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June 2008

Posted: Tue 01/07/2008 09:22
by Manukau heads obs
A slow start for wind and rain, which all came in the last 10 days!
ended up with average temperatures here and average rain, but above average windspeed
more details here:
http://www.weather-display.com/windy/gb ... t62008.htm
photo of the tasman sea on sunday morning, 5.5m swell forecast that day still

Re: June 2008

Posted: Tue 01/07/2008 15:24
by RWood
From the tables, your average windspeed was 9.3 knots.

Re: June 2008

Posted: Tue 01/07/2008 15:26
by RWood
NIWA June summmary:

http://www.niwa.cri.nz/ncc/cs/monthly/mclimsum_08_06

The comments, with more details in the PDF, fully justify GR's comments about the June phase of winter.

Re: June 2008

Posted: Tue 01/07/2008 18:19
by spwill
A month of two halfs here , warm sunny and dry to start, cool with heavy showers to finish. Just one light frost at the start of the month.

Re: June 2008

Posted: Tue 01/07/2008 18:55
by Vertigo
mark this month as the best lightning month all year! (so far - hopefully soon to be overtaken)

Re: June 2008

Posted: Tue 01/07/2008 22:54
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
A total of 101.1mm of rain fell...sorry #-o I mean precipitation was recorded here in June 2008 over 15 days.
The 23.5mm on the 7th included snowmelt and the 0.7mm on the 20th was contributed from fogs, mist and frost melts of the previous 2 days.

JohnGaul
NZTS

Re: June 2008

Posted: Wed 02/07/2008 14:57
by David
Pinnacles Rain Gauge in the Coromandel (625m asl) received 558mm for the month of June!
(but there was 733mm there in July 2007)
2100mm there for 2008 now.