MEAN 10CM EARTH TEMPERATURE (ºC)													
Data are mean monthly values of 9am 10cm depth earth temperatures for the 1971-2000 period for locations having at least 5 complete years of data													


Location	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	YEAR
KAITAIA	20.1	20.1	18.4	16.3	13.5	11.5	10.6	10.6	12.1	14.0	16.0	18.5	15.2
DARGAVILLE	20.1	19.6	18.2	15.4	12.6	10.8	9.7	10.4	12.2	14.5	16.8	18.8	14.9
AUCKLAND	20.3	20.2	18.6	15.7	12.9	10.7	9.4	10.2	12.0	14.2	16.5	18.6	15.0
TAURANGA	19.6	19.6	18.2	15.5	12.3	10.0	8.7	9.6	11.3	13.6	16.1	18.0	14.3
ROTORUA	18.6	18.4	16.5	13.3	9.6	7.5	6.2	7.0	9.0	12.2	14.7	16.8	12.5
TAUPO	17.7	17.5	15.4	11.9	8.5	6.5	5.3	6.2	8.2	11.3	14.0	16.2	11.5
HAMILTON	18.6	18.6	16.8	13.9	10.9	8.7	7.5	8.5	10.4	12.9	15.2	17.3	13.3
NEW PLYMOUTH	18.8	18.8	17.0	13.9	10.9	8.8	7.7	8.6	10.4	12.7	15.1	17.2	13.3
MASTERTON	17.8	17.5	15.4	12.2	8.9	6.8	5.9	6.5	8.7	11.4	14.1	16.5	11.8
GISBORNE	19.8	19.0	16.9	13.3	9.8	7.7	6.8	7.9	10.2	13.4	16.2	18.6	13.3
NAPIER	19.9	19.9	17.1	14.1	10.6	7.9	7.7	7.7	10.1	13.3	15.6	18.5	13.4
PALMERSTON NORTH	18.1	17.9	16.1	13.2	10.4	8.1	7.0	7.7	9.9	12.4	14.6	16.8	12.7
WELLINGTON	17.3	17.1	15.2	12.4	9.8	7.7	6.7	7.2	9.1	11.4	13.6	15.9	11.9
WANGANUI	19.4	19.0	16.7	13.4	10.5	8.2	7.2	7.9	10.2	12.9	15.6	17.9	13.2
KARAMEA	18.2	18.1	16.1	12.9	9.9	7.2	6.2	7.4	10.1	12.6	14.8	16.9	12.5
HOKITIKA	17.0	16.8	14.8	11.9	8.8	6.1	5.0	6.1	8.6	11.3	13.7	15.7	11.3
FRANZ JOSEF	15.5	15.8	14.2	11.8	9.1	6.9	5.7	6.8	8.8	10.7	12.7	14.1	10.9
NELSON	17.9	17.5	15.7	11.8	8.0	5.6	4.4	5.8	8.7	11.9	14.4	16.5	11.5
BLENHEIM	18.7	17.7	14.7	11.4	7.8	5.1	4.4	5.9	8.4	11.6	14.5	17.3	11.4
HANMER	17.5	17.5	13.5	9.0	5.2	2.7	1.8	2.7	6.3	9.8	12.0	15.7	9.6
CHRISTCHURCH	17.2	16.5	14.1	10.6	6.9	4.3	3.7	4.6	7.2	10.5	13.4	15.8	10.4
TWIZEL	17.5	15.9	13.5	9.1	5.4	2.1	1.3	3.0	6.1	9.2	13.0	16.0	9.4
TIMARU	17.2	16.4	14.0	10.6	6.7	3.9	3.1	4.3	7.7	11.0	13.7	15.9	10.4
DUNEDIN	15.6	15.0	12.7	9.6	6.7	4.8	3.6	4.5	7.1	9.6	12.1	14.1	9.6
CROMWELL	18.1	17.1	13.3	8.7	4.9	2.2	1.5	2.7	5.8	9.7	13.7	16.5	9.5
ALEXANDRA	16.5	15.5	13.3	9.2	4.9	2.0	1.2	2.4	5.7	9.9	13.2	15.5	9.1
INVERCARGILL	13.9	13.6	12.0	9.6	7.2	4.8	3.8	4.5	6.6	8.9	10.9	12.9	9.0
CHATHAM ISLAND	15.7	15.5	14.1	11.9	9.3	7.6	6.7	7.3	8.6	10.5	12.5	14.7	11.2