Port Lincoln, South Australia
May 2012 Daily Weather Observations

DateDayTempsRainEvapSunMax wind gust9 am3 pm
MinMaxDirSpdTimeTempRHCldDirSpdMSLPTempRHCldDirSpdMSLP
°C°Cmmmmhourskm/hlocal°C%8thkm/hhPa°C%8thkm/hhPa
1Tu16.318.52.8  SSW4812:3716.698 WSW71017.416.860 S311020.7
2We12.218.50  SSE4401:1814.763 SE301030.815.747 SE261029.7
3Th10.717.50  SE3100:2616.056 ESE111029.516.656 SE151026.2
4Fr7.217.70  SSE3016:3813.085 NNW91027.216.367 SE171025.1
5Sa7.518.70.2  E3920:2413.298 NW91024.416.762 E191020.7
6Su12.918.40  NNW3912:1315.564 NE111016.214.775 NNE151013.2
7Mo13.723.71.0  NNW5403:4918.451 NW221011.621.964 W221010.6
8Tu9.929.60  NW5613:4117.773 NNE91008.526.337 NW331006.9
9We12.223.00  NW5211:2716.086 NW261017.521.046 W331018.0
10Th9.721.80.2  WNW3915:0013.896 NNW151022.121.143 WNW261018.9
11Fr10.418.90  S3715:0715.866 S131024.316.651 S221023.2
12Sa8.716.91.8  SSE3110:5014.476 SSE131026.516.351 S201025.0
13Su9.418.90  S3720:4814.960 WSW131028.417.947 S191027.0
14Mo12.617.30  ESE2817:5215.456 ESE111031.616.262 SE131030.2
15Tu6.717.90  NE3111:3712.274 NNW91030.316.354 ENE191027.1
16We4.822.20  NW4111:4512.762 NW131024.821.329 N151020.4
17Th12.421.40  NNW5208:4317.238 NNW311019.320.929 NNW301016.9
18Fr10.521.60.6  W3115:2215.380 WNW131022.120.136 W221021.5
19Sa11.419.00.8  SE3116:2015.073 S171027.416.558 SE261026.6
20Su10.116.20  NNW1723:4613.675 WNW71028.315.355 NE111025.0
21Mo8.520.10  NNW4811:2413.956 NNW241023.319.250 WNW281020.4
22Tu11.121.01.8  WNW4611:5713.497 NNW191020.718.263 WNW281018.1
23We12.415.00.6  NNW7207:0812.484 NW431010.010.688 SW331013.3
24Th7.814.218.2  SSE6510:2010.184 S371020.314.152 S391020.2
25Fr8.717.83.6  SW4314:2512.691 NW91021.517.460 WSW311019.3
26Sa10.518.42.0  S4317:1613.597 Calm1019.516.080 S201020.7
27Su13.017.30.8  SE4100:4914.868 SE171030.615.762 SE151030.4
28Mo13.316.10     14.075 SSW151034.514.970 SE91032.9
29Tu10.116.3   SSW6712:14      14.970 ESE201034.2
30We12.816.70.2  E3900:4914.165 ENE221035.114.967 ENE191031.4
31Th6.518.30  NNE2400:3212.280 Calm1029.117.370 E151025.7
Statistics for May 2012
Mean10.519.0      14.474  151023.817.356  221022.6
Lowest4.814.20     10.138 Calm1008.510.629 SE91006.9
Highest16.329.618.2  NNW72 18.498 NW431035.126.388 S391034.2
Total  34.6                 

IDCJDW5055.201205   Prepared at 13:07 UTC on Thursday 13 June 2013

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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