SA:Adelaide has a wet August

AAP General News (Australia)
08-27-2010
SA:Adelaide has a wet August

ADELAIDE, Aug 27 AAP - Adelaide has enjoyed its wettest August in almost two decades.

The city has already logged rainfall of 112 millimetres so far this month, the highest
tally in 18 years.

August has also been Adelaide's wettest month for five years.

In the Adelaide Hills falls of up to 230mm were recorded.

"Adelaide and most of South Australia have received well above average rain in August
due to the regular passage of cold fronts across the state," The Weather Channel meteorologist
Tom Saunders said on Friday.

Mr Saunders said Adelaide had been cold during the month, with the city's top temperature
averaging just 14.6C, two degrees below the long-term average.

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