Station Name: KOSSEIR WMO Station Number: 62465 National I.D. Number: Country: EGYPT WMO Region: REGION I - AFRICA Latitude: 26d 08m N Longitude: 034d 18m E Elevation: 9 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 17.8 30.4 9.0 21.9 13.8 Feb 18.5 31.4 8.8 22.6 14.3 Mar 20.5 38.3 9.2 24.5 16.4 Apr 23.5 42.2 12.7 27.1 19.7 May 26.4 44.6 16.6 29.8 22.7 Jun 28.8 41.0 21.2 31.8 25.4 Jul 29.6 37.6 21.3 32.6 26.1 Aug 29.9 38.3 23.0 32.7 26.4 Sep 28.3 36.4 18.1 31.6 25.0 Oct 25.9 36.7 17.5 29.3 22.4 Nov 22.5 32.8 12.4 24.7 17.8 Dec 19.2 31.3 9.3 23.2 15.5 Annual NA NA NA 27.6 20.9 Ann-NCDC 24.2 NA NA 27.7 20.5 -------------------------------------------------- Element 05: Dew Point Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 6.9 Feb 6.9 Mar 9.1 Apr 12.1 May 14.2 Jun 16.3 Jul 18.3 Aug 18.6 Sep 18.1 Oct 16.4 Nov 12.5 Dec 9.1 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 13.2 ------------------ 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 1.0 Feb 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.5 Mar 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.8 Apr 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .1 1.5 May 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 24.6 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 .0 Sep 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Oct 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 15.8 Nov 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 10.3 Dec 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 7.0 Annual 3.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC 3.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 51.0 Feb 48.0 Mar 50.0 Apr 50.0 May 48.0 Jun 48.0 Jul 50.0 Aug 51.0 Sep 54.0 Oct 56.0 Nov 54.0 Dec 54.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 51.2 ------------------ Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1017.4 Feb 1015.9 Mar 1013.8 Apr 1011.1 May 1009.7 Jun 1007.6 Jul 1005.4 Aug 1005.8 Sep 1008.8 Oct 1012.8 Nov 1015.3 Dec 1017.3 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 1011.7 ------------------ Element 14: Vapor Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 10.5 Feb 10.5 Mar 12.4 Apr 14.8 May 16.8 Jun 19.1 Jul 21.2 Aug 22.1 Sep 21.1 Oct 19.4 Nov 15.1 Dec 12.2 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 16.3 ------------------ Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.5 Feb 4.6 Mar 4.1 Apr 4.3 May 3.8 Jun 4.0 Jul 3.6 Aug 3.8 Sep 4.7 Oct 2.6 Nov 4.6 Dec 4.7 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 4.1 ------------------ 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 .100 .078 .025 .012 .900 .600 .600 .600 .014 Feb .200 .101 .027 .014 .014 .020 .020 .016 .024 Mar .300 .095 .027 .017 .018 .025 .024 .015 .018 Apr .600 .087 .027 .023 .025 .044 .035 .017 .019 May .700 .080 .020 .013 .016 .023 .020 .010 .012 Jun .200 .054 .012 .700 .600 .011 .011 .800 .011 Jul .800 .088 .024 .012 .013 .020 .024 .015 .019 Aug .600 .099 .029 .011 .900 .013 .019 .015 .016 Sep .300 .065 .018 .500 .300 .400 .600 .600 .800 Oct .500 .085 .017 .900 .600 .800 .010 .900 .012 Nov .200 .085 .020 .012 .700 .600 .500 .500 .010 Dec .100 .062 .015 .010 .700 .800 .600 .800 .018 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 .168 .284 .194 .194 .100 Feb .136 .253 .178 .190 .300 Mar .085 .200 .230 .239 .300 Apr .051 .121 .240 .300 .600 May .040 .117 .279 .355 .600 Jun .034 .089 .346 .404 .400 Jul .053 .116 .247 .355 .700 Aug .050 .133 .263 .332 .500 Sep .033 .136 .350 .360 .300 Oct .058 .209 .277 .292 .300 Nov .112 .273 .212 .250 .200 Dec .182 .262 .209 .210 .200 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 .8 Feb .6 Mar .7 Apr .7 May .6 Jun .1 Jul .1 Aug .1 Sep .2 Oct .4 Nov .6 Dec .9 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.5 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb .0 Mar .0 Apr .0 May .5 Jun .2 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .5 Nov .0 Dec .1 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 1.4 ------------------ 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 0.0 Feb 0.0 Mar 0.1 Apr 0.1 May 0.0 Jun 0.0 Jul 0.0 Aug 0.0 Sep 0.0 Oct 0.3 Nov 0.5 Dec 0.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 1.0 ------------------ Element 61: Number Days with Haze/Smoke (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .3 Feb .4 Mar 1.0 Apr .5 May .6 Jun 1.0 Jul .0 Aug .5 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 4.3 ------------------ 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 .1 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 0.1 ------------------ Element AG: Number Days with Rising Sand (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.0 Feb 2.1 Mar 3.1 Apr 3.1 May 1.4 Jun 1.2 Jul .5 Aug .2 Sep 1.0 Oct .9 Nov 1.0 Dec 1.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 17.5 ------------------ Element AH: Number Days with Mist (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .2 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .1 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.3 ------------------ Element AJ: Number Days with Duststorm/Sandstorm (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 BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .1 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 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 .2 Feb .3 Mar .2 Apr .3 May .3 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .3 Nov .1 Dec .3 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 2.0 ------------------