Stargazer's Monthly Summary

Recorded at Morphett Vale, Adelaide, SA.
(Near South Road & Bains Road)

May 2003
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Maximums and Minimums
(Entries are recorded at local time on the indicated dates)

Maximum temperature (Highest): +22.8 °C at 14:17:00 on 09 May
Maximum temperature (Lowest): +14.6 °C at 15:20:00 on 27 May

Minimum temperature (Highest): +15.3 °C at 03:19:00 on 18 May
Minimum temperature (Lowest): +6.3 °C at 07:48:00 on 29 May

Maximum humidity: 100 % at 09:31:00 on 24 May
Minimum humidity: 32 % at 16:13:00 on 09 May

Maximum dew point: +15.4 °C at 19:19:00 on 18 May
Minimum dew point: -1.1 °C at 05:33:00 on 05 May

Minimum wind chill: +0 °C at 13:58:00 on 24 May
Maximum heat index: +24 °C at 12:26:00 on 07 May

Maximum barometric pressure: 1036 hPa at 10:48:00 on 04 May
Minimum barometric pressure: 996 hPa at 19:33:00 on 19 May

Maximum wind gust: 40 km/h (21.6 Knots) from 286° at 13:18:00 on 19 May
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Averages

Average temperature: +14.4 °C
Average maximum temperature: +17.8 °C
Average minimum temperature: +11 °C

Average humidity: 70.5 %
Average maximum humidity: 87 %
Average minimum humidity: 54 %

Average dew point: +8.9 °C
Average maximum dew point: +11.5 °C
Average minimum dew point: +6.3 °C

Average minimum wind chill: +7.1 °C
Average maximum heat index: +23.8 °C

Average barometric pressure: 1020.5 hPa
Average maximum barometric pressure: 1023 hPa
Average minimum barometric pressure: 1018 hPa

Average of daily peak wind gusts: 22.1 km/h (11.9 Knots)
Average of daily peak wind gust direction: 162°
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Rainfall Summary
(Entries are for the 24 hours midnight to midnight local time on the indicated dates)

10th May - (5 mm)
11th May - (20 mm)
17th May - (2 mm)
18th May - (7 mm)
19th May - (31 mm)
20th May - (4 mm)
23rd May - (24 mm)

Number of rainfall days: 7
Maximum rainfall rate: 140 mm/hour at 01:19:00 on 19 May
Total rainfall for May: 93 mm
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Graphs
(Graphs plotted at approximately 5 minute intervals)