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A new day, a new dawn - Today is: Monday, 22 December 2025 06:47:20 NZDT
Current: 10.9°C, Max: 12.7°C, Min: 10.3°C. It feels like 10.2°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming cloudy during the afternoon. High around 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 10.2°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine, possible showers | Sunrise: 05:45 | Sunset: 20:48 | Dawn: 05:11 | Dusk: 21:21
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 10.9°C, 84%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1013.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NNW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NNW (328°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 4km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 10.5kLux, 0.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.7UVI  83W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 22 December 2025 at 06:53:03. Updated in seconds

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NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
The NOAA Climate Report provides a day-by-day, monthly and yearly look at the weather since 2009 in Palmerston North. This offers detailed records for the rain, wind and temperatures as well as totals and summaries all recored at the Palmerston North location.

Report for 2011 Jan
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2011

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 15"   Lon: E 175° 37' 34"

                  Temperature (°C), Rain (mm), Wind Speed (km/h)

                                      Heat  Cool        Avg
    Mean                              Deg   Deg         Wind                 Dom
Day Temp  High   Time   Low    Time   Days  Days  Rain  Speed High   Time    Dir
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 1  18.0  22.9   04:12  14.0   13:12   0.3   0.0   0.0  14.0  27.0   01:12   WNW
 2  17.3  22.3   00:42  14.5   17:43   1.0   0.0   2.4  10.4  31.7   01:12    NW
 3  14.5  20.9   23:43  11.6   10:43   3.8   0.0   0.6   9.6  22.0   06:13     E
 4  15.3  23.0   01:13   8.9   15:43   3.0   0.0   0.0   7.8  24.5   08:43    SE
 5  17.1  22.2   22:43  12.3   16:13   1.2   0.0   0.0  11.9  35.6   23:13   WNW
 6  17.2  21.1   01:13  15.4   10:13   1.1   0.0   0.6  23.7  41.8   16:43    NW
 7  18.6  28.7   23:14  11.7   15:43   0.0   0.3   0.3  11.7  36.7   03:13    NW
 8  20.6  29.5   01:14  14.8   13:44   0.0   2.3   0.0   4.5  12.2   00:44   WNW
 9  20.2  29.4   00:14  17.7   13:14   0.0   1.9   4.8   6.4  14.8   01:14     W
10  20.2  25.5   23:44  14.7   16:14   0.0   1.9   0.0   6.3  23.4   23:44    SE
11  20.0  25.2   00:14  16.5   15:14   0.0   1.7   0.0  14.9  28.1   04:44     E
12  18.2  24.9   00:14 -19.1   20:44   0.1   0.0  17.7   5.9  15.8   01:44     E
13  21.5  26.9   23:45  18.7   11:15   0.0   3.2  14.7   4.0   9.7   01:14    SW
14  22.8  28.2   02:15  19.3   13:45   0.0   4.5   6.0   5.0  13.3   20:45   ENE
15  19.7  25.2   23:15  16.2   12:45   0.0   1.4  16.5   1.8   7.2   23:15    NE
16  22.2  30.2   21:45  19.4   08:15   0.0   3.9   1.8   7.9  39.2   23:15   WNW
17  19.5  29.6   00:15  16.1   13:45   0.0   1.2   5.1  10.6  31.7   01:15   WNW
18  19.5  24.7   03:16  14.1   14:46   0.0   1.2   0.6  17.9  31.7   11:16   WNW
19  18.7  25.1   02:16  15.1   16:46   0.0   0.4   0.0  16.7  45.4   23:46   WNW
20  16.9  21.5   23:46  12.8   14:46   1.4   0.0   0.0  21.6  47.9   00:16   WNW
21  16.5  21.6   00:46  12.1   11:46   1.8   0.0   0.0  11.0  28.1   02:16    NW
22  19.1  29.2   23:46  15.2   12:46   0.0   0.8   0.0  11.6  27.0   00:46   WNW
23  24.1  30.3   03:16  19.4   22:47   0.0   5.8   5.1  16.3  42.8   21:17    NW
24  17.9  25.7   23:47  13.1   16:17   0.4   0.0   0.9  14.8  58.7   01:47    NW
25  20.9  28.5   22:47  14.5   16:17   0.0   2.6   0.0   7.3  23.4   05:47     E
26  19.7  27.8   00:17  15.4   15:17   0.0   1.4   0.0   9.5  20.9   04:17   WNW
27  20.4  27.1   23:17  15.7   18:47   0.0   2.1   0.0   8.9  20.9   03:47    NW
28  18.6  24.2   20:48  12.4   13:48   0.0   0.3   0.0   8.6  25.6   20:18     N
29  20.3  27.0   23:18  13.1   15:48   0.0   2.0   0.0   8.4  24.5   01:48   WNW
30  21.4  28.8   23:18  14.2   15:18   0.0   3.1   0.0   7.0  20.9   00:18     W
31  23.5  31.0   01:18  18.0   13:18   0.0   5.2   0.0   6.3  13.3   00:18     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    19.4  31.0    31   -19.1    12    14.1  47.2  77.1  10.4  58.7    24      NW

Max >=  27.0: 14
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  1
Min <= -18.0:  1
Max Rain: 17.7 on day 12
Days of Rain: 14 (> 0.2 mm)  8 (> 2.0 mm)  0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration