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Current: 18.2°C, Max: 19.7°C, Min: 14.1°C. It feels like 15.2°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy and windy during the evening. Showers developing after midnight. Low 12C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 15.2°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 18.2°C, 72%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1013.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Moderate breeze (F4) from WSW (253°)   WSW  20km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 44km/h
Air Quality :  11 AQI  3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 3.0mm
Sun Light : 47.1klx, 6.3hrs   Solar UV :  3.0UVI  372W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 12 November 2026 at 17:02:28. 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 2016 Jun
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2016

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 58   Lon: E 175 36 55

                  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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01   7.8  12.7   13:07   4.2   06:53  10.5   0.0   0.0   1.6  28.8   13:11   ESE
02   5.8  12.6   13:32   1.7   03:37  12.5   0.0   0.0   0.6  11.5   13:26   SSW
03   6.9  15.1   13:36   1.7   01:26  11.3   0.0   0.0   1.1  10.8   15:17   ENE
04   7.4  14.5   15:28   2.6   00:46  10.9   0.0   0.0   1.1   9.4   07:06   ENE
05   7.2  14.8   13:48   2.1   07:44  11.1   0.0   0.0   2.2  21.6   09:48   ENE
06   8.9  14.3   13:44   3.4   05:55   9.4   0.0   0.0   5.0  29.6   15:56     E
07   8.2  15.4   13:05   2.8   07:48  10.1   0.0   0.0   1.8  19.5   11:15    NE
08   7.3  15.3   14:09   1.4   06:35  11.0   0.0   0.0   1.6   9.4   05:17     E
09  10.2  16.0   14:45   4.3   05:00   8.1   0.0   1.5   2.0   8.7   05:50     E
10  14.1  16.3   10:50  11.9   00:00   4.2   0.0   5.1   5.2  36.0   11:40     W
11  13.7  17.0   12:19  11.2   23:57   4.6   0.0   1.2   7.0  54.8   19:13   WNW
12  12.1  16.8   12:39   7.8   23:50   6.2   0.0  14.1   5.8  33.2   20:26   WNW
13   7.8  12.9   13:26   3.0   23:49  10.4   0.0   1.2   2.1  15.9   13:51    NW
14   9.9  14.8   13:40   2.4   02:08   8.4   0.0   0.0   4.5  26.0   10:21   NNW
15  12.7  15.6   14:55  10.7   23:18   5.6   0.0   0.3   7.6  39.7   11:34   WNW
16  10.7  14.8   15:04   5.0   23:57   7.6   0.0   0.0   3.1  20.9   01:13   WNW
17   9.1  14.7   13:08   3.1   06:26   9.2   0.0   0.0   3.7  47.6   18:37    NW
18  11.2  14.3   13:42   9.5   03:12   7.1   0.0   0.6   5.2  26.0   10:00    NW
19  11.8  14.4   14:27  10.1   05:11   6.5   0.0   1.8   5.2  29.6   21:24   NNE
20   6.9  17.2   14:10  10.1   06:53   2.5   0.0   0.0   3.2  28.8   00:36     E
21  12.3  16.7   13:26   9.8   07:55   6.0   0.0   0.0   1.7  18.7   16:23    SW
22  13.9  18.1   12:16  10.7   00:00   4.4   0.0   0.6   1.8  22.4   00:55   ESE
23  14.0  16.9   11:23  12.5   03:29   4.3   0.0   4.8   7.8  45.4   18:36     W
24   3.2  15.8   12:04   8.9   12:27  15.1   0.0   1.5   5.0  47.6   01:25     W
25   1.3  11.5   00:31   8.1   15:45  19.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  15.9   01:05    NE
26  11.1  13.0   17:13   8.9   20:51   6.8   0.0   6.0   0.8  17.3   19:30   NNW
27  10.4  13.9   12:32   5.9   08:28   7.8   0.0   0.0   2.1  15.9   02:34    NW
28  11.6  13.9   20:11  10.9   00:00   6.7   0.0  13.5   4.9  41.8   14:49   WNW
29  11.8  13.9   12:36   9.9   07:37   6.5   0.0   8.4   4.0  28.8   23:13     E
30  10.5  11.9   07:41   7.9   21:25   7.8   0.0   0.6   5.7  36.0   05:26    SE
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     9.7  18.1    22     1.4     8   251.6   0.0  61.2   3.5  54.8    11      NW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 14.1 on day 12
Days of Rain: 15 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration