Station Name: DAKHLA WMO Station Number: 62432 National I.D. Number: Country: EGYPT WMO Region: REGION I - AFRICA Latitude: 25d 29m N Longitude: 029d 00m E Elevation: 106 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 12.0 33.2 -3.9 21.5 3.5 Feb 14.2 40.1 -3.8 24.0 5.1 Mar 18.3 44.8 -.8 28.1 8.7 Apr 23.6 46.1 2.1 33.6 13.4 May 28.4 48.0 7.4 37.3 18.3 Jun 30.8 49.5 12.4 38.9 21.6 Jul 30.9 45.2 15.4 39.0 22.3 Aug 30.4 45.5 15.2 38.4 21.6 Sep 28.4 45.2 12.2 36.4 20.2 Oct 24.3 44.2 7.7 32.9 16.2 Nov 18.1 39.3 1.0 27.1 9.9 Dec 13.7 32.9 -2.1 22.8 5.3 Annual NA NA NA 31.6 14.3 Ann-NCDC 22.8 NA NA 31.7 13.8 -------------------------------------------------- Element 05: Dew Point Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .7 Feb .4 Mar 1.4 Apr 3.1 May 5.2 Jun 6.6 Jul 8.5 Aug 9.2 Sep 9.1 Oct 7.4 Nov 4.6 Dec 2.3 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 4.9 ------------------ 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 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 5.0 Feb 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0 Mar 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.1 Apr 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 5.9 May 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Jun 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Jul 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Aug 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0 Sep 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Oct 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Nov 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Dec 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 41.8 Annual 0.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC 0.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 47.0 Feb 41.0 Mar 35.0 Apr 29.0 May 26.0 Jun 24.0 Jul 26.0 Aug 28.0 Sep 31.0 Oct 36.0 Nov 43.0 Dec 47.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 34.4 ------------------ Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1019.7 Feb 1018.1 Mar 1015.6 Apr 1012.5 May 1011.3 Jun 1010.0 Jul 1008.2 Aug 1008.7 Sep 1011.6 Oct 1013.9 Nov 1017.4 Dec 1019.3 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 1013.9 ------------------ Element 14: Vapor Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 6.6 Feb 6.4 Mar 7.1 Apr 8.0 May 9.3 Jun 10.4 Jul 11.5 Aug 11.9 Sep 11.8 Oct 10.7 Nov 8.9 Dec 7.4 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 9.2 ------------------ Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.0 Feb 2.3 Mar 2.6 Apr 2.8 May 2.8 Jun 3.1 Jul 2.6 Aug 2.5 Sep 2.7 Oct 2.3 Nov 2.2 Dec 1.9 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 2.5 ------------------ 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 .041 .046 .026 .025 .026 .026 .034 .036 .070 Feb .037 .052 .038 .042 .036 .033 .040 .038 .068 Mar .021 .062 .041 .052 .037 .038 .048 .048 .057 Apr .017 .070 .055 .066 .048 .047 .057 .045 .044 May .011 .105 .052 .050 .035 .042 .048 .039 .041 Jun .800 .119 .031 .021 .014 .013 .024 .027 .037 Jul .600 .056 .016 .010 .700 .700 .014 .026 .057 Aug .700 .050 .011 .010 .500 .600 .012 .023 .052 Sep .600 .080 .018 .011 .600 .800 .018 .027 .043 Oct .019 .091 .025 .018 .012 .015 .028 .036 .052 Nov .037 .065 .024 .017 .012 .013 .025 .035 .068 Dec .056 .059 .028 .020 .015 .015 .031 .040 .077 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 .136 .223 .206 .087 .017 Feb .113 .189 .213 .087 .015 Mar .090 .158 .236 .095 .017 Apr .063 .117 .250 .107 .013 May .054 .112 .246 .150 .015 Jun .054 .126 .326 .191 .010 Jul .093 .167 .380 .155 .600 Aug .096 .169 .398 .154 .700 Sep .076 .158 .356 .185 .700 Oct .089 .168 .282 .152 .013 Nov .125 .204 .237 .127 .011 Dec .139 .220 .202 .083 .014 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 .5 Feb .4 Mar .5 Apr .4 May .3 Jun .1 Jul .1 Aug .1 Sep .1 Oct .2 Nov .3 Dec .6 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.3 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (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 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 0.1 Feb 0.0 Mar 0.0 Apr 0.1 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 NA Ann-NCDC 0.2 ------------------ Element 61: Number Days with Haze/Smoke (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .3 Feb .4 Mar .7 Apr .6 May .5 Jun 1.5 Jul .1 Aug .5 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 4.6 ------------------ Element 82: Number Days with Gale Force Winds (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 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 .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 AG: Number Days with Rising Sand (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.8 Feb 4.0 Mar 5.7 Apr 5.5 May 5.8 Jun 5.9 Jul 3.6 Aug 1.6 Sep 2.5 Oct 1.5 Nov .8 Dec 1.2 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 39.9 ------------------ Element AH: Number Days with Mist (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 AJ: Number Days with Duststorm/Sandstorm (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb .1 Mar .0 Apr .1 May .2 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .2 Dec .0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.7 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (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 BT: Number Days with Occurrence of Rain (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .1 Mar .2 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .3 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .1 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.7 ------------------