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Temperature Jan-Feb-Mar

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 Jan-Feb-Mar

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
MOTUEKA, RIWAKA EWS 30 15.7 - 16.6 16.7 - 17.1 17.2 - 18.2
NELSON AERO 26 15.9 - 16.9 17.0 - 17.3 17.4 - 18.8
APPLEBY 2 EWS 29 15.9 - 16.9 17.0 - 17.1 17.2 - 18.7
BLENHEIM RESEARCH EWS 29 16.0 - 16.6 16.7 - 17.5 17.6 - 18.7
BLENHEIM AERO AWS 30 16.0 - 16.8 16.9 - 17.5 17.6 - 18.7
GRASSMERE SALT WORKS 25 16.4 - 16.7 16.8 - 17.4 17.5 - 18.7
CAPE CAMPBELL AWS 26 16.1 - 16.6 16.7 - 17.3 17.4 - 18.7
WESTPORT AERO AWS 28 14.7 - 15.9 16.0 - 16.4 16.5 - 17.9
LAKE ROTOITI 29 12.8 - 13.6 13.7 - 14.2 14.3 - 15.4