September 2006 Weather Observations

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September 2006 Weather Observations

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September 2006 Waimauku, Auckland
Maximum Temperature: 24.3°C (Friday 29 September)
Lowest Maximum: 15.0 °C (Saturday 09 September)
Minimum Temperature: 5.9 °C (Monday 11 September)
Highest Minimum: 14.9°C (Sunday 24 September)
Total Rainfall: 67.1 mm
Days with rain: 9 out of 30 days
Most rain: 38.0 mm (Saturday 23 September)
Highest pressure: 1029 mb (Sunday 24 September)
Lowest pressure: 1003 mb (Saturday 09 September)

Rainfall year to date: 922.6 mm
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Alexandra

Maximum Temperature: 25.8°C (25 September)
Lowest Maximum: 9.5°C (8 September)
Minimum Temperature: -3.6°C (10 September)
Highest Minimum: 9.8°C (21 September)
Mean Temp 12.5°C

Total Rainfall: 6.5mm
Days with rain: 3 out of 30 days
Most rain: 5 mm (24 September)
YTD 126.5mm
Highest pressure: 1031 mb (27 September)
Lowest pressure: 1004 mb (2 September)

A very warm, dry, windy month.
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Preliminary note gleaned from media: NIWA reports that September was 3rd warmest on record for NZ. I am not surprised - and the comments about "eastern" places in another thread should be borne out. Kaikoura reportedly had nil rainfall for the month.
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NIWA summary for September - out early this time. Some noteworthy records. Nil rain at Kaikoura, many places very dry, a long list of temperature surpluses or record highs, and sunshine at Tekapo close to a national record high.

http://www.niwascience.co.nz/ncc/cs/0609sum.pdf

Locally a dull spell over much of the last week kept the sunshine down to only average, and reduced the temperature anomaly a little. However it was still a fairly dry month.
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RWood would you be able to tell me through your contacts what was the maximum temp in Alexandra and Clyde on the the 25/9/06?

Thanks :D
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Can't at present I'm afraid. :( I won't see any numbers for Alex. or Clyde for about a month. Maybe TonyT or someone else can oblige?
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RWood wrote: Nil rain at Kaikoura.
I was told that a spider had constructed a web around the tipping bucket mechanism which prevented it working. :oops: No-one knows how long its been like that. :shock: It certainly rained in Kaikoura last Thursday. At that time we got 7mm here, which took our monthly total from 4mm to 11mm. I think Chch only got 1-2mm for that event.
RWood wrote: Maybe TonyT or someone else can oblige?
Sorry no. We dont archive the daily readings.
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TonyT wrote:
I was told that a spider had constructed a web around the tipping bucket mechanism which prevented it working. :oops: No-one knows how long its been like that. :shock: It certainly rained in Kaikoura last Thursday. At that time we got 7mm here, which took our monthly total from 4mm to 11mm. I think Chch only got 1-2mm for that event.
Oops indeed! :oops: :lol:

The highlights report indicates 3mm at Broadfield, Lincoln - perhaps that will hold up OK?
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RWood wrote:Can't at present I'm afraid. :( I won't see any numbers for Alex. or Clyde for about a month. Maybe TonyT or someone else can oblige?
Ok thanks again ;)
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September was a rather dry but warm month.
We had a busy month for NW wind days up quite abit more than the last 2-3 years for September but NWer's are a normal occurance for Spring.
Warmest day was on Sunday 24th September on 24.3C.
Coldest day was on Friday 8th September on 12.7C.
Warmest overnight low and a record indeed for September was on Saturday night the 23rd on 19.8C.
A total rainfall of only 4.6mm for the month.
Dismal start to October lets hope it gets better and perhaps some storms too 8) .
:shock: Friday 13th this Month 8-[ .
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Jason.
Canterbury, home of good rugby and severe storms
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Jasestrm wrote: :shock: Friday 13th this Month 8-[ .
Cheers
Jason.

Yes Jason, that is the day our house is moved from off this property to it's new home in West Melton.
NO Storm that day please :shock:
No storms until the roof is placed back on the house, please [-X

...for the record only 7.8mm was recorded in Somerfield over 5 days for September.

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