Station Name: TANTA WMO Station Number: 62349 National I.D. Number: Country: EGYPT WMO Region: REGION I - AFRICA Latitude: 30d 49m N Longitude: 030d 56m E Elevation: 6 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 29.2 .2 18.7 6.5 Feb 12.8 32.0 .4 19.4 6.6 Mar 14.5 36.8 .8 22.1 7.8 Apr 18.4 41.6 4.6 27.1 11.2 May 22.1 45.3 8.3 31.0 14.3 Jun 25.4 44.7 12.0 33.6 17.3 Jul 26.0 41.5 14.8 33.1 19.7 Aug 25.8 42.5 16.4 32.7 19.7 Sep 24.2 41.2 13.7 31.6 17.8 Oct 21.6 38.7 9.1 29.2 15.3 Nov 17.5 35.6 5.0 24.2 11.5 Dec 13.5 28.2 1.6 20.3 8.0 Annual NA NA NA 26.9 13.4 Ann-NCDC 19.5 NA NA 26.9 13.0 -------------------------------------------------- Element 05: Dew Point Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 6.6 Feb 6.5 Mar 8.0 Apr 9.8 May 11.7 Jun 15.3 Jul 18.8 Aug 19.4 Sep 17.4 Oct 14.3 Nov 10.7 Dec 7.9 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 12.2 ------------------ Element 06: Precipitation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 13.0 Feb 8.0 Mar 7.0 Apr 3.0 May 2.0 Jun 0.0 Jul 0.0 Aug 0.0 Sep 0.0 Oct 2.0 Nov 4.0 Dec 12.0 Annual 51.0 Ann-NCDC 51.0 ------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 72.0 Feb 69.0 Mar 68.0 Apr 60.0 May 57.0 Jun 58.0 Jul 66.0 Aug 71.0 Sep 69.0 Oct 67.0 Nov 70.0 Dec 71.0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 66.5 ------------------ Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1017.4 Feb 1015.9 Mar 1014.5 Apr 1012.3 May 1011.8 Jun 1010.2 Jul 1007.7 Aug 1008.1 Sep 1011.5 Oct 1014.2 Nov 1016.5 Dec 1017.4 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 1013.1 ------------------ Element 14: Vapor Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 9.8 Feb 9.8 Mar 10.9 Apr 12.4 May 14.0 Jun 17.5 Jul 21.7 Aug 22.5 Sep 20.0 Oct 16.8 Nov 13.5 Dec 10.8 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 15.0 ------------------ Element 15: Sunshine MN_#HRS (Statistic 44): Mean Number of Hours ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 205.6 Feb 198.8 Mar 256.7 Apr 280.3 May 325.1 Jun 357.9 Jul 332.6 Aug 342.8 Sep 280.5 Oct 278.0 Nov 229.7 Dec 205.3 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 3293.3 ------------------ Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.4 Feb 2.6 Mar 2.9 Apr 2.8 May 2.8 Jun 2.7 Jul 2.2 Aug 1.9 Sep 2.0 Oct 2.1 Nov 2.0 Dec 2.2 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 2.4 ------------------ 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 .051 .067 .047 .031 .020 .028 .072 .133 .191 Feb .041 .076 .067 .055 .035 .034 .065 .094 .144 Mar .042 .124 .104 .080 .030 .024 .034 .057 .102 Apr .024 .116 .117 .089 .046 .026 .028 .035 .064 May .035 .146 .105 .068 .037 .013 .017 .024 .041 Jun .034 .088 .046 .028 .013 .500 .900 .021 .051 Jul .033 .045 .700 .300 .200 .200 .400 .027 .084 Aug .034 .047 .900 .500 .200 .100 .500 .034 .095 Sep .062 .094 .024 .900 .400 .300 .800 .024 .067 Oct .052 .144 .055 .023 .017 .011 .019 .037 .070 Nov .061 .116 .057 .026 .014 .016 .036 .064 .112 Dec .058 .078 .051 .028 .019 .024 .066 .135 .186 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 .127 .103 .075 .055 .100 Feb .124 .118 .084 .061 .000 Mar .108 .120 .094 .081 .000 Apr .084 .134 .140 .097 .000 May .065 .139 .166 .144 .000 Jun .093 .186 .257 .168 .000 Jul .142 .244 .297 .110 .000 Aug .152 .224 .268 .121 .300 Sep .103 .167 .252 .182 .000 Oct .075 .133 .177 .189 .000 Nov .100 .136 .137 .126 .000 Dec .109 .095 .076 .077 .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 1.8 Feb 1.7 Mar 1.6 Apr 1.3 May 1.2 Jun .4 Jul .5 Aug .5 Sep .7 Oct 1.0 Nov 1.4 Dec 1.7 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 1.1 ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.0 Feb .0 Mar .1 Apr .2 May .2 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 1.5 ------------------ 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 1.7 Feb 0.9 Mar 0.9 Apr 0.5 May 0.2 Jun 0.0 Jul 0.0 Aug 0.0 Sep 0.0 Oct 0.3 Nov 0.6 Dec 1.5 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 6.6 ------------------ Element 61: Number Days with Haze/Smoke (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 5.8 Feb 6.2 Mar 7.1 Apr 8.4 May 9.1 Jun 8.4 Jul 11.4 Aug 19.2 Sep 9.2 Oct 7.6 Nov 7.4 Dec 8.7 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 108.5 ------------------ 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 2.2 Feb 2.6 Mar 3.3 Apr 4.2 May 2.4 Jun .7 Jul .2 Aug .0 Sep .3 Oct .7 Nov 1.0 Dec 1.6 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 19.2 ------------------ Element AH: Number Days with Mist (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 15.6 Feb 15.4 Mar 17.6 Apr 18.1 May 18.4 Jun 18.2 Jul 25.2 Aug 28.4 Sep 25.4 Oct 22.1 Nov 19.1 Dec 16.1 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 239.6 ------------------ Element AJ: Number Days with Duststorm/Sandstorm (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .1 Mar .2 Apr .1 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 0.4 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 1.5 Feb 1.4 Mar 2.4 Apr .9 May .8 Jun 1.0 Jul 2.1 Aug 1.4 Sep 2.2 Oct 2.2 Nov 2.2 Dec 1.7 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 19.8 ------------------ Element BT: Number Days with Occurrence of Rain (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 5.5 Feb 5.2 Mar 3.6 Apr 1.4 May .4 Jun .1 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .3 Oct .8 Nov 2.0 Dec 4.5 Annual NA Ann-NCDC 23.8 ------------------