& Data Comparisons
170.48° E, 45.87°S altitude approx 135m.
Temperature & other observations from 63d Shetland St, Wakari, Dunedin starting 25 Dec 2007. These are taken in a Stevenson screen on an east facing porch. Readings are for24hrs to 09:00 on the day of entry (or as close to 09:00 as is convenient for me).
Dunedin Airport data from the Metservice website. Readings are for 24hrs to 09:00 on the day of entry.
| Date | Temp Min °C |
Temp Max °C |
Dunedin Airport Temp Min °C |
Dunedin Airport Temp Max °C |
Dunedin Airport Rain mm | Remarks |
| 01-Nov-08 | 9.8 | 17.0 | 9 | 20 | Mostly cldy. Cumulus & stratocum from SW. A few light showers, wind fresh to strong SW. | |
| 02-Nov-08 | 6.3 | 13.6 | 6 | 16 | 0.4 | Mostly clear. Light to mod W wind tending calm by sunset. |
| 03-Nov-08 | 6.7 | 21.0 | 6 | 22 | Stratus incr through morn, then clearing early a’noon. Cumulus fragments a’noon joined by cirrostratus from W or NW late a’noon. Wind light S. | |
| 04-Nov-08 | 7.7 | 16.0 | 6 | 20 | Cldy. Cirro & altostratus, altocum & nimbostratus. Few light showers from mid a’noon incr after dark. Calm to light wind. | |
| 05-Nov-08 | 1.4 | 15.9 | 3 | 19 | 4.6 | Mostly cldy. Cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratocum from SW. O’night snow settling to about 300m. Brief hail (1mm diam) shower early a’noon, light to mod sleet & snow showers after 16:30. Wind mod to fresh & briefly strong SW to S. |
| 06-Nov-08 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 1 | 9 | 7.0 | Approx 1cm snow observed on ground at 02:00. Light cover on roofs but gone from the ground by 08:30. Part cldy day, Few brief hail (1-2mm diam) showers through day, one mod shower around 15:30. Cumulus, stratocum and cumulonimbus from SW. Wind light to mod SW. |
| 07-Nov-08 | 1.7 | 9.6 | 2 | 10 | 2.6 | Mostly cldy. Frequent light to mod rain, sleet & hail (1-2mm diam) showers. Cumulus, stratocum & cumulonimbus from SW. Wind fresh to strong SW. |
| 08-Nov-08 | 1.0 | 7.4 | -2 | 10 | 1.2 | Sunny. Mod to fresh NE wind. Stratus fragments from NE late a’noon. |
| 09-Nov-08 | 8.1 | 13.2 | 6 | 18 | Cldy. Brief sprinkle of rain late morn. Cirro & altostratus, nimbostratus & altocum wave cld. Light to mod NE wind. | |
| 10-Nov-08 | 8.1 | 15.2 | 6 | 18 | 0.2 | Mostly sunny. Few a’noon cumulus & stratocum patches. Stratocum incr late a’noon. Light to mod NE wind. |
| 11-Nov-08 | 8.7 | 21.1 | 8 | 24 | Part cldy. Cirrostrat & altocum patches joined by stratus late a’noon. Light wind. | |
| 12-Nov-08 | 8.5 | 20.0 | 8 | 22 | Mostly sunny. In Lawrence from 12:30 to 19:40. Cirro & altostratus & altocum moving in from W late a’noon with a few spots of rain. Light W wind becoming mod late a’noon. | |
| 13-Nov-08 | 9.3 | 19.0 | 25 | Cldy. Stratus starting to clear late a’noon. Light wind. Few spots of rain late morn and trace of a’noon drizzle. | ||
| 14-Nov-08 | 5.7 | 12.3 | 2 | 13 | Mostly sunny. Cirrus & cirrostratus patches moving in from mid a’noon. Light S wind turning light to mod NE early a’noon. | |
| 15-Nov-08 | 10.2 | 21.0 | 8 | 26 | Mostly sunny. Patchy cirrostratus & altocum moving in after 15:00. Light S wind turning mod to fresh W early a’noon. | |
| 16-Nov-08 | 13.0 | 29.5 | 15 | 31 | Cldy. Light variable wind. Altocum, altostratus & nimbostratus. Brief light shower around 17:20. | |
| 17-Nov-08 | 6.5 | 19.4 | 7 | 21 | 8.8 | Light to mod morn rain clearing by 10:00. Part cldy a’noon. Cumulus, stratocum & cumulonimbus incr from SW with late a’noon showers in area. Mod SW wind. |
| 18-Nov-08 | 5.9 | 14.0 | 6 | 15 | 0.8 | Mostly cldy. Cumulus & stratocum from SW. Mod to fresh SW wind tending strong at times. Few light showers clearing by mid a’noon. Some cirrus & altocum from SW after 18:00. |
| 19-Nov-08 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 6 | 14 | 0.2 | Mostly cldy, Cumullus, stratocum, altocum, cumulonimbus from SW. Few light a’noon showers & one moderate shower with hail (2mm diam). Light wind at first, briefly strong SW early a’noon slowly easing. |
| 20-Nov-08 | 5.8 | 18.1 | 6 | 18 | 0.8 | Patchy cumulus & stratocum from SW. WInd mod to fresh SW. |
| 21-Nov-08 | 7.8 | 14.5 | 8 | 17 | Part cldy morn. Cirrostratus & some stratus. Mod to fresh NE wind. In Lawrence from 12:30 to 19:30. Light & variable wind there. Cirro & altostratus & altocum incr after 15:00 | |
| 22-Nov-08 | 12.0 | 15.4 | 13 | 23 | Mostly cldy. Cirro & altostratus, altocum, nimbostratus, cumulus from W or NW. Upper cld clearing late a’noon. Calm to light wind. | |
| 23-Nov-08 | 10.5 | 22.7 | 9 | 27 | Part cldy. Patchy cirrus & cirrostratus from W or NW. Light to mod NE wind. | |
| 24-Nov-08 | 14.1 | 22.4 | 12 | 26 | Mostly cldy. Cirro & altostratus & altocum & some cumulus. Wind light to mod NE. | |
| 25-Nov-08 | 13.7 | 27.0 | 15 | 28 | Cldy. Light to mod & briefly heavy rain from 11:00 easing to drizzle and decr light to mod showers through a’noon. Mod to fresh S wind devel late morn. Stratus, nimbostratus, stratocum from S. | |
| 26-Nov-08 | 4.0 | 19.2 | 5 | 19 | 4.0 | Mostly cldy. Patchy stratocum from SW. Mod to fresh SW wind. |
| 27-Nov-08 | 7.4 | 16.5 | 8 | 18 | Patchy stratocum from SW. Light to mod SW wind. Depart for Wanaka at 15:00, arriving 19:30. Clear with light wind there. | |
| 28-Nov-08 | 5.9 | 14.7 | Day near Wanaka - upper Matukituki Valley. Clear apart from cumulus fragments clinging to W peaks. Mod to fresh N to NW wind. | |||
| 29-Nov-08 | 8 | 20 | Departed Wanaka around 09:00. Extensive cirrostratus with thickening altostratus & altocum wave cld in E. Mod NW wind. In Lawrence 12:10 to 17:40. Light wind at first becoming mod to fresh S to SW by mid a’noon. Sunny at first but altocum & stratocum incr from W joined by some stratus later. Returned to Dunedin by 19:00. Cldy (stratus & stratocum). Light wind. | |||
| 30-Nov-08 | 7.9 | 23.9 | 9 | 27 | Cldy. Stratus from N. Drizzle incr through a’noon. Fresh to strong N to NE wind. | |
| Nov 2008 Extreme Lows | 0.9 | 7.4 | -2 | 9 | ||
| Nov 2008 Extreme Highs | 14.1 | 29.5 | 15 | 31 | ||
| Nov 2008 Averages | 7.4 | 17.2 | 7 | 20 | ||
| Nov 2008 Totals | 30.8 |
| Date | Temp Min °C |
Temp Max °C |
Dunedin Airport Temp Min °C |
Dunedin Airport Temp Max °C |
Dunedin Airport Rain mm | Remarks |
| 1-Dec-08 | 9.3 | 12.8 | 12 | 17 | Cldy. Stratus, nimbostratus, altocum. Mod NE wind easing. Light rain most of day. | |
| 2-Dec-08 | 10.5 | 14.5 | 12 | 18 | 2.8 | Cldy. Stratus with cumulonimbus developing above it. Thunder heard from 16:00. Thunderstorm arriving around 16:40 with mod to briefly heavy rain and brief hail (1 - 2mm diam). Frequent thunder & lightening, often intense. Rain eased by 18:00, cleared by 20:00. Light S to SW wind to calm. |
| 3-Dec-08 | 6.4 | 14.8 | 4 | 15 | 11.2 | Sunny morn, incr cld a’noon - cirro & altostratus, sltocum. Light to mod wind easing to calm by late a’noon. |
| 4-Dec-08 | 12.0 | 20.5 | 12 | 22 | Cldy. Mod N to NW wind turning light to mod S to SW early a’noon. Light to mod showers though a’noon & evening. Altocum, alto & nimbostratus, stratocum, cumulus & stratus. | |
| 5-Dec-08 | 4.0 | 20.7 | 4 | 23 | Part cldy. Stratocum patches from SW. Light to mod wind. | |
| 6-Dec-08 | 6.1 | 20.0 | 5 | 20 | Part cldy. In Lawrence from 12:45 to 20:35. Mostly sunny there till 16:00, then stratocum patches incr. Light SW wind turning mod NE mid a’noon. | |
| 7-Dec-08 | 10.6 | 18.0 | 5 | 19 | Part cldy. Stratus fragments incr from N joined by altocum & altostratus from W or NW later. Mod to fresh N to NE wind. | |
| 8-Dec-08 | 11.9 | 19.0 | 13 | 23 | 3.4 | Cldy. Stratus & nimbostratus. Light to mod rain all day tending to drizzle from late a’noon. Light S wind |
| 9-Dec-08 | 8.4 | 12.5 | 9 | 14 | 24.2 | Cldy - stratus. Morn drizzle clearing, near calm. |
| 10-Dec-08 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 10 | 15 | 0.4 | Mostly cldy. Stratus clearing. Cirro & altostratus from W or NW through a’noon clearing around 18:00. Light to mod NE wind. More stratus from N after 19:00. |
| 11-Dec-08 | 10.7 | 16.9 | 10 | 17 | Part cldy. Stratocum incr through a’noon. Light S to SE wind. Light to mod showers after 21:00. | |
| 12-Dec-08 | 7.4 | 15.4 | 7 | 18 | 6.6 | Mostly cldy. Light to mod showers decr from mid a’noon. Mod to fresh S wind easing. Cumulus, stratocum, stratus from S. |
| 13-Dec-08 | 4.4 | 10.4 | 4 | 13 | 4.4 | Cldy. Stratus & stratocum from N. Light to mod N to NE wind. Some clearance from S late a’noon. |
| 14-Dec-08 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 9 | 14 | Mostly cldy. Incr cirro & altostratus plus some stratus from N. Wind mod to fresh N to NE. | |
| 15-Dec-08 | 10.6 | 16.1 | 12 | 19 | Mostly cldy. Nimbostratus & stratus part clearing mid a’noon. Light to mod rain clearing by mid a’noon. Light to mod N to NE wind. | |
| 16-Dec-08 | 11.6 | 15.8 | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | Cldy. Thickening alto & nimbostratus joined by stratus from S through a’noon. Light S wind. Some light rain & drizzle through a’noon |
| 17-Dec-08 | 8.4 | 18.1 | 10 | 18 | 3.6 | Mostly sunny. Cumulus & stratocum patches from SW to W incr late a’noon. Wind mod to fresh SW easing. Few light showers after 19:00. |
| 18-Dec-08 | 7.5 | 17.5 | 5 | 20 | Part cldy. Cumulus patches from W joined by incr stratocum from SW late a’noon. Light variable wind, mostly S. | |
| 19-Dec-08 | 7.1 | 20.0 | 5 | 21 | Mostly cldy. Altostratus, cumulus, stratocum, altocum. Brief sunny breaks mid a’noon. Stratus from S after 19:00. Light to mod showers after 17:00. Mod to fresh NE to N wind turning mod to fresh S after 19:00. | |
| 20-Dec-08 | 7.5 | 16.0 | 7 | 20 | Cldy. Nimbostratus & stratus. Light to mod showers between 16:00 & 17:30. Wind calm to light S. | |
| 21-Dec-08 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 6 | 11 | 1.2 | A little o’night rain. Cldy morn but stratocum clearing early a’noon, then sunny. Light S wind. |
| 22-Dec-08 | 6.6 | 12.3 | 7 | 16 | Sunny morn, part cldy a’noon. Stratocum & cum from SW. Light S to SW wind. | |
| 23-Dec-08 | 11.1 | 19.0 | 12 | 20 | Sunny morn. Light to mod N to NE wind. A’noon in Lawrence - mostly sunny there, some late a’noon cumulus build-ups. Light var wind. | |
| 24-Dec-08 | 10.4 | 21.9 | 9 | 26 | Mostly sunny. Stratus moving in from S after 15:00. Light S wind. | |
| 25-Dec-08 | 7.5 | 17.1 | 9 | 19 | 1.8 | Cldy morn. A little o’night/morn rain or drizzle. Cld breaking through late a’noon with sunny periods after 17:00. Light wind. |
| 26-Dec-08 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 6 | 15 | Part cldy. Cirrostratus patches joined by stratocum after 18:00. Light to mod N to NE wind turning mod S by late a’noon. | |
| 27-Dec-08 | 10.7 | 19.5 | 7 | 24 | Cirrostratus patches & trace of cumulus from W. Mod N to NE wind. Patchy altocum & stratocum from W after 18:00. | |
| 28-Dec-09 | 10.9 | 21.1 | 13 | 23 | Mostly sunny. Cumulus & altocum patches from W. Light wind. | |
| 29-Dec-09 | 14.0 | 27.5 | 15 | 31 | Mostly sunny. Cirrus & altocum patches. Light to mod N wind. | |
| 30-Dec-09 | 11.7 | 27.0 | 8 | 30 | In Lawrence from 11:30. Incr cirro & altostratus & altocum clearing after 19:00. Wind calm to light & variable. | |
| 31-Dec-09 | 14.5 | 24.5 | 9 | 27 | Mostly sunny. Mod N to NE wind. Altocum patches from NW joined by cumulus & some nimbostratus late a’noon with few light showers, then clearing. | |
| Dec 2008 Extreme Lows | 4.0 | 9.5 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Dec 2008 Extreme Highs | 14.5 | 27.5 | 15 | 31 | ||
| Dec 2008 Averages | 9.1 | 17.2 | 8.6 | 19.6 | ||
| Dec 2008 Totals | 61.2 |
| Date | Temp Min °C |
Temp Max °C |
Dunedin Airport Temp Min °C |
Dunedin Airport Temp Max °C |
Dunedin Airport Rain mm | Remarks |
| 1-Jan-09 | 13.2 | 24.7 | 13 | 28 | Part cldy. Cumulus & stratocum patches from WNW. Light to mod N to NE wind becoming mod to fresh by sunset. | |
| 2-Jan-09 | 11.0 | 20.9 | 11 | 24 | Mostly sunny morn. Incr cumulus, altocum, stratocum from NW a’noon. Periods of light to mod rain after 16:00. Light wind turning mod to fresh SW to S mid a’noon easing to light by late a’noon. | |
| 3-Jan-09 | 6.1 | 25.0 | 3 | 26 | 9.0 | Mostly cldy. Cumulus, stratocum, cumulonimbus from SW. Wind light & variable. Mod showers from 15:00. Thunder heard a few times. |
| 4-Jan-09 | 5..4 | 16.5 | 5 | 19 | 3.6 | Part cldy. Patchy cumulus & stratocum from W. Light wind. |
| 5-Jan-09 | 10.4 | 20.0 | 9 | 23 | Cldy. Cirro & altostratus incr, joined by some altocum later. Light wind. Few spots rain through evening. | |
| 6-Jan-09 | 10.5 | 21.5 | 13 | 23 | Cldy morn. Cirro & altostratus & altocum clearing from W or NW by 13:00, followed by patchy cumulus & stratocum. Calm morn, light to mod N to NE wind a’noon. | |
| 7-Jan-09 | 13.0 | 24.2 | 14 | 27 | Part cldy. Cumulus from W. Few spots rain early a’noon. In Lawrence from 14:00 to 21:30. Mostly cldy there with cumulus & stratocum from W joined by alto & nimbostratus after 20:00. Light rain after 21:00. Wind mostly light and variable. | |
| 8-Jan-09 | 13.2 | 21.0 | 12 | 24 | 2.6 | Cirro & altostratus incr from W + some cumulus & altocum at times. Light N to NE wind turning mod to fresh NW late a’noon. |
| 9-Jan-09 | 14.9 | 28.5 | 15 | 31 | Cldy. Cirro & alto & nimbstratus & altocum joined by stratus from S early a’noon. Few sprinkles of rain from early a’noon turning to light to mod rain by mid a’noon, mostly clearing by 18:00. Further mod showers, one heavy, after 21:00. Light N to NE wind turning light S early a’noon. | |
| 10-Jan-09 | 8.8 | 22.6 | 10 | 24 | 16.0 | Mostly cldy. Morn drizzle clearing. Stratocum & stratus part clearing through |
| 11-Jan-09 | 8.4 | 13.4 | 4 | 14 | 0.2 | Stratus & stratocum patches. Mod N to NE wind. |
| 12-Jan-09 | 11.1 | 17.8 | 8 | 20 | Mostly sunny. Stratus fragments joined by cirrus from W or NW late a’noon & thickening with cirrostratus & altocum later. Wind mod to fresh N to NE. | |
| 13-Jan-09 | 12.4 | 19.7 | 12 | 22 | Mostly cldy. Incr stratocum. Light S wind. | |
| 14-Jan-09 | 10.2 | 18.1 | 5 | 19 | In Lawrence from 11:00 to 22:30. Mostly sunny. Patchy cirrostratus & some altocum from W. Some cumulus build-ups. Wind mostly light & variable. | |
| 15-Jan-09 | 12.0 | 20.0 | 11 | 21 | Mostly sunny. Cirrus, cirrostratus, altocum & some cumulus from W. Light N to NE wind. | |
| 16-Jan-09 | 15.4 | 25.9 | 14 | 26 | 0.4 | Mostly cldy. Alto & nimbostratus & altocum from W or NW. Stratus moving in from S mid a’noon but clearing by late a’noon. Few spots rain around 14:00. Wind mod N to NW turning light S early a’noon. |
| 17-Jan-09 | 13.5 | 28.0 | 13 | 30 | 4.8 | Cldy. Stratus, nimbostratus & cumulonimbus. Partial clearance of lower cld late a’noon. Periods of light to mod rain. Brief thunderstorm around 16:00. Wind calm to light S. |
| 18-Jan-09 | 7.2 | 17.0 | 6 | 20 | 5.2 | Cumulus & cumulonimbus building up through late morn & afternoon. Light showers from early a’noon, thunderstorms nearby. One briefly heavy thunderstorm with hail (2 - 6mm diam) here late a’noon. Wind near calm at first, light to mod S by late a’noon. |
| 19-Jan-09 | 8.0 | 19.6 | 10 | 19 | 1.4 | Part cldy. Patchy cumulus & stratocum from SW. Mod to fresh SW wind. Cirrostratus moving in through a’noon. |
| 20-Jan-09 | 8.4 | 17.5 | 7 | 18 | Cldy. Cirro & altostratus with patchy stratocum. Light to mod wind. | |
| 21-Jan-09 | 7.6 | 15.5 | 7 | 16 | 0.2 | Cldy. Cirro & altostratus & altocum. Light showers through a’noon. Calm to light wind. |
| 22-Jan-09 | 16.0 | 20.6 | 16 | 22 | 0.4 | Cldy morn, incr sun a’noon. Cirro & altostratus & altocum wave cld mostly clearing early a’noon. Calm to light wind tending mod N to NE after 18:00. |
| 23-Jan-09 | 12.6 | 27.0 | 8 | 29 | Sunny morn. A’noon in Lawrence. Cirrostratus moving in from W or NW after 13:00. Altostratus & altocum wave clds building up in E & SW from late a’noon. Wind mostly light & variable. | |
| 24-Jan-09 | 15.5 | 28.0 | 16 | 32 | Sunny. Mod to fresh N to NE wind devel through a’noon. Traces of cirrus & altocum. | |
| 25-Jan-09 | 14.4 | 29.5 | 15 | 32 | Light morn shower. Nimbo & altostratus & altocum clearing. Incr sun a’noon. Cumulus patches from W. Light SE wind devel late a’noon. | |
| 26-Jan-09 | 13.5 | 29.2 | 11 | 31 | Mostly sunny. Cumulus & stratocum patches joined by cirrostratus late a’noon. Light wind. Cld thickening by sunset. Light to mod showers after 22:00, one briefly heavy. | |
| 27-Jan-09 | 10.4 | 22.5 | 12 | 24 | 0.2 | Mostly cldy. A few light showers. Mod to fresh S to SW wind. Cumulus & stratocum from S. |
| 28-Jan-09 | 7.1 | 14.7 | 5 | 17 | 0.4 | Patchy cirro & altostratus & altocum incr. Light wind. Most of a’noon driving between Dunedin & Tapanui. |
| 29-Jan-09 | 11.4 | 18.0 | 11 | 20 | 0.6 | Cldy. Calm to light wind. Alto & nimbostratus & altocum. Few sprinkles of a’noon rain. Evening drizzle. |
| 30-Jan-09 | 10.4 | 17.7 | 11 | 20 | 2.8 | Cldy. Alto & nimbostratus, altocum, stratocum & stratus, Few spots rain. Light to mod N to NE wind. |
| 31-Jan-09 | 13.2 | 17.8 | 12 | 19 | Cldy. Alto & nimbostratus & altocum joined by stratus later. Trace a’noon drizzle. Calm to light wind. | |
| Jan 2009 Extreme Lows | 6.1 | 13.4 | 3 | 14 | ||
| Jan 2009 Extreme Highs | 16.0 | 29.5 | 16 | 32 | ||
| Jan 2009 Averages | 11.3 | 21.4 | 10.1 | 23.5 | ||
| Jan 2009 Totals | 47.8 |