& 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 |
| 1-Feb-09 | 13.5 | 23.9 | 15 | 25 | Mostly sunny. Light morn shower. Cumulus & stratocum patches from SW. Fresh to strong SW wind. | |
| 2-Feb-09 | 7.5 | 17.9 | 9 | 19 | Cumulus & stratocum patches from SW, mod SW wind easing. Few light showers. In Lawrence from 15:00 to 23:15. Mostly calm by sunset. Lower cld clearing but cirrus & cirrostratus approaching from W. | |
| 3-Feb-09 | 6.0 | 14.6 | 3 | 17 | Cldy. Alto & nimbostratus & some altocum clearing by early a’noon, then sunny periods. Stratocum incr from early evening. Light to mod N to NE wind. | |
| 4-Feb-09 | 11.0 | 17.1 | 9 | 21 | Mostly cldy. Stratocum part clearing through a’noon. Light to mod wind. | |
| 5-Feb-09 | 6.4 | 15.0 | 3 | 20 | 0.2 | Sunny. Mod N to NE wind. Few stratus fragments from N. |
| 6-Feb-09 | 10.9 | 20.5 | 9 | 24 | Cldy morn. Cirro & alto & nimbostratus & altocum from W or NW clearing early a’noon, but another band of mid level cld moving in by 16:00 delivering light shower around 17:00. Mostly light wind, briefly mod to fresh S or SW after 22:00. | |
| 7-Feb-09 | 11.2 | 23.6 | 12 | 30 | Mostly cldy. Morn stratus clearing. Cirro & altostratus & altocum above it persisting. Light N to NE wind. | |
| 8-Feb-09 | 11.4 | 16.6 | 12 | 19 | Mostly cldy + smoke haze from Victoria. Cirro & altostratus with altocum at times. In Lawrence from 14:30 to 0:10. Light to mod NW wind. | |
| 9-Feb-09 | 13.1 | 30.0 | 15 | 33 | Cldy. Stratus & nimbostratus. Morn drizzle turning to light rain by mid a’noon. Calm to light wind. | |
| 10-Feb-09 | 10.0 | 15.2 | 11 | 17 | Mostly cldy. Cumulus, stratocum, stratus from SW. Light showers late a’noon. Sky beginning to clear towards sunset. Light wind. | |
| 11-Feb-09 | 5.1 | 14.5 | 2 | 17 | 1.4 | Mostly cldy. Patchy cirrostratus and cumulus from W. Light wind. Late a’noon light shower. |
| 12-Feb-09 | 9.0 | 17.1 | 9 | 19 | 12.6 | Cldy. Stratus, cumulus, stratocum & nimbostratus. Lower cld from S. Light S wind. Light rain & drizzle o’night & morn mostly clearing by early a’noon. |
| 13-Feb-09 | 6.2 | 11.0 | 7 | 13 | 2.0 | Mostly cldy - cumulus & stratocum. Mod to fresh W wind o’night, mod S through day. Light shower early a’noon. |
| 14-Feb-09 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 4 | 15 | 0.2 | Stratocum clearing by mid a’noon. Some cirrus late a’noon. Light wind. |
| 15-Feb-09 | 5.4 | 13.5 | 3 | 17 | Sunny morn. Cirrus & cirrostratus patches. Lower cld incr through a’noon with some rain after 18:00. Light wind. | |
| 16-Feb-09 | 8.5 | 18.5 | 8 | 22 | 2.0 | Part cldy. Cumulus & stratocum patches incr late a’noon. Light S to SW wind. |
| 17-Feb-09 | 6.9 | 13.6 | Mostly sunny but stratocum incr from late a’noon. Light wind | |||
| 18-Feb-09 | 10.8 | 17.5 | 11 | 21 | Morn stratocum mostly clearing by 13:00. Light to mod S wind. In Lawrence 14:30 to 21:45. Light to mod wind mostly S. few altocum patches. | |
| 19-Feb-09 | 8.9 | 15.0 | 11 | 19 | Cldy. Stratocum joined by incr alto & nimbostratus. Trace drizzle by late a’noon. Light wind. | |
| 20-Feb-09 | 10.9 | 16.0 | 12 | 17 | Cldy. Cumulus, stratocum, stratus, nimbostratus. Light NE wind. Light to mod rain from late morn. | |
| 21-Feb-09 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 11 | 14 | 22.2 | Cldy. Light to mod rain and drizzle all day. Light to mod NE wind. Stratus & nimbostratus. |
| 22-Feb-09 | 8.5 | 10.0 | Cldy. Stratus base below 140m by late a’noon. Light rain and drizzle all day. Light NE wind. | |||
| 23-Feb-09 | 8.1 | 14.3 | 9 | 15 | 11.0 | Cldy. Stratus & stratocum. Light to briefly mod rain and drizzle all day. Calm to light S to SE wind. |
| 24-Feb-09 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 9 | 13 | 11.2 | Mostly cldy. Stratus, cumulus, stratocum decr through a’noon. Light S wind. |
| 25-Feb-09 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 8 | 12 | 0.2 | Mostly cldy. Drizzle early a’noon. Light wind. Stratus, cumulus & stratocum thinning by late a’noon. |
| 26-Feb-09 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 5 | 16 | Mostly sunny till mid a’noon, then incr cirro & altostratus & some altocum. Light N to NE wind. | |
| 27-Feb-09 | 10.9 | 19.0 | 11 | 20 | Stratus from N mostly clearing mid a’noon. Light to mod N to NE wind. | |
| 28-Feb-09 | 9.1 | 16.9 | 9 | 18 | Cldy. Stratus from N, higher cld also present. Wind mod N to NE. Some a’noon drizzle. | |
| Feb 2009 Extreme Lows | 5.1 | 10.0 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Feb 2009 Extreme Highs | 13.5 | 30.0 | 15 | 33 | ||
| Feb 2009 Averages | 8.9 | 16.1 | 8.7 | 18.9 | ||
| Feb 2009 Totals | 63.0 |
| Date | Temp Min °C |
Temp Max °C |
Dunedin Airport Temp Min °C |
Dunedin Airport Temp Max °C |
Dunedin Airport Rain mm | Remarks |
| 1-Mar-09 | 11.0 | 16.5 | 12 | 19 | 2.2 | Cldy. Stratus, cumulus, stratocum, nimbostratus. Some light rain. Light to mod S to SW wind. |
| 2-Mar-09 | 11.2 | 18.4 | 9 | 19 | 1.8 | Mostly sunny. Mod SW wind. Cumulus, stratocum & altocum patches. |
| 3-Mar-09 | 8.4 | 18.2 | 7 | 19 | Mostly sunny. Some stratocum from N mid a’noon & cirrus patches late a’noon. Light SW wind turning N to NE a’noon. | |
| 4-Mar-09 | 6.3 | 14.1 | 3 | 16 | Sunny, light wind. In Lawrence from 13:00 to 21:25. Clear with light wind there. Calm by sunset. | |
| 5-Mar-09 | 10.0 | 21.5 | 10 | 30 | Cirrostratus through morn clearing by early a’noon, but more appearing by sunset. Light N to NE wind. | |
| 6-Mar-09 | 11.0 | 23.4 | 12 | 26 | 1.8 | Mostly cldy, Variable amounts of altoscum, nimbostratus & altostratus, and stratocum. Stratus also present early morning. Light N to NE wind. Some light rain o’night and morn. |
| 7-Mar-09 | 9.4 | 22.6 | 8 | 26 | Mostly sunny. Some cumulus & stratocum from NW. Light shower late a’noon. Light N to NW wind. | |
| 8-Mar-09 | 10.9 | 24.5 | 7 | 27 | Sunny morn. Cumulus & stratocum moving in from SW early a’noon. Light to mod rain from early a’noon clearing by 22:00. Light wind at first, mod to fresh S to SW from early a’noon. | |
| 9-Mar-09 | 5.9 | 22.4 | 5 | 23 | 6.6 | Mostly cldy. Cumulus & stratocum from SW joined by cirrus late a’noon. Cumulonimbus off coast. Infrequent mostly light showers through a’noon. Wind mod to fresh SW. |
| 10-Mar-09 | 7.9 | 11.5 | 8 | 13 | 1.2 | Mostly cldy. Cumulus, stratocum, cumulonimbus from SW. Frequent light to mod showers, fresh to strong SW wind. |
| 11-Mar-09 | 3.0 | 14.9 | 4 | 16 | 16.8 | Mostly cldy. Light to mod rain through morn easing to a few light to mod showers through a’noon. Hail (2-3mm diam) in some showers. Snow reported down to 400m. Wind mod to fresh SW to S. Cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratocum from SW. |
| 12-Mar-09 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 4 | 12 | 2.2 | Cldy. Alto & nimbostratus with cumulus & stratocum from SW. Few light a’noon showers. WInd fresh to strong SW. Light to mod rain periods after 18:00. |
| 13-Mar-09 | 8.6 | 14.0 | 9 | 16 | Mostly sunny. Stratocum patches from SW incr late a’noon. Wind mod to fresh S to SW easing. | |
| 14-Mar-09 | 10.0 | 14.5 | 11 | 17 | Cldy morn. In Lawrence from 12:00 to 20:15. Stratocum breaking up early a’noon but incr again by sunset. Calm to light wind. | |
| 15-Mar-09 | 7.1 | 12.4 | 8 | 15 | Mostly sunny. Stratocum patches clearing. Stratus about peninsula hill-tops from late a’noon. Light N to NE wind. | |
| 16-Mar-09 | 10.5 | 17.5 | 9 | 19 | Sunny. Some stratus confined to peninsula hill-tops. Light to mod N to NE wind. | |
| 17-Mar-09 | 10.0 | 17.5 | 5 | 22 | Sunny. Trace of stratus about peninsula hill-tops. Cirrus moving in from W or NW by late a’noon. WInd light to mod N to NE wind. | |
| 18-Mar-09 | 9.0 | 18.6 | 4 | 24 | Cldy. Cirro & alto & nimbostratus & altocum from NW. Calm to light wind. Few light showers. Clearance starting by sunset. | |
| 19-Mar-09 | 8.5 | 16.6 | 7 | 16 | 5.8 | Mod morn showers clearing. Cumulonimbus & cumulus clearing by late morn. Cumulus & stratocum patches from SW through a’noon. Wind mod to fresh SW. |
| 20-Mar-09 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 10 | 18 | 0.4 | Mostly cldy. Cumulus & stratocum from SW. Mod to fresh SW wind. Few light to mod showers after 22:00. |
| 21-Mar-09 | 9.6 | 15.6 | 12 | 17 | 0.4 | Mostly cldy. Fresh to strong S to SW wind. Frequent mod morn showers. Dry a’noon but more showers after 23:00. Cumulus & stratocum fromS. |
| 22-Mar-09 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 7 | 15 | 0.4 | Cldy. O’night & morn light showers. Cumulus, stratocum, stratus from S. Light to mod S wind. |
| 23-Mar-09 | 7.4 | 10.0 | 5 | 13 | Stratocum clearing through morn. Sunny a’noon. Calm to light wind. Away to Christchurch at 14:20. | |
| 24-Mar-09 | 13.2 | 3 | 16 | In Christchurch & Akaroa: clear with calm to light wind. | ||
| 25-Mar-09 | 4.0 | 18.5 | 3 | 21 | In Christchurch till 15:30. Sunny morn. Patchy cirrostratus through a’noon incr with altostratus & altocum in SW. Light wind. | |
| 26-Mar-09 | 9.8 | 6 | 22 | Mostly cldy. Cirro & altlostratus & altocum incr, joined by nimbostratus by late a’noon. Some light rain after 16:30. Light wind. | ||
| 27-Mar-09 | 12.5 | 19.0 | 14 | 22 | 1.2 | Mostly cldy. Variable amounts of alto & nimbostratus and altocum. Brief sunny breaks late a’noon. Some light rain o’night & morn. Light W wind through mid a’noon. Mod S wind change around 17:30 accompanied by light to mod rain. |
| 28-Mar-09 | 8.7 | 19.5 | 5 | 22 | 8.4 | Mostly cldy. Variable cirro & altostratus & altocum. Light wind. |
| 29-Mar-09 | 9.0 | 19.1 | 9 | 20 | Sunny. Cirrus patches clearing by late a’noon. Light wind. | |
| 30-Mar-09 | 11.4 | 23.4 | 9 | 27 | Cldy. Stratocum, altocum, altostratus. Calm to light wind. | |
| 31-Mar-09 | 7.1 | 15.0 | 4 | 16 | Sunny morn. In Lawrence from 12:30 to 19:30. Cumulus and stratocum patches from SW. Mod S to SW wind. Light shower around 15:00. Clearing and calm by sunset. | |
| March 2009 Extreme Lows | 3.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 12 | ||
| March 2009 Extreme Highs | 12.5 | 24.5 | 14 | 30 | ||
| March 2009 Averages | 8.6 | 17.0 | 7.4 | 19.5 | ||
| March 2009 Totals | 49.2 |
| Date | Temp Min °C |
Temp Max °C |
Dunedin Airport Temp Min °C |
Dunedin Airport Temp Max °C |
Dunedin Airport Rain mm | Remarks |
| 1-Apr-09 | 6.9 | 12.8 | 2 | 15 | 0.2 | Mostly cldy. Cumulus & stratocum. Brief a’noon sunny breaks, calm to light wind. |
| 2-Apr-09 | 3.9 | 11.5 | -1 | 14 | Part cldy. Patchy stratocum and cirrostratus. Light wind. | |
| 3-Apr-09 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 1 | 16 | 0.2 | Mostly sunny. Cirrus patches through a’noon. Light wind. |
| 4-Apr-09 | 9.6 | 16.2 | 3 | 21 | Mostly sunny. Cirrostratus incr late a’noon. Light wind. | |
| 5-Apr-09 | 14.0 | 21.5 | 14 | 25 | Alto & nimbostratus clearing late morn followed by some altocum. Light showers late morn. Mostly sunny a’noon. Stratus from S late a’noon with S wind change. Light wind. | |
| 6-Apr-09 | 10.8 | 21.0 | 9 | 23 | Cldy. Alto & nimbostratus & altocum wave cld. Light wind becoming mod after dark. | |
| 7-Apr-09 | 10.0 | 19.5 | 11 | 23 | 1.8 | Cldy. Cirro, alto & nimbostratus & altocum. Light showers after 17:00 becoming mod to briefly heavy after 22:00. Calm to light wind. |
| 8-Apr-09 | 5.5 | 13.6 | 6 | 15 | 5.4 | Mostly cldy. Light to mod morn rain with hail (1-2mm diam) easing to frequent light to mod rain & hail showers, becoming infrequent from late a’noon. Mod to fresh S wind. Nimbostratus, stratus, cumulus & cumulonimbus from S. |
| 9-Apr-09 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 3 | 10 | 8.6 | Mostly cldy. Mod to fresh S wind. Few light showers. Cumulus & stratocum from S. |
| 10-Apr-09 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 5 | 11 | 0.6 | Sunny. Light wind. Trace of cirus & altocum a’noon. |
| 11-Apr-09 | 3.9 | 13.7 | -1 | 16 | Mostly cldy. Altocum, stratocum joined by nimbostratus late a’noon. Light to mmod rain after 17:00 clearing by 21:00. Calm to light wind. | |
| 12-Apr-09 | 6.6 | 15.5 | 5 | 18 | 2.8 | Mostly clear. Light N to NE wind. |
| 13-Apr-09 | 7.0 | 15.0 | 7 | 20 | Light morn shower. Altocum & nimbostratus clearing by late morn. Mostly sunny a’noon. Some stratocum mid a’noon. Mod N wind. | |
| 14-Apr-09 | 7.5 | 20.2 | 2 | 24 | Mostly sunny. Few stratocum patches early a’noon and traces of cirrus by sunset. Light to mod N to NE wind. | |
| 15-Apr-09 | 9.9 | 16.6 | 6 | 20 | Mostly cldy, Cirro, alto & nimbostratus & altocum. In Lawrence from 13:00 to 17:40. Calm to light & variable wind. Light rain from 17:00 to 17:30. | |
| 16-Apr-09 | 13.4 | 16.5 | 12 | 21 | Cldy. Light wind turning light to mod S late a’noon. Cirro, alto & nimbostratus & altocum. | |
| 17-Apr-09 | 10.6 | 21.0 | 7 | 24 | Mostly cldy. Mod to fresh N to NE wind easing through a’noon. Variable cirro & altostratus & altocum. | |
| 18-Apr-09 | 10.2 | 14.9 | 8 | 17 | Mostly cldy. Variable amounts of cirro & altostratus. Mostly calm. | |
| 19-Apr-09 | 9.5 | 16.1 | 7 | 19 | Patchy cirro & altostratus incr. Light wind becoming mod to fresh after sunset. | |
| 20-Apr-09 | 6.7 | 16.8 | 7 | 17 | Patchy cumulus & stratocum from SW. Mod to fresh SW wind easing. | |
| 21-Apr-09 | 0.5 | 9.5 | -4 | 11 | Mostly sunny. Some stratocum through a’noon. Near calm. | |
| 22-Apr-09 | 2.5 | 9.7 | -3 | 12 | Sunny morn, incr stratocum a’noon. Drizzle turning to light rain at night. Calm to light wind. | |
| 23-Apr-09 | 7.5 | 14.0 | 1 | 16 | 1.4 | Mostly sunny. Cumulus & stratocum patches clearing. Light wind. |
| 24-Apr-09 | 3.9 | 13.4 | 8 | 16 | 0.2 | Early stratus patches clearing. Mostly sunny day. Light to mod N to NE wind. |
| 25-Apr-09 | 9.1 | 12.8 | 6.0 | 17.0 | Stratocum patches from N incr, joined by cirrus later. Light to mod N to NE wind becoming fresh by night. | |
| 26-Apr-09 | 10.5 | 13.2 | Mostly sunny. Cirrostratus & altocum patches. Mostly light NW wind. | |||
| 27-Apr-09 | 15.5 | 23.0 | 14.0 | 27.0 | 0.6 | Cirro & altostratus and altocum & stratocum patches from NW. Early a’noon shower. Light to mod N to NW wind. |
| 28-Apr-09 | 9.4 | 21.4 | 11.0 | 25.0 | Mostly sunny. Afternoon in Lawrence, Tapanui & Roxburgh. Cumulus patches joined by some cirro & altostratus later. Light wind. | |
| 29-Apr-09 | 7.5 | 18.5 | 2.0 | 19.0 | 0.8 | Cldy. Stratus and nimbostratus from S. Light wind. Few light a’noon showers. |
| 30-Apr-09 | 6.0 | 10.9 | 7 | 11 | 10.2 | Mostly cldy. Occasional mostly light showers. Cumulus & stratocum from S. Light S wind . |
| April 2009 Extreme Lows | 0.5 | 6.5 | -4 | 10 | ||
| April 2009 Extreme Highs | 15.5 | 23.0 | 14 | 27 | ||
| April 2009 Averages | 7.7 | 15.3 | 5.3 | 18 | ||
| April 2009 Totals | 32.8 |