Port Pirie Long-term Averages

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Mean Max (°C)	32.0	31.9	29.0	24.9	20.3	17.2	16.4	18.0	21.1	24.4	27.6	29.7	24.3
Mean Min (°C)	18.1	18.3	16.2	13.6	10.9	8.6	7.8	8.4	10.0	12.2	14.8	16.7	12.9
Mean Rain (mm)	18.9	17.5	17.9	27.5	37.7	41.8	34.1	35.6	35.9	33.7	24.6	23.8	348.3
Median Rain (mm)	8.6	6.8	11.0	22.7	31.2	33.4	30.3	34.3	30.4	24.6	19.7	17.1	338.0
Mean Rain Days	3.0	2.5	3.3	5.3	8.3	10.2	10.5	10.5	8.0	6.8	5.1	4.1	72.2

Port Pirie Daily Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max (°C)	46.3	45.5	42.5	37.7	31.0	25.5	26.5	30.0	35.0	39.5	44.0	44.6	46.3
Low Max (°C)	17.8	19.0	16.6	16.0	11.7	10.3	9.7	11.3	11.7	11.6	15.0	17.8	9.7
High Min (°C)	33.5	31.6	29.0	26.5	21.5	16.6	17.2	18.4	22.9	27.0	28.5	32.2	33.5
Low Min (°C)	4.4	7.1	7.4	4.8	-0.6	-1.7	-0.6	0.6	0.3	1.1	1.1	4.4	-1.7
High Rain (mm)	86.2	104.1	69.1	70.4	91.9	65.8	45.7	37.8	76.2	65.2	48.3	125.0	125.0

Port Pirie Monthly Records

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Mn. Max (°C)	37.5	35.6	32.5	28.6	22.8	20.9	18.6	22.3	24.1	26.9	32.2	32.6	25.6
Low Mn. Max (°C)	28.1	28.3	26.3	22.2	16.9	14.8	14.5	15.9	17.4	20.9	24.0	25.9	21.3
High Mn. Min (°C)	22.1	22.5	19.7	15.9	13.2	10.8	9.7	10.8	12.4	14.2	18.9	19.6	14.4
Low Mn. Min (°C)	13.7	15.6	14.1	10.5	8.2	4.9	5.6	6.0	6.9	10.4	10.8	12.5	9.9
High Rain (mm)	130.5	158.7	124.0	138.0	187.7	114.4	100.4	79.0	136.6	158.7	85.9	146.8	676.1
Low Rain (mm)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.9	4.4	0.8	0.0	0.0	107.1

Port Pirie Annual Temperatures & Rainfall

Port Pirie Average Number of Days With Temperatures

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
≥ 40°C	3.1	2.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.2	7.1
≥ 35°C	9.8	9.0	4.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	3.9	6.7	33.6
≥ 30°C	18.4	17.0	12.6	4.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	5.3	10.3	13.9	80.7
≤ 2°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2
≤ 0°C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2

Port Pirie 'per Week' Values (14th/86th Percentiles)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
High Max	38.8	38.0	34.7	30.0	24.0	19.6	18.8	21.2	26.0	30.6	34.5	36.5	32.8
Low Max	25.5	25.6	23.8	20.5	17.0	14.8	14.1	14.8	16.5	19.0	21.2	23.4	16.6
High Min	23.0	23.2	20.7	17.3	14.4	11.7	10.5	11.4	13.5	16.5	19.9	21.6	18.6
Low Min	13.6	13.8	12.2	10.0	7.2	5.2	4.7	5.3	6.3	8.3	10.5	12.0	7.5

Port Pirie Data Availability

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Years of Minima	54	54	55	55	54	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	54.1
Earliest Entry	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957
Latest Entry	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2011	2011	2011	2011	2012
Years of Maxima	55	54	55	55	54	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54.3
Earliest Entry	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957	1957
Latest Entry	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2011	2011	2011	2011	2012
Years of Rainfall	130	129	128	125	126	127	126	125	124	125	125	125	126.2
Earliest Entry	1878	1881	1884	1884	1884	1884	1884	1885	1884	1886	1880	1886	1878
Latest Entry	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2012	2011	2011	2011	2011	2012

Station Details

PORT PIRIE NYRSTAR COMPARISON
Mid North, South Australia

33.1708°S 138.0104°E 2m AMSL
Commenced 1877 / Closed 2012

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