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Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 17 September 2024 11:11:39 NZST
Current: 7.2°C, Max: 8.7°C, Min: 5.1°C. It feels like 4.5°C
FORECAST: Periods of rain. High 8C. Winds SSE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near 12mm. It feels like 4.5°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain, very unsettled | Sunrise: 06:15 | Sunset: 18:09 | Dawn: 05:49 | Dusk: 18:36
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 7.2°C, 87%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.1 hPa/hr 990.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NNE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from NNE (25°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 17km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 1.6mm
Sun Light : 4.4kLux, 0.7hrs   Solar UV :  0.5UVI  35W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 17 September 2024 at 11:11:31. 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 2009 Aug
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 2009

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  12.1  12.5   13:19   9.3   22:49   6.2   0.0   7.2  14.5  31.7   02:19    NW
 2   9.7  14.7   13:19   7.3   19:49   8.6   0.0   7.2  14.6  25.6   12:49    NW
 3   9.1  15.3   12:49   6.6   06:49   9.2   0.0   0.0  14.6  29.5   22:49     W
 4  11.6  14.6   13:21   8.1   23:51   6.7   0.0   0.9  18.8  35.6   00:49   NNW
 5   8.1  14.6   12:51   7.5   04:51  10.2   0.0   0.0  12.3  29.5   12:51    NW
 6  10.6  18.4   14:21   5.3   22:21   7.7   0.0   2.1   4.5  13.3   11:27   NNW
 7   5.7  19.9   14:21   4.7   04:51  12.6   0.0   0.0   4.9  13.3   21:51     E
 8   7.4  19.9   15:21   3.5   06:51  10.9   0.0   0.0   5.2  15.8   00:51   ENE
 9   5.9  19.8   14:51   3.9   06:51  12.4   0.0   0.0   4.7   8.6   07:51   ENE
10   6.2  18.8   15:51   2.7   06:21  12.1   0.0   0.0   5.6  14.8   10:21     E
11   6.7  17.3   14:21   2.6   05:51  11.6   0.0   0.0   5.2  15.8   11:51   NNE
12   6.3  17.8   14:51   3.1   05:21  12.0   0.0   0.0   4.1  14.8   13:51     W
13  10.0  21.1   14:21   6.0   06:51   8.3   0.0   0.0   2.9   7.2   14:51     S
14  10.8  19.0   12:51   7.4   05:51   7.5   0.0   0.0   7.1  17.3   17:21     E
15  12.1  18.3   14:51  11.6   02:51   6.2   0.0   3.6  14.7  24.5   16:21     E
16  13.2  13.7   02:21  11.4   18:51   5.1   0.0   2.7   7.3  19.4   06:21    SE
17  12.0  14.5   10:51   7.7   22:51   6.3   0.0   0.0   3.9  11.2   14:51   NNE
18   8.1  15.5   14:51   8.1   00:21  10.2   0.0  11.4   9.1  25.6   13:21   NNW
19  10.9  10.9   11:33   5.3   23:51   7.4   0.0   6.6   9.4  24.5   03:21   SSE
20   5.3  16.1   14:51   3.9   06:21  13.0   0.0   0.0  12.1  23.4   14:21   ESE
21   7.9  17.2   15:21   7.1   05:51  10.4   0.0   0.0  12.3  23.4   13:51     E
22   8.3  19.3   15:21   6.2   06:51  10.0   0.0   0.0   6.5  18.4   09:51   ENE
23   8.3  19.0   13:51   6.9   05:21  10.0   0.0   0.0   4.8   9.7   02:21   ENE
24  10.7  22.0   15:51   9.9   23:21   7.6   0.0   0.3   5.1  11.2   08:21    SE
25   9.9  18.8   14:51   6.2   06:21   8.4   0.0   0.0   6.6  27.0   13:51    NW
26  11.7  17.0   12:51  10.3   23:51   6.6   0.0   0.9  16.1  37.8   11:51   WNW
27  10.3  14.7   10:21   9.4   02:21   8.0   0.0   6.9  26.3  45.4   19:51   WNW
28  11.5  16.9   15:21  10.5   02:21   6.8   0.0   1.5  18.3  35.6   13:51   WNW
29  13.4  18.4   14:21  11.2   20:51   4.9   0.0   0.0  13.4  37.8   12:51     W
30  11.4  21.0   14:21   6.9   06:51   6.9   0.0   3.0   7.9  28.1   14:21   NNW
31  14.0  16.7   13:51   9.8   22:51   4.3   0.0   6.9  24.5  41.8   15:51    NW
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     9.7  22.0    24     2.6    11   268.1   0.0  61.2  10.2  45.4    27     NNW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 11.4 on day 18
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  10 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration