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Temperatures
over the whole state were well above average in January.
Mean maximum temperatures were up to 3.6°C above normal in the
Pastoral districts, and up to 4.1°C above normal in the
Agricultural districts. The highest maximum recorded during the
month was 47.8°C at Port Augusta Airport, in the Western
Agricultural district on the 25th.
In Adelaide the mean maximum temperature for January 2003
was 31.4°C, which is 2.5°C above the normal January mean maximum
of 28.9°C. The mean January maximum last year was 27.2°C. This
has been the warmest mean maximum for January since 2001 when the
mean maximum was a very hot 33.7°C.
Mean minimum temperatures were up to 2.6°C above normal in
Pastoral districts and up to 2.2°C above normal in the
Agricultural districts. The lowest minimum recorded during the
month was 6°C at Coonawara in the Lower Southeast district on the
4th.
In Adelaide the mean minimum temperature for January 2003
was 18.0°C, which is 1.1°C above the normal January mean minimum
of 16.9°C. Last January, the mean minimum was 15.3°C. This has
been the warmest mean minimum for January since 2001 when the mean
minimum was 20.3° C.
Maximum Summer Temperature, So Far the mean maximum temperature so
far this summer for Adelaide was 29.6°C, which is 1.8°C above
the average of 27.8°C. This has been the warmest first two months
of summer since 2001 when the average was 31.0°C. Also, there
have been 18 days where temperatures of 35.0°C or more were
recorded, which is double the average of 9 days for the first two
months of summer.
Rainfall: Adelaide's rainfall for January 2003 was 22.8 mm,
recorded on 4 days. This is 0.8 mm above the estimated normal of
22.0 mm on 4 days. Last year, 20.6 mm was recorded in January on 8
days. This has been the wettest January since 1997 when 36.0 mm
was recorded.
SOURCE:
Bureau of Meteorology
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