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Current: 16.2°C, Max: 22.2°C, Min: 14.6°C. It feels like 16.0°C
FORECAST: Overcast with rain showers at times. Low 12C. Winds N at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 16.0°C. A waterproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.4 °C/hr 16.2°C, 90%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.9 hPa/hr 1012.1hPa
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 NNE (24°)   NNE  9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 14km/h
Air Quality :  12 AQI  3.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Rising 12.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 2.6hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 07 November 2026 at 21:23:16. 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 2022 May
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2022

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 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  12.3  20.7   14:47   6.6   05:53   6.3   0.3   0.0   2.7  41.0   13:05     W
02  14.6  20.9   13:53   9.3   02:58   4.0   0.3   0.0   2.6  27.0   14:09   WSW
03  15.8  21.3   13:34  12.8   23:16   2.8   0.3   0.0   1.6  21.0   14:41   WSW
04  14.9  21.0   13:52  11.4   23:57   3.6   0.2   0.0   2.7  27.0   18:00   ENE
05  15.0  22.4   14:52  11.0   00:27   3.8   0.5   0.0   2.2  25.0   14:58    NW
06  15.5  20.1   16:06  12.8   06:04   3.0   0.2   0.0   1.8  17.0   14:52     W
07  14.0  20.9   13:55   8.4   07:08   4.5   0.2   0.0   2.6  24.0   15:01     W
08  15.0  20.0   14:36  11.5   07:18   3.5   0.2   0.0   5.6  35.0   13:23   WNW
09  15.3  20.1   14:13  12.5   01:38   3.2   0.2   1.2   4.0  32.0   10:41    NW
10  13.6  17.4   13:21   9.4   23:54   4.7   0.0   5.6   5.7  43.0   10:34   SSE
11  11.2  15.4   14:56   7.0   23:40   7.1   0.0   0.0   3.1  32.0   10:06   SSE
12   9.0  16.3   14:49   2.7   07:25   9.3   0.0   0.0   3.2  31.0   17:05   ESE
13   9.4  16.2   14:50   2.2   07:17   8.9   0.0   0.0   2.6  25.0   14:30    NW
14  13.9  16.4   14:34  12.4   06:36   4.4   0.0   7.0   7.2  40.0   03:03    NW
15  15.7  18.7   12:53  13.7   00:00   2.6   0.0  19.0   2.6  29.0   03:07   NNW
16  16.3  21.0   14:37  14.6   00:00   2.1   0.2   9.0   5.0  40.0   15:05   WNW
17  16.4  19.9   11:15  14.1   06:39   2.0   0.1   8.2   5.8  32.0   11:27     W
18  15.8  20.1   14:27  12.1   07:05   2.7   0.2   1.0   3.5  39.0   11:14   WNW
19  15.0  20.2   14:35  12.3   05:03   3.6   0.2   4.2   5.3  54.0   18:06   WNW
20  12.0  14.6   12:32   9.0   23:57   6.3   0.0   6.0  10.3  78.0   10:11   WNW
21  11.4  16.2   15:24   5.3   04:57   6.9   0.0   0.4  10.8  68.0   14:17   WNW
22  12.8  16.8   11:48   8.9   06:11   5.5   0.0   0.0   9.5  56.0   17:52   WNW
23  11.7  16.8   13:55   7.5   22:25   6.6   0.0   0.0   4.0  40.0   14:55    NW
24  12.3  17.0   13:20   8.0   23:52   6.0   0.0   0.0   4.4  35.0   14:22     N
25  11.2  16.9   13:29   6.0   05:37   7.1   0.0   0.2   4.0  35.0   13:10   WSW
26  10.4  13.7   12:43   6.6   23:58   7.9   0.0   0.0   4.8  33.0   18:20    SE
27   7.5  13.5   14:51   2.7   05:24  10.8   0.0   0.0   1.2  12.0   14:53     S
28   7.8  16.3   14:55   2.8   07:08  10.5   0.0   0.2   1.5  21.0   13:23   NNW
29   8.8  16.7   15:01   2.8   05:33   9.5   0.0   0.2   3.3  30.0   20:32   ESE
30  13.3  14.8   10:31  11.3   00:00   5.0   0.0  24.4   5.0  43.0   09:44    SE
31  14.7  19.8   14:35  11.8   21:01   3.8   0.1   0.2   4.6  34.0   12:51    NW
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    13.0  22.4     5     2.2    13   168.0   3.2  86.8   4.3  78.0    20     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 24.4 on day 30
Days of Rain: 15 (>= 0.2 mm)  8 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration