Temperature Aug-Sep-Oct

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 Aug-Sep-Oct

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
MOTUEKA, RIWAKA EWS 30 9.4 - 10.0 10.1 - 10.3 10.4 - 10.9
NELSON AERO 27 9.3 - 10.0 10.1 - 10.3 10.4 - 11.0
APPLEBY 2 EWS 30 9.3 - 10.0 10.1 - 10.3 10.4 - 11.0
BLENHEIM RESEARCH EWS 29 9.3 - 10.0 10.1 - 10.5 10.6 - 11.8
BLENHEIM AERO AWS 29 9.5 - 10.1 10.2 - 10.7 10.8 - 11.8
GRASSMERE SALT WORKS 27 9.8 - 10.5 10.6 - 11.0 11.1 - 12.0
CAPE CAMPBELL AWS 27 9.8 - 10.6 10.7 - 11.0 11.1 - 12.0
WESTPORT AERO AWS 27 9.6 - 10.5 10.6 - 10.7 10.8 - 11.7
LAKE ROTOITI 27 5.9 - 6.6 6.7 - 6.9 7.0 - 7.4
Book: Baseline Tables