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Re: General November Weather
Posted: Fri 30/11/2018 20:26
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Apparently there was a 'terrifying twister' funnel cloud reported near Roxburgh, this afternoon as reported by the ODT.
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Fri 30/11/2018 20:49
by jamie
Supposed to be going on a fishing charter out of Tauranga tomorrow at 7am for a stag do. Going to be wild out there if we get out of the harbour.
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Re: General November Weather
Posted: Fri 30/11/2018 21:30
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
jamie wrote: ↑Fri 30/11/2018 20:49
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I would rather send it by Beanstalk as you may get higher reception this depending on how high the beanstalk does grow...but back to the weather.
I wouldn't go out, if I was you, as a lot of people get caught out in situations like this, like today, who would go and climb Aorangi/Mt. Cook this time of year, even though they say they are 'experienced', when the risk of avalanches are quite high?
If it's a 'stag do', I would be cautious.
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Fri 30/11/2018 21:31
by snowchaser01
Mt Hutt is reporting 2m of snow since they closed. A picture is included on their Facebook post of snow deeper than a ute!!
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Fri 30/11/2018 22:05
by Richard
Maybe it was a snow microburst just where that ute was parked
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Fri 30/11/2018 22:27
by Dean.
snowchaser01 wrote: ↑Fri 30/11/2018 21:31
Mt Hutt is reporting 2m of snow since they closed. A picture is included on their Facebook post of snow deeper than a ute!!
Yep 2 metres since they closed in October...a snow groomer back on the mountain to cut a track through to the summit for summer maintenance
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Fri 30/11/2018 23:01
by snowchaser01
Dean. wrote: ↑Fri 30/11/2018 22:27
snowchaser01 wrote: ↑Fri 30/11/2018 21:31
Mt Hutt is reporting 2m of snow since they closed. A picture is included on their Facebook post of snow deeper than a ute!!
Yep 2 metres since they closed in October...a snow groomer back on the mountain to cut a track through to the summit for summer maintenance
Thanks for posting that Dean, was on the go so wasn't able to. Quite incredible scenes for now.. less than 1 hour away from summer!
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Sat 01/12/2018 00:31
by 03Stormchaser
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Sat 01/12/2018 05:51
by Richard
A funnel would be a very rare sight in the central Otago i would imagine
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Sat 01/12/2018 06:40
by Nev
There's a bit more footage and info in the Otago Daily Times article. Note that the original video was shot by ODT photographer Linda Robertson's son, Bradley Robertson, as the pair drove from Wanaka to Dunedin.
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-o ... ight-skies
Richard wrote: ↑Sat 01/12/2018 05:51
A funnel would be a very rare sight in the central Otago i would imagine
There's been a few damaging tornadoes reported in the past in places like Cromwell and Bannockburn. Central Otago also get a few dust-devils, which are often misreported as tornadoes.
Edit: Updated story.
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Sat 01/12/2018 08:31
by NZstorm
Landspout funnel there.
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Sat 01/12/2018 09:01
by mattyj46
Third day in a row there is a Severe Thunderstorm watch for the Southland area , doesn't happen too often particularly with Invercargill included
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Sat 01/12/2018 09:26
by Cyclone Tracy
November stats
Month - Daily mean temp 17.0c (1.3c above normal), Rainfall 85mm (30mm above local average)
Year to date: Mean temp 16.2c (1.3c above normal) 1220mm, (150mm above local normal)
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Sat 01/12/2018 11:18
by David
November stats from my station:
Mean temperature = 15.9C
Mean daily max = 20.4C
Mean daily min = 11.7C
Highest temperature = 24.2C (28th)
Lowest temperature = 6.9C (20th)
Rainfall = 116mm
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Sat 01/12/2018 14:01
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Total rainfall for the month was 227.7mm over 17 days. 1135.9mm for year sofa.
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Sat 01/12/2018 14:16
by Nev
A warm start to a fairly unsettled month, with exceptional rainfalls for Otago and south Canterbury.
Nov 2018 Climate Anomaly Maps ℅ NIWA.gif
Some very preliminary Nov 2018 figures for the main centres:
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Nov 2018 Average Temps, Rainfall, Sunshine and departures from 1981-2010 normals ℅ NIWA
Site T-max °C T-min °C T-mean °C Rain mm Sun hrs
Auckland, Mangere 20.6 +1.2 12.7 -0.1 16.7 +0.6 96 147% 200 104%
Auckland Aero 20.2 +0.7 12.7 -0.1 16.4 +0.2 98 137%
Tauranga Aero 20.4 +0.3 12.3 +0.6 16.4 +0.5 113 152% 222 99%
Hamilton Aero 20.4 +0.5 9.7 +0.2 15.0 +0.3 92 103%
Hamilton, Ruakura 21.6 +1.7 9.6 -0.3 15.6 +0.7 79 85% 189 100%
Wellington, Kelburn 17.2 +0.7 11.0 +0.7 14.1 +0.7 132 135% 180 86%
Christchurch Aero 18.4 -0.5 8.4 +0.4 13.4 -0.1 103 223% 213 95%
Dunedin, Musselburgh 15.9 -0.2 9.5 +0.9 12.7 +0.3 155 275% 184 110%
Greymouth Aero 17.3 +0.8 10.0 +0.5 13.7 +0.7 224 114% 218 131%
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Thu 06/12/2018 10:10
by RWood
Wellington total sun was 180, well below average. 2018 will be the 3rd consecutive year with sub-par sunshine here. I see NIWA's Spring summary is available but not November…?! -any ideas Nev?
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Thu 06/12/2018 13:24
by Nev
Thanks Rupert. Have updated Wellington and Christchurch's sunshine, which is more than I can say for NWIA's
November National Climate Summary out now.
Re: General November Weather
Posted: Thu 06/12/2018 15:06
by RWood
Thanks Nev - looks as if they have updated the CliFlo dailies for those sites now, so the monthly totals will be OK when the stats. summary comes out later.