Temperature Jul-Aug-Sep

Temperature tercile tables for several locations in the North of the South Island. Data are based on the 30-year period 1971-2000. The ranges for each tercile are: below normal = second lowest to 33rd percentile; near normal = 34th to 66th percentile; above normal = 67th percentile to second highest.

Historical average temperature (deg C) range for forecast area NSI for the 3-month period Jul-Aug-Sep

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
MOTUEKA, RIWAKA EWS 30 7.7 - 8.2 8.3 - 8.6 8.7 - 9.3
NELSON AERO 27 7.7 - 8.0 8.1 - 8.5 8.6 - 9.6
APPLEBY 2 EWS 30 7.7 - 8.1 8.2 - 8.5 8.6 - 9.6
BLENHEIM RESEARCH EWS 29 7.8 - 8.4 8.5 - 8.7 8.8 - 9.6
BLENHEIM AERO AWS 29 7.9 - 8.5 8.6 - 8.9 9.0 - 9.6
GRASSMERE SALT WORKS 26 8.2 - 9.0 9.1 - 9.4 9.5 - 10.4
CAPE CAMPBELL AWS 28 8.6 - 9.3 9.4 - 9.7 9.8 - 10.4
WESTPORT AERO AWS 26 8.7 - 9.1 9.2 - 9.7 9.8 - 10.4
LAKE ROTOITI 27 4.1 - 4.7 4.8 - 5.1 5.2 - 5.7
Book: Baseline Tables