Station Name: BENI SUEF (A) WMO Station Number: 62382 National I.D. Number: Country: EGYPT WMO Region: REGION I - AFRICA Latitude: 29d 12m N Longitude: 031d 01m E Elevation: 32 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 MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value MIN_VAL (Statistic 05): Minimum Value MNDLYMX (Statistic 09): Mean Daily Maximum Value MNDLYMI (Statistic 10): Mean Daily Minimum Value -------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN MAX_VAL MIN_VAL MNDLYMX MNDLYMI Month -------------------------------------------------- Jan 12.3 30.4 -.2 19.5 5.6 Feb 14.2 34.4 .8 21.5 6.9 Mar 17.2 39.0 2.5 25.0 9.6 Apr 22.0 43.3 2.0 30.3 13.8 May 26.0 47.7 9.5 34.2 17.4 Jun 28.7 46.8 15.3 36.9 20.2 Jul 29.3 44.9 18.0 37.1 21.6 Aug 28.9 44.2 18.6 36.6 21.4 Sep 27.1 43.4 9.0 34.7 19.5 Oct 23.5 39.9 10.7 31.0 16.7 Nov 18.2 36.2 1.8 25.3 11.7 Dec 13.7 29.9 .8 20.9 7.4 Annual NA NA NA 29.4 14.8 Ann-NCDC 21.8 NA NA 29.4 14.3 -------------------------------------------------- Element 05: Dew Point Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.5 Feb 4.1 Mar 5.1 Apr 5.9 May 8.1 Jun 11.6 Jul 14.7 Aug 15.7 Sep 14.8 Oct 12.3 Nov 9.3 Dec 6.2 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 9.4 ------------------ Element 06: Precipitation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.0 Feb 1.0 Mar 2.0 Apr 0.0 May 0.0 Jun 0.0 Jul 0.0 Aug 0.0 Sep 0.0 Oct 0.0 Nov 1.0 Dec 1.0 Annual 6.0 Ann-NCDC 6.0 ------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 61.0 Feb 54.0 Mar 49.0 Apr 40.0 May 37.0 Jun 39.0 Jul 45.0 Aug 50.0 Sep 51.0 Oct 54.0 Nov 58.0 Dec 63.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 50.1 ------------------ Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1019.3 Feb 1017.4 Mar 1015.4 Apr 1012.8 May 1011.6 Jun 1010.3 Jul 1008.1 Aug 1008.6 Sep 1011.3 Oct 1015.2 Nov 1017.3 Dec 1019.1 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 1013.9 ------------------ Element 14: Vapor Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 8.5 Feb 8.3 Mar 9.0 Apr 9.8 May 11.1 Jun 14.1 Jul 17.3 Aug 18.4 Sep 17.2 Oct 14.9 Nov 11.9 Dec 9.7 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 12.5 ------------------ Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.2 Feb 4.0 Mar 4.8 Apr 2.3 May 6.1 Jun 6.5 Jul 6.4 Aug 5.3 Sep 5.9 Oct 5.2 Nov 4.4 Dec 3.2 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 4.8 ------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 000.0 degrees Qualifier: 030.0 degrees Qualifier: 060.0 degrees Qualifier: 090.0 degrees Qualifier: 120.0 degrees Qualifier: 150.0 degrees Qualifier: 180.0 degrees Qualifier: 210.0 degrees Qualifier: 240.0 degrees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 eyr: 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 Qualifier: 000.0 030.0 060.0 090.0 120.0 150.0 180.0 210.0 240.0 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan .363 .055 .800 .400 .400 .013 .085 .060 .048 Feb .292 .067 .800 .600 .700 .012 .078 .055 .046 Mar .202 .090 .017 .800 .600 .012 .053 .034 .030 Apr .129 .120 .023 .011 .700 .014 .044 .027 .019 May .082 .141 .018 .900 .400 .600 .016 .012 .010 Jun .049 .093 .500 .200 .100 .300 .800 .400 .400 Jul .040 .061 .300 .100 .000 .000 .100 .100 .100 Aug .046 .059 .500 .100 .000 .000 .200 .100 .100 Sep .052 .070 .300 .200 .100 .100 .100 .200 .100 Oct .134 .102 .700 .200 .200 .400 .015 .900 .011 Nov .305 .084 .500 .200 .300 .600 .031 .020 .019 Dec .389 .063 .700 .300 .300 .013 .081 .053 .040 Annual NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 270.0 degrees Qualifier: 300.0 degrees Qualifier: 330.0 degrees Qualifier: 360.0 degrees Qualifier: 999.0 degrees -------------------------------------------------- byr: 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 eyr: 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 Qualifier: 270.0 300.0 330.0 360.0 999.0 Month -------------------------------------------------- Jan .066 .057 .084 .162 .000 Feb .078 .069 .091 .191 .000 Mar .072 .081 .105 .290 .000 Apr .042 .066 .130 .368 .000 May .020 .051 .142 .488 .000 Jun .012 .044 .190 .586 .000 Jul .012 .059 .225 .596 .000 Aug .010 .057 .214 .605 .000 Sep .600 .030 .190 .641 .000 Oct .024 .049 .136 .505 .000 Nov .027 .054 .106 .338 .000 Dec .043 .046 .058 .201 .000 Annual NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------------------- Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.0 Feb 1.0 Mar 1.0 Apr .9 May .7 Jun .1 Jul .1 Aug .1 Sep .2 Oct .4 Nov .7 Dec 1.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.6 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .2 Apr .2 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .3 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.7 ------------------ Element 53: Number Days with Hail (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .0 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.0 ------------------ Element 54: Number Days with Rainfall GE Threshold (count) Qualifier: 1.0 mm MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 0.3 Feb 0.1 Mar 0.2 Apr 0.0 May 0.1 Jun 0.0 Jul 0.0 Aug 0.0 Sep 0.0 Oct 0.0 Nov 0.0 Dec 0.2 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.9 ------------------ Element 61: Number Days with Haze/Smoke (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 25.1 Feb 23.1 Mar 24.5 Apr 22.8 May 21.3 Jun 22.3 Jul 24.9 Aug 26.0 Sep 24.1 Oct 24.2 Nov 24.7 Dec 24.5 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 287.5 ------------------ Element 82: Number Days with Gale Force Winds (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb .0 Mar .1 Apr .3 May .2 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .1 Sep .1 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.9 ------------------ Element AE: Number Days with Ice Storm (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .0 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.0 ------------------ Element AF: Number Days with Thick Haze (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .1 Mar .1 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .1 Oct .2 Nov .3 Dec .4 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 1.2 ------------------ Element AG: Number Days with Rising Sand (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.2 Feb 4.5 Mar 8.6 Apr 11.2 May 12.0 Jun 10.8 Jul 7.7 Aug 7.2 Sep 7.6 Oct 7.6 Nov 4.3 Dec 3.1 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 88.8 ------------------ Element AH: Number Days with Mist (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 11.5 Feb 7.0 Mar 6.8 Apr 2.6 May 1.1 Jun 1.5 Jul 4.1 Aug 8.6 Sep 9.2 Oct 8.6 Nov 11.1 Dec 12.4 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 84.5 ------------------ Element AJ: Number Days with Duststorm/Sandstorm (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .1 Mar .4 Apr 1.0 May .9 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .2 Dec .0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 2.6 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.9 Feb .8 Mar .2 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .1 Oct .1 Nov 1.3 Dec 2.3 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 6.7 ------------------ Element BT: Number Days with Occurrence of Rain (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.2 Feb .5 Mar 1.1 Apr .2 May 1.0 Jun .0 Jul .2 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .4 Dec .8 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 5.4 ------------------