Port Pirie, South Australia
December 2012 Daily Weather Observations

Observations from the aerodrome.

DateDayTempsRainEvapSunMax wind gust9 am3 pm
MinMaxDirSpdTimeTempRHCldDirSpdMSLPTempRHCldDirSpdMSLP
°C°Cmmmmhourskm/hlocal°C%8thkm/hhPa°C%8thkm/hhPa
1Sa16.824.712.6     20.3556S19 22.6586S9 
2Su11.423.80.2     18.6644SSE19 22.8463SW19 
3Mo9.223.20     18.4636SE15 21.8402SW9 
4Tu13.521.24.2     15.9656S19 19.7442SW28 
5We8.524.00     17.9612S19 22.3511WSW19 
6Th8.831.70     22.5482Calm 31.5214NNW4 
7Fr20.537.30     27.8347N2 35.5284N19 
8Sa23.934.10     29.1436N19 29.6431SW28 
9Su10.628.10     18.5510SSE28 26.8360S19 
10Mo12.529.30     21.0511E28 26.3441SW28 
11Tu13.936.20     26.7501ESE15 34.2454SW19 
12We23.340.60     32.4590N9 38.4284N9 
13Th26.338.50     31.3421NNW2 36.3363SW37 
14Fr23.528.10     27.0737W9 23.5877NE9 
15Sa19.027.33.2     20.1848S4 26.5582SW11 
16Su16.924.80     20.1604SW9 23.1473S19 
17Mo10.627.00     18.9526Calm 23.7423 9 
18Tu15.036.10     26.3440NE2 34.5300WNW2 
19We24.637.70     31.5393NW9 34.5475SSW28 
20Th11.826.01.2     20.4622SSE19 24.3520SW19 
21Fr12.930.80     23.7420SSE9 29.2410SW9 
22Sa13.838.10     28.8392N9 35.6292SSW4 
23Su23.243.30     33.4345N9 41.5315N19 
24Mo20.630.90     22.1706SSW19 27.4364S28 
25Tu11.628.70     21.1451SE13 27.4410SW28 
26We12.331.70     21.4450 9 29.3321SW9 
27Th14.129.50     24.5382S9 27.0523SW28 
28Fr14.430.10     20.6580SSE28 26.6590SSW28 
29Sa12.731.90     22.8420SE9 30.0450SW19 
30Su14.432.70     24.7440SE9 31.6410SW19 
31Mo15.734.90     24.2491Calm 33.4341WSW19 
Statistics for December 2012
Mean15.731.0      23.6512 11 28.9422 17 
Lowest8.521.20     15.9340Calm 19.7210WNW2 
Highest26.343.312.6     33.4848#28 41.5877SW37 
Total  21.4                 

IDCJDW5056.201212   Prepared at 13:06 UTC on Sunday 5 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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