both Kent Town and the High Street have been covered. The dunes have moved approximately towards the new main road into the town in the decade preceding 2021. It is feared that climate change might be exacerbating their movement owing to the added stress on the vegetation caused by aridity. The CSIRO has estimated that rainfall will decline by around 30 per cent in the region by 2100, which will impact the plant life significantly and affect their ability to hold the dunes. For several years before and including 2021, residents of the town have been working to stabilise the dunes by planting new vegetation such as boobialla trees and other native plants, and the South Australian Government approved funds to help pay for the revegetation of the ridge that causes the greatest risk to the town. Climate Fowlers Bay has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with moderating influences from the Great Australian Bight. Summers are typically warm to very warm and almost rainless, although when hot northerly winds from the interior occur extreme heat may result. Winters are pleasant, although often windy, and damp though not wet. Three-fifths of the meagre annual rainfall of around typically occurs between May and August, but only three months have ever exceeded : June 1890 with , August 1915 with and May 1956 with . The wettest year has been 1890 with and the driest 1959 with . The highest recorded temperature was and the lowest . See also Fowlers Bay Conservation Park References Notes Citations External links Fowlers Bay (Nullarbor Net) Coastal towns in South Australia Bays of South Australia Places in the unincorporated areas of South Australia Great Australian Bight