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RWood
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NIWA winter prediction?

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(being away I may have already missed an update for July-Sept season, and I see Fencepost already has one for this period), but here goes:

Unless there is a radical move towards warmer conditions for the next 6-7 weeks, their June-August prediction for temps. looks to be going badly awry - not sure when this last happened. I recall the rainfall predictions for summer 2001-2002 being well off the mark.
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Warming rapidly now.. may reach 17°C here tomorrow (HOT!)

But overall I think July will be a bit above average temp-wise.. with above average rainfall in the west.
This upcoming cold change will be critical however.. will it prevail?
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back to better winter temperatures at out place now...14oC by 11am :)
just in taupo at the moment, 11.1oC here..strong WSW, lake is real rough :)
heading up to turoa this arvo to help with setting up of the weather software on the mountain (local LAN info only)
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Yep i think we have seen out the coldest stage of winter. Lol i don't think it can get any colder :P

Bring on Spring ! :lol:
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Agree the worst of Winter is behind us now.
Temperatures are getting back to normal and look like they will be perhaps above the average into next week.
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The worst is yet to come folks...August is always the snow month for Canterbury....
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Warming rapidly now.. may reach 17°C here tomorrow (HOT!)
Finally, a mild day in Chch - hasn't been a day this warm for about 4 weeks. (16th June)
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July/August is also the snow month for Dunedin and Otago.
Berkshire North of Te Anau west of Hokitika.
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I doubt we will see such a prolonged period of below average temps like we did in June.
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Seemed tropical here today with temp reaching 20.9°C!
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Smeagol wrote:Seemed tropical here today with temp reaching 20.9°C!
Hey thats great news, i hope it has melted some snow, i know a few people who are sick of the sight of it.
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Augers well for fast running rugby..... :P
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be pretty much the same old...SW and rain mostly :roll:
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Razor wrote:The worst is yet to come folks...August is always the snow month for Canterbury....

yeah i agree there razor. Christchurch does usaully get most snow storms in the August period, however it will be interesting to see what happens in the next couple of weeks is well. ;)
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Another warm 16°C NW day for us 8)

Reminds me of summer... :P
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what does that mean for french fries?I saw 16 of them yesterday. :shock: :P

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Razor wrote:Augers well for fast running rugby..... :P
Whos Auger, It that auger auer???????
French fries ...equall French tries :)

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It gave us the same old crap,high too far northReminds us winter goes till December :evil:
Smeagol wrote:Another warm 16°C NW day for us 8)

Reminds me of summer... :P
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Even though the days are getting longer now, it usually gets colder before it gets hotter, and Winter drags out quite a bit anyway ;)
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Cameo1 wrote:Even though the days are getting longer now, it usually gets colder before it gets hotter, and Winter drags out quite a bit anyway ;)
Yep - I think it's a bit too soon to put the scarf & gloves away yet. ;)
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The extremes ie hotter than average or colder than average ie June gives us better weather than this stuff like today,although winds have dropped its still rains every cloud :?
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I think NIWA may have expected northerly-quarter anomalies in August to "rebalance" the winter temps. a bit - not a very "hot" prospect at the moment? :?: :roll:
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