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Port Lincoln, South Australia
May 2008 Daily Weather Observations

DateDayTempsRainEvapSunMax wind gust9 am3 pm
MinMaxDirSpdTimeTempRHCldDirSpdMSLPTempRHCldDirSpdMSLP
°C°Cmmmmhourskm/hlocal°C%8thkm/hhPa°C%8thkm/hhPa
1Th11.720.90  W4812:1117.556 W191018.019.644 W281017.3
2Fr10.220.20.2  WSW3914:4814.881 WNW111022.619.839 W281021.1
3Sa11.021.80  ENE3015:0115.382 NNW91023.619.756 ENE241019.8
4Su9.825.90  NW4812:2918.841 NW281018.424.032 W281015.5
5Mo10.820.50  W4115:0115.691 NW91018.119.346 W261016.7
6Tu11.121.50  WSW5914:4117.383 WNW201019.519.961 WSW441018.1
7We12.519.51.4  SSW4112:5517.692 WNW71023.418.079 S241021.8
8Th9.019.21.4  E2214:1814.0100 NNW91024.418.169 E171022.5
9Fr9.519.80.4  ENE2415:5214.6100 N21024.218.669 E171022.2
10Sa8.919.30     14.588 NNW61024.317.865 ESE171022.5
11Su9.419.7   E2200:03     1023.218.671 E131020.2
12Mo8.424.90.2  W3113:3817.248 N71021.923.821 WNW171019.9
13Tu8.326.00  NW3713:2117.146 NW151020.925.115 NW171017.7
14We8.226.30  NNW4410:4019.432 ENE71017.522.050 ENE281013.8
15Th10.020.70  W6315:0516.969 NW301011.515.874 W241010.7
16Fr10.816.58.4  SW9322:0514.880 WNW331007.611.179 WSW331007.2
17Sa6.915.29.8  WSW6302:5911.367 SW191015.413.977 WSW241015.1
18Su11.318.81.6  SW4301:2914.3100 WSW151019.818.263 WSW241019.3
19Mo12.519.40.4  WNW4115:3215.981 WNW111022.017.769 WNW301020.3
20Tu13.319.92.0  W3915:3415.0100 NW131022.117.890 NW151020.7
21We13.817.60.2  ENE2813:4015.6100 NNE151024.716.389 E171023.6
22Th10.818.02.0  ENE3013:2915.096 NNE151025.816.683 E201023.1
23Fr8.617.60.2  E3016:2314.895 NNE21024.316.774 E201021.1
24Sa8.720.60  NE4413:0712.279 Calm1017.719.747 NNE221011.9
25Su12.220.50.2  WNW3713:3215.1100 NW191015.820.058 WNW241015.8
26Mo12.218.60.2  S3516:5214.7100 NW151023.018.364 W61022.1
27Tu10.716.25.2  SSW3115:2613.791 WSW151026.914.285 SSW241025.2
28We7.416.80.4  ENE2013:5112.188 NW91027.816.274 ENE131025.6
29Th8.121.00.2  NNW3512:3113.978 NW21027.620.846 NW201024.6
30Fr10.821.50  NW4810:5216.351 NW241027.620.943 NW261026.2
31Sa9.218.00  E2211:5514.3100 Calm1029.617.672 E131026.7
Statistics for May 2008
Mean10.220.1      15.380  121021.618.661  221019.6
Lowest6.915.20     11.332 Calm1007.611.115 W61007.2
Highest13.826.39.8  SW93 19.4100 WNW331029.625.190 WSW441026.7
Total  34.4                 

IDCJDW5055.200805   Prepared at 13:33 GMT on Sunday 5 October 2008

Source of data

Observations were drawn from North Shields (Port Lincoln AWS) {station 018192}.

No current cloud, daily sunshine or evaporation rates are available for Port Lincoln but the average daily sunshine in the Port Lincoln area is around 9 hours in January and 4 hours in July. The average annual evaporation is estimated around 1600 mm varying from around 240 mm in January and 60 mm in July. Daily sunshine hours are dependent on the amount of cloud cover and daily evaporation is affected by cloud cover, relative humidity, temperature and wind strength during the day. See climate maps for further information on average values.

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Oct 08   Sep 08   Aug 08   Jul 08   Jun 08   May 08   Apr 08   Mar 08   
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