Pallamana, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 35°02′02″S 139°12′36″E / 35.034°S 139.21°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 68 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5254 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 23.3 °C (73.9 °F)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 9.1 °C (48.4 °F)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 301.0 mm (11.85 in)[3] | ||||||||||||
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Pallamana is a locality in the Murraylands region of South Australia between the Mount Lofty Ranges and the Murray River, northwest of Murray Bridge.
Transport
Pallamana is where the former Sedan railway line crosses Reedy Creek Road (state route B35) which connects Palmer to Murray Bridge. The former station/siding was originally named Preamimma Railway Station.[4]
The Murray Bridge Airport is in the southeast of the locality of Pallamana. Another airfield named Rollo's Airfield (ICAO: YRLO) is on the western side of Pallamana.[6]
Climate
Pallamana has a semi-arid climate with mediterranean influences (Köppen: BSk/Csa) with warm to hot, dry summers and mild, slightly wet winters.[7] The wettest recorded day was 14 February 2014 with 74.6 mm (2.94 in) of rainfall.[8] Extreme temperatures ranged from 48.1 °C (118.6 °F) on 20 December 2019 to −4.6 °C (23.7 °F) on 20 July 2015.[9]
| Climate data for Pallamana Aerodrome (35°04′S 139°14′E / 35.07°S 139.23°E) (45 m (148 ft) AMSL) (2006-2025) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 48.0 (118.4) |
46.7 (116.1) |
42.6 (108.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
45.3 (113.5) |
48.1 (118.6) |
48.1 (118.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.1 (48.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.2 (0.60) |
16.3 (0.64) |
15.8 (0.62) |
23.1 (0.91) |
29.2 (1.15) |
31.9 (1.26) |
33.1 (1.30) |
28.7 (1.13) |
31.9 (1.26) |
23.1 (0.91) |
28.1 (1.11) |
24.2 (0.95) |
301.0 (11.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 4.4 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.3 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 109.3 |
| Source: Bureau of Meteorology (2006-2025)[3] | |||||||||||||
Solar farm proposal
RES Australia proposed to build a solar farm with up to 176 MW capacity and a battery storage facility at Pallamana, south of the Murray Bridge airport, on a 730 hectares (1800 acres) open farmland site. Construction was to start in 2020[10] but as of December 2023 work had not started.[11]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pallamana (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pallamana (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) Climate Statistics (2006-2025)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Placename Details: Pallamana Railway Station". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 5 February 2007. SA0053016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Placename Details: Pallamana (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 5 February 2007. SA0044844. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "YRLO: Rollos". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Climate classification maps: Köppen - all classes". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Murray Bridge (Pallamana Aerodrome) Climate (2006-2025)". FarmOnline Weather. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Roseworthy AWS Climate (2006-2025)". FarmOnline Weather. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Pallamana Solar Farm". RES Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Pallamana solar farm". RES. Renewable Energy Systems. January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.