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May Weather at RAAF Woomera Airfield South Australia, Australia

Daily high temperatures decrease by 8°F, from 73°F to 65°F, rarely falling below 59°F or exceeding 82°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 54°F to 48°F, rarely falling below 42°F or exceeding 61°F.

For reference, on January 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at RAAF Woomera Airfield typically range from 70°F to 94°F, while on July 7, the coldest day of the year, they range from 44°F to 62°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

Average High and Low Temperature in May at RAAF Woomera AirfieldMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313135°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°FAprJunMay 173°FMay 173°F54°F54°FMay 3165°FMay 3165°F48°F48°FMay 1170°FMay 1170°F52°F52°FMay 2167°FMay 2167°F50°F50°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

Average Hourly Temperature in May at RAAF Woomera AirfieldMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJuncoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Oberlin, Louisiana, United States (9,533 miles away) and Homerville, Georgia, United States (10,120 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to RAAF Woomera Airfield (view comparison).

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The month of May at RAAF Woomera Airfield experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 29% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 30% on May 31.

The clearest day of the month is May 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 73% of the time.

For reference, on May 31, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 30%, while on September 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 87%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

Cloud Cover Categories in May at RAAF Woomera AirfieldMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunSep 1187%Sep 1187%May 173%May 173%May 3170%May 3170%May 1172%May 1172%May 2171%May 2171%clearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At RAAF Woomera Airfield, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is increasing, starting the month at 5% and ending it at 9%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 9% on June 2, and its lowest chance is 4% on April 29.

Probability of Precipitation in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May at RAAF Woomera Airfield is essentially constant, remaining about 0.5 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

Average Monthly Rainfall in May at RAAF Woomera AirfieldMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.2 in0.2 in0.4 in0.4 in0.6 in0.6 in0.8 in0.8 in1.0 in1.0 in1.2 in1.2 in1.4 in1.4 in1.6 in1.6 inAprJunMay 10.4 inMay 10.4 inMay 310.6 inMay 310.6 inMay 110.4 inMay 110.4 inMay 210.5 inMay 210.5 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of May at RAAF Woomera Airfield, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 37 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 13 seconds, and weekly decrease of 8 minutes, 34 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 31, with 10 hours, 16 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 1, with 10 hours, 52 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month at RAAF Woomera Airfield is 6:53 AM on May 1 and the latest sunrise is 19 minutes later at 7:12 AM on May 31.

The latest sunset is 5:45 PM on May 1 and the earliest sunset is 18 minutes earlier at 5:28 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at RAAF Woomera Airfield during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during May, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:15 AM and sets 14 hours, 11 minutes later, at 8:26 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:20 AM and sets 10 hours, 7 minutes later, at 5:28 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in May at RAAF Woomera AirfieldMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMAprJun6:53 AM6:53 AMMay 15:45 PMMay 15:45 PM7:12 AM7:12 AMMay 315:28 PMMay 315:28 PM7:00 AM7:00 AMMay 115:37 PMMay 115:37 PM7:06 AM7:06 AMMay 215:31 PMMay 215:31 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of May. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May at RAAF Woomera AirfieldMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun00101020203030400010102020303040
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May at RAAF Woomera AirfieldMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 93:52 AMApr 93:52 AMApr 249:20 AMApr 249:20 AMMay 812:53 PMMay 812:53 PMMay 2311:24 PMMay 2311:24 PMJun 610:08 PMJun 610:08 PMJun 2210:39 AMJun 2210:39 AM6:51 AM6:51 AM6:24 PM6:24 PM5:24 PM5:24 PM6:48 AM6:48 AM6:49 AM6:49 AM5:33 PM5:33 PM5:01 PM5:01 PM7:41 AM7:41 AM6:50 AM6:50 AM4:56 PM4:56 PM4:27 PM4:27 PM7:33 AM7:33 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%-1:28 PMWSW11:57 PMESE6:11 AMN233,625 mi
2
45%-2:08 PMWSW-7:06 AMN231,184 mi
3
34%1:05 AMESE2:43 PMWSW-7:57 AMN228,972 mi
4
23%2:13 AME3:15 PMW-8:47 AMN227,180 mi
5
13%3:21 AME3:47 PMW-9:36 AMN226,015 mi
6
6%4:29 AME4:19 PMW-10:25 AMN225,666 mi
7
2%5:38 AMENE4:54 PMWNW-11:16 AMN226,258 mi
8
0%6:49 AMENE5:33 PMWNW-12:11 PMN227,823 mi
9
1%8:00 AMENE6:17 PMWNW-1:08 PMN230,275 mi
10
6%9:10 AMENE7:08 PMWNW-2:09 PMN233,415 mi
11
12%10:15 AMNE8:06 PMNW-3:10 PMN236,961 mi
12
20%11:12 AMENE9:07 PMWNW-4:10 PMN240,594 mi
13
29%12:01 PMENE10:08 PMWNW-5:05 PMN244,007 mi
14
39%12:41 PMENE11:09 PMWNW-5:55 PMN246,943 mi
15
50%1:15 PMENE--6:41 PMN249,215 mi
16
59%-12:07 AMWNW1:44 PMENE7:23 PMN250,710 mi
17
68%-1:03 AMWNW2:11 PME8:03 PMN251,385 mi
18
77%-1:57 AMW2:36 PME8:42 PMN251,266 mi
19
85%-2:50 AMW3:00 PME9:20 PMN250,433 mi
20
91%-3:44 AMW3:26 PME10:00 PMN249,005 mi
21
96%-4:39 AMWSW3:53 PMESE10:42 PMN247,128 mi
22
99%-5:37 AMWSW4:25 PMESE11:28 PMN244,960 mi
23
100%-6:38 AMWSW5:01 PMESE--
24
100%-7:41 AMWSW5:45 PMESE12:18 AMN242,652 mi
25
99%-8:44 AMWSW6:36 PMESE1:12 AMN240,337 mi
26
95%-9:44 AMWSW7:36 PMESE2:10 AMN238,119 mi
27
89%-10:39 AMWSW8:41 PMESE3:09 AMN236,063 mi
28
81%-11:27 AMWSW9:49 PMESE4:07 AMN234,207 mi
29
71%-12:08 PMWSW10:57 PMESE5:02 AMN232,565 mi
30
60%-12:44 PMWSW-5:54 AMN231,154 mi
31
50%12:04 AMESE1:17 PMW-6:43 AMN230,005 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at RAAF Woomera Airfield is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on January 22, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 3% of the time, while on May 12, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

Humidity Comfort Levels in May at RAAF Woomera AirfieldMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 10%May 10%May 310%May 310%May 110%May 110%May 210%May 210%drydryhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at RAAF Woomera Airfield is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 8.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on November 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.0 miles per hour, while on May 18, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.8 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during May is 8.8 miles per hour on May 18.

Average Wind Speed in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

Average Wind Speed in May at RAAF Woomera AirfieldMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphAprJunMay 188.8 mphMay 188.8 mphMay 18.8 mphMay 18.8 mphMay 318.9 mphMay 318.9 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at RAAF Woomera Airfield throughout May is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 35% on May 1.

Wind Direction in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

Wind Direction in May at RAAF Woomera AirfieldSNMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures at RAAF Woomera Airfield are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May at RAAF Woomera AirfieldMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJun100%May 16100%May 16very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at RAAF Woomera Airfield are increasing during May, increasing by 295°F, from 5,692°F to 5,987°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at RAAF Woomera Airfield is decreasing during May, falling by 1.0 kWh, from 4.2 kWh to 3.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May at RAAF Woomera Airfield

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May at RAAF Woomera AirfieldMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWhAprJunMay 14.2 kWhMay 14.2 kWhMay 313.2 kWhMay 313.2 kWhMay 113.8 kWhMay 113.8 kWhMay 213.5 kWhMay 213.5 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of RAAF Woomera Airfield are -31.149 deg latitude, 136.812 deg longitude, and 551 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of RAAF Woomera Airfield contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 194 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 506 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (348 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (797 feet).

The area within 2 miles of RAAF Woomera Airfield is covered by sparse vegetation (97%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (97%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (77%) and water (12%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at RAAF Woomera Airfield, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

RAAF Woomera Airfield has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

There are no other weather stations in our network within 200 kilometers of this location. Consequently, in the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on NASA's MERRA-2 modern-era reanalysis , adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal differences between this station and the wide-area MERRA-2 reconstructed values.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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