- Temperature was just below my May average of 9.2C with 9.0C. There were 8 days where the temperature reached or exceeded 15C,my May average is 10. Two days reached or exceeded 20C which is equal to my May average.
- Wind run in May was the second lowest I've recorded, the lowest being 3185km in 2003. My May average is 3990km.
- The barometer was the highest both in highest pressure for the month and average pressure for May.
- It was very dry with just 14% of the average 92mm expected over 12 days.
May 2012 Summary Temperature |
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Mean | 9.0 C |
Mean Maximum | 13.9 C |
Mean Minimum | 4.6 C |
Maximum High | 21.1 C (27th) |
Maximum Low | 11.3 C (27th) |
Minimum High | 9.8 C (16th) |
Minimum Low | -2.1 C (20th) |
Wind Speed and Direction | |
Maximum Gust | 53 km/h (28th) |
Mean | 4.8 km/h |
Wind Run | 3370 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 280 km (1st) |
Prevailing Direction | East Nth East |
Barometer | |
Maximum | 1037.6 hPa (5th) |
Minimum | 985.1 hPa (15th) |
Mean | 1014.6 hPa |
Max Daily Change | -16.4 hPa (26th) |
Rainfall | |
Days with Measured Rainfall (Greater than 0.2mm) |
9 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 4.0 mm (15th) |
Monthly Rainfall | 13.0 mm |
Humidity | |
Maximum |
100 % (12th) |
Minimum | 38 % (13th) |
May Daily Observations | ||||||||||||
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Temperature | Wind | Rainfall | Barometer | |||||||||
Date | Min | Max | Mean | Mean (Km/h) | Gust (Km/h) | Run (km) | Prevailing Dir | 10 Minute Max (mm) | Total (mm) | Min (hPa) | Max (hPa) | Change (hPa) |
1 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 12.6 | 52 | 280 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1015.5 | 1028.3 | +12.8 |
Broken cloud with a few showers and cold southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
2 | 2.4 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 32 | 105 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1028.1 | 1031.5 | +3..4 |
Early showers clearing and cloud breaking in the afternoon. Cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
3 | 2.1 | 14.5 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 18 | 19 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1029.2 | 1034.9 | +5.7 |
Clear and sunny with light southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
4 | 4.5 | 17.0 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 19 | 51 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1033.1 | 1035.8 | +2.6 |
Cloud clearing in the afternoon with light variable breezes turning NE. Cloud returning in the evening. | ||||||||||||
5 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 21 | 108 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1035.2 | 1037.6 | +2.4 |
Overcast with a few spots of drizzle, cool NE winds | ||||||||||||
6 | 9.9 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 8.3 | 34 | 189 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1027.2 | 1037.6 | -10.4 |
Cloudy and cool with NE winds, cloud breaking in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
7 | 6.3 | 15.2 | 10.9 | 8.0 | 31 | 182 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.2 | 1027.7 | -14.5 |
Morning cloud clearing to a sunny day with NE winds easing during the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
8 | 3.7 | 16.8 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 21 | 47 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1008.3 | 1016.5 | +8.2 |
Mostly cloudy with light winds tending NE. | ||||||||||||
9 | 6.6 | 13.3 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 18 | 44 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1015.2 | 1018.3 | -3.1 |
Overcast with a cool NE breeze. Some drizzle from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
10 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 1.0 | 15 | 22 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1012.9 | 1015.4 | -2.5 |
Overcast and cool with light rain and drizzle morning and evening. Light variable breezes. | ||||||||||||
11 | 6.4 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 20 | 56 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.5 | 1013.3 | -3.8 |
Overcast with some drizzle at times. Light north to NE winds. | ||||||||||||
12 | 4.7 | 12.9 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 22 | 114 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1000.6 | 1009.3 | -8.7 |
Variable cloud with some sunny intervals, cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
13 | 9.6 | 20.4 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 16 | 53 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 998.3 | 1001.6 | +3.3 |
Morning cloud clearing to a mild and sunny day with light northerly winds. | ||||||||||||
14 | 10.2 | 16.9 | 12.9 | 3.7 | 25 | 83 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 989.0 | 1000.0 | -11.0 |
Mostly cloudy but some sunny intervals. Light NE wind turning southerly from late afternoon. | ||||||||||||
15 | 6.9 | 14.6 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 20 | 65 | South Sth West | 1.0 | 4.0 | 985.1 | 990.0 | -4.9 |
Early showers. Variable cloud with sunny intervals. Cloud increasing from late afternoon with cooler southerly winds and showers. | ||||||||||||
16 | 3.1 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 49 | 216 | South St hWest | 0.5 | 1.5 | 989.2 | 999.7 | +10.5 |
Morning showers clearing, cold southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
17 | 2.6 | 15.5 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 24 | 48 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 998.2 | 1003.7 | -5.5 |
Some cloud but mostly sunny from midday with light winds. | ||||||||||||
18 | 2.3 | 12.3 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 52 | 237 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 998.8 | 1010.6 | +11.8 |
Broken cloud and mostly sunny with a cold southerly wind strengthening during the day. | ||||||||||||
19 | 4.0 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 48 | 267 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1010.4 | 1015.1 | +4.7 |
Morning cloud breaking and clearing in the afternoon. Cold southerly winds easing and dieing out in the evening. | ||||||||||||
20 | -2.1 | 11.8 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 14 | 20 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1011.9 | 1015.5 | +3.6 |
First frost of the year. Sunny with light breezes. Some high cloud in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
21 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 15 | 53 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1015.1 | 1022.1 | +7.0 |
Variable cloud but mostly sunny with southerly breezes tending NE from mid afternoon. | ||||||||||||
22 | 1.4 | 12.2 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 24 | 85 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1022.1 | 1024.8 | +2.7 |
Sunny with light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
23 | 4.3 | 13.6 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 20 | 81 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1022.4 | 1025.9 | -3.5 |
Clear and sunny, light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
24 | 0.0 | 14.9 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 15 | 32 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.2 | 1022.6 | -9.4 |
Some thin high cloud but mostly sunny with light breezes tending NE. | ||||||||||||
25 | 6.5 | 12.9 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 46 | 132 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.0 | 1025.8 | +12.8 |
Early strong southerly change easing during the morning and turning NE in the afternoon with clearing skies.. | ||||||||||||
26 | 8.8 | 13.2 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 34 | 221 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1008.7 | 1025.1 | -16.4 |
Overcast with low cloud. Cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
27 | 11.3 | 21.1 | 15.9 | 11.3 | 44 | 260 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 1.5 | 992.9 | 1008.6 | -15.7 |
Morning shower then sunny with mild north to nor'west winds. | ||||||||||||
28 | 4.3 | 16.6 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 53 | 126 | South Sth West | 1.0 | 2.5 | 997.2 | 1013.3 | +16.1 |
Sunny with light winds tending NE in the morning. Increasing cloud with a cool southerly change in the afternoon. Colder in the evening with showers. | ||||||||||||
29 | -0.2 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 15 | 16 | South Sth West | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1013.6 | 1019.3 | +5.7 |
Morning frost. mostly clear and sunny with light breezes. | ||||||||||||
30 | -0.2 | 14.1 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 21 | 80 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.9 | 1016.4 | -6.5 |
Sunny, cloud increasing from mid afternoon. Light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
31 | 2.6 | 13.8 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 22 | 62 | South Sh West | 0 | 0 | 1013.8 | 1026.1 | +12.3 |
Mostly sunny with variable breezes in the morning turning light southerly in the afternoon. |