Editing South Australia (section)

===Climate===
The southern part of the state has a [[Mediterranean climate]], while the rest of the state has either an [[desert climate|arid]] or [[semi-arid climate]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Climate and Weather | work = Government of South Australia | publisher = Atlas South Australia | date = 28 April 2004 | url = http://www.atlas.sa.gov.au/go/resources/atlas-of-south-australia-1986/environment-resources/climate-and-weather | access-date = 6 December 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100315233707/http://www.atlas.sa.gov.au/go/resources/atlas-of-south-australia-1986/environment-resources/climate-and-weather | archive-date = 15 March 2010 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> South Australia's main temperature range is {{convert|29|C|F|0}} in January and {{convert|15|C|F|0|abbr=on}} in July. 
The highest maximum temperature ever recorded was {{convert|50.7|C|F|1|abbr=on}} at [[Oodnadatta, South Australia|Oodnadatta]] on 2 January 1960, which is the highest official temperature recorded in Australia. The lowest minimum temperature was {{convert|-8.2|C|F|1|abbr=on}} at [[Yongala, South Australia|Yongala]] on 20 July 1976.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/extreme/records/national.pdf |title=Rainfall and Temperature Records: National |publisher=[[Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)|Bureau of Meteorology]] |access-date=14 November 2009 }}</ref> The region's overall dry weather is owed to the [[Australian High]] on the Great Australian Bight.
{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location = South Australia
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 50.7
|Feb record high C = 48.2
|Mar record high C = 46.5
|Apr record high C = 42.1
|May record high C = 36.5
|Jun record high C = 34.0
|Jul record high C = 34.2
|Aug record high C = 39.4
|Sep record high C = 41.5
|Oct record high C = 45.4
|Nov record high C = 47.9
|Dec record high C = 49.9
|year record high C = 50.7
|Jan record low C = 0.2
|Feb record low C = 0.8
|Mar record low C = -2.2
|Apr record low C = -3.5
|May record low C = -6.6
|Jun record low C = -8.1
|Jul record low C = -8.2
|Aug record low C = -6.6
|Sep record low C = -4.5
|Oct record low C = -4.4
|Nov record low C = -2.4
|Dec record low C = -0.5
|year record low C = -8.2
|source 1 = Bureau of Meteorology<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/climate/extremes/daily_extremes.cgi?period=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fclimate%2Fextremes%2Fdaily_extremes.cgi&climtab=tmax_high&area=tas&year=2013&mon=1&day=11|title=Official records for Australia in January|date=1 July 2017|work=Daily Extremes|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref>
|date=March 2012
}}