ASHBURTON, NEW ZEALAND

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		52		61		61		58		53		48		43		42		44		48		53		56		60

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		61		70		69		66		62		56		51		50		52		57		62		66		69

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		44		53		53		50		45		40		36		35		36		40		44		47		51

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		96		96		94		90		82		78		69		70		70		81		88		90		92

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		21		34		35		30		26		21		22		23		23		23		26		31		33

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		43.5		12		9.4		6.4		1.4		0.1		---		---		---		0.3		1.6		4.4		7.9

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 64

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		25.1		2.2		1.7		1.9		1.9		2.6		2.6		2.7		1.9		1.8		1.7		1.9		2.2

Average Number of Days With Hail

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.6		0.3		0.1		0.2		0.6		0.4		0.5		0.6		0.6		0.6		0.8		0.6		0.3

Average Rainfall

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.5		0.6		0.6		0.6		0.5		0.7		0.6		0.7		0.7		0.5		0.6		0.6		0.6

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 64

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		82.8		5.9		4.8		9.5		9.5		10.2		7.6		7.8		6.1		5.2		4.9		5.4		5.9

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4		0.7		0.3		0.2		0.3		---		0.1		0.1		---		0.2		0.3		0.5		1.3

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		3.8		3.5		2.8		2.7		2.6		2.1		2		2.5		3.5		2.3		1.7		3.5		3.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 0.1in/2mm

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		88.3		7.5		6.5		7		7.2		7.5		7.2		7.8		8		6.4		7.8		7.4		8

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.6		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.5		0.5		0.7		0.4		0.3		---		---

Av. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.3		---		---		---		---		0.4		0.4		0.1		0.3		---		0.1		---		---

Average Number of Days With Frost

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		46.7		---		---		0.1		0.6		5		13.1		14.3		9.2		3.3		1		0.1		---

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 3

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		71		62		66		72		77		77		80		82		74		71		62		64		64

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		75.5		71.5		77.9		76.5		78.7		80.2		80.7		81.3		77.4		71.7		69.7		70.2		70.2

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 36

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42		47		48		48		46		40		37		37		35		38		39		43		46

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4581		108.5		113		217		345		527		645		697.5		651		495		372		255		155

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1618.3		356.5		310.8		248		105		---		---		---		---		---		93		195		310

Average Vapor Pressure

Years on Record: 45

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
InHg		0.3		0.4		0.4		0.4		0.3		0.2		0.2		0.2		0.2		0.3		0.3		0.3		0.4

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		15.6		14.3		12.8		11.3		10.1		9.5		9.8		10.9		12.3		13.8		15.2		16

Average Monthly Sunshine

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		1858.3		196.7		161.3		161.1		145.6		131.4		116		129.3		144.1		145.3		161.6		172.5		193.4

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17.5		0.4		0.8		1.9		1.9		2.3		1.7		1.8		3		1.5		0.8		0.8		0.6

Average Percent of Cloud Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		59.4		62.5		62.5		61.3		56.3		57.5		53.8		56.3		56.3		58.8		60		62.5		65

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		5.8		5		4		2.8		1.8		1.4		1.6		2.3		3.4		4.5		5.5		5.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		2.5		2.1		1.6		1		0.7		0.6		0.6		0.9		1.3		1.9		2.4		2.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		5.2		5		4.6		3.8		3.3		2.7		3.1		3.6		4.3		4.7		5.1		5.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		5.3		5		4.6		4.1		3.4		3.1		3.3		3.7		4.3		4.6		5.2		5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		5.8		5		4		2.8		1.8		1.4		1.6		2.3		3.4		4.5		5.5		5.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		2.6		2.2		1.6		1.1		0.7		0.6		0.6		0.9		1.4		2		2.4		2.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.1		5.8		5.7		5.7		5		4		3.3		3.8		4.6		5.5		5.8		5.8		5.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.8		6.7		6.4		6.4		5.8		4.4		4		4.2		5.2		6.3		6.7		6.5		6.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		4.7		4.3		3.6		2.3		1.6		1.3		1.4		2.1		2.7		3.7		4.5		4.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		2.4		2		1.4		0.9		0.6		0.5		0.6		0.8		1.1		1.7		2.2		2.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		4.2		4.2		4		3		2.8		2.2		2.4		3		3.2		3.8		4.1		4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		3.4		3.6		3.8		2.8		2.8		2.4		2.4		2.9		2.7		3.1		3.3		3.1