Temperature 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 average temperature (deg C) range for forecast area WSSI for the 3-month period Apr-May-Jun
Station Name | No. years | Below Normal | Near Normal | Above Normal |
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GREYMOUTH AERO | 28 | 9.9 - 10.4 | 10.5 - 11.1 | 11.2 - 12.1 |
HOKITIKA AERO | 30 | 9.2 - 9.9 | 10.0 - 10.3 | 10.4 - 11.4 |
ARTHURS PASS EWS | 23 | 4.5 - 5.7 | 5.8 - 6.9 | 7.0 - 8.3 |
CRAIGIEBURN FOREST | 30 | 4.5 - 5.6 | 5.7 - 6.0 | 6.1 - 6.7 |
MT COOK EWS | 28 | 5.2 - 6.0 | 6.1 - 6.5 | 6.6 - 7.3 |
TARA HILLS AWS | 26 | 5.1 - 5.9 | 6.0 - 6.2 | 6.3 - 7.2 |
MILFORD SOUND | 28 | 7.4 - 8.2 | 8.3 - 8.6 | 8.7 - 9.5 |
WANAKA AERO AWS | 28 | 6.4 - 7.2 | 7.3 - 7.5 | 7.6 - 8.3 |
QUEENSTOWN AERO AWS | 30 | 6.1 - 7.0 | 7.1 - 7.5 | 7.6 - 8.2 |
CROMWELL EWS | 27 | 6.2 - 7.0 | 7.1 - 7.5 | 7.6 - 8.2 |
QUEENSTOWN | 30 | 6.7 - 7.5 | 7.6 - 8.1 | 8.2 - 8.8 |
CLYDE DAM | 22 | 5.6 - 7.1 | 7.2 - 7.5 | 7.6 - 8.2 |
ETTRICK NO.2 | 28 | 6.0 - 7.6 | 7.7 - 8.1 | 8.2 - 8.6 |
GORE AWS | 29 | 6.7 - 7.4 | 7.5 - 7.6 | 7.7 - 8.3 |
WINTON | 29 | 7.1 - 8.0 | 8.1 - 8.1 | 8.2 - 9.0 |
INVERCARGILL AERO | 30 | 7.3 - 7.8 | 7.9 - 8.1 | 8.2 - 8.9 |
TIWAI POINT EWS | 26 | 8.0 - 8.7 | 8.8 - 9.2 | 9.3 - 9.8 |