Rainfall Sep-Oct-Nov

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 Sep-Oct-Nov

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
GREYMOUTH AERO 30 415 - 581 581 - 766 766 - 896
HOKITIKA AERO 30 538 - 638 638 - 809 809 - 1133
ARTHURS PASS EWS 30 721 - 1146 1146 - 1674 1674 - 1996
CRAIGIEBURN FOREST 30 268 - 357 357 - 498 498 - 662
MT COOK EWS 30 643 - 963 963 - 1367 1367 - 1755
TARA HILLS AWS 27 58 - 113 113 - 158 158 - 200
MILFORD SOUND 30 909 - 1620 1620 - 1975 1975 - 2756
WANAKA AERO AWS 30 81 - 145 145 - 216 216 - 374
QUEENSTOWN AERO AWS 30 80 - 155 155 - 260 260 - 384
CROMWELL EWS 30 55 - 80 80 - 111 111 - 200
QUEENSTOWN 30 83 - 183 183 - 287 287 - 425
CLYDE DAM 23 71 - 95 95 - 126 126 - 197
ETTRICK NO.2 29 80 - 122 122 - 145 145 - 237
GORE AWS 30 134 - 194 194 - 246 246 - 295
WINTON 29 122 - 207 207 - 256 256 - 308
INVERCARGILL AERO 30 114 - 243 243 - 298 298 - 352
TIWAI POINT EWS 29 130 - 239 239 - 300 300 - 393
Book: Baseline Tables