General November Weather

[Razor]

Tracking similar to the airport here, 728mm year to date. My driest year in records beginning 2010 is 2015 with 1025mm, so this year is likely to be driest by a wide margin, barring some extreme rainfall in December...

If only we could have a year that "dry" down here! Half that if we are lucky but then thats the norm in terms of averages between us

[spwill]

Tracking similar to the airport here, 728mm year to date. My driest year in records beginning 2010 is 2015 with 1025mm, so this year is likely to be driest by a wide margin, barring some extreme rainfall in December...

If only we could have a year that "dry" down here! Half that if we are lucky but then thats the norm in terms of averages between us

It is more about the deviation from normal and the local impacts of this.

[Orion]

Observed some odd, raggedy clouds to the south, otherwise mostly high overcast. Wind at present WSW; 26°C.

My unscientific opinion only: almost feels like we may have thunder later.

[Razor]

If only we could have a year that "dry" down here! Half that if we are lucky but then thats the norm in terms of averages between us

It is more about the deviation from normal and the local impacts of this.

Yes my point was meant to be despite last weeks rain we are highly unlikely to reach much more than half of the average rainfall at our place for this year

311mm Year To Date in Halswell

Over at Jeffs in Hoon Hay (5km from us) he's got a pretty stark graphic on where we are at in terms of the last 5 years

[tornado]

front closing in to auckland now with light to moderate showers. but im not expecting much. wednesdays front looking a bit more better of a rain chance than todays

[Cantab03]

Thank goodness for the rain a week or so ago as it would be pretty dire right now without it. That 40mm was very timely. I see now though if Christchurch hits 24 tomorrow (likely to be 26 or higher) then Metservice pointing out it will be a heatwave with 5 days in a row at 5 degrees or higher compared to the average.

[Cyclone Tracy]

EC is hinting of another polar injected upper low cutting off in the Tasman, setting up a cyclonic barometric col next week over the NI. My November rainfall record will be smashed if it verifies.

[Razor]

EC is hinting of another polar injected upper low cutting off in the Tasman, setting up a cyclonic barometric col next week over the NI. My November rainfall record will be smashed if it verifies.

GFS on board too, could be another nice top up for parched areas like us

[JP.]

Thank goodness for the rain a week or so ago as it would be pretty dire right now without it. That 40mm was very timely. I see now though if Christchurch hits 24 tomorrow (likely to be 26 or higher) then Metservice pointing out it will be a heatwave with 5 days in a row at 5 degrees or higher compared to the average.

Metservice tipped over the 24c required just now and Jeffs @ Hoon hay is over 26c. Heatwave it is then..

[jamie]

Was the heat wave Hamilton had back in October ever made official?


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[JP.]

Was the heat wave Hamilton had back in October ever made official?


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Was it early October? Metservice records from 16-31st October only shows highs around 23c.

I guess 25-27c are more "heatwave" type temps rather than 23c hah. Regardless even Christchurch's temps although slightly warmer than normal don't feel out of place for this time of the year.

[Nev]

Was the heat wave Hamilton had back in October ever made official?

Depends on what you mean by 'official'.

Did it meet the WMO's definition of 5 consecutive days with Tmaxs 5.0C or more above its normal Oct Tmax of 18.0? Yes.
Did it get a mention by MS or NIWA? No.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Sort of a heat wave in Geraldine over the last 5 days but temperatures here are not official.
Today's maximum here was close to the 30C mark.

[jamie]

Was the heat wave Hamilton had back in October ever made official?

Depends on what you mean by 'official'.

Did it meet the WMO's definition of 5 consecutive days with Tmaxs 5.0C or more above its normal Oct Tmax of 18.0? Yes.
Did it get a mention by MS or NIWA? No.

Yea not even a mention in the monthly summary.


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[Nev]

^ To top it off, MS says in its video this morning re Chch that 'we will have qualified for our first heat-wave of the summer'?
Our second heat-wave of spring maybe?

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

I can remember years ago it was traditional for the Canterbury Show WE to be hot with North-westerlies.
I can remember Morris dancing in Oamaru in the 1990's in thirty degree temperatures.
Meanwhile it was a hot day today here in Geraldine and you could really feel the heat. Today's maximum was 29.4C.
Light winds mostly from the northerly direction but then there was the odd weak SE sea-breeze coming through.
Interesting NW cloud forms this afternoon with a nice red sunset.

[Chris W]

Soggy in Kaikoura this morning, though looks like it might ease through the day.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Southerly change wasn't much through early this morning. now back to a stiff easterly and slightly muggy conditions.
A good shower around 10 am, produced 2.5mm of rain.

[spwill]

Brighter skies here now,1mm with the front.

Models pointing to a Tasman low moving onto NZ mid next week with a good subtropical moisture feed.

[tornado]

2mm today here. looking forward for the proper rain next week.

[David]

Not enough to wet the concrete here, 0.2mm

[tornado]

OFF TOPIC A BIT BUT : i see metservice made mentioned of last years christchurch tornado. its been one year ago. now. and two years ago a tornado hit near ashburghton but metservice has not mentioned that even tho the 2018 ashburghton tornado was bigger. although it didnt do much damage. i thought they would have mentioned the tornado event. i wonder if they will mention the hail event on friday?

[tornado]

some little but heavy showers still crossing auckland atm

[Awhituobs]

been ages since we have had a strong SW wind...not used to it!

[Richard]

Rains getting quite heavy here now.
What is interesting is how all the showers around Canterbury are drifting in different directions. One heavy one south of Timaru