Clare, South Australia

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The first European to explore the district was John Hill, who in April 1839 discovered and named the Wakefield River and Hutt River. In early 1840 the first European settlers arrived in the district, led by John Horrocks. The town itself was established in 1842 by Edward Burton Gleeson, and named after his ancestral home of County Clare in Ireland,{{cite book|title=What's in a name? Nomenclature of South Australia|author=Rodney Cockburn|author-link=Rodney Cockburn|orig-year=1908|year=1984|publisher=Fergusson Publications}} although the town was first named Inchiquin after Gleeson's property. Lake Inchiquin is now the name of a reservoir located to the north of the town, near the golf club. The layout of the town's road system was apparently designed by a draughtsman in Adelaide, without any knowledge of the local geography.{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}} There are several roads in Clare that end abruptly at a cliff face, only to continue again at the top of the cliff, e.g. Wright Street to the top of Billy Goat Hill, and continued as Wright Lane below, running by Woolworths.

The District Council of Clare was established in 1853 and was joined in 1868 by a corporate municipality, the Corporation of Clare. The corporate town seceded from the district council to provide dedicated local government to the township but re-amalgamated with the district council in 1969.

A railway line was built from Riverton to Clare in 1918 and on to Spalding in 1922. It closed in 1984 and the tracks were removed in the following years after damage caused by the Ash Wednesday fires of 1983. The alignment now carries the Riesling Trail walking and cycling trail from Auburn to Barinia.

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The County of Stanley, in which lies the town of Clare, is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor George Grey and named for Edward Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1841 to 1845. The Hundred of Clare is centred on the town of Clare. Within the Stanley County also lies the Hundred of Stanley which contains the eastern Clare Valley.

This area was also the location of the Electoral district of Stanley for which, from 1862, the chief polling place was listed as Clare, with subsidiary polling places at Auburn, Mudla Wirra (Gawler), and Baker's Springs (Rhynie). This electorate was only abolished in 1956. Townships served by the seat of Stanley from 1875 included Port Pirie, Crystal Brook, Clare, Snowtown and Port Broughton.

In 1997 Clare and the surrounding district became a part of the much larger District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys for the purpose of local governance.

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Clare is the original location of the Stanley Wine Company, founded in 1894 by Joseph Herman Knappstein;[https://www.claremuseum.com/joseph-knappstein Joseph Knappstein – The founder of Clare's Stanley Wine Company] Clare Museum. Retrieved 12 June 2021. the brand is now owned by Accolade Wines for cask wine packaged for the "drink now" market. Local winery "Mr. Mick" is named for Stanley Wine's Managing Director (1962–1976) Carl Knappstein, known as "Mick", the legendary Stanley Wine Maker.[https://www.claremuseum.com/2-the-boom-in-wine-making – The Boom in Clare Winemaking] Clare Museum Retrieved 13 June 2021.

Wine grapes have been grown around Clare since the early 1840s, with the early explorer John Horrocks planting the first vines at Penwortham. Pioneer Edward Burton Gleeson (the founder of Clare, and its first mayor{{cite web | url=https://www.claremuseum.com/post/founder-paddy-gleeson-king-of-clare | title=Founder Paddy Gleeson: "King of Clare" | date=3 April 2020 }}) also planted approximately 800 vines at his Clare estate 'Inchiquin' in the 1840s. Many small vineyards were then planted, the main ones being planted by winemaker J.H. Knappstein, settler John Hope and brewer John Christison.{{cite web | url=https://www.mrmick.com.au/our-story/ | title=Our Story | Mr. Mick | Clare Valley, South Australia | date=19 September 2018 }}

For example, in 1904 the Stanley Wine Company completed a large shipment of casks of wine for London totalling about 70,000 gallons.{{cite web | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163056411?searchTerm=clare%20wine%20sales%20London | title=Export of Wine | newspaper=Adelaide Observer | date=22 October 1904 }} Clare Valley wines exported (in casks) were mainly Stanley port, with "its unique and palatable flavor".{{cite web | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74130686?searchTerm=clare%20wine%20sales%20London | title=Steps in Clare's Great Progress | newspaper=Advertiser | date=26 June 1935 }} This port, with dry burgundy and brandy, formed the bulk of the production sold to Britain, for which the wines had to be preserved ("fortified") with extra distilled spirit, much as we now know our Muscats and Port wines.{{cite web |url=https://www.claremuseum.com/2-the-boom-in-wine-making |website=Clare Museum |title=2. The Boom in Wine |access-date=22 July 2022}}

Clare's most prestigious winery is at Wendouree,{{cite web |title=A visit to Wendouree - the most surprising cult winery in the country |url=https://www.ozwinereview.com/2015/12/a-visit-to-wendouree-the-most-surprising-cult-winery-in-the-country.html |website=Australian Wine and Drinks Review |date=2015-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201163339/https://www.ozwinereview.com/2015/12/a-visit-to-wendouree-the-most-surprising-cult-winery-in-the-country.html |archive-date=2022-12-01 |url-status=live}} two and a half miles south-east of Clare (but closed to the public), which is "a fine little cellar in a family tradition" that specialises in high-class organic wine production. Mr. A. P. Birks established this cellar "in a tiny way" in a shed in 1895. It is now renowned for its limited volume production of exclusive Wendouree red wines. Penfold's famous Grange also has sources in the Clare Valley.{{cite web | url=https://www.vintagecellars.com.au/grapevine/wine/2021-penfolds-grange-release | title=Vintage Cellars Australia's Fine Wine Specialist | Buy Wine Online | date=22 July 2022 }}

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As one of the larger towns in the region, Clare is an administrative and service centre for the surrounding area. It has two supermarkets, many other specialty stores, two public and two private schools, three hotels, two motels, a caravan park, race course and showground.

Clare has become recognised for its 'experiences', including the Riesling Trail walking and cycling route from 9 km north of Clare to Auburn (25 km), on the former railway alignment, so named as it weaves past vineyards and wineries, and continuing to Riverton as the Rattler Trail.

The Riesling Trail also makes up a small section of the popular, {{convert|900|km|abbr=on}} Mawson Trail which stretches up to the Flinders Ranges.{{Cite web|url=http://www.southaustraliantrails.com/trails/mawson-trail/|title=Mawson Trail – Full Trail – Trails SA|language=en-AU|access-date=23 August 2019}}

Clare is the starting point of the Lavender Federation Trail which traverses the eastern side of the Mount Lofty Ranges past the Barossa Valley through to Murray Bridge.{{Cite web|url=https://lavenderfederationtrail.org.au/new/|title=Lavender Federation Trail|website=Lavender Federation Trail|language=en-US|access-date=23 August 2019}} The Clare Valley wine region continues within the same line of hills as the famous Barossa Valley, and also produces wine.

The Clare Valley Wine and Wilderness Trail{{cite web |title=Clare Valley Wine and Wilderness Trail |url=http://cvwwt.com.au |website=Explore the Clare Valley |access-date=6 August 2022}} is a 100 km hiking and cycling trail designed to highlight the premium wine and food and landscapes of the Clare Valley, starting at the Clare Valley Information Centre, Horrocks Highway, 3 km south of Clare.

The township of Clare is home to two wineries at opposite ends of the town:

• The Knappstein Enterprise Winery, 2 Pioneer Ave, Clare SA (the old Clare Brewery){{cite web | url=https://www.claremuseum.com/4-wine-s-post-war-boom | title=4. Wine's post-war Boom }}
• Mr. Mick Cellar Door and Restaurant, 7 Dominic St, Clare SA (the old Stanley Winery){{cite web | url=https://www.claremuseum.com/joseph-knappstein | title=Joseph Knappstein }}

and book-ended by Jim Barry winery in the north and Tim Adams winery to the south. A half-dozen restaurants are situated in and around Clare, counting Cellar Door Restaurants at surrounding wineries.

A further dozen or more wineries surround the town: including Taylors, Kirrihill, Kilikanoon, and Shut The Gate Wines. The Clare Valley contains over forty cellar doors and wineries in all.https://www.clarevalley.com.au/news/clare-top-tourism-town – Clare Valley Top Tourism Town. Retrieved 13 June 2021

• A third original Clare Winery was The Clarevale Cooperative Winery,https://www.claremuseum.com/3-wine-between-the-wars Clare Wine between the Wars – Clare Museum. Retrieved 13 June 2021 the buildings of which still survive in Lennon Street Clare across from the Clarevale Cottage, the Manager's home. This winery was founded in 1930, with a loan of 8,000 pounds from the State Government, but started crushing wine in 1929. It was later taken over by Kaiser Stuhl.
• The Clare Valley Visitor Information Centre{{cite web |title=Clare Valley Information Centre |url=https://www.clarevalley.com.au/directory/clare-valley-wine-food-and-tourism-centre |website=Clare Valley Wine, Food and Tourism Centre |access-date=7 August 2022}} is incorporated within the Clare Valley Wine, Food and Tourism Centre, located 3 km south of Clare on the Horrocks Highway, at 8 Spring Gully Rd, Clare SA.

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• The Clare Museum of the National Trust of SA{{cite web |title=Clare Museum |url=https://www.claremuseum.com |website=Clare Museum, S.A. National Trust |publisher=Clare Museum of the National Trust |access-date=7 August 2022}} is at the Corner, Neagles Rock Road and Victoria Road Clare 5453 SA, about 1 km South of Main Street. Open 1-3 PM Saturdays, and 10-3 PM Sundays and public holidays, except Christmas and Good Friday.
• The popular Clare Regional History Group has a large collection of historical books, newspapers and memorabilia at the Clare Town Hall, open to the public on Friday afternoons 1-4 PM, and on monthly Saturday Market days.
• The Monthly Clare Show Market is held on the second Saturday of the Month at Ennis Park, alongside the Clare Town Hall.
• Clare Valley Market in the car park at The Clare Valley Info. Centre at the Clare Valley Wine, Food and Tourism Centre, south of Clare on Spring Gully Rd. is a licensed market held in March, September (24/9/22) and November (25/9/2022).
• The Clare Mini-railway at the "Lakeside Railway": The Clare Valley Model Engineers have a railway with over one kilometre of track that features several bridges and a tunnel in a 10 hectare park. and the train operates every second and fourth weekend of each month at Melrose Park, Phoenix Ave, Clare SA.

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• The Gleeson Wetlands, including Lake Inchiquin, has a flat easy walking path, with the opportunity to view many native birds in their natural habitat. There are two picnic shelters, and a bird hide. Further along there is a pathway through Melrose Park which links to the Riesling Trail.
• Five Lookouts around Clare:

1. Billy Goat Hill, Wright Street, central Clare, is a good lookout on a Council Reserve upstairs and via a high footpath above an old quarry (behind Woolworths) which offers a great view of Clare. It is also accessible by car via Union Street from Mill Street.

2. Neagle's Rock Lookout is a Clare favourite, and only 1 km south from the crossroad by the National Trust Clare Museum and Wolta Wolta heritage homestead. The peak is about a 20 minute steep walk, and has a long history of family picnics. In October 1935 it was announced that a public subscription had raised money toward public ownership of the site, which is now run by the local Council.{{cite web | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97768524?searchTerm=neagle%27s%20rock | title=Open Column | newspaper=Northern Argus | date=18 October 1935 }} The lookout park contains many ecologically important flora species, including rare remnant of Peppermint Box eucalypt woodland. Listen for the birdsong of the White-plumed Honeyeater, Australian Magpie, Adelaide Rosella, the Grey Shrikethrush, and of the Rufous Whistler.{{cite web |url=https://birdssa.asn.au/location/neagles-rock-reserve-clare/ |title=Neagles Rock Reserve, Clare |website=Birds SA |access-date=18 July 2022}}

3. Quarry Hill Lookout is the most romantic and beautiful lookout near Clare. Get there on Quarry Road, which runs east off Main North Rd, just south of the caravan park, about 4 km south of Clare township. At 276 Quarry Rd, Polish Hill River SA 5453. Check out the Clare Valley Rocks information{{cite web |title=Clare Valley Rocks |url=https://clarevalleywine.com.au/wine-region/clare-rocks |website=Clare Valley Wine and Grape Association, Clare Rocks |access-date=12 August 2022}} on the display sign at the lookout.

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4. Brooks Lookout, on the steep Old Blyth Road west of Armagh, has panoramic views west over Blyth township and the Condowie Plain, with views to the Hummocks and a possible glimpse of Gulf St Vincent. It is closed in summer due to the danger of bushfire. Reach it from sign-posted turn-offs from the Blyth Road below Armagh.

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5. Spring Gully Conservation Park: This park about 6 km south of Clare preserves the remnants of the only stand of red stringybark (Eucalyptus macrorhyncha) in South Australia. It is a relic population left behind from a wetter time so is mostly treed with Peppermint Gum (Eucalyptus odorata), Southern Cypress Pine (Callitris gracilis) and Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha). A great place for seeing Blackboy Trees (Xanthorrhoea species) and possibly Western grey kangaroos and euros at dawn or at dusk.

• Clare Valley Art Gallery has an extensive range of contemporary Utopian Indigenous Art, with regular visiting artists, at 28 Horrocks Highway, Clare
• The Clare Art House has exhibits, presentations, art and craft workshops and lessons, 8 Mill Street Clare
• The Riesling Trail runs past the location of the old Clare Railway Station, and extends up the valley to Auburn.
• The great Hill River Stone Wall, estimated to contain 7,040.000 stones, commences about 3 km South of the Farrell Flat road East of Clare, by Claremont Road.{{Cite web|last=Ruwolt|first=Jon|date=12 March 2020|title=Heard about the great Hill River Stone Wall?|url=https://www.claremuseum.com/post/heard-about-the-great-hill-river-stone-wall|url-status=live|website=Clare Museum of the National Trust|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302011317/https://www.claremuseum.com/post/heard-about-the-great-hill-river-stone-wall |archive-date=2 March 2021 }}

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It continues Northwards to Gum Creek and Leighton, up big hills and down dales to Spalding and Booborowie on a level with Jamestown, finally ending at the top end of Canowie. It seems fairly certain the Hill River wall was built in the 1860s by tradesmen of the celebrated pioneering pastoralist, C. B. Fisher,{{Cite web|last=Ruwolt |first=Jon|date=2020|title=C. B. Fisher|website=Clare Museum of the National Trust|url=https://www.claremuseum.com/c-b-fisher|url-status=live|access-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612005425/https://www.claremuseum.com/c-b-fisher |archive-date=12 June 2021}} principally to keep sheep within bounds.

Also known as "The "Camel Hump Wall", it is a drystone wall which runs over 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Booborowie to Farrell Flat, and another equal distance further south to the former farm of Mr. David Ashby, totalling 62 kilometres.{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Andrew|date=March 2015|title=Dry stone walls on Landline|url=http://dswaa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/DSWAA-Flag-Stone-No.-33.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=9 November 2021|website=The Flagstone : Dry Stone Wall Association of Australia Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301060344/http://dswaa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/DSWAA-Flag-Stone-No.-33.pdf |archive-date=1 March 2016 }} "Camel Hump Wall" is said to be the longest continuous dry stone wall in Australia, and should be heritage listed.{{Cite web|last=Adams|first=Prue|date=17 May 2015|title=Dry stone walls should be heritage listed|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-17/dry-stone-walls-should-be-heritage-listed,-organisation-says/6469316|url-status=live|access-date=28 October 2021|website=ABC Landline|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031220313/http://www.abc.net.au:80/news/2015-05-17/dry-stone-walls-should-be-heritage-listed,-organisation-says/6469316 |archive-date=31 October 2015 }}

• Bungaree Station, 12 km north of Clare has a sandstone Woolshed (one of Australia's oldest working woolsheds, constructed from 1842), Shearers Quarters, Stable Yard, Station Store, Managers House, staff cottages and B&B accommodation, and even the old District Council Chambers and a Church. It is still a working farm, run by the 4th, 5th and 6th generations of the Hawker family. Bungaree was established like a small English village with the manor house, police station, St Michaels Anglican Church in the Gothic style (1864), and also has a thriving tourism business, created after the wool crash of 1985.

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|File:Sheep Station at Bungaree(GN08613).jpg |Bungaree Station buildings with sheep in 1906

|File:Sheep Station at Bungaree(GN08616).jpg |Bungaree with a mob of 1,960 sheep which had just walked to Bungaree from Paralana Station

|File:Sheep Station at Bungaree(GN08606).jpg |Bungaree Station with sheep in 1906. This closely resembles a photograph which hangs as an original framed print in the Bungaree woolshed.

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These 1906 photographs shows a mob of 1,960 sheep which had just walked to Bungaree from Paralana Station in the Northern Flinders Ranges (also run by the Hawker Family). The particular interest of this photo of Bungaree is that it later became famous, when an engraving was made of it and it was used on both the £50 and £1000 Australian banknotes (The £1000 note was used for inter-bank transactions).

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"Australia was Riding on the Sheep's Back"[https://dl.nfsa.gov.au/module/1592/ National Film and Sound Archive of Australia] meaning that, for much of Australia's recent history wool has been the basis of the national economy and the country's major export. Those graziers who grew the wool had come to symbolise and epitomise what it was to be Australian.

Other historic sheep stations in the Clare Valley are:

• Hill River Estate (east of Clare), founded by C.B. Fisher{{Cite web|url=https://www.claremuseum.com/c-b-fisher|title=C.B. Fisher|website=Clare Museum}}) and
• Hughes Park estate{{Cite web|url=https://hughespark.com/our-story/|title=Our story}}https://www.claremuseum.com/hughes-park-estate|The Duncan Legacy: Hughes Park Estate, Watervale (south-west of Clare).
• Boconnoc Park estate lies west of Armagh around the Blyth Road.{{cite web | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/140750818?searchTerm=boconnoc%20park%20estate | title=Boconnoc Park, Clare, S.a | newspaper=Australasian | date=22 March 1924 }}
• The Kadlunga Estate, with the best rainfall in the area, was historically famed for its breeding of Shropshire sheep{{cite web | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92296377?searchTerm=Famous%20Kadlunga%20Estate | title=The Kadlunga Estate | newspaper=South Australian Chronicle | date=17 September 1892 }} and is situated south-east of Clare, towards Mintaro and its historic Martindale Hall.{{Cite web|url=https://www.claremuseum.com/post/neglected-jewels-of-clare-valley|title=Neglected Jewels of Clare Valley|first=Jon|last=Ruwolt|date=21 September 2021|website=Clare Museum}}

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{{also|List of wineries in the Clare Valley}}

(Listed North to South)

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1. Jim Barry Wines (Cellar Door)
2. Mad Bastard Wines (Cellar Door)
3. Knappstein Wines (Cellar Door)
4. Mr Mick (Cellar Door, Restaurant)
5. Sussex Squire Wines (Cellar Door)
6. Tim Adams Wines (Cellar Door)
7. Shut the Gate Wines (Cellar Door, Cafe) File:Clare Valley, Sevenhill Cellars - panoramio.jpg
8. Stone Bridge Wines (Cellar Door)
9. Eldredge Wines (Cellar Door)
10. Jaeschke's Hill River Clare Estate (Cellar Door)
11. Sevenhill Cellars (Cellar Door)
12. Good Catholic Girl Wines (Cellar Door)
13. Pikes Wines and Brewery (Cellar Door, Restaurant)
14. The Wilson Vineyard (Cellar Door)
15. Paulett Wines (Cellar Door, Restaurant)
16. Jeanneret Wines & Clare Valley Brewing (Cellar Door)
17. Skillogalee Wines & Restaurant (Cellar Door, Restaurant)
18. Reilly's Wines and Restaurant (Cellar Door, Restaurant)
19. Mitchell Wines (Cellar Door)
20. Mintaro Wines (Cellar Door)
21. Killikanoon Wines (Cellar Door)
22. Penna Lane Wines (Cellar Door)
23. Tim McNeil Wines (Cellar Door)
24. Crabtree Watervale Wines (Cellar Door)
25. clos Clare (Cellar Door)
26. Claymore Wines (Cellar Door)
27. Tim Gramp Wines (Cellar Door)
28. O'Leary Walker Wines (Cellar Door, Restaurant)
29. Taylors Wine (Cellar Door, Restaurant)
30. Velvet and Willow Wines (Cellar Door)
31. Wines by KT (Cellar Door)
32. Grosset Wines (Cellar Door)
33. Mount Horrocks Wines (Cellar Door)
34. Ulster Park Wines (Cellar Door)
35. Koonowla Wines/Georges (Cellar Door)

Clare is governed at the local level by the District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys. Clare lies in the state electoral district of Frome and the federal electoral Division of Grey.

Clare is situated on the eponymous Clare Valley along the path of the Hutt River, about {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}} west of the Camels Hump Range and {{convert|3.5|km|abbr=on}} west of Stony Range. The Skilly Hills rise to the south-west and the Bungaree Hills rise to the north-west.

Clare has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa), with moderately hot, dry summers and cool, wetter winters. Temperatures vary throughout the year, with average maxima ranging from {{convert|30.4|C}} in January to {{convert|13.0|C}} in July, and average minima fluctuating between {{convert|15.0|C}} in January and {{convert|4.1|C}} in August. Annual precipitation is moderately low, averaging {{convert|534.5|mm|in|abbr=on}} between 117.7 precipitation days.{{cite web

|url = https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/climate/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=21131 |title = Clare High School Climate (1994-2024) |website = FarmOnline Weather |access-date = August 4, 2024}} There are 102.7 clear days and 111.8 cloudy days annually. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|44.9|C}} on 24 January 2019 to {{convert|-5.0|C}} on 15 June 2006.{{cite web

|url = https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/climate/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=21014 |title = Clare Post Office Climate (1862-2024) |website = FarmOnline Weather |access-date = August 4, 2024}} In the climate box below, temperature extremes were combined from the old Post Office (1957-1994) and current High School (1994-2024) weather stations.

{{Weather box

|location = Clare (33º49'12"S, 138º35'24"E, 395 m AMSL) (1994-2024 normals, extremes 1957-2024)

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 44.9

|Feb record high C = 43.6

|Mar record high C = 40.4

|Apr record high C = 36.3

|May record high C = 28.7

|Jun record high C = 24.2

|Jul record high C = 25.0

|Aug record high C = 27.4

|Sep record high C = 32.2

|Oct record high C = 35.6

|Nov record high C = 41.1

|Dec record high C = 44.3

|Jan high C = 30.4

|Feb high C = 29.7

|Mar high C = 26.3

|Apr high C = 21.8

|May high C = 17.1

|Jun high C = 13.5

|Jul high C = 13.0

|Aug high C = 14.2

|Sep high C = 17.5

|Oct high C = 21.1

|Nov high C = 24.9

|Dec high C = 27.7

|Jan low C = 15.0

|Feb low C = 14.7

|Mar low C = 12.3

|Apr low C = 9.0

|May low C = 6.4

|Jun low C = 4.8

|Jul low C = 4.1

|Aug low C = 4.4

|Sep low C = 6.1

|Oct low C = 8.0

|Nov low C = 10.7

|Dec low C = 12.7

|Jan record low C = 2.8

|Feb record low C = 4.9

|Mar record low C = 1.4

|Apr record low C = -1.0

|May record low C = -3.7

|Jun record low C = -5.0

|Jul record low C = -4.5

|Aug record low C = -3.3

|Sep record low C = -2.3

|Oct record low C = -1.4

|Nov record low C = 0.0

|Dec record low C = 3.0

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 22.0

|Feb precipitation mm = 23.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 21.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 36.7

|May precipitation mm = 52.6

|Jun precipitation mm = 66.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 63.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 66.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 57.9

|Oct precipitation mm = 46.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 39.1

|Dec precipitation mm = 37.3

|year precipitation mm = 534.5

|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 4.7

|Feb precipitation days = 4.1

|Mar precipitation days = 5.4

|Apr precipitation days = 7.4

|May precipitation days = 11.6

|Jun precipitation days = 15.0

|Jul precipitation days = 17.0

|Aug precipitation days = 16.3

|Sep precipitation days = 12.2

|Oct precipitation days = 9.1

|Nov precipitation days = 8.1

|Dec precipitation days = 6.8

|Jan afthumidity = 28

|Feb afthumidity = 29

|Mar afthumidity = 34

|Apr afthumidity = 42

|May afthumidity = 56

|Jun afthumidity = 68

|Jul afthumidity = 69

|Aug afthumidity = 63

|Sep afthumidity = 58

|Oct afthumidity = 45

|Nov afthumidity = 36

|Dec afthumidity = 31

|Jan dew point C = 5.9

|Feb dew point C = 6.5

|Mar dew point C = 5.8

|Apr dew point C = 5.7

|May dew point C = 6.5

|Jun dew point C = 6.3

|Jul dew point C = 5.8

|Aug dew point C = 5.5

|Sep dew point C = 6.4

|Oct dew point C = 5.0

|Nov dew point C = 5.2

|Dec dew point C = 4.9

|source 1 = Bureau of Meteorology (1994-2024 normals, extremes 1957-2024){{cite web

|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_021131_All.shtml

|title = Clare High School Climate Statistics (1994-2024)

|publisher = Bureau of Meteorology

|access-date = August 4, 2024}}

{{cite web

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|title = Clare Post Office Climate Statistics (1862-2024)

|publisher = Bureau of Meteorology

|access-date = August 4, 2024}}

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Notable people from or who have lived in Clare include:

• William Adey, educationist{{Cite book|title = Adey, William James (1874–1956)|url = http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/adey-william-james-4974|publisher = National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|location = Canberra|first = Brian|last = Condon}}
• Peter Albany Bell, caterer and philanthropist{{Cite book|title = Bell, Peter Albany (1871–1957)|url = http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bell-peter-albany-5197|publisher = National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|location = Canberra|first = M.|last = Tamblyn}}
• Hooper Brewster-Jones, pianist and composer{{cite web |last1=Brewster Jones |first1=Hooper |title=Hooper Josse Brewster-Jones (1887–1949) |url=https://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/special/mss/brewster_jones/ |website=Rare Books & Manuscripts |publisher=University of Adelaide Library |access-date=31 October 2021}}
• Luke Dunstan, Australian rules football player
• Albert Fryar, philatelist and sportsman
• Edward Burton Gleeson, "Paddy" Gleeson, founder of Clare (1803 -1870){{cite web |last1=Gleeson |first1=Paddy |title=Founder Paddy Gleeson: "King of Clare" |url=https://www.claremuseum.com/paddy-gleeson |website=Clare Museum |publisher=Clare National Trust |access-date=20 October 2021}}
• George Charles Hawker, (1818–1895), pioneer and parliamentarian (1858–1895){{cite web |last1=Hawker |first1=George Charles |title=Hawker, George Charles (1818–1895) |url=https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/hawker-george-charles-3734 |website=Obituaries Australia |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography |access-date=20 October 2021}}
• Charles Hawker, politician{{Cite book|title = Hawker, Charles Allan (1894–1938) |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hawker-charles-allan-6603|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |location=Canberra|first=Dirk Van|last=Dissel}}
• Riley Knight, Australian rules football player
• H. H. Tilbrook, co-founder of The Northern Argus, and photographer{{Cite web |last=Ruwolt|first=Jon|date=2018|title=H H Tilbrook|url=https://www.claremuseum.com/H-H-Tilbrook,-Argus |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=Clare Museum of the National Trust}}

• Clare Valley
• Stanley Football Association

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• {{Cite web |url=http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/C/clare.htm |work=Manning Index of South Australian History |first=Geoffrey |last=Manning |title=Place Names: Clare |publisher=State Library of South Australia |access-date=9 August 2017}}
• {{Cite web |url=http://clarehistory.com |title=Clare Regional History Group |access-date=9 August 2017}}
• {{Cite web |url=http://www.Claremuseum.com | title=Clare Museum of the National Trust of S.A.}}

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