Warmest NZ Town

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 21/09/2004 19:20

TV1 weather asked people on the street, where is the warmest spot in NZ?
Everyone answered Nelson.

Answer, Mechanics Bay in central Auckland. Annual average maximum 19.5C, min 12.3C. No air frost ever recorded, but there is an average of 5 ground frosts per annum. Nelson by the way averages 38 air frosts a year and 90 ground frosts.

Also Nelson averages 2440 hrs of bright sunshine per annum, Mechanics Bay 2000hrs.

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Tue 21/09/2004 19:37

NZstorm wrote:TV1 weather asked people on the street, where is the warmest spot in NZ?
Everyone answered Nelson.

Answer, Mechanics Bay in central Auckland. Annual average maximum 19.5C, min 12.3C. No air frost ever recorded, but there is an average of 5 ground frosts per annum. Nelson by the way averages 38 air frosts a year and 90 ground frosts.

Also Nelson averages 2440 hrs of bright sunshine per annum, Mechanics Bay 2000hrs.

I Have heard before that Nelson is has the most sunshine (hours) in New Zealand

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Tue 21/09/2004 20:05

I think the best Climate in NZ is found along the coastal Bay of Plenty. It dose not catch the Southerly like Gisbourne and HawkesBay and dose not have the cool winter that Nelson gets also it's far enough North to get the high summer Dew points which = balmy nights.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 21/09/2004 20:06

It is actually Blenium, then Nelson, followed by Whakatane/Tuaranga and then Napier. Tekapo also ranks up there amoungst the sunniest spots in NZ.

I Have heard before that Nelson is has the most sunshine (hours) in New Zealand

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Tue 21/09/2004 20:15

One of the worst must be the west of Auckland with the SW

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 21/09/2004 20:26

Sunshine in the Auckland region

Pukekohe 1854hrs
Auckland airport 2140hrs
Auckland CBD 2102hrs
Whenuapai 2057hrs
Liegh 2108hrs

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Tue 21/09/2004 20:29

When did we last get an average of 2100 Hours?

NZstorm wrote:Sunshine in the Auckland region

Pukekohe 1854hrs
Auckland airport 2140hrs
Auckland CBD 2102hrs
Whenuapai 2057hrs
Liegh 2108hrs

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Tue 21/09/2004 20:41

When did we last get an average of 2100 Hours?

You will have to check the NIWA figures for recent years.

So far this year we have recorded 1444hrs in Auckland. Compare that to Tauranga 1638hrs, Welliwood 1372hrs, and Christchurch 1408hrs.
Info from todays NZ herald.

those figures to 19/09/04.

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Tue 21/09/2004 21:30

Of the 4 main centres, Dunedin was the warmest (I Think) in 2001 or 2002 of a maximum temperature of 36C.

This is just off the cuff, i have to console my weather diarries.

Jordan near Motueka wasn't mentioned

JohnGaul
NZTS

TonyT · Unread post by **TonyT** » Tue 21/09/2004 21:37

NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Of the 4 main centres, Dunedin was the warmest (I Think) in 2001 or 2002 of a maximum temperature of 36C.

This is just off the cuff, i have to console my weather diarries.

Jordan near Motueka wasn't mentioned

JohnGaul
NZTS

Jordan is in the Awatere Valley in Marlborough. Joint holder of the 42 degree record maximum. Motueka is quite possibly sunnier than Nelson city.

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Wed 22/09/2004 07:59

TonyT wrote:
NZ Thunderstorm Soc wrote:Of the 4 main centres, Dunedin was the warmest (I Think) in 2001 or 2002 of a maximum temperature of 36C.

This is just off the cuff, i have to console my weather diarries.

Jordan near Motueka wasn't mentioned

JohnGaul
NZTS
Jordan is in the Awatere Valley in Marlborough. Joint holder of the 42 degree record maximum. Motueka is quite possibly sunnier than Nelson city.

I remember a couple of years ago Daefirld recorded 45 C, was this not an offical recording?

Manukau heads obs · Wed 22/09/2004 08:53

ohh, its a windy day in the auckland area today michael!
swer building here, been gusts to 43 knots already

TonyT · Unread post by **TonyT** » Wed 22/09/2004 09:30

03 Stormchaser wrote:I remember a couple of years ago Daefirld recorded 45 C, was this not an offical recording?

It was early this year, around the first week of January I think, and there was extensive discussion of it in this forum - use the search function and read all about. No, it wasnt an official reading, and it was eventually corrected downwards.

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Wed 22/09/2004 13:13

TonyT wrote:
03 Stormchaser wrote:I remember a couple of years ago Daefirld recorded 45 C, was this not an offical recording?
It was early this year, around the first week of January I think, and there was extensive discussion of it in this forum - use the search function and read all about. No, it wasnt an official reading, and it was eventually corrected downwards.

Yeah you are right was this year,

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