Good Afternoon - Today was: Thursday, 5 December 2024 17:25:11 NZDT
Current: 20.3°C, Max: 20.6°C, Min: 17.3°C. It feels like 19.5°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 19.5°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 Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 20.3°C, 79%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1008.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (279°) 15km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 38km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 71kLux, 0.1hrs   Solar UV :  5.7UVI  561W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 05 December 2024 at 17:25:02. 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 2013 Sep
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Sep 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
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 1  10.0  14.6   13:26   6.7   03:30   8.3   0.0   0.0   8.5  35.6   11:19   ESE
 2   9.6  14.4   14:24   6.3   05:14   8.7   0.0   0.0   7.3  19.4   12:13   ESE
 3   9.5  16.0   12:37   1.9   06:16   8.8   0.0   0.0   5.9  22.0   15:57   WNW
 4  10.0  13.2   11:05   7.5   17:22   8.3   0.0   7.2  12.9  37.8   11:09    NW
 5   8.5  11.5   12:15   5.7   23:39   9.8   0.0   0.3  11.4  33.1   12:33    SE
 6   9.7  16.3   14:01   5.1   05:48   8.6   0.0   0.0   6.2  24.5   23:55   WNW
 7  12.4  16.8   15:02   9.7   03:55   5.9   0.0   0.0  16.1  42.8   12:23   WNW
 8  12.6  16.7   13:00  10.3   23:20   5.7   0.0   0.3  21.6  50.0   13:17   WNW
 9  12.3  16.5   13:02   9.7   02:11   6.0   0.0   0.3  21.9  52.6   11:38   WNW
10  12.8  16.1   16:14   9.9   07:12   5.5   0.0   0.0  22.6  50.0   12:34   WNW
11  15.5  19.6   10:53  12.0   00:36   2.8   0.0  21.9  18.8  40.3   10:01    NW
12  14.6  19.6   13:51  11.6   23:56   3.8   0.1   5.1  15.5  41.8   10:17   WNW
13  12.1  16.4   13:24   9.3   21:30   6.2   0.0   0.0  12.3  35.6   11:03   WNW
14  11.2  15.8   12:35   8.9   07:00   7.2   0.0   0.0  14.1  33.1   15:36   WNW
15   9.5  13.6   12:01   5.9   23:54   8.8   0.0   0.0  10.1  29.5   09:24   ESE
16  10.3  16.9   12:52   4.6   06:31   8.0   0.0   0.0   8.9  35.6   12:52   WNW
17   9.1  14.9   10:44   4.2   23:58   9.2   0.0   0.0   8.1  33.1   16:35    SE
18   8.1  16.9   13:07   0.7   05:56  10.2   0.0   0.0   5.6  18.4   15:26   SSE
19  11.2  17.2   12:49   4.2   05:29   7.1   0.0   0.9   6.5  35.6   14:44   WNW
20  15.1  20.7   12:15  10.5   00:00   3.3   0.2   7.5  10.5  33.1   12:24   WNW
21  14.6  19.5   09:57  12.3   04:39   3.7   0.0  14.4   4.2  19.4   00:01    NW
22  14.8  20.4   11:20  12.5   22:46   3.6   0.1  17.4   8.0  34.2   11:21    NW
23  15.2  19.8   11:52  12.3   05:29   3.2   0.1   1.2   9.8  33.1   10:30   WNW
24  13.6  18.5   09:12  11.1   03:31   4.7   0.0   0.0  15.9  52.6   22:27   ESE
25  15.9  20.2   13:46  12.9   23:41   2.5   0.1   3.0  14.9  45.4   12:15   ESE
26  14.0  19.1   13:53   8.8   02:13   4.3   0.0   3.0  12.7  33.1   16:47   WNW
27  14.3  18.2   13:49  12.0   23:51   4.0   0.0   2.4   8.9  30.6   12:52     W
28  12.5  15.6   13:00  10.2   05:19   5.8   0.0  22.8  27.0  55.1   12:00   WNW
29  12.9  17.5   15:08  10.9   23:05   5.2   0.0   0.0  18.4  42.8   00:08   WNW
30  13.3  20.2   12:41   8.7   07:00   5.1   0.1   3.6   6.2  20.9   13:04    SE
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    12.2  20.7    20     0.7    18   184.3   0.7 111.3  12.4  55.1    28     WNW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 22.8 on day 28
Days of Rain: 16 (>= 0.2 mm)  11 (>= 2.0 mm)  2 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration