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Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2022 06:41
by Awhituobs
another windy westerly night here
enough to drive u crazy
back to being over 2c warmer than average, July at 1.8c above average here currently, which means Auckland must be heading for one of its warmest July,s on record?
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2022 11:55
by spwill
A different July to last year which was particularly sunny and dry here, this year cloudy and particularly wet.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2022 16:56
by Richard
So nice to have had a NW wind today after so many gloomy days. Next is looking like a few more after a wet cold weekend coming up
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2022 18:29
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
I noticed that MS mentioned a possibility of thunderstorms this evening around here???
Totally fine here with some flat cloud around???
One of the most unlikely conditions for thunderstorms to form especially this time of year.
Maybe we might get a bolt out of the blue or the dark
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2022 19:07
by Meangreen
I've seen a flash of lightning over Taiaroa Head just a few minutes ago. Following on from a decent shower passing over Dunedin.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Fri 29/07/2022 23:10
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
Overcast overnight with a bit of drizzle early this morning but clearing away to become a fine and sunny day.
Some scattered mid-range cloud layers moving east this afternoon but harmless skies. 13.4C for today.
Fine evening. Not much wind.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Sat 30/07/2022 11:56
by David
Beautiful day, not something we’re used to lately! Sunny 16C, feeling almost like Spring
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Sat 30/07/2022 12:20
by Awhituobs
yes, weather today is like better than I expected
nearly 17c here
its almost like this new system developing in the tasman has suppressed any activity ahead of it over the north island
I am at 1.8c above "average" for July...which is a lot as the winter months tend to be not as variable for temperature I find?
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Sat 30/07/2022 15:44
by David
Used this good weather to install my new VP2 tipping mechanism and new “aerocone”. Used a spade and a bubble level indicator (the larger one to the right of the spoon) to also do a little adjustment since it wasn’t perfectly level (the tiny built in one cracked and leaked many years ago)
Hopefully plenty of rain in August to do a new set of manual gauge comparisons
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Sat 30/07/2022 16:04
by cbm
David wrote:Beautiful day, not something we’re used to lately! Sunny 16C, feeling almost like Spring
Same here, been up to 17.5 and sun almost the whole time. Today was meant to be rain all day going by forecast only 2-3 days ago.
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Re: General July Weather
Posted: Sat 30/07/2022 16:06
by cbm
David wrote:Used this good weather to install my new VP2 tipping mechanism and new “aerocone”. Used a spade and a bubble level indicator (the larger one to the right of the spoon) to also do a little adjustment since it wasn’t perfectly level (the tiny built in one cracked and leaked many years ago)
Hopefully plenty of rain in August to do a new set of manual gauge comparisons
That design is different to my 2017 model, mine has two cups in a seasaw arrangement.
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Re: General July Weather
Posted: Sat 30/07/2022 16:13
by cbm
Awhituobs wrote:yes, weather today is like better than I expected
nearly 17c here
its almost like this new system developing in the tasman has suppressed any activity ahead of it over the north island
I am at 1.8c above "average" for July...which is a lot as the winter months tend to be not as variable for temperature I find?
According to NIWA maps a large area is over 2C above average. Had no frost for whole July here and the passionfruit vine is actively growing.
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Re: General July Weather
Posted: Sat 30/07/2022 17:23
by David
cbm wrote: ↑Sat 30/07/2022 16:06
That design is different to my 2017 model, mine has two cups in a seasaw arrangement.
Yep that was the standard one until the new single spoon mechanism was released in mid 2019. My station is over 12 years old, the new part is compatible and it's pretty easy to switch out the old for the new
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Sat 30/07/2022 22:54
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
After a frost overnight, thick high cloud moved across and remained all day with it cold and gloomy. Only 6.1C for today.
Came onto rain finally after 9pm, with a bit of a SW blowing. 2.9mm for today.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Sat 30/07/2022 22:58
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
cbm wrote: ↑Sat 30/07/2022 16:13
Had no frost for whole July here and the passionfruit vine is actively growing.
Nice passionfruit vine.
Like our one last summer. Now looking a bit pathetic with a frostcloth covering it on fine winter nights.
We have it on a sunny side of the house along a brick wall which heats up even on sunny winter days. it does well there in summer.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Sun 31/07/2022 10:19
by David
Seeing better rain readings now, 7.1 manual vs 6.4 on the VP2 this morning. The gauges aren’t right next to each other so that could well be within margins of error (and 6.4 lines up with nearby stations too
)
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Sun 31/07/2022 11:32
by Richard
Looking like we will end the month with 142.2mm of rain for the month.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Sun 31/07/2022 20:29
by David
The coolest day of the month today, 13.8C max.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Sun 31/07/2022 21:24
by NZ Thunderstorm Soc
July's weather from Geraldine:
218.2mm of rain for the month over 19 days.
Wettest day was Tuesday the 12th when 60.3mm of rain was recorded.
Maximum temperature was 15.4C (5th and 18th)
Lowest temperature was minus 4.6C, the morning of the 17th.
Lowest maximum was 5.9C on the 12th
Highest minimum was 6.3C on the morning of the 27tth.
12 frosts were recorded.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Mon 01/08/2022 16:25
by Nev
232mm for the month here.
Some notable July 2022 rainfall totals from MS...
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Mon 01/08/2022 17:11
by Andy
July's weather from Alexandra
68.6 mm of rain for the month over 11 days.
Wettest day was Tuesday the 18th when 18mm of rain was recorded.
Maximum temperature was 16.1C (5th)
Lowest temperature was minus 5.8C, the morning of the 11th.
Lowest maximum was 1.9C on the 7th
Highest minimum was 5C on the morning of the 18th.
25 frosts were recorded.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Mon 01/08/2022 19:24
by Richard
July's weather for Medbury
142.2mm of rain for the month.
Wettest day was the 12th when 28mm of rain.
Maximum temperature was 18 C (19th)
Lowest temperature was -4.9 C, the morning of the 7 th.
Lowest maximum was 5.5 C on the 11th
Highest minimum was 10.2C on the morning of the 18th.
10 mornings below zero temps were recorded.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Mon 01/08/2022 20:15
by Nev
July 2022 was one of NZ's wettest July's on record for most places. It was, however, also relatively warm, particularly for the North Island.
Jul 2022 Climate Anomaly Maps ℅ NIWA.png
Preliminary stats for the main centres:
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July 2021 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 16.3 +1.8 10.1 +2.8 13.2 +2.3 257 187% 123 93%
Tauranga Aero * 16.0 +1.5 9.0 +2.9 12.5 +2.2 271 210%
Hamilton Aero * 15.2 +1.4 6.5 +2.9 10.9 +2.2 229 177% 107 85%
Wellington, Kelburn 12.3 +0.9 7.3 +1.0 9.8 +0.9 294 214% 106 89%
Christchurch Aero 11.1 +0.2 1.7 +1.1 6.4 +0.6 310 479% 108 85%
Dunedin, Musselburgh 10.7 +0.7 4.4 +1.3 7.5 +1.0 235 412% 91 83%
Greymouth Aero 12.8 +0.7 5.7 +1.6 9.2 +1.1 346 174% 80 75%
* Sunshine from Ruakura (missing 2 days). * Tauranga missing 1 day's rainfall & temp data.
Most notably July 2022 was Christchurch's wettest all-time month from records since 1864, Dunedin, Musselburgh's wettest July and 2nd wettest all-time month from records since 1918, and Wellington, Kelburn's wettest July from records since 1928.
It was also Auckland, Mangere's 2nd warmest and 2nd wettest July from records since 1959 (only July 1998 was both warmer and wetter), Tauranga Aero's equal warmest July (with 2000)* from records since 1913, and Hamilton Aero's 3rd-equal warmest and 3rd wettest July from records since 1971 and 1935 respectively.
Re: General July Weather
Posted: Tue 02/08/2022 17:28
by Nev
MS's quick review of July...
MetService July 2022 Brief Summary – Rainfall records smashed
Rainfall records were smashed in many regions during July, due to frequent Lows spawning out of the Tasman Sea. Timaru, Christchurch and Blenheim all recorded their wettest month on record (at any time of year), with a State of Emergency being declared for flooding in Pleasant Point/Temuka Ward on the 20th. It was the wettest July on record for Levin, Palmerston North, Masterton, Wellington (Kelburn), Wanaka and Dunedin, with the Kelburn record particularly notable in observations since 1927. It was the second wettest July on record for Kerikeri (with 572 mm of rain recorded!), Auckland, Whitianga, Rotorua, Taumarunui, Nelson, Ashburton and Oamaru.
Above average monthly temperatures were recorded across the North Island and upper South Island, while closer to average monthly temperatures were observed elsewhere in the South Island. However, a monthly average doesn’t capture the significant snowfall seen last month – we’ve seen the best snow in a decade at higher elevations, with multiple, heavy snowfalls affecting the South Island.
