Station Name: VAASA WMO Station Number: 02911 National I.D. Number: Country: FINLAND WMO Region: REGION VI - EUROPE Latitude: Longitude: Elevation: 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 -7.8 Feb -7.8 Mar -3.9 Apr 1.7 May 8.3 Jun 13.7 Jul 15.7 Aug 13.9 Sep 9.2 Oct 4.6 Nov -0.9 Dec -5.5 Annual 3.4 Ann-NCDC 3.4 ------------------ Element 02: Maximum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value MNMLYMX (Statistic 18): Mean Monthly Maximum Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MAX_VAL MNMLYMX Month -------------------------- Jan 7.4 -4.6 Feb 8.6 -4.3 Mar 10.7 0.0 Apr 21.3 5.8 May 27.9 13.4 Jun 31.8 18.6 Jul 31.6 20.3 Aug 30.5 18.4 Sep 27.7 13.0 Oct 17.2 7.4 Nov 11.0 1.5 Dec 7.3 -2.4 Annual 31.8 7.1 Ann-NCDC NA 7.3 -------------------------- Element 03: Minimum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MIN_VAL (Statistic 05): Minimum Value MNMLYMI (Statistic 19): Mean Monthly Minimum Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MIN_VAL MNMLYMI Month -------------------------- Jan -36.2 -12.0 Feb -38.6 -12.2 Mar -30.6 -8.2 Apr -18.1 -2.2 May -7.6 2.9 Jun -2.4 8.1 Jul 2.2 10.5 Aug -0.5 9.4 Sep -6.0 5.5 Oct -15.6 1.6 Nov -27.9 -3.9 Dec -34.4 -9.4 Annual -38.6 -0.9 Ann-NCDC NA -0.8 -------------------------- 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 30.0 5.9 15.0 22.0 31.0 45.0 70.3 Feb 22.0 2.6 11.0 17.0 23.0 32.0 46.2 Mar 24.0 5.5 12.0 19.0 25.0 34.0 47.4 Apr 26.0 2.4 14.0 21.0 28.0 39.0 66.3 May 33.0 8.3 18.0 28.0 35.0 45.0 70.9 Jun 38.0 2.8 22.0 33.0 43.0 53.0 119.5 Jul 58.0 5.0 26.0 42.0 57.0 89.0 135.0 Aug 68.0 5.0 30.0 55.0 75.0 99.0 179.6 Sep 62.0 17.3 35.0 58.0 75.0 85.0 108.2 Oct 52.0 17.3 30.0 43.0 55.0 69.0 102.2 Nov 49.0 16.4 28.0 39.0 49.0 62.0 114.6 Dec 39.0 7.1 17.0 28.0 39.0 56.0 96.4 Annual 500.0 335.2 420.0 470.0 520.0 560.0 708.1 Ann-NCDC 501.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1010.5 Feb 1013.0 Mar 1011.2 Apr 1012.3 May 1015.2 Jun 1011.9 Jul 1010.5 Aug 1011.1 Sep 1009.8 Oct 1010.4 Nov 1007.5 Dec 1007.2 Annual 1010.9 Ann-NCDC 1010.9 ------------------ Element 14: Vapor Pressure (hPa) MN3HRLY (Statistic 94): Mean of 3-Hourly Observations ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.5 Feb 3.4 Mar 4.1 Apr 5.4 May 7.5 Jun 10.4 Jul 12.8 Aug 12.5 Sep 9.9 Oct 7.5 Nov 5.4 Dec 4.1 Annual 7.2 Ann-NCDC 7.2 ------------------ Element 15: Sunshine MN_#HRS (Statistic 44): Mean Number of Hours ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 29.1 Feb 71.9 Mar 131.1 Apr 190.2 May 277.5 Jun 303.0 Jul 282.8 Aug 220.0 Sep 131.5 Oct 84.6 Nov 39.8 Dec 20.9 Annual 1782.4 Ann-NCDC 1782.4 ------------------ Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MNSYNOP (Statistic 97): Mean of Synoptic Observations ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.9 Feb 3.9 Mar 3.9 Apr 4.0 May 4.0 Jun 3.9 Jul 3.5 Aug 3.5 Sep 3.8 Oct 4.1 Nov 4.0 Dec 4.0 Annual 3.9 Ann-NCDC 3.9 ------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 000.0 degrees Qualifier: 010.0 degrees Qualifier: 020.0 degrees Qualifier: 030.0 degrees Qualifier: 040.0 degrees Qualifier: 050.0 degrees Qualifier: 060.0 degrees Qualifier: 070.0 degrees Qualifier: 080.0 degrees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 000.0 010.0 020.0 030.0 040.0 050.0 060.0 070.0 080.0 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan .088 .025 .024 .026 .019 .015 .016 .014 .016 Feb .078 .031 .025 .022 .016 .014 .015 .014 .012 Mar .081 .033 .019 .015 .011 .010 .011 .014 .013 Apr .068 .059 .041 .030 .016 .015 .015 .016 .013 May .074 .061 .045 .032 .019 .016 .015 .013 .013 Jun .074 .053 .034 .024 .013 .012 .011 .800 .800 Jul .090 .052 .032 .021 .013 .012 .012 .010 .800 Aug .095 .046 .032 .027 .018 .015 .014 .012 .012 Sep .087 .025 .021 .019 .014 .014 .019 .011 .012 Oct .051 .014 .015 .018 .019 .017 .018 .011 .012 Nov .060 .017 .015 .019 .016 .017 .015 .013 .012 Dec .092 .011 .017 .023 .020 .017 .017 .018 .015 Annual .078 .036 .027 .023 .016 .014 .015 .013 .012 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 090.0 degrees Qualifier: 100.0 degrees Qualifier: 110.0 degrees Qualifier: 120.0 degrees Qualifier: 130.0 degrees Qualifier: 140.0 degrees Qualifier: 150.0 degrees Qualifier: 160.0 degrees Qualifier: 170.0 degrees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 090.0 100.0 110.0 120.0 130.0 140.0 150.0 160.0 170.0 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan .017 .024 .036 .061 .043 .028 .027 .030 .031 Feb .015 .022 .026 .058 .045 .026 .030 .022 .027 Mar .013 .021 .030 .051 .040 .026 .022 .022 .031 Apr .018 .017 .026 .038 .025 .017 .014 .016 .019 May .020 .015 .017 .032 .021 .013 .011 .010 .015 Jun .011 .010 .014 .025 .023 .015 .013 .014 .017 Jul .018 .016 .021 .032 .028 .017 .019 .014 .023 Aug .015 .015 .023 .040 .028 .021 .020 .019 .021 Sep .016 .020 .026 .045 .036 .022 .023 .026 .028 Oct .014 .018 .028 .042 .038 .033 .027 .026 .033 Nov .017 .026 .036 .048 .041 .027 .030 .033 .041 Dec .019 .024 .036 .054 .044 .026 .028 .031 .028 Annual .016 .019 .027 .044 .034 .023 .022 .022 .026 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 180.0 degrees Qualifier: 190.0 degrees Qualifier: 200.0 degrees Qualifier: 210.0 degrees Qualifier: 220.0 degrees Qualifier: 230.0 degrees Qualifier: 240.0 degrees Qualifier: 250.0 degrees Qualifier: 260.0 degrees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 180.0 190.0 200.0 210.0 220.0 230.0 240.0 250.0 260.0 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan .035 .033 .046 .046 .030 .033 .033 .025 .018 Feb .032 .040 .057 .053 .046 .031 .031 .030 .022 Mar .041 .051 .062 .044 .033 .032 .033 .032 .022 Apr .029 .036 .043 .037 .026 .024 .031 .037 .022 May .022 .032 .044 .043 .030 .026 .030 .030 .026 Jun .026 .028 .046 .044 .032 .027 .035 .036 .033 Jul .031 .034 .042 .034 .027 .025 .031 .030 .025 Aug .030 .038 .035 .036 .027 .022 .031 .024 .022 Sep .040 .048 .047 .037 .029 .025 .028 .027 .022 Oct .038 .042 .050 .054 .039 .032 .034 .032 .026 Nov .045 .045 .047 .046 .034 .028 .028 .030 .020 Dec .033 .037 .045 .047 .039 .032 .030 .027 .020 Annual .033 .039 .047 .043 .033 .028 .031 .030 .023 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 270.0 degrees Qualifier: 280.0 degrees Qualifier: 290.0 degrees Qualifier: 300.0 degrees Qualifier: 310.0 degrees Qualifier: 320.0 degrees Qualifier: 330.0 degrees Qualifier: 340.0 degrees Qualifier: 350.0 degrees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 270.0 280.0 290.0 300.0 310.0 320.0 330.0 340.0 350.0 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan .017 .024 .025 .019 .800 .800 .011 .014 .012 Feb .019 .023 .027 .015 .700 .800 .010 .015 .015 Mar .021 .027 .030 .017 .500 .700 .013 .018 .020 Apr .022 .039 .041 .022 .900 .011 .018 .025 .025 May .031 .032 .037 .025 .010 .900 .019 .026 .033 Jun .036 .039 .044 .033 .015 .014 .021 .027 .035 Jul .032 .033 .038 .026 .014 .013 .022 .026 .032 Aug .024 .027 .032 .025 .016 .016 .021 .026 .031 Sep .027 .023 .032 .033 .020 .019 .022 .015 .023 Oct .022 .030 .036 .030 .019 .019 .018 .016 .016 Nov .022 .020 .024 .029 .021 .014 .019 .014 .014 Dec .021 .028 .023 .021 .013 .011 .014 .013 .014 Annual .025 .029 .032 .025 .013 .012 .017 .019 .022 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 360.0 degrees ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .024 Feb .023 Mar .029 Apr .041 May .052 Jun .050 Jul .045 Aug .045 Sep .023 Oct .014 Nov .018 Dec .014 Annual .031 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 120.0 Feb 120.0 Mar 200.0 Apr 10.0 May 10.0 Jun 10.0 Jul 10.0 Aug 10.0 Sep 190.0 Oct 210.0 Nov 120.0 Dec 120.0 Annual 200.0 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 6.1 Feb 5.7 Mar 5.4 Apr 5.3 May 4.7 Jun 4.5 Jul 4.8 Aug 5.2 Sep 5.7 Oct 5.9 Nov 6.1 Dec 5.9 Annual 5.5 Ann-NCDC 5.4 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 0.0 Feb 0.0 Mar 0.0 Apr 0.0 May 1.0 Jun 2.0 Jul 4.0 Aug 3.0 Sep 1.0 Oct 0.0 Nov 0.0 Dec 0.0 Annual 11.0 Ann-NCDC 11.0 ------------------ Element 53: Number Days with Hail (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 0.0 Feb 0.0 Mar 0.0 Apr 0.0 May 0.0 Jun 0.0 Jul 0.0 Aug 0.0 Sep 0.0 Oct 0.0 Nov 0.0 Dec 0.0 Annual 0.0 Ann-NCDC 0.0 ------------------ 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 8.0 Feb 6.0 Mar 7.0 Apr 6.0 May 7.0 Jun 6.0 Jul 9.0 Aug 10.0 Sep 11.0 Oct 10.0 Nov 11.0 Dec 9.0 Annual 100.0 Ann-NCDC 100.0 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.0 Feb 3.0 Mar 4.0 Apr 3.0 May 2.0 Jun 2.0 Jul 3.0 Aug 5.0 Sep 5.0 Oct 4.0 Nov 4.0 Dec 4.0 Annual 43.0 Ann-NCDC 43.0 ------------------