Another run of record April heat finally ends over Adelaide

Adelaide has notched up another April record after enduring five consecutive days of temperatures exceeding 30 degrees.

A slow-moving trough filtered a very warm airmass over South Australia, including the state capital between Thursday last week and Monday, with the mercury cracking 30 degrees each day in this spell.

Whilst no individual heat records were set in this spell (the hottest day was 32.2 degrees at Kent Town site on Friday), the longevity of the heat was highly unusual for April.

Only twice before in the city's history had 30 degrees been exceeded on five consecutive days on April, however these both occurred earlier in the month, with this latest spell making it the latest this type of heat has been experienced in autumn since records began.

Along with large parts of Australia, this latest spell of heat is just something else to add to a month that has been characterised by record heat. The West Terrace site broke its previous April record twice this month on the 9th and again the 11th, reaching 36.3 degrees, whilst mean maximum temperatures are running five degrees above average.

The end of the month will see temperatures drop closer to average in the wake of a cool change, meaning the city is likely to just fall shy of a record hot April.