Station Name: KANDI WMO Station Number: 65306 National I.D. Number: Country: BENIN WMO Region: REGION I - AFRICA Latitude: 11d 08m N Longitude: 002d 56m E Elevation: 290 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 24.9 Feb 27.8 Mar 30.9 Apr 32.1 May 30.4 Jun 28.1 Jul 26.4 Aug 26.0 Sep 26.2 Oct 27.8 Nov 26.5 Dec 24.8 Annual 27.7 Ann-NCDC 27.7 ------------------ 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 33.6 37.0 Feb 36.4 39.6 Mar 38.4 41.0 Apr 38.6 41.4 May 36.2 39.7 Jun 33.3 37.2 Jul 30.9 34.2 Aug 30.2 33.1 Sep 31.1 33.9 Oct 34.2 36.7 Nov 35.3 37.3 Dec 33.8 36.8 Annual 34.3 41.7 Ann-NCDC 34.3 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 16.1 12.5 Feb 19.2 14.8 Mar 23.4 18.3 Apr 25.6 21.1 May 24.6 20.1 Jun 22.9 19.4 Jul 21.9 19.5 Aug 21.8 19.8 Sep 21.4 19.4 Oct 21.4 18.1 Nov 17.7 14.3 Dec 15.8 12.3 Annual 21.0 11.7 Ann-NCDC 21.0 NA -------------------------- Element 06: Precipitation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 0.2 Feb 2.9 Mar 8.2 Apr 40.5 May 107.0 Jun 152.7 Jul 196.9 Aug 271.9 Sep 190.9 Oct 34.1 Nov 0.5 Dec 0.6 Annual 1006.6 Ann-NCDC 1006.4 ------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MNDLYMX (Statistic 09): Mean Daily Maximum Value MNDLYMI (Statistic 10): Mean Daily Minimum Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MNDLYMX MNDLYMI Month -------------------------- Jan 48 13 Feb 43 11 Mar 54 15 Apr 71 26 May 84 40 Jun 92 52 Jul 96 59 Aug 98 64 Sep 97 61 Oct 93 43 Nov 75 21 Dec 58 15 Annual 76 35 Ann-NCDC 75.8 35.0 -------------------------- Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1010.8 Feb 1009.2 Mar 1007.6 Apr 1007.0 May 1008.5 Jun 1010.7 Jul 1011.6 Aug 1011.5 Sep 1011.2 Oct 1010.1 Nov 1010.3 Dec 1010.8 Annual 1010.0 Ann-NCDC 1009.9 ------------------ Element 14: Vapor Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 8.1 Feb 8.7 Mar 13.5 Apr 20.8 May 25.5 Jun 26.8 Jul 26.9 Aug 27.3 Sep 27.3 Oct 24.8 Nov 14.9 Dec 9.9 Annual 19.5 Ann-NCDC 19.5 ------------------ 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 9.0 279.0 Feb 9.2 257.6 Mar 8.4 260.4 Apr 8.5 255.0 May 8.8 272.8 Jun 8.4 252.0 Jul 7.2 223.2 Aug 6.3 195.3 Sep 7.1 213.0 Oct 8.9 275.9 Nov 9.4 282.0 Dec 9.0 279.0 Annual 8.4 3045.2 Ann-NCDC NA 3045.2 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.0 Feb 2.0 Mar 2.0 Apr 3.0 May 3.0 Jun 2.0 Jul 2.0 Aug 2.0 Sep 1.0 Oct 2.0 Nov 2.0 Dec 2.0 Annual 2.0 Ann-NCDC 2.1 ------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 045 Feb 045 Mar 045 Apr 225 May 225 Jun 225 Jul 225 Aug 225 Sep 225 Oct 225 Nov 090 Dec 045 Annual 225 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 5.0 Feb 5.0 Mar 6.0 Apr 6.0 May 6.0 Jun 7.0 Jul 7.0 Aug 7.0 Sep 7.0 Oct 6.0 Nov 5.0 Dec 5.0 Annual 6.0 Ann-NCDC 6.0 ------------------ Element 21: Pan Evaporation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1971 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 250.7 Feb 278.2 Mar 323.0 Apr 285.7 May 233.9 Jun 177.7 Jul 137.7 Aug 122.1 Sep 128.7 Oct 164.2 Nov 202.9 Dec 222.3 Annual 2527.1 Ann-NCDC 2527.1 ------------------ 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 2.0 Apr 8.0 May 15.0 Jun 18.0 Jul 19.0 Aug 20.0 Sep 20.0 Oct 8.0 Nov 0.0 Dec 0.0 Annual 112.0 Ann-NCDC 110.0 ------------------ Element 61: Number Days with Haze/Smoke (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 13.0 Feb 12.0 Mar 9.0 Apr 4.0 May 0.0 Jun 0.0 Jul 0.0 Aug 0.0 Sep 0.0 Oct 2.0 Nov 6.0 Dec 11.0 Annual 58.0 Ann-NCDC 57.0 ------------------ 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 0.0 Feb 0.0 Mar 1.0 Apr 3.0 May 8.0 Jun 10.0 Jul 13.0 Aug 16.0 Sep 13.0 Oct 3.0 Nov 0.0 Dec 0.0 Annual 67.0 Ann-NCDC 67.0 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (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 1.0 Oct 0.0 Nov 0.0 Dec 0.0 Annual 1.0 Ann-NCDC 1.0 ------------------