World

South America

Sao Luis/Marechal AP





Number of days available for climatic review

ParameterJanFebMarAprMayJun
Tmax110210181107111211421104
Tmin111510251115112111441114
Duration of sunshine000000
Precipitation639589654647669644
Humidity/Visibility777176103103103


ParameterJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tmax114311461090114111011149
Tmin115911541111114311091165
Duration of sunshine000000
Precipitation659664643660655159
Humidity/Visibility10410810410191105


Climate data is usually derived from meteorological data of a certain number of years. The actual number of recorded years may vary from only a couple to 50 years or more. The quality of climate data depends on the number of available recorded years. Fewer years means less reliable data. The standart-period for reliable climate data is 30 years. For example, the mean monthly temperature for, let's say January, would ideally calculated from a total number of 930 recorded January-days. However, the usual number of recorded days is much smaller. The table above shows the actual number of recorded days for every parameter measured.