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Rainfall Oct-Nov-Dec

Rainfall tercile tables for several locations in the East 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 ESI for the 3-month period Oct-Nov-Dec

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
KAIKOURA AWS 30 93 - 149 149 - 223 223 - 324
HANMER FOREST EWS 30 187 - 228 228 - 317 317 - 418
CULVERDEN 30 91 - 118 118 - 158 158 - 280
DARFIELD 30 108 - 168 168 - 227 227 - 279
CHRISTCHURCH AERO 30 70 - 116 116 - 157 157 - 229
CHRISTCHURCH GARDENS 30 71 - 114 114 - 165 165 - 227
MT PLEASANT 23 99 - 128 128 - 191 191 - 252
LINCOLN, BROADFIELD EWS 30 66 - 125 125 - 183 183 - 237
WINCHMORE EWS 30 87 - 138 138 - 187 187 - 240
ASHBURTON COUNCIL 30 100 - 153 153 - 192 192 - 255
PEEL FOREST 30 205 - 271 271 - 359 359 - 412
LAKE TEKAPO, AIR SAFARIS 30 79 - 121 121 - 156 156 - 239
WOODBURY 30 172 - 237 237 - 322 322 - 406
ORARI ESTATE 30 111 - 148 148 - 210 210 - 256
TIMARU EWS 30 85 - 130 130 - 171 171 - 192
WAIMATE 29 104 - 137 137 - 165 165 - 239
IKAWAI 23 105 - 139 139 - 168 168 - 214
OAMARU AIRPORT AWS 30 108 - 132 132 - 180 180 - 242
PALMERSTON 30 101 - 141 141 - 182 182 - 245
TAIAROA HEAD 30 96 - 139 139 - 191 191 - 288
DUNEDIN, MUSSELBURGH EWS 30 147 - 194 194 - 224 224 - 328
DUNEDIN AERO AWS 30 138 - 172 172 - 221 221 - 333