Station Name: Bitam WMO Station Number: 64510 National I.D. Number: Country: GABON WMO Region: REGION I - AFRICA Latitude: 02d 05m N Longitude: 011d 29m E Elevation: 599 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 24.2 Feb 25.2 Mar 25.2 Apr 25.2 May 24.9 Jun 24.3 Jul 23.4 Aug 23.2 Sep 24.1 Oct 24.3 Nov 24.3 Dec 24.3 Annual 24.4 Ann-NCDC 24.4 ------------------ Element 02: Maximum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 28.4 Feb 30.3 Mar 30.4 Apr 30.3 May 29.6 Jun 28.3 Jul 26.9 Aug 26.9 Sep 28.4 Oct 28.7 Nov 28.8 Dec 28.7 Annual 28.8 Ann-NCDC 28.8 ------------------ Element 03: Minimum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 20.0 Feb 20.1 Mar 20.0 Apr 20.1 May 20.2 Jun 20.2 Jul 19.9 Aug 19.4 Sep 19.8 Oct 19.8 Nov 19.7 Dec 19.9 Annual 19.9 Ann-NCDC 19.9 ------------------ Element 06: Precipitation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 42.5 Feb 72.6 Mar 175.3 Apr 119.2 May 207.2 Jun 131.8 Jul 48.0 Aug 63.9 Sep 228.6 Oct 282.2 Nov 175.2 Dec 59.7 Annual 1606.2 Ann-NCDC 1606.2 ------------------ Element 08: Maximum 24-Hour Precipitation (mm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 81.2 Feb 92.2 Mar 96.3 Apr 132.6 May 120.4 Jun 90.0 Jul 52.0 Aug 80.0 Sep 121.9 Oct 100.2 Nov 95.9 Dec 94.0 Annual 132.6 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 80.0 Feb 78.0 Mar 79.0 Apr 81.0 May 82.0 Jun 83.0 Jul 85.0 Aug 84.0 Sep 82.0 Oct 83.0 Nov 83.0 Dec 83.0 Annual 82.0 Ann-NCDC 81.9 ------------------ Element 15: Sunshine MN_#HRS (Statistic 44): Mean Number of Hours ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 119.8 Feb 120.9 Mar 127.9 Apr 136.9 May 135.9 Jun 111.0 Jul 84.0 Aug 66.3 Sep 93.0 Oct 113.8 Nov 119.9 Dec 116.6 Annual 1346.0 Ann-NCDC 1346.0 ------------------ Element 21: Pan Evaporation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 41.7 Feb 45.6 Mar 46.4 Apr 40.9 May 36.7 Jun 33.3 Jul 36.9 Aug 37.6 Sep 36.1 Oct 33.6 Nov 32.3 Dec 34.2 Annual 455.3 Ann-NCDC 455.3 ------------------ Element BT: Number Days with Occurrence of Rain (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.8 Feb 6.8 Mar 12.5 Apr 14.4 May 16.1 Jun 11.1 Jul 6.4 Aug 7.5 Sep 17.8 Oct 21.3 Nov 14.8 Dec 6.1 Annual 138.6 Ann-NCDC 138.6 ------------------