Arkaroola Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	34.5	33.4	30.0	25.4	20.4	16.9	16.7	19.2	23.3	26.6	30.2	32.8	25.8
Mean Min (°C)	20.2	19.4	15.9	11.2	7.3	4.4	3.2	4.6	8.1	11.4	15.4	17.9	11.6
Mean Rain (mm)	35.0	36.6	29.1	14.5	17.1	14.4	13.9	13.9	15.1	19.0	18.1	25.2	253.5
Median Rain (mm)	13.8	12.6	4.1	3.6	5.7	5.6	9.2	8.4	5.6	12.0	8.1	11.0	209.2
Mean Rain Days	3.2	2.8	2.3	2.4	2.9	3.4	3.5	3.3	2.9	3.3	3.1	3.0	36.0

Arkaroola Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	45.3	44.5	41.2	37.9	30.0	27.2	27.0	31.8	37.5	40.1	44.5	45.5	45.5
Low Max (°C)	18.3	15.4	12.9	13.8	8.7	7.6	7.1	9.4	11.5	8.5	16.0	17.1	7.1
High Min (°C)	35.5	32.0	29.7	24.0	22.5	19.6	15.1	19.5	25.6	29.0	33.0	34.6	35.5
Low Min (°C)	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	-2.0	-5.4	-6.0	-4.3	-1.6	0.0	4.6	7.3	-6.0
High Rain (mm)	182.4	113.2	189.7	67.0	65.3	51.3	42.0	53.6	97.8	52.6	89.0	83.8	189.7

Arkaroola Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	38.8	36.7	33.8	29.6	22.8	19.5	19.8	22.8	29.4	32.4	33.5	37.7	27.3
Low Mn. Max (°C)	30.2	29.8	25.7	21.7	16.8	14.2	13.9	16.0	19.1	23.6	27.1	29.7	24.1
High Mn. Min (°C)	24.5	22.8	19.7	13.8	11.1	8.1	5.5	6.7	10.4	14.7	19.2	20.8	12.8
Low Mn. Min (°C)	17.5	16.2	12.2	8.5	4.3	0.7	-0.2	1.5	5.2	8.8	12.1	14.9	10.2
High Rain (mm)	363.0	340.8	403.8	223.0	134.4	138.0	80.0	72.3	99.6	108.1	138.5	130.3	949.4
Low Rain (mm)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	40.3

Arkaroola Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Arkaroola Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	4.5	2.8	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	2.6	11.3
≥ 35°C	14.2	11.6	5.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.8	5.9	10.3	49.5
≥ 30°C	23.9	20.1	15.1	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	3.1	8.0	14.5	20.4	109.2
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	2.5	9.6	13.1	9.5	1.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	35.2
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	4.3	7.0	3.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.1

Arkaroola 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	39.8	38.8	35.5	30.1	24.8	20.0	19.9	23.0	28.7	32.4	36.2	38.2	34.8
Low Max	28.7	27.2	24.5	20.5	16.2	13.6	13.1	15.1	17.9	21.2	24.1	27.1	16.8
High Min	24.8	24.0	20.3	15.3	11.2	8.8	7.8	9.2	12.6	16.0	20.4	22.5	19.5
Low Min	15.2	14.5	11.5	6.6	3.0	0.0	-1.0	0.5	3.6	7.0	10.9	13.4	3.2

Arkaroola Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	42	42	44	40	43	42	40	42	40	37	42	41	45.0
Earliest Entry	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1977	1977
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	44	44	44	40	42	43	42	42	41	40	42	42	45.0
Earliest Entry	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1978	1977	1977
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	87	86	84	83	84	84	84	82	83	84	83	83	83.0
Earliest Entry	1938	1938	1938	1938	1938	1938	1938	1938	1938	1938	1938	1938	1938
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

Station Details

ARKAROOLA
NE Pastoral, South Australia

30.3110°S 139.3357°E 318m AMSL
Commenced 1938

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13:20 AEST A weeklong stretch of low wind power was broken on Wednesday evening, as a weak cold front marched across southern Australia. The chart below shows that the National Electricity Market (NEM) has endured a weeklong stretch of low wind generation, with wind power providing around 6% of the NEM’s electricity, down from last year’s average of 13.1% (Mon, April 15 to Wed, April 17).