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Port Lincoln, South Australia
August 2008 Daily Weather Observations

DateDayTempsRainEvapSunMax wind gust9 am3 pm
MinMaxDirSpdTimeTempRHCldDirSpdMSLPTempRHCldDirSpdMSLP
°C°Cmmmmhourskm/hlocal°C%8thkm/hhPa°C%8thkm/hhPa
1Fr8.314.822.0  WSW6311:009.981 SW281013.413.769 WSW301016.0
2Sa6.916.31.8  W3911:5011.391 WNW151020.915.358 NW201018.2
3Su7.717.30  W6114:5612.156 NNW241014.312.272 W441011.7
4Mo7.215.16.0  S6912:1212.380 SW301015.713.982 SSW371018.8
5Tu9.415.34.2  SSW3301:5811.874 SSW171028.114.060 SW151027.1
6We8.012.75.2  SW6912:169.788 W221021.212.257 SW331020.7
7Th4.713.44.0  NW4423:159.274 WNW91025.812.859 NW191023.8
8Fr7.414.73.8  WSW4612:5510.875 WSW171024.614.349 WSW191024.1
9Sa5.412.73.2  WSW6315:359.291 WNW201022.412.253 WSW391020.6
10Su5.213.36.2  SSW5703:039.666 SW201028.312.555 SW311028.4
11Mo4.314.60.4  W3711:149.481 WNW171029.513.153 WSW221026.9
12Tu5.215.60.8  WSW3713:169.9100 W201027.814.459 SW261026.3
13We5.113.80  S2213:109.990 NW71032.412.969 ESE131031.5
14Th3.613.70.2  S2814:368.689 Calm1034.412.361 SSW191031.7
15Fr7.215.20  SSW3916:3210.399 SW191029.411.795 SW201026.7
16Sa7.814.91.4  S5011:4912.376 SW201027.411.7100 S261027.9
17Su8.314.78.0  S3512:3912.475 SSW171032.813.258 S241031.5
18Mo5.916.10  WNW3313:1010.692 NNW131033.614.063 WSW171031.2
19Tu5.916.50  W5913:0111.378 NNW171028.816.050 NW281024.9
20We7.118.00  WNW4817:2010.266 NW151021.817.049 WNW281019.0
21Th7.612.713.6  S6311:1810.466 SSW311025.610.964 S431027.7
22Fr5.813.64.0  SSW4413:3410.084 WSW71034.412.367 SSW281032.9
23Sa4.214.50.8  SSW2000:2710.682 W61034.211.876 E131032.3
24Su4.214.40.4  ENE3112:1211.084 N71031.712.371 ENE221027.6
25Mo4.217.10.2  NW4312:3212.061 NNW151022.916.638 WNW201019.2
26Tu5.215.30  S3115:2512.487 SW71024.514.157 S221025.3
27We4.413.00  E3317:5111.568 ESE151031.012.163 ENE221028.8
28Th4.715.10  ENE2813:1311.779 NE171027.213.474 ENE191023.1
29Fr4.415.70  NE3114:0410.979 NNW71018.314.472 ENE201012.4
30Sa9.717.23.6  N5704:3813.898 NNW281003.315.371 W331004.1
31Su7.814.93.2  WNW5602:2512.569 W301015.313.458 W301017.2
Statistics for August 2008
Mean6.214.9      10.979  161025.213.463  251023.8
Lowest3.612.70     8.656 Calm1003.310.938 #131004.1
Highest9.718.022.0  #69 13.8100 SSW311034.417.0100 W441032.9
Total  93.0                 

IDCJDW5055.200808   Prepared at 13:32 GMT on Thursday 4 December 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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