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| Coordinates:34°47′24″S138°38′24″E / 34.79000°S 138.64000°E /-34.79000; 138.64000 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Adelaide | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 21 (SAL2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5106 | ||||||||||||
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Parafield is a non-residential suburb ofAdelaide approximately 15 to 18 kilometres (9 to 11 mi) north of the CBD. The suburb is essentially contiguous withParafield Airport.[3] There are airport related businesses in the terminal and hangar area of the airport, and a general commercial area in the corner of Kings and Main North Roads.
It is bordered byMain North Road to the east, Kings Road to the north and theGawler railway line to the west, where it is served byParafield station. To the south it abutsMawson Lakes and Elder Smith Drive at the boundary of the airport.
Parafield Post Office opened on 1 July 1946, was renamedParafield Airport in 1965 and closed in 1986.[4]
| Climate data for Parafield (Parafield Airport), elevation 10 m (33 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1939–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 47.7 (117.9) | 44.7 (112.5) | 42.7 (108.9) | 38.2 (100.8) | 31.1 (88.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 30.4 (86.7) | 35.0 (95.0) | 39.2 (102.6) | 44.3 (111.7) | 46.7 (116.1) | 47.7 (117.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.6 (87.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 23.7 (74.7) | 19.3 (66.7) | 16.2 (61.2) | 15.6 (60.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 23.2 (73.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 23.2 (73.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 6.8 (44.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 6.4 (43.5) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.1 (55.6) | 14.9 (58.8) | 11.2 (52.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) | 5.0 (41.0) | 5.9 (42.6) | 0.6 (33.1) | −1.4 (29.5) | −2.4 (27.7) | −2.8 (27.0) | −2.0 (28.4) | −0.2 (31.6) | 1.4 (34.5) | 2.5 (36.5) | 5.6 (42.1) | −2.8 (27.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 19.7 (0.78) | 18.4 (0.72) | 22.4 (0.88) | 33.2 (1.31) | 46.9 (1.85) | 54.2 (2.13) | 55.6 (2.19) | 50.7 (2.00) | 46.6 (1.83) | 31.8 (1.25) | 23.0 (0.91) | 22.6 (0.89) | 426.9 (16.81) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 4.3 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 11.5 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 109.4 |
| Average afternoonrelative humidity (%) | 34 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 48 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology (humidity 1992–2010)[5] | |||||||||||||
