Temperature Feb-Mar-Apr

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 Feb-Mar-Apr

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
GREYMOUTH AERO 29 13.4 - 14.5 14.6 - 15.2 15.3 - 16.1
HOKITIKA AERO 30 13.1 - 14.0 14.1 - 14.7 14.8 - 15.7
ARTHURS PASS EWS 26 9.4 - 11.0 11.1 - 12.0 12.1 - 13.9
CRAIGIEBURN FOREST 30 10.2 - 11.1 11.2 - 11.8 11.9 - 13.1
MT COOK EWS 27 10.9 - 11.5 11.6 - 12.4 12.5 - 13.7
TARA HILLS AWS 24 12.2 - 12.8 12.9 - 13.4 13.5 - 14.3
MILFORD SOUND 26 11.6 - 12.9 13.0 - 13.5 13.6 - 14.2
WANAKA AERO AWS 28 12.8 - 13.5 13.6 - 14.3 14.4 - 15.6
QUEENSTOWN AERO AWS 30 12.2 - 13.0 13.1 - 13.9 14.0 - 14.7
CROMWELL EWS 29 12.9 - 13.8 13.9 - 14.6 14.7 - 15.5
QUEENSTOWN 30 12.8 - 13.6 13.7 - 14.4 14.5 - 15.3
CLYDE DAM 22 12.8 - 13.3 13.4 - 14.4 14.5 - 15.4
ETTRICK NO.2 30 12.1 - 13.0 13.1 - 14.0 14.1 - 14.8
GORE AWS 29 11.0 - 12.2 12.3 - 12.7 12.8 - 13.4
WINTON 30 11.1 - 12.2 12.3 - 12.9 13.0 - 13.5
INVERCARGILL AERO 29 10.9 - 11.9 12.0 - 12.4 12.5 - 13.4
TIWAI POINT EWS 26 12.2 - 12.9 13.0 - 13.3 13.4 - 14.0
Book: Baseline Tables