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Temperature Jan-Feb-Mar

Temperature 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 average temperature (deg C) 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 14.8 - 15.7 15.8 - 16.4 16.5 - 17.5
HANMER FOREST EWS 26 13.9 - 14.7 14.8 - 15.6 15.7 - 16.4
CULVERDEN 29 15.0 - 15.9 16.0 - 16.7 16.8 - 18.1
DARFIELD 30 15.0 - 15.9 16.0 - 16.9 17.0 - 18.1
CHRISTCHURCH AERO 30 15.2 - 15.9 16.0 - 17.0 17.1 - 17.6
CHRISTCHURCH GARDENS 30 15.4 - 16.2 16.3 - 17.1 17.2 - 17.7
MT PLEASANT 23 15.2 - 16.1 16.2 - 16.8 16.9 - 17.3
LINCOLN, BROADFIELD EWS 30 14.8 - 15.5 15.6 - 16.7 16.8 - 17.3
WINCHMORE EWS 30 14.9 - 15.5 15.6 - 16.7 16.8 - 17.3
ASHBURTON COUNCIL 30 15.0 - 15.8 15.9 - 17.0 17.1 - 17.7
PEEL FOREST 25 13.5 - 14.1 14.2 - 15.1 15.2 - 16.1
LAKE TEKAPO, AIR SAFARIS 25 13.0 - 13.5 13.6 - 14.8 14.9 - 15.9
WOODBURY 27 13.8 - 14.4 14.5 - 15.6 15.7 - 16.2
ORARI ESTATE 28 14.1 - 14.7 14.8 - 15.9 16.0 - 16.8
TIMARU EWS 30 14.0 - 14.8 14.9 - 15.8 15.9 - 16.6
WAIMATE 24 13.9 - 14.7 14.8 - 15.6 15.7 - 16.0
IKAWAI 23 13.7 - 14.3 14.4 - 15.1 15.2 - 15.6
OAMARU AIRPORT AWS 30 13.0 - 14.3 14.4 - 15.2 15.3 - 15.9
PALMERSTON 30 13.0 - 13.9 14.0 - 14.6 14.7 - 15.8
TAIAROA HEAD 24 12.8 - 13.5 13.6 - 14.4 14.5 - 15.1
DUNEDIN, MUSSELBURGH EWS 30 13.5 - 14.4 14.5 - 15.0 15.1 - 16.2
DUNEDIN AERO AWS 30 13.4 - 14.1 14.2 - 14.7 14.8 - 16.0