POHNPEI (PONAPE), EASTERN CAROLINE ISLANDS, PACIFIC
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 6 Deg. 58 Min. N LONGITUDE: 158 Deg. 13 Min. E ELEVATION: FT. GRND 123 BARO 126 TIME ZONE: 165E MER WBAN: 40504

(a)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
YEAR
TEMPERATURE (Deg. F)
Normals
-Daily Maximum
-Daily Minimum
-Monthly
Extremes
-Record Highest
-Year
-Record Lowest
-Year






45

45



86.6
75.5
81.0

92
1980
66
1974


86.7
75.6
81.2

92
1986
67
1976


87.2
75.6
81.4

95
1950
66
1987


87.4
75.0
81.2

92
1983
68
1972


87.6
74.8
81.2

93
1995
69
1964


87.6
74.1
80.9

94
1991
69
1990


87.8
73.1
80.4

93
1991
68
1950


88.2
73.0
80.6

94
1995
68
1994


88.1
72.9
80.5

96
1950
66
1994


88.2
72.9
80.6

95
1991
67
1994


88.1
73.4
80.8

95
1989
65
1991


87.2
74.9
81.1

93
1991
66
1977


87.6
74.2
80.9

96
SEP 1950
65
NOV 1991
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




0
496

0
454

0
508

0
486

0
502

0
477

0
477

0
484

0
465

0
484

0
474

0
499

0
5806
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE
37
39
41
45
42
40
40
43
44
44
39
40
36
41
MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)
Sunrise - Sunset
MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:
Sunrise to Sunset
-Clear
-Partly Cloudy
-Cloudy
Precipitation
.01 inches or more
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
1.0 inches or more
Thunderstorms
Heavy Fog Visibility
1/4 mile or less
Temperature Deg. F
-Maximum
90 Deg. F and above
32 Deg. F and below
-Minimum
32 Deg. F and below
0 Deg. F and below

43


43
43
43

44

44
44

44


44
44

44
44

9.0


0.2
4.7
26.1

22.0

0.0
0.8

0.0


0.9
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.9


0.2
4.6
23.4

19.6

0.0
0.8

0.0


0.9
0.0

0.0
0.0

9.0


0.2
4.6
26.2

22.6

0.0
1.2

0.0


2.6
0.0

0.0
0.0

9.0


0.4
4.6
25.1

24.4

0.0
1.2

0.0


3.3
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.8


0.3
5.1
25.5

27.3

0.0
2.0

0.0


5.8
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.9


0.3
4.9
24.8

27.1

0.0
2.2

0.0


5.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.6


0.5
6.1
24.4

27.0

0.0
2.7

0.0


7.3
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.6


0.6
6.6
23.8

26.4

0.0
2.3

0.0


10.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.6


0.8
5.7
23.6

24.2

0.0
2.8

0.0


10.5
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.6


0.5
6.4
24.0

25.1

0.0
3.0

0.0


11.8
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.7


0.4
6.0
23.6

24.6

0.0
2.9

0.0


8.8
0.0

0.0
0.0

9.0


0.2
5.2
25.6

24.9

0.0
1.7

0.0


3.5
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.8


4.6
64.5
296.2

295.1

0.0
23.4

0.0


70.4
0.0

0.0
0.0
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
7
1003.2
1004.1
1003.9
1003.6
1003.9
1004.0
1003.8
1004.1
l004.1
1003.5
1002.6
1002.9
1003.6
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

25
44
44
44

84
76
78
83

84
78
76
82

86
78
77
83

88
80
79
86

91
81
81
89

92
81
80
90

94
81
79
92

95
81
79
93

95
80
79
92

95
80
79
93

93
81
80
91

88
80
79
86

90
80
79
88
PRECIPITATION (in.)
Water Equivalent
-Normal
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Minimum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year



45

45

45




45



12.07
26.67
1962
1.89
1983
13.16
1992

0.0

0.0



10.8
19.76
1964
1.05
1977
8.91
1968

0.0

0.0



13.54
35.30
1991
1.52
1983
9.15
1987

0.0

0.0



16.44
38.65
1.59
2.03
1983
8.86
1977

0.0

0.0



19.12
38.43
1980
2.21
1983
7.72
1980

0.0

0.0



17.14
27.97
1987
9.60
1963
6.26
1980

0.0

0.0



18.39
37.20
1965
8.37
1990
7.07
1965

0.0

0.0



16.53
32.74
1976
10.06
1965
13.25
1976

0.0

0.0



16.06
38.81
1991
6.57
1979
11.11
1990

0.0

0.0



16.71
28.26
1989
7.67
1986
6.55
1985

0.0

0.0



15.74
31.79
1957
4.55
1963
22.48
1957

0.0

0.0



15.22
33.35
1975
2.40
1957
8.04
1975

0.0

0.0



187.76
38.81
SEP 1991
1.05
FEB 1977
22.48
NOV 1957





WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

21



7



12
12


8.4

NE

29
28
1992

NW
55
1992

8.9

NE

08
19
1993

NE
41
1985

8.0

NE

23
20
1991

SE
45
1986

7.1

NE

10
17
1994

E
48
1985

6.6

NE

04
17
1992

NW
53
1986

5.7

NE

08
17
1992

SE
43
1995

5.0

E

27
16
1994

SE
35
1988

4.5

ESE

10
14
1995

E
35
1995

4.8

S

23
21
1994

SW
44
1994

4.8

ESE

28
21
1993

W
46
1993

5.4

NE

24
35
1991

SW
62
1991

7.3

NE

27
23
1990

NW
56
1990

6.4

NE

24
35
NOV 1991

SW
62
NOV 1991
(a) - Length of Record in Years, although individual months may be missing.
0.* or * - The value is between 0.0 and 0.05.
Normals - Based on the 1961 - 1990 record period.
Extremes - Dates are the most recent occurrence.
Wind Dir.- Numerals show tens of degrees clockwise from true north. "00" indicates calm.
Resultant Directions are given to whole degrees.