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Adelaide recorded its second driest June in recorded history, and the driest in 59 years. [34] Less than 10mm fell in the entire month compared to the average of 71.2mm, with Adelaide city recording only 6mm, the equal lowest monthly rainfall total for any winter month in recorded history. [35]
Average monthly precipitation (in mm) for selected cities in Asia ; City Country Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ref. Mawsynram: India: 133.0 8.3 15.7 27.4 29.8 26.0 5.7
The year 1950 opened quite quietly over Australia, with a relatively inactive monsoon and generally very cool conditions further south. A major cyclone [4] in the third week of January gave substantial rain to most of New South Wales and caused high winds that killed seven people, but it was not until February that the pattern of abnormal rainfall over NSW and Queensland became firmly established.
The winter has fairly reliable rainfall with June being the wettest month of the year, averaging around 80 mm. Frosts are occasional, with the most notable occurrences in 1908 and 1982. Hail is common in winter. Adelaide is a windy city with significant wind chill in winter, which makes the temperature seem colder than it actually is.
The annual rainfall is nearly twice the amount, and the monthly rainfall during winter more than twice the amount, of the city of Adelaide. Cloud cover is particularly heavy during the winter months. Climate data for Mount Lofty (1991−2020); 685 m AMSL; 34.98° S, 138.71° E
Adelaide set a record monthly rainfall of 218 millimetres (8.6 in) in June and there was major flooding of the whole city, whilst in July record rainfalls occurred throughout southwestern Queensland. Still, it was not until nearly continent-wide heavy rains and flooding from late September to mid-December that the drought disappeared fully from ...
For many locations this was the first year of above-average rainfall since 1996. The rainfall dramatically increased surface water storage and soil moisture, effectively ending the drought in the south-east. [35] Very wet conditions continued through 2011, resulting in floods in Queensland and northern Victoria. [36]
Summer nights can still be cool. The average rainfall for the year is 737.2 millimetres (29.02 in), higher than Adelaide due to its elevation. [29] Mount Barker is typically the driest during January, with an average of 23.4 mm (0.92 in) of rain. July is usually the wettest month, with an average rainfall of 113.3 mm (4.46 in).