ADELAIDE will inspect the surface of Richmond Oval ahead of its NAB Challenge clash against Port Adelaide on Sunday, after one of Adelaide’s wettest 48 hours on record.

Following a scorching summer that has seen the most number of days above 40 degrees since 1897, the heavens opened on Thursday and released a torrential downpour.

The 75.2mm of rain that fell between 9am on Thursday and 9am on Friday made it the wettest 24 hours in Adelaide since February 9, 1969.

The rain continued to bucket down for most of Friday as another 16.8mm was dumped on the city by late afternoon.

The Bureau of Meteorology said it expected "a shower or two" on Saturday before the skies cleared up on Sunday.

They said the city's rainfall figures were similar for Richmond Oval, situated in Adelaide's west.

With the Crows and Power not set to clash until 4.10pm (SA time) on Sunday, the suburban oval has plenty of time to thaw out.

But Crows football manager Phil Harper told AFL.com.au the club would still ensure the surface was up to scratch before Sunday's game.

"We'll have a look at it on Saturday just to make sure it's not underwater, but I'm pretty confident it'll be fine," Harper said.

"It's got excellent drainage and it might be a bit more urgent if we were playing on it on Saturday, but I think by Sunday afternoon it should be fine.

"We have looked at it over the last couple of weeks and it's in really good nick so I wouldn't be surprised if the water drained away really well."

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