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 2026 May
Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2026
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 27 m Lat: S 40° 21' 32" Lon: E 175° 34' 22"
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 10.7 18.3 14:47 3.9 07:22 7.6 0.0 0.0 3.5 23.4 09:59 ENE
02 9.5 17.2 13:30 3.3 06:12 8.8 0.0 0.0 4.0 23.4 13:04 SW
03 11.1 17.2 15:21 5.9 00:39 7.2 0.0 0.0 3.7 21.6 15:31 WSW
04 12.9 14.9 12:40 10.0 01:03 5.4 0.0 0.0 4.7 24.8 14:03 WNW
05 12.7 17.0 13:47 8.4 22:34 5.6 0.0 0.0 4.8 21.2 12:27 W
06 15.0 20.9 12:39 9.8 00:00 3.7 0.4 0.0 6.1 33.8 13:45 WSW
07 16.4 22.2 13:14 10.0 07:37 2.7 0.8 0.0 4.6 38.9 12:32 WNW
08 18.0 21.0 10:34 14.4 23:59 1.0 0.7 5.4 5.6 39.6 23:42 NW
09 15.3 18.1 10:17 12.5 23:03 3.0 0.0 2.3 11.4 46.8 14:45 W
10 14.2 17.3 13:53 10.7 23:29 4.1 0.0 0.5 13.0 49.3 13:21 W
11 10.2 13.9 14:10 3.3 23:44 8.1 0.0 0.0 5.8 36.7 00:37 SE
12 8.0 14.5 11:59 1.5 05:41 10.3 0.0 0.5 3.8 28.1 12:02 SW
13 9.5 15.6 14:08 4.1 03:34 8.8 0.0 0.1 3.2 17.6 15:19 S
14 10.2 15.7 14:59 4.7 07:23 8.1 0.0 0.0 3.0 15.5 13:22 S
15 10.1 14.6 13:00 4.0 02:52 8.2 0.0 0.0 4.5 25.2 12:28 ESE
16 11.4 15.1 14:10 9.5 07:16 6.9 0.0 0.0 6.2 29.2 12:25 ESE
17 11.9 15.4 12:34 9.6 01:03 6.4 0.0 0.1 4.8 27.7 10:57 SE
18 11.3 15.8 14:28 7.4 02:56 7.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 25.9 13:21 E
19 10.5 18.1 13:52 4.4 05:35 7.8 0.0 0.0 2.8 18.4 12:06 ENE
20 10.1 16.9 15:27 5.1 07:39 8.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 25.2 13:41 WSW
21 10.2 18.4 15:00 3.5 05:21 8.1 0.0 0.0 4.8 33.5 10:46 WSW
22 12.4 19.6 15:04 8.0 23:51 6.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 17.3 11:43 ESE
23 11.2 17.1 13:08 5.1 07:41 7.1 0.0 0.0 3.6 26.3 18:56 ESE
24 13.0 15.7 13:22 9.8 23:34 5.3 0.0 0.0 7.2 37.1 12:37 E
25 9.7 15.8 14:25 3.6 05:10 8.6 0.0 0.0 3.8 19.8 15:32 W
26 14.0 18.5 13:33 11.7 21:14 4.3 0.0 0.1 7.1 26.6 22:29 NNW
27 11.8 16.4 14:48 6.2 07:59 6.5 0.0 0.0 4.3 24.8 01:04 WSW
28 13.3 17.3 12:37 7.7 23:49 4.9 0.0 0.0 6.1 30.2 12:42 WNW
29 9.7 16.5 12:45 5.2 07:39 8.6 0.0 0.0 2.5 14.8 14:23 E
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11.9 22.2 7 1.5 12 187.9 1.8 9.0 5.1 49.3 10 WSW
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 5.4 on day 8
Days of Rain: 4 (>= 0.2 mm) 2 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration