Second warmest May I've recorded, 130% of average rainfall making it the 4th wettest in my records.
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- May was well above my average temperature of 9.2C with 11.5C. This is the second warmest May, the warmest is 2007 with 11.6C, the coolest, 2001 and 2009 with 7.5C.
- The coldest temperature was 1.1C, the 4th May not to record a temperature below 0 The lowest May temperature I've recorded was in 2001 with -6.2C.
- No days recorded 0C or below, my average is 4
- One day failed to reach 10C, my average is 3
- Eighteen days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 10.
- Ten days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 3.
- Wind run was 91% of my average of 3809km with 3475km.
- The barometer recorded below average pressure for the month with 1003.0hPa. My average is 1012.2hPa. Rainfall was 130% of my average expected total of 80mm with 104mm, most of this was in the second half of the month.
- The driest is 2015 with 12.5mm, the wettest is 2009 with 192.8mm.
May 2016 Summary Temperature | |
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Mean | 11.59 C |
Mean Maximum | 16.8 C |
Mean Minimum | 6.7 C |
Maximum High | 24.4 C (11th) |
Maximum Low | 13.1 C (11th) |
Minimum High | 7.8 C (31st) |
Minimum Low | 1.1 C (27th) |
Wind Speed and Direction | |
Maximum Gust | 60 km/h (17th) |
Mean | 6.0 km/h |
Wind Run | 3475 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 320 km (21st) |
Prevailing Direction | East North East |
Barometer | |
Maximum | 1025.5 hPa (7th) |
Minimum | 983.1 hPa (20th) |
Mean | 1003.0 hPa |
Max Daily Change | -18.7 hPa (18th) |
Rainfall | |
Days with Measured Rainfall (0.5mm or more) |
16 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 24.5 mm (28th) |
Monthly Rainfall | 104.0 mm |
Humidity | |
Maximum | 100 % (Several days) |
Minimum | 33 % (19th) |
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 | 7.9 | 23.6 | 13.9 | 2.7 | 26 | 61 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.3 | 1024.4 | -7.1 |
Few clouds, sunny and mild with light breezes | ||||||||||||
2 | 5.6 | 23.4 | 14.9 | 2.5 | 20 | 57 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1006.0 | 1017.3 | -11.3 |
Cloud increasing, overcast in the afternoon. Mild with light breezes tending NE. | ||||||||||||
3 | 12.1 | 21.0 | 16.0 | 5.9 | 32 | 128 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1006.3 | 1016.0 | +9.7 |
Variable high cloud, NE winds from late morning. | ||||||||||||
4 | 11.4 | 22.0 | 17.9 | 6.2 | 26 | 142 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1008.1 | 1015.3 | -7.2 |
Mostly cloudy, mild with north to NE winds. | ||||||||||||
5 | 11.5 | 19.9 | 15.4 | 7.2 | 40 | 148 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.0 | 1023.1 | +14.1 |
Early southerly change but remaining dry. Cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon with wind turning NE. | ||||||||||||
6 | 5.0 | 15.6 | 12.0 | 2.2 | 20 | 50 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1019.8 | 1023.5 | -3.7 |
Overcast with a few spots of drizzle at times. Very light breezes tending NE. | ||||||||||||
7 | 3.0 | 21.1 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 16 | 65 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1020.8 | 1025.5 | +4.7 |
Clear and sunny with light NE breezes. | ||||||||||||
8 | 8.0 | 20.3 | 13.8 | 4.1 | 20 | 92 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1016.4 | 1024.8 | -8.4 |
Sunny with some high cloud, light N to NE breezes. | ||||||||||||
9 | 5.9 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 4.0 | 34 | 67 | South | 0 | 0 | 1013.4 | 1021.5 | +8.1 |
Overcast with southerly winds turning NE in the evening. | ||||||||||||
10 | 11.7 | 15.9 | 13.6 | 8.7 | 40 | 179 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1003.3 | 1020.7 | -17.4 |
Mostly cloudy with NE winds becoming lighter in the afternoon. Maximum temperature recorded at 10:10pm | ||||||||||||
11 | 13.1 | 24.4 | 18.8 | 6.0 | 38 | 89 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 986.9 | 1003.3 | -16.4 |
Cloudy with a few spots of rain around midday, mild with north to NE winds. | ||||||||||||
12 | 10.3 | 21.7 | 16.3 | 8.6 | 44 | 136 | North Nth West | 0.5 | 1.0 | 988.2 | 995.8 | +7.6 |
Sunny and mild with occasional northerly wind gusts. Evening showers. | ||||||||||||
13 | 8.8 | 22.3 | 14.7 | 6.8 | 39 | 133 | North Nth West | 0.5 | 0.5 | 989.3 | 1000.5 | +11.2 |
Sunny with a few clouds, mild with north to nor'west winds. | ||||||||||||
14 | 7.2 | 22.3 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 50 | 108 | North Nth West | 0 | 0 | 1000.3 | 1007.0 | +6.7 |
Mild with variable high cloud, northerly winds picking up later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
15 | 6.9 | 18.6 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 31 | 106 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1002.7 | 1011.0 | -8.3 |
Overcast morning. Cloud breaking in the afternoon with NE winds dying away. | ||||||||||||
16 | 8.4 | 19.6 | 14.1 | 9.5 | 60 | 126 | East Nth East | 1.0 | 3.0 | 989.1 | 1004.1 | +15.0 |
Variable cloud with a few showers in the morning, NE tending nor'west at times. A strong southerly change in the evening with further showers | ||||||||||||
17 | 5.4 | 12.8 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 60 | 203 | South | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1004.2 | 1015.9 | +11.7 |
Showers clearing by dawn and southerly winds dying away and turning NE from mid afternoon. Few clouds but mostly sunny. | ||||||||||||
18 | 5.0 | 18.5 | 12.0 | 5.8 | 30 | 123 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 988.1 | 1006.8 | -18.7 |
Overcast in the morning with NE breezes. Cloud clearing in the afternoon with variable breezes, evening showers. | ||||||||||||
19 | 2.3 | 18.6 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 29 | 55 | North West | 0 | 0 | 993.2 | 999.5 | +6.3 |
Clear and sunny, light nor'west breezes. | ||||||||||||
20 | 1.5 | 17.1 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 28 | 90 | East Nth East | 1.0 | 6.0 | 983.1 | 998.9 | -15.8 |
Overcast with a morning shower and from late afternoon. Light NE winds. | ||||||||||||
21 | 7.9 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 17.0 | 50 | 320 | South | 1.5 | 9.0 | 984.9 | 997.6 | +12.7 |
Overcast with fresh to strong southerly winds, rain in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
22 | 4.7 | 11.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 44 | 154 | South | 1.0 | 5.0 | 990.6 | 999.1 | -8.5 |
Cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon. Cloud increasing later in the afternoon with showers in the evening. Southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
23 | 5.9 | 11.6 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 29 | 62 | South | 1.0 | 23.5 | 988.7 | 992.6 | +3.9 |
Morning rain easing by dawn, few showers during the day, overcast with light southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
24 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 27 | 91 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 1.5 | 985.9 | 993.5 | -7.6 |
Morning showers clearing early and cloud clearing by mid morning to a sunny day. Cloud returning later in the afternoon with evening showers. | ||||||||||||
25 | 6.2 | 12.5 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 20 | 39 | South | 0.5 | 1.0 | 984.9 | 987.0 | +2.1 |
Early showers clearing to a mostly sunny day with light southerly breezes turning NE in the evening. | ||||||||||||
26 | 5.0 | 14.9 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 29 | 77 | South | 0.5 | 1.0 | 986.3 | 998.9 | +12.6 |
Showers early morning and later in the afternoon, sunny periods during the day. NE winds turning southerly from early afternoon. | ||||||||||||
27 | 1.1 | 13.0 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 23 | 38 | East Nth East | 0.5 | 0.5 | 999.5 | 1004.5 | +5.0 |
Morning shower clearing to a mostly clear and sunny day with light NE winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
28 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 37 | 144 | South | 1.5 | 24.5 | 984.0 | 1001.5 | -17.5 |
Early rain clearing mid morning then dry for much of the day. Rain returning late afternoon. Cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
29 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 34 | 200 | South | 0 | 0 | 989.4 | 998.1 | +8.1 |
Mostly cloudy and cool with southerly winds. Light evening showers. | ||||||||||||
30 | 2.0 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 28 | 94 | South | 0.5 | 2.5 | 998.3 | 1004.4 | +6.1 |
Partly cloudy with a cool southerly wind. Showers in the evening. | ||||||||||||
31 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 25 | 82 | South | 1.5 | 21.5 | 1004.3 | 1016.4 | +12.1 |
Overcast with showers, some heavy in the afternoon, cold southerly winds. |