Port Pirie, South Australia
May 2012 Daily Weather Observations

Observations from the aerodrome.

DateDayTempsRainEvapSunMax wind gust9 am3 pm
MinMaxDirSpdTimeTempRHCldDirSpdMSLPTempRHCldDirSpdMSLP
°C°Cmmmmhourskm/hlocal°C%8thkm/hhPa°C%8thkm/hhPa
1Tu13.521.80     19.7586N19 17.5957S9 
2We10.718.05.6     13.5851SE19 16.2484SSE19 
3Th3.418.30     11.6601SE9 18.1381SSE19 
4Fr5.219.60     11.2834SSE9 18.1574SW19 
5Sa5.119.60     13.1894Calm 19.5372WNW6 
6Su9.519.20     16.0617N9 18.1637N19 
7Mo15.225.60     18.8515N28 24.7332N19 
8Tu9.227.30     19.6423N19 26.3254N28 
9We12.324.51.0     14.8975Calm 23.5572NW9 
10Th8.924.00.2     16.1671SSE9 22.5422 9 
11Fr6.120.00.2     14.2967SSE9 19.6741WSW19 
12Sa6.118.30     13.6762SSE6 18.3675SW9 
13Su4.218.50     14.0556S9 18.0592SW19 
14Mo6.318.10     11.9847S9 18.0522SSE19 
15Tu4.219.50     13.5670Calm 18.4461SW13 
16We2.520.80     13.2590Calm 20.5331W2 
17Th4.421.80     15.6672N9 21.2415N19 
18Fr6.620.90     15.3741N9 20.1577W9 
19Sa4.522.60     13.6721SE6 19.1753SW28 
20Su6.719.50     13.1731SSE19 18.4701SW28 
21Mo3.420.50     12.2811Calm 20.0603W9 
22Tu3.621.00     14.6731N15 21.0723N15 
23We13.222.10     15.5760N37 17.8736W28 
24Th8.011.230.6     8.51008NW9 10.31007 9 
25Fr5.114.912.6     10.5998 4 13.2865NNW13 
26Sa10.116.01.9     12.4978NW28 15.4896NNW6 
27Su9.416.90.2     11.4967SSE28 16.8707SSE28 
28Mo6.316.90     10.1926SE6 16.2815SSE22 
29Tu8.517.10     12.0877S9 16.6742SE19 
30We6.319.80     12.1731SE19 19.1621 9 
31Th8.321.80     12.5724 9       
Statistics for May 2012
Mean7.319.9      13.7763 11 18.8613 15 
Lowest2.511.20     8.5420Calm 10.3251W2 
Highest15.227.330.6     19.71008N37 26.31007#28 
Total  52.3                 

IDCJDW5056.201205   Prepared at 13:06 UTC on Sunday 12 May 2013

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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