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Summary for the Week 1st of August to 7th of August 2016
Week's Summary compiled from 104 Member Weather Stations.
A much colder week compared to last. 10 stations recorded -5.0°C or under. Castle Hill was by far the coldest with -9.8°C followed by
Arrowtown -7.2
Arthurs Pass -7.0
Clyde -6.1
Waikouaiti Coastal -5.7
Rosedale -5.6
Fairfield -5.4
Barrhill -5.4
Ta Anau -5.2
Bishopdale -5.0
High gusts and wind runs were also recorded but not quite as strong as last week. Around a third of our stations recorded gusts over 50km/per hr but no recordings over 100km/per hr. Our windy west coast stations, Dargaville, Awhitu, Wiritoa, Korokoro, Kapiti Coast and Parakai Airport all recorded high wind runs with Mahia, Nuhaka and Wairoa taking a battering over the weekend.
| Condition | Record | | Location |
| Maximum Temp | 21.8 | | Omokoroa |
| Minimum Temp | -9.8 | | Castle Hill |
| Lowest Maximum | 1.1 | | Arthur's Pass |
| Highest Minimum | 13.2 | | Red Beach |
| NZLW Average Temp | 11.9 | | |
| Highest Daily Rainfall | 100.6 | | Whangawehi |
| Maximum Wind Gust | 97.0 | | Tarurutangi |
| Minimum Wind Gust | 6.5 | | Ruakura, Hamilton |
| Max Avg Wind Speed | 75.9 | | Dargaville |
| Min Avg Wind Speed | 1.4 | | Ruakura, Hamilton |
| Highest Wind Run | 1008.6 | | Dargaville |
| Lowest Wind Run | 2.7 | | Waitakere |
| Maximum Pressure | 1024.0 | | Winton |
| Minimum Pressure | 989.9 | | Westport |
Provided by: Local New Zealand Weather Stations (http://www.localweather.net.nz/smf/nzlwf-member-historical-data/86)
The data used in this Report is contributed by Member Stations.
NZLWF accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of Member's Data.