Encounter Bay Observations

Wednesday May 8, 2024
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time wind dir wind spd wind gust tmp dew pt feels like rh fire rain rain 10' pres
km/h km/h °C °C °C % mm mm hPa
Wed 09:00 CST
- 0   10.4 9.8 10.4 96 1 0   -
Tue 09:00 CST
- 0   9.7 9.5 9.6 99 1 0   -
Mon 09:00 CST
ENE 9   14.8 12.4 13.8 86 1 0   -

Station Details

VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY)
Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia
35.5544°S 138.5997°E 8m AMSL
Commenced 2001

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