Adelaide's rainy run that has spanned the last five seasons may come to an end in autumn. While parts of eastern Australia experienced record-breaking heat and sparse rainfall this summer, South Australia's capital city was much wetter than usual. Adelaide received 167.4mm of rain from the start of December to the end of February, making it the city's wettest summer in 80 years and the third wettest on record. Adelaide usually receives 63mm of rain throughout the summer season. This latest seasonal soaking follows Adelaide's wettest spring in 15 years, which included the city's fifth wettest September since records commenced in 1839. Above average rainfall was also recorded in Adelaide last autumn and summer. Looking ahead, things are expected to take a drier turn this autumn. Higher-than-normal pressure over southern Australia is expected to limit the amount and intensity of rain-bearing systems reaching Adelaide. All of South Australia, including the capital, has a good chance of receiving below average rainfall between March and May. Autumn could be the first drier-than-average season since Spring 2015 for Adelaide.