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Re: Cold snap for Eastern South Island

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Inny Binny wrote:Jeff's station broken 50mm. That the first time?
There have been several days with totals over 50mm in the past 9 years of records, 12th May 2006 I recorded 74.6mm which I think is still my record daily rainfall.
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Re: Cold snap for Eastern South Island

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It broke 50mm pretty early on in the day tho, over how many hours?
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Re: Cold snap for Eastern South Island

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Got some pics from yesterday and today...one of the initial southerly coming through yesterday around noon.
Another is of a local park....with some slight drainage issues when it rains (yes, that is a basketball court you can see in the distance)...
and finally one of the white stuff falling from the stuff accumulating on the patio table...I tell you what...sure did feel a LOT colder than the 7C indicated by the local weather station...the wind was BITTER!!!

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Re: Cold snap for Eastern South Island

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Ryan Thomas wrote:It broke 50mm pretty early on in the day tho, over how many hours?
Ryan,
Interesting question. Comparing the days, its close-ish, most of the rain today and on the 12th May 2006 has fallen between 1:50am and 2:50pm.
Totals between these times for the 12 May 2006, 66.2mm and today 50.6mm
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Re: Cold snap for Eastern South Island

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Fewer showers since about midafternoon in central Chch and the wind has eased, but it's still bitterly cold. Snow is still lying on the Port Hills, and snowline hasn't receded (about 300m) - probably more snow fell today up there.
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Re: Cold snap for Eastern South Island

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Looks like snow fell lower on Bp, than the foot hills.
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Re: Cold snap for Eastern South Island

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Yep, snow got lower than that.
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you all are so lucky to get pretty much two days of hail and thunder along with a bit of sleet and snow.. wish we had that sort of weather up here. hope it was enjoyable for ya all.
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Re: Cold snap for Eastern South Island

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gopolks wrote:Yep, snow got lower than that.
Yes snow did fall around Sugarloaf yesterday but today, it could of been hail that made traces of white around the Port Hills, white????

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Re: Cold snap for Eastern South Island

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It was cold in Dunedin on Friday but not too cold for this intrepid.....
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Re: Cold snap for Eastern South Island

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63.7mm Rain at my place total Fri-Sat.

Went to Arthur's Pass Saturday morning hoping for white fluffy stuff, but was disappointed!

Shoulda stayed home! :roll:
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Andrew Massie wrote:Went to Arthur's Pass Saturday morning hoping for white fluffy stuff, but was disappointed!

Shoulda stayed home! :roll:
Wrong direction! :lol:
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Re: Cold snap for Eastern South Island

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3.8 in Christchurch now(Jeffs).. Wonder how cold it will get tonight?
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Re: Cold snap for Eastern South Island

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Ryan Thomas wrote:3.8 in Christchurch now(Jeffs).. Wonder how cold it will get tonight?
I doubt it will get much lower than that. I imagine relative humidity is quite high.
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Re: Cold snap for Eastern South Island

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2.1C in Rolleston and falling in a clear sky,could get to -2.0 c Tonight for a short time,we'll see in the morning just before dawn. 8-[ Good night and good luck.
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