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Archive Library => 2015 => Archives => June => Topic started by: JennyLeez on June 25, 2015, 12:00:06 PM
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Another bone-chilling start for the Mackenzie Basin Thursday.
MetService said the temperature at Pukaki fell to -15.7C overnight, after having dropped to -19.8C on Tuesday morning, while the temperature at Mt Cook airfield fell to -12.5C overnight.
Parts of Central Otago were also well below freezing early on Thursday, with Alexandra down to -8C and Queenstown showing -6C.
Christchurch was easily the coldest of the major centres, recording -4C.
A good collection of photos here:
Snow Pic of a Freezing Week. (http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/pictures-frost-and-snow-pics-a-freezing-nz-week)
I found these stats in my travels.
Niwa figures showing the 10 lowest temperatures recorded in New Zealand up to Wednesday:
-25.6 1903 Ranfurly, Central Otago
-21.6 1995 Ophir, Central Otago
-21 2015 Omarama
-19.8 2015 Pukaki Aerodrome
-19.7 1943 Ophir, Central Otago
-18.9 1878 Bealey, Canterbury
-18.6 1939 Manorburn Dam, Central Otago
-18.3 1918 Ranfurly, Central Otago
-17.9 1968 Omarama
-17.5 1930 Manorburn Dam, Central Otago
Cheers
Jenny
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Snow Pic of a Freezing Week.[/url]
I found these stats in my travels.
Niwa figures showing the 10 lowest temperatures recorded in New Zealand up to Wednesday:
-25.6 1903 Ranfurly, Central Otago
-21.6 1995 Ophir, Central Otago
-21 2015 Omarama
-19.8 2015 Pukaki Aerodrome
-19.7 1943 Ophir, Central Otago
-18.9 1878 Bealey, Canterbury
-18.6 1939 Manorburn Dam, Central Otago
-18.3 1918 Ranfurly, Central Otago
-17.9 1968 Omarama
-17.5 1930 Manorburn Dam, Central Otago
Cheers
Jenny
Unfortunately they haven't analysed their own data properly - at least these 3 should be in the list with appropriate adjustments made:
-19.5 1995 (July 03) Omarama
-19.1 2002 (June 20) Omarama
-18.1 2002 (June 22) Omarama
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