Greater Adelaide in July 2022: low rainfall and cold mornings

Rainfall was below average around Adelaide and the Hills. Reduced cloud contributed to more radiative cooling and lower than average mean minimum temperatures at most sites, while mean maximum temperatures were mostly close to average.

Less than half of normal July rainfall

  • July rainfall was below average at all sites around Adelaide and the Hills, following a wet May and June.
  • Most sites had between 30% and 50% of their typical July rainfall total.
  • The highest daily rainfall was recorded on the 17th, associated with a cold front crossing the state's south; most site around Greater Adelaide had less than 10 mm of rain on most other days of July.
  • Ashton, with a relatively short 21 years of historical observations, had its highest July daily rainfall on record on the 17th.

Colder than average nights

  • Mean minimum temperatures were cooler than average at most sites around Greater Adelaide, with Mount Barker the only site to have warmer than average nights for July.
  • Mean maximum temperatures ranged from near average to below average.
  • The coldest morning was the 10th, when temperatures dipped below zero at some sites.
  • The warmest day was the 24th, when warm northerly winds ahead of a cold front saw most sites record maximum temperatures around 5 °C warmer than average for July.

Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)

  • Total rainfall for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 32.2 mm, which is 49% of the long-term average of 65.7 mm
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 14.9 °C, which is 0.1 °C below the long-term average of 15.0 °C.
  • The warmest day was 19.8 °C on the 24th, and the coolest day was on the 19th when the temperature reached 11.2 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) was 7.2 °C, which is 0.4 °C below the long-term average of 7.6 °C.
  • The coldest morning was 2.7 °C on the 10th, and the warmest morning was on the 23rd when the minimum temperature was 13.0 °C.

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Extremes in July 2022
Hottest day 20.2 °C at Adelaide Airport on the 24th
Warmest days on average 15.1 °C at Parafield Airport
Coolest days on average 9.1 °C at Mount Lofty
Coldest day 5.2 °C at Mount Lofty on the 19th
Coldest night -1.0 °C at Mount Barker on the 10th
Coolest nights on average 4.6 °C at Mount Lofty
Warmest nights on average 7.8 °C at Noarlunga
Warmest night 13.0 °C at Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) on the 23rd
Warmest on average overall 11.1 °C at Noarlunga
Coolest on average overall 6.9 °C at Mount Lofty
Wettest overall 94.5 mm at Piccadilly (Woodhouse)
Wettest day 50.6 mm at Ashton on the 17th
Strongest wind gust 80 km/h at Mount Crawford AWS on the 16th

Record highest July daily rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Ashton 50.6 on the 17th 47.4 on the 24th in 2004 21




Summary statistics for July 2022
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
July
2022
Diff
from
average
Highest for
July
2022
Mean for
July
2022
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
July
2022
Total for
July
2022
Average
for
July
Rank of
July
2022
Fraction of
July
average
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 14.9 -0.1 19.8 24th 7.2 -0.4 2.7 10th 32.2 65.7 low 49%
Adelaide Airport 14.8 -0.2 20.2 24th 6.7 -0.4 1.5 10th 21.4 58.8 v low 36%
Edinburgh RAAF 14.8 -0.5 19.5 24th 5.5 -0.6 -0.2 10th 22.4 52.6 low 43%
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 11.6 -0.8 15.9 24th 6.1 -0.6 2.4 10th 46.4 107.7 lowest 43%
Mount Barker 13.2 +0.2 17.4 23rd 5.5 +0.9 -1.0 10th 38.4 106.9 v low 36%
Mount Crawford AWS 10.4 -0.6 15.2 24th 5.2 -0.7 2.8 10th 38.4 94.8 v low 41%
Mount Lofty 9.1 +0.2 14.8 24th 4.6 -0.4 0.8 20th 83.2 147.9 v low 56%
Noarlunga 14.4 -0.5 19.5 24th 7.8 -0.9 3.6 15th 23.8 61.4 v low 39%
Parafield Airport 15.1 -0.1 19.7 24th 5.6 -0.7 -0.4 10th 19.0 58.4 v low 33%

Daily maximum temperatures for July 2022
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Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)13.213.113.315.216.914.514.915.113.813.113.714.414.214.714.814.415.313.211.213.618.016.417.519.815.514.915.414.716.415.414.4
Adelaide Airport13.513.014.015.716.614.214.815.113.913.213.614.314.015.015.014.315.012.811.613.916.816.316.820.215.114.715.214.716.315.814.5
Edinburgh RAAF13.213.213.315.015.513.615.015.513.713.713.114.314.514.314.715.615.012.611.113.417.616.317.819.515.214.615.416.015.215.214.5
Kuitpo Forest Reserve9.69.19.711.711.512.012.111.910.412.511.211.111.110.811.711.410.99.57.99.314.114.814.915.911.912.312.311.812.212.811.9
Mount Barker11.210.011.012.513.714.414.714.813.212.610.412.812.812.513.812.712.08.511.614.214.417.416.614.114.214.415.412.214.212.5
Mount Crawford AWS8.28.28.010.811.010.311.311.29.010.39.79.68.910.910.611.29.49.56.68.711.513.414.615.210.711.110.911.910.111.78.5
Mount Lofty7.06.67.59.010.89.810.19.78.59.28.07.38.18.99.19.28.07.65.27.712.411.812.614.88.98.59.39.710.49.77.4
Noarlunga13.212.813.114.914.814.514.915.113.813.413.813.114.413.813.713.114.512.711.012.818.116.016.719.514.814.714.613.516.015.213.8
Parafield Airport13.413.513.615.416.614.415.215.614.413.713.114.514.515.314.616.015.013.511.213.818.216.517.519.715.715.415.615.716.015.615.4
Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily minimum temperatures for July 2022
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Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira)7.24.04.38.35.83.77.76.36.02.78.56.54.17.26.59.710.86.03.95.07.29.813.08.012.210.38.45.53.99.810.7
Adelaide Airport8.14.24.48.15.62.97.15.56.31.56.45.53.17.84.59.211.26.23.15.06.49.511.84.712.611.08.34.92.49.610.5
Edinburgh RAAF3.82.83.48.04.11.56.54.84.6-0.25.17.32.24.44.87.610.84.24.24.35.39.411.25.911.66.65.31.72.77.810.0
Kuitpo Forest Reserve7.14.65.15.77.23.06.56.76.12.45.95.35.27.04.17.97.14.65.63.64.97.89.97.510.46.28.07.24.66.37.0
Mount Barker7.55.84.56.06.60.66.05.55.5-1.04.65.04.25.82.48.04.14.03.43.05.810.010.410.75.87.57.31.65.77.8
Mount Crawford AWS6.14.13.63.94.84.65.25.74.62.85.24.34.05.84.16.37.44.04.22.83.55.99.39.29.04.95.15.33.35.37.0
Mount Lofty5.22.92.93.34.93.84.45.23.82.15.54.24.14.54.75.15.23.43.20.82.76.77.89.58.34.25.65.52.94.95.4
Noarlunga9.24.65.58.17.34.97.87.97.24.18.86.16.19.63.610.210.27.15.75.57.110.311.77.312.410.39.98.76.09.29.8
Parafield Airport4.42.32.18.24.10.66.54.43.2-0.43.97.71.64.53.78.111.14.44.54.46.510.811.54.111.48.65.60.95.29.510.6
Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred that morning.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily rainfall for July 2022
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Adelaide (Glen Osmond) 0.4 - - - - - 1.4 0.2 0.2 - - 0.8 5.0 - - - - 21.6 - - - - - - 4.4 0.8 - 0.2 1.2 - 0.8
Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoir) 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - 1.8 3.0 - 0.2 - 11.0 4.2 0.2 - - - 0.2 - 4.0 1.2 - - 0.6 - 0.2
Adelaide (Keswick) - - - - - - 1.2 0.2 4.0 0.2 - 0.6 3.2 - - - 11.2 1.2 - - - - - - 2.6 0.2 - - 0.2 - 0.8
Adelaide (Morphett Vale) - - - - - - 0.6 0.4 - - - - - - - - 15.0 5.4 - - - - 2.0 - 4.6 1.8 - - 0.8 - 3.0
Adelaide (Seaton)







3.4


2.4


15.2






3.4


1.4
1.2
Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) 0.2 - - - - - 2.8 0.2 2.2 - 0.2 0.8 3.2 - - - 15.8 1.2 - - 0.2 - - - 2.8 1.6 - - 0.4 - 0.6
Adelaide Airport 0.2 - - - - - 2.4 - 1.8 - - 1.0 1.8 - - - 8.0 0.6 - - - - 0.2 - 3.0 1.2 - 0.2 0.2 - 0.8
Adelaide Airport Alert - - - - - - 2.2 0.2 1.6 - - 0.8 1.8 - - - 7.4 0.6 0.2 - - - - - 2.6 1.2 - - 0.2 - 0.8
Aldgate 0.8 - 0.8 - - - 0.8 1.4 1.4 0.2 - 0.5 4.6 - - - 33.0 10.0 0.5 - - - 0.2 - 8.2 1.4 - - 1.4 - 2.6
Ashton 0.8 - 0.4 - 0.2 0.2 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.2 - 0.6 9.2 - - 0.2 50.6 11.8 0.4 - - - 0.6 - 6.2 3.2 - - 1.0 - 1.4
Ashton Co-op 1.0 - 0.8 0.2 - 2.0 0.8






















Athelstone (Black Hill Alert) - 0.2 - - - - 2.4 - 0.2 - - 1.6 4.2 0.2 - - 15.8 7.8 - - - - 0.2 - 5.0 1.6 - - 0.4 - 1.2
Balhannah (Gumbooya) 0.8 - 0.4 - 0.2 - 0.2 3.0 0.8 - - 1.8 1.2 - - - 9.4 4.6 0.2 - 0.2 - - 0.2 4.0 0.8 0.2 - 0.6 - 0.6
Beaumont 0.4 - - - - - 1.0 - - - - 0.6 4.0 - - - 19.4 2.8 0.8 - - - - - 3.4 0.6 - - 0.6 0.2 0.4
Belair 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 1.2 0.4 0.2 - - 1.0 11.4 - - - 24.4 8.0 0.2 - - - - - 3.8 2.0 - - 0.8 - 1.0
Belair (St Johns) 0.2 - - - - - 1.6 0.2 0.2 - - 1.2 8.0 - - - 18.4 6.8 0.2 - - - 0.4 - 3.8 1.8 - - 1.0 - 1.6
Belair (State Flora Nursery) 8.6 - - - - 0.6 1.6 0.6 0.2 - - 2.0 13.4 - - - 34.4 - - - - - - 4.6 1.8 - 0.2


Bellevue Heights - - 0.2 - - - 1.0 0.4 0.6 - - 0.6 9.4 - - - 10.8 4.2 0.8 - - - 0.4 - 3.2 2.6 - - 1.4 - 1.4
Birdwood 0.6 - 0.2 0.2 - - 0.4 1.8 0.2 - - 2.6 2.6 0.2 - - 5.6 5.6 0.6 - - - - - 9.0 2.2 - - - - 1.2
Birdwood (McVittie's Hill) - - 0.6 - - - 0.4 2.6 0.8 - - 2.4 4.0 - - - 3.6 3.0 0.6 - - - - - 6.8 2.0 - - 0.4 - 0.8
Brownhill Creek (Scotch College) - - - - - - 1.6 0.2 0.6 - - 1.0 6.0 0.2 - - 17.2 3.4 0.6 - - - - - 2.6 0.6 - - 1.0 - 1.0
Burnside - - - - - - 1.2 - - - - 0.6 4.0 - - - 16.8 2.2 0.4 - - - - - 3.4 1.2 - - 0.2 - 0.6
Cherry Gardens 0.4 - - - - 1.2 1.0 1.0 - 1.6 - 0.6 6.2 0.2 - - 24.2 7.4 0.8 - - - 0.8 - 4.8 2.8 - 0.2 1.8 3.4 -
Clarendon


1.0

2.0
5.0








1.0 7.0

5.0
Crafers West 0.8 0.2 0.6 - - - 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.2 - 1.0 13.8 - - - 39.4 11.4 1.0 - - - - - 4.6 3.8 - - 1.4 - 1.0
Cromer Road 0.2 - 0.4 - 0.4 0.2 0.6 2.0 0.6 0.2 - 4.4 3.2 - 0.2 - 3.8 4.0 0.2 - - - - - 7.4 4.8 - 0.2 0.2 - 1.6
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook Reservoir) 1.0 - - - - 0.2 1.4 0.8 - 0.2 - 2.6 6.4 0.2 0.2 - 22.4 7.0 0.4 - 0.2 - 0.2 - 5.8 4.4 0.2 0.2 0.6 - 1.0
Cudlee Creek (Odea Road) 0.4 - 0.2 - - 0.2 0.4 1.8 0.4 - - 1.6 7.2 - 0.2 - 14.2 7.4 0.2 - - - - - 6.8 1.6 - - 0.2 - 1.2
Edinburgh RAAF - - - -
- 1.0 0.4 3.0 0.2 - 1.4 2.6 0.2 - - 4.0 3.6 0.2 - - - - - 3.8 1.8 - - - - 0.2
Felixstow (Payneham) - - - - - - 3.2 - 1.0 - - 0.8 4.6 - - - 14.8 6.0 - - - - 0.2 - 4.4 0.2 - - 0.4 - 0.8
Forreston Alert 0.2 - 0.2 - - 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.4 - - 3.0 2.2 - - - 6.8 6.2 0.2 - - - - - 6.6 2.2 - - 0.4 - 1.0
Gawler - - - - - 0.2 0.4 - 2.4 - - 1.2 2.0 0.2 - - 9.8 5.4 - - - - - - 2.6 1.0 0.2 - - - 0.2
Gould Creek (Hermitage) 0.2 - - - - - 2.6 - 0.2 - - 0.6 4.2 - - - 7.4 4.6 - - - - 0.2 0.2 3.4 1.2 - - 0.2 - 0.6
Greenacres - - - - - - 2.2 0.4 3.0 - - 0.6 1.8 - - - 10.6 2.4 0.6 - - - - - 3.8 - - - 0.2 - 0.6
Gumeracha 0.3 - - - - - 4.5 3.4 0.1 - - - 19.8 0.4 - - - - - 11.4 - - 0.4 - -
Hahndorf 0.6 0.1 0.7 - - - 0.7 2.1 0.7 0.2 - 1.2 2.2 0.1 0.1 - 16.7 10.4 0.3 - - - 0.8 0.1 6.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.1 2.2
Halbury Road Salisbury (Halbury Road) - - - - - - 0.2 0.2 2.2 - - 0.8 4.2 - - - 3.6 3.2 - - - - - - 3.4 1.0 - - - - 0.4
Happy Valley Reservoir - - 0.6 - - - 1.6 0.4 1.0 - - 0.8 6.8 - - - 10.0 6.2 1.0 - - - 1.6 0.4 3.8 3.0 - - 1.4 - 1.6
Harrogate (Mount Beevor South) - - 0.4 - - - - 1.0 1.2 - - 4.8 2.2 - - - 2.2 1.4 0.2 - - - - - 4.6 0.2 - - 0.2 - 0.2
Inglewood - - - - - - 1.4 - - - - 0.6 0.8 - - - 4.0 2.6 - - - - - - 1.8 - - - - - -
Kangarilla (Saddlebags) 0.2 - 0.6 - - 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.0 0.4 - 0.8 4.6 - - - 18.8 5.2 1.8 - - 0.2 0.6 - 4.8 1.4 - 0.2 1.4 - 2.6
Kanmantoo (Millbrae) - - 0.4 - - 0.2 0.2 1.6 1.0 - - 4.2 4.0 0.2 - - 2.0 2.4 0.2 - - - - - 1.8 0.6 0.2 - - - -
Kersbrook - - 0.2 - - 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 - - 2.2 3.0 - 0.2 - 10.6 9.0 - - - - - 0.2 6.2 2.0 - - 0.4 - 1.0
Kilburn - - - - - - 0.6 0.4 2.0 - - 0.4 4.2 - - - 7.4 2.6 0.2 - - - - - 2.8 1.0 0.2 - - - 0.4
Kuitpo Forest Reserve 0.4 - 1.0 0.2 - 0.2 0.2 1.6 1.6 0.2 - 1.0 5.4 - - - 17.6 5.4 1.4 - - - 0.6 - 3.6 1.6 - - 2.0 - 2.4
Lenswood 1.0 0.2 0.6 - - - 0.8 1.4 1.0 0.2 - 0.6 7.4 - - - 33.6 9.4 0.2 - - - 0.4 - 6.0 5.6 0.2 - 0.6 - 2.0
Lenswood (Stringybark) 0.6 - 0.4 - 0.2 - 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 - 0.6 8.4 - 0.2 - 26.6 4.4 - - - - - - 6.0 1.8 0.2 - 0.4 - 1.2
Lobethal (Graeber) 0.4 - - - - 0.2 - 1.2 0.6 0.2 - 0.6 4.2 - 0.2 - 11.4 6.8 0.2 - - - - - 5.6 4.4 - - 0.4 - 0.4
Lobethal (Maidment Road) 0.4 - 0.6 - - 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 - 1.2 5.0 - 0.2 0.2 13.8 3.0 0.2 - - - - - 8.0 2.6 - - 0.6 - 1.2
Long Ridge (Greenhill) - - - - - - 0.8 - 0.2 - - 0.6 5.6 - - - 17.2 4.0 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 3.6 0.8 - - 0.4 - -
Longwood Alert 0.6 - 0.8 - - - 0.4 1.4 1.2 - - 0.2 3.2 - - - 11.8 5.0 1.0 - - - - - 6.2 0.6 - - 1.0 - 1.8
McLaren Vale (Pirramimma Winery) - - - - - - - - 1.2 3.6 - - 15.0 0.4 - - - 5.6 0.2 - 0.2 0.6

Mitchell Park (Marion) 0.2 - - - - - 1.6 0.6 1.0 - - 0.6 4.8 0.2 - - 7.6 2.4 0.6 - - - 0.2 0.2 3.4 0.6 - - 0.8 - 1.2
Montacute 0.2 - - 0.2 - - 1.4 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 0.4 7.8 - - 0.2 20.6 3.8 - - - - - - 4.4 1.6 - - - - 0.6
Morphettville - - - - - - 2.2 - 0.6 - - 0.6 3.4 - - - 11.4 1.2 - - - - - - 3.0 - - - 0.2 - 1.0
Mount Barker 0.8 - 1.0 - - 0.2 0.2 2.2 1.2 0.2 - 1.0 2.0 0.2 - 13.0 8.8 1.0 - - - 0.2 - 3.2 1.2 - - 0.6 - 1.4
Mount Bold Reservoir 0.2 - 0.4 - - - 0.6 1.2 0.6 0.2 - 0.6 5.0 - - - 18.0 9.6 0.8 - - - 0.4 - 4.2 1.6 - - 1.0 - 2.4
Mount Crawford AWS 0.4 0.2 0.4 - - 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.2 - 1.4 5.2 - 0.2 - 12.6 4.8 0.4 - - - - - 6.4 2.6 - 0.2 0.2 - 1.0
Mount Lofty 1.2 - 1.0 - - 0.2 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.2 - 0.8 10.8 - - - 38.8 9.6 1.2 - - - - - 6.4 5.8 - 0.2 2.0 - 1.4
Mt Bold (Scott Creek Alert) - - 0.4 - - - 0.6 1.0 0.4 - - 0.2 3.2 - - - 20.8 6.6 0.4 - - - 0.6 - 5.8 0.8 - - 1.2 - 3.2
Mt Torrens 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - 0.4 0.6 3.6 0.8 0.2 - 2.8 6.4 - 0.2 - 6.0 2.8 0.4 - - - - - 7.0 3.2 - 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6
Mylor (Biggs Flat) 0.4 - 0.2 0.2 - - 1.0 1.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.4 - 0.2 - 19.8 9.2 0.2 - - - - - 6.0 0.8 - - 1.2 - 2.0
Noarlunga - - 0.2 - - - 0.2 0.2 0.4 - - 0.6 1.2 - - - 9.8 3.2 - - - - 1.0 - 3.6 0.6 - - 0.4 - 2.4
North Adelaide - - - - - - 2.8 - 4.1 3.5 - - - - 16.2 - - - - 3.6




Parafield Airport - - - - - - 1.4 0.2 1.8 - - 0.6 3.0 - - 0.2 4.8 2.0 - - - -
- 3.2 1.2 - - - - 0.6
Piccadilly (Woodhouse) 0.6 - 0.8 - - - 1.0 1.4 1.0 - - 0.4 12.0 - - 51.0 11.6 - - - - 1.2 - 7.0 3.0 - - 1.5 2.0
Prospect Hill - 0.8 1.6 - - 0.4 - 3.0 - - - 2.6 6.4 - - - 14.4 5.4 1.8 - - - 0.8 - 3.2 - - - 1.2 - 2.0
Red Creek (Burwood) 0.2 - 0.6 - - 0.4 - 3.4 2.0 - - 6.4 4.0 - 0.2 - 2.2 4.2 0.2 - - - - - 0.8 1.4 - - 1.0 0.2 -
Regency Park 2.2 - - - - - - - - 2.4 - - - - - - 9.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rosslyn Park (Seaview) - - - - - - 2.0 - - - - 0.8 5.2 - - - 24.4 2.6 - - 0.2 - - 0.2 4.0 1.0 - - 0.2 - 0.8
Sellicks Beach 0.6






1.2

5.6


6.0 5.4



0.6
4.0

2.0 2.4
3.6
Uraidla 2.0





2.2 1.6


10.8


48.0 11.2



2.0
6.0 7.2



2.4
Uraidla (Sutton Creek) 0.8 - 1.0 - - 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.0 - - 0.4 10.6 - 0.2 - 33.0 7.2 0.4 - - - 0.8 - 6.8 6.2 - - 1.2 - 1.4
Verdun 0.8 - 0.6 - 0.2 - 0.8 1.6 0.6 - 0.2 0.6 2.0 - - - 24.8 7.0 - - - - 0.4 0.2 7.0 1.2 - - 0.8 0.2 1.8
Williamstown 0.2 - - - - - - 0.8 0.2 - 0.2 1.8 4.4 - - - 22.8 - - - - - - 5.2 - - - - - 0.6
Williamstown (South Para Reservoir) 0.2 - - - - - 0.6 0.4 0.8 - - 2.2 5.4 - - - 16.6 7.0 0.2 - - - - - 4.2 4.0 - - 0.4 - 0.8
Willunga - 1.0 - - - 1.0 - - - 1.4 5.0 - - 22.6 - - - - 6.2 - - 0.6 2.4

Woodside (Inverbrackie) 0.6 - 1.0 - - 0.2 0.4 2.6 1.0 0.2 - 3.2 4.2 - - - 11.4 5.2 - - - - - - 6.0 1.0 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.6
Woodside (Wicks Estate) 0.6 - 0.4 - - - 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.2 - 1.0 3.4 - 0.2 - 15.8 5.0 - - - - 0.2 - 6.6 1.8 - - 0.4 - 1.4
Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated. Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day.
Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre.
Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell).
Rainfalls coloured
according to the amount
0 1.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 25.0 50.0 100 150 200 300 400 600 millimetres

Notes

The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Greater Adelaide 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 summary includes data from observing sites in or near the Greater Adelaide “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to “include the population within the urban area of the city, as well as people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the city, and live in small towns and rural areas surrounding the city. It is important to note that GCCSAs do not define the built up edge of the city. They provide a stable definition for these cities and are designed for the output of a range of social and economic survey data.

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 6 pm on Tuesday 2 August 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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