Station Name: ALEXANDRIA/NOUZHA WMO Station Number: 62318 National I.D. Number: Country: EGYPT WMO Region: REGION I - AFRICA Latitude: 31d 12m N Longitude: 029d 57m E Elevation: -2 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 13.4 27.7 2.2 18.4 8.7 Feb 13.9 32.7 2.8 19.2 9.0 Mar 15.7 38.4 3.3 20.4 10.8 Apr 18.5 43.4 6.8 24.4 13.5 May 21.2 45.1 10.1 26.7 16.3 Jun 24.3 44.6 13.4 28.8 20.0 Jul 25.9 39.0 17.0 29.9 22.5 Aug 26.3 40.0 18.6 30.1 22.9 Sep 25.1 39.8 15.0 29.6 21.0 Oct 22.0 37.9 11.2 27.5 17.4 Nov 18.7 35.2 10.3 23.9 13.8 Dec 14.9 29.0 4.4 20.1 10.2 Annual NA NA NA 24.9 16.0 Ann-NCDC 20.0 NA NA 24.9 15.5 -------------------------------------------------- Element 05: Dew Point Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 7.8 Feb 7.8 Mar 9.1 Apr 11.3 May 14.4 Jun 17.9 Jul 20.1 Aug 20.4 Sep 18.6 Oct 15.9 Nov 12.6 Dec 9.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 13.7 ------------------ 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 51.0 6.1 31.7 38.8 47.4 75.6 158.3 Feb 27.0 1.4 5.5 12.0 29.4 41.4 88.5 Mar 13.0 .0 3.8 6.9 15.7 21.9 36.0 Apr 4.0 .0 .1 1.0 2.0 5.9 35.7 May 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .2 1.9 9.8 Jun 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .3 Jul 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0 Aug 0.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Sep 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 23.2 Oct 11.0 .0 .5 4.1 9.1 17.6 49.7 Nov 29.0 .0 3.6 17.0 29.2 45.9 117.5 Dec 52.0 .3 12.5 32.9 60.6 77.0 191.5 Annual 189.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA Ann-NCDC 189.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 69.0 Feb 67.0 Mar 67.0 Apr 65.0 May 66.0 Jun 68.0 Jul 71.0 Aug 71.0 Sep 67.0 Oct 68.0 Nov 68.0 Dec 68.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 67.9 ------------------ Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1018.6 Feb 1017.1 Mar 1015.8 Apr 1013.8 May 1013.5 Jun 1012.0 Jul 1009.4 Aug 1009.8 Sep 1013.2 Oct 1015.8 Nov 1018.0 Dec 1018.5 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 1014.6 ------------------ Element 14: Vapor Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 10.6 Feb 10.6 Mar 11.8 Apr 13.7 May 16.6 Jun 20.5 Jul 23.8 Aug 24.2 Sep 21.6 Oct 18.3 Nov 14.5 Dec 11.6 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 16.5 ------------------ Element 15: Sunshine MN_#HRS (Statistic 44): Mean Number of Hours ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 192.0 Feb 210.3 Mar 247.0 Apr 273.9 May 316.8 Jun 353.2 Jul 362.2 Aug 345.3 Sep 296.7 Oct 281.7 Nov 224.1 Dec 195.7 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 3298.9 ------------------ Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.5 Feb 4.5 Mar 4.6 Apr 4.4 May 3.9 Jun 3.6 Jul 4.0 Aug 3.7 Sep 3.4 Oct 3.3 Nov 3.5 Dec 4.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 4.0 ------------------ 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 .900 .071 .051 .040 .047 .044 .076 .178 .108 Feb .600 .076 .063 .063 .061 .047 .063 .093 .080 Mar .400 .124 .083 .073 .058 .037 .034 .048 .047 Apr .500 .118 .079 .070 .067 .034 .026 .020 .028 May .500 .125 .068 .054 .041 .024 .018 .010 .015 Jun .700 .058 .027 .022 .022 .014 .013 .900 .014 Jul .400 .013 .300 .400 .300 .600 .700 .400 .700 Aug .300 .017 .500 .400 .400 .700 .012 .800 .700 Sep .010 .048 .013 .013 .014 .018 .025 .015 .800 Oct .021 .117 .041 .031 .040 .035 .042 .038 .022 Nov .014 .132 .064 .046 .035 .038 .072 .090 .053 Dec .900 .078 .055 .049 .044 .045 .087 .191 .095 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 .079 .104 .137 .058 .000 Feb .099 .133 .144 .072 .000 Mar .091 .140 .162 .098 .000 Apr .061 .149 .215 .128 .000 May .047 .140 .290 .162 .000 Jun .057 .216 .418 .123 .000 Jul .075 .307 .488 .079 .000 Aug .048 .258 .533 .094 .000 Sep .023 .127 .491 .193 .000 Oct .038 .082 .281 .212 .000 Nov .050 .073 .189 .143 .100 Dec .064 .089 .125 .069 .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 2.4 Feb 2.2 Mar 2.1 Apr 1.7 May 1.5 Jun 1.0 Jul 1.1 Aug 1.3 Sep 1.5 Oct 1.8 Nov 2.1 Dec 2.4 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 1.8 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.7 Feb 1.4 Mar .7 Apr .2 May .2 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .6 Nov .6 Dec 2.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 7.4 ------------------ 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 .2 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .1 Nov .2 Dec .2 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.7 ------------------ 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 0.9 Feb 2.6 Mar 1.3 Apr 0.6 May 0.2 Jun 0.0 Jul 0.0 Aug 0.0 Sep 0.1 Oct 1.1 Nov 2.0 Dec 0.7 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 9.5 ------------------ Element 61: Number Days with Haze/Smoke (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.3 Feb 2.0 Mar 1.8 Apr 2.7 May 1.9 Jun 1.5 Jul 1.3 Aug 1.1 Sep 1.7 Oct 2.6 Nov 1.9 Dec 2.9 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 23.7 ------------------ Element 82: Number Days with Gale Force Winds (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .3 Feb .1 Mar .2 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .3 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 .1 Apr .0 May .2 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .1 Nov .2 Dec .2 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.8 ------------------ Element AF: Number Days with Thick Haze (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .3 Feb .2 Mar .0 Apr .5 May .1 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .2 Nov .3 Dec .5 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 2.1 ------------------ Element AG: Number Days with Rising Sand (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.5 Feb 2.8 Mar 2.4 Apr 3.6 May 1.5 Jun .7 Jul .1 Aug .0 Sep .5 Oct .7 Nov 1.2 Dec 2.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 18.0 ------------------ Element AH: Number Days with Mist (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.8 Feb 2.5 Mar 4.2 Apr 3.2 May 3.3 Jun 2.9 Jul 2.6 Aug 2.7 Sep 3.9 Oct 4.4 Nov 3.7 Dec 3.7 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 39.9 ------------------ Element AJ: Number Days with Duststorm/Sandstorm (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .4 Feb .5 Mar .6 Apr .3 May .1 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .1 Dec .5 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 2.5 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.5 Feb 2.6 Mar 2.6 Apr 2.0 May 1.5 Jun 1.1 Jul .6 Aug .8 Sep 1.3 Oct 3.1 Nov 2.6 Dec 2.8 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 23.5 ------------------ Element BT: Number Days with Occurrence of Rain (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 11.2 Feb 9.0 Mar 6.3 Apr 1.8 May .8 Jun .1 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .1 Oct 2.9 Nov 5.8 Dec 9.2 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 47.2 ------------------