1345.4 - SA Stats, Jun 2011

WATER

RAINFALL

According to the Bureau of Meteorology's Seasonal Climate Summary for South Australia, Autumn 2011 was cool and wet.

The above average Autumn rainfall, which was close to double South Australia's long-term average, was mainly due to some significant rainfall events which occurred in March. South Australia's wettest location for the Autumn season was in Crafters (Mt Lofty), recording a rainfall total of 328.8mm.

Rainfall Anomalies
Diagram: Rainfall Anomalies

Source: 3-monthly rainfall anomalies for South Australia, Australian Bureau of Meteorology

RESERVOIR LEVELS

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology reported near average rainfall for Adelaide over May 2011. Adelaide's total reservoir level fell slightly from 70% to 68% by the end of the month. Storage levels remain considerably higher than at the same time in 2009 (53%), and 2010 (58%).

TOTAL RESERVOIR STORAGE, As a percentage of capacity, Adelaide
Graph: TOTAL RESERVOIR STORAGE, As a percentage of capacity, Adelaide

Source: SA Water daily reservoir levels

This page last updated 27 June 2011

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Contents In this issue Feature Articles Demography Labour Force Incomes State Accounts Consumption Investment Construction Price Indexes Housing Finance International Merchandise Trade Water About this Release South Australian Migration 2009-10 (Feature Article) South Australians continue to migrate to eastern states (Media Release)	WATER RAINFALL According to the Bureau of Meteorology's Seasonal Climate Summary for South Australia, Autumn 2011 was cool and wet. The above average Autumn rainfall, which was close to double South Australia's long-term average, was mainly due to some significant rainfall events which occurred in March. South Australia's wettest location for the Autumn season was in Crafters (Mt Lofty), recording a rainfall total of 328.8mm. Rainfall Anomalies Source: 3-monthly rainfall anomalies for South Australia, Australian Bureau of Meteorology RESERVOIR LEVELS The Australian Bureau of Meteorology reported near average rainfall for Adelaide over May 2011. Adelaide's total reservoir level fell slightly from 70% to 68% by the end of the month. Storage levels remain considerably higher than at the same time in 2009 (53%), and 2010 (58%). TOTAL RESERVOIR STORAGE, As a percentage of capacity, Adelaide Source: SA Water daily reservoir levels Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window. This page last updated 27 June 2011

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