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Port Pirie, South Australia
August 2009 Daily Weather Observations

Observations from the aerodrome.

DateDayTempsRainEvapSunMax wind gust9 am3 pm
MinMaxDirSpdTimeTempRHCldDirSpdMSLPTempRHCldDirSpdMSLP
°C°Cmmmmhourskm/hlocal°C%8thkm/hhPa°C%8thkm/hhPa
1Sa8.315.32.0     11.8966Calm 14.8647Calm 
2Su0.518.50     10.5870N15 17.9481N24 
3Mo4.819.00     13.3841N7 18.5535NNW13 
4Tu2.617.50     11.8923Calm 16.5856Calm 
5We2.922.50     13.9633N19 21.5447NW37 
6Th13.823.90     17.9461NW37 23.8331N46 
7Fr6.416.72.0     12.7800SE9 16.0480S19 
8Sa-0.519.60     13.9550N28 19.2355N22 
9Su2.720.80     13.3567N11 20.2375N22 
10Mo10.217.30     15.3637NW11 14.5867W19 
11Tu6.218.73.7     12.0917N19       
12We1.618.00     9.4953Calm 17.4561Calm 
13Th4.018.00     12.6877WNW9 17.1592SSW19 
14Fr1.422.80     11.6860Calm 22.3340N19 
15Sa8.727.60     18.0642N22 27.2285N46 
16Su13.819.00     14.8708NW30 18.2452WNW56 
17Mo8.418.42.7     13.3831N19 17.3637NW19 
18Tu3.922.20     16.4630Calm 21.5461NW28 
19We11.723.02.8     12.8967Calm 22.2483NNW37 
20Th7.825.80     15.6793Calm 25.5393NNW28 
21Fr15.216.60     15.5848NW19 15.5798SW19 
22Sa10.817.64.6     13.01008W28 16.2876NW19 
23Su6.820.70.2     14.6710NNW28 20.0425N28 
24Mo11.620.80     14.6674NW28 19.8424NW46 
25Tu7.618.70.6     12.4702NNW28 17.8546W28 
26We8.819.60     12.7791NW19 18.2430NW19 
27Th2.422.60     14.2690N19 21.8431N9 
28Fr5.922.50     13.1757Calm 17.8738NW28 
29Sa10.019.913.2     14.4907W19 16.5745SW37 
30Su4.716.40.4     12.2797NW28 16.0525SW9 
31Mo7.217.30     12.5866NW19 15.1866S9 
Statistics for August 2009
Mean6.819.9      13.6773 15 18.9544 23 
Lowest-0.515.30     9.4460Calm 14.5280Calm 
Highest15.227.613.2     18.01008NW37 27.2878WNW56 
Total  32.2                 

IDCJDW5056.200908   Prepared at 13:32 GMT on Tuesday 17 November 2009

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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Nov 09   Oct 09   Sep 09   Aug 09   Jul 09   Jun 09   May 09   Apr 09   
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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.

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