Station Name: Craiova WMO Station Number: 15450 National I.D. Number: Country: ROMANIA WMO Region: REGION VI - EUROPE Latitude: 44d 19m N Longitude: 023d 52m E Elevation: 192 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: 1962 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan -2.3 Feb -0.1 Mar 4.7 Apr 11.1 May 16.6 Jun 19.8 Jul 21.9 Aug 21.3 Sep 17.4 Oct 11.1 Nov 5.0 Dec 0.1 Annual 10.6 Ann-NCDC 10.6 ------------------ 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 1.5 16.8 Feb 4.2 20.6 Mar 10.0 25.8 Apr 17.3 31.8 May 22.9 34.5 Jun 26.2 37.0 Jul 28.5 40.0 Aug 28.2 37.9 Sep 24.5 37.2 Oct 17.7 30.8 Nov 9.6 23.5 Dec 3.5 18.0 Annual 16.2 40.0 Ann-NCDC 16.2 NA -------------------------- Element 03: Minimum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value MIN_VAL (Statistic 05): Minimum Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1962 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MIN_VAL Month -------------------------- Jan -5.6 -29.4 Feb -3.3 -19.8 Mar 0.7 -19.4 Apr 5.7 -2.4 May 10.9 1.6 Jun 13.8 4.4 Jul 15.7 9.0 Aug 15.3 6.4 Sep 11.8 -0.6 Oct 6.2 -6.0 Nov 1.6 -14.8 Dec -2.5 -19.8 Annual 5.9 -29.4 Ann-NCDC 5.9 NA -------------------------- Element 05: Dew Point Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1964 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan -3.7 Feb -2.3 Mar 1.6 Apr 6.1 May 11.1 Jun 14.3 Jul 15.6 Aug 15.1 Sep 12.0 Oct 7.3 Nov 2.8 Dec -1.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 6.6 ------------------ 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 38.0 0.0 10.6 24.5 43.1 64.2 83.8 Feb 39.0 3.4 17.4 22.8 41.2 57.4 120.3 Mar 41.0 8.2 18.8 26.5 42.4 59.0 99.3 Apr 52.0 8.7 33.6 46.1 49.8 75.6 100.3 May 64.0 9.8 43.0 53.8 69.7 90.4 180.5 Jun 74.0 4.5 40.6 54.4 82.4 104.3 181.2 Jul 55.0 4.7 27.3 43.9 58.4 70.1 159.7 Aug 46.0 4.3 17.9 31.2 38.4 69.5 138.8 Sep 37.0 0.0 7.5 15.7 33.3 53.6 128.7 Oct 36.0 0.0 9.0 15.8 30.8 58.5 238.3 Nov 53.0 0.6 21.8 42.2 55.2 74.4 154.0 Dec 47.0 1.0 23.1 34.0 51.6 67.1 145.4 Annual 582.0 412.4 495.0 534.9 592.2 667.0 792.4 Ann-NCDC 582.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 09: Snowfall (cm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 13.7 Feb 11.7 Mar 6.6 Apr 2.5 May NA Jun NA Jul NA Aug NA Sep NA Oct 2.5 Nov 7.9 Dec 10.2 Annual NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MNMLYMI (Statistic 19): Mean Monthly Minimum Value ------------------ byr: 1962 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 54.0 Feb 50.0 Mar 36.0 Apr 33.0 May 34.0 Jun 35.0 Jul 34.0 Aug 34.0 Sep 34.0 Oct 36.0 Nov 43.0 Dec 52.0 Annual 0.0 Ann-NCDC 39.6 ------------------ Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1022.0 Feb 1019.9 Mar 1018.6 Apr 1014.4 May 1015.4 Jun 1014.6 Jul 1015.0 Aug 1015.7 Sep 1018.7 Oct 1021.8 Nov 1020.9 Dec 1021.0 Annual 1018.2 Ann-NCDC 1018.2 ------------------ Element 14: Vapor Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.8 Feb 5.5 Mar 7.0 Apr 9.6 May 13.4 Jun 16.4 Jul 17.8 Aug 17.2 Sep 14.1 Oct 10.4 Nov 7.8 Dec 5.8 Annual 10.8 Ann-NCDC 10.8 ------------------ Element 15: Sunshine MN_#HRS (Statistic 44): Mean Number of Hours ------------------ byr: 1971 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 70.9 Feb 84.5 Mar 141.3 Apr 189.1 May 251.4 Jun 273.1 Jul 316.2 Aug 290.2 Sep 225.3 Oct 171.1 Nov 91.8 Dec 71.9 Annual 2176.8 Ann-NCDC 2176.8 ------------------ Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1962 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.1 Feb 3.6 Mar 4.0 Apr 4.3 May 3.7 Jun 3.4 Jul 3.1 Aug 3.2 Sep 3.0 Oct 3.1 Nov 3.2 Dec 2.9 Annual 3.4 Ann-NCDC 3.4 ------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 022.5 degrees Qualifier: 045.0 degrees Qualifier: 067.5 degrees Qualifier: 090.0 degrees Qualifier: 112.5 degrees Qualifier: 135.0 degrees Qualifier: 157.5 degrees Qualifier: 180.0 degrees Qualifier: 202.5 degrees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 022.5 045.0 067.5 090.0 112.5 135.0 157.5 180.0 202.5 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan .700 .059 .054 .151 .015 .021 .300 .015 .900 Feb .900 .079 .067 .203 .018 .037 .500 .025 .600 Mar .011 .098 .072 .228 .025 .039 .900 .032 .600 Apr .014 .098 .062 .208 .023 .046 .700 .036 .700 May .017 .100 .060 .195 .021 .041 .700 .031 .700 Jun .013 .087 .037 .135 .014 .038 .300 .030 .900 Jul .017 .084 .046 .131 .018 .038 .600 .025 .900 Aug .017 .137 .055 .166 .020 .046 .010 .030 .600 Sep .020 .143 .061 .148 .016 .033 .600 .029 .400 Oct .016 .135 .058 .189 .016 .033 .400 .023 .900 Nov .010 .093 .051 .169 .019 .024 .200 .014 .400 Dec .800 .068 .046 .136 .012 .021 .400 .018 .500 Annual .013 .099 .056 .171 .018 .035 .500 .026 .700 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 225.0 degrees Qualifier: 247.5 degrees Qualifier: 270.0 degrees Qualifier: 292.5 degrees Qualifier: 315.0 degrees Qualifier: 337.5 degrees Qualifier: 360.0 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 225.0 247.5 270.0 292.5 315.0 337.5 360.0 Month ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan .046 .027 .194 .041 .036 .600 .012 Feb .038 .022 .162 .029 .034 .700 .014 Mar .038 .018 .137 .036 .038 .400 .013 Apr .035 .018 .173 .036 .043 .010 .018 May .041 .016 .149 .038 .048 .013 .027 Jun .060 .021 .201 .047 .065 .012 .027 Jul .048 .018 .189 .054 .058 .017 .025 Aug .036 .014 .128 .031 .051 .014 .029 Sep .037 .014 .144 .028 .048 .013 .022 Oct .036 .014 .127 .029 .037 .600 .023 Nov .038 .024 .182 .030 .033 .300 .016 Dec .042 .031 .198 .036 .030 .600 .014 Annual .041 .020 .165 .036 .044 .900 .020 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 270.0 Feb 90.0 Mar 90.0 Apr 90.0 May 90.0 Jun 270.0 Jul 270.0 Aug 90.0 Sep 90.0 Oct 90.0 Nov 270.0 Dec 270.0 Annual 0.0 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 18: Wind Steadiness (unitless) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 30.4 Feb 24.5 Mar 19.6 Apr 16.6 May 18.9 Jun 20.1 Jul 21.7 Aug 21.0 Sep 23.4 Oct 24.5 Nov 28.8 Dec 32.5 Annual 23.5 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 19: Soil Temperature (deg C) Statistic 01: Mean Value Qualifier: 5.0 cm depth Qualifier: 10.0 cm depth -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Qualifier: 5.0 10.0 Month -------------------------- Jan -0.2 0.0 Feb 1.0 1.0 Mar 5.3 5.2 Apr 11.6 11.5 May 17.8 17.4 Jun 21.6 20.2 Jul 24.1 24.6 Aug 23.5 23.5 Sep 19.1 19.0 Oct 12.0 12.8 Nov 5.8 6.5 Dec 1.3 1.6 Annual NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA -------------------------- Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 7.1 Feb 7.0 Mar 6.5 Apr 5.9 May 5.8 Jun 5.2 Jul 4.1 Aug 3.9 Sep 4.2 Oct 4.7 Nov 6.6 Dec 7.1 Annual 5.7 Ann-NCDC 5.7 ------------------ 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 3.0 May 6.0 Jun 9.0 Jul 7.0 Aug 6.0 Sep 2.0 Oct 1.0 Nov 0.0 Dec 0.0 Annual 34.0 Ann-NCDC 34.0 ------------------ Element 53: Number Days with Hail (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan NA Feb NA Mar 0.0 Apr 0.1 May 0.1 Jun 0.6 Jul 0.1 Aug NA Sep NA Oct NA Nov 0.1 Dec NA Annual 1.0 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 63: Number Days with Blowing Dust/Sand (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan NA Feb NA Mar 0.1 Apr 0.0 May NA Jun 0.0 Jul 0.0 Aug 0.1 Sep NA Oct 0.0 Nov NA Dec NA Annual 0.2 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 82: Number Days with Gale Force Winds (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.3 Feb 1.5 Mar 2.0 Apr 2.3 May 1.1 Jun 1.3 Jul 1.0 Aug 0.7 Sep 0.4 Oct 0.9 Nov 1.2 Dec 1.0 Annual 14.7 Ann-NCDC 14.7 ------------------ 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 7.0 Feb 7.0 Mar 7.0 Apr 8.0 May 9.0 Jun 8.0 Jul 6.0 Aug 5.0 Sep 5.0 Oct 4.0 Nov 8.0 Dec 7.0 Annual 81.0 Ann-NCDC 81.0 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 14.0 Feb 10.0 Mar 5.0 Apr 2.0 May 1.0 Jun 1.0 Jul 1.0 Aug 1.0 Sep 1.0 Oct 4.0 Nov 10.0 Dec 14.0 Annual 64.0 Ann-NCDC 64.0 ------------------