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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		13.3		17.9		18.2		16.6		14.1		11.4		9.2		8.6		9.3		11		12.7		14.3		16.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		17.5		22.4		22.9		21.1		18.4		15.3		13.1		12.5		13.3		14.9		16.7		18.5		20.7

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		9.1		13.3		13.5		12.1		9.8		7.4		5.4		4.7		5.4		7.2		8.7		10.2		12

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		33		30.4		33		31.3		27.7		24.1		20.3		19.2		19.3		22.4		25.2		27.7		29.8

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-3.4		3.9		2.7		2		-1		-3.4		-3.4		-3.2		-2.4		-2.3		-1.6		0.5		2.1

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17.6		5.8		6.1		3.4		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		1.8

PRECIPITATION

Average Number of Days With Hail

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4.1		0.2		0.1		0.1		0.1		0.4		0.5		0.6		0.6		0.7		0.3		0.4		0.1

Average Evaporation Rate

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		836.1		122.4		107.3		89.8		57.6		35.5		27.5		29.1		38		53.2		71.6		93.7		110.4

PRECIPITATION - RAIN

Average Rainfall

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		268.5		17.9		17.3		20.4		21		26		24.2		26.1		22.8		22.9		25.1		21.7		23

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		167.2		10.7		9.2		11.5		11.6		15.6		16.5		16.8		16.5		16.3		16.1		13.1		13.3

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4.7		0.5		0.5		0.3		0.2		0.6		0.1		0.4		0.4		0.3		0.4		0.6		0.4

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		97.6		54.6		78.7		90.8		58.5		58		97.6		82.1		48.5		43.7		50.5		43.6		59.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 0.1in/2mm

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		120.7		7.7		6.4		8.1		8.5		11.2		11.4		12.4		12		11.6		11.9		9.9		9.6

Most Rain Reported in an Hour

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		27.7		24.1		27.7		18.5		18.8		20.4		15.1		18.5		12.4		12.3		18.4		14.9		23.6

Most Rain Reported in 6 Hours

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		61.5		41.6		61.5		54.1		42.5		47.9		47.1		58		33.7		29.9		34.7		40.2		41.3

Most Rain Reported in 48 Hours

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		119.5		65.9		85.7		119.5		73.7		73.4		103.5		97.7		56		76.6		65.6		93.4		68.6

Most Rain Reported in 72 Hours

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		124.4		74.6		92.5		124.4		74.8		73.7		107.3		104.2		62.6		83.1		78		93.9		75.6

Most Rain Reported in 1/2 Hour

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		20.2		16.5		16.5		14.1		13.1		15		9		13.1		8.5		10.6		12.5		12.1		20.2

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---

Av. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days With Frost

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9.7		---		---		---		---		0.6		2.8		3.6		2		0.6		0.1		---		---

HUMIDITY

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		80.7		76.5		78.3		78.2		80.5		85.6		87.7		87.5		84.4		78.9		77.9		76.4		76.6

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1860		12.4		3.1		52.7		130.2		213.9		282.1		300.7		279		226.3		173.6		124		62

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1285.6		244.9		231.7		204.6		123		43.4		---		---		---		30		83.7		129		195.3

BAROMETER

Average Vapor Pressure

Years on Record: 37

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mbar		12.3		15.4		15.5		14.7		12.9		11.4		9.7		9.3		9.7		10.7		11.8		12.6		14.4

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		15.2		14.1		12.8		11.5		10.4		9.8		10.1		11.1		12.3		13.7		14.9		15.2

Average Monthly Sunshine

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		1735.6		208.4		189.8		169.8		139.2		105.1		84		103.4		116.6		120.1		147.1		171.5		180.6

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		---		0.1		---		---		0.1		0.5		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		0.1

Average Percent of Cloud Cover

Years on Record: 29

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		67.1		66.3		62.5		63.8		62.5		66.3		67.5		63.8		66.3		70		73.8		71.3		71.3

WIND

Highest Reported Hourly Wind Speed

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		40.8		40		37.3		35		39.3		37.8		33.7		29.3		33.6		35.7		39.1		40.8		39.1

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.2		20.6		18		14.4		10.5		7.3		5.9		6.5		8.9		12.2		15.6		18.8		20.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.9		9.1		7.8		6		4.3		3		2.5		2.7		3.7		5.4		7.2		8.8		9.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.6		18.4		17.6		15.9		13.9		11.3		10.3		10.8		12.1		14.2		15.7		17.2		17.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.9		17.7		16.4		15		13.4		11.5		10.6		11.1		12		13		13.8		15.5		16.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.2		20.6		18		14.4		10.5		7.3		5.9		6.5		8.9		12.2		15.6		18.8		20.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6		9.3		8		6.2		4.4		3.1		2.5		2.8		3.8		5.5		7.3		8.9		9.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.2		20.7		20.3		20.4		16.7		13.4		11.9		12.8		13.9		16.2		18		22		20.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.3		22.3		21.4		22.4		17.5		14.3		12.8		13.9		14.6		16		17.7		25.1		21.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11		15.8		14.2		12.1		8.9		6.7		4.9		5.3		7.9		10.7		13.5		15.6		16.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.5		8.8		7.5		5.3		4		2.9		2.4		2.6		3.6		5.2		7.1		7.9		9.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.8		14.3		13.7		12.8		11.1		9.9		7.7		8		10.4		12.1		13.4		14.3		14.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		9.6		10.3		10.1		10.4		9.6		9.5		7.2		7.3		9.5		10		10.4		10.6		10.3

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Summerhill, New Zealand (0 mi / 0 km)
Turitea Stream, New Zealand (0 mi / 1 km)
Milson, New Zealand (3 mi / 6 km)
Palmerston North, New Zealand (4 mi / 7 km)
Kairanga, New Zealand (7 mi / 12 km)

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