Temperature Summary for May 2010

 

The month of May 2010 experienced above normal temperature conditions in most parts of the country. The highest maximum temperature of 38.1°C was recorded at Walvis Bay on the17th. The lowest minimum temperature of -1.2°C was recorded at Hosea Kutako Int. Airport on the 11th.              

 

The month’s temperature statistics as summarized from the daily records at the monitoring stations are given in the Table below. Departures from Normal are differences between the current month’s mean values and the long-term averages or normals.

 

Monthly Means and Departures from Normal

 

Station                  

May 2010 Averages

Departures from Normal

 

Number Name

MaxT

°C

MinT

°C

MeanT

°C

MaxT

°C

MinT

°C

MeanT

°C

68006 Ondagwa

31.3

14.3

22.8

*****

*****

*****

 

68014 Grootfontein

27.1

10.3

18.7

1.5

2.2

1.8

 

68018 Rundu

29.3

15.4

22.4

0.9

5.6

3.2

 

68030 Katima Mulilo

29.4

13.8

21.6

*****

*****

*****

 

68098 Walvis Bay Airport

26.2

12.4

19.3

*****

*****

*****

 

68106 Gobabeb

29.7

15.4

22.6

-0.2

1.8

0.8

 

68110 Windhoek

24.4

11.0

17.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

 

68112 Hosea Kutako Int. Airport

25.8

5.4

15.6

2.8

-0.6

1.1

 

68116 Gobabis

26.8

8.9

17.9

2.2

2.6

2.4

 

68212 Hardap

25.4

8.1

16.8

0.2

-1.6

-0.7

 

68312 Keetmanshoop

26.4

12.3

19.4

2.3

2.5

2.4

 

(E&OE due to the real time nature of data collection)