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 Today is the Summer Solstice (Longest Day). Marks the Mid-Summer Cardinal Point.
A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Sunday, 22 December 2024 00:52:10 NZDT
Current: 16.8°C, Max: 17.1°C, Min: 16.8°C. It feels like 16.7°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with showers. Low 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 16.7°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, possible showers early | 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 16.8°C, 75%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1000.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NW (326°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 12km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 22 December 2024 at 00:52:03. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers
14°C
Showers		 Tomorrow
Showers
21°C
Showers
Cloudy with showers. Low 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Chance of Rain: 46%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
00:46
Moonset
12:22
Visability
64% 		Sunrise
05:45
Sunset
20:48
Day Length
15.03 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 0min 5s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 00:52:03 22/12/2024
System Up: 6 days 7 hours
Prgm Up: 2 days 4 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.20V
System Rollover: Midnight
Station Environment: Urban
Elevation: 23m (75ft)
Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°)
Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°)
City: Palmerston North
State: Manawatū/Wanganui
Country: New Zealand
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)


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.
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Report for 2010 Mar 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2010

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  18.9  26.3   13:55  11.9   01:17   0.0   0.6   0.0   9.2  31.7   12:44   WNW
 2  17.9  23.1   14:30  14.3   06:58   0.4   0.0   3.6   8.4  25.6   16:32   WNW
 3  16.4  20.7   15:02  13.5   07:12   1.9   0.0   0.3  17.0  47.9   15:16   WNW
 4  17.6  24.9   14:15  11.7   05:57   0.7   0.0   0.0   8.7  25.6   10:16    NW
 5  19.6  30.4   15:28  10.4   06:35   0.0   1.3   0.0   7.1  22.0   18:06     E
 6  17.7  23.7   14:47  13.7   23:59   0.6   0.0   0.6   9.0  30.6   15:27   ESE
 7  15.8  23.5   14:32  12.1   03:45   2.5   0.0   0.0   7.9  27.0   13:23   ESE
 8  16.6  23.8   13:23  12.1   23:58   1.7   0.0   0.0   6.1  27.0   16:29   ESE
 9  15.7  22.6   15:31  10.8   03:13   2.6   0.0   0.0  10.3  33.1   12:42   ESE
10  19.0  30.7   14:27  12.7   02:23   0.0   0.7   0.0   7.7  25.6   18:35    NE
11  16.3  32.6   03:37  12.6   23:59   2.0   0.0   2.1  10.7 189.0   03:37    NW
12  12.9  20.2   14:21   7.7   23:31   5.4   0.0   4.2  10.0  46.4   18:10   WNW
13  11.0  19.6   14:06   3.4   06:50   7.3   0.0   0.0   8.0  36.7   14:18    NW
14  16.3  25.7   15:44   9.4   05:40   2.0   0.0   0.0   7.1  22.0   14:32   WNW
15  17.1  24.1   14:24  13.5   21:24   1.2   0.0   0.0  14.9  33.1   03:10    NW
16  16.0  21.8   13:55  13.7   01:24   2.3   0.0   0.0  14.3  36.7   17:25   WNW
17  13.1  18.5   15:25   7.2   22:55   5.2   0.0   0.9  10.8  41.8   01:25    NW
18  10.5  17.4   15:25   2.0   06:25   7.8   0.0   0.0  10.7  31.7   15:55   WNW
19  14.9  17.4   15:02  12.3   03:09   3.4   0.0   2.1  10.0  30.6   11:02    NW
20  16.7  22.0   16:38  12.4   02:20   1.6   0.0   0.0  14.7  41.8   13:11    NW
21  17.1  20.2   11:51  14.7   23:02   1.2   0.0   0.0  13.3  30.6   11:54    NW
22  17.9  23.0   16:19  14.5   00:17   0.4   0.0   0.0  15.2  43.9   16:28    NW
23  15.5  20.8   14:36  10.7   23:15   2.8   0.0  20.4  11.4  39.2   14:11   WNW
24  14.6  23.4   13:08   9.5   01:35   3.7   0.0   5.4  12.6  55.1   17:05    NW
25  14.1  18.0   12:06  10.9   07:05   4.2   0.0   0.6  20.9  47.9   11:03   WNW
26  15.9  21.6   16:26  11.2   23:55   2.4   0.0   0.0   8.2  28.1   10:56    NW
27  16.6  22.6   15:35  11.1   00:03   1.7   0.0   0.3   9.5  31.7   11:03    NW
28  14.4  16.4   15:08  10.8   23:49   3.9   0.0   0.0  10.1  41.8   12:41   ESE
29  13.6  19.4   14:38   7.4   05:29   4.7   0.0   0.0  14.1  39.2   14:28     E
30  15.0  26.1   14:43   7.5   03:12   3.3   0.0   0.0   5.1  18.4   16:51   ESE
31  14.4  24.0   14:03   6.0   07:07   3.9   0.0   0.0   6.2  27.0   15:00   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    15.8  32.6    11     2.0    18    80.8   2.6  40.5  10.4 189.0    11      NW

Max >=  27.0:  3
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 20.4 on day 23
Days of Rain: 11 (> 0.2 mm)  6 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration