Dunedin Daily Observations 2009 & 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.

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Left: Rainbow over Otago Harbour 8 May 2009.

Right: Two views of wave clouds 16 May 2009, from Roslyn and Kew.

Right and below. Views of cumulonimbus N and NE of Dunedin from Roslyn, 17 May 2009.

Date Temp Min °C Temp Max °C Dunedin Airport Temp Min °C Dunedin Airport Temp Max °C Dunedin Airport Rain mm Remarks 1-May-09 3.1 8.0 -2 9 1.6 Mostly sunny. Light wind. Cumulus & stratocum patches. 2-May-09 3.3 8.9 -4 11   Clear. Light to mod N to NE wind. 3-May-09 1.4 10.0 -5 14   Clear. Calm to light wind. 4-May-09 1.4 11.2 -4 15   Sunny. Calm to light wind becoming mod after dark. Cirrus patches incr a’noon. 5-May-09 7.3 12.5 -4 17 2.0 Cldy. Some light morn rain and again from late a’noon becoming mod at times after dark. Calm to light wind. Stratus, stratocum & nimbostratus. 6-May-09 6.6 9.5 4 11 13.2 Mostly cldy. Stratocum & cumulus decr from S. Some cirrus. Mostly light wind. 7-May-09 3.0 9.5 0 12   Mostly sunny. .Cirrostratus patches joined by alto & nimbostratus & altocum from mid a’noon. Light rain after 17:00. Light to mod N to NE wind turning light to mod S late a’noon. 8-May-09 4.8 11.8 4 15 1.0 Mostly cldy. Cirro & altostratus clearing, cumulus & cumulonimbus incr from S a’noon. Light to mod showers incr after 15:00. Light to mod S wind. 9-May-09 2.4 7.8 -2 9 7.8 Mostly cldy. Few light showers. Patchy cirro & altostratus, cumulus & stratocum. Mostly calm. 10-May-09 0.5 7.3 -3 9 11.8 Cldy. Nimbostratus, stratus, cumulus & stratocum from S. Light to mod & some briefly heavy showers with hail (2-5mm diam). Mod S wind. 11-May-09 1.8 6.5 3 7 21.8 Cldy. Cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus, stratocum, nimbostratus. Light to mod S wind. Periods of light to mod rain and drizzle. Hail & sleet o’night. 12-May-09 4.5 7.5 5 8 20.8 Cldy. Stratus, nimbostratus. Light to mod S wind. Periods of light to mod rain. 13-May-09 7.4 8.8 7 10 14.0 Cldy. Light morn rain clearing. Few light a’noon showers. Nimbostratus, stratocum & cumulus starting to clear. Light to mod S to SW wind becoming mod to fresh after sunset. 14-May-09 6.1 9.8 4 13 1.0 Sunny morn. Patchy cirrostratus incr a’noon. Mostly calm morn, light N to NE wind devel a’noon. 15-May-09 8.0 11.7 7 15   Cirro & altostratus & altocum clearing early a’noon. Few spots rain late morn. Light to mod S to SW wind devel late morn. Calm by sunset. In Lawrence through a’noon. 16-May-09 4.6 12.5 3 16   Mostly cldy. Variable amounts of cirro & altostratus & altocum. A few sunny breaks. Calm to light N to NE wind. Few spots rain after sunset. 17-May-09 7.2 16.6 7 20 2.8 Some light o’night rain & a few briefly mod showers after 14:00 with small hail. Patchy cirro & altostratus & altocum clearing. Cumulonimbus from SW mid a’noon clearing after 17:00. Light wind. 18-May-09 5.1 11.7 2 15 0.2 Light morn rain clearing. Nimbo & altostratus mostly clearing through a’noon but patchy cirro & altostratus persisting & some large cumulus off coast. Light to mod S to SW wind. 19-May-09 2.1 8.6 2 11 3.4 Sunny morn. Stratocum, cumulus, nimbostratus moving in from S early a’noon with light to mod rain followed by frequent mod showers with hail (1-2mm diam). Light S wind becoming fresh to strong by evening, easing later. 20-May-09 1.7 8.0 2 9 19.6 Cldy. Cumulus, cumulonimbus, nimbostratus, stratus, stratocum from S. Snow to about 300m. Frequent, mostly light to mod, Hail (2-5mm diam) and sleet showers here, mod to fresh S wind. Brief thunder around 17:40. 21-May-09 1.8 4.9 2 6 9.8 Sunny morn, cldy a’noon. Alto & Nimbostratus moving in from S through early a’noon. Light rain after 15:30. Snow persisting on hills above 300m. Light wind becoming fresh to strong after sunset with frequent mod showers & some small hail. 22-May-09 3.5 8.3 5 10 9.4 Cldy. Light morn showers with some hail (1-2mm diam) clearing through a’noon. Stratus, stratocum, cumulus from S. Mod to fresh S wind. 23-May-09 5.0 6.8 5 8 1.0 Cldy. Stratus, stratocum. Light to mod rain easing , mod to fresh S wind easing to light. 24-May-09 7.2 8.9 8 9 16.2 Cldy - stratus. Light S wind. Drizzle, mostly light, all day. 25-May-09 5.5 7.8 6 9 1.0 Cldy - stratus & stratocum. Calm to light wind. 26-May-09 0.8 7.5 -2 8   Clear. Light wind. 27-May-09 0.2 8.9 -4 9   Clear, mostly calm. Smoke haze. 28-May-09 0.2 9.2 -3 11 0.2 Sunny morn, smoke haze. Incr cirro & altostratus a’noon. Some light rain after 18:00. Calm to light wind. 29-May-09 4.5 7.8 -1 7 0.6 Cldy - stratus. Light S wind. Drizzle all day. 30-May-09 4.4 9.2 4 9 0.4 Patchy stratocum & cumulus incr from SW. Mod to fresh SW wind tending S by evening. Some light rain after 17:30 followed by frequent mod showers, incl small hail & sleet later. 31-May-09 1.8 8.4 1 11 7.0 Mostly cldy. O’night snow to about 300m. Few clearing hail (1-2mm diam) showers through day. Mod to fresh S wind. Patchy cumulus & stratocum from S. May 2009 Extreme Lows 0.2 4.9 -5 6     May 2009 Extreme Highs 8.0 16.6 8 20     May 2009 Averages 3.8 9.2 1.5 11.1     May 2009 Totals         166.6 (23 days)

Date Temp Min °C Temp Max °C Dunedin Airport Temp Min °C Dunedin Airport Temp Max °C Dunedin Airport Rain mm Remarks 1-Jun-09 3.0 10.0 3 9 1.2 Patchy stratocum & cumulus decr from SW. Mod to fresh SW wind. 2-Jun-09 1.6   -1 11   Mostly cldy. Patchy stratocum. A’noon in Lawrence. Light SW wind. 3-Jun-09 6.0 8.5 7 10   Patchy stratocum & cumulus incr. Mod SW wind. 4-Jun-09 1.2 10.5 3 13   Mostly cldy. Patchy stratocum & cumulus. Light wind. 5-Jun-09 5.4 10.2 1 13 0.6 Cumulus & stratocum patches from SW. Light to mod SW wind becoming mod to fresh at night. 6-Jun-09 4.0 8.0 4 9 0.8 Mostly cldy. Frequent mostly light showers with hail (1-5mm diam) clearing by sunset. Mod to fresh S wind easing. Cumulus & stratocum, from S. 7-Jun-09 -0.8 5.1 -2 7 0.8 Mostly sunny. Some stratus from N through a’noon. Light to mod N to NE wind. 8-Jun-09 2.9 6.0 -2 8   Mostly sunny. Mod to fresh N to NE wind becoming strong at night. Some cirrus & stratus. 9-Jun-09 5.5 6.9 5 10   Mostly cldy. Variable cirro & altostratus & altocum. Strong N to NE wind o’night, light to mod N to NE through day. 10-Jun-09 3.9 9.0 0 13   Mostly cldy. Cirro & altostratus thickening. Light to mod N to NE wind. 11-Jun-09 6.0 11.8 1 12   Sunny morn. Patchy cirrostrat incr through a’noon. Calm to light wind. 12-Jun-09 6.4 13.4 0 11   Part cldy. Calm to light wind. Patchy cirro & altostratus & altocum from NW. 13-Jun-09 6.2 12.6 1 11   Clear apart from trace of cirrus. Calm to light wind. A’noon in Lawrence. 14-Jun-09 2.1 11.5 -2 13   Mostly cldy. Calm to light wind. Cirro & altostratus & altocum clearing by mid a’noon followed by patchy cumulus & stratocum from SW. 15-Jun-09 1.5 8.4 -1 9 0.2 Mostly cldy. Cumulus, stratocum, nimbostratus from SW. Some light morn rain & light a’noon showers. Mod SW wind. 16-Jun-09 -0.4 5.0 0 7 0.6 Light to mod snow showers decr through a’noon. 2cm on ground at 09:30 incr to 5cm by 12:00. Mod to fresh S wind. Cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus & stratocum from S starting to clear late a’noon. 17-Jun-09 0.5 2.9 2 5 2.6 Patchy cirrostratus clearing, then patchy stratocum. Light wind. All snow gone from this site by mid a’noon. 18-Jun-09 3.4 5.5 -3 7   Mostly sunny. Light to mod SW wind. Few stratocum patches. Cirrostratus in dist E retreating. Patchy snow persisting above 300m. 19-Jun-09 5.9 8.2 6 10   Mostly sunny morn. Stratocum incr from SW through a’noon with some light rain late a’noon. Mod to fresh SW wind. 20-Jun-09 6.2 8.5 5 11   Moslty cldy. Patchy stratocum from S. Light S wind. 21-Jun-09 5.5 8.3 2 9   Mostly cldy. Stratus & stratocum from S. Light S wind. Some drizzle. 22-Jun-09 6.0 8.5 5 9 0.2 Mostly cldy. Stratocum starting to clear through a’noon. Calm or near so. 23-Jun-09 3.2 7.4 -2 9   Mostly cldy - patchy stratocum & some cirrus. Mostly calm but light to mod wind devel at night. 24-Jun-09 5.5 8.4 5 9 0.2 Cldy - stratus & stratocum. Some drizzle. Light S wind. 25-Jun-09 6.5 8.9 5 11 0.6 Mostly sunny. Few cirrus patches. Calm to light wind. 26-Jun-09 4.9 9.6 -1 12   Sunny morn. Cldy a’noon with drizzle and some mod rain from 14:00. Light to mod S wind. Stratocum & stratus from S. 27-Jun-09 1.5 8.4 -1 10 0.8 Mostly sunny. Calm to light wind. Cirrostratus in N. Some stratocum. 28-Jun-09 3.2 6.2 -1 9   Cldy - stratus & stratocum. Light rain most of day. Calm to light wind. 29-Jun-09 1.2 5.5 0 5 4.2 O’night snow to about 400m (observed at 12:00). Cumulus & stratocum patches with a few light showers through day. Light to mod wind. 30-Jun-09 2.3 5.2 0 7 0.8 Patchy altocum, sunny breaks. Light to mod N to NE wind. In Lawrence 13:00 to 17:50 - calm & mostly sunny there - air frost by 17:50. June 2009 Extreme Lows -0.8 2.9 -3 5     June 2009 Extreme Highs 6.5 13.4 7 13     June 2009 Averages 3.7 8.2 1.3 9.6     June 2009 Totals         13.6

Date Temp Min °C Temp Max °C Dunedin Airport Temp Min °C Dunedin Airport Temp Max °C Dunedin Airport Rain mm Remarks 1-Jul-09 2.8 6.3 -4 9   Part cldy. Stratus patches from N mostly clearing by late a’noon. Light to mod N to NE wind. 2-Jul-09 4.2 7.5 0 9   Cldy - incr cirro & alto & nimbostratus joined by stratus from N. Mod to fresh NE wind. Drizzle from 17:30 turning to light to mod rain through evening. 3-Jul-09 4.4 6.9 5 9 0.2 Cldy - Stratus from NE, other cld above it. Light to mod rain and drizzle all day. Mod NE wind. 4-Jul-09 5.0 6.1 6 8 4.0 Cldy. Stratus from NE with other cld above it. Light to mod NE wind. Light to mod drizzle all day. 5-Jul-09 3.6 6.0 3 7 4.4 Mostly cldy. Patchy cirrostratus + stratus patches from NE. Light wind. 6-Jul-09 2.0 5.0 -1 7   Mostly cldy. Patchy cirrostratus + patchy stratus from NE. Light to mod NE wind. 7-Jul-09 0.4 6.4 -3 8   Morn frost. Stratus, stratocum, cumulus moving in from S late morn. Drizzle & showers after 11:00 clearing at night. In Lawrence 13:00 to 17:40. Some drizzle there, mod shower mid a’noon, mostly calm. 8-Jul-09 1.7 5.6 -5 7 1.2 Mostly cldy. Light to mod morn shower. Light to mod S wind. Stratocum from S. 9-Jul-09 4.0 7.0 -2 8   Sunny. Calm to light wind. Few cld patches. 10-Jul-09 3.0 8.2 1 10   Patchy stratocum & some cirrostratus. Long sunny periods. Light to mod wind. 11-Jul-09 3.0 8.5 -2 11   Mostly cldy. Incr stratocum from S. Calm to light wind. Light rain and few mod showers after 18:00. 12-Jul-09 2.6 8.2 1 10 2.6 Mostly cldy. Stratus, cumulus, stratocum from SE decr late a’noon. Light wind. Light morn showers clearing through a’noon. 13-Jul-09 0.0 4.9 -5 6 2.6 Mostly sunny. Cirrostratus clearing early a’noon. Calm to slight wind. A little o’night snow on Mt Cargill above 400m. 14-Jul-09 -2.0 4.9 -5 8 0.4 Heavy morn frost. Mostly sunny day. Cirrostratus patches incr from mid a’noon. Calm to light wind. 15-Jul-09 2.4 8.0 -1 7 1.6 Mostly cldy. Light rain o’night. Patchy stratocum incr . Light wind. 16-Jul-09 1.2 5.4 2 6   Sunny. Some stratocum in S. Light SW wind. 17-Jul-09 -2.5 7.2 -4 9   Heavy morn frost. Clear mostly calm day. 18-Jul-09 0.5 6.5 -5 8   Mostly cldy. Incr stratocum from SW joined by nimbostratus late a’noon. Light to mod SW wind devel early a’noon becoming mod to fresh at night. Light rain after 17:00 followed by light showers. 19-Jul-09 0.4 9.7 1 11   Mostly cldy. O’night snow to at least 300m (first observation 13:00) - a trace probably settled here. Mod to fresh SW wind. Light a’noon & evening showers. Cumulus, stratocum, cumulonimbus from SW. 20-Jul-09 3.0 4.4 4 6 1.4 Mostly sunny. Stratocum patches clearing. Mod SW wind easing to calm by sunset. 21-Jul-09 2.5 8.8 2 12   Mostly cldy. Stratocum incr, joined by nimbostratus. Light to mod rain moving in after 14:00 clearing after 19:00. Light wind at first, mod to fresh early a’noon, easing to light by sunset. 22-Jul-09 3.0 13.8 4 16 13.2 Mostly sunny. Cumulus & stratocum clearing. Light wind becoming mod to fresh after 20:00. 23-Jul-09 4.9 9.6 4 11   Mostly sunny. Cirrostratus clearing. Cumulus moving in from SW late a’noon. Mostly light wind becoming mod to fresh after dark. Some light to mod rain after 20:00 followed by light to mod showers incl small hail. 24-Jul-09 3.1 12.5 3 14 1.8 Part cldy. Patchy cumulus & stratocum decr from S. Few light showers, mod to fresh S to SW wind easing. 25-Jul-09 3.8 6.5 0 9 0.2 Sunny. Cirrostratus patches. Calm to light wind. 26-Jul-09 -0.3 9.1 -4 13   Mostly clear and calm. 27-Jul-09 -0.7 9.7 -4 12   Mostly sunny. Calm to light wind. Patchy cirrostratus through a’noon. 28-Jul-09 3.7 9.5 -2 11 1.0 Cldy. Alto & nimbostratus & cirrostratus. Mod N to NE wind. Few light showers morn & evening. 29-Jul-09 4.3 8.2 1 8 0.6 Mostly cldy. Light to mod N to NE wind. Cirro & alto & nimbostratus & altocum incr , then clearing around sunset. 30-Jul-09 3.5 11.5 2 14 1.6 Few light o’night showers. Sunny morn. Cirrostratus incr from W or NW a’noon. Light wind. 31-Jul-09 5.1 11.2 6 14   Mostly sunny. Mod to fresh W wind o’night easing through morn. Patchy cirrostratus & some altocum clearing. July 2009 Extreme Lows -2.5 4.4 -5 6     July 2009 Extreme Highs 5.1 13.8 6 16     July 2009 Averages 2.3 7.8 -0.1 9.6     July 2009 Totals         36.8