Station Name: MPIKA MET WMO Station Number: 67477 National I.D. Number: MPIKA001 Country: ZAMBIA WMO Region: REGION I - AFRICA Latitude: 11d 54m S Longitude: 031d 26m E Elevation: 1402 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 STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value MAX_DLY (Statistic 11): Maximum Daily Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value MIN_DLY (Statistic 13): Minimum Daily Value DATEMIN (Statistic 14): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Minimum Daily Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value YRMIMLY (Statistic 21): Year of Occurrence of Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value YRMXMLY (Statistic 27): Year of Occurrence of Maximum Monthly Value ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ byr: 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 1967 eyr: 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV MAX_DLY DATEMAX MIN_DLY DATEMIN MIN_MLY YRMIMLY MAX_MLY YRMXMLY Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan 19.9 .4 23.7 198319 17.1 197905 19.1 1974 20.8 1983 Feb 19.9 .6 23.3 197521 14.0 198411 19.0 1985 20.7 1983 Mar 20.0 .5 22.3 198116 15.5 198020 19.1 1976 21.2 1983 Apr 19.4 .6 22.9 198319 13.9 197828 18.4 1985 20.7 1983 May 17.5 .8 21.4 198201 12.8 197630 16.3 1976 19.3 1983 Jun 15.6 .9 19.9 198808 11.0 197624 14.4 1980 17.3 1983 Jul 15.4 .8 20.2 197508 10.4 198010 14.1 1978 16.6 1983 Aug 17.5 .8 23.0 198831 12.5 197614 16.3 1973 19.1 1987 Sep 20.9 .4 25.3 198129 12.2 198103 20.2 1974 21.9 1987 Oct 22.6 .7 26.8 197807 14.9 198223 20.9 1976 23.6 1974 Nov 22.1 1.1 33.6 198109 17.7 197707 20.4 1985 24.3 1987 Dec 20.1 .7 24.9 197803 16.4 197903 18.6 1979 21.7 1987 Annual 19.2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Annual NA Ann-NCDC 19.2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 02: Maximum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value MAX_DLY (Statistic 11): Maximum Daily Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value YRMIMLY (Statistic 21): Year of Occurrence of Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value YRMXMLY (Statistic 27): Year of Occurrence of Maximum Monthly Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV MAX_DLY DATEMAX MIN_MLY YRMIMLY MAX_MLY YRMXMLY Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 25.7 .7 30.4 197013 24.0 1965 27.1 1983 Feb 26.2 .8 31.0 199125 24.5 1965 27.6 1980 Mar 26.0 .9 30.5 198707 24.4 1963 27.6 1990 Apr 25.3 .8 30.1 196615 24.0 1963 26.8 1983 May 24.2 .9 31.0 198323 23.0 1963 26.4 1983 Jun 22.9 .7 29.2 196501 21.7 1980 24.7 1990 Jul 22.5 .9 29.2 198720 20.3 1964 24.0 1987 Aug 24.3 .7 31.5 198128 22.7 1961 25.7 1987 Sep 27.8 .9 33.8 198925 25.8 1964 29.2 1987 Oct 29.7 .8 37.7 198302 28.2 1965 31.4 1990 Nov 28.6 1.6 34.5 198314 25.0 1963 31.6 1983 Dec 26.0 1.1 32.4 198730 24.1 1961 28.7 1987 Annual 25.8 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC 25.8 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 03: Minimum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value MIN_DLY (Statistic 13): Minimum Daily Value DATEMIN (Statistic 14): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Minimum Daily Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value YRMIMLY (Statistic 21): Year of Occurrence of Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value YRMXMLY (Statistic 27): Year of Occurrence of Maximum Monthly Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV MIN_DLY DATEMIN MIN_MLY YRMIMLY MAX_MLY YRMXMLY Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 16.0 .4 1.0 198310 15.1 1991 16.6 1982 Feb 16.1 .4 12.8 196513 15.2 1989 16.8 1983 Mar 15.9 .6 11.2 196825 14.6 1968 16.9 1983 Apr 14.8 .9 8.4 196530 12.4 1968 16.3 1983 May 12.4 1.0 2.4 198819 10.7 1968 13.9 1983 Jun 9.8 1.0 2.7 196429 8.3 1980 11.9 1983 Jul 9.2 1.1 1.1 198514 7.2 1990 11.3 1961 Aug 10.8 1.0 3.6 196803 8.8 1968 13.3 1987 Sep 13.7 .8 6.0 196102 12.1 1964 15.5 1987 Oct 16.0 .6 7.9 196406 14.8 1961 17.2 1963 Nov 16.5 .6 5.0 198623 15.5 1988 17.8 1987 Dec 16.2 .5 12.6 196720 15.0 1990 17.2 1987 Annual 13.9 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC 13.9 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 05: Dew Point Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value -------------------------- byr: 1973 1973 eyr: 1991 1991 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV Month -------------------------- Jan 17.1 .4 Feb 17.3 .3 Mar 16.9 .4 Apr 15.5 .6 May 12.4 .9 Jun 9.0 1.5 Jul 7.6 1.0 Aug 7.6 .7 Sep 8.1 .9 Oct 10.5 1.0 Nov 13.7 1.3 Dec 17.1 1.3 Annual 12.7 NA Ann-NCDC 12.7 12.7 -------------------------- Element 06: Precipitation (mm) STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value YRMIMLY (Statistic 21): Year of Occurrence of Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value YRMXMLY (Statistic 27): Year of Occurrence of Maximum Monthly Value ---------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 Statistic: STD_DEV MEANMLY MIN_MLY YRMIMLY MAX_MLY YRMXMLY Month ---------------------------------------------------------- Jan 69.3 239.2 87.4 1967 408.7 1962 Feb 74.9 230.4 89.9 1967 455.9 1979 Mar 107.7 163.9 31.8 1971 406.6 1978 Apr 47.0 39.4 .0 1964 253.1 1974 May 9.8 5.4 .0 1962 45.8 1974 Jun .5 .2 .0 1963 1.8 1968 Jul .2 .1 .0 1962 .6 1973 Aug .4 .1 .0 1961 2.0 1985 Sep 7.8 2.4 .0 1961 35.5 1987 Oct 12.5 10.4 .0 1968 49.1 1981 Nov 67.1 93.8 14.7 1969 321.8 1963 Dec 71.9 254.7 69.7 1981 393.4 1984 Annual NA 1040.0 NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA 1040.0 NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------- Element 08: Maximum 24-Hour Precipitation (mm) MAX_DLY (Statistic 11): Maximum Daily Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value MIN_DLY (Statistic 13): Minimum Daily Value DATEMIN (Statistic 14): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Minimum Daily Value ------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1991 1991 1991 1991 Statistic: MAX_DLY DATEMAX MIN_DLY DATEMIN Month ------------------------------------------ Jan 88.0 199105 .0 196215 Feb 102.9 199024 .0 196210 Mar 122.0 198931 .0 196203 Apr 180.0 197401 .0 196204 May 19.6 197605 .0 196201 Jun 1.8 196803 .0 196201 Jul .6 197331 .0 196101 Aug 2.0 198525 .0 196101 Sep 33.5 198730 .0 196101 Oct 40.6 198124 .0 196101 Nov 89.9 196315 .0 196101 Dec 115.8 196507 .0 196102 Annual NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value MAX_DLY (Statistic 11): Maximum Daily Value DATEMAX (Statistic 12): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Maximum Daily Value MIN_DLY (Statistic 13): Minimum Daily Value DATEMIN (Statistic 14): Date (Year/Day) of Occurrence of Minimum Daily Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value YRMIMLY (Statistic 21): Year of Occurrence of Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value YRMXMLY (Statistic 27): Year of Occurrence of Maximum Monthly Value ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ byr: 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 1973 eyr: 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 1991 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV MAX_DLY DATEMAX MIN_DLY DATEMIN MIN_MLY YRMIMLY MAX_MLY YRMXMLY Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan 82.4 1.8 98.0 199001 66.0 198709 80.6 1990 86.4 1974 Feb 80.6 2.4 97.0 198514 52.0 198820 77.4 1991 84.5 1985 Mar 78.1 4.4 100.0 198816 43.0 199004 69.6 1990 84.0 1974 Apr 73.9 3.2 93.0 198829 55.0 198724 68.1 1987 77.3 1985 May 67.5 2.3 90.0 198801 49.0 198329 64.2 1987 71.4 1990 Jun 61.7 3.4 87.0 198922 39.0 198707 54.2 1987 65.8 1989 Jul 56.2 3.2 82.0 198529 31.0 199005 52.2 1987 61.0 1984 Aug 51.5 2.1 79.0 198310 .0 198820 48.3 1988 55.1 1983 Sep 43.8 3.1 76.0 199021 23.0 198406 38.9 1984 49.7 1990 Oct 47.0 3.9 95.0 198704 27.0 198804 43.2 1990 55.7 1986 Nov 58.2 8.5 93.0 198728 29.0 198908 47.4 1987 70.1 1985 Dec 77.1 4.8 98.0 198323 47.0 198727 69.7 1990 82.2 1973 Annual 64.8 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Annual NA Ann-NCDC 64.8 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC NA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 13: Station Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value -------------------------- byr: 1973 1973 eyr: 1991 1991 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV Month -------------------------- Jan 861.8 .8 Feb 861.5 .8 Mar 869.4 25.8 Apr 870.0 25.4 May 872.2 26.5 Jun 874.5 27.5 Jul 866.1 .7 Aug 865.2 .7 Sep 863.7 .5 Oct 862.7 .6 Nov 862.4 .6 Dec 861.7 .7 Annual 866.0 NA Ann-NCDC 865.9 NA -------------------------- Element 15: Sunshine Qualifier: NCDC: Mean Monthly Value Computed by NCDC from Mean Daily Values Provided by Member MN_#HRS (Statistic 44): Mean Number of Hours ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1988 Month ------------------ Jan 124.0 Feb 134.4 Mar 179.8 Apr 216.0 May 285.2 Jun 264.0 Jul 291.4 Aug 303.8 Sep 291.0 Oct 291.4 Nov 213.0 Dec 124.0 Annual 2718.0 Ann-NCDC 2718.0 ------------------ Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) Statistic 01: Mean Value Qualifier: Qualifier: PM: Nighttime Average -------------------------- byr: 1965 1967 eyr: 1989 1989 Qualifier: PM Month -------------------------- Jan 2.3 1.4 Feb 2.0 1.3 Mar 2.3 1.6 Apr 3.1 2.3 May 3.4 2.3 Jun 3.7 2.6 Jul 4.0 2.8 Aug 4.7 3.5 Sep 5.0 3.7 Oct 4.8 3.6 Nov 3.7 2.4 Dec 2.5 1.7 Annual 3.4 NA Ann-NCDC 3.5 2.4 -------------------------- Element 19: Soil Temperature (deg C) Statistic 01: Mean Value Qualifier: 0.0 cm depth Qualifier: 5.0 cm depth Qualifier: 10.0 cm depth Qualifier: 30.0 cm depth Qualifier: 120.0 cm depth -------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1973 1973 1973 1973 eyr: 1991 1991 1991 1988 1988 Qualifier: 0.0 5.0 10.0 30.0 120.0 Month -------------------------------------------------- Jan 15.6 21.2 21.1 22.3 24.5 Feb 15.7 21.0 21.1 21.6 23.7 Mar 15.4 20.8 20.9 21.9 24.0 Apr 13.9 19.6 20.0 22.2 NA May 10.9 18.1 18.7 21.5 22.0 Jun 7.9 15.5 16.4 19.3 21.8 Jul 7.3 14.9 15.8 18.0 21.0 Aug 9.2 16.8 17.2 20.3 21.0 Sep 12.0 20.8 20.8 23.3 23.6 Oct 14.7 24.0 23.4 26.2 26.0 Nov 15.8 25.1 24.0 26.1 27.0 Dec 15.6 22.6 21.9 22.7 25.9 Annual 12.8 20.0 20.1 22.1 23.7 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA -------------------------------------------------- Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1967 eyr: 1988 Month ------------------ Jan 2.8 Feb 2.6 Mar 2.3 Apr 2.3 May 1.2 Jun .9 Jul 1.0 Aug .6 Sep .8 Oct 1.3 Nov 2.0 Dec 2.7 Annual 1.7 Ann-NCDC 1.7 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1967 eyr: 1988 Month ------------------ Jan 1.1 Feb 1.2 Mar 1.0 Apr .3 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .2 Nov .8 Dec 1.2 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 5.8 ------------------ Element 52: Number Days with Lightning (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1967 eyr: 1988 Month ------------------ Jan 1.1 Feb 1.1 Mar 1.0 Apr .5 May .1 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .2 Nov .9 Dec 1.2 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 6.1 ------------------ Element 53: Number Days with Hail (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1967 eyr: 1988 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 58: Number Days with Fog/Ice Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1967 eyr: 1988 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb .2 Mar .1 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .2 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .1 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.7 ------------------ Element 95: Number Days with Precipitation GE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 1.0 mm Qualifier: 5.0 mm Qualifier: 10.0 mm ---------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1991 1991 1991 Qualifier: 1.0 5.0 10.0 Month ---------------------------------- Jan 22 20 19 Feb 19 18 17 Mar 16 14 13 Apr 6 5 4 May 1 0 0 Jun 0 0 0 Jul 0 0 0 Aug 0 0 0 Sep 0 0 0 Oct 2 1 1 Nov 10 8 7 Dec 22 20 19 Annual 98 86 80 Ann-NCDC 98.0 86.0 80.0 ---------------------------------- Element BT: Number Days with Occurrence of Rain (count) MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value -------------------------- byr: 1967 1967 eyr: 1988 1988 Statistic: MIN_MLY MAX_MLY Month -------------------------- Jan 1.2 3.2 Feb .1 3.3 Mar .7 2.6 Apr .1 1.3 May .0 .8 Jun .0 .3 Jul .0 .1 Aug .0 .2 Sep .0 .2 Oct .0 .7 Nov .3 2.2 Dec 1.0 3.3 Annual NA NA Ann-NCDC 3.4 18.2 --------------------------