General March Weather
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Re: General March Weather
re New Plymouth deluge.
Did Met Service issue a warning? There radar will have detected the event occuring which will have triggered the warning process.
Very pleasant day for Auckland with 24C. Localised heavy showers over South Auckland currently.
Did Met Service issue a warning? There radar will have detected the event occuring which will have triggered the warning process.
Very pleasant day for Auckland with 24C. Localised heavy showers over South Auckland currently.
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Re: General March Weather
That's a fairly torrential isolated downpour all right!
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NIWA don't have a 30 minute rainfall record, but Tauranga holds the 10 minute record of 34mm, and the hourly record is 134mm recorded at 'Cropp at Waterfall' inland and south of Hokitika (Cropp at Waterfall and nearby Prices Flat also hold every other NZ rainfall record).
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Re: General March Weather
MS posted this Taranaki 12 hr radar rainfall accumulation graphic to 2pm today saying, 'over 82mm recorded near the city between 7am-9am'...
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Re: General March Weather
There was a lot of lightning activity last night in the Tasman Sea.
Would that of contributed to the New Plymouth downpour?
Would that of contributed to the New Plymouth downpour?
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Re: General March Weather
There was just some very good radar imagery of the event on the TVNZ weather report just before 7pm.
The five minute breakdowns at the Brooklands Zoo site for the downpour were:
6.30am 1.5mm
6.35am 0.5mm
6.40am 1.5mm
6.45am 8.0mm
6.50am 8.5mm
6.55am 5.5mm
7.00am 8.0mm
7.05am 9.5mm
7.10am 6.5mm
7.15am 9.5mm
7.20am 7.5mm
7.25am 3.5mm
7.30am 3.5mm
7.35am 2.0mm
7.40am 2.0mm
7.45am 0.5mm
7.50am 1.0mm
7.55am 1.0mm
8.00am 2.5mm
8.05am 1.0mm
8.10am 2.0mm
8.15am 3.0mm
8.20am 1.5mm
8.25am 2.5mm
8.30am 0mm
Maximum intensities were:
5min 9.5mm
10 min 17.5mm
20 min 33.5mm
30 min 47.5mm
One hour 74.0mm
Two hours 92.5mm
The five minute breakdowns at the Brooklands Zoo site for the downpour were:
6.30am 1.5mm
6.35am 0.5mm
6.40am 1.5mm
6.45am 8.0mm
6.50am 8.5mm
6.55am 5.5mm
7.00am 8.0mm
7.05am 9.5mm
7.10am 6.5mm
7.15am 9.5mm
7.20am 7.5mm
7.25am 3.5mm
7.30am 3.5mm
7.35am 2.0mm
7.40am 2.0mm
7.45am 0.5mm
7.50am 1.0mm
7.55am 1.0mm
8.00am 2.5mm
8.05am 1.0mm
8.10am 2.0mm
8.15am 3.0mm
8.20am 1.5mm
8.25am 2.5mm
8.30am 0mm
Maximum intensities were:
5min 9.5mm
10 min 17.5mm
20 min 33.5mm
30 min 47.5mm
One hour 74.0mm
Two hours 92.5mm
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Re: General March Weather
Did MS issue a warning?
I think we all know the big weather events come without warning.... cue Esk Valley HB, New Plymouth, Waimarama 2011 770mm in 24hrs, Bola, Giselle, my experience is that the media and MS 'beat ups' never materialise... cue Hola as a recent example.
I think we all know the big weather events come without warning.... cue Esk Valley HB, New Plymouth, Waimarama 2011 770mm in 24hrs, Bola, Giselle, my experience is that the media and MS 'beat ups' never materialise... cue Hola as a recent example.
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Rainfall records
Nev, do have an easily accessible record with the where and when details? Would'n't surprise me if that was the May 2005 event, we got drowned at home.
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Re: General March Weather
^ Yep, NZ's Climate Extreme records are posted on NIWA's website linked below…
https://www.niwa.co.nz/education-and-tr ... te/extreme
The 34mm in 10 minutes was recorded at Tauranga Aero on April 17, 1948 (228mm for the day!).
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https://www.niwa.co.nz/education-and-tr ... te/extreme
The 34mm in 10 minutes was recorded at Tauranga Aero on April 17, 1948 (228mm for the day!).
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Re: General March Weather
Cold over the lower South Island this morning with inland locations showing 7C and rain. Will be some snow in the ranges.
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Re: General March Weather
Chilly compared to this time yesterday, some good rain overnight though 16mm
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Re: General March Weather
Looks like central Otago had a very cold day with Wanaka sitting on 6-7C all day.
Fine today in Auckland with 24C. Showers tomorrow, thunder possible late in the day. Weak upper winds suggest lightning activity will be weak.
Fine today in Auckland with 24C. Showers tomorrow, thunder possible late in the day. Weak upper winds suggest lightning activity will be weak.
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Re: General March Weather
Only 9-10C all day in chch, I see qtown is only 3.8C now at 7pm
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Re: General March Weather
Webcam shows a dusting of snow not just on the Remarkables, but also on top of hill front of them (Kelvis Heights - about 800m high)
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Re: General March Weather
Some isolated torrential falls in the far north today. Pukenui PWS is showing 61mm in the last hour! https://www.wunderground.com/personal-w ... =IKAITAIA2
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Re: General March Weather
Hey Auckland spies- hows it looking for the cricket at 2pm?
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Re: General March Weather
Let's hope that it rains for the next four days!!
Otherwise it could all be over within two days if the Black Caps make a bold declaration.
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Re: General March Weather
Expecting a mix of sunshine and showers here next few days with the trough crossing, afternoon and evening most at risk for showers, clearing conditions Sunday. I live near Eden Park, 1 shower already here today.
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Re: General March Weather
I fear that's a forecast for Mr Root, not Mr Williamson
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Re: General March Weather
Convergence occurring over the Northland-Waikato area, with heavy rain building in some areas. Looks like thunder.
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Re: General March Weather
That rain cell moving in to Auckland from the NE has the looks of a possible thunderstorm...
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