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Current: 20.2°C, Max: 20.2°C, Min: 15.6°C. It feels like 21.7°C
FORECAST: Thunderstorms likely this morning. Then a chance of scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. High 23C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 21.7°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.2 °C/hr 20.2°C, 79%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1014.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WSW (242°)   WSW  3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 8km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.1mm
Sun Light : 34.3klx, 0.8hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  271W/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 2014 Aug
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 2014

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  15.4  19.7   14:14  12.8   00:00   3.0   0.1   0.0  14.4  40.3   10:56   WNW
 2  16.0  20.3   12:42  13.0   07:18   2.4   0.1   8.1  12.9  37.8   11:52    NW
 3  11.8  15.2   15:02   9.3   23:57   6.5   0.0  25.8  10.4  35.6   01:50   WNW
 4   8.8  11.7   13:05   5.8   22:50   9.5   0.0   0.0  12.8  39.2   11:02   ESE
 5   8.4  13.7   13:35   4.9   21:48   9.9   0.0   0.0   4.8  20.9   13:22    NW
 6   8.6  11.3   11:39   4.5   23:14   9.7   0.0   9.3   9.6  29.5   09:06    NW
 7   9.9  13.7   14:25   4.7   00:00   8.4   0.0   1.2  17.3  51.5   14:14    NW
 8   8.2  13.0   13:27   0.9   23:04  10.1   0.0   4.2  15.1  50.0   11:37     W
 9   4.5  11.3   13:27  -0.3   05:11  13.8   0.0   0.0   4.4  19.4   14:17   SSW
10   7.0  13.5   12:56   0.0   01:58  11.3   0.0   0.0   7.5  28.1   15:05    NW
11  11.1  16.1   13:52   7.4   03:06   7.2   0.0   1.5  13.1  34.2   12:28    NW
12   9.3  12.7   13:06   6.3   23:16   9.0   0.0   6.6  13.3  45.4   13:15   WNW
13   7.6  12.7   13:50   1.9   06:34  10.9   0.0   3.6  10.8  42.8   14:48   WNW
14   7.3  12.1   11:39   3.5   07:45  11.0   0.0   0.7  12.9  54.0   15:06     W
15   7.6  10.3   13:18   4.6   00:20  10.7   0.0   0.0  12.1  35.6   04:05    SW
16   8.7  15.8   12:26   5.2   07:41   9.6   0.0   0.0   4.6  24.5   14:28    SW
17   8.6  14.4   12:02   3.4   06:15   9.7   0.0   0.0   4.0  17.3   13:10   ESE
18   7.9  14.7   14:17   2.0   02:21  10.4   0.0   0.0   3.7  17.3   12:43   NNW
19   9.6  14.7   13:42   5.0   05:29   8.6   0.0   0.3   3.9  12.2   03:18     E
20  12.2  17.0   13:46   9.5   00:14   6.1   0.0   3.3  10.7  25.6   11:01   ESE
21   9.1  12.9   10:19   5.2   22:28   9.2   0.0   0.9   9.1  42.8   12:29    SE
22   7.4  12.0   11:41   2.8   05:44  10.9   0.0   0.0   4.4  17.3   17:00     W
23   9.2  14.1   13:48   6.7   23:47   9.1   0.0   0.0   6.6  24.5   17:09     E
24   8.5  13.3   12:33   3.4   07:12   9.8   0.0   0.0   6.6  31.7   11:41   ESE
25   9.3  13.5   13:50   7.0   07:16   8.9   0.0   0.0   6.0  17.3   13:30   ESE
26   8.4  12.9   13:13   5.2   06:42  10.0   0.0   0.0   8.1  22.0   13:14   ESE
27   8.2  12.2   11:04   4.8   06:55  10.3   0.0   0.0   9.8  25.6   11:05   ESE
28   9.0  15.0   14:24   2.9   06:57   9.3   0.0   0.0   8.8  24.5   16:41     E
29   9.5  16.1   13:57   2.5   06:29   8.8   0.0   0.0  10.6  29.5   12:55     E
30  10.2  15.3   12:20   5.9   04:55   8.1   0.0   0.0  14.1  34.2   14:47     E
31  11.0  15.2   13:09   7.9   03:18   7.4   0.0   0.0  16.2  36.7   11:59     E
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     9.3  20.3     2    -0.3     9   279.6   0.2  65.5   9.7  54.0    14      NW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  2
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 25.8 on day 3
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration