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Rainfall Jan-Feb-Mar

Rainfall tercile tables for several locations in the East of the South Island. Data are based on the 30-year period 1971-2000. The ranges for each tercile are: below normal = second lowest to 33rd percentile; near normal = 34th to 66th percentile; above normal = 67th percentile to second highest.

Historical rainfall total (mm) range for forecast area ESI for the 3-month period Jan-Feb-Mar

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
KAIKOURA AWS 30 83 - 130 130 - 199 199 - 487
HANMER FOREST EWS 29 88 - 172 172 - 288 288 - 407
CULVERDEN 30 51 - 89 89 - 158 158 - 273
DARFIELD 30 80 - 111 111 - 220 220 - 372
CHRISTCHURCH AERO 30 63 - 82 82 - 148 148 - 279
CHRISTCHURCH GARDENS 30 66 - 90 90 - 140 140 - 284
MT PLEASANT 23 70 - 86 86 - 145 145 - 279
LINCOLN, BROADFIELD EWS 30 61 - 95 95 - 170 170 - 284
WINCHMORE EWS 30 64 - 112 112 - 207 207 - 298
ASHBURTON COUNCIL 30 58 - 125 125 - 227 227 - 306
PEEL FOREST 30 135 - 229 229 - 347 347 - 556
LAKE TEKAPO, AIR SAFARIS 30 32 - 109 109 - 127 127 - 331
WOODBURY 30 123 - 206 206 - 311 311 - 498
ORARI ESTATE 30 66 - 143 143 - 213 213 - 404
TIMARU EWS 30 77 - 113 113 - 151 151 - 263
WAIMATE 28 58 - 108 108 - 159 159 - 289
IKAWAI 23 56 - 102 102 - 153 153 - 303
OAMARU AIRPORT AWS 30 63 - 114 114 - 170 170 - 333
PALMERSTON 30 68 - 116 116 - 188 188 - 362
TAIAROA HEAD 30 73 - 119 119 - 194 194 - 294
DUNEDIN, MUSSELBURGH EWS 30 95 - 158 158 - 255 255 - 320
DUNEDIN AERO AWS 30 90 - 152 152 - 244 244 - 303