Hot or Warm 2nd 3rd 4th February

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Mon 03/02/2020 06:26

melja wrote: ↑Mon 03/02/2020 05:19 Air thick with smoke from the Ashley fire this morning, can see it blowing in the streetlights, bits of ash falling. Orange glow in that direction

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Hope that fire's extinguished quickly, melja.
A report in this link below:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/ ... r-rangiora

In Ashburton at present: around 24deg., moderate northerly breeze, sky looks clearer than yesterday.

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Mon 03/02/2020 07:14

Willoughby wrote: ↑Sun 02/02/2020 19:54 25.2C at Chatham Island aerodrome today. Is that a record?

I think Chatham Aero's all time 'legitimate' record since records began there in 1999 is 26.0C in Jan 2013, followed by 25.9C in Jan 2018. Note though that the airport appears to record much higher temps than previous older sites around Chatham Island going back to 1878 (no data from 1915 to 1938).

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 03/02/2020 09:15

I see Napier is already back near 30. Only 33 forecast there which is interesting considering they are not far from it just after 9am

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melja · Unread post by **melja** » Mon 03/02/2020 09:17

3 fires now in the Ashley River.

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Awhituobs · Unread post by **Awhituobs** » Mon 03/02/2020 11:50

sea breeze at Napier has cooled the temperature down from 33c that it did get too, I see

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Mon 03/02/2020 14:38

Nev wrote: ↑Mon 03/02/2020 07:14
Willoughby wrote: ↑Sun 02/02/2020 19:54 25.2C at Chatham Island aerodrome today. Is that a record?
I think Chatham Aero's all time 'legitimate' record since records began there in 1999 is 26.0C in Jan 2013, followed by 25.9C in Jan 2018. Note though that the airport appears to record much higher temps than previous older sites around Chatham Island going back to 1878 (no data from 1915 to 1938).

MS 2pm obs showing 26.1C at Chatham Aero today.

Awhituobs · Unread post by **Awhituobs** » Mon 03/02/2020 14:44

wow, that is hot for there surely
26.5c here only in comparison, currently

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Mon 03/02/2020 14:59

33 here breezy northwest

Edit...35 now

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Mon 03/02/2020 17:42

Saw Whakatane Aero up to at least 36.1C earlier today, so another North Island record smashed.
Its previous all time record since records began in 1975 was 33.3C in Jan 2019, followed by 33.1C in Jan 1993.

Achten · Unread post by **Achten** » Mon 03/02/2020 17:45

36.8 was my max today recorded at 15:00 hrs

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Mon 03/02/2020 17:46

Nev wrote:Saw Whakatane Aero up to at least 36.1C earlier today, so another North Island record smashed.
Its previous all time record since records began in 1975 was 33.3C in Jan 2019, followed by 33.1C in Jan 1993.

Wow that’s impressive

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Captain Salty · Unread post by **Captain Salty** » Mon 03/02/2020 18:11

Currently a glider at 5000 metres over Ashburton Lakes. Looks to have been as far north as inland Napier today, crossing Cook Strait twice.

Razor · Unread post by **Razor** » Mon 03/02/2020 19:59

Captain Salty wrote: ↑Mon 03/02/2020 18:11 Currently a glider at 5000 metres over Ashburton Lakes. Looks to have been as far north as inland Napier today, crossing Cook Strait twice.

That's Terry Delore, attempting a new record. He looks to be nailing it too

tornado · Unread post by **tornado** » Mon 03/02/2020 20:42

apparntly inland areas of north island got to 40C today. got to 29.5 here in auckland

Awhituobs · Unread post by **Awhituobs** » Mon 03/02/2020 21:25

probably someones car reading?

cbm · Unread post by **cbm** » Mon 03/02/2020 21:28

If Whakatane airport could get above 36 then than 40 might have been possible in isolated spots? This PWS got close. Nearly a 30degree range!

https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/IGISBORN10

I didn't realise till I checked now that I got to 32.6 today. No wonder the house was so hot tonight.

Nev · Unread post by **Nev** » Mon 03/02/2020 21:34

That's probably the PWS that WeatherWatch are talking about…

https://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/ ... 40c-inland

Awhituobs · Unread post by **Awhituobs** » Mon 03/02/2020 21:44

is the temperature sensor housed in a proper screen? what weather station type?

JP. · Unread post by **JP.** » Mon 03/02/2020 21:46

Another uncomfortable night in Christchurch, still the warmest place in NZ with 26c at 9.45pm with 45% Humidity

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Mon 03/02/2020 22:25

Hot in Geraldine.
We peaked at 36C.
34C at Barkers

cbm · Unread post by **cbm** » Mon 03/02/2020 22:29

Awhituobs wrote: ↑Mon 03/02/2020 21:44 is the temperature sensor housed in a proper screen? what weather station type?

https://www.google.com/maps/place/38°38 ... °41'24.0"E

This puts it up on the ridge, but those co-ordinates may be a little off. The bottom that bowl where the road is would get very warm in Summer.

Simon Culling · Unread post by **Simon Culling** » Tue 04/02/2020 00:54

I have followed the campaign of Philip Duncan with interest over the years, but the link above (on Nev's post) poses a question. Whilst I understand the point he makes about a lack of data sharing (for free) by both MetService + NIWA, an answer to a comment on the above linked article on the Weatherwatch site refers to a reading of 40°C at a station on 'their' network that they do not make generally available for 'free'. Is this not the pot calling the kettle black?

I love the argument about 'official' versus 'standardised'. It did make me chuckle.

Awhituobs · Unread post by **Awhituobs** » Tue 04/02/2020 05:57

this whole IBM thing..its just wunderground data (IBM purchased wunderground then runined it basicly, removing lots of services and free stuff)..and this whole they verfied..its not like they physicaly have inspected the siting of the station surely?

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 04/02/2020 06:58

The 850mb temperature over the Gisborn region was around 22C yesterday. So the 40C reading was 18C warmer than the 850mb which is stretching it but possible. But I can't comment on that particular weather station.

midgrove · Unread post by **midgrove** » Tue 04/02/2020 07:31

RE 40 degree temp claim. I saw that claim on Radio NZ, its shame that they have succumbed to sensational clickbait headlines as well.
At least it wasn't claimed to be "official".
It wouldn't be too hard for a follower of weather watch to post a suspect reading to confirm such a sensational forecast

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