Station Name: OCOTAL WMO Station Number: National I.D. Number: 00045017 Country: NICARAGUA WMO Region: REGION IV - NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA Latitude: 13d 37m N Longitude: 086d 28m W Elevation: 612 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 MNMLYMX (Statistic 18): Mean Monthly Maximum Value MNMLYMI (Statistic 19): Mean Monthly Minimum Value ---------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MNMLYMX MNMLYMI Month ---------------------------------- Jan 22.4 31.6 12.0 Feb 23.3 33.1 12.6 Mar 24.9 36.1 15.0 Apr 26.0 36.1 17.2 May 26.3 36.3 18.9 Jun 24.9 34.3 18.6 Jul 24.3 31.9 17.6 Aug 24.6 32.3 17.4 Sep 24.6 32.5 18.1 Oct 24.3 32.9 16.9 Nov 23.3 31.2 14.3 Dec 22.5 30.8 12.7 Annual 24.3 33.3 15.9 Ann-NCDC 24.3 33.3 15.9 ---------------------------------- Element 06: Precipitation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.0 Feb 3.0 Mar 8.0 Apr 36.0 May 129.0 Jun 159.0 Jul 82.0 Aug 96.0 Sep 166.0 Oct 135.0 Nov 50.0 Dec 7.0 Annual 874.0 Ann-NCDC 874.0 ------------------ Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1013.0 Feb 1012.5 Mar 1011.5 Apr 1011.3 May 1010.6 Jun 1011.4 Jul 1012.3 Aug 1012.0 Sep 1011.2 Oct 1011.1 Nov 1011.6 Dec 1012.6 Annual 1011.8 Ann-NCDC 1011.8 ------------------ Element 15: Sunshine MN_#HRS (Statistic 44): Mean Number of Hours ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 239.0 Feb 231.2 Mar 265.0 Apr 241.4 May 226.8 Jun 195.0 Jul 194.3 Aug 224.9 Sep 196.1 Oct 206.8 Nov 211.2 Dec 228.3 Annual 221.7 Ann-NCDC 2660.0 ------------------ Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.0 Feb 3.2 Mar 3.3 Apr 3.4 May 2.4 Jun 2.3 Jul 2.5 Aug 2.5 Sep 2.0 Oct 1.8 Nov 2.0 Dec 2.7 Annual 2.6 Ann-NCDC 2.6 ------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 90.0 Feb 90.0 Mar 90.0 Apr 90.0 May 90.0 Jun 90.0 Jul 90.0 Aug 90.0 Sep 90.0 Oct 90.0 Nov 90.0 Dec 90.0 Annual 90.0 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.0 Feb 4.0 Mar 4.0 Apr 4.0 May 5.0 Jun 6.0 Jul 6.0 Aug 6.0 Sep 6.0 Oct 5.0 Nov 5.0 Dec 4.0 Annual 5.0 Ann-NCDC 4.9 ------------------ Element 21: Pan Evaporation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 182.0 Feb 201.0 Mar 158.0 Apr 256.0 May 228.0 Jun 166.0 Jul 185.0 Aug 187.0 Sep 161.0 Oct 152.0 Nov 139.0 Dec 155.0 Annual 2170.0 Ann-NCDC 2170.0 ------------------ 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 1.0 Feb 1.0 Mar 1.0 Apr 2.0 May 8.0 Jun 12.0 Jul 11.0 Aug 10.0 Sep 12.0 Oct 11.0 Nov 4.0 Dec 1.0 Annual 72.0 Ann-NCDC 74.0 ------------------