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Sodden SA to put up with more rain

Brett Dutschke, Sunday October 16, 2016 - 16:17 AEDT

Like much of southeastern Australia, nearly all of SA has exceeded its annual average rainfall and cold fronts continue to bring frequent showers, which is a worry for residents.

Some areas of the state including the Adelaide Hills have gained 100-to-200 millimetres more than their annual average. Further rain will keep the ground close to saturated and in some places lead to minor flooding.

Adelaide itself has amassed about 675mm and another five-to-15mm in the next few days will take the city very close to its wettest year to date on record. In the 175 years of records the city has seen only two wetter years to date, 1992 (698mm January 1st to October 19th) and 1851 (692mm January 1st to October 19th).

The state's wettest place so far this year has been Uraidla in the Hills where a touch over 1500mm has fallen (500mm more than the 10-month average). Like Adelaide, this is its third wettest year to date in over 120 years of records.

Looking beyond the middle of this week, there appears to be a week-long spell of generally dry weather ahead, just a few light showers for some areas. For parts of the state this should be the driest week seen since winter. As a result, rivers and creeks should slow down and dam levels should drop.

- Weatherzone

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