Rainfall Mar-Apr-May

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 Mar-Apr-May

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
GREYMOUTH AERO 30 270 - 535 535 - 718 718 - 834
HOKITIKA AERO 30 443 - 600 600 - 817 817 - 1014
ARTHURS PASS EWS 30 556 - 1010 1010 - 1380 1380 - 1851
CRAIGIEBURN FOREST 30 201 - 275 275 - 390 390 - 513
MT COOK EWS 29 587 - 895 895 - 1321 1321 - 1747
TARA HILLS AWS 27 76 - 113 113 - 152 152 - 215
MILFORD SOUND 30 1181 - 1489 1489 - 2086 2086 - 2989
WANAKA AERO AWS 30 94 - 176 176 - 229 229 - 272
QUEENSTOWN AERO AWS 30 100 - 203 203 - 259 259 - 609
CROMWELL EWS 30 41 - 102 102 - 132 132 - 173
QUEENSTOWN 30 108 - 212 212 - 286 286 - 352
CLYDE DAM 22 67 - 106 106 - 158 158 - 180
ETTRICK NO.2 30 78 - 123 123 - 157 157 - 187
GORE AWS 30 171 - 221 221 - 255 255 - 361
WINTON 30 189 - 234 234 - 307 307 - 362
INVERCARGILL AERO 30 211 - 266 266 - 340 340 - 396
TIWAI POINT EWS 28 206 - 284 284 - 348 348 - 442
Book: Baseline Tables