RAKAIA GORGE, NEW ZEALAND

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Elevation: 804 feet Latitude: 43 33S Longitude: 171 42E

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03:19 pm

01:42 am
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5:10 am EDT
26 April, 2024

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MONTHLY - ALL WEATHER AVERAGES [ Show Summary ]

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		52.3		60.6		61.3		58.5		53.8		48.6		43.7		43.2		44.6		49.3		52.3		55		58.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		61.7		71.1		72.1		67.6		63		57		51.3		50.5		52.7		57.9		62.2		65.5		68.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		43.2		50.2		50.5		49.1		44.4		40.1		36.1		35.8		36.5		40.5		42.3		44.4		47.8

PRECIPITATION - RAIN

Average Rainfall

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		12.3		1.1		0.8		1.1		1.3		1.2		0.7		0.9		1		0.9		1.1		1.1		1

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4612.6		136.4		104.5		201.5		336		508.4		639		675.8		632.4		471		393.7		300		213.9

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1497.7		328.6		319.2		263.5		114		---		---		---		---		---		71.3		150		251.1

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		15.5		14.3		12.8		11.4		10.1		9.5		9.8		10.9		12.3		13.8		15.2		15.5

Average Monthly Sunshine

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		2056		210		187		169		159		132		124		136		155		171		198		208		207

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		5.8		5		4		2.8		1.8		1.4		1.6		2.3		3.4		4.5		5.5		5.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		2.5		2.1		1.6		1		0.7		0.6		0.6		0.9		1.3		1.9		2.4		2.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		5.2		5		4.6		3.8		3.3		2.7		3.1		3.6		4.3		4.7		5.1		5.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		5.3		5		4.6		4.1		3.4		3.1		3.3		3.7		4.3		4.6		5.2		5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		5.8		5		4		2.8		1.8		1.4		1.6		2.3		3.4		4.5		5.5		5.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		2.6		2.2		1.6		1.1		0.7		0.6		0.6		0.9		1.4		2		2.4		2.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		5.8		5.7		5.7		5		4		3.3		3.8		4.6		5.5		5.8		5.8		5.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.8		6.7		6.4		6.4		5.8		4.4		4		4.2		5.2		6.3		6.7		6.5		6.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		4.7		4.3		3.6		2.3		1.6		1.3		1.4		2.1		2.7		3.7		4.5		4.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		2.4		2		1.4		0.9		0.6		0.5		0.6		0.8		1.1		1.7		2.2		2.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		4.2		4.2		4		3		2.8		2.2		2.4		3		3.2		3.8		4.1		4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		3.4		3.6		3.8		2.8		2.8		2.4		2.4		2.9		2.7		3.1		3.3		3.1

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Highbank, New Zealand (2 mi / 4 km)
Windwhistle, New Zealand (5 mi / 8 km)
Hororata, New Zealand (12 mi / 20 km)
Hororata - East, New Zealand (14 mi / 22 km)
Lake Coleridge, New Zealand (15 mi / 24 km)

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