Station Name: RAS ELNAKB (A) WMO Station Number: 62456 National I.D. Number: Country: EGYPT WMO Region: REGION I - AFRICA Latitude: 29d 36m N Longitude: 034d 47m E Elevation: 749 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 10.8 26.4 .2 15.9 3.9 Feb 12.1 29.0 .5 17.7 5.0 Mar 14.7 32.9 1.0 20.7 7.3 Apr 19.8 34.7 3.4 26.0 11.5 May 24.5 40.1 6.6 30.7 14.5 Jun 26.5 40.8 11.8 32.9 16.7 Jul 28.0 38.6 14.0 34.5 18.5 Aug 27.2 40.6 11.9 34.2 18.5 Sep 25.5 39.2 13.4 32.3 17.0 Oct 20.9 37.4 8.3 27.4 13.9 Nov 16.5 32.0 7.3 22.3 9.6 Dec 12.1 30.8 4.1 17.5 5.9 Annual NA NA NA 26.0 12.3 Ann-NCDC 19.9 NA NA 26.0 11.9 -------------------------------------------------- Element 05: Dew Point Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .9 Feb .1 Mar 1.3 Apr 1.2 May 4.1 Jun 6.9 Jul 9.6 Aug 10.2 Sep 10.7 Oct 8.2 Nov 4.2 Dec 2.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 4.9 ------------------ Element 06: Precipitation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.0 Feb 4.0 Mar 4.0 Apr 1.0 May 1.0 Jun 0.0 Jul 0.0 Aug 0.0 Sep 0.0 Oct 2.0 Nov 2.0 Dec 3.0 Annual 20.0 Ann-NCDC 20.0 ------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 52.0 Feb 45.0 Mar 44.0 Apr 33.0 May 30.0 Jun 32.0 Jul 35.0 Aug 38.0 Sep 44.0 Oct 48.0 Nov 47.0 Dec 53.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 41.8 ------------------ Element 14: Vapor Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 6.7 Feb 6.3 Mar 7.1 Apr 7.2 May 8.6 Jun 10.3 Jul 12.3 Aug 12.9 Sep 13.4 Oct 11.2 Nov 8.5 Dec 7.4 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 9.3 ------------------ Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.9 Feb .9 Mar 1.1 Apr 1.6 May 1.7 Jun 1.9 Jul 1.8 Aug 2.0 Sep 1.6 Oct 1.5 Nov 1.3 Dec .7 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 1.6 ------------------ 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: 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 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 .130 .019 .013 .026 .055 .076 .034 .024 .043 Feb .109 .020 .015 .017 .041 .094 .049 .034 .051 Mar .091 .028 .800 .018 .059 .081 .034 .016 .036 Apr .065 .024 .014 .021 .057 .089 .031 .800 .018 May .057 .040 .014 .018 .043 .052 .026 .010 .015 Jun .036 .024 .900 .500 .900 .016 .500 .200 .900 Jul .049 .028 .400 .400 .400 .300 .300 .100 .500 Aug .030 .027 .500 .400 .500 .300 .300 .300 .200 Sep .041 .020 .200 .400 .700 .900 .400 .000 .200 Oct .070 .022 .012 .019 .033 .041 .011 .900 .011 Nov .112 .030 .012 .033 .051 .057 .019 .010 .029 Dec .127 .035 .013 .012 .040 .082 .033 .023 .042 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: 1982 1982 1982 1982 1982 eyr: 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 Qualifier: 270.0 300.0 330.0 360.0 999.0 Month -------------------------------------------------- Jan .098 .134 .274 .067 .600 Feb .099 .117 .269 .081 .500 Mar .085 .138 .299 .098 .900 Apr .051 .113 .403 .105 .000 May .038 .101 .436 .143 .600 Jun .011 .072 .614 .184 .300 Jul .015 .118 .587 .180 .000 Aug .900 .079 .664 .163 .400 Sep .700 .063 .627 .210 .200 Oct .028 .075 .500 .162 .600 Nov .086 .088 .352 .103 .018 Dec .093 .151 .239 .104 .700 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 2.3 Feb 1.9 Mar 2.2 Apr 1.6 May 1.6 Jun .2 Jul .1 Aug .1 Sep .2 Oct .8 Nov 1.6 Dec 2.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 1.2 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .1 Apr .0 May .1 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.2 ------------------ 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 0.1 Mar 0.1 Apr 0.1 May 0.0 Jun 0.0 Jul 0.0 Aug 0.0 Sep 0.0 Oct 0.1 Nov 0.1 Dec 0.2 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.8 ------------------ Element 61: Number Days with Haze/Smoke (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.5 Feb .1 Mar 1.6 Apr 1.5 May 3.6 Jun 2.8 Jul 2.4 Aug 2.3 Sep 1.8 Oct .7 Nov .8 Dec .8 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 19.9 ------------------ 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 .5 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .1 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.6 ------------------ 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 1.5 Feb 2.0 Mar 3.7 Apr 5.8 May 3.4 Jun 2.8 Jul 2.2 Aug 1.1 Sep 1.8 Oct 1.4 Nov .7 Dec 1.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 27.4 ------------------ Element AH: Number Days with Mist (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 5.6 Feb .5 Mar 1.1 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug 2.5 Sep 5.0 Oct .5 Nov 1.0 Dec 1.6 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 17.8 ------------------ Element AJ: Number Days with Duststorm/Sandstorm (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb .2 Mar .1 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .2 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .1 Nov .0 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 .1 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.1 ------------------ Element BT: Number Days with Occurrence of Rain (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.5 Feb 1.7 Mar 1.1 Apr 1.2 May .6 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct 1.1 Nov 1.1 Dec 1.8 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 10.1 ------------------