Temperature Jan-Feb-Mar

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 Jan-Feb-Mar

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
GREYMOUTH AERO 27 14.1 - 15.5 15.6 - 16.0 16.1 - 17.4
HOKITIKA AERO 30 13.7 - 15.0 15.1 - 15.5 15.6 - 17.2
ARTHURS PASS EWS 23 10.6 - 12.3 12.4 - 13.3 13.4 - 15.3
CRAIGIEBURN FOREST 30 11.7 - 12.6 12.7 - 13.6 13.7 - 14.7
MT COOK EWS 26 12.5 - 13.4 13.5 - 14.4 14.5 - 15.8
TARA HILLS AWS 23 14.0 - 14.8 14.9 - 15.7 15.8 - 16.5
MILFORD SOUND 26 12.5 - 14.0 14.1 - 14.6 14.7 - 16.0
WANAKA AERO AWS 28 14.8 - 15.4 15.5 - 16.5 16.6 - 18.1
QUEENSTOWN AERO AWS 30 13.8 - 14.8 14.9 - 15.8 15.9 - 17.2
CROMWELL EWS 29 15.1 - 16.0 16.1 - 16.8 16.9 - 18.5
QUEENSTOWN 30 14.4 - 15.5 15.6 - 16.0 16.1 - 17.5
CLYDE DAM 22 15.1 - 15.6 15.7 - 16.7 16.8 - 18.1
ETTRICK NO.2 28 14.1 - 14.7 14.8 - 15.7 15.8 - 16.8
GORE AWS 29 12.4 - 13.4 13.5 - 13.9 14.0 - 15.3
WINTON 30 12.6 - 13.6 13.7 - 14.1 14.2 - 15.2
INVERCARGILL AERO 29 12.4 - 13.1 13.2 - 13.7 13.8 - 14.8
TIWAI POINT EWS 27 13.2 - 13.8 13.9 - 14.3 14.4 - 15.3
Book: Baseline Tables