Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 13 October 2026 14:35:02 NZDT
Current: 19.3°C, Max: 21.0°C, Min: 13.3°C. It feels like 18.5°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. High 21C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 18.5°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 19.3°C, 79%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1016.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from SW (232°)   SW  14km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 27km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 42.2klx, 1.5hrs   Solar UV :  3.0UVI  333W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 14:36:52. 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 2018 Nov
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 2018

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   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   9.9  13.1   12:40   4.0   23:58   8.4   0.0   3.2   8.2  49.7   13:46     S
02  10.8  17.1   11:40   2.3   05:47   7.5   0.0   0.0   6.0  54.8   13:56     W
03  12.2  16.7   15:06   8.8   06:14   6.1   0.0   4.6  11.8  70.7   14:54   WNW
04  13.6  16.5   14:47  10.7   23:16   4.7   0.0   1.0  18.6 106.7   12:36     W
05  12.9  18.0   13:35   8.7   23:59   5.4   0.0   0.0  10.6  54.8   09:50   WNW
06  14.1  20.2   11:56   8.5   00:16   4.2   0.1   0.0   6.4  38.9   13:00   WNW
07  16.7  22.0   13:10  10.6   06:10   2.3   0.7   0.0   8.9  33.9   22:49     W
08  18.8  23.9   12:45  16.0   01:07   0.9   1.4   0.0  11.7  59.8   13:10   WNW
09  16.8  22.7   13:27  10.5   23:52   2.2   0.6   1.6   8.0  43.3   12:30   WNW
10  12.6  18.1   13:28   9.3   05:47   5.7   0.0   0.0   8.0  50.5   21:49     E
11  14.0  20.7   16:23  10.1   01:57   4.4   0.1   0.0   5.6  38.2   01:07     E
12  15.3  21.3   15:15  10.0   05:10   3.4   0.4   0.0   3.7  43.3   17:22   WSW
13  15.7  22.9   15:18   8.3   04:22   3.5   0.8   0.0   5.2  55.5   15:25     S
14  17.1  24.9   14:20  10.7   05:21   2.5   1.3   0.0   6.0  39.7   18:14    SE
15  16.5  23.6   07:36   9.8   05:36   2.7   0.9   0.0   5.8  54.1   17:27   WSW
16  16.0  21.6   13:13  10.8   05:59   2.9   0.6   0.0   7.7  56.2   16:53     W
17  15.6  21.0   13:53  10.8   03:25   3.1   0.4   0.0   6.5  44.0   12:52     W
18  13.5  18.3   14:09  10.2   23:58   4.8   0.0   0.4   9.1  52.6   17:24     W
19  11.2  15.8   16:39   8.0   23:03   7.1   0.0   1.2   6.8  45.4   13:06    NW
20  11.8  20.2   07:41   6.0   06:07   6.5   0.0   3.0   4.6  34.6   16:16   WNW
21  11.7  20.4   12:37   5.8   05:23   6.7   0.1   4.4   3.4  37.5   16:41     N
22  11.5  17.7   14:39   8.3   05:32   6.8   0.0   0.8   3.2  36.8   15:10   SSW
23  15.4  21.9   16:00   8.8   04:32   3.5   0.5   0.2   7.2  42.5   23:21     E
24  17.2  22.6   16:41  12.6   06:02   1.9   0.7   0.4   5.9  42.5   15:17     E
25  15.3  19.6   11:03  13.5   04:55   3.0   0.0  16.4   8.4  49.7   10:25     E
26  13.9  15.5   15:52  12.9   10:30   4.4   0.0  20.8   5.0  38.9   16:31   ESE
27  15.2  21.5   15:19  11.1   05:17   3.4   0.3   0.0   4.7  42.5   13:22    NW
28  16.5  21.6   12:13  13.1   23:56   2.1   0.4   0.4   9.0  51.2   18:27   ESE
29  15.0  19.9   14:26  11.8   04:37   3.3   0.1   0.0   8.4  44.7   14:33   ESE
30  16.0  21.2   16:07  11.6   00:26   2.8   0.5   0.0  12.3  68.5   12:40     E
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    14.4  24.9    14     2.3     2   126.2   9.9  58.4   7.5 106.7     4       W

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 20.8 on day 26
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration