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Port Pirie, South Australia
March 2008 Daily Weather Observations

Observations from the aerodrome.

DateDayTempsRainEvapSunMax wind gust9 am3 pm
MinMaxDirSpdTimeTempRHCldDirSpdMSLPTempRHCldDirSpdMSLP
°C°Cmmmmhourskm/hlocal°C%8thkm/hhPa°C%8thkm/hhPa
1Sa13.129.00     20.2352E9 27.5222Calm 
2Su15.033.00     23.0340Calm 32.0240Calm 
3Mo13.836.00     27.1311N19 35.0241N19 
4Tu18.737.00     24.4342SSE19 36.1 1W19 
5We22.038.80     30.5 0NE28 36.5 0S9 
6Th18.639.70     27.0 0Calm 38.5 1NW9 
7Fr21.940.70     29.6 0Calm 39.9121W9 
8Sa21.441.30     32.8240S7 39.8163SW9 
9Su25.540.50     31.9 1N9 40.0 1NW9 
10Mo20.541.10     27.5 0Calm 39.6242W9 
11Tu21.537.50     26.1530NE9 36.5362SW9 
12We21.940.50     25.5860SW9 39.5325W9 
13Th23.239.60     30.2 0N19 39.1121N37 
14Fr23.237.90     29.5387N9 36.8196N24 
15Sa19.338.00     22.8876S9 37.0257NE9 
16Su20.140.30     29.5 0Calm 39.5 2W19 
17Mo20.739.70     29.8 0N19 39.1 1N19 
18Tu20.832.50     23.0763S19 31.4496S37 
19We19.131.50     21.8664SE9 29.0527SW9 
20Th14.624.40     17.4722S28 23.5435SW37 
21Fr10.924.30     14.9490SE28 22.5260S31 
22Sa10.627.60     15.5500S28 26.7260NE6 
23Su10.430.00     16.1940Calm 29.0250NW9 
24Mo12.027.60     19.0546Calm 26.3417N4 
25Tu13.923.60     17.9747W28 22.4553SW19 
26We13.620.420.2     15.0856S9 19.8504SW28 
27Th8.719.30     12.8696SE9 18.9416S19 
28Fr7.121.50     11.8743Calm 19.8413W9 
29Sa11.021.50     16.2681NW9 19.5607SW28 
30Su13.022.00     15.0796Calm 21.5424NNW7 
31Mo10.821.60.2     13.9913Calm 20.0637E9 
Statistics for March 2008
Mean16.732.2      22.5612 10 31.1343 15 
Lowest7.119.30     11.8240Calm 18.9120Calm 
Highest25.541.320.2     32.8947#28 40.0637#37 
Total  20.4                 

IDCJDW5056.200803   Prepared at 13:32 GMT on Tuesday 9 December 2008

Source of data

Observations were drawn from Port Pirie Aerodrome {station 021118}.

The aerodrome site was reestablished in August 2006 after many years of meteorological inactivity. Contact us if you require observations from the Zinifex site. The climatological record from the Zinifex site should be used with care, as there will be differences in some parameters, such as temperature. It is best to consult the climate maps for averages of evaporation and sunsine for this area.

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Other times and other places

The last 14 months of Daily Weather Observations for Port Pirie, South Australia are also here on this web site:

Jan 09   Dec 08   Nov 08   Oct 08   Sep 08   Aug 08   Jul 08   Jun 08   
May 08   Apr 08   Mar 08   Feb 08   Jan 08   Dec 07   

Daily Weather Observations are also routinely prepared for hundreds of other locations in South Australia and across Australia. To get other months or places not on this web site, contact us.

Climate statistics

If you are after long-term averages relevant to Port Pirie, South Australia, look at the tables for Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison.

Maps and tables of average conditions for locations across Australia are also available.

More information

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