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Good Evening - Today was: Tuesday, 18 February 2025 19:39:43 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 (210°) 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 : 4.6kLux, 3.4hrs   Solar UV :  0.5UVI  36W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 18 February 2025 at 19:39:36. 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 2023 May
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2023

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

                  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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01  18.7  22.8   14:30  16.8   04:11   0.4   0.8   0.2   9.5  54.0   13:10   ENE
02  18.4  24.1   14:38  15.7   05:57   1.0   1.1   0.0   1.9  24.0   00:10    NE
03  17.3  23.6   13:44  12.6   06:54   1.7   0.7   3.4   2.0  17.0   14:58   NNE
04  16.7  18.1   11:59  15.8   06:24   1.6   0.0   6.0   1.2  14.0   14:52   ESE
05  18.0  22.0   12:11  15.5   05:56   1.1   0.8   0.6   2.6  27.0   19:04   ENE
06  17.0  23.8   14:41  13.8   23:58   2.0   0.6   2.0   1.4  17.0   12:27   WSW
07  15.8  20.3   14:58  12.0   07:16   2.7   0.3   0.0   1.8  19.0   10:46     E
08  17.5  24.0   13:27  13.6   03:19   2.0   1.2   0.0   1.8  16.0   06:37   ENE
09  15.7  21.6   10:56  11.4   05:45   2.9   0.3   1.4   2.8  26.0   12:19   ENE
10  13.1  16.7   12:33   8.0   21:37   5.2   0.0  12.0   9.0  78.0   15:58   WNW
11   8.1  10.7   14:39   4.5   23:20  10.2   0.0   4.0   5.6  43.0   07:54   NNW
12   7.4  12.9   13:34   2.4   06:34  10.9   0.0   0.4   1.6  23.0   11:55    NW
13   9.2  17.0   14:48   3.9   06:38   9.1   0.0   0.0   1.6  17.0   12:44   WNW
14  12.0  17.8   14:02   5.9   00:56   6.3   0.0   0.2   4.5  40.0   13:45    NW
15  11.5  15.6   12:20   8.4   22:21   6.7   0.0   6.4   2.9  32.0   02:28     N
16  10.3  15.7   14:37   7.1   23:59   8.0   0.0   1.6   1.4  12.0   14:23   NNE
17  10.4  17.7   13:30   4.7   06:34   7.9   0.0   0.0   3.3  44.0   14:08    NW
18  10.7  16.1   11:57   6.0   03:32   7.6   0.0   0.0   1.4  28.0   23:34   ENE
19  13.3  18.3   14:36  10.8   04:18   5.0   0.0   6.0   5.6  50.0   09:30   ENE
20  14.0  18.3   11:50  10.1   03:29   4.3   0.0  12.4   6.8  50.0   08:51     E
21  13.1  16.5   13:53  11.5   03:45   5.2   0.0   7.0   8.8  54.0   13:07     W
22  12.7  19.2   14:59   8.5   05:42   5.6   0.0   0.0   3.0  45.0   11:21    NW
23  11.9  19.8   13:40   5.5   06:46   6.4   0.1   0.0   1.8  40.0   13:25     E
24  11.4  16.6   13:18   7.2   06:59   6.9   0.0   0.2   3.2  32.0   13:52   ESE
25   9.8  17.0   14:49   4.7   07:46   8.5   0.0   0.0   1.8  21.0   14:35     N
26  11.9  17.7   14:47   5.8   00:18   6.4   0.0   0.0   5.2  40.0   09:37    NW
27  11.7  18.0   13:53   7.7   05:57   6.6   0.0   0.0   2.5  21.0   12:32   WSW
28  13.2  21.6   13:22   7.6   07:38   5.5   0.3   0.0   2.9  28.0   14:57   ENE
29  13.4  16.1   11:49  11.0   04:25   4.8   0.0   0.6   4.4  35.0   11:10   ENE
30  13.1  18.5   12:54   9.8   06:25   5.2   0.0   1.2   4.0  36.0   12:02    NW
31  12.8  16.8   13:31  10.2   06:57   5.5   0.0   1.4   7.2  46.1   23:52   WNW
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    13.2  24.1     2     2.4    12   163.2   6.2  67.0   3.7  78.0    10       N

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 12.4 on day 20
Days of Rain: 19 (>= 0.2 mm)  9 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration