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Good Afternoon - Today was: Thursday, 5 December 2024 17:15:06 NZDT
Current: 19.5°C, Max: 20.6°C, Min: 17.3°C. It feels like 18.7°C
FORECAST: Mostly clear skies. Gusty winds during the evening. Low 12C. NW winds at 25 to 40 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 18.7°C. A windproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled | Sunrise: 05:42 | Sunset: 20:36 | Dawn: 05:09 | Dusk: 21:08
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 19.5°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1008.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WNW (285°) 15km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 40km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 28.1kLux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  3.3UVI  222W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 05 December 2024 at 17:15:02. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Mostly Clear, Wind
12°C
Mostly Clear, Wind		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
23°C
Partly Cloudy
Mostly clear skies. Gusty winds during the evening. Low 12C. NW winds at 25 to 40 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
08:36
Moonset
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Visability
15% 		Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:36
Day Length
14.54 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 3s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:15:02 5/12/2024
System Up: 4 days 0 hours
Prgm Up: 4 days 0 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.96V
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)


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Report for 2013 Mar 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2013

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  21.1  28.1   14:33  17.2   06:28   0.3   3.1   0.0   6.8  24.5   11:19   SSW
 2  19.8  28.7   14:37  15.6   06:32   0.8   2.3   0.0   9.0  27.0   05:56    SE
 3  19.6  25.1   13:29  16.1   07:10   0.6   2.0   0.0   7.4  30.6   13:44     E
 4  17.9  22.7   14:28  13.8   04:19   1.5   1.1   0.0  14.1  46.4   11:02   WNW
 5  17.0  24.3   15:14  12.0   09:07   2.5   1.3   0.6   8.0  25.6   12:12     E
 6  16.1  22.3   15:40  10.0   05:07   3.1   0.8   0.0  10.5  35.6   11:52   WNW
 7  18.7  25.0   15:45  13.0   01:48   1.6   2.0   0.0  11.3  36.7   11:23     E
 8  20.3  28.5   14:52  12.6   06:56   1.5   3.6   0.0   7.3  24.5   20:54   SSE
 9  19.2  24.7   15:18  15.2   06:50   0.9   1.8   0.0  11.7  33.1   13:16     E
10  20.1  28.6   14:45  12.6   07:16   1.5   3.3   0.0  11.4  33.1   22:30     E
11  20.2  29.9   15:09  12.0   07:23   1.5   3.4   0.0  10.4  39.2   23:06     E
12  17.2  22.5   15:36  13.0   23:57   2.0   0.9   0.0  13.4  35.6   04:59     E
13  17.9  27.8   15:49  10.0   07:15   2.7   2.3   0.0   5.3  20.9   14:46    SE
14  18.1  27.4   14:03  11.2   07:32   2.4   2.2   0.0   7.3  29.5   16:37     W
15  18.8  25.2   14:56  13.8   01:47   1.5   2.1   0.0  10.1  29.5   13:12     W
16  20.1  28.0   14:50  14.9   07:07   1.2   2.9   0.0   5.3  24.5   17:07   WSW
17  20.0  27.2   14:14  15.1   03:49   1.0   2.6   0.0   3.7  20.9   15:28    NE
18  19.3  23.0   11:34  15.6   18:18   0.5   1.5  37.8   9.3  39.2   12:54     W
19  15.3  18.4   14:32  13.1   19:59   3.0   0.0  11.1   7.6  28.1   21:22    SE
20  15.6  20.6   15:06  12.2   23:50   3.1   0.4   0.0   8.7  28.1   15:19   ESE
21  15.5  23.1   15:30   8.2   07:18   3.8   0.9   0.0   8.0  22.0   11:35     E
22  17.0  26.2   14:21   9.6   07:36   3.0   1.8   0.0   5.0  23.4   16:42     E
23  16.9  26.8   14:58   9.4   07:42   3.3   1.8   0.0   6.0  24.5   16:54   WNW
24  16.6  25.3   13:58   9.5   07:12   3.3   1.7   0.0   5.8  19.4   15:49   WSW
25  17.7  25.1   12:51  11.9   06:45   2.2   1.7   0.0   7.7  25.6   13:01     W
26  18.6  25.9   15:48  13.8   06:29   1.4   1.7   0.0   4.7  17.3   14:22     W
27  18.5  26.4   15:37  11.8   07:38   2.1   2.3   0.0   4.4  19.4   16:05   WSW
28  19.2  27.3   14:00  14.8   08:13   1.3   2.2   0.0   5.7  19.4   17:32   WNW
29  18.4  23.9   14:41  15.5   06:15   0.9   1.0   0.0   7.1  28.1   15:48     W
30  19.1  24.9   11:39  15.1   04:46   1.0   1.9   0.0   4.8  20.9   11:45     W
31  18.2  26.0   12:02  14.1   07:45   1.4   1.3   0.3   8.8  30.6   13:31   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    18.3  29.9    11     8.2    21    56.9  57.9  49.8   8.0  46.4     4     SSE

Max >=  27.0: 10
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 37.8 on day 18
Days of Rain: 4 (>= 0.2 mm)  2 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration