General December Weather

[Bradley]

All the data is pointing to Monday being another 2-3C hotter then the 2/12 event which peaked at 33C in Christchurch so the December record of 35C is under real threat...

[TonyT]

All the data is pointing to Monday being another 2-3C hotter then the 2/12 event which peaked at 33C in Christchurch so the December record of 35C is under real threat...

Especially if the reading is taken from NIWA's Riccarton site!

[Bradley]

Haha yep true - if it's broken at the airport though I guess we'll have to take that one at face value

[Captain Salty]

No doubt my boss will choose that day to drop off our christmas chocolate biscuit sampler

[treetop]

2 hot days and then 2 weeks cool SW from Wed

[Dean.]

Looks settled for the majority! Inland South Is looks the place to be which suits me! #Mackenziebasin

[tunster]

A quick snap of forecast 850hPa temperatures at 4PM on Monday. Looks worryingly like a strong low level inversion at Wellington and probably enhanced ghastly northerlies.

[melja]

I'm with Dean, MacKenzie basin for me too for 11 days starting Xmas day.

[Bradley]

Anyone have an idea what the all-time hottest December temp is for New Zealand? Or even where to find those kind of records?

[RWood]

Anyone have an idea what the all-time hottest December temp is for New Zealand? Or even where to find those kind of records?

I've looked in CliFlo in the past and can't see any way to get extreme records except on a by-station basis. Nev probably knows a way to get this info. I suspect

[Bradley]

Thanks RWood, that's exactly what I thought, I have extensive Christchurch records but none for New Zealand wide, times like this I am really disappointed that NIWA hasn't made its records as easy to search as Aussie's BOM...

[Bradley]

I see The Press is now going to CWU for expert opinion on forecasts 'Isolated temperatures could rise as high as 35 degrees, said Russell Voice of Canterbury Weather Updates, which would make it the hottest day of the year'

[NZstorm]

Thanks RWood, that's exactly what I thought, I have extensive Christchurch records but none for New Zealand wide, times like this I am really disappointed that NIWA hasn't made its records as easy to search as Aussie's BOM...

Chances are the long term December record will be in Canterbury. I see there was a 36.9C at Lincoln, don't know the date.

[Razor]

A bleak, cool and breezy day here and now its started raining

[Richard]

A warm NW wind here, 25deg

[Razor]

Finally the grump inducing easterly has eased back, sunny evening

[dogmelon]

The easterly here is the pits. I'd dearly love to never have to feel it ever again.

[Storm Struck]

The only time the NE is welcome is on thunder potential days, im picking 35c for the city tomorrow.

[Nev]

Anyone have an idea what the all-time hottest December temp is for New Zealand? Or even where to find those kind of records?

I've looked in CliFlo in the past and can't see any way to get extreme records except on a by-station basis. Nev probably knows a way to get this info. I suspect

Not exactly sure but, according to the NZ Herald, Gisborne apparently recorded NZ's highest Dec temp of 37.2C in 1907. In more recent times, Darfield recorded 36.5C on Dec 31, 2002.

I see there was a 36.9C at Lincoln, don't know the date.

Yes, the 36.9C was recorded at Lincoln on Dec 29, 1886, so possibly at little suspect?
Its 2nd highest was 34.3C on Dec 17th, 1907.

[Razor]

Extensive cloud keeping it cooler so far. Early doors but. Maybe it'll burn off. the NE is gone,thank goodness

[RichyDunedin]

28.2C here at 8.50am. Going to be a warm one.

[TonyT]

I see there was a 36.9C at Lincoln, don't know the date.

Yes, the 36.9C was recorded at Lincoln on Dec 29, 1886, so possibly at little suspect?
Its 2nd highest was 34.3C on Dec 17th, 1907.

A while back someone went through all the Lincoln data pretty carefully (it might have been Stuart Larsen, who worked with Neill Cherry, and who still works at Lincoln) so if that reading still exists in the database then it probably isn't "a little suspect" just because of its age.

[Razor]

Wowzers, it just flew up 5 degrees in the last 15 minutes at Jeffs station in Hoonhay/ Hilmorton

[dogmelon]

Is this warmth due to a one day opening for hot air to come from straya? It seems like a bit of a tease.

[melja]

My station says 37 here in Rangiora and while I don't belive its correct the two other stations in Rangiora both say 37 as well. My sensor is above grass and is fan vented tho.