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Port Pirie, South Australia
May 2008 Daily Weather Observations

Observations from the aerodrome.

DateDayTempsRainEvapSunMax wind gust9 am3 pm
MinMaxDirSpdTimeTempRHCldDirSpdMSLPTempRHCldDirSpdMSLP
°C°Cmmmmhourskm/hlocal°C%8thkm/hhPa°C%8thkm/hhPa
1Th12.820.44.2     17.4844W9 19.8491SW9 
2Fr12.819.50     17.4844NW9 19.1572SW19 
3Sa7.821.00.1     14.7843S9 20.3541Calm 
4Su8.524.50     16.5671N19 23.5390N9 
5Mo13.821.50     17.4694N9 20.6634S19 
6Tu8.921.10     15.5892Calm 20.5523SW19 
7We14.320.03.8     16.0862Calm 19.5644W19 
8Th11.420.20     16.0757SE9 19.6592W9 
9Fr7.522.60     15.5690SE4 21.7430S15 
10Sa6.322.80     14.5710S9 22.1390W9 
11Su5.723.30     14.1760S7 22.5400NW4 
12Mo6.024.00     15.0730Calm 23.5321SW2 
13Tu7.025.00     17.0951Calm 24.3381Calm 
14We6.325.00     16.5600Calm 24.5280NNW9 
15Th10.521.70     17.8644N6 21.0576SW9 
16Fr11.419.20     14.8746N37 15.2968NW15 
17Sa7.914.921.6     9.3938S15 13.8884SW19 
18Su9.117.612.4     14.0977SW19 16.5855SW19 
19Mo10.817.22.4     15.0897NW9 17.2608W19 
20Tu13.318.70     15.2726N9 17.5637   
21We10.120.00     13.5893Calm 18.8656W9 
22Th11.320.70     16.3644Calm 18.3566E19 
23Fr8.320.50     11.3862Calm 19.3452N9 
24Sa8.021.30     13.0770Calm 19.8726NW19 
25Su11.722.40     17.0596NW19 22.0373N9 
26Mo7.521.20     12.3874E9 20.2544W9 
27Tu9.718.80     12.4893SE9 17.1753SW19 
28We6.120.00     13.1881Calm 19.0592SW9 
29Th6.021.10     15.0683N4 21.0383NNW2 
30Fr6.022.10     11.2834N7 21.8373NW15 
31Sa7.422.00     13.7743S9 21.5446Calm 
Statistics for May 2008
Mean9.221.0      14.8783 7 20.0543 11 
Lowest5.714.90     9.3590Calm 13.8280Calm 
Highest14.325.021.6     17.8978N37 24.5968#19 
Total  44.5                 

IDCJDW5056.200805   Prepared at 13:32 GMT on Sunday 17 August 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:

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

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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.

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