Second warmest May I've recorded, 130% of average rainfall making it the 4th wettest in my records.

    • 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
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
TemperatureWindRainfallBarometer
DateMinMaxMeanMean
(Km/h)
Gust
(Km/h)
Run (km)Prevailing Dir10 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.


May 2016  Temperature Graph
May 2016 Wind Dir Graph
May 2016 Wind Dir % Graph
May 2016 Wind Speed Graph
May 2016 Rainfall Graph
May 2016 Barograph
May 2016 Humidity Graph