Monday 1 June 2026 - Monthly Climate Summary for South Australia - Product code IDCKGC13R0
South Australia in May 2026
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals in May were above to very much above average for much of the state's south and east, and below to very much below average for the south-east coast.
- South Australia's area-averaged rainfall total in May was 28.1 mm, 31% above the 1961–1990 average.
- It was the wettest May in South Australia since 2016.
- Several sites had their highest May daily rainfall on record.
- Several sites had their highest total May rainfall on record.
- Multiple sites had their highest total May rainfall for at least 20 years.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures in May were above average for large area in the south-east, and below average for the north-west and an isolated patch on the state's south-west coast.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean maximum temperature was 21.7 °C, under 0.1 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- A few sites had their hottest May day (highest daily maximum temperature) on record.
- Mean minimum temperatures in May were above to very much above average for most of the state, and close to average in the north-west.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean minimum temperature was 10.2 °C, 1.44 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- South Australia had its highest mean minimum temperature for May since 2016.
- Multiple sites had their warmest May night (highest daily minimum temperature) on record.
- Several sites had their highest May mean minimum temperature on record.
- A few sites had their highest May mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years.
- South Australia's area-averaged mean temperature was 16.0 °C, 0.76 °C above the 1961–1990 average.
- Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) had its highest May mean temperature for at least 20 years.
Events
- For more details, visit the May national climate summary.
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Extremes in May 2026 | |
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| Hottest day |
32.6 °C at Tarcoola Aero on the 1st |
| Warmest days on average |
23.0 °C at Moomba Airport 23.0 °C at Oodnadatta Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
14.1 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Coldest day |
9.3 °C at Mount Lofty on the 25th |
| Coldest night |
-0.1 °C at Coonawarra on the 22nd |
| Coolest nights on average |
8.0 °C at Hawker |
| Warmest nights on average |
14.5 °C at Neptune Island |
| Warmest night |
21.8 °C at Oodnadatta Airport on the 2nd |
| Warmest on average overall |
17.5 °C at Moomba Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
11.7 °C at Mount Lofty |
| Wettest overall |
168.8 mm at Uraidla (Sutton Creek) |
| Wettest day |
52.0 mm at Parndana (Turkey Lane) on the 16th |
| Strongest wind gust |
98.0 km/h at Woomera Aerodrome on the 16th |
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
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Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Record highest May daily rainfall | ||||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Paruna | 49.4 | on the 27th | 33.0 | on 16 May 1956 | 108 | 26.6 |
| Alawoona | 47.0 | on the 27th | 41.9 | on 30 May 1936 | 105 | 27.2 |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln Aerodrome) | 35.0 | on the 16th | 31.0 | on 27 May 2014 | 77 | 43.7 |
| Neptune Island | 35.4 | on the 16th | 32.8 | on 29 May 2007 | 69 | 52.4 |
| Buckleboo (Karinya) | 34.4 | on the 16th | 29.4 | on 07 May 1989 | 39 | 23.4 |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 32.8 | on the 16th | 29.2 | on 31 May 2014 | 32 | 41.3 |
| Renmark Aero | 45.4 | on the 17th | 21.2 | on 26 May 2016 | 31 | 16.1 |
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 22.0 | on the 16th | 17.0 | on 25 May 2009 | 29 | 7.8 |
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 19.6 | on the 16th | 18.8 | on 22 May 2013 | 28 | 17.1 |
| Cape Borda | 36.4 | on the 16th | 36.0 | on 27 May 2014 | 24 | 66.1 |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 17.6 | on the 27th | 17.4 | on 17 May 2008 | 22 | 27.8 |
| Record highest May total rainfall | |||||
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| New record (mm) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Brinkworth | 157.0 | 123.4 | in 1974 | 127 | 42.4 |
| Alawoona | 96.6 | 90.8 | in 1963 | 104 | 27.2 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 86.0 | 80.8 | in 1992 | 40 | 22.2 |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 95.6 | 90.0 | in 2014 | 31 | 41.3 |
| Renmark Aero | 124.8 | 44.0 | in 2022 | 30 | 16.1 |
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 38.6 | 20.2 | in 2011 | 28 | 7.8 |
| Yunta Airstrip | 42.6 | 37.8 | in 2014 | 27 | 10.5 |
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 47.4 | 42.8 | in 2003 | 27 | 17.1 |
| Wudinna Aero | 57.0 | 54.0 | in 2014 | 27 | 22.2 |
| Minburra | 49.8 | 47.8 | in 2010 | 25 | 14.4 |
| Port Augusta Aero | 55.0 | 47.4 | in 2010 | 24 | 15.7 |
| Minlaton Aero | 90.0 | 69.2 | in 2003 | 24 | 38.9 |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 72.0 | 48.2 | in 2017 | 21 | 27.8 |
| Adelaide Airport Alert | 74.0 | 71.0 | in 2016 | 20 | 40.2 |
| Maitland (Carinya Rndsup) | 102.8 | 69.6 | in 2016 | 20 | 40.4 |
| Highest May total rainfall for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (mm) |
Most recent higher |
Average for May |
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| Paruna | 99.8 | 110.5 | in 1956 | 27.8 | |
| Pinnaroo | 65.5 | 90.7 | in 1956 | 32.9 | |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln Aerodrome) | 104.0 | 105.7 | in 1960 | 45.9 | |
| Renmark Irrigation | 70.6 | 92.0 | in 1963 | 23.0 | |
| Lyrup | 62.0 | 85.0 | in 1963 | 22.0 | |
| Neptune Island | 90.8 | 91.5 | in 1971 | 52.9 | |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 67.4 | 119.4 | in 1979 | 17.8 | |
| Andamooka | 41.9 | 52.0 | in 1981 | 14.8 | |
| Marree (Witchelina Station) | 44.1 | 79.8 | in 1986 | 13.2 | |
| Koolunga | 71.9 | 91.0 | in 1987 | 41.7 | |
| Karoonda | 75.4 | 90.8 | in 1988 | 34.9 | |
| Kimba (Melaleuca) | 54.2 | 58.4 | in 1989 | 30.1 | |
| Minlaton (Eversley) | 89.8 | 98.6 | in 1989 | 46.4 | |
| Purnong (Claypans) | 61.9 | 105.6 | in 1989 | 29.9 | |
| Cleve | 69.8 | 117.6 | in 1989 | 40.1 | |
| Oodla Wirra (McCoys Well) | 54.0 | 61.6 | in 1990 | 19.6 | |
| Hawker (Holowiliena) | 58.8 | 93.4 | in 1990 | 24.4 | |
| Hilltown | 74.0 | 91.0 | in 1992 | 48.2 | |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 59.4 | 63.2 | in 1995 | 35.9 | |
| Hawker | 65.0 | 66.6 | in 1995 | 29.9 | |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 163.6 | 199.0 | in 1999 | 96.5 | |
| Yacka | 60.4 | 66.4 | in 1999 | 42.4 | |
| Beltana Roadhouse | 35.8 | 36.0 | in 2004 | 16.1 | |
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 May temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Mount Gambier Aero | 28.5 | on the 1st | =28.5 | on 04 May 1967 | 85 | 16.2 |
| Warooka | 32.5 | on the 31st | 29.0 | on 02 May 2002 | 60 | 18.6 |
| Kingscote Aero | 27.1 | on the 1st | =27.1 | on 04 May 2005 | 33 | 18.6 |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 29.2 | on the 1st | 29.0 | on 08 May 2002 | 28 | 17.8 |
| Padthaway South | 29.5 | on the 1st | 29.0 | on 07 May 2002 | 27 | 17.7 |
| Keith (Munkora) | 30.4 | on the 1st | 30.0 | on 08 May 2002 | 25 | 18.8 |
| Record highest May daily minimum temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Mount Gambier Aero | 19.9 | on the 2nd | 16.4 | on 04 May 2005 | 85 | 7.4 |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 21.8 | on the 2nd | 20.8 | on 04 May 1997 | 78 | 9.8 |
| Mount Barker | 18.9 | on the 2nd | 17.6 | on 11 May 1987 | 70 | 6.8 |
| Keith | 18.6 | on the 2nd | 17.5 | on 05 May 1990 | 65 | 7.7 |
| Loxton Research Centre | 20.3 | on the 2nd | 18.2 | on 05 May 1988 | 42 | 6.3 |
| Coonawarra | 19.7 | on the 2nd | 17.0 | on 05 May 1988 | 41 | 6.8 |
| Whyalla Aero | 19.8 | on the 2nd | 18.3 | on 05 May 1988 | 39 | 8.7 |
| Mount Lofty | 17.6 | on the 1st | 17.5 | on 10 May 2013 | 36 | 7.7 |
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 18.3 | on the 2nd | 17.6 | on 10 May 2013 | 36 | 9.4 |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 18.2 | on the 1st | 18.1 | on 10 May 2013 | 33 | 8.6 |
| Renmark Aero | 20.1 | on the 2nd | 19.4 | on 02 May 1997 | 31 | 6.4 |
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 19.7 | on the 2nd | 17.1 | on 10 May 2013 | 30 | 6.8 |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 20.0 | on the 2nd | 19.3 | on 01 May 1997 | 30 | 9.0 |
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 20.7 | on the 2nd | 19.0 | on 14 May 2001 | 29 | 8.0 |
| Roseworthy AWS | 19.5 | on the 2nd | 19.3 | on 10 May 2013 | 29 | 8.3 |
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 19.4 | on the 2nd | 15.3 | on 22 May 1999 | 28 | 5.8 |
| Yunta Airstrip | 19.5 | on the 2nd | 16.6 | on 09 May 2013 | 28 | 5.6 |
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 17.8 | on the 2nd | 16.0 | on 09 May 2002 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 19.8 | on the 2nd | 17.0 | on 05 May 2025 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Padthaway South | 20.7 | on the 2nd | 17.0 | on 05 May 2025 | 27 | 6.8 |
| Keith (Munkora) | 20.5 | on the 2nd | 15.7 | on 05 May 2025 | 25 | 6.7 |
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 18.5 | on the 2nd | 16.8 | on 02 May 2007 | 24 | 10.4 |
| Karoonda | 17.8 | on the 2nd | 15.5 | on 18 May 2014 | 24 | 7.0 |
| Robe Airfield | 19.0 | on the 2nd | 17.7 | on 10 May 2013 | 23 | 8.5 |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 18.2 | on the 2nd | 14.8 | on 15 May 2007 | 22 | 6.8 |
| Kadina AWS | 20.2 | on the 2nd | 16.8 | on 19 May 2019 | 21 | 8.0 |
| Record highest May mean minimum temperature | |||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for May |
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| Adelaide Airport M.O. | 12.6 | 12.5 | in 2016 | 72 | 9.6 |
| Eudunda | 9.9 | 9.8 | in 1975 | 62 | 7.7 |
| Edithburgh | 12.6 | 12.5 | in 2013 | 34 | 10.7 |
| Mount Lofty | 9.2 | =9.2 | in 1998 | 26 | 7.7 |
| Port Augusta Aero | 10.9 | 10.3 | in 2013 | 25 | 8.5 |
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 12.2 | =12.2 | in 2007 | 24 | 10.4 |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 9.0 | =9.0 | in 2007 | 21 | 7.2 |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 9.8 | 9.4 | in 2007 | 21 | 6.8 |
| Highest May mean minimum temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for May |
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| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 12.8 | =12.8 | in 1923 | 10.4 | |
| Murray Bridge | 10.2 | 10.5 | in 1988 | 8.0 | |
| Loxton Research Centre | 9.3 | 9.4 | in 1988 | 6.3 | |
note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported
| Highest May mean temperature for at least 20 years | |||||
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| Observed (°C) |
Most recent higher |
Average for May |
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| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 16.2 | 16.3 | in 1939 | 14.5 | |
note: there may be gaps in the historical record at some sites, so it is possible more recent higher values have gone unreported
Extremes Maps Records Summaries Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for May 2026 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for May 2026 |
Diff from average |
Highest for May 2026 |
Mean for May 2026 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for May 2026 |
Total for May 2026 |
Average for May |
Rank of May 2026 |
Fraction of May average |
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| Northwest (district 16) | ||||||||||||
| Andamooka | 21.8 | -0.5 | 31.0 | 1st | 11.6 | +1.6 | 8.0 | 25th | 41.9 | 14.4 | high | 291% |
| Coober Pedy Airport | 21.8 | -0.3 | 31.7 | 1st | 10.9 | +1.0 | 6.3 | 28th | 5.6 | 9.1 | average | 62% |
| Ernabella (Pukatja) | 19.6 | -2.2 | 29.0 | 1st | 8.6 | +0.4 | 4.1 | 28th | 16.6 | 13.2 | average | 126% |
| Mount Ive | 19.6 | -1.3 | 26.0 | 18th | 8.7 | +1.0 | 4.0 | 6th | 29.6 | 24.1 | high | 123% |
| Roxby Downs (Olympic Dam Aerodrome) | 21.5 | -0.7 | 30.7 | 1st | 10.7 | +2.7 | 5.5 | 8th | 38.6 | 7.8 | highest | 495% |
| Tarcoola Aero | 21.8 | -0.6 | 32.6 | 1st | 8.9 | +1.0 | 4.7 | 8th | 22.4 | 10.0 | high | 224% |
| Woomera Aerodrome | 20.4 | -0.3 | 29.8 | 1st | 10.8 | +1.4 | 6.9 | 31st | 67.4 | 17.1 | high | 394% |
| Far North (district 17) | ||||||||||||
| Arkaroola | 19.9 | -0.5 | 28.3 | 1st | 7.7 | +0.7 | 5.0 | 11th | 9.0 | 16.9 | average | 53% |
| Leigh Creek Airport | 20.8 | -0.3 | 29.2 | 1st | 10.0 | +1.3 | 4.5 | 8th | 37.4 | 15.4 | high | 243% |
| Marree Aero | 22.7 | -0.5 | 31.8 | 1st | 10.7 | +1.6 | 4.2 | 8th | 23.8 | 7.2 | high | 331% |
| Moomba Airport | 23.0 | -0.7 | 31.6 | 2nd | 11.9 | +1.2 | 5.7 | 8th | 44.0 | 9.9 | high | 444% |
| Oodnadatta Airport | 23.0 | -0.3 | 32.2 | 1st | 11.8 | +2.0 | 6.1 | 8th | 17.0 | 11.6 | high | 147% |
| Western Agricultural (district 18) | ||||||||||||
| Ceduna AMO | 20.2 | -0.7 | 32.1 | 1st | 10.3 | +1.8 | 3.8 | 18th | 32.8 | 31.7 | average | 104% |
| Cleve | 19.1 | +0.1 | 29.5 | 1st | 11.2 | +1.2 | 7.0 | 13th | 69.8 | 39.9 | high | 175% |
| Cleve Aerodrome | 18.9 | -0.4 | 30.0 | 1st | 11.2 | +1.0 | 7.4 | 31st | 59.4 | 35.5 | high | 167% |
| Coffin Bay (Point Avoid) | 19.0 | 25.1 | 1st | 12.7 | 9.8 | 18th | 103.4 | |||||
| Cultana (Defence) | 20.1 | 29.9 | 1st | 10.9 | 7.2 | 31st | 59.8 | |||||
| Cummins Aero | 19.7 | -0.1 | 31.0 | 1st | 9.9 | +1.8 | 5.7 | 18th | 70.6 | 40.1 | high | 176% |
| Elliston | 20.3 | +0.7 | 25.0 | 14th | 11.2 | +0.9 | 5.4 | 18th | 56.8 | 51.7 | average | 110% |
| Kimba | 18.4 | -1.0 | 28.4 | 1st | 10.3 | +1.9 | 5.4 | 31st | 61.4 | 34.4 | high | 178% |
| Kyancutta | 20.4 | -0.8 | 31.7 | 1st | 8.8 | +1.5 | 4.0 | 13th | 36.1 | 31.0 | average | 116% |
| Minnipa PIRSA | 19.2 | -1.0 | 30.7 | 1st | 10.7 | +1.1 | 8.1 | 27th | 57.6 | 26.9 | high | 214% |
| Neptune Island | 18.2 | +0.4 | 21.6 | 1st | 14.5 | +0.7 | 11.6 | 25th | 90.8 | 52.4 | high | 173% |
| North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) | 19.3 | -0.2 | 30.6 | 1st | 11.7 | +1.4 | 8.0 | 31st | 95.6 | 41.3 | highest | 232% |
| Nullarbor | 20.4 | -1.1 | 26.6 | 1st | 10.0 | +1.2 | 4.4 | 20th | 45.2 | 29.0 | high | 156% |
| Port Augusta Aero | 20.8 | -0.8 | 31.1 | 1st | 10.9 | +2.4 | 5.4 | 31st | 55.0 | 15.7 | highest | 350% |
| Streaky Bay | 20.0 | -0.1 | 28.8 | 1st | 10.6 | -0.2 | 4.3 | 12th | 66.1 | 45.9 | high | 144% |
| Whyalla Aero | 20.3 | -0.2 | 30.7 | 1st | 10.5 | +1.8 | 5.5 | 11th | 45.6 | 21.9 | high | 208% |
| Wudinna Aero | 20.2 | -0.7 | 31.8 | 1st | 9.4 | +1.2 | 3.9 | 12th | 57.0 | 22.2 | highest | 257% |
| Upper North (district 19) | ||||||||||||
| Hawker | 17.9 | -2.1 | 23.0 | 12th | 7.9 | +0.7 | 3.5 | 8th | 65.0 | 29.6 | high | 220% |
| Yongala | 15.3 | -1.9 | 17.5 | 23rd | 6.7 | +2.1 | 3.9 | 25th | 18.2 | 34.0 | average | 54% |
| Northeast (district 20) | ||||||||||||
| Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot) | 20.3 | -0.3 | 29.1 | 1st | 8.2 | +2.4 | 2.5 | 22nd | 47.4 | 17.1 | highest | 277% |
| Yunta Airstrip | 18.6 | -0.7 | 27.1 | 1st | 8.1 | +2.5 | 1.6 | 11th | 42.6 | 10.5 | highest | 406% |
| Lower North (district 21) | ||||||||||||
| Clare High School | 17.0 | -0.2 | 27.7 | 1st | 8.7 | +2.3 | 2.3 | 26th | 71.0 | 51.6 | high | 138% |
| Port Pirie Aerodrome AWS | 20.5 | 0.0 | 30.6 | 1st | 11.0 | +2.7 | 6.0 | 8th | 55.6 | 27.4 | highest | 203% |
| Snowtown (Rayville Park) | 20.0 | 0.0 | 30.4 | 1st | 9.6 | +2.5 | 4.8 | 21st | 44.8 | 33.8 | high | 132% |
| Yorke Peninsula (district 22A) | ||||||||||||
| Edithburgh | 18.9 | +0.4 | 29.6 | 1st | 12.6 | +1.9 | 8.0 | 21st | 79.8 | 44.2 | high | 180% |
| Kadina AWS | 19.7 | +0.2 | 29.2 | 1st | 10.5 | +2.5 | 7.0 | 22nd | 53.6 | 35.5 | high | 151% |
| Maitland | 19.6 | +1.2 | 27.7 | 1st | 11.7 | +1.7 | 9.6 | 25th | 96.4 | 62.1 | high | 155% |
| Minlaton Aero | 19.7 | +0.3 | 29.9 | 1st | 11.7 | +1.9 | 8.5 | 18th | 90.0 | 38.9 | highest | 231% |
| Price | 19.6 | 0.0 | 28.7 | 3rd | 11.4 | +2.4 | 8.7 | 22nd | 44.0 | 35.8 | high | 123% |
| Stenhouse Bay | 19.1 | +0.4 | 28.9 | 1st | 13.0 | +1.0 | 8.8 | 25th | 66.0 | 51.5 | high | 128% |
| Warooka | 32.5 | +13.9 | 32.5 | 31st | ||||||||
| Kangaroo Island (district 22B) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Borda | 17.4 | +0.4 | 22.7 | 1st | 12.1 | +0.9 | 8.3 | 25th | 96.2 | 66.1 | high | 146% |
| Cape Willoughby | 17.8 | +0.8 | 24.4 | 1st | 13.7 | +1.1 | 9.8 | 31st | 47.0 | 60.6 | average | 78% |
| Kingscote Aero | 19.1 | +0.5 | 27.1 | 1st | 9.4 | +1.6 | 4.9 | 22nd | 91.8 | 47.0 | high | 195% |
| Parndana CFS AWS | 17.3 | +0.1 | 25.6 | 1st | 10.3 | +1.2 | 7.0 | 31st | 98.0 | 62.5 | high | 157% |
| Adelaide Plains (district 23A) | ||||||||||||
| Adelaide (West Terrace / ngayirdapira) | 19.7 | +1.1 | 30.0 | 1st | 12.8 | +2.4 | 8.9 | 12th | 83.4 | 67.2 | average | 124% |
| Adelaide Airport | 19.7 | 30.3 | 1st | 11.6 | 6.4 | 12th | 75.2 | |||||
| Adelaide Airport M.O. | 19.6 | +1.0 | 29.4 | 1st | 12.6 | +3.0 | 8.2 | 12th | 74.0 | 52.5 | high | 141% |
| Edinburgh RAAF | 19.8 | +0.6 | 30.5 | 1st | 11.1 | +1.9 | 6.4 | 9th | 62.8 | 45.5 | high | 138% |
| Parafield Airport | 20.3 | +1.3 | 31.0 | 1st | 10.6 | +1.3 | 6.2 | 10th | 56.6 | 47.2 | average | 120% |
| Roseworthy AWS | 20.0 | +0.2 | 31.1 | 1st | 10.5 | +2.2 | 6.4 | 10th | 56.0 | 38.4 | high | 146% |
| County Light (district 23B) | ||||||||||||
| Nuriootpa PIRSA | 18.2 | +0.7 | 27.9 | 1st | 9.0 | +2.2 | 2.9 | 22nd | 53.2 | 46.7 | average | 114% |
| Mount Lofty Ranges (district 23C) | ||||||||||||
| Hindmarsh Island AWS | 19.0 | +0.5 | 29.7 | 1st | 12.2 | +1.8 | 7.0 | 22nd | 32.8 | 43.9 | average | 75% |
| Kuitpo Forest Reserve | 16.7 | +0.8 | 27.0 | 1st | 10.8 | +1.5 | 6.9 | 7th | 94.4 | 84.3 | average | 112% |
| Mount Barker | 18.0 | +1.4 | 27.4 | 1st | 9.7 | +2.9 | 3.7 | 26th | 60.4 | 86.7 | average | 70% |
| Mount Crawford AWS | 15.5 | +0.5 | 25.4 | 1st | 10.0 | +1.4 | 5.7 | 7th | 111.4 | 68.1 | high | 164% |
| Mount Lofty | 14.1 | +1.5 | 23.6 | 1st | 9.2 | +1.5 | 5.2 | 7th | 154.2 | 110.5 | high | 140% |
| Noarlunga | 19.2 | +0.7 | 28.9 | 1st | 12.9 | +1.6 | 9.1 | 7th | 74.4 | 52.6 | high | 141% |
| Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) | 16.1 | +1.1 | 25.3 | 1st | 10.8 | +1.2 | 7.3 | 22nd | 163.6 | 94.4 | high | 173% |
| Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) | 19.1 | +0.5 | 29.7 | 1st | 10.9 | +2.3 | 5.0 | 26th | 48.8 | 61.2 | low | 80% |
| Upper Murray Valley (district 24A) | ||||||||||||
| Loxton Research Centre | 20.1 | +0.5 | 29.0 | 1st | 9.3 | +3.0 | 3.7 | 11th | 86.0 | 22.2 | highest | 387% |
| Renmark Aero | 20.1 | 0.0 | 29.2 | 1st | 9.2 | +2.8 | 4.1 | 10th | 124.8 | 16.1 | highest | 775% |
| Lower Murray Valley (district 24B) | ||||||||||||
| Eudunda | 17.1 | +0.2 | 26.1 | 1st | 9.9 | +2.2 | 5.7 | 25th | 35.2 | 44.7 | average | 79% |
| Meningie | 20.1 | +1.8 | 24.3 | 13th | 2.8 | 54.8 | v low | 5% | ||||
| Murray Bridge | 20.4 | +0.7 | 29.0 | 1st | 10.2 | +2.2 | 4.2 | 22nd | 27.0 | 34.9 | average | 77% |
| Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) | 19.9 | +0.6 | 28.8 | 1st | 9.0 | +1.8 | 1.5 | 22nd | 39.6 | 29.2 | high | 136% |
| Strathalbyn Racecourse | 19.8 | +1.3 | 30.3 | 1st | 10.7 | +1.7 | 3.9 | 26th | 18.8 | 44.1 | low | 43% |
| Murray Mallee (district 25A) | ||||||||||||
| Karoonda | 19.9 | +0.7 | 29.1 | 1st | 9.5 | +2.5 | 4.4 | 22nd | 75.4 | 34.6 | high | 218% |
| Upper Southeast (district 25B) | ||||||||||||
| Keith | 19.6 | +1.2 | 29.5 | 1st | 10.2 | +2.5 | 4.4 | 11th | 48.3 | 51.4 | average | 94% |
| Keith (Munkora) | 19.7 | +0.9 | 30.4 | 1st | 9.7 | +3.0 | 3.4 | 11th | 33.0 | 39.3 | average | 84% |
| Lameroo (Austin Plains) | 18.7 | -0.1 | 27.0 | 2nd | 9.8 | +3.0 | 5.2 | 22nd | 72.0 | 27.8 | highest | 259% |
| Lower Southeast (district 26) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) | 18.3 | +1.3 | 26.0 | 1st | 11.0 | +1.6 | 5.2 | 22nd | 42.0 | 54.1 | low | 78% |
| Coonawarra | 18.5 | +1.2 | 29.0 | 1st | 9.7 | +2.9 | -0.1 | 22nd | 45.6 | 54.0 | average | 84% |
| Mount Gambier Aero | 17.9 | +1.7 | 28.5 | 1st | 10.1 | +2.7 | 3.2 | 22nd | 80.8 | 72.0 | average | 112% |
| Naracoorte Aerodrome | 18.4 | +0.6 | 29.2 | 1st | 9.8 | +2.7 | 2.6 | 7th | 61.4 | 41.1 | high | 149% |
| Padthaway South | 19.0 | +1.3 | 29.5 | 1st | 9.3 | +2.5 | 1.0 | 7th | 47.4 | 43.6 | average | 109% |
| Robe | 17.4 | +1.0 | 23.2 | 1st | 11.6 | +1.4 | 7.9 | 18th | 50.7 | 73.1 | average | 69% |
| Robe Airfield | 18.4 | +0.9 | 28.8 | 1st | 10.5 | +2.0 | 4.4 | 18th | 64.4 | 64.5 | average | 100% |
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 Monday 1 June 2026. 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
