Ernabella Climate
Ernabella Long-term Averages
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max (°C) |
35.3 | 34.6 | 31.4 | 27.1 | 21.9 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 21.1 | 26.0 | 29.3 | 31.9 | 33.2 | 27.1 |
| Mean Min (°C) |
21.2 | 20.3 | 17.6 | 13.1 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 12.9 |
| Mean Rain (mm) |
29.5 | 40.0 | 29.4 | 18.2 | 17.0 | 19.9 | 15.2 | 7.4 | 13.8 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 76.5 | 314.5 |
| Median Rain (mm) |
7.4 | 0.6 | 12.6 | 7.1 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 8.1 | 15.6 | 27.6 | 54.0 | 227.4 |
| Mean Rain Days |
5.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 45.9 |
Ernabella Daily Records
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Max (°C) |
43.8 | 42.1 | 41.1 | 37.0 | 31.6 | 29.0 | 28.7 | 32.4 | 36.2 | 39.3 | 41.8 | 42.5 | 43.8 |
| Low Max (°C) |
17.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 15.0 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 8.0 |
| High Min (°C) |
30.0 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 23.4 | 17.8 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 18.3 | 22.0 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 27.9 | 30.0 |
| Low Min (°C) |
12.0 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 2.0 | -1.5 | -4.0 | -5.2 | -2.7 | -0.7 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 9.9 | -5.2 |
| High Rain (mm) |
54.6 | 173.6 | 50.8 | 32.0 | 47.2 | 43.0 | 24.0 | 19.4 | 26.8 | 39.4 | 29.2 | 117.2 | 173.6 |
Ernabella Monthly Records
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Mn. Max (°C) |
38.2 | 37.3 | 34.8 | 30.4 | 24.7 | 19.7 | 20.9 | 25.1 | 30.4 | 34.1 | 35.3 | 35.6 | 28.5 |
| Low Mn. Max (°C) |
33.9 | 32.2 | 26.0 | 24.5 | 18.9 | 15.9 | 13.7 | 17.1 | 20.9 | 24.4 | 28.5 | 29.1 | 24.3 |
| High Mn. Min (°C) |
23.1 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 15.0 | 10.5 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 12.3 | 18.0 | 20.1 | 20.7 | 14.0 |
| Low Mn. Min (°C) |
20.1 | 17.5 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 15.1 | 17.2 | 10.4 |
| High Rain (mm) |
87.0 | 249.4 | 124.2 | 69.8 | 54.0 | 115.6 | 51.2 | 48.6 | 76.4 | 93.8 | 58.6 | 217.0 | 620.6 |
| Low Rain (mm) |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 22.2 | 134.2 |
Ernabella Annual Temperatures & Rainfall
ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)
Ernabella Average Number of Days With Temperatures
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 40.0°C |
3.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 7.2 |
| ≥ 35.0°C |
15.8 | 12.2 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 54.9 |
| ≥ 30.0°C |
24.7 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 13.1 | 17.8 | 20.8 | 119.4 |
| ≤ 2.0°C |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.1 |
| ≤ 0.0°C |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
Ernabella 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Max |
39.2 | 39.1 | 36.0 | 32.0 | 26.0 | 21.7 | 22.9 | 25.9 | 31.5 | 34.6 | 37.8 | 37.8 | 35.7 |
| Low Max |
31.0 | 30.0 | 26.0 | 22.6 | 17.8 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 19.9 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 27.4 | 18.0 |
| High Min |
24.8 | 24.1 | 21.9 | 17.6 | 12.2 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 15.9 | 18.7 | 21.7 | 22.9 | 20.7 |
| Low Min |
17.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 4.2 |
Ernabella Data Availability
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years of Minima |
15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17.1 |
| Earliest Entry |
1998 | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 |
| Latest Entry |
2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Years of Maxima |
15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17.1 |
| Earliest Entry |
1998 | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 |
| Latest Entry |
2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Years of Rainfall |
16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17.0 |
| Earliest Entry |
1998 | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 |
| Latest Entry |
2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017 |
Station Details
NW Pastoral, South Australia
Commenced 1997
Weather News
Bat clinic inundated as wildlife carers sign up en masse following bushfire disaster
15:10 AEDT
Wildlife carers on the New South Wales South Coast remain swamped with work in the wake of the bushfires, with a flying fox clinic seeing a 900 per cent increase in bats needing care.
Five cyclones named, Gretel up next
15:03 AEDT
As February draws to a close, five tropical cyclones have been named in Australia's area of responsibility since the start of the season.
BOM's autumn outlook forecasts a generally drier north and wetter south
15:02 AEDT
As the traumatic summer officially creeps to a close, it is with weary eyes that we look to what autumn might hold.

