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Current: 17.5°C, Max: 22.0°C, Min: 11.7°C. It feels like 17.2°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. Low 11C. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 17.2°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.3 °C/hr 17.5°C, 81%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1024.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SW (222°)   SW  8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 18km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.2mm
Sun Light : 6.1klx, 5.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  48W/m2
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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 2012 Feb
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2012

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  18.7  22.6   15:12  15.7   23:44   0.6   1.0  15.6  16.9  42.8   10:28     W
 2  15.9  19.8   15:50  12.8   06:29   2.6   0.1   0.0  18.3  42.8   04:36     E
 3  16.1  19.4   14:45  13.8   03:50   2.3   0.1   0.0  19.4  39.2   02:27     E
 4  17.5  23.3   15:32  14.0   05:41   1.8   1.0   0.9  12.8  27.0   16:55     E
 5  18.2  23.2   14:36  15.3   00:00   1.2   1.2   0.0  16.3  36.7   16:41     E
 6  17.3  22.2   12:08  13.7   23:59   1.8   0.7   0.0  13.6  30.6   10:48     E
 7  17.9  24.2   12:53  12.6   06:35   1.8   1.4   0.9   8.8  29.5   18:15     E
 8  18.8  25.5   13:58  14.8   06:34   1.3   1.8   0.0  13.7  29.5   12:21     E
 9  20.4  28.5   10:34  12.6   06:15   1.4   3.5   0.0   9.6  31.7   15:46     W
10  17.9  21.3   17:41  16.0   01:07   0.9   0.5   8.7   8.7  25.6   04:13   WNW
11  16.2  22.6   13:40  13.0   23:46   2.7   0.6  14.4  14.7  41.8   14:13     E
12  17.0  24.3   15:43  10.6   06:19   2.7   1.4   0.0  13.0  27.0   11:40     E
13  16.9  21.8   13:36  14.1   00:13   1.9   0.5   0.0  11.1  30.6   16:44     E
14  18.4  26.1   13:51  14.2   05:28   1.5   1.6  47.7   8.5  30.6   15:41   NNE
15  20.0  26.9   12:07  15.4   05:14   0.8   2.5   0.0   6.8  41.8   22:47     W
16  17.8  23.4   14:21  13.8   05:32   1.8   1.3   0.0  14.3  35.6   16:22     E
17  20.1  29.4   13:42  11.0   06:27   1.9   3.7   0.0   6.7  24.5   14:57   WSW
18  20.6  28.6   10:26  14.5   06:35   1.1   3.4   0.0  12.9  35.6   15:27     W
19  18.6  26.5   12:53  13.7   03:10   1.6   2.0   0.0   9.1  39.2   17:03     E
20  18.3  24.0   14:04  15.4   02:11   1.1   1.1   5.1   9.6  31.7   00:03     E
21  19.4  27.1   14:51  12.8   06:36   1.3   2.5   2.7   6.4  27.0   14:39   WSW
22  19.1  23.7   12:10  16.4   06:56   0.4   1.2  15.3   3.2  14.8   05:15    NE
23  21.0  26.5   12:30  17.9   23:55   0.0   2.7   5.7  24.0  51.5   13:44   WNW
24  18.0  23.0   12:47  15.0   23:19   1.1   0.8   9.3  20.5  50.0   16:38   WNW
25  17.3  24.7   14:12  12.3   06:46   2.4   1.3   0.3   8.2  34.2   00:52     W
26  16.6  24.9   15:58   9.4   06:45   3.1   1.4   0.0   5.6  19.4   17:46     E
27  16.0  22.5   10:00  10.6   23:58   3.0   0.7   0.0   8.6  27.0   12:51     E
28  14.1  23.3   13:33   8.5   04:19   4.7   0.5   0.0   5.4  24.5   14:00   ENE
29  16.8  26.4   14:34   6.9   06:47   3.4   1.9   0.3   7.7  28.1   15:08   WNW
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    18.0  29.4    17     6.9    29    52.2  42.4 126.9  11.4  51.5    23     ENE

Max >=  27.0:  4
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 47.7 on day 14
Days of Rain: 13 (> 0.2 mm)  9 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration