Pallamana, South Australia
Town in South Australia
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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.
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| Coordinates: 35.034°S 139.21°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • 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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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.[1]
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.[5]
Climate
Pallamana has a semi-arid climate with mediterranean influences (Köppen: BSk/Csa) with warm to hot, dry summers and mild, slightly wet winters.[6] The wettest recorded day was 14 February 2014 with 74.6 mm (2.94 in) of rainfall.[7] 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.[8]
| Climate data for Pallamana Aerodrome (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[9] but as of December 2023[update] work had not started.[10]
