Station Name: Merida WMO Station Number: 80438 National I.D. Number: Country: VENEZUELA WMO Region: REGION III - SOUTH AMERICA Latitude: 08d 36m N Longitude: 071d 11m W Elevation: 1479 m In the following tables, byr = beginning year of normals or extremes data period eyr = ending year of normals or extremes data period NA = Not Applicable, data not submitted or not computed * = value > 0 but < units resolution Ann-NCDC = annual value computed by NCDC from monthly values provided by Members ========================================================== The normals data and climate variable descriptions are presented in these tables as provided by the WMO Member country. ========================================================== Element 01: Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 18.1 Feb 18.6 Mar 19.1 Apr 19.3 May 19.6 Jun 19.4 Jul 19.3 Aug 19.4 Sep 19.4 Oct 19.1 Nov 18.7 Dec 18.1 Annual 19.0 Ann-NCDC 19.0 ------------------ Element 02: Maximum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MAX_VAL Month -------------------------- Jan 24.2 28.8 Feb 24.7 30.0 Mar 24.9 31.2 Apr 24.7 31.7 May 24.9 30.8 Jun 24.7 30.3 Jul 25.0 30.2 Aug 25.3 31.0 Sep 25.2 30.5 Oct 24.6 29.2 Nov 24.0 27.5 Dec 23.9 27.1 Annual 24.7 31.7 Ann-NCDC 24.7 NA -------------------------- Element 03: Minimum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MIN_VAL (Statistic 05): Minimum Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MIN_VAL Month -------------------------- Jan 14.0 10.3 Feb 14.5 10.3 Mar 15.3 12.2 Apr 16.0 12.8 May 16.2 13.7 Jun 16.0 12.6 Jul 15.5 12.9 Aug 15.6 13.0 Sep 15.7 13.2 Oct 15.7 13.4 Nov 15.4 12.5 Dec 14.4 10.0 Annual 15.4 10.0 Ann-NCDC 15.4 NA -------------------------- Element 06: Precipitation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value QUIN20% (Statistic 22): First Quintile QUIN40% (Statistic 23): Second Quintile QUIN60% (Statistic 24): Third Quintile QUIN80% (Statistic 25): Fourth Quintile MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value ------------------------------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEANMLY MIN_MLY QUIN20% QUIN40% QUIN60% QUIN80% MAX_MLY Month ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan 40.0 0.0 9.0 24.0 39.0 65.5 99.0 Feb 48.0 0.0 12.5 32.5 49.0 72.5 164.0 Mar 63.0 4.0 26.5 38.0 58.5 113.0 178.0 Apr 177.0 51.0 102.0 136.5 208.5 244.5 428.0 May 236.0 92.0 174.5 218.5 251.0 303.0 415.0 Jun 164.0 72.0 97.0 147.0 163.0 221.5 301.0 Jul 119.0 50.0 75.5 109.0 126.0 157.5 289.0 Aug 152.0 62.0 107.0 134.0 159.0 181.0 401.0 Sep 229.0 100.0 172.0 210.0 234.0 263.0 409.0 Oct 283.0 140.0 222.5 261.0 292.5 351.0 437.0 Nov 195.0 80.0 132.0 157.0 221.0 266.5 378.0 Dec 79.0 14.0 36.5 59.5 74.5 116.5 219.0 Annual 1785.0 1305.0 1547.0 1681.0 1855.5 2047.5 2314.0 Ann-NCDC 1785.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MNDLYMX (Statistic 09): Mean Daily Maximum Value MNDLYMI (Statistic 10): Mean Daily Minimum Value ---------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MNDLYMX MNDLYMI Month ---------------------------------- Jan 77.0 96.0 47.0 Feb 77.0 95.0 47.0 Mar 78.0 95.0 49.0 Apr 81.0 96.0 55.0 May 82.0 97.0 55.0 Jun 81.0 97.0 55.0 Jul 79.0 96.0 52.0 Aug 78.0 96.0 51.0 Sep 79.0 96.0 51.0 Oct 82.0 97.0 55.0 Nov 83.0 97.0 56.0 Dec 80.0 96.0 51.0 Annual 80.0 96.0 52.0 Ann-NCDC 79.8 96.2 52.0 ---------------------------------- Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1052.0 Feb 1051.9 Mar 1051.8 Apr 1051.7 May 1051.9 Jun 1052.3 Jul 1052.3 Aug 1052.1 Sep 1051.8 Oct 1051.4 Nov 1051.3 Dec 1051.8 Annual 1051.9 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 15: Sunshine Statistic 44: Mean Number of Hours Qualifier: 06: Mean Daily Value Qualifier: NCDC: Mean Monthly Value Computed by NCDC from Mean Daily Values Provided by Member -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Qualifier: 06 NCDC Month -------------------------- Jan 8.3 257.3 Feb 8.0 224.0 Mar 7.3 226.3 Apr 5.9 177.0 May 6.2 192.2 Jun 6.0 180.0 Jul 6.9 213.9 Aug 6.9 213.9 Sep 6.7 201.0 Oct 6.2 192.2 Nov 6.6 198.0 Dec 7.6 235.6 Annual 6.9 2511.4 Ann-NCDC NA 2511.4 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.6 Feb 2.7 Mar 2.7 Apr 2.4 May 2.3 Jun 2.2 Jul 2.3 Aug 2.4 Sep 2.4 Oct 2.2 Nov 2.2 Dec 2.4 Annual 2.4 Ann-NCDC 2.4 ------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 237.5 Feb 237.5 Mar 237.5 Apr 237.5 May 237.5 Jun 237.5 Jul 237.5 Aug 67.5 Sep 67.5 Oct 237.5 Nov 237.5 Dec 237.5 Annual 237.5 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 5.3 Feb 5.6 Mar 5.9 Apr 6.7 May 6.6 Jun 6.6 Jul 6.2 Aug 6.3 Sep 6.5 Oct 6.9 Nov 6.7 Dec 5.8 Annual 6.3 Ann-NCDC 6.3 ------------------ Element 33: Global Solar Radiation (MJ/m2) MEANDLY (Statistic 06): Mean Daily Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 18.99 Feb 19.89 Mar 19.91 Apr 18.44 May 18.13 Jun 17.48 Jul 18.64 Aug 19.39 Sep 19.46 Oct 17.92 Nov 17.21 Dec 17.72 Annual 18.60 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 95: Number Days with Precipitation GE Threshold (count) Qualifier: 1.0 mm MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 5.9 Feb 5.9 Mar 7.5 Apr 16.0 May 19.1 Jun 16.3 Jul 15.0 Aug 18.1 Sep 18.8 Oct 21.4 Nov 17.0 Dec 9.7 Annual 14.2 Ann-NCDC 170.7 ------------------