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Good Evening - Today was: Tuesday, 18 February 2025 19:39:07 NZDT
Current: 20.3°C, Max: 26.7°C, Min: 18.0°C. It feels like 21.2°C
FORECAST: Mostly clear skies during the evening giving way to clouds and a few showers after midnight. Low 17C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 21.2°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:46 | Sunset: 20:16 | Dawn: 06:18 | Dusk: 20:44
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.7 °C/hr 20.3°C, 77%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1002.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SSW (212°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 11km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 1.8mm
Sun Light : 4.9kLux, 3.4hrs   Solar UV :  0.5UVI  39W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 18 February 2025 at 19:39:06. 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 2012
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2012

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40 21' 15"   Lon: E 175 37' 34"

                  Temperature (C), Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3
                          Dep.  Heat  Cool                       Max  Max  Min  Min
        Mean  Mean        From  Deg   Deg                        >=   <=   <=   <=
 YR MO  Max   Min   Mean  Norm  Days  Days  Hi  Date  Low  Date 27.0  0.0  0.0 -18.0
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 12  1  24.3  13.1  18.1   0.2    53    48  30.8  10   5.2   28    5    0    0    0
 12  2  24.3  13.3  18.0  -0.2    52    42  29.4  17   6.9   29    4    0    0    0
 12  3  23.4  11.9  16.7   0.1    84    33  29.8  11   5.9    5    8    0    0    0
 12  4  23.9   9.8  15.4   1.3   112    26  28.0  27   4.5   20    2    0    0    0
 12  5  19.1   5.1  10.9  -0.5   233     3  24.9   8  -1.2   30    0    0    2    0
 12  6  15.8   4.5   9.1  -0.2   276     0  22.5   4  -3.2   17    0    0    6    0
 12  7  13.8   5.5   9.4   0.8   275     0  17.3  21   0.9    8    0    0    0    0
 12  8  15.5   7.0  10.7   1.3   235     0  18.0  15   2.8   11    0    0    0    0
 12  9  16.7   7.0  11.5   0.4   205     1  22.5  26   0.6   13    0    0    0    0
 12 10  18.1   8.6  13.1   0.4   165     3  26.3  30   2.1   24    0    0    0    0
 12 11  20.2   9.5  14.2  -0.2   135    12  27.2  22   2.3    7    1    0    0    0
 12 12  24.3  14.2  18.6   2.2    47    56  32.2  26   7.8    8    9    0    0    0
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        20.0   9.1  13.8   0.5  1878   227  32.2 Dec  -3.2  Jun   29    0    8    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.           >=
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
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 12  1 149.1  84.1  42.6   8    15   11    3
 12  2 126.9  64.9  47.7  14    13    9    1
 12  3  80.4   6.4  28.2   3    13    8    1
 12  4  56.4 -19.6  21.0  30     8    5    1
 12  5  64.5 -29.5  16.2  14    13    8    0
 12  6  82.8  -4.2  17.1   6    18    9    0
 12  7 109.5  15.5  28.8  16    14    6    1
 12  8  99.3  17.3  22.8  12    14   12    1
 12  9  79.2  -3.8  26.7   9    12    8    1
 12 10  75.0 -15.0  29.1  13    13    8    1
 12 11  28.2 -49.8  11.7  18     9    6    0
 12 12 133.2  50.2  43.2  30    14    9    2
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      1084.5 116.5  47.7  Feb  156   99   12

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
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 12  1  13.1  56.2   14     W
 12  2  11.4  51.5   23   ENE
 12  3  10.4  54.0   22     E
 12  4   7.3  52.6   30   NNW
 12  5   6.5  47.9   15   NNW
 12  6   8.6  51.5    9    NW
 12  7   8.9  46.4   30     E
 12  8   8.0  46.4   27     E
 12  9  12.1  56.2    6   WNW
 12 10  14.6  69.8   13   WNW
 12 11  11.0  47.9   18   WNW
 12 12  12.5  58.7    7   WNW
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        10.4  69.8  Oct    NW