KWAJALEIN, MARSHALL ISLANDS, PACIFIC
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 8 Deg. 44 Min. N LONGITUDE: 167 Deg. 44 Min. E ELEVATION: FT. GRND 8 BARO 11 TIME ZONE: 180E MER WBAN: 40604

(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






43

43



85.8
77.0
81.4

90
1971
68
1979


86.5
77.1
81.8

90
1985
71
1963


87.1
77.4
82.3

90
1982
70
1985


86.7
77.4
82.1

90
1988
71
1964


86.7
77.3
82.0

91
1963
71
1968


86.7
77.2
82.0

90
1984
71
1976


86.7
77.1
81.9

91
1972
70
1954


87.1
77.2
82.2

91
1969
71
1971


87.0
77.1
82.1

92
1980
68
1984


87.0
77.3
82.2

92
1977
71
1967


86.7
77.3
82.0

91
1994
70
1975


86.1
77.3
81.7

89
1984
69
1963


86.7
77.2
82.0

92
SEP 1980
68
SEP 1984
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




0
508

0
470

0
536

0
513

0
527

0
510

0
524

0
533

0
513

0
533

0
510

0
518

0
6195
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE














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

34


34
34
34

43

43
35

35


43
43

43
43

8.2


2.5
7.2
21.3

15.4

0.0
0.1

0.0


0.1
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.1


2.9
6.0
19.4

13.1

0.0
0.1

0.0


0.2
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.1


2.5
7.0
21.4

15.1

0.0
0.1

0.0


0.6
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.6


1.7
4.9
23.4

17.3

0.0
0.4

0.0


0.5
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.7


0.8
5.6
24.6

20.7

0.0
0.7

0.0


1.1
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.7


1.1
5.5
23.4

22.5

0.0
0.9

0.0


0.7
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.8


1.0
5.1
24.9

23.2

0.0
1.4

0.0


1.2
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.6


1.5
5.8
23.7

23.2

0.0
1.1

0.0


2.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.7


1.4
4.9
23.7

22.5

0.0
2.0

0.0


2.5
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.9


1.0
4.5
25.5

23.1

0.0
1.4

0.0


2.0
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.7


1.0
5.7
23.3

23.0

0.0
1.3

0.0


0.6
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.5


1.9
5.5
23.6

19.3

0.0
0.6

0.0


0..
0.0

0.0
0.0

8.5


19.2
67.8
278.3

238.4

0.0
10.1

0.0


11.7
0.0

0.0
0.0
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
19
1008.8
1009.2
1009.4
1009.3
1009.5
1009.3
1009.0
1009.0
1009.1
1008.7
1008.0
1008.3
1009.0
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

35
35
35
35

79
80
71
75

79
79
69
73

79
80
70
74

82
82
73
77

94
84
76
79

84
94
77
79

84
85
77
79

83
84
76
78

83
83
76
78

82
83
75
79

83
83
76
79

81
81
74
78

82
82
74
77
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



51

51

35




51



4.56
15.66
1951
0.48
1977
6.46
1979

0.0

0.0



3.23
9.05
1976
0.04
1977
4.60
1985

0.0

0.0



4.10
24.33
1951
0.16
1975
3.81
1990

0.0

0.0



7.55
20.29
1971
0.20
1983
5.41
1971

0.0

0.0



9.98
26.86
1980
0.53
1984
8.35
1980

0.0

0.0



9.62
19.61
1955
3.56
1984
8.86
1995

0.0

0.0



10.44
17.33
1958
3.53
1984
5.68
1983

0.0

0.0



10.11
17.46
1979
5.38
1981
5.35
1979

0.0

0.0



11.83
21.16
1972
5.32
1965
4.69
1972

0.0

0.0



11.91
20.05
1964
5.04
1969
6.53
1968

0.0

0.0



10.66
19.51
1957
3.51
1973
7.24
1975

0.0

0.0



8.10
30.38
1950
1.90
1971
17.15
1972

0.0

0.0



102.09
30.38
DEC 1950
0.04
FEB 1977
17.15
DEC 1972





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

29



35



12
12


16.8

ENE

22
55
1969

E
66
1988

16.3

ENE

18
35
1963

E
43
1987

16.2

ENE

07
36
1981

E
44
1987

14.8

ENE

08
37
1964

SE
45
1985

13.8

ENE

11
44
1967

E
45
1989

12.9

ENE

12
41
1986

SE
51
1986

11.0

E

09
41
1962

SE
46
1988

9.6

ENE

08
43
1970

E
49
1995

9.2

E

07
44
1995

E
48
1995

9.9

E

20
40
1968

NE
53
1985

12.0

ENE

12
60
1991

NE
82
1991

16.4

ENE

10
40
1990

E
52
1990

13.2

ENE

12
60
NOV 1991

NE
82
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.