5.9 | 2nd | 4.8 | 13.6 | average | 35% |
| Cummins Aero | 32.0 | 41.1 | 18th | 14.0 | 1.5 | 2nd | 8.4 | |||||
| Elliston | 28.1 | +3.5 | 39.4 | 5th | 16.5 | +1.9 | 9.6 | 12th | 4.8 | 16.5 | low | 29% |
| Kimba | 33.7 | +4.4 | 43.5 | 18th | 16.5 | +2.6 | 6.8 | 2nd | 3.0 | 19.7 | low | 15% |
| Kyancutta | 35.1 | +4.2 | 45.5 | 18th | 14.7 | +1.8 | 3.9 | 2nd | 4.0 | 20.5 | low | 20% |
| Minnipa Pirsa | 33.9 | +3.5 | 44.0 | 18th | 16.1 | +2.0 | 6.5 | 2nd | 9.6 | 18.9 | average | 51% |
| Neptune Island | 23.9 | +3.4 | 35.1 | 19th | 16.6 | +1.7 | 12.9 | 2nd | 3.0 | 16.9 | v low | 18% |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 28.9 | +4.4 | 42.7 | 19th | 14.4 | +0.4 | 7.9 | 2nd | 8.0 | 18.3 | low | 44% |
| Nullarbor | 30.6 | +3.9 | 41.7 | 30th | 15.3 | +1.1 | 8.3 | 3rd | 7.6 | 15.0 | average | 51% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 36.2 | +4.3 | 47.2 | 19th | 18.9 | +1.9 | 11.3 | 2nd | 3.6 | 22.6 | v low | 16% |
| Streaky Bay | 31.1 | +3.7 | 42.2 | 5th | 17.2 | +2.3 | 9.5 | 2nd | 2.5 | 14.4 | low | 17% |
| Whyalla Aero | 32.5 | +4.3 | 45.8 | 19th | 17.2 | +1.3 | 11.6 | 3rd | 2.0 | 23.2 | v low | 9% |
| Wudinna Aero | 35.0 | +4.0 | 45.2 | 18th | 14.7 | +1.2 | 3.3 | 2nd | 9.4 | 17.6 | average | 53% |
| Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
| Hawker | 34.9 | +3.0 | 44.0 | 18th | 17.7 | +1.9 | 9.0 | 2nd | 8.0 | 21.8 | average | 37% |
| Yongala | 41.4 | 19th | 14.9 | +3.4 | 2.7 | 2nd | 3.0 | 24.2 | v low | 12% | ||
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 35.1 | +3.9 | 44.5 | 19th | 15.0 | +1.3 | 4.4 | 12th | 6.2 | 32.5 | v low | 19% |
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 31.3 | +4.0 | 41.7 | 19th | 15.5 | +3.1 | 3.5 | 2nd | 2.4 | 34.8 | v low | 7% |
| Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 34.4 | 45.6 | 19th | 16.8 | 6.4 | 2nd | 0 | |||||
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 34.1 | +3.9 | 45.2 | 19th | 14.1 | +1.9 | 4.4 | 12th | 2.2 | 23.9 | v low | 9% |
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 27.9 | +4.1 | 40.0 | 19th | 16.0 | +1.2 | 7.7 | 1st | 1.8 | 16.4 | lowest | 11% |
| Kadina AWS | 33.0 | +4.0 | 44.0 | 19th | 14.6 | +1.4 | 4.8 | 12th | 9.8 | 26.3 | low | 37% |
| Minlaton Aero | 32.0 | +4.7 | 41.1 | 19th | 15.0 | +1.6 | 3.7 | 2nd | 3.2 | 18.1 | v low | 18% |
| Stenhouse Bay | 26.7 | +3.7 | 39.9 | 30th | 16.5 | +1.5 | 11.9 | 2nd | 9.6 | 16.7 | average | 57% |
| Warooka | 30.1 | +4.6 | 39.5 | 19th | 16.1 | +2.4 | 6.8 | 2nd | 2.4 | 17.7 | low | 14% |
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 26.7 | +4.3 | 35.1 | 6th | 14.8 | +1.9 | 7.3 | 2nd | 6.2 | 23.7 | v low | 26% |
| Cape Willoughby | 23.9 | +3.3 | 35.8 | 19th | 16.2 | +1.8 | 10.7 | 1st | 2.4 | 22.9 | v low | 10% |
| Kingscote Aero | 29.3 | +4.5 | 40.4 | 19th | 11.6 | +0.7 | 3.3 | 3rd | 6.4 | 18.8 | low | 34% |
| Parndana Cfs AWS | 29.1 | 40.9 | 19th | 11.8 | 3.2 | 2nd | 8.6 | |||||
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (Kent Town) | 32.5 | +5.4 | 43.2 | 19th | 18.1 | +2.5 | 7.9 | 2nd | 13.0 | 27.6 | low | 47% |
| Adelaide Airport | 30.3 | +4.6 | 41.4 | 17th | 17.2 | +2.7 | 7.2 | 2nd | 7.8 | 23.2 | low | 34% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 32.4 | +4.6 | 43.5 | 19th | 16.4 | +1.6 | 6.5 | 2nd | 13.0 | 24.1 | average | 54% |
| Parafield Airport | 32.5 | +4.8 | 43.3 | 19th | 16.7 | +1.9 | 5.7 | 2nd | 13.0 | 24.3 | average | 53% |
| Roseworthy AWS | 33.5 | +4.2 | 44.5 | 19th | 15.5 | +3.1 | 4.8 | 2nd | 13.6 | 24.6 | low | 55% |
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa Viticultural | 31.3 | +4.2 | 41.6 | 6th | 14.6 | +2.3 | 1.1 | 2nd | 5.6 | 33.8 | v low | 17% |
| Rosedale (Turretfield Research Centre) | 32.8 | +4.6 | 43.0 | 6th | 15.8 | +2.4 | 2.2 | 2nd | 6.6 | 24.2 | low | 27% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 29.3 | +5.0 | 41.2 | 17th | 15.9 | +1.4 | 9.5 | 3rd | 6.0 | 23.9 | v low | 25% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 28.2 | +4.6 | 39.3 | 19th | 15.3 | +2.9 | 6.6 | 2nd | 25.2 | 32.8 | average | 77% |
| Mount Barker | 30.5 | +5.4 | 41.0 | 19th | 12.8 | +2.4 | 4.6 | 2nd | 12.6 | 34.5 | low | 37% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 29.1 | +4.3 | 39.7 | 6th | 15.2 | +3.2 | 5.6 | 12th | 10.6 | 31.5 | low | 34% |
| Mount Lofty | 26.4 | +7.0 | 36.3 | 6th | 13.9 | +3.4 | 5.1 | 2nd | 19.8 | |||
| Noarlunga | 30.4 | +4.3 | 41.2 | 19th | 18.1 | +2.9 | 7.7 | 2nd | 19.8 | 19.3 | average | 103% |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 27.6 | +6.1 | 37.9 | 17th | 14.7 | +2.9 | 7.3 | 2nd | 8.0 | 33.7 | lowest | 24% |
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 27.9 | +4.2 | 41.7 | 19th | 12.9 | +0.2 | 6.5 | 13th | 7.6 | 25.5 | v low | 30% |
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 34.1 | +4.5 | 43.7 | 18th | 14.7 | +1.7 | 4.4 | 12th | 1.6 | 24.1 | lowest | 7% |
| Renmark Aero | 34.9 | +3.8 | 45.2 | 18th | 16.3 | +2.2 | 5.0 | 2nd | 5.4 | 21.7 | low | 25% |
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 31.2 | +4.3 | 41.8 | 18th | 16.0 | +3.7 | 5.1 | 12th | 4.0 | 26.2 | low | 15% |
| Meningie | 29.8 | +5.3 | 41.6 | 17th | 14.9 | +1.9 | 7.5 | 3rd | 12.2 | 23.5 | average | 52% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 32.5 | 43.5 | 19th | 13.5 | 3.9 | 3rd | 8.0 | 25.2 | low | 32% | ||
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 30.6 | +4.7 | 42.3 | 19th | 14.0 | +1.2 | 7.0 | 2nd | 14.4 | 20.6 | average | 70% |
| Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
| Karoonda | 32.5 | +3.3 | 42.6 | 6th | 14.7 | +2.1 | 4.5 | 2nd | 5.1 | 24.5 | low | 21% |
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 32.5 | +4.9 | 42.5 | 19th | 14.6 | +2.7 | 3.5 | 2nd | 8.6 | 26.5 | low | 32% |
| Keith (Munkora) | 32.2 | +3.5 | 43.3 | 19th | 12.9 | +2.5 | 1.5 | 2nd | 13.4 | 31.7 | low | 42% |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 32.7 | +3.4 | 42.8 | 18th | 14.1 | +2.0 | 3.7 | 2nd | 4.8 | 28.6 | v low | 17% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 27.3 | +4.6 | 40.1 | 19th | 13.7 | +1.4 | 7.5 | 3rd | 5.8 | 23.3 | v low | 25% |
| Coonawarra | 30.1 | +5.3 | 41.5 | 19th | 11.3 | +1.2 | 0.2 | 2nd | 8.2 | 37.1 | v low | 22% |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 28.7 | +5.8 | 42.8 | 19th | 10.9 | +0.9 | 4.1 | 2nd | 11.8 | 38.1 | v low | 31% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 31.6 | +4.5 | 42.8 | 19th | 10.8 | +0.9 | 2.2 | 2nd | 10.4 | 37.4 | low | 28% |
| Padthaway South | 31.0 | +4.5 | 40.4 | 18th | 12.0 | +1.4 | 1.9 | 2nd | 13.8 | 31.1 | low | 44% |
| Robe Airfield | 27.5 | +4.8 | 38.9 | 19th | 12.2 | +0.4 | 4.7 | 27th | 9.4 | 31.8 | low | 30% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary 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. Later information, including data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.
A climate summary is generally published on the first working day of each month.
This statement has been prepared based on information available at 2 pm on Monday 4 January 2016. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
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.
The ACORN-SAT dataset is used for temperature area averages.
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