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Adelaide has a hot-summer [[Mediterranean climate]] (''Csa'') under the [[Köppen climate classification]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tapper |first1=Andrew |last2=Tapper |first2=Nigel |title=The weather and climate of Australia and New Zealand |year=1996 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Melbourne, Australia |isbn=0-19-553393-3 |edition=First |editor=Gray, Kathleen |page=300}}</ref> The city has warm to hot, dry summers and cool winters with moderate rainfall. Most [[precipitation]] falls in the winter months, leading to the suggestion that the climate be classified as a "cold monsoon".<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-03/term-cold-monsoon-used-to-describe-adelaide-climate/9723122 What's a 'cold monsoon'? And is it the best way to describe Adelaide's climate?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529095345/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-03/term-cold-monsoon-used-to-describe-adelaide-climate/9723122 |date=29 May 2018 }} ''ABC News'', 3 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.</ref> Rainfall is unreliable, light and infrequent throughout summer, although heavy falls can occur. The winter has fairly reliable rainfall with June being the wettest month of the year, averaging around 80&nbsp;mm. [[Frost]]s are occasional, with the most notable occurrences in 1908 and 1982. Hail is common in winter.