Rainfall Nov-Dec-Jan

Rainfall tercile tables for several locations in the West and South 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 rainfall total (mm) range for forecast area WSSI for the 3-month period Nov-Dec-Jan

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
GREYMOUTH AERO 30 444 - 544 544 - 702 702 - 936
HOKITIKA AERO 30 448 - 668 668 - 861 861 - 1067
ARTHURS PASS EWS 30 701 - 1057 1057 - 1400 1400 - 2246
CRAIGIEBURN FOREST 29 206 - 278 278 - 374 374 - 590
MT COOK EWS 30 569 - 923 923 - 1505 1505 - 2189
TARA HILLS AWS 26 81 - 100 100 - 172 172 - 260
MILFORD SOUND 30 999 - 1500 1500 - 2170 2170 - 2872
WANAKA AERO AWS 30 92 - 129 129 - 201 201 - 340
QUEENSTOWN AERO AWS 30 93 - 151 151 - 307 307 - 663
CROMWELL EWS 30 60 - 88 88 - 126 126 - 289
QUEENSTOWN 30 124 - 153 153 - 260 260 - 412
CLYDE DAM 22 83 - 122 122 - 144 144 - 288
ETTRICK NO.2 29 91 - 126 126 - 181 181 - 295
GORE AWS 30 162 - 235 235 - 301 301 - 370
WINTON 29 154 - 232 232 - 297 297 - 398
INVERCARGILL AERO 30 192 - 251 251 - 320 320 - 462
TIWAI POINT EWS 30 180 - 250 250 - 291 291 - 406
Book: Baseline Tables