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Temperature Oct-Nov-Dec

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 Oct-Nov-Dec

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
GREYMOUTH AERO 29 11.8 - 12.9 13.0 - 13.3 13.4 - 14.0
HOKITIKA AERO 30 11.6 - 12.5 12.6 - 13.0 13.1 - 13.8
ARTHURS PASS EWS 28 8.5 - 9.2 9.3 - 10.2 10.3 - 11.9
CRAIGIEBURN FOREST 23 8.8 - 9.6 9.7 - 9.9 10.0 - 10.4
MT COOK EWS 28 9.6 - 10.4 10.5 - 11.0 11.1 - 11.8
TARA HILLS AWS 28 11.2 - 11.7 11.8 - 12.2 12.3 - 13.2
MILFORD SOUND 30 10.5 - 11.6 11.7 - 11.9 12.0 - 12.8
WANAKA AERO AWS 24 11.9 - 12.7 12.8 - 13.1 13.2 - 14.2
QUEENSTOWN AERO AWS 30 11.7 - 12.1 12.2 - 12.6 12.7 - 13.5
CROMWELL EWS 30 12.8 - 13.2 13.3 - 14.0 14.1 - 15.1
QUEENSTOWN 30 12.1 - 12.7 12.8 - 13.2 13.3 - 14.1
CLYDE DAM 23 12.7 - 13.2 13.3 - 13.8 13.9 - 14.9
ETTRICK NO.2 28 11.9 - 12.4 12.5 - 13.1 13.2 - 14.0
GORE AWS 29 10.4 - 11.2 11.3 - 11.8 11.9 - 12.6
WINTON 30 10.8 - 11.5 11.6 - 12.0 12.1 - 13.0
INVERCARGILL AERO 30 10.3 - 11.1 11.2 - 11.7 11.8 - 12.4
TIWAI POINT EWS 27 10.8 - 11.6 11.7 - 12.0 12.1 - 12.7