Parawa Climate
Parawa Long-term Averages
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max (°C) |
23.6 | 23.2 | 21.2 | 18.1 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 19.4 | 21.8 | 17.5 |
| Mean Min (°C) |
13.7 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 10.2 |
| Mean Rain (mm) |
31.2 | 33.6 | 38.7 | 61.6 | 99.2 | 133.7 | 138.0 | 105.4 | 89.3 | 62.9 | 42.8 | 34.8 | 870.9 |
| Median Rain (mm) |
16.6 | 24.0 | 29.9 | 41.9 | 81.3 | 117.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 | 75.0 | 57.3 | 42.3 | 28.8 | 815.0 |
| Mean Rain Days |
7.5 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 14.4 | 18.7 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 18.2 | 14.5 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 167.9 |
Parawa Daily Records
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Max (°C) |
42.5 | 40.2 | 36.9 | 32.9 | 25.7 | 21.5 | 18.7 | 21.7 | 25.9 | 33.6 | 38.4 | 38.8 | 42.5 |
| Low Max (°C) |
13.6 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 12.3 | 6.6 |
| High Min (°C) |
29.1 | 27.4 | 25.2 | 23.2 | 18.4 | 15.4 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 17.7 | 20.7 | 23.7 | 26.8 | 29.1 |
| Low Min (°C) |
4.2 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| High Rain (mm) |
90.0 | 67.6 | 45.0 | 74.6 | 54.0 | 50.0 | 69.8 | 41.0 | 79.8 | 60.0 | 69.0 | 35.0 | 90.0 |
Parawa Monthly Records
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Mn. Max (°C) |
26.6 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 21.3 | 17.1 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 17.1 | 20.7 | 25.1 | 27.3 | 18.5 |
| Low Mn. Max (°C) |
19.5 | 20.4 | 18.1 | 15.2 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.2 |
| High Mn. Min (°C) |
15.2 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 11.1 |
| Low Mn. Min (°C) |
11.2 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| High Rain (mm) |
127.4 | 90.2 | 111.5 | 126.6 | 199.0 | 222.0 | 244.0 | 185.6 | 204.6 | 122.4 | 109.2 | 83.0 | 1153.4 |
| Low Rain (mm) |
2.2 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 15.4 | 51.6 | 0.0 | 20.2 | 37.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 601.8 |
Parawa Annual Temperatures & Rainfall
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
Parawa Average Number of Days With Temperatures
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 40.0°C |
0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| ≥ 35.0°C |
2.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| ≥ 30.0°C |
6.0 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 19.2 |
| ≤ 2.0°C |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| ≤ 0.0°C |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Parawa 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Max |
31.5 | 31.3 | 28.6 | 22.8 | 17.7 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 15.0 | 18.4 | 22.5 | 26.4 | 28.6 | 24.3 |
| Low Max |
17.1 | 17.3 | 15.9 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.5 |
| High Min |
16.6 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 13.5 |
| Low Min |
10.7 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 6.5 |
Parawa Data Availability
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ann | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years of Minima |
22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22.2 |
| Earliest Entry |
1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 |
| Latest Entry |
2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Years of Maxima |
22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22.3 |
| Earliest Entry |
1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 |
| Latest Entry |
2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Years of Rainfall |
21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21.9 |
| Earliest Entry |
1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 |
| Latest Entry |
2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2017 |
Station Details
Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia
Commenced 1994
Weather News
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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.

