Meadows Historical  Bull Creek 1968-87  Bull Creek (Marble Hill)1899-1929  Conclusions/Comparisons

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1879						73.7	91.2	107.7	84.1	64	69.1	38.9	
1880	11.4	23.6	77.7	88.1	60.2	96	64.3	121.2	112.8	81.5	21.6	13.5	771.9
1881	91.4	8.9	1.5	47.2	72.1	193.8	79.2	73.4	70.9	54.1	26.9	30.7	750.1
1882	6.4	0	29	59.4	105.7	95.3	119.1	99.6	48.8	72.9	31	17.5	684.7
1883	8.9	55.6	20.3	66.8	239.3	165.1	146.8	138.9	98	81	39.9	33	1093.6
1884	50.6	6.1	76.2	55.7	201.4	157.7	22.6	96.2	103.5	68.1	14.7	64.9	917.7
1885	15.5	37.1	20.1	33.1	79.5	143.6	66.9	109	65	58.1	14.6	16.4	658.9
1886	30.5	19.6	4.3	45.2	44.1	41.1	145.2	177.3	88.6	106.8	29.7	15.3	747.7
1887	20.6	15.9	17	46.1	88.1	219.2	160.4	52.5	126.8	72.1	76	45.2	939.9
1888	19.3	1.1	24.2	6.6	103.3	155.7	148.8	97.6	35.7	14.5	33.3	23	663.1
1889	70.4	12.7	16.3	212.3	136.1	158.5	53.8	194.4	73.2	95.6	52.4	13	1088.7
1890	27.8	46.9	18	30.2	38.1	291.2	185	157.4	68.3	140.1	85.6	9.5	1098.1
1891	24.1	3.4	23.4	54.9	16.6	59.3	116.5	61	66.9	119	49.5	70.4	665
1892	29.2	3.3	37.6	43.1	62.9	82.1	98.5	135.5	122.4	117.4	14.6	63.9	810.5
1893	8.9	1.5	3	97.3	162.4	168.2	101.5	102.1	134.8	70.7	58.1	21.3	929.8
1894	45.4	1.6	72.1	69.2	56.6	147.1	115.8	113.1	71.3	86	1.8	64.2	844.2
1895	65.9	1	43	116	33.5	117.5	146.3	124.4	98	36.7	2.8	11.9	797
1896	42.8	19.3	27.2	162.2	66.6	94.5	66.3	65.4	56.3	47.2	15.5	41.9	705.2
1897	22.7	18.8	40.5	34.1	126	79.5	94.5	130	87.7	18.3	8.2	0	660.3
1898	0.8	24.5	20.6	84.4	127	188.6	119.4	72.6	40.1	103.9	53.9	11.1	846.9
1899	42.1	28.7	47.7	39.4	91.3	135.3	31.6	59.5	62.7	45.9	76.3	16.2	676.7
1900	27.3	2.3	93.1	109.6	100.4	169.5	48.6	195.9	78.6	39.6	23.1	14.3	902.3
1901	32.8	2.2	16.8	57.9	45.8	181.1	60.4	56.3	105.7	83.2	23.2	21.9	687.3
1902	15	20	79.5	8	48.6	142.6	74.9	45.7	81.2	59.8	19.5	63.5	658.3
1903	24.2	30.9	43.7	110.2	65.3	126.7	122.6	103.9	158.7	31.3	73.9	33.3	924.7
1904	103.1	45	20.8	84.1	96.7	101.3	106.2	88.5	34.6	70.1	30.6	1	782
1905	35.3	8.6	8.6	135.7	85.6	170	144.9	66.6	108.8	125.8	14	2.3	906.2
1906	3.6	1.8	67.5	55.2	79.6	205.8	154	160.9	147.2	82.2	100	47	1104.8
1907	4.9	12.9	21.9	93.1	65.2	90.2	102.9	121.9	53.2	67.6	73.8	19.8	727.4
1908	5.6	17.6	62.4	37.4	157.3	118.3	74.1	91.2	141	79	11.6	18.8	814.3
1909	27.9	35.6	18.8	177.3	162.5	150.9	154	205.4	72.5	107.4	94.2	22.4	1228.9
1910	4.1	0.6	214.9	29	163.9	95.2	126.8	97.7	97.5	89.6	52.3	76.2	1047.8
1911	10.1	74.6	26.4	25.2	196.7	124.6	95.8	50.5	95.2	33.3	12.5	39.5	784.4
1912	3.6	9.9	46.1	28	18.8	106	117.5	68.4	160.2	31.8	69.6	56.2	716.1
1913	6.9	77.7	70.1	27.9	39.9	20.2	68.7	110.8	101.8	107.5	46.9	48.9	727.3
1914	16.3	22	17	124.3	83.7	22.2	65.3	19	32.6	10.5	59.2	17.3	489.4
1915	19.1	0.8	17.9	76.7	134.3	202.9	79.8	160.2	190.9	33.1	16.6	0.8	933.1
1916	17.6	7.1	11.9	62.3	36.4	267.3	108.9	149.9	86.4	104.9	116.1	30.7	999.5
1917	16.3	56.2	96.3	40.6	200.2	138	225.1	139.6	182.5	75.5	53.4	41.9	1265.6
1918	31.1	14.6	20.7	54.8	89.2	128.4	105.6	101.5	33.2	96	12.7	18.6	706.4
1919	7.6	71	15.8	7.1	99.4	72.1	73.6	90.1	120.2	62.4	7.9	27.9	655.1
1920	9.4	3.8	38.9	25.7	128	199.8	102.5	171.7	64.6	76.8	67.8	42.3	931.3
1921	44	13.1	75.2	31.3	122.2	70.5	98.6	82.4	148.2	68.1	105.4	30.6	889.6
1922	105.1	1	9.2	67.4	96.3	123.1	185.2	119.2	54	77.5	5.9	103.6	947.5
1923	13	2.8	0	1	296.2	259.8	147	111.7	184.4	91	34.3	86.8	1228
1924	37.9	70.8	55.4	34.9	112.2	138.8	24.7	83.3	135.8	113.2	49.4	8.7	865.1
1925	22.1	84.3	13.4	33.9	99.2	63.9	85.5	76.6	173.2	33.1	39	4.8	729
1926	2.4	34.8	2.5	90.7	194.8	69.9	104.3	181.5	98.8	87.2	22.8	53.5	943.2
1927	10.7	63.1	23.9	18.3	126.9	67.3	109.9	185.6	34	25.4	62.7	60	787.8
1928	30.7	64.4	39.8	33.9	93.5	162.8	118.8	20.6	82.6	169.2	22.4	40	878.7
1929	23.6	0	15	52.8	66.3	182.2	83.9	78.4	91	40	45.1	96.1	774.4
1930	0.8	22.4	4.3	37	32.6	57.7	138	131.6	100.1	71.6	30.6	23.4	650.1
1931	23.7	7.6	30.9	41.2	114.2	165.8	174.8	93.4	138.7	29.3	24.7	9.6	853.9
1932	2.3	45.8	36.5	157.6	62.7	191.2	182.1	151.6	68.8	66.9	16.8	12.9	995.2
1933	64.7	6.6	44.7	71.2	204.8	64.4	70	98.6	172.6	40.3	13	46.2	897.1
1934	29.3	5.1	24.2	97.2	3.3	46.5	48.4	142.9	146.4	78.4	113.3	37.7	772.7
1935	29.3	16.7	63.4	83.4	68.7	126	119	122.5	171.3	74.4	33.3	18.9	926.9
1936	47.9	20.3	3.5	72.1	64.2	113	111.7	93.9	48	105.5	24.2	67.3	771.6
1937	90.7	9.4	31	55.6	89	55.5	73.1	132.2	127.4	27.9	56.8	66.2	814.8
1938	27.6	65.9	6.3	199.3	24.2	94.8	103.8	101.8	45.8	29.5	33.8	21.3	754.1
1939	40.6	91.7	47.6	64.7	91.8	169.2	81.7	202.7	38.4	44	128.6	13.5	1014.5
1940	48.5	14.5	27	135.6	49.3	39.6	144.1	59.4	57	28.3	70.9	33.7	707.9
1941	143.3	12.2	49.3	44.4	39.7	43.8	127.7	60.3	169.9	46.2	21.4	20.8	779
1942	45.8	11.1	9.7	60.8	197.3	166.2	125.2	155.2	133.1	53.4	55.1	16	1028.9
1943	30.3	65.7	6.4	92.3	40.6	96.6	133.5	131.2	105	40.1	28.3	18	788
1944	6.6	25.8	8.9	59	155.9	26.3	112.3	14.1	29.1	100	71	48.4	657.4
1945	37.3	63.3	11.7	18.3	62.8	63.7	54.6	155	116.8	89.6	70.7	42.2	786
1946	61.5	147.6	81.9	38.1	79.1	97.7	174.4	80.8	61.8	47.4	45.5	141.3	1057.1
1947	8.1	42.4	97.4	74.4	44.5	80.5	175.9	128.8	98.5	128.3	32.7	48.3	959.8
1948	6.4	16.1	6.9	100.8	86.9	39.9	106.1	136.3	23.3	139.7	87.6	31	781
1949	9.9	77.9	2.8	12.4	79.8	48.5	95.3	50.4	44.2	163.2	68.6	2.6	655.6
1950	2.8	27.4	37.4	25.4	120.5	64.5	55.5	96.6	72.4	72.5	25.4	15.8	616.2
1951	16.2	19.5	3.6	67.4	169.4	76.6	212.5	142.6	22.2	104.5	19.5	69.8	923.8
1952	39.9	7.3	1.8	74.3	143.8	77.9	69.3	70.3	78.7	81.9	118.2	22	785.4
1953	9.4	7.1	2.1	52	63.5	182.1	115.9	81.3	80.1	53.2	38	51.9	736.6
1954	27.9	7.4	16.8	129.5	42.6	95.5	60.1	53.9	49.9	62.8	38.1	34.6	619.1
1955	3.3	73.4	9.1	60.1	175.9	195.9	65.3	166.4	45	85.6	76.5	29.7	986.2
1956	13.4	0.5	30	123.2	114.8	212.9	122.7	119.4	114.2	70.7	10.8	20.9	953.5
1957	0.5	0.8	23.1	63.6	29.2	47.1	94.7	60.3	62.6	44.9	51.3	11.2	489.3
1958	6.4	4.1	29	15.5	175.4	22.3	115.6	112.7	106.1	110.6	18.5	14.3	730.5
1959	1	32.5	27.7	6.6	17.2	21.9	49	67	56.1	43.7	22.8	73.8	419.3
1960	7.8	57.1	17.5	100.3	181.3	65.2	67.1	60.5	116.5	29	62.5	9.6	774.4
1961	4.8	25.3	11.8	119.4	44.4	83.1	122.6	88.3	52.2	22.8	38.5	11.4	624.6
1962	15.6	19.3	25.1	14.5	129.4	90.7	41.6	80.6	44.4	100	19	50.3	630.5
1963	77.3	10.4	2.8	97.4	78.5	122.9	145.6	107.5	71.1	93.5	12.3	2.8	822.1
1964	9.2	13.8	7.6	71.1	60.3	90.6	190.7	68.7	104.4	80.4	99.6	30.5	826.9
1965	0	0	11.6	54	88.2	44.8	53.6	81.3	44.8	16.2	56.8	28.7	480
1966	5.6	23.4	45.1	16.1	63.9	81.7	124.9	64.5	117.4	49.9	32.5	83.7	708.7
1967	21.9	34.9	4.9	13.3	34.1	17.2	102.2	84.2	45.5	25.1	3	27.9	414.2
1968	53.3	39.1	51.3	91.2	164.6	111.9	118.7	154.8	58.9	117.8	69.4	42.4	1073.4
1969	11.9	157.8	22.5	46.7	71.9	33	103.9	49.6	77.7	7.1	42.3	48.7	673.1
1970	94.4	0	34.4	139.3	67.8	103.4	89.8	151.2	83.4	16.9	46.2	67.7	894.5
1971	7.6	13.2	43.5	215.3	140.5	77.3	42	153.8	117.8	73	64.4	51.8	1000.2
1972	63.4	53.5	2.1	49.3	45.5	59.5	119.2	132.2	62.8	60.4	28.7	17.8	694.4
1973	39.1	101.6	40	74.7	88.4	148.4	115.5	121.7	123.3	74.1	46.3	53.3	1026.4
1974	48.4	60	15.2	91.8	89.4	41	193.6	80.6	124.4	130.8	11.4	32	918.6
1975	38	3.8	49	54.8	157.8	39.2	127.6	115	79.8	142.1	27.6	8.6	843.3
1976	19.8	92.2	3.4	39.8	40.2	83	36.4	80.8	81.6	145	42.1	41.4	705.7
1977	52	10.6	50.3	26.8	95.3	108	60	51	74	41.9	47	17	633.9
1978	2	8.4	17.8	47	67.8	122.2	135.4	103.6	118.6	23	40.8	33.4	720
1979	46.4	45.8	33	72.6	92	28	125	129.2	151	105	61	46	935
1980	4	1	1	58	58	125.6	93	59.4	58	98	53	28.4	637.4
1981	32.4	6	64	4.4	85	250.2	187	205	43	35	34	34	980
1982	21	10	63	68	65	82	41	35	40.2	34	8	11.8	479
1983	19.4	0	98.4	101	101	46	115	123	81	63	29	23	799.8
1984	26	3	58	36	55	49	135	205	83	20	53	5	728
1985	13	6	78	58	69	88	87	132	87	40	22	35	715
1986	10	1	2	105.2	65.4	46.4	198.2	116.4	95	99	15	58	811.6
1987	18	8	24.8	51	151.2	129	145	84	34	68.4	8	54	775.4
1988	20	25	17	27	172	112	105	48	91	42	52	35	746
1989	3	5	4	36	103	42	117	126	72.2	72.6	47.6	10.7	639.1
1990	11.4	20.2	0.8	35.1	25.8	140.8	126.4	117.8	62.6	79.6	16	50.2	686.7
1991	26.4	0	14.2	70	25.2	129.4	97	149	127.8	8.6	30.8	18.6	697
1992	8.4	15	78	64.4	87.6	94.4	93.2	193.4	168	108.6	105	147.5	1163.5
1993		16.8	25.6		61					79	38.4	86.6	
1994	65	24.2	0	25.4	80.6	156.6	49.2	35	55	58	79.4	11.6	640
1995	28.2	33.8	12.8	58	112.6	141	284.4	56.6	69.2	55.2	18.6	10.4	880.8
1996	24	12.8	27.2	57.2	22.2	163.4	125.6	207.6	147.2	42.8	6.2	21	857.2
1997	33	22	6	8	82	67	57.6	151.4	83.2	69	51.8	23.6	654.6
1998	11.4	16.6	15	118.4	32.6	132.8	121.4	69.8	88	59.6	42.2	12.4	720.2
1999	12	3.8	80.4	11.2	153.2	109.4	68.6	51	108.8	64.4	24.6	30.6	718
2000	9.6	72	24	48.2	138.6	123.2							

MONTH	JAN	FEB	MAR	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	JULY	AUG	SEPT	OCT	NOV	DEC	ANNUAL
Highest	143.3	157.8	214.9	215.3	296.2	291.2	284.4	207.6	190.9	169.2	128.6	147.5	1265.6
Lowest 	0	0	0	1	3.3	17.2	22.6	14.1	22.2	7.1	1.8	0	414.2
Mean   	27	26.4	31.6	64.5	94.3	110.7	108.5	107.2	89.9	69.5	42.8	34.9	806.9
Median 	20.3	16.1	23.4	56.5	85.6	101.3	106.2	102.9	83.1	69	38.1	30.5	782
Years 	120	121	121	120	121	121	120	120	120	121	121	121	119

**Data Source SA Bureau of Meteorology**

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*Note the downward trend after the 1950's. See data and chart below for more detailed information.

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Why the difference? I will leave this up to the individuals interpretation. The dooms-dayers will blame it on global warming and climate change. The truth is no-one knows for sure, 120 years of data collection is but a mere snapshot of the planets timeline. Is this enough to establish a trend?

Month	1880-1950		1951-1999		median	official
jan	29.63		23.40		26.51	27
feb	27.81		23.53		25.67	26
mar	35.14		26.58		30.86	32
apr	65.72		62.91		64.32	65
may	97.57		88.58		93.08	93
jun	121.30		95.59		108.44	111
jul	107.88		109.73		108.81	109
aug	109.23		104.13		106.68	108
sep	95.06		82.47		88.76	90
oct	72.37		65.48		68.93	70
nov	44.01		40.40		42.21	43
dec	34.46		35.52		34.99	35
total	840.19		758.34		799.26	809

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