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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 28 March 2025 02:33:56 NZDT
Current: 15.9°C, Max: 16.8°C, Min: 15.8°C. It feels like 17.1°C
FORECAST: Overcast with rain showers at times. Low 14C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 17.1°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Unsettled, rain later | Sunrise: 07:29 | Sunset: 19:17 | Dawn: 07:01 | Dusk: 19:44
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 15.9°C, 93%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.1 hPa/hr 1014.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from W (268°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 4km/h
Air Quality :  1 AQI  0.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.8mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 28 March 2025 at 02:33:56. 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 2021
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2021

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 32"   Lon: E 175° 34' 22"

                  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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 21  1  24.7  13.3  18.2   0.3    55    52  29.3  15   6.6   30    8    0    0    0
 21  2  25.6  11.6  17.8  -0.4    63    50  29.6  28   7.1   18   13    0    0    0
 21  3  23.4  11.6  16.5  -0.1    86    30  29.1   2   5.3   19    5    0    0    0
 21  4  20.5   9.4  14.2   0.1   130     8  25.3   9   1.8   29    0    0    0    0
 21  5  17.5   7.2  11.6   0.2   209     2  22.7   9   1.1    2    0    0    0    0
 21  6  15.8   7.3  10.9   1.6   221     0  19.2  12   1.3   30    0    0    0    0
 21  7  14.8   4.2   8.8   0.2   294     0  18.4  30  -2.2   14    0    0    4    0
 21  8  15.4   4.2   9.1  -0.3   285     0  18.2  28  -0.1   10    0    0    1    0
 21  9  16.4   5.9  10.7  -0.4   228     0  21.4  22   1.4   18    0    0    0    0
 21 10  19.3   9.7  13.6   0.9   150     5  24.4  26   2.7   14    0    0    0    0
 21 11  22.6  11.5  16.4   2.0    84    26  27.1  12   8.0   19    1    0    0    0
 21 12  24.3  14.4  18.5   2.1    39    46  29.4   5  11.5   26    5    0    0    0
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        20.0   9.2  13.8   0.5  1844   218  29.6 Feb  -2.2  Jul   32    0    5    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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 21  1  45.2 -19.8  16.0  19    11    5    0
 21  2  12.8 -49.2   6.4  15     3    2    0
 21  3  56.6 -17.4  22.4  31    10    6    1
 21  4  31.8 -44.2   8.8  16    12    4    0
 21  5  25.0 -24.0   5.8  17    12    4    0
 21  6  63.6 -23.4  32.2  27    18    6    1
 21  7  25.0 -69.0   6.0  18    12    6    0
 21  8  59.2 -22.8  16.4  17    13    7    0
 21  9  66.4 -16.6  29.8  13    15   10    1
 21 10  37.2 -52.8   7.4  12    17    5    0
 21 11  43.8 -34.2   9.8  22    11    6    0
 21 12 160.6  67.6  25.8   7    17   11    2
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       627.2-305.8  32.2  Jun  151   72    5

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
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 21  1   6.9  64.2   19   WNW
 21  2   4.9  57.7   16   SSW
 21  3   4.5  57.7    3   WNW
 21  4   5.0  59.1    5   WNW
 21  5   5.1  69.2   18    NW
 21  6   4.8  95.2   28   NNW
 21  7   4.6  69.9   18   NNW
 21  8   5.5 103.8   14    NW
 21  9   7.9  79.0   10   WNW
 21 10   6.3  69.0   18   WNW
 21 11   6.4  62.0   27     W
 21 12   6.6  79.0   15   WNW
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         5.7 103.8  Aug   WNW