Extreme heat Eastern SI 21 December 2015

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Extreme heat Eastern SI 21 December 2015

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sitting on 34.9 in Rangitata, I see Timaru has almost made it to it's December record too
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Look at how the NWer has failed to penetrate through to ground level in Blenheim. They're still 25 odd.
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Blenheim still only 26C with easterly breeze. If the NW arrives too late Met's forecast will be well off the mark.
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29.4c in the western bays, our temps always have a big variation against a taupo forecast, but we are at a higher altitude and very sheltered from anything other than a north west-north east flow.
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Just peaked at 38° flat in Rolleston.
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Just hit the expected high of 34C at chch airport.
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Yes in Rolleston... 38 degrees a bit hot to be walking around a factory!
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Unless its an ice cream factory.
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Spies tell me Rangiora just topped 40?
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Razor wrote:Spies tell me Rangiora just topped 40?
And the moon is made of green cheese?
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Rolly 39.6 at 14:27, dropping now.
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Razor wrote:Spies tell me Rangiora just topped 40?
Thats known as the "Sun Temp", where you put your thermometer in the sun for best accuracy. Har har.
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One of those days when the air feels warm as it goes into the lungs 8)
Business is brisk at the bird-baths.
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Dunedin City was at 34.6C half an hour ago, previous December record was 32.2C
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Christchurch Aero currently 35.8. The "official" site. (edited to 3:20pm). Offically the December record I understand?
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Re: Extreme heat Eastern SI 21 December 2015

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Separate topic status today I reckon, for future searches etc
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Re: Extreme heat Eastern SI 21 December 2015

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Christchurch Botanic Gardens tipped 32C just before 2pm. Dropped to 30C then back up to 30.6C ~4:30pm.

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Well both my station and a very good one down the road and my car that's been under trees all day all said 40C at on point here in Rangiora but hey what would we know, people outside the area always know best aye.
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melja wrote:Well both my station and a very good one down the road and my car that's been under trees all day all said 40C at on point here in Rangiora but hey what would we know, people outside the area always know best aye.
Yes it will be interesting to see the final official washup on today. Given ChCh Aero has touched on 36, 4 degrees more than Botanic Gardens, it is not unreasonable to believe that 40 could have been nudged somewhere.

I certainly noticed a substantial difference between leaving Rolleston at the unofficial 38 to arriving back in town, NW breeze very prominent in Rolly, but NE still puffing through town.
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Re: Extreme heat Eastern SI 21 December 2015

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Here is a list of the December maximums over 32deg at the Botanic Gardens since the record starts in 1863:

Dec-1975 35
Dec-94 33.8
Dec-1872 33.5
Dec-35 33.3
Dec-1915 33.1
Dec-1916 33.1
Dec-37 32.8
Dec-2010 32.8
Dec-55 32.7
Dec-97 32.7
Dec-23 32.6
Dec-62 32.6
Dec-1907 32.2
Dec-1912 32.2
Dec-30 32.2
Dec-88 32
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Re: Extreme heat Eastern SI 21 December 2015

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Topped out at 32deg here,we were at Ashworth Beach till 2.00pm where it felt warmer than here, so would say 35-36deg at least down there.
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Metservice has confirmed 36.1 maximum for ChCh Aero as new record
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Re: Extreme heat Eastern SI 21 December 2015

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Here is the list for Chch Airport, record started in 1953

Dec-75 35.4
Dec-94 33.5
Dec-10 32.8
Dec-07 32.8
Dec-62 32.6

So 1975 was the previous hottest day at the airport, and looks like (based on the graph above) remains the record for the Gardens. Interesting that back then both Gardens and Airport recorded almost identical temperatures, yet this time around the Airport is markedly warmer then the Gardens. Over the the last 40 years there has been a lot more development at the Airport which would tend to raise temperatures there, while the Gardens site has become more closed in with tree growth (tending to make it cooler).

36.1 would also be the third warmest day (in any month) recorded at the Airport. Only February 1973 (the infamous 40+ day) and February 1982 were warmer.
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And yet it's only 19 at the beach with a south-easterly :rolleyes:

I was working by the airport today and was nice to have a hot day without the gusty stuff and clear skies :B
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See my note above re the easterly today, it was noticeably cooler in town compared to Rolleston, which like the airport has been far enough inland to avoid the sea breeze today. A notably hot NW breeze out there. The NW has not made to the CBD town today, must have been right on the boundary. I note its struggled to reach even 20 at New Brighton today. Quite a remarkable differential
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