Wednesday 5 November 2025 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0
South Australia in October 2025
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in October were above to very much above average for much of the western half of the state, and below average for parts of the east.
- South Australia's area-averaged rainfall total in October was 24.8 mm, 36% above the 1961–1990 average.
- A few sites had their highest October daily rainfall on record.
- A few sites had their highest total October rainfall for at least 20 years.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in October were above to very much above average for much of the state, and average for parts of the south and south-east.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 30.25 °C, 2.54 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Mean minimum temperatures in October were above to very much above average for all of the state.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 14.51 °C, 2.31 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the third-warmest on record for all Octobers since 1910.
- South Australia had its highest mean minimum temperature for October since 2023.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean temperature was 22.38 °C, 2.43 °C above the 1961–1990 average, the fifth-warmest on record for all Octobers since 1910.
- A few sites had their hottest October day (highest daily maximum temperature) on record.
- Cleve had its equal-coldest October night (lowest daily minimum temperature) on record.
- Victor Harbour (Encounter Bay) and Robe Airfield had their highest October mean minimum temperature on record.
Events
- A rapidly developing low-pressure system and cold front led to severe storms, intense rainfall and destructive winds across the state on 21 and 22 October.
- On 25 October, a low-pressure system interacted with tropical moisture bringing a band of rain and isolated storms across central and eastern South Australia.
- For more details, visit the October national climate summary.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in October 2025 | |
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| Hottest day |
45.0 °C at Moomba Airport on the 21st |
| Warmest days on average |
33.8 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
16.6 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
9.9 °C at Mount Lofty on the 27th |
| Coldest night |
-1.5 °C at Keith (Munkora) on the 15th -1.5 °C at Keith (Munkora) on the 28th |
| Coolest nights on average |
6.8 °C at Keith (Munkora) |
| Warmest nights on average |
18.2 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Warmest night |
28.3 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on the 20th |
| Warmest on average overall |
26.0 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
12.5 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
127.4 mm at Piccadilly (Woodhouse) |
| Wettest day |
45.0 mm at Williamstown on the 22nd |
| Strongest wind gust |
96.0 km/h at Marree Aero on the 25th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest October daily rainfall | ||||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Cromer Road | 34.8 | on the 22nd | 29.4 | on 14 Oct 2009 | 25 | 43.1 |
| Birdwood (McVitties Hill) | 28.4 | on the 22nd | 27.2 | on 14 Oct 2009 | 24 | 41.7 |
| Shea-Oak Log (Greenock Creek) | 32.2 | on the 22nd | 31.8 | on 23 Oct 2022 | 24 | 32.7 |
| Mallala (Dolaghans Crossing Rndsup) | 30.8 | on the 22nd | 21.6 | on 29 Oct 2021 | 21 | 28.8 |
| Highest October total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for October |
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| Nullarbor | 50.0 | 117.4 | in 1976 | 18.3 | |
| Parafield Airport | 59.6 | 87.6 | in 2005 | 39.8 | |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | 96.0 | 139.6 | in 2005 | 51.7 | |
note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported
| Record highest October temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Moomba Airport | 45.0 | on the 21st | 43.5 | on 21 Oct 2013 | 31 | 30.9 |
| Tarcoola Aero | 43.9 | on the 19th | 42.9 | on 17 Oct 1998 | 29 | 28.6 |
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 40.9 | on the 19th | 39.3 | on 26 Oct 2014 | 28 | 29.3 |
| Record lowest October temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Cleve | 2.5 | on the 3rd | =2.5 | on 20 Oct 1986 | 68 | 10.3 |
| Record highest October mean minimum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for October |
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| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 10.4 | 10.2 | in 2022 | 25 | 9.0 |
| Robe Airfield | 10.1 | =10.1 | in 2017 | 23 | 8.7 |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for October 2025 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for October 2025 |
Diff from average |
Highest for October 2025 |
Mean for October 2025 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for October 2025 |
Total for October 2025 |
Average for October |
Rank of October 2025 |
Fraction of October average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 29.4 | +1.0 | 38.4 | 20th | 15.2 | +1.5 | 9.4 | 1st | 31.3 | 19.1 | high | 164% |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 31.0 | +2.0 | 43.8 | 19th | 16.1 | +1.8 | 9.7 | 1st | 14.0 | 12.9 | average | 108% |
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 32.5 | +3.2 | 40.9 | 19th | 16.8 | +2.5 | 11.3 | 29th | 44.4 | 21.2 | high | 209% |
| Mount Ive | 27.2 | -0.4 | 37.0 | 19th | 11.5 | 4.5 | 3rd | 34.4 | 22.4 | high | 154% | |
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 29.4 | +0.8 | 40.3 | 19th | 14.6 | +1.7 | 7.6 | 3rd | 31.2 | 15.7 | high | 199% |
| Tarcoola Aero | 29.3 | +0.7 | 43.9 | 19th | 13.9 | +1.7 | 4.9 | 1st | 62.4 | 18.2 | high | 343% |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 28.0 | +1.5 | 41.0 | 19th | 14.2 | +1.7 | 7.6 | 1st | 34.2 | 16.6 | high | 206% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Arkaroola | 28.7 | +1.7 | 37.2 | 20th | 13.2 | +1.5 | 6.9 | 4th | 16.2 | 18.7 | average | 87% |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 29.1 | +1.8 | 38.9 | 20th | 14.3 | +1.6 | 8.6 | 3rd | 22.8 | 18.1 | high | 126% |
| Marree Aero | 31.9 | +1.7 | 42.0 | 20th | 15.6 | +1.5 | 8.9 | 3rd | 8.8 | 12.1 | average | 73% |
| Moomba Airport | 33.8 | +2.9 | 45.0 | 21st | 18.2 | +2.3 | 11.5 | 2nd | 0.4 | 9.9 | average | 4% |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 33.7 | +3.1 | 44.0 | 20th | 18.1 | +2.8 | 10.8 | 3rd | 7.0 | 13.2 | average | 53% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 24.8 | +0.8 | 38.6 | 4th | 11.6 | +1.5 | 3.7 | 3rd | 32.0 | 24.9 | high | 128% |
| Cleve | 24.5 | +2.0 | 33.7 | 18th | 9.9 | -0.4 | 2.5 | 3rd | 38.1 | 35.9 | average | 106% |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 23.8 | +0.6 | 33.3 | 16th | 10.8 | +0.8 | 4.8 | 3rd | 34.2 | 28.6 | average | 120% |
| Coffin Bay (Point Avoid) | 20.5 | 30.1 | 4th | 12.4 | 7.9 | 24th | 23.0 | |||||
| Cultana (Defence) | 26.9 | 37.0 | 19th | 12.3 | 8.1 | 1st | 24.2 | |||||
| Cummins Aero | 22.4 | -0.9 | 33.8 | 4th | 7.9 | -0.1 | 2.3 | 13th | 52.4 | 25.6 | high | 205% |
| Elliston | 23.2 | +1.4 | 35.3 | 18th | 12.5 | +1.3 | 4.6 | 3rd | 47.6 | 29.9 | high | 159% |
| Kimba | 25.0 | +0.9 | 34.2 | 16th | 10.9 | +1.7 | 7.4 | 7th | 27.2 | 29.9 | average | 91% |
| Kyancutta | 27.2 | +1.7 | 35.7 | 4th | 9.6 | +1.2 | 2.2 | 3rd | 29.2 | 25.4 | average | 115% |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 25.6 | +0.2 | 35.0 | 4th | 10.7 | +0.4 | 4.7 | 3rd | 34.8 | 22.2 | high | 157% |
| Neptune Island | 17.3 | -0.2 | 20.5 | 4th | 13.8 | +1.4 | 13.8 | 8th | 0.0 | 26.0 | lowest | 0% |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 21.9 | +0.9 | 34.0 | 4th | 9.9 | +0.2 | 4.8 | 15th | 32.2 | 28.8 | average | 112% |
| Nullarbor | 25.2 | +0.5 | 41.3 | 4th | 11.3 | +0.8 | 4.4 | 2nd | 50.0 | 18.0 | high | 278% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 27.8 | +0.7 | 38.8 | 19th | 13.5 | +1.5 | 7.0 | 1st | 11.0 | 18.4 | average | 60% |
| Streaky Bay | 23.5 | +0.4 | 34.8 | 18th | 12.4 | +1.0 | 5.5 | 29th | 46.4 | 25.8 | high | 180% |
| Whyalla Aero | 25.2 | +1.1 | 38.0 | 16th | 12.2 | +1.4 | 6.1 | 3rd | 19.0 | 22.8 | average | 83% |
| Wudinna Aero | 26.5 | +0.4 | 35.7 | 4th | 9.7 | +0.8 | 2.0 | 3rd | 26.8 | 20.9 | high | 128% |
| Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
| Hawker | 26.1 | +0.3 | 35.9 | 19th | 11.9 | +1.9 | 4.9 | 3rd | 25.3 | 24.8 | average | 102% |
| Yongala | 23.7 | +1.7 | 32.6 | 19th | 7.6 | +1.4 | 1.0 | 3rd | 17.6 | 32.8 | average | 54% |
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 26.9 | +1.0 | 37.0 | 16th | 9.9 | +1.1 | 4.0 | 14th | 5.6 | 24.6 | average | 23% |
| Yunta Airstrip | 27.0 | +1.8 | 36.0 | 19th | 10.6 | +1.2 | 2.6 | 3rd | 2.6 | 23.3 | low | 11% |
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 22.1 | +0.9 | 32.0 | 16th | 8.6 | +0.6 | 2.6 | 29th | 37.4 | 45.4 | average | 82% |
| Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 26.2 | +0.4 | 36.4 | 16th | 10.4 | -0.3 | 4.9 | 3rd | 26.4 | 28.6 | average | 92% |
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 25.2 | +0.6 | 36.0 | 16th | 8.1 | +0.9 | 2.8 | 13th | 26.0 | 26.7 | average | 97% |
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 21.2 | +0.7 | 31.3 | 4th | 10.7 | -0.1 | 4.4 | 15th | 36.6 | 28.7 | high | 128% |
| Kadina AWS | 23.5 | -0.6 | 33.5 | 16th | 9.9 | +1.4 | 3.6 | 14th | 52.4 | 22.6 | high | 232% |
| Maitland | 20.4 | -1.5 | 25.4 | 26th | 10.3 | +0.2 | 7.4 | 28th | 42.0 | 40.9 | average | 103% |
| Minlaton Aero | 22.3 | -0.3 | 31.1 | 4th | 10.6 | +1.1 | 4.4 | 29th | 37.2 | 25.3 | high | 147% |
| Price | 22.6 | -0.4 | 33.0 | 16th | 10.5 | +1.0 | 7.0 | 15th | 30.9 | 28.6 | average | 108% |
| Stenhouse Bay | 20.6 | +0.5 | 30.3 | 4th | 12.4 | +0.6 | 7.9 | 15th | 33.8 | 29.3 | average | 115% |
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 17.5 | -0.6 | 24.4 | 4th | 10.5 | +0.4 | 6.6 | 15th | 48.4 | 29.4 | high | 165% |
| Cape Willoughby | 19.0 | +1.3 | 25.8 | 16th | 12.1 | +0.5 | 7.9 | 2nd | 44.2 | 40.8 | average | 108% |
| Kingscote Aero | 20.9 | +0.6 | 27.6 | 16th | 8.5 | +1.2 | 1.6 | 15th | 17.6 | 30.7 | average | 57% |
| Parndana CFS AWS | 18.3 | -0.5 | 24.5 | 4th | 8.9 | +0.5 | 4.4 | 24th | 27.0 | 33.8 | average | 80% |
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 22.5 | +1.1 | 30.7 | 16th | 12.4 | +1.2 | 7.0 | 15th | 44.2 | 43.9 | average | 101% |
| Adelaide Airport | 22.3 | 30.5 | 16th | 11.5 | 4.1 | 15th | 37.8 | |||||
| Adelaide Airport M.O. | 21.7 | +0.5 | 29.6 | 19th | 12.6 | +1.8 | 6.2 | 15th | 41.4 | 35.2 | average | 118% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 23.5 | +1.1 | 33.3 | 16th | 11.1 | +0.9 | 5.6 | 29th | 52.2 | 36.6 | average | 143% |
| Parafield Airport | 23.5 | +1.3 | 32.2 | 16th | 10.9 | +0.7 | 4.4 | 15th | 59.6 | 39.5 | high | 151% |
| Roseworthy AWS | 24.6 | +0.8 | 35.6 | 16th | 8.8 | +1.0 | 3.5 | 15th | 63.2 | 33.3 | high | 190% |
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 21.9 | +0.5 | 32.6 | 16th | 9.0 | +0.7 | 4.6 | 29th | 60.4 | 37.7 | high | 160% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 21.4 | +0.4 | 31.2 | 16th | 12.0 | +1.1 | 5.8 | 28th | 22.0 | 28.0 | average | 79% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 18.7 | -0.1 | 27.3 | 16th | 9.7 | +0.5 | 4.8 | 28th | 96.4 | 51.5 | high | 187% |
| Mount Barker | 20.8 | +1.2 | 28.7 | 19th | 9.2 | +1.9 | 3.6 | 15th | 76.0 | 65.3 | average | 116% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 18.8 | +0.5 | 28.5 | 16th | 9.0 | +0.5 | 3.0 | 28th | 89.2 | 48.0 | high | 186% |
| Mount Lofty | 16.6 | +1.1 | 24.1 | 19th | 8.4 | +0.9 | 2.0 | 28th | 116.2 | 63.5 | high | 183% |
| Noarlunga | 21.2 | -0.3 | 30.0 | 19th | 12.3 | +0.6 | 7.7 | 15th | 58.0 | 31.0 | high | 187% |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 17.3 | +0.3 | 24.8 | 19th | 9.6 | +0.6 | 5.5 | 28th | 68.6 | 59.4 | average | 116% |
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 21.4 | +0.9 | 30.4 | 16th | 10.4 | +1.4 | 3.4 | 15th | 41.6 | 38.5 | average | 108% |
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 25.6 | +1.1 | 36.4 | 16th | 9.2 | +0.6 | 3.8 | 4th | 16.0 | 26.6 | average | 60% |
| Renmark Aero | 26.5 | +1.1 | 38.8 | 16th | 9.9 | +0.8 | 3.9 | 13th | 11.6 | 28.0 | average | 41% |
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 21.7 | +0.7 | 32.0 | 16th | 8.7 | +0.5 | 4.9 | 28th | 27.5 | 39.7 | average | 69% |
| Meningie | 21.3 | +0.5 | 29.6 | 4th | 32.8 | 38.5 | average | 85% | ||||
| Murray Bridge | 24.0 | +0.9 | 33.4 | 16th | 10.5 | +1.4 | 5.0 | 15th | 28.6 | 33.2 | average | 86% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 23.5 | -0.4 | 33.7 | 16th | 8.8 | +1.1 | 2.0 | 15th | 30.6 | 22.7 | average | 135% |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 22.3 | +0.7 | 31.7 | 19th | 9.7 | +0.8 | 3.6 | 28th | 40.0 | 34.0 | average | 118% |
| Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
| Karoonda | 23.7 | -0.2 | 32.9 | 19th | 9.2 | +0.9 | 4.5 | 15th | 39.4 | 31.8 | average | 124% |
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 21.9 | +0.1 | 32.5 | 16th | 9.0 | +0.8 | 2.5 | 28th | 49.8 | 41.1 | average | 121% |
| Keith (Munkora) | 21.8 | -0.8 | 32.4 | 16th | 6.8 | +0.7 | -1.5 | 28th | 36.0 | 28.4 | average | 127% |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 23.5 | -0.4 | 34.7 | 16th | 8.2 | +0.7 | 2.0 | 15th | 43.8 | 23.6 | high | 186% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 18.0 | -0.7 | 23.5 | 4th | 10.0 | +0.7 | 4.7 | 28th | 60.6 | 32.3 | high | 188% |
| Coonawarra | 18.7 | -0.9 | 24.8 | 30th | 7.9 | +0.6 | 2.1 | 15th | 55.2 | 45.7 | average | 121% |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 18.2 | +0.1 | 24.7 | 16th | 8.4 | +1.2 | 3.8 | 29th | 67.4 | 60.2 | average | 112% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 19.4 | -1.2 | 26.1 | 30th | 7.8 | +0.8 | -1.0 | 28th | 68.4 | 39.3 | high | 174% |
| Padthaway South | 19.8 | -1.0 | 27.2 | 16th | 7.8 | +0.2 | -0.7 | 28th | 54.2 | 38.7 | average | 140% |
| Robe | 17.9 | +0.2 | 21.6 | 15th | 10.6 | +0.3 | 7.4 | 22nd | 65.2 | 43.9 | high | 148% |
| Robe Airfield | 18.1 | -0.8 | 24.6 | 4th | 10.1 | +1.4 | 5.2 | 15th | 54.8 | 34.9 | high | 157% |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following 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.
This statement has been prepared based on information available on Wednesday 5 November 2025. 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, excluding the current year. The length of record can
vary widely from site to site. Averages are not shown for sites with fewer 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.
Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
