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Temperature Nov-Dec-Jan

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 Nov-Dec-Jan

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
GREYMOUTH AERO 27 13.4 - 14.2 14.3 - 14.9 15.0 - 15.9
HOKITIKA AERO 30 13.1 - 13.7 13.8 - 14.6 14.7 - 15.6
ARTHURS PASS EWS 24 10.1 - 10.9 11.0 - 12.3 12.4 - 13.1
CRAIGIEBURN FOREST 25 10.2 - 11.4 11.5 - 12.0 12.1 - 12.6
MT COOK EWS 26 10.9 - 12.3 12.4 - 12.9 13.0 - 14.6
TARA HILLS AWS 25 12.7 - 13.8 13.9 - 14.6 14.7 - 15.9
MILFORD SOUND 29 12.2 - 13.2 13.3 - 13.4 13.5 - 14.8
WANAKA AERO AWS 24 13.8 - 15.0 15.1 - 15.3 15.4 - 17.2
QUEENSTOWN AERO AWS 30 13.2 - 14.0 14.1 - 14.5 14.6 - 16.1
CROMWELL EWS 29 14.4 - 15.4 15.5 - 16.1 16.2 - 17.8
QUEENSTOWN 30 13.8 - 14.5 14.6 - 15.1 15.2 - 16.7
CLYDE DAM 22 14.4 - 15.0 15.1 - 16.0 16.1 - 17.1
ETTRICK NO.2 26 13.4 - 14.1 14.2 - 14.8 14.9 - 16.2
GORE AWS 27 12.0 - 12.7 12.8 - 13.3 13.4 - 14.8
WINTON 30 12.1 - 12.8 12.9 - 13.3 13.4 - 14.8
INVERCARGILL AERO 30 11.7 - 12.4 12.5 - 13.1 13.2 - 14.1
TIWAI POINT EWS 29 12.1 - 12.8 12.9 - 13.3 13.4 - 14.4