Encounter Bay Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	25.1	24.2	23.5	21.4	18.5	16.1	15.5	16.4	18.5	20.5	22.4	23.9	20.5
Mean Min (°C)	14.7	14.4	12.9	10.4	8.7	7.2	6.6	6.7	7.6	8.9	11.4	12.7	10.2
Mean Rain (mm)	23.1	22.9	19.9	36.7	63.3	81.8	77.8	73.6	58.0	39.4	34.4	28.3	555.2
Median Rain (mm)	20.7	11.3	21.0	24.4	53.2	69.0	68.4	79.8	50.9	39.8	32.0	27.7	530.7
Mean Rain Days	6.0	6.5	7.7	11.1	15.8	17.7	17.8	18.0	15.0	11.3	10.0	9.2	145.1

Encounter Bay Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	46.2	44.0	40.9	36.7	29.9	25.7	23.0	28.2	31.4	37.9	41.3	44.2	46.2
Low Max (°C)	17.6	17.2	16.9	14.9	12.3	11.1	10.3	9.2	11.1	13.3	15.0	15.4	9.2
High Min (°C)	27.5	22.8	24.9	23.6	21.0	15.1	13.0	14.7	21.7	24.7	22.3	24.0	27.5
Low Min (°C)	0.5	6.9	4.6	1.9	-1.4	-2.9	-2.5	-1.8	-1.6	0.4	0.3	1.0	-2.9
High Rain (mm)	35.4	67.6	25.2	32.8	30.8	48.6	40.8	31.2	34.2	47.4	60.0	41.4	67.6

Encounter Bay Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	27.3	26.5	27.4	23.9	20.3	17.1	16.4	17.6	21.0	23.5	26.8	27.9	21.4
Low Mn. Max (°C)	21.6	21.6	20.9	18.6	16.6	14.5	14.5	14.8	15.6	17.5	19.4	20.7	18.4
High Mn. Min (°C)	16.6	15.4	14.5	11.9	11.0	9.0	7.9	8.1	9.6	10.2	13.2	13.6	10.8
Low Mn. Min (°C)	12.9	13.0	11.7	8.7	7.1	4.6	4.9	5.2	5.8	7.6	9.9	10.6	9.6
High Rain (mm)	52.0	81.4	40.8	98.2	104.6	147.2	153.8	123.4	190.4	98.0	125.6	90.4	819.8
Low Rain (mm)	1.2	0.4	4.9	9.4	12.4	24.2	32.2	14.6	27.4	5.4	8.8	1.8	376.9

Encounter Bay Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Encounter Bay Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.5	2.4
≥ 35°C	3.5	2.1	1.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.3	2.3	10.9
≥ 30°C	5.7	4.3	3.8	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	2.1	4.6	5.0	26.6
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	3.0	2.7	2.6	1.7	0.3	0.1	0.0	11.6
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2

Encounter Bay 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	30.9	30.0	30.3	26.2	21.3	17.8	17.1	19.4	22.9	26.6	30.8	30.9	25.5
Low Max	20.2	19.7	19.1	17.6	15.8	14.2	13.5	13.8	14.7	15.7	17.4	18.6	15.2
High Min	17.4	17.0	15.8	14.1	12.6	11.0	9.7	9.9	11.3	12.5	14.6	15.8	14.8
Low Min	10.6	10.9	8.3	5.6	4.5	3.5	3.1	3.3	3.4	4.9	8.1	8.9	5.2

Encounter Bay Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	23	23	22	22	23	23	22	23	23	23	23	23	22.0
Earliest Entry	2002	2002	2002	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Maxima	23	23	22	22	23	23	22	23	23	23	23	23	23.0
Earliest Entry	2002	2002	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024
Years of Rainfall	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23.0
Earliest Entry	2002	2002	2002	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001	2001
Latest Entry	2024	2024	2024	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	2024

Station Details

VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY)
Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia

35.5544°S 138.5997°E 8m AMSL
Commenced 2001

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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).