Good Afternoon - Today is: Thursday, 5 December 2024 15:50:29 NZDT
Current: 19.9°C, Max: 20.6°C, Min: 17.3°C. It feels like 19.1°C
FORECAST: Mostly clear. Gusty winds diminishing after midnight. Low 12C. NW winds at 30 to 50 km/h, decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 19.1°C. A windproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening | Sunrise: 05:42 | Sunset: 20:36 | Dawn: 05:09 | Dusk: 21:08
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 19.9°C, 84%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1009.7hPa
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°) 17km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 45km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 30.5kLux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  3.3UVI  241W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 05 December 2024 at 15:50:22. 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 2015 Mar
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2015

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  20.0  25.4   15:45  15.4   01:21   0.8   2.5   0.0   9.2  28.1   14:08     W
 2  20.3  27.2   14:13  14.6   06:00   0.7   2.8   0.0  ----  30.6   16:03   WSW
 3  20.8  27.6   15:57  16.3   05:10   0.5   3.0   0.0  ----  19.4   15:18   WSW
 4  20.3  25.5   11:42  16.2   06:49   0.4   2.4   0.0  ----  24.5   14:45   WSW
 5  20.8  27.9   15:46  13.3   07:08   1.2   3.7   0.0  ----  22.0   13:32    SW
 6  18.6  23.9   13:16  15.1   06:44   0.9   1.2   8.4  ----  43.9   17:02   WNW
 7  17.6  27.0   14:20  13.6   23:08   2.1   1.4   9.9  ----  58.7   15:01    NW
 8  17.8  22.4   15:28  14.0   00:07   1.5   1.0  10.5  ----  49.0   14:22     W
 9  18.4  24.5   15:13  15.6   06:44   1.2   1.3   0.0   6.3  29.5   16:11   WNW
10  18.8  25.3   13:52  14.3   05:41   1.3   1.8   0.0   6.0  27.0   15:47     W
11  18.5  23.4   15:58  13.7   06:23   1.2   1.4   0.0   6.9  35.6   16:23     E
12  18.3  25.1   15:19  15.0   23:54   1.2   1.1   7.2   8.9  27.0   01:31     E
13  18.3  25.5   14:48  11.6   07:14   1.9   2.0   0.0   5.7  22.0   16:02   WSW
14  19.6  24.8   14:11  15.9   05:55   0.6   1.9   0.0   6.8  27.0   18:12     E
15  19.5  24.6   14:01  15.2   06:10   0.6   1.8   0.0  16.4  45.4   16:50   ENE
16  18.2  20.9   15:14  16.0   23:58   0.5   0.4   2.1   7.5  31.7   16:33     E
17  14.7  16.6   10:23  10.4   23:39   3.6   0.0   0.0   5.2  27.0   20:15    SE
18  14.5  20.0   13:03  10.4   06:49   4.0   0.2   0.0   5.2  25.6   16:59     E
19  14.0  19.4   15:11  11.0   23:42   4.3   0.0   0.0   5.7  39.2   15:08    SE
20  12.9  19.2   14:57   5.8   07:36   5.4   0.0   0.0   6.5  25.6   13:49     E
21  15.8  23.0   16:22   7.3   07:19   3.7   1.2   0.0   7.3  35.6   14:22    SW
22  17.0  22.5   13:20  12.6   04:42   2.2   0.9   0.0   3.0  19.4   22:59     E
23  18.6  25.0   14:29  15.1   05:29   1.4   1.7   0.0  12.9  23.4   18:29   ENE
24  18.0  23.4   13:30  14.0   02:30   1.7   1.3   0.0   6.0  20.9   16:00    SW
25  18.5  24.5   13:30  12.8   07:30   1.6   1.8   0.0   3.2  22.0   15:00     W
26  17.9  23.1   11:58  13.7   06:45   1.4   1.0   0.0   3.5  18.4   11:02   WSW
27  19.3  24.8   14:41  16.1   08:02   0.7   1.7   0.0   8.5  25.6   10:42     E
28  19.1  25.0   15:59  15.9   01:29   0.8   1.6   2.4   5.3  18.4   16:59   WSW
29  17.8  21.9   15:59  15.1   22:30   1.1   0.7  16.8  11.8  36.7   15:59     W
30  17.0  21.2   16:30  14.2   04:00   2.0   0.7   7.2  10.7  22.0   13:30   WNW
31  17.2  22.9   13:08  12.8   23:53   2.0   1.0   0.0   9.9  31.7   15:35   WNW
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    18.0  27.9     5     5.8    20    52.5  43.5  64.5   7.1  58.7     7       E

Max >=  27.0:  4
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 16.8 on day 29
Days of Rain: 8 (>= 0.2 mm)  8 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration