Weather Chat - Shoutbox Content History August 2014

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 22nd August 2014

•   gabba: Been sleeting here on and off all night since about 5pm. Don't think there has been a lot of rain with it. Currently 3c
 August 22, 2014, 12:05:54 AM

•   intrepid: Been a very cold night...currently raining and its 5degs
 August 22, 2014, 06:54:16 AM

•   Phil: Wet and cold , 5 degrees
 August 22, 2014, 07:38:56 AM

•   mark: 1.6c and sunny
 August 22, 2014, 08:13:16 AM

•   Wolfie33: A cool 6° in Opotiki, scattered cloud & calm. Sun up brought a bit of a pink tinge.
 August 22, 2014, 08:18:34 AM

•   ato2: Lovely sunny morning in New Plymouth, SE has dropped back.
 August 22, 2014, 08:35:49 AM

•   ato2: Sunny all day
 August 22, 2014, 01:42:09 PM

•   David: same here
 August 22, 2014, 02:21:16 PM

•   David: A chilly 1.5C start this morning
 August 22, 2014, 02:21:58 PM

•   ato2: Pleasant in Sun but not so in the shadows- the wind though very light is now directly S and even a slight puff is character building
 August 22, 2014, 04:48:47 PM

•   JennyLeez: Overcast with a cold southerly for the 3rd day in a row over on the east coast. A high of 10 was reached in Wairoa today    I will be pleased when this passes as my wood pile is decreasing fast.
 August 22, 2014, 07:02:55 PM

•   mark: 5.4c and cloudy in chch
 August 22, 2014, 08:47:51 PM

•   TonyC: At a balmy 8.7° at Port Robinson. Higher than most of yesterday. My woodpile is diminishing too. 24hr Logfires for the past 3 days.
 August 22, 2014, 10:39:28 PM

•   TonyC: Good for the electricity bill though as the wetback is producing volume of hot water,,,!!
 August 22, 2014, 10:41:05 PM

•   ato2: Just back from a play. Coolish out, clear, direct S breeze, 5 degrees
 August 22, 2014, 11:58:10 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 24th August 2014

•   intrepid: What a brilliant night sky out there this morning.  Almost got the camera out...!
 Today at 05:57:28 AM

•   Wolfie33: Opotiki - Great start, clear blue above, cloud banks out East up the coast, calm & 6.7°
 Today at 07:54:30 AM

•   mark: 7.3c and cloudy in chch
 Today at 08:42:07 AM

•   ato2: New Plymouth: 11 degrees, blue skies, warmth in Sun, SE has dropped right back
 Today at 08:52:46 AM

•   Phil: Cloudy and cool, 9 degrees
 Today at 09:43:22 AM

•   David: another stunning day here
 Today at 12:30:56 PM

•   ato2: Been a very nice run of Sun lately
 Today at 01:00:38 PM

•   JennyLeez: Another cold bleak day in Wairoa. This past week has been the coldest 3rd week of August for years. Temps should be up around 20, 21, 22 and instead the daily highs have been between 12 - 16.
 Today at 01:24:26 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 27th August 2014

•   mark: -1.5c and clear
August 27, 2014, 06:04:42 AM

•   Phil: Cloudy and cool, calm 5 degrees
August 27, 2014, 07:37:33 AM

•   Wolfie33: Great start in Opotiki, cool calm & clear. Overnight low 3.3° now 12, distant cloud banks to the NE.
August 27, 2014, 08:40:26 AM

•   Wolfie33: Kingfisher sitting on the neighbors rotary w/line, so we might be in for some damp sometime soon
August 27, 2014, 09:15:45 AM

•   ato2: Fine and sunny in New Plymouth, 13 degrees at the moment, light SE. Time to knock the lawns on the head again
August 27, 2014, 10:47:31 AM

•   JennyLeez: Another day of cold and gray. Been like this for weeks now. Certainly not a normal August for us in Wairoa. Think I will move to New Plymouth as ato2 usually = 'Fine and Sunny'
August 27, 2014, 11:15:05 AM

•   intrepid: its cold...9.3degs..and my toes are cold!
August 27, 2014, 11:15:28 AM

•   David: A mix of cloudy patches and sunny periods again for Auckland
August 27, 2014, 11:16:56 AM

•   David: completely cloudy now...
August 27, 2014, 01:44:12 PM

•   ato2: Beautiful sunny weather all day, 16 degrees in New Plymouth- was out in Waitara and it felt warmer than that
August 27, 2014, 06:59:52 PM

•   JennyLeez: Valerie, here is a comparison against last August. You will see why we are complaining some: [link]
August 27, 2014, 08:18:30 PM

•   bett: Fogged in on Norfolk Island today and tonight.  lucky no planes were due today. Humidity 98% tonight and warmer 17` see my photo below  [link]
August 27, 2014, 09:50:13 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 29th August 2014

•   intrepid: 2.9degs and calm and clear
 Today at 05:54:56 AM

•   intrepid: New high pressure record...1038.3HPa.
 Today at 07:31:35 AM

•   Phil: Fine and sunny 5 degrees
 Today at 08:00:08 AM

•   David: Wellington is on 1036 hPa, you might need a small barometer calibration there intrepid...   
 Today at 08:02:42 AM

•   David: A rather grey looking start here
 Today at 08:03:06 AM

•   Phil: We are on 1037 in the Hutt so I expect that Intrepids will be correct
 Today at 08:10:26 AM

•   Smudge: 8.5° Ovecrast, calm, Rising slowly 1037.8hPa, here in Pukehou
 Today at 08:12:11 AM

•   Wolfie33: Mostly clear in Opotiki, calmish & just topped 10°
 Today at 08:14:51 AM

•   ato2: Another nice sunny day, 11 degrees and a light SE
 Today at 09:04:06 AM

•   ato2: 1035hPa in New Plymouth
 Today at 09:05:19 AM

•   David: Check out the NZ surface pressure maps Phil. Wgtn is right on the fringe of the 1036 hPa isobar, with pressures decreasing the further north you go
 Today at 09:24:27 AM

•   David: We are at 1030 hPa here, sun is now shining 
 Today at 09:25:39 AM

•   TonyC: Low cloud and drizzle on the North Canterbury coast. Temp 9.4°
 Today at 11:01:35 AM

•   intrepid: I might need an adjustsment...but who's station is accurate? Had that trouble before when I was trying to calibrate it! Will wait for the middle of a H to centre itself  over wellington before I calibrate it again.
 Today at 12:03:38 PM

•   David: Yes, it is hard to calibrate accurately, I agree. Mine is sometimes up to 1 hPa different from Auckland airport but I don't mind that much. I'm a bit of a perfectionist lol
 Today at 01:19:27 PM

•   JennyLeez: Another overcast, cold day in Northern Hawkes Bay. Talk about a lousy August. I have not had to mow the lawns for weeks. Just no growth at all.
 Today at 01:21:53 PM

•   ato2: Mild and sunny afternoon. A number of jet trails in sky
 Today at 02:30:08 PM

•   ato2: It is Spring, just saw two blowflies
 Today at 04:06:25 PM

•   bett: Northland Civil defence warning  -this is the storm we had in Norfolk Island at the beginning of the week.  boy did it blow and rain, then followed by fog and humidity so it must of gathered a lot of moist air.  keep safe and dry and don't get blown away
 Today at 09:44:31 PM

•   bett: [link]
 Today at 09:44:37 PM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 30th August 2014

Phil: Fine, Sunny and calm 7 degrees
August 30, 2014, 08:17:29 AM

mark: cloudy and 9c
August 30, 2014, 08:23:44 AM

ato2: Fine and sunny in New Plymouth, ten degrees, some high cloud about.
August 30, 2014, 08:24:51 AM

Wolfie33: Opotiki - patchy wispy clouds, generally light ESE airs  & 16.3°
August 30, 2014, 09:47:02 AM

ato2: E here, 15 degrees,another good gardening day
August 30, 2014, 10:59:33 AM

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Copy of the Weather Chat Shoutbox for the 31st August 2014

•   Wolfie33: Dreary in Opotiki with a high overcast cover & lower grey fluffies, light SE's & a cool 9°
Today at 08:00:37 AM

•   mark: 7.9c and cloudy
Today at 08:02:15 AM

•   iomkiwi: Lots of rain up here again this weekend  Here's a camera worth checking out through the day, there is not usually a lake there - but one does form more and more often it seems. [link]
Today at 08:04:36 AM

•   David: 16mm here last 24 hrs. Mostly light rain.
Today at 08:24:59 AM

•   Wolfie33: Gee, Kaeo sure cops it with any decent rain huh! Crickey, sun for a few minutes here in Opo
Today at 08:28:51 AM

•   Phil: Tis a sunny calm mild day here, not a cloud to be seen 11 degrees
Today at 09:25:28 AM

•   Derek: Just 10° in Waitakere,  and about 18 mm of rain in past 24 hrs. More showing on radar, but much of it is likely to dissipate before reaching this side in my opinion
Today at 09:25:30 AM

•   David: you're back?
Today at 09:42:20 AM

•   David: we should get some more decent rain this afternoon/evening
Today at 09:44:57 AM

•   Derek: Yes David, back... and the rain is still not really happening here - just getting the odd light drizzly spell
Today at 01:22:21 PM

•   David: Yeah, this was unexpected... Models had rain over us most of the afternoon
Today at 02:25:33 PM

•   ato2: Lovely mild day, 18 degrees, nice in the sunshine, hard to believe it is still officially winter!
Today at 08:29:03 PM

•   David: Only 14 in Auckland today
Today at 08:35:40 PM